The Official Ladder: I ascend to the pinnacle of power, wielding the power of life and death.

Jiang Yiming took Xia Shining to the provincial capital, and their first stop was naturally the home of Governor Li Zhengquan.

"Yiming, Shining, you've arrived."

Professor Yang Jing of Peking University was very happy to see Jiang Yiming and Xia Shining arrive.

"Teacher, the Spring Festival is coming soon, and Shi Ning and I have come to visit you."

Jiang Yiming brought in the local specialties he had brought, mainly mushrooms such as monkey head mushrooms, matsutake mushrooms, and wood ear mushrooms.

Of course, there was also wine made by soaking turtle eggs. He brought twenty catties of it, which was stored in four custom-made blue and white porcelain jars.

"what is this?"

Yang Jing pointed to the blue and white porcelain jar and asked.

"This is wine made from turtle eggs. It has the effect of nourishing yin and yang. You and Uncle Li can have a couple of drinks now and then. It's good for your health."

Jiang Yiming explained with a smile.

"Okay, okay, I'll take it then."

Yang Jing wouldn't have accepted it from anyone else, but since it was from Jiang Yiming, she naturally wouldn't refuse.

"Brother Yiming, Sister Shining, it's been so long since you've come to see Niu Niu. Niu Niu misses you so much."

At this moment, a little girl of about six years old ran out of the room and pounced on Jiang Yiming.

"I'm sorry, Niu Niu, it was my fault. How about I take you out to play this afternoon?"

Jiang Yiming picked up Niu Niu, lifted her up briefly, and then put her down.

"Okay, okay."

Niu Niu was jumping around happily.

"This girl was waiting for you to say that."

Yang Jing laughed and said, "Niu Niu has been nagging me these past few days, asking why you and Shi Ning haven't come yet. I told her you're too busy with work. She even wanted to drag me to Xinping County to visit you, but I couldn't go because of something, and she was angry with me for two days."

"Niu Niu, if you want to play with me in the future, just call me and I'll come pick you up and take you to Xinping County, okay?"

"A word is settled!"

Niu Niu nodded happily.

"Yiming, you and Niu Niu play in the living room for a while. Shi Ning and I will cook. I've already called your Uncle Li and asked him to come home for lunch."

Yang Jing smiled.

"Okay, I'll play with Niu Niu for a while, and I'll cook the turtle stew later."

Jiang Yiming smiled and said, "I learned this dish from the chef several times, and it tastes pretty good."

"I was just wondering what to do. Since you know how, you can do it later."

Yang Jing and Xia Shining went into the kitchen together, while Jiang Yiming played games with Niu Niu.

Around 12:30, Li Zhengquan returned home.

Niu Niu pulled Jiang Yiming along to greet them.

"Grandpa, Brother Yiming is here. He played so many games with me. Unlike you, you're always busy with work and never play with me."

Niu Niu pouted, looking somewhat resentful.

"It was Grandpa's fault. How about Grandpa makes some time to play with you tomorrow?"

"Okay, you said it yourself. I'll write it down in my little notebook. You can put your fingerprint on it so you don't go back on your word."

With that, she ran back to her room to get a pen and paper.

"Uncle Li."

Jiang Yiming greeted him.

"Yiming, you're here."

Li Zhengquan smiled and said, "Let's sit down in the living room and chat."

As soon as the two entered the living room, Niu Niu ran over with paper, pen, and inkpad.

"Grandpa, I've finished writing it. You can put your fingerprint on it now."

Niu Niu said in a very serious tone.

"Okay, okay, Grandpa will press."

After Li Zhengquan pressed his handprint, he patted his granddaughter's head and said with a smile, "Go play over there for a while, I'll chat with your brother Yiming."

"Okay, you guys chat then. Anyway, Brother Yiming promised to go out and play with me this afternoon."

Niu Niu picked up the doll and started playing with it by herself.

“Niu Niu was overjoyed when you arrived. She was even happier than her parents when they came back.”

Li Zhengquan looked at his granddaughter with doting affection.

"I'll come to see Niu Niu more often in the future."

"Work is my priority, I'll just come by occasionally."

Li Zhengquan said, "I heard from Shang Hua that your Yiyang City has already started work to optimize the business environment."

"Yes, after the leading group was established, it immediately began relevant work. Xinping County took the lead in punishing seven party members and cadres who damaged the business environment, and issued the punishment notice to the whole city to serve as a warning."

Jiang Yiming said, "Secretary Wei attaches great importance to this work, and I believe that under his leadership, we will definitely achieve good results."

"I'll see."

Li Zhengquan smiled and said, "I've seen your Yiyang City's plan, and it's very good. According to Shang Hua, many of the aspects were proposed by you, and they were very insightful. If they can be truly implemented, they will indeed play a very good role and effectively solve the problems that arise in the business environment."

"If the results are significant, I will have the policy research office conduct research and compile a report. When the time is right, I will convene a provincial mobilization meeting in Yiyang City to promote your Xinping experience throughout the province."

"You will serve as an advisor and strive to develop a work implementation plan that can be carried out throughout the province."

"As long as Uncle Li doesn't mind my poor skills, I'll offer my humble opinion to inspire the leaders of the Policy Research Office."

“You don’t need to be so modest in front of me. If you didn’t have Comrade Shang Hua’s approval, he wouldn’t dare to promote the Xinping experience. I believe he wouldn’t dare to act recklessly, and I also believe in your abilities.”

Li Zhengquan smiled and said, "Is work going smoothly?"

"Secretary Shang Hua and Minister Ma Qiyun have been very concerned about me, and my work has been progressing very smoothly."

Jiang Yiming laughed.

As for the unpleasant things in Xinping County, he naturally couldn't tell Li Zhengquan.

After all, Li Zhengquan is the governor, and he has a lot of important matters to worry about. My little matter is nothing in front of him.

Furthermore, any issues in Xinping County should be reported to Wei Shanghua. If they are reported directly to Li Zhengquan, Li Zhengquan will ultimately instruct Wei Shanghua to implement them, which would put Secretary Wei Shanghua in a passive position.

Therefore, he naturally wouldn't speak carelessly.

"Yiming, your 'Dragon Turtle Fight' has been stewing for forty minutes. Check if it's ready yet."

Yang Jing called out from the kitchen.

"coming."

Jiang Yiming went into the kitchen, stirred the food a few times, and said with a smile, "It's done, take it off the heat."

Soon, all the dishes were served.

"Uncle Li, I brought some wine infused with turtle eggs. It has the effect of nourishing yin and yang. Would you like to have a small drink at noon?"

“Yiming has come all this way, so let’s have a drink together.”

Yang Jing smiled.

"I have a meeting this afternoon, so I'll just have a drink."

Li Zhengquan nodded.

Jiang Yiming poured three glasses of wine, and a fragrant aroma wafted over.

"This wine smells delicious, where is it produced?"

Li Zhengquan inquired.

"Our local wine in Xinping County is called Yusha Wine, which has a history of over a hundred years. The factory was about to go bankrupt before, but when Minister Ma Qiyun was the secretary of the Xinping County Party Committee, he carried out sweeping reforms and brought the winery back to life. Now, Secretary Wei is personally endorsing and promoting it, making Yusha Wine popular again. I soaked turtle eggs in Yusha Wine."

Jiang Yiming introduced the situation with a smile, but did not claim any credit.

His purpose was to introduce the wine; if he talked too much about his own contributions, it would be somewhat off-topic.