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

"Why are you asking such a gossipy question?"

Jiang Yiming was not talking nonsense.

"Hehe, I was just bored and asked casually."

Chen Zixin laughed and said, "Yiming, do you think this Teacher Sun really likes County Chief Luo, or does he have other motives? I heard that County Chief Luo is six or seven years older than him."

"I don't know either. This is the first time I've met Sun Jiahe."

Jiang Yiming said, "This is the choice made by County Chief Luo herself, and only she knows whether it's good or bad."

"I just feel that this guy looks honest on the surface, but there's something about him that I don't like."

"You wouldn't be upset because he married the beautiful County Chief Luo, would you?"

"I just said it casually, but County Chief Luo is indeed very charming. She has a great figure and a beautiful face. I didn't expect that this guy would get her."

The two were bored and gossiped quietly.

For the couple, a wedding is busy but meaningful; for those who attend, it's just a routine.

After attending the wedding, Jiang Yiming rushed to the city.

Labor Day in 04 was a seven-day holiday, and the training course started on the 8th, so he still had a few days to rest.

The reason he rushed to the city was because his beautiful wife, Xia Shining, had returned to Yiyang City from the capital and was all ready to come back to him.

When Jiang Yiming returned home, his parents were still at the supermarket and hadn't come back yet; only Xia Shining was home alone.

"Yiming, you're back so soon!"

Xia Shining said with a face full of surprise.

"Because there's a White Rabbit candy waiting for me at home."

Jiang Yiming stepped forward, picked up the light-bodied Xia Shining, and carried her towards the room.

"Hey, Yiming, what are you doing in broad daylight?"

Xia Shining's face flushed red, like a startled rabbit.

"Dry!"

Jiang Yiming gave Xia Shining a brief but powerful response.

Xia Shining was stunned for a moment, then punched Jiang Yiming with her little fists: "That's what I meant, how could you interpret it like that?"

"It doesn't matter, they're all pretty much the same."

Jiang Yiming casually locked the door from the inside, threw Xia Shining onto the bed, and pounced on her.

He lifted Xia Shining's clothes and stuck his head inside...

"Yiming, no, no, it's not good to do this in broad daylight. It won't be good if Daddy and Mommy come back later, ah..."

Xia Shining's words of refusal slowly turned into a melodious soft murmur.

It sounds really good.

Jiang Yiming was like boiling water, becoming even more agitated.

Both of them were very hot, and their clothes quickly disappeared.

"Yi, Yiming, put on a condom. I can't get pregnant yet."

Xia Shining pressed against Jiang Yiming's body, her voice weak.

"Uh, I was in such a rush to get back that I forgot to buy it."

"I...I bought it..."

Xia Shining reached under the mattress, took it out, and said with her eyes closed, "Here."

"Help me."

Jiang Yiming grinned mischievously.

"I...I can't..."

"Can't we learn if we don't know how? We all only knew one position at the beginning, didn't we?"

Jiang Yiming said, "It wasn't something we figured out gradually through research."

"You are the only one who is wrong."

Xia Shining pouted and narrowed her eyes, but still managed to complete the task, albeit with some difficulty.

The melodious soft moans echoed through the room once more...

For several days in a row, the two of them stayed together, deeply exploring and learning various bedroom techniques. It has to be said that they were self-taught in these things.

On the afternoon of the 5th, Jiang Yiming took Xia Shining to Yiyang Shrimp King Restaurant for a meal.

Upon arriving at the Shrimp King restaurant, Jiang Yiming saw a familiar figure in a long queue at the entrance.

"I didn't expect him to like crayfish too."

Jiang Yiming muttered to himself, having come up with an idea.

Jiang Yongchen arrived at the store ahead of time after learning that Jiang Yiming and Xia Shining were coming.

"Yiming, sister-in-law, please come upstairs quickly. Your uncle and aunt are already waiting upstairs."

"Thank you, Fifth Brother."

Xia Shining handed over the gift in her hand: "These are cosmetics I bought for Fifth Sister-in-law. I don't know if she will like them."

"Oh dear, since we're already here, why buy anything?"

Jiang Yongchen took it: "Your fifth sister-in-law loves cosmetics the most. Buying her these will probably make her happy for days. It's a pity she went back to her parents' home these days, otherwise you could have had a good chat."

"Enough talk, let's go upstairs."

The group went upstairs together, and Jiang Yongchen's parents were also there. They greeted each other.

"You guys chat, I need to talk to Fifth Brother about something."

Jiang Yiming pulled Jiang Yongchen out.

"What's wrong, Yiming?"

"How's the advice Brother Wang gave you before—to build your brand reputation and go down the franchise route—coming along?"

Jiang Yiming inquired.

“As you know, building a brand requires a lot of money, and there’s no guarantee it will be effective. I’ve been looking for an advertising company to design a brand promotion plan for me recently, but either the price is too high and I can’t afford the advertising, or the plan is poorly done and the promotion won’t have any effect. I’ve been thinking about it every day, but I haven’t come up with a good solution.”

"Now an opportunity is in front of you; it's up to you whether you can seize it."

"Oh, what chance?"

Jiang Yongchen immediately perked up.

"The guy downstairs wearing a mask, he's a national track and field athlete. I've watched a few of his competitions, and he has a lot of potential. He'll be representing the country at the Athens Olympics in August, and I expect he'll achieve good results."

Jiang Yiming said, "You should try to reach a cooperation agreement with him so that he can be your spokesperson. He's not famous enough yet, so you have to be willing to invest to try and reach a cooperation agreement. If he achieves good results at the Olympics, you probably won't be able to afford the endorsement fee if you want him to be your spokesperson."

"Okay, let me think about how to talk to him."

Jiang Yongchen had always had great faith in Jiang Yiming's judgment; if he had asked him to sign the other party, he must be right.

Jiang Yiming nodded and went back upstairs.

As for how Jiang Yongchen will reach a cooperation agreement with Liu Xiang, that's up to Jiang Yongchen himself. He can't interfere with this matter, nor can he do it for him. After all, for Jiang Yongchen to grow bigger and stronger, he needs to have the ability himself.

During lunchtime, Jiang Yongchen had not yet come up. Jiang Yunzhou was about to call Jiang Yongchen to come up when Jiang Yiming stopped him.

"I gonna go see."

When Jiang Yiming got downstairs, he saw Jiang Yongchen chatting enthusiastically with Liu Xiang, so he turned around and went back upstairs.

"Fifth Brother is discussing a very important project, so don't disturb him. He can get himself something to eat later."

Jiang Yiming said.

When the others heard that Jiang Yongchen was discussing business, they stopped calling him.

On the 7th, Xia Shining returned to the capital, while Jiang Yiming went to the Provincial Party School to report for duty.

To Jiang Yiming's surprise, his roommate turned out to be a future political star.

If he remembered correctly, his roommate became a high-ranking official twenty years later!

When he became a high-ranking official, his new roommate was among the younger officials in the province.