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

Lu Hua had just finished the phone call and stood there in silence for a while.

"Old Lu, what's wrong? Who called?"

An old friend asked.

"Oh, nothing."

Lu Huagang returned to the square table and said, "This matter must be done by someone, otherwise the rights and interests of our faculty and staff will be trampled on at will."

"If you're scared, then don't participate. I'll go by myself."

"What are you talking about? Do you think we're that kind of people? We're all old bones anyway. If you're not afraid, why would I, a former soldier, be afraid?"

"Me too. I don't believe no one can control them. Lao Lu, just tell us what to do. You have a lot of ideas, we'll listen to you."

Others chimed in.

"Let's gather everyone together tomorrow and have a brief meeting to discuss the situation."

Lu Huagang said, "This time we need to make a big splash in terms of scale and momentum. Only in this way can we gain the attention of the relevant leaders."

"Okay, I'll notify the relevant personnel."

…………

Jiang Yiming arrived in the capital on Saturday morning. He didn't look for Xia Shining right away, but instead went to find his teacher, Yang Jing.

"Yiming, why didn't Shi Ning come with you?"

Yang Jing inquired.

"Shi Ning is the host of the graduation party tonight. She's rehearsing right now and doesn't have time to talk to me."

Jiang Yiming smiled and said, "I've come to find you, teacher."

"Tell me what you want to see me about?"

Yang Jing smiled.

"Teacher, you are so insightful, you knew I needed to talk to you."

Jiang Yiming flattered her and said with a smile, "It's like this. I told you before that we plan to get married this National Day. Although we have held an engagement banquet, I have not formally proposed to her yet. I want to give her an unforgettable proposal ceremony."

“Our journey together hasn’t been filled with any dramatic moments, nor have we experienced the ups and downs and arguments that other couples go through. Our relationship has always been very natural. I think she probably has some regrets about it.”

"So, I want to take advantage of the graduation party to sing her a song, propose to her, and leave her with an unforgettable romantic memory."

"Young people are so romantic; every girl has a romantic dream. Your teacher supports you."

Yang Jing smiled and said, "Tell me how you need my cooperation."

"Please arrange for me to be on the last show."

"Okay, I'll take care of this."

Yang Jing smiled and said, "I will definitely be there to witness your happy moment."

"Thank you, teacher."

Jiang Yiming said, "I told Shi Ning a little lie. I said I might not be able to make it in time. Teacher, please don't tell Shi Ning."

"Okay, I'll cover for you."

Yang Jing smiled and agreed.

After saying goodbye to their teacher, Jiang Yiming took Jiang Yongchen and Ding Li to the car market to buy a car.

Currently, the family only has one second-hand car, which has been driven for almost four years.

For him personally, whether or not he buys a car is irrelevant, as he has public transportation to take him everywhere.

But every family needs a decent car, so it's more convenient to go out.

Just like this time, in order not to attract the attention of Zhang Yuntao and the others, they did not bring the bus out, which is why they called Jiang Yongchen over.

If we had a car, we wouldn't have to carry Jiang Yongchen around anymore.

"Buy a red one, it's festive and suitable for women."

Jiang Yongchen smiled.

"Let's go with the porcelain white one. If your sister-in-law can drive it, so can I."

Jiang Yiming plans to leave the car in the capital, mainly for Xia Shining's use, so that he will also have a car when he comes to the capital.

In the end, I chose a porcelain white BMW 3 Series, with a list price of around 350,000 yuan and a total cost of around 400,000 yuan.

In 04, when the monthly salary was only a little over a thousand yuan, more than 40 yuan was a huge expense.

However, for someone like Jiang Yiming, whose net worth is tens of millions, it's just a drop in the ocean, so there's nothing to be sad about.

Jiang Yiming personally drove the car to the courtyard house.

After several months of renovation, one of the courtyard houses is almost finished.

Jiang Yiming came over to check on the renovation progress.

"Yiming, you are really extravagant. Your sister-in-law has only been studying for a few years, and you have already bought her such a big house in the capital."

Jiang Yongchen sighed, "I wouldn't be willing to spend so much money to buy a house."

"Even if you don't want to, you have to buy it. With economic development, the gap between urban and rural areas is widening, which will lead to the concentration of resources. Everyone will flock to big cities, and the population of rural areas and even small cities will decline."

Jiang Yiming said, "When people concentrate in big cities, housing will become scarce, and housing prices will naturally rise. If you have spare money, buy a place in the capital. Even if it's not a courtyard house, just buy a place in a good location in a residential area. It will be more convenient if you want to send your children to school in the capital in the future."

"I've also heard that housing prices will rise sharply in the future."

Jiang Yongchen laughed and said, "Since you also think the housing prices are good, I'll grit my teeth and buy one."

"That's right, you can be secretly happy from now on."

Jiang Yiming inspected the site several times and found that the construction workers were very attentive and had done a very good job in all aspects, which put his mind at ease.

At six o'clock sharp, Jiang Yiming arrived at the Peking University Sports Plaza, which was already packed with people.

Fortunately, his junior classmates helped him secure a good spot.

"Senior brother, we followed your instructions and didn't tell senior sister, so you have to treat us to dinner tonight!"

The girl named Xiang Tianqi laughed.

As a doctoral supervisor, Yang Jing not only supervises doctoral and master's students, but also some outstanding undergraduate students.

Once they graduate from university, they can seamlessly transition to her master's or doctoral studies.

Xiang Tianqi and Xia Shining were both outstanding undergraduates selected by Yang Jing.

However, Xiang Tianqi was one year younger than Xia Shining.

"Don't worry, junior sister, whatever you want to eat tonight, your senior brother will make sure you have plenty."

Jiang Yiming smiled and said, "I will invite Teacher Yang over tonight, and we can all get together as fellow disciples."

"Okay."

As we were chatting, the party started.

Xia Shining, dressed in a light white evening gown, walked gracefully onto the stage with the male host.

Cheers immediately erupted from the audience.

Jiang Yiming sat in the middle of the crowd. Although he was about the same age as them, he treated them like juniors.

He then realized that he had been working for four years without even realizing it.

Moreover, working within the system makes him appear somewhat mature.

Jiang Yiming felt a pang of envy as he watched his juniors singing and dancing energetically on stage.

It’s great to be young!

University life is great!

Songs, dances, and crosstalk are all must-have programs for the gala.

As time went by, it was soon time for Jiang Yiming to take the stage.

"Next up, please welcome Congcong to sing..."

Just as Xia Shining was about to announce the next performer, a handsome young man walked up to the stage carrying flowers.

"Excuse me, please give me three minutes to express my love to the person I like."

The man's name was Lü Xing. As soon as he stepped onto the stage, the male host jogged over and handed him the microphone.

"Wow, isn't that Lu Xing, the young master of Hengxing? Who is he going to confess his feelings to?"

"Hengxing is one of the top companies in our city. It is said that Hengxing Group has a market value of more than 3 billion yuan. Most importantly, the Lü family only has one son, Lü Xing."

"I'm so envious. We might struggle our whole lives and never reach Rome, while some people are born in Rome."

"I wonder which lucky girl was chosen by him. If she could marry into a wealthy family like the Lü family, she would be set for life."

The surrounding students were talking about it.

Xiang Tianqi's expression changed slightly, and he nudged Jiang Yiming, saying, "Senior brother, did you see that? A black donkey has suddenly appeared."

"What do you mean?"

Jiang Yiming didn't quite understand.

"Dark horse is a positive term, so it can't be used to describe him. I didn't say that it would be good if a black donkey came out of nowhere."

Xiang Tianqi curled his lip and said, "Senior brother, do you feel any pressure? This person has quite a background."