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In 1988, Ye Zhenran, a high school graduate, participated in the grassroots cadre public recruitment of Jiangnan Municipal Committee Organization Department. This was the first pilot work for the Jiangnan Municipal Committee Organization Department to openly select cadres. Ye Zhenran was assigned to work in Mashixiang Town, Changjiang County, after being highly valued by the leaders of the Municipal Committee Organization Department due to his outstanding performance.The novel starts from Ye Zhenran''''s promotion as vice mayor two years after working in Mashixiang Town and narrates how he rose step by step from a grassroots cadre to a provincial leader. It also explores his attitude towards life, love, and politics during this process.It shows how a grassroots cadre can display their ambitions and showcase their political talent and leadership abilities amidst the wave of reform and opening-up. The novel also portrays how the protagonist overcomes human weaknesses, constantly surpasses himself, and rises to power.In the face of temptation, can the protagonist maintain his initial purity towards love and life? As a rising political star, how does he resist the pressure from various factions and the pull of family forces while adhering to his political ideology of governing for the people?