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  How many years later, Xiang Tianliang will recall and summarize the past when needed, this New Year's Day will be the most important milestone in life, without exception, only one.

  Of course, recalling history is not studying history, it's better to be rough than detailed. For example, about his relationship with women, it's just the details of that day.

  It was then that he finally established the greatest ideal of his life, and for this ideal, he would take a road called officialdom.

  He stood barefoot on the floor, stark naked, and announced his decision with a flourish of his hand.

  When police? Let this former ideal go to hell.

  Li Yajuan, who returned from the misty mountains, smiled after catching her breath: "Director Wang, can't you put on some clothes before announcing your ideals? This appearance of yours will be hard to write about in your memoirs."

  "There's deep meaning behind what I'm saying, you women just don't understand."

  "May I ask, sir, what's the meaning of not wearing clothes or shoes?" Li Yajuan asked with a smile.

  The old saying goes, "Barefooted people are not afraid of those wearing shoes." From now on, when I walk in the official circle, I will consider myself as a barefooted person. Those who wear shoes and dare to bully me, I will kick them down one by one and replace them. Not wearing clothes is a manifestation of my determination to move forward without looking back. I come naked and leave naked, bringing nothing with me when I'm born and taking nothing with me when I die. I want to be a good official, a good official who dares to do bad things for the sake of the common people.

  Li Yajuan gazed at the stick pointing towards the sky, her face turned red as she burst out laughing, "Hehe... if you really want to be an official, you'd better take good care of that big thing of yours."

  "Why is it bad?" Tian Liang asked in puzzlement.

  "It's too fierce, it's a bad guy who can't be beaten or starved to death. If you let it run wild and bite people everywhere in the future, it will ruin your official career."

  Apologized to Tian Liang, slightly smiled and quickly put on his clothes.

  "Sister Li, this is just a hobby of mine, hehe, a hobby, I only play when I have time."

  Li Yajuan said seriously: "There are three major barriers on the road to officialdom, political barriers, economic barriers, and style barriers. Even if a politician is as talented as Zhuge Liang, he will still fall down at these three barriers."

  Xiang Tianliang somewhat disapproved, shaking his head and saying: "So-called political connections are nothing more than factional struggles. In the imperial court, there are people who like to hold official positions, relying on powerful backers to advance their careers. As long as they have a strong backing, they can avoid trouble, but without such backing, they will never be able to succeed in politics."

  Li Yajuan nodded and said, "This is really true. Nowadays, when it comes to being an official, there are three essential things: age is a treasure, diplomas are indispensable, and having a backer is even more important. What you lack is a backer."

  "It's all about human effort, relying on connections can also be a double-edged sword."

  "What's the meaning of this?"

  "Mountains have big and small ones, the big ones are out of reach, while the small ones are like those standing committee members in the municipal party committee, there are many of them."

  Li Ya-jiao smiled and asked: "Then who are you going to find as your backer?"

  "I'm not looking for anyone for now."

  "Why?"

  "Those who rely on the small hills are actually unreliable, just like paper tigers that can be extinguished by water and fire, and disappear without a trace when blown by the wind. They either die from illness, retire, get transferred away, or fall from power, so who can we turn to?"

  Li Ya-jun asked again: "If we can get through the political difficulties, how can we get through the economic ones?"

  "A gentleman loves wealth, but gets it in a proper way. I'm not fond of money, as long as it's enough to use. Money is not omnipotent, but having no money is absolutely impossible."

  "On this point, I also believe you, you don't attach too much importance to money."

  Xiang Tianliang smiled and said: "It's not entirely true, I actually love money too, I dream of becoming a billionaire."

  "Nowadays, the practice of giving gifts is prevalent in official circles. The masses give to cadres, lower levels give to higher levels, and they must be given during festivals and holidays. When it comes to promotions and transfers, even more gifts are given. You need to learn and understand this aspect well."

  "So, I still have to collect the red envelopes occasionally, otherwise what can I use as gifts?"

  Li Yajuan also laughed, "Learning is really fast, in the officialdom, sometimes you have to follow the trend and go with the flow. The so-called 'clearing oneself' doesn't quite apply. For example, when we're building a system, every year we have to inspect many engineering projects. It's normal for the construction units to give some red envelopes. Everyone receives them, if you don't receive it, you'll be isolated and nobody will take care of you in the future."

  "Yes, when the water is clear there will be no fish."

  "What about your work style?" Li Yajuan smiled again.

  "Haha, what's the big deal? It's just that thing between men and women, like what we just did... Haha, it hurts yet feels good."

  Li Yajuan glanced at Tianliang and said, "Please answer the question directly."

  "Confucius said, 'Food, color and sex are also (human) nature.' Eating a woman is like eating a meal. If a man doesn't eat a woman, can he still be called a man?"

  "Hmmph... I knew you wouldn't pass this test. In the future, who knows how many girls you'll harm?"

  He glanced at Li Yajuan's chest and smiled: "Sister Li, don't pretend to be clever again. The full person doesn't know the hungry one is starving. In short, I'll pay attention to this matter, you don't have to worry too much."

  Li Yajuan stretched out her jade hand and stroked it towards Tian Liang, but unexpectedly, that guy had a spiritual connection with her, and as soon as they touched, he sprang up again.

  "He's really an indomitable warrior!" Li Yajuan sighed, her jade-like hands unwilling to let go of the "boiled prize" that was her brave warrior.

  "Heh heh, want another taste?"

  "Less coming, you want to kill me... Look at me, I don't even dare to walk now, it's all your fault." The previous storm made Li Yajuan have lingering fears. After a long drought, she encountered a sweet rain, and her stagnant water was thoroughly activated, but such an unstoppable strong force made her suffer enough losses.

  "Sister Li, don't worry, you reminded me correctly, I will grasp the measure from now on."

  She nodded again and Li Ya continued to ask, "Let's get back to the main topic. I dare to ask, Mr. Xiang, since you have plans to enter politics, what specific plans do you have?"

  Tian Liang listened, a pleased smile playing on his lips. "Now that I'm part of the Construction Bureau, of course I'll make some achievements here first. Just now when I went to see Lao Chenggui, he already agreed with me that before he leaves the Construction Bureau, he must restore my position as deputy director of the office. I think this is a good starting point for my official career."

  "Hmm, well, it's all about getting back up from where you fell. So, did he agree readily?"

  Xiang Tianliang seemed confident and nodded: "He can't help but be pleased."

  "Oh? How is that possible?" Li Yajuan stared at Xiang Tianliang with a puzzled expression, "A small deputy department head, the decision-making power lies in the Construction Bureau Party Group and the Municipal Committee Organization Department, it's just a formality. In the end, it's still La Chenggui who has been holding you back. If La Chenggui wanted to do something, he would have done it long ago, it's just a matter of lifting his hand. But I really want to know, why did he suddenly change his mind now?"

  He raised his legs in a "二郎腿" pose towards the sky, smiling silently.

  "He sent Qiao Annan to grab things, you helped Qiao Annan, he was grateful to you, and then wanted to restore your deputy director position in the office?"

  Tian Liang slowly shook his head towards the sky, "Sister Li, can't you broaden your horizons?" His right palm stretched out, first upwards and then flipped over downwards.

  Li Yajuan's heart moved, and Tianliang's action was inspiring her thinking.

  "Oh... Xiaoxiang, if I'm not mistaken, the setup you had on New Year's Eve was just an act. The knot you wanted to untie wasn't really untied, and it's still tightly in your grasp, isn't it?"

  Toward Tian Liang nodded.

  "Sister Li, I think that if I don't want to be an official and am content with being mediocre, then this set of skills is useless to me, keeping it would be equivalent to restricting myself. I must either untie it or throw it away. But now the situation is different, I want to take the path of politics, without any backing or money, I need some capital in my hands. Those things that I grasp about others' secrets are the best capital."

  Li Yajuan smiled and said: "One book is worth ten thousand profits, it's a shortcut, you're indeed cunning, no wonder Master Xu said you have the potential to be an official."

  Xiang Tianliang continued: "With this set in my hands, at least some people will not dare to bully me. Not only will they not dare to bully me, but they will also have to try their best to make things go smoothly for me. For example, Xie Zixuan and Yu Feilong, that is, Vice Directors Chen Wenyun and Sun Zhanlu, will also have to give me some face."

  "Xie Ziheng and Yu Feilong are afraid of you, after all, they have something to hold onto in your hands. But why should Chen Wenyun and Sun Zhanlu be afraid of you? Sun Zhanlu just made some small moves, trying to muddy the waters, but this is nothing new in official circles, no big deal. As for Chen Wenyun, it's even more impossible, he was only suspected by you as the whistleblower, there's nothing in your hands."

  Xiang Tianliang shook his head again, smiling and saying: "Sister Li, think about it. If I still have those things in my hands, then I'll have the initiative, and I can use them as a defense or counterattack at any time. For example, if Yu Feilong dares to mess with me, I can take them out and use them as a bomb to blow him to pieces. Or, for instance, if Chen Wenyuan wants to mess with me, then I can turn those things into gifts, either giving them to Mayor Chen or presenting them to Vice Secretary Zhang, or someone else. Can Chen Wenyuan not be afraid? As a deputy department-level official, any leader in the municipal party committee can make him suffer greatly with just a flick of their finger."

  Li Yajuan thought for a moment and sighed: "Either bombs or gifts, Xiao Xiang, it seems you've had this planned out all along."

  "Heh heh, you think all police academy students are brainless guys?" Xiang Tianliang said with a self-satisfied smile.

  Li Yajuan looked at Xiang Tianliang, "Xiao Xiang, according to my sister-in-law, after you went to the bank to retrieve something yesterday afternoon, she was by your side all along. You didn't go anywhere else and directly returned to Liu Qingqing's home. And in Liu Qingqing's home, you hid the thing under the antique wooden chair in the living room again right in front of me. I really want to know, where did you actually hide the real thing?"

  At this time, Xiang Tianliang was about to respond when his right ear suddenly started trembling inexplicably.

  Suddenly alert towards the sky brightening.