Chapter One

  After they got off the car, Old Blind Man's staff Xiao Ding came over: "Secretary Zhou, are you here?"

  "Here. Are there many guests at the old man's house?"

  "There were more than 20 people in line today!"

  "Tell the old man's family to stop everything, today there is a noble guest."

  "It won't work, Secretary Zhou, some of them have been waiting in line for three days."

  "It must be done even if it can't be done, this is a political task."

  Su Qianli pulled out a few hundred-yuan bills and stuffed them into Xiao Ding's hand: "Listen to the secretary!"

  Two people waited for about a moment in the first floor reception of the blind old lady, and then Xiaoding came in with a sad face.

  "How is it?"

  I let the old lady scold me fiercely, and those waiting for the old lady to tell their fortunes were also very annoying.

  "What did the old lady say?"

  "She said that her superior had arrived and she had no choice but to see him. It just so happened that she also needed a break. She asked you all to go to meeting room 3 in 10 minutes."

  "Third guest room?" Su Qianli was surprised: "The old lady is even more powerful than the mayor?"

  "Can't she, with five reception rooms?"

  They walked into Room 3 with laughter and chatter, and as soon as they sat down, they heard the sound of a cane tapping on the cement floor.

  Zhou Dagui suddenly jumped up: "The old man has arrived."

  Su Qianli and Zhou Dagui came out to greet him: "Old immortal, sorry to disturb you."

  The old lady didn't let anyone help her and didn't say a word, she walked straight into the No. 3 reception room to her own seat: "Secretary Zhou, what's going on? Why did you make me wait for so many guests to see you?"

  "It's like this, venerable immortal, this boss is my best friend, he came from afar to pay respects and ask for your guidance."

  "Reach out your hand."

  Su Qianli stretched out his hand, the old lady touched his hand and then his arm, after touching for a while, she stopped: "Director Zhou, where is that friend of yours who runs a business?"

  "In front of you..."

  "There's clearly an official in front of me, what boss are you talking about?"

  Su Qianli smiled happily and said: "Old immortal, blame me for not making it clear to Secretary Zhou, I am indeed not any boss."

  One must be honest. You can't tell lies in front of a true person! Not only are you an official, but also a seventh-grade official. If the next step is to walk well, it will be sixth-grade. Your future is boundless!

  Su Qianli was startled, this old lady is really amazing, truly lives up to her reputation! This time coming to find the old lady to calculate fate wasn't just two things? One thing is about being promoted to deputy director of the municipal party committee propaganda department, and the second thing is about treating illness. Really didn't think that this old lady touched you once and knew everything, this is really amazing...

  "Old immortal, this thing from sixth grade, is there any hope?"

  "We must rely on the wealthy and influential people to build a house!"

  "Winning the lottery and buying a house?"

  "Oh," the old lady explained: "We call it 'da zhuan gai fang', you are building high-rise buildings."

  "We were just about to build the Broadcasting Center building, but I don't know what kind of backing this nobleman has."

  "The earth is round, the city gate is square; wooden walls and earthen houses, vast rivers and oceans."

  "The earth is round, the gate is square; wood and mud walls, vast ocean? Old immortal, what do these few sentences mean?"

  "The person who fixed your building."

  "I still don't understand."

  "Heaven's secret cannot be leaked."

  "This is the first thing."

  "The second thing is caused by excessive indulgence."

  My god! My god! This old lady is really amazing!

  His kidney disease was indeed caused by excessive lust. So many beautiful female anchors, singers, actresses and journalists in the broadcasting system, all lined up to let him "take care" of them for various purposes, he did not let them down, one by one "taking care" of them, eventually falling ill...

  "To uproot (desires), one must first purify the mind and reduce desires. Without desire for the opposite sex, high positions are yours to occupy, fine horses are yours to ride..."

  ……

  Later, the contractor Du Changhe signed the contract as he wished and built the Broadcasting Center building. Jiao Yinwen naturally received a reward of 200,000 yuan from the contractor.

  Later, the Provincial Public Security Department cracked down on the case of Hou Shan Village's witch doctor Han using superstition to cheat money, involving 7 deputy department-level cadres in Xilan Province, including Su Qianli, Director of Lanhe City Radio and Television Bureau.

  "Brother, just put your mind at ease." Big brother said: "This is something I've taken care of!"

  "Alright!" Chen Yuntian knew that this matter was handled by his elder brother, so he felt at ease. He stood up and said in a firm tone: "This is how it's going to be... Mom, brother, sister-in-law, I'm going to rest now. There's still a meeting tomorrow morning. Also, this matter must not be spread around!"

  "Don't worry," said the older brother. "We won't tell anyone."

  The old lady saw that her son had agreed to this matter, and she was in a particularly good mood. She turned around and said to Tian Tingyu, who was pressing her vertebrae: "Listen to your elder brother's words carefully, don't talk nonsense outside."

  "Grandma, don't worry!" Tian Tingyu gently patted the old lady's shoulder and looked at Chen Yuntian.

  Chen Yuntian and his wife went to sleep, the old lady asked her eldest daughter-in-law to re-examine the things they bought, including clothes, hats, socks, shoes, silver locks, red headbands (yarn), incense, red candles, etc.

  Big brother said: "Mom, you're saying this too late. If it were a few days earlier, Pan would have let her steam the dumplings, and they would be big."

  The old lady said, "Bread is also good, that's what it means." The old lady took out two 100-yuan bills and handed them to her eldest son: "Take it, tomorrow morning tie it around Wen Yun's neck..."

  "Mom, this is not suitable."

  Sister-in-law said: "Take it first, this is a loss-making business. Can't be stuck with ten or twenty pieces."

  The old lady forced the money into her son's hand: "Take it. Mom knows you don't earn much."

  Big brother just took the money over.

  In the morning, Wang Dongshan hid at the back door of the Municipal Sports Committee, waiting for that exciting moment to arrive. He was satisfied with his entire outfit, with the mud splatters and stains in just the right places on his shoes and pants legs. At a glance, anyone could tell that this person had come from a rural dirt road, and the bicycle looked like it had been through a lot too, with a chicken feather bag of potatoes tied to the luggage rack. From the man, the bike, and the potatoes, anyone would think he was from the countryside, and from very far away at that.

  "Clang!" The back gate of the Sports Committee, which had not been opened for many years, suddenly made a loud noise. Immediately afterwards, the large iron lock with dripping oil let out a "click" and opened.

  The brother of Municipal Party Secretary Chen Yuntian excitedly stuffed two packs of "Lanhe" brand cigarettes into the hands of the old doorman: "Thanks."

  As the gatekeeper said "no trouble" and pushed out two packs of cigarettes, the sister opened the door with a creak.

  Everyone rushed out, looking left and right, wondering who would be lucky today? Before they could finish speaking, a bicycle bell rang, and Wang Dongshan rode up on his bike. Seeing so many people surrounding him, Wang Dongshan was startled, and the bike stopped listening to him, swaying back and forth before crashing to the ground with a "clang".

  Big brother and sister-in-law quickly set up Wang Dongshan: "Don't be afraid, we are not bad people."

  "Are you a bad person?" Wang Dongshan looked at his elder brother and sister-in-law, then at the old lady and Tian Tingyu. These people all had kind faces: "Then why did you stop my car?"

  The old lady said: "Master, it's inconvenient to talk here, let's go home and talk."

  "Alright then." Wang Dongshan walked to the side and patted the dirt off his pant leg, following the older brother who was pushing a bicycle into the sports committee's back door.

  "Bang, bang, bang, bang......", the gate closed, "click" and it was locked.

  "Wang Dongshan was startled: 'What are you going to do?'"

  "Chairman Wang!" Hu Jinyao smiled: "Chairman Wang, please come in and take a seat."

  "Is it Sister Hu?"

  "This is my mother, this is my elder brother and sister-in-law, and this is Xiao Yu." Hu Jin'e stretched out her hand towards the open iron gate of the building: "Chairman Wang, sorry, please come in and take a seat."

  Wang Dongshan finally felt at ease and walked through the iron gate, also helping his elder brother and sister-in-law to carry the old lady, along with her wheelchair, up to the third floor.

  Inside the living room door, there were two tables in the living room. On the large coffee table, there were candles, incense and clothes.

  "This is..." Wang Dongshan pretended to be clueless and asked Hu Jine: "Sister Hu, what's this?"

  "Sit down first." The old lady said: "Have a drink of water first, let's talk slowly."

  "Mom, this is Chairman Wang from the Municipal Literary Federation." Hu Jinjiao said: "Our party school and the literary federation have cooperated before, so we know each other."

  "Good, good, nice to meet you. Drink some water, drink some water, Chairman Wang, where did you come from?" The old lady was very pleased with this Wang Dongshan.

  "Auntie, I'm going home to see my mom." Wang Dongshan lied without batting an eyelid: "My mom wants to see me, so I went. On the way back, she insisted that I bring a bag of potatoes. If I didn't bring them, she would get angry, so I had no choice but to bring them."