Li Xiumei knew he had some unpleasant encounters with Qin Xinli. Actually, she didn't like Qin Xinli either. She originally thought that after Fu Guomin returned to Dongzhou, she might take over his deputy director position, but Qin Xinli came instead. The most infuriating thing within the system is when someone blocks others' paths to promotion.
The Dongzhou Beijing Office is quite peculiar. For some unknown reason, there is only one deputy director, which seems unique in the entire Capital City.
Li Xiumei led Xu Chunliang to Pengzu Hall.
Fu Guomin and a few others were playing cards. His two old friends were also there, one was Jiang Simian, the director of admissions at Shuimu University's Graduate School, and the other was Hu Yuchun, the department head of radiotherapy at the Capital Tumor Research Institute. Both had dined with Xu Chunliang before, so they all knew him.
Qin Xinli had arrived early too and was sitting there playing cards, partnered with Fu Guomin.
