"Don't be so sure. The leader with the most grassroots support in Changxing is Dean Gao. If you become the dean, I'll be the first to support it," Zhou Wenbin said as a compliment, though he knew very well that with Gao Xinhua's background, reaching his current position was already the peak. It might be possible for him to become a party secretary, but the dean was out of the question.
Gao Xinhua said, "Why are we talking about this? If Dean Gu hears us, he'll surely think the three of us are plotting to overthrow him."
Xu Chunliang said, "This has nothing to do with me. I'm too young and don't understand anything."
Gao Xinhua laughed heartily, noticing that since starting work, this young man seemed to have unlocked the Ren and Du Meridians, making rapid progress in social interactions.
Zhou Wenbin said, "Not young anymore—out in the countryside, someone your age is already having kids and being a dad."
Xu Chunliang toasted them each with a glass of wine.
