"You can handle it."
Pei Li remained expressionless.
Xu Zhengxi nodded slightly.
The movement was small, but there was no hesitation.
“Another thing.”
Pei Li's expression softened slightly:
"At the age of thirty, I will get married."
"For you, marriage should not be about feelings, but only about your future."
Xu Zhengxi's expression remained unchanged.
Like Pei Li, he had been involved in politics for a long time and always maintained a calm and composed demeanor.
Pei Li continued, "Jiang XX's granddaughter is graduating this year."
Xu Zhengxi was slightly surprised.
It wasn't surprising that his uncle arranged a marriage for him, but what was surprising was that it was Jiang XX's granddaughter.
On the surface, the eldest uncle and Jiang xx are two opposing camps.
The Pei family is the meritorious faction, while Jiang XX is the rising star faction.
Xu Zhengxi looked at his uncle, his emotionless eyes silently probing his face.
It turns out that the two factions already had the intention to cooperate in private.
Or is there already a partnership?
"To attain a high position, one must be able to appease all parties."
Pei Li could easily see through his nephew's question, so he might as well explain it to him clearly:
"Get in touch with all the factions and make them tie their interests to you."
"Therefore, only you can sit in that position to balance the interests of all parties."
Xu Zhengxi remained silent. If it had been two years ago, he would have definitely agreed.
but......
"So, to get that position, I need to use my marriage?"
Xu Zhengxi countered with a question.
Pei Li nodded:
"This is just the first step, a phase in realizing your ambitions."
Xu Zhengxi remained silent.
Pei Li continued, "I know you have someone by your side."
Xu Zhengxi looked up, her eyes revealing wariness.
"Don't worry about it." Pei Li smiled. "Marriage is marriage. A smart person won't mind having someone by their side."
Xu Zhengxi's expression turned slightly angry:
"Then what should we care about?"
Pei Li said solemnly, "Power."
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