"Please sit down." Speaker Cheng pointed to a large mahogany sofa in front.
Wang Xiaohai and the other two sat down.
The Speaker glanced at Wang Xiaohai and picked up a signed document from the table. "I've seen the signatures. They're all from college students. Honestly, there's zero chance a candidate like that will pass parliament. Normally, signatures come from important people from various industries and districts. Only then will it have a chance of passing parliament."
"Didn't you agree to help?" Cheng Yan couldn't help but say.
His father gave him a strange look and continued, "But since this is the first time my son has asked me for help in years, I will still help him. I can only get your signatures from 100 people passed by the council so that you can become a candidate. But the subsequent campaign speeches and canvassing will be up to you. I suspect there will be five to seven candidates for mayor this time. Each of them is an experienced politician and more competitive than you." He placed the signatures back in the folder. "But I will only help you if you agree to one condition."
"What are the conditions?" Wang Xiaohai asked.
"I haven't thought about it yet. Let's talk about it later." Speaker Cheng said seriously.
"I won't agree to conditions that are too difficult," said Wang Xiaohai.
"Very good! You're not like others who, when they ask me for something, say they'll agree to any conditions, only to change their minds immediately after the task is completed," the Speaker praised. "This shows that you're a man who values your promises. Don't worry, if you find my conditions awkward or unsuitable in the future, you can refuse them."
"Okay, if your conditions make me feel embarrassed or impossible to do, I will refuse," said Wang Xiaohai.
"Very good." The Speaker picked up the teacup on the table.
"We'll say goodbye first!" Wang Xiaohai stood up, opened the door of the study, and walked out. Qin Jie and Cheng Yan followed him out.
"That's too much! Your father is asking for conditions for his help!" Qin Jie questioned Cheng Yan in the corridor.
The three of them talked as they walked.
"I don't know. When my father asked me to invite you over, he didn't mention any conditions," Cheng Yan explained.
"Qin Jie, stop talking. If it weren't for Cheng Yan's face, the Speaker wouldn't even mention the conditions and would just reject them directly." Wang Xiaohai understood very well.
No one in the world will help you for no reason. There must be an exchange of interests, especially politicians, who are even better at this. Wang Xiaohai believes that Speaker Cheng treats him as an insignificant chess move. If it fails, he will just regard it as doing a favor for his son and repaying the favor for his son. If it succeeds, Wang Xiaohai will owe him a favor and make a lot of money. This investment is a win-win situation.
"Politicians are like that, so I don't like my father very much," Cheng Yan said. "I never mentioned who my father was to anyone outside."
"I learned about it from the information on the school intranet," Qin Jie said. "I know a lot of secrets."
Wang Xiaohai and Cheng Yan thought to themselves that Qin Jie must have peeked at the principal's computer password and often used the principal's computer to do bad things!
"My father isn't as smooth-talking as yours," Qin Jie continued, "no matter how difficult the matter is, he will agree to my request."
"So your father retired from the position of principal, but my father is still in office." Although Cheng Yan didn't like his father's style of doing things, he couldn't help but defend his father's image after hearing Qin Jie keep saying bad things about his father.
"Hmph, my father is a famous martial saint on the mainland and one of the military advisors to the Allied Nations. He doesn't care much about the position of a principal! It's just a part-time job." Tan Jie retorted, "He doesn't care about the position, but the reputation."
"If you don't care, why would you come to Wang Xiaohai for help?" Cheng Yan said.
"It's me who cares, not my father!" Qin Jie said, "What do you know, the son of a worthless speaker?"
"My family isn't bad either. My grandfather was one of the founding fathers of the Alliance." Cheng Yan said unyieldingly, "He's always been in the capital of the Alliance and has never been to Qingliu City. That's why you don't know about him and can't find out his family connections."
This guy had an argument with Qin Jie, and in a moment of desperation, he actually revealed such a secret! Luckily, the two people around him were friends.
"What's the point of comparing family background? You'll just be useless trash. People have to rely on their own abilities to compete." Qin Jie argued. It seemed that there was no one in her family who was more powerful than the elders of the Allied Nations.
"What if our strengths are compared? How can you compare to me?" Cheng Yan looked calm. He was a formal warrior, and the other party was just an entry-level warrior. Compared to his own strength, she was no match for him!
"Are your breasts bigger than mine?" Qin Jie asked back.
"This... is definitely not comparable." Cheng Yan was dumbfounded.
Wang Xiaohai thought that if he continued talking like this, the two would start fighting. Who should he help?
"Let's not talk about this anymore. We haven't had breakfast yet. I'll treat you. Tell me, where should we eat?" Wang Xiaohai interrupted the two.
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