[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-romantic-path-to-success":3,"chapter-the-romantic-path-to-success-the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-139":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Romantic Road to the Top",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2146330,3567,"Chapter 139","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-139",139,"\u003Cp>Su Xinghui went out to the hallway to light a string of firecrackers. Before they started popping, he hopped and skipped back inside, and as soon as he closed the door, the firecrackers went off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His little nephew, Tan Weisheng, saw his uncle's somewhat comical appearance and couldn't help but clap and laugh. Su Xinghui made a face at Tan Weisheng and said, \"Fun, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tan Weisheng laughed, \"Fun. Uncle, will you take me to set off firecrackers today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said, \"But you still have to go to your grandparents' house for the New Year's meal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tan Weisheng said, \"Isn't this the New Year's meal now? Why do we have to eat two?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Suhua laughed, \"Because our Weisheng is too cute. You have to eat the New Year's meal with your maternal grandparents, and you also have to eat with your paternal grandparents. Otherwise, wouldn't they feel lonely?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tan Weisheng said, \"But I want Uncle to take me to set off firecrackers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said, \"How about this: after you finish the New Year's meal at your paternal grandparents' house, come back to Uncle's house, and Uncle will take you to set off firecrackers. How does that sound?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tan Weisheng jumped up happily, \"That's great!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The family sat at the table and began the New Year's meal. They toasted each other and exchanged good wishes, full of joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the meal was nearly over, Tan Weisheng shouted to his grandparents and uncle, \"Congratulations on getting rich, give me a red envelope!\" His grandparents and uncle took out the prepared red envelopes and gave them to him, making the little boy jump with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the meal, Su Xingyun's family hurried out to catch another New Year's meal at the Tan family's house. By this time, the sound of firecrackers outside was already rising and falling, one after another. In this era, the festive atmosphere of the New Year was still very strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui went out to buy some fireworks and sparklers; this was what he had promised to accompany his nephew in setting off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after returning home, Su Xingyun's family came back again. Tan Mingcheng said with a helpless look, \"This child, he didn't eat a few bites of food before shouting 'Congratulations on getting rich, give me a red envelope,' and as soon as he got the envelope, he wanted to come set off firecrackers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said, \"Weisheng, you can't do that in the future. During the New Year, you have to spend more time with your paternal grandparents!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tan Weisheng nodded and said, \"Mm, I know, Uncle!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said, \"Fine, then let's go downstairs together to set off firecrackers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tan Weisheng jumped up happily and pulled Su Xinghui toward the stairs. Su Xingyun called out anxiously from behind, \"Run slowly, don't fall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui took his nephew downstairs and set off fireworks and sparklers in the open space in front of the building. In his previous life, he didn't have children, so he was particularly close to this nephew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let his nephew stand far away and set off \"two-kick\" firecrackers and colorful sparklers for him. Actually, setting off these fireworks during the day didn't have a great effect, but Tan Weisheng was still jumping with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, Tan Weisheng wanted to set them off himself, but Su Xinghui told him, \"Weisheng, you're still young, you can't set them off yourself. It's dangerous to set these off; you must have an adult with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tan Weisheng nodded, half-understanding, and continued to laugh and jump happily, watching his uncle set off fireworks for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the two were setting off fireworks, Su Xinghui suddenly felt snow pellets hitting his face. He looked up and saw that it was snowing. It was snow pellets now, and in a while, it would be snowflakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said, \"Weisheng, it's snowing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tan Weisheng stretched out his little hand, and a few snow pellets landed on his palm. He laughed and jumped up, \"Oh, it's snowing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui originally wanted to take Tan Weisheng back, but Tan Weisheng saw it was snowing and refused to go home, insisting on waiting downstairs to have a snowball fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in Shangjun County, the winter temperature wasn't particularly low, especially in recent years, where it snowed less and less in winter. Moreover, as soon as the snow pellets hit the ground, they couldn't accumulate at all and melted immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the snowflakes falling, but melting as soon as they hit the ground, Tan Weisheng asked anxiously, \"Uncle, why did all the snow melt?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui laughed, \"The temperature is high during the day, so the snow can't accumulate. How about we go home first? I estimate that when you wake up tomorrow morning, you'll see the ground covered in snow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Su Xinghui's words, Tan Weisheng followed him home, feeling a bit dejected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back home, Su Xinghui saw his parents, sister, and brother-in-law already playing mahjong. During the New Year, the family playing mahjong was the best entertainment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tan Mingcheng saw Su Xinghui return and stood up, saying, \"Xinghui, you come play mahjong, I'll watch Weisheng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui shook his head and said, \"Brother-in-law, you play. I don't know how to play mahjong; I'll watch Weisheng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tan Mingcheng sat back down to play mahjong, but he said to Su Xinghui, \"You are in officialdom now, you must learn to play mahjong. Look at all these officials in our Shangjun County; who doesn't know how to play mahjong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Wenjun said, \"It's fine that Xinghui doesn't play mahjong. Do you think those officials play 'sanitary mahjong' like we do? They don't play mahjong just for entertainment. No matter how high an official Xinghui becomes in the future, he must not do that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui understood Su Wenjun's meaning, of course. In fact, this was an almost open secret in Shangjun County. In Shangjun County, many county leaders relied on playing mahjong to generate income.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like County Magistrate Shan Guozhi, it was said he always had a few fixed partners for mahjong, such as Qian Hongye of Hongye Construction, Wu Diali, the director of the county winery, Lu Xiong, the director of the Transportation Bureau, Sun Jinhuan, the director of the Finance Bureau, and so on. And behind him, there was always one person sitting: Shu Rong, the announcer for the county television station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shu Rong sitting behind Shan Guozhi wasn't just there to pour tea and light cigarettes; she also shouldered an important task: passing information. Of course, not to Shan Guozhi, but to his mahjong partners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sounds hard to understand, right? Actually, it's not hard at all. If Shan Guozhi wanted to draw a \"two-tube,\" she would show two circles; Shan Guozhi's predecessor would naturally send a \"two-tube.\" If Shan Guozhi wanted to \"pong\" a \"three-bamboo,\" she would hold up three fingers; those who had a \"three-bamboo,\" even if it was a pair, would have to break it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Shan Guozhi wanted to wait for a single \"eight-ten-thousand,\" Shu Rong could naturally tell them through agreed-upon signals, letting them discard it immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Playing cards like this, Shan Guozhi was naturally invincible and never lost. Every year, just by relying on this, he could generate quite a bit of income. Thus, he also earned the nickname \"The Ever-Victorious General of the Mahjong World\" in Shangjun County.\u003C\u002Fp>",1231,"2026-06-16T17:50:40.887Z","2026-06-16T17:54:29.625Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","8542d7311d4a64fda4255b19faf49af07805e912a07e6d00b93ab0da84795f63","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-140","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-138",572,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-romantic-path-to-success-cover.jpg"]