[{"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-140":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},2146331,3567,"Chapter 140","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-140",140,"\u003Cp>Of course, everyone understood how Shan Guozhi, the \"Ever-Victorious General of the Mahjong World,\" came to be. In private, this matter became a joke after tea and dinner, and many people said that Shu Rong was the real \"Ever-Victorious General.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Wenjun was talking about playing mahjong on the surface, but in reality, he was advising Su Xinghui to be incorruptible. Su Xinghui understood, of course, and he nodded with a smile, \"Dad, don't worry, I will never play that kind of mahjong in my life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui took Tan Weisheng into his room to play with him. Tan Weisheng was used to taking afternoon naps, so after playing for a while, he got sleepy and started dozing off while sitting there.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui shook his head and smiled, helped him take off his clothes, carried him to his bed, and let him sleep. Then he went out to the kitchen to start making dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the dinner consisted of leftovers from lunch, and Su Xinghui made a hot pot, so the meal was ready quickly. Su Xinghui put the pork ribs and lotus root he had prepared into a large pot, filled it with water, and put it on the stove to simmer the lotus root soup for the New Year's Eve vigil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After making dinner, Su Xinghui went to his room to check on his little nephew, who was sleeping soundly. He smiled and called his family to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Guo Suhua left the mahjong table, she said, \"Xinghui is much more sensible this year; he didn't even need Mom to make the meal. This is so worry-free.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xingyun said, \"Isn't that good? In a couple of years, when Xinghui starts his own family, you and Dad can enjoy your blessings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Suhua laughed heartily upon hearing this, and Su Wenjun said, \"Eat, eat. After eating, clean up, and we can wait to watch the Spring Festival Gala.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tan Mingcheng asked, \"Weisheng hasn't woken up yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said, \"Not yet. I guess he's too tired today. Let him sleep a bit more; I'll make him something to eat when he wakes up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xingyun nodded, \"Right, let him sleep more, let him play more at night, we're keeping the vigil.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The family sat around the table happily and began to eat. Su Xinghui said, \"By the way, it's snowing heavily outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xingyun said, \"Really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She put down her bowl, pulled back the living room curtains, and took a look. Outside, large snowflakes were indeed falling. She said happily, \"It really is snowing. Tomorrow I can take Weisheng to build a snowman; I promised him a long time ago, but it just wouldn't snow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Wenjun was from the countryside, and he looked at the heavy snow outside the window and said, \"A timely snow promises a good harvest!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Suhua was so happy she couldn't close her mouth, \"Mm, it's snowing on New Year's Eve; next year will definitely be a good omen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The family finished eating and started playing mahjong again. Su Xinghui went to check on his nephew. Just as he turned on the light in his room, Tan Weisheng was woken up by the glaring light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tan Weisheng asked, \"Uncle, is it dawn now? Can we go build a snowman and have a snowball fight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said, \"Not yet, it's still night. We have to wait until tomorrow to build a snowman and have a snowball fight. Are you hungry? Shall Uncle make you something to eat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tan Weisheng nodded, \"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui dressed Tan Weisheng, fed him, and took him downstairs to set off fireworks for a while. Because it was dark, the effect of the fireworks was much more beautiful, and Tan Weisheng jumped with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a pity that there was only a thin layer of snow on the ground, so they couldn't build a snowman or have a snowball fight yet, and Tan Weisheng could only go home with his uncle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back home, the Spring Festival Gala had already started. The family stopped playing mahjong and stared at the television. The Spring Festival Gala in this era wasn't like the one twenty years later, which many people didn't take seriously; in this era, watching the Spring Festival Gala was the highlight of the New Year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching his family laugh heartily at the sketch actors and crosstalk performers, Su Xinghui was filled with emotion. Being able to experience the joy of family life once again was truly wonderful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After watching TV for a while, the phone rang. Su Xinghui picked it up and said, \"Hello!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young male voice came from the phone, \"Is this Su Xinghui?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui felt the voice was a bit familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was. He asked, \"I am Su Xinghui, may I ask who this is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's only been half a year since graduation, and you can't even recognize my voice?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Su Xinghui listened, the more familiar the voice became. The other party said it had only been half a year since graduation, so it must be a college classmate. He searched the depths of his memory, and after a while, he finally remembered: \"Are you Old Bao?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other party laughed, \"Haha, I knew you wouldn't forget me. I'm wishing you a Happy New Year! Wishing your whole family a Happy New Year!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said, \"Thank you. Are you still working at Jianggang?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Bao said, \"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Bao's name was Bao Wenting. He was a classmate in the same dormitory as Su Xinghui in college. He was more than a year older than Su Xinghui and ranked second in the dormitory. Because he looked old, everyone called him Old Bao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Bao was the child of a family from Jiangcheng Steel Plant, the largest state-owned enterprise in Hudong Province. After graduation, he returned to Jianggang and worked in the office. He was a person who liked making friends and was very generous, so he was well-liked and had a good relationship with Su Xinghui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Bao's call stirred up Su Xinghui's distant memories. The eight people in their dormitory got along very well during college; it was a rare, harmonious dormitory. At graduation, everyone drank a lot of wine, said a lot of heartfelt things, and were reluctant to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after graduation, things changed. Because everyone was scattered, for the first year or two, they would call each other to greet during the New Year, but later, they stopped calling. The five-year small reunion and ten-year big reunion promised at graduation were even harder to realize. Su Xinghui had met Old Bao, who lived relatively close, once or twice, but he hadn't seen many classmates for more than twenty years after graduation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was naturally related to distance, but also because Su Xinghui felt he hadn't done well. He was a talent at Jiangda, but he ended up in such a state—work wasn't going well, family life wasn't satisfying—and he felt embarrassed to see his former classmates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, receiving Old Bao's call rekindled the classmate friendship that had been buried deep in his heart for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui smiled, \"Old Bao, is work going smoothly now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Bao said, \"It's okay. How about you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said, \"It's alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Bao said, \"By the way, last year I think I saw a report in the 'Hudong Daily' with your name on it. I called your house at the time, but you weren't home, and later I got busy and forgot. Was that report about you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said, \"It should be me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Bao said happily, \"That's great! I saved that newspaper. That's our classmate! You're too amazing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said, \"It's nothing, just a bit of luck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Bao said, \"When are you coming to Jiangcheng to get together? Of the eight people in our dormitory, four are working in Jiangcheng now. If you come, I'll call them all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said, \"On the fifth day of the New Year, I'm going to Jiangcheng to visit some elders. 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