Li Fuhai nearly spilled his tea.
His eyes flickered as he looked at Song Guanchao, trying to gauge the truth and reliability of his words through his eyes.
But he couldn't tell.
His heartbeat uncooperatively sped up.
Five years...
Deputy Mayor, join the Standing Committee!
If Song Guanchao had only mentioned joining the Standing Committee, he wouldn't have been so excited.
But the addition of the position of Deputy Mayor was enough to thrill him.
Both Chu Xiao'e and Jiang Yuan were on the Standing Committee, but one was a Secretary-General while the other was a Deputy Mayor, and the weight of their power was not on the same level.
The former ranked lower on the Committee and could even be considered dispensable.
The latter, however, was at the core of the municipal government's power, second only to the Mayor.
Even if he could reach Jiang Yuan's level, though a Vice Mayor, he would actually hold the reins of the municipal government.
