Upon hearing that the second round of the competition would be based on social connections and family influence, the expressions of Chen Rong'er and Cuihong darkened.
She knew that Lin Fei came from another world and had only been here for a little over two years. Furthermore, he had spent all his time in deep meditation and had made almost no acquaintances outside the Chen household. Where could he possibly have any connections or influence?
Conversely, Jiang Shijie was the Young City Lord, and his family’s influence in Huaicheng, and even within the entire Suyang Prefecture, was formidable. His father, Jiang Song, was the nephew of the Suyang Prefecture Governor! In the Kingdom of Fu, a city lord was equivalent to a county magistrate, meaning Jiang Shijie’s father was effectively the local chief. Whether in the business world or the political arena, no other young man in all of Huaicheng could compete with the background and connections Jiang Shijie possessed.
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