Elder Nie's words had startled Elder Nan who then replied with a smile: "Elder Nie, you think too far ahead. In terms of educating our children and grandchildren, Old Li is nowhere near your standards."
The "Old Li" Elder Nan referred was Li Guohua's grandfather and Li Jiangshan's father. Unlike the Nie family's strict discipline, the Li family adopted a more nurturing approach, leading to differences in the approaches of Nie Zhenbang and Li Guohua.
Nie Zhenbang relied on his own efforts to develop local government, garnering political achievements and hence capital for promotion. Meanwhile, Li Guohua preferred to leverage his own network and tactics. This was why Nie Zhenbang was driven to such a dire situation by Li Guohua.
