Jiang Yifan did not stand out much in his daily affairs at the Ministry of Revenue, and his superiors did not assign him many important tasks. In daily affairs, Jiang Yifan was mostly on the periphery.
As such, over half a year, many officials from vital departments had already become quite indifferent to Jiang Yifan's presence.
The end-of-year custom for colleagues to gather for a drink had a long history, so Jiang Yifan and about a dozen colleagues headed to a pre-arranged restaurant in the southern part of the city.
Although Jiang Yifan's rank was not as high as an official in charge, it was higher than that of a scribe tasked with practical duties. Even though he was marginalized in the Ministry's affairs, he got along fairly well with the officials.
