Official Son-in-Law and the Beautiful Lady Fragrance

When Xie Peng said this, Zhang Hongyang's mind suddenly cleared up, and his whole being felt energized, like he was injected with adrenaline, becoming excited.

"Damn it! This makes sense!" Zhang Hongyang slapped his thigh, then touched his chin, and said viciously, "This bastard Liu Zhizhong is going to be the County Party Secretary, probably forcing me over to Shannan purely to annoy me, to suppress me!"

"This bastard, he's so inhuman! He's climbing up the ladder faster than me and wants to use me as a stepping stone, continually stepping on me! Hmph, that's not going to be easy!"

"Just right, once I get to Shanan, the distance is particularly close. To finish off this bastard is also an advantageous condition, heh heh... not bad, not bad, Xie Peng, you've thought it through thoroughly! When the time comes, can you handle it?"

Xie Peng was, of course, excited, puffed out his chest, "Brother Yang, leave it to me. You can rest assured a hundred times over! The last time with the highway incident, didn't I do well? This time..."

"Alright, alright, stop talking about the highway thing, I feel a bit uneasy thinking about it!"

"Oh, okay..."

"..."

Honest to say, every time Zhang Hongyang thought about how Zhao Han didn't keep the child, he felt a mix of relief, resentment, and a bit of regret.

This is probably due to human nature, right? Of course, that's assuming Zhang Hongyang still had a trace of humanity in him.

That night, Zhang Hongyang returned to Yangzhou City, preparing to head over to Shanan to assume his new position!

As for Shadong, now that the agricultural economy there is doing well, whomever comes to take over as County Mayor and enjoy the spoils is none of Zhang Hongyang's concern, alas...

Zhang Hongyang returned to the city and went straight to his old home—the luxurious, ancient-style mansion where Zhang Zhengchang lived in seclusion.

For such a big matter, he still needed to inform his father first, and incidentally, complain a bit, just symbolically.

Ever since Liu Zhizhong set him up, causing trouble for him, Zhang Zhengchang had calmed down entirely, unable to be arrogant anymore.

With his reputation lost and a close call with big trouble, he really had no face left to continue mingling in society.

Having retired, he just stayed at home tending to flowers, planting grass, fishing, enjoying his old age. There's nothing bad about that. Moreover, the pension is high, and medical care is free, isn't that nice?

Being detached from worldly affairs instead brings comfort and ease; this is Old Secretary Zhang's current state.

When he returned home and saw his father, it was during Zhang Zhengchang's dinner time.

The old man's dinner was light—a steamed fish, a hot vegetable dish, a cold dish, and a glass of Old Maotai, which was enough.

Zhang Hongyang, being hungry himself, had no choice but to join his father in the meal.

Speaking of this meal, Zhang Hongyang was dissatisfied. Compared to his meals in Shadong County, his father's food was far too poor.

However, when Zhang Hongyang revealed his upcoming move to Shanan, he did so with a bitter face, saying, "Dad, don't you think this is just that bastard Liu Zhizhong trying to disgust me? Sending me to Shanan as County Mayor so he can step on me every day and show off in front of me?"

Old Man Zhang paused for a moment, looking at his 'son'—'son' with quotation marks, even though he still thought Zhang Hongyang was his biological son.

After a while, he said calmly, "So, you're planning not to go and want me to think of something?"

Zhang Hongyang waved his hand, "No, no, no, Dad, I didn't mean that. It's an organizational appointment, organizational trust, and probably also intended as grooming. I still have to go, alas..."

"Then that's fine, right? Going to Shanan is a good thing! Get along well with Liu Zhizhong; he still has a lot that you can learn from."

Zhang Hongyang: "..."