The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

At the same time Chen Fang was rushing to Rongjiang City.

In a city in Yanzhao Province, at the entrance of a large pharmaceutical factory.

An unobtrusive business car drove into the factory gate under the cover of night.

As the car door opened.

An elderly man in his fifties or sixties got out.

Soon after.

A middle-aged man in a white lab coat hurried out from the factory building.

Upon seeing the old man, he greeted him respectfully.

The two of them did not speak, just exchanged a simple handshake.

Then.

The old man was led into the factory area by the middle-aged man.

After a series of twists and turns and unlocking several iron security doors.

The middle-aged man stopped in front of a room with floor-to-ceiling glass, pointed to the busy staff inside under bright lights and said, "We have conducted three or four rounds of checks on the samples, the results are very good, meeting expectations, and can be deployed as planned."

The old man nodded with some satisfaction.

He asked, "Professor He, once it's officially deployed, can the effects be controlled?"

The middle-aged man called Professor He nodded.

He said, "Rest assured, based on the genetic database, we can quickly develop targeted drugs, no matter how big the issue, it can be controlled in the shortest time as long as you need."

Upon hearing this.

The old man's lips curled into a smile.

Professor He then asked, "Which city do we decide to deploy in?"

The old man said deeply, "Let's not rush, before we start, I have some other matters to handle first, just wait for my notification."

After saying this.

The old man walked away with his hands behind his back…

Meanwhile, for Chen Fang.

The next day, he arrived on time at Changming County.

The first thing he did was to go to Tan Yandong's grave to pay his respects.

Around 10 am.

After leaving the cemetery.

Chen Fang decided to visit Tan Yandong's old house for a look.

After all, that place held ten years of memories for him.

Just as he took out the key, Chen Fang felt something was wrong.

After many years, nobody had visited, yet the doorknob was spotless, as if someone had just cleaned it.

He quietly pushed open the door.

The scene before him stunned him.

Not only the doorknob.

But inside the house was the same.

The sofa, tables, and floor were all clean, and there was even a bouquet of fresh flowers on the TV cabinet. This scene bore no resemblance to a house left unused for years.

Regarding Tan Yandong's situation.

He knew it very well.

Since taking on important positions, he rarely interacted with relatives.

Not because he was heartless.

But because he didn't want others requesting favors from him.

Tan Yandong said that once you step into an important role, you must cut off all kinship and friendships as it is the best way to prevent misconduct.

Though it seemed nearly callous, he indeed adhered to it all his life.

Of course, he had a daughter named Tan Xiao.

But Chen Fang also knew.

Tan Xiao actually had little affection for this father, she rarely visited even during anniversaries, let alone consistently helping to clean his house.

Could it be that the house had been dealt with?

Has someone else moved in now?

Though this crossed his mind, he still felt it was not right.

Even though the house was clean, it showed no signs of someone living there.

Just as he was puzzled and couldn't understand.

There suddenly came a sound of splashing water from the bathroom.

As if someone was doing laundry.

His heart skipped a beat.

Chen Fang quickly walked to the toilet door.

Looked inside—

He saw a slightly plump woman squatting on the floor washing curtains.

Perhaps because of the low collar, from Chen Fang's direction, a white expanse in front of her chest was fully visible.

The woman, at this moment, was sweating profusely, yet the charm beneath the sweat was still unmistakable.

She dressed very simply, her clothes were old.

But the mature aura she exuded could be felt even standing at the bathroom door.

"Wenyu Jie, is that you?"

Chen Fang couldn't help but ask.

The woman in the bathroom startled, suddenly stood up and raised her head.

After seeing Chen Fang, she first looked at him questioningly to verify.

Then overwhelmed with excitement, she took two steps into one, hurried over, grabbed Chen Fang's hand without saying a word, and in a trembling voice said, "Ah Fang, it is you Ah Fang, it really is you, it's been so many years, I can't believe you've grown so tall…"

The moment their hands touched.

The woman's face suddenly turned red.

She retracted her hand as if electrocuted.

Embarrassment written all over her face.

This woman was named Yang Wenyu, who had served as Tan Yandong's housekeeper for a few years, three years older than him.

Without exaggeration, this Yang Wenyu was the object of Chen Fang's teenage daydreams.

In those years of growing up and starting to become curious about the matters between men and women, Yang Wenyu's figure had haunted his dreams numerous times.

Around the time Chen Fang was fifteen or sixteen in high school.

Tan Yandong brought Yang Wenyu back.

He told Chen Fang that due to his studies at the Party School, he would be unattended for a short period, and had found a live-in nanny at the labor market; she would cook, clean, and take care of his daily life.

That year.

Yang Wenyu was only eighteen or nineteen.

Even in many people's eyes she was still a child, she had already suffered more hardships than Chen Fang.

Yang Wenyu's father, named Yang Gongfa, had three children.

The eldest daughter was Yang Wenyu, the two sons were Yang Youcai and Yang Youqian.

From these names, it was evident that Yang Gongfa had high expectations for the two sons.

In those times of gender preference.

Life for Yang Wenyu wasn't easy, she not only had to take on the responsibility of looking after her two brothers, but also for their schooling, after graduating from middle school, she dropped out to work and earn money.

But that was far from enough.

The two brothers, raised with silver spoons, were not easy to handle.

Especially the second brother Yang Youcai, who was the same age as Chen Fang.

He started messing around outside even before graduating from middle school.

At the age of fifteen.

He caused a big trouble, breaking the privates of a young man competing with him for a girl.

The victim's family gave two options.

Either send him to the juvenile detention center or compensate.

But as a farmer, how could Yang Gongfa have that much money?

After much consideration, to save his precious son, he had no choice but to sacrifice his daughter.

Thus.

Seventeen-year-old Yang Wenyu, still a minor, married a cripple from a neighboring village, exchanging her for a dowry that saved Yang Youcai.

Two years of marriage suffocated Yang Wenyu.

The cripple was not a kind person, taking out all his displeasure on her.

Beating and scolding.

Unable to endure, Yang Wenyu fled the small mountain village and went to the county to work and support herself.