The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

We all know about Yu Zhengchuan's background.

His father passed away early.

Later, his mother remarried, and Yu Zhengchuan, along with his five-years-younger sister Yu Duo and his grandmother who had an eye disease, depended on each other for survival.

The year Yu Zhengchuan went to university, his grandmother passed away.

In this world, Yu Zhengchuan had only one relative left, his sister Yu Duo.

Yu Duo didn't get into university that year.

Later, she entered a technical college to study accounting.

And after graduating, she couldn't find any decent job. When she was 24, she married an ordinary carpenter from Jinde County.

This brother-in-law was named Miao Guiming.

At first, he seemed to have a decent character.

He was hardworking and willing to work, and his family background was also typical, so Yu Zhengchuan didn't oppose this marriage.

Unexpectedly, three years after marriage, Miao Guiming's character changed drastically.

He not only became lazy but also developed a gambling habit.

The three calamities of gambling, drugs, and prostitution, as long as someone gets involved with any one of them, even the most industrious person can become a wastrel.

That's exactly what happened with Miao Guiming.

He quit working, stopped earning money, and spent his days loitering in various casinos, not only selling everything valuable at home but also accumulating debts.

That's not all.

Whenever he lost money and came home, any slight displeasure would lead Miao Guiming to violently assault Yu Duo.

At that time, Yu Duo's first child was just over a year old.

And she was already pregnant with her second child.

To protect the family, Yu Duo didn't inform her brother Yu Zhengchuan about these events, instead swallowing the hardship by herself.

Meanwhile, Yu Zhengchuan frequently supplemented his sister with his salary, which is why he was often perceived as "stingy."

Yu Duo thought her tolerance would lead to Miao Guiming's repentance.

Unexpectedly, it didn't.

He took Yu Duo's repeated concessions as weakness.

He not only gambled more but also accrued even more debts, even forcing Yu Duo to fabricate various reasons to ask for money from Yu Zhengchuan, which he invariably squandered away.

Yu Duo reached her breaking point.

She proposed divorce several times.

Miao Guiming, this bastard, actually threatened Yu Duo with the children, saying if she dared to leave him, he would immediately kill the two children.

Yu Duo was scared.

Thus, she endured quietly for all these years.

Recently, Yu Zhengchuan was about to get married.

Somehow, Miao Guiming learned that Yu Zhengchuan's bride was from a politically well-connected family.

He immediately started plotting in his mind.

He had his wife Yu Duo ask Yu Zhengchuan for five hundred thousand yuan.

If he got the five hundred thousand, Miao Guiming promised to divorce Yu Duo and even give her custody of the two children.

Of course, Yu Duo rejected the idea.

After all, she had already spent so much of her brother's money.

Miao Guiming flew into a rage.

He beat Yu Duo.

Upon finding out, Yu Zhengchuan immediately rushed back to Jinde County and gave Miao Guiming a beating.

Unexpectedly, this guy Miao Guiming went to extreme lengths.

He took his entire family overnight to the petition office of the Provincial Committee, holding a banner claiming his brother-in-law was abusing his power.

After the media got wind of it, they sensationalized the incident, causing a huge headache for both Yu Zhengchuan and Ning Yi.

Furthermore, Miao Guiming let it be known.

If he didn't get the money, he would disrupt Yu Zhengchuan's wedding, making it uncertain whether the ceremony could proceed smoothly.

Listening to Gao Younan recount the whole incident while driving.

Not only Chen Fang but even Zhong Xiqian was feeling outraged.

She turned to Chen Fang and said, "Ah Fang, why don't I pay the money? Giving him this five hundred thousand would free Sister Duo Duo and remove quite a bit of trouble for Ah Chuan."

"No, it's not that I'm reluctant to spend the money, but a person like Miao Guiming is a bottomless pit. Once he gets this five hundred thousand, he'll think getting money is easy, and when it's all squandered, he'll come up with all sorts of schemes. By then, neither Ah Chuan nor Duo Duo will have any peace."

"Then what do we do? We can't just let this bastard cause a scene, can we?"

Zhong Xiqian asked.

Chen Fang pondered for a moment.

He asked Gao Younan, "You've investigated the situation, right?"

Gao Younan nodded and smiled, "Knowing you, after telling you about this, you'd definitely get involved, so I already sent someone to investigate Miao Guiming's background. Turns out, his behavior today is related to a woman."

"A woman? What woman?"

Chen Fang asked.

Gao Younan revealed that this woman was named Pan Cuichua, a local from Jinde County, 30 years old.

First, let's talk about Pan Cuichua.

Pan Cuichua was married at 18.

She divorced at the age of 20.

Since then, she never remarried.

Although she never remarried, she was never short of men around her. Her personal life was quite chaotic, and according to locals, there were enough men who had been involved with Pan Cuichua to fill a bus.

Just shows how promiscuous this woman is.

At 27.

Pan Cuichua wanted a wardrobe for her home.

So someone introduced her to Miao Guiming.

At the time, Miao Guiming was still honest and straightforward.

To avoid paying for the work.

Pan Cuichua came up with a devious plan.

During the few days Miao Guiming worked at her home.

Pan Cuichua deliberately wore revealing clothes while supervising and assisting.

His wife was at home taking care of the kids every day, looking disheveled.

With Pan Cuichua dressed so provocatively and aggressively throwing herself at him, how could an average man resist?

On a sunny afternoon.

Under the active seduction of Pan Cuichua, Miao Guiming finally surrendered, and they ended up having a liaison on the carpenter's workbench.

Pan Cuichua's seductive demeanor combined with her allure in bed made it impossible for Miao Guiming to resist. Not only did he forgo the work payment, but he also stuffed the money he usually earned from working into Pan Cuichua's pocket.

Pan Cuichua typically loved playing a bit of Mahjong.

Influenced by her, and to please Pan Cuichua, Miao Guiming also picked up Mahjong.

This indulgence proved perilous.

He ended up "captured" by the gambling habit once again.

It was from then that Miao Guiming became unlike his former self.

Obviously.

This transformation was inseparable from Pan Cuichua's brainwashing.

Most likely, the idea to extort money from Yu Zhengchuan and to cause trouble at the Provincial Committee's petition office also came from Pan Cuichua.

"Where are this man and woman now?"

Chen Fang inquired.

Gao Younan let out a cold laugh.

Saying, "For convenience in causing trouble, the two rented a residence in Qingping Alley, presumably planning to disrupt Ah Chuan's wedding the day after tomorrow."

"What about Yu Duo and the two kids?"

Chen Fang continued asking.

Gao Younan replied, "They should still be at the old home in Jinde County, with Miao Guiming's parents and relatives watching over them, which is how they are leveraging them to threaten Ah Chuan."

Chen Fang remained silent for a moment.

Then he spoke to Gao Younan, "Here's the plan, we'll split up. You make a call to Guo Peihan, ask him to get you a few people, and you take these people to Jinde County and forcibly bring Yu Duo and her two children out."

"Alright."

Gao Younan nodded and agreed.

Then, Chen Fang turned to Zhong Xiqian and said, "Qianqian, arrange a place for Duo Duo and her two children to stay, and also find her a job at the company."