Courtyard House: Drunk and barging into the Xu family's house, I woke up numb.

"Here, take it!"

Cheng Yuan quickly picked up the bicycle ticket on the table, examined it carefully, and confirmed that it was genuine.

He looked at his junior brother sitting in front of him with a surprised expression.

"Cao Xu, where did you get this ticket?"

Chapter 41: A Fading Story, A Bicycle Ticket

Cao Xu said calmly.

"It was obtained from Director Wang."

Cheng Yuan stared wide-eyed.

"Wow, Cao Xu, that's impressive!"

"That old bastard Wang Jiaxing is incredibly stingy, a notorious miser."

"This guy is a cafeteria manager. If I try to get some high-end tea from him, he'll feel the pinch for days."

"You actually managed to get a bicycle ticket from him! I'm impressed!"

Cao Xu knew that Cheng Yuan had misunderstood, but it wasn't entirely his fault, since Wang was a very common surname in the Hundred Family Surnames.

The number of leaders in their steel rolling mill, all surnamed Wang, is too many to count on two hands.

"It's not Wang Jiaxing, it's Wang Youyu from the personnel department."

Upon hearing Wang Youyu's name, Cheng Yuan immediately lost interest, and the smile on his face vanished.

"Oh, it's him. That's not surprising."

"That's right, he's the head of the personnel department, he wields a lot of power."

"A mere bicycle ticket is no problem at all."

Cao Xu laughed when he heard his obviously angry words.

"Are you still angry?"

"Actually, Uncle Wang is only doing this for your own good. What you did was really a bit too much."

"He's punishing you, but he's also protecting you."

Cheng Yuan picked up his water glass and took a big gulp.

"I thanked him!"

"You're giving me a major demerit for my own good?"

Cao Xu leaned back in his chair and said.

"If you ask me, I really can't blame Uncle Wang for this. You're the one who got caught red-handed."

Cheng Yuan slammed his hand on the table and said.

"My junior brother, you have no idea how arrogant and domineering that kid is."

“He was arrogant and domineering towards me because his father was the deputy director of the security department. He was always finding fault with me.”

"In short, it's all about finding fault."

"Tell me, with my temper, how can I tolerate him?"

"I'd be lucky if I could keep him in the security office for even a month!"

Cao Xu said.

"so what?"

"So you set a trap for them, staging a honey trap, and framed them for harassing a 'respectable woman'."

"They managed to get rid of a newly appointed group leader from the fourth group."

"Incidentally, I also tricked that guy's father, making a deputy director of the security department in his early forties, a man in his prime, retire due to illness."

Cheng Yuan waved his hand upon hearing this.

“I didn’t do his father’s thing. It was Li Huaide who deliberately did it to get his own people into the security department.”

"I originally just wanted to embarrass that kid, but I never expected Li Huaide to report this to the bureau."

"So in the end, one was dismissed and the other retired due to illness."

Cao Xu said.

“You’re right, but ultimately, you’re the one who orchestrated this.”

"It hasn't been cleaned up properly yet, leaving room for gossip."

"If Uncle Wang hadn't taken the initiative and given you a public reprimand and a major demerit before the factory office, do you think you'd still be here now?"

Cheng Yuandao.

"That's true, and I understand the logic behind it."

"But I just can't stand it!"

"Why should I be the one to take the blame when Li Huaide was the one who did all the dirty work?"

Speaking of this, Cheng Yuan recalled the factory director's meeting that morning.

"By the way, I just arrived and heard that Li Huaide intercepted the review report this morning?"

Cao Xu said.

"Zhao Dong delivered it to him."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yuan was immediately filled with rage.

"I knew this bastard was up to something!"

"And you, I already told you he's Wang Jiaxing's nephew, how could you still entrust him with delivering such important documents?"

Cao Xu patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.

"Don't be angry, I sent the documents on purpose."

Cheng Yuan immediately became interested.

"You deliberately?"

"How did you know that Zhao Dong would send that review report to Deputy Factory Director Li?"

Cao Xu said.

"Guess."

"With your example as a precedent, I think he'll most likely go and deliver it."

"Li Huaide has a long-standing grudge against Director Yang, and he will not let go of any opportunity to attack his opponent."

After thinking for a moment, Cheng Yuan's face showed a hint of worry.

"Cao Xu, Li Huaide is not someone to be trifled with."

"Aren't you just handing yourself over to him as a pawn?"

Cao Xu said.

"He was using me, but wasn't I also scheming against him?"

Cheng Yuan said solemnly.

"Cao Xu, why would you scheme against a deputy factory director like him?"

After a brief pause, Cheng Yuan pointed to himself and said.

"Could it be because of me?"

"Cao Xu, let me tell you, it's all in the past now, and I'm doing fine."

"You don't need to provoke him for my sake. If something happens, I won't be able to explain it to my master!"

Cao Xu looked at his senior brother, who was both somewhat narcissistic and somewhat adorable.

"It's not all for you. I have other reasons, and I'll tell you when the time is right."

Although Cao Xu said it wasn't entirely for him and there were other reasons, Cheng Yuan was still very moved when he heard it.

"Alright, since you have other considerations, then we'll do what we should do."

"If there's anything I can do to help you, just let me know, don't be shy."

Cao Xu stood up and pushed the bicycle ticket in front of Cheng Yuan.

"Don't worry, you and I don't even know how to write the word 'politeness'!"

"Keep the ticket safe, I'll buy the bicycle after get off work tomorrow and ride it back home."

"If you make my sister-in-law so angry that she goes back to her parents' home, then I'll never be able to hold my nephew or niece again."

This time, Cheng Yuan didn't stand on ceremony. He carefully put away the bicycle ticket and smiled.