In officialdom: After she left, I rose rapidly through the ranks!

At this moment, the old lady, standing still, looked at her most beloved grandson with a fierce expression on his face. She didn't know what to say, nor did she dare to say anything more. She felt weak, like a child.

When she was with Chen Jinghan, she didn't have even a trace of the arrogance she had at Chen Jingcheng's house. She was only weak and helpless, pitiful, like an old woman with a candle flickering in the wind.

"Get in the car. What are you standing there for? Do you expect me to beg you?"

After Chen Jinghan got into the car, he roared at the old lady.

The old lady lowered her head, not daring to say anything more, and quickly got into the car.

The car drove back home like that.

Chen Jinghan knows he made a mistake today, but he can't hide it anymore.

So he had to tell Chen Dashan that he had invited the old lady, but instead of having the desired effect, it backfired.

When Chen Dashan drove home, he was sitting in the living room with a furrowed brow and a troubled expression.

Upon seeing Chen Jinghan and the old lady enter the house, Chen Dashan paused for a moment, then stood up and said, "Mom, what brings you here?"

"Jing Han, did you bring your grandmother here?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jinghan sighed and nodded.

The old lady seemed to have found her pillar of support, and just as she was about to say something, she noticed that Chen Dashan's expression was rather unpleasant.

"Chen Jinghan, didn't I say I'd handle this?"

"Why did you bring the old lady here?"

"You didn't go to Chen Jingcheng's house, did you? Let me tell you, don't go. With that old lady's bad temper, going there will only make things worse."

"It's true that we need the help of the elderly, but we need to be mindful of the methods and timing. Right now, the time isn't right, so we mustn't make things worse."

After saying this, Chen Dashan looked at the old lady and said, "Mom, don't go to Dachuan's house for the next few days. It's good that you're here; I need your help with something."

At this moment, the old lady also saw the solemn expression on her most beloved and relied-upon son's face. He kept mentioning Chen Jingcheng, which made the old lady suddenly realize the seriousness of the matter and she was a little at a loss.

Knowing he couldn't hide it any longer, Chen Jinghan whispered, "Dad, he's... he's already gone."

Upon hearing this, Chen Dashan immediately frowned and raised his voice considerably.

"What? They've already gone?"

After saying that, Chen Dashan looked at the old lady and said in a deep voice, "Mom, you've already gone to Chen Dachuan's house? And seen Chen Jingcheng?"

"What did they say? What was the result?"

Originally, the old lady had nothing to fear, but now, especially after experiencing Chen Jinghan's anger towards her, she seemed to realize the seriousness of the matter and for a moment, she didn't dare to say anything.

"No, nothing came of it."

How could Chen Dashan not know his mother? He knew something was wrong as soon as he saw the old lady's expression.

Then, Chen Dashan suddenly looked at Chen Jinghan, his teeth grinding together.

"Tell me, what happened?!"

Chen Jinghan was startled, but dared not remain silent. He could only say with a mournful face, "Dad, it's not my fault, it's really not my fault. I agreed with Grandma to ask her to plead with Chen Jingcheng, but I didn't expect Grandma to have such a bad temper. I told her to say nice things, but she ended up offending the whole Chen Jingcheng family."

"According to her, even Chen Dachuan and Li Sumei have turned against Grandma. This... this isn't my fault!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Dashan immediately took a deep breath, his body trembling violently.

How could he not know the temperaments of Chen Dachuan and Li Sumei? Over the years, they had been submissive and never thought of turning against each other, nor dared to. Filial piety was ingrained in their very bones.

But now Chen Jinghan says that Chen Dachuan and Li Sumei can even turn against the old lady. What outrageous things must the old lady have done in Chen Dachuan's house to make the good-tempered, even blindly filial, Chen Dachuan and his wife turn against them and kick them out?

Seeing the old lady with her head down, looking somewhat pitiful but with resentment in her eyes, Chen Dashan gritted his teeth, unable to say anything more. However, he wouldn't be so polite to Chen Jinghan.

"You unfilial son, I'm going to beat you to death today!"

After Chen Dashan finished speaking, he slapped Chen Jinghan hard across the face. The slap was so forceful that it made Chen Jinghan's face swell and turn red. In fact, one of his teeth was knocked out by Chen Dashan's slap.

Chen Jinghan covered his face, crying from the beating, and didn't dare to say anything more.

"Dad, I was wrong. I... I didn't expect the old lady to do things this way. I... I meant well, Dad."

Seeing that Chen Jinghan still dared to argue, Chen Dashan kicked him hard in the stomach, roaring, "You piece of trash, you still dare to argue!"

"Kindness? What can you do? What can you possibly do? What kind of kindness do you have? I've already told you not to act rashly, why don't you listen!"

"They even took it upon themselves to bring the old lady along. Don't you know what kind of temper she has?"

"Do you know how slim the chances of reconciliation are now, because of you?"

"You idiot, do you know that just today, just now, several restaurant managers called me? Every single one of their restaurants was inspected by the inspection team. Can you say this isn't Chen Jingcheng's revenge?"

"Chen Jingcheng, you're trying to kill me! You're trying to bankrupt me!"

"You idiot, how dare you provoke Chen Jingcheng at a time like this! I'll beat you to death!"

When Chen Dashan spoke, he was clearly furious.

All three restaurants were investigated, and customer traffic dropped by more than half. The loss in just one day was painful for him. If this continued, there would only be fewer and fewer customers, and he would only get closer and closer to bankruptcy.

At that time, let alone soaring to great heights and doubling their assets, they'll probably be chased by creditors so much that they won't be able to sleep peacefully on the streets.

The old lady hadn't expected things to be so serious, but seeing Chen Dashan beating Chen Jinghan so violently, she felt a chill run down her spine.

"Big, big mountain, no, it can't be that bad, can it?"

"That kid Chen Jingcheng, does he really have that much power?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Dashan frowned, looked at the old lady, and said in a deep voice, "It can't be that bad?"

"But in fact, it really is that bad!"

"Chen Jingcheng is now the head of the inspection team. He holds great power in the inspection. If he wants to destroy me, it won't be too difficult for him."

"Old lady, you've got me killed!"

The old lady thought that if Chen Dashan really went bankrupt and had no money, would she still have a good life?

In the village, she always talked about how successful Chen Dashan was, and others looked up to him. If Chen Dashan really lost everything, could she, the old lady, rely on the relationship between Chen Jingcheng's family?

Thinking of this, the old lady's face turned green.

"No, that beast, he dares!"

"Dashan, don't worry, I will never let him bully you."

"He really is an ungrateful wretch. He's not one of our own, so Chen Jingcheng will never be on our side."

"If he really dares to do that, don't worry, I'll risk my life to get him."

However, at that moment, both Chen Jinghan and Chen Dashan were stunned.

They didn't know Chen Jingcheng's background. Even when they heard the old lady scold him, they thought it was just her saying it in anger. They had even said those things themselves. But in fact, they never thought that Chen Jingcheng was not their child.

But at this moment, how could they not tell that the old lady was serious?

"Mom, what are you saying? Chen Jingcheng isn't our child? What do you mean by that?"