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

The old lady didn't try to hide anything; instead, she looked at Chen Dashan and his son with surprise.

"What do you mean?"

"That's exactly what I meant."

"Chen Jingcheng is not Chen Dachuan's child, don't you know that?"

"I thought you all knew. I used to call him a wild child quite a bit."

Hearing this, Chen Dashan frowned and said in a deep voice, "At that time, I thought you were just angry. I never thought you were serious."

"Chen Jingcheng isn't Chen Dachuan's child? Then whose child is he? Is he Li Sumei's child with some other man?"

"If that's the case, is Chen Dachuan just going to put up with it?"

Upon hearing this, the old lady frowned and shook her head, saying, "It shouldn't be. I remember back then, Li Sumei wasn't pregnant at all, I'm sure of that. But suddenly she brought back a child, saying that she found him on the road and couldn't bear to see him freeze to death by the roadside, so she took pity on him."

"When I found out, I disagreed with it because my family wasn't well-off to begin with. We didn't even have our own children yet, but we were raising someone else's child. How could that be right?"

"However, they insisted on doing so, and not long after, Li Sumei also became pregnant. It was not good to say anything more, and slowly, that's how it ended."

Hearing the old lady's words, Chen Dashan and Chen Jinghan finally understood the truth.

They never expected that a joke would actually come true, and that Chen Jingcheng really had no blood relation to them.

At that moment, neither of them knew what to say.

Seeing Chen Dashan's worried expression and recalling his angry look just now, the old lady quickly said, "Son, grandson, don't worry, I know what you're planning."

"I will definitely take care of this for you."

"This Chen Jingcheng, he eats and drinks the food of the Chen family, if it weren't for us, he would have been dead on the side of the road long ago."

"He owes us, and he must repay us."

"Hmph, and Chen Dachuan and Li Sumei, if they don't want this matter to become public knowledge, then they have to help you out."

At this point, the old lady revealed an arrogant expression and said, "Now you know, right? This Chen Jingcheng is just a wild child. When our Chen family ancestral hall is rebuilt, he will have to see if I'm willing to let him in. Otherwise, if he really dares to disregard you, I'll make sure he can't even get through the gate of the ancestral hall."

"A wild child from who-knows-where who wants to enter our Chen family ancestral hall must first understand how to contribute to the Chen family."

At this moment, Chen Dashan was indeed a little confused. He didn't even know whether what the old lady said made sense or not.

Indeed, the news that Chen Jingcheng was an adopted child was like a bomb, leaving him somewhat at a loss.

However, whether this is good news or bad news is really hard to say.

However, this secret might indeed allow him to achieve the result he desires; that is entirely possible.

Chen Jinghan covered his face, a glint of shrewdness in his eyes, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Dad, Grandma is right. Without our family, Chen Jingcheng would have died on the roadside long ago. He owes us. Not only does he not know how to be grateful, but he also wants to kill us."

"If this gets out, Chen Jingcheng won't be able to get promoted, and he won't even be able to live a decent life anymore."

"Dad, I'm going to confront Chen Jingcheng right now. If he dares to disobey us, we'll expose these things to the public and make him a beast that everyone condemns."

Upon hearing this, Chen Dashan glared fiercely at Chen Jinghan and said coldly, "Shut up!"

"You fool who's good for nothing but causing trouble, remember this: from now on, you absolutely must not act rashly. I will handle everything myself."

"If I find out again that you've acted rashly and caused any trouble that makes things worse, I won't let you off the hook."

Looking at Chen Dashan's cold eyes, Chen Jinghan shrank back, not daring to say anything more.

Chen Dashan took a deep breath, looked at the old lady, and said in a deep voice, "Mom, since you're here, stay at home for a day. I'll have someone take you back tomorrow."

"However, there's something I need to remind you of. Before I've decided what to do, you absolutely cannot cause any more trouble for Chen Dachuan and his group. Don't make things worse for me, understand?"

The old lady has now learned her lesson and dares not say anything more. She suddenly realized that she seems to have really gotten old and is no longer of any use.

Nowadays, Chen Dashan and his son Chen Jinghan clearly don't respect her. Their so-called filial piety is just a facade, something they do for others to see. In reality, her most beloved grandson can point his finger at her and call her a dead old woman because she did something wrong, and he even gets so angry that he wants to hit her. This makes the old lady feel like she has a thorn stuck in her heart, and she can't bear it.

She had thought things would be better after seeing her son, but she could also tell that Chen Dashan didn't care about her at all. It was only because she was Chen Dashan's biological mother and had spoiled and doted on him since he was a child that she was able to get through. Otherwise, given her temper, if she had treated Chen Dashan the same way she treated Chen Dachuan's family, she wouldn't have been allowed to enter the house today. Instead, Chen Dashan and his son Chen Jinghan would probably have kicked her out onto the street.

At that moment, the old lady suddenly realized that she seemed to have been loving the wrong people all these years. It seemed that the truly filial and kind people to her were Chen Dachuan and Li Sumei.

"Ming, I understand. Mom knows. Mom won't go to see them for a while."

Chen Dashan nodded, then looked at Chen Jinghan and said in a cold voice, "You stay home with your grandmother for dinner later. I have something to do, so I'll head out first."

"And you better behave yourself. If you cause any more trouble, I'll break your legs!"

After saying that, Chen Dashan left home.

Chen Jinghan and the old lady sat on the sofa at home, their expressions depressed and their thoughts varied, but one thing was certain: at that moment, both of them were thinking about Chen Jingcheng's family.

At this moment, Chen Jingcheng had no time to think about Chen Dashan's family.

The outcome of today's meeting surprised Chen Jingcheng. Not only did Secretary Zhao and Deputy Secretary Wang deal with Deputy Director Lin, but they also didn't mention the framing of Chen Jingcheng at all. This unusual behavior only made Chen Jingcheng believe that they were hiding a bigger conspiracy behind it.

However, there's no need to worry.

Chen Jingcheng can't do anything right now and can only wait passively. Rather than doing that, he might as well not think too much and just do his job well.

After a busy afternoon, by evening, the results of the various inspections were summarized, and an encouraging outcome was achieved.