In name only: I will break the chess game in Handong

"I'll take responsibility, okay?"

Zhou Jianjun was almost laughing in anger. All he was trying to do was tie Chen Hai to himself.

Since we can't avoid it, we might as well not dodge it!

He had talked with Chen Hai and had a general idea of ​​Chen Hai's character. He might not be a good person, but it was highly unlikely that he would do anything corrupt.

Since it's a gamble either way, why not take the plunge?

Sure enough, when Zhou Jianjun said he would take charge, almost everyone in the conference room fell silent.

Zhao Dagong and Qi Quansheng got the results they wanted, and Sha Ruijin also threw out Chen Hai, this time bomb.

"Ahem, since Comrade Jianjun has said he can take responsibility, then our provincial party committee will trust Chen Hai one more time!"

Now let's discuss other topics...

An hour later, the meeting ended. Chen Luo, Tian Guofu, Li Dakang, and Wu Chunlin walked together, chatting and laughing, but they talked about personal matters, only occasionally interjecting with a few work-related questions.

Behind them, Zhao Dagong and Qi Quansheng walked side by side, both with calm expressions.

"Comrade Dagong, wasn't it a bit ill-considered of you to pressure Governor Jianjun like that just now?"

Qi Quansheng spoke first, and Zhao Dagong rolled his eyes and said, "It's already done, what's the point of thinking about this now? Don't tell me you, Qi Quansheng, are a coward."

When you were the Party Secretary of Jingzhou, you were the kind of person who dared to slam your fist on the table with the Provincial Party Secretary. You're no less capable than me, Zhao Dagong.

"It's not a matter of courage, but can Chen Hai really do it?"

"Why don't you try and see?"

"That's true. It's just a matter of offending Governor Jianjun, isn't it?"

"I'll make the arrangements. Just don't hold us back."

The two chatted openly like this, with no one else around them.

Back in the governor's office, Zhou Jianjun looked somewhat gloomy. He took out his phone and, without having his secretary notify Chen Hai, called him directly.

When Chen Hai returned home from get off work in the afternoon, he felt somewhat complicated looking at Mao Ya. He truly had no feelings for this woman; he only used her as a tool.

Thinking of Wang Dalu's words, Chen Hai was somewhat tempted, but before he could act, the phone rang.

When I picked it up, it was an unfamiliar number.

"Hello, this is Chen Hai, the district head of Guangming District. May I ask who you are?"

"Comrade Chen Hai, it's me."

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Chen Hai was instantly filled with respect and quickly grabbed the phone with both hands and went to the balcony.

"Governor Zhou, hello!"

"Well, Comrade Chen Hai, I'm calling you to tell you that being conscientious at work is essential, but being ethical in your private life is equally important."

Today at the Standing Committee meeting, someone said you had questionable personal conduct and wanted to remove you from your position as district head. I overruled the objections and saved you. Chen Hai, I can help you once, but I can't help you a second time. You must learn from this experience, eliminate all unfavorable factors, and most importantly, make sure you don't make any mistakes in your work!

"Thank you, Governor Zhou!"

Chen Hai was somewhat taken aback, after all, anyone would be stunned to hear that they might be dismissed, but fortunately he heard that Governor Zhou had stood up against the opposition to save him.

"Well, no need for thanks. Take the things I told you to do seriously, and don't slack off at work either. Don't make me promise you there won't be any problems and then you'll be proven wrong."

"Governor Zhou, please rest assured, Chen Hai will definitely not let you down!"

"Okay, that's settled then."

Goodbye, Governor Zhou!

After hanging up the phone, Chen Hai looked at Mao Ya sitting on the sofa and felt extremely displeased. If this woman hadn't threatened him and staged this whole thing, how could he have been criticized by the provincial party committee?

As for Chen Hai's own problems, he subconsciously ignored them. Who would look for problems within themselves?

Taking a deep breath, Chen Hai returned to the living room from the balcony and sat opposite Mao Ya, looking at her calmly.

“Wang Dalu came to see me during the day.”

Mao Ya sensed something was wrong with Chen Hai the moment he sat down, but she never expected that his first words would be about Wang Dalu.

"What does he want with you?"

Mao Ya asked the question calmly, without any hint of joy or happiness.

He said the child in your belly is very likely his, not mine, and he wants you to cooperate by going to the hospital for testing to see whose child it is.

Chapter 243 When will these grudges and feuds end?

Maoya, who had been able to remain calm, was instantly enraged and straightened up.

Looking down at Chen Hai, he said, "Chen Hai, what do you mean?"

"Are you even sure if it's your seed?"

"Now you actually agree to let me go to the hospital for testing? I'm an older mother, don't you know this will affect me and the baby?"

Or do you simply not care about the child in my belly?

Seeing Mao Ya's rejection, Chen Hai's anger was gradually ignited.

"What's wrong with making you get tested? Whether this child is even mine is still up in the air! Let me tell you, this isn't up to you; you have to go whether you like it or not!"

"I'm not going! What can you do to me!"

Mao Ya isn't stupid; she herself isn't sure whose child it is. If it's Chen Hai's, that would be fine.

He could rely on the child to control Chen Hai for the rest of his life, but what if the child wasn't Chen Hai's but Wang Dalu's...

She knew all too well how cold-blooded businessmen could be, and she feared that she would be kicked aside as soon as she gave birth.

Therefore, she absolutely refuses to undergo any testing!

"How about it? Mao Ya, don't think I don't know what you've been up to all these years. Tea sells well in Luzhou, doesn't it?"

"I don't have evidence, but if I investigate, I'll find clues about tea costing tens of thousands of yuan per kilogram!"

"Heh, then go ahead and investigate. It's a mutual agreement, so what if I sell tea for tens of thousands of yuan per kilogram?"

Mao Ya didn't care at all; this was too secretive.

Those businessmen aren't stupid. If they've already made their profits, and then they have to reveal the truth, they'll not only have to give back what they've gained, but they'll also have to go to jail with them. Who would want to do that?

"Mao Ya! I'm asking you one more time, are you willing to get tested or not!"

"Then let me tell you clearly, don't even think about it!"

At this moment, they were evenly matched, neither willing to give in. Chen Hai's veins bulged, and his anger was about to erupt.

In the end, he held back.

Picking up his briefcase, Chen Hai slammed the door and left.

Watching Chen Hai's departing figure, Mao Ya sneered. She had already completed the binding of her identity with Chen Hai.

The two are now husband and wife, and divorce is impossible. Mao Ya will not give Chen Hai any chance.

As for money, does she lack it?

After leaving home, Chen Hai first went back to the nursing home to visit his mother, Wang Fuzhen, and his son, Xiao Piqiu. Then, around nine o'clock in the evening, he left again to go to a food stall and ordered some barbecue and beer.

He just drank like that...

Until a series of clicking sounds came.

"Tsk tsk, who was I drowning my sorrows in alcohol back then? It turns out to be our District Chief Chen."

I heard that District Chief Chen recently married Yi Xuexi's wife?

That woman must be almost fifty, right? You have such good teeth, I can't compare to you. These days I've been hanging out with college students in their late teens and early twenties.

"Hey bro, I just don't understand. You're a golden bachelor, what kind of woman couldn't you find? Why are you so fixated on older women?"

Hou Liangping, very outgoing, sat opposite Chen Hai.

The two stared at each other, and Chen Hai felt as if he had been seen naked.

"Hou Liangping! You're like a persistent ghost, I run into you everywhere I go!"

"Hahaha, thank you for the compliment!"

Hou Liangping was very happy and took the initiative to pick up a glass, and then opened a bottle of beer from the table.

"Chen Hai, to be honest, my family and yours have a deep-seated grudge. We've retaliated against each other several times, and now it all seems so pointless!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Hai frowned.

"You were the one who provoked my family first!"

"I'm not going to argue with you, it's pointless. Neither of us is doing very well right now."

"You, Chen Hai, married an older woman you don't like. Now that I, Hou Liangping, am no longer the son-in-law of the Zhong family, it will be incredibly difficult for me to reach a position at the ministerial level."

That's somewhat true.

Even Chen Hai wasn't in a hurry to catch up with Liang Ping.

"You know about Zhong Xiaoai's situation, right?"

Suddenly, Liangping brought up Zhong Xiaoai.

"I know. Now I've been transferred to the position of Chief Prosecutor of the Jingzhou Municipal People's Procuratorate, which is still a position at the level of a department director."

Hou Liangping nodded.

“People from big families are always superior. Even with all that, I still managed to become the chief prosecutor of the procuratorate. This position was originally reserved for me by the people behind me in a few years, but now I have to wait another two years.”

However, I'm not in a hurry; after all, I've only been the head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau for less than a year.

"Are you here to show off to me?"

Chen Hai frowned.

“Show off? There’s no need for that. I’ve come to terms with it now. At this age, we’re already incredibly lucky to have achieved such heights. No matter how much you hate me, I’m going to just give up.”

During this time, I met a pretty nice college girl. She's sexy and sweet, a hundred times sweeter than Zhong Xiaoai, and she's very obedient to me.

I plan to marry this girl in a while. I'm still young, only forty-two, and I can build a family centered around me. After all, we were classmates. I want to tell you not to dwell too much on the past, cherish the present, and like me, find someone young and beautiful to settle down with.