Without hesitation, Chen Bin spoke directly and candidly.
"Of course I’m happy, but keeping you here as the deputy secretary of the County Committee feels like such a waste of your talent."
"I actually think working at the grassroots level is more of a challenge. I strongly hope we can work together. I believe that if the two of us team up, we can definitely develop Dragon Mountain County."
Xiong Wubing spoke with great confidence, as if he was already prepared to work alongside Chen Bin.
"If you truly want to stay, I’ll make sure to report this to the higher-ups."
"No problem, that’s fantastic news!"
After dinner, the two walked together toward the guesthouse.
Along the way, Chen Bin casually asked, "What does your partner do for work?"
"She’s a university professor."
When he said this, Xiong Wubing’s face was filled with happiness.
"How long have you two known each other?"
"About three or four years, I think. After I started working in Dragon Mountain, she resigned from her job in the Imperial Capital just to move to Tianhai to be closer to . Such an amazing woman is worth protecting for a lifeti."
Chen Bin nodded and let out a bitter laugh.
"True, such amazing won are indeed rare."
As expected, things were just as he had suspected.
Liao Ruoji had been lying from the very beginning!
At this mont, Xiong Wubing also spoke up with a question.
"I heard you’re Cao Sanjin’s son-in-law. Is that true? Just asking casually; if you don’t want to talk about it, it’s fine."
"There’s nothing much to hide. I’m not Secretary Cao’s son-in-law at all. I’m still single, you know!"
Chen Bin wasn’t lying. After all, he was just a prospective son-in-law, which was a far cry from being an actual one.
"Oh, I see."
Xiong Wubing frowned slightly, feeling a bit puzzled deep down.
He had originally thought Chen Bin’s background only went as far as Cao Sanjin. Now it seed that wasn’t the case.
He had even tried investigating Chen Bin before but was stopped by his father before he could begin.
It seed Chen Bin’s background was anything but simple.
When they returned to the guesthouse, Chen Bin lay on the bed, feeling quite frustrated about the idea of Xiong Wubing staying in Dragon Mountain.
After all, the man was soone from the Imperial Capital. If he stayed in Dragon Mountain, it was almost certain he’d end up as the secretary of the County Committee.
In a certain sense, this completely blocked Chen Bin’s path for promotion.
The next morning, Chen Bin called Cao Sanjin to share this issue.
Although Cao Sanjin was slightly surprised, he replied calmly and composedly.
"Don’t worry about it. If the higher-ups want to assign soone to Tianhai, they’ll have to inform first. Xiong Wubing becoming the secretary of the County Committee won’t be as easy as it looks."
Hearing this, Chen Bin felt as if a weight had been lifted off his shoulders.
His mood noticeably improved.
As soon as he hung up, his phone rang again.
Seeing that it was Cai Lixia calling, Chen Bin hesitated for a mont but decided to pick up.
"Lixia, what’s the matter?"
"I... I’m pregnant. What am I supposed to do?"
There was panic in Cai Lixia’s voice as she spoke.
But Chen Bin was overjoyed. "Really? You’re not kidding, are you?"
"I’ve already had it confird at the hospital. How could I be wrong?!"
"That’s fantastic news! The Ye family doesn’t know about this yet, right?"
"Of course they don’t. But what am I supposed to do now? Should I even keep this baby?"
Mixed emotions of happiness and fear filled Cai Lixia’s heart after discovering her pregnancy.
After all, this child was the result of her love with Chen Bin.
But then she thought: if the Ye family found out, everything would be ruined!
Without a second thought, Chen Bin’s tone beca firm.
"Of course, you must keep it! Would you really kill our child?!"
"But... what if Ye Pei finds out?"
"I’ll co up with a solution for that. No matter what, you are not to terminate the pregnancy. If you do, you’ll be a murderer, and I won’t forgive you!"
After hanging up, Cai Lixia fell into a state of anxiety.
She didn’t know what to do.
She was the type for whom pregnancy wasn’t obvious. If it didn’t progress too far, it really wouldn’t show much.
Previously, when she had frequent bouts of morning sickness, Ye Pei had already noticed sothing unusual.
What was she supposed to do now?
To avoid any risks, Cai Lixia eventually packed her belongings and returned to her parents’ house.
At noon, after returning ho to find it empty, Ye Pei guessed she had probably gone back to Cai Weiguo’s place again.
With a sigh, he drove over to Ye Hong’s house.
At the dining table, Ye Hong noticed Ye Pei’s foul mood and asked directly.
"What’s wrong with you? Did you have another fight with Lixia?"
Ye Pei shook his head. "No!"
"Then what on earth happened? Tell , and I’ll help you figure it out!"
Ever since Ye Pei attempted suicide last ti, Ye Hong had been paying close attention to his emotional state.
He was terrified that the Ye family’s only heir would end up lost on his watch.
After so thought, Ye Pei decided to share his suspicions.
"Dad, I suspect Lixia is pregnant."
"Pregnant? That’s great! That ans I’ll finally be a grand—wait, no, she can’t possibly be pregnant! What’s going on?!"
"I don’t know either."
Hearing that even Ye Pei couldn’t manage his own wife, Ye Hong felt a quiet anger brewing inside.
But ultimately, he suppressed it.
He knew Ye Pei was sensitive and couldn’t handle more pressure.
"Don’t jump to conclusions. I’ll figure out how to investigate this. Once I know more, I’ll let you know."
In Ye Hong’s mind, no matter what, he had to get to the bottom of whether or not Cai Lixia was pregnant.
If Ye Pei really had been cuckolded, Cai Lixia and that bastard would pay the price!
After lunch, Ye Hong drove over to Tan Rongxi’s house.
Downstairs, he imdiately called Tan Rongxi and told him to co down.
Once Tan Rongxi was seated in the car, he asked, "Why not co upstairs and sit for a bit?"
"I’ve got sothing urgent. I’ll leave as soon as I finish talking."
Ye Hong glanced around to confirm no one else was nearby before speaking in a low voice.
"I want you to look into Cai Lixia. See who she’s been associating with lately."
"Isn’t she your daughter-in-law? Why investigate her?"
"Don’t ask. Just do as I say."
After leaving the car, Tan Rongxi returned ho and imdiately called Chen Bin to report everything.
Chen Bin’s tone was calm as he issued instructions.
"If he wants it investigated, then investigate it. But just go through the motions; no need to dig too deeply."
"Understood. I know what to do."
Over the past two years, thanks to rapid developnt, Dragon Mountain’s vegetable trade had flourished.
It even beca highly competitive in several neighboring provinces.
After expanding the cultivation area, Chen Bin realized the market could no longer et the sales demand, so he proactively sought partnerships.
Through Ma Juan’s introduction, he collaborated with the leading company in the industry, Wannong Group.
Both parties invested eighty million yuan to establish Wannong Dragon Mountain Green Agriculture Co., Ltd.
They also registered the "Dragon Mountain Brand" vegetable trademark.
From now on, all vegetables in Dragon Mountain County would be sold exclusively by this company.
As long as the vegetable quality remained high, there would no longer be any market concerns.
Chen Bin placed great importance on this partnership.
He made special trips to the city to report to both Cao Sanjin and Fu Hongtu.
Upon hearing the news, Cao Sanjin was delighted.
"Well done! For Dragon Mountain to develop, it must follow a market-oriented approach. But for even better and faster developnt, quality must be assured—never cut corners."
Chen Bin nodded repeatedly.
"Don’t worry about that. I’ve always been strict about quality. After all, vegetables are sothing people eat—we can’t afford to ss around."
anwhile, sothing dramatic was unfolding in Ye Hong’s office.
"Just tell —what’s going on?!"
Facing Ye Hong’s interrogation, Cai Weiguo feigned a look of confusion.
"What do you an, ’what’s going on’?"
"Your daughter, Cai Lixia—why is she pregnant? You’re her father—you don’t think you owe an explanation?"
"What’s there to explain? Lixia is married; isn’t it normal for her to get pregnant?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Hong shot up from his seat in fury.
His small eyes widened in rage as he glared at Cai Weiguo.
"Are you playing dumb with ?!"
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