From the man’s reaction, he did not seem completely heartless to his mother.
“Han Luofan is 35 years old, right?” Ji Yinbing was asking Qiao Jiusheng.
Qiao Jiusheng thought about it before saying, “Yes.” She guessed what Ji Yinbing was thinking and immediately said, “I have to tell you about Han Luofan.”
“Yes?”
Ji Yinbing looked at Qiao Jiusheng in confusion. “What’s wrong with him?”
“Actually, not many people know about Han Luofan.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. If we really want to talk about it, we have to start from when Han Bing first started working,” Qiao Jiusheng said. “My mother is also a government worker. She and Uncle Han are quite close. When I was young, I happened to hear my parents talk about the Han family. I don’t know if what my mother and the rest said was true, nor do I know if I remembered wrongly.”
Qiao Jiusheng glanced at Ji Yinbing and said in advance, “I’ll say that I remember. This truth cannot be guaranteed. Just listen.”
Qiao Jiusheng said sternly, “Okay.”
Only then did Qiao Jiusheng say, “Uncle Han is not a second-generation official. He is a legitimate official. When he was young, there were always people who called him a golden phoenix that flew out of a chicken coop.” Han Bing was a village boy. He was well-educated and willing to work. Back then, he was admitted to the highest school in China and participated in a government job after graduation. He started as a grassroots government worker.
His first job was to be a secretary for a local county secretary in a poor county called Lingcheng. He worked for the county secretary for three years. The latter was reported for corruption, and he became the local county secretary.
Han Bing stayed there for four years. In these four years, under the leadership of him and the county head, the once poor Lingcheng City developed into a known “peach garden hometown” in the country. Lingcheng City was especially suitable for growing peach trees. Under Han Bing and the rest’s lead, Ling City successfully created the March brew brand fruit wine and Dream Peach Garden tourist attraction.
Because of his outstanding leadership skills, Han Bing was transferred to Nanjing Province in the eighth year of his career in Ling City and became an employee of the Yang City Municipal Committee at that time. It took him half his life to reach his current high position.
Qiao Jiusheng first told Ji Yinbing about the history of Han Bing’s development. When Ji Yinbing heard this, she felt puzzled. “What has this got to do with my mother?”
“Don’t be anxious. It’s related.” Qiao Jiusheng took a sip of the cold coffee. The coffee was no longer delicious, and she frowned. Seeing her frown, Ji Yinbing quickly pressed the bell and poured her another cup. “Drink it after it’s cold. Tell me, I’ll listen.”
“When your mother, who is also Miss Ji Wu, was in university, she fell in love with Uncle Han. When Uncle Han went to the county city to work, your mother would even run to see him every few days. At that time, they all said that your mother was silly. They said that a man like Han Bing, who was a phoenix, was definitely after your mother’s family background.”
“But your mother didn’t believe it. She said, ‘Our family as doctors can’t provide any help on his official career. What did he want from me?’ After that, no one said those words. At that time, Uncle Han didn’t have a house in Junyang City. Sometimes, he would go back to Junyang City during the holidays and stay in your mother’s small apartment.”
“To be honest, Uncle Han was just someone with potential at that time. Really, no one thought highly of him and your mother. No one expected that Phoenix man to reach his current status.”
“However, Uncle Han was born with good looks. In addition, he had potential. Many people liked him. At that time, the secretary of our Junyang City had the surname Yuan and was called Yuan Zhi’an. He had a daughter called Yuan Ting. This Yuan Ting had always had a good impression of Uncle Han. They were classmates in high school.”
“After the county head of Lingcheng County went to prison for embezzlement, Yuan Zhian promised Uncle Han some benefits when he chose the new county head. He even promised him that he would be a county secretary. There’s only one condition.”
“Let him marry Yuan Ting?” Ji Yinbing replied.
Qiao Jiusheng glanced at her and hummed calmly.
“Then…” Ji Yinbing bit her lower lip and asked Qiao Jiusheng,” Did he agree? ”
“How could that be!” Qiao Jiusheng rolled her eyes and said, “Uncle Han really loves Miss Ji Wu. He didn’t agree at all. He even slandered Secretary Yuan in public and said that he relied on his power to bully others, but he didn’t care about his position and did some shady things.”
Ji Yinbing was a little surprised.
How could someone who protected her mother give up on her so easily?
“Then why did they separate?”
Qiao Jiusheng’s smile faded a little as she said, “We have to start with Yuan Ting. After Yuan Zhi’an was scolded by Uncle Han in public, he was embarrassed. He often made things difficult for Uncle Han at work. Your mother separated from him because…”
Frowning slightly, Qiao Jiusheng’s gaze looked shameless and disdainful. “That Miss Yuan was really sly. She actually ran to Lingcheng County and slept with Uncle Han when he was drunk. Uncle Han was very panicked after that and hid this matter. Later on, not long after he became the county secretary, Miss Yuan revealed this to your mother.”
“Your mother ran to Lingcheng County to look for Uncle Han to verify it. Uncle Han didn’t want to lie to her, so he admitted it. Your mother also knew that Uncle Han had fallen into Miss Yuan’s trap. In a fit of anger, she requested to break up with him, but Uncle Han didn’t agree. They had a big fight…”
“Not long after that, your mother went on a trip to the Maldives with Uncle Ji, but…” She never returned.
Ji Yinbing did not expect such a melodramatic scene.
She asked, “Then Miss Yuan…?”
“Three years after Miss Ji Wu disappeared, Uncle Han sued Yuan Zhi’an for embezzlement, adultery, and many other felonies, and Yuan Ting lost her support and ran overseas. Later on, Yuan Ting became a small actress in America. After she became famous, she ran back to China. However, she never dared to return to Junyang City and stayed in Binjiang City.”
Seeing Ji Yinbing’s complicated expression, Qiao Jiusheng sighed and said, “Now, this Madam Han is the nanny who once took care of Uncle Han’s mother who had a stroke. As for whether their marriage was because of love or for other purposes, it’s hard to say.”
“Is that so?” Ji Yinbing felt a little better.
At first, she thought that this Madam Cai had ruined her mother and Han Bing’s relationship. She thought of something and frowned slightly. She asked Qiao Jiusheng, “But in the end, you didn’t mention Han Luofan.”
“The next thing is the main point.” Qiao Jiusheng looked around before getting up and bending down to approach Ji Yinbing. Ji Yinbing took the opportunity to lean her head over and heard Qiao Jiusheng say, “It’s said that Han Luofan is Miss Yuan’s son!”
