Reborn as Zhao Ruilong of Handong, I will defy fate.

Chapter 513 Hope Never Dies! Someone Will Always Be Able to Turn the Tide!

"Good good!"

"That's great! That's wonderful!"

"The old man is finally in the ICU!"

"Heaven has eyes! Heaven has eyes!!"

Dai Pingwei repeatedly clenched his fists, extremely excited.

He looked even happier than when his daughter got first place in the whole school in her mock exam.

However, his wife, Tao Yongqian, was so frightened that she hurriedly closed the doors and windows and drew the curtains as well.

"Are you crazy?"

"If someone hears this, do you still want to keep your job?"

Dai Pingwei laughed heartily.

"So what if I'm crazy? I'm crazy, so what?"

"For so many years, I've tolerated him again and again. Do you think it wasn't easy for me to get to this point?"

"I never expected him to treat me as a confidant, but he has always treated me like a servant!"

"Not only did he confuse my personal and public affairs with me and order me around at will, but he also acted arrogantly and sought fame while disregarding people's livelihoods and abusing his power!"

"If it weren't for his pedantry, rigidity, and conservative approach, and if Yanjing had taken preventative measures earlier like Handong, things wouldn't have turned out like this now."

"So his condition worsened, and after emergency treatment he was transferred to the intensive care unit. I was very happy and relieved. I felt this was God's retribution for him! Retribution!!"

Dai Pingwei slammed his phone onto the dining table.

Then he got up and strode to the storage shelf, taking down a bottle of Moutai that he had kept for many years without being able to bring himself to drink.

"What are you going to do?" Tao Yongqian asked anxiously.

"Of course we should celebrate with a drink!"

Dai Pingwei unpacked the box with a big smile on his face.

"Drinking? Celebrating?"

Tao Yongqian could hardly believe that her husband would say such a thing.

He is usually very cautious in his dealings with others, afraid of making mistakes.

Perhaps because her husband was born in a rural area with no family background, he relied on hard work to get into university and was then assigned to a government job, walking on thin ice to get to where he is today.

He was used to being cautious and prudent, afraid of making mistakes and even more afraid of offending people, so he always acted like a nice guy at home and at work.

As for drinking...

He used to be so afraid that Director Zeng might give instructions at any time that he would not drink a drop of alcohol, even on New Year's Eve when the family reunion dinner was held. No one could persuade him to drink.

This is also the fundamental reason why the Moutai liquor my cousin gave me could be stored for many years without being opened or drunk.

But Tao Yongqian knew that her husband's hometown had a drinking custom, and almost all adult men and women could drink, including her husband.

Nowadays!

My husband suddenly changed completely. Not only did he stop being careful with his words and actions, but he also wanted to drink Moutai to celebrate!

"Yes! Of course I'm going to drink! To celebrate!"

"If he dies in the intensive care unit, I'll celebrate with champagne!"

Dai Pingwei unscrewed the bottle cap, picked up the water glass on the table, and began to pour the wine.

"Pingwei, what's wrong with you?"

Tao Yongqian asked with a worried expression:

"He's Zeng Wensheng, Director Zeng! He's your boss!"

"You don't hope for his full recovery, you hope for his death, you..."

A thud.

Dai Pingwei slammed the Moutai bottle down.

"Wasn't I clear enough just now?"

"Just because he holds a high position and wields great power, does that mean I should fawn over him?"

"Just because he's my boss, does that mean I should obey him and be respectful to him?"

Tao Yongqian bit her lower lip and slowly sat down.

She felt that her husband hadn't gone mad, but had simply stopped pretending.

Without a powerful family background, he could only endure humiliation and hardship.

No matter how much he felt wronged and resentful, he could only endure it.

Because he came from a remote rural area, he didn't have the luxury of being picky or willful.

To keep his secure job within the system and to preserve any semblance of dignity, he had no choice but to endure it.

now.

He has finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel.

Zeng Wensheng, who had never treated him as a subordinate but rather as a servant for a long time.

Finally, he acted out of spite and ruined his own health, ending up in the intensive care unit.

"Wait a moment!"

Tao Yongqian reached out to stop her husband from drinking it all at once.

"what happened?"

Dai Pingwei was quite angry.

I thought to myself, "I finally get to indulge myself a little, is that not allowed?"

"With such a joyous occasion and such fine wine, how can we not have some snacks to go with it? Wait a moment, I'll go to the kitchen!"

Tao Yongqian smiled gently and quickly got up and went to the kitchen.

That gentle smile was like a ray of sunshine, instantly dispelling the winter chill.

Dai Pingwei's eyes suddenly welled up with tears, and he slowly put the cup down.

"If you have such a wife, what more can a husband ask for!"

He got up and found cigarettes and a lighter.

Since falling ill and experiencing a persistent dry cough that even produced blood, Dai Pingwei has stopped smoking.

Now, after taking the special medicine from Huilong Group, I have fully recovered.

When people are in high spirits, they naturally want to have a cigarette to relax.

As he lit a cigarette with relish, Dai Pingwei's mind flashed back to countless scenes of 'groveling and swallowing his pride' from the past, like a movie playing in fast-forward.

Zeng Wensheng is a typical hypocrite.

He appears to be a virtuous and upright person, but in reality he is full of outdated ideas and ways of doing things.

Just as he dislikes going deep into the fields to understand the needs of farmers, he also dislikes going to factory workshops to have long talks with workers.

Having long since detached himself from the lives of farmers and workers, Zeng Wensheng particularly enjoys associating with self-righteous social elites and revels in that glamorous lifestyle.

And who are those 'social elites' who fawn over him and praise him so highly?

He's a 'literary giant' who only writes nonsense, sentimental musings, and pointless whining.

He is an "art master" who is lazy, ignorant of farming, and obsessed with material desires and currying favor with the powerful and wealthy.

He is an 'education expert, legal guru, and economist' who constantly talks about how great the West is, regards traditional culture as dross, regards the West as a paradise of civilization, and believes that everything should be imitated.

How could Zeng Wensheng's thinking not be problematic if he spent a long time associating with these capitalist-style "elites" who were already detached from the masses and the realities of the country and full of sophisticated self-interest?

He doesn't take any benefits or accept any bribes. Even if someone 'lends' him an artwork for appraisal, he will return it. He would never 'borrow' it for a long time and actually keep it for himself.

However, he was happy to participate in various seminars and conferences, enjoying the admiration and worship of thousands of people, and gaining spiritual satisfaction from it.

Having long been in contact with those "social elites" with problematic ideologies and impure motives, Zeng Wensheng naturally put forward policy suggestions tainted with his own agenda under the guise of "deepening reform and opening up."

Although Zhao Ruilong publicly berated him in Mosigo last year, relentlessly exposing the dirty tricks and enormous harm behind his policies, it does not mean that he has repented and stopped pushing them forward.

As for Tsang Man-sang's children, they naturally followed suit.

They won't accept the obvious benefits, but they won't skimp on the hidden perks.

For example, his children all went abroad on government scholarships to study at prestigious universities, and received numerous scholarships and grants.

There are also various organizations that, under the guise of protecting the environment and aiding the poor, launch a series of public welfare activities.

Since it's a public welfare activity, they can naturally sign up to participate, even if the so-called public welfare activity is no different from traveling around the world.

After graduating, the eldest son entered a prestigious university and, as if divinely inspired, achieved remarkable research results, publishing papers and being promoted rapidly.

As for the youngest daughter, Zeng Weili, even though she has always been academically and morally deficient, she can legitimately enter the Department of Health through the high-end talent introduction program after returning from studying abroad for a doctorate.

Given Zeng Wensheng's connections in the financial and arts circles, even if they didn't enter the education and healthcare systems, but instead pursued careers in art, media, finance, or other fields, they would naturally thrive.

Dai Pingwei once felt despair over his family.

He never imagined that power could not only be abused at will, but also be passed down through blood relations.

Just recently, Dou Jiansheng, who has a good family background, and Zeng Weili, who has a powerful background, successfully went on a blind date and started talking about marriage.

Once they complete their political marriage, the strength of both families will naturally not decline due to the retirement of the older generation.

Dai Pingwei did not completely despair.

I do not believe that children from poor families have no chance of getting ahead, nor do I believe that ordinary people will find it difficult to move up the social ladder.

It is because he saw hope in anti-corruption efforts, military reforms, promoting high-quality development, and strengthening mandatory assessments for all new hires.

Even a powerful regional official like Liao Chenxi could be eliminated, and a big shot like Ge Junshan could be ousted from the stage.

It was Zhao Lichun, Yu Zhenxiong, Xiang Yuliang and other reformers who were hardworking, ambitious and daring to think and act who took the stage.

and so……

The flame in Dai Pingwei's heart had not been completely extinguished.

He constantly longed for Zeng Wensheng to be dismissed from get out of class.

Previously, Dai Pingwei had been frustrated by Zeng Wensheng's consistent adherence to the red line, leaving him helpless and only able to suppress his anger.

Even though his second maternal grandfather died despite all efforts to save him, he could only secretly take revenge on Zeng Wensheng's relatives and friends because he could no longer tolerate it.

Now, Zeng Wensheng has brought this upon himself by not taking infectious diseases seriously, and has finally brought about his own demise, making himself critically ill.

Dai Pingwei, who had been suppressing his feelings for so long, was naturally overjoyed, as if he had finally gotten his revenge.

"Come on, have some snacks to go with your drinks, let's have a drink together!"

Tao Yongqian brought over two plates of side dishes, while also holding two pairs of chopsticks in her hands.

"Alright, let's have a good drink tonight, you and me!"

Dai Pingwei took the water glass, unscrewed the wine bottle, and poured wine for his wife.

"Hey, hey, that's enough, that's enough!"

"This isn't enough! Bring us some more. We've all taken sick leave anyway, so we don't have to go to work!"

"But you can't drink too much. Just enjoy your drinks, but drinking too much will harm your health."

"That makes sense. Shall we go for a meal first?"

"Okay, let's have a drink!"

The couple smiled at each other and gently clinked their glasses together.

A mouthful of baijiu went down my throat, and a burning sensation instantly shot straight to the top of my head.

"Ah~ That feels so good! That feels amazing!"

Dai Pingwei picked up his chopsticks and ate several bites of food.

I haven't drunk alcohol in a long time, and the first sip really burned my throat.

After eating and drinking for a while, all I felt was comfort and pleasure.

"Just thinking about that heartless old man, now lying in the intensive care unit covered in tubes, with his children and relatives anxiously waiting outside, oh my, it makes me feel incredibly good!"

Look how happy you are!

Tao Yongqian rolled her eyes at her husband and then chuckled:

"I advise you not to be too happy too soon."

"Given Director Zeng's rank, he will definitely receive the best treatment."

"Moreover, after we took Huilong Group's special medicine, we were able to eat and drink normally again in two days."

"If it really comes down to a desperate situation where they have to save lives, they will definitely give it to Director Zeng!"