The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 642 - 611 Only the Victor’s Success Will Be Remembered_1

Chapter 642: Chapter 611 Only the Victor’s Success Will Be Remembered_1

He Tiantian felt jealous, a realization that left Huo Yingjie bemused.

"Heh." Huo Yingjie chuckled, "You’re overthinking it. I don’t care what those people think. I don’t like them. I only like you, only love you."

Hearing her husband’s words, the discomfort in He Tiantian’s heart vanished, and she kissed his cheek, saying, "Just be careful around those women with ulterior motives and keep your distance."

"Of course," Huo Yingjie replied, "that would save a lot of trouble. Did you see or hear something today?"

He Tiantian frowned and said, "It was a woman, my classmate Qin Li’s cousin. I think I’ve seen her somewhere before. She was staring at you from not too far away while you and father-in-law were fishing. Her gaze was like she wanted to knock you out, take you home, and lock you up. I don’t know why, but I always feel unhappy when I see that woman."

Huo Yingjie frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "I’ll remember that. I’ll stay away from that woman in the future."

"You don’t have to avoid her completely, but don’t be alone with her. It’s precarious for a man and a woman to be alone; if something happens, it could lead to gossip, which wouldn’t be worth it!" He Tiantian advised. In current society, women are generally more protected, viewed as a vulnerable group.

Indeed, because of physiological reasons, women in some aspects indeed do not match up to men, so if anything were to happen, regardless of whether Huo Yingjie was right or wrong, public opinion would tend to side with the woman.

"Mm, you’re right," Huo Yingjie agreed repeatedly.

Hopefully, this foresight would be effective.

He Tiantian started to feel drowsy, yawned, closed her eyes, and soon dozed off.

Meanwhile, at the Wang Family home, after the Qin Family had left, Wang Bing’s mother, Cai Ying, finally knocked on her daughter’s door.

She wanted to understand what was really going on.

She didn’t believe what others were saying; she wanted to hear it from her daughter herself.

Inside, Wang Bing had already thought of a plan.

There was no hiding it anymore.

If she wanted to take the next step, she wouldn’t be able to continue without her parents’ support.

Wang Bing opened the door, walked out of the bedroom into the kitchen, and poured two cups of tea for her parents, saying, "Dad, Mom, please have some tea first."

Cai Ying and Wang Shengli were in no mood to drink tea.

"Little Bing, tell us, is what your cousin said true?" Cai Ying asked, her concern making her restless.

Wang Bing took a small sip of her tea and said softly, "Mom, I’ve taken a liking to Deputy Mayor Huo’s only son, Huo Yingjie."

Just as Wang Shengli was about to take a sip of tea, his hand shook, and he spilled the cup, dropping it to the floor with a "clatter," scattering water and broken glass.

However, at that moment, Cai Ying and Wang Shengli were too stunned to care about the mess, instead staring wide-eyed at their daughter Wang Bing.

After a while, Wang Shengli frowned and said, "Don’t you know that Deputy Mayor Huo’s son is already married? I heard he even has a pair of twins. Doing this might not bring catastrophe to our family, but it can certainly bring about my early retirement."

Anxiously, Cai Ying also tried to persuade her, "A married man, no matter how good, should not be pursued aggressively. You’re still a young and unmarried woman; you can find someone better. Why set your sights on someone like him?"

Wang Bing had been keeping her head down and it was only after her parents finished speaking that she finally raised it.

"Dad, you’ve toiled your whole life, and now you’re just the director in charge of the street office in our district. Haven’t we clung to aunty and uncle all these years, hoping that uncle would promote us to help you climb further?" Wang Bing retorted, "But after all these years, how much has uncle’s official rank risen, and you?"

Wang Shengli’s breathing halted for a moment when he heard his daughter’s words, his face turning red.

Those who entered the officialdom with Wang Shengli, some have now become secretaries of the municipal party committee, while he is still just a director in charge of the district street office.

There was a class reunion not long ago.

Many of those who had been inferior to him were now doing better, which made Wang Shengli, who once prided himself as a talented individual, feel very unbalanced.

"Right, Little Zheng, his father is the deputy director of the municipal committee office, that would also do, and it’s better than Huo Yingjie. At the very least, he’s a first-time husband!" Wang Bing said. If it was for the advancement of Wang Shengli’s career, the Huo Family wasn’t the only option!

The children of those high officials also had their eyes on her daughter!

"Little Zheng, his dad just got lucky, he has no foundation," Wang Bing spoke. "But the Huo Family is different, they are based in Yanjing—one of the top meritorious families. Such a family has a solid foundation and connections. Maybe then dad might become a county head, or even a secretary of the county committee, instead of being a nominal little director."

When Wang Shengli had free time, he also researched the background of the city leaders and indeed, as his daughter had said, the Huo Family really was one of the top families in Yanjing. Especially over the last year or two, they had been greatly trusted by someone.

If they could establish ties with such a family, a position as secretary of the county committee would be a trivial matter, indeed not something the Zheng Family, locals of Nan City, could compare with.

"Xiao Bing, are you sure about this?" Wang Shengli asked, visibly moved.

Wang Shengli had only one daughter. In the past, he was obsessed with his official career, intent on becoming an official, a high-ranking one, but he had never been valued for important positions.

Cai Ying was startled and cast an angry glance at her husband, "Old Wang, Huo Yingjie is already married. Are you just going to watch our daughter jump into a pit of fire?"

Wang Shengli appeared somewhat embarrassed under his wife’s gaze.

"Mom, you also have foresight." Seeing that there was no significant resistance from her father, Wang Bing knew that the most important thing now was to convince her mother, which would be much simpler.

"Foresight?" Cai Ying was indignant, "Do you realize that if you break up someone’s family, that will be a lifelong stigma that cannot be washed away?"

Wang Bing smiled and said, "Mom, as long as Huo Yingjie is successful and brings glory to his wife, what do a few words behind my back matter? Moreover, people are forgetful. They only remember the achievements of the successful. Who cares about the will of the unsuccessful, let alone sympathize with them?"

Hearing his daughter’s words, Wang Shengli felt a pang of regret. If his daughter were a son and in the officialdom, she would undoubtedly make a great success in the future.

"Xiao Bing, this path is doomed to be difficult!" Cai Ying continued to advise, "No matter how good the Huo Family is..."

"Mom, don’t try to persuade me. The Huo Family is indeed good. If I marry into the Huo Family, dad’s career will go more smoothly, and I will live a life envied by others. Furthermore, Huo Yingjie is a dragon among men; given time, he is bound to soar to the heavens. Then, people will look up to me, and even if they speak ill of me, it will be out of jealousy," Wang Bing said firmly.