In name only, I, Gao Yuliang, will sink Handong at worst.

evening.

In the No. 9 compound of the Provincial Party Committee, Ouyang Jing returned with a handbag slung over her shoulder.

"Xingzhi, what did you do tonight?" Ouyang Jing asked.

"Today I made salted fish and eggplant casserole, stir-fried pork with garlic sprouts, stir-fried greens, and steamed sea bass," Tian Xingzhi said quickly when she saw Ouyang Jing return.

Tian Xingzhi knew that her cousin and Ouyang Jing did not get along well. Ouyang Jing would sometimes come back to the compound and sometimes not. When she did come back, she would tell Tian Xingzhi to cook for three people.

This relationship started about eight years ago, but as time went on, Ouyang Jing returned to this compound less and less often.

Ouyang Jing came back this time because Wang Dalu wanted to get the land of Dafeng Factory. Now that Dafeng Factory has been nationalized, it's clear that as long as they can get that land, they can participate in Guangming Peak and make money by building a commercial project.

After waiting for a while, Li Dakang also returned. He noticed the black women's leather shoes at the door. Tian Xingzhi usually wore ordinary sneakers or cloth shoes, not leather shoes. He immediately knew that Ouyang Jing had returned.

However, he didn't say anything. In all this time, when had Ouyang Jing ever come back without something to do?

After serving the food, Tian Xingzhi left the kitchen and went straight back to her room. She was going to sit down at the table to eat, but she knew that the two of them would definitely argue when they got back, and it wouldn't be good to have her there, so she went back to her room instead.

The two sat at the dining table, facing each other.

Ouyang Jing: "I'm planning to quit my job and go to the US to be with Jiajia. Last time I called her, she'd lost several pounds. The food in the US isn't very good!"

Li Dakang said, "Let's get a divorce!"

Ouyang Jing asked, "Divorce? Is that marriage certificate really that important to you?"

The two had been separated for many years. Even when Ouyang Jing came back, they lived in separate rooms. The more she looked at the man in front of her, the more she disliked him. Although he was the secretary of the Jingzhou Municipal Party Committee, she didn't care.

If it weren't for those titles, what she wanted was glamorous clothes and someone to be with her and comfort her. What kind of person is Li Dakang? He can't be described as a completely straight man, but he certainly doesn't know how to comfort her.

She doesn't even know how she fell for Li Dakang in the first place. Now she can't bear to get a divorce. On one hand, she enjoys the fame and respect that Li Dakang brings, but on the other hand, she complains that he spends too little time with her and doesn't earn enough money.

Li Dakang looked at Ouyang Jing and then said, "Of course it's important. I can't be a 'naked official' whose wife and daughters have all settled abroad."

Ouyang Jing couldn't help but smirk, a cold, sarcastic smile appearing on her thin-lidded, square-faced features: "If you become a 'naked official,' you'll lose your position as municipal party secretary and provincial standing committee member. You cherish your official hat and power the most."

Li Dakang immediately defended himself, saying, "I was just cherishing the cause entrusted to me by the Party and the people."

Ouyang Jing: "In all these years, have you contributed a single penny to my and my daughter's overseas studies?"

Li Dakang: "I've handed over all my salary cards, so you're in charge of the family finances."

For decades, Li Dakang has mainly worn clothes issued by the organization. He eats and drinks either at home or in the canteen. His monthly allowance is only a little over two hundred yuan, but he rarely spends money.

Ouyang Jing: "With your meager salary, who can afford to live on it? Your annual salary is only about 200,000 to 300,000 yuan, which is just a fixed salary."

Li Dakang was somewhat helpless. In terms of money, he hadn't contributed much to the family, but as the municipal party secretary, he'd never had to worry about housing. He said with a touch of resignation, "Isn't that what we still have?"

"What does my salary have to do with you? How dare you even mention it?"

"If you want a divorce, that's fine too. Isn't that piece of land at Dafeng Factory vacant? I want you to put it up for public bidding and hand it over to the Continental Group for development, and then I'll divorce you." Ouyang Jing stated her conditions right off the bat.

Li Dakang stopped eating, slammed his chopsticks on the table with a loud bang, and said, "You're dreaming. I never do business with merchants, not in the past, and not in the future."

Li Dakang knew that Ouyang Jing couldn't see the situation clearly and was just making trouble all day long. If it weren't for Li Dakang, would Wang Dalu's business have been so successful?

Can Continental Group achieve a scale of tens of billions?

Although Li Dakang never visited Wang Dalu, and Wang Dalu never came to his door, and Li Dakang also said that he never did business or transactions, many people in Handong knew about their relationship.

No one dares to delay payment to Wang Dalu, nor does anyone dare to coerce or target Wang Dalu and the Dalu Group. Procedures will not be delayed and will be expedited.

Is that enough? Yes, it is. Countless companies and corrupt officials have failed because of this delay in payment. Even many state-owned enterprises and institutions have experienced delays in purchasing small batches of goods.

No one could see anything wrong with it, and Li Dakang knew all of this perfectly well. Just like Gao Qilan in the storm really believed that her brother had made his fortune and established a construction group. After Meng Jue married Yang Jian, how could she not know how she got her comfortable life?

They all know it perfectly well, but they just don't say it out loud. If they do, they'll get involved. As long as they pretend to be confused, they can enjoy these things without hesitation.

Li Dakang even thanked Wang Dalu for helping him stabilize his rear. As for betraying him, he believed that Wang Dalu wouldn't dare to do so. Who would dare to betray the municipal party secretary?

Wang Dalu: I dare, I really dare.

Ouyang Jing looked at Li Dakang: "Have you forgotten how you got this position? If it weren't for Yi Xuexi and Wang Dalu, you might still be working in that poor mountain village right now!"

Li Dakang said righteously, "I will never forget their kindness. I will always remember it. But principles are principles. I will never do business with businessmen, nor will I do anything because of gratitude."

Ouyang Jing picked up her bag, which she had thrown on the sandbag, and left.

Li Dakang took out a new pack of Lotus cigarettes. He had impulsively switched to a different brand last time, but Gao Yuliang had given them all away before he could even smoke a few. He sat on the sofa and started smoking, pondering how to handle the situation.

Divorce is a must; he can't afford not to. He can't become a "naked official" whose wife and daughter are all abroad. Li Jiajia hasn't finished her studies yet, and if she wants to come back, she'll have to wait at least two more years.