Huang Dacheng was tricked out of his mind by Xia Wenhua's words last time, and when he mistakenly thought that Xia Wenhua was spying on him, his reaction was very strange.

Pei Songbai immediately said that Huang Dacheng was definitely up to something, and he acted on his words, starting that day by following Huang Dacheng whenever he had the chance.

Xia Wenhua hadn't asked about the progress here, but now that it's a crucial moment, it's time to get Pei Songbai's help.

Xia Wenhua gave Pei Songbai a general overview of the current situation at the steel plant, then lowered her voice and asked, "Tell me honestly, have you caught Huang Dacheng red-handed?"

"Huang Dacheng is a man with a lot of weaknesses; if you pay a little attention, who wouldn't know?"

Pei Songbai glanced at Xia Wenhua, pursed his lips, and pointed to his own face.

"I followed him alone through the dark of night many times to get this little bit of stuff. You have no idea how pathetic I was, sigh!"

His intentions were very clear. He was still in the mood to joke even after hearing about Xia Wenhua's difficulties, which shows that what he got was really important.

With the matter resolved, Xia Wenhua was naturally in a good mood.

Seeing Pei Songbai's smug look, she kissed the spot where Pei Songbai was pointing.

"Alright, stop acting up and give it to me now."

Since they started talking things out, the two of them have developed a feeling of being an old married couple.

Pei Songbai hadn't seen Xia Wenhua's shy expression in a long time, and his heart immediately began to flutter.

"Not enough, let's do it again."

He pointed to another spot, his smugness becoming even more pronounced.

Xia Wenhua stepped forward and kissed him: "Alright, just say what you want to say."

"I think..."

"Songbai, I think people should know when to stop, otherwise my temper will never be very good, and I don't know what I'll do. What do you think?"

Pei Songbai's coquettishness stopped abruptly. He put away his lecherous gaze and immediately stood up and sat upright.

"Comrade Xia Wenhua, as your lover, I must tell you that I think you are right, there is no problem at all, and I think the same way as you!"

He stood up straight as if he were about to stand up and salute, completely different from before.

Xia Wenhua was amused by him and playfully hit Pei Songbai.

"Alright, stop acting strangely. I'm busy here. I have to negotiate with Huang Dacheng tomorrow. We absolutely can't let him continue to bully our steel mill, otherwise he'll always be a ticking time bomb, and he might just blow me up any day."

What secret does Huang Dacheng hold? Tell me quickly so I can figure out how to use it.

Actually, Pei Songbai wasn't just trying to flirt with Xia Wenhua; Huang Dacheng had done too many shady things, and he wanted to calm down before talking to Xia Wenhua.

"Huang Dacheng rose to power by relying on the Yun family. At first, he was just a small secretary in the municipal party committee, not even a section chief. He only rose step by step after marrying into the Yun family."

Xia Wenhua thought of this opening scene. In the few times Huang Dacheng and Yun Wenxia appeared together, Yun Wenxia was always the one charging into battle, and Huang Dacheng, though dissatisfied, dared not say a word. Her status in the family was evident.

Furthermore, the surname Yunmeng was rare in this era, so basically everyone knew what was going on just by hearing the names of the father and daughter.

She knew roughly about Huang Dacheng's situation before writing the article, but she didn't expect Huang Dacheng to have such a low starting point.

How did a junior secretary who couldn't even get an audience with the section chief almost become the top leader?

The municipal party committee is now a mere shell of its former self; only the mayor and party secretary remain, having not been ousted. Yet Huang Dacheng has been able to cause trouble at the steel plant for so long that ordinary people can no longer deal with him, and he has become practically equal in status to the top leader.

"Did the Yun family help him when he joined the Revolutionary Committee?"

Having a good in-laws is truly a blessing. Yun Wenxia's presence has enabled Huang Dacheng to achieve even greater success, which explains why he is willing to support Yunmeng.

Pei Songbai shook his head: "When this organization first appeared, it was very chaotic. The previous secretary used a conciliatory approach and failed to suppress it at first. The director of the Revolutionary Committee of Anshi changed several times, and even the gatekeeper in the municipal party committee compound worked for a few days."

I had long heard that in some places, as long as there is reform, it is justified, regardless of one's status; as long as one raises the banner of reform, one will be rewarded. I never expected that Anshi would be such a place.

Xia Wenhua pursed her lips and voiced her conjecture: "The Yun family doesn't want Huang Dacheng to rise to power. The reason Huang Dacheng was able to become the director of the Revolutionary Committee is because he's ruthless enough?"

Seeing Pei Songbai nod, Xia Wenhua roughly knew what Huang Dacheng's dirty secrets were.

Perhaps when Huang Dacheng ignored the Yun family's advice and insisted on becoming the director of the Revolutionary Committee, he had already decided to break away from the Yun family.

As for why he still follows Yun Wenxia so closely, there must have been some mishap.

Recalling the protector of Yun Wenxia who had never appeared, Xia Wenhua said with certainty, "Was Grandpa Yun only recently promoted? Perhaps he was promoted after Huang Dacheng became the director of the Revolutionary Committee?"

Pei Songbai knew that Xia Wenhua was always very sensitive to interpersonal relationships, but he was still quite shocked that Xia Wenhua had almost guessed the whole story after he had only told her the beginning.

"Old Master Yun went to the Provincial Revolutionary Committee. At first, the Yun family didn't want to get involved with this organization, but later they were forced into it by Huang Dacheng."

Grandpa Yun was a wise man; he saw through Huang Dacheng's wolfish ambitions and took the initiative to rise in rank, hoping to suppress Huang Dacheng.

Being love-struck is hereditary. If Yun Wenxia weren't love-struck, she wouldn't have chosen Huang Dacheng, even if she had married into the family.

Her daughter was even worse; the man she chose was even less capable than Huang Dacheng, putting the Huang family in a precarious position step by step.

Xia Wenhua's gaze grew even colder: "He clearly knew what kind of person Huang Dacheng was, but for Yun Wenxia's sake, he did nothing and let Huang Dacheng cause trouble in Anshi. This old man Yun, who was so highly praised by the people of Anshi, wasn't that shrewd."

As the former deputy mayor, Xia Wenhua had heard of Grandpa Yun's good reputation.

When he was in office, he specifically proposed to improve workers' welfare and even arranged for several factories to receive welfare housing. He spearheaded all of these initiatives, and people in the factories still praise him now.

The fact that the previous directors of the Anshi Revolutionary Committee were all removed demonstrates just how fierce the competition for this position was.

Huang Dacheng was able to stay in this position for so long not only because of his own abilities, but also because of the influence of Grandpa Yun.

Just thinking about all this ridiculous nonsense gives Xia Wenhua a headache.

She got straight to the point: "You brought up Grandpa Yun out of the blue. It seems that even this old man who thinks he has everything under control couldn't keep Huang Dacheng in check. Huang Dacheng has already switched allegiance to someone else, hasn't he?"

Has he found someone else and had a child in the last two years, and secretly sided with Old Master Yun's old rival?