Zhang Tianbao looked serious, yet there was a hint of bewilderment in his gaze as he glanced at the night sky and shook his head.
"Quite mysterious, very powerful! At least, in Hu Yang Province, they are terrifyingly powerful. All the big shots in the provincial departments have to give them face. As for the specifics of their background, I'm sorry, but I'm really clueless."
Liu Zhizhong was rendered speechless, "Brother Tianbao, you've been in the Provincial City for so many years, and you don't know?"
"If I don't know, then I don't know! There are many rumors, but none of them are reliable. Anyway, just knowing they're formidable should be enough. Enough talk, here comes Uncle Luo..."
Alright then, that would have to do for now.
Liu Zhizhong also knew that Feng Xiaoyue's family was very powerful, but he didn't have time to tell Zhang Tianbao about it, time to head back!
Liu Zhizhong returned to the villa with several big sweet and sour oranges given by Luo Tianlin, driving back with a designated driver.
The oranges were a small matter, the thighs are major!
Luo Tianlin was able to quote Zhu Ziqing, which really showed his attitude towards him and Zhang Tianbao— I am the father, and you are my sons.
Big shots have their own ways of doing things, explicit explanations are unnecessary. Everyone has their own style, requiring speculation and summarization. In this regard, having followed Luo Tianlin for many years, Zhang Tianbao had thoroughly studied him.
From now on, Minister Luo would look after Liu Zhizhong. In Yangzhou, Zhang Tianbao would work hard to maintain a balance between Liu Zhizhong and Zhang Hongyang and would continue to nurture Liu Zhizhong as well.
Luo Tianlin was very pleased with this night, and once back home, he had an intimate conversation with his daughter but hardly mentioned Liu Zhizhong anymore.
The father and daughter had never been as close as they were that night, able to talk about anything. In fact, it was all because of that recording from Liu Zhizhong!
Of course, Luo Shuxiu, having married into the Qian Family, would keep her husband's secrets, including those concerning Liu Zhizhong, sealed.
On the contrary, Luo Shuxiu expressed concern for her father's personal matters, suggesting that since it had been so many years since their mother passed, he should find a companion. Luo Shuxiu even said, "Dad, with your status, it wouldn't be a problem to find a young woman to bear you a son or a daughter! I've grown up alone all these years without a brother or sister, don't you realize I've been lonely too? You're only 55, it wouldn't hurt to give me a little brother or sister, right?"
Luo Tianlin just laughed, "You silly girl, why bring up such things? I'm too old to go through that again! As for you, since you're preparing for pregnancy, quickly give the Qian Family a son or a daughter, and everything will be stable."
"You could do it, dad!"
"No, no, an uncle and his nephew being the same age, what would people say? Haha..."
"What's wrong with that? In today's world, it's quite normal, isn't it?"
But Luo Tianlin still refused his daughter's request, saying you and Qian Xuan should hustle and Dad will think about it later.
In reality, he had been mulling over it in his heart for quite a while, but in the end, he couldn't bring himself to reveal the two deepest secrets buried in his heart.
These two secrets, if disclosed, truly were quite astonishing.
The first one: Zhang Tianbao should actually be called Luo Tianbao, he is indeed Luo Tianlin's own biological eldest son, absolutely biological.
Zhang Tianbao was 40 years old, Luo Tianlin was 55, but the father and son shared a blood relationship, the secrets of which were indeed hard to reveal!
Moreover, Zhang Tianbao's father, who now suffered from hemiplegia, knew about this and intentionally irritated Luo Tianlin by giving his son a name from the "Tian" generation too!
This old story was something Luo Tianlin didn't wish for his son Zhang Tianbao to know. If it could remain unsaid, then better left unsaid, alas... He hoped both his sons would accomplish something in their official careers, and as their biological father, he would secretly exert effort to push them ahead as much as possible! ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝕟𝕖𝕥
Zhang Tianbao's brothers?
Yes, Zhang Tianbao had a half-brother from the same father, named Zhang Hongyang!
Come on, you read that right. It's Zhang Hongyang, Liu Zhizhong's brother-in-law, that very Zhang Hongyang.
The first son of the number one family in Yangzhou, the Zhang Family, and one of the family's hopes for the future—Zhang Hongyang!
The circles of officialdom, indeed... are a bit messy...