In the eyes of the vast majority of politicians, people are divided into two categories: stepping stones and stumbling blocks, which may very well include their own children.
Sometimes—
Sacrificing their children's marriage to pave the way for their own political career is not a difficult choice.
Bai Yiqian continued, "I saw Han Jifeng outside the tax bureau the day before yesterday. He was concise in speech and didn't seem like someone who acts rashly due to emotions."
"To openly accuse Xia Zhengguo, it shows he's confident about bringing Xia down. At the age of 26 or 27, without much of a background, to do something like this, he must be a ruthless character."
Such a ruthless character would very likely put his future first.
Even if he couldn't marry Lai Shengxia, becoming the son-in-law of the Lai Family by marrying another daughter of Lai Wenyan might not be something he finds unacceptable.
