Du Changfeng seemed to be a little tired and said: "Your father may be crazy. After the New Year, you can take him for a checkup. Come on, you and your son have a chat. I have to go back."
Du Changfeng stood up and prepared to leave.
Cheng Guangnian stopped him: "Lao Du, what I said is serious. Don't think I'm joking. During the Chinese New Year, you can think about it carefully."
Du Changfeng ignored Cheng Guangnian and continued to walk out, but was pulled back by Cheng Yu again.
"Hey, I said you two, father and son, have discussed this, right? Cheng Yu, are you also involved in this matter? You have been plotting with your father for a long time, right?"
Cheng Yu looked confused and shook his head and said, "Dad, what did you say? I have something to ask Lao Cheng. This matter has something to do with you, so I want to keep you here to listen."
Du Changfeng stopped hesitantly and looked Cheng Yu up and down. Cheng Guangnian said angrily behind him: "This matter has nothing to do with Yu'er. He doesn't know anything. Don't be suspicious."
"Then I don't understand. What are you doing, Guangnian? As long as our two families maintain the current relationship, everything in the future will belong to Xiao Yu and Xiao Yu sooner or later. Don't you need to be anxious for a while?
"
Cheng Yu seemed to hear something, and he asked suspiciously: "Dad, isn't Old Cheng planning to fight you to the death again?"
Du Changfeng waved his hand and said: "That's not true. But..."
Cheng Guangnian interrupted him directly, pretending to talk to Cheng Yu.
"Yu'er, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Du Changfeng looked at Cheng Guangnian and knew that he didn't want to tell Cheng Yu what they just said. This seemed to further prove that Cheng Yu had no idea about it.
After thinking about it, he didn't tell the truth.
"Yes, Xiaoyu, what do you want to tell your father? What does it have to do with me?"
When Cheng Yu saw this, he knew that these two people would not continue the topic just now, so he didn't argue much. With these two people who are more than a hundred years old together, no one can get anything out of them that they don't want to say.
Clues.
"About our old house."
When Du Changfeng heard this, he thought, well, this matter really has something to do with him.
It's not that the old house has something to do with him, but that he told Cheng Yu about the series of things involved in the old house.
Although Cheng Yu was born at that time, he was not yet old enough to remember. It was Du Changfeng who revealed the little things about the old house.
This matter is actually a question for Du Changfeng, so it is reasonable to say that it is related to him.
Taking two steps back, Du Changfeng sat down again.
Cheng Guangnian frowned and said, "Old house? Who told you about our old house? Lao Du, is it you?"
Du Changfeng met Cheng Guangnian's gaze, but quickly avoided it. He looked at Cheng Yu and said, "Xiao Yu, pour me some more wine."
Cheng Yu nodded, walked to the small wine table, and picked up the crystal wine bottle.
"Why are you asking about this? Is there any gossip outside?"
Cheng Yu still didn't answer. He walked to Du Changfeng and poured some whiskey for him.
Then he also took a cup and poured wine into it.
"Would you like some?" Cheng Yu and Cheng Guangnian shook the bottle.
Cheng Guangnian looked down and saw that the cup was already empty. Although he was holding his breath, he still nodded and said, "Let's have some."
Cheng Guangnian looked at Du Changfeng and Cheng Yu, who were silent, and suddenly felt as if his son had become someone else's family. He thought to himself that you two cooperated tacitly. How could I, Cheng Guangnian, a hero for half his life, be helpless with this son?
Damn the system, you said that you allowed me to have so much wealth, but you did not allow my son to inherit this wealth. This is why our relationship is so tense.
If there weren't these restrictions, my relationship with Yu'er would definitely be very good.
After Cheng Yu also sat down, he finally said: "I took my grandpa out to set off fireworks before, and I asked him about it. He seemed to be in a relatively sober state at that time.
He told me that he sold our old house for 380,000 yuan, and it was sold in 1990, but the buyer allowed him to live in the house for another ten years until the new millennium.
That hurdle, then hand over the apartment.
Grandpa also said that he used the money to pay off debts."
Cheng Guangnian frowned slightly when he heard this.
Du Changfeng couldn't wait to speak: "So, it's true that not a penny of the money from selling the house fell into your father's hands, and you don't have any gold bars passed down from your ancestors at home?"
Cheng Yu shook his head and said: "Grandpa was awake for just a short while, or maybe he didn't want to say more, so he told me this much.
However, this means that our old house was actually sold as early as 1990, but at that time everyone in the Cheng family, including Lao Cheng, was kept in the dark by the old man.
They didn't know until the old man handed over the house in the new millennium.
Some of the money from selling the house may have been used to support the family for ten years, but most of it was probably used by the old man to pay off debts.
It should be a fact that it didn't fall into Lao Cheng's hands.
As for whether there are any ancestral items at home, I don’t know.”
Du Changfeng nodded, looked at Cheng Guangnian and said, "Guangnian, can you explain it?"
"What can I explain? How could there be any ancestral items at home? If there were, the old man would not be reduced to selling off his ancestral property."
"But why did grandpa sell off his family property, and why did he owe so much money... 380,000. In the 1990s, 380,000 at that time was enough to open a warehouse and release grain for disaster relief, right?"
The two middle-aged men couldn't help laughing when they said this.
Also providing disaster relief, a mere 380,000 yuan is enough for what?
Of course, they also knew that Cheng Yu was joking.
Cheng Guangnian said: "How do I know? You should ask your grandpa about this."
Cheng Yu waved his hand and said, "If grandpa were awake, he would probably tell me if I asked. But he is like that now, do you think he can tell me?"
"Then how do I know why he owed so much debt? We know that when he sold the old house, my business was already on the right track. Although I didn't have any living money in my hand and all the money was in the business, but
I won’t be greedy for that little money. What’s more, didn’t you already tell me that your grandfather sold the house in 1990, so there’s no way to know.”
"Lao Cheng, it's boring for you to do this."
"Isn't it interesting that you talk like an old man? I'm your dad!"
Cheng Yu was too lazy to argue with Cheng Guangnian, and nodded and said: "Well, yes, you are my dad. Well, Dad, are you really not going to explain why grandpa owes so much debt?"
Cheng Guangnian looked down at the wine glass in his hand, shaking it gently.
The golden wine is swaying at the bottom of the cup. It is not reflected by the lights above, but is refracted in various ways, making it colorful and beautiful.
Cheng Guangnian lowered his head and took a sip of wine, saying nothing.
"When grandpa just told you that he had sold his old house, I guess even you couldn't find anything.
At that time, you said that your business was on the right track, but it was still far from where it is today.
At that time, you were just a businessman who had just started.
I also believe that at that time, like your second uncle and your third uncle, you didn’t know why the old man wanted to sell the old house, let alone where the money went.
I don't know what you think, but the second uncle and the third uncle must think that the money was used by the old man to do business for you.
Even if you deny it later, your second uncle and third uncle definitely don’t believe it.
Of course, this is not important. What is important is that I believe you must have questions in your mind.
Even if you are not very curious about why your grandfather sold his old house and where the money went.
But when my second uncle takes advantage of the wine and says that your business should be divided equally between the three of you, you can't be completely indifferent."
Cheng Guangnian looked at his son and suddenly smiled.
This guy, with his meticulous thinking, really looks like me!
After drinking all the wine in the cup, Cheng Guangnian placed the quilt on the table.
"Well, you're right. Guang Le went crazy because of drinking that time. I know that although Li'er will always be on my side, after all, my business has nothing to do with your grandfather. He never started business with me.
Then give me a penny as a subsidy.
And even if I took your grandfather's money, your grandfather didn't have Alzheimer's disease at that time. His money would be reasonable and legal to whomever he wanted to give.
This is not an intestate inheritance. What Guangle said about equal division makes no sense.
However, he is still my biological brother after all. Even if he is a little disappointed, I am still his eldest brother.
There are other eyes at home watching me.
Therefore, I feel it is necessary to restore the truth of that year."
Cheng Yu and Du Changfeng had a tacit understanding and did not express any opinions, but were waiting for Cheng Guangnian to recover the truth of the year.
Cheng Guangnian stood up and walked to the small wine table to add some more wine to himself.
Returning to the table, he opened the cigar box on the table, took out a cigar, shook it, and asked, "Do you want one?"
Cheng Yu waited for a moment, and when he saw Du Changfeng waving his hand, he said, "You can smoke it, I don't have to."
Cheng Guangnian was not too polite. He found a cigar cutter and cut off the end of the cigar. He didn't rush to light it, but put the cigar in his palm and rubbed it slowly.
Cheng Guangnian's eyes became a little distant, unable to find the focus, as if he was immersed in that memory.
"When Guangle went crazy due to drinking, I made my first 100 million yuan in my life.
Of course, I still didn’t have much cash on hand, and at that time, having a net worth of over 100 million didn’t seem to be a particularly lofty goal.
There was a saying on the Internet two years ago, said by Wang Jianlin.
He said that he should first set a small goal for himself, for example, make him 100 million first.
This statement was regarded as a joke by many people at the time, but if you were in the position your father-in-law and I are now in, this statement would actually make sense."
Cheng Yu was speechless about this.
It's not that the small goal of 100 million made him feel speechless, but Cheng Guangnian's way of speaking really made people feel speechless.
You tell things as you say, and tell stories as you tell them. Why do you have to come up with such a terrible opening?
"But no matter what, with a net worth of over 100 million, I have finally begun to enter the eyes of some people, and I have entered a whole new class.
During that time, I met many people.
A person who started his own business when he was about thirty years old and gained a net worth of 100 million in just two years was still quite valued at the time.
Of course, I also relied on my own vision to give directions to some people I knew at the time.
For all the projects that I like, they listen to me and basically make a good profit.
In addition to my net worth at the time, I also had the nickname Gold Finger in Wu Dong’s circle.”
Cheng Yu rolled his eyes again and said in his heart, please, don't talk about it anymore. If you want to talk about cheats, do you have the skills to dig out the cheats in the system?
Let’s talk quickly. How much nonsense is this? Do you middle-aged and elderly men like to talk about the bitter and sweet things?
It's a shame to criticize, but in fact, Cheng Yu also understands that Cheng Guangnian is not completely filling in the ground. He only says this to fill in the background information.
"Because of this title, it was relatively easy for me to find help back then.
At that time, people in the Yangtze River Delta did not hate me so much.
I also met a deputy district chief at a banquet.
Our current land was granted to me by the deputy district chief back then.
I asked him to meet another cadre of the housing management committee.
We had dinner together twice, and he asked someone to help him look up the original transaction data from that year, and determined who owned our old house."
Having said this, Cheng Guangnian paused, picked up the cigarette lighter at hand, carefully toasted the cigar, and finally lit it.
Taking a deep breath, Cheng Guangnian put the cigar on the edge of the ashtray, and then said: "I am a Hong Kong visitor, a Chaozhou native. I went to Hong Kong Island in the 1970s and 1980s. Finally, because of the Queen's pardon, I got the permanent residence of Hong Kong Island.
Right of residence.
They made some money in the 1980s, so they bought the old house."
Speaking of this, Du Changfeng frowned and asked: "I only went to Hong Kong in the 1970s and 1980s. I was still a gangster at the beginning. Even if it started to develop in the 1980s, in 1990, 380,000
It’s not a small amount of money to them, right?”
"And how could a Chaozhou native from Hong Kong come to Wudong to buy property in 1990?"
Cheng Guangnian waved his hand and said, "They didn't buy this house from your grandfather.
It doesn't matter who your grandfather's house was sold to.
In the 1990s, real estate transfers could only be completed by writing a receipt in private.
The person who bought our old house, to put it bluntly, was actually just a middleman.
Your grandfather thought that the old house was sold to him, but in fact, the buyer was someone else.
As for why your grandfather was so short of money and wanted to sell his old house, I asked him, but he didn't tell me, so the matter was dropped."
"Then why are you talking so much about this Hong Kong passenger? In fact, they have nothing to do with this matter." Cheng Yu asked again.
Cheng Guangnian waved his hand and said, "Of course it does matter. I later bought this old house from them."
Cheng Yu and Du Changfeng were both stunned, and said almost in unison: "So, it was actually you who donated the old house to the government?"
Cheng Guangnian nodded and said: "It can't be regarded as a donation, it is something that is given back, and of course it is not cash given back.
If our old house has something to do with me, it is that I spent a sum of money to buy the old house back eight years ago.
After I bought it back, I signed an agreement with the government to donate the house to the country in exchange for several infrastructure projects at the time.
You should all know what happened to this house later.
The government developed a cultural park around the old house.
Now, it seems that the whole area has been improved due to the project of our old house."
Du Changfeng's eyes narrowed slightly and he said: "No wonder, I checked the cultural park where your old house is now, but found that the donor asked to keep it secret. So, in fact, not only the house, but also the funds for the development of the cultural park probably came from you.
Given, right?”
"Less than 500 million. In fact, the profits from infrastructure projects back then were less than this amount. But we are looking at the long term, which is why I have always had a good relationship with the government."
"But these are not important, are they? Why did grandpa owe so much money back then, and what does it have to do with the Hong Kong guest family??" Cheng Yu was not led away by Cheng Guangnian, but continued to ask.
Cheng Guangnian picked up the cigar and took two puffs, and then said: "Your grandfather must have been tricked when he sold his old house. Because later, when I met the Hong Kong man, he told me that he was not actually the one who wanted to buy the house at that time.
Set up an old house."
Cheng Yu and Du Changfeng looked at each other and thought that they had finally come to the topic. They both silently agreed and waited for Cheng Guangnian to continue.
Amid the smoke, Cheng Guangnian's voice seemed a bit aged.
"After Guangle had a fight with me, I investigated the affairs of my old house, but I couldn't find anything because I couldn't investigate the Hong Kong guests.
Because, the Hong Kong guest did not have any business or investment in Wudong, except for this old house.
But who would have thought that ten years later, at a banquet, I would meet the son of a Hong Kong resident.
That young man is a bit arrogant and arrogant. If he hadn't mentioned our old house, I wouldn't have anything to do with him at all."
Cheng Guangnian picked up the cigar again and put it to his mouth.
"At that time, their family probably wanted to invest in Wudong. A few officials took it seriously, but almost no local businessmen in Wudong were willing to cooperate with them.
The reason is not complicated. Their family has a social background.
At that banquet, the young man boasted wildly, saying that after his father went to Hong Kong Island, he fought his way through the world with a steel knife.
He may have thought that this was something worth showing off, but in fact, everyone who could attend that banquet had a higher status than his family. No one was an idiot, and no one believed what he said.
What he said was possible in the 1950s, 1960s, and even the 1970s. What a joke.
However, his family's club background is true. After his father went to Hong Kong Island, he joined a certain club in order to make a living.
He must be someone who dares to fight and kill, there is no doubt about that, but he will never be able to achieve his current wealth as he said.
Later I checked and found out that the family's real fortune in Hong Kong was through illegal gambling and they defrauded a lot of money.
The person who bought our old house from your grandfather was also a frequent visitor to his gambling stall."
Cheng Yu frowned slightly. In the 1980s, it was not like it is now. Going to Hong Kong was very inconvenient.
"According to the Hong Kong guest, the person who bought the house from your grandfather was a sailor and traveled frequently between Hong Kong Island and Wudong.
The man was addicted to gambling and owed a lot of money at their gambling stall.
Of course, to say it is a lot is based on the price level in 1990.
It seems to be tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars. The family can’t remember the exact amount. After all, for them, it was already twenty years ago.”
Cheng Yu did the math and found out that Cheng Guangnian bought his family's old house eight years ago. Even if he had known the Hong Kong customer a year or two earlier, it would still have been ten years ago at best.
That is 2009.
The old house in my family was actually sold in 1990, so there is nothing wrong with saying it happened twenty years ago.
"The crew member stole goods from the ship several times in order to pay off the debt, but they were all cheap goods. For us Wu Dong, those are good imported goods, but on Hong Kong Island, they are ubiquitous."