Zhang Xiaolong left Hou Jun's residence. He left the conference room and stayed next door to watch TV.
After talking to Xu Rongbo on the phone, Hou Dehai happened to walk in. When he saw Zhang Xiaolong, his face was not so good-looking. Hou Dehai asked: "Landlord Zhang, everything you have today is because of your father's care. Why didn't you support your father's participation just now?"
select."
Zhang Xiaolong looked at his second uncle and felt helpless. This brother was not stupid.
Of course Hou Dehai is eager. Zhang Xiaolong has completely surpassed him now. If Hou Jun can be elected, he will definitely have the opportunity to become a platinum member and surpass Zhang Xiaolong.
Zhang Xiaolong asked: "Second brother, you have never asked your father-in-law what he meant."
"Do you still need to ask? Or you want to compete for the position of president. Dad really misjudged you. Dad's care for you and Xiaoying's love for you are in vain."
Hou Dehai pulled out all the family ties, probably to make Zhang Xiaolong feel guilty.
Zhang Xiaolong shook his head and said, "Second brother, you go ask your father-in-law first, and then come and get angry with me." Although he looked down on Hou Dehai, he couldn't go too far. Hou Jun and Xiaoying still had to give them face.
"Okay, I'll ask dad."
Hou Dehai left angrily.
Zhang Xiaolong watched the news for a while and did not see Hou Dehai come back. It is conceivable that he was probably scolded by Hou Jun and did not dare to come back to make trouble.
Hou Jun didn't come either, probably because he thought his son was incompetent and didn't have the face to see Zhang Xiaolong.
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Now in Spring City, various forces gather together. The underworld big brother held a meeting at Hou Jun's house. Within half a day, the big brothers from all walks of life knew about it.
Everyone was in the lobby to discuss the content of the meeting, but because the meeting was so ineffective, the gangsters almost collectively adopted silence and kept their mouths shut.
This made the other big guys anxious.
You know, among the twenty-four platinum members, there are ten and a half gangster brothers. Zhang Xiaolong considers himself to be a half gangster brother.
The next day, Lu Lun asked Zhang Xiaolong to go out for dinner.
Everyone was sitting in the restaurant, with a large table of dishes, just Lu Lun and Zhang Xiaolong.
Lu Lun came up and gave Zhang Xiaolong a sweet date first.
"Xiaolong, the mayor of City A is ready to be transferred. You will be nominated as the deputy mayor in charge of tourism."
Zhang Xiaolong smiled. He had no appetite for the food on the table and was not interested in Lu Lun's words. He said, "Mr. Lu, this seems to be what I deserve."
When he was forced to go to Harbin to mediate the Xu family's affairs, Guangshan offered such conditions.
Lu Lun showed a wry smile. The official had issued an IOU, but it had not been fulfilled. He, the one who had made the promise, had no choice.
Zhang Xiaolong said: "Lu Lun, just tell me. What do you want me to do this time?"
"Lao Guang hopes that you can support him to become the president of Pinlan Society. I also want to know who you will recommend at the meeting to run for the position of president." Lu Lun couldn't beat around the bush and simply asked directly.
Zhang Xiaolong looked at him and felt that his life was quite difficult. Working as a hawk for the government would sooner or later lead him to death from exhaustion.
"Xiaolong, you are talking!"
Lu Lun was very anxious.
Zhang Xiaolong said: "If you ask me, I'm afraid no one else will tell you. If I tell you, I will offend people so much!" Zhang Xiaolong raised his thumbs up. This does not mean that he is better than others, but it means numbers.
Said: "Ten, ten in total. If I offend them all, I won't have to mess with them anymore."
What Zhang Xiaolong said was quite exaggerated. Among these ten people, he didn't have to offend anyone.
Lu Lun's forehead was wet, he picked up a tissue and wiped it, as if he was aware of Zhang Xiaolong's difficulty.
Zhang Xiaolong comforted him: "Mr. Lu, you don't need to know too much. In the current situation, Mr. Guang has the absolute advantage. My father-in-law has no intention of fighting at all. Now it's Director Wang."
Lu Lun also knew about it, but he just didn't feel reassured.
"Since Mr. Hou is unwilling to come out, you have to choose someone."
"I've already said it, but I can't say it anymore."
Zhang Xiaolong refused to say anything, so he took some food to Lu Lun and said, "Lü Lun, eat some, otherwise this food will be cold." He bet Lu Lun's mouth with his food. Looking at Lu Lun's expression, this food is worth eating.
Not at ease.
After breaking up with Lu Lun, Zhang Xiaolong returned home when someone called him to make an appointment again.
When he heard that it was Li E, Zhang Xiaolong thought to himself: "Could it be about the election again?"
But this time Zhang Xiaolong guessed wrong. Li E called Zhang Xiaolong to meet him at the entrance of the welfare home. Zhang Xiaolong frowned. The entrance to the welfare home was not a place he missed.
However, I really care about Li E's intentions. Is there any clue about his parents? Although Zhang Xiaolong has given up looking for his relatives long ago, he is a human being, so how can he not care at all.
Zhang Xiaolong spoke to the Wang sisters and hurried to the entrance of the orphanage.
Looking at the large iron gate, Zhang Xiaolong stopped the car, and Li E stood outside the iron gate, not driving, and there was no one following him.
Li E came over, got into the car and sat next to Zhang Xiaolong.
Zhang Xiaolong asked: "Brother Li, what do you want from me?"
Li E said: "You were picked up by Zhang Xiaolong here. You have been here for more than 20 years."
Zhang Xiaolong nodded and said: "I came to Chuncheng for the first time. An old man who had been waiting for twenty years told me that at that time I was lying in a basket with a red cloth covering it.
The one in that position didn’t cry or fuss, and slept peacefully. The word Zhang Long was written in blood on the yellow paper.”
"Zhang Long?" Li E pondered.
Zhang Xiaolong continued: "It is said that my master picked me up and added a small character to my name."
Li E asked: "What did Zhang Xianren leave you?"
Zhang Xiaolong did not answer. There were some things that there was no need to tell Li E.
Li E saw a hint of sadness in Zhang Xiaolong. He handed a map to Qi Fanghang, who was driving, and told him to drive to this address.
Zhang Xiaolong nodded and Qi Fanghang started the car.
The car drove all the way out of Los Angeles, driving along the Dianchi Lake Highway, and stopped at the foot of a mountain on the shore of a lake. He took Zhang Xiaolong along the path and walked to the back of a vacant villa on the hillside. There was a very clean house here.
's grave.
"Look." Li E pointed to the tomb.
Zhang Xiaolong walked over and when he saw the tombstone, he was stunned for a moment.
On the tombstone, it is written: "Beloved wife Shi Geyun, beloved son Zhang Long's tomb, husband Zhang Feng stands in respect."
"Zhang Feng..." Zhang Xiaolong suddenly flashed the look of Zhang Feng, the king of Zhang Xiaolong, but instead of a trace of family affection, a raging anger arose in his heart.
Zhang Xiaolong shook his hands and helped him towards the tombstone, but he couldn't hold himself on the tombstone.
"Little brother, in terms of age, I am your fourth brother, and you are the eighth in the family."
"Stop talking." Zhang Xiaolong stopped Li E's words and said angrily: "I don't want to hear this. I am who I am and I have nothing to do with anyone."
"Eighth brother."
Zhang Xiaolong clenched the outstretched hand, turned around and strode down the mountain.
Li E called out loudly: "Eighth brother, dad has been looking for you."
"I don't want to hear it. I'll call a car to pick you up."
Zhang Xiaolong's heart was full of anger and sadness. He strode down the mountain and got into the car, and said to Qi Fanghang: "Drive."
Qi Fanghang asked: "What should we do about Mr. Li? A car will naturally come to pick him up. Let's go."
"Brother Landlady, let's go back there."
"Driving around Dianchi Lake, I don't want to go back to the city now." Zhang Xiaolong touched his forehead with his hand, closed his eyes, and felt as if there was a stone on his chest, constantly squeezing him, and as he breathed, the pressure became heavier and heavier.
tight.
Zhang Xiaolong finally experienced the feeling of his heart bleeding.
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On the hill, Li E looked at Zhang Xiaolong walking away, then looked at the words on the tombstone, shook his head helplessly and sighed.
Li E took out his phone, first called a car, and then called his father Zhang Feng.
"Dad, Xiaolong seems very angry, leaving me here alone."
Zhang Feng's voice on the other side of the phone sounded very old. He said weakly: "He has lived alone for twenty years. I can understand his cruelty. I was the one who felt sorry for them and their son."
"If you want, I'll explain it again."
Li E knew Zhang Feng's eagerness. When the third son came to his home with a photo, Zhang Feng almost dropped everything and went straight to City A to identify his son.
But the aunt and others at home obstructed her in every possible way, so she couldn't make the trip.
Even Li E's mother was standing in the way. The dispute over property at home was also caused by Zhang Feng changing his will and leaving a large sum of money to Zhang Xiaolong.
Li E doesn't care. He has worked hard outside these years, and with his father's help, he has already established his own career.
The ones who care most about money are my aunt, mother, two aunts, and a few brothers and sisters who eat and die every year. These people are waiting for their father's inheritance to make a fortune, and they will tolerate others to rob the family property.
Even if Zhang Xiaolong only takes a small part, they will not tolerate it.
Zhang Feng said: "Forget it, don't disturb him for the next two days. I will have a good chat with him after the Pinlan Council election."
"Father, should you let Aunt Shi's family know? They will know sooner or later."
Zhang Feng sighed helplessly and said, "It's better to wait. Their family still hates me to death."
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Zhang Xiaolong was riding in a car and drove around Dianchi Lake and around Taihua Temple. Zhang Xiaolong got out of the car and vomited vigorously on the side of the road. The depression in his heart made him get carsick.