Since the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the saying "the east is rich and the west is noble, the north is poor and the south is humble" has been circulating in the imperial capital.
East refers to the Chaoyangmen and Dongzhimen areas, where many wealthy businessmen gathered. They first relied on the canal and then relied on Westernization to make a lot of money. To this day, there are still some place names with "warehouse" left there.
West refers to the area around the Three Seas of Shicha (Qianhai, Houhai, and Xihai), which has always been the first choice for palaces. On the north bank of Houhai is Guangxu and Xuantong's Qianlong Residence, and on the south bank is Heshen's residence, which later became Prince Gong's Mansion.
North refers to the area from Xizhimen, Deshengmen to Andingmen, north of the imperial city and between the city walls, where many poor common people live.
South refers to the outer city south of Qianmen, also known as Nancheng, which is the inner part of the current Xuanwu and Chongwen districts. There are many people engaged in "humble" industries living there.
Although these statements have been passed down since ancient times, in modern society, this phenomenon has not changed much.
Perhaps, this can be regarded as part of the cultural heritage of the imperial capital.
The Yunxiao Pavilion Club was built in the most affluent Dongcheng area of the imperial capital.
With a large number of wealthy people guarding it, and the club itself having an extremely strong background, it would be difficult not to become a top club.
The room on the east side of the top floor of the Yunxiao Pavilion Clubhouse is the general manager's office where Hua Tong lives here.
Standing in front of the large floor-to-ceiling windows and looking down, you can overlook the eastern half of Jinghua.
Xing Yasi stood in front of the window and watched for a few minutes before sighing faintly: "Oh, Hua Cuo, from now on, your hardships are finally over. You can leave the army, officially take over Yunxiao Pavilion, and be a member of the top society in the capital."
Celebrity—haha, your tomorrow will be sunny."
Hua Cuo and Xing Yasi stood side by side. After hearing what she said, she just smiled lightly and said nothing.
Xing Yasi added: "Moreover, your future husband-in-law Yi Nanshan is also so knowledgeable and courteous. You two can be called a couple of gods and immortals."
After Hua Cuo still smiled, he spoke, but there was a bit of disappointment in his tone: "Fairy couple? Yasi, to tell you the truth, I am indeed very optimistic about Yi Nanshan, but people treat me - haha, still
I really can’t say.”
Xing Yasi was stunned: "Oh? You mean, Yi Nanshan doesn't agree to associate with you?"
Hua Cuo shook his head: "He didn't say that. At least in the eyes of the two elders, we are trying to date. However, I personally feel that there is little hope for us to get together, because when we are together, he always
That's too polite - Hey, don't talk about this anymore, it's boring, you can't force this kind of thing, it depends on fate."
"Yes, this kind of thing depends on fate."
Xing Yasi sighed softly with deep feeling.
Hua Cuo looked at her sideways: "Ha, Yasi, from your sigh, I seem to hear a familiar smell. Why, you won't be like me, being careless about people and ruthless when others are like water, right?"
Xing Yasi's expression changed and then returned to normal: "What's the matter? I'm busy with work in Italy and Northeast China all day long. How can I be in the mood to think about personal issues?"
Hua Cuo narrowed his eyes slightly: "But I heard when I was in Central China that you seemed to be related to..."
"With Tang Peng? You believe this kind of thing, ha!"
Before Hua Cuo could say that person's name, Xing Yasi yelled and interrupted her. Then her smile faded and she said lightly: "I only dated him because of work. To be honest, he is a butcher.
No matter how talented your son is, what qualifications do you have for the daughter of the Yan family to favor him?"
The corner of Huacuo's mouth curled up slightly, a hint of contempt flashed deep in his eyes, and he changed the topic: "Oh, by the way, do you know? I met Tang Peng last night."
Before Hua Cuo finished speaking, Xing Yasi suddenly turned around and asked urgently: "What? You saw him last night!? How is this possible? Hasn't there been no news about him?"
"Haha, I see you are nervous."
Hua Cuo raised her hand and touched her delicate little nose, and said with a smile: "I did see Tang Peng last night, but this Tang Peng is not that Tang Peng."
Xing Yasi was stunned for a moment, then realized: "Oh, it turns out they have the same name, I guess."
Hua Cuo turned around and walked towards the desk: "Although we have no news about Tang Peng, we are sure that he has lurked back to China. On April 14th, what happened in seven provinces and thirteen cities in China
He should be the one behind the stabbing case. Humph, in order to take revenge on me, he actually hired the 'Puma' mercenary gang to specifically target Yan officials. It can be said that he used any means at all costs."
Xing Yasi had heard about the 414 case and suspected that Tang Peng was the mastermind behind it.
However, just as the National Security Bureau was not sure about this matter, Xing Yasi was not sure that it was Tang Peng who did it. After all, he was just an ordinary citizen and it was impossible to investigate the dirty information of those senior cadres.
But now, she could hear a very definite meaning from Hua Cuo's words, and followed her with a thought in her heart: "Then what did the old man say?"
"The old man asked my third uncle to send a message to me, saying that since the goal has been achieved, we should take a step back if we can and find an appropriate opportunity to clear his grievances."
Hua Cuo shrugged his shoulders, with disdain in his eyes: "Take a step back? Haha, it's easy to say it. As the saying goes, it's better to resolve enemies than to end them, but when it comes to critical issues, how should we resolve them? I dare say that now Tang
The person Peng wants to kill the most is me. Of course, if it weren't for me, you wouldn't have been able to buy the shares of Fuzui Group so easily. Speaking of which, you have to thank me."
Xing Yasi stopped, turned around and looked out the window and said calmly: "Hua Cuo, actually I have been grateful to you since I was a child. In the Yan family, you and Yan Dongwu are siblings from the same mother, and I was born to your stepmother, so we are related by blood.
To put it bluntly, you were able to dissuade Yan Dongwu from bullying me, which makes me really grateful to you. However, since I went abroad, I feel that the relationship between our sisters has weakened. Moreover, Yan Dongwu treats me
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Hua Cuo turned his head and interrupted Xing Yasi: "Since ancient times, in wealthy families like ours, it has been common for brothers to fight for their own interests. Don't say that he has undue thoughts about you, just
Why don't you take action when it's time to take action against me, a real sister with one breast? This time we went to Iraq to carry out a highly top-secret mission, but the result was leaked in advance - hehe!"
When Hua Cuo said this, she smiled solemnly and shut up.
Xing Yasi was startled: "Ah, no way? This, is this the work of Yan Dongwu?"
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Hua Cuo sighed softly and murmured: "As the most authoritative celebrity of the younger generation in China, Yan Dongwu wants to know about this plan and leak it without any trace. What's the difficulty?"
Xing Yasi's face changed several times, and his tone was full of disbelief: "He is willing to risk collaborating with the enemy and treason just to let you stay in Iraq, but isn't this too exaggerated?"
Hua Cuo walked to the refrigerator, took out a can of drink from it and threw it to Xing Yasi, but he opened a bottle of beer, raised his neck and drank most of the can in one breath, then wiped his mouth and sneered: "What's this exaggeration?"
’s? Have you forgotten what he often said when he was a child? If you are not poisonous, you will not have a husband! Haha, what a poisonous person but not a husband. In order to ensure his status in the Yan family, even I will not let him go! "
Xing Yasi took the drink and trembled slightly: "Then Tang Peng was wronged."
"Of course he was wronged!"
Hua Cuo slowly flattened the can with half a can of beer, not caring about the wine spilling on the expensive carpet, and said in a lonely tone: "But who can you blame? If you want to blame, you can only blame him for being involved.
Go in and be willing to take the blame - to blame, I really can't let Yan Dongwu accept legal sanctions. Maybe what my father said before he was alive is right. The two of us sisters are just his foils, and the three of us are using the power of one person.
Only in this way can we compete with my eldest uncle and third uncle's family and keep my father's family property."
Xing Yasi walked up to Hua Cuo, gently held her hand, and said softly: "But in this way, all the pressure will be on you. He and Tang Peng will also hate you the most."
"What's the big deal? I'll be killed by him in the worst case!"
Hua Cuo smiled proudly and didn't care: "If my death can make Yan Dongwu become the third generation patriarch of the Yan family, it can be said to be more important than Mount Tai!"
Xing Yasi stared at Hua Cuo and nodded after a long time: "No wonder the old man gave Yunxiao Pavilion to you. It turns out that you are the most gratifying to him."
Hua Cuo shook her head and held Xing Yasi's hand with her backhand: "Actually, your contribution to the Yan family is the greatest. Not only do you have to take care of the Queen's Gang, but you also have to stick to the Northeast. Alas, what our sisters have done
Everything is worthy of Yan Dongwu. I believe our parents knew something underground and should rest in peace."
The two looked at each other and smiled bitterly, their eye circles turning red at the same time.
Hua Cuo turned around quickly, took out two more cans of beer, opened them with a bang, handed one to Xing Yasi, and said loudly: "If you don't mention these, cheers!"
Xing Yasi bit her lower lip tightly and forced a smile: "If you want to drink, just drink white wine. Once you're drunk, you'll stop!"
"Okay, drink some white wine and you'll be drunk until you're done!"
Hua Cuo shouted, snatched the can from Xing Yasi's hand, and smashed his own can against the window glass!
Pop - there were two muffled sounds, the can bounced back when it hit the tempered glass, and the drink splashed everywhere.
Hua Cuo came to the wine cabinet, opened the cabinet, turned around and asked, "xo, or Moutai Wuliangye?"
Xing Yasi said calmly: "If you want to drink, just drink national wine, foreign wine, what's the point."
"Ha, ha, ha, you are right, if you want to drink, just drink the national wine!"
Hua Cuo smiled heartily and took out two bottles of Maotai: "Okay, let's each have one bottle..."
Before Hua Wong had finished speaking, the landline phone on the desk rang.
Xing Yasi, who was nearby, walked over and reached out to press the hands-free button.
The voice of Lao Li, the duty manager of Yunxiao Pavilion, came from the phone, with panic: "Master Hua? I am Lao Li! Now I want to report an important situation to you. Young Master Yi Nanshan had a dispute with someone.