At nine o'clock in the morning, the air quality in Beijing was very poor, and even the sun was gray.
Fangjia Hutong.
This is Mr. Fang's "outside house". There are guards at the entrance of the alley, and most people are prohibited from entering. But at this time, a young man walked over.
The armed police soldier on duty immediately stopped him and said in a stiff tone: "Please stop."
The young man in a black stand-up collared shirt raised his head and looked deep into his household registration: "My name is Tang Peng, and I'm here to see Mr. Fang. Please inform me. I don't have an appointment, but I believe Mr. Fang will meet me."
"Okay, please wait a moment.",
The armed policeman on duty looked at Tang Peng again, turned around and ran back to the post. Three or four minutes later, he walked out with a small registration book.
Under the guidance of armed police soldiers, Tang Peng was released after carefully filling out the registration form.
When he came to the door of Fang's courtyard, a middle-aged and elderly man wearing glasses came out, looked at him and said with a smile: "Mr. Tang, we meet again."
"Hello, Uncle Shan."
Tang Peng bent down slightly to say hello: "Is the old man at home?"
"Haha, you are in good luck today. The old man just returned here from Zhongnanhai yesterday."
Shan Bo smiled and said, "Mr. Tang, please come with me."
The courtyard where Mr. Fang lives is said to be the home of an official in the Qing Dynasty. The area is not very large, but the layout is very reasonable, especially the old osmanthus trees in the courtyard. While giving people a sense of vicissitudes of life, there are also many
There was a sense of solemnity.
An old man in his seventies, wearing a white Tang suit, was weeding under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree with a small hoe.
This, of course, is Xiahou Fuzui's biological grandfather, Mr. Fang, the Dinghaishenzhen of the Fang family.
There is not much grass under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree. If Tang Peng were to hoe the grass, it would only take a few seconds.
But Mr. Fang's hoeing movements were very careful, or rather very slow. Tang Peng stood there for five minutes before he slowly hoeed off a tree, as if he was reluctant to part with it.
This reminded Tang Peng of a sentence: What the old man is hoeing is not grass, but loneliness...
After carefully placing the grass in a basket next to the tree, Mr. Fang handed the hoe to Shan Bo, turned to look at Tang Peng, and said calmly: "You are here this time for Chu Liangxiao, and you still want to be with me."
May I inquire about Fu Zui?"
Tang Peng didn't hesitate and said simply: "It's for Chu Liangxiao."
"oh?"
Mr. Fang raised his gray eyebrows, and a trace of impatience flashed in his eyes: "I heard that her work was not going well after she went to Dongcheng District. Do you want me to say hello to the relevant personnel?"
Tang Peng shook his head: "No."
"what is that?"
Mr. Fang's tone became somewhat gentler.
If Tang Peng really came for what he said, he would refuse unceremoniously and look down on Chu Liangxiao.
Chu Liangxiao has indeed joined the Fang family and has held a very important position, but if she seeks help from above for work, it proves that she is not qualified to be trained at all.
Tang Peng pondered for a moment before replying: "Mr. Fang, if one day I am no longer here, please take more care of her."
Mr. Fang was obviously stunned: "Huh? What do you mean when you say that?"
"Mr. Fang, now that things have happened, I won't hide it from you anymore."
Tang Peng said calmly: "I am already suffering from a terminal illness. I estimate that I may die in three months at most, so I came to see you."
Mr. Fang tilted his chin slightly: "Are you terminally ill?"
Tang Peng nodded: "I wouldn't tell such a lie."
"hehe."
Mr. Fang didn't show the compassion he should have because someone was terminally ill. He chuckled like a normal person and said, "You are here to take care of an orphan this time?"
Tang Peng nodded again: "You can say it this way. After all, I was the one who brought Chu Liangxiao to Beijing. I originally wanted to help her."
Looking at Tang Peng with amusement, Mr. Fang asked: "If she has that ability, even if I don't come forward, she can still hold her current position. If she doesn't, even if I help her, it seems to be of no avail. Besides,
,Why should I agree to your request?"
"Old man, you don't have to agree, but I have to be responsible for her. If you really don't agree, I will leave now to find someone who can help her. I believe that besides the Fang family, there are many people who
Keep an eye on her. Besides, I still have something in my hands."
After Tang Peng finished speaking, he bent down and bowed again: "Mr. Fang, please excuse me."
"Wait!"
Mr. Fang's eyes flashed: "Are you threatening me?"
"I dare not, I am far from qualified to threaten you."
Only now did Tang Peng use honorifics.
Mr. Fang pondered for a long time and then asked slowly: "Didn't you take out everything when you came last time?"
Tang Peng smiled and said very slyly: "I am very careful. I will not reveal my trump card until the critical moment."
Mr. Fang sneered: "People who are too careful are generally treacherous and will not live long."
Tang Peng had a look of admiration on his face: "Old man Mingjian, I really don't have long to live."
Mr. Fang stared at Tang Peng with great interest. After looking at it for a long time, he said slowly: "Where are the things?"
"I can't give it to you yet."
Tang Peng shook his head.
When Mr. Fang's eyes turned cold, Tang Peng added: "But I think I won't keep you waiting too long. If I die, someone will give it to you when Chu Liangxiao gets into trouble."
Mr. Fang clasped his hands behind his back and looked up at the gray sky: "Are you lying to me?"
"You can choose to believe me, or you can choose not to believe me."
Tang Peng gave an ambiguous answer.
After a long time, Mr. Fang nodded: "Well, in fact, Chu Liangxiao is a good seedling. Even if you don't come, I won't stand idly by when she encounters unexpected troubles."
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Xue Taikang sat on the wicker chair behind the desk, his back as straight as a mountain.
On the desk in front of him was a copy of Tang Peng's medical records.
In fact, Xue Taikang also had a copy of this copy, and he even knew about Tang Peng's terminal illness one step earlier than Jing Wuyan.
Because Jing Wuyan called Mrs. Jing, Mrs. Jing entrusted Xue Taikang to say hello to **.
The patient whom Vice-President Xue greeted personally was a senior leader of the military. Naturally, he had to report the true situation to Vice-President Xue as soon as possible.
However, Xue Taikang pretended not to know. After reading the cases sent by Tang Peng, he stared at him for a long time and asked slowly: "What are you thinking now?"
Tang Peng stood up from the sofa and said calmly: "I have two ideas in total. First, can you let me go to the Northern Dynasties as soon as possible, because I am afraid that if I delay it any longer, I will run out of time. Second, I want to ask you
Take care of Pan Dongdong for me - To be honest, before I came to you, I planned to bring 30% of the equity of Yunxiao Pavilion Club, but then I thought, what if I asked you to take care of me in that way?
Pan Dongdong, this is a shame for you. Because you were the one who took care of her when I was wronged, so there is really no need to use that kind of thing."
Tang Peng's truthful telling satisfied Xue Taikang very much.
In fact, this is indeed the case. Who would care about money when he is in Xue Taikang's position?
It would be better to say a few sincere thanks.
What's more, Lao Xue himself also knew that his precious son had a crush on Pan Dongdong. Even if he was forced not to think about it too much at the moment, if someone dared to bully her after Tang Peng's death, Xue Wandi would 100% stand up.
Therefore, regardless of whether Tang Peng proposed this condition this time, Xue Taikang would not sit back and watch Pan Dongdong being bullied.
"Well, I guess you know your character."
Xue Taikang nodded with satisfaction, and his expression became serious again: "Based on your current mental state, is it necessary for you to go to the Northern Dynasties?"
Tang Peng said calmly: "No matter what, I have to go. First, for peace of mind, and second, I don't want to die in the country. If I die in the Northern Dynasties, the country may give me the honor of a martyr and take care of my family."
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Xue Taikang smiled happily: "You kid, you are really good at calculating."
Tang Peng also laughed: "If you don't care for yourself, you will be punished by heaven and earth, even if you know you won't live long."
Xue Taikang slowly stopped smiling: "Okay, I promise you that I will take care of Pan Dongdong after your death."
Tang Peng breathed a long sigh of relief and bent down to bow deeply to Xue Taikang.
Using profit to drive the Fang family to protect Chu Liangxiao, and using righteousness to drive Xue Taikang to protect Pan Dongdong, these were the two most important wishes of Tang Peng before his death.
As long as Pan Dongdong and Chu Liangxiao survive, a shopping mall and an officialdom can work together to protect Tang Peng's family and his men.
Of course, after Tang Peng's death, the Fang family and the Xue family may not always do things for him, but that is no longer important. No one can take care of it for too long, not to mention that Tang Peng is already dead by then?
After accepting Tang Peng's courtesy calmly, Xue Taikang asked: "Tang Peng, aren't you afraid of death?"
The corners of Tang Peng's eyes twitched sharply, and he said harshly: "No one is not afraid of death, especially people like me who already have too much."
"Yes, the more people have, the more they fear death."
Xue Taikang sighed lowly: "Tang Peng, the time for you to go to the Northern Dynasties has long been decided, it is June 6th."
Tang Peng nodded: "Oh, then in what capacity should I go?"
Xue Taikang replied: "You will go as a dancer. I heard people say that you seem to be a good dancer."
"Backup dancer?"
Tang Peng was stunned.
Xue Taikang stood up, pressed his hands on the desk and explained: "Yes, on June 6th, there will be a large song and dance troupe visiting Guangzhou in the Northern Dynasties - have you heard of Shan Keqing's name? You will be her backup dancer.
But I'm worried that the dance may bring you illness——"
Xue Taikang carefully studied Tang Peng's case and knew that he should not make too big moves now to avoid any accidents.
Tang Peng didn't care at all: "It's okay, I'm not that fragile yet. Shan Keqing? I've heard of it, but I've never seen her in person."
"It's not important. Someone will arrange everything for you when the time comes."
Xue Taikang tapped the table lightly: "When you arrive in Northern Dynasty, you should calm down and cooperate with the performance. After the day's performance is over, you can move around freely. Don't worry, you are not alone to investigate this matter this time.
There are several people who have cooperated with you in other ways. As for who these people are, you will know when you get there."