Chapter four hundred and sixty-three: watching the play
One-twenty.
The black car drove quietly on the street, away from the Junbu Building behind it.
In the back seat of the vehicle, Dongcheng Wudi held his mobile phone and said helplessly: "It's useless for you to scold me, time is too short, how can I have time to communicate with him properly?
From yesterday to now, I have called many times, but either I can’t get through or no one answers, what can I do?”
"Your own son."
Bai Qingqian's voice sounded menacing on the phone: "Don't you think you are too irresponsible when you say such things?
Tian Lan is in the wedding room now, I already know the news, don't you Dongcheng Wudi know? Go find him and have a good talk with him, at least we should know what's going on."
Dongcheng Wudi looked at the retreating scenery outside the window. He was silent for a while and then slowly said: "Do you think it is a good thing to go now?"
Bai Qingqian paused and remained silent without speaking.
Li Tianlan left Tiannan.
This incident caused a lot of turmoil, and different people have different concerns.
Some people are paying attention to the price Li Tianlan will pay after killing Li Kuangtu, some are calculating what force to use to attack the East Palace after this incident, some are thinking about the new dynasty, and some have begun to take advantage of this opportunity to target the Wang family of Beihai.
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However, the focus of the Dongcheng family and the Bai family is not at all on these aspects.
What they were most concerned about was what conflict happened between Li Tianlan and Qin Weibai that made Li Tianlan react so violently.
Cleanse yourself and leave the house, cut off all kindness and righteousness.
These words, when associated with Li Tianlan and Qin Weibai, feel very inconsistent no matter how you think about them.
Dongcheng Wudi naturally wants to know what is going on.
After this incident happened, Dongcheng Wudi called Li Tianlan many times, but he never got in touch with his son.
Of course he also knew that Li Tianlan had arrived in Youzhou, that he had gone to Yinlonghai to meet Li Huacheng, until he returned to the wedding room prepared for him by the Dongcheng family, and even knew that Li Tianlan had decided to live in Sanyi Hutong from now on.
In fact, Dongcheng Wudi had already gone to the wedding room last night, but when he was approaching the main entrance of the wedding room, he asked the driver to turn around and go back.
"Of course I know where he is now..."
Dongcheng Wudi sighed: "But as the children grow older, we should also understand some hints.
He didn't answer the phone, and he didn't take the initiative to tell me when he came to Youzhou. In fact, his meaning was obvious. He just didn't want us to get involved in this matter.
If I go over to talk to him now, what can we talk about?
Even if you know what happened, what can you do?
Tianlan has already made up his mind. If we don't agree, is it useful? At least it's useless now.
In the past few days after the alliance operation, no one knew where he went, but after he came back, he called me dad. He didn't call me minister anymore, nor did he call you aunt.
How long have we been waiting for this call, Mom and Dad?
At this time, do we really have to act like parents and pressure him to reconcile with Xiaobai?
Let’s not talk about whether it’s useful or not. No matter what the outcome is, the newly eased relationship between us and our children will definitely become tense again.”
He found a cigarette and lit it a little irritably, took a deep breath, and then said softly: "So, take your time first.
Wait until after today's meeting.
Let me observe the situation first, both Tianlan and Xiaobai will come to the meeting today, um, let’s take a look first, and then we’ll talk.”
"How about I go back today and fly back tomorrow morning?"
Bai Qingqian said softly: "Well, I'll book the tickets now."
"There's no need to go back and forth."
Dongcheng Wudi was a little helpless.
Bai Qingqian did not respond, but asked: "Have you contacted Xiaobai? What did she say?"
"Xiaobai got in touch, but he didn't say much. He just said that there were some problems between him and Tianlan, and it had nothing to do with outsiders."
When he said this, Dongcheng Wudi felt helpless.
That specially added sentence had nothing to do with outsiders. It was obviously because Qin Weibai was afraid that they would think wildly.
"She said she could solve it and let us not worry."
"Gone?"
Bai Qingqian was a little dissatisfied.
"Well, also, she mentioned the Beihai Wang family and said that today's meeting will be very lively. As for us... we can just watch the show."
Dongcheng Wudi smiled.
"You still want to watch the show!"
Bai Qingqian subconsciously raised her voice.
"I don't want to see it, I don't want to see it."
Dongcheng Wudi felt a little pained: "I promise to keep an eye on your son and your daughter-in-law today to see what kind of condition they are in, okay?"
He flicked the cigarette ashes and said softly: "Actually, this matter may not be so bad that it cannot be undone. Let me tell you something you don't know... Guess where Xiaobai is now?"
"Um?"
Bai Qingqian was a little confused.
"After she came to Youzhou, she went directly to the wedding room. She hasn't come out yet and is with Tianlan."
Dongcheng Wudi said with a smile: "Perhaps it was the first time the young couple quarreled, and the quarrel became a little more fierce. However, the two people's identities are different now, so a grudge and a cold war have caused the whole dark world to be turbulent, but
Ignoring these, the two of them may have just had a little conflict, and maybe they will be fine now, just like the time when we were young... uh..."
Dongcheng Wudi seemed to realize that he had said the wrong thing and fell silent immediately.
He and Bai Qingqian were true childhood sweethearts. They grew up together and had an engagement before they were born. They established their relationship with the unanimous approval of both families when they were in junior high school. It went smoothly without any twists and turns.
But the two of them also had a breakup when they were young. At that time, they had just entered college. The cause was also a trivial matter. The more the quarrel became, the more violent it became, so they simply separated. After learning about this incident, the two old men Dongcheng Hanguang and Bai Zhanfang were not there.
Tell me more, but in the end, Bai Qingchao almost fought Dongcheng Wudi and chased Dongcheng Wudi for several streets with a baseball bat.
Bai Qingchao was a weakling in terms of fighting ability, but Dongcheng Wudi was not a bastard enough to fight his brother-in-law, so he could only run away. In the end, Bai Qingqian, who got the news, stepped forward to stop Bai Qingchao.
Then the young couple reconciled, and from then on they agreed that no matter what happened in the future, they would never talk about breaking up.
This situation continued until the two got married and Li Tianlan was taken away by Li Honghe.
Bai Qingqian has been in a cold war with the Dongcheng family for nearly twenty years, but no matter how tense the relationship is, neither of them has taken the initiative or explicitly mentioned divorce.
"What I fear most is that they will be like us when we were young. If we also have a cold war for twenty years..."
Bai Qingqian's voice was a little disappointed: "How many twenty years can a life last?"
She is two years younger than Dongcheng Wudi, but now she has passed the age of knowing her destiny. Although she still looks like she is in her early thirties, with extremely beautiful appearance and charm, the crow's feet that have increased at the corners of her eyes appear every time she looks in the mirror.
It always reminded her of a cruel fact.
Her best time, which should have been the happiest time, has been missed in the long cold war.
Dongcheng Wudi was silent for a long time.
For a moment, he didn't even dare to respond to Bai Qingqian's words.
No matter how wonderful things are now, he can't ignore his guilt for his wife.
This kind of guilt will always exist, like a scar that will never heal.
"I asked about Ru Shi's situation, and both Tian Lan and Xiao Bai said that Ru Shi is currently recovering very well, and it is possible for her to wake up this year. After a period of recovery training, she can even regain her strength.
I have been looking forward to this day, and I even thought about arranging for them to go abroad, and then let Tianlan marry them all, and then return to China after they are officially married. I will have two daughters-in-law...one of whom I raised since childhood.
One is devoted to Tianlan wholeheartedly.
I like them all.
I've been looking forward to their marriage...
Who knew something like this could happen..."
"Do not worry."
Dongcheng Wudi said in a low voice: "No matter what, they will not be like us. After today's meeting, I will have a good talk with Tianlan. Well, it's best to call Xiaobai too."
"I've booked my ticket. I'll arrive in Youzhou at six o'clock in the evening. I'll leave for the airport later."
Bai Qingqian said.
Six p.m...
I'm afraid the meeting will never end.
Dongcheng Wudi thought for a while, nodded and said, "I will arrange for someone to pick you up then."
Bai Qingqian hummed and hung up the phone.
The vehicle slowly drove into Yinlonghai and stopped in the parking lot.
Dongcheng Wudi did not get out of the car in a hurry, but lit another cigarette. After smoking it silently, he looked at his watch.
One thirty-seven.
There is less than half an hour before the meeting officially starts.
"Chairman Bai's flight will arrive in Youzhou at six o'clock in the evening. You can pick him up."
Dongcheng Wudi said.
The driver nodded in agreement.
Dongcheng Wudi opened the door and got out of the car.
At the same time, another black Mercedes-Benz drove over and stopped next to Dongcheng Wudi.
Youzhou Speaker Bai Zhanfang got out of the car.
Dongcheng Wudi nodded, but before he could speak, Bai Zhanfang's first question came out: "Have you contacted Tianlan?"
"..."
The corner of Dongcheng Wudi's mouth twitched: "No, let's wait a minute. They are all going to attend this meeting. Let's check their status at the meeting. After the meeting, I will talk to them. Qing Qian will also be there tonight.
Will be back."
Bai Zhanfang nodded and said, "Let's talk at home. I asked someone to make soup. I originally planned to send it to Tianlan's wedding room. In this case, let them go home and drink it."
"good."
Dongcheng Wudi nodded.
The two were silent for a while and sighed at the same time.
One of them is a biological father and the other is a grandfather, but they both feel a little awkward when it comes to dealing with Li Tianlan and Qin Weibai.
The two left the parking lot side by side. Bai Zhanfang asked: "Today's meeting, watching a show?"
"Well, just watch the show."
Dongcheng Wudi nodded: "What Xiaobai means."
"Watching a show is good."
Bai Zhanfang nodded: "When the Southeast Group and the Prince Group are fighting, if we join in, we will benefit in the short term, but in the long run, it may not be a good thing."
"I didn't think so much."
Dongcheng Wudi said honestly.
How could he have the time to think about this?
"The main thing is the attitude of the speaker."
Bai Zhanfang narrowed his eyes: "I wonder if he will give us a chance. Let's watch the show first. If the time is right, we can push Zhengmin up."
"The position of Dinghua Zhengyang?"
Dongcheng Wudi was a little surprised.
Wu Zhengmin is the flagship figure of the new group, and his position has been determined. After the election, he will still be the deputy prime minister, but he will serve as a director.
How anxious must this meeting be today before there is an opportunity to push Wu Zhengmin down to the position of deputy prime minister?
"Not much hope."
Bai Zhanfang said slowly: "But we can look forward to it."
Another car drove into the parking lot.
Before the vehicle even parked in the parking space, it stopped directly in front of Dongcheng Wudi and Bai Zhanfang.
Dongcheng Wudi and Bai Zhanfang raised their eyebrows slightly but said nothing.
The vehicle stopped and the door opened.
Wang Shengxiao, who was wearing a neat suit and looked increasingly calm, got out of the car and said directly: "Minister, Speaker Bai, can we talk to you?"