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Ding Tingxun's third wife, Su Mingwu, sat twisted on a yellow pear wood armchair, carefully wiping a gold bracelet with exquisite floral decorations, and occasionally glanced outside the screen. Her right leg was half-curled on the chair, and her left leg was half-curled on the chair.
She straightened her legs on the ground. This sitting posture and the tight-fitting indigo checkered jacket made her slender waist and plump round buttocks more prominent. She was just twenty years old, like a mature peach.
, is the master's favorite delicacy, but today he frowned and turned around since he walked in the door, and he didn't even bother to look at her, which made her wonder.
Ding Tingxun has been wandering around for half an hour. He doesn't take Xu Muchen's matter seriously. Zhutou Jie's warehouse has never been very profitable. He knows the whole story, because this warehouse is actually a branch of the Ding Family Transportation Bazhou Government.
Liaison Station. The Ding family in Bazhou has everything to do with the wind and rain. They pay the lowest level of money, food, and taxes. This is not the result of yearly management. How can a businessman make a lot of money after leaving the official position?
But those petty officials are easy to get rid of, and officials such as prefects, general magistrates, and regimental envoys have a hard time answering questions correctly. Gifts that are too small will not catch their eyes, and gifts that are valuable will not be accepted blatantly.
Therefore, Ding Tingxun has been operating the money through the treasury in Zhutou Hutong, using pawns, sales and other methods to put the money into the pockets of those officials without leaving a trace.
These matters have been run by Xu Muchen for many years. Xu Muchen knew many of his innermost affairs very well. Based on this alone, he could not touch Xu Muchen unless it was absolutely necessary.
Dark under the light?
He has always treated Xu Muchen with kindness and courtesy, and he is confident that Xu Muchen may do some small acts of greed, but he will never do anything detrimental to the Ding family. What he is worried about now is his eldest son Chengzong. What is this child trying to do?
idea?
Now outsiders only know that Ding Chengzong's legs were broken and his descendants were also crushed by wheels. Apart from Chengye, Yan Jiu, and Mrs. Lu, only a few people, Dr. Xu, knew about it. It concerns a person
Everyone is trying their best to protect a man's dignity, but such a trauma has dealt a huge blow to him. Xiang'er can still follow his own instructions, put on a happy face in front of others, and cover up for him, but he himself is
His will was weak and he had been unable to cheer up. Now that he finally regained his energy, the first thing he did was to choose to get close to Ding Hao. What was his intention?
The wound where Chengzong was run over by a wheel often festered due to the need for urination, and it never healed. Recently, he suffered from muscle contraction. Once the muscle contracted, he was in excruciating pain. Doctor Xu Da had a unique secret method that could be used to treat it.
But the medicine needs to be prepared immediately, and he doesn't want to live in Ding's house permanently, so he can only go to the city to get the medicine. If the medicine is delayed, Chengzong will suffer a lot, so he wants to find someone who can do things safely.
People are not surprised. The question is, is there only one Ding Hao in the Ding family who can do things without mistakes? Chengzong and Ding Hao have never been familiar with each other, why do you trust him alone? He just wants Ding Hao to get medicine for him, or does he take this opportunity to communicate with Ding Hao?
Approaching, with no other intention?
Ding Tingxun let out a long sigh. This son was so much like him. He always kept his plans deep in his heart and refused to reveal them easily. As the saying goes, there is no better person than a father who knows his son, but he had no way of knowing exactly who his son was.
idea.
According to his plan, if the eldest son is not doing well, the Ding family must have the second son to take over the business. The eldest son is good at planning and is steady in his work. The second son is good at dealing with people and has good conversation and temperament, but he is frivolous and has little experience.
, if the eldest son is willing to assist him behind the scenes, and the two brothers are in the palm of their hands and the other is in the palm of their hands, the Ding family's prestige will still be protected. A hundred years later, the Ding family will still dominate the hegemony and continue to be prosperous for a long time. But now it seems that,
Neither son wanted to follow the route he had designed for them.
The boy Chengye still has no idea. He has nothing to do all day long and is idle. He deliberately arranged a few things for him to do, but he left them to his stewards and didn't even bother to take care of them. And the boy Chengzong... Judging from his actions today
, he is not willing to retreat behind the scenes and assist Cheng Ye...
Chengzong once said that if he didn't mean to let Ding Hao recognize his ancestor and return to the clan, then he couldn't be given any power. Now that I promoted Ding Hao to the position of steward, did this move make Chengzong mistakenly think that I intended for Ding Hao to recognize his ancestor and return to the clan?
If he intends to get close to Ding Hao for this reason, then it is not a big problem. But if he intends to cultivate Ding Hao, make up for his shortcomings of not being able to show his face, and compete with Chengye for power, then it is a big problem. How many wealthy families,
He couldn't be defeated by outsiders' open and secret fights, but in the end he was destroyed by the brothers' feud...
Thinking of this, Ding Tingxun felt a little bitter in his heart: "Have I trapped myself in a cocoon? Leaving Ding Hao behind did not lead out the traitor, but it made his son have strange thoughts." The more he thought about it, the more headache he got, and he slumped back on the chair and stroked his head.
He sighed: "Ding Hao, Ding Hao..., have I made a mistake..."
"Master..." The third lady vaguely heard him chanting Ding Hao's name. She couldn't help but feel moved in her heart. She thought of some rumors in the yard recently. She quickly put the gold bracelet on the silk handkerchief, and walked around the screen like the wind, reaching behind him.
He lightly hit his shoulder and asked flatteringly: "Master, why are you so embarrassed? Could it be that... I want Ding Hao to recognize his ancestor and return to his clan?"
"Huh?" Ding Tingxun's face suddenly darkened. The third lady standing behind him didn't notice, but she still tried to herself: "The master promoted him to be the chief executive just to test his talents, right? Could it be that the master wanted him to help?
Do you take care of the housework?"
A sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of Ding Tingxun's lips: "If I want him to recognize his ancestor and return to the clan, it is enough just because he has my blood flowing on his body. Why bother to test his ability and character?"
"Then...what do you mean, Master..." The third lady pushed his shoulder coquettishly.
Ding Tingxun stood up suddenly, but the third lady couldn't dodge him. He hit his chin with a painful "ouch", and his eyes suddenly blurred with tears.
"Listen to me clearly!" Ding Tingxun said with a stern voice: "No matter how big a family is, the fastest way to ruin it is family discord and internal fighting. Why are you asking about this? I will live a good life in another twenty years.
You can't die, so you are now thinking about currying favor with the next generation of the family head? I will be your third wife in a safe manner, and you will not be short of good clothes and food. Don't have any wishful thinking, let alone try to interfere with the important affairs of the Ding family.
Otherwise, I will not spare you!"
Ding Tingxun said and walked away. The third lady's pretty face turned white with anger. Seeing that he was gone, she couldn't help but cursed: "Why are you so mean? You are an old man with no moral character. No wonder your eldest son is disabled. The second wife is disabled."
If your son doesn't do his job properly, and if a capable illegitimate son doesn't get close to you, bah! God will repay you!"