Zhu Kaihua didn't answer my call, and sneered at me, with an expression that I knew he would be like this. I looked at the list, and the last phone number, Wei Hongchang, my father's brother-in-law, is said to be in the tomb.
I met a big zongzi and lost one of his hands. He was so frightened that he stopped fighting. Everyone thought he had given up. But this guy was not born to follow the right path. He lost everything when he went into business.
He got into the habit of spending money lavishly, and couldn't stand the quiet life, so he later turned to the underworld. However, he really made a name for himself, and now he is considered a well-known figure in Luoyang.
But I only met this man a few times before my father left. I don’t know if my second brother had any contact with him in the past twenty years. Anyway, I only heard that he was Wei Hongchang who had a hand on the road.
My father is my brother, but I have never met him. Is he willing to help?
After much hesitation, and with the mentality of seeking medical treatment in a hurry, I bravely called. After the call was connected, the voice was very soft and the words were very concise, just one word, who?
I still smiled shyly and said: Uncle Wei, it's me, Zhao Sanliang, Zhao Jianguo's third child, do you still remember? You hugged me when I was a child?
After saying that, I prayed, please don't hang up the phone. My brother is pretending to be calm right now. If you just ignore me, I will really have no other choice.
Maybe it was my brother's honesty that moved God. After being silent for a long time, he spoke, and his voice was still unhurried, but the words he said almost made me feel ashamed and angry.
"Are you the good-for-nothing Zhao Sanliang who built the country and only knows how to eat, drink and have fun?"
My face turned red with shame, but I had to say: Uncle Wei, it's me.
The other side sneered and said: What's the matter? You three brothers have not been able to remember me, Uncle Wei, for twenty years. Now that something happened, you found me?
I hurriedly said, Uncle Wei, how can you do that? When did we three brothers forget that no one can forget you? Aren't we always busy thinking about you and can't bear to disturb you?
I'm embarrassed to say this myself, but brother, there's nothing I can do about it, right? Wei Hongchang over there couldn't tell that I was talking nonsense, so he was surprised. He smiled and said: Let's go out for a meal. After all, it's been twenty years.
See you kid.
At this moment, I wanted to kiss the phone and said with joy from the bottom of my heart: Thank you, Uncle Wei! See you in Bichun Garden later.
The other person replied: Thank you~ and then I hung up the phone.
Seeing me like this, Zhu Kaihua asked me: Is it done? I nodded and said: A brother of my father is asking me to go out for a meal. If this person really helps, I think things can be done. He is in the underworld in Luoyang.
It's very influential.
Zhu Kaihua nodded and said: Is that true? Someone else’s house held a Hongmen Banquet, and we were chopped into pieces as soon as we entered.
I said, probably not. The friendship between the older generation is not comparable to that of today's fair-weather friends. He and my father are brothers who have lived and died together. I can understand why he really doesn't help. He must be doing something to add insult to injury.
Can't come out.
After that, we just did what we said. To be honest, every step I take now is from the perspective of the second brother, thinking about what he would do, and then I do it. Before going to eat, I even ran to the mall.
I bought a suit for each of us to wear, because my second brother once said that in negotiations, momentum is the most important thing. Although going to dinner this time is not a negotiation, at least we are asking for help.
My wardrobe cannot be too weak. To put it bluntly, I cannot let others think that something has happened to my old Zhao family and that I cannot even afford clothes.
What's more, if I dress more modestly, I can somewhat save Wei Hongchang's trashy image, right?
After the two of us arrived at Bichun Garden and booked a private room, I called Wei Hongchang and told him the private room number. After a while, Wei Hongchang came, accompanied by several people, each of whom looked like Hong Kong and Taiwan.
The gang members in the film were pretty much the same, but when I saw Wei Hongchang, I was obviously taken aback. This guy was dressed like a Confucian scholar. He was almost fifty years old, but he wore a silk Tang suit and a pair of old shoes on his feet.
Beijing cloth shoes look quite elegant, but the empty sleeve on the left reveals the story behind this man.
The two of us were asking for help. Of course we didn’t dare to wait in the box. We greeted him directly outside the Bichun Garden. I had never seen him before, but I had a vague impression. When I saw him swinging one arm, I quickly greeted him.
Go up, if you are polite, there is no need to be a burden here. When we entered the box, the few people behind him stood outside the door consciously. I wanted to let them sit in, but Wei Hongchang shook his head and waved his hands and said: It's okay, we
Go in.
After entering the box, Wei Hongchang naturally sat at the main table. Not to mention that we were asking for help, but based on seniority, he was my father's brother, so it was natural for him to sit at the main table. The first thing a man does when meeting for dinner.
I definitely gave him the cigarette without saying anything. He lit it first and then said no. But when I offered him the cigarette, he waved his hand and said, "I won't smoke."
I didn’t have the posture to pick up at all, so I pulled my hand back and handed one to Zhu Kaihua. I took one myself and said with a smile: Uncle Wei, when I was a kid, I remember you were a big smoker. When did you quit?
He nodded and said: I heard that smoking a cigarette will shorten your life by three seconds. The longer I live, the more afraid I am of death. Besides, your aunt is also very strict about smoking. She always smokes secretly, so I might as well quit.
When he said this, Zhu Kaihua had already lit the cigarette in his mouth. Wei Hongchang slapped the table, his smile disappeared, his voice sounded cold, and he said, "Put out the cigarette! I don't know how to smoke secondhand smoke."
not good?!
What he said was sudden and overbearing. It was completely different from the friendly manner when he first entered the room. It made me froze in mid-air when my hand shaking when I was lighting a fire. I thought to myself, why is this person so overbearing? I turned around and looked at Zhu Kaihua.
, but no, what kind of temper does Lao Zhu have? When Wei Hongchang pointed him out like this, his expression immediately changed. I was shocked and quickly stepped on his foot under the table and kept blinking at him.
Zhu Kaihua looked at me and didn't say anything, but he was definitely unhappy. He glared at Wei Hongchang hatefully and put out the cigarette butt unwillingly.
Wei Hongchang, who had just lost his composure, immediately put on a smile and said with a smile: My kid has a very bad temper. What's the matter? I'm looking at you and you're dissatisfied?
I cursed in my heart, "Grandma, why are you like this? I beg you to do something, but you started to make trouble first?" But now I dare not let them argue, and I didn't wait for Zhu Kaihua to get angry, so I stood up and apologized.
He introduced: Uncle Wei, this is my brother of life and death, Zhu Kaihua.
I bite the word life and death very hard. Although I don’t know why these two people started fighting each other as soon as they met, but I thought, Wei Hongchang is also my uncle, and when he heard me say that he is a good brother of life and death, he didn’t look at me.
Face, even if you look at my father’s face, you won’t be embarrassing Zhu Kaihua, right?
After saying that, I winked at Zhu Kaihua again and introduced: This is my father's brother, Uncle Wei. We are brothers, so after all, it's not a bad idea to call him Uncle Wei.
After going through so much recently, I have to say that my talking skills have improved a lot. In this sentence, I specifically pointed out Wei Hongchang’s seniority and brought up my father. I actually meant it to Wei Hongchang:
You are my father's brother, and we still want to call you uncle. You can do it as long as you are up to the point. Wouldn't it be a shame to embarrass the younger generation?
It was impossible for Wei Hongchang not to hear what I meant. He gave me a meaningful look and said: "Xiao Sanliang, the rumors about you outside are a bit unreliable. Let me just say, how can a person with Jianguo's heroic spirit be born?"
Cowardly son?
Within a few words, the dishes came one after another. Although there were three of us, I still ordered a large table of dishes. After all, etiquette cannot be lost, right? There were three people on the table today, and Wei Hongchang deserved to be the protagonist. I asked with a smile: Wei Hongchang
Uncle, what would you like to drink?
Unexpectedly, he waved his hand and said: I have stopped drinking.
I almost spat out a mouthful of blood. What the hell kind of underworld brother is he? He doesn't smoke or drink? I was surprised. I still smiled and said: Uncle Wei has such a good living habit. No wonder he looks so young. He doesn't look like me. He's not that old.
Da, in fact, the body has long been exhausted by drinking and sex.
He glanced at me and said nothing. He picked up his chopsticks, picked up some sweet and sour fish, and said: You young people like to come to places like Bichun Garden. They are flashy and grand on the outside, but in fact they cook.
The craftsmanship is really average. I know a few home-cooked dishes in small places outside, but the taste is really nothing to say.
What can I say? Say he's pretending? Obviously he can't, and he even has to apologize. At this time, I'm starting to admire my second brother. How could he, a man of few words, be able to do both things? Could it be that he just threw money at him?
He moved his chopsticks, and of course we couldn't be idle. The three of us didn't smoke, drink, or talk. We just ate chopstick by chopstick. I've eaten so much food outside, and I've never felt so damn good.
After being bored, I finally got some free time. I quickly brought up business and said, "Uncle Wei, what do you think about the matter at home?"
You pointed at me with your chopsticks and said: Eat first and don’t talk about anything while eating.
Zhu Kaihua's fists were clenched over there, and I was a little bit suffocated. Your uncle's gangster brother hasn't had a meal in how many years?! But now I really don't dare to offend him, so I can only keep stepping on Zhu Kaihua's feet.
, signaling him to calm down. Wei Hongchang is so pretentious that if he gets angry, he will be in trouble. If he can't get help, he will not say anything, but he will make a big enemy for nothing.
I thought to myself, eat, you said eat, shall we finish eating? But unfortunately, he ate very slowly, chewing carefully, and he only took one bite and waited for a long time before moving his chopsticks.
Ten minutes, half an hour, one hour.
After finally waiting for him to finish eating, he wiped his mouth with a napkin, and then said slowly: Xiao Sanliang, if your family's property is lost, just lose it. For your father's sake, I guarantee you will be fine.
Before I could figure out what he meant, Zhu Kaihua cursed over there, "Fuck!"
Wei Hongchang's expression immediately changed. He pointed at Zhu Kaihua and said: "The young man has a really bad temper. Now there are two cars and eight people waiting to deal with you two at the entrance of Bichun Garden. What's the use of just having a temper? How about me?"
I guarantee you, believe it or not, you can’t get out of this door?
Zhu Kaihua made a sound of dissatisfaction. It was quite disrespectful.
Wei Hongchang's face became even more ugly.
Zhu Kaihua took out the gun from behind, slapped it on the table, glared at Wei Hongchang and sneered:
Eight people is a lot?
Believe it or not, Lao Zhu, one person and one knife are enough? (To be continued)