"Xiao Ming," Xie Liuyun breathed a long sigh of relief, "I was wondering if the person who held my father hostage would know about the existence of this store and conduct a search?"
"No," Yong Ming replied in an affirmative tone, "Your Majesty will not let those people know that when he took my family's tokens home, the store lost its role of storing valuables and became a
We opened an ordinary jade shop. But those unknown people don’t care about the little property in front of them. What they are plotting is not only my family’s token, but also a bigger conspiracy.”
"They want to get their father's diary." Xie Liuyun still shuddered when thinking of what happened that night. "Otherwise, they would not have risked exposure and come directly to the house to look for it."
"Since they came to your home to look for the diary, they are not worried about being exposed. Maybe they did it intentionally. The purpose is to tell you that your father is still alive and ask you to hand over things in exchange."
Yong Ming analyzed the current situation, which was different from ordinary people's thinking, which inspired Xie Liuyun.
"So, they don't know that I don't know anything?"
"If we had known, your father wouldn't have appeared together."
"If you let me know that my father is still alive, won't you be able to negotiate better terms with me?"
"Wouldn't it be better to control you by not letting you know about your father's situation? It's more comfortable to negotiate conditions than to impose them, isn't it?"
Xie Liuyun nodded and thought to himself, "What Yong Ming said is very reasonable. If they use my father's safety as a threat to me, it will indeed disturb my mind more, and then control the situation and achieve the results they want, and it will be easier."
Easier."
"So, father is pretending to be insane?"
"According to what you said, the picture hanging on the wall in the nave was inspired by your father's subtle movements. Then, you can be sure that your father's mind is awake."
"Father is pretending to be confused, he is not really confused," Xie Liuyun murmured, "Great! Father is saved!"
"Your Majesty, nothing will happen to you. Xie Jia is the head of my 'Four Davids of the Yong Family' and is definitely not a person who can be bullied. If you don't have some moral principles, how can you dominate the world with my ancestors?"
Yong Ming looked at Xie Liuyun with a smile and continued to comfort him: "What's more, you are now out of their control, out of their tracking eyes, avoiding obstacles, and disappeared into thin air. My father-in-law will be safer."
"They are even more convinced that I know all the inside information, and they hope to negotiate and conduct transactions with me."
"So, when you came to deliver the letter, you really killed two birds with one stone. You misled the other party, bought time, and made things turn around. At the same time, with your father's wish, you returned to the Yong family on behalf of the Xie family, returned to our big family, and gained
Comprehensive and strong support.”
"Xiao Ming, when you say us, do you mean there are others with us?"
"Of course! Your return means that the 'Four Davids of the Yong Family' have gathered around me, the Yong Family. Our days of separation are over, and from now on we will fight side by side like our ancestors."
Xie Liuyun couldn't help but feel hot and excited as he listened. He had long thought that one day he would be able to work hard with a group of like-minded people for a better tomorrow for the country and the nation.
Although the Yong Ming in front of him was younger than him and had not met him for a long time, his demeanor, thoughts, vision, and status were far superior to his own, which made him sincerely admire him and make him even more fond of him.
Due to the connection between his ancestors and the Yong family, he decided that Yong Ming was the person he wanted to follow throughout his life.
"Xiao Ming, oh! I can't call you like this anymore." Xie Liuyun calmed down a little after getting emotional, "You are my lord, from now on I will call you Ming Gong."
"This is too big a name. I'm still young and can't bear it. Brother Xie, it's better to call me Xiao Ming."
Yong Ming was modest by nature and felt that it was inappropriate for Xie Liuyun, who was older than him, to call him "Ming Gong", so he strongly declined.
"What's wrong with this? I heard from you that the other three families are also here. Because we haven't met each other yet, I don't know what they call you. Anyway, I have made up my mind to see them tomorrow.
I propose to unify the names for you. This is a major legal matter, and Ming Gong must not ignore it."
Seeing that he was so insistent, Yong Ming couldn't argue with him, so he said: "Okay! Let's wait until we get together tomorrow to decide this matter. For now, as agreed before, just call me Xiao Ming."
"
"Ming Gong, you can think of it this way. You are the master. I dare not and cannot control you. However, I cannot do without rules. Our Xie family is the leader of the 'Four Davids'. Although it is too late,
But the night has come. Since it is the reunion of the 'Four Davids' returning to the Yong family after a hundred years, these earlier rules cannot be abolished. Not to mention that you are the master of our 'Four Davids', so
Simply speaking, you are the head of the Yong clan, so this title must be respected. Whether it is in private or in public, you cannot go beyond the rules and use the title indiscriminately."
Yong Ming muttered noncommittally. He was easy-going by nature and disliked clichés. Although he was strict about affairs, he was like a naughty boy when he had nothing to do, playing and playing without caring about his identity.
He felt that Xie Liuyun's words made sense, but they always went against his original intention or made him uncomfortable.
Yong Degong, who sent Xie Liuyun to the city, is the "de" generation of the Yong family, and his seniority is extremely high in the clan.
There are only six people left in his generation, and he is the ninth oldest. The only ones above him who are still alive are the third brother, the fifth brother, and the sixth brother. The only ones younger than him who are still alive are the tenth brother and the tenth brother.
The fourth brother.
However, in front of Yong Ming, Yong Degong ordered Yong Ming in order of eldest and youngest, but wanted to call Yong Ming his uncle.
It turns out that this Yong Ming is from the generation of "Rong", two generations older than Yong Degong, and the same generation as Yong Degong's grandfather.
The lineage of the eldest family of the Yong family is passed on much slower than other families. As time goes by, this generation will grow bigger.
Yong Ming felt that he was senior, but he was only twenty years old and not yet married, so he was kowtowed and kowtowed by a group of old men with white beards and hair and uncles who were many years older than him and called him "uncle" and "great uncle".
, always feeling uncomfortable all over.
Therefore, when he announces his name to others, he always omits the word "rong" to avoid embarrassment in getting along with each other after people know the inside story.
This is like a situation. Xie Liuyun calls Yong Degong uncle, but Yong Degong is the grandson of Yong Ming in the clan. If Xie Liuyun knew that Yong Degong and Yong Ming had such a relationship, it would be a bit awkward for Xie Liuyun to get along with Yong Ming.
.
From this point of view, Yong Ming is a very considerate person. This is also his personality charm that can convince people despite his young age.