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"II, come out for a moment. Daddy beckoned and motioned for Li Xu to go out.

Coming to the outside of the house, walking along the path, all the way to the vineyard, Dad didn't have much to say, and the night in San Francisco in October had begun to cool down.

With a sigh, Daddy looked into the distance, and the servant who followed him immediately stepped forward to hand over cigars and matches.

After it was fully roasted, after cutting off the eggplant cap, Daddy took a deep sip before saying, "Tomorrow Attorney Philip will come and read the will, guess what your grandfather will leave you?"

"I'm not interested in guessing this," Li Xu shrugged, "Say whatever you want, Dad." ”

After a moment of silence, Daddy sighed: "I have fantasized about this situation countless times before, but since your grandmother passed away, I have understood that there is nothing to say. ”

Li Xu was silent, and his father took another puff of his cigar: "Palpat plans to let Da Mo go public in 84, and then whose method and weight will have to change." ”

"You should be prepared, shouldn't you?" Li Xu looked at his father.

"You should have graduated then, should you stay in New York, or go to the Far East?" asked Daddy again.

"Although this has not been discussed before, if I stay here, how will I be your shield in the future?" Li Xu smiled.

Daddy sighed softly: "It's a difficult road, II, but it's also a road full of challenges, and I want to go down, whether it's for your grandfather or not." ”

"I understand, that's why I had that proposal in the first place. Li Xu's expression was very calm, "I never thought about doing something amazing. Or maybe I thought about it, but what I wanted to do, is enough for now. ”

Daddy turned his head and looked into his eyes, without blinking, he looked calm.

"When are you and Dinah going to get married? Dad suddenly changed the subject and asked.

"No later than 85 years. Li Xu replied.

"It's a little late, even though your grandfather has seen your child, but that's not ...... Well, you know. Daddy said.

Li Xu pulled the corners of his mouth, and naturally knew what his father meant: "Then do you want me to make Dinah's belly bigger in advance, and then 'marry my son'?"

Those four words were said in Chinese, and the father couldn't understand it, but it didn't prevent him from understanding, and immediately shrugged his shoulders and said, "That's your business, II." ”

After a pause, he said, "However, if it's just a child, it's definitely not enough." ”

"Don't worry, it won't. Li Xu pursed the corners of his mouth.

"If there's nothing else to do, I'll go back first. After another period of silence, Li Xu said.

"Okay, you go back first. Daddy nodded, but immediately stopped him again: "This matter, the thing we planned, when are you going to tell your mother?"

"It's definitely not possible now, she wouldn't want me to do it. Li Xu stretched out his hand, "At least...... It's better to talk about it when I can get to Disney. ”

"Even so...... Dad didn't continue, Li Xu didn't answer, and left after greeting him.

Then, old Edward finished his cigar in one sip before slowly returning to the house, and Eleanor and Diana, who were still in the living room, had already returned to the room.

Old Edward did not linger, and went upstairs to his bedroom, where his wife had changed into her pajamas and was taking care of her hair at the dresser.

"It's still the same. "The attitude of not caring about anything, even if it is ......"

Michiko's hand holding the comb paused, then turned around: "But he still went to see Anna in the afternoon." ”

"Yes, but ......," old Edward scratched his head, "well, I don't want to call his lover, maybe you can go...... Tempting?"

"I'll call Isabel tomorrow. Michiko said lightly, then frowned, "Is it my delusion? ”

"Indeed," said old Edward, did not deny, "you can go and ask the second, and if he is willing to say it, he will naturally say it." ”

“…… I will. Michiko was still frowning.

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"Dad will come to see you in two days, stay with Mom, be obedient. ”

"Got it, but ...... What about grandfather?"

"As I told you today, grandfather went on a trip and won't be back until a long time later. ”

"Oh...... Got it. ”

"Okay, good night, it's time to go to bed, and say hello to mom for me. ”

"Good night, Dad. ”

As Anna said goodbye in a milky voice, Li Xu hung up the phone, and then sighed softly, and his heart seemed to be a little lighter.

After going directly to the hotel from the funeral site in the afternoon, I met with Annabelle, chatted a little and left, regardless of Isabel's surprised eyes.

Although it seems that his behavior is inexplicable, after holding his daughter, it seems to feel a little better.

Well, I can't say it's better, I just think it's a little different, and it's hard to describe the difference.

It is the hardest to recognize himself, although he always keeps this sentence in his mouth, and sometimes he is a fan of the authorities. And, maybe he really doesn't know, maybe he just doesn't want to know, who knows?

But it is undeniable that the parents obviously know, or see, something, but Li Xu doesn't want to discuss it with them now.

Coming out of his small study, Li Xu went back to the bedroom, Diana had already changed into pajamas and was also taking care of her hair in front of the dresser - she definitely couldn't call her daughter in front of her.

"Thank you, Dina. Li Xu came to her and stretched out his hand, pressed her shoulder, looked at the person in the mirror and said.

"I said, this is what I should do. Diana took his hand, "I'm your fiancée, aren't I?"

"Yes, but the engagement may be postponed until the end of the year or even the beginning of next year. Li Xu sighed.

"It doesn't matter, as long as you admit it. Diana turned around, hugged Li Xu's waist, and rested her head on his lower abdomen, "Add, I've decided to marry you, really." ”

Li Xumo stroked her hair, and only said after a while: "Although grandpa has been buried, but ...... From hearing the news to today, my mood has not fluctuated much. ”

"Do you know what I did when my grandfather died?" said Diana, who was silent for a moment, still leaning on his lower abdomen, and said in an urn voice, "I ran down from the stairs excitedly, screaming as I ran, I was finally a lady." ”

Li Xu smiled, didn't explain what was going on, and reached out to lift her chin: "I want to do a lot of hateful things to you tonight." ”

"Please," Gray-Blue didn't blink, "if that makes you better." ”

Having said that, Li Xu didn't toss too much that night, although his grandfather has been buried, there are still some finishing touches to deal with.

"Mr. Li, Mrs. Li, this is the old man's will. In the living room of the manor, lawyer Philip Bevan and two assistants handed over copies of the will to his father, mother, cousin and Li Xu.

The four of them looked through each other, and then Li Xu secretly took a breath again, the content of the will is not much, the main thing is ...... The distribution of a whole bunch of industries. Looking at the dense list of shares of different companies, the properties of different trust funds, and various cross-shareholding industries...... He was able to estimate it at first, but then he didn't bother to do it, and Forbes' list of senior jobs is not entirely false.

If the assets on this statement are fully operational, let alone let Reagan step down, it is possible that even half of Capitol Hill will be purged.

Of course, it's just imagination, and like many large companies, although many measures ensure control, it is impossible to want every point to be like an arm.

And it is possible that only halfway through the move, the opponent will be aware of it, and countermeasures will be taken.

However, in the face of this report and thinking carefully about the guests at the funeral, Li Xu suddenly realized that he now has a more intuitive impression of the power that his grandfather once had.

This is just the Lee family, if you add the Morgan family, or think about the power of the old Morgan who saved the American economy twice, what will be the situation?

But now, let's think about how to keep this inheritance, although this is Dad's business, although it should be fine, but he didn't think about just keeping the inheritance, he has a bigger goal - a goal that Grandpa will also support.

"II, do you have any doubts about this will?" asked the father, who had read all the reports before lunch.

"I took the rest of the shares of Standard Chartered, but what happened to Jardine Matheson and Swired?" Li Xu was a little puzzled, "It seems that we said before that grandpa does not have Jardine shares in his hands." ”

After finishing speaking, he came to his senses and couldn't help grinning: "You told grandpa what I thought?"

"Your grandfather is not a fool, he has a guess when you ask," said the old man for a long time, "So, I only revealed a little bit, you plan to go to the Far East for an internship after graduation, and he understands." ”

"Hell, isn't it good to wait for Jardine and Land to release shares because of the financial turmoil and then absorb them?" Li Xu couldn't help muttering, but in that case, he would have to spend his own money, which was different from the gift that his grandfather exchanged.

"Should I say thank you?" he finally sighed, in addition to the stakes of several British consortia in Hong Kong, there were also stakes in Northrop and Boeing, and some Japanese companies.

Of course, the boards of directors of the two aircraft companies are not allowed to enter, and Japanese companies are only shares, and it was said before that in order to prevent domestic companies from being controlled by foreign capital, Japan has set up various institutions to allow companies to cross-sharehold, such as Sankei and so on.

The U.S. government and the Japanese government have been arguing over this for a long time, and as Japan has begun to become more and more self-righteous in the past two years, the Plaza Council will teach them to be human beings.

"Mother, what do you think?" Li Xu turned to his mother.

The first surprise of this will was that my grandfather actually left some things for my mother, which was really ...... It's magical.