Xia Ruxuan actually vaguely felt that this day would not be too far away. 【Reading.com】

When he came to visit the old man a few days ago, the old man's consciousness was not so clear, showing a completely twilight appearance, and a rare gentle smile appeared on his face, and he didn't speak, and when he looked at Xia Ruxuan, the look and feeling seemed to have fallen into the memories of the past, "The atmosphere is mild."

That day, Xia Ruxuan sat with his grandfather in this room all afternoon, both of them listened quietly to the babbling Peking Opera songs, and the grandfather was no longer beating the beat with his palm, but his fingers were gently trembling with the rhythm.

Late at night, when Xia Ruxuan and Li Shaoyu quickly rushed back to Sunan and came to the villa, the old man lay peacefully on the recliner with his eyes closed, as if he was asleep. He was wearing the dark black suit and the black top hat on his head, and his expression was serene and solemn.

Everyone stood in the room, and then Xia Yunbai turned his head to look at Xia Ruxuan, and said softly, "Let's take one last look at grandpa." Unlike the pungent smell of disinfectant in Xia Ruxuan's memory, this time "at least it was much more peaceful." It's been a long time since he's slept so soundly and soundly, and "never again."

All night, all the people of the entire county family gathered in this villa, silent.

Even though the old man's physical condition was still healthy and there was no serious illness or pain, he still left after all. In such a sunny day, he died at the age of eighty-five. He saw that the Xia clan was thriving at this time, so he went peacefully.

The stereo in the room was still playing the grandfather's favorite Peking Opera song, which was like a sad sigh at this time. Xia Ruxuan faintly felt, "For the Xia family, something is cut off like this."

All day the next day, the parking lot of the villa area of the Principality of Xiangshan was full of solemn black high-end cars.

The whole Xiangshan Park is a mess, and there are a lot of people coming and going.

There are business and political circles, and there are mixed society, and on this day, they all came to mourn Mr. Xia Mingrong.

In the temporary mourning hall built on the vacant land in the villa area of Xiangshan Park, there are countless leaders from all walks of life that Xia Ruxuan knows and does not know, and who has never seen them, from the entire Jiangnan, "They all looked so respectful and sorry in front of the old man's mourning hall, but such a picture was somewhat impressive in Xia Ruxuan's memory. When grandpa was young, he must have been a person of extremely high status.

He just stood in the villa, standing in the place where his grandfather used to live every day, looking at the open space outside. And on this day the sky began to gradually darken. The atmosphere throughout the day was silent and mournful, without the fanfare and complicated rules of the domestic tradition, and the old man said when he was alive, "He only wants a silent funeral, so that his soul can leave quietly." So this kind of atmosphere seems much more solemn in Xia Ruxuan's opinion.

In the dark of night, Xia Ruxuan finally dragged his tired body back home, yesterday during the busy "night vigil" in the East China Sea, and from this day on, there were many people who came to mourn, and this atmosphere will last for several days.

When Xia Ruxuan walked in the door tiredly, he suddenly noticed a few more pairs of shoes at the door, and the atmosphere in the whole house was peaceful, and there was no sound. Only the door of Xia Yunxiang's study on the second floor was closed" When Xia Ruxuan walked to the door, he heard a faint voice from inside, and after thinking about it, he still knocked on the door of the study, "It's me." ”

"Come in." After a few seconds, Fu Yunxiang finally spoke.

Xia Ruxuan walked in and saw three men dressed formally and imposingly, sitting on the sofa smoking cigarettes with straight faces. And Xia Yunbai leaned back in the boss's chair with a deep face, as if thinking about something.

When he saw Xia Ruxuan, "one of the men didn't know if he was polite or raised his eyebrows", squeezed out a smile and took the initiative to speak, "Xiao Xia Gongzi is young and promising, worthy of being the junior of Old Man Xia, and the future is terrifying." ”

Xia Yunbai looked at Xia Ruxuan and didn't speak, while one of the other two people was obviously not interested in this topic, "Just said, "Mr. Xia, I'm just responsible for conveying the above news, you are the descendant of Old Man Xia, we have enough respect for the entire Xia family, but no one in the Xia family is qualified." To put it mildly, it is impossible for Old Man Xia to go, and the entire south will be handed over to outsiders, right? In the end, the man's tone was a little heavy, which made Xia Ruxuan feel uncomfortable when he heard it, but Fu Yunpai didn't have much reaction, twisting his eyebrows, "I mean it's been so long since the north and the south have been divided, Jiangnan has been under your management and there has been no change, the old man just passed away, why can't it be their turn to take over, right?" "That's right." The man who had just spoken smiled dryly, just tugging at his smile, "As me, I don't want to see this happen. But after the old man Xia retreated to the second line in these years, the south has always been leaderless, just relying on the residual power of the old man Xia and condensing, if there is no old qualification to stand up, I am afraid that this peaceful atmosphere will not last long. It's a pity that Old Man Xia didn't want this family to embark on this path from the beginning. ”

"I understand what the old man means, I don't need you to repeat it to me." Xia Yunbai said with a calm face and said coldly.

The man looked at Xia Yunbai, then at Xia Ruxuan, and looked at the time with a smile, "I've finished what I should say, and I'll leave today." As for this matter, "I think the north is also respecting Old Man Xia when it negotiates with you." Otherwise, your Xia clan's qualifications are still far from behind at this time. ”

After saying that, the man turned his head and walked out as if no one even looked back. The other two apparently didn't want to say anything more, and the door slammed shut, cutting off the inside and outside.

Xia Yunbai didn't even open his mouth to say a polite word, he was always silent, as if he was thinking about something.

"Dad, these people." Xia Ruxuan tentatively spoke, and Xia Yunbai raised his head to look at him, his face was a little softer, he looked at Xia Ruxuan for a long time, and at this time, a top sedan with a chalk brand outside drove out of Xia's yard.

Xia Yunxiang then spoke, "Ruxuan, your grandfather has passed away." You are also twenty-three years old this year, no longer a child, some things I think should be time to make it clear to you, originally according to your grandfather's meaning, these things stop in our generation and end here, don't mention it, small] said} is the fastest, but I think it doesn't mean much. ”

Xia Ruxuan nodded, he had already been mentally prepared. In fact, Xia Yunbai decided to speak, more because Xia Ruxuan's achievements have completely surpassed him, "This is the proudest thing in his life."

"I told you when you were a child that the Xia family used to be a big family in southern Jiangsu during the Republic of China. After the ups and downs of the last century, it's up to your grandfather to carry back the glory of the past - this sentence has always been simple, but do you know how your grandfather did it? Xia Yunxiang looked at Xia Ruxuan with a peaceful look in his eyes.

"Qinghong." Xia Ruxuan calmly spit out two words, but it made Xia Yunbai's eyes change suddenly, seeing his change, Xia Ruxuan said calmly, "I have an agreement with the Morello family, which is what Mr. Allen and I mentioned. He only mentioned Qinghong and didn't know anything about the rest of the matter. Hearing this, Xia Yunbai nodded.

"The name Qinghong has completely disappeared from the eyes of the public, and has become a deformed circle of the top of the republic." Xia Yunbai said softly, "Even, the Xia family, which is supported and protected by your grandfather alone, is also a deformed existence. Because we don't have any heritage and circulation of the dazzling Xia clan of the Republic of China in the past. During the Republic of China, Qinghong was the largest gang in Jiangnan and the country, with power all over the country, and in the East China Sea, where the division of power was the most drastic at that time, Qinghong had three leading hooligan tycoons, these three names may have been heard of by you, but the history you hear now is just the product of the victors made up. You just need to know that in that era, these three people had the power of the heavens, Huang Jinrong, Du Yuesheng, and Zhang Xiaolin.

Among the three tycoons, there is a saying that "Huang Jinrong is greedy for money, Zhang Xiaolin is good at fighting, and Du Yuesheng can be a man." It's just that the greedy gold has done too many evil things, and after the establishment of the republic, it was rectified very miserably; Zhang Xiaolin, who is good at fighting, has no brains, became a traitor during the Anti-Japanese War, and was finally assassinated by his bodyguards, and his power has long been dissipated. Of these three, only Mr. Du Yuesheng was truly respected, and finally died of illness in Hong Kong. He is also the only tycoon in the Republic City who has not been punished badly. Even the remaining Qinghong is the person who is left behind by Mr. Du, and your grandfather followed Du Yuesheng's shopkeeper to run the hall back then. ”

Xia Yunbai only used a few simple words to simply describe the division of forces at that time.

"I didn't have the pleasure of meeting Mr. Du Yuesheng, your grandfather once said that Mr. Du was a capable person. In the business field, he was clever and treacherous, but empathetic, vassal and elegant, and made a wide range of celebrities, and he was a big name in the country at that time. Your grandfather also said that although Mr. Du is a gangster like Qinghong, he is also a good person, Mr. Du stood up when the nation was in crisis, presided over the work of the Red Cross during the Anti-Japanese War, and rescued tens of thousands of people injured in the Anti-Japanese War; He even relied on his own energy to organize an armed force of 10,000 people and personally participated in the war of resistance, but in the end, he could only be on the same level as the other two "villains, just because he chose the wrong master." He did not return to Taichaol Bay with him when the Republic was founded, but retired to Hong Kong and never asked about the world again. ”

Xia Yunbai sighed and looked at Xia Ruxuan seriously, "He is the only idol of your grandfather in this life, so until he was old, he remembered Mr. Du's dress when he walked the rivers and lakes, and always demanded himself like that. Xia Yunbai paused, "When Mr. Du Yuesheng moved to Hong Kong, the remnants of Qinghong were still very large, in that era, the name Qinghong was a phenomenon, just like the long-term and short-term workers at the East China Sea Wharf looking for a place to rely on, Qinghong people were all over the north and south of the river. Therefore, even after the establishment of the republic, several big names in Hong Tajian were forcefully suppressed, but they were not completely purged. It is in this way that your grandfather has the opportunity to make a comeback with the Xia family. ”