Chapter 23: Uncle and Nephew
Chen Mingyuan knows Zhang Yitian's temper very well, and he will never make a conclusion before he is sure, since she gave Min Baitao such a bad evaluation, it is obvious that this person's motives for Yin Xiayuan are indeed not very simple!
Thinking of the ending of Yin Xiayuan's most disgraced and posthumous death in his previous life, Chen Mingyuan's heart couldn't help but sudden, could it be that Yin Xiayuan was forced to go to a dead end at that time, because of this Min Baitao secretly obstructed? !
Suddenly, Chen Mingyuan felt that it was necessary to take the time to pay attention to Min Baitao.
At present, his knowledge of the famous Qiantang entrepreneur is limited to his Baitao real estate and the advertising business he is working with Cable TV.
In this case, it is just from the way of the advertising department and Sun Heping to try to probe the other party's bottom, although at this stage, he can't sit on a solid guess, but if it is really something, at least he can prevent it from happening.
After saying goodbye to Zhang Yitian, Chen Mingyuan walked back with the document bag.
At dusk, the heat of the city has not yet dissipated, only the moist breeze blowing from the direction of the East China Sea from time to time has driven away a little bit of dry heat, some people in the streets and alleys come out with wooden chairs to enjoy the coolness, and there are also childish children playing with water guns, chattering, talking, and playing one after another, interweaving a corner of Qiantang leisure.
After crossing the familiar alley, seeing that he was about to arrive at the dormitory building, Chen Mingyuan's body stopped abruptly, and his eyes were firmly locked on a middle-aged man who was standing at the door.
There is a man standing under the banyan tree in front of the building, tall and thin, looking from afar, raising his hands and feet, the person's posture exudes a calm atmosphere, as if there is a world of difference from the small people in the market, and the eye-catching thing is that this person's face is vaguely similar to Chen Mingyuan!
Third uncle!
Chen Mingyuan was surprised, he really didn't expect Chen Guoliang to appear at the door of his dormitory at this juncture.
Could it be that something has happened in the family?
With suspicion and suspicion, Chen Mingyuan hesitated, but walked up slowly, and after a few steps, Chen Guoliang also found him, turned his head, his eyes were firmly fixed on him, a pair of sharp eyes narrowed slightly, but he was silent, and his face was so flat that it was elusive to his emotions at the moment.
After a short distance, Chen Mingyuan leaned over and shouted to the third uncle, Chen Guoliang looked at him for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Have you eaten?" ”
His voice was hoarse, but still steady.
Chen Mingyuan felt more and more strange, he thought that after taking the face, he would be reprimanded by his cold words, but he didn't expect it to be such an ordinary homely sentence that could no longer be ordinary, quickly adjusted his mood, and said with a smile: "I was going to eat, since you are here, third uncle, why don't I find a restaurant, please try the specialties of Qiantang." ”
Chen Guoliang nodded lightly, looked at the dilapidated dormitory building again, and walked towards Shi Shiran, a Volkswagen black sedan car.
Chen Mingyuan knew that he wanted to find a secluded place to talk to him, and he followed.
The driver is the family's driver Lao Yu, who has been serving the Chen family for ten years, and has been saddle the old man before and after, and he can be regarded as the family's henchman.
Seeing that Lao Yu was also here, Chen Mingyuan had a few points of spectrum, obviously, Chen Guoliang's arrival was agreed by the old man!
Could it be that he made a special trip to arrest himself and go back to Xingshi to ask for his guilt?
But when I saw Chen Guoliang's unwavering expression, I couldn't see the slightest clue.
There was nothing to say all the way, except for Chen Mingyuan occasionally pointing out the route to Lao Yu, the three of them didn't squeak much, and about ten minutes later, the car arrived at the Minghu Hotel, which is very well-known in Qiantang.
Minghu Hotel faces the landscape, faces the lake behind it, is elegant and exquisite, pavilions and pavilions, like pearls dotted in the shade of the lake, the beauty of the scenery, and the people are relaxed and happy.
"Third master, you and the little master go in for dinner, I'll just deal with it downstairs."
As soon as he walked into the splendid lobby, Lao Yu took the initiative to propose.
He has served the Chen family for more than ten years, his eyesight is not bad, and now the owner is in turmoil, this time he came to receive the order, he understood that there must be important matters to discuss between the uncle and nephew, but it is not something that he can casually make fun.
Chen Guoliang did not persuade him, and asked the waiter for a small box, and went in and sat down unhurriedly.
"You can order some food."
As soon as the waiter came in with the menu, Chen Guoliang gave the order directly, picked up the freshly brewed Longjing tea and drank it for a while, and turned his head to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Yanggong Causeway.
Although Zhilu said that the purpose of his visit was by no means to eat, Chen Mingyuan still carefully ordered traditional dishes from Qiantang such as West Lake vinegar fish and Longjing shrimp.
After the others left, Chen Guoliang turned around, looked at him twice, suddenly smiled, and said, "Come to such a good place to eat, and order those good dishes, can you afford to eat with your current salary?" ”
"You have to be next to each other if you can't bear it, you are an elder and a close relative, and I have to entertain you well when you come here."
Chen Mingyuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, Chen Guoliang could still laugh, at least the next treatment would not be too bad!
Chen Guoliang shook his head and sighed: "You are so old, don't you understand the truth of doing what you can?" ”
is a pun, which means Chen Mingyuan's bold move this time!
"Of course, I know the Tao, and my grandfather often taught me the truth of 'being poor and being good alone, and helping the world if you are good', to put it in layman's terms, it is how much stomach you eat and how many catties of rice."
Chen Mingyuan replied calmly: "But reality often can't be too idealistic, sometimes you know that you can't do it, but in the face of major rights and wrongs, you can't always be a turtle with a shrunken head, even if you can keep a temporary peace, it is difficult to guarantee that the next person who suffers will not be yourself." ”
"That's a good point, it seems that you have really grown a lot in the past few years and understood a lot of big truths, which is very good!"
Chen Guoliang laughed lightly, his face suddenly changed, he threw the porcelain cup on the table, made a sharp noise, his eyes were clear and quiet, and a sharp cold glow flashed.
This is also normal, he tried his best to do a good job of the report, and he was secretly replaced by his nephew without paying attention, and was presented to the hands of the central high-level, and then poked out a big hole, dragging himself and the whole family to carry the black pot for him, whoever he replaces, he would be very angry, if it weren't for Chen Guoliang's high-level cultivation and mental sophistication, he would have already scolded him with his head and face, how could he be good and angry first.
Feeling the angry anger, Chen Mingyuan lowered his eyes, swept his eyes at the rippling tea, and remained silent.
After a while, the door opened again, and the waiter began to put dishes on the table one by one, but he saw that the two men sitting opposite him were always silent, and suddenly noticed the oppressive and cold atmosphere.
The delicate and delicious dishes are full of color, flavor and flavor, and it makes people's appetites move, filling the whole room, but neither of the uncle and nephew moved their chopsticks.
After a stalemate for a while, Chen Guoliang suddenly restrained his coldness, took out a cigarette and lit it and took two puffs, his eyes flickered, his head was lowered, and he asked, "Mingyuan, are you quite disgusted with me and your aunt?" ”
Chen Mingyuan moved the corners of his mouth, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.
To be honest, when he was still young, he was still very close to Chen Guoliang.
After the early death of his father, it is destined that Chen Mingyuan will not be able to enjoy the maternal and fatherly love of an ordinary family, although he is often accompanied by Cen Ruohan, but every time he sees the deep father-son love around him, he will always feel unconsciously lost and uncomfortable.
At that time, the family had just stabilized from the catastrophe, and the family business was far less huge than it is now, and everyone's thoughts were relatively simple.
It's a pity that when the family re-emerged, everyone moved out of the old mansion one after another, and they were busy with their own careers and lives, and the relationship gradually cooled down.
The years fly by, and in the years when he was in the center of power, Chen Guoliang's official authority has become bigger and bigger, and the identity of the core of the second generation of the Chen family has made him have to establish the majesty of the head of the family, so at the occasional family gathering, the love for his nephew is quickly replaced by harshness, and most of the time, in the face of Chen Minggang's mistakes, he is often reprimanded harshly.
After all, the busy and rigorous working environment, as well as the perennial distance of thousands of miles, made Chen Guoliang unable to maintain too much patience and carefulness.
Without waiting for his nephew's response, Chen Guoliang said to himself: "If you don't say it, I also know in my heart that for so many years, you have been very disgusted with me, my eldest sister, my brother-in-law, and my younger sister, and I even wish there were no relatives like us, so that you and your mother will at least not suffer so much harsh criticism and cold treatment." ”
"Third uncle, you misunderstood......
Chen Mingyuan was busy trying to defend himself, and he knew that Chen Guoliang thought that he wanted to destroy the entire family because of hatred.
Chen Guoliang waved his hand, signaling that he didn't need to say more, "To be honest, it seems normal for you to have these grievances and hatreds...... Even I feel that this family owes you and your parents too much. ”
Chen Guoliang's face became gloomy and complicated, wiped his face, and sighed: "Before your father left, he repeatedly told me to take care of this family, take care of my grandfather and grandmother, and you, I swore to agree, and now that I think about it, I can only be regarded as barely qualified for the first two things, but for you, ask yourself, I have done too much dereliction...... Otherwise, you won't be allowed to bury your resentment in your stomach and act rebelliously three times, and perhaps, you won't have the current disaster. ”
Thinking of his brother who died early, Chen Guoliang couldn't hide his guilt, and after a while, he straightened his expression and said word by word: "So, now, if you want to talk about responsibility, I should also bear the biggest share!" ”
Chen Mingyuan was taken aback, and his face was full of disbelief.