Chapter 204 [Dinner]
In addition to Pang Runsheng, Zhao Qianchou, Shang Daoyuan, and Zuo Qiang, the people invited by Su Le that night also included the eight elders of Qianjimen.
Pang Runsheng has always acted as the horn of the military division of Qianjimen in the past, Su Donglai relied on him very much when he was alive, Zhao Qianchou, Shang Daoyuan, and Zuo Qiang are the real power figures of each side of the Qianjimen, and as for the eight elders, they are all seniors with outstanding and respected achievements in the internal war of Qianjimen.
Zuo Qiang didn't want to come, but after Su Le clearly rejected his three conditions, Zhao Qianchou and Shang Daoyuan respectively stated their positions, Zuo Qiang couldn't help but be disappointed after understanding the positions of the two, and what he didn't expect was that Su Le actually let go of Zhang Zutang, not only gave up the prosecution, but also went to the jǐng bureau in person to bail him out, what kind of medicine is sold in this kid's gourd, Zuo Qiang couldn't help but have a strong interest in this, Zuo Qiang also understood a truth, these people are iron-hearted to support Su Le to take over, As for what their real purpose was, it was still unclear, but the shape in front of them was already clear, and whether they nodded or not, they could no longer affect Su Le's superiority.
No one will be sincere and interests can't get by, although Zuo Qiang is arrogant, but his interests are still in the hands of the Su family after all, he has to have some scruples before taking back his share of interests, not to mention that he has begun to realize that he is beginning to become isolated in the Thousand Machine Gate, no matter how much he wants to get out of the Thousand Machine Gate, he has to be patient, and drag the current period over first.
Su Le arrived very early today, he is the host of tonight, the dinner adopts a separate meal system, the recipe is formulated by Sang Hongsleeve herself, although she did not come forward, but this kind of thing is still easy to master, she vaguely guessed that tonight's dinner involves the successor of Qianjimen, and the direction of Qianjimen in the future, Su Le did not specifically explain, and she did not ask in detail. For some reason, she began to have confidence in this young man, and before the repeated changes in the past two days, Su Le was still able to show such calmness and calmness, without revealing the slightest panic, this mentality is definitely not something ordinary people can do.
At half past six in the evening, the guests began to arrive one after another, and Su Le stood at the gate of the Shazhou mansion, smiling and waiting for the guests to arrive.
The eight elders of Qianjimen account for two, and there are three each in the door of Suo Ming and Qianmen, all of whom are highly respected and prominent figures in the past gates, after the merger of the three gates, Su Donglai will concentrate power, although they have given them the honor of these elders, but they have not been given the corresponding power, as time goes by, these eight elders are now old, and there is not much actual power in the door, and they have become symbolic symbols, but whenever there is an important event in the door, they will still be called together to discuss, It may seem like a sign of respect for them, but it's actually just going through the motions.
Zhang Zutang is the youngest one among them, he is also fifty-seven years old this year, the oldest is from Qianmen, known as the silver fox yīn male leopard, he is seventy-six years old this year, the one second to him is also a person in Qianmen, the former master Zhao Bantian, Zhao Bantian is also the father of Zhao Qianchou, the real power figure of Qianmen.
Meng Qiuran is the only female among the eight elders of Qianjimen, and she is also a member of Qianmen, she rarely attends activities in Qianjimen, and this time she also rushed to Shenhai from Tiannan for Su Donglai's funeral.
The two elders in the organ gate, one is Yu Guoming and the other is Guo Zikai, both of whom are already over the age of six.
The only person Su Le has dealt with among the eight elders is Zhang Zutang, with Zhang Zutang's ability, he is not qualified to be one of the eight elders, but because he once blocked the knife for Su Donglai and saved Su Donglai, Su Donglai also took special care of him in this role, allowing him to become an elder in the door. Although Zuo Qiang's current strength is the strongest, he is also the leader designated by Su Donglai before his death, but its internal shape is quite complex and subtle, the other two elders, one is Jin Changjie, a member of the Xian tribe, mixed in the white mountains and black waters, and his influence covers the three eastern provinces, and he is doing border trade business, although he is one of the eight elders of Qianjimen, but he does not accept Su Donglai's discipline, until he was designed five years ago, blinded by one eye, and broke a leg. Since that time, he has been in a semi-retired state, and the other one is Lin Chaotong, he and Zuo Qiang are friends of eight worships, this person is low-key, pessimistic about fame and fortune, and has not asked about things in the door as early as ten years ago.
If it weren't for Su Donglai's death, it would be difficult for these eight elders to gather in Shenhai, although they were all prominent for a while, but now most of them are in a state of retirement or semi-retirement, if it is said that when it comes to being active, the person who often appears in the sight of the gang is Zhang Zutang.
Zhang Zutang is the least senior among the eight elders, and he is also the most unpopular one, in the eyes of the other seven, Zhang Zutang is not qualified to be on an equal footing with them, after he made a big fuss in the mourning hall and was beaten by Su Le and sent to the jǐng bureau, no one expressed sympathy, and no one spoke for him.
In the face of these seniors of Qianjimen, Su Le still showed considerable humility and respect, and welcomed them in one by one, Zuo Qiang was the last to arrive, but he was not late, and walked into the gate of the Su family with the bell of seven o'clock.
The position of the person determines your methods and principles of doing things, although Su Le is jealous and hateful, and he can't kick Zuo Qiang's pockmarked face flat, but today is obviously not a good time, no matter how much he doesn't want to see Zuo Qiang, he has to treat him as his guest for the time being.
Maybe it's because all the eight elders appeared, Zuo Qiang didn't show any arrogance tonight, came to the Su family's restaurant, this time he didn't go to grab the master's position, last time because of the matter of the seat, he was disgraced by Su Le, a stinky kid, although Zuo Qiang is not young, but he still has some memorization, in front of so many old people, he doesn't want to lose face again.
After a group of people sat down, Su Le motioned for the food to be served, and he smiled: "I have troubled you because of my father's affairs in the past two days, I thought about it, and invited everyone to have a meal at home to express my gratitude, I don't like too strict occasions, you are all my father's friends before his death, and they are all my elders, I hope that we can still be like a family in the future." ”
In the restaurant of Nuoda, more than a dozen people began to bow their heads to taste the food in front of them, and no one took the initiative to speak, and the atmosphere was somewhat depressing.
Su Le picked up the glass of liquor in front of him and said, "This glass of wine is for my father!" He spilled the wine on the floor, then took another glass and drank it in one gulp.
Everyone raised their heads, this glass of wine obviously could not be refused, everyone drank this glass of wine together, Su Le said: "What has happened these days, I think everyone has seen it, my father is in too much of a hurry, so many things have not had time to explain, I thought that his friends would be considerate of our Su family and be more patient with us, but in fact it is not the case." ”
When Su Le said this, his eyes looked at Zuo Qiang, Zuo Qiang looked at him without showing weakness, but Zhang Zutang on the side was flushed, although he knew that Su Le was not pointing at him, but thinking of what he had done before, he couldn't help but be ashamed.
Su Le said: "You should know that my dad is a person, he never owes anything to others, let alone his brothers and sisters? Su Le waved his hand, and Minglong handed out a list of assets to everyone present.
Su Le said: "My dad specially explained before he died, so that I must calculate this account clearly, I would rather the Su family suffer than let his brother suffer, this list is based on the account books left by my father in the past, you see if there is anything wrong." ”
There was silence in the restaurant again, and everyone was going through the list.
Su Le sat in his father's seat back then, and unconsciously began to miss his father, through Guò's observations these days, his understanding of his father has deepened, his father has been able to control the Thousand Machine Gate for many years, and can merge the three gates into one, so that this group of unruly Jianghu characters can not rely on luck to see his horse's head, although his father left, but the book left behind has become a secret magic weapon to guide Su Le to deal with the situation in front of him, although many things still lie in his personal play, but his father has pointed out the direction for him. also made Su Le realize the fact that there are no eternal feelings, only eternal interests.
Zhao Qianchou was the first to raise his head and said softly: "There is nothing wrong with this list. ”
Su Le said: "It's yours, it's always yours, it will never change because of my father's death, if everyone loses trust in our Su family, then we can repay your part to you, but it can't be a one-time repayment, it will be divided into three years, because our Su family's business will continue." ”
Su Le paused, took a sip of the wine glass in front of him and said: "If you still have confidence in the Su family and a little trust in me, then you can choose to keep it unchanged, and your year-end dividend will increase by ten percent year by year on the basis of the past, starting from this year." ”
Everyone was stunned, barely able to believe their ears, a temptation that could not be refused. Su Le said: "From the end of this year, the choice is up to you, whether to leave or stay, and when to leave, all up to you." ”
Shang Daoyuan said: "Young Master, we never planned to separate from the Thousand Machines Gate, over the years, it has been the master of the door who has taken care of these things for us, I don't care what others think, I definitely believe in the Su family." ”
Zhao Qianchou said: "If you don't believe in the Su family, if you don't support the young master, why should I nominate the young master to take over the master's class?" The conditions given by Su Le have already made him quite satisfied. This does not mean that Zhao Qianchou unconditionally supports Su Le's succession, but in the current situation, stability is the most important thing, wait for the situation to stabilize first, and then consider the next move.
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