Chapter 114: The Bai Family
Xia Lin, who was too frightened by Chu Dian, couldn't wait to go back to school early the next morning.
Although she also knew that if Chu Dian really knew what secrets she had, it would be useless for her to hide to the ends of the earth, unless she really betrayed the Federation and defected to the Interstellar Alliance as Feng Qiliu wished.
Take refuge in the ghosts! What's that!
She didn't think she was going to leave Earth one day, so Charlene didn't even think about it.
After thinking about it, only Mingyang Academy can bring her a little sense of security.
Although this kind of behavior seems to be a bit withdrawn and self-deceptive, it can also bring her a sense of security psychologically.
Well, the most important thing is that as long as she can hold on until Chu Ci comes back, she believes that with Chu Ci here, Chu Dian will not do anything to her.
This idea gave Charlene confidence when the other party did not stop her from going back to school in the slightest.
And the other party didn't seem to continue to pursue Charlene at all, but soon after she left, when Qi Tianze informed Charlene of the news that she had returned to the military headquarters, Charlene finally relaxed.
Great, she's finally safe.
"What are you afraid of? Big cousin won't eat you again. Qi Tianze looked at Charlene with idiot eyes. Didn't you say you've been training for the past few months? How can the more you practice, the less courage you have? Have they been eaten by strange beasts in the wild? β
Charlene: ...... "You've just been eaten!" You have the guts to disdain even the beasts! β
"Yo he~" Qi Tianze glanced at Xia Lin. "Come for a fight?"
Originally, because Charlene's ability level was very low, Qi Tianze didn't dare to move her even though he was angry with Charlene's feet, but now......
"Do you dare to have a bit of a man's demeanor?" Xia Lin leaned at Qi Tianze and sneered.
Qi Tianze: ......
Of course, Chu Ci couldn't really casually pick up a palm-sized piece of broken bricks and tiles from the ruins of the dungeon, and stuff it into a gift box and give it to Bai Kunyang.
After all, even if he doesn't pay attention to these, the other party is still his long-term cooperation goal, isn't it?
However, what he gave Bai Kunyang was indeed ...... Well, in terms of some kind of Cheng dΓΉ, it's really not worth much.
What Chu Ci gave Bai Kunyang was a very small wine glass.
Although it is just a very common thing in my own era, the kind of small wine glass that many people will have at home, but because it has experienced the special era of the end times, it has been well preserved to this day, so its value is naturally different.
Bai Kunyang played with the small wine glass in his hand for a while, then put away his things, turned around and called the driver to go to the family's main residence in Lannuoxing.
Because the captain of the Mo family's merchant ship had already brought a batch of antiques from the Home Star Federation, and planned to auction these antiques in the near future, and he had obtained a priority to tell his grandfather, so his grandfather Bai Quanxiao rushed over, and it happened to arrive today.
Bai Quanxiao's status in the Bai family is somewhat similar to Ding Tianke. However, the difference is that the Bai family was not a small family with no name, but a century-old family will inevitably have ups and downs.
When Bai Quanxiao took over the Bai family, it was the most difficult time for the Bai family back then. Internal and external troubles, the Bai family is in danger. However, Bai Quanxiao, who was in his twenties at the time, not only carried the banner of the Bai family with one hand, steadily survived the alternation of power between two generations, cleaned up a group of restless people, but also made the Bai family further grow in his hands.
It is also because of this that even though Bai Quanxiao has now passed on the position of the head of the Bai family to his son, Bai Kunyang's father, Bai Keyan, because most of the assets of the Bai family are now worked hard by Old Man Bai himself, as long as Old Man Bai does not speak, these assets are still firmly in the hands of Old Man Bai.
Bai Keyan may be regarded as a qualified head of the family, but he is not a qualified father, and he is not a qualified heir in the eyes of Old Man Bai.
If it weren't for the fact that he had no choice, Old Man Bai actually liked his grandson more, that is, Bai Kunyang's eldest brother Bai Kunshan.
It's a pity that because of an accident, Bai Kunshan died young, and the old man Bai, who was hit hard, had the idea of retiring, so he passed the position of head of the family in his hand to Bai Kunshan's father Bai Keyan.
Even inheriting the position of the head of the family is because of the light of his son, plus Bai Quanxiao always holds most of the Bai family's property in his hands, of course, Bai Keyan is also dissatisfied with his father.
Old Man Bai hates his son, but he loves Bai Kunyang's grandson very much. After Bai Kunyang's mother died, the scandal of Bai Keyan's extramarital affair broke out, and Old Man Bai directly raised Bai Kunyang under his knees. After Bai Kunyang left the family, although Old Man Bai rarely helped him, the relationship between their grandfather and grandson was excellent.
Of course, this also caused great hostility and jealousy towards Bai Kunyang, a powerful opponent, both Bai Keyan and Bai Keyan's other children. is also because of this, Bai Kunyang's favorability towards people in the Bai family other than his grandfather is really limited.
"Grandpa." When Bai Kunyang arrived, the old man was sitting in the courtyard studying the chess game against the chessboard in front of him.
In fact, this kind of thing is also an ancient culture that my grandfather researched based on some materials brought out by the family elders from the home planet.
Just because it is an ancient culture after all, whether it is Go or chess games, it has become a precious cultural relic in the Federation, and it has been completely lost outside the Federation.
Therefore, although his grandfather liked Go very much, most of the time, he could only play it with himself. As for the few times, of course, it is Bai Kunyang who was taught by the old man himself.
"Coming?" The old man glanced up at Bai Kunyang, and saw that his grandson seemed to be in a good mental state, so he relieved himself, lowered his head and continued to study the chess game in his hand.
Taking off his coat and handing it to the housekeeper on the side, after washing his hands, he took the refreshments in the other party's hand, and Bai Kunyang walked to the opposite of his grandfather and sat down with a relaxed expression.
The Bai family's main residence in Lannoxing is actually the private property of Old Man Bai, so although the front part is open to family members, the second half of the main house is only approved by Old Man Bai.
This backyard covers a wide area, even in Lannoxing, this house of the Bai family is definitely very wide. When this house was built, Bai Kunyang was still young, and he lived with the old man, and the rest of the Bai family was generally not allowed to come to the backyard, let alone live in.
Therefore, this backyard was built completely according to the preferences of Old Man Bai and Bai Kunyang. Bai Kunyang is more comfortable here than in his own home.
Because the environment of Lannoxing is very suitable for recuperation, Old Man Bai has often lived in this house for a few months in recent years, and by the way, he has a relationship with his favorite grandson. This time, I decided to stay for a while before leaving.
Of course, I also want to meet the captain of the Mo family's interstellar merchant ship, and if possible, also check if the other party has anything related to Go by the way.
After all, it was someone who had contact with the Federation, and it was much more extensive than that of an old man from a remote galaxy.
"Well, your bastard brothers haven't caused you any trouble lately, have they?"
After the old man stepped down from the position of the head of the family, although he still held a lot of power, the property in his hands had been handed over to professional people to take care of, and he only sat in the rear.
Regarding the affairs between Bai Kunyang and his half-brothers, Old Man Bai rarely interfered.
"No, I've been following the star chief to deal with some things some time ago, and they can't interfere." Bai Kunyang smiled indifferently, he didn't pay much attention to his wolf ambition brothers, he seemed to be more interested in the chess game in front of him. "Grandpa, this is a newly obtained remnant?"
"Hmph, those bastards who don't make it!" Old Man Bai snorted coldly, obviously disappointed in his son's children. It's just that after all, they are all his own grandchildren, and the old man didn't say anything more. "This is what your grandfather Wang found from the virtual Internet some time ago, and the book that records the remnants of the spectrum is not known to be true or false, but this fragment should be true."
Bai Kunyang still just smiled, not impressed. "The Federation has been heavy on military force for thousands of years, and even if it attaches importance to ancient culture, it is not for the culture itself, but for the benefits and energy brought by those antiques. This kind of thing, no one should be able to forge it. β
After all, the chess game is something that ordinary people can't really learn, let alone forge such a highly technical thing. It would be nice for most of the people of the Star Alliance, and even most of the Federation, to know what Go is.
For his own group of terrible brothers, Bai Kunyang really didn't pay much attention to it.
These people, to put it bluntly, are just Bai Kunyang's whetstone-like characters, and it is naturally better to settle down a little. If it was really not safe enough, or even made a mistake that should not be made, even if Bai Kunyang really took action to solve them, Bai Quanxiao might not say anything.
The reason why Bai Kunyang has endured it all the time is because it is unnecessary.
It's like flies, which are annoying, but until you solve the source of the flies, it doesn't matter if you kill a few of them.
His enemies have never been the brothers in the family.
"Well, don't talk about this, you are here today for what will happen in three days?" Old Man Bai frowned, put this matter aside for the time being, put down the chess game in his hand, cleaned his hands, and asked casually.
"Yes and no." Bai Kunyang ate the last bite of pastry in his hand, wiped his hands, and took out the gift box that Chu Ci gave him and put it in front of Bai Quanxiao. "Grandpa, look at this." R1152