Chapter 436: Discovery
Concubine Liu took her daughter to go shopping in the commercial street, which is not very far from here. After receiving Lai Xiaohu's call, the two of them drove to the hotel where Lai Xiaohu was located in just ten minutes. After arriving, Liu Yafei asked the waiter about it, and was soon led to Lai Xiaohu's private room.
"Uncle Little Tiger." As soon as she saw Lai Xiaohu, Bao'er immediately let go of Concubine Liu Ya's hand, and then happily ran to Lai Xiaohu, opening her arms and waiting for Lai Xiaohu to hold her in her arms.
"Ouch, Bao'er is getting heavier and heavier." Lai Xiaohu wrapped Bao'er up, kissed her on the face, and then hugged her to the side of his seat.
"Bao'er has grown up, of course getting heavier and heavier." Sitting next to Lai Xiaohu, Bao'er said like a little adult.
Bao'er's words immediately caused several people to laugh, and when it was done, Lai Xiaohu said to the waiter: "You guys start serving." ”
As one dish after another was served, Lai Xiaohu and Liu Yafei also ate, "By the way, what are you doing in the city today?" After a while, Concubine Liu asked Lai Xiaohu.
"Come and ask someone to do something, although those of us who are businessmen make a lot of money, we still have to pretend to be grandsons in front of the government department." Lai Xiaohu said casually.
"Then do you want me to find my brother, maybe he knows someone." After listening to Lai Xiaohu's words, Concubine Liu Yafei immediately said on the side. It seems that he cares about Lai Xiaohu.
"I don't need it yet, I can handle it." gave Concubine Liu Yafei a reassuring look, Lai Xiaohu said. "And I'm pretty much done with it."
"Okay then." Since Lai Xiaohu said no need, Concubine Liu Yafei nodded and did not continue to dwell on this topic, "That's right." How is your relationship with my brother now? ”
"Your brother," Lai Xiaohu was stunned, glanced at Concubine Liu Ya, and then said with a smile: "It's okay." Fortunately, with you, your brother is taking good care of me now. And I've been in contact with your brother a lot these days. ”
"That's good." Hearing that the two of them got along quite well, Concubine Liu Yafei was a lot more relieved, and she thought of something in her heart. Then he said to Lai Xiaohu: "My brother has come back to work in the city, do you know about this?" ”
"Zhilu said, come back to be the permanent deputy mayor. He only told me about it yesterday. Lai Xiaohu thought in his heart, it seems that Liu Wei's return to the business city is nine times safe. For him, the better Liu Wei mixes, the happier he will naturally be.
The two of them were eating and chatting, and before they knew it, they were already half-full alone, "That's right." I haven't asked you what you've been up to lately? I don't think I heard you're looking for a job? ”
"What else can I do. Send Bao'er to and from school, and then take her shopping. Speaking of her life, Liu Yafei is obviously not very emotional. Since she met Lai Xiaohu, her life has been like this. Or should it be said that for a long time before she met Lai Xiaohu, her life was also like this.
Concubine Liu also has her own difficulties. Since her family forcibly arranged her marriage, her relationship with her family has not been very good. However, Concubine Liu Yafei has a gentle temperament, and the other party does not agree with the arrangement of the family, but after the strong requirements of her parents, she passively accepts the reality.
If Concubine Liu Yafei's married life has always been happy, it may be able to dilute the dissatisfaction in her heart. But in fact, her married life can also be described as dire and miserable. At the beginning, the marriage object arranged by the Liu family for Concubine Liu Yafei was the eldest son of a family similar to their family. From the point of view of the door-to-door, the two people are very suitable. At that time, the marriage with the Liu family was another old business family in the commercial city, the Gao family, and the Gao family's son Gao Zhan.
But Concubine Liu Ya, who was cultivated by a big family, can be a skilled daughter-in-law. The other party may not be able to be a qualified husband. Gao Zhan, who married Concubine Liu Ya, is a complete gentleman, although he is the eldest son in the family. But he relied even more on his identity as the eldest son to do nonsense outside.
Before getting married, I didn't talk about fooling around outside all day, and the family also hoped that he could get better after marriage. However, the nature of the country is easy to change, but it is difficult to change. After getting married, the other party not only did not restrain himself, but became more and more unscrupulous in doing things. And after the other party got married, he also began to control the family business under the arrangement of the family. This feeling of being in power also makes the other party's temper grow.
Originally, Concubine Liu Yafei was very reluctant to get married, but she didn't expect her husband to fool around outside all day long after getting married, and once she was a little unhappy, the two of them would quarrel at best, and it could even escalate into a physical conflict. Needless to say, it is known that Liu Yafei herself suffered domestic violence.
Although Concubine Liu Yafei is weak, she is also cultivated by a big family, and she still has arrogance in her heart. After being greatly wronged at home, Concubine Liu Yafei took Bao'er back to her parents' house. At the same time, when she went back, she also resented her parents at home.
Originally, her parents forced her to marry each other, and if she lived a good life after marriage, it would be fine, but her married life was so miserable, it was strange that Concubine Liu didn't have more resentment towards her family.
After Concubine Liu Yafei went back, the people of the Liu family naturally knew about the profiteering treatment she suffered in her father-in-law's house, although Concubine Liu Yafei's parents didn't pay much attention to her emotional problems, but after all, she was her own daughter, and she was treated so unfairly outside.
Concubine Liu Yafei was reluctant to go back after returning to her parents' home, and the two parties of the marriage became more and more contradictory because of this problem. happened at this time, that is, Liu Yafei's husband Gao Zhan was in trouble outside. He was calculated while he was fooling around in a nightclub.
As an old business family in the commercial city, the Gao family is powerful, but it is not invincible. Not to mention that the previous Liu family was able to compete with them, but there were many other families that could keep pace with them. This time, it is the Gao family's long-standing rival who calculates highly.
The Gao family used to be very powerful, but they were very poor in the cultivation of the younger generation. The Gao family has also made great efforts to cultivate the younger generation, but the younger generation is not angry, and it can be said that none of them have become talents. There are three men in the younger generation of the Gao family. Among them, the boss is Gao Zhan, not to mention that this is a complete gentleman. But the other two don't have to be too strong. One of Gao Zhan's two younger brothers started taking drugs when he was in middle school, and he has long since become an addict. And unfortunately. The reason why his younger brother is addicted to drugs is also inseparable from Gao Zhan.
As the eldest in the family, Gao Zhan used to take his two younger brothers out to play, and he himself was not a good bird, and most of the places he went to were nightclubs and the like. Besides, Gao Zhan occasionally touches drugs*, but he is not interested in this thing, so he is not addicted. On the contrary, his younger brother followed him once and couldn't do without this thing again, and now he is a complete addict. What do you think such a person can do? Don't think about doing anything other than the family spends money to support you.
And because of the drug abuse, there was a stir in the Gao family for a while. Gao Zhan's younger brother who is addicted to drugs is the child of his second uncle's family. When his child became like this, his second uncle's family must be very painful, and he also looked down on Gao Zhan, the eldest nephew who brought his son badly. In addition, the relationship between the various branches of the Gao family is not good because of the competition for family property. Therefore, his second uncle's family always thought that Gao Zhan had deliberately lured his son to take drugs, in order to prevent his son from inheriting the qualifications of the family property. An addict* gentleman, it's a waste if you give him too much money, isn't it.
Gao Zhan's other brother didn't get poisoned*, but he wasn't much better. Affected by the family atmosphere, his third brother did not study well since he was a child. At a young age, he began to fool around. However, he didn't follow his eldest brother Gao Zhan like his second brother. Most of the time he is on his own, fooling around in his own circle.
It depends on luck to go out and fool around, although the children of big families generally have relatively high-end tastes, and the probability of accidents is not large, but there are times when they are unlucky. Unfortunately, Gao Zhan's third brother was so unfortunate that he was so unfortunate to get sick. In the past few years, his third brother's main energy has been to fight against the disease, and other things are really not in his consideration.
In addition to boys, there are also several girls in the younger generation of the Gao family. However, families like the Gao family generally believe in boys to take over the family business, and it is almost impossible for girls to take over. For the Gao family's competitors, if they want to bring down the Gao family, they only need to bring down the next generation of the Gao family.
Under normal circumstances, people will not resort to this method, in addition to being more insidious, but also because the success rate is not high. There are usually several members of the younger generation in large families. There may be one or two of these people, but there are always one or two capable people who can support the future of the family.
But who knows what sins the Dao Gao family has created in their previous lives. The three boys of the younger generation turned out to be like this. The second and third children can be directly ignored, and the boss is actually not very qualified.
But the Gao family has no choice, compared with the second and third, the boss Gao Zhan is the best. Although he often goes out to fool around, at least Gao Zhan is still relatively smart, and there are no bad habits that he can't quit and diseases that can't be cured. The Gao family, who had no choice, could only train Gao Zhan as a successor.
As the saying goes, if you don't make a sound, you have already made a blockbuster, and the Gao family considered that there were not a few powerful people in ancient times who were not very young but later made great achievements, so they still had a lot of expectations for Gao Zhan. And in order to find enough helpers for Gao Zhan, he even promoted the marriage between the family and the Liu family.
The Liu family, like the Gao family, started in business before, but later the Liu family supported the younger generation of Liu Wei to embark on a political career. On the contrary, they gradually gave up business. The Gao family found the Liu family in the hope of finding a strong foreign aid for the family. And the Liu family fell in love with the Gao family's money. The Liu family used to be in business, so they naturally knew the importance of money, but now they have to give up doing business due to some regulations, but they still value money very much.
The marriage of the two families is actually taking what they need, but the marriage did not end well. Arranged marriages are indeed difficult to do in this day and age.
As for the opponents of the Gao family, if they want to defeat the Gao family, they only need to defeat Gao Zhan. It's just that at the beginning, due to the intervention of the Liu family, it was not easy for them to start directly. But later, as the Liu family and the Gao family also fell out, the other party attacked decisively.
Gao Zhan accidentally had a relationship with a thirteen-year-old girl, of course, Gao Zhan definitely didn't know the actual age of the other party at first. But it doesn't matter, the important thing is that the law provides for it. It is a felony to have a relationship with a girl under the age of 14, whether the other party is willing or not.
Gao Zhan was very unlucky to be arrested directly under the other party's calculations, and then this matter was stabbed on TV. Although the Gao family is powerful, it is not omnipotent in the commercial city. Under the suppression of opponents and the oppression of public opinion. The Gao family had to choose to sacrifice Gao Zhan temporarily.
Gao Zhan was sentenced smoothly, and the Gao family's competitors rejoiced. The younger generation of the Gao family is abolished, and the entire Gao family will inevitably go downhill. For the Liu family, it is definitely impossible for the family to contact a person who is charged with the crime of prostitution and sleeping with a young girl. So Concubine Liu Yafei proposed many times before, but the divorce was not agreed, and it was passed in the Liu family. Not long after Gao Zhan was sentenced, Liu Yafei divorced Gao Zhan.
In fact, it has reached this point, and it is already a lose-lose situation. The marriage between the two families not only did not achieve its goal, but became enemies. The Liu family was angry about what happened to Concubine Liu Ya, and the Gao family was also angry at the Liu family's cold bystanders at the last moment, especially when Gao Zhan was arrested. The Liu family came to file for divorce, which made the Gao family feel humiliated.
And for Liu Yafei, she is also innocent. The life that was supposed to be good was ruined like this. Personally, perhaps. She is the biggest victim, because she is a doll to be manipulated all along.
After the divorce procedures were completed, Concubine Liu Yafei was free. Her relationship with her family has also eased a little, but it is just that she does not quarrel in person. It is impossible to say that Concubine Liu's resentment towards her family has disappeared. And the number of clashes between the two sides is not at all small. The Liu family wants to arrange for Concubine Liu Yafei to work in the government. They don't expect Liu Yafei to be as good as Liu Wei, but at least have a decent job, and they won't be idle all day. However, at that time, Concubine Liu Yafei had instinctive opposition to the family's arrangement, and she was unwilling to obey the family's arrangement. On the contrary, she went out to find a job and opened her own shop by herself, all of which failed under the interference of her family. Liu Yafei's father is more stubborn, and he has to ask Liu Yafei to obey his arrangement, otherwise he will definitely stop it. The two sides made trouble like this, and Concubine Liu Yafei simply stopped working and took the children alone every day. When you have time, you will go out and go around. In the past two years, Concubine Liu Yafei has almost lived like this.
"By the way, why don't you go to work in my company?" Lai Xiaohu said. Liu Yafei definitely doesn't want to work. In fact, she spends most of her day doing nothing, and she wants to find a job after staying for a long time. It's just that she doesn't want to continue to obey the family's arrangement, so she keeps being stiff like this.
"Your company?" Concubine Liu Yafei thought for a while, but still shook her head, "Forget it, my father said that the last thing he can see is that I work for others, as if my family can't support me." If I go to your company, I guess he will ground me. ”
"Hey, it's not easy for you." Lai Xiaohu said with emotion. Most of Liu Yafei's experiences were heard by Lai Xiaohu from Liu Wei. And the more he understands Concubine Liu Yafei's experience, the more Lai Xiaohu is full of sympathy for this woman. But most of Liu Yafei's affairs are involved with her family, and Lai Xiaohu is really not easy to meddle in as an outsider.
The meal with Concubine Liu Ya was eaten very late, and it was not until about ten o'clock that Lai Xiaohu sent the two back. At this time, Geng Feng had already left the hotel, and Lai Xiaohu had no way to continue to follow, so he drove back alone.
Lying on the bed, Lai Xiaohu immediately called up the video recorded by today's monitor. Although Lai Xiaohu has been accompanying Concubine Liu Yafei and Bao'er to dinner, he has not let go of Geng Feng's surveillance. All the videos are stored.
Transferring the video to the computer, Lai Xiaohu opened the video and watched it seriously. There's really nothing to see on the screen, except for the bottom of a table and a few pairs of legs. However, Lai Xiaohu can hear some useful news when he listens to the voice.
After listening to it for a while, Lai Xiaohu gradually figured out the identities of those people inside. This time was Geng Feng's family reunion, in order to celebrate his granddaughter's birthday. And Geng Feng's in-laws are none other than Youbo. These two people are not only classmates, but they have even taken the road of marriage. Geng Feng has a son, and You Bo has a daughter, and the two of them actually matched their own children and became a couple.
According to Geng Feng's lower body and leather shoes today, Lai Xiaohu found Geng Feng. It's right in the middle of the innermost. And according to the content of their conversation, the one on Geng Feng's right should be his wife. On the left is his son, and after that is Geng Feng's granddaughter, the protagonist of the evening. Then there is Geng Feng's daughter-in-law, You Bo's daughter. As for the opposite, there are Yupo and his wife.
This is a typical family gathering, and the theme of the party is to celebrate Geng Feng's granddaughter's birthday, and then everyone connects together.
Hearing their conversations back and forth, Lai Xiaohu thought that he had made a mistake in monitoring tonight, and these things were completely useless. It's all about wishing their grandchildren a happy day and hoping that their son and daughter-in-law will be happy together, and then Geng Feng and You Bo, two old friends for decades, talked about the past.
However, just as their family party was about to end, Yu Bo suddenly asked Geng Feng about Geng Jian. Geng Jian was Geng Feng's son, and Geng Feng's tone became very serious when they mentioned this issue. Seeing his change, Lai Xiaohu also became serious. (To be continued......)