Chapter 131: Confessions of a White-Haired Man

"Grandpa, I heard that the results of the divisional competition are out? Xiuyuan's younger brother won the first place? “

In the living room of a super-large villa in the center of the Bai family's manor, Bai Xinran sat cross-legged on the sofa with a lollipop in her mouth, and asked Bai Wenchen with her head sideways.

Bai Wenchen, who was not far away, was sitting at the desk, with a pair of reading glasses, holding a yellowed old book in his hand, puffing on his fingers from time to time, reading carefully, after hearing Bai Xinran's words, his eyes did not leave the book, but nodded slightly.

"Really?"

Seeing Bai Wenchen nodding, Bai Xinran was amazed.

"Brother Xiuyuan is really powerful, it is a miracle that he has the ability to turn the tide with just 3 factories! If you want me to say, this time the master of the family must be Brother Xiuyuan, Sister Xue, what do you say? “

Bai Xinran turned the lollipop in her mouth and turned her head to look at Bai Muxue beside her.

"Well, I also think that Brother Xiuyuan is the best candidate for the head of the Bai family, whether it is character or personal ability, I think there should be few people in the Bai family who can compare to him."

Bai Muxue nodded frequently in agreement, and continued to play with the mobile phone in her hand after speaking.

"That's it, that's it, in short, Xiuyuan is much stronger than Uncle Xueli, people Xiuyuan relies on his own ability, not like some people who are so shameless, they will play some indiscriminate conspiracy!" Bai Xinran pouted and said indignantly.

Speaking of this, he suddenly looked at Bai Wenchen again, and asked with a smile: "Grandpa, shouldn't Uncle Xueli also be promoted this time??? “

Hearing Bai Xinran's question, Bai Xue immediately put down the mobile phone in her hand, and she also wanted to know if this disgusting second master of the Bai family had advanced to the second round, and whether he would continue to bring disaster to the country and the people.

Bai Wenchen suddenly turned his face sideways, glanced at the two sisters from the top of his reading glasses, and said expressionlessly: "Well, Xueli has also been promoted!" “

Pushing the reading glasses that were about to slide to the tip of his nose, Bai Wenchen turned his head and continued to flip through the old book in his hand, and he couldn't see any attitude towards this matter from his expression.

"Oh my God, how is this possible! He was arrested, the hotel was also sealed, according to the rules of the game, he should have been disqualified, how could he be promoted? It's obviously shady! Bai Xinran heard this, her face was angry, and she raised her voice and said.

"Yes, grandpa, the matter of the last partition, anyone with a discerning eye can see it, if it weren't for Uncle Xueli's tricks, how could he be so lucky, and he was assigned to the five best positions at once, this time he had such a big thing, and he made the city full of wind and rain, and wiped such a big black spot on our Bai family's catering industry, so if they can all be promoted, how can the clansmen be convinced!" Bai Muxue dropped her phone and said dissatisfiedly.

"That's it! It is! “

Bai Xinran hurriedly agreed, and after speaking, she hardly bit the lollipop in her mouth into pieces to vent her dissatisfaction.

Hearing the words of the two, Bai Wenchen slowly put down the book in his hand, raised his hand to take off his glasses, picked up the white lacquer cup full of traces of time on the table, got up and walked towards the two.

"Yes, Bai Xueli is smearing the Bai family, and his character is indeed not good, but he can rank second in this competition with only the remaining two industries, you say, do I have a reason not to let him advance?"

Bai Wenchen walked up to the two of them, and his tone of voice still did not have the slightest personal attitude.

"What? Can two properties come out on second place in the competition? Is it where it produces gold, or is there no business for other contestants! This is clearly cheating, right? Bai Xinran said angrily.

The heart said that what kind of Bai Xueli he is, how many catties and taels he has, who in the Bai family doesn't know, what else will he do besides eating, drinking and having fun, how can he have such a business mind, and it is clear that he has used what means are not on the table.

The more Bai Xinran thought about it, the more angry she became, and the lollipop in her mouth clicked.

Seeing this, Bai Wenchen sneered.

"Silly girl, you said that people cheat when they cheat? What about the evidence? There is no evidence, according to the rules of the game, people are just going to advance. ”

"Well, that's unfair!" Bai Xinran pouted and said.

Do you need evidence for such a well-known thing?

Everyone is not deaf, not blind, and fools can see that it is cheating, and if he is really to be promoted, what do the children of other families think?

"Fair? Xiaoxin, how can there be fairness in the family, only I am cheating, what is better than the means, what is more than the power, who has the best means, who has the power behind it, who can become the final winner, because only such a person can make the clan fearful, and only such a person can lead the family to go further! ”

Bai Wencheng's face was a little heavy, how could there ever be fairness in these thousands of worlds!

"But, but ......"

"Okay, Xiaoxin, grandpa is also tired, and tomorrow he has to preside over the family sacrifice and martial arts competition, let's not disturb grandpa here!" Seeing that Xiao Xin was going to reason with Bai Wenchen about something, Bai Muxue beside her immediately opened her mouth to interrupt Xiao Xin's words.

"Okay!" Xiaoxin nodded in response, although reluctantly, she still obediently agreed.

After the two said goodnight to Bai Wenchen, they walked to their room.

Looking at the backs of the two granddaughters, Bai Wenchen's eyes were a little sad, shaking his head and sighing, after the figures of the two disappeared completely, Bai Wenchen walked back to the desk again, put down the teacup in his hand, took up the glasses, picked up the old book on the desk, and flipped through it lightly, for fear of accidentally damaging the paper on the book.

The book that Bai Wenchen flipped through was actually an old primary school Chinese textbook, the outer skin was a book jacket wrapped in kraft paper, and two words were neatly written in the upper right corner of the book cover.

White War!!

That's right, this book is the language written by Bai Wenchen's son Bai Zhan when he was in elementary school, and the brown paper cover of the book was made for him by Bai Wenchen himself.

Bai Zhan's academic performance has been very good since he was a child, no matter which school he attends, but all the teachers who have taught him have an excellent evaluation of him, and it can be said that among the young children of many families, he is also the one who learns best.

Bai Zhan has loved learning since he was a child, and later was admitted to a famous foreign university, and after graduation, he should have stayed abroad to continue his studies, but because of Bai Wenchen's "go home", Bai Zhan had to give up his studies and returned to Nanjiang to reluctantly start a business with Bai Wenchen.

Although Bai Zhan had no experience in the business field, he still relied on his quick thinking and unique vision to revitalize the declining industries of the Bai family, and even during the period of his operation, the Bai family's net worth more than doubled.

At that time, the clansmen recognized that he would be the new head of the Bai family, thinking that after he took over the Bai family in the near future, he would be able to lead the Bai family to glory, but at this time, the bad news of Bai Zhan's death suddenly came.

Such a genius, such a gentle and filial young talent, it can't help but make people feel sorry.

"Zhan'er! Daddy misses you! ”

Gently stroking the traces of Bai Zhan's sketch on the already sanded book cover, Bai Wenchen's eyes were slightly red, and he sighed in a low voice.

"Hey! Regret it! Regret it! Zhan'er, Dad, this intestine is repentant...... I was so confused, why did I want you to come back from abroad, why did I let you go back to such a deceitful place! I know it's not safe, I know it! But I ...... Ay! ”

Bai Wenchen wiped the old tears overflowing from the corners of his eyes and let out a long sigh.

"You said that you are a child, why are you so obedient, even if you rejected me at the beginning, maybe a little more willful, maybe I agreed! It's all my fault! It's all my fault......"

If Bai Zhan hadn't been allowed to come back in the first place, he probably wouldn't have died.

This kind of self-blame is like a wrinkle on the body, which becomes more and more profound and eye-catching as the years go by.

"Zhan'er, today Xiaoxin said that I am not fair, this little girl is really a virtue with you when you were a child, admit death, don't know how to be flexible, joys, sorrows and sorrows are all written on your face, you will suffer a big loss if you go on like this! I remember when you were a child, you said the same thing about me, and said that I only cared about the position of the patriarch in my eyes, and I didn't care about you at all! At that time, I was quite angry, and I scolded you, I said, how can there be any fairness in the family, either you die or I die! ”

"I told Xiaoxin and them just now, I know they can't understand, I think you should be the same as them at the time, you can't understand what I said, but what Dad said is the truth, growing up in the family, many things are involuntarily, especially like the position where Dad sits, it is necessary to have a bowl of water evenly, not to favor any party, must let them fight, to fight, must not let one side dominate, you have to take all the initiative in your own hands, if you are fair, it will inevitably cause the dissatisfaction of the other party, At that time, the family will really be chaotic, and our clan will inevitably become the target of public criticism."

"Son! Dad cares about the position of the patriarch, Dad cares about you, cares about the life of our family, once Dad loses this position, the lives of our family are worried, so what Dad is desperately trying to protect is not this position at all, but the life of our family! Son! Can you understand Daddy's heart now......"

Bai Wenchen looked at the name on the book cover with teary eyes, raised his hand to cover his face, and cried silently.

"Grandpa......"

At the corner of the corridor, the Bai Xinran sisters held their hands together, and heard Bai Wenchen's confession, looking at the past from this angle, the back in front of the desk looked vicissitudes and loneliness, Bai Xinran's nose was sour, and tears of guilt came out of her eyes.

"Grandpa, Xin'er understands! Xin'er got it! I won't be angry with you anymore! Bai Xinran grabbed the railing tightly with one hand and sobbed in a low voice.

Bai Muxue beside her hugged Xiaoxin, and the two sisters hugged their heads and cried.

At this moment, they finally understood that Bai Wenchen had good intentions, a towering tree, what he had to bear was not as simple as wind and rain, he had to stand tall, so that he could shelter the people under the tree.

"Zhan'er! Tomorrow is going to the general election, and it is also the last competition to elect the head of the family, Dad still has a lot to do, I won't chat with you today, and when the competition is over, let's have a good chat with the two of you! ”

Bai Wenchen reluctantly closed the book, stroked his hand on Bai Zhan's name a few times, his lips kept trembling, at this moment he was no longer the leader who commanded the whole clan, nor was he the supreme figure in the eyes of outsiders.

He's just a lonely old man who lost his son!

Bai Wenchen opened the bookcase, carefully picked up Bai Zhan's textbook, and gently put it into the bookcase, this 8-meter-long cabinet was full of about Bai Zhan's past.

Gently closing the cabinet door, Bai Wenchen looked at Bai Zhan's photo through the glass.

It was an elegant-looking face that would never grow old and never take off a smiling face.

"Good night, stinky boy!" Bai Wenchen said sadly.

Then he turned around and turned off the light in the living room, and walked into the bedroom alone.

At night, he dreamed of Bai Zhan again, who looked the same as before, without any change, and kept smiling at him......