Huo Zuo's whole body was immersed in hot water, and when his eyes opened, he couldn't see anything clearly in the sourness, pain and comfort struggled around his body, and he only felt that he was falling in the water...... fell, and only when he was on the verge of suffocation did he raise his head from the water, gasping for breath. The remnants of his body temperature and the wheezing sounds that looped in his head over and over again made him both troubled and happy.

It was Shen Yigong who he bewitched first, but in this matter, he was both the mastermind and the accomplice. No one is a real victim, and no one wants to get away with it.

He climbed out of the tub and pulled the towel to wipe the water off his body. Ma's voice came from outside.

"Master, Mr. Cheng is here. Do you eat at home or out at night? ”

Huo Zuo wiped the water droplets from his hair and said to her, "Let's eat at home, is Mrs. Cheng here with my goddaughter?" ”

"Nope. Mr. Cheng came alone. ”

"Tell Changyu to come to my study, and you send someone to pick up Mrs. Cheng and them to have dinner together."

"Okay, I'll tell you to go down."

He got dressed and came out of his room and went to the study. Now I don't live in the original Huo Mansion anymore, and I bought a villa next to Xiafei Road. In the past two years of doing business, the surplus money has been invested in real estate, but it has also earned a lot, in fact, it can be rebuilt into a larger mansion, Huo Zuo did not build it, and bought a small villa built by a Spanish banker in Shanghai to live in.

The interior decoration of the villa is almost purely Western-style, and Huo Zuo added some Chinese-style furniture after moving in three years ago, but the ceilings, sculptures, and crystal lamps are all in the Spanish Goethe style.

The study was next door to his bedroom, and when Huo Zuo pushed the door in, Cheng Changyu was sitting on the sofa. Seeing that someone came in, he hurriedly stood up and nodded respectfully: "Big brother." ”

Huo Zuo waved his hand and asked him to sit down: "I asked Mother Xu to call someone to pick up Xiao Xu and your daughter over, and everyone will have a light meal at home in the evening." ”

"I'm so embarrassed."

"What's embarrassing about the family. But you, who came and came, they don't remember to bring together. Huo Zuo sat down behind the desk and looked up to signal Cheng Changyu to get down to business. The other party was dressed in a white suit, with a mustache, and his hair was black and shiny.

Cheng Changyu was not polite and got straight to the point: "It has been negotiated before, and after we make the latest employment terms public, all production should return to normal." Recently, however, there have been demonstrations and strikes, and the original workers' representatives have no idea where this wave of people has come from. Big brother, I don't understand, why some people just don't live a comfortable life, but they want to toss these things. ”

Huo Zuo opened the iron box on the table and took out a cigarette, and Cheng Changyu immediately took out a lighter from his pocket and came over to light the cigarette for him. The man slowly exhaled a mouthful of white mist and said, "We must first make sure that the workers are on strike for better living conditions. So being out of work for a long time is also detrimental to them. Now that they have good conditions, water, electricity, and wages, they will not want to continue to do such a thankless task. The current situation shows that there are some bad guys hidden among the workers, these guys don't want a good life, good food, fun and easy use, these don't want it. I want to destroy what we can provide, and in order to ruin these, it is not a pity to destroy the harmonious order of Shanghai. ”

"These guys are really bad!" Cheng Changyu scolded, "It's not enough to die Zhang Yongan last year!" Still coming! ”

"Zhang Yongan, Zhang Yongan is actually still courageous." Huo Zuo pointed his finger at the tip of the flue, "Back then, he dared to come to me alone to ask for a salary, and everyone else was afraid of him." If he wasn't so confused, I still admired him. ”

Cheng Changyu smacked his lips: "How confused is this guy?" I think it's bad and stupid! ”

"I'm going to Tianjin on a business trip in two days, and you should take care of things here in Shanghai. Also, Xu Ruonong. ”

Cheng Changyu was interested: "Oh? Did you really negotiate with Xu Ruonong's gang? ”

"It's pretty much the same. As long as they cooperate, everyone is for the stability of Shanghai, don't you say? Then I don't say that I don't cooperate. Huo Zuo flicked the ashes into the ashtray, "It's almost May, if Shen Yigong comes to you and asks you to arrange someone or something, you can help." ”

Cheng Changyu showed a very subtle smile on his face: "Did I hear it wrong, Shen Yigong?" You're kidding me! ”

"It's Shen Yigong."

"This guy has to be chased to death according to the rules of the early years. I won't say anything if you let him go, but I've saved you a few times. But now you're using him again? I don't understand. Although I have been friends with you for so many years, I really don't understand this guy's affairs at all. ”

Huo Zuo raised his eyebrows: "Then who else do you say I can use besides Shen Yigong?" My second uncle is by my side, and in the eyes of others, he is a familiar face, and it is inconvenient to come forward, so I will replace you? What role do you play in protecting people? ”

"It's better to find a new person who is not well known."

"Then if this guy sees that he wants to make money, he will report something to the people of the Politburo of the Central Committee, but he is afraid that he will cause some trouble."

Cheng Changyu heard him mention the Politburo of the Central Committee, and his face also fell: "Before, we had to use us, and we were called affectionate by one brother, but now that they are Commander-in-Chief Jiang has taken the position, they immediately changed their faces again." It's also a bunch of villains. ”

Huo Zuo's expression was indifferent: "Are you engaged in politics, you don't bother with them to make yourself unhappy." Anyway, everyone is in business, and it is incumbent on them to make money. No matter what we do, it is most important for us to protect our own interests. ”

"You're right."

"Now the Politburo can't move us. Ma Weisan won't say anything, just the tens of thousands of people under You Yiman's Hongqing helpers, a little agitation is a force that should not be underestimated. Now that we have money and power, it's very different from before. Huo Zuoyin sneered, "I said earlier, those red guys look down on us, and sooner or later they will have to kneel down and beg me for mercy." ”

He extinguished his cigarette, stood up and beckoned Cheng Changyu to go downstairs to eat. The person sent by Xu's mother to pick up Mrs. Cheng came back. Jin Xiaoxu walked into the house with his daughter in his arms, and when he saw Huo Zuo, he also called "big brother" politely. The little girl in her arms was enthusiastic, stretched out two hands to him and shouted in a milky voice: "Daddy Huo! ”

Huo Zuo reached out and hugged her from Jin Xiaoxu's hand: "I'll come and see if we Xinyi is fat!" Ouch, Shen Dundun, did Xinyi steal chocolate again today? ”

Cheng Xinyi put a pair of small hands around Huo's left neck and grinned: "I don't, Daddy Huo!" ”

"That's okay, Daddy Huo will give you chocolate!"

"Good!"

Jin Xiaoxu covered his mouth and said with a smile: "Big brother, you are so fond of Xinyi, you give so many snacks every time you come." ”

Huo Zuo hugged Cheng Xinyi and walked to the restaurant, and smiled when he heard this: "I don't have any children, so I only have Xinyi, my goddaughter, who don't spoil her?" ”

Cheng Changyu joked beside him: "Then you should quickly find a godmother for Xinyi!" ”

"Isn't it like you haven't met the right one?"

A few people chatted and laughed and entered the restaurant, and each sat down, and Xu Ma had already arranged dinner. During the conversation, he also talked about some recent things, Xiao Xu rarely sang anymore since he married Cheng Changyu, but cooperated with You Yiman to open a record company to support the same sisters who used to sing together to make records. Speaking of the recent film industry, Huo Zuo listened to her chatting excitedly, wiped his mouth and casually mentioned Mu Qiuping who he saw today.

said: "The little girl is very beautiful and has a good personality. Acting in a movie? Maybe you can give it a try. ”

Huo Zuo's unintentional move, but he didn't know that it would affect the life of a hearty woman. But this is already a later story, everyone has their own destiny in the bright lights, so let's not press it for the time being.

Let's go back to Shen Yigong.

After the absurdity of that day, what should be done was done. Mu Qiuping got drunk with him, lying on the edge of the table and crying while saying: "I have loved many men in my life so far, I love the right ones and the wrong ones." As for you? What is wrong can no longer be wrong, but what about others...... Say give up, give up, look at you? Why am I so distressed? ”

Shen Yigong saw her crying but smiled bitterly: "You have only been in this life for more than 20 years, how did you fall in love with so many men?" ”

"I don't know. What about you? How many have you loved? ”

"Me?" He smiled wryly, "One." ”

That's it, I can't quit, I keep chopping. I don't know when I can really give up or let go. Now this can only say that he has done sin, and he can't go up or down.

This wine was so drunk that Mu Qiuping simply skipped the next day's class. Shen Yigong quickly became her second base camp here, and when she had nothing to do, she went downstairs with her book and record player to nest.

Shen Yigong is usually busy, and sometimes he goes out with Xu Ruonong, and he may not come back for three or two days. It's not bad to have Mu Qiuping to help clean up. He gave Xu Ruonong the money Huo Zuo to, and he didn't take a penny. Xu Ruonong thanked him, and the money would be used for the comrades fighting in the rear in the future.

On the day of the Qingming Festival, Xu Ruonong gave Shen Yigong a half-day of leisure, and he walked alone to the vicinity of the old shed area, looking at it from afar. It turned out that he had no money, so his father and mother were buried in a mass grave outside the shantytown, and later when he got rich, Shen Yigong never had time to find a better cemetery for the second elder. When he reacted, the old city of Shanghai was renovated, and the mass graves were directly bulldozed, so that now Shen Yigong didn't know where to go if he wanted to go to the grave, so he had no choice but to set up two tablets at home to fulfill his filial piety.

stayed in the old shed area all morning, and went to Aunt Wu's shop to eat a bowl of wontons. When he left, Aunt Wu returned all his money, saying that she knew that he contributed money and effort to the neighbors in the shantytown, and now where can I collect money when I come to eat wontons?

When Shen Yigong looked back at Delhi, it was already afternoon, and he pushed the door and walked into the courtyard, when he heard the sound of arguments coming from upstairs. The man subconsciously wanted to go upstairs, but let the old woman stop at the staircase. The old man shook his head with him: "Don't worry, your own people, family affairs." ”

Shen Yigong looked up upstairs with a little worry, and asked the old woman, "Is it really okay?" ”

The old woman waved her hand: "It's okay." Because women quarrel, little things. ”

Shen Yigong gave up and sat down on the small stool in front of the door. A short time later, I heard a sound from the staircase, and a young man in a suit rushed down from the upper floor. When I arrived at the door, I didn't forget to turn around and scold upstairs: "I thought you were a gentleman!" Now these despicable speculations of yours let me know how little you really are! ”

Shen Yigong escorted the old woman to the side. The young man turned around and walked out the door. Xu Ruonong didn't answer upstairs, but he could hear a loud bang as he slammed the door shut.

Shen Yigong looked at the back of the young man leaving and felt a little strange, he had never seen Mr. Xu come into contact with this good person for more than two months. The old woman pushed him on the back, pouted, and motioned for him to go upstairs.