At the moment, there was no one in the teahouse, only Li Xuantong and Li Hong remained. As for the Li Qing brothers, not long after Li Mu left, they all found reasons to smear oil on the soles of their feet.

The director was obviously in no mood to continue drinking tea, and only a fool would continue to stay. Of course, Li Hong, who is an insider and the owner of the teahouse, is not among them.

"What do you think?" Li Xuantong closed his eyes slightly, and leaned softly on the chair.

"Self-staining. ”

Li Hong said: "The second brother obviously prepared in advance, which shows that he has already been aware. Although he misunderstood his father's intentions, he was in his position, and this hand was not a bad move. ”

"You're such a good big brother, you can still come up with something to defend him after all this. Li Xuantong opened his eyes and said with resentment: "He himself is relieved, but he has failed my hard work!"

Li Mu didn't guess wrong, today's game was set up for him by his father. But Daddy's true intentions, Li Mu really didn't understand.

Regarding the matter of resolving the rebellion in the new third district, Li Xuantong has already made arrangements. Regardless of whether he marries or not, he is completely sure that he will let Beimen Baluo obey. Besides, even if Li Mu wanted to go to the Beimen family now, Li Xuantong would not agree.

A son who can cure A-class fighters and help them break through, and is suspected of hiding SS-level strength, will only be given to someone else's family as a son-in-law when his head is in water.

The reason why he deliberately led the topic over today was not that Li Xuantong wanted to sell his son to save the country, but that he wanted to make Li Mu a blockbuster in front of his brothers just like when he was in the study.

It is true that the brothers of the Li family have good feelings, but it is also true that no one takes Li Mu, the second brother, seriously. After all, Li Mu's reputation in the past was there, and even his own brother couldn't look at it. Being able to maintain a good relationship and take care of Li Mu for the rest of his life is already the ultimate that his younger brothers can do.

But this is not what Li Xuantong wants, he needs Li Mu to be able to bear more.

The director is not the emperor, and there is no possibility of succession. But the future burden of the family still needs someone to be able to shoulder it.

The sons are all very good, and theoretically they can inherit the family business. But because of Li Hong's relationship, Li Xuantong always felt that everyone else was a little worse. Even the most outstanding Li Qing at present, compared with Li Hong back then, can only look at it.

Li Hong became the captain of the ship after graduating from the military academy that year, broke through the SS class at the age of 24, and was directly transferred to the headquarters of the federal fleet, and later became the youngest rear admiral of the headquarters at that time. Li Xuantong had almost made up his mind at that time that his eldest son would become the head of the next generation of the Li family.

The inheritance of the family is inseparable from the bloodline, but it will not be limited by the bloodline. It is true that Li Hong is not Li Xuantong's biological son, but he also has the blood of the Li family in his body. If Li Hong can really inherit the family business, the Li family will inevitably have a more brilliant future.

Unfortunately, Li Hong was wounded in a battle and had to retire due to injuries. Although he still has a world in business, he is destined to miss the position of the head of the family.

This incident is an unhealable wound in Li Xuantong's heart, and it is an irreparable loss for the Li family. And now, Li Xuantong suddenly discovered that the second son, who has always shown himself as a gentleman, has a talent no less than Li Hong.

This discovery made the silent flame in Li Xuantong's heart burn again.

He didn't have the intention of letting Li Mu succeed him now, but this didn't prevent him from trying to cultivate in this direction.

If today's game can be successful, Li Mu will show his face in front of his brothers and establish his prestige. Then next, Li Xuantong will plan a bigger occasion to let more people realize Li Mu's excellence. Then it was logical to let Li Mu take on the heavy responsibility, and push him to a higher and bigger stage step by step.

This is the father paving the way for his son, and this is the director providing a shortcut to his son's ascension.

But the result was good, and the first step was planted in the manure pit. Far from going any further, it stinks worse than before.

Li Xuantong was sulking, and Wang Quan came in from outside and put the bugging device on the table.

"Didn't he find out, did you?" asked Li Hong.

"Probably not. Wang Quan replied: "I have arranged a lot of things around the teahouse, and they were all put up three days ago. And this kind of bugging device is very primitive and uses electrical energy. Although the power is low and the listening distance is limited, it is difficult to detect. ”

"Uncle Quan is still experienced. Li Hong turned on the playback function and turned up the volume. Soon, the conversation between Li Mu and Shangguan Yu'er came out clearly.

It seems that the second brother is not concerned about the family, but he knows that this matter will not affect his father. Li Hong continued to speak for Li Mu in a roundabout way.

"I don't need to say that. Li Xuantong snorted: "Although that kid is not doing it properly, he will not cause trouble for the family." ”

Li Mu's life is certainly decadent, but he has always grasped the subtle scale. That is, Li Mu will never bully others, let alone cause any real trouble to the family. The only impact is just a bad reputation.

For example, although Li Mu doesn't like other second-generation officials, he will not take the initiative to provoke and find faults, and rarely appear in a certain place at the same time as those people. In this way, even if you want to have a dispute, it is difficult to have a chance.

And every time I go out, I take the car of the General Administration, not to show off anything, but to have this car there, which is enough to deter those who want to find trouble. And this car can't be deterred, and basically knows Li Mu's identity.

Li Mu did this, just to gnaw at the old career for a long time. Li Xuantong also knew these things before, and he didn't think about it deeply. But now after discovering Li Mu's "hidden strength", these things that were originally ignored have become his son's advantages.

"Father, I still don't understand. Li Hong smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The second brother is obviously very outstanding, but why do you want to hide it? Like today's matter, there are many ways to solve it, why bother not to pour dirty water on yourself." ”

"What's so hard about this. Li Xuantong said angrily: "He is simply lazy, thinking that I can support him for a lifetime." ”

As the saying goes, knowing the son is better than the father, and the acting elder is the acting elder, and it is easy to see through the essence of the son. Now that you have seen through the essence, you will naturally know what to do.

For this hopelessly lazy thing, he won't go up no matter how many steps he lays. So, the Administrator decided to do the opposite.

"Wang Quan, starting this month, Li Mu's living expenses will not have to be given. ”

The director coolly threw out a sentence, and the eldest brother Li Hong and the housekeeper Wang looked at each other in a comprehensive way.

"Master, what do you mean......" Wang Quan was not sure.

"Is it difficult to understand?" Li Xuantong emphasized: "Not only will it not be issued in the future, but his bank card will be stopped." Also, no one in the family is allowed to give him pocket money. ”

"Especially you!" Li Xuantong turned his gaze to Li Hong: "I know that you feel sorry for your brother, and you have always stood in the way for him before." But this time, you can't be soft-hearted!"

"Father, I understand. Li Hong said: "In the past, when I took care of Xiao Mu, I felt that he was like this, and I didn't want him to be too bitter." But now that he knows that he has a splendid mind, he will naturally not be used to drowning in it anymore. If you are soft-hearted at this time, you will not help him, but harm him. ”

"It's best if you think like that. Li Xuantong nodded with satisfaction.

If Li Mu knew about this conversation, he would definitely scream and kill me, kill me, don't help me. It's just a pity that he doesn't know, and besides, it's useless to know.

Because as a second ancestor, there is no chance to rebel against the family at all. And this is exactly what Li Xuantong wants Li Mu to learn.

"Give Lao Tzu enlightenment, soul light!"

The director shouted in his heart.