Of course Li Mubai could tell that the old man was using provocation. But were he worried? Scared? Obviously, Li Mubai had nothing to worry about because he didn't have any hope of being able to enter the Lu family.
Fantasy. The purpose of his coming here today is just for his mother's last wish.
The corners of his mouth raised slightly, and Li Mubai's feet stopped in place. He turned around, with a gentle smile on his face.
"Please, Chief."
Until now, Li Mubai has never even called him grandpa. Although he knows that this old man has a high position and has great authority, and he also knows that this is definitely his grandpa. However, he has not called him grandpa. He believes that even if his mother is standing beside him at this moment,
Nor will I support myself in doing so.
Lu Pengzhan's study room is a bit bigger than Li Mubai's office.
Although Lu Pengzhan is the Vice Prime Minister of China, the living environment he lives in is very simple. Even the study room is filled with calligraphy, paintings and books, and there are no other dazzling decorations.
"sit."
Lu Pengzhan let go of the table and sat down calmly. He raised his hand and pointed to the chair opposite the table, signaling for Li Mubai to sit down.
"I'd better stand. What are your instructions, chief?"
Li Mubai didn't respect the old man, but he didn't want to follow his pace.
It has to be said that Lu Pengzhan's every move and gesture contained a sense of official power and pressure. Although this was not directed at Li Mubai, Li Mubai felt as if there was a big mountain pressing on him.
Fortunately, Li Mubai is very strong both mentally and physically, so he can hide it very well on the surface.
But he didn't know that through his eyes, Lu Pengzhan had already seen through the cover-up he was trying his best to hide.
Not only did the old man not criticize it, on the contrary, he actually appreciated it a bit.
Not to mention those officials, even his own grandchildren were not even one thousandth as good as Li Mubai in front of him. I really don’t know how that bastard and his daughter got together, and let this person who was only two
The ten-year-old boy behaved more calmly than the officials in their forties or fifties.
Even if he is just pretending, not everyone has the strength and courage.
"How is your mother?" The words came to his lips, and after turning around several times, Lu Pengzhan slowly uttered a sentence.
No matter how powerful he is now, it cannot change the fact that he is Lu Xuezhen's father. For so many years, he has been thinking about his daughter. However, for the sake of face and position, he has given up a lot. Even though
At this age and position, there shouldn't be too much love between children. However, when he saw Li Mubai, what came to his mind was the image of the daughter who was once well-behaved and whom he liked best.
One scene after another, one after another.
From Lu Xuezhen's babbling and toddling steps, until she decisively left home and left Yanjing.
Almost instantly, all the past events came to mind.
Originally, Li Mubai wanted to say that his mother was unhappy when he left, but when he saw the old man, his eyes flashed with sparkle. He couldn't help but swallow the words.
"She's walking well."
No matter how much resentment he had in his heart, when he saw the old man's apologetic and painful look, Li Mubai couldn't help but feel a little softer, and even his tone of voice became much gentler than before.
"Child, you have been wronged."
Lu Pengzhan knew clearly that what Li Mubai told was a lie, but when he was willing to use a white lie to deceive an old man like him, it proved something. Deep in his heart, Li Mubai did not completely cut off this family relationship.
He could understand and even think of what his daughter would ask her to do before she died. As a deputy prime minister, there is no doubt that he is very qualified and excellent.
However, as a father, he was even ashamed to face the responsibility and meaning that these two words brought to him.
"How about we make a deal?"
Lu Pengzhan did not express his hope that Li Mubai would understand his helpless words at that time, nor did he express his hope that his grandson could return to this seemingly glorious family. He knew that no matter what, Li Mubai would not nod.
As the patriarch of a family, he must not only consider the stability and interests of the family. At the same time, he must also rationally understand that even if Li Mubai nods his consent and joins the family, what can he give to Li Mubai?
Status?
I had already been severely humiliated back then. Now, as a deputy prime minister who is about to overthrow the second line, I cannot destroy the Great Wall by throwing out a laughing stock at this time.
resource?
The resources of the Lu family seem to be very rich now, and there are also officials of his own faction below. But what happens when he retires? Maybe these people will not join another family in one or two years. But what about three or four years?
When no one in the Lu family can stand up and someone with the same ability as himself stands up, decline is an inevitable result. But it is not clear whether he will be able to see that day, unless a miracle occurs.
The four sons are okay. Even if they retire on their own, at least there is still some residual shadow. Even if they can't go further, at least it won't be a big problem to live a stable life. But what about the grandson's generation?
Lu Pengzhan is not optimistic about the future, which is one of the reasons why he wants Li Mubai to come.
“What do I have to give?”
Li Mubai raised his lips. Although he was still under a lot of pressure, his mind was still very clear. Before he figured out what he had to pay, he didn't even ask what kind of gains he would get.
"Actually, it's a very simple thing for you." Lu Pengzhan couldn't help but glance at his grandson with admiration. Apart from anything else, this calmness and calmness are hard to find among the three generations of the Lu family.
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"Whetstone." At this moment, Lu Pengzhan looked at Li Mubai seriously. To be fair, this was a deal that he was not even 70% sure of. Li Mubai was not like an ordinary child. At this moment, seeing Li Mubai
Frowning his eyebrows slightly and thinking for a moment, Lu Pengzhan couldn't help but think of the bastard who kidnapped his precious daughter.
Thinking back then, he had seen an expression and movement that was almost the same as this once. Even the way Li Mubai frowned was exactly the same as that bastard.
"What can I gain?"
Although Li Mubai still has no way to fully understand why Lu Pengzhan would have such a deal, as Lu Pengzhan said, this matter is too simple for him. However, there are things that add to the pie in this world.
?
"What do you want to get?"
After saying this, Lu Pengzhan was like an old fox, with a faint smile on his lips. He was not worried about Li Mubai's lion opening his mouth, but he was worried that Li Mubai would not accept the move.
"Chief, it doesn't matter to me whether I participate or not in this game."
Although Li Mubai was only twenty years old, the smile on his lips was exactly the same as Lu Pengzhan's. He also knew that this grandfather was testing his limits. And Li Mubai didn't think that the other party just wanted to make him a grinder.
Knife stone.
Lu Pengzhan smiled and said, "I rarely negotiate terms with others."
Li Mubai said: "Then it depends on whether it has this value."
Lu Pengzhan said: "How valuable do you think you are?"
"How valuable I am does not depend on myself." Li Mubai finally understood that there is no simple-minded person who can become a politician. The person who can sit in that position is not a young man like him.
What the head boy can handle.
I have to admit that Lu Pengzhan has never encountered such a difficult little guy. Although Li Mubai has too many shadows of that bastard, the difference is that Li Mubai seems to be more shameless and thick-skinned than that bastard.
, quite like the wave behind the Yangtze River pushing the wave ahead.
"You are the first person to negotiate terms like this in front of me." Lu Pengzhan shook his head slightly and suppressed all his previous smiles.
For a moment, Li Mubai suddenly felt that the pressure on his heart was getting bigger and bigger.
At this moment, he felt that the person sitting in front of him was not a thin old man, but a huge mountain, a mountain that was so heavy that he could hardly breathe.
What a great official power!
Fortunately, Li Mubai had met Ding Peilin and Mr. Ding before. Otherwise, facing such a powerful aura, Li Mubai doubted that he could hold on for a few minutes or seconds.
"Because I am the only one, the most suitable whetstone." Although Li Mubai faced the pressure from the old man, his mind was still very clear. He knew his own value very well, and he knew even more clearly that this whetstone
Stone is not that easy to make.
Although I don’t have a detailed understanding of the contemporaries of the Lu family, I can understand it if I think about it. If the descendants of the Lu family have outstanding genius, then there is no need for his whetstone to exist. Unless the old man has realized it.
Crisis, seeing through the future situation, and only in this way can we make this decision.
Since it is such a rare commodity, why should we miss such a good opportunity?
After speaking, Li Mubai stood there quietly and said no more words.
"What you can get depends on your own ability. If you can use all the resources of the Lu family for your own use, it can be regarded as a meeting gift from an old man like me to my grandson."
This is the first time Lu Pengzhan calls Li Mubai this way, and it is also a recognition of Li Mubai.
However, Li Mubai did not appreciate it. Although the words were beautifully said, and he also tactfully recognized his father. However, Li Mubai was the kind of person who would not let the hawk see the rabbit before he saw it. Just a verbal promise, for him,