After a reunion dinner, Tian Jing returned to the West Room and told her husband about the incident.
Li Zhengguo hugged his wife, "Don't think too much. I've seen Suozhu since I was a kid. What he's pretending is really just his timidity."
Having said that, Li Zhengguo still called Chen Suozhu to the courtyard on the second day, found an empty room in the front yard, and had a serious talk with Chen Suozhu.
After all, judging from Chen Guangfu's side, the Chen family are somewhat stubborn and suspicious.
"...So, we discovered Grandpa Chen's death wish too late."
"He thinks you are not stable enough, and he thinks you are his only descendant."
"Tiantian's martial arts values make him feel at ease. The family affairs have put great pressure on his heart. He can't let go of the aggrieved feeling of being unappreciated and being oppressed in this era."
"In order to prevent that one from getting entangled with you and Xiaofu again, he gave away the golden lock and told Tiantian everything when Chen Yaoming came to find it."
"The reason I'm telling you today is because I'm worried that you won't know everything fully, and won't pursue it out of sympathy, and then you'll think too much about it."
"This matter is not over yet. It will take some time. When it is really over, you will understand after contacting us."
"Tiantian, she is the most innocent one. She was implicated by Chen Yaoming, Xiao Wei, and your grandfather."
"These, inexplicably, were all carried on her back, and she provoked them."
"That time, when you came to ask about the marks on your grandfather's neck, you were very emotionally unstable."
"And Grandpa Chen's last wish is for you to be an ordinary person."
"But you are too ordinary. It's been twelve years, and Tiantian has known you for twelve years."
"If there is no change in the village, you are right to remain unchanged. With such big changes in the village, how can you remain unchanged?"
"Tell me the truth, do you hold a grudge against us? After all, Chen Yaoming is Tiantian's biological father."
Chen Suozhu shook his head and said, "No, no, absolutely not. My sister-in-law is my sister-in-law, and Chen Yaoming is Chen Yaoming."
"I have peeked into my grandfather's drawers since I was a child."
"I was worried that my grandpa would scold me, and I was also worried that I couldn't help but say it out. That's why I became what I am now."
"Grandpa has gone, and I saw that all the information in the drawer was gone. I suspect that the person who pinched grandpa took it away."
"But what Chen Yaoming and the bodyguard did later didn't look like they were taking away information."
"Later, you told me that it was grandpa's last wish. I held it in, but I still wanted to avenge grandpa."
"If Xiaofu and An An weren't still young, and if Minmin wasn't calm enough, I might have gone to find Chen Yaoming."
Li Zhengguo breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he discovered it in time.
A great contribution to Ouyang Meihua.
"What now? Do you still want to seek revenge from Chen Yaoming?"
Chen Suozhu shook his head, "I want to follow my grandfather's last wish and be an ordinary person."
"Those responsibilities and those things are really not something we can shoulder. We should just hand them over and it will be settled once and for all."
Li Zhengguo shook his head, "But Grandpa Chen is unwilling to give in. His last wish is to sink in the river of history."
Chen Suozhu sighed, "Grandpa's family ideas are too strong and are not suitable for this era."
Looking at Chen Suozhu who showed no reluctance to give up, Li Zhengguo asked, "Well, have you ever thought that after you hand it in, you will no longer be an ordinary person."
Chen Suozhu was stunned for a moment, then laughed with tears in his eyes, "I understand, grandpa's unwillingness is actually because of me."
"If he were the only one, he would have gotten a lot more out of it if he handed it over."
"But because of me, mediocrity, in the eyes of caring people, is just an ant, an ant that will die if pinched."
"So, he was unwilling to hand it in or not. I still failed my grandfather."
Li Zhengguo patted him on the shoulder and said, "He must be very happy with you now. You have two well-behaved sons. Raise them well. This is what Grandpa Chen wants to see."
"Um."
Chen Suozhu raised his hand to wipe away tears, "I know the future path and how to go."
…
Tian Jing, on the other hand, was chatting with Damai Mai.
Barley is twenty-one years old, and wheat is nineteen years old.
The two of them are currently single. Not only are they single, but they also look like they are still in peace.
Tian Jing is worried that she used too much force when teaching Da Mai. Wheat has always been a participant in Da Mai's growth and may have been influenced by his sister.
The aunt's worry made both DaMai and XiaoMai laugh.
"Auntie, we are influenced by Kyoto. Girls there don't want to date anyone until they are twenty-three or four years old."
"Moreover, even if they talk, they may not get married as soon as they talk."
"Yes, the purpose of talking to someone is to get married, but no one can guarantee that the person you are talking to is the right one, and you have to consider many aspects."
"It's not that wheat and I are not pursued by people, but those who pursue us are all interested in those yards."
"As soon as I heard that the yard was not ours, my attitude changed immediately, and we didn't want to talk about it anymore."
"We'll talk about it later. If we reach the age of twenty-five and we haven't talked about it yet, let my aunt find us a marriage partner. We will marry whomever you point out."
Tian Jing waved her hands repeatedly, "No, I won't point it out, go to your grandma, she can tell people right."
"Hehehe."
The auntie's insensitive expression of gratitude made Da Maimai laugh. "Auntie doesn't really think that we get married casually, right? In fact, we are also observing others. We will definitely be able to talk about it before we are twenty-five years old."
Tian Jing breathed a sigh of relief. She had four children of her own to worry about. How could she afford her two nieces?
…
After the Chinese New Year, barley and wheat went to Kyoto again, where the acquisition of yards was in an intense period.
Because the people who originally wanted to buy the yard in the north have not been there for more than half a year.
The buyer who was impressed by the person who bought the yard simply came to Du Hongjuan to buy the area in the south.
Du Hongjuan's mission is to capture as much of the southern area as possible.
When there was a surplus of cash, she would accept the goods from the north, so she was a little hesitant.
Her hesitation made the buyer anxious and directly quoted the price of two years ago.
Some people are coming to compete for buyers, and some people in the south are also anxious.
They no longer sit on the ground and raise prices, but rush to ask Du Hongjuan to buy theirs first, and they negotiate first.
The reason why these people want to sell to Du Hongjuan is because Du Hongjuan speaks sincerely, has a gentle attitude, and pays the full price without delay for a day.
Compared with Lu Xinggang, who also paid full price for the yard, he is more popular among the old neighbors.
Du Hongjuan did not dare to act too hastily, so she kept the seller stable and would talk after the Chinese New Year.
Then they urged Barley and Wheat to come back for the New Year.
Tian Jing had already gone to the county seat to call Ouyang Lei and asked him to remit money to Kyoto and also asked him to borrow some money for her working capital.
Ouyang Lei, who was prospering in the south, of course listened to Daxia Tian.
He immediately agreed to remit three million in batches.
Except for the gold bars that were extorted from the Xiao family for the first time in the Kyoto yard, they were all obtained from Ouyang Lei later on.
Withstands investigation.
…
As soon as the Spring Festival ended, Village Chief Li held a village meeting.
Sitting on the field where the ice had just melted, listening to Village Chief Li’s words.
The villagers felt that their hearts were colder than the mud and ice on the soles of their feet.