Duan Zetao followed Mr. Xiao into the study anxiously. Mr. Xiao sat on the rosewood sofa without asking Duan Zetao to sit down. He narrowed his eyes and looked at him, as if he wanted to see through all his secrets. Duan Zetao became more and more uncomfortable.
Feel free.【 _】
Mr. Xiao seemed to have read through his mind and said with a smile: "Don't think too far ahead. It's not that I specially sent someone to monitor you. It's a coincidence that there are often important people there in the First City. We are here
There is a point there, and the person in charge of it is my old subordinate. I specifically asked you about your matter.
I told him that this matter also involved a son of the Politburo Standing Committee, so they reported it to me. I thought that although you are young, you are usually quite stable in your affairs. If you don't have deep grudges,
You shouldn’t be angry with such a child, that’s why you ask...".
Duan Zetao felt the deep care of the elders like Mr. Xiao, and felt warm in his heart. The unhappiness in his heart had disappeared, and he no longer concealed it. He nodded decisively and said: "Grandpa, you guessed it right. That Jiang Zi and I
Long does have an sworn hatred, but I will never involve the Xiao family..." Duan Zetao clenched his fists, showing his determination to fight Jiang Zilong to the end regardless of the consequences.
Mr. Xiao frowned, pondered for a long time, and then said slowly: "I also know a little about what Jiang Zilong did, and there is indeed something wrong with it. Originally, we elders should not be involved in the affairs between you juniors.
It went in, but if the bones are broken and the tendons are connected, how can the blood and family ties be broken easily?"
"The one from the Jiang family is expected to take over as the next No. 1 leader, but the opinions above are not unanimous, and there are still certain variables. At this juncture, the one from the Jiang family must not want to cause trouble, and the national leadership
People have many things to deal with every day, and they sometimes neglect to discipline their juniors, but I believe they can still handle big issues of right and wrong."
"So you just need to teach Jiang Zilong a lesson. You don't have to fight to the death. Of course, if Jiang Zilong uses his connections to deal with you, we, the Xiao family, are not soft persimmons who can be manipulated casually! I'm sure if I really want to touch you.
He must pay a heavy price!..." When he said this, the old man suddenly burst out with an aura of marching forward despite thousands of troops, as if he had returned to the war era when he led the troops to charge in the hail of bullets.
Duan Zetao was so excited that tears filled his eyes. Even though he knew that his actions might bring disaster to the Xiao family, Mr. Xiao still stood by him without hesitation. There was both flesh and blood affection and the defense of justice. He was the first
For the first time, I doubted whether it was wise for me to fight Jiang Zilong to the death for the grudges from the previous life. After all,
He still has so many relatives to protect in this world, and if he involves them in this potentially irreversible struggle and hurts them, he will regret it. But no matter what, Jiang Zilong puts aside the grudges from his previous life.
He should pay a price for everything he does, at least to make him lose the ability to continue doing evil.
Seeing that Duan Zetao was touched and that the purpose of his conversation had been achieved, Mr. Xiao stood up, lovingly patted his shoulder and said, "Okay, let's talk about this later. Take it one step at a time. I've already found the Li family."
The message has been handed over, please come with me to visit me in the afternoon. Your marriage to the granddaughter of the Li family should also be finalized!..."
Although Mr. Li and Mr. Xiao are both founding fathers, during the War of Liberation, one of them was in Huaye and the other was in Zhongye. Although they are not antagonistic, they have a certain competitive relationship. When Mr. Li and Mr. Xiao were young, they had bad tempers.
They are both relatively hot, so the relationship between the two has always been subtle and they don't have much contact. But now that Duan Zetao and Li Mei have this relationship, it also gives the Xiao family and the Li family an opportunity to improve their relationship and enhance their feelings.
And such a meeting can only be conducted quietly, otherwise the meeting between the two founding fathers will be enough to cause too many associations and speculations from both the government and the public. Mr. Li has already learned that Mr. Xiao is going to bring Duan Zetao to visit, and has been waiting in the yard early.
, seeing Mr. Xiao come in, he stood up from his chair, his lips trembling and his expression a little excited.
Mr. Xiao was very excited when he saw Mr. Li. He strode forward and held his two big hands tightly together. Duan Zetao on the side quickly took out his camera and recorded this historic moment.
"Old Xiao, you are quite strong. You are worthy of being the 'Xiao Tiger' who was so powerful in North China back then!".
"Oh, it won't work anymore. You are old, Old Li. Your appearance has not changed at all. The last time we met was at the joint meeting of the Military Commission. It has been almost ten years!".
The two of them exchanged pleasantries and couldn't help but sigh when talking about the past. They walked hand in hand to the living room and sat down together. The entourage knew that the two leaders had something important to talk about, so they poured tea, closed the door, and left.
Mr. Li looked at Duan Zetao and sighed: "I can't believe that Xiao Tao is actually your grandson, Lao Xiao! In fact, I should have guessed it a long time ago. Xiao Tao is indeed very similar to you, Lao Xiao, so you will be lucky.
The Xiao family has produced a thousand-mile horse, and there is hope for prosperity in the future!”.
Mr. Li's mood is quite complicated now. If Duan Zetao was just the son of an ordinary family, he would have planned to make Duan Zetao his grandson-in-law, thereby provoking the mainstay of the Li family. But now the plan has to change. Since Duan Zetao is Xiao Ming's grandson
, it is impossible for him to be the grandson-in-law of the Li family, and it would be inappropriate for Duan Zetao to be the successor of the Li family. The Li family might become a vassal of the Xiao family.
Mr. Xiao smiled and waved his hand and said: "Old Li, young people nowadays can't praise you. When you praise them, their tails will go up to the sky. Besides, now our Xiao Tao has taken a liking to your Li family's golden phoenix, and our two families have become in-laws."
"Isn't Xiaotao equal to half of your Li family's grandson?" Xiao Ming naturally understood Mr. Li's thoughts and simply explained his intention. It meant that Duan Zetao would not just care about the Xiao family and ignore the Li family. The interests of the two families were completely
If they agree, they can form an alliance.
Mr. Li still admires and is optimistic about Duan Zetao. Now, although Duan Zetao cannot be his grandson-in-law, he can accept the next best thing and use the marriage of Li Mei and Duan Zetao to form an alliance with the Xiao family to achieve a win-win situation.
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The meeting between the two was very harmonious and the atmosphere was very friendly. Finally, the marriage between Li Mei and Duan Zetao was finalized. They agreed to let Duan Zetao and Li Mei officially get married when Duan Zetao graduated from the Central Party School and went to work as the mayor.
When the elders were talking, Duan Zetao couldn't get involved at all, so he could only wait on him while serving tea and water.
After talking about business, the two old men were in high spirits and talked about the past events of the war years. Now a problem arose. When they talked about who made greater contributions between Huaye and Zhongye in the Huaihai Campaign, they started to argue.
In the end, they slapped the table and stared at each other, refusing to let anyone in.
Seeing that the momentum was not right, Duan Zetao quickly changed the subject and said: "Two grandpas, I would say that Huaye and Zhongye both made great contributions. Without either of them, the liberation war would not have been easy to win. Let's talk about this topic next time. You guys have done it before
They were all done with live ammunition on the battlefield. Now is the age of peace, why not come and play chess and compete on the chessboard!"
Only then did Mr. Xiao remember that today he was not here to quarrel, but to get married. He quickly borrowed the donkey's foot and said, "It's good to play chess! It's good to play chess! I haven't played chess for a long time, and I just want to learn from Lao Li's clever tricks!"
So Duan Zetao hurriedly looked for chess, laid out the chessboard, arranged the chess pieces, and then stood aside quietly to watch.
But the problem soon came again. Mr. Xiao and Mr. Li were both bad chess players. Their chess style was not good. They always regretted their chess. After a while, they started arguing again. They were blowing their beards and staring at each other. They even took Duan Zetao as the judge. Duan Zetao didn't
The only solution was to step forward to help, but they were not happy to help this and that, and in the end they simply became
Duan Zetao was playing chess with himself. It was so tiring. Duan Zetao wished he could slap himself in the face. What a bad idea. Wasn't he looking for trouble for himself? After racking his brains, the two finally managed to make a draw.
, everyone was finally happy, but Duan Zetao was so tired that he broke out in sweat.
After returning, Duan Zetao hurriedly called Li Mei and told her about the marriage. Li Mei was overjoyed. She and Duan Zetao had been in love for many years. Now it was finally over, but she was a little worried about Jiang Xiaoxue.
It was difficult to explain there. When Li Mei said this, Duan Zetao remembered that his mother, Zhang Guihua, had not passed the test yet.
So he called Jiang Xiaoxue again uneasily, especially because Mr. Xiao was going to take them abroad, and then help Duan Zetao get a new identity abroad, and marry them abroad, which would also be considered a name for them.
The arrangements for the portion were also mentioned.
Jiang Xiaoxue was very generous on the phone. Instead, she comforted Duan Zetao and said: "Isn't it just a piece of paper? As long as we truly love each other, it doesn't matter whether we have the piece of paper or not. Grandpa's arrangement is very good, Sister Mei.
She is the most suitable to be your public partner. She has suffered so much for you! Leave your mother to me and I will explain to her..."
Duan Zetao was so moved that tears filled his eyes, and he said guiltily: "Xiaoxue, I'm sorry for you. I can't even repay what I owe you in this life. If there is an afterlife, I still want you to be my woman...".
"Oh, when did you become so insensitive? I won't tell you anymore. I have a lot of things going on here..." Jiang Xiaoxue hung up the phone, and two lines of tears fell down her fair face. Who wouldn't want to
Who would want to share his lover with others when he and his lover walked into the marriage hall openly and openly, but Duan Zetao had already died for her once, how could she bear to embarrass him again?!
(ps: Dear friends, I'm sorry for you. I have to make another shameful update. I just received a call again. My brother is going to have an operation and I have to rush back to Changsha tomorrow. It's true that misfortunes never come singly. This month is simply mine.
On the disaster day, I can only try my best to keep updating, and I have to write in the ward. If there is nothing really going on at home, who would blame my family? I hope everyone understands.)~