20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 222 Farewell
"Bang!"

Jiang Xiaodao kicked open the door angrily, causing the candlelight in the room to flicker twice.

Jiang Chenghai was leaning on the suitcase on the edge of the kang, Gong Baonan was sitting on the edge of the kang, and Bai Yuqing's daughter Xiaoxue was "secretly" putting melon seeds and peanuts on the kang table into her pockets.

Three eyes looked at Jiang Xiaodao at the same time.

"Retreat?" Jiang Xiaodao's face was full of confusion and displeasure, "Why retreat?"

For a moment, no one in the room answered.

Xiaoxue "secretly" put the melon seeds and peanuts back on the plate on the kang table.

"Uncle Qi, you've been online for so many years. Now that you've become a Taoist, how can you just back out?" Jiang Xiaodao felt a hint of betrayal, "You want to save this girl, so I'll let you save her." , now you’re just going to give it up and quit, is that appropriate?”

Don't blame Jiang Xiaodao for being angry, Gong Baonan himself is indeed a little embarrassed.

He looked at Jiang Chenghai, but the elder brother said nothing - in the final analysis, no matter how many difficulties there were, he should explain it to Jiang Xiaodao himself.

"Xiaodao, this matter has nothing to do with you." Gongbao Nan said carefully, "Whether you have reached this point or not, I want to retreat. In fact, I had this idea as early as when I smashed the Baijiayao. Yes. But I didn’t expect that it would involve so many things later.”

Lao Qi originally planned to say goodbye to everyone after smashing the kiln.

However, due to the previous situation, he really couldn't leave, so he could only drag it until now.

"Uncle Qi, what's the matter? Isn't it because of her?" Jiang Xiaodao raised his hand and pointed at Xiaoxue, "I have fulfilled your requirements. Now, life is about to get better for all of us. You Why do you have to retreat? Whatever you want, just say it, if it really doesn’t work, I’ll give you my position!”

When it came to this, Gong Baonan became more and more embarrassed, but this decision was not made on a whim, so he had to force himself to say: "I just want to live an ordinary life. No matter how much I earn, I have to spend my life."

"What, are you scared?"

"I'm scared."

"Bullshit!" Jiang Xiaodao didn't believe Uncle Qi's nonsense at all, "If you want to live an ordinary life, at worst, I won't let you do anything in the future."

Gong Baonan shook his head: "Since I want to retreat, I will no longer stay in Fengtian, or even outside the customs."

Lao Qi's love is not small to begin with, especially after Xiaodao stood up, his status increased with the tide. The change from "Seventh Brother" to "Seventh Master" is the best evidence.

If you want to retire from the world and start from scratch, even if you don't change your name, you should at least stay away from the past.

Liu Yuqing, the senior sister of "Chun'erhong", also cheated in other places for many years, and finally lived in seclusion in Fengtian.

But Gong Baonan is a man and cannot rely on others to survive. Leaving the customs has become the most realistic choice.

As soon as he heard that Uncle Qi was leaving, most of Jiang Xiaodao's strength was gone.

Although there are trains and telegraphs now, people live in different places, and the bonds between people are far from as strong as imagined. Not to mention that they are on opposite sides of the world, even if they live in the same city and town, they will change after more than ten years. It's not uncommon to miss a reunion.

"Uncle Seven."

Jiang Xiaodao walked around to Gong Baonan and sat down on the edge of the Kang. He showed a pleading look for the first time: "Don't leave. Look at how many people are in this courtyard now. How can I handle this by myself?" ?”

"Pull her down! Do you think I'm capable of manipulating people?" Gong Baonan tilted his lips at Xiaoxue, "I can't even manipulate her."

"Uncle Qi, if you have to leave, it's not impossible, but you have to at least wait for me to settle down, right? After 30 or [-] years, the situation will be almost the same, then you can leave."

"I'll give you a fucking pension for the rest of your life!"

"Gong Baonan!" Jiang Xiaodao slapped the kang table, "Don't be ignorant! Want to leave? I think you are ugly and want to be beautiful! If you don't believe me, just leave. Try to see if you can get out of this yard! "

"Just try it."

"No, no, no, no!" Seeing Uncle Qi refusing to accept his words, Jiang Xiaodao gradually became anxious, "Dad, please say a few words! We can't let this kid run away like this!"

However, Jiang Chenghai had already seen that Lao Qi had decided to leave, so he just shook his head helplessly.

Jiang Chenghai could understand Lao Qi's decision.

It takes time to retire from the world.

Most people may never encounter the right opportunity in their lifetime and forcefully retire, which will end up causing them to be killed.

Nowadays, the three great families in Fengtian are crippled, dead, and destroyed. The old ones are replaced by the new ones in the world, the grassroots groups are rising, and the princes are replaced.

Jiang Xiaodao was in the limelight and no one dared to offend him. It was wise for Gong Baonan to retreat from the rapids while his nephew was the most powerful.

It's not that Lao Qi is ruthless, but that this opportunity may only come once in a lifetime. If you miss it, you will never see it again.

It is foreseeable that Jiang Xiaodao's journey has just begun. If Gong Baonan decides to stay, he will inevitably have countless new enemies in the future.By then, it will be too late to say anything about retreating.

Jiang Chenghai pondered for a long time, and finally murmured: "Old Qi, let's leave after the New Year."

Gong Baonan fell to his knees with a pop: "Thank you, big brother!" After bowing, Lao Qi stood up again, "Xiaodao——"

"Bang!"

The door closed and Jiang Xiaodao walked away.

Gong Baonan smiled a little awkwardly: "Brother, this -"

"Xiaodao has been the closest to you and Lao Liu since he was a child. Now he has just stood up. It is the time to hire people. When you say you want to leave, it is normal for him to feel unhappy. He will be fine in two days." Jiang Chenghai spoke a little bit. Struggling, "If I were him, I wouldn't let you go either."

"Grandpa!" Xiaoxue suddenly pointed to a plate of red dates on the table and asked, "Do you still want to eat this?"

"If you don't want to eat, I'll give it to you." Jiang Chenghai smiled.

Xiaoxue was very happy and put the red dates into her pocket one by one.Gong Baonan frowned when he saw this: "Stop guessing, are you a starving ghost or something?"

Xiaoxue ignored it, and after stuffing her pockets full, she conjured up half a biscuit from nowhere, handed it to Jiang Chenghai, and said, "I'll trade this with you."

Jiang Chenghai laughed twice and said, "Lao Qi, this gadget is quite interesting."

Gong Baonan was slightly stunned - these words did not seem to come from the mouth of his eldest brother.

No matter how hard Lao Qi tried to downplay Xiaoxue's family feud, it was undeniable that this little girl was still a descendant of the enemy's family.

Probably, a person's temperament will really change after going through the gate of hell once. After Jiang Chenghai learned that Lao Qi saved Xiaoxue, instead of blaming him like before, he seemed to deliberately obscure the matter.

Gong Baonan looked at Xiaoxue and smiled: "I'll pass it soon!"

After saying that, Gong Baonan glanced at Jiang Chenghai again and said cautiously: "Brother, don't worry, this girl is following me."

Jiang Chenghai nodded weakly, coughed twice, and immediately waved his hand: "Okay, if you have nothing to do, go out. I'm a little tired, please help me burn the kang for a while."

Gong Baonan responded and took Xiaoxue out of the room.

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On the kang in the east room, Jiang Xiaodao leaned on the kang table and looked down at the list in his hand. He looked at it and shook his head with emotion.

Chu Liangsheng lowered his hands and stood respectfully in front of the kang.

His expression was far from flattering, more like he was forced to complete a task.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk! Wife, take a look, otherwise Lao Bai's family is called a big family! I thought their family was just a match factory and a textile factory! I didn't expect, I didn't expect, there are other people in this horse-drawn iron family. shares, as well as this real estate, real estate..."

Hu Xiaoyan nodded happily: "Housekeeper, please take a seat. Xiaohua, let's take a look at the tea."

Chu Liangsheng took a step back and declined quickly: "Young lady, you're welcome. I've already checked out all the accounts of the Bai family. If there's nothing else to do, can I - can I leave?"

Jiang Xiaodao had just experienced that his seventh uncle was about to leave, so he was particularly sensitive to Chu Liangsheng's words. When he put down the list in his hand, his eyes turned cold, and he asked: "What? You don't want to work for me either?"

"No, no, no, Young Master Jiang has misunderstood." Chu Liangsheng explained, "Young Master Jiang is now going to open a mountain and establish a cabinet. How many people want to come and join us but have no chance! I really don't count. It's just that before my death, my young aunt and grandma asked me to I have something to do, but I haven’t finished it yet, and I always feel a little bit sorry.”

"You want to avenge the Bai family?" Jiang Xiaodao asked.

Chu Liangsheng was so frightened that he knelt down and begged for mercy: "Master Jiang, I really don't mean that! After all, I am just a housekeeper. I can check the accounts and have no other abilities. Although the Bai family supports me, after all If you are not a blood relative of mine, how could you go against Young Master Jiang over this matter? But the Bai family and I are, after all, a master and a servant, and the matter is not yet settled, so I really can’t feel at ease."

Hu Xiaoyan took the conversation and asked, "What on earth is the errand?"

"My young lady is aware of it. Previously, the Bai family's textile factory exploded, and some workers were injured. My young aunt originally lost money, but she was secretly recorded by Old Zheng of the factory, and I still don't know where she has gone. Young aunt and grandmother He once asked me to find him——"

"Fengtian is so big, where can you find him?" Hu Xiaoyan asked, "Besides, he may not be in Fengtian long ago."

Chu Liangsheng smiled and said: "Young lady, whether you can find it or not is one thing, but whether you can find it or not is another matter entirely."

Hu Xiaoyan nodded and said, "You have your heart. Xiaodao and I are both from poor backgrounds and we cannot forget our roots. Now that we have taken the Bai family's property, the workers' compensation will be borne by us."

"Young lady Renyi!" Chu Liangsheng turned his head, "What do you mean by Master Jiang?"

Jiang Xiaodao waved his hand impatiently: "Good guy, you said she was benevolent and righteous, but I am not the one who co-authored it? Pay it forward! But if I pay it, will you still leave?"

"Master Jiang, it's not that I'm shameless. I still have to look for him. Please allow me to go out and look for him for a year. If I can't find him, Master Jiang doesn't mind it. I'll come back to work for you."

"You are so stubborn, just do whatever you want!"

On the matter of workers' compensation, Jiang and Hu have quite the same view. They are willing to give up a little money to gain a good reputation. This is very important to them at the moment. It is a business that is sure to make money without losing money.

After a few brief explanations, Chu Liangsheng was responsible for handling the compensation matter.

Late at night, the young couple went to bed with their clothes on. Hu Xiaoyan groped in the dark and said, "Xiaodao, it's almost the Chinese New Year. Let me figure it out, do we have to bring my aunt back?"

"I think so too." Jiang Xiaodao snorted, "Recently, our father has been talking about auntie! I just don't know if he can take it after seeing auntie. Also, what if auntie doesn't work? , How is the business of 'Huifangli' going?"

"If it doesn't work, I'll go."

"Just stay the hell with me!" Jiang Xiaodao objected immediately, "Let my wife become a madam in a brothel, you can't imagine it!"

"Are you embarrassed of me?"

"Tsk! Don't look for trouble there again in the middle of the night!"

Hu Xiaoyan was silent for a while, then suddenly remembered something, and asked: "Xiaodao, do you know about Fulong?"

Jiang Xiaodao nodded: "I heard, what are you going to do?"

Ever since Zhou Yunfu's former son was recruited, Jiang and Hu soon learned about Fulong's informant.

Hu Xiaoyan thought for a while and suddenly said: "Forget it! As the old saying goes, if the water is clear, there will be no fish, and if the people are careful, there will be no disciples! Moreover, he has not done anything that actually threatens us. In the past, Isn’t he very polite to you?”

"That's true!" Jiang Xiaodao had to admit, "I don't want him to get involved in business matters anymore, but you said, if it weren't for him now, the business of 'Huifangli' would really be gone for a while. No one can resist it.”

While the young couple was chatting away, a violent knock on the door suddenly rang.

"Who is it?" Jiang Xiaodao asked angrily.

"Brother Dao, it's me, Xiao Xifeng! Someone is making trouble in Huifangli!"

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