Film and Television: Starting from the Journey to Guandong

Chapter 88: Not living up to expectations; exchange (1w, please subscribe)

After Xian'er came over, she looked at Zhu Chuanren.Somewhat dazed.

Xian'er said: "San'er, please call me."

"I heard that Uncle Tan and the others are coming over?" Zhu Chuanren asked.

"Yes, my father sent a message a few days ago. He and my mother missed me and wanted to come and have a look." Xian'er's face was filled with a smile. Her family has forgiven her. Can she not be happy?

At this time, Zhu Kaishan said: "Xian'er, why didn't you tell your parents about such a big thing?"

Xian'er was a little embarrassed, scratched her head and said:
"The date for my father's arrival has not yet been decided. I think we will wait until it is decided!"

Zhu Kaishan looked at Zhu Chuanren: "The in-laws are coming over, San'er, why don't you send someone to pick them up?"

"It's okay to send someone, but why do I find this a bit strange?" Zhu Chuanren frowned.

"Strange? What's so strange?" Zhu Kaishan said.

"I can't tell, I just feel a little strange. After so many years, I have never received a reply. Why did you suddenly say you want to come over to see what's going on?"

After being reminded by Zhu Chuanren, Zhu Kaishan also felt that something was wrong.

He turned to look at Xian'er and said:
"Xian'er, can you show your father the letter sent to you from home?"

Xian'er was stunned for a moment and quickly agreed.

Looking at Xian Xian'er's back, Zhu Chuanren whispered:
"Dad, do you think something happened to Lao Tan's family?"

Zhu Kaishan put his hands behind his back and was stunned for a while before saying:

"I don't know. Are you in trouble or encountering bandits?"

Zhu Chuanren thought for a while and said:
"How about I send someone back to take a look? The brother I sent to deliver gold bars to Xian'er's family didn't report anything strange when he came back."

"Don't worry, wait until I read the letter." Zhu Kaishan was steady.

After a while Xian'er Dian Dian'er ran back.

Xiaokou gasped and said:

"Dad, San'er, this is the letter."

Zhu Kaishan took the letter and checked the appearance of the envelope first.

There are some wrinkles, which means that Xian'er often reads this letter frequently. Maybe she misses people after seeing things, right?
There was nothing unusual about the appearance, so he opened the envelope and took out the letter paper inside.

He shook it twice in his hand, unfolded the letter, and read it carefully.

Zhu Kaishan quickly read several pieces of paper and fell into deep thought.

"How is Dad? I've watched it many times, and there's nothing wrong with it!" Xian'er asked anxiously.

"Dad, show me." Zhu Chuanren asked for the letter.

I took the letter and scanned it quickly. There wasn't much in it. The first half was mainly about how my family missed Xian'er.

The second half is a bit interesting.

Old Uncle Tan said in the letter that the harvest at home is very good, there is no shortage of food, there is no shortage of clothing, everything is fine.

Then his voice suddenly changed and he said he wanted to come to the Magic City to see it.

This is worth pondering.

Zhu Chuanren held the letter, his eyes slightly straightened, and he was thinking deeply.

"Dad, I'd better send someone over to take a look. Xian'er, don't worry. Maybe we are overthinking." Zhu Chuanren said.

Xian'er's fingers pinched the hem of her clothes, she looked a little nervous, and there was a hint of worry in her eyes.

"San'er, are you really okay? Don't scare me."

"It must be okay. Don't worry, I'm here."

At this time, whenever Zhu Chuanren dared to show a hint of nervousness, Xian'er would fall into infinite panic.

So he gave me a reassuring look and a very definite answer.

Seeing that Xian'er was relieved a little, Zhu Chuanren said:

"Xian'er, please go back and rest first. I'll tell you any news as soon as possible."

"Hey! Then you must remember to tell me as soon as possible."

"Do not worry!"

After persuading Xian'er to go back, Zhu Chuanren looked at Zhu Kaishan and said
"Dad, don't tell anyone else about this for now. I'll wait until I send someone back to take a look. Maybe something happened over there in Zhujiayu?"

"Do you feel the same way? I see that Lao Tan's handwriting is a bit messy, and the writing becomes more and more sloppy as he goes back. It feels like he wrote it in a very nervous state."

Zhu Chuanren also felt the same.

"Two possibilities, either bandits or warlords."

Zhu Kaishan couldn't help but look solemn. It would be fine if they were bandits. With the current strength of the old Zhu family, they could completely destroy a group of bandits.

But if it was a warlord... Zhu Kaishan didn't dare to think about it anymore.

"Dad, please go down and rest first. Leave this matter to me."

"Okay, please be more careful. After all, you are Xian'er's family, our in-laws."

"Don't worry, I have the numbers."

After Zhu Kaishan returned to the house, Zhu Chuanren called Kong Laoer over.

"Third Young Master, please call me."

"Yes, I'll give you a task. You can go down and get some money later, take your two brothers with you, put on makeup, and go back to Zhujiayu."

"Where is Zhujiayu?"

"In Qilu, our hometown. Before we broke into Guandong, we had to run there because we couldn't stand the hunger and cold there."

Kong Laoer suddenly realized.

"Okay, if the third young master has any tasks, just ask him."

"You should mainly ask about the family named Tan, which is the eldest mistress's family."

"What happened to the eldest young lady's house?"

"I don't know, that's why I asked you to go back and take a look. You have to act according to the situation. If nothing happens, just follow the letter and bring all the eldest young lady and her family to the magic city."

With that said, he handed the letter to Kong Laoer.

"I understand, Third Young Master, I'll go right away."

"Wait a minute!" Zhu Chuanren stopped him.

"Third Young Master, do you have any other instructions?"

"You must act according to the situation and save yourself and our brothers' lives first. Lao Tan and his family..."

There are some things that don’t need to be said clearly, of course Kong Laoer understands.

He understood and said: "Third Young Master, don't worry, I know what to do."

Zhu Chuanren hummed, looked around and saw no one around, he whispered:
"If it's a bandit, send a message quickly and I'll ask the second young master to take people back to support you."

After a pause: "If it's a warlord, then run away and don't worry about anything."

"Yes, Third Young Master."

After Kong Laoer left, Zhu Chuanren clasped his hands behind his back with a deep look in his eyes. It was a troubled time now and there was no room for him to be careless.

Not long after Kong Laoer left, Zhu Chuanwen came over.

He said nonchalantly: "San'er, how did I hear that Xian'er's parents are coming over?"

"Who did you listen to?" Zhu Chuanren asked with a frown.

"I heard Xian'er crying in the house and talking to herself, so I guessed it." Zhu Chuanwen said quite proudly.

Upon hearing that this was the reason, Zhu Chuanren shook his head helplessly.

"Don't worry about this matter, I will arrange it."

He has always been unwilling to talk nonsense about this boss.

Firstly, the other party's stupid brain couldn't understand it at all; secondly, come on, Zhu Chuanwen was a bit petty and prone to overthinking. If he couldn't speak a sentence well, he wouldn't be able to sleep well at night.

So for his own good and to save yourself some trouble, it's better to say less.

"Okay? Anyway, you don't leave anything to me."

Zhu Chuanwen snorted and turned to leave.

"stop!"

Zhu Chuanren scolded.

"What are you doing? Is there anything else?"

Seeing Zhu Chuanwen's dissatisfied and angry look, Zhu Chuanren became furious.

"Sit there and I have something to ask you." Zhu Chuanren said angrily.

Seeing that San'er was angry, Zhu Chuanwen didn't dare to yell and hurriedly sat down.

Zhu Chuanren took a sip of tea and asked coldly:

"You have been very close to the eldest son of the old Wang family recently."

Zhu Chuanwen felt guilty inexplicably, lowering his head and not daring to look at Zhu Chuanren.

He hesitated twice and said dullly:
"I can't make friends yet?"

Zhu Chuanren narrowed his eyes and sneered:
"Of course you can make friends, but who can be a friend? Who cannot be a friend? Do you know?"

"Why don't I know? I'm already in my thirties, and my children can even play soy sauce. Why don't I know?"

Seeing Zhu Chuanwen scratching his neck and not convinced, Zhu Chuanren's sneer became even louder:

"Then do you know what the eldest son of the Wang family usually likes to do?"

"What? What does he like to do? How do I know?"

Zhu Chuanwen lowered his head again and his voice became unnaturally weak.

"You don't know, but you know it so well. A while ago, I heard that the two of you stayed in the opium den for several hours. Is this the case?"

"No, how could it be possible? I hate Yantu the most. Besides, with dad watching, how could I dare?"

The more excited the message is, the more guilty he is.

Zhu Chuanren nodded at him and asked:
"Then the day before yesterday, you and the eldest son of the Wang family went to Yanliu Lane together. What did you do?"

"Don't tell me to catch mice in Yanliu Lane in the middle of the night. That would be so much fun."

Zhu Chuanwen shook twice and looked at Zhu Chuanren in disbelief.

"San'er, did you send someone to keep an eye on me?"

"If you didn't have people watching you, how would you know you could do such a bad thing? If you didn't have people watching, you would have been sold long ago and you would have to pay for it!"

Zhu Chuanren shook his head and sighed: "There is no land for you to grow in the devil's capital, so you just learn to play like a woman and smoke cigarettes. Zhu Chuanwen, Zhu Chuanwen, why didn't I see that you have such great potential?"

"You fart, I didn't!" Zhu Chuanwen stood up with eyes wide open and pointed at Zhu Chuanren angrily.

"Number three, put your hand down quickly. Otherwise, I'll break it for you and see how you play with women." Zhu Chuanren was filled with murderous aura.

Zhu Chuanwen retracted his fingers almost instinctively, but he felt that he was too timid and refused to put down his arms, so he was embarrassed there.

Zhu Chuanren softened his tone slightly and said:
"Don't worry, Xian'er doesn't know about this yet, and neither does dad. I'm hiding it for you."

Zhu Chuanwen sat there slumped as if his energy was exhausted.

"I admit, I just took a bite out of curiosity, just one bite. I promise I didn't smoke more."

"Okay, you idiot! Do you know that thing is addictive?"

"What do you mean?"

"It's just that after you smoke once, you want to do it a second time. After the second time, there will be a third time, and then there will be countless times. Then you will be a useless person, do you understand?"

Zhu Chuanren was so angry that he refused to argue, and pointed his fingers hard on the other person's forehead, but after all, he was his own eldest brother, and he was not beyond hope yet, so he had to be saved when he needed to be saved!
Zhu Chuanwen's body trembled twice more, and when the words came to his lips, he stopped talking.

"If you have something to say, just let it go."

"San'er, I really didn't mean it, I was just too idle and had nothing to do all day long. It's the same with or without me in this family. No one looks down on me, that is, my friends outside treat me as a human being." Zhu Chuanwen said with a tearful voice.

"Should I treat you as a human being or as a money bag? Don't you have any idea?"

"So what? When I go out, everyone will give me face, so what's the point of spending some money? At least I'm happy."

Zhu Chuanren said with some disappointment:
"Boss, why have you become like this?"

"It's not all because of you. There is so much business in the family, and none of it is given to me. I am not allowed to participate in anything. To put it bluntly, everyone comes to accuse me. What do you mean by living like this? mean?"

"I don't let you participate for your own good and for the good of this family. What do you think you can do with your half-hearted skills?"

"I don't know how to learn. You can let others teach you, but you can't not let me participate in everything. To put it bluntly, you look down on me."

Chuanren Zhu sneered.

"You're right. I just look down on you. If you had any ability, I would have let you participate. Why wait until now?"

"you……"

Zhu Chuanwen was trembling with rage and speechless.

"Okay, I won't tell you too much. This matter ends here. I don't want to hear you getting together with that person named Wang again."

"Why have you been deprived of the right to make friends? Why are you so domineering? San'er?"

"If I hadn't been more dominant, you would have been killed, you idiot."

After saying that, he ignored Zhu Chuanwen, and Zhu Chuanren patted his butt and left.

But he did not leave home, but went to the study and called Zhu Chuanwu over.

"San'er, did you call me?"

Compared to Zhu Chuanwen, who didn't live up to expectations, the second child has changed a lot since the original drama.

The whole person looks more energetic and energetic.It’s also more powerful.

"Yep."

Zhu Chuanren sighed a few words in his heart and said.

"Go out and check. Where is the eldest son of the Wang family? I want to see him."

"The eldest son of the Wang family? Which Wang family?" Zhu Chuanwu did not react.

"Which other Wang family? It's the Wang family that owns a flour mill."

Oh, Zhu Chuanwu suddenly realized.

"Why do you have to go through me to find him? You can just find any brother and call him."

Zhu Chuanren had no choice but to tell what happened to his boss.

When Zhu Chuanwu heard this, he became furious.

"Is there such a thing? Damn it! That man named Wang is so brave that he dares to touch our Zhu family."

Zhu Chuanren said a little tiredly:
"The demons are neither better than my hometown nor better than those outside the customs. The people here can have seven or eight thoughts in the blink of an eye! So from now on when you go out, you have to be 12 vigilant about everything. The boss just interferes with the lack of self-control, and it is easy to It’s someone else’s fault.”

"This Zhu Chuanwen succeeds more than he fails."

Zhu Chuanren smiled happily when he heard that the second child was now speaking in a coherent manner, speaking in a formal manner, and had learned to use idioms.

"It seems that letting you read is quite effective."

Zhu Chuanwu touched his head embarrassedly:
"When I first came to Shanghai, I had nothing to do at home, so I relied on you to pass the time with those books. The more I read, the more interesting it became. Now I can't live without you. If you take away those books from me, Come on, I’m in a hurry with you!”

Zhu Chuanren laughed: "Don't worry, no one will snatch your book."

"Hey, I know, I'm going to go find that man named Wang to settle the score."

Zhu Chuanren thought for a moment and simply handed over the matter to his second son.

"Okay, you can do whatever you want. As long as the person doesn't die, I'll take care of it for you."

"Hey, okay."

Zhu Chuanwu has just kept a low profile these years, but it doesn't mean that the murderous aura in him is gone.

You must know that during those years outside the Pass, he followed the Zhuchuan people and killed rivers of blood, and his murderous aura was not much less than that of Zhu Chuanren.

Finally something was done, but Zhu Chuanwu was very happy.

At present, there are four children in the old Zhu family, and Zhu Chuanren is in charge of the overall situation.

Zhu Chuanjie works as a shopkeeper outside, and all the idle business at home is under Zhu Chuanjie's control.

For example, there are Louwailou located on the riverside, as well as food shops, rickshaw shops, etc.

Don’t underestimate these humble businesses. Although you don’t make much money, if you make good use of them, they can definitely affect the overall situation.

Take this car dealership as an example. Although Lao Zhu's car dealership is not among the top in the entire Magic City, it is still considered to be the number one in the French Concession.

After all, with Director Kant, who dares to compete with Lao Zhu’s car dealer for business?I'm afraid that the birthday boy hangs himself because he thinks he has a long life.

Now there are more than 100 brothers in Lao Zhu's car dealership, all of whom are poor people from the Chinese community.

These people have no other advantages, they are just hardworking and obedient.

Lao Zhu's family is benevolent and righteous to their employees, and no one will deduct money except from a few members.

At least the guys who pull carts at Lao Zhu's house can earn a living every day.

Not only myself, but also several families at home can eat.

This means that the old Zhu family is worthy of the big guys.

For this reason, no one dares to say anything bad about the old Zhou family. Anyone who dares to say so will be attacked by a group of people!

These more than 100 people walk around the streets every day and know everything about the streets, shops, and people in the French Concession. Is there any more natural intelligence agency than this?

Of course, Zhu Chuanren didn't plan to do anything, he just wanted to protect himself. From the beginning to the end, the only thing he wanted to do was to protect himself.

Having enough ability to protect yourself in this troubled world is more important than how much money you make!
Back to business~
Zhu Chuanwu got Zhu Chuanren's order and happily went out to beat people.

Zhu Chuanren was thinking about a question, whether the boss was taken to smoke tobacco by accident, or whether he was tricked and deliberately done. The difference between the two is huge.

If it's the former, that's it. Just beat up the boy named Wang and keep him away from Zhu Chuanwen, and the matter will be over.

But if it is the latter, then this matter will be troublesome. What is the other party doing?
It's definitely not for Zhu Chuanwen. What use can a piece of trash like him do?What value could it have?
Its greatest value is to cause trouble to Lao Zhu's family.

To put it bluntly, it's still for other people, is it for Lao Zhu's family, or is it for him, Zhu Chuanren?

Zhu Chuanren felt a little regretful when he thought of this. He should handle this matter himself. At least he could make things clear and feel at ease.

He was afraid that the second brother didn't have the brains to think of this, so he simply beat the boy named Wang and let him go. Then it would be difficult to ask anything.

Zhu Chuanren sighed and wanted to call the second child back. After thinking about it, he decided to forget it. He finally gave him something to do. If he goes back on his word, the second child will easily be unhappy.

If you are not a family, you don’t know how expensive firewood and rice are. If you are not a family, you don’t know why your hair is white.

Zhu Chuanren felt deeply now that the entire old Zhu family was supported by him alone. It was tiring!

At this time, a fragrant wind came from behind. Zhu Chuanren squinted his eyes and waited quietly for a moment. The fragrant wind was getting closer and closer.

Suddenly, a pair of weak, boneless hands attached themselves to his eyes, and his vision went dark.

"Guess who I am?"

"Xin'er, you are such a naughty little kid, you are so grown up and still so childish."

Xin'er stuck out her tongue and said angrily: "Sir, how did you know it was me?"

"Silly girl, who else in this family can be so close to me except you?"

Xin'er tilted her little head and thought, this seems to be what happened.

But that's not important, she just wanted to have fun with Chuanren Zhu. "Ms. sir, I saw you looking sad, so I wanted to come over and comfort you."

"Haha, Xin'er is interested."

Zhu Chuanren was still very moved.

With Xin'er's company.The worries in Zhu Chuanren's heart dissipated a lot.

……

The next day in the afternoon, Zhu Chuanren had just woken up from his nap when he was called out by Lao Tan.

Sitting in the back seat of the car, Zhu Chuanren yawned.

"What's going on? You suddenly called me out?"

"The third young master is from the second young master's side. He has arrested the Wang family's young master."

"Oh, that's it, I know, why did you call me?"

Zhu Chuanren was obviously not awake yet, his body and head were a little lazy.

"It wasn't a big deal at first, but the head of the Wang family came and brought a lot of people with him." Lao Tan explained.

Zhu Chuanren immediately became alert and narrowed his eyes to look at Lao Tan:

"What's going on? Tell me in detail."

"Back to the third young master, the second young master arrested the eldest son of the Wang family over there in Yanliu Lane early this morning.

The other party had several followers, but the second young master didn't care. He beat them up and asked them to get out.

Then the second young master took the man to the warehouse and beat him for a long time. Then he heard some movement outside. When he came out, he saw that the head of the Wang family had arrived, bringing with him thirty or forty brothers. "

"Do you have a gun?" Zhu Chuanren asked.

"A few short guns!"

"Has our brother gone? How is the second brother? Is he injured?"

"The second young master and his four brothers are confronting the other party with the eldest son of the Wang family as a hostage. It should be safe for the time being. Our brothers are on the way!" Lao Tan said quickly.

"Is that young master of the Wang family dead?"

"No, no, of course not, the second young master knows what to do."

Zhu Chuanren breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the person didn't die, it would be fine.

Of course, even if he accidentally killed someone, he would still be sure to save the second child. He was just a member of the Wang family. There was no difference between trampling him to death and shooting him to death with a gun.

Under Lao Tan's urging, the Ford Model T picked up speed, and the driver had already welded his foot to the accelerator without lifting it at all.

We drove all the way to the warehouse area on the edge of the French Concession.

This should be regarded as the only slum area in the French Concession.

Zhu Chuanren rented a warehouse here, mainly to store some goods and some eye-catching things.

Before I even got closer, I heard various shouts and curses coming from the alley next door.

The alley next door is where the warehouse Zhu Chuanren rented is located.

The car was just around the corner, but Zhu Chuanren patted the driver's brother on the shoulder and told him to take the back door.

The brother nodded to show his understanding, turned the steering wheel back, and made a long circle to the back.

Sure enough, no one is blocking here.

It seems that the people of Lao Wang's family are not familiar with the terrain.

Let Lao Tan unlock the door and enter the warehouse through the back door.

As soon as I entered, I heard Zhu Chuanwu yelling angrily.

"You bastard! Just ask your father to stop me, right?"

As he said this, he heard a few snapping sounds coming from inside.

It was probably because Zhu Chuanwu lost his temper and opened his mouth.

"Second brother!" Zhu Chuanren called out to avoid being accidentally injured by his vigilant brothers.

Zhu Chuanwu was stunned for a moment and looked towards the back door.

"San'er, why are you here?"

"If I don't come, you'll be stuck in the house!"

Zhu Chuanren obviously didn't take the current matter to heart and still had time to joke.

Zhu Chuanwu scratched his head in embarrassment. This was the first time he had done something for Zhu Chuanren since he came to the capital, but it was messed up. He felt very unhappy.

He stepped forward and patted the second child on the shoulder, saying softly: "Okay, I don't blame you."

Then he set his sights on the eldest son of the Wang family.

At this time, this guy could no longer look human, his face was swollen like a pig's head, and his eyes were swollen into slits.

The body was bruised and purple, and there were broken skin and bleeding spots.

However, Zhu Chuanren knew at a quick glance that it was basically a skin injury and would be cured in two days.

He stretched out his hand and patted the Wang family's eldest son's face. It was plump, not to mention it felt pretty good.

This shows that he usually has enough oil and water, otherwise it would be difficult to find a fat man walking on the street these days.

"Hey, can you hear me?"

The eldest son of the Wang family tried his best to open his eyes, which were only a slit apart.

As a result, he saw Zhu Chuanwu first, and his whole body trembled with fear. Then he saw the existence of Zhu Chuanren, and said slightly confused:
"I do not know you."

"It doesn't matter. Now that we know each other, let me introduce myself. My name is Zhu Chuanren."

The eldest son of the Wang family shivered again, and the fat on his body trembled wildly.

"You, you are Master Zhushan."

Good guy, when he was saying a long sentence, I realized that one and a half of his two front teeth were missing, and his words were leaking.

Zhu Chuanren suppressed his laughter and nodded: "Yes, I am."

The eldest son of the Wang family tried hard to smile, but the result was worse than crying.

He swallowed a mouthful of blood and asked:
"I wonder if I have offended the Third Young Master?"

"Think carefully, consider it carefully, and answer it after you have thought it through."

When it comes to playing tricks, no one in this generation can be his opponent, Zhu Chuanren.

Why let him answer it himself?

Because Chuanren Zhu wanted to know more secrets by the way.

You never know when it will become a bargaining chip in negotiations. This is a routine.

Sure enough, the eldest son of the Wang family is not a strong man, he is a coward.

Maybe it was because he was frightened by Zhu Chuanwu before, so he told everything he knew without wasting any words.

Zhu Chuanren never interrupted the other party. He was even interested in knowing how many times the fat man had peed on the bed since he was a child.

Not to mention that this little fat man looks harmless to humans and animals, but he has done a lot of bad things, including robbing civilian girls and so on.

At the end of the sentence, he glanced at Zhu Chuanren subconsciously, then squeezed out a smile that he probably knew was ugly, and said weakly:
"...Then, let's go out for entertainment with the eldest son of your family."

"Entertainment? Little fat man, you are not honest in what you say." Zhu Chuanren said.

"Well, it's just for entertainment, over there in Yanliu Lane."

Zhu Chuanren narrowed his eyes and sighed:

"It seems you still don't know the pain!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Chuanwu punched up, hitting the little fat man's mouth. This time, the only half of his remaining front teeth were gone.

Ah!
The little fat man cried out in pain and said with a cry:
"I was wrong, I was wrong, I know I was wrong, I shouldn't have taken the eldest son of your family to smoke dirt with me, I was wrong!"

"That's right, but it's not enough."

The little fat man paused in his cry, obviously not understanding.

not enough?What is not enough?
"The questions you mentioned are not enough. I want to know more. For example, what has your father done to persecute the people?"

The little fat man shivered and then lowered his head.He didn't dare to look into Zhu Chuanren's eyes at all.

As soon as he saw the other party's posture, Zhu Chuanren knew that his question was on point.

He wasn't in a hurry, he just waited quietly for the little fat man to figure it out, and he would tell himself.

Outside the warehouse, the people brought by the Wang family were still yelling and cursing.

All kinds of obscene words were thrown at him desperately, but Zhu Chuanren pretended not to hear him. A few curse words would not kill anyone. It was a waste of effort, you idiot.

If he had been leading the team outside, he might have broken in by now.

At this time, another brother came in from behind and whispered a few words in Lao Tan's ear.

Then Lao Tan came to Zhu Chuanren and whispered: "Third Young Master, our brothers are here, and they are all bringing their guys with them."

"Oh, I got it, don't do it. This is a good opportunity to make a contribution. You have to make some contribution to our Director Kande."

Lao Tan smiled knowingly:

"I'll go out and make a call right now!"

Telephones have been around for a long time, but in this era only government households were eligible to install them, and they had not yet spread to civilians.

Even if it takes more than ten years for telephones to spread to individual households, not everyone can afford the installation fee.

Basically, one phone can cost an average family a year's income.

Let the little fat man think for a while, and he seemed to have figured it out. It was more important to save his own life. As for his father, he could only ask for his own blessings.

He continued to say to Zhu Chuanren with that smile that was uglier than crying:

"Third Young Master, my father has a close relationship with several directors of the concession."

"Oh, go into details."

Zhu Chuanren showed some interest, he was such a good kid!
"I don't know the specifics. I only know that several division directors often visit my house and play mahjong together."

"Which directors?"

"Well, yes, there is an Academic Affairs Office, a General Affairs Office, and a Road Management Committee."

The names of several people and their looks came to Zhu Chuanren's mind, but he didn't expect that the flour king had a pretty good background.

But that alone is not enough.

"Little fat man, think about it carefully and think carefully about your own life. Does your father have the handle on these division chiefs?"

Zhu Chuanren just looked in a random direction and asked. He didn't know the specific situation.

"Well, Third Young Master, please don't embarrass me. I really don't know! I'm just a prodigal. I spend whatever money my father gives me. I never get involved in family affairs."

Zhu Chuanren couldn't help but be a little disappointed, but after careful analysis, he felt that the fat man was not telling lies.

It seemed that the eldest son of the Wang family had nothing to dig out, so he told Chuanwu:
"Second brother, go and invite the flour king in."

Zhu Chuanwu responded and went out alone.

I don’t know what was said, but the shouting outside the door suddenly stopped.

After a while, an old man with a beard came in.

Zhu Chuanren clasped his hands behind his back, looked at the other person for a moment and said, "The Flour King is in front of him. I'm really sorry that I couldn't go out to greet him."

He behaved very politely and modestly, not at all like the bad guy who kidnapped his son.

This man's name is Wang Defa. He is in his sixties and has a son. He loves his eldest son very much.

It's a pity that this boy is unsatisfied and uneducated, so he can't be counted on for family affairs.

But the family is not short of money, and there is nothing wrong with being a rich man happily.

It's just that Wang Defa didn't expect that this kid could do anything and offend the Zhu family. Who in the French Concession doesn't know that it's not easy to offend the Zhu family?
Especially Zhu Chuanren, who is not yet [-] years old, they say he is a little fox who came down from Longhu Mountain, as wise as a demon.
I don't know what other people think of him, but when Wang Defa saw Zhu Chuanren's appearance, he knew that what he said was true.

Have you ever seen a kidnapper treat the family of his kidnapped person so politely?
Wang Defa cupped his fists and handed over his hands. He didn't want to lose his momentum, and he also felt that he didn't need to be afraid of the Zhu family, although a real confrontation would probably hurt both sides.

"Young Master Zhu San, I still don't know where my son offended you, so I'll tell you, I, the Wang family, will take over!"

Zhu Chuanren said with a smile: "Hey~ I can't say that, I'm just making friends."

When Wang Defa saw his son's miserable appearance, he couldn't help but twitch in his heart, which made him feel very distressed.

Normally, no matter how unsatisfactory his son is, he is still his own flesh and blood. He is reluctant to beat or scold him, so how can he let outsiders teach him a lesson?

It was simply unbearable to beat him so badly.

But he is the flour king after all.The Qi-nourishing Kung Fu is still at home.

After taking a few deep breaths, he tried his best to look away from his son and put it back on Zhu Chuanren's face.

But as soon as he saw that smiling face, Wang Defa became so angry that he wished he could take out his dagger and fight to the death.

"I, Wang Defa, have seen something. It turns out that this is how Young Master Zhu San makes friends."

"Haha, Mr. Wang, don't be anxious, just listen to me slowly!"

After a pause, he pointed at the eldest son of the Wang family and said softly:

"I would like to ask you if you know that your young master smokes?"

Wang De was stunned for a moment.He nodded with an ugly face: "I know."

"Oh, so you know? Then this matter is very complicated."

"Although my family does not come from a scholarly family, let alone a wealthy family, my family education is quite strict. It is an ancestral precept that does not allow future generations of the family to smoke.

Before coming to Magic City, our family was doing well and no one had contracted such bad habits. However, just a short time after coming to Magic City, my eldest son, Zhu Chuanwen, became infected with tobacco smoke. "

Wang Defa's face became increasingly ugly. He seemed to have realized something, but he still didn't give up.

Zhu Chuanren did not save face for him and said bluntly:
"It's your eldest son who led my eldest son astray. Not only did he go to the Tobacco Pavilion, he also stayed at the Fengyue Place all day long."

"That's all, man, I can understand, and it's not a big deal if it can be solved with just spending a little money, but your young master doesn't know the dangers of smoke, don't you?"

Hearing Zhu Chuanren's voice becoming colder and colder, Wang Defa sighed deeply. Sure enough, his son had done something wrong and returned Li Shengsheng to the other party's hands. Now he was in trouble.

"I understand, so what does Master Zhu San want to do? Beat him! My son has already suffered it, it should be enough. If you still want money, tell me the amount, and I, Wang Defa, will never fight back."

Zhu Chuanren sneered: "You want to send me away with money, do you think I am short of money?"

"Then what do you want?"

It would be even more difficult if you don't need money. Money is the easiest tool and means to solve problems, but the other party is obviously not bad at it, so the price is definitely not small.

"Mr. Wang, please move over here."

As he spoke, he walked toward the back of the goods alone.

Wang Defa hesitated for a moment, then strolled to follow.

After turning a few corners to make sure that others could not see them, Zhu Chuanren stopped and turned his head to face Wang Defa.

"Mr. Wang, I heard from your noble master that you have a close relationship with several friends from the Road Committee of the Academic Affairs Office, right?"

Wang Defa gritted his teeth secretly, feeling extremely angry at this guy who failed to achieve anything but failed.

If Zhu Chuanwu heard this, he would definitely burst into laughter. He knew this word well.

"What do you want to do?" Wang Defa asked through gritted teeth.

"Don't be nervous, Mr. Wang. Let's chat casually. I just want to know why you have such a good relationship with these division chiefs?"

He raised his hand to signal: "Don't ever tell me that it's because of your charisma. I wouldn't believe it even to the end of the world."

"What do you mean? Just say it if you have anything to say!" Wang Defa said harshly.

"Are you curious? Just curious. You should have some clues about these directors, right?"

Wang Defa's face changed drastically and he categorically denied: "No! What are you thinking? How is that possible?"

A good one denied Sanlian.

Zhu Chuanren was neither anxious nor annoyed, and said slowly:

"Mr. Wang, don't deny it in a hurry, I'll sort it out for you.

You said that you, a Chinese, started working in a small workshop and now have two flour processing plants. Even my family’s grain store sells the flour produced by your factory.

The business is huge and developing very fast. Without support, it would be absolutely impossible.

Don’t deny it. You and I both know how difficult it is for Chinese people to survive in this era, in this city, and in this world?

I don’t know much about your starting process, but it should be similar.

So Mr. Wang, stop denying it and tell me, what exactly do you rely on to win over this relationship?
If I remember correctly, the director of the Road Management Committee once served in the Food Safety Administration, right? "

Zhu Chuanren's words cleared away the layers of protection in Wang Defa's heart. It was obvious that everything Zhu Chuanren said was on point, and he could not deny it.

Zhu Chuanren sighed slightly and spoke again:

"I don't believe in coincidences, I don't believe in feelings, and I don't trust so-called friends. I only believe in interests and real control in my hands.

How much benefit can you give them?You know, I probably know it, so..."

Wang Defa suddenly interrupted Zhu Chuanren:

"Enough, don't say any more."

Zhu Chuanren pursed his lips and smiled, spread his hands and looked at the other person.

Wang Defa gritted his molars and stared at Zhu Chuanren.

After a while, he suddenly became discouraged and said dejectedly:
"You guessed it, I do have something against them."

Zhu Chuanren nodded calmly and said:
"Wouldn't it be nice to have fun like this? Come on! Let's make a deal. You give me the handle on the three of them.

As for me, I will let your young master go now, and let’s just write it off and there will be no such thing as today, how about that? "

Wang Defa stared at Zhu Chuanren without blinking and said:

"What do you want their handle on?"

"This is not a problem you need to consider. I have my own uses."

"But you have to know that I am the only one who has the information about them. Once it gets spread or once you use it, I will have no use for it.

And they must know that these rumors are passed from my hands, and they will definitely target me when the time comes. What should I do then? "

Zhu Chuanren thought carefully:
"I don't seem to have considered your future needs."

Seeing that Wang Defa was about to get angry, Zhu Chuanren quickly made a gesture and said with a smile:
"Just kidding, don't worry."

Then he said softly:

"Don't worry, I won't use the handles of these people easily, but as long as I use them, it will prove that one of these people is a useless person. What threat can a useless person pose to you?"

Wang Defa pondered for a moment, as if something was going on.

Then he asked again:
"Can you tell me what exactly you want to do? I'm worried."

"Sorry, I can't. Come on, Mr. Wang, give me the handle, and the deal between us is complete."

Wang Defa sighed deeply. This was the only way things could be done now. If he wanted to blame him, he could only blame his own son for not keeping his mouth shut!

And who would he mess with? He shouldn't mess with Master Zhu San. Is he someone easy to get along with?
He is already thinking about how to deal with this brat when he gets home.

Just now I saw him in a miserable state, and felt a little distressed, but now I don't feel distressed at all, I just feel that the beating was not harsh enough.

He should be a little more ruthless to relieve his anger.

(End of this chapter)