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Zhou Chen had no choice but to put down his work and take Su Daqiang out for dinner.

It had only been one day but he already felt how difficult Su Daqiang was. He had been messing around in his bar for an entire afternoon and constantly bothering him, making it impossible for him to concentrate.

He finally understood why Su Mingcheng and Zhu Li were so irritable. Meeting such a troublesome old man would really make people without patience angry to death.

If he didn't want Su Daqiang to cause trouble for Su Mingyu, he wouldn't have taken on this matter. At most, he would go and see her and take care of her when he was free.

It's not that he is not filial, but he really doesn't have much affection for Su Daqiang, and Su Daqiang's personality makes him really unable to respect him.

It is indeed the responsibility of children to take care of the elderly, but not every elderly person deserves respect from their children. There are too many irresponsible parents in the world.

Although Su Daqiang is not yet to the point of being hateful, he is definitely not a qualified father.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 147 Daqiang's dream is shattered, Lao Meng's plan

"Ming Yang, why is my life so miserable? When your mother was alive, I didn't have a good life. Now that your mother is gone, I still don't have a good life."

At Su Mingcheng's home, Su Daqiang was lying on the sofa crying loudly. Zhou Chen was sitting next to him. He had no intention of trying to persuade him and just watched him perform.

It turned out that just last night, Su Mingzhe called Su Mingcheng and said that he had encountered some problems and could not come back to pick up Su Daqiang to go to America for the time being, so he wanted Su Daqiang to continue living with Su Mingcheng.

Originally, the visa and passport had been processed, and the clothes and luggage were packed, and I was just waiting for Su Mingzhe to pick me up. Who would have thought that such a bolt from the blue would come at the end.

Su Daqiang hasn't had much sleep from last night until now. Today, Zhou Chen came to take him out, but he refused to go out for dinner, just like now.

Su Daqiang, who had been crying for a long time, saw that Zhou Chen did not comfort him at all, so he immediately raised his head and asked dissatisfiedly: "Mingyang, I am like this, why don't you comfort me?"

Zhou Chen replied calmly: "Do you still need my comfort? And I don't know how to comfort people. I am just following the instructions of my eldest brother and taking you out to eat and drink. For your physical and mental health problems, you should go to Su Mingcheng and his wife or my eldest brother. I don't have the ability to comfort you."

"you."

Su Daqiang pointed at Zhou Chen and cursed, "How come I have sons like you? None of them is filial to me. I thought Mingzhe would be filial to me, but he is like this. The day before yesterday, I called those old colleagues and told them that I was going to America. Now I can't go. Where can I put my face?"

Seeing that Su Daqiang was about to enter the cycle mode again, Zhou Chen said impatiently: "Then have you never thought about why Big Brother didn't let you go to America? You only think about not being able to go to America, and you only think about your own shame. Have you never considered why Big Brother did this, and have you never thought that Big Brother also has his own difficulties?"

Su Daqiang shouted in dissatisfaction: "What difficulties could he have? He just thinks I am a burden and doesn't want to be filial to me. He said everything well in China, but when he came to foreign countries, he turned around and changed. I don't think it's right to raise a son to take care of you in your old age. I raised three sons, and none of them is reliable."

"What you said is really hurtful. It's true that raising children is a way to support one's old age, but the problem is that elders also have to be conscious. Who can stand being an elder all day long? Do you really think it's easy for my eldest brother and his family in the United States?"

Zhou Chen doesn't spoil Su Daqiang. It is indeed the responsibility of children to support their parents, but if all the children are troublesome people like Su Daqiang, how many children can accept it?

Su Daqiang shouted, "I don't know what he is like, but he said he would take me with him, and now he has changed his mind. He is unfilial."

"If you say you are unfilial, then don't be unfilial. Are you going out to eat? If you don't go, I will go alone."

Zhou Chen knew who Su Daqiang was and was too lazy to get involved with him.

"Eat, why not? I want to eat well today."

"Get up quickly after dinner, don't waste time, I still have things to do in the afternoon."

"You are just a bar owner, what business can you have?"

"Hey……"

……

After a few days, Zhou Chen finally became familiar with Yi Fei's voice and characteristics. In his memory, there were many songs that were very suitable for Yi Fei to sing, but he still hadn't decided whether to give them to Yi Fei.

He needs a good collaborator, not an ungrateful person. If Yi Fei becomes famous with these songs but eventually ignores him, he will have to spend time looking for someone else to collaborate with, which is too time-consuming and laborious.

"How does Dad feel about not being able to go to America?"

Su Mingyu got off work early today and came to the bar to wait for Zhou Chen to go back together. She talked about the fact that Su Daqiang could not go to America.

Zhou Chen said: "After complaining for a long time, I just sent him back. Let Su Mingcheng and his wife have a headache. This old man is too troublesome."

Su Mingyu smiled and said, "Without mom's discipline, he has let himself go now. Don't give in to him in the future. The more you give in to him, the more he will push his limits."

"By the way, Julie called me today and said that Dad can't go to America now, and she wants to discuss Dad's support with us. What do you think?"

Zhou Chen: "You already have an idea, why are you asking me? Just do what you want. I don't think I have the time or energy to take care of him all the time."

He now has to look after the bar and work hard on his tasks. Of course, it is impossible for him to follow Su Daqiang around 24 hours a day.

"Su Mingcheng has been eating away at my family for so many years, so this matter should fall on him. I have already made an agreement with Zhu Li that we will go to the old house to settle the score tomorrow."

"After tomorrow, I guess Su Mingcheng will hate you again. Okay, I'll go with you tomorrow. With me here, Su Mingcheng won't dare to do anything to you."

Su Mingyu nodded. She was not afraid of Su Mingcheng alone, but if Zhou Chen was with her, she would be more confident. She and Zhou Chen were each other's supporters.

"Mingyang, I heard from Dahuang that you've been getting close to a woman recently?"

Su Mingyu held the wine glass, her eyes full of inquiry. She certainly would not object to Zhou Chen's relationship, but she did not want Zhou Chen to get hurt, so she wanted to ask who the girl was.

Zhou Chen said: "Not really close, but the woman who paid me to play the piano for her on my first day here. I just found out a few days ago that she is actually a singer, a very famous one at that. She wants me to write a song for her, but I'm still considering it."

"A singer in the entertainment industry?"

Su Mingyu frowned slightly. The entertainment industry was very chaotic, which made her even more worried: "Who is that woman?"

"Yi Fei, a very famous female singer."

"Yi Fei? I see."

Zhou Chen didn't know Yi Fei because he hadn't fully understood this world. Su Mingyu didn't know Yi Fei because she had never paid attention to the entertainment industry, let alone a female singer who hadn't been very active recently.

"Ming Yang, if you agree to help her write a song, don't rush to agree. I will negotiate on your behalf when the time comes."

"no problem."

Of course Zhou Chen would not object. One must be on guard against others. If he really agreed to cooperate, he would of course find a professional to talk to. In this regard, Su Mingyu was definitely much more professional than him.

"What about you? How's it going in Zhongcheng? Did Lao Meng take action against the Sun guy?"

Su Mingyu shook her head. "No, I asked Master indirectly, but he didn't tell me anything. He just told me to take good care of the company and do the accounting, and said that it was in preparation for the listing."

Zhou Chen's eyes flashed, and he asked, "Speaking of your Zhongcheng listing, did Lao Meng tell you how many original shares he would give you?"

"I didn't say it."

"Although Master is still in charge of Zhongcheng Group, there are many shareholders. Although I am the CEO of a subsidiary company, it is not easy for me to get the original shares."

Zhou Chen said: "You have been with Lao Meng for so many years. Going public is one of the most important events for a group. If you can't get the original shares, it would be too unreasonable..."

It can be seen from the TV that Lao Meng actually has a strong desire for control. Although he seems to stand back and not get involved in things, he still has to get involved in all the big and small matters of the group.

In order to allow his biological son to take over smoothly, he did not hesitate to clear all obstacles in the group. The reason why he was able to keep Su Mingyu was not because Su Mingyu was loyal, but because Su Mingyu was clean enough.

It's just like Liu Qing. When we asked him to develop the southwest market, we said a lot of good things and gave him money.

As a result, after Liu Qing went there, there was no support at all. It was just a makeshift team and he had to rely on himself for everything.

Afterwards, Lao Meng added that it was most important to defend one's own territory and that the southwestern market could be temporarily suspend expansion. This was just a joke.

From this we can see that Lao Meng’s development of the southwestern market was fake, and his real intention was to transfer Liu Qing away.

As for Liu Qing's later falsification of accounts, this was indeed wrong and illegal.

But in fact, he was forced to do so, because if he failed to develop the southwestern market, he would not be able to return to the Jiangbei branch, and Zhongcheng Group would have no place for him.

Even a cornered dog will jump over the wall, let alone Liu Qing, who is always arrogant.

If it was Su Mingyu who went to the southwest market, even if she was more capable than Liu Qing, she would probably not have a good ending if she did not get the support of the head office. Not only would she not be able to develop the southwest market, but she would also lose her power as the general manager of the Jiangnan branch.

So, if you think about it carefully, you will find that Lao Meng's calculations are too deep. He is cruel to his wife's family, and he also has many calculations towards Su Mingyu and Liu Qing who have followed him for many years.

In order to let his son take over, Lao Meng has made every possible effort.

Although the plot wants Su Mingyu to become the general manager in the end, to put it bluntly, with Lao Meng, the chairman, in control from behind, the general manager can really be said to be dispensable and has far less power than when he was in charge of the sales department alone.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 148 Tragic Past, Settlement of Accounts

Su Mingyu is loyal to Lao Meng and has no doubts, but Zhou Chen feels that he needs to be on guard for Su Mingyu.

But after all he said, Su Mingyu didn't take it to heart. Instead, she advised him not to think too much and just leave the business matters to her.

Zhou Chen knew that Su Mingyu didn't want him to worry, so he could only sigh secretly and say no more. However, he decided privately that if he had the chance, he would have a good talk with Liu Qing.

Liu Qing may seem unreliable at ordinary times, but he is absolutely sincere to Su Mingyu and is trustworthy.

The next day was a rest day. Zhou Chen and Su Mingyu went to the Su family's old house early in the morning. This time Zhou Chen drove the car.

Walking into the alley, a bunch of memories emerged in Zhou Chen's mind. These were his childhood memories.

"This is the first time you've come back in ten years. How do you feel?" Su Mingyu asked Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen looked at everything here and felt very unfamiliar.

"To be honest, I don't feel anything. It's just a little familiar, but also very strange."

When they arrived at the Su family's old house, they found that Su Daqiang and Su Mingcheng had already arrived and were sitting there waiting for them.

Su Mingcheng and Zhu Li sat together, while Su Daqiang sat alone against the wall.

Zhou Chen walked into the room and sat down, while Su Mingyu walked to the door of the room and asked Su Daqiang, "Dad, Mingyang and I are back. If you have anything to say, just tell me."

Su Daqiang looked blank, rubbing his thighs restlessly with his hands, and didn't answer.

"Dad, if you don't tell me, Mingyang and I will leave."

Su Daqiang quickly said, "Mingyu."

"Mingyu, Mingyang, I can't go to your eldest brother's place anymore, so your second brother and second sister-in-law, as well as I, want to discuss with you where I will live in the future, as well as the issues of retirement and support. You just sit here and talk about what to do."

Zhou Chen didn't say anything, because on the way here, Mingyu had already told him that she would handle today's matters and asked him not to agree to anything from Su Daqiang casually.

Su Mingyu smiled and said, "Dad, what else can I say? It depends on you. As far as I can see, you currently have four choices."

When Su Daqiang heard this, he was immediately delighted, "There are four choices?"

"Yes, the first one is what I said before, come to my place and live with me and Mingyang."

"No." Su Daqiang refused without hesitation.

"Okay, let's talk about the second and third options. Actually, these two options are almost the same. One is that you can live in my house outside the city. I will find a nanny for you and I will pay for the nanny's fees."

"I still don't want to go." Su Daqiang refused again.

Su Mingyu smiled: "Dad, seeing that you don't want to live with me or in my house, it seems that you haven't forgotten the agreement we made that year. Okay, then I will continue to talk about other options..."

"and many more."

Su Mingcheng, who was pretending to read a newspaper, suddenly interrupted, "What do you mean by that agreement you mentioned? Did you make it with your parents?"

Su Mingyu showed a sarcastic smile: "It seems you don't know yet."

"We don't know, Su Mingyu. I called you here today just to discuss Dad's future support. If you have anything to say, just say it directly. Don't talk nonsense."

As soon as Su Mingcheng spoke, Zhu Li next to him agreed and said, "That's right, Mingyu, Mingyang, we are all sitting together today to discuss Dad's support. Since you said this agreement is related to today's topic, you should tell us so that we know."

"What the second sister-in-law said makes sense, Mingyang, what do you think?"

"I don't care. It's all old news. There's nothing shameful about it."

Zhou Chen really didn't care. Even his imprisonment was known to his relatives and friends. Those things from his childhood were really nothing.

Su Mingyu asked Su Daqiang again: "Dad, you don't have any objections, right?"

Su Daqiang remained silent, pretending to be dead out of habit.

Su Mingyu had seen this kind of scene countless times, so she didn't take it to heart. She walked over and sat next to Zhou Chen, and told Zhu Li about the past.

"It's like this, second sister-in-law. Back then, both the upper and lower floors of this old house belonged to our family. My parents lived downstairs, and the four of us brothers and sisters lived upstairs."

"My eldest brother has one room, Su Mingcheng has one room, and Mingyang and I have one room. Actually, there was no problem at the beginning, but later Mingyang and I grew up. Second sister-in-law, you also know that when boys and girls grow up, it is not suitable for them to live in the same room, right?"

Julie nodded. This is basic common sense. No matter how close siblings are, they cannot live in the same room when they grow up.

"When I was in fifth grade, Mingyang wanted to live with my elder brother and Su Mingcheng in order to take care of me. Haha, it's funny. He originally decided to live in the same room with Su Mingcheng, but Su Mingcheng refused to agree. He even threw all of Mingyang's things out and wouldn't let Mingyang in. Anyway, he wouldn't let Mingyang live in his room."

"Su Mingcheng, am I telling the truth?"

Su Mingcheng looked unhappy but did not refute.

This made Zhu Li, who was sitting next to him, also look very unhappy. She didn't expect Su Mingcheng to treat his own brother like this.

"Su Mingcheng refused to let him stay there, so my parents had no choice but to arrange for Mingyang to live in my eldest brother's room. But Mingyang lived with my eldest brother for less than a week before my eldest brother said that Mingyang was affecting his studies and kicked him out.

But even so, Mingyang was unwilling to live in the same room with me for my own good, but I couldn't bear to see Mingyang without a place to sleep, so I forced him to go back to our room. "