Chapter 225 Troubles
Zhang Nianzu and Lei Tingting looked at each other and stepped forward to grab each other's hands. However, Lei Tingting immediately stepped back as if she had been burned and said, "I can't meet you."
Zhang Nianzu asked: "Why?"
"I am now a member of the Ant Tribe. Meeting with the tribe privately is a taboo. I tried everything I could to shake off the tail--"
Zhang Nianzu said: "Then..."
Lei Tingting said quickly: "Nian Zu, I don't have much time. This time I came to tell you an extremely important message."
"What's wrong?"
Lei Tingting said: "According to the investigation of my colleagues in the Ant Tribe, there is someone in the United States who claims to be the descendant of Zuye. This person named Jack has returned to China and claims to be the orthodox descendant of Zuye. He will definitely do something bad to you."
Zhang Nianzu smiled bitterly and said, "We have already met."
Lei Tingting noticed the abnormality of Li Changgui's uncle and nephew at this time, and asked in surprise: "Did you have a conflict?"
Zhang Nianzu said, "It's not a conflict, it's a war, a fight to the death." He briefly told the story of the clan's public funds being used in a mother-and-son investment, and Du Heng's absconding with the donation. Lei Tingting opened her mouth and said, "It turned out to be like this - the clan's public funds were stolen, and two more ancestors appeared!" She immediately said, "No, I have to go back and convince the top management to stand on your side!"
Zhang Nianzu said: "According to your investigation, is his bloodline true or false?"
Lei Tingting said: "From historical records, there was indeed a lineage that supported their ancestor to go to Europe to develop."
Zhang Nianzu said: "If that means Jack's bloodline is beyond doubt, then the top leaders of the Ant Tribe will not easily take sides. They would love to see internal strife in the tribe."
Lei Tingting said: "Then I have to understand their attitudes, so that you can make plans for the next step."
Zhang Nianzu grabbed her hand and said, "Tingting, don't leave. They obviously have bad intentions in recruiting you into the ant tribe. They won't trust you."
Lei Tingting said: "I know that, but if I don't go back, they will have an excuse to deal with you. You can't afford to have any more enemies at this critical moment."
Zhang Nianzu refused to let go and said, "We have never been friends anyway, I don't care."
Lei Tingting said softly, "Don't be silly, you have to concentrate on winning this battle. I can finally help a little, and I don't want to be a burden to you anymore. Don't worry, I'm no longer the young lady who can't do anything."
Zhang Nianzu asked, "Are you really going to leave?"
Lei Tingting nodded and said, "And remember, I'm here to officially break up with you."
Zhang Nianzu was surprised and asked, "Why is this?"
Lei Tingting said, "I promised Madam Qian to break up with you, so she let the ants rescue you. If I break my promise, I will be a treacherous villain, which is unfair to everyone. So Zhang Nianzu, remember, I am serious about breaking up with you. If we meet in the future, we will just be acquaintances. I will never be with you again, and I will never marry you."
Ah San was dumbfounded and said, "Auntie, there's no need to be so decisive just to go through the motions, right?"
Lei Tingting shook her head and said, "It's not a formality, it's a final ultimatum. Being a person of my word is the only correct value my father taught me."
Ah San asked, "Then why do you still want to help Brother Nian Zu?"
Lei Tingting said righteously: "That's because from my personal point of view, letting your lineage inherit the orthodoxy is more conducive to the peace of the human world. It is in the interests of the ant tribe and has nothing to do with personal feelings."
Ah San said in a tearful voice: "Auntie, you have changed. Before you can finish your sentence, you have already said world peace. You used to be a girl who bought fake perfume."
Lei Tingting looked at Zhang Nianzu and said, "I'm leaving!" After saying that, she actually bent down, stepped out of the rolling door, walked quickly out of Changsheng Street, and disappeared without a trace.
Li Changgui sighed and said, "This girl thinks long-term. She has even planned to marry you."
Zhang Nianzu was filled with mixed feelings. He understood Lei Tingting's painstaking efforts. He was now facing an unprecedented challenge from a powerful enemy. Lei Tingting could only put aside her love for him to avoid him from being attacked from all sides, but the price was too high. Thinking of this, Zhang Nianzu couldn't help but mutter, "You said... Since Jack is also a genuine ancestor, if I don't fight him, our people will benefit. It's nothing more than changing an ancestor..."
Li Changgui was shocked and said, "Ancestor Nian, you can't think like that! The clan's money was embezzled by Du Heng. Even if he wants to return it, he has to atone for it with you first. If you back down, then the blame for the unknown whereabouts of public funds for the past 20 years will be borne by the old ancestor. Du Heng and Jack's conspiracy succeeded, and you are the sinner of the clan!"
Zhang Nianzu said sadly: "I think the most ridiculous thing is here - I am just a car mechanic, and suddenly I became a grandfather, and now I have to become a criminal. But before I did all this, no one told me what was going on. My father had more than ten years to confess to me, but he said nothing in the end. I feel like a brick in the mud. Everyone wants to step on me to get through, but no one asked me beforehand."
Li Changgui was stunned, and finally could only sigh: "We are born like this, we have no choice."
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After a short rest overnight, Li Changgui and Asan did not recover as quickly as last time, and both of them could only move with difficulty. Last time, Du Heng stabbed their blood vessels with blood, launched concentrated destruction and suffered concentrated backlash, so the impact was quickly eliminated, while Jack punched into the bodies of the two, and the poisonous blood spread, but it did not get better for a long time.
Zhang Nianzu was also seriously injured. He left the rolling door half open, with no intention of opening the business. He also couldn't think of what to do next, so he leaned lazily on the mattress.
At this time, a taxi stopped at the door. Seeing this, Li Changgui stood up alertly.
Zhao Weiming got out of the car and said casually, "Zhang Nianzu, give me some windshield washer fluid. I don't know which grandson hit my rearview mirror. Can you fix it?"
Zhang Nianzu didn't move.
Zhao Weiming put a cigarette in his mouth and said, "Huh , you're so arrogant now that you're a grandfather!" His originally handsome face was tanned to a dark red, and he always had a big brown teacup in his hand, acting like a completely senior gangster.
Ah San said cautiously, "Don't mention the word Zuye. Brother Nianzu is angry."
Zhao Weiming handed a cigarette to Li Changgui and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Ah San said dejectedly, "I was beaten."
Zhao Weiming said with a smile: "Didn't he think about being beaten when he took office in such a hurry? People in your tribe all have bad tempers, right?"
Ah San said: "This time it's different..."
Zhao Weiming squatted in front of him and said, "What's the matter?" Then he went to light a cigarette for Li Changgui. This time Li Changgui did not refuse and lit it and took a puff.
Ah San knew that Zhao Weiming was not an outsider, so he told Zhao Weiming everything that had happened recently. Zhao Weiming's face became more and more interesting as he told his story. He slapped his thigh and said, "What kind of card is this? You bought a villa with interest and still have some left over! Zhang Nianzu, I finally understand. Before my dad went bankrupt, I was a poor idiot compared to you!" He trotted to Zhang Nianzu and asked eagerly, "What are you going to do next?"
Zhang Nianzu was silent for a long time, and then slowly said, "Weiming, I have a question that I can't figure out. You have to talk about legitimacy before doing anything. I don't care how Jack hooked up with Du Heng. Let's just assume that he has means. He is indeed a member of our lineage, and he was the legitimate descendant of the ancestor. Now he wants to come back to compete with me, so what attitude should I use towards him? If I fight to the death as soon as I meet him, will my clan members think that I did this because I can't bear to give up the name of the ancestor? If I still can't get the money back after fighting with my life, then am I not a sinner?"
Zhao Weiming looked at Zhang Nianzu for a long time, nodded and said, "I understand."
"What do you understand?"
Zhao Weiming pointed at Zhang Nianzu and said, "You are a coward!"
Zhang Nianzu opened his hand and said, "Don't talk nonsense!"
Zhao Weiming sat cross-legged on the ground and pointed at Zhang Nianzu's face and said, "Zhang Nianzu, we've been together for so many years, and I've never seen you be so cowardly!"
Usually, when Zhao Weiming prefixes his words with "Zhang Nianzu, we have been together for many years ", he means he wants a favor from others, but this time he didn't.
Zhao Weiming said: "You are afraid that your tribesmen will poke you in the back, but that's all an illusion. In fact, you are just making excuses for yourself because you can't beat Jack or Du Heng!"
Zhang Nianzu said: "That's not the case."
"What's not true? We tried our best to find Grandpa Zu, and later we found out that you are Grandpa Zu. Do you dare to say that you don't feel proud at all? Now the facts are clear. You used to have hundreds of billions in your account, but now it has been hacked by others. Do you still expect that Du to kneel at your door and hold up your bank card to ask you to take it back? You shrink when there is good news and shrink when there is trouble. This is really not the Zhang Nianzu I know!"
Zhang Nianzu said: "I am not afraid of difficulties. Do you understand my concerns?"
Zhao Weiming said bitterly, "You are just like the farm girls in those old Hong Kong movies. They hook up with the rich second generation who went on an incognito tour. After they found out his identity, they were not happy in their hearts, but had to act out a scene of 'You actually deceived me, I was fucking insulted'. But those girls still happily married into wealthy families in the end. You are just being hypocritical! Oh, as a grandfather, with billions of assets, these vigorous brothers of the old Li family would go through fire and water with you just because of your words, but you are so upset and think that no one asks you. If no one asks me about this, I would be happy too!"
Zhang Nianzu was amused by him, then frowned and said, "You still don't understand. What would you do if it were you?"
Zhao Weiming gnashed his teeth and said, "You have to fight them! Why should the money come back as soon as you get promoted? All the tribesmen should bow down to you? You have to prove that you have the ability and responsibility. The pie fell on your head first, so it's normal for someone to grab it. Are you going to let it go? The workshop director has to compete for the job! You volunteer to dig out manure, and no one will compete with you for that job."
Zhang Nianzu held his head in confusion for a moment, then said hesitantly, "Why do I feel for the first time that what you said actually makes sense?"
Zhao Weiming sipped his strong tea and said, "That's because I understand life now. When I was rich, I went to nightclubs every day. Now I drive a taxi every day. It's the same word: 'do it'. Although the objects are different, as a man, I can't let life knock me down."
Zhang Nianzu laughed and said, "Your eloquence has really improved."
Zhao Weiming said: "I have practiced it. When will I not comfort a few tearful girls who are confused about their future?"
At this moment, all the distracting thoughts that entangled Zhang Nianzu, all the worries about gains and losses, and all the childishness caused by lack of confidence all disappeared. Zhao Weiming's words hit his pride: It has never been Zhang Nianzu who retreated out of fear!
Zhang Nianzu stood up suddenly and said, "Then fight them! We'll talk about it after we defeat the others." He said to the uncle and nephew at the door, "Changgui, San, I am being hypocritical. No one has ever asked you before, but I ask you one question today: are you still willing to follow me?"
Ah San said excitedly: "Go!"
Li Changgui stamped out his cigarette and said, "You never need to ask a golden guard. Since you have no choice since you were born, just do what you should do!"
Zhao Weiming said: "Look, it's something that can be revealed in just one sentence - but you two just can't bear to scold him."
Zhang Nianzu smiled and said, "You are so motivated, do you want to join us?"
"Join them? Fight with those people you mentioned?" Zhao Weiming waved his hands impatiently, "Don't talk nonsense. Time is money for me now. Quickly add windshield washer fluid to me!"
Ah San quietly asked Li Changgui: "Uncle San, Sister Tingting tried so hard to persuade Brother Nianzu yesterday, but failed. How come Zhao Weiming is in charge of things just by talking nonsense?"
Li Changgui glanced at him and said, "This is friendship between men."
Zhang Nianzu walked up to Li Changgui and said, "Were you disappointed in me just now?" Li Changgui was delayed in his trip to protect Grandpa because of a puff of cigarette, so he quit smoking to punish himself. He just lit the cigarette that Zhao Weiming gave him, which showed that he had complicated emotions in his heart.
"No!" Li Changgui followed Zhang Nianzu's line of sight and saw the cigarette butt on the ground, and said casually, "Oh, I just remembered something that worried me at that time, and forgot about it."
Zhang Nianzu lit another cigarette for him and said, "Don't make it hard on yourself in the future - what are you worried about?"
Li Changgui exhaled a puff of cigarette and said sadly, "According to the time, Li Erhu will be here soon. We have been beaten up like this. If that guy comes, he will only cause more trouble."
