Chapter 401: Tigers Never Nap (Finale)
Eighty-six-year-old Li Wanhe sits under the grape trellis in his yard.
He planted the trees the year Jiang Shu passed away. Twenty-one years have passed in the blink of an eye, and now they have covered the entire yard.
Jiang Shu never came back, but he could see Jiang Shu every day.
On TV.
He saw Li Yuan coming out and asked, "When will Jiang Shu come back?"
Although I have many grandchildren, even my great-grandchildren are now in their twenties and are not far from getting married.
But he always missed Jiang Shu and Li Jingcheng.
Li Jingcheng has seldom come back in recent years as he becomes busier during the Chinese New Year.
Basically, what she looks forward to every year is that Liu Ling will bring her husband and children home on the second day of the Chinese New Year.
Li Yuan, 65 years old this year, looks like he is in his 40s or 50s, but in fact he is no longer able to do many things.
He had basically given up all his desires ten years ago and stayed at home taking care of his parents and accompanying his children, not caring about anything going on outside.
He calculated the date and said, "Maybe he will be back this year."
After all, he had told Gu Dongsheng in person that the date of twenty-one years had already arrived.
Gu Dongsheng's condition was not very good. He suffered a lot of injuries when he was young, and he began to suffer as he got older.
Even with the best medical care in the world, it is difficult to recover.
All I can say is that it won't be that easy to die.
With current medical methods, even if his life is forcibly extended, he could live to be over a hundred years old.
Li Yuan used several relatively mature products, otherwise... hehe...
Even so, he had no energy to take care of business. Even the task of presiding over the annual meetings was left to Chen Jie's second child, Chen Xian.
Usually the older generation in the compound would hold a small meeting in private and then let the children preside over the meeting themselves.
When Li Wanhe heard that Jiang Shu would come back this year, a light suddenly appeared in his cloudy eyes.
"Can he really come back? Then I have to get him some good stuff to keep."
Li Yuan said, "Dad, don't let him make any mistakes. He needs to be careful with every step in the future."
"Who else in our family could harm him?"
"We are not the only ones in our family, are we? Who knows if there will be competition behind the scenes? Wait a few years, when Jiang Shu has established himself, there will be no problem."
Li Wanhe said: "How many years do I have left to wait?"
Li Yuan: “…”
Damn, this old guy is healthier than anyone else.
You are 86 years old and still work as a security guard every day. Who has your energy?
As for my mother Zhou Juan, her health has begun to deteriorate in the past two years. Fortunately, she is still able to move around easily, and she has a special medical team. She can hold on and may even be able to outlast Gu Dongsheng.
Li Yuan is not afraid of making mistakes, he dares to do anything.
"I'm going out for a while ."
Li Yuan was about to look for Gu Dongsheng, but Li Wanhe shouted, "Who will cook if you go out?"
His family still doesn't have a nanny, but there is always someone who is free to come and help with cleaning.
For example, Zhou Ranran, Qin Si, Shen Anna, Chen Jie, and the retired Wen Yuxian are all regular customers.
Around Li Yuan, only Shu Yanlin is busy with work now. The biomedical team she is in charge of becomes more popular as people get older.
"Yiling is cooking."
After Li Yuan finished speaking, Li Wanhe hurriedly said, "Forget it, forget it. My old bones have to hold on until Jiang Shu comes back. I'll go to your Uncle Zhou's house for a meal."
Li Yuan: “…”
Is it that scary?
It is true that Jiang Yiling has no talent for cooking. Over the years, he is the only one in the world who dares to eat the dishes he cooks.
Of course, it was to protect Jiang Yiling's face, and the two of them made an agreement off the court.
You have to eat it even if it tastes bad.
Li Wanhe couldn't stand it. He had a poor appetite due to his age, and if he had a bad meal, he might not be able to eat for the next three days.
Li Wanhe left in a hurry. Zhou Juan was not at home today as she was arranging the wedding of her youngest grandson.
Li Yuan's youngest child was born to Shu Yanlin and is just 20 years old this year.
Because of the adjustment of the marriage age, people can now get married at the age of 20.
That boy is getting married the day after tomorrow, and Li Yuan has to attend.
Jiang Yiling came out and saw Li Yuan still at the door, so he asked, "Aren't you going out? Why haven't you left yet? Don't worry, I'll take care of the meals at home, so you don't have to cook."
Li Yuan: “…”
So you don't know your own destructive power?
In the past ten years, because Zhou Juan is old, she has stopped cooking, and Li Yuan took over the cooking reins from her.
Although the food she cooked was not particularly good, at least it did not affect the appetite of her family. She would occasionally ask Zhou Ranran or Chen Jie to cook a few dishes to improve the mood.
"How about you come with me to Lao Gu's house?"
Jiang Yiling immediately said after hearing this: "Didn't you say we'll see the results today?"
"Yes, go to Lao Gu's house. I told him about this day twenty-one years ago."
"Then I'll go with you. You guys can chat about your own things, and I'll just go and have a free meal."
"OK."
So, the two of them walked towards Gu Dongsheng's house together.
On the way, Li Yuan asked, "Have you prepared anything for Gu Yu's child?"
"Everything that needs to be prepared has already been prepared. Given Jiang Shu's current situation, it would be inappropriate to prepare anything else."
Jiang Yiling was more anxious than Li Yuan. She hadn't seen Jiang Shu for a long time, and it was as if she had suddenly lost a son.
As she gets older, she is already seventy years old this year. Although she is still in good health, Jiang Shu has not come back, so how can she not miss him?
They only call each other once a year. Every time they video call, she forces herself to smile, but as soon as the call is hung up, she feels sad and starts crying when she goes back to her room.
"Well, don't prepare too much. I'll ask someone to clean up the room tomorrow."
The rooms in Li Yuan's house are a little bit small now.
Two rooms will be left for Li Jingcheng's three children, and one room will be left for Li Jingcheng and his wife.
Then when Wen Yuxian came over, she also had to be given a room. Wen Yuxian's two children had to live somewhere else because there was really no room left.
After all, Jiang Shu's room could not be moved. How many rooms were there in the whole villa? There were only eight rooms on the three floors.
This is because his villa is relatively large, while other detached houses only have six rooms.
If Jiang Shu comes back, Liu Ling's room will have to be cleaned up for his child to live in.
"Alas, I've only seen those two kids in videos, and I'm afraid they don't have much affection for us..."
Jiang Yiling began to worry again.
Li Jingcheng's three children have been here since they were young and only left recently to go to college.
As for Jiang Shu, he married Gu Yu while in the army and never came back.
Neither this side nor Gu Dongsheng provided them with any help or financial support.
Of course, Li Yuan must have done something secretly, but no one knew what he did.
When we arrived at Gu Dongsheng's house, a nanny greeted us. Then Gu Dongsheng, who looked a little weak, walked out.
His skeleton is broken because he suffered too many injuries in the past.
But he is a ruthless man and never shows it, and he still has great authority at home.
"Mr. Li and Teacher Jiang are here."
Jiang Yiling said, "I'm coming to your house for a meal, but don't be stingy."
"Haha, I wouldn't dare to either."
Gu Dongsheng already had a vague premonition about Li Yuan's arrival.
If it's true, it's horrifying.
Li Yuan did what he said, and did it for twenty-one years without any error.
He immediately arranged for someone to cook and chatted with Li Yuan and Jiang Yiling about family matters, not talking about anything else.
Jiang Yiling didn't want to listen either, she was only interested in the child.
I've known so much over the years following Li Yuan that I don't want to know anymore.
Many things were completely beyond her understanding.
Li Yuan and Gu Dongsheng both look like lunatics.
They are all over sixty years old and they are always calculating this and that.
While eating, Li Yuan asked, "How is Shen Tianfu?"
"They said they were planning to come back this year, but we'll have to see which way the wind blows."
"Let him come back, there's no problem."
It has been almost fifty years since Shen Tianfu ran away. In these fifty years, he has never seen his son. Li Yuan does not dare to let Shen Luo go abroad.
Now Shen Luo’s children have graduated from college, but Shen Tianfu still hasn’t seen them.
Now a few days ago, Shen Tianfu gave his position to Shen Anna's youngest son Shen Huan, and he can return to China at any time.
It's just that he was a little afraid and has been putting it off until now.
His body can no longer bear it. If he delays for another two years, the road to returning home will become a chasm for him.
"Then I'll let him know tomorrow."
Li Yuan continued to ask: "What about other places? How many people have left in recent years?"
Gu Dongsheng thought for a while, "More than 30 million have been arranged. After so many years, the total must have expanded to more than 100 million. It's hard to calculate the exact amount, but I can only say that there is no shortage of people, no matter where..."
"What about your strength? Can you protect yourself?"
"I don't know, and you didn't ask?"
Gu Dongsheng was puzzled. He arranged for four sons to be abroad and three sons to be in China, but what about Li Yuan? He arranged for more than a dozen sons to be abroad, and most of the ones who stayed in China were daughters.
These matters are what he should be concerned about. How could he know the specific circumstances so clearly?
Li Yuan shook his head: "I can't ask, just pretend I don't know."
Gu Dongsheng didn't say anything when he heard this. It was right for Li Yuan to be cautious. Anything could happen to anyone, but nothing could happen to him and Jiang Shu.
If you ask too much, there will be traces left behind.
Anyway, Chen Qi must know the details, and Qin Si must know it too.
Now the entire compound is in the process of handing over various business operations, which may last for more than ten years. This is also the rule set by Li Yuan.
Don't just occupy a position when you are old. It's time to retire.
After all, every business involves the interests of everyone.
After dinner, Jiang Yiling left.
Li Yuan and Gu Dongsheng came to the cinema hall, sat on the sofa and enjoyed the massage.
At this time, the topic turned to Jiang Shu.
"Old Li, tell me honestly, how did you get involved in this matter?"
Li Yuan said with a smile: "Do I need to intervene? Are Cao Ping and Yao Yingsong just hanging around for nothing?"
"You started planning this more than 40 years ago, when Jiang Shu was just born..."
Li Yuan did not refute. He was indeed planning at that time because he had too much money.
"Within five years, I plan to do something big, and the strength I have accumulated overseas for so many years will finally come in handy."
Gu Dongsheng was shocked, "Is it really going to start?"
"What else? We have to give Jiang Shu a gift, right?"
Gu Dongsheng wondered, "Are you so confident? I don't have any confidence at all. Jiang Shu has many competitors."
Li Yuan smiled and said nothing.
Competitor?
Jiang Shu has never had any competitor. His only competitor is himself.
After a while, Gu Dongsheng asked the two masseurs to leave and turned on the big screen.
I glanced at the time and said, "We have to wait another half an hour."
"Then wait patiently, we can talk about other things."
"What are you talking about? Do you want to see me make a fool of myself? It's been so many years, please let me go."
Gu Dongsheng was referring to Gu Man, the eldest daughter who was childhood sweethearts with Jiang Shu, but they ended up disliking each other.
Finally, Gu Man found Chen Qi's child, who was very big and stupid.
Chen Qi was very happy at the time and gave Gu Dongsheng a lot of good things.
Until now, Gu Dongsheng is still furious when he sees his son-in-law, and he even has a bad face towards his grandson and granddaughter.
Of course, I just felt unhappy, but I still gave everything I should have given.
After all, Gu Man is now quite capable and skillful. He is just that naive son-in-law, who is raised by Gu Man like a young wife, cooking and washing clothes at home every day...
Li Yuan shook his head. He was not interested in eating this melon.
It's only during regular gatherings when there's not much to talk about that this matter is brought up as a topic of conversation.
"What I mean is, ask your children to cooperate. I will not give them less than what they deserve."
Gu Dongsheng's expression turned serious.
In fact, whoever holds power will become arrogant.
Besides, Gu Dongsheng's children have never been to China and are not very familiar with Li Yuan.
Unlike the few children he kept with him, who were raised by Li Yuan since childhood, they have a natural respect for Li Yuan.
As for the four abroad, no.
They only know that they are powerful, their father is powerful, who is Li Yuan? They don't know him.
He thought for a while and said, "Gu Zheng is in charge of the family now. He has a good relationship with the brothers. I will arrange for him to go abroad and take charge of this matter. I will also bring those four guys back and give you a good lesson."
Li Yuan nodded: "That's fine. I'm not making things up, but this matter is of great importance. The economic cycle has come again. We can't just leave Jiang Shu with such a mess right after he takes over. We have to give him a breakthrough at least."
"I understand, I understand. We have known each other for so many years, how could I not know you? Alas... I miss Gu Yu too... This silly daughter must have suffered a lot over the years."
Li Yuan smiled, "This is Gu Yu. She has a good attitude and is open-minded. If it were someone else, they would have collapsed emotionally long ago."
"Why do I feel like Jiang Shu has been planning this since he was a child?"
"Ah? Hahahaha..."
Li Yuan burst into laughter.
Just at this moment, a voice was heard.
"The 30th... Jiang Shu!"
(End of the book)
