Volume 2: Eagle vs. Dragon Chapter 14: Guang'er Returns Home
Wu Chengjian was stunned, but still took out the Sun Ring and threw it over.
Ye Youyu quickly caught it and said, "Goodbye, Haoguan. I won't see you off."
Wu Chengjian said, "I am out of this door, don't think I will come back. The girls in Shenxianzhou have used this trick hundreds of times."
Ye Youyu bit her lip and said, "I'm here to beg for help today, not to sell myself. Although Ye Youyu is a concubine's daughter, she is not so lowly. If you, Haoguan, refuse to help me, I will go back and beg Uncle Wu with the Sun Ring, and it will be the same."
Wu Chengjian sneered, "I am the boss of Yihehang now, not my father! Whether to let the Ye family go depends on me, not him!"
Ye Youyu tilted her face upwards, hoping that the moisture in her eyes would not condense into tears. She also didn't want to think badly of Wu Chengjian, who had always been very kind to her, and she didn't want to shatter the beautiful dream she had built with her own hands since she was twelve years old. She insisted on blaming God for everything, and for creating such a situation that made her third brother misunderstand her.
But she couldn't help but sneer, "Whether the Ye family lives or dies, it's none of my business! I just want to ask Uncle Wu to save my daughter and me. Even if the old man is no longer the head of the family, as long as he is willing to help, this matter will surely be accomplished."
Wu Chengjian was a little surprised: "You came to me to ask for help to save yourself, not to save the Ye family?"
After getting on the boat, he looked seriously into Ye Youyu's eyes for the first time and suddenly thought: Maybe I have been wrong about this girl these past two days.
The night in Xiguan is very quiet.
Just then, a group of people came running and knocked on the door.
The banging of the door woke up Wu Dacheng, who was in the lobby. He opened the door angrily and said, "What are you making so much noise for? It's the middle of the night. Do you know that this place is... Ouch! Wu Liu, why is it you? You're back!"
Outside the gate, standing under the lantern was none other than Wu Liu. He looked dusty and had an unshaved face, but Wu Dacheng, who had watched him grow up, naturally would not mistake him for someone else.
"Quick, quick , tell the master and the eldest mistress that Young Master Guang is back!"
Wu Dacheng was overjoyed: "Master Guang is back? This... this is a great joy!"
Two months ago, Wu Chengjian managed to send the eldest son and grandson of the Wu family to Macau. Although the situation turned around that night, Wu Chengjian had instructed Wu Liu that no matter what happened later, he should rush to Macau as soon as he received Guang'er, and then be ready to set sail as soon as he heard any unfavorable news. This was because Wu Chengjian was not 100% sure about the "turnaround night", and in order to prevent any accidents, he had to do everything he could.
Fortunately, Wu Chengjian turned the tables that night, but just in case, Wu still let Guang'er continue to stay in Macau until everything was settled recently, and then he sent someone to bring Guang'er back.
Wu Dacheng yelled all the way in: "Young Master Guang is back! Master, Madam Young Master! Young Master Guang is back!"
The lights in the right courtyard came on first, and then the lights in the left courtyard. In the backyard, Wu Guoying was old and a light sleeper, but his ears were not so sensitive. When he heard the noise, he stood up and asked, "What's going on?"
The girl who was on night watch said, "It seems that Young Master Guang has returned."
Wu Guoying was overjoyed: "Ah! Good, good! Come, help me get up and put on my clothes."
In the right courtyard, Cai Qiaozhu had been counting the days these two days, expecting her son to arrive tomorrow, so she tossed and turned and couldn't sleep tonight. Unexpectedly, he arrived in the evening. She hurriedly put on a set of clothes and ran out without even fixing her hair.
When he got to the yard outside, he saw Guang'er getting off the car and shouted, "Guang'er, Guang'er!"
Guang'er shouted, "Mom!" and ran over jumping!
"Be careful, be careful!" The son had already run over and threw himself into her arms. The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried together. Cai Qiaozhu held her son's head tightly. This departure was really like a reunion after a separation of life and death - Cai Qiaozhu had made up her mind to die that day, so when the mother and son met again, her tears were like the Pearl River bursting its dam and could no longer be stopped.
Cai Qiaozhu cried and went to see Guang'er again. The servants brought a lantern to her so that she could see clearly. Her son had become darker and thinner after not being home for two months. Cai Qiaozhu was heartbroken.
After crying for a long time, I heard Wu Dacheng say beside me: "Madam, everyone in the family is safe. This is a happy thing. We should smile more. And you see Wu Liu ran all the way here and he hasn't even had a sip of water yet."
Cai Qiaozhu came to her senses and turned to see Ah Liu, who was covered in dust and had a stubbled face. She felt bad and said, "Ah Liu, thank you for your hard work on this trip."
"What are you talking about, eldest young lady?" Wu Liu said, "This is what I should do."
Cai Qiaozhu said, "From now on, Ah Liu, you are a relative of our Wu family. I won't say anything polite. Go wash up and rest first. I have prepared a room for you."
Wu Liu said: "I want to go see the young master first, then kowtow to the master and give a reply to Hao Guan."
Cai Qiaozhu exclaimed, "Of course, of course. Haoguan is not at home, you should reply to the master first."
The group quietly looked towards the right courtyard to see Wu Chengjun - who was still lying there, unconscious - and then headed towards the backyard.
Wu Guoying was already wearing her clothes and waiting in the yard.
Guang'er came to kowtow to his grandfather. Wu Guoying controlled his emotions and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay." He touched Guang'er's face and said: "You've become darker and older. After going through this, I hope you've become more sensible."
He kowtowed after Wu Liulai, and then kowtowed to Wu Erliang beside him: "Master, I'm back. Father, I'm back."
Wu Erliang could not speak, he just nodded. Wu Guoying said, "Thank you for your hard work on this trip. Although the Wu family has not been ruined because of Hao Guan's efforts, in my heart, I still regard you as an orphan who is raising and saving an orphan. Chengjun is ill, so I will make the decision for him and acknowledge you as his brother. Guang'er, from now on, you are not allowed to treat Wu Liu as a servant. Call him Uncle Liu."
During this period, Guang'er became very close to Wu Liu, so he called him "Uncle Liu."
Wu Liu was a man of integrity, and he quickly waved his hands: "No, no, that won't work! I knew from the beginning that Hao Guan would definitely be able to save the Wu family. In fact, he just went to Macau for a visit, which is not a big achievement."
Wu Guoying's face darkened: "Why, after walking around outside, you don't even listen to me?"
Wu Liucai didn't dare to push it anymore.
After talking about the important things, Wu Guoying asked about trivial matters: "Didn't you say you would arrive tomorrow? Why did you come overnight?"
Wu Liu said: "The journey was smooth. We traveled a little further. After dinner in the evening, Guang Shao refused to sleep and insisted on coming back overnight. I saw that this was near the provincial capital and I heard that it was quite peaceful recently. We had a large group, so we simply walked back at night."
Wu Guoying said: "Okay, okay."
Wu Liu hesitated and said, "Also..."
Wu Guoying asked: "What's wrong?"
Guang'er said beside him, "Grandpa and uncle are here too."
Wu Guoying said "oh" in surprise. Cai Qiaozhu was also a little unsteady.
In the game of "Hungry Dragon Out of the Cave, Group of Beasts Share Food", although Cai Shiqun did not really intervene, his team obviously sided with Cai Shiwen after the incident. If it was another family, Cai Qiaozhu would have told herself that it was human nature and not to take it too seriously, but that was her own family, and the deeper her love, the more severe her criticism. She had deliberately cut off contact with Daxing Street these days, with resentment and anger.
Wu Liu said: "When Uncle Gu sent someone to pick him up, someone from Daxing Street also came. I didn't know what the situation was in the provincial capital, so I didn't dare let Young Master Guang get close to them. Fortunately, Master Cai and Uncle Cai didn't make it difficult for him . They just said a few words to Young Master Guang through the carriage. Then they followed behind all the way, and they are still outside now."
Wu Guoying glanced at Cai Qiaozhu, groaned for a moment, and said, "How rude! How can you leave your in-laws outside like this! Erliang, go and invite my in-laws in for me."
Wu Erliang agreed and went.
Cai Qiaozhu said: "Master, this...why don't you let my father and my brother go back first, and we can talk about it when Haoguan comes home tomorrow."
Since returning from Daxing Street that time, Cai Qiaozhu has never returned to her parents' home. After Wu Chengjian turned the tables, Cai Shiqun sent people to the house several times, but they were all rejected by Cai Qiaozhu neither softly nor hard. Cai's mother wanted to come to visit her daughter, or let her son visit his sister, but Cai Qiaozhu politely refused.
Although Cai Shiqun was not necessarily deeply involved in the game of "the hungry dragon comes out of its den and the beasts share the food", he was biased towards the Cai family after all. The success or failure of the business was not a big deal, but Wu Chengjun fell ill because of this incident. Every time Cai Qiaozhu saw her husband on the hospital bed, she hated Cai Shiwen to the core, and also had a lot of resentment towards her natal family. She would not feel at ease until she got rid of this grudge.
Furthermore, although Cai Shiqun did not join the Thirteen Hongs, he was still a merchant in Guangzhou and a cousin of Cai Shiwen. If they were to resume their relationship, Cai Shiwen might use this opportunity to reconcile with the Wu family. This was a major matter related to whether the Wu and Cai families would restore their relationship. It could also be said to be a public matter. After all, Cai Qiaozhu was the head of the family and could consider the overall situation when encountering things. Therefore, she had to ask Wu Chengjian first - after all, he was the head of the family now.
Wu Guoying said, "What are you talking about! The grudges in the business world are in the business world. But relatives are still relatives after a hundred years. Half of Guang'er's blood is still from the Cai family."
Cai Qiaozhu said: "But..."
Wu Guoying said: "I have discussed this matter with Hao Guan, so just listen to me, sister-in-law."
When Cai Qiaozhu heard that Wu Chengjian already knew about it, she kept silent and asked Bitao to take Guang'er downstairs to rest. Guang'er said, "Grandpa and uncle..."
Cai Qiaozhu glanced at him and Guang'er didn't dare to say anything. Originally, in the parent-child relationship in their small family, Wu Chengjun played the role of a strict father and Cai Qiaozhu played the role of a kind mother. But now that Wu Chengjun fell ill, Cai Qiaozhu had to change her usual behavior and bring out her strict side.
Although Guang'er couldn't quite understand why his mother seemed to have changed, he was still afraid instinctively. He lowered his head and went to sleep with Bitao.
