Fall in love with your enemy

Continuing from the last time, Chengcheng's mind is still the same. The thinking of more than ten years cannot be changed. In addition, I am cowardly. In order to have someone to support me at home and give me enough confidence to fight against my second uncle, I dare not stay away from Chengcheng. I even intend to control him with improper feelings. It's my fault, but I really have no choice. Chengcheng is such a person that if I take a step back, his inferiority and sensitivity will make him retreat into the abyss.

What a pity, it was a dead end from the beginning. Getting close was a taboo, and staying away was a sign of disintegration.

At night, I asked Youyou to take his men to pack up the luggage back to Linjiang, and by the way, to find out what trouble Chengcheng had gotten into. We will set off immediately after the funeral of the second wife is over a week later. Tinglin and Lanlan will stay behind, each with their own people to replace Zhou Linsong and Fu Yunyan in managing the accounts of the eldest house and the old house. As for Xuan Ze, collect the list of names of Lu's family members within three days. No matter if they made mistakes or were imprisoned in the past, there is no guarantee that they will not be threatened in the future, so it is better to keep an eye on them.

It was late at night when we finished. Lingling and Yunyun always slept next to Zhizhi, Yanyan, Yaya and Jinjin liked to sleep together, Zhouzhi and Zhouyi were sent to the second room, and only Yangyang and Chengcheng were left by my side. Oh, Chengcheng has grown up, so he doesn't count, but he still likes to stick around. I wanted to say this was the last time, but I couldn't say it in the end.

Yangyang fell asleep in my arms. He was still scared about Zhou Linsong dying in front of him, sobbing in his dreams. I got up in the moonlight, wiped his tears bit by bit with a tissue, and stroked his chest slowly, muttering, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, sister is here..."

Chengcheng woke up, and on the other side of Yangyang, he put his hand on mine, and looked at Yangyang intently, and for the first time he was so gentle: "Brother is here too, don't be afraid, it's okay."

Yangyang soon fell silent, turned over and huddled in Chengcheng's arms. I didn't dare to look away, so I lay down with my back turned and continued to sleep. In my dream, there was a little man who looked wronged. He tiptoed over to get over the obstacles and squeezed over to me, hugging me warmly and softly. It was cold in the morning. Who knows if it was reality or an illusion? It was just a dream.

But why would a 20-pound object weighing about 10 kilograms appear on my stomach in a beautiful, light, and illusory dream? This thing has hair! In the summer when water drops on the ground evaporates, it is simply a punishment from God! Fortunately, it is not a death sentence! So I opened my eyes just before I was about to die of heat and pressure, and pushed the thing under me in a daze.

"Go down quickly, cocoa beans, mom is going to die..."

"Meow."

"Eh? It's you, Zhao Si."

"Meow."

I looked up. The fat orange cat that weighed 14 kilograms in the first half of the year was successfully fattened to 21 kilograms after being raised by bored Uncle Shao for a period of time. It has to be said that people like fat things when they get older. How festive! Uncle Shao said that my cat had an appetite when he saw it eating. At first I thought he wanted to eat my cat. In the end, the cat was sent back. I almost thought it ate Uncle Shao. This little guy is so big that half of Uncle Shao’s salary must go into its stomach.

Zhao Si lay on top of me, motionless. I stood up straight, turned sideways to flip him off, and hugged him with both hands. While touching him, I asked helplessly, "My little one, how can you be as heavy as a cocoa bean? He is already the best among foxes. Why do you want to catch up with him and become the best?"

"Meow." Zhao Si flicked my tail to express his anger.

"You ask me why I compare you to Cocoa Bean? Because it is a fat fox and a canine, and you are just a cute little kitten! How can you be as heavy as it? This is very problematic."

"Meow~" Zhao Si tried a soft method when the hard method didn't work. He tilted his head and buried it in my shoulder, rubbing his soft cat fur against me.

I stretched and rubbed the cheerful cat's head: "I understand. You want to ask why Lingling can grow to more than 20 kilograms but you can't, right? Come and take a good look." I turned over with the cat, facing the snoring Yangyang. I couldn't help but patted my head: "Oh, I forgot, Lingling is not here. Never mind, you can compare with Yangyang, you see, this is a human cub and you are a cat cub. These are two different species. How can different species compare weight? Just like you and Lingling, although you both call me mom, do you look like my child? You are orange! And Maomao has a tail, do I have it? Do you look like my child? Do you look alike? Do you look alike? Hiss..."

I was muttering to myself when Yangyang beside me suddenly moved and took a deep breath. I almost bit my tongue! You know, a good day starts with not waking up the house-destroying Erha. I looked at the watch and it was only six o'clock! According to Yangyang's usual sleeping time, if I woke him up now, today I would have to endure a 15-hour home demolition and renovation operation by a terrible little brother! Who can bear it?

I can’t wake up! I absolutely can’t wake up!

I held Zhao Si in my arms, turned my back and held my breath, even covering the cat's mouth. After a while, I heard no movement behind me. When I turned around, I saw Yangyang just yawning.

I heaved a sigh of relief and all my sleepiness was gone. I stood up, put on my coat, and quietly stepped out along the edge of the bed. I looked back before leaving, and I don't know if I was worried that the child would kick off the quilt and catch a cold or what. I always feel a little irritated when I see Chengcheng. After tidying up his messy hair, I still reached out to tuck it up for him, put on my shoes, and pushed the door open to go out. The sun was shining brightly, sweeping away the gloom that had been there for several days.

In the small kitchen, the aunt had already started preparing breakfast. Occasionally, a few of them came out to get ingredients from the warehouse. When they saw me standing at the door, they greeted me. I squinted my eyes to feel the fresh air, and vaguely followed them one by one.

"Morning, Miss."

"morning--"

"Miss, you're up so early? Be careful not to get caught in the wind."

"it is good--"

"Morning, Miss."

"morning……"

"Good morning, Dehua."

"Morning... huh?!"

Suddenly, a harsh name came into my ears, and I opened my eyes abruptly. Chen Yining was standing in front of me with a wicked smile, followed by Lu Zeqin, and holding the smiling Yaya in his hand.

Seeing this, I gritted my teeth and chased after the fleeing people: "How can you be such a parent! You left your child with me for two years! Today you call me Dehua! You still remember to come back! Pay the childcare fee quickly!"

After playing the debt collection game for more than ten minutes, I began to blame myself for not exercising regularly. God was blind. I still wonder how I set the record of running 800 meters in seven minutes? Is this something a normal human can do? I even took a shortcut, but unfortunately I didn't figure it out in the end.

So after repeating "Run away, you dead leg" a hundred times, I still sat obediently in the tea room, facing the playful smiles of the three members of the Chen family helplessly.

I held out my hand: “Childcare.”

Chen Yining and Lu Zeyun: "Money is more important than life."

My face fell and my eyes rolled up. I waved and Yaya came running over. I put my coat on her and carried her away: "Okay, say goodbye to your cousins. I'll raise you from now on."

Yaya really said okay and waved her hand obediently, how could the couple bear it? He quickly jumped up to block my way and said that the girl was a little traitor, frowned and pitifully handed me a document, and then pulled his girl back.

I felt as if I had been tricked for some unknown reason. It was too late for me to react, so I had to sit down and look through the thing to see if there were any red bills. Chen Yining took a deep breath, rubbed her eyes, and looked rare... gentle and lovely?

"Dehua, don't worry. I asked you to work so hard to help me take care of the children, so how could I not bring you a gift? Well, I've given you a summary of your brother's family and the troubles he has caused, so that you don't have to miss any details while you are far away in Jinhai, and then you will have nothing to eat." Chen Yining raised his chin with an extremely proud look in his eyes, with a hint of ridicule.

I felt more and more that a disaster was imminent, and I suspiciously opened the thin document. Only then did I realize that the Lu family's matter was really a small matter. Cheng Cheng had been competing with Gao Xinci for the past six months. He was so idle that he actually competed with the Gao family for shipping!

My old swan, what does this mean? It is known that more than 80% of the domestic shipping business is in the hands of those big companies. The Gao family is one of the most powerful ones. They have the advantage of the shipbuilding industry. They also have the protection of their ancestors. The government has to give them some face. How can my family, which has only a little foundation in shipping and only cares about itself, compete with them for food? And I got fooled!

I almost fell down, but Zhizhi, who had just arrived, helped me up, and I pinched my philtrum and insisted on continuing to watch.

The first problem was that we bought twenty 30,000-ton cargo ships. When they arrived at the port, we found that they were all old and dilapidated. They were towed here one after another by other cargo ships. Their engines were spewing black smoke. However, they were all purchased at the price of new ships, which cost nearly 6 billion yuan. In addition, there were wharf fees and personnel transfers for various infrastructure projects, which cost another 500 million yuan. These were not the biggest problems.

The biggest problem is that we can't stop the loss. The person who sold these cargo ships is an official named Madam, who was recommended by Wei Defu. Like William, he has an official position and even real power. We can't afford to offend him.

It would be fine if he cheated me of some ship fees. If I could use this as an inducement, I could do Ma Da's business. Unfortunately, it's too late. He discussed a lot of shipping orders with Cheng Cheng before selling the ship, and the penalty for breach of contract was astronomical. It is obvious that he is standing against us together with Wei Defu. If Wei Defu's conditions are in place, it will be difficult for this official to stand on our side again. As for those orders, there is no need to worry. I think Wei Defu asked me for the Jinhai routes a few days ago just to take over these. After taking our penalty for breach of contract, he will make another profit. He and that person are mutually beneficial.

But my family is facing a loss of nearly 10 billion, and it has to be in cash.

The Wei family's business is in the same direction as mine, and Wei Defu has always been looked down upon in Linjiang's business community. He has been holding back for many years and now finally takes action. Cheng Cheng is preoccupied with the Lu family and the marriage, so he took advantage of the opportunity to scheme his way in.

I estimate the current situation of the eldest house. They have made a lot of money in the past two years. It is not that they cannot afford to lose 10 billion. However, with such a large amount of funds flowing out, many projects will be stagnant. It will damage the reputation of cooperating with others and lose profits for themselves. No matter how you look at it, it is not a good thing. Old Fu left me a dowry of 70 billion as my private property, which is not in the public account. It can be used for emergencies, but do I have to swallow this loss in silence? !

I covered my chest and took a long time to catch my breath. The moment I stood up, my face flushed and I yelled at the top of my voice: "Lu Chengcheng, stop sleeping! Explain to me what's wrong with you! Whose brother is as wasteful as you? Ten billion, ten billion! Just sell your sister out! Why are you mad at Gao Xinci again? Haven't you two always said you would never have anything to do with each other?! Huh - I can't take it anymore... Is there anyone here? Hurry up and give me some quick-acting heart pills..."

My legs went limp and I fell into the seat. Ten minutes later, Chengcheng came out dressed and washed up. He looked guilty, lowered his head, rubbed his hands, and muttered unconvincedly, "It's a good thing that the child has grown up and needs to save face, otherwise I would have beaten him up with the family rules! How could he be like this!"

"You still don't accept it, do you? You lost 10 billion in half a year! I'm really angry too early. Offending the Han family is really just the least of your troubles, right?"

Cheng Cheng pouted, glanced at me quietly and then lowered her head: "I obviously solved it all..."

"You solved it? What did you solve? You just took your capital and threw it at it. Isn't capital's money? Or can you hire a team of mercenaries to get Nata out of office? This guy too! He's still a general! Why call Nata a lunatic? Why follow Chocolate to make a fuss? He'll laugh when he finds out that Chocolate is just a scapegoat. I wonder who will dare to take orders from Mada in the future!"

After I finished shouting, I felt a little better mentally, but I was a little short of oxygen physically. Zhizhi brought the mask to me and let me breathe, so it wasn't that serious. I pushed it away and pinched my philtrum to take a few deep breaths. Lu Zeyun, who was sitting opposite me, wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, and asked me to breathe in and out according to the rhythm of his hand.

Chen Yining smiled enough and then waved his hand: "Okay, stop scolding the kid. In fact, he really solved it. I don't know how he convinced him. Now Gao Xinci has drafted a contract to transfer the several ports he leased. Most of the infrastructure and extra staff went to the Gao family. A small number of layoffs didn't cost much. Even the ships on board, Gao Xinci said he would help dismantle them and take out the usable parts for his family to open a new factory for research. I'm just wondering, what's so good about those old ships from the last century? Maybe I don't understand, but in this way, your family will at least solve half of the losses. 5 billion, buy a lesson and can reasonably tear your face with the Wei family, it's worth it. Plus, your young master is so energetic. If he falls for this trick, he might be so angry that he kills Wei Defu one day. If your family can swallow up the Wei family, the money you make will be more than 5 billion."

Before she finished speaking, Chen Yining had a hint of laughter. Cheng Cheng turned her head away speechlessly, with despair in her eyes: "Sister-in-law, you can't cause trouble even if you don't help, right?"

Lu Zeyun was a little angry: "Who is your sister-in-law!"

Cheng Cheng rolled her eyes at him: "Why, you are younger than me? That's fine, sister-in-law."

Lu Zeyun was stunned for a moment, then he calmed down: "Oh, you call me brother? That's fine."

Cheng Cheng pointed at him and looked at me with a smile: "Look, sister, as soon as he entered our house, it was like there was a barrier, he was very sensitive."

I held a piece of ginseng in my mouth before I could continue, "Don't give me that frivolous smile! You're still laughing at him! He knows how to protect his wife, but you made your wife run away and you're still trying to embarrass your brother-in-law!"

Cheng Cheng was completely shocked: "How come he is my brother-in-law again?!"

I sighed to the sky. After careful consideration, there was only one conclusion. Could Gao Xinci have the brain to repay evil with kindness? What else could he do? What I said to Cheng Cheng before really came true. Sooner or later, he would have to sell out his sister to solve the problem.

I am such a fool!