The Jade of the Republic of China

When Meng Liansheng arrived at the Bai mansion, Bai Qinghe had already been sent to the hospital, and Bai Zijun was crying in the living room. The two maids who took care of him couldn't be coaxed. He didn't rush like a firecracker until he saw Meng Liansheng come in. Going over to hug him, he choked and said, "Little...brother Xiaomeng, daddy vomited blood, he vomited a lot of blood!"

It is probably Bai Qinghe's intention that the child be kept at home, fearing that he will be frightened when he goes to the hospital.

Bai Zijun turned ten years old, he was not considered too young.But he still had the courage to stay at home all year round, and was raised as an innocent and innocent boy by his frightened father.

Meng Liansheng tried to comfort him for a while, and was tired from crying, so he finally fell asleep in his arms.He put the child back in the room and immediately drove to the hospital.

Bai Qinghe was still being rescued in the operating room, and the two brothers Chang and Ping'an were waiting at the door. The two brothers who were always calm were also pacing up and down nervously at this time.

Meng Liansheng frowned and asked, "How is it, sir?"

Chang An said: "He went into shock when he arrived at the hospital, and he is still being rescued."

Meng Liansheng asked again, "What's going on?"

Chang An shook his head, with a dazed expression on his face: "We don't know either. I saw that my husband has been feeling unwell these days, and he even had sores. He didn't take it too seriously. I didn't expect to vomit blood suddenly tonight."

Meng Liansheng recalled how he looked when he saw Bai Qinghe recently. It seemed that his face was not very good. He asked casually, but the other party didn't care, so he didn't take it to heart.

But obviously it's not that simple.

The three of them waited for another half an hour, and finally the door of the operating room opened, and Bai Qinghe was pushed out. He was already awake, but still looked weak.

The doctor said: "Fortunately, you sent it in time, and there is no danger for the time being, but..." He wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Bai Qinghe who raised his hand on the hospital bed, "Thank you, doctor!"

The doctor glanced at him, and took back the rest of the words clearly.

Seeing this, Meng Liansheng frowned slightly.

Bai Qinghe's vomiting of blood came suddenly and strangely.But whether it was Chang Ping'an or Meng Liansheng who went to ask the doctor, most of the answers they received were vague. They only said that there was a problem with the liver and lungs. As for what the problem was, what was the reason, and when they would be discharged from the hospital, there was no definite answer.

Because of Bai Qinghe's admission to the hospital, the New Year in the Bai mansion is not going well, not to mention the loss of the new year, and everyone in the mansion is worried about it.Bai Zijun even cried and fussed from time to time, did not eat or sleep, and tortured the servants who took care of him to the point of wailing.

Only Meng Liansheng could barely appease him.

Meng Liansheng's company's mansion hospital ran three times, and he had to take care of Bai Zijun. He was too busy every day, so Shen Yutong could only be put aside by him.

Bai Qinghe's situation did not improve after the Chinese New Year. He declined all visitors and declared to the public that it was just a cold.Meng Liansheng knew that he collaborated with the doctor to conceal the disease from everyone, but he was not sure how serious it was.

He has lived for 20 years, has seen too much life and death, and has almost a kind of cold-blooded indifference to life, so he has little fear in his heart, and even if he encounters a big event, he will not panic.

But this time, he was rarely flustered—not much, but a little.

This slight panic is a bad omen, just like Bai Zijun is always crying.

He entered the Bai mansion at the age of 17, and it has been the fourth year so far. It is Bai Qinghe who has given him enough food and clothing to keep him from being hit by wind, water and rain, so he has the opportunity to be with Shen Yutong.

Bai Qinghe was 20 years younger than him, and he was not only grateful for the other party, but even had some admiration for him.

So he took care of Bai Qinghe more than anyone else.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, two visitors came to the ward where visitors were declined.Because of his special status, Chang An and Chang Ping, who was guarding the ward, could not stop him.

These two people are Lixin Yuan Lao Bai Sanye and his eldest son.

Bai Sanye was originally a small businessman, and his business was only a little bigger than the palm of his hand, barely enough to support his family. Bai Qinghe just came to Shanghai to work as an apprentice in a restaurant. His youthful vigor offended a rich and powerful young master. , was severely injured, and it was his third uncle who borrowed money to scrape together enough medical expenses to save his life.Later, when Bai Qinghe made a fortune, he relied on his life to work hard to create Lixin, so he let Mr. Bai become a shareholder, and he only paid dividends and did not work.

Therefore, Bai Sanye, the veteran of Lixin, is only in name.

After his eldest son, Bai Qingyuan, became an adult, he joined Lixin to work, relying on his father being a veteran and not doing a good job. Create a new one.

Mr. Bai had arguing in front of Bai Qinghe several times over this matter, but they were dismissed lightly, and Bai Qingyuan never returned to Lixin.

Uncles and nephews seem to be harmonious on the surface, but in fact there is a gap early.

Bai Sanye is over 50 years old this year. He wears a silver-gray Hangfang cotton gown and a sapphire blue forest silk mandarin jacket. It is very old-fashioned.Because of his nephew's support over the years, he has changed from an unsatisfactory small businessman to a serious rich man.

As always, he didn't put Meng Liansheng in his eyes, and led the eldest son with a pale face who looked like he had eaten too much opium, walked straight to the hospital bed, put a basket of ginseng and caterpillar fungus on the bedside table, and said haha: "Qinghe , Why didn’t you tell third uncle that you were sick and hospitalized, you only found out when you went to your mansion on the first day of the new year.”

Bai Qinghe leaned against the head of the bed, showing a smile: "It's just the cold, it's not a big deal, I don't want to bother third uncle and cousins ​​because of the New Year's Eve."

"Brother, I see that your complexion is very pale. Are you sure it's just a cold? Could it be that the doctor misdiagnosed you?" His eldest cousin Bai Qingyuan yawned.

Bai Sanye pretended to be sullen, and said softly, "You who are celebrating Chinese New Year, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Bai Qing hurriedly patted his mouth, expressing that he had said something wrong.

Bai Qinghe smiled and said: "Birth, old age, sickness and death are natural, King Yan Luo really wants to kill people, and he doesn't care whether your words are good or not. But..." He raised his eyelids, and there was a bit of cruelty in his originally haggard and dim eyes, "As long as King Yama doesn't want my life, no one else will."

"That's it," Bai Sanye chuckled, "Not to mention anything else, just because Zijun is so young, you have to take good care of yourself."

Bai Qinghe frowned slightly: "Then it's thanks to my third uncle."

The three of them said something indifferently, and Mr. Bo and his son said goodbye. Before leaving, he patted Meng Liansheng on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Xiao Meng, take good care of you, Mr. Bai."

"I will." Meng Liansheng looked up at him and replied in a low voice.

He hasn't had a good rest these days, his eyes are slightly red, and his black eyes are becoming more and more harmless to humans and animals.

Bai Sanye was contemptuous in his heart, and he didn't understand why his nephew used such a brat so much. It seemed that he had come back to life after all these years.

When the father and son came out of the ward, Bai Qinghe, who seemed to be a little energetic just now, slid down on the pillow as if he had let go of his strength, closing his eyes and gasping for breath.Meng Liansheng hurried forward and said, "Sir, how are you?"

Bai Qinghe took a long time to catch his breath. He opened his eyes with difficulty, and said, "You tell the senior leaders of the company that I will go to Lixin's office for a meeting tomorrow."

Meng Liansheng said: "Sir, everything is normal in Lixin now, if you want to hold a meeting, wait until you recover."

Bai Qinghe shook his head, closed his eyes again, and said weakly, "Xiao Meng, I can't wait."

Meng Liansheng was slightly taken aback, as if he understood something.

At noon of the next day, he arranged the meeting and came to the hospital to pick up people at noon. Bai Qinghe had already changed into a suit and combed his oiled hair. Although he could still see his sick face, he was full of energy, as if he had just recovered from a serious illness.

This undoubtedly surprised Meng Liansheng: "Sir, are you all right?"

Bai Qinghe was noncommittal, put on the woolen coat that Chang An handed over, and said, "Let's go to the company."

There are more than 30 veterans of Lixin, and it is rare to be called together on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. No one knows that something big has happened.

Bai Qinghe didn't hold back. Before sitting on the stage, he first greeted everyone a happy new year, and then cut straight to the point: "I founded Lixin back then, and it was officially listed on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. It has been 18 years, from a few brothers back then to thousands of people. , It depends on everyone's concerted efforts. I called everyone here today because I want to take advantage of this special day to announce an important news."

Having said that, he lowered his head and took two deep breaths.Others didn't know what was going on, but Meng Liansheng saw something wrong at a glance.

Only then did he know that Bai Qinghe's health didn't suddenly improve, but he was trying not to let others see it, and the reason for this was to announce the big news he said.

Bai Qinghe calmed down secretly, raised his head again, gave him an unpredictable look, and said again: "A few years ago, I had a plan to retire, and I started to let go of new affairs a few years ago. Zhidong took care of it all by himself, and Zhidong was gone for more than a year, and it was all up to Xiaomeng to pick up the burden." He held up a ledger at hand, and continued unhurriedly, "Everyone should see how Manager Meng does things. Apart from other things, Lixin's income last year alone was 18% more than that of the previous year. As I said before, Lixin is not my personal family business. On the [-]th anniversary of the inauguration, I announced that starting today, I, Bai Qinghe, will officially retire and Lixin will be taken over by the manager Meng Liansheng. The shares in my hands will be handed over within three days. From then on, Lixin's boss is no longer Bai Qinghe, but Meng Liansheng. "

As soon as this remark came out, the venue was in an uproar.

Bai Qinghe is not yet forty, this retirement is really too early, and it is so clean that he wants to give the whole Lixin to Meng Liansheng.

Although Meng Liansheng was the second in command, there was still a huge distance between the second in command and the boss who worked part-time.

What's more, he is not from the Bai family, nor has any relationship with Bai Qinghe, and he has not even been in Lixin for three years.

Everyone was surprised, envious, jealous, and doubtful.

Only Meng Liansheng opened his red eyes wide, the eyes were misty, as if he was so grateful that he was about to cry.

Seeing this, several backbones with eyesight nearby hurriedly said hahaha: "Xiao Meng, no, it should be Boss Meng, Boss Bai appreciates you so much, you should be laughing, why are you still crying? Manly man intolerable."

Naturally, Meng Liansheng didn't cry, but still looked at Bai Qinghe intently.

He wasn't moved by Bai Qinghe's appreciation for him, but he knew what the other party's decision meant?

It means... Bai Qinghe is going to die.

So he is not excited, but sad.

Bai Qinghe met his gaze, quickly drifted away, and continued: "If everyone has no objections, this decision will take effect immediately."

Who can have an opinion, and who dares to have an opinion?

Lixin is Bai Qinghe's Lixin, and whoever he wants to give it to is his freedom.No matter how young or how inexperienced Meng Liansheng is, he is also the second in command. Bai Qinghe is going to retire, so it is only natural that he will take over.

but……

"Qinghe!" Bai Sanye stood up, sternly shouted, and snorted coldly, "You created Lixin with your own hard work. I shouldn't have any objection to who you want to succeed. But transfer the ownership to an outsider, right? It's a little unreasonable? It's not that you don't have a son, and Lixin should belong to Zijun in the future."

Bai Qinghe smiled slightly: "The third uncle must be very clear about Zijun's temperament. He is not suitable for Lixin, and he is absolutely impossible to do our job. I will leave the shares to him. Instead of being a puppet in the future, it is better to leave Lixin as soon as possible. Point. Don’t you think so, Third Uncle?”

What he meant by what he said was immediately understood by everyone present, but Mr. Bai couldn't hold back his face. Looking at his nephew's uncompromising eyes, he sat back with a smile on his face.

Bai Qinghe said again: "I have said that Lixin is not Lixin of me, Bai Qinghe. Whoever can manage Lixin well and lead everyone to make money is the successor. Who else has any objections? If there is no objection, we will adjourn the meeting."

The silence in the room showed that the power transfer conference had ended perfectly.

Meng Liansheng didn't talk much in the first place, and this time he didn't say a word during the whole process.

When he returned to the car, the white curtain had just been drawn, and Bai Qinghe, who was sitting in the back seat, coughed twice while holding his chest, and a pool of blood spread from his skirt to his waist.

The three people in the car were startled, and Meng Liansheng said in a trembling voice, "Chang An, hurry...drive to the hospital!"

He supported Bai Qinghe beside him, his eyes were so red that they were about to ooze blood.Bai Qinghe calmed down a bit, opened his eyelids to look at him, smiled lightly and said, "Don't worry Xiaomeng, I can't die yet."

Meng Liansheng finally murmured like a child who was truly lost, "Why? Why?"

Bai Qinghe closed his eyes and did not answer.The meeting just now had exhausted all of his strength, and he couldn't say a word at this moment.

When he returned to the hospital, he had injections and medicines, and it was only at night that Bai Qinghe woke up again.

Brothers Chang'an Changping and Meng Liansheng remained in the ward as usual.He motioned to Chang An to help him up, drank some water, and then said weakly: "Xiao Meng, you are a smart person. You should have guessed what was going on during today's meeting. That's right, I'm about to die. I have been asking the doctor to keep my situation a secret, but in fact I am not sick, I have been hit by a drug, my liver and lungs have been damaged, the doctor is powerless, how many days can I live."

Meng Liansheng had guessed the truth, but Chang An and Chang Ping didn't know anything about it.

The two are orphans, they have been with Bai Qinghe since they were ten years old, they were considered to be raised by him alone, they are said to be bodyguards, but in fact they are almost like adopted sons.

"Sir!" The two of them immediately fell to their knees with reddened eyes.

Bai Qinghe waved his hands: "In our business, life and death are common things, so you don't need to be too sad. After I leave, you two brothers will follow Xiaomeng and protect him and Zijun well."

The two nodded vigorously, and they were about to burst into tears.

Bai Qinghe said: "No one can tell about my poisoning. Get up, wipe away your tears, go outside and wait. I have something to say to Xiaomeng alone."

The two brothers wiped their eyes, got up and went out.

Meng Liansheng knelt down on the ground slowly, and said in a hoarse voice, "Sir, just tell me what you want!"

Bai Qinghe smiled lightly, and said: "I have lived for 40 years, and I believe that my greatest ability is to know people, and I can tell whether they are loyal or treacherous with just two eyes. Only you, I am more and more uncertain that I have I read it right." He paused for a moment before continuing, "In our fate, did I choose you, or... actually, you chose me?"

Meng Liansheng looked at him with red eyes and said nothing.

Bai Qinghe shook his head: "But this is the same as Zhidong's death. The truth is not important to me who is already dying. I can only gamble. Since I was poisoned, I Once he leaves, Zijun will definitely not survive. I entrusted Lixin to you in the hope that I can use all my wealth to protect Zijun until he grows up. I have deposited money for him in Standard Chartered and Citibank. It can be withdrawn on a monthly basis, and when you send him to study abroad, you don't have to worry about him anymore."

Meng Liansheng said: "I don't need to tell you, I will take good care of Zijun. As long as I am alive, I will never let anyone touch Zijun."

Bai Qinghe stared at him, although he felt that he didn't fully understand this child, but at this moment, he had no doubt that the other party would keep his promise and be able to protect Zijun from growing up safely.

After Meng Liansheng solemnly made his promise, he put his hands on the side of the bed and asked seriously, "Sir, whoever poisoned you, I will avenge you."

Bai Qinghe shook his head lightly: "I kept the news of poisoning secret, firstly because I didn't want Zijun to grow up under the influence of hatred, secondly, if people knew that I was poisoned and died, others could make a fuss about you, saying that you poisoned me for the sake of superiors." Me." He closed his eyes, slowly lay down on the pillow, and said weakly, "Don't worry, I will last for another two months, leaving enough time for you to sit firmly as the new boss."

"Sir..." Meng Liansheng choked up, but couldn't say a word.

The author has something to say:

In fact, Xiao Meng really didn't want to be the boss.

It's much more comfortable being the second child.