The wealthy man who wears books

After Zhong Jiu spurted out a mouthful of blood, his face turned pale and he staggered. Fortunately, he was supported by Zhong Xin in time, so he didn't fall down.

How could Zhong Feihong think that something that he felt so happy and sweet would bring such a strong reaction to his grandfather. When he saw the blood sprayed by his grandfather, he immediately rushed towards him.

"Grandpa, grandpa, what's wrong with you, why did you vomit so much blood!"

She wiped the blood on Zhong Jiu's face with the handkerchief in her hand in some horror, and tears began to flow from her eyes.

Zhong Jiu grabbed her arm with trembling hands, as if he was afraid that she would turn around and leave with Zhong Li, "Hong'er, if you are really worried about me and don't want to see me throw my old life on this mourning hall, You promise grandpa one thing now..."

Zhong Feihong instantly understood the connotation of Zhong Jiu's words, and his face suddenly became as white as snow. Before Zhong Jiu could say those words, he said in a crying voice:

"Grandpa, why do you force me like this? Since I was a child, you have loved me the most and supported me the most. Now Feihong hasn't done anything bad. He just fell in love with the third brother. He is not a bad person. Why Grandpa would have such a big reaction, I really don't understand..."

Most of the people in the mourning hall had the same thoughts as she thought, and they were all surprised that Uncle Jiu, who has always been scheming and respected, suddenly lost his sense of control today, and even had such an astonishing incident of vomiting blood in the mourning hall. Come.

Ordinarily, in the eyes of others, Zhong Jiu's family background and the Zhong family couldn't be more suitable. If his granddaughter and the third young master of the Zhong family can really fall in love and get married, it would be a good thing to join forces. There is no reason to stop it desperately.

Zhong Jiu's eyes fell on He Yiru who had fainted, his lips moved and moved, but finally swallowed some words back.

His most excited and depressed energy at this time has subsided a little along with the blood in his chest, and his usual rationality and austerity have returned to him.Hearing Zhong Feihong crying in front of him, he let out a long sigh.

"Hong'er, you don't have to cry now. It's because grandpa was impatient and said something too urgently and harshly. When you were so young back then, grandpa and your parents decided to send you to study abroad. It's because they didn't You treat them like those vulgar fans, and you only hope that you will study hard from foreigners, and in the future you will become a hero in the fan team. Therefore, when grandpa sees you and thinks about men and women early, he will inevitably be disappointed Anxious and excited for a while, it frightened my precious granddaughter."

He coaxed his granddaughter a few words, then raised his head and nodded to everyone in the mourning hall, his eyes full of apology.

"The old man was emotionally agitated due to family affairs today, and everyone was worried and disturbed. Now the eldest wife is already unwell, but today she was frightened because of me. The old man is really ashamed."

He supported Zhong Feihong's arm and stood up slowly. After bowing to everyone, he turned to Zhong Li who had been silent and melancholy.

"Third Young Master, Uncle Nine apologizes to you first. I was the elder just now, and I was too domineering. I didn't know what was right, so I said some nonsense. Third Young Master read it when the old man was in a coma. Old age, let's cover it. What you and Hong'er said at this moment was originally one of the major events in life. Thinking about it, you also understand that it can't be settled in a few words. Now I will take her back and talk to her. Her parents have seriously discussed it, but you have to take good care of your mother. She is in a bad state, and you know it. When she wakes up, you must be gentle, and then negotiate this matter properly. Look good."

Zhong Li and Zhong Feihong looked at each other. Right now, one is his mother fainting, and the other is his grandfather vomiting blood. No matter what they want, they can't ignore the situation of their relatives.So Shang Zhongli listened to Zhong Jiu's words and nodded emphatically.

Here Zhong Xin was in a hurry, and He Yiru had already found a doctor, while Zhong Jiu took Zhong Feihong and resigned first.

When the two came out of the mourning hall, Zhong Feihong suddenly broke free from his grandfather's hand, ran to Zhong Li quickly, grabbed his hand and shook it vigorously.

"Third brother, no matter what, I will remember what you asked me just now. Feihong believes that on the ship going to France, third brother will definitely accompany me to see the sky full of gulls!"

Zhong Li nodded vigorously, and shook her delicate hand.

The girl in front of her is innocent and straightforward, with bright eyes and snow-skinned skin, she really looks like a seagull flying freely in the sea and sky.

"Good sister, don't worry..."

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The people in the second room and third room who had watched a big drama in the mourning hall felt a little overwhelmed after seeing Zhong Jiu leading his granddaughter away. They all felt that what happened today was not what Zhong Jiu said in his words It's simple, it's just for a while, and I can't think of any deeper entanglement inside.

The second wife, Mo Wanzhen, saw that the eldest wife was being sent to Qin Huai's main room for treatment, at this moment, she was a little lazy to do the face work, and nervously wanted to go back.

Unexpectedly, just as everyone was about to leave, they saw a woman in charge of the second room galloping all the way, her face full of excitement.When he saw the Second Wife and Second Miss, he hurriedly said loudly:

"It's really best that all the ladies are here. At this moment, it was the young master of the An family who came to offer incense to the uncle. Second Miss, since the young master An entered our house, he couldn't stop looking for it. I'm asking you!"

When everyone listened to her words, they all stopped. Mo Wanzhen's face lit up, and she hurriedly took Zhong Xiu's hand, saying:

"Look, Xiu'er, yesterday I said that Xingsheng would definitely come to my door in the next few days, but you just said that he despised you. You also know that the An family's business has been done all over the world. Since he is the one who will succeed in the future, why not?" He will often be free, and now he will look for you as soon as he comes here, which shows how important you are to him."

It turns out that this man named An Xingsheng is the object of Zhong Xiu's love.

During the years when she was studying in the girls' school, she could be regarded as the most popular person in the school. An Xingsheng got to know her name from nowhere, and made several connections, and finally got acquainted with Zhong Xiu and started to develop a relationship with her. pursued.

This An Xingsheng's family is actually a family that lives on spices. In recent years, their business has flourished, and their share in the spice market has become larger and larger, and they have a tendency to catch up with Zhong's family.It's just that compared with Zhong's, the products of his family are inferior in age and quality. They don't have hard goods with a good reputation like 'Zhong Osmanthus'. Headed out.

Therefore, although An's Spice is gradually catching up with Zhong's, in the hearts of Zhong Yi and others, they do not regard him as a strong enemy.After all, an industry without the backing of soul products will be popular for a while, but not for a lifetime.

And ever since this young master An started falling in love with Zhong Xiu, he has taken the initiative for a while, picking her up by car every day, seeing her off, and often visiting Zhong's house in private.

Because of his handsome appearance and generous spending, not only Mo Wanzhen fell in love with him at the first sight, but even the servants of the Zhong family fell in love with him because of his small favors.

Most of these people were very optimistic about the young master of the An family, and felt that Zhong Xiu, a concubine second-bedroom lady, was so valued by the An family's son. If she married in the future, she would be better than Zhong Yu.

What's more, Zhong An's family is from a family of spices. If they can get married, maybe they can turn their rivals in the business world into a continuous relationship, which is also a good thing.

It's just strange to say that although Zhong Xiu and An Xingsheng have always been in love, they often go out to watch plays and eat.But don't say that An Xingsheng is not like many romantic men who always want to take advantage of women in love, but he is quite polite.Occasionally, when he tries to cheer up and show a little intimacy, Zhong Xiu puts on a noble, noble, chaste and noble posture and refuses her thousands of miles away.

In short, although these two people look like golden boys and girls in the eyes of outsiders, they are completely different from the usual appearance of men and women in love in private.

It's nothing more than a sense of distance between Zhong Xiu's love affair, even her elder brother Zhong Yi seemed to have an inexplicable aversion and vigilance towards An Xingsheng.

Every time An Xingsheng came to Zhong's house, the second wife would warmly entertain him, from the second wife Mo Wanzhen down to Zhong Yi's daughter-in-law Yu Tinglan, they would try their best to entertain the future second wife.But it was Zhong Yi who treated him with just a little politeness on the outside.

So much so that An Xingsheng complained several times in front of Zhong Xiu in private, as if he was asking her second brother if he always regarded himself as a competitor, and he was too indifferent to him.

But Zhong Xiu blamed him for being too careless, so much so that once An Xingsheng complained again, saying that he inquired about the secret recipe of 'Zhong Osmanthus' in front of Zhong Yi, whether it was covered by foreigner's insurance, and if not, it would be fine. Not to be taken lightly.He obviously had good intentions of caring, but was interrupted by Zhong Yi rudely, which made him very embarrassed.

Zhong Xiu heard what he said, and said to him seriously:

"I have been close to my second brother since I was a child, and I know him best. Now that you and I are lovers, and may be his brother-in-law in the future, how can he be indifferent to you? As for the secret recipe you mentioned, I'm not saying that you intend to inquire, but you are also a member of the business world, and it would be too reckless to mention such an important thing in front of your colleagues. I will tell you today, don't say that the secret recipe of the Zhong family is passed on to men. The biography is also for the eldest son of the eldest son of the Zhong family. We, the second wife, can't figure it out at all. Even if the second wife really got this recipe in the future, I will not tell the secret recipe to anyone with a foreign surname. The rules are also the rules of my life, Zhong Xiu."

An Xingsheng didn't know that such a delicate and weak beauty could say such words coldly.In the words, it seems to be implying something to himself.

While explaining that he had no intention of coveting the Zhong family's secret recipe, after this conversation, he always seemed to use busyness as an excuse to lose contact with Zhong Xiu.But less or less, every now and then, they would still send all kinds of gifts or food that the girls liked, only saying that he was busy all over the world, so Zhong Xiu was more considerate of him.

But this time when he heard that the eldest son of the big house had died suddenly, An Xingsheng rushed to the door again.

Qin Huai was beside him, when he heard An Xingsheng's name, he was slightly taken aback.

It has been a few days since he traveled through the book, and to be honest, the content he read that night was too limited, and he had no grasp of the plot development in the book at all.However, he had a strange impression of An Xingsheng's name.

This feels like Baolun Temple, the family temple of the Zhong family. When I first heard it, although it was only familiar, I felt that something important happened there. Now that I think about it, it is the place where Zhong Ren died. Top priority.

So, is An Xingsheng also an important person in the Zhong family's invincible story?

Now that he thought so, Qin Huai became a little curious and excited, and looked at the gate of the mourning hall with vigor.

Sure enough, within a short period of time, the two governor's wives of the second room led a young man into the mourning hall.

The figure of the man was somewhat similar to Zhong Xin, but he was obviously much taller and straighter. On his sharp-edged face, he had European-style facial features that were rarely seen in local people. He had a high nose and deep eyes, which was quite foreign.

He was wearing a black dress, with a calm face at this time, greeted the second wife and Zhong Xiu, and then went directly to the coffin to offer incense and salute.

Qin Huai and Ju Sheng naturally returned the gift as family members before the funeral, and after An Xing's birth ceremony was over, a woman took him to meet Zhong Ren's widow and adopted son.

At this moment, An Xingsheng looked up and down at Qin Huai who was dressed in filial piety, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

When he and Zhong Xiu got close in the past, Zhong Ren had not yet married Qin Huai. Later, when he heard that the eldest son of the Zhong family had married a fireworks man to fill in the house, although he was a little curious, he didn't take it too seriously. I probably think that men of that kind of background are just some goods that can't get on the high stage.

Hearing of Zhong Ren's sudden sudden death these days, I was surprised, and also heard from a very confidential channel that the Zhong family seemed to have not found the ancestral secret recipe kept in Zhong Ren's hands, and learned from that channel that the eldest son of the Zhong family Not only did the old Qi Zhongxin get promoted to the top because of Zhong Ren's incident, but also the widow and grandma, after Zhong Ren's death, became more and more powerful. In the hands of these two people.

An Xingsheng had been inspecting his own business in the southern provinces before, and was secretly inquiring about the Zhong family's business. "Zhong Osmanthus" made a mistake in Nanyang and Guangzhou, he knew it before Zhong Yi did, and he also knew that from then until now, the problem of "Zhong Osmanthus" not only has not been investigated and repaired , On the contrary, there are product problems in many places.

An Xing was born with the mind of a businessman. Seeing that the Zhong family's soul products frequently went wrong, and Zhong Yi, as the No. Get the secret recipe of the Zhong family's big room.

So as soon as he returned to the local area, he immediately changed his clothes. He said that he wanted to come to Zhong's house to see Zhong Xiu and offer incense to Zhong Ren, but he had another idea in his heart, which was to take a look at the clock. The two uncles and sisters-in-law who are currently in power in the big family.

Of course, I also want to have a taste by the way. The aroma of "Zhong Osmanthus" is in which room of Zhong's house, the most lingering.

But right now, when Qin Huai appeared in front of him in filial piety, his expression was calm, his tone indifferent, and his whole body didn't have the slightest air of dust. Compared with most of the people in the mourning hall, he was more free to advance and retreat, not to argue. The sudden meaning of not grabbing.

An Xingsheng didn't know that the male grandma in front of him had changed her mind, and she didn't even expect that he would run away now, so he only hoped to get through these few days quickly, and then wanted to fly away, so there was a natural feeling in his expression The attitude of "no man seeks to be self-exalted".

He was surprised in his heart, but it was inconvenient to show anything. He walked to Zhong Xiu's side and whispered some whispers about reunion after a long absence, but his eyes still glanced at Qin Huai from time to time.

He felt that he was acting secretly, and no one would pay attention to the eyes that secretly looked at the male grandmother, but he didn't know that among the people in the mourning hall, there were two people with eyes who had already seen clearly what he was doing.

One of them was Zhong Xiu beside him.

The two of them hadn't seen each other for a long time, after exchanging greetings with everyone, they took a step ahead and left the mourning hall.

After walking to the path in the garden, An Xingsheng saw that there was no one around, and felt that he should take Zhong Xiu's arm to look like a lover.But he put his hands in his trouser pockets and tried for a while, but he still didn't want to stretch them out.

The two chatted for a while, Zhong Xiu had been thinking about the eyes he covered in the mourning hall just now, and his doubts could not be dispelled, so he suddenly came up with an idea.

"Xingsheng, you were a step late in arriving at my elder brother's mourning hall, otherwise, there would be a rare and good show to watch."

An Xingsheng shook his head and smiled, "This is just joking again. If you want to see what kind of place the mourning hall is and what kind of drama you can see, you must be teasing me right now, aren't you?"

Zhong Xiu didn't seem to want to get too close to him, she just played with the hair on her shoulder with one hand, and winked at him, "I won't coax you anymore, the good show just now really happened in the mourning hall, It's more about a ecstasy, a smart person like you can probably guess who will be the protagonist in that drama?"

An Xingsheng was taken aback for a moment, and then subconsciously continued, "But it has something to do with your sister-in-law? I think he looks and looks very good, but I heard that his background is not good, so it's easy to get into romantic affairs if he thinks about it. How long has he been widowed for so long, so there won't be any unsightly things happening?"

Seeing that the person he answered was as expected, Zhong Xiu couldn't help being surprised and angry.But the smile on her face didn't diminish at all, but there was a little more shame in her eyes. The night was dim, and An Xingsheng didn't see it.

"You are so strange. It is said that it was the first day I saw that male sister-in-law. Why did you think so lowly? It is still in your men's minds that when you see young widows, no matter male or female, you can always think of some romantic and dirty things." It's really enough!"

An Xingsheng laughed twice, and said, "You are so cunning, you deliberately led me in a wrong way, made me guess, and finally gave me a big hat, you girl, you are really tricky Very bad."

When he said the word 'bad', Zhong Xiu's face changed instantly. Although he knew that the other party was just teasing, it seemed that something sharp had pierced him, and he felt an indescribable annoyance.

However, she was very scheming, and even though she was unhappy, she just gave him a coquettish look, and wanted to tell him about Zhong Li and Zhong Feihong just now, but her eyes were attracted by a well on the side of the road.

The well is connected to the path, and the bluestone slabs are very smooth. It is obvious that people often come to fetch water or wash things by the well. It is not the kind of dry well that has been abandoned.

Zhong Xiu looked back, only to realize that this place is not far from Bochun Garden. If someone is too hot at night, they can get some water to wash their bodies here to cool off the heat, or just play around by the water. , it is very common to think about it.

Of course, it is not uncommon if one slips and falls into a well.

At this moment, the lights in Bochun Garden were dimly lit, and there were vague figures walking in front of the mourning hall. Presumably, it was Zhong Ren's last night's wake before his burial.