[Pretender] Branch Road

At first, Diane thought it was just a joke that her elder brother wanted to stand in the Ruby circle. Although she knew that her elder brother didn't joke very much, it was not that easy to get into that circle.How can you get inside if you have a different skin color and different religious beliefs?

Then the eldest brother packed up the textbooks that will be used in class tomorrow and smiled at Diane, "How about we make a bet, I can definitely enter the interior within three months."

"No gambling." Diane also smiled at him, "Since you are so confident, brother, I will not jump into the pit anymore, I wish you success." After speaking, Diane put on her schoolbag and walked out of the house first .

Also very shrewd.Minglou thought to himself, and then left home with his schoolbag on his back.

Ming Lou had already passed the entrance examination before, and although he was in the same grade as Di An, he was in a different class.But luckily they are not in the same class, otherwise they would definitely be overwhelmed by the elder brother in everything.After such an accident happened at the party that night, Ruby came to the door to apologize in person. Perhaps the eldest brother had an attempt to change his attitude of not welcoming Ruby. He not only invited him to drink tea, but even had a chat.Because Ming Lou insisted on letting Lu Bi drink more tea in the living room, Lu Bi didn't have time to spend alone with Di An.Finally, on the occasion of parting, Ruby gave Diane a golden pen, engraved with flowers and inlaid with diamonds, the kind of local gold that can blind people's eyes as soon as it is taken out.He smiled a little shyly, and said that he had to live on campus during the first year of college, so he couldn't come back often, so he gave him a pen to write letters.Originally, Diane refused, but when he heard that Diane didn't want it, Ruby showed a little golden retriever expression again, thinking that Diane didn't like it, and moaned.In the end Diane could only accept it.But Diane only used it at home. After all, it was more expensive and she was afraid of losing it, so she used it when writing letters.

Diane poured out bitterness in the letter she wrote home. Ever since my elder brother started school, it should be said that he set a goal for himself, he never came home on time after school almost every day, and sometimes he didn’t even go home for dinner. .Diane doesn't know whether he will come back or not. In this era when refrigerators are not yet popular, if you cook too much food, you can only eat it. It's a bit too wasteful!In the end, Ming Lou didn't come back until midnight, and Di An was already asleep. If it wasn't for the dirty laundry in the bathroom, Di An really didn't know that Ming Lou had come back.I don’t know what Minglou is busy with all day long, but it’s like this, in the latest grade test, Minglou still squeezed into a small number of A’s, and Diane, who studies hard every day but only has a B’s, is just so huh. .

Then one night, when Dian finished eating alone and was doing her homework, Minglou came back.Diane was still wondering why he came back so early. She took a pen as a hairpin and put her hair up, then walked out in her pajamas, "Brother, you are back, have you eaten yet?" The pen in her hand fell on the floor by the door of the room.Why did Wang Jingxian, the grass-mud horse, come to the house lingering? !Dian's whole body trembled...Minglou, wake up, Minglou!You have been beaten to the base!

"Wanqiu, we haven't eaten yet, can you please make us some casually?" Minglou said and took out a bottle of wine from his backpack.Wang Jing first smiled at Di An Mizhi, she had goosebumps all over her body, but she could only bite the bullet and simply cook them an egg fried rice.Then Wang Jingxian expressed his highest praise for this egg fried rice.Egg fried rice with red wine, brother, you are also fans!Diane smiled awkwardly, washed the dishes quickly after they finished eating, and rushed back to the room.Since the sound insulation of the room was so good, even if Diane had her ears pressed against the door, she still couldn't hear what the two of them said outside.

It wasn't until after Wang Jingxian left that Di An came out of her room, "Brother, why did Wang Jingxian come to our house?" Di An's attitude towards Wang Jingxian now was like a piece of cowhide plaster with shi, and he avoided it.As another member of the family, Di'an naturally has the right to intervene, and she is so confident that she doesn't even ask questions.

"I'm a partner with him now." Minglou casually unbuttoned two shirt buttons and said, "Didn't I say before that I would break into that circle within three months, and I've succeeded in doing so now. "

To put it simply, Wang Jingxian has a cooperative relationship with an uncle of Lubi's family, and they can be regarded as relatively close partners.Wang Jingxian's family is engaged in export trade, that is, selling silk and so on to foreigners.Their family has cooperated with them five years ago, and the fastest way for the elder brother to get in is through Wang Jingxian.He introduced Minglou to Lubi's uncle, Sashaski, and then established a cooperative relationship.

In the circle of businessmen, wage-earners like Di An don't understand very well, "Aren't the big sisters guarding the house? What kind of cooperation do you have?" Di An wondered.

Then Minglou smiled, "Do you think you saw all the property of the Ming family? It is true that most of the Ming family and the ancestral property are in the hands of the elder sister, but I also have two in my hand. Take over, the eldest sister said that she should give me the right to exercise."

... No wonder you have money to buy two hundred and fifty and three hundred and eighty dresses!Diane thought silently, the world of the rich is really too scary, it's just too embarrassing for two companies to practice their hands casually.But even though he was a practicer, Ming Lou still made these two companies a lot of money.And since it is a company under his own hands, there is no need for the elder sister's consent and approval.

Then Diane went on to ask, what will Ming Lou use to cooperate with what and what?Minglou didn't hide anything, just said two words, "tea leaf"

tea……?It's okay to sell to the British, but you sell tea to the French? ? ?

Although Dian was not optimistic about such a deal, Minglou really got it right... and he didn't understand...

Anyway, she doesn't care too much, Diane just needs to eat, drink and have fun.It is inevitable that the eldest brother will feel a little powerless while taking care of business and studying at the same time. At this time, he thinks of Mingcheng.It would be nice if A-Cheng was here.He said this sentence many times, and in front of Diane.Maybe in some way it was asking for Diane's help?

Diane thought for a while, and decided not to get involved.She didn't want to deal with Wang Jing first.

Then one night, Minglou came home exhausted.He lay motionless on the sofa, and Diane thought he was going to fall asleep, so she took a blanket and prepared to cover him.Then he heard him suddenly say, "Dian, can you tell me what our country will be like in the future?" Dian was stunned, not knowing why Minglou asked this suddenly.Moreover, he called Diane.

"Very strong." Diane replied. "We are so powerful that no one dares to bully us anymore. Rather than saying that we are powerful, we might as well call them hooligans... We lend usury everywhere... The countries that owe us so much debt can't be counted on two hands."

"Is that so?" Ming Lou didn't know whether he had drunk too much or something, and showed a half-smile expression, his eyes were still a little blurred. "It sounds very powerful. I hope that in my lifetime, I can see such a China standing on the top again."

When Minglou said these words, Dian's heart trembled.The sockets of her eyes were moist immediately, and she wanted to say that you would see it, but in fact, maybe even if the Ming family survived the Anti-Japanese War, they might die in the Cultural Revolution in the end.Afterwards, both of them fell into an enigmatic silence. In order to ease the heavy atmosphere, Diane had to change the subject.

"Brother, you know who Wang Jingxian is. I think it's better for you not to have too much dealings with him." Diane said, "I always think he has a dark belly and eats people without spit out his bones."

Ming Lou raised his eyebrows undeniably, "To a smart person, this is nothing."

"..." Stupid Diane sneered twice.

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_(:з」∠)_Why is this article getting longer and longer... I wanted to write a short story...

It's only now that I'm slowly entering the main line...