The old man of the Lin family, Lin Shangyi, has been a bit restless lately, with a poor appetite and a restless sleep.
He has always lived a regular life, learned a little internal kung fu in the early years, and insisted on practicing taijiquan and eight brocade, although more than eighty, the body has always been very good, the private doctor said that his heart is healthier than the average young man.
But I don't know how, this period of time obviously feel poor health, qi deficiency and lack of energy, a little movement is no strength.
He thought he was dying, so he planned to make good arrangements for his afterlife while he still had breath. The most important thing is the marriage of his granddaughter.
The most important of all is the marriage of his granddaughter.''The Li family has been gone for so many years, and I don't know what happened. The most important thing is to arrange the marriage of the granddaughter.
Every evening, Lin Shangyi is used to go out for a walk, and today he couldn't walk any farther. "Master, let's go back." Lin Cicada Ming, the housekeeper who followed him, said.
There were several butlers in the Lin Mansion, Lin Cicada Ming was the chief but he didn't care about specific matters, he was only responsible for Lin Shangyi's living and eating. With Lin Cicada Ming by his side, Lin Shangyi was at ease, and everyone up and down the Lin Mansion was also at ease.
"Cicada Ming, you've followed me for more than ten years, right?"
Lin Cicada Ming froze, not knowing why Lin Shangyi suddenly said this, "Yes, sixteen years." "Sixteen years, you've aged too." Lin Shangyi sighed with emotion, "People can't help it if they don't obey old age!" "What's wrong with the old master?"
"For so many years, it's been quite hard for you to follow me, have you ever thought of, starting your own industry?" Lin Cicada Ming shook his head, "Master has treated me well, Cicada Ming is willing to follow me around, no second thoughts!"
"Haha, you're overthinking it." Lin Shangyi laughed cheerfully, "I'm at this age, sooner or later I'll have to leave, when I'm gone, what the hell are you following."
"Master .....""
Lin Shangyi waved his hand, stopping Lin Cicada Ming from continuing, "You and I are not outsiders, so let's not talk about those mundane words. People will eventually die, and there are good taboos. A few years ago I bought a small island in the East China Sea, the development should be almost done. I know you don't want to be with the commoners, so how about going to the East Sea to be a Peach Blossom Islander?"
Lin Cicada Ming hurriedly said, "Many thanks, Master."
"Don't rush to thank me." Lin Shangyi said, "I also want to ask you for a favor."
"Please speak, Master."
"I still have palpitations when I think about the Lin family's great disaster more than twenty years ago. Nowadays, the Lin family seems to be flourishing, but there are no shortage of internal and external problems at all. Once I die, I'm afraid it will explode. I want to ask for your help. After I die, within three years, you have to protect the safety of my Lin family descendants."
"Don't worry, Master, this is what I should have done in the first place."
"There's one more thing, there's a man named Li Muchen ....." Lin Shangyi paused, turned around and said, "Let's go, I'll tell you more about this matter when we go back."
The two of them walked back and when they arrived at the entrance of the villa area, the security guard saw the old master returning, saluted, bowed and said, "The old master is back so early today?"
Lin Shangyi has always been easy-going in his treatment of the people underneath him, and said with a smile, "I'm old and can't walk anymore."
The security guard said, "Master Lin treats us subordinates and poor relatives from the countryside so well, he is a great man, since I was a child, my mom has always told me that good people can live a long life."
Lin Shangyi laughed out loud, "What is a long life, your horse's ass patting again, also can not change the fate of my old horse."
Suddenly thought of something, turned his head and looked at the security guard and asked, "What did you just say about poor relatives?"
The security guard said, "Not often poor people to us here to climb relatives, you also told us to be courteous to them, you forget? Today there is not a little Taoist monk to it."
Lin Shangyi was very happy, patted the security guard's shoulder, "You're doing the right thing, people can't be poor, people can't be rich, people can't forget their roots. Accumulate more virtues and do good deeds, after three generations, your children and grandchildren are also rich."
The security guard laughed nervously: "big rich can not dare to think, small rich on the line, hehehe."
Lin Shangyi was about to go, suddenly remembered something, froze for a moment, turned back and asked: "You just said little Taoist, what little Taoist?"
The security guard said, "Today there is a young man, dressed like a Taoist priest, named to find you, said it is your relative, seems to be called Li what dust."
"What did you say his name was?" Lin Shangyi put away his smile and asked sternly.
The security guard didn't know why Lin Shangyi suddenly got upset, and was startled, "He called, called Li ..... Wood ..... Cheng, yes, called Li Mucheng, received by Butler Luo."
"Where is the person?"
"Gone."
Lin Shangyi was furious, roared, "Call Luo Mingsha to me!"
The security guard's heart poofed, the Lin family's old man was usually kind and friendly, but once he launched his might, no one was not afraid. Could it be that this Li is a liar?
Alas, angered the old master, it seems to be bad luck, but also dragged Luo butler. .... --
Lin Qiusheng didn't know what had happened at home when the old master called him home in a flaming rage.
Recently, the business situation is constantly, make him anxious, home affairs is really can not care at all.
Back to the old man's residence, his wife Yan Huimin, son Lin Yun, cousin Lin Lai Feng, nephew Lin Shaoheng has long been there, in addition to his daughter Lin Manqing, who is attending university in Qiantang, as well as his young nephew Lin Shaoping, who is studying abroad, the main characters of the Lin family have come.
Lin Qiusheng felt that the atmosphere was a bit off, he entered the door and surprisingly no one greeted him, even his wife did not make a sound, everyone was silent.
And sitting on the sofa, the old man looks calm, but there is a wave of anger on his face, should have just been angry. Could it be that the old man knew about multiple recent setbacks in business?
"Dad, what happened?" Lin Qiusheng asked with some apprehension.
"That's for you to ask your mother-in-law," the old master suddenly flared up, his voice like thunder, "Ask her what she's done!" Mrs. Lin shivered in fear, lowered her head, and sobbed.
Lin Qiusheng didn't understand why his father was so angry, so he had to walk over and ask his wife. While crying, Mrs. Lin told the story of what happened during the day, hiding some details.
"I think, to give him two million, not to treat him badly ah, he and our Manqing has never met, so door to door, Manqing certainly can not accept. Besides, our Lin family's daughter, how can she marry a poor boy from the mountains, which spreads out ......."
Lin Qiusheng listened to understand, his daughter has been married since childhood, of course, he also knows, but never put on the heart of the matter, thought it was a joke.
I did not expect that after so many years, people really came to the door.
"You said that you are also, why didn't you say something to dad and just took the initiative."
"Isn't Dad's health not good these days, I thought, this small matter, so I won't trouble Dad. Moreover, the marriage contract was set by dad back then, dad is a person who wants to save face, there are some things that we as children should share dad's worries."
Mrs. Lin's words were all reasonable and could be described as watertight, plus the way she was sobbing attracted the sympathy of the people present. Lin Qiusheng also felt in his heart that his wife had done the right thing, and that his father was a bit senile.
But he didn't dare to contradict his father, and looked to his cousin Lin Lai Feng for help.
Lin Lai Feng is his uncle's son, because his uncle died early, the old man has a guilty conscience, so in front of the old man to speak sometimes better than Lin Qiusheng.
Lin Lai Feng coughed gently:
"Yes, uncle, Huimin has a point, not to mention the fact that this is not the right family, let's just say that the two people have never met, so how can Manqing accept it? It's not like you don't know Manqing's temperament."
Lin Qiusheng gratefully glanced at his cousin, thinking that with his cousin helping to speak, it should be almost enough, so he stepped forward and said, "Dad ....."
Who knew that just as he opened his mouth, Lin Shangyi suddenly stood up, grabbed the teapot on the table, and slammed it out with force. With a crunching sound, the alabaster kettle fell to pieces.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
This alabaster pot is made by a famous artist, the price is not expensive, it is also the old master's beloved thing, even the alabaster pot fell, it can be seen how angry the old master's heart is.
Now no one dared to speak.
"Poor boy?" Lin Shangyi laughed coldly, "What's wrong with poor people, open the genealogy up three generations, whose family has never been poor? Your old Yan family has never been poor?"
"I, Lin Shangyi, was also poor! When I was in trouble, I didn't even have enough to eat. If I had been like you, would I have been able to marry your mom?"
"Master, don't be angry, it's not worth it." Lin Cicada Ming, who was standing behind Lin Shangyi, softly advised.
"It's not that I'm angry, it's that these ungrateful sons are too ungrateful!" Lin Shangyi used a trembling finger to point at the people in the living room, "My days are numbered, if I leave, who among you will be able to take over such a large family business? If you drive away Li Muchen, you guys will regret it!"
"Dad ....." Lin Qiusheng didn't understand what was the relationship between whether or not he could take over the family business and this Li Muchen, was the old man confused, but he didn't dare to say so, he only asked, "What do you say, what do you want us to do, so that you can be relieved of your anger?"
"Look for it! Go find, mobilize everyone, if you don't get the person back," Elder Lin pointed at Lin Qiusheng, "You'll stop being the head of this family, and also, tell your mother-in-law to get the hell back to Meicheng."
This last sentence almost made Yan Huimin paralyze on the ground.