Chaos

Chapter 13

In Fuyi Building, there were no more cubicles, so Li Kang and He Guanhai sat in the corner of the hall, drinking and chatting.

"How did you do with Sister Nan?" He Guanhai poured the wine and asked.

Li Kang took a sip of his wine, approached with a half-smile, and asked softly, "What's the matter? I don't know?"

He Guanhai was taken aback for a moment, then came to his senses, rolled his eyes and smiled, punched him, and continued to ask: "Does your second uncle know?"

Li Kang only chewed the sauced beef and stared at his eyes, with a "sarcasm" smile hanging from the corners of his eyes.

"He agreed?"

Li Kang still only ate and didn't speak.

"It's gone wrong..." He Guanhai smiled and looked away.

"Hey, I didn't say anything, and you don't know anything." Li Kang poked He Guanhai's elbow.

"I know, I know, ah no, I don't know. Then do you think sister Nan can promise you to go back to Li's house?"

Li Kang stopped chewing, thought for a long time, but didn't speak.

"Don't know?"

"Sister Nan's identity is different from before, so I can't say anything for sure."

"Then you still want her to go back?" He Guanhai asked tentatively, "What if Sister Nan doesn't want to go back? You all know that her identity is different now, so you still insist?"

"Sister Nan's decision to come back is definitely up to her. I'm just helping her pave the way back. If she wants to come back, now I know the Li family better than her, so I can help her."

"Li Kang, I'm not talking about you. You know what Sister Nan thinks. She has a building and a family, so there's no need to go back. Besides, her name has been changed. Wouldn't it be embarrassing for Sister Nan to go back?"

"She hasn't made any plans yet. If she wants to come back, she will definitely solve all these problems."

He Guanhai was almost choked by Li Kang, "Li Kang, you are really... forget it, you are as stubborn as a donkey!"

Li Kang was not angry when he was told, instead he smiled and said, "Aren't you the same? If you like Feng Yanqing, you say you don't want to marry her, but in the end, you take it seriously. You just haven't talked about it for so many years, Bibi?"

"Can that be the same! I mean what I say! You are wishful thinking! Besides, how long has it been since Mr. Yanqing passed away! Mr. Yang, who is going to propose a marriage, has to skin me now!"

"You think Mr. Yang doesn't know that you like Yanqing? Every time you go out to drink Yanqing, you personally deliver it. How could Mr. Yang not know."

He Guanhai thought it made sense, but he didn't want to admit it, so he pretended to expose the matter, and asked, "Don't talk about me, you are over 30, why can't I believe that I haven't met someone I like?"

"No, there is nothing to believe."

He Guanhai leaned closer and gave a smirk, "Where's Lu Ning?"

"What happened to Lu Ning?"

"Come on, don't pretend, you don't even tell people you like them, and you don't even send flowers."

Li Kang is very clear-headed in other places, but emotionally it seems to be blocked by a wall, and he Guanhai fan is the only way to let the wind through.

"Then I...give me a flower? What kind of flower is good?"

"Rose! Red, the redder the better! When the time comes, go propose marriage to Uncle Lu. Now think about what clothes you should wear to propose marriage." He Guanhai quietly hid the words he wanted to set.

Only then did Li Kang realize that He Guanhai wanted to ask himself the last question. He lowered his head and smiled, and said, "Wearing a Chinese tunic suit looks stable. Old people like mature ones. They sit with their backs straight and their hands lightly on their knees. Keep your shoulders still when you speak, and keep your hands and feet still when you stand up."

Seeing He Guanhai's pensive look, Li Kang snickered and took a sip of his wine.

"By the way, last time you said that you wanted the massage therapist in the medical center to give Smith a massage to restore his legs. How is it? Does it work?"

"Yes, I have seen some effect. Mr. Liang has been saying everywhere these days that his therapy is more effective than the hospital's."

"Old Liang is the same. He has cured illnesses and saved lives for the rest of his life, but his family's life is in a mess. Has he never asked about Mama He and Liang Shu?"

"I asked, I asked secretly, but I didn't admit it."

He Guanhai smiled, "Another stubborn one!"

When Li Shu returned to Li's house in the evening, it was already late at night.Cheng Yu waited for her while reading a book in the room, and when he saw Li Shu came back, he went up to meet her.

"Is the dock going well?" Cheng Yu came to pick up her clothes.

Li Shu nodded, sitting on the sofa, Cheng Yu poured her a glass of water, went around behind her and squeezed her shoulders.

"are you tired?"

Li Shu smiled, "It's okay to be tired, this matter is finally over."

"There will be a movie in the cinema tomorrow, I bought a ticket, why don't you take the old lady to watch it, and you come out to have a rest?"

"Have you bought a ticket?" Li Shu asked casually, "When did you buy a ticket for a movie?"

Cheng Yu burst out laughing, "Okay, then tomorrow morning, you call the cinema!"

Li Shu sighed, put down the cup, leaned on the backrest, and said, "I really want to go, but tomorrow at noon, I have a meal and I don't have time."

"Who are you eating with? Li Kang?" Cheng Yu sat next to Li Shu.

Li Shu closed his eyes and nodded, heaved a sigh of relief, and continued: "Li Kang helped me this time by asking the old man from the Li family to come forward, saying that the old man wants to see me, and he will go to Fuyi Building at noon tomorrow."

"Aren't you afraid of the Hongmen Banquet?"

"If you go, it's the Hongmen Banquet, if you don't, you'll die. I don't dare to offend Li Kang now..."

Cheng Yu smiled, "He's your younger brother, not your enemy, how can it be so serious?"

"He's my younger brother, but I don't know him more and more now, and I won't give up until I achieve my goal, and the affairs at the pier are handled so neatly, if you meet him, aren't you afraid?"

"No way...he just wants you to go back to Li's house. If you don't go back, he can still kill you directly?"

"People's hearts are unpredictable. It's unclear who stabbed you in the back. Are you a spy sent to find out the news?" Li Shu smiled and squinted at him.

"Yes - I'm going to report to Li Kang tomorrow, you are afraid that he will force you to fail and turn against you!" Cheng Yu drew a long tone to cooperate with Li Shu.

"Then you can't come back, and if you find out, you're still alive?" Li Shu smiled.

"Then I'll take the gun with me. I won't be able to survive anyway, so I might as well set up my own family!"

Li Shu laughed out loud as he saw Cheng Yu acting seriously.

At noon the next day, Li Shu came to Fuyi Building, and the staff took him into a large compartment.

"Sister Nan!" Li Kang greeted her first, and the old people turned their heads and stood up.

"Mrs. Nan!" An old man with a gray beard, with tears in his eyes, walked over and bowed deeply, and the people behind him also shouted and bowed.

"It's been more than ten years, and Ms. Nan has become Mrs. Li..." Mr. Zhao, the old housekeeper, was in tears and kept wiping his tears with his sleeve.

"Mr. Zhao! Please get up!" Li Shu quickly supported Mr. Zhao, "Everyone! Please get up!"

"Let's sit down and talk!" Li Kang walked in front and asked Li Shu to sit in the front seat.

"It's been so many years, sir and madam have not forgotten me, I will remember this kindness!"

Mr. Zhao's eyes were a little cloudy, but there were still tears in his eyes, and he was so sincere that he said: "Mrs. Nan's courage and strategy, so far, there is no such young second in this huge Shanghai Bund. Forget it!"

Mrs. Deng next to Mr. Zhao said: "Yes, I heard that Mrs. Nan's tea business has been doing very well these years, and she opened a casino and 'Night Shanghai'. This time I come back to Shanghai, will I still leave in the future?"

"I'm not leaving. The business of the tea house has been transferred to Boss Liang. I'm already busy enough to travel around Shanghai and the pier at the casino night. If I go to other places, Xiuzhu will grow up!"

Although Li Shu didn't want to come, talking to the familiar old people who helped her back then made her feel relaxed after a long time.

Mrs. Deng said: "We have heard from Young Master Kang about the wharf. Mrs. Nan's strategy is really perfect, and she can still think of us. Although she has been away from home for many years, she must still miss the Li family!"

Li Shu was a little surprised by Li Kang's report, didn't say anything, just smiled accommodatingly, took a sip of tea, and his eyes became sharper, but no one at the table noticed it.

Mrs. Deng continued: "More than ten years have passed in a blink of an eye. Mrs. Nan has become a big shot in Shanghai, but the Li family has lost the prestige of the past. Mr. Gong is getting old and unable to do many things. I can leave it to Master Lu to do it..."

Mr. Zhao poked Mrs. Deng to stop her from continuing.

"Li Lu is young, strong, and smart, so the old people don't have to worry."

Li Shu knew what the old people were reluctant to talk about. Although Li Lu was young, his mind was not on inheriting the family business. If Li Gong didn't talk about it, the old people would not talk about it.Nominally, Li Lu was supposed to supervise all affairs of the terminal, but in fact, the white goods belonged to Li Kang, and the black goods were handed over to Li Mu and Li Xing. He didn't even look at the accounts.

"Mrs. Nan, Master Lu will take over as Mr. Da next month, but you also know that Master Lu may not be able to take on this great responsibility!"

After Mr. Zhao finished speaking, he lowered his head, and the old people on the table also lowered their eyes.

Li Shu looked at the old people and said, "Master Lu can't do it, how about Master Kang?"

Everyone was shocked, and Li Kang was also shocked.

Since the Ming Dynasty, the Li family began to manufacture furniture and utensils for the imperial palace, as well as various ornaments, and sent a large number of carpenters to the royal family. For hundreds of years, the family business has been strictly inherited according to the order of seniority. Can be changed at will.

Li Kang quietly leaned over and whispered, "Sister Nan! What are you talking about! You can't be joking!"

Li Shu looked at Li Kang and smiled, and replied: "It's okay."

After a while, Mr. Zhao said with a look of embarrassment: "Mrs. Nan, Master Kang's talent is naturally not bad, but... this is not in compliance with the rules!"

"Rules," Li Shu said calmly, "I understand what Mr. Zhao and Mrs. Deng mean. The Li family is no longer as good as it used to be. The new Mr. Da has to be capable, but Mr. Lu is not good enough, and Mr. Kang is not in compliance with the rules. Everyone You want me to go back to the Li family to take care of things. But, speaking of rules, I have already left the Li family after changing my name and surname, so it stands to reason that I am no longer a member of the Li family, so wouldn’t it be even more unruly to intervene in the Li family’s affairs?"

The people at the table looked at each other, but no one dared to answer.

"I accept the favor, but it is unfair to directly manage Li's family affairs in my current capacity. Instead of being speculated about my intentions, it is better to take a step back. Kang has been at the dock for more than ten years. I know and have a lot of experience, for the sake of reputation, why not let Young Master Kang take care of it, and I will assist him, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?"

After thinking about it, the old people seemed to make sense.

"Since Mrs. Nan is already willing to help the Li family, we are not greedy. I still want to thank you," Mrs. Deng said, picking up the wine glass and standing up, "Let's toast you together!"

"Toast to you!" People stood up and said sparsely.

"Come!" Li Shu and Li Kang also raised their wine glasses, said their toasts, and drank them all in one gulp.