Chapter 104 Old Past

There was no news from Huang Yuru. I thought my father must be still dealing with the safety production of coal mines. Dong Fangfei, who was from Longjiang Group, asked herself to wait for the opportunity. Song Zicheng felt that he was suddenly doing nothing now.

Why don’t we go to the Botanical Garden, where my grandfather often goes around, and there is a villa inside.Qi Ming suddenly thought of a place to go, so he wanted Song Zicheng and Qin Lan to go for a walk.

Song Zicheng thought that he had not let Qin Lan go out these days, and staying in the hospital every day was quite boring. He happened to be out for dinner today and could take a walk nearby to relax. Seeing that Qin Lan had no different opinions, he drove to the Botanical Garden in Sanwan City.

The botanical garden is very large, covering an area of ​​tens of thousands of acres, and many tropical crops have been planted. Under the guidance of Qi Ming, Song Zicheng walked along the winding path and walked to a remote corner of the botanical garden. He saw a Chinese-style building deep in the woods, which looked particularly quiet.

Let's go, go in and have some tea first, and my grandfather has put a lot of good tea here.Qi Ming pulled Lan Qi and walked into the villa, introducing it to the author Song Zicheng next to him.

It turned out that this botanical garden was once a private residence in Qi Yuanshan. It was later donated to the municipal government as a public garden, but it retained a corner including the villa as a private territory.

Qi Yuanshan likes the atmosphere here very much. He often receives some of his old friends here, chatting and drinking tea. Qi Ming often plays here when he was a child, but later he rarely comes to school.

Song Zicheng walked to the door of the villa and saw a plaque hanging on it with four big characters written on it. The Spring of the South is powerful and you can tell at a glance that it was an expert, but there was no signature at the end.

Let's go in and find a place to sit.Qi Ming pushed open the thick wooden door, and there was a long corridor inside, which was particularly empty. There were ink and water hanging on the walls on both sides. The shelves of yellow rosewood on the ground were exquisite porcelain, various unique shapes of gold, silver and jade, and even bronzes that looked very simple. Everyone seemed to have entered a cultural relics museum and were dazzled.

These are all valuable cultural relics bought by my grandfather from abroad, and some of them are gone even in China.Seeing that Song Zicheng and others were all cautious, Qi Ming couldn't help but smile and said, of course, these are not genuine products, and the originals have been donated to the country.

Qi Ming, you are so annoying, you scared me to death.Lan Qi patted her chest. Since she walked into this place, she felt an invisible force shrouded in her eyes. She was so scared that she didn't dare to show her breath. Now she was relieved and said in surprise, "What the hell is your grandfather doing? How could he be so rich?"Why did he donate to the country? How good is he keeping it himself.

My grandfather said that he would not be able to make so much money without a country, and these cultural relics were left by our ancestors and belonged to everyone. He could not possess them alone, so he must donate them to the country. He hoped that one day he could buy back all the cultural relics lost overseas.

Qi Ming, your grandfather is really great. I believe that if you know, you will definitely thank him.Lan Qi couldn't help but show an admiration. Although she had seen many rich people, none of them was willing to use the money she had worked hard to do such things.

Haha, who is praising me behind my back?Let me see whose little girl it is?Suddenly, behind a Qing Dynasty glass screen, an energetic old man walked out, with a red face. He was Qi Ming's grandfather Qi Yuanshan. There was also a middle-aged man in his fifties beside him, but he looked a little listless, but his eyes were still sharp and imposing.

Grandpa, why are you here?Qi Ming asked unexpectedly. He had contacted his grandfather yesterday. Qi Yuanshan was relaxing on Peach Blossom Island, but he didn't expect to return to Sanwan today.

Lan Qi's face changed when she saw the strange middle-aged man. She subconsciously hid behind Qi Ming, not wanting the other party to see her.

But the strange middle-aged man saw Lan Qi at a glance. Seeing her hiding behind Qi Ming, he showed a look of astonishment on his face, and then smiled and waved at Lan Qi, saying: Lan Girl, stop hiding, I have heard your loud voice a long time ago, come and let me see it.

Lan Qi secretly said in her heart that she was unlucky. How could she meet Dong Youdao's father Dong Longjiang here? But since she was discovered by the other party, she couldn't lose her manners. Although she was very reluctant, she still walked slowly to Dong Longjiang and said shyly:

Hello Uncle Dong.

Song Zicheng was slightly shocked when he heard Lan Qi calling the middle-aged man Uncle Dong. He was probably Dong Longjiang. He walked up to say hello to Qi Yuanshan, and looked at Dong Longjiang again, thinking that Dong Fangfei said that his father was going to find an old friend in the afternoon. It turned out that this old friend was Qi Yuanshan, which was an unexpected gain.

Qin Lan was also surprised when she saw Qi Yuanshan and walked over to talk to Qi Yuanshan with a look of surprise. When Qi Yuanshan saw Qin Lan's good complexion, he said with relief: Qin Lan, it seems that you have recovered well and should be discharged from the hospital.

Dong Longjiang looked at Qi Ming next to Lan Qi and smiled and said: You are Qi Ming, I am Dong Longjiang, your grandfather’s friend. But since you are friends with Lan Qi, then call me Uncle Dong.

Qi Ming called Uncle Dong, and was a little surprised by Lan Qi's reaction. He originally thought that the middle-aged man was Lan Qi's father, but she didn't call him, so why did he be afraid of this middle-aged man?

Seeing Lan Qi standing with her head down and she was not very natural, Dong Longjiang smiled and said: Lan Girl, you and Qi Ming are in love. This seems to be disrespectful to our Dong family.After all, you and Youdao have an engagement.

Lan Qi didn't want to admit it but couldn't deny it, so she could only nod her head helplessly. She originally wanted to negotiate with her parents before telling the Dong family, but unexpectedly met Dong Longjiang. However, when she thought of Dong Youdao, she said with some dissatisfaction, "Uncle Dong, Dong Youdao can find a girlfriend, why can't I find a boyfriend? If you say something is wrong, it's because he is wrong first."You should know very well in your heart.His girlfriend is Jenny, and she works in your Longjiang Group.

When Lan Qi told her in public, Dong Longjiang suddenly felt a little embarrassed. Of course, he knew very well what his son did. When Dong Longjiang and the Lan family agreed to have an engagement, Dong Youdao was still in Ukraine. He didn't know that his son had secretly fallen in love with Jenny.

When Dong Youdao returned to Sanwan, Dong Longjiang and his son filed a marriage contract. Dong Youdao firmly disagreed and told Dong Longjiang that he wanted to marry Jenny as his wife.

Dong Longjiang was very angry, but he felt that his son was just a teenager. He was also curious about Jenny and slowly let it go after a while, so he didn't take it seriously.

But no matter how Dong Longjiang persuaded him, Dong Youdao never refused to give up Jenny and had a special liking for Jenny. Dong Longjiang is also a decisive person. Marriage with the Lan family is of great significance to the development of his group. He is unwilling to give up easily, so he has been waiting for Dong Youdao to change his mind.

However, when he heard Lan Qi's questioning today, Dong Longjiang suddenly realized that his thoughts were completely wishful thinking. If he continued to persevere, there might be some scandal. At that time, both himself and the Lan family would be faceless.

Thinking of this, Dong Longjiang laughed and said: Lan Qi, Youdao did something wrong, and it was also because I didn’t think it carefully at the beginning. It seems that you and Youdao are indeed not destined to be together. Forget it, your engagement with Youdao will be invalidated. I will explain it to your parents in person when I look back.

Lan Qi was originally worried that Dong Longjiang would tell her parents about what happened today, but she didn't expect that Dong Longjiang would directly announce the cancellation of her engagement with Dong Youdao. She was surprised and happy, and the problem that had been confused about her for many years was solved like this.

Qi Ming was shocked when he heard this. Although Lan Qi had told him before that her family had arranged a marriage for her and she had been fighting, she did not expect that Lan Qi's engagement partner was Dong Youdao.

The Uncle Dong in front of him was naturally Dong Youdao's father. Qi Ming felt a little embarrassed when he thought that he and Lan Qi had already eaten the forbidden fruit. After all, Dong Youdao can be regarded as his friend. Although he was an unintentional mistake, it was still a bit inappropriate.

Fortunately, Dong Longjiang canceled the engagement between Lan Qi and Dong Youdao, otherwise Qi Ming would not know how to face Dong Youdao. Although Dong Youdao likes Jenny, Lan Qi is his fiancée after all, and he doesn't want to get involved in other people's emotional entanglements, but now he will never give up Lan Qi no matter what.

Although in just a few days, Qi Ming had already fallen in love with this girl. Lan Qi's cheerfulness and liveliness and unrestrainedness naturally attracted him. Perhaps Lan Qi is not as feminine as Jenny and Liu Lili, but it is what makes her heart the most.

Especially after Lan Qi took the initiative to sacrifice herself, he felt that he had the responsibility to give Lan Qi a lifetime of happiness.

It was the first time Qi Yuanshan knew about Qi Ming’s love story, but he didn’t expect Qi Ming to accidentally snatch Dong Longjiang’s son’s fiancée, and the other party was from the Lan family. He frowned slightly, but he quickly stretched out.

In his opinion, Dong Longjiang and the Lan family are just trying to rely on the influence of the Lan family. However, the Lan family has always liked diversified development and wanted to interfere in any business. Maybe the Lan family is also ready to develop into the real estate industry.

However, Qi Yuanshan didn't care about this. He glanced at Lan Qi beside Qi Ming, thinking that this girl looked well-behaved and clever. Qi Ming had a good vision, but it made him feel a little uncomfortable if Lan Laogui's granddaughter wanted to be his granddaughter-in-law.

Well, Qi Yuanshan waved his hand and said: Longjiang Ah, let them solve the problems of young people by themselves. The more we are the elders, the more chaotic we are. By the way, I will introduce you to someone, Song Zicheng, this is an old friend of mine, Dong Longjiang, you can also call Uncle Dong.

When Dong Longjiang heard Song Zicheng's name, his eyes froze. He couldn't help but look up and down, and said with a smile: It turns out that you are Song Zicheng. Fangfei mentioned you to me yesterday, and she is indeed young and promising.

Song Zicheng said respectfully: Uncle Dong founded Longjiang Group and is already a legend in the real estate industry. I have admired it for a long time and have always wanted to find an opportunity to visit.

Dong Longjiang just nodded when he heard this and said lightly: There will be a chance.

Song Zicheng was a little disappointed when he saw that Dong Longjiang did not have a deep conversation with him. He originally wanted to take the opportunity to talk about cooperation with the other party, but he also knew that he should not be impatient.

Qi Yuanshan smiled at Qi Ming and said: You young people, go out for a walk. The scenery here is pretty good and worth watching. You can save yourself from being reserved in front of us.

When Song Zicheng and others left, Qi Yuanshan and Dong Longjiang walked into a room next to him and sat down. The room was decorated in a simple and elegant manner, with bookshelf everywhere, and were filled with various books, which looked quaint.

Dong Longjiang said: Yuanshan, what is the relationship between Song Zicheng of Shengtian Group and you? You will not have any contact with Shengtian Group.

Qi Yuanshan shook his head and said: It doesn’t matter. I just met this young man occasionally. I think this young man is very good and appreciate him more. So I want to introduce you to him. Why? Do you seem to have some opinions on Shengtian Group?

There is no opinion, Shengtian Group is also a big group.Dong Longjiang said with a smile, but as far as I know, Shengtian Group is engaged in coal mines and has only entered the real estate industry in recent years. I don’t know whether Shengtian Group wants to make a big move into real estate or leave if you want to make a fortune. However, no matter what the reason is, I don’t really want to cooperate with these other companies.

When doing business, you must have a broad mind and look at the world, and you cannot stick to the whole place.Qi Yuanshan said with an inconsistent expression, "I see you have been walking very close to Lan Laogui in the past few years. Humph, don't think I don't know what you are thinking. Tell you, be careful that he will cheat you again."

It turned out that Qi Yuanshan and Dong Longjiang knew each other when they were young and worked together to do business. Later, they met Lan Yongdong, a child of the Lan family. Lan Yongdong was not valued in the family, so the three of them started their own business together, hoping to create a new world by relying on their own efforts, eat and live together every day, and be as close as their brothers.

However, in a cooperation, Qi Yuanshan and Dong Longjiang encountered financial difficulties. Dong Longjiang borrowed money everywhere, and Dong Longjiang even mortgaged the house. However, at this time, Lan Yongdong suddenly proposed to withdraw the funds he invested. In the end, Qi Yuanshan and Dong Longjiang both suffered heavy losses and were almost in a slump. However, Lan Yongdong was unscathed and returned to work in a family business.

Because of this, the three of them parted ways and worked hard to work their own forces. Qi Yuanshan had the best opportunities and the highest achievements, especially with great influence overseas. Dong Longjiang founded Longjiang Group, and Lan Yongdong became the chairman of the Lan family and became the head of the Lan family.

However, Qi Yuanshan was very annoyed by Lan Yongdong's behavior of going back on his word, and even stopped interacting with Lan Yongdong again. This was a break from his brotherhood, but he often met Dong Longjiang.

The distant mountains, how many years have passed, why are you still worried about it?Dong Longjiang couldn't help but smile bitterly, and sighed helplessly, Yongdong did have his own difficulties at that time. The risk of the business was indeed very high, so it didn't matter to us two, but Yongdong borrowed money from his family. If he really lost money, it would be difficult for him to turn over.

Humph, he has difficulties, no one has difficulties? Is our money blowing from the strong wind?Qi Yuanshan was a little angry when he thought of what happened back then. Longjiang, do you still remember that we sold a truck of fruit to the market that time. The other party wanted to suppress our price, but you rushed up with a knife without saying a word. If I hadn't stopped him, you would have cut the man.

Of course I remember that it was too difficult to make some money at that time.Thinking of the hard work of starting a business back then, Dong Longjiang couldn't help but sigh. Another time, we were cheated and had no penny left. In the middle of the night, we could only run to the bus station for a night. Now, it seems that it was yesterday.

We all knew that the business was very risky and would be very likely to be fully compensated, but we still did it without hesitation because we all knew that it was also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Is it just Lan Yongdong smart? We all got into our minds. When I think of his behavior at that time, I am so angry.

Dong Longjiang saw Qi Yuanshan's beard trembling slightly, and Dayi's usual calmness and calmness was obviously unable to let go of Lan Yongdong's betrayal back then. He didn't know how to judge the right and wrong at that time. Lan Yongdong also mentioned his concerns in advance, and if there was a greater risk, he might withdraw his funds.

Although he and Qi Yuanshan agreed at that time, they only thought that Lan Yongdong was just talking, but they did not expect that Lan Yongdong would really withdraw the funds. The situation at that time might have succeeded after a few more days. This is what Qi Yuanshan felt the most heartbreaking.

Both of them seemed to be in deep thought, and the room became very quiet.

After pausing for about a few minutes, Qi Yuanshan suddenly said: Lan Yongdong, I don’t want to mention him for the time being. By the way, how is your situation going to the United States for treatment this time?What did the doctor say?

Dong Longjiang shook his head and sighed softly: The doctor said that the most optimistic one is probably three to five years, but I know very well that it will be difficult for me to survive for three years.

Qi Yuanshan was shocked. He did not expect that Dong Longjiang's condition was so serious. He didn't know what to say for a moment. Thinking of the decades of friendship between the two, he felt very uncomfortable when he saw that his old friend was about to die.

However, when Dong Longjiang saw Qi Yuanshan's appearance, he smiled and comforted him and said: Life and death are fate, wealth is in heaven. Why can't you let it go? I have suffered and enjoyed blessings in this life, and there is no regret. Now I just want to arrange the Longjiang Group so that my life's hard work will be wasted.

Qi Yuanshan nodded silently and asked tentatively: Do you want to hand over the company to Youdao or Fangfei?

Fangfei has done a good job over the years, and I see it all, but unfortunately she is a woman after all.Sooner or later, they will get married.

Dong Longjiang said helplessly, I know she wants to take over my work, but I can only pass it on to Youdao, but I am afraid that Fangfei will feel unbalanced.After all, she has done a lot of things for the company over the years.

The company's inheritance itself is a relatively difficult thing. Qi Yuanshan's idea is relatively open-minded. It is very unwise for him to leave all his assets to Qi Ming, but it is not a problem to let Qi Ming have no worries about food and clothing.

Since Dong Longjiang got sick, he began to think about this matter. In his opinion, although his son's ability is poor, he is not enterprising enough and has more than enough success. There are also a few capable people who can help defend Longjiang Group.

But it was Dong Fangfei's arrangement that made him a little embarrassed. His daughter has always been arrogant and has always been out of place with Dong Youdao and his son. If Dong Youdao became the chairman, she would definitely be unwilling to be inferior, and it might lead to internal chaos in the company.

Since Dong Longjiang is preparing to let his son take office, he will definitely not allow anyone who threatens Dong Youdao to stay in the company. If Dong Fangfei cannot recognize the reality clearly, he can only take measures to let his daughter leave the company.

That afternoon, Qi Yuanshan and Dong Longjiang chatted for a long time, and he didn't know how many more he could meet with this old friend. Finally, Qi Yuanshan said cautiously: Longjiang, I have no intention of controlling your decision, but I still suggest that you reconsider your cooperation with Shengtian Group. Let's put it this way, Song Zicheng is a person I am optimistic about, and I am going to recommend him to join the Qianlong Club when the time is ripe.

A hint of color flashed through Dong Longjiang's eyes. Qianlong Club is an elite business community. Those who can join the club are young talents with outstanding abilities, and they need to be recommended by powerful business seniors. With Qi Yuanshan's prestige and status in the business world, if he personally recommends someone to join the club, then this person will inevitably receive great attention. It can be said that one foot has entered the top business circle.

He knew that Qi Yuanshan had a vicious look and rarely misjudged a person. Since he admired Song Zicheng so much, he must have something extraordinary about this young man. Maybe he should have made friends with Song Zicheng, even if it was paving the way for Dong Youdao.

The South China Sea is not an independent kingdom. No matter how powerful he is, Dong Longjiang, cannot operate Sanwan into a territory that belongs only to him. Even without Shengtian Group, other foreign forces will continue to seize territory. Instead of keeping others out, it is better to sit down and cooperate together.

I see.Dong Longjiang nodded slowly. It was only now that he really began to face the young man named Song Zicheng. After all, he was recognized by Qi Yuanshan.