The living room of Tao Jiang's house is huge. Nine people can sit on the sofa without feeling crowded.
Because the nanny was not at home, Tao Hongding personally made tea for everyone and found some nuts on the coffee table to share with everyone.
"Dad, why are you alone at home, where is Aunt Sun?" Tao Jiang asked.
Aunt Sun is the nanny of the Tao family. She came to the Tao family when Tao Jiang was three years old. It has been sixteen years now.
"Your Aunt Sun is not in good health recently. Her son took her to Shanghai for a checkup a few days ago. She also spent the New Year in Shanghai." Tao Hongding said.
"Is Aunt Sun okay?" Tao Jiang asked with concern.
"It's nothing. Your Aunt Sun will be back in a few days, so I haven't looked for house help these days, so I've just made do at home." Tao Hongding smiled, then looked at Tao Jiang and scolded: "You Why didn't you tell me in advance when you brought your friends home so that I could find someone to arrange your itinerary in advance?"
"Dad, we are not here for a trip to Pingcheng. The team has other tasks. I just came back to take a look." Tao Jiang said with a smile.
"You still have missions?" Tao Hongding was stunned, "It's already eleven o'clock, there's always time for lunch, right? Come on, I'll take you to Tiangui for dinner. If you stay in Pingcheng, I'll give you a meal in Tiangui. How many rooms can you open? The environment there is good."
Tiangui is considered a good hotel in Pingcheng. Although it cannot be compared with the five-star hotels in first-tier cities such as Jicheng and Shencheng, the corresponding facilities in the hotel are relatively complete, and the taste of the Chinese restaurant in the hotel is relatively authentic.
"How can a hotel be as comfortable as at home? These brothers are all my comrades-in-arms and are our own people. You don't need to be so polite to them. Just stay at our house. Besides, the food in Tiangui is pretty average. I'd better call two chefs. Make it for us at home." Tao Jiang said.
Tao Hongding disagreed and said: "Since he is your brother, he should be treated well. Now that your aunt is not here, and no one has cleaned the house for several days, how can we live comfortably?"
"What's the matter? When I'm looking for a chef, I can just call two part-time aunties online to clean up." Tao Jiang insisted.
Tao Hongding took a deep look at Tao Jiang and said with a smile: "Sure, I'll listen to you then. Master Zhou is very good at his craftsmanship. I'll give him a call and ask him if he can come over at noon today."
"Then I'll make an appointment with two cleaning ladies online." Tao Jiang took out his mobile phone and searched skillfully for a while, and soon made an appointment with two cleaning ladies to come and clean in the afternoon.
Tao Hongding also took out his mobile phone and called Master Zhou.
The Fifth Lord looked at the father and son and always felt a little weird.
Wang Jiayang and Feng Yi frowned slightly, seeming to be thinking about something.
Tong Sheng sat in the corner, lowering his head and playing with his slender fingers, with a faint smile of unknown meaning hanging on the corner of his mouth.
Shiguang, Heping and Fa Yunfeng were not aware of the weirdness between Tao Jiang and Tao Hongding. They were sitting on the sofa chatting and eating nuts on the coffee table.
Half an hour later, Master Zhou arrived with two assistants carrying a box of his own professional kitchen utensils and two large bags of ingredients. After saying hello to Tao Hongding, he entered the kitchen and got busy.
Soon, a series of Shanxi dishes with full color, flavor and flavor were served on the table, including astragalus braised mutton, pot-braised venison, Yellow River carp stewed tofu, Yangcheng roasted liver, Pingyao beef, quail and eggplant...
Because the people eating were all young men, Tao Hongding specially asked Master Zhou, so there was a lot of meat and vegetables on the table, and the portions were very generous.
After all the food was served, Master Zhou left with his two assistants.
Perhaps because his son was back, Tao Hongding was in a good mood and went to the basement wine cellar to get two boxes of red wine.
Everyone was not polite. Not only did they eat a large table of food, they also drank all the red wine that Tao Hongding brought. Tao Hongding didn't seem to be hungry. He didn't eat much and only drank some red wine with everyone.
After drinking and eating, Tao Jiang asked with a hint of drunkenness: "Dad, is that Fei Dezhu giving you trouble?"
Tao Hongding said with a smile: "What kind of trouble can he bring to me? He just came to me to ask for a red envelope during the Chinese New Year."
"Did something happen in the mine?" Tao Jiang's face turned cold. "Dad, did you not call the police and just keep it secret with your family? It's not uncommon for people to kill people in the mine and cheat for compensation. You can't help the tyrants. "
"The wings haven't grown hard yet, but I have to educate you first." Tao Hongding laughed and cursed, then smiled and said: "Don't worry, the mining business is no longer my main business. I will not do this for petty profits." I’m confused about this kind of thing.”
Thinking that his father started buying houses in Jicheng in 2006 and now owns no less than a hundred properties in Jicheng, Tao Jiang said nothing more.
After dinner, because Wang Jiayang had not received the notice from above, Tao Jiang was going to take everyone for a walk in Pingcheng, while Tao Hongding stayed at home and waited for the cleaning staff to come.
After everyone got on the bus, Tao Jiang looked at Feng Yi and said in a deep voice: "Old Feng, take me to find Fei Dezhu. Something must have happened in my dad's mine."
Thinking of the strange fishy smell he smelled on Tao Hongding before, Feng Yi nodded and said, "Okay."
"Didn't your dad say everything is fine at the mine? I don't think he is lying." The Fifth Lord asked doubtfully.
Tao Jiang didn't say anything, but looked at Tong Sheng, who was smiling.
"Uncle Tao just sent four WeChat red envelopes to Fei Dezhu, each worth 50,000 yuan." Tong Sheng said slowly.
Did Tao Hongding really give Fei Dezhu 200,000
Although the Tao family is rich, they are not related to each other. Giving Fei Dezhu 200,000 New Year's red envelopes is too much. Moreover, judging from Fei Dezhu's appearance, it seems that this is not the first time he has asked Tao Hongding for money.
From this point of view, there is only one possibility left: Fei Dezhu has the handle on Tao Hongding.
Soon, everyone found Fei Dezhu in a bathing center.
Seeing people breaking into the door, Fei Dezhu, who was enjoying a massage in the box, was startled. He instinctively picked up the bath towel next to him and covered his body. The two young girls who were massaging him turned pale and quickly exited the room. .
After seeing clearly that the people coming were Tao Jiang and his friends, Fei Dezhu breathed a sigh of relief, put on his pants slowly, lit another cigarette, and then grinned and said: "Master Tao, you brought so many I’m here, but what advice do you have?”
"What happened to my dad's mine?" Tao Jiang said straight to the point.
Fei Dezhu was stunned for a moment, then sneered: "Why should I tell you?"
"Since I came to you, I just want to help my dad solve this matter. If you tell me honestly, I will naturally not treat you badly, let alone cause trouble for you.
But if you don't tell me, I will have no choice but to go to the mine to investigate. I think before I went to the mine, the news that I was looking for you would have spread to my dad's ears. Tao Jiang said quietly.
(End of chapter)