Hou Hongchang had a rough time these few days. His father said he was going to send him abroad, and even his mother, who had always doted on him, stood by his father this time.
Hou Hongchang doesn't like to go abroad. When he was in middle school, he was sent to England to be gilded, but he couldn't speak the bird language after a few years. Arrogant British people don't care what his father does, he was discriminated against in that British private aristocratic high school.
It's just that he parked his car a few times, but the parking position is not right. The school police of that private high school dared to lock the wheels of his new sports car with iron chains. The british people are famous all over the world for their staid and xenophobic personality. Several times when he went clubbing, he forgot to bring his driver's license to prove his age. As a result, the five-person and six-person British guard dared to stop him from entering!
Are you kidding me, when Hou Xiaoye was hanging around in Beijing, he was so full of stars! Who can not look at the old man's sake, bow down respectfully to him, and call out Hou Shao? What kind of romantic venue does he want to enter, what kind of new gadgets does he want to play, who dares to stop him from letting him have fun
What rules, what laws, in the eyes of Hou Hongchang, they are things that restrict ordinary people. For people of his class and status, they are nothing!
In order not to go to England, Hou Hongchang had a complete quarrel with the old man. The old man scolded him for making a fuss about the car accident, and now even the entire Hou family can't stand it anymore, and they have no choice but to send him abroad to avoid the limelight. But Hou Hongchang felt that the old man was worrying unfoundedly. Is there anything that the family can't handle
Public opinion? It can't eat people, it's just a bunch of idle netizens spitting on the Internet. High Court of Public Security? They can't rush to Hou's house to arrest people, and they dare not lend them a hundred courage!
After yelling at the old man, and knocking on the table and the bench at his mother who always doted on him, Hou Hongchang stormed out angrily, planning to sleep at the house of his mistress Cheng Xurong for the night.
Cheng Xurong originally planned to go to the hotel tonight, but when she found out that Hou Hongchang was coming, she immediately canceled the original plan, made a facial mask at home, took a flower bath, dressed up carefully, and waited for the young master to come.
A single woman like Cheng Xurong was floating in Beijing. At the beginning, she had no money, no one, and no power. It was not until she climbed up to Hou Hongchang that she slowly worked hard to create her own world. Now that she is rich and has her own real estate, she has been living in the small apartment that Hou Hongchang gave her at the beginning and never moved, which shows to a great extent her loyalty and love for old love.
Her residence is open to Hou Hongchang's circle of friends, and his second-generation official friends often come and go here, and any inconvenient, secret and dirty things are brought here to be resolved. Can normal people bear their living environment being so publicized? cannot. Only Cheng Xurong endured, not only endured, she was also very happy. Because this gave her a detached position in front of the group of second-generation officials, and everyone was willing to give her face. Her meaning to Hou Hongchang is a little different from that of other Yingying and Yanyan.
Cheng Xurong originally calculated the time for Hou Hongchang to come over, but tonight this young man was in a bad mood, the car drove a little faster, and arrived ten minutes earlier than she expected, and Cheng Xurong was still in the bathroom when he entered.
"The food delivered by the hotel is on the table! Let's eat something to pad our stomach!" Cheng Xurong yelled loudly through the door in the bathroom, "I'll be out in a few minutes!"
Cheng Xurong is no longer a 28-year-old girl. In recent years, she has become more diligent in maintenance and beauty. Hou Hongchang knew what was wrong with the woman, and after scolding, he turned back to the restaurant with nothing to do.
At this moment the doorbell rang, and Hou Hongchang asked angrily, "Who is it?"
"The hotel took out, and a dish was missed! Does Boss Cheng live here?"
As the place where Hou Hongchang sent off women several years ago, this apartment is no longer high-end. Putting it in a high-end community, those who deliver food and do cleaning are not allowed to enter the building, and can only be released after being notified by the bodyguard.
Hou Hongchang frowned, thinking that Cheng Xurong should not be moved. Anyway, he often comes to live here, so there is no need to wrong him for a house.
Cheng Xurong was still splashing boiling water in the bathroom, not sure if it was for washing the mask or something else. Although Hou Hongchang was not in the habit of opening the door for others, it was obviously troublesome to call Cheng Xurong to open the door at this time. Hou Hongchang lazily removed the unlit cigarette from his mouth: "Here we come."
When he stood up, suddenly his eyelids twitched wildly, in that short moment, so fast that he didn't have time to feel irritable. He suddenly remembered the moment when he overtook a car after drinking and hit the migrant worker child, his eyelids twitched for no reason and no reason, and then something happened.
That moment was so fast that he couldn't even remember what it felt like when the car hit the human body. What remained in his memory was only the sudden bump—it should be caused by the broken bones when the wheels ran over the human body.
Hou Hongchang covered his eyelids, and at the same time casually stretched out his hand to open the door.
Standing outside the door was a young man in a hotel work uniform, with a baseball cap covering most of his face. Hou Hongchang felt that he looked familiar for no reason, so he couldn't help asking: "You..."
These were the last words he uttered.
Because immediately, a bright horizontal light flashed in front of his eyes, this light was so cold and domineering, it cut off his throat completely like lightning in an instant.
Hou Hongchang didn't even feel the pain. He just felt strange, how could he suddenly be unable to make a sound while he was talking
Blood spurted out from the broken throat like an arrow, and a large amount of air flowed into the intake pipe. He opened his mouth, but he couldn't make a sound.
The deadly chill from the blade was only now creeping up his spine to his brain, robbing him of the last of his life. Until he slowly fell down with his eyes wide open, he could still hear the sound of splashing water coming from the bathroom.
At this moment, in a corner that no one saw, no one heard, and no one could expect, Hou Hongchang, the mighty young master of the Hou family, fell to the ground almost silently, dying with regret.
He didn't even see who the person who killed him was.
When Han Yue was having dinner, he was always thinking about going outside to call Chu Ci, to see if he came home on time, and if he was wandering outside with someone while he was away. But his father, his mother, his eldest brother and sister-in-law were all present, and the commander and his wife kept asking him about the affairs of the army, so it was really difficult to leave the dining table to make a phone call.
Han Yue could only eat his head in suspense, using simple words such as "um", "yes" and "remembered" to deal with his old lady.
The commander's wife had nothing to say to her second son, and she didn't understand the affairs of the army. She only knew that a military project in Nujiang had ended, and Han Yue was temporarily transferred back to Beijing. The Military Commission would make arrangements in a few months. Han Yue didn't need her to worry about life since she was a child, and she couldn't find anything to ask, so after a few words of concern, she had nothing to say, so she had to shut up.
Commander Han actually asked about the Nu River, and said, "When you come back this time, don't move around or contact people randomly, and keep the secrecy regulations. Next year when the troops stationed in Beijing will change their defenses, some people will be sent up. I guess some of them will be sent up." There is you."
Han Yue nodded with a "hmm".
Han Yue's sister-in-law couldn't help but add another word: "Doesn't that mean that the second brother can live in Beijing for a long time? I wonder if we should clean the upstairs room, so that it will be more convenient for the second brother to come back to live in the future..."
When she said this, the whole family was embarrassed.
Han Qiang coughed quickly, "Xiao Ruo just got married, and she doesn't know anything about the family. The second brother doesn't live at home very often, and their buddies in the army all bought houses outside, and the lots are all connected together."
When mentioning the house, Mrs. Commander suddenly thought of something: "By the way, how did I hear that you live outside with a male engineer?"
As soon as these words came out, the sister-in-law, who was not familiar with the situation of the Han family, was startled, her face became even more embarrassing, and she couldn't stop glancing at Han Yue.
"You are at this age, you can play casually, but you must take matters into consideration when you get married and start a family. Recently, several wives in the city below handed over photos of their daughters to me. I took a look at them one by one. It’s not bad. Take a look someday, and if you like one, I’ll ask them to come to Beijing to meet.”
The commander's wife said this out of good intentions, the princelings in their group of princelings, the candidates for the first wife are all determined in this way. Even if all the noble girls in Beijing are married, they can still be elected to the top leading families in the local cities. In short, four words are the most important: the right family.
Han Yue's sister-in-law Qi Xiaoruo was picked two years earlier in this way, and the whole process was no different from that of a draft girl.
With a piece of chicken bone in his mouth, Han Yue said vaguely, "Let's see again. It's a matter of fate."
"What kind of fate do you care about? Are you destined to be with that man?" Mrs. Commander poked her finger on the head of her second son, "Virtue!"
Han Yue frowned, but did not answer. On the contrary, Old Commander Han saw his son's displeasure, and also had a little idea of what his son had done to the engineer, so he stopped his wife in time: "Okay! Eating is eating, and it's not too late to talk about Han Yue's business!"
After a meal, Han Yue was not interested. The commander's wife's nagging made him unhappy, and his sister-in-law's weird look made him want to get angry. After the dinner was over, Han Yue walked to the yard alone, lit a cigarette, and prepared to call Chu Ci.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the fire was lit, the sister-in-law came out in a hurry and said, "Second Brother, Mom is looking for you."
Han Yue put out his cigarette without saying a word, turned his head and entered the door.
His sister-in-law endured it, seeing no one around, she still couldn't help asking: "Second brother, you... are you really with a man?"
Han Yue turned his head, stared at his sister-in-law for a long time, and then said coldly: "If the boss has something outside, you dare to ask like that?"
The sister-in-law was startled, and involuntarily took half a step back, watching Han Yue walk in without looking back.
The commander's wife took great pains to urge the old man to call Han Yue back, and she really had something to say.
This matter is still about Han Yue's worried elder brother Han Qiang. Although Han Qiang went to school step by step according to his parents' expectations, he didn't achieve anything in the end. Later, the commander's wife made the decision and sent him to study abroad. Although he came back with a layer of gold plating, he ran into and killed two people on the street because of careless driving just after returning to China.
Because of this incident, the Han family was in an uproar. Old Commander Han was upright all his life, wishing he could beat his eldest son to death with a belt; Han Yue was not close to his family and had a short temper.
In order to keep her eldest son, the Commander's wife lost countless hairs, including high blood pressure. Fortunately, her efforts were fruitful. Although the old commander Han was reluctant in every possible way, he finally sold his favor through his old subordinates; he also found Han Yue's iron buddies in the high court, bribed witnesses and material evidence, and finally Han Qiang was not guilty freed.
However, after the man was released, his future became a big problem. Han Qiang originally wanted to pursue an official career, but after this incident, the promotion process was slowed down, and what position he could reach in the future became a suspense. Han Qiang is a person who can't bear to be wronged. He went into business in a fit of anger, just like many princelings who rely on family power to gallop in the business world, gearing up for a big fight.
Who knows that doing business is not so easy. Han Qiang got used to it in the first twenty years of his life. He didn't have a specific concept of money circulation, and he was not good at mundane tasks such as interpersonal relationships and customer relations. The jewelry company he opened fell into trouble due to poor management within a few months, and he owed the debt to the bank and was unable to repay it. Fortunately, the Han family has a strong family background, otherwise Han Qiang would be in big trouble again.
The commander's wife called Han Yue back this time because she wanted him to help the boss, to give Han Qiang an easy and lucrative future through relationships, or simply get him to the military supply department.
Han Yue frowned and listened to his mother's chatter, and after a long silence, he said: "The Military Supplies Department is not that easy to advance. You can see that Hou Yu's success is because of Hou Yu's smooth personality and cautious tongue. Boss, under this I don't think he can do it with Wuchen's personality, and if something happens in the military supply department, I can't help him."
"Then you can just sit and watch as your eldest brother has nowhere to go, without even a reliable future?" The Commander's wife became angry, her expression hardened: "I am also very relieved that all of you have made great achievements, but The boss really makes me unable to close my eyes! You are the brother of the boss, and you are not even willing to help him, so how can I, a mother, be able to go on the road with peace of mind after a hundred years?"
Han Yue listened silently without saying a word.
"In short, no matter whether it works or not, you should contact someone first! Then Han Qiang will not do well, and his father will be around, and me! I can't drag you down!"
Han Yue shook his head and said, "It's not so easy to contact people."
"What's not easy? Do you think mom doesn't know anything?" The commander's wife was about to get angry again, and she calmed down after holding back: "I heard from your father that when the engineer didn't follow you, You just put a word out, and someone rushed to help you issue a death certificate. Han Yue, Mom knows that you are capable now, as long as you trust someone in the military supply department, won't they rush to deal with you? "
The commander's wife wiped the corners of her eyes, with a look of sadness on her face: "Look, you have never begged you for anything since you were a child, and never cared about you. If you are willing to hang out with men outside, I will do it too." I didn't swear at others and embarrass you like those unenlightened parents. Right now, my mother is begging you for this matter, and it's about your biological elder brother who is connected by blood. Are you not even willing to do this little favor?"
When it comes to this, it is obvious that it cannot be pushed. Han Yue frowned, got up after a while and said, "Let's talk about it.—I'll give you an answer in two days."
The Commander's wife knew that he had acquiesced in saying that it was probably acquiescing, and she couldn't help but feel happy, and her face was a little relieved: "This is good, this is good... Mom, if this is for you, wait until your father and I get married. After the soil, who else in this world can be relied on? Isn't it just you two brothers who can support each other... "
Han Yue strode out of his mother's small reception room. Although his face was expressionless, everyone could feel the low pressure around him. A burst of fire.
The sister-in-law was still waiting outside, just about to say something, when she saw Han Yue's eyes, she immediately shut her mouth and stepped aside.
Han Yue walked straight out of the door, came to the yard, lit a cigarette and took two hard puffs. Nicotine temporarily suppressed the impatience and irritability in his blood, then he took out his cell phone and wanted to call Chu Ci.
He really wanted to hear Chu Ci's voice at this moment, to confirm that this person was still in his grasp, and that he was still in a place where he could grab it with just a stretch of his hand.
Unexpectedly, after the call was made, the phone rang for a long time, and no one answered it until it hung up automatically.
Han Yue called again, but Chu Ci still didn't answer. He thought that Chu Ci was not with his mobile phone at this time, so he called his landline at home, but after two or three calls, it was switched to automatic answering.
"Hi, I'm Chuci. I'm not at home right now, or I can't answer the phone. Please leave your name and number after the beep, and I will call back as soon as possible..."
Han Yue slammed the phone shut with a slamming sound, his expression so terrifying that it made people shudder.
It just so happened that Han Yue's old nanny passed by carrying soup, he stopped in worry and asked, "Second Young Master, are you alright?"
"...It's okay." Han Yue shook his head, and suddenly strode out the door: "Tell the old man, I left something at home, go back and pick it up again."