Ning Huchen was a hero throughout his life, known for his hot temper and intolerant eyes. After ten years of disasters and ups and downs, his temper was smoothed down a lot. When he needs to be ruthless, his heart is as cold as ice, and when he needs to make decisions, his eyes are as sharp as thunder. Otherwise, he would not have survived these decades of changes and reached his current position.
But it would be too absolute to say that he would definitely use his favorite and most admired granddaughter as a price to seek a smooth transition of the family during a special period. So when everyone except Ning Chengren thought that the marriage would not be approved by the old man, he nodded contrary to his usual behavior.
Although marriage is no small matter, especially in the lives of children of aristocratic families, marriage is often a product of politics and interests. But firstly, Ning Xi is still young, far from the age of marriage, and has just returned from five years of exile abroad. For her personally, it is too cruel. Secondly, the Ning family has been standing in the political arena of the Republic for nearly 20 years, and has its own foundation and arrogance. Even if there are occasional setbacks and troubles, they will not use the precious trees in their family as chips to protect themselves. Thirdly, and most importantly, the intention of confrontation is too naked and straightforward through marriage. The struggle in the Republic has always been about keeping silent and hiding a needle in cotton, rather than bare-chested and picking up bricks to fight, so most people are opposed.
Ning Chengren was under great pressure for a while. First, Ning Xi's father Ning Chengyi was furious and almost pointed at his nose and scolded him. Ning Chengli also slammed the door and left angrily after trying to persuade him in vain. Even the fourth brother Ning Chengzhi, who never asked about the family's affairs and was a low-key person, made a phone call for the first time, and was very puzzled by his eldest brother's behavior.
This is the first time such things have happened since Ning Chengren gradually replaced Ning Huchen and gained some of the say in the Ning family.
Unlike other brothers and sisters in the family, Ning Chengren was in the General Staff, and his understanding of some details was even better than Ning Huchen. From the exercises before the New Year to the troop mobilization after the New Year, he had a lot of intelligence in his hands. The army, which had always been regarded as the Ning faction's greatest reliance, had already shown signs of instability. Some people were jealous of those unsuccessful speculators who took advantage of this crisis to rise to the top, and they began to stir in private. A bad trend was hidden in the dark, and it was unknown when it would suddenly erupt and deal a fatal blow to the Ning faction.
But this feeling is just his instinct and intuition when facing danger after years of experience. There is not enough evidence, and he cannot express it clearly. Telling it to others is just a joke. The Ning family is now more prosperous than ever. If you say that it will collapse overnight because of a few speculative guys, no one will believe it!
But Ning Chengren insisted that this was a very dangerous signal, so there was a proposal for marriage, not for the present, but for tomorrow. Those who do not plan for the whole life are not qualified to plan for the moment. His vision must always be farther than many people, so that he can shoulder the burden of the family in the future.
After he reported his thoughts to Ning Huchen, Ning Huchen did not make a clear statement, but also let him do it according to his own ideas. Therefore, when most people strongly opposed it, it was also a surprise for him to get the old man's full support.
But Ning Chengren actually guessed Ning Huchen's original intention wrong!
Ning Huchen agreed to let Ning Xi go on a blind date, not because he wanted to sacrifice his granddaughter's happiness for the sake of the family, but because he made the decision precisely for his granddaughter's happiness.
Five years ago, Ning Huchen was furious at the first love between Ning Xi and Xu Ting. He not only drove Xu Ting out of the capital, but also sent Ning Xi directly to the United States. He also forbade her to return to China before graduation. All expenses were cut to the minimum, and in some ways she lived worse than ordinary people.
Five years later, Ning Xi returned from her studies. That morning, Ning Huchen got up early, shaved, had his hair cut, and moved a chair to sit under an old locust tree. But after waiting for several hours, the news he finally received was that Ning Xi got off the plane somewhere else and did not return to the capital at all.
That day, no one dared to hang around the old man. His face was terribly gloomy. Everyone thought he was angry with Ning Xi, but they didn't know that he was angry with himself!
Leaves return to their roots, foxes die on their home hills, and even birds know to return to their nests at sunset. So why is it that the granddaughter, who has been spoiled since childhood, is still wandering around after so many years, and is unwilling to even set foot in the capital
From that day on, Ning Huchen no longer asked about Ning Xi's affairs and let her wander around outside. Later, she went to Qingzhou and stayed there for half a year!
But no one knew that from that day on, Ning Xi's every move would be reported to the old man's desk every day. What new friends she made, what companies she invested in, whether she was in good health, how much she smiled, no matter how big or small the matter was, everything related to it was presented one by one.
Of course, this wasn't surveillance, but an alternative family happiness for an old man. He didn't interfere with any of Ning Xi's actions, nor did he say hello to anyone. Unless there was a danger to her life, the people sent over were not allowed to show up!
On the other hand, after a busy day at work, reading Ning Xi's briefings has become one of the few leisure activities for this old man who shoulders the heavy responsibility of his family and country.
So, when a name appeared more and more in the reports, Ning Huchen couldn't help but become interested in this person.
Wen Liang, a sixteen-year-old boy!
Ning Huchen joined the army at the age of thirteen, became a company commander at the age of fifteen, and was already a well-known general in the army at the age of twenty. Age and other things were not a problem for him. So when he found out from the report that there was something going on between the two of them, his first reaction was not to get angry, but to tell himself that a girl is no longer under the control of her mother, and that she should be guarded, but she should not repeat the same mistakes. If she really had to use the same method to deal with Xu Ting, with Ning Xi's temper, it would be better for her to rebel against the Ning family. She was afraid that she would do something stupid in anger.
All the children in his Ning family have the same bad temper!
It happened that at the end of the year, Ning Chengren had smelled danger from information from all sides and decisively proposed a marriage with the Lei family. Ning Huchen agreed to his opinion without hesitation.
Is there anything that can make it easier to see into people's hearts than under such pressure
Everything that happened afterwards was within his expectations. Ning Xi returned to Beijing as expected and came to the courtyard as expected. The two of them played a game of Go and practiced Tai Chi. Ning Huchen felt distressed when he saw his granddaughter's spirit almost collapsing under the heavy pressure. However, it was precisely because of this distress that he had to harden his heart!
He had to wait and see if the sixteen-year-old boy had the courage to approach him, and if he had the wisdom to solve the deadly trap he had set!
He is brave but not wise, but a reckless man; he is wise but not brave, but a poor military advisor. If even such a person wants to enter the Ning family, he would be courting death!
While waiting, the incident with Li Qingniu happened. When talking about Wen Liang, Ning Huchen was surprised to realize that it was the young man who had been in his sight many times with Ning Xi.
Is this just a coincidence
But he knew Li Qingniu's character very well. He was always afraid to reveal the secret. It was useless to ask, so he had to put it aside for the time being and put all his attention on deciphering these four prophecies.
After that, Wen Liang came to Beijing to trade stocks, and Ning Huchen just watched the changes and never connected his prophecy with it. Until Ning Xi came to report Wen Liang's request for an audience this morning, he was looking at the tortoise shell in the "Divine Turtle Picture" with a magnifying glass. The texture was delicate and the lines were well-defined. The sunlight shone through the glass onto the tortoise shell. Somehow, he suddenly remembered the last two sentences of the prophecy:
Sunset star plate, meet Beijing to solve the problem!
The dragon horse came out of the River Map, and the divine tortoise carried the Luoshu. The ancients used this to obtain the Nine Digits and Eight Trigrams, which could be used to observe the changes of yin and yang in heaven and earth. Isn’t every scene at this moment the "Sunset Star Plate"
He had been thinking hard for months, but had no clue about the last two sentences, especially the "sunset star disk". No matter how he interpreted it, it didn't seem to make sense. But today, for some reason, it seemed as if a voice in the dark said something in his ear, and he suddenly understood. To go further, the sun is above and the disk is below, isn't this the word "Wen"
With this train of thought, the remaining sentence "solve difficulties when in Beijing" originally meant that he had to stay in Beijing all the time and not go out, so as to resolve the difficulty of being imprisoned by water this time. Or maybe it cannot be understood literally at all, but he has to contact a certain faction in Beijing to escape.
But today, Ning Huchen realized that his thinking had been in a misunderstanding. Li Qingniu was about to pass away, and every word he said should have a deeper meaning. However, because of Ning Xi's matter, he only regarded Wen Liang as her opportunity. He did not expect that this opportunity was actually for himself!
"Feng Jing" is exactly the word "forgiveness"!
What Li Qingniu gave him was not four sentences, but a person!
What happened next was a natural progression. Wen Liang not only had the courage to come to the Siheyuan, but also had the strategic foresight to propose a brilliant idea to integrate and monopolize the molybdenum mine - an economic value of 800 billion yuan, a development cycle lasting more than ten years, and all kinds of troubles that could not be solved by the Ning and Lei families working together. Compared with the fragile marriage relationship, this kind of alliance is undoubtedly more in line with the wishes of the superiors and more suitable for the current situation!
This young man is much more capable than we knew before. Not to mention his vision and insight, his ability to take a broad view of things, if cultivated well, will surely make him a great man in twenty or thirty years!
"The person Qingniu values is indeed a good one! Your plan is very good. Although there are difficulties of various kinds, it is very feasible overall. But I am afraid that it will take up too much of Xiaoxi's energy and delay her personal issues..."
This was the first time Ning Huchen brought up the topic of marriage today. Wen Liang paused for a moment, then immediately returned to normal. He understood the meaning of the song and said, "Ning Xi always says that she is still young. It won't be too late to consider her personal issues in another ten or eight years..."
Ning Huchen said calmly: "Then let's wait for eight years. Ten years is a bit too long. If I want to hold my great-grandson, I may not be able to wait that long!"
Wen Liang slowly loosened his clenched fingers and chuckled, "I'm not good at flattering, but Chairman Ning, you will surely live a long life!"
Ning Huchen pointed at Wen Liang and laughed! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation.) (To be continued)