Because everyone else had instructed Ye Daowen, Mr. Xu chose not to choose Ye Daowen. Apart from saying that Mr. Xu was willful, how else can we describe this irrational behavior
"Willful?" A faint smile appeared on the gentleman's face, and he said: "When you live to my age, you can also be as willful as me----"
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The gentleman looked at Fang Yan and said, "Fang Yan, what do you think?"
"I haven't thought about it." Fang Yan shook his head and refused. "I'm not suitable."
"Why not?"
"I am not virtuous, I am not respected, and I am too young." Fang Yan said. He could list a hundred shortcomings that made him unsuitable for being a gentleman, but when people face their real shortcomings, they are unwilling to admit them in front of others. It's like a fat man who doesn't want to tell others that he is fat, but will tell others that he has a bad temper. Therefore, the reasons he gave for refusing seemed insignificant.
The gentleman pointed to where Fang Yan was standing and said, "At that time, you were also standing here. Do you remember what I told you at that time? Whether it is suitable or not, we can only know it by moving forward. You have taken a step forward with Yan Ziwu, so Yan Ziwu can no longer retreat. Others will not allow us to retreat, and we can only keep moving forward. Since you have taken the first step with Yan Ziwu, then continue to move forward with Yan Ziwu. This mission is your responsibility. Fang Yan, this mission is your responsibility. I told you this a long time ago. At that time, you didn't remember it in your heart. This time, no matter what, you have to remember it."
"I still say the same thing. I am not qualified for the position of Mr." Fang Yan said seriously: "No matter who becomes the Mr. of Yanziwu, that person will definitely not be me-----"
The gentleman chuckled and said, "It seems that we also have differences on this issue."
"Yes." Fang Yan said. "I know myself, and I know what kind of work I am suitable for. Just like you thought I was not suitable for it, I also know myself in the same way. We have no disagreement on this point."
The gentleman chuckled and said, "Let's talk about this later. You should have nothing to do tomorrow, right?"
"Tomorrow?" Fang Yan looked at the gentleman in confusion and asked, "What are your plans, sir?"
"I'll take you to meet a few people and put your worries to rest." The gentleman said. "They bullied our Yanziwu people, and they must give an explanation. So much time has passed, but here--"
The gentleman touched his chest and said, "I have never been able to get through this."
Fang Yan's eyes sparkled as he said, "Thank you very much, sir. I will follow your arrangements tomorrow."
"Next, I should talk to your grandfather - Hu Wei should be waiting in the yard, right?" The gentleman said, "Fang Yan, please take the trouble to go back and fetch your grandfather."
"Pick up my grandpa?" Fang Yan looked confused.
The gentleman smiled and did not respond.
Fang Yan stood in the room for a while, then pushed open the wooden door and walked in.
When Fang Yan pushed Fang Huwei into the room again, the gentleman had already fallen asleep on the rattan chair.
He looked very tired, and there was a heavy snoring sound coming from his breathing.
Fang Yan didn't say anything, but just stood quietly behind his grandfather.
Fang Huwei glanced at Fang Yan and waved at him, signaling him to go out first.
Fang Yan glanced at the gentleman again before tiptoeing out.
The gentleman was sleeping soundly and Fang Huwei had no intention of disturbing him.
He was lying on the backrest of a wheelchair, his eyes slightly closed, his hands swinging on his thighs, and he was humming an unknown tune softly.
"It's "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy." The gentleman suddenly spoke. He still didn't open his eyes when he spoke. "Crossing the forest and snowy plains, I am full of vigor and ambition. Facing the mountains, I wish the red flags would fly across the five continents and four seas. I would rush forward even if it was a sea of fire and a mountain of swords. I wish I could quickly turn the flying snow into spring water and usher in spring to change the world----"
The gentleman sang, and Fang Huwei followed suit. The more they sang, the more passionate and energetic they became. When the sound reached the door, Fang Yan smiled bitterly and said, "These two old men are having a lot of fun."
After singing a paragraph, the gentleman finally opened his eyes, glanced at Fang Huwei, and said, "Would you like some tea?"
"I just drank it at home." Fang Huwei said. "I drank two bowls."
"Waiting is a painful thing." said the gentleman. "It is also appropriate to drink a cup of tea and calm down."
The gentleman stood up, picked up the kettle and filled his large enamel pot with boiling water, then took out a large bowl, threw a handful of large leaf tea into the bottom of the bowl, then filled it with boiling water and brought it to Fang Huwei, saying, "Your legs and feet are not flexible, I will make you a cup of tea----"
Fang Huwei quickly took it and said, "Thank you, sir. This kind of thing should be done by me - I didn't expect that a cripple would also take advantage of others."
The gentleman sat back on his recliner with the enamelware pot in his hand, looked at Fang Huwei and said, "You, a cripple, are not a simple person----"
"Not simply, sir." Fang Huwei blew on the large leaves on the bowl and answered without raising his head.
"Huwei, is it necessary to do this?" said the gentleman.
"What's the uselessness?" Fang Huwei smiled silently. "There are many things that I don't think are necessary, but they really happened. We feel uncomfortable - but since the problem has already occurred, all we can do is to solve it. Sir, don't you think this is the truth?"
"That's the truth." The Master said. "You have been preparing for so long and building momentum for so long, isn't it just to get this position under my butt? Hu Wei, in fact, you only need to say one word and I will give it up - I don't care about this position, and I don't want to be a master. I was forced to be a master by my master. For this position, I stepped into the gate of heaven and then took it back. When I get older, I will think about more questions. Sometimes I will also think about whether my choice that time was correct? Is this what I want?"
"I used to think yes, that's what I wanted, but now I don't think that way. Yes or no, it doesn't really matter. I won't ask myself any more, because asking is a question of my own choice - now that I've made a choice, I have to stick to it. That's what we should do."
"We thought you would give in, but we also thought you wouldn't." Fang Huwei said with a smile, "You are the master. If you don't give in, we can't influence your decision. Just now on the road, Fang Yan told me that you want him to be the master. What virtue and ability does that kid have to make you value him so much?"
"You know better than me what kind of person your grandson is. I don't want to praise him in front of you. Otherwise, you old man will be secretly happy in your heart and say some insincere words. Hu Wei, are you determined to tie your Fang family and the Ye family together?"
Fang Huwei picked up the bowl and took a sip of tea, then said, "It can't be said that we are tied together, it's just some cooperation - I know that nothing can be hidden from you, sir."
"You didn't intend to hide it from me, did you?" The gentleman said with a mocking smile on his face, "You have been preparing for so long, aren't you just trying to give me a fatal blow?"
The gentleman took out the banner of "Murderer Bai Xiu" from Ye Fengsheng, looked at Fang Huwei and said, "How long have you written this banner? The whole Yanziwu knows that you wrote this. And Fang Yan ran to the Ye family and smashed the door and broke into the ancestral hall, but the Ye family just made a lot of noise but did not do anything to Fang Yan. Before Fang Yan returned to Yanziwu, you had already made sufficient preparations. When Fang Yan returned to Yanziwu, you pushed him to the forefront."
"When everyone is paying attention to Fang Yan, they can't help but make such an association - Fang Yan is back to see the master. When will Fang Yan see the master? How will the master treat Fang Yan? You have made Fang Yan a hero who wants to avenge his father, and you have made me a hypocrite who is two-faced. If I still don't know your purpose, then I am unworthy of being the master of Yanziwu."
"Some things are designed, and some things are indeed God's will." Fang Huwei said embarrassedly. "Wenrou forced her way through, and Fang Yan was concerned about Wenrou's safety, so he rushed over. He broke into someone else's ancestral temple without permission, and the Ye family was very angry about these things. Daoling even asked someone to take me to their house to discuss this for a while."
"Later, the truth came out, and Daoling came to our house to apologize. I begged the Ye family to stand up and say something fair and just at the critical moment. Daoling agreed, but also put forward his own request. They wanted Dao Wen to become the master of Yanziwu. I think this request is not a bad thing for us, so I agreed."
"Don't you think that the Ye family is too greedy?" The gentleman looked at Fang Huwei and said.
Fang Huwei nodded and said, "But Dao Wen is indeed the most suitable candidate-----"
"Many times, we choose people not just because they are suitable, but whether they are suitable-----" Mr. said in a deep voice: "If Ye Daowen becomes the master of Yanziwu, then who can curb the crazy development of the Ye family?" (To be continued)