Fang Yan doesn't want to be a master!
He didn't want to be like the gentleman who had one foot stepping into the realm of heaven, so he thought about it and pulled it back; he didn't want to be like the gentleman who had to contribute to the country and suffer in Yanziwu; he didn't want to be like the gentleman who had to guard and be trapped in Yanziwu all his life; he didn't want to be like the gentleman who had to carry a dung basket and shovel shit everywhere every day and become a true dung boy.
Fang Yan likes peace and freedom even more.
He wanted to see the steepness of Mount Tai, and the vastness of the grassland. He wanted to appreciate the sunrise of the Red River, and feel the snow on the glaciers. He wanted to hunt eagles in the deserted North Sea, and he wanted to find ice dragons in the extremely cold places where few people go - he wanted to bring Mo Qingdi back.
He wants to travel to all the famous mountains and rivers, and he also wants to see the spring flowers and winter snow.
He wanted to be free, he wanted to be unrestrained, he wanted to buy a plane ticket to Paris to feed pigeons when he was bored, he wanted to go to Hengdian to listen to the sound of meteors across the sky when he was depressed, he wanted to take Ye Wenrou with him, let Ye Wenrou bring the money, and they would go on one trip after another without any preparations----
He doesn't want to be a gentleman.
He just wants to live for himself, not for others.
I don't want to live for responsibility.
If that were the case, it would go against one's own conscience.
Therefore, when the gentleman proposed such a tempting condition, he refused it without hesitation - how many men in Yanziwu don't want to become the gentleman
However, Fang Yan was still worried because he knew that his grandfather often thought differently from him.
He lives for himself, but his grandfather adds different things to his life - such as glory and responsibility.
Therefore, even when Fang Yan was waiting alone in the yard, he still felt a little uneasy.
Just now he heard his master and grandfather singing in there, singing a selection from Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy. In their eyes, who is Yang Zirong? Who is Zuoshandiao
Now the singing has stopped and there is no sound inside. It seems that we have just gotten to the point, right
The negotiations had indeed just entered the main topic, but they were somewhat different from what Grandpa Fang Huwei had planned before.
"If Ye Daowen becomes the master of Yanziwu, who will be able to curb the crazy development of the Ye family at that time?"
After hearing what the gentleman said, Fang Huwei smiled silently while holding the big bowl, and said, "How the Ye family will develop and to what extent it will develop is a question that the gentleman needs to consider. What does it have to do with an old man like me with a lame leg?"
The gentleman looked at Fang Huwei and said, "You are deliberately trying to ruin my reputation. Aren't you just trying to make me feel uncomfortable and give up my position to the Ye family? This matter started with you, how can it have nothing to do with you?"
Fang Huwei sighed and said, "I am only responsible for helping the Ye family get the position of master, but I have no intention to study how the Ye family developed in the future, nor do I have the energy to investigate---"
"In other words, you are only responsible for releasing the monster from the cage, but you are not willing to take any responsibility for the monster's behavior after it is released from the cage?"
"In your eyes, the Ye family is a monster?"
"Any unrestrained power is a monster," said Xiansheng. "Swallow Valley is also a monster, but it is locked in a cage. That's why Yanzi Valley has Xiansheng."
The gentleman looked at Fang Huwei with a playful look and said, "It's strange to say that your Fang family keeps creating opportunities and constantly strives for benefits for the Ye family. Three years ago, Fang Yan helped Ye Daoling get his current position, and now he controls the economic lifeline of China. Now you, old fellow, are pushing and turning things around, trying to help Ye Daoling get the position of gentleman. Huwei, do you really think that the relationship between the Ye and Fang families is unbreakable? Do you really want to be tied to the chariot of the Ye family?"
"What unbreakable relationship is there? I just want to give some betrothal gifts to my grandson----"
"But you should know better than anyone that the more betrothal gifts you give, the lower the possibility of Fang Yan and Wen Rou. With the current development speed of the Ye family, will you still be able to get close to them by then?" The gentleman said with a smile, "Instead of standing by the abyss and envying the fish, it is better to retreat and weave a net. It is not a wise thing to make wedding clothes for others. Hu Wei is very wise, and you should understand these principles better than I do."
"Sir, do you mean to make Fang Yan your master?"
"good."
"But if Fang Yan becomes this gentleman, he will break away from the Ye family. I'm afraid a marriage between the Fang and Ye families will be even more impossible, right?" Fang Huwei reached out and stroked the cup, smiling and said, "Sir, you are harming us, with bad intentions."
"If you want your dream to come true, you need to have enough strength to match it. Be a bug that can only follow and respond, or be a dragon that can compete with the Ye family. This choice is not difficult, right?"
"It's very difficult." Fang Huwei said with a smile, "It's very difficult."
The gentleman looked at Fang Huwei and said, "So, do you choose to be a worm? Or do you choose to be a dragon?"
"I naturally choose to be a dragon." Fang Huwei said, "Wealth and honor are sought in danger. What do you think, sir?"
The gentleman laughed and said, "Hu Wei, you are just too smart - what a pity."
Fang Huwei's smile slowly faded, and he looked at the gentleman seriously and said, "I know you feel sorry for what you are doing, but if you were me, what would you choose?"
"I make the same choice as you do," the gentleman said simply.
"So, we are all smart people." Fang Huwei said, "It's not easy for smart people to live."
The gentleman pointed outside and said, "You guys did all these things without telling that kid?"
"Fang Yan is smart and flexible, but he is kind-hearted. What we did was too dirty. Even if he didn't say anything, he would still feel uncomfortable. Instead of doing that, we should get things done first. I am lame and old, and I can't help him in other ways. I will just take the blame for him and block the dirty water. I am good at these things."
The gentleman sighed softly and said, "It's not easy for you."
Fang Huwei laughed and said, "But I have a good grandson, and you don't."
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If we were to select the most annoying characters in Yanziwu, both the grandfather and grandson of the Fang family would definitely be on the list-----
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Old alleys, old houses.
Fang Yan looked at this ancient alley that looked ordinary but was not simple at all, and asked the gentleman, "Where is this place?"
On both sides of the alley are courtyards with red walls and gray tiles that look quite old, some of which still maintain the style of the old courtyards. However, the gates of each courtyard are tightly closed, so you can't see what's going on inside, let alone what kind of people live in this courtyard.
The streets were narrow, and only one car could pass through the middle of the alley. Larger vehicles simply could not pass through.
There is no cyclist traffic and you rarely see people.
It was clearly in the downtown area, with the most important power center of China just across the wall. But this alley was very quiet, with almost no noise.
The most important thing is that Fang Yan felt the aura of a master.
As far as he knew, there were at least four masters lying in ambush, and some were even more hidden, and their exact locations would only be known after they took action.
"The debt collector." The gentleman said expressionlessly.
He stretched out his hand to knock on the door, grabbing the copper buckle inside the big mouth of the Pishen beast on the door and slapping the door.
Papapapa------
After it rang three times, the gentleman took a step back, straightened his back and stood at the bottom of the stairs.
Crunch----
The wooden door was opened from the inside, and a tall woman appeared at the door.
The woman bowed to the gentleman and said, "Sir, the master knows you are coming today and has prepared good tea for you."
The gentleman nodded and stepped into the room.
The woman's eyes fell on Fang Yan's face, and she said with a smile: "Handsome boy, we haven't seen each other for a long time."
Fang Yan looked at the woman in camouflage uniform and said, "Tigress -- it's been a while since we last met."
The woman was the tigress of "The Eagle in the Sky and the Tiger Underground". Fang Yan knew that she was a subordinate of General Ling and they had dealt with each other before. But he didn't expect to meet again here.
Fang Yan looked at Tigress, sized up the old house in front of him, and said with a smile, "Is this the general's house?"
The tigress also smiled. This woman had beautiful facial features. Because of her large breasts, she looked very strong. However, when she smiled, she was strangely sexy. Conquering such a woman was a good challenge for many men.
"You've been standing at the door and you've come here to collect the debt, but you still don't know where you've been? What if you've been sold by someone?" The tigress narrowed her eyes and joked with Fang Yan, she stepped aside and made an inviting gesture.
"That depends on whether it can be sold at a good price." Fang Yan said: "If the price is right, I can also get a share of the profits, so let's sell it----"
"I can't bear to sell you," Tigress said with a smile. "You are a rare man who makes my heart flutter."
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Fang Yan followed his master and walked towards the backyard of the courtyard.
The front yard is not big, but the backyard is not small. There are many flowers and plants in the backyard, as well as some fresh vegetables.
There was a grape tree planted under the eaves, and its vines were everywhere, covering half of the sky in the courtyard, blocking the sunlight outside, making the courtyard look a little gloomy.
Winter has arrived in Yanjing and the weather has turned a little cool.
The vegetables are growing green and the flowers are blooming brightly, what a beautiful and peaceful countryside.
In a field of chives, an old man wearing a straw hat was cutting chives with a sickle.
Hearing the footsteps behind him, the old man adjusted his straw hat and looked over here, and said to the gentleman: "You came at the right time. I will make you leek dumplings tonight------" (To be continued)