pappabearbooks Chapter 575: Ugh, Disgusting
Chapter 575: Ugh, Disgusting
Li Zhenmin and Xu Jingshan went to Zhang Huaiyuan's house together for a banquet.
Zhang Huaiyuan obviously didn't expect Xu Jingshan to come, and a hint of suspicion flashed in his eyes, but given Xu Jingshan's status, he naturally couldn't say anything, so he received him politely as usual.
They were always polite at the dinner table.
As the dinner progressed, Li Zhenmin noticed something was wrong, because Zhang Huaiyuan didn't seem to mention the main business until the dinner was almost over, but just kept chatting about family matters and some trivial work matters.
Xu Jingshan frowned and realized this. It seemed that... Zhang Huaiyuan wanted to talk to Li Zhenmin alone this time, and he was just an eyesore here.
This kind of treatment made him inexplicably angry, and he immediately said in a cold voice: "Zhang Huaiyuan, is there anything I don't want to know? Who do you think is your friend and who is an outsider?"
The corner of Zhang Huaiyuan's mouth twitched. If he was respectful, he would call Xu Jingshan "Old Xu". If he was disrespectful, he could just chase him away. The Xu family had some power, and his Zhang family was not the kind of family that could be manipulated at will.
Zhang Huaiyuan immediately got angry and said directly, "Old man, don't think I don't know what you want to do. You are just making a fuss about it, and you are getting angry at everyone."
"Huh?" Xu Jingshan was not provoked. His beard trembled. He stood up suddenly and pointed at Zhang Huaiyuan and shouted, "You better speak clearly. What the hell am I thinking? I will say what I think. I treat Zhenmin as my own grandson. On the contrary, you hide everything. I can tell at a glance that you are a sinister villain."
Li Zhenmin secretly thought that this was not good and hurried to persuade him.
Zhang Huaiyuan didn't give in at all. He glared and said angrily, "Old man, who are you calling sinister? I have never interfered with Zhenmin doing anything he didn't want to do, but you said one thing and did another. If I'm right, you came to dinner with me because you want to make decisions for Zhenmin at the critical moment, right?"
The atmosphere suddenly became weird.
Xu Jingshan was totally confused and had no idea what Zhang Huaiyuan was talking about.
Li Zhenmin seemed to understand something and quickly explained, "Uncle Zhang, you misunderstood. I was the one who asked Grandpa Xu to come with me. I really had no other purpose."
But Zhang Huaiyuan didn't believe it at all and waved his hand: "Don't talk to him. I know what he is thinking."
Xu Jingshan tried really hard and was about to smash the bowl. Li Zhenmin quickly grabbed it and said, "I'm sorry, Uncle Zhang. Grandpa Xu is not feeling well today. I'll take him back first and come to apologize to you next time."
Xu Jingshan shook Li Zhenmin off with all his strength, pointed at Zhang Huaiyuan and said loudly: "Grandson, explain clearly how I am a sinister villain."
Zhang Huaiyuan did not give in and retorted, "Mr. Xu, do you want Zhenmin to make friends with the Xu family recently? Just tell me whether you do or not?"
Xu Jingshan: "Yes, what's the matter? Is there a problem with this? It has nothing to do with you."
Zhang Huaiyuan sneered, "Haha, if nothing unexpected happens, your Xu family wants Xiaoguang to marry a younger member of your Xu family. You have a good plan. You openly say that you are Zhenmin's grandfather, but now that the Xu family is in a bad situation, you use Zhenmin as a tool."
Li Zhenmin: "???"
Xu Jingshan: “???”
Zhang Huaiyuan: "Wow, you are pretending to be your mother. If I hadn't thought something was wrong and checked it out, I would have been fooled by your innocent expression."
Xu Jingshan didn't react for a long time.
Li Zhenmin was also confused. Zhang Huaiyuan explained to Li Zhenmin: "I wanted to give this old guy some face, but he is really shameless."
"You checked some things with Zhao Yuanshan a while ago, right? Zhao Yuanshan thought you would come to me for help in the follow-up, so he came to ask about some situations. That's how I learned about Ma Lanlan's matter."
"Then I thought of the recent situation of the Xu family, and I guessed that this old guy would definitely use this incident as an excuse to ask you to let the Xu family investigate, so as to bring you closer to the Xu family."
"I asked around a bit more and learned that your Xiaoguang has been getting close to a younger member of the Xu family recently."
As he said that, he looked at Xu Jingshan and questioned, "How dare you say that the younger generation of the Xu family is close to Xiaoguang and shows signs of dating. Isn't this all intentional by your Xu family? Are you bullying Zhenmin for trusting you? Are you bullying Xiaoguang for being young and yearning for love?"
"Haha, if my guess is correct, in a short time, Xiaoguang will accidentally have a fait accompli with the one from your Xu family?"
"Just think about it, even if Zhenmin reacts by then, what will happen?"
"You helped Zhenmin investigate Ma Lanlan's affairs and earned a favor, and Xiaoguang has an affair with a descendant of the Xu family. If the Xu family proposes a marriage, can Zhenmin refuse?"
When Li Zhenmin and Xu Jingshan heard this, they felt terrible.
However, Zhang Huaiyuan did not cut in yet. He continued, "And your ultimate goal is to establish a relationship with Zhenmin, and then use him to build a closer relationship with us old guys, so as to stabilize the situation of your Xu family, right?"
"Haha, what a good plan! Actually, I don't mind marriage alliances, nor do I mind exchanging courtesies with your Xu family. But I really hate the way you guys operate it!"
"Is this how you treat the younger generation?"
"I don't know if this was proposed by Xu Zhenguo, but he definitely gave the nod. Your Xu family is really getting worse with each generation, and this is the situation!"
"Bah, disgusting!"
"You think that juniors and talents like Zhenmin are tools that can be used at will. Unfortunately, not everyone in the world is like you. I, Zhang Huaiyuan, will protect you today. I want to see what you can do to me!"
"Oh, by the way, there's also Zhao Yuanshan. Although he's about to retire, he has a big vision. If you don't believe me, try to move Zhenmin. Do you think he can really fight with your Xu family?"
"Also, if I tell anyone about this, what do you think the National Security Bureau will think of your Xu family? What do you think will happen to the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Chinese Academy of Sciences?"
"Old man, you want to confront me, right? Now you speak up, do you still think you are aboveboard?"
Zhang Huaiyuan vented all his unhappiness in one breath, without hiding any sarcasm or threats.
Xu Jingshan's head was buzzing and his presbyopic eyes were wide open with disbelief.
Li Zhenmin immediately said, "Even if what you said about the Xu family doing these things is true, I don't believe that Grandpa Xu is that kind of person. I have seen how good he has been to me over the years."
Zhang Huaiyuan waved his hand: "I believe he was a good person in the past, but who can say for sure now? He won't live for many years. In his last moments, he might go against his original intention and do something for the Xu family. If he blackmails you morally and asks you to promise him something before he dies, can you refuse?"
"Bullshit!" Xu Jingshan roared, "Fuck you, I haven't done it before and I won't do it in the future!"
Zhang Huaiyuan said disapprovingly, "You didn't do it? Then what did you admit before? Didn't you let Zhenmin get along well with the Xu family?"
"Fuck!" Xu Jingshan cursed with a sullen face, then walked out, cursing as he walked: "Zhang Huaiyuan, just wait, if you try to make trouble, I will crash into your doorstep one day!"
Li Zhenmin hurriedly said goodbye to Zhang Huaiyuan and chased after Xu Jingshan.
Mrs. Zhang Huaiyuan came out at this time, looking at the backs of Li Zhenmin and Xu Jingshan going away, and said worriedly: "I say, Old Zhang, it's not a good idea for you to do this. You know what kind of temper and personality Mr. Xu has. What should we do if he is really mad at us?"
Zhang Huaiyuan sighed and said, "If I don't provoke him, will he go and argue with the Xu family? Others can't come forward, but can't Xu Jingshan do it?"
Mrs. Zhang said angrily, "Let's put it one way or the other, but you can also speak properly. Why do you have to keep calling me old man or old idiot?"
Zhang Huaiyuan said unhappily, "But I am also very angry. Why can he scold me but I can't say anything back? Anyway, no one else can see us. Besides, this is my home. I treated him to a meal. What's wrong with scolding him? Do you believe that he can come and apologize another day?"
Mrs. Zhang: "I think you are drunk and dreaming. I am apologizing to you, why don't you go to heaven!"
Everyone knows Xu Jingshan's temper. Even if he is wrong, he will not apologize. At most, he will come over to take a look to show his appreciation. But if you want him to soften his words, even the emperor cannot do it.