Chapter 1209 Beijiang Small Town, Predators Gather Here
In the Gregorian New Year of 2003, Wu Tao originally wanted to spend it in obscurity and low profile.
Living like this in the small town of my hometown, strolling around Liyuan Village with my soon-to-be daughter-in-law on my arm, chatting with Aunt Zhu from my employer, and talking about the harvest with Uncle Song from the West, it was quite fun.
At least An Rong was taken away for a while, and those young and enthusiastic girls were gone.
As for how they cried and wiped away their tears behind their backs, Wu Tao had no control over them.
The old dog Dahei followed from a distance, staring at his companions who occasionally came out of other people's homes, as if to warn them to stay away from their masters.
But most of the time, as soon as Dahei stopped, other people's dogs would run away with their tails between their legs.
Wu Tao took advantage of the time when no one was around and joked with An Rong that this big black guy had taken advantage of his strength.
An Rong didn't smile like him, she just frowned and said, "That's not a nice word, it's a derogatory word."
Simply, Wu Tao stopped laughing at himself.
After sneaking around and returning to the vineyard, Zhang Huilan grabbed her daughter-in-law-to-be, but expressed dissatisfaction with her son and said: "What do you have to talk about with those old haters in the village? Don't go out and waste time in the future."
The old man approved the thick jacket, pushed the door open, and coughed slightly, obviously dissatisfied with his mother's words.
An Rong couldn't understand the meaning, but that didn't mean Wu Tao couldn't see the clues.
So Wu Tao took the old man back to the small building, while his mother took An Rong out.
As soon as he entered the house, the old man talked about who was at home today. While talking, he opened the storage room next to the living room and counted who came and what gifts they gave.
At the end of the day, I added something and wrote it all down in a small notebook.
Wu Tao counted silently for a long time. When he turned around and heard this, he didn't say it earlier. It turned out that he was just kidding himself.
However, since the family business has grown, the family's interpersonal relationships have indeed become a big burden. Whether it's because of my relationship or my father's reasons, I have to return the favor.
So it was right to write it down. As for how to pay it back, both myself and my father had an account in their minds.
The old man and the young man sat back on the sofa. The old man put his arm on the armrest of the sofa and began to shake involuntarily.
The old man is getting old after all.
The fact that I am rejoicing outside every day means that I spend less time with the old man.
Although the old man said nothing, he always felt a little reluctant in his heart.
Thinking of this, Wu Tao couldn't help but put the old man's old and skinny palm in his palm and rubbed it, as if hoping that this would make him shake less.
The old man smiled and said, "It doesn't matter to me. People are like this when they get old."
Wu Tao smiled, a little reluctantly.
"Uh~" The old man comforted himself and said, "Didn't the doctor you sent for last time tell me that this is not Parkinson's disease, but just normal aging? Don't take it to heart."
Wu Tao nodded hard but did not let go.
"When do you plan to leave this time?" The old man was silent for a moment and finally asked.
We haven't gotten together yet, so we want to say goodbye.
Even though he felt helpless, Wu Tao still couldn't bear it and blinked, "It will take two days. No matter what, I have to wait until Xiaojiang is on the road before I can leave with peace of mind."
"Xiao Jiang is fine." The old man said in a slightly hoarse voice, "I just came back today and stayed in the house. Your mother went in to take a look. She came out beaming with joy and said she was really reading. You were a bit diligent back then. The shadow of..."
"...As for the child from the Hua family, you don't have to worry about it. He is more sensible and worry-free than Xiao Jiang."
After muttering a lot, the old man added: "Of course I am not saying this to drive you away. It depends on the situation."
Wu Tao couldn't help but laugh, "I know, Grandpa, I know it well..."
The grandfather and grandson chatted a lot, and the old man had an unusually deep conversation. But even so, before Zhang Huilan and An Rong came back, the old man couldn't help but yawn repeatedly and began to feel tired.
At this moment, Wu Tao's cell phone rang.
This was already the third time it rang. When I took it out, I saw it was a call from abroad. The old man took the opportunity and stood up and said, "I'm going to bed first, please leave me alone."
It happened that at this time, Xiao Jiang went downstairs to find some water.
Wu Tao immediately handed the old man's arm to Xiao Jiang and said, "Help grandpa into the house."
Xiaojiang hummed, and without saying much, he took the old man and walked straight into the room next to him.
After entering the room and turning on the light, Xiao Jiang immediately saw an original copy of Time magazine placed squarely on the rosewood table, with the front cover of his eldest brother on it.
Xiao Jiang didn't say anything, silently waiting for the old man to take off his clothes, lie down, then turn off the light and close the door.
He thoughtfully took out two bottles of Red Bull from the refrigerator and went upstairs. He didn't go back to his room first, but opened Heidan's room.
Handing Red Bull to Heidan with one hand, he asked: "Is it difficult to be in Time Magazine?"
Heidan was startled, but still said truthfully: "It's not easy anyway. As of today, Time Magazine has only a handful of Asians on its cover."
Xiao Jiang gritted his teeth and said, "No matter what, we have to try hard." After saying that, he turned around and left.
In the small courtyard downstairs, Wu Tao answered the overseas call from the United States. He originally thought it was from Panis, but unexpectedly it was Jason's voice.
But this time, Jason was not as rude as usual. Instead, he asked in a solemn tone as soon as he opened his mouth: "Wu, tell me frankly, is that half of the investment outline true?"
"Half...investment outline?" Wu Tao asked with a frown.
Jason couldn't wait to confess: "Just today, Panis and Molly were invited to the company by your subordinate Wu Yingying. As a result, before leaving, they saw Tianqi Investment's latest international situation investment outline next to the printer. At that time Panis was making a call on her mobile phone and accidentally took half of the picture..."
When Wu Tao heard this, he smiled on the other end of the phone. The operation revealed by Wu Yingying was too conservative, which scared Panis into hiding, and even old Jason did not dare to tell the truth.
But now that things have come to this, Wu Tao doesn't want to dismantle Wu Yingying, so he replies: "Oh, what you said is what I advocated. However, my ideas may be a bit radical, I don't know if they are reliable or not. Reliable…”
Before he finished speaking, Jason interrupted and asked, "Where are you, Wu? I'll fly over to find you right now."
"Please, Jason, I'm on vacation." Although you can imagine how anxious the other party was, Wu Tao still said calmly.
Jason had already stood up, "Please, Wu, I promise not to disturb your vacation. I just want to have some relaxed and pleasant discussions with you, okay?"
Speaking of this, Wu Tao couldn't refuse anymore.
But as soon as Jason hung up the phone, Molly's number came in...
It wasn't until half an hour later that Wu Tao hung up the phone from Xiao Ruiguang and couldn't help but be stunned. It happened that An Rong walked in from outside the hospital with Zhang Huilan on her arm, "Look, my son is waiting for you to come back outside."
"Aunt Lan, he's on the phone." An Rong could tell at a glance, and then pulled Wu Tao and asked, "What's wrong, are you just dazing here?"
Wu Tao finally came to his senses and murmured: "I'm afraid our small town of Beijiang will become lively tomorrow..."