Chapter 901 Shock, Accident

Because Mr. Wu suddenly said something: "It's rare to get together so much, it's not easy!"

Mei Shengping's mind turned a corner in an instant and laughed: "I can take a big photo for everyone."

Xia Xiang's heart was shocked. Mei Shengping's words mean something else. Would Wu Caiyang be unhappy? Unexpectedly, Wu Caiyang just frowned slightly, and he held back what he wanted to say, just asked the old man for his meaning with his eyes.

The old man nodded slowly: "Shengping's proposal is very good. I am old and I rarely reunite today - Oh, Ruohan is not here? If you don't have it, it won't affect it. Just take a photo. I don't know if there will be any future." The words were very vicissitudes, but there was still relief in my eyes.

Mei Shengping took a group photo for the Wu family - he knew in his heart that in Mr. Wu, he must have taken it as a family portrait.

When taking the photo, Xia Xiang was standing at the edge. When Mei Shengping was about to press the shutter, Mr. Wu suddenly waved to Xia Xiang to come over, insisted that Xia Xiang stand beside him.

A flash of light was frozen into eternity. From the photo, Xia Xiang stood beside Mr. Wu with a smile on his face. The whole photo was filled with harmony. When outsiders looked at it, they would definitely think it was a family photo. But if they wanted to look closely, Wu Caiyang's face looked slightly gloomy and seemed unhappy. Wu Caihe's expression seemed dissatisfied under the cover of a smile. Wu Ruotian also had a stern face, obviously an unhappy expression.

Originally, Mr. Wu was in the middle, but I don’t know if it was the reason for Mei Shengping’s scene or Xia Xiang’s positioning, just as Mr. Wu gave in a little, and then Xia Xiang was in the middle of the photo…

Many years later, Mei Shengping often mentioned the scene of his photo at that time. The past is vivid in his mind. When he told everyone, he also talked about it. In life, there are rare things that make people remember, especially in a big family, he has never seen any scenes or experienced them. What can make him remember it all the time is definitely because it has brought him a long-term and far-reaching impact.

In fact, the photo incident did not touch Mei Shengping too much at that time. What made him remember today's photos from now on was something that happened not long after, which made him extremely glad that he personally took a photo of the Wu family and the only family photo!

The Wu family, Xia Xiang and Mei Shengping sat together for dinner, which seemed to be a very strange combination. In fact, it was normal to think about it carefully. Needless to say, the relationship between Xia Xiang and the Wu family seemed to be too active recently, which is also related to the recent changes in the wind direction of the entire situation.

Moreover, Mei Xiaolin is by the main force of the group division. As a ease between the family forces and the group division, it is also a wonderful step for the Mei family to take longer than the other three.

With Mei Shengping here, the atmosphere at the dinner table was more active, and there was no unpleasant past between the Mei family and the Wu family. Xia Xiang also saw that Wu Caiyang and Wu Caihe had a pretty good attitude towards Mei Shengping, and only Wu Caijiang seemed to have a little cold attitude towards Mei Shengping.

Mr. Wu was also in great interest today. He was very curious about the process of fighting with Chen's wits and courage. He asked many details, especially the process of Xia Xiang packing up the Four Little Dragons in the hotel. When he heard Xia Xiang use the four Little Dragons to shock Lu Hongzhan's tricks, Mr. Wu was finally moved. He slapped the table and shouted: "Okay, you have courage and strategy, and have reason and evidence. What you want is to use both soft and hard."

Wu Caiyang also heard about what Xia Xiang did in Lang City, but it was the first time I heard it today, and he nodded repeatedly: "At the critical moment, you have the courage to act more than I thought."

In his early years, he had experience in combating criminal gangs in remote provinces, but he did not have the ability of Xia Xiang, but he had the courage to take risks more than Xia Xiang. Although he had family forces to rely on his ability to climb to a high position step by step, he also felt a lot more appreciation for Xia Xiang, who had excellent quality.

Xia Xiang also had a bold side, which made him look at him with admiration. He gradually became much less concerned about Xia Xiang's "killing" Lian Ruohan. Lian Ruohan already had an unhappy childhood. If he gave her an unhappy marriage, his father would be too incompetent. Just let her go, as long as she felt happy.

Mei Shengping also said a lot, talked about some of his old interesting stories, and joked about Wu Caijiang, saying that he and Wu Caijiang were two famous young men in the capital back then. They were romantic and unruly, and they didn’t know how many people were obedient. Now, how many people still remember their absurdity back then? They are different from provincial and ministerial officials now?

Mei Shengping was not drunk, and pretended to be drunk and said some drunken words that were not drunken words. The main purpose was to further deepen the relationship. His efforts also achieved results. Wu Caijiang, who spoke very little, gradually became more talkative and talked about interesting things from the past.

Xia Xiang also saw something. Wu Caijiang and Mei Shengping had an unpleasant past. Mei Shengping wanted to take this opportunity to smile and eliminate grudges.

After dinner, the old man asked Xia to help him to the study.

"I asked you to go to Tianze City to make you stable for two years. Tianze City is a poor city, and it is poor that no one is watching. If you survive for two or three years, and then you will serve as a secretary in a wealthy city, you can almost reach the threshold of the deputy department." The old man also accepted Xia Xiang's psychologically and observed the interaction between Xia Xiang and Qiu, Fu and Mei families. It was because Wu Caiyang had also explored Xia Xiang's words before, so he came up and said his arrangement, "I can live for ten or eight years. No matter how hard I will help you on the horse and send you a ride..."

It is equivalent to paving a golden road for Xia Xiang. As long as Xia Xiang walks step by step, the deputy is almost the only thing in his pocket. As for the main department, it depends on the opportunity and the other person needs personal abilities.

For some reason, Xia Xiang always felt that the old man looked good on the surface, but in fact he was not as energetic as before. He always showed a tone of Chi Mu when he spoke. People are emotional animals, and after having more contact with the old man, he loved Lian Ruohan the most. In Xia Xiang's heart, he also treated him like his grandfather.

"The old man is in good health and will definitely live for a hundred years." Xia Xiang didn't know what to say, so he comforted him in a clichéd manner, "When people get old, they all hope to live for a hundred years, but now that technology is developed, how many people can live for a hundred years?"

Everyone loves to listen to self-deception, but in politics, there is no falsehood or self-deception. Everything depends on strength and layout.

The old man smiled and waved his hand: "Don't coax me, I know my body won't last for a few years. I have to thank Lian Xia for being able to live for a few more years..." He suddenly blinked and seemed to have a little joke, "If Lian Xia had another sister or younger brother, I might be able to live for a few more years."

"Ahem." Xia Xiang didn't expect that the old man also mentioned this in person, and he looked embarrassed. After all, his relationship with Lian Ruohan was not justified, otherwise it would be okay to say it. "Ruohan also has this meaning, and I... have no objection."

As a man, he is not tired, so it would be strange if he has any objections? Even Ruohan is not afraid of being tired, Mr. Wu also wants the fourth generation of the Wu family to be scattered. He reluctantly cooperates with him, and it is not a hard job.

The main reason is that he can understand the old man's state of mind. Among the three generations of the Wu family, there is no successor, so he strongly desires that the fourth generation will be prosperous and can be cultivated in different generations.

Unexpectedly, the old man's next words immediately made Xia Xiang hold his breath in shock...

"One of the three generations of the Wu family is inferior to you. I have been wondering, if the Wu family's family business is handed over to your hands, will you agree to let the descendants of the Wu family be able to carry a big tree to enjoy the cool air?"

The Chinese people have the traditional idea of ​​inheriting the family line and are willing to think very long-term for future generations. Mr. Wu cannot avoid the common people, but his courageous side is that it really requires extraordinary vision and courage to let an outsider serve as the successor of the Wu family.

Most Chinese people would rather let their family business be ruined in the hands of their descendants than to seek development together. After the domestic family businesses have grown, there are cases of falling apart due to uneven distribution.

Speaking of which, although Xia Xiang cannot be considered a complete outsider, even if he is the unpretentious son-in-law of the Wu family, he is also a foreign surname. In ancient times, he was a relative of the foreign surname. People with different surnames have different intentions. No one would hand over the family business to his son-in-law, unless he is a son-in-law in the elderly, but he always has the intention to be wary of it. Moreover, strictly speaking, Xia Xiang is a son-in-law who the Wu family cannot recognize.

From this we can also see the extraordinary side of Mr. Wu. If he could think of entrusting the Wu family to Xia Xiang, he would have the courage to face worldly pressure. At the same time, he also recognized Xia Xiang's ability and 100% trust in his character.

After Xia Xiang was surprised, she was very moved and heavy.

"I can't take on the important task of taking on the Wu family. Old man, you love me so much, I'm very grateful." Xia Xiang didn't know what to say, because the old man's eyes were firm and his tone was firm. No matter how calm he was, he could not help but feel a little panicked. "Minister Wu is still young, and he can be on stage for at least 20 years. After 20 years, the fourth generation will also begin to emerge."

"I'll give you time to consider." Mr. Wu didn't give Xia Xiang the chance to refuse, but he sighed, "Don't say more. It would be fine if my decision was not welcomed by Cai Yang. Even Cai Jiang and Cai He were opposed, which made me very angry. They bullied me old and didn't keep my word. I'm not dead yet, and I still have a lot of weight in speaking. I don't care whether you agree or not, I will just treat you as you agree. Only when you pass the test, I can do the job of Tongcai Yang and Cai Jiang..."

Xia Xiang was in a very difficult situation.

He could first come up with a delaying plan to agree to the old man. After all, an old man's wish can't last for many years. Now Wu Caiyang is in full swing. After the old man's hundred years, he can get out. But the current situation is that as long as he agrees to the old man, he may leave a bad impression in Wu Caiyang and Wu Caijiang's minds, and he may even be suspected of having intentions and ill-behaved.

But if you don’t agree, you can’t bear to let an old man’s wish be shattered.

"I..." Xia Xiang still used a delaying plan. "It's too early to promise you now. It's not too late to agree to you when I step into the threshold of the vice-ministerial level. With my current level, it's impossible to convince the public."

Who is Mr. Wu? He smiled implicitly: "I know you cherish your reputation and are worried that Caiyang and Caijiang have opinions about you. Okay, let's not talk about it. I will just accept you as an agreement. Caiyang and Caijiang's work will be done by me. In the future, you can just focus on everything and start from the interests of the Wu family. From now on, you will be a member of the Wu family."

Being a member of the Wu family means that the political stance is completely closer to the family forces, and everything must be considered from the perspective of the family forces, and it also means that the civilian forces must be completely drawn and clear. At the same time, it is also on the contrary to the Prime Minister.

Can the Prime Minister understand what he did? Xia Xiang has no extravagant hope, but if even Lao Gu did not understand him, how would he face Lao Gu's doubts and turn against him?

It must be admitted that among the four families, Mr. Wu has the highest skills, the longest vision, and the most courageous. The Wu family can always be the first of the four major families, which is indeed closely related to the old man's personal charm.

From Xia Xiang's perspective, Wu Caihe has no political talent. Needless to say, although Wu Caiyang has the wrist and scheming, he is more straightforward and not round, and seems to have no qualities to reach the top. In his judgment, Wu Caiyang lacks a little bit compared to Chen Feng, let alone the Song Dynasty. Wu Caijiang is more round and lacks skills, and seems to be not very enthusiastic about politics, and he is even more indifferent to going to a higher position.

It is estimated that Wu Caijiang will eventually become the secretary of the provincial party committee, and then be more decent and retire with the treatment of the vice-national level. Wu Caiyang may be one of the members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, but it may also fail. Among the second generation of the Wu family, only Wu Caiyang is the only candidate who is expected to hit several giants. If he fails, it will be an unbearable pain for the Wu family.

If you think about it carefully, the old man has prepared the worst plan? If Wu Caiyang cannot be successfully elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, he can only expect someone among the three generations to shoulder heavy burdens. Even if it is just a role of connecting the past and the future, it will support the Wu family and continue successfully to the fourth generation.

The more Xia Xiang thought about it, the more he admired the old man's vision. It seemed like a big deal, but in fact it was a deal that made no loss. Because Mr. Wu saw through him, he knew that he would not be greedy for the power of the Wu family, and secondly, he would not seek the wealth of the Wu family. Thirdly, because he and Lian Ruohan did have a deep relationship, and Lian Xia was the crystallization of love, and he was also the only fourth generation of the Wu family. Even if he really handed over the Wu family business to him, he would not be able to fly.

Xia Xiang had to admire that among the senior officials he had come into contact with, the Prime Minister did not know much and dared not draw conclusions. However, the old men of the Qiu, Fu and Mei families were either inferior to each other, had poor skills, had poor vision, or had poor courage. In short, the three of them did have their own shortcomings compared to Mr. Wu. They were not unfair to defeat him.

Although Mr. Wu did not become the number one person in China, his wisdom, means, and keen vision are the well-deserved first person in Xia Xiang's mind.

When they left the Wu family, Wu Caiyang and Wu Caijiang both came out to see each other off, of course, not just to send Xia Xiang. Xia Xiang didn't have that much face, but to send Mei Shengping.

Wu Caiyang and Wu Caijiang obviously knew that Xia Xiang was called into the study by the old man. What was talking about? Wu Caiyang's expression was faint, and he couldn't tell what his emotions were. Wu Caijiang looked a little unhappy. Xia Xiang couldn't explain anything, but when he shook hands with Wu Caijiang, he used some force and said firmly: "Uncle San, look at the action."

The words "San Uncle" were called out very sincerely, and Wu Caijiang was slightly moved, and even Wu Caiyang changed his face.

Mei Shengping was originally a different path from Xia Xiang, but he insisted on walking with Xia Xiang, and insisted on pulling Xia Xiang to have tea. Xia Want to know the questions in his heart, so he told him bluntly: "Secretary Mei, in fact, Mr. Wu didn't say anything to me. You don't have to be curious anymore. It's a personal matter."

It was not that easy to swear by Mei Shengping, so he smiled foolishly: "I am not Secretary Mei now, I am Mei Shengping, your elder. I am drunk, you have to allow me to get drunk..."

Xia Xiang was speechless. Who would believe that the dignified deputy secretary of the provincial party committee would have such a rogue appearance? But Mei Shengping is Mei Shengping, and he never pretentiously or pretends. He just can do whatever he wants, so he got so obsessed that Xia Xiang had no choice but to say, "Mr. Wu is looking for me just to make me stand firmly with the family forces..."

Mei Shengping believed that what Xia wanted to tell the truth, but he also thought that Xia Xiang had an ambush: "It must be there, don't tell me, right? Don't tell me, I will ask Xiaolin to bring Mei Ting to see Cao Shuyan tomorrow, and see how you end up."

Xia Xiang had no choice but to surrender: "Okay, you are amazing, I'm convinced. Mr. Wu also wants the fourth generation of the Wu family... to be prosperous."

"Hahahaha!" Mei Shengping suddenly laughed, "No wonder the old man wanted to come forward in person. Wu Caiyang was thin-skinned, but he had no shame to say it."

After Mei Shengping smiled, he waved his hand and left with satisfaction. He thought it was his own plan, but in fact he was still fooled by Xia Xiang. Because Xia Xiang grasped his psychology, loosened and tightened, and used the real news of an irrelevant person Ding Xingwang to deceive his curiosity and concealed the deeper truth.

Next, Xia Xiang and his family visited the capital, which made Xia Dong have a lot of fun and also made Cao Shuyan feel very relieved.

More than half of the National Day holiday, Xia Xiang met several friends in the capital. With Yang Wei's recommendation, he met some business people from the capital. Then he and Cao Shugui and his son returned to Yan City. Because Cao Yongguo was also back, Xia Xiang said that he would meet Cao Yongguo no matter what.

Of course, it is very necessary to have an interview with Song Chaodu as well.

In short, the trip to the capital was quite in line with expectations. The only thing that made him depressed was that the call to Lao Gu did not get through. Either no one answered the phone or it couldn't get through. Strange things, Lao Gu is a straight temper who will tell you in person even if he is dissatisfied with you. He can't hide from him. So what's wrong?
Chapter completed!