Chapter 22 4. If the heart is at peace, it is the hometown

Thanks to the gift of God, there is a place called Lijiang in southwest China.Many people say that if you have not been to Lijiang, you will yearn for it, but if you have been, you will fall in love with it.The water here is cool and sound, clean and mud-free, passing through the streets and alleys, entering the courtyard and over the walls; the city here is thick and natural, built on the water, stretching calmly; there are also quiet and peaceful old bridges, majestic and steep snow-capped mountains... Jiangnan The romance of the water town and the grandeur of the plateau ancient town are perfectly combined here.

Sitting in the VIP room of Lijiang Sanyi Airport, Wan Shunlong looked at the snow-capped mountains in the distance and sighed: "The shadow of the moon is psychedelic, and the stream is full of light. For this ancient city, everyone is just passing by—whether it is a businessman or a Confucian. , for the Tao and the monk!" "If the heart is at ease, it is the hometown!" Gu Weimin said, "Don't be obsessed with where to go, there is no need to care about him, and when to return." "President Gu's high opinion, I admire it." Wan Shunlong nodded and smiled.

Gu Weimin looked at his watch: "Mr. Wan, the time is almost up, I can no longer miss the beautiful scenery of the ancient city, I have to get on the plane first." "Boss Gu, have a safe journey." Wan Shunlong held a cup of coffee, "The plane back to Hezhou will take off in an hour, and I should leave after sitting down for a while." When shaking hands and saying goodbye, Gu Weimin mentioned yesterday's contest on the golf course: "Mr. Wan's golf skills are indeed extraordinary, this time I have learned it." "You're too polite." Wan Shunlong said, "Yesterday we played at the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Stadium for a whole afternoon, and we still couldn't come to a conclusion."

Gu Weimin said: "It's very enjoyable to compete with a master like Mr. Wan. I really hope that our cooperation can advance smoothly. By then, we can often compete with each other." "That's for sure." Wan Shunlong said, "Our communication last night was very pleasant, and we reached consensus on many issues. The rest are some details." Gu Weimin started to get up and drag his luggage: "Although there are only some details left, I still hope to speed up the progress. Mr. Wan is also aware of the situation of Dazhong shares. If someone really wants to catch up with you, I will be embarrassed. Sell it to others Well, I'm sorry for the wine Boss Wan bought me; if I don't sell it, it's hard to explain to the other shareholders of the company."

Wan Shunlong laughed: "It's really embarrassing for my brother. It's because I'm the big brother. Don't worry, no one is faster than Shunlong Group." "That's good, that's good." Gu Weimin stretched out his hands again, saying goodbye to Wan Shunlong. The plane taxied slowly on the runway, and the scenery around the airport fell backward one by one.The speed is getting faster and faster, until the huge fuselage rises into the air.Sitting in the spacious first-class cabin, Gu Weimin looked down at the snow-capped mountains below him, and suddenly felt very tired.

The Lijiang cellar wine I drank last night tastes good, but the alcohol content is too low.This kind of wine is really hard for Gu Weimin to enjoy.Gu Weimin loves wine, especially high-alcohol wine.Over the years, he has tasted the world's best wines, but the one that haunts his dreams the most is the sorghum wine brewed in his mother's winery. Gu Weimin's hometown is a small town on the Jianghan Plain.His father is a private teacher in a primary school in the town, and his hardworking mother makes a living by running a wine shop.In the poor but warm boyhood, Gu Weimin could always smell the aroma of wine on his way home from school every day.The distiller's grains are spread out to dry in front of the winery. After the distiller's grains are exposed to the sun, the alcohol molecules inside are like a child in a mother's arms attracted by fruit, jumping out happily and circling around the place.

There are more than a dozen large vats in the lobby of the winery, as thick as two people hugging each other.Father often writes "wine" in various fonts on red paper, and mother sticks these red papers on the vat.The mouth of the tank is tied with red silk, just like the young pioneers wearing red scarves in the school square.Gu Weimin also helps his mother in his spare time - he stuffs firewood into the stove, and then watches the wine gurgling out of the bamboo tube. "The wine is out, the wine is out!" The mother and son shouted happily together. More than 20 years ago, Gu Weimin left his beautiful hometown with the dream of getting ahead, shouldering the high expectations of his parents and relatives, and carrying the good drinking capacity he had cultivated since he was a child.Since then, he seldom returned to that unrich land.

During the four years of college, Gu Weimin had almost no time to rest, and he devoted all his energy to books.But compared with those classmates from famous high schools in big cities, his academic foundation is still too poor.Although diligence can make up for one's stupidity, it is far from being outstanding.When graduating from university, Gu Weimin was full of frustration when looking at those students who entered government agencies and large enterprises. Later, he went south to Shanghai and joined an unknown securities company.The luxury and money fans of Shili Yangchang are destined to have nothing to do with this peasant boy from a small town in Hubei.During the seven years in Shanghai, Gu Weimin couldn't even get the down payment for a small apartment.In the reckless era when China's securities industry was growing wildly, scenes of big dramas were staged, and stars stood under the spotlight and received worship from the crowd.But Gu Weimin has always been so unknown.Even many years later, in an interview with China's most famous financial journal, Gu Weimin laughed at himself that when he was in Shanghai, "it's not even a walk-on, at most it was a box lunch for the crew."

After all, Gu Weimin is a down and out hero, not a poor guy.Even though he is just an insignificant spectator, he uses his own wisdom to analyze the succession and succession of every major drama, as well as the success and failure of every star.Although Gu Weimin failed to get rid of the embarrassing life, unlike most people who are just "delivering box lunches" all their lives, Gu Weimin has developed a keen sense of business and a deep insight into China's capital market.With less than half an acre in his body, he has accumulated huge ambitions.He is full of self-confidence, thinking that as long as fate gives him a chance, he will be able to maneuver and make huge waves.

For this opportunity, Gu Weimin finally married Chen Jiamei, the daughter of a wealthy Nanyang businessman who was two years older than him, divorced once, and brought a child.His parents almost severed ties with him because of this, and even Chen Jiamei's family despised him from the bottom of their hearts, thinking that this handsome Chinese man, compared to those young mistresses, only had an extra stick in his lower body. It was in the midst of ridicule that Gu Weimin started his capital journey.Chen Jiamei disobeyed his parents' orders and quietly lent him 20 million yuan, which exploded exponentially.In just a few years, Gu Weimin has become a capital giant operating across Shanghai and Hong Kong and operating several listed companies.

Even Chen Jiamei's father, facing this son-in-law whom he didn't want to see before, could only bow down.When he first got married, Gu Weimin wanted to go back to his hometown in Penang, Malaysia with Chen Jiamei to celebrate the New Year, but Chen's father declined for various reasons.In the end, his wife and his family went to Penang, so Gu Weimin had to spend Chinese New Year with a group of Filipino maids at home in Kuala Lumpur.In recent years, Chen's father took the initiative to call and invited Gu Weimin to Penang during the Spring Festival, "a family gathering".Gu Weimin said that he was busy with work and couldn't come. The route map on the screen of the plane showed that the passenger plane was headed north and had already entered Hubei.At my feet is my hometown, the beautiful land known as the land of a thousand lakes.Gu Weimin couldn't help but look up and look out the window.It's a pity that the cloud layer is too thick, except for the vastness of white clouds, there is nothing to be seen.This is the land where Gu Weimin was born and grew up, and the two most beloved people in his life—father and mother—are also buried here. Both parents were fortunate to see the day when their son became famous.Like most parents in the world, they do not expect their children to repay and still live an ordinary life.My father had eaten chalk dust all his life, but it was a pity that he was only a private teacher, and he didn't even solve the problem of his own identity.My father wrote letters everywhere and even went to the county government to appeal.Gu Weimin persuaded: "After solving your identity, how much can the government compensate? This small amount of money, I will give you directly!" His father shook his head again and again: "This is not a question of money!" Three years ago, my depressed father passed away.Gu Weimin, who was in grief, wanted to take his mother to Hong Kong, but his mother refused.Since then, my mother still lived by running a wine shop, and she was reluctant to spend even a cent of the money sent back by Gu Weimin.She only made one request to Gu Weimin: "In the past, the word 'wine' on the jar was written by your father. Now that he is gone, you can continue to write this word for me." Therefore, Gu Weimin often in his luxurious office, Grab the precious writing brush that was specially bought back, and write the word "wine" in various fonts on rough red paper.After that, send these words back to my hometown in Hubei. Just four months ago, his mother, who had always been in good health, also left him.It is said that on the morning of the day of her death, her mother was still brewing wine.At noon, I said I was a little dizzy, and I died after lying on the bed for two hours.Many old people in the village are very envious of Gu Weimin's mother, who has four great blessings in her life: a good life, less illness, a long life, and a quick death. Thinking of this, Gu Weimin's eyes couldn't help getting moist.The plane started to descend, and the beautiful stewardess notified in gentle and standard Mandarin that the flight will arrive at the Capital Airport in half an hour.Gu Weimin overlooked the North China Plain outside the plane window, and couldn't help sighing.From the moment he took off, he felt very tired.It's a pity that during the four-hour air travel, I didn't even take a nap.The more tired the body, the more tense the nerves.The more you want to rest, the more various things will pop up in your mind.Alas, I have been taking medicine for this period of time, but the symptoms of insomnia have not been relieved at all. Gu Weimin lightly rubbed his temples, and comforted himself in his heart: "If you have to deal with people like Wan Shunlong and Du Linxiang at the same time, will your body not be tired? Can your nerves not be tense?" Gu Weimin was once quite proud that he found two buyers for Dazhong shares at the same time.Compared with Hong Kong and Shanghai, which were popular before, Hezhou can only be regarded as a humble place.The developers there, but they are all local tyrants, should not be difficult to deal with.I'll let you fight to the bitter end, I sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, I'm so happy! It's a pity that after several fights, Gu Weimin had to admit that both Wan Shunlong and Du Linxiang were first-class powerful characters.In the negotiations, the advances and retreats were well-founded, and the rhythm was just right, and both of them seemed to have seen their trick of stepping on two boats, and deliberately put on a posture of not rushing. Now that the matter has come to this point, Gu Weimin has no choice but to continue the dangerous game.Although the progress is slow, after all, Wan Shunlong and Du Linxiang are still approaching the gossip formation they set up step by step.Gu Weimin has already made up his mind to lower the bottom line a little if necessary.No matter who it is, as long as the bid is high and the action is fast, throw out this shell and cash out the funds quickly. When the plane landed at the Capital Airport, Gu Weimin took out his mobile phone and called the secretary: "Tell Mr. Mei that I have returned to Beijing, and I can meet him tonight." The "Mr. Mei" that Gu Weimin said was a wealthy businessman from Shanxi.This time I made a special trip back to Beijing from Lijiang just to meet Mr. Mei.Mr. Mei intends to buy Gu Weimin's mansion Meiyuan near Dongjiaomin Lane. The two parties have contacted several times. If everything goes well, a formal contract will be signed within a month. If Mei Yuan could really be sold, it would be tens of millions of real money!Gu Weimin knows very well that he needs money too much now! Mr. Mei is going to have a banquet tonight, and Gu Weimin specifically asked the secretary to bring two bottles of Feitian Moutai.The old problem of insomnia, taking medicine seems to be useless, so I can only drink more, after getting drunk, all worries will be forgotten, and only then can I fall asleep peacefully.He still didn't forget to cheer himself up. After this busy period, he might be able to truly be relieved. At noon the next day, after finishing the negotiation with Mr. Mei, Gu Weimin hurried to the airport and took a flight to Hong Kong.According to the original plan, Gu Weimin will return to Hong Kong three days later to meet Du Linxiang and his party who came from Hezhou.However, the plan cannot keep up with the change.A sudden incident made him rush back to put out the raging fire in the backyard. This morning, his furious wife, Chen Jiamei, made a big fuss at a press conference for a new movie, and slapped the heroine of the new movie in public.This female star is Gu Weimin's mistress.The two had known each other for several months, and Gu Weimin also spent money to rent a luxury house in Hong Kong for her, and paid the rent in advance for two years. There is no impenetrable wall in the world, and the matter finally reached Chen Jiamei.Hong Kong's paparazzi are world-renowned, and the media will naturally not let go of such good news.Gu Weimin, who is used to news on the financial section, can't help but feel a headache when he thinks that he will appear on the entertainment section of the newspaper tomorrow. During the few days back in Hong Kong, Gu Weimin could not do without comfort from both sides, showing his loyalty to his wife and love to his mistress.Seeing that the turmoil gradually subsided, he received a call from Zhuang Zhiqi: "Mr. Gu, it was agreed that Mr. Du led a team to come to Hong Kong this weekend to discuss the final details of the acquisition. I wonder if Mr. Gu has time now?" It seems that this bit of sexual news about him has already spread to Hezhou.Gu Weimin smiled awkwardly: "Integrity is the most important thing for a businessman. I promised Mr. Du a long time ago, so why don't I have time. Let me know when you confirm the flight number, and I will go to the airport to meet you in person." When Gu Weimin put aside the trifles of love for his children and waited for Du Linxiang and his party in Hong Kong, Du Linxiang had to break the appointment. On Friday morning, Du Linxiang called Zhuang Zhiqi, Zhu Tianrui and others to a meeting to discuss the details of going to Hong Kong for negotiations the next day.During the meeting, Du Linxiang's cell phone rang.The person in charge of the sales department called: "Early this morning, a group of owners came to the sales department to make trouble!" "What's the reason?" Du Linxiang asked. The subordinate reported: "Recently, the real estate market has been sluggish, and some properties under Wisdom have experienced price cuts. Those owners who originally bought houses came to ask us to compensate for the losses." "Damn it!" Du Linxiang cursed angrily, "If the price is lowered, I will have to pay for the loss. If the house price has risen, will I also ask them to compensate for the loss? Don't be too polite to these unreasonable troublemakers." The meeting continues.But not long after, Lin Zhengliang called again: "Third brother, a group of migrant workers came to the engineering department to ask for salary." Du Linxiang scolded angrily: "Didn't you call those contractors all day long brothers and have a heated fight? Why are these friendships worthless now?" Lin Zhengliang hesitated and said: "Although I owe some project money, I have agreed with everyone, so there shouldn't be any problems." Du Linxiang said: "I'm in a meeting and I'm going to Hong Kong tomorrow. You can handle these small things yourself." The meeting lasted until past nine o'clock in the evening.Du Linxiang went through all the details in his mind again, and then said to Zhuang Zhiqi: "I have prepared everything that should be prepared. If there is anything that cannot be prepared, I have to adapt to the situation." Zhuang Zhiqi replied with a smile: "For tomorrow's negotiation, I will Very confident." "Okay, it's getting late. Get a good night's sleep tonight, and leave for Hong Kong tomorrow with full energy." Du Linxiang greeted everyone. When they came to the underground garage, everyone waved goodbye.Du Linxiang and Gao Mingyong drove out first in Audi cars, followed by Zhuang Zhiqi and Zhu Tianrui in Mercedes-Benz cars. After the two vehicles drove about a few kilometers away from the Weitong Building, they arrived at a secluded intersection.At this time, dozens of people rushed out from the side of the road and surrounded the cars of Du Linxiang and Zhuang Zhiqi.These people kept knocking on the window glass, cursing in their mouths: "Get out!" Faced with this group of people of unknown origin, Du Linxiang certainly would not get out of the car.He shrank in the car and told Gao Mingyong to call the police immediately. At the same time, he called Lin Zhengliang and asked him to bring his men over for reinforcements immediately. Zhuang Zhiqi was also confused by the sudden change, but when he took a closer look, he found that the leader was a ten-year-old boy, and he knew him.Zhuang Zhiqi got out of the car, but the boy rushed over, grabbed Zhuang Zhiqi and shouted: "You bastards, you arrested my father, and now you hurt my mother. It's a death anyway, I will fight it out today!" Zhuang Zhiqi knew this boy, he was the son of the security guard who killed Tao Xuefeng in the Hezhou Metallurgical Plant.When a strike broke out in the metallurgical plant, Tao Xuefeng, the general manager sent by Weitong, was beaten to death by a group. Zhuang Zhiqi knew about "caught my father", but what about "hitting my mother"?Zhuang Zhiqi asked, "What's the matter?" Zhuang Zhiqi gradually understood what the people next to him said.It turned out that a week ago, the security guard's wife was hit by a motorcycle when she went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables, and she is still lying in the hospital.Some people said that this was Du Linxiang who was trying to settle accounts after the fall and sent someone to bump into the security guard's wife. Zhuang Zhiqi felt that this kind of rumor was ridiculous. With Du Linxiang's current status, how could he argue with a security guard's wife? "It's nonsense." Zhuang Zhiqi said loudly, "I am the president of Weitong Group now, and I can assure everyone that Mr. Du never sent anyone to bump into anyone." "Zhuang Zhiqi, I'll fuck you!" At this moment, a burly man jumped out of nowhere, raised a wooden stick and threw it at Zhuang Zhiqi's head. Zhuang Zhiqi couldn't dodge in time, blood flowed profusely immediately.After collapsing to the ground, this group of people remained relentless, fighting with fists and kicks.Others picked up iron bars and slammed the Mercedes-Benz that Zhuang Zhiqi was riding in.The window glass was shattered all over the place, and Zhu Tianrui in the car screamed in fright. Du Linxiang, who was sitting in the front car, saw this scene and couldn't sit still any longer. He shouted: "Quick, get down and save people!" Gao Mingyong hugged him: "There are so many of them, we will be at a disadvantage if we go." "Scared! It's not like I haven't fought before." Du Linxiang threw off Gao Mingyong, grabbed a wrench for car repair from the back of the car seat, and rushed down viciously, cursing as he walked: "Bastard, I fuck your mother!" Gao Mingyong saw that the boss had rushed ahead, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow.Someone in the crowd recognized Du Linxiang and shouted, "This is Du Linxiang!" Without fear, Du Linxiang yelled: "I am Du Linxiang." Then he swung a wrench and threw it at the big man who attacked Zhuang Zhiqi just now.Fortunately, the big man dodged quickly, his head dodged, but his arm got hit firmly.Du Linxiang was not a frail scholar like Zhuang Zhiqi. He had amazing physical strength since he was a child. When he first came out to work, in order to gamble with others, he insisted on lifting a safe weighing 500 catties with Lin Zhengliang. Du Linxiang waved a wrench and smashed anyone he saw, but it was a pity that two fists were hard to beat with four hands, and the opponent was outnumbered, so Du Linxiang gradually fell into a disadvantage.Du Linxiang also received several blows to the back of the head. Just at the critical moment, Lin Zhengliang arrived with four vans.Seeing that even Du Linxiang was injured, Lin Zhengliang was furious: "In the border of Hezhou, someone dared to beat my third brother! I think he is tired of working!" Some of the perpetrators had sharp eyes and ran away immediately when they saw that the situation was not right. Those whose feet were not oiled were surrounded in the middle.Lin Zhengliang roared loudly: "Whoever hit the third brother just now, I want to pick on his dog's Tejin!" Du Linxiang showed the ruthlessness he showed when he wandered around the rivers and lakes just now, Zhuang Zhiqi is really in danger.At this moment, he maintained his rare calmness, threw the wrench on the ground, and said, "Don't do anything, just wait here for the police. Also, quickly call an ambulance and take Mr. Zhuang to the hospital." Ten minutes later, the police finally arrived.Gao Mingyong limped up to explain the situation, and followed the police back to the police station to make a statement. Zhuang Zhiqi was admitted to the hospital, and Du Linxiang was also injured, so the trip to Hong Kong had to be postponed.Zhuang Zhiqi lay in the hospital and did not wake up until noon the next day.He opened his eyes and saw Chen Jin'er standing in front of the bed.Gao Mingyong, with his hands wrapped in bandages, was also sitting on the sofa in the ward. Seeing Zhuang Zhiqi waking up, Gao Mingyong seemed very happy: "Mr. Zhuang, just wake up. The doctor said that he lost too much blood and his body is weak. There is nothing serious about it." Chen Jin'er's eye sockets were a little moist: "You really scared people." Gao Mingyong chimed in: "Jin'er rushed over immediately when she got the news last night, and stayed by the hospital bed all night." "Thank you all." Zhuang Zhiqi's expression was a little embarrassed. He was grateful to Chen Jiner, but also worried that the matter between himself and Chen Jiner would be embellished and spread all over the city. Zhuang Zhiqi asked, "Is Mr. Du okay?" "It's okay." Gao Mingyong said, "Mr. Du said that he looks solid, and it's okay to be beaten. He didn't even go to the clinic, so he went home and rubbed some medicine himself." Zhuang Zhiqi vaguely remembered the way Du Linxiang rushed out of the car to save himself last night - waving a wrench and swearing, he was completely different from Du Linxiang who usually wears a suit and leather shoes!As a scholar, I really don't have the ruthlessness of Du Linxiang. Gao Mingyong said wittily, "Jin'er, you are here to accompany Mr. Zhuang. I have something else to do. I'll go back to the company first." Zhuang Zhiqi's face was even more embarrassed, but Chen Jin'er nodded happily. A few minutes after Gao Mingyong left, the door of the ward opened again.Yin Xiaoyin walked in with Zhuang Zhiqi's son Mao Mao.Seeing his father on the hospital bed, Mao Mao cried and said, "Dad, are you okay?" "Man, why are you crying?" Zhuang Zhiqi said, "A little skin injury, the doctor said it's fine." Yin Xiaoyin stroked Maomao's head: "Mr. Zhuang, I heard that you were injured, and I was also very anxious. But I think that at this time, I need someone to accompany the child, so I didn't come to see you last night. Today Maomao is out of school at noon. I just took him over." Zhuang Zhiqi nodded with satisfaction: "Well, thank you for your hard work." "Zhiqi, eat an apple." Chen Jin'er walked to the bed. "I'll do it myself." Zhuang Zhiqi was about to reach out, but Chen Jin'er said, "You're hurt, don't move around, open your mouth, I'll feed you." Zhuang Zhiqi felt uncomfortable all over.Chen Jin'er not only called "Zhi Qi" affectionately, but also fed herself apples. Yin Xiaoyin hadn't met Chen Jin'er yet, so she asked, "This is...?" Zhuang Zhiqi said: "Look at me, I forgot to introduce. This is my friend, named Chen Jiner. This Yin Xiaoyin is my colleague." Zhuang Zhiqi took Mao Mao's hand again: "This is my son." Chen Jin'er said enthusiastically: "Hello, Xiao Yin. I used to hear Zhiqi mention you all the time." Zhuang Zhiqi was puzzled for a while, because he hadn't mentioned Yin Xiaoyin in front of Chen Jin'er.What's wrong with Chen Jin'er today? She's a little weird! Yin Xiaoyin said: "Sister Jin'er, hello. You are so beautiful." She pulled Mao Mao again: "Call Auntie quickly." Chen Jin'er glanced at him. Chen Jin'er was not angry, but said with a smile, "This kid looks just like his father." Maomao still has class in the afternoon, Yin Xiaoyin only sat for a while, and then left with Maomao.After Yin Xiaoyin left, Chen Jin'er no longer called Zhuang Zhiqi "Zhiqi". She smiled and said, "I used to know that Zhuang is always an infatuated kind, but I didn't expect him to be affectionate." "What do you mean?" Zhuang Zhiqi looked puzzled. Chen Jin'er said: "That beautiful female subordinate of yours has a deep affection for you, didn't you see it?" "What nonsense!" Zhuang Zhiqi finally understood that Chen Jiner's many abnormal actions today were all for Yin Xiaoyin to see.She may be using this gesture to declare war on Yin Xiaoyin.But in my heart, I always treat Yin Xiaoyin as my younger sister. Chen Jin'er chuckled: "Women are the most accurate in this regard."