Secretary Chu had already walked over with a strange smile on his face. "Little Chen, come over here. There are quite a lot of 'youngsters' here today, I'm sure you guys have something to talk about."
Chen Guang didn't want to talk to any youngsters. His mind was filled with memories of what Old Master Jin said when he was in a daze just now.
Forget it, don't worry about the details. I'll just deal with it as it comes.
Unlike the courtyard house where the old masters were, the side house next to it was much more lively.
But when Chen Guang saw the bunch of 'youngsters' that Old Master Jin mentioned, he felt a headache coming on.
The youngsters in your house are all old guys in their forties and fifties!
I should call the youngest one here uncle, okay?
That's right, isn't that my Uncle Wu Shanwu who is wandering around in the crowd?
What the f * ck can I have in common with these 'old men'?!
I just want to find a quiet place to hook up with the female fans on Weibo, okay?!
That's right, the people gathered in the side house weren't the group of youngsters that he ate with at the youth hall last time. Instead, they were the parents of those youngsters. Currently, there were many youngsters who held real power in the country, be it in the military or in the political circle. In short, none of them were simple.
In a sense, to Old Master Jin, they were indeed the standard youngsters.
Like Shen Yuliang or those high school girls in the youth hall, they weren't even qualified to participate in the meetings and gatherings of this place. Perhaps Bai Hua was qualified to attend, but he was still considered a junior.
"Yo, Brother Chen is here. Welcome, welcome!"
While Chen Guang was in a daze, a robust man donned in military uniform came over and patted Chen Guang's shoulder with a chuckle before calling him Big Brother Chen.
Chen Guang looked at this man quietly and thought, 'Uncle, you look quite similar to Old Master Jiang. Coupled with your body, bald head, and your fierce face with a Big Beard, for some reason, I really want to kneel down when you call me Brother.'
"Come, let me introduce everyone to you. Oh right, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Jiang Yuanchao, Jiang Yage's father. Young man, don't be nervous. I just lost a bet with Wu Shan. I said that if I lost, I would have to call you Brother Chen. It was just a joke. Don't worry about titles. "
The middle-aged baldy happily patted Chen Guang's shoulder and called him "Brother Chen" again. After that, he even raised his eyebrows provocatively at Wu Shan, who was standing awkwardly to the side.
Chen Guang couldn't help thinking of the unreasonable baldy, Old Master Jiang, and then the equally unreasonable and unconventional Jiang Yage. At this moment, Jiang Yuanchao was completely in line with the logic of not being part of the same family.
Uncle! No, he was half a father-in-law!
You calling me brother makes me want to shorten my life!
He wanted to die.
"Don't! Please don't! Uncle Jiang, you can just call me Little Chen or Chen Guang, or you can call me nephew! Please don't call me brother, it gives me goosebumps! "
Chen Guang struggled as he was pulled forward by Jiang Yuanchao.
"Sigh, you're so boring. Didn't I hear that you're very impudent? You can't even take a little joke, it's not fun at all! "
Jiang Yuanchao seemed to be joking as he said this angrily.
By then, the two had reached Wu Shan's side. Wu Shan was amused by Chen Guang's timid behavior.
Wu Shan couldn't help recalling Chen Guang, who had tried Xu Lizheng and Wang Ren in court. At that time, Chen Guang was really unexpected. He was also cold and decisive. Compared to his current embarrassed appearance, Chen Guang seemed like a completely different person.
Wu Shan smiled and leaned over. "Chen Guang, don't be nervous. Jiang Yuanchao likes to joke around. He's already so old, but he's still so impudent. But in terms of rank, you're not much worse than us, so it's not a big deal to call you brother. How about I call you Brother Chen too? "
Chen Guang's eyes widened. 'Oh my god, two father-in-law calling me brother at the same time, I'm so nervous!
I'm going to get my karma! '
Seeing that he was about to turn and run, Wu Shan and Jiang Yuanchao stopped joking with him. They were elders, after all, and teasing Chen Guang was to help him blend into the environment.
In fact, Wu Shan's feelings were extremely complicated. He understood his daughter's feelings for Chen Guang, but he also knew that this kid wasn't just a fish in a pond, nor was he someone easy to deal with. Unknowingly, more and more people noticed him.
Putting aside his temperament, who would have thought that in his not-so-muscular body, there was actually an explosive force of 800 kilograms of fist force?
How terrifying was that?
He was definitely not as simple as he looked on the surface.
If he had a choice, Wu Shan really wanted to have a good talk with Wu Tong and ask her to stay away from Chen Guang, so far away that she would never see him again.
But Wu Shan knew that this was just his wishful thinking. He had already put in a lot of effort to make Wu Tong stay in Yanjing, and Chen Guang had even asked for it.
Based on his father-daughter relationship with Wu Tong, she would do whatever he wanted her to do!
Forget it, I'll just let it be. That brat, Chen Guang, isn't like Ximen Qing or Chen Shimei without a conscience. He has his own responsibilities, and if my daughter really wants to fly into the fire, how can I stop her?
From the moment Wu Shan made the decision to agree to let Shi Jiu bring Wu Tong onto the helicopter even though he knew that there was a bomb on the helicopter, Wu Shan knew that he had no right to interfere with any of Wu Tong's decisions.
This was because her life was saved by Chen Guang. If it weren't for Chen Guang, Wu Tong and Shi Jiu would have been blown up into a cloud of fireworks in the sky.
He could lie to others, but he couldn't lie to his own heart.
On the other side, Jiang Yuanchao had already started introducing Chen Guang to the people one by one. Just as Chen Guang had expected, these people were all big shots from various departments, provinces, or military regions. They were all young people, or more precisely, young and vigorous.
Even though he knew that his current status as the head of the General Administration of Guangding was not much lower than that of the people present, he still felt awkward. There was really nothing to talk about with these uncles.
What made him most uncomfortable was that there was something magical in the world of these adults. That was, when others greeted you with a warm smile on their faces, but in fact, there was deep disdain and jealousy hidden in their eyes.
To put it bluntly, Wu Shan was probably the only one here who was really familiar with Chen Guang. Jiang Yuanchao probably had a good impression of Chen Guang because he often heard Jiang Yage talk about him.
As for the others, it was the first time that they had met Chen Guang in person, so they were completely unfamiliar with him.
Where there were people, there would be Jianghu. This so-called Jianghu was the way of the world. To put it bluntly, it was competition. To put it even more bluntly, it was factions.
Wu Shan, Jiang Yuanchao, Jin Shiyue's father, and Xue Lin's father, Xue Zhan, should belong to the same faction.
Although the courtyard was bustling with dozens of people walking around in groups of twos and threes, with smiles on everyone's faces and warm greetings, there were actually at least three to four different forces and factions here.
In their seemingly meaningless chatter, there were hidden blades and swords. It was hard to understand if one did not personally experience it. Sometimes, even in this kind of informal and casual social occasion, a wrong word or a wrong attitude could bring far-reaching consequences.
Chen Guang was young and did not come from a prominent family. He was inexplicably pushed to his current position. Although he did not take it seriously, and the people here who really knew his identity as the director of the Guangding General Bureau were only talking about a few core members, just from the fact that Secretary Chu brought him here, it could be seen that in the hearts of the elders, Chen Guang was on the same level as all the young people here!
His appearance made the already turbulent social occasion even more turbulent.
There would always be people who were jealous and dissatisfied. Chen Guang was too young, and his appearance was too sudden. Compared to these people who had climbed to their positions step by step, it was too unreasonable.
In the eyes of some people who knew a little inside information but did not know everything, Chen Guang was able to attend this occasion because of the Jin family's care for him. But this care was too much, and even Lin Jingwei was not qualified to do so.
As one of the core members here, Jiang Yuanchao also acted too familiar with Chen Guang, which stung many people's hearts.
No matter how easy-going their smiles were, how could the jealousy and hatred in the depths of their eyes escape the eyes of Chen Guang, the world-class acting master?
Although they were experienced, skilled in deception, and each of them boasted of their excellent acting skills, Chen Guang was the best acting master in history!
Hence, he didn't want to stay here, nor did he want to stay here. As an old monster that has lived for two hundred years, Chen Guang didn't want to argue with these people.
Perhaps the old masters had good intentions, letting him show Jiang Yuanchao and Wu Shan around in this kind of occasion. If he really wanted to enter politics in the future, this was a rare opportunity for him to practice.
But he did not like it. You guys treat it like a treasure, but I throw it away like a broken broom, okay?
"Well, Uncle Jiang, Uncle Wu, I'm a little sleepy. Why don't you guys talk, I'll find a place to rest." After exchanging a few words with the last group of people and being praised for being a talented young man, Chen Guang bade farewell to Jiang Yuanchao and Wu Shan and was ready to leave.
Before Jiang Yuanchao and Wu Shan could say anything, a middle-aged man in a suit came over and said with a fake smile, "Little Chen, your body is a little weak. You're so young, but you're already sleepy in the middle of the day. How are you going to take on heavy responsibilities in the future?"
Chen Guang turned his head to look at this man. He had just had a brief conversation with this slightly chubby middle-aged man with mixed silver and white hair. Unlike the others, who mostly had disdain and jealousy in their eyes, this guy's eyes were clearly filled with hatred.
If he remembered correctly, this man was a director of the Ministry of Finance, in the same department as Xu Lizheng, who had already ascended to heaven. He might even be Xu Lizheng's student. An enemy, no doubt.
Many people were also paying attention to this side. It seemed that everyone wanted to see Chen Guang's reaction, to see how shrewd he was.
Being famous at a young age was not scary, but being mature at a young age was really scary.
In fact, it wasn't that Chen Guang didn't know how to be shrewd, but for this kind of person who stood up for Xu Lizheng to disgust him, he really didn't need to say a few words. "I don't have any heavy responsibilities, and I can be sleepy whenever I want. You don't have to worry about me."
As soon as he said this, many people in the hall looked at him with playful eyes.
Sure enough, young people were hot-tempered. Wasn't the subtext of his words "none of your business?"
Not only was the official from the Ministry of Finance not angry, but his eyes lit up. "Why don't I have to worry about you? I'm an elder, so it's natural for me to care about the younger generation. You're the pillar of our country, so you have to take care of yourself."
Chen Guang's eyes gradually narrowed. Yes, that's right. According to age, many of the people in this hall are indeed my elders. I admit that I look young, but it doesn't feel right coming from your mouth, does it?
Who the hell likes to recognize elders?
It's natural for me to call those who are close to me uncle.
But who do you think you are?
I don't even remember your name, and you have the cheek to call yourself an elder?
"Sorry, I'm not close to you." Chen Guang's face turned cold as he said indifferently, "So sir, please don't lecture me."
Suddenly slapped in the face in front of everyone, this young man from the Ministry of Finance was caught off guard. He didn't expect this kid to be so irritable in this kind of situation.
Do you even understand what kind of place this is!
Who are these people you're talking to!
Do you still want to walk this path in the future?
"Young people are still hot-tempered. If you can't keep your cool, how can you take on heavy responsibilities? Little Chen, your current identity is different from the past, and your position is also very sensitive. You have to be steady, otherwise, I'm afraid you're not suitable for such an important position. "
At this moment, a middle-aged man in military uniform stood up and interrupted. It seemed like he was one of the core members who knew Chen Guang's position, but he didn't seem to be on the same side as Jiang Yuanchao Wu Shan.
Chen Guang looked at this person and rolled his eyes. Fine, you guys are taking turns to lecture me.
Don't put on the airs of an elder in front of me. You just want to provoke me, provoke me, or vent your dissatisfaction with me. Otherwise, you just want me to lose my temper and leave the impression that I'm incompetent and incompetent. Then, you can go back and criticize me to the elders. You can replace me with someone you think you can rely on to be the Director of the General Administration of Light.
He was well aware of these people and started to get annoyed. It was true that he didn't want to go into politics from the beginning. It had only been a short time, and he was already disgusted.
"Cao Zhengming, it's not up to you and me to decide whether Chen Guang is suitable or not. The elders have their own considerations, and this is the result of their discussion. It's not up to us to make irresponsible remarks. If you have any opinions, you can bring them up directly. Don't be sarcastic here and let people laugh at you for no reason. "
Jiang Yuanchao put on a straight face and defended Chen Guang.
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