Fang Yan didn't want to be Mr. Ye!
He didn't want to be like Mr. Ye, who only had one foot in the Heavenly Dao realm. After some thought, he pulled back. He didn't want to be like Mr. Ye, who had to work for the country and suffer in Swallow Dock. He didn't want to be like Mr. Ye, who had to protect Swallow Dock for the rest of his life. He didn't want to be like Mr. Ye, who had to carry a manure basket everywhere to shovel feces and become a manure digger.
Fang Yan liked peace and freedom.
He wanted to see the precipitousness of Mount Tai, and the vastness of the grasslands. He wanted to experience the sunrise of the Red River, and feel the snow on the glaciers. He wanted to go to the deserted North Sea to hunt eagles. He wanted to go to the inaccessible land of extreme cold to find Ice Dragon. He wanted to bring Mo Qingdi back.
He wanted to travel all the famous mountains and rivers, and he also wanted to see all the spring flowers and winter snow.
He wanted to be free and unrestrained. He wanted to buy a plane ticket and fly to Paris to feed the pigeons when he was bored. He wanted to go to Hengdian to listen to the sound of shooting stars streaking across the sky when he was depressed. He wanted to take Ye Gentle and let Ye Gentle carry the money. They could go on one trip after another whenever they wanted.
He didn't want to be Mr. Ye.
He only wanted to live for himself. He didn't want to live for others.
He didn't want to live for responsibility.
If he did that, he would be going against his own conscience.
So, when Mr. Ye proposed such a tempting condition, he didn't hesitate to reject the men of Swallow Dock. How many people didn't want to be Mr. Ye?
However, Fang Yan was still worried. He knew that his grandfather often thought differently from him.
He lived for himself, but his grandfather would add different things to his life, such as glory and responsibility.
So, even when Fang Yan waited alone in the courtyard, he still felt uneasy.
He heard Mr. Ye and his grandfather singing. They were singing excerpts from "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy". In their eyes, who was Yang Zirong? Who was Mountain Eagle?
Now that the singing stopped and there was no sound from inside, it seemed that they had just entered the main topic?
The negotiation had indeed entered the main topic, but it was different from Fang Huwei's plan.
"If Ye Daowen becomes the teacher of Swallow Dock, then who will be able to stop the Ye family's crazy development?"
Hearing Master's words, Fang Huwei held the big bowl and smiled silently. He said, "How the Ye Family will develop and how far it will develop are the problems that Master needs to consider. What does it have to do with a crippled old man like me?"
Mr. Ye looked at Fang Huwei and said, "You deliberately tried to ruin my reputation, didn't you? Didn't you want me to give up my position to the Ye Family? This happened because of you. How could it have nothing to do with you? "
Fang Huwei sighed and said, "I'm only responsible for helping the Ye Family get Master's position. As for how the Ye Family will develop in the future, I'm not in the mood to study it, nor am I able to find out."
"So you're saying that you're only responsible for releasing the monsters in the cages, but you're not willing to take any responsibility for the monsters' actions after they're released?"
"In your eyes, the Ye family is a monster?"
"Any unrestrained power is a monster," Mister said. "It's the same for Swallow Dock, but it's locked in a cage. That's why Swallow Dock has Master. "
Mister looked at Fang Huwei with a playful look and said, "It's strange that your Fang Family keeps creating opportunities and fighting for benefits for the Ye Family. Three years ago, Fang Yan helped Ye Daoling get his current position. Now he's in charge of Hua Xia's economic lifeline. Now, you, this old fellow, are pushing the waves from behind, wanting to help Ye Daowen obtain the position of Mister. Huwei, do you really think the relationship between the Ye Family and the Fang Family is unbreakable? Does your Fang Family really want to be tied to the Ye Family's chariot? "
"What kind of unbreakable relationship is that? I just want to send some betrothal gifts to my grandson. "
"But you should know better than anyone that the more betrothal gifts you send, the lower the possibility of Fang Yan and Wen Rouwen. With the Ye Family's current development speed, will you still be able to climb up to the Ye Family?" Mister said with a smile, "It's better to retreat and form a net than to envy the fish in the pool. After all, it's not a wise thing to do for others. Huwei is wise. You should understand these principles more clearly than I do. "
"Do you mean you want Fang Yan to be Master?"
"Yes."
"But if Fang Yan becomes Master, he will have to tear up with the Ye Family. I'm afraid the marriage between the Fang Family and the Ye Family will be even more impossible, right?" Fang Huwei reached out and touched the cup. He said with a smile, "You're harming me. You're up to no good."
"If I want to achieve what I want, I need to have enough strength. It's not hard to choose between being a bug that can only follow and respond, or to be a dragon that can contend with the Ye family, right?"
"It's difficult." Fang Huwei said with a smile, "It's very difficult."
Mister looked at Fang Huwei and said, "Then do you choose to be a worm? Or choose to be a dragon? "
"Naturally, I choose to be a dragon." Fang Huwei said, "Wealth comes from danger. What do you think, Mister? "
Mister smiled and said, "Huwei, you're too smart. What a pity."
The smile on Fang Huwei's face slowly disappeared. He looked at Mister seriously and said, "I know what you're feeling sorry about, but if you were me, what would you choose?"
"I'd choose the same as you," Mister said simply.
"That's why I said we're both smart people." Fang Huwei said, "Smart people have a hard life."
Mister pointed outside with his finger and said, "You've been doing these things without telling that boy?"
"Fang Yan is smart and flexible, but he's pure in nature. The things we've done are too dirty. Even if he doesn't say anything, he'll still feel a little uncomfortable. Instead of that, it's better to get things done first. I'm lame and old. I can't help him in other aspects, but I'll help him take the blame and shield him from the dirty water. I'm good at these things. "
Mister sighed softly and said, "It's not easy for you."
Fang Huwei laughed and said, "But I have a good grandson, and you don't."
"…"
If there was a list of the most annoying people in Swallow Fort, the Fang family's grandfather and grandson would definitely be on it.
Old Street, Old House.
Fang Yan sized up the seemingly ordinary but not simple old alley. He looked at Mister and asked, "What is this place?"
On both sides of the alley were courtyards with red walls and gray tiles that looked very old. Some of them still maintained the style of the previous courtyard houses. However, the doors of each courtyard were tightly shut. One couldn't see what was going on inside, let alone know what kind of people lived in the courtyard.
The street was narrow, and the middle of the alley could only allow one car to pass. Larger cars couldn't pass at all.
There was no flow of people on bicycles, and it was rare to even see people.
It was clearly in the downtown area, and the most important center of power in Hua Xia was separated by a wall. However, this alley was very quiet, and there was almost no noise.
Most importantly, Fang Yan sensed the aura of experts.
There were at least four experts lying in ambush in the places he knew. There were also some people who were even more secretive. Only after they took action would he know their exact location.
"Debt collectors," Mister said expressionlessly.
He reached out to knock on the door. He grabbed the copper buckle in the mouth of the Pihu beast and slapped the door.
Pa, pa, pa!
After three sounds, Mister took a step back and stood at the bottom of the steps with his back straight.
Creak!
The wooden door was pulled open from the inside, and a tall woman appeared at the door.
The woman bowed to Mister and said, "Mister, Master knows you are coming today. He has already prepared good tea and has been waiting for you for a long time."
Mister nodded and raised his foot to enter the door.
Only then did the woman's gaze fall on Fang Yan's face. She said with a smile, "Handsome boy, we haven't seen each other for a long time."
Fang Yan looked at the woman in camouflage clothes and said, "Tigress, I haven't seen you for some time."
The woman was the "eagle herding in the sky and the tigress on the ground." Fang Yan knew that she was Jiang Junling's subordinate. The two of them had interacted before. However, he didn't expect to see her again here.
Fang Yan looked at the tigress and sized up the old house in front of him. He said with a smile, "Is this the General's house?"
The tigress also smiled. The woman's facial features were very beautiful. Because her chest was too large, she gave off a very strong feeling. However, when she smiled, there was a strange kind of sexiness. Conquering such a woman was also a good challenge for many men.
"You stood at the door and came to ask for a debt. I don't know where you went. What if you were sold? " The tigress squinted her eyes and joked with Fang Yan. She moved her body to the side and made a gesture of invitation.
"That depends on whether you can sell it for a good price." Fang Yan said, "If the price is right, I can also get a share of the benefits. If you want to sell it, then so be it."
"Big sister can't bear to sell you." The tigress said with a smile. "You are a man that I rarely see that makes my heart beat."
"…"
Fang Yan followed behind Mister and walked towards the backyard of the small courtyard.
The front yard wasn't big, but the backyard wasn't small. There were a lot of flowers and plants in the backyard, and there were also some fresh vegetables.
There was a grape tree under the eaves of the porch. The vine of the grape tree climbed everywhere, covering half of the sky in the small courtyard. It blocked the sunlight outside, making the small courtyard look a little gloomy.
Winter had arrived in Yanjing, and the weather was a little chilly.
The vegetables were growing green, and the flowers were blooming beautifully. It was a comfortable and beautiful countryside.
In a chives field, an old man wearing a straw hat was using a sickle to cut chives.
Hearing the footsteps behind him, the old man adjusted his straw hat and looked over. He said to Mister, "You came at the right time. I'll make chives dumplings for you tonight."
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