After traveling for nearly a week, the four of us were very tired. When we got home, it was natural for us to have a good sleep first.
Early the next morning.
Zhou Sen appeared in the yard refreshed.
Chang Bo's kung fu was pretty good. Zhou Sen would practice with him in the morning when he had time. Once his kung fu stopped, it would deteriorate.
Zhou Sen has not yet been able to enjoy the blessings, so he has to maintain the results of special training at all times.
What's more, traditional Kung Fu is extensive and profound, and is much more accurate and gentle than the killing techniques learned in special training classes.
"Uncle, when you are my age, you are practicing Tai Chi and cultivating yourself. Why bother when you are so young?"
"I also want to cultivate my moral character. Besides, Tai Chi is profound and profound. Once practiced to the depth, it is a supreme martial art." Zhou Sen said.
"The world mythologizes this Kung Fu. Tai Chi is just a technique of releasing force and exerting force. It is nothing more than training the body to the point where both strength and softness are combined. Now as long as you have a pistol, Tai Chi is useless, not to mention it is useless to anyone. "Chang Bo said.
"Uncle Chang, a pistol is just a foreign object. Although it is very powerful, the human body is the most primitive weapon. If we can't even master the most primitive weapon, how can we make good use of foreign objects?"
"My uncle has a lotus tongue, I can't help you." Chang Bo chuckled and simply ignored Zhou Sen.
After breakfast, Zhou Sen was in no hurry to cancel his vacation and go to work.
Since I have taken leave and I don’t care about my job at the police station, why should I pretend to be positive?
Wouldn’t it be nice to have an extra day or two of rest at home?
He didn't even ask for leave when he got married. After finally getting some rest, he didn't want to run to the police station so early in the morning.
Even if I go somewhere to drink tea and read the newspaper, it's not as comfortable as at home.
Zhou Sen is very leisurely, but Bai Yulan is not. She has to deal with the backlog of "Sen" notes and the Ningxiang Pavilion.
After all, she is the one at the helm. There are many things that Chang Bo can handle, but there are also things that Chang Bo can only handle on his behalf, and he has to wait for her to come back to confirm.
Even Axiang has to go to each branch of "Sen" Ji to inspect the kitchen work of each branch. She is the technical director.
The most idle person in the family is Zhou Sen himself.
He also had a job, which was to develop and print the films he had traveled with over the past few days and leave them to others to do, but he wasn't worried yet.
"Uncle, uncle, would you please come to the front, please?" Zhou Sen was concentrating on developing the film, when suddenly he heard Chang Bo knocking on the door.
"what's up?"
"Su Xing, the general manager of the Su family, is here." Chang Bo said, "He is here to deliver an invitation. The eldest lady of the Su family is getting married to Feng Hua."
"Su Yun is getting married?" Zhou Sen was stunned for a moment when he heard this. That's right. They got engaged at the beginning of the year and got married at the end of the year.
This is also normal.
Su Wenqing has become the president of the Bingcheng General Chamber of Commerce. This wedding is probably quite grand. It is normal for him to send someone to send invitations to him.
At least for now, the feud between them is over for the time being.
"when?"
"The 16th of this month is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month." Chang Bo said.
"I won't go. I can't let go of my work here. Tell Yu Lan that we have accepted the invitation. Just show up on time and prepare a generous gift." If you want to meet guests, yes I couldn't get out of bed for less than half an hour after freshening up and changing clothes, just to say a few words. It was not necessary. Besides, Bai Yulan could represent herself, and it was not Su Wenqing who came here in person.
"Okay, that's what I said." Chang Bo also knew that Zhou Sen didn't like to socialize, otherwise, it wouldn't be a male-domestic situation and a female-domestic one.
It is precisely because of this that this family is harmonious and stable. If it were another man with a stronger personality, he might not be able to get along with Bai Yulan.
Although my uncle's character is a little softer and a bit more than a rogue, at least he is complementary to the young lady's character.
This young lady is obviously much happier after getting married this time, and there are many more smiles on her face than in previous years. This is not the kind of ceremonial fake smile that greets you, but the kind that comes from the inside out. A genuine smile from within.
As an old man who watched Bai Yulan grow up, Chang Bo was happy in his heart and gradually recognized Zhou Sen.
Chang Bo returned to the front yard living room.
Bai Yulan frowned slightly when she saw only Chang Bo coming in. She thought Zhou Sen had some objections and didn't want to see Su Xing, so he didn't want to come.
"Miss, my uncle can't let go of the things at hand, but he did say that we will accept the invitation and we will definitely attend when the time comes." Chang Bo replied.
Su Xing also breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
If Zhou Sen refuses, then this matter will be difficult to handle. Although Zhou Sen is not a big shot, his teacher Saburo Shibuya has also been transferred to Xinjing. In Bingcheng, he does not need to act based on his face.
But he doesn't want to be an enemy of Zhou Sen now. After all, Zhou Sen has no ambition and there is no competition in the business field.
But he can influence Bai Yulan, and Bai Yulan can influence a group of people, which is detrimental to his control of the Chamber of Commerce.
In particular, although Qin Laoqi lost his position as president of the Chamber of Commerce, his eldest son Qin Xiong became more and more powerful.
He competed with him everywhere, buying some people and suppressing others, and the game was so smooth that he had no choice but to call Feng Hua back to help.
"Steward Su, you heard me. What Zhou Sen means is what I mean." Bai Yulan nodded. She had grudges with Su Wenqing, but not with Su Yun. What's more, she was present when Su Yun got engaged. , there was no reason for her not to go when someone was getting married.
That would be too petty.
"That's great. On behalf of my husband, I welcome Boss Bai and Officer Zhou." Su Xing quickly bowed and handed over.
"Uncle Chang, see the guest off!"
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Finally, all the film was developed and the rest was left to dry naturally. Although drying is fast, it is worse than drying naturally.
"I heard that the Su family has been fighting fiercely with the Qin family in the past six months?" After Zhou Sen came back, he didn't pay much attention to the affairs of the ice city, and he didn't have the time to spare. Therefore, he didn't know what the situation was now.
"The wharf, the casino, the opium den, these three doors, Su Wenqing and Qin Xiong had a bloody fight. In the wharf business, Su Wenqing surpassed Qin Xiong, but in the casino and opium den, Su Wenqing was not as good as the Qin family. As for the dock business, Su Wenqing was not as good as the Qin family. In the Fengyue business, the two families are evenly matched. Except for the side business, the Qin family also has a serious business, each of which does not give in to the other. The Qin family has a business of lumber, cloth, dishes, sand mining, etc. The Su family also has it, the Su family has it, and the Qin family doesn't let it go, anyway, it's very lively!" Bai Yulan laughed.
"With competition, the market is dynamic. A lot of interesting things must have happened in the past six months, right?" Zhou Sen chuckled.
"Neither of the two families is a good person. They resorted to all kinds of damaging and underhand tricks. There were more than a dozen dead and countless injured."
"Didn't the Japanese come forward to mediate?"
"Why not? Behind Su Wenqin are Kato, the Japanese military police brigade, and Feng Wenqi, the mayor of Bingcheng City. The Qin family is not weak either. Qin Xiong's father-in-law is the police chief of Xinjing. Jin Ronggui, the former director of the police department in Bingcheng, also colluded with Bingcheng. Nakamura, the city’s general counsel for municipal affairs, you must know that Nakamura is an out-and-out villain, and you should have heard of the worst crimes he has committed in the past in the police system," Bai Yulan said.
"Is that Konstantin Ivanovich Nakamura?" Zhou Sen asked.
"Who else could it be if he wasn't him?" Bai Yulan said.
"This guy with pustules on his head and sores on the soles of his feet actually became the municipal general counsel?" Zhou Sen said in disbelief.
"Who says it's not?" Bai Yulan shook her head.
"A dog bites a dog. As long as they don't mess with us, we can just watch a show." Zhou Sen said that under Japanese rule, even if Zhou Sen wanted to eradicate these two families, he was powerless.
"But Qin Lang is working under us now. The fight between these two families will inevitably affect us. Qin Xiong tried to drag Qin Lang into trouble several times. Fortunately, he is smart. Otherwise, Su Wenqing and I would also have to argue." Bai Yu Lan said.
"Qin Lang used to work under Qin Xiong, and then he was tricked by the Su family. You want Qin Lang to get ahead, right?" Zhou Sen knew what was going on as soon as he guessed. Qin Lang is not a bad person, he was born in the Qin family. This family, this was something he couldn't choose.
Qin Lang attaches great importance to love, loyalty, and has the chivalrous style of ancient times, but his cognition has gone wrong. Fortunately, he has not gone far on the road of doing evil. Now he has left the Qin family and no longer does it. It's a matter of taking advantage of others.
If he continues to stay in the Qin family, he will be suppressed in a few years.
"Almost, Qin Lang has sorted out the people who were with him. Basically, those who are willing to be with him have come over. If they are not willing, then they can go their separate ways. He will not care about it anymore in the future." Bai Yulan said.
"This kid can handle it quite well." Zhou Sen nodded, "However, if the Su and Qin families fight fiercely, and if Qin Laoqi comes forward, Qin Lang will be in trouble, and he must find a way."
"No, let Qin Lang open up the Xinjing and Fengtian markets next year. If he is not in Bingcheng, the Qin family will naturally have nothing to do with him." Bai Yulan said.
"This matter depends on whether he is willing or not. We can't force it." Zhou Sen said. It takes great courage to jump out of a comfort zone.
"What gift should we give when Su Yun gets married?" Bai Yulan asked.
"We got married, even though it wasn't made public, but Su Wenqing knew about it and sent someone to give us gifts, right?" Zhou Sen asked.
"Well, it's a gift, it's not light."
"According to his gift list, let's get a return gift of considerable value, and then give the newlyweds red envelopes one after another. We are also considered elders." Zhou Sen said.
Bai Yulan covered her mouth and smiled. Zhou Sen's idea did not occur to her. In fact, she was about to start arguing. Bai Yulan once married Lao Ma. Lao Ma and Su Wenqing were close brothers, so naturally she and Su Wenqing were the same generation. .
Su Yun had no problem calling her "aunt" according to her seniority. Lao Ma was older than Su Wenqing.
She did not marry after divorcing Lao Ma, but remarried after Lao Ma passed away, so this "seniority" will always exist.
Although Zhou Sen is a few years older than Su Yun, age does not mean seniority, and they do not have the same surname.
Therefore, there is no problem if Zhou Sen is a generation older than Su Yun from Bai Yulan's point of view.
"Are you targeting Su Yun or Feng Hua?" Bai Yulan rolled her eyes as if she thought of a certain situation.
"You, can you please stop being so smart?" Zhou Sen stretched out his hand and tapped the tip of Bai Yulan's nose, "Although Feng Hua was not present at the incident in the city park, there was this kid's shadow behind him."
"Then you're not worried about Su Yun?"
"I'm not familiar with her, so why are I worried about her?" Zhou Sen shook his head. He and Su Yun had only met two or three times, and they were not even close friends. People know how good they are in their marriage.
