A centipede insect is dead but not stiff. This is Mr. Su's evaluation of Su Tiancheng's lineage.
Back then, their lineage was so arbitrary that other side lines joined forces to overthrow them, which ultimately resulted in the family being destroyed and the family in decline.
Therefore, Su Tiancheng has been forbearing for these years, to the point of being a bit useless.
Even though Mr. Su has been suppressing them, they have no complaints. They never vote against it in family meetings and always support Mr. Su.
Just like last time, the Lingnan Su family, Qilu Su family, and Southwest Su family all stood up to oppose Fang Jinglong's continued responsibility for the northwest region. Su Tiancheng still supported Fang Jinglong unwaveringly.
No one believed that Su Tiancheng could let go of his hatred. They could only say that this person was too forbearing.
Maybe he is afraid of making the same mistakes again, or maybe he is waiting for an opportunity.
Just as some people have speculated, Su Tiancheng's lineage has never thought of regaining the position of patriarch, and they definitely do not have the strength. After all, they will There are also Qilu Su family and Lingnan Su family.
But they may not want to take revenge.
Logically speaking, Su Tiancheng is the elder, and Su Qin should take the initiative to visit him, but he did not expect that he would put down his identity and come to visit Su Qin in person.
This shows how forbearing Su Tiancheng is.
Su Qin's memory of Su Tiancheng was from ten years ago, but he often heard from his grandfather that this person was smooth, humble, low-key, deep in the city, and a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Therefore, Su Qin had to be careful.
In the main reception room, Su Tiancheng was drinking tea, Su Qin went to wash up and change clothes, and Concubine Pei was chatting with him.
In other words, Su Tiancheng took the initiative to chat with Concubine Pei. Who knows that Concubine Pei is the new general manager of the Su family's old house. This position is the patriarch's confidant. How could Su Tiancheng not have a good relationship with Concubine Pei.
In the past, when Shen Lian was here, Su Tiancheng had a lot of contact with Shen Lian, talking about Brother Shen and Brother Shen, not to mention how intimate the relationship was.
It's just that Concubine Pei doesn't want to have more contact with Su Tiancheng. She still knows how Shen Lian died.
Su Tiancheng had a big belly and a smile on his face. His hair had grown to the center. He looked like a retired old man, but he was actually only in his early fifties.
"Sister Pei, now that Xiaolong is back, you have worked hard during this period. Xiaolong has been abroad all year round, and his living habits may be different from those at home. Please take more care of him." Su Tiancheng said enthusiastically, as if he was better than Mr. Su. Also care about Su Qin.
Concubine Pei said softly: "Don't worry about this. Since I am the manager of the old house, I will naturally take good care of the young master."
"Oh, I haven't seen Xiaolong for a long time. I don't even know what this kid looks like. He must be a young man. Time flies so fast." Su Tiancheng said with emotion.
Perhaps what he was more emotional about was what happened twenty years ago. He lived in this courtyard back then, and he was extremely familiar with everything here. But later he came to visit as a guest, and he had to lament that things are different and people are different. .
Concubine Pei said neither lightly nor seriously: "The young master will come out soon. You will know it when you see him."
"That's right." Su Tiancheng chuckled.
In front of Concubine Pei, he didn't regard himself as the master of the Su family at all, but more like an outside guest.
If Su Beiming met Concubine Pei, she would probably be just a servant of the Su family.
While the two of them were chatting, Su Qin, who had changed his clothes, had already arrived at the reception room. Before he entered the door, he shouted: "Oh, God???????????????" ?Uncle Cheng, why are you here? I should be visiting you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Qin came in.
Su Tiancheng stood up slowly, walked quickly to Su Qin and looked him up and down: "Hey, you are Xiaolong? I don't even dare to recognize you. Why have you changed so much?"
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After saying that, he took Su Qin's arm, as enthusiastically as if he had met his own son.
Su Qin didn't expect Su Tiancheng to be so familiar. He followed Su Tiancheng's rhythm and said, "Uncle Tiancheng, ten years have passed and you have grown older."
"You are so old, how can I not grow old?" Su Tiancheng sighed bitterly.
Su Qin helped Su Tiancheng sit down and said, "Uncle Tiancheng, let's sit down and talk."
After the two parties sat down, Su Tiancheng did not ask Su Qin when he would come back or leave, etc. Instead, he asked: "You are back, when will your grandpa come back? There are so many things in the family waiting for him to deal with. "
"Grandpa won't be back for a while. He's not in good health and needs to rest." Su Qin said in a deep voice.
Su Tiancheng said with emotion: "The old patriarch is really busy with too many things. The position of the patriarch is not easy to fill. I still need to rest more..."
After he said this, Su Qin's face changed slightly.
Su Tianli immediately said: "Look at my mouth. I have no other intention. I just want the old patriarch to take care of his health, but he won't let us go see him. We all miss him very much."
"I can understand Uncle Tiancheng's mood." Su Qin said indifferently.
Su Tiancheng chuckled and said, "It's easy to understand."
Then he continued: "You just came back not long ago, and you may not know much about the country. Shangjing has changed a lot now. If you want to eat or play, just tell your uncle at any time, and we won't be polite."
Su Qin nodded with a smile and calmly changed the subject: "Originally, I wanted to visit Uncle Tiancheng first, but I didn't expect that the young master happened to be in Beijing, so I went to visit the young master first. I don't know if Uncle Tiancheng has met the young master. ?”
Su Tiancheng didn't expect that this wise nephew would start to test him as soon as they met. His brain was spinning rapidly, thinking about how to answer.
Finally, he replied: "Grandpa Hanlin came to Beijing, how could we juniors not see him? Isn't this too ignorant of the rules?"
Su Qin said nothing and stared at Su Tiancheng for a few seconds with squinted eyes. It seemed that the little old man was honest and didn't hide anything.
He is indeed a smart man.
Su Hanlin quietly came to Beijing to guard the mausoleum. Anyone who has seen Su Hanlin's mausoleum guarding the tomb knows it.
???????????????Su Qin dared to say this, so he naturally knew it.
If Su Tiancheng concealed it, he would definitely have something up his sleeve.
So you might as well tell the truth.
Su Qin chuckled and said: "Uncle Tiancheng is right, the young master is the most senior elder in our family. We should visit the old man as a matter of course. We originally wanted to go to Qilu, but I didn't expect that the young master happened to be in Beijing. I immediately Just went to visit.”
"When I went to visit Grandpa Han Lin, I found out that you had returned to China, so I came over quickly. Grandpa Han Lin praised you a lot, saying that the patriarch taught you a good grandson. From now on, the Su family will still need young people like you. Let me lead the way." Su Tiancheng praised Su Qin like a mantra.
Su Qin responded with a smile: "Uncle Tiancheng, we juniors are still laughing. The Su family still needs you, the mainstay. I have not been in the country for so many years, and now that I am back, I have to rely on you, Uncle Tiancheng, for many things."
Su Tiancheng chuckled and said: "How can you call me relying on you? You will be our clan leader from now on, so it is right for us to support you."
"Well, I'm still young. If grandpa is gone, I don't know if I have the ability to be the leader of the clan." Su Qin laughed at himself, unknowingly digging a hole for Su Tiancheng.
Su Tiancheng quickly put down the tea cup he had just picked up and said, "Hey, how can you say this? I think you must be capable of being the leader of the clan. Besides, it's not a matter of whether you have the ability or not. It's that you can only be the leader of the clan. If someone wants to get involved, I will be the first to refuse."
When Su Qin heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Uncle Tiancheng, I feel relieved because of your words. I'll offer tea to Uncle Tiancheng instead of wine."
After saying that, he picked up the tea cup.
Su Tiancheng responded: "This is as it should be. Xiaolong, you are too polite."
