Chapter 341 There is something wrong with Su Defu
Times have eliminated many things.
Things that belong to the old times should be left in the past.
Ding Xiaowen's parents are relatively open-minded. They have received a good education and support free love. Although they dislike Chu Feng, they will not break up the couple.
But her parents' previous generation, the grandparents, uncles and aunts, were not so open-minded.
In the eyes of these old people, being well-matched is very important.
Chu Feng's family is a world away from theirs.
"Those so-called elders are the product of the old era. It's fine if they are unwilling to learn the new era, and no one will force them. But... they insist on forcing the young to be conservative with them, and that's wrong."
Hu Hanhai hit the nail on the head and directly pointed out the core issue.
His words can be applied not only to marriage, but also to many things in daily life.
Different times and backgrounds lead to different values among the people who grow up in them. The older generation always wants to impose their own values on the younger generation. This is why many young people today hate visiting relatives.
"Little girl, are the old people in power in your family?" Hu Hanhai asked Ding Xiaowen.
"No." Ding Xiaowen shook his head.
"That's it!" Hu Hanhai said, "They have no power, so why bother with them? Some families are ruled by old people who don't know how to adapt, so young people can't see hope. Your family is different."
It would be fine if a family was controlled by a stubborn old man, because in the end it is only the family itself that suffers.
What’s scary is that some countries are controlled by such people.
For example, the famous Marshal Pétain, a hero of World War I but a disgrace in World War II, directly made the great France the spokesperson of the white flag.
"But, but my parents take good care of my grandparents and value their opinions very much." Ding Xiaowen said helplessly.
No matter what, the old man must be overcome.
This is a difficult problem, so difficult that there is currently no suitable solution.
You have to eat one bite at a time. Chu Feng's wealth and status cannot be achieved overnight. He must climb up slowly. Now he is indeed not worthy of Ding Xiaowen in many aspects.
With those old people around, today's marriage proposal might end up being unpleasant.
"Kill him." Liu Jinjia suddenly uttered three words.
No one expected that he, who had been silent all this time, would speak.
These three words seemed to carry a certain chill, sending chills down the spines of Chu Feng and Ding Xiaowen.
The cold winter wind was howling, and no one else responded, so the scene suddenly became silent.
The sweat on Chu Feng's forehead became more and more. He swallowed and unconsciously glanced at Liu Jinjia, then at Su Xia, his eyes full of help.
Who is this Uncle Liu? Why does he want to kill someone just because of a disagreement?
The elderly in the other family disagreed, they were just being stubborn and conservative, it was not a heinous crime. Ordinary people would only think about how to deal with it. What kind of person would directly think of killing someone?
Indeed, killing is indeed the best way, which can avoid a lot of trouble.
But this is a happy event and cannot be turned into a funeral.
Chu Feng felt that Ding Xiaowen was holding his hand a little tighter. He turned his head and found that Ding Xiaowen was looking at him with nervousness written all over her pretty face.
This Uncle Liu doesn't sound like he's joking, and there's a chill in his words. Will he really go to her house and kill someone?
"No need, no need at all."
Hu Hanhai spoke up, breaking the awkward silence.
Hearing him say this, the two young men, Chu Feng and Ding Xiaowen, immediately breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Hu Hanhai with gratitude.
Fortunately, Uncle Hu is here.
The atmosphere just now was too cold, and we needed someone to break the ice.
Neither Afeng nor Liu Tongjia dared to say anything. After all, Liu Jinjia was their elder, and... they both thought that killing him directly was a good idea and everything could be settled with one blow.
Su Xia didn't say anything, but just smiled, as if she wanted to hear the opinions of others.
Hu Hanhai groaned for a moment and continued, "Killing people can't solve all problems. Sometimes it will only create bigger problems, which these two young people can't bear."
This made sense. Chu Feng and Ding Xiaowen nodded repeatedly in agreement.
Hu Hanhai clenched his fist and said, "In my opinion, it would be better to make some poison to turn those old guys into vegetables and make them lose the chance to speak forever!"
“…”
Chu Feng and Ding Xiaowen looked stiff and nervous, and they held each other's hands even tighter.
Who is this Uncle Hu?
We were talking just fine, why are you suddenly using poison?
It was just an ordinary family conflict, but there was murder and poisoning involved. It was even more exciting than the gangsters seizing power in the movies. The two young men could not bear it.
Chu Feng looked at Su Xia again, with a look of help on his face.
Compared with these two uncles, Su Xia seems too normal.
Su Xia smiled and signaled him not to panic and stay calm.
He took out his phone and sent a message to his number one fan Ding Can: "I'm going to bring Chu Feng to propose marriage at noon. It's Ding Xiaowen's family. Check it out. If you're free, find some people to support me."
Ding Can knew the relationship between Su Xia and Chu Feng. After all, he had warned Su Xia before and almost took action.
Now he owes Su Xia a favor, and it is time to repay it.
In less than half a minute, Ding Can replied to Su Xia: "Sir, I know her family. I will arrange for someone immediately."
Su Xia asked him, "You have the same surname, are you related?"
Ding Can replied: "It doesn't matter much, sir. The Ding family is a big family in Haima City. Many people fled from the same place. Almost half of the big families in the city are named Ding."
Su Xia: "Okay, the time is twelve noon."
Ding Can: "Don't worry, sir, I will make all the arrangements!"
As the son of the city lord, Ding Can is like a little bully in this city and has a very good network of contacts.
Basically, whatever he wants to do, he can accomplish it.
His father turned a blind eye most of the time. If he hadn't insisted on robbing his father's motorcade last night, he wouldn't have ended up in such an embarrassing situation.
After talking to Ding Can, Su Xia put down her phone and returned her thoughts to the scene.
At this time, Hu Hanhai was still talking about his plan: "To turn an ordinary person into a vegetable, the easiest way is to cause damage to his brain with external force, but if the force is not controlled well, it is easy to explode his head... Therefore, I recommend using special poisons. I happen to know some good pharmacists..."
Liu Jinjia on the side touched his chin and nodded slightly, as if he thought this idea was better than his plan of killing people directly.
But Chu Feng and Ding Xiaowen were extremely panicked.
Both of them unconsciously looked at Su Xia for help, hoping that Su Xia could say a few words quickly.
Su Xia smiled faintly, and joined the topic at the right time, saying: "Using poison is certainly convenient, but Xiaowen's father is from the intelligence department and has seen a lot, so it would be easy for him to see through it."
"Is that so? That's definitely not good." Hu Hanhai agreed.
"Everyone, please get in the car first. It's getting late. We'll talk about it when we get to the city."
"good."
At Su Xia's call, everyone got on the bus one by one.
There were three cars in total, two of which belonged to the Zero Point Tavern, and the other one was bought by Su Xia for Chu Feng yesterday. They set off for the city one after another.
There are communication devices in the cars, so real-time communication is possible.
Su Xia got into Chu Feng's car. He sat in the passenger seat and Ding Xiaowen sat in the back seat.
After setting off, Chu Feng temporarily did not turn on the communication device, nervously holding the steering wheel, and asked Su Xia: "Uncle, are Uncle Hu and Uncle Liu really businessmen?"
"What's wrong?" Su Xia asked with a smile.
"Why do I feel like... they don't look like normal businessmen."
"The world out there is very cruel. There aren't many normal businessmen. Just get used to it."
"Okay, okay."
After hearing what Su Xia said, Chu Feng didn't dare to ask more questions.
Su Xia reached out and turned on the real-time communication device, and the voices of Afeng and Liu Tongjia were immediately heard in the channel.
These two guys were sitting in the third car at the back. They hadn't dared to speak until now, but now they dared to express some opinions.
Of course, these two people are too young and their personal opinions can basically be ignored.
Hu Hanhai and Liu Jinjia, two level five creatures, were in the middle car, resting with their eyes closed, and did not get involved in the discussion here.
…
Ding Xiaowen's home is a luxurious villa located in the wealthy area in the center of Haima City.
It should have been a festive day, but an untimely quarrel was heard in the villa.
If you listen carefully, you can also hear the sounds of things being thrown and the table being slammed, and there is more than one person arguing.
“Bang!”
On the second floor of the villa, an old man slammed the table and shouted, "I don't agree to this marriage, no matter what! That guy is poor, how could my granddaughter have ever suffered such hardship? Have you two ever thought about her life after she gets married?"
The old man was like an angry lion, his fingers trembling as he pointed at the two people in front of him.
The two people he pointed at were Ding Xiaowen's father Ding Hai and mother Ding Qin.
Ding Hai was in his prime and had a high status. Normally, many people would bow their heads when they saw him. However, in front of his old father, he was the one who bowed his head and had to persuade him: "Dad, that young man's family is indeed not good, but he is ambitious..."
The old man shouted, "What's the point of being ambitious? The urban class system is now solidified. If you are born without it, you will never have it in this life! It's fine if others don't understand, but don't you understand it?"
Ding Hai was helpless and advised: "That being said, there are always opportunities. Our family can provide him with opportunities."
"Provide a fart!"
“…”
Ding Hai had a lot to say. If it were someone else, even if it was the city lord Ding Yixiu, he would be able to reason with him.
But when it comes to his father, he really doesn't have any good solution.
What's more, his father was not the only one who opposed this marriage.
The older generation of the family, such as his parents, parents-in-law, uncles and aunts, all came, each with a sullen face, like a group of old zombies, sitting in the living room on the second floor, which brought him considerable pressure.
Not only that, relatives of the same generation were also not optimistic and spread a lot of gossip behind the scenes.
Even Ding Xiaowen's uncle sat aside and sighed: "Oh, it's my fault. I shouldn't have arranged for Xiaowen to go to that poor place for internship..."
The factory where Ding Xiaowen and Chu Feng met was one of the assets of this uncle.
In everyone's mind, the person who should be their son-in-law should be the city lord's eldest son - Ding Can!
Anyone could see that the city lord doted on this child, otherwise he would not have allowed him to do whatever he wanted in the city.
What's more, Ding Can's "misbehavior" is completely different from the "misbehavior" of those second-generation people who only know how to eat and wait for death.
His behavior was seen by everyone.
Many civilians in the city support Ding Can's actions, and this support will become a solid foundation for him to embark on the road to becoming the city lord in the future.
At the annual meeting not long ago, the city lord Ding Yixiu sighed at the dinner, saying that the child was not young anymore and it was time for him to find a partner... This made many families in the city think about it.
"Brother, Xiaowen is still young, and she doesn't understand many things." Ding Hai's younger brother also said in a deep voice, "We adults must understand this, because this matter concerns her lifelong happiness."
"Third brother, didn't you support Xiaowen before?" Ding Hai asked with a frown.
"Yes, but there's something wrong with that boy's uncle..."
His younger brother mentioned Su Xia and said, "I asked people to check many times. As you know, that kid is an orphan. All his relatives are dead. That's why I supported Xiao Wen before. But now an uncle suddenly appeared, the one named Su Defu, I suspect..."
"Do you think Su Defu's intentions are not pure?"
"Yes, will that person try to take our family property?"
"this……"
"Brother, you must be on guard." His younger brother said seriously, "That Su Defu has the background of the Zero Point Tavern, and you also know who are the people in the Zero Point Tavern."
In fact, it was not only his brother who suspected Su Xia, many people in the family had similar ideas.
The Ding family is so big that they must not allow their property to be taken away by an outsider.
Even if only a part of it is taken away, it is hard to accept.
Therefore, those people who had not expressed their opinions before now began to persuade Ding Hai to give up this marriage.
"Brother, why don't you go and find out what the city lord has to say? He has met Xiao Wen before."
"Yes, Ah Hai, there are so many young talents in this city..."
“…”
Everyone spoke up, and their words intertwined together, drowning out Ding Hai's own voice like waves.
He frowned, feeling somewhat annoyed.
Why should these relatives worry about their own daughter's marriage?
Indeed, on the surface they are a family, with the same surname and blood, and they should take care of each other in this chaotic era, but these people are meddling too much.
At this moment, the housekeeper suddenly came running over and said to Ding Hai, "Sir, a guest is coming."
"Huh? So soon?"
Ding Hai was shocked. It was not even eleven o'clock yet and the other party came to his door?
The housekeeper immediately said: "Sir, it's not Chu Feng, it's the president of the Faraway Chamber of Commerce."
"oh……"
The Long Distance Chamber of Commerce, the second largest chamber of commerce in Seahorse City, has a high status in Seahorse City, a city that prospers due to commercial exchanges.
The president is Li Yuantu, a middle-aged man, also in his forties, about the same age as Ding Hai.
Ding Hai had met him before when they had dinner at the annual meeting.
Ding Hai felt strange.
This person should have more dealings with the business sector. Why would he come to see someone from the intelligence department? Is he buying information privately?
The means of business warfare in this world are relatively traditional, and exposing the other party's negative news is one of them. Therefore, occasionally some businessmen would approach Ding Hai to buy information, but they were all rejected by Ding Hai.
"Everyone, don't worry. Trust Xiaowen's choice. I'm going to meet a client first."
Ding Hai hurried downstairs with the housekeeper.
At the door of the lobby on the first floor, he saw the Chamber of Commerce President Li Yuantu with a smile on his face.
Li Yuantu smiled very honestly, and he didn't look like a cunning businessman at all. He held his round belly and said with a smile: "Hey, Minister Ding, it's been a long time since we last met. How are you?"
"I just met him a few days ago. Is there anything wrong, President Li?" Ding Hai said bluntly.
Someone like him who is in the intelligence department shouldn't have too much dealings with businessmen.
Li Yuantu smiled and said, "I recently got a pound of high-quality tea. I heard that Minister Ding likes to taste tea, so..."
"President Li, please get down to business."
Ding Hai frowned and refused on the spot.
His butler stood next to him, turning on the recorder and secret camera to make sure Ding Hai did not accept anything from Li Yuantu.
Seeing this, Li Yuantu stopped beating around the bush and said with a smile, "The son of an old friend of mine is coming to Minister Ding's house today to propose marriage. I'm afraid he's young and ignorant, so I came here in advance to apologize to Minister Ding."
"Chu Feng?" Ding Hai asked with a frown.
"Yes, that's him."
"Is he related to you?"
"Of course!"
Li Yuantu suddenly stopped smiling and sighed, "At first, his father and I were good friends who could talk about anything. Then the war broke out and the whole place was engulfed in flames, so we lost contact. I only learned about the identity of this child not long ago... I didn't expect his father had passed away. Sigh..."
"Is that so?"
Ding Hai looked solemn. If that was the case, Chu Feng was not without a backer.
The Faraway Chamber of Commerce has a very large background.
In terms of money alone, Li Yuantu is no worse than the Ding family, it's just that he doesn't have as much power.
Of course, Ding Hai would not believe everything Li Yuantu said.
"Chairman Li, please come with me to the second floor. The tea is ready." Ding Hai invited Li Yuantu to go upstairs.
Haima City is located in the south with a humid climate. The first floor is very humid, so many people here like to entertain guests on the second floor, with large floor-to-ceiling windows in front of the living room on the second floor to let sunlight fill the hall.
When the two were about to go upstairs, another guest suddenly arrived.
The guest this time is the founder of a large local processing enterprise.
As soon as he entered the room, he smiled and said, "Oh, Minister Ding, I'm so sorry to have caused you trouble."
Ding Hai felt strange and said, "It's not a problem. What can I do for you, Boss Sun?"
The boss surnamed Sun laughed and said to Ding Hai: "It's like this, the son of an old friend of mine is coming to Minister Ding's house today to propose marriage..."
What he said was almost exactly the same as what Li Yuantu said just now.
Ding Hai's heart skipped a beat and he realized something was wrong.
Is someone helping that kid Chu Feng?
As the second-in-command of the Intelligence Department, he was so smart that he thought of this almost instantly.
But in this Seahorse City, who has such great power to invite these two people to be the backers of the poor boy Chu Feng?
…
At this time, in another villa not far away.
Ding Can was holding a telescope and wearing a monitoring device, leisurely observing the movements at the Ding family.
Naturally, he invited these people.
"I just don't believe that with so many people coming, those stubborn old Ding family members would still refuse."
Ding Can crossed his legs and was very confident about this operation.
Several core members of his organization were also nearby and had similar ideas as he did. They all felt that it was safe.
Next, they just have to watch slowly.
It feels great to watch the show behind the scenes.
But what they didn't know was that in a commercial building in the distance, another group of people were observing their movements.
City Lord Ding Yizheng was the leader of this group of people. He was holding a telescope and wearing a monitoring device. He looked serious and whispered to himself, "What is this little bastard doing? Why is he suddenly acting as a matchmaker? Was he hit last night?"
