Chapter 35: Proposal

The group of men in black who took action did not want to kill anyone. After all, if something really happened to Ding Wei and Chen Xuan in public, they would also feel troubled.

Ding Wei's injuries were quite serious. His entire face was no longer recognizable and most of his teeth were lost.

Chen Xuan was much better off than him. He was only punched twice in the face and kicked a few times.

Chen Xuan stood up with the help of his classmates, walked over to Tang Shuo and said, "Thank you."

Tang Shuo smiled and whispered to her, "Xiao Ran is not suitable for you. Go pursue other girls."

How could a woman whom even he couldn't see through be suitable for an honest man like Chen Xuan?

Chen Xuan thought about it seriously and nodded to Tang Shuo.

When Lao Lu and others looked at Tang Shuo again, there was a hint of fear in their eyes.

Some of them thought about how they had laughed at Tang Shuo before and didn't respond because they were afraid of him. It turned out that he didn't take them seriously at all!

Who is Xiao Ran’s boyfriend?

Tang Shuo and Xiao Ran did not follow the crowd to the hospital, but went straight home in the broken QQ.

In the car, Xiao Ran said guiltily: "I think this matter has caused you trouble."

"Nothing." Tang Shuo, who was driving, said self-deprecatingly, "I already have enough troubles. One more or one less won't make any difference."

"Actually, you looked pretty handsome when you beat someone up today." Xiao Ran said with a smile.

Tang Shuo glanced at Xiao Ran and said solemnly, "I'm telling you, don't like me."

"Don't be so conceited." Xiao Ran snorted coldly: "Who would like you?"

Tang Shuo nodded without comment.

What happened today made him feel very uncomfortable.

Given his relationship with that man, the other party shouldn't help him, and the reason why he helped him must be because of the Jiang family.

He came to Yanjing to help the Jiang family, so how could he let the Jiang family clean up his mess all the time?

Suddenly, the cell phone in Tang Shuo's pocket rang and Tang Shuo picked up the call.

"Captain, today we have dealt with the people who were monitoring Lu Wanqi." A man's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Yeah." Tang Shuo agreed and said, "It's not convenient for me to talk right now. I'll call you later."

Xiao Ran glanced at the sneaky Tang Shuo and asked, "Who is it?"

Tang Shuo hung up the phone and said with a smile, "A friend."

"What friend?" Xiao Ran asked, "Why have I heard you mention it before?"

"Everyone has a couple of friends, and I have my own friends, okay?" Tang Shuo changed the subject and said, "I remember you said before that if I help you attend the class reunion, you would promise me something."

"Ah, is there?" Xiao Ran asked.

Tang Shuo threatened: "You can deny it, but don't come to me if you have any problems in the future."

Xiao Ran gritted his teeth and said, "Tell me what's going on."

Tang Shuo looked at Xiao Ran with a sneer...

Xiao Ran immediately put his hands in front of his chest and warned: "Don't let your imagination run wild."

"What are you thinking?" Tang Shuo said unhappily, "Lend me your car in a couple of days. I need it."

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Tang Shuo received a call from Jiang Hongtao urging him to go home early in the morning. He hurriedly ate breakfast and headed for Jiang's house.

Before leaving last time, Jiang Hongtao asked him to go and introduce him to other members of the Jiang family, and Tang Shuo also had a lot of things he wanted to ask Jiang Hongtao.

This time the bodyguards at the door did not stop him, and Tang Shuo entered the Jiang family smoothly.

But when I parked the car in the garage, it seemed a little out of place.

The cheapest car in the Jiang family garage is dozens of times more expensive than the QQ he drives.

Fortunately, it was Tang Shuo who was thick-skinned. If it were an ordinary person, he would be embarrassed to park a QQ next to a bunch of Mercedes-Benz and BMWs.

When Tang Shuo arrived, Jiang Hongtao was already waiting for him in the study. Tang Shuo went directly to the study under the guidance of Guan Deyong.

As soon as they entered, Jiang Hongtao, who was practicing calligraphy at his desk, smiled and said to Tang Shuo, "The great calligrapher is here. Come and help me write a piece."

Tang Shuo said shyly, "Mr. Jiang, please stop mocking me."

"I'm not mocking you. My calligraphy won't fetch three million." Jiang Hongtao raised the brush in his hand and said, "Come and show it to me."

Tang Shuo walked forward with a wry smile and took the pen from Jiang Hongtao.

After thinking about it for a while, Tang Shuo wrote on the paper: "One should not study for the sake of fame."

This is a very famous sentence from Zeng Guofan's family precepts.

"It's vigorous and powerful, and stands out in its own right. No wonder someone spent three million on it." Jiang Hongtao nodded and praised. "Deyong, go get it framed."

As if he knew what Tang Shuo was about to say, Jiang Hongtao glanced at him and spoke first, "I checked and found out the person who took the photo of your calligraphy is the CEO of a beauty chain. There's nothing wrong with it. He must really like your calligraphy."

Tang Shuo nodded, sat down on the sofa by the window with Jiang Hongtao, and asked, "What's going on with the five major families in Yanjing?"

"That's what I wanted to tell you."

Jiang Hongtao poured tea for Tang Shuo and himself, and said, "Although our Jiang family ranks in the middle among the five major families, its strength is no longer as strong as before."

"To maintain a family's prosperity and stability, the most important thing is talent." Jiang Hongtao sighed and continued, "Originally, Tiantong's father could have supported the Jiang family, but he died in a car accident a few years ago."

"I'm old now and don't have the energy I used to have." Jiang Hongtao continued, "Thankfully, Tiantong has performed well and worked hard to support the Jiang family. If it were up to anyone else, the Jiang family would be finished."

Tang Shuo got straight to the point and asked, "How are the relationships among the five major families?"

"It's not about the quality of the relationship; the key is profit," Jiang Hongtao said. "The Jiang family also collaborates with several other companies in certain areas, but if anything happens to any of them, the Jiang family won't help them, and they might even kick them when they're down, and vice versa."

Tang Shuo nodded, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

This is easy to understand and is consistent with his prediction.

None of the five major families has the absolute certainty of being able to directly crush the other families, so they maintain a seemingly stable relationship and check and balance each other.

After all, no one wants to be a scapegoat. If they take action and are counterattacked by their opponents, the other three companies will be the ones who benefit in the end.

"Does Mr. Jiang know the Shen family in Suzhou and Hangzhou?" Tang Shuo asked.

"Hmm?" Jiang Hongtao had just picked up the tea and was about to take a sip when he was caught off guard by Tang Shuo's question and almost spit out a mouthful of water.

After calming down, Jiang Hongtao said, "The Shen family had an accident some time ago. Was it you who did it?"

"Yeah." Tang Shuo said, "I had some minor friction with their family, and ended up fighting."

Jiang Hongtao shook his head and said with emotion: "You are indeed young and full of vigor. Let me handle this matter. I have met Shen Zongwan once, and I believe he will give me some face."

"No need." Tang Shuo refused. "Just give me a copy of their information. I can handle it myself."

Jiang Hongtao looked at Tang Shuo for a moment and said, "Then do as you wish. I'll send someone to sort it out for you later."

"It would be best to give me the information about the other major families in Yanjing."

"OK."

Knock, knock...

Their conversation was interrupted by a knock on the door. Guan Deyong came in and said to Jiang Hongtao, "Chief, Song Xueyi is here and is standing at the door."

"What's this old fox doing here?" Jiang Hongtao frowned and said to Guan Deyong, "Please come to the living room."

"Mr. Jiang, who is this Song Xueyi?"

"The Patriarch of the Song family," Jiang Hongtao replied. "But we haven't seen each other for many years. Let's go and take a look together."

Tang Shuo and Jiang Hongtao had just gone downstairs when Guan Deyong brought in an old man with meticulously combed hair. Next to the old man was Song Wenchang, whom Tang Shuo had met twice before.

As soon as the old man entered the room, he bowed to Jiang Hongtao and said, "Old Jiang, how are you feeling lately?"

"It's okay, it's okay." Jiang Hongtao stood up and said, "You look better too."

"It's okay, I won't die for the time being."

Then, Jiang Hongtao said to Song Wenchang who was following behind the old man, "This must be Wenchang, right? I heard you performed very well. You are indeed a handsome man."

Song Wenchang bowed humbly and said, "Hello, Grandpa Jiang."

Jiang Hongtao nodded and said to Song Xueyi, "Hurry up and sit down. Let's talk if you have anything to say."

After they sat down on the sofa in the living room, Song Xueyi pointed at Tang Shuo who was following behind Jiang Hongtao and asked, "Who is this?"

"I'm his nephew," Jiang Hongtao replied. "Let's just chat. Don't bother with him."

Song Wenchang heard Jiang Hongtao look at Tang Shuo carefully.

Jiang Hongtao's introduction was quite casual, but this casualness revealed a big problem.

This man named Tang Shuo must have a special relationship with the Jiang family.

Song Xueyi nodded and said to Jiang Hongtao, "I won't come to you for no reason this time."

"What's the matter? Why bother you to come here in person?" Jiang Hongtao said.

Song Xueyi turned around and patted Song Wenchang beside him, saying, "My grandson likes your Tiantong, so I'm shamelessly coming to ask for her hand in marriage this time."

The smile on Jiang Hongtao's face gradually froze, and he began to think about the words to refuse.

If you don't consider their backgrounds, Song Wenchang and his granddaughter Jiang Tiantong are a very good match.

Even he had heard of Song Wenchang's nickname, Song Pojun.

There is a famous group in Yanjing, three of whom are named after the three words "Sha", "Po" and "Lang".

Among the descendants of the five major families, only Song Wenchang earned the title of Pojun, and his influence is among the best among the younger generation in the entire Yanjing.

But the key to the problem is that Song Wenchang is a member of the Song family!

And there is something more important.

Over the years, he has always suspected that the Song family was responsible for the car accident that Jiang Tiantong's father Jiang Weidong got into a few years ago.

At that time, Jiang Weidong was competing with the Song family on behalf of the Jiang family for an international trade order. He had a car accident on the eve of the signing, and the order was eventually won by the Song family.

This makes people wonder whether the Song family is involved, but he has not found any clues after so many years of investigation, so he has not broken off relations with the Song family.

Seeing that Jiang Hongtao didn't answer for a long time, Song Xueyi said, "We can let the two children have some contact first, and then see what to do next."

Jiang Hongtao shook his head and said apologetically, "I'm so sorry, Tiantong is already dating someone."

"Who is it?" Song Wenchang, who was sitting on the side, immediately stood up and asked.

Song Xueyi glared at Song Wenchang and scolded him, "Sit down."

Jiang Hongtao smiled and pointed at Tang Shuo, saying, "That's him. These two kids just started dating two days ago and are already confirmed to be dating."

Tang Shuo didn't expect to shift the blame to someone else. He smiled awkwardly and couldn't help thinking: It seems that I have a new enemy!