Chapter 850: Only Chen Chaoxi
Chen Chaoxi slowly put down his saluting hand, raised his step, and walked out of the door in a marching step. Just as Chen Chaoxi left the house and slowly closed the door, the old General Chen in the room had already sat on the edge of the bed with the help of the nurse.
The nurse was a man with extensive medical knowledge. He had been in charge of taking care of General Chen before the end of the world. Therefore, he had a certain say in front of General Chen. He only heard him say softly:
"General, why are you doing this? Actually, there is no need for such a quarrel between father and son..."
General Chen shook his head exhaustedly, signaling the nurse not to continue. With the help of the nurse, he slowly lay back on the bed, holding the photos of Chen Chaogong, Chen Chaofa, and Chen Chaocai, and whispered faintly:
"Ah Miao, you don't understand. I have four sons. Xiaocai followed his mother and left me very early. Xiaofa was not ambitious and couldn't handle the pressure. He tied a knot for himself and never untied it until his death. Chaogong is old and has been in politics. He just wants to live a peaceful life. After all, the only one who can take on the task of revitalizing the base is Chaoxi."
"Then shouldn't you pay more attention to Mr. Chaoxi?" The nurse called A Miao seemed to have frequent heart-to-heart talks with Mr. Chen. "In fact, you also understand that Mr. Chaoxi just wants you to pay more attention to him."
“When God wants to give a man a great responsibility, he must first make his heart and mind suffer.”
Old General Chen shook his head. There were some things that these young caregivers could not understand. In fact, he had always understood Chen Chaoxi's thoughts. Chen Chaoxi was neither the first-born eldest child nor the last-born child. On the surface, he could neither get the same attention from him as Chen Chaogong nor the same love from him as Chen Chaofa.
Therefore, since his youth, after the death of his mother, Chen Chaoxi has always behaved very sensible. He is very smart and thoughtful. Under Chen Chaofa's long-term surveillance and investigation, he keeps himself away from others, always acting in a nonchalant and unlearned manner, avoiding Chen Chaofa's edge.
General Chen actually understands all of this.
Precisely because of this understanding, he discovered during his years of observation of Chen Chaoxi that in the Chen family, Chen Chaoxi seemed to be the only one who could shoulder the heavy responsibility.
This is also the biggest reason why Chen Chaofa knew that Chen Chaoxi had no feelings for him and even hated him, but after so many years, Chen Chaofa did not touch Chen Chaoxi at all.
"Ah Miao, these days, I often think of the long talk Xiao Fa had with me before he went to Yaoyang Base. He said, Dad, my second brother is the real hope of the Chen family and Kinmen Base. If he can't do it, then my eldest brother can't do it either."
The old voice of General Chen was heard. Chen Chaofa had become obsessed with studying human nature. He knew that his end would not be in the hands of Chen Chaoxi, but would probably be in his own hands. If he took over the Kinmen base, the Kinmen base would also die with him.
This is Chen Chaofa's profound understanding of himself.
However, Chen Chaogong was not interested in revitalizing the nation. In his heart he longed for peace and had no ambition. He was generous and not cruel, especially when it came to children. He would hardly compromise on any principle.
So after all, it turns out that Chen Chaoxi, who has a very deep mind, is smarter and more flexible than Chen Chaogong, has both rationality and ambition, is more positive than Chen Chaofa, and has a positive outlook on life compared to other people in the Chen family. Therefore, he becomes the only choice to take over the Chen family.
(End of this chapter)