Dealing in opium is an easy job to make money, and selling this kind of foreign cigarettes with extremely high sales volume is even more lucrative. Tang Yizhong couldn't help but make some money when helping Wu Zhanqi. Nothing had happened before, and Wu Zhanqi relied on him and would not be too demanding on the account. As long as he handed over the amount he specified every month, Wu Zhanqi would turn a blind eye.
But now that something has happened, it’s a different matter.
Tang Yizhong is ten years older than Wu Zhanqi. People from ancient medical families all have their own pride. Now that he has been kicked in public, he is embarrassed and a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes.
"General, my father has always been diligently helping you. If there's anything you asked me to do that I didn't do well, even if I didn't get any credit, I've worked hard. I'll definitely give you an explanation for this!"
Tang Ruxuan saw her father covering his chest with his hands, seemingly with considerable force, and quickly spoke out to stop him.
This sentence is a reminder, but also has a sense of pride.
Wu Zhanqi held his breath and told them to go back and sort out the accounts.
…
After leaving the Marshal's Mansion and returning to the Tang Mansion, Tang Yizhong could no longer hide the disdain on his face.
"Xuan'er, it's better to rely on yourself than on others. The ancients were right."
How could Tang Ruxuan not understand what her father meant?
"But father... he is a warlord after all, the master of the South."
And he was the only person she had ever fallen in love with.
Wealth, power and good looks are enough to attract the eldest daughter of the Tang family.
"Humph! He's been displeased with my Tang family for a long time. Don't think I don't know why he asked those tobacco pipe owners to report Qingyuanshan about selling foreign cigarettes. Wasn't it because he wanted to control this business himself? Now that he's grown strong and no longer needs my Tang family, he's started to demolish the bridge after crossing the river!"
"...Xuan'er, when the cunning rabbit dies, the hunting dogs are cooked. Trust is never as reliable as vested interests. You are still married to him, but he dares to treat your father and our family like this. In a few years, perhaps your position as the main wife of the Marshal's Mansion..." will be nothing but a name.
Tang Yizhong stopped talking in time. He didn't want to tell his daughter the truth in such a cruel way.
But he also knew his daughter. She was smart and rational enough to understand what he meant.
"But father, what should I do?"
Tang Yizhong put his hands behind his back and said in a long voice, "Heroes emerge in troubled times. In recent years, the balance between the north and the south has been subtly changing. I'm afraid a major war is coming soon. Once the war breaks out, the heroes who emerge in this world will be unable to hide."
Tang Ruxuan's eyes flashed.
If he can't hide, it means he has already appeared, but has not been discovered by the world yet.
Tang Ruxuan was a smart woman, and she vaguely sensed the person her father was hinting at.
*****
The person in charge of the dance hall gritted his teeth and turned on the microphone to apologize to all the guests.
"Dear guests, I'm truly sorry. The Marshal has a very difficult matter today that must be resolved immediately. Since you have all come from afar, the Marshal should do his best to be a good host and invite you to dine at the most prestigious hotel in Xuancheng."
The situation was relatively stable, but someone suddenly shouted, "Xuancheng opium dealer! You suddenly postponed your visit because you have something important to do. Is it because you can't hide the truth anymore?"
"Dayan" is a word used in the underworld, and those who understood it had their expressions changed.
What we fear most in troubled times is this kind of thing that is addictive invisibly, impossible to quit, and yet sucks the essence out of people.
It is especially forbidden to mix these things into the military.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
