Chaos

On the morning of the seventh day of June, He Guanhai came to the patrol room, planning to leave early at noon, change clothes and go to Li Lu's wedding. He sat on a chair in the office and saw a few paper tubes on the table, so he stood guard at the door The little policeman called in.

"What is this? Who put it on my table?"

The little inspector thought for a while, and said, "It seems that someone called someone to give it to you, and said it was a blueprint."

"Drawings?" He Guanhai opened the paper tube while being puzzled, took out a few engineering drawings inside and spread them out for a look, and the small policeman also came over to look at them.

"Did you say anything else?" He Guanhai asked while scrolling back the engineering drawings.

"No, but I saw a letter for you."

After He Guanhai heard this, he handed over the unfinished drawings to the policeman, rummaged through the desk, and found a letter, so he sat down to read it.Before I finished reading the letter, I was startled by a knock on the door.

"Say! Hurry up early in the morning, what's the matter?"

"Officer He! Something serious has happened!" A small policeman rushed in sweating profusely.

"Talk out of breath!"

"When the gangsters on Penglai Road were fighting for territory, they accidentally injured a foreigner!"

"Foreigner?!" He Guanhai jumped up from the chair, "How did you get hurt? Where are you now?" He ran out without waiting for an answer.

"Should be sent to the hospital. I was shot in the shoulder..." The policeman explained behind He Guanhai out of breath, leaving only the policeman in the room, rolled up the blueprints one by one and put them back. Picking up the letter from the ground, before putting it back in the envelope, I saw two lines of words on it, which said that the patrol house was going to be relocated, so I gave him the design drawings of the new building for him to arrange.

Before the wedding banquet, the servants of the Li family were busy back and forth. Li Kang was at the door, watching them hang firecrackers while looking outside, looking at his watch from time to time.

A little servant came to ask: "Master Kang? Who are you waiting for, do you want me to ask for you?"

"Ah," Li Kang came back to his senses, "No, there aren't many people here at this time, did something happen outside?"

"A foreigner on Penglai Road was injured. The police station blocked the road and prevented him from leaving. It may be a bit late to take a detour."

"That's it," Li Kang nodded, "Okay, I see, go get busy!"

"Hey."

Li Kang knew that it was very close to a person's residence, so he couldn't help feeling a little worried.

Since morning, Li Shu has been silent.Cheng Yu knew what she was thinking, so he didn't bother her.

When we arrived at Li's house, it was the time when there were a lot of people. All the black-shirted hooligans in Li's house had replaced their white belts with red ones, and the servants who had changed into new clothes were all over the place.

Li Shu and Cheng Yu got out of the car and walked forward slowly. When they reached the gate, Li Shu stood still and looked up at the big characters "Li's House".

20 years, Li Shu thought to himself.The place where she stood was the place where she kowtowed when she left Li's house.

In the past 20 years, the characters have faded a little, and Li Shu, like those two big characters, struggled in the complicated world, holding back a lot of sharpness.She understands that she was young and energetic when she left home back then, but if she goes back to that time, she might still choose to leave, even if she knows that life will be hard, even if she knows that she will escape death.

Li Shu has been decisive and tough all her life, her only weakness is this decision that she doesn't regret but doesn't know right or wrong.

Stepping up the steps means entering Li's house, accepting the paper contract, admitting to the trumped-up charges of "arrogance, extravagance, ignorance and lack of knowledge".

"The emperor is above, and the rich soil proves that Li Nan, the descendant of the Li family, has no reason to be deprived of the right to inherit...From now on, he will be renamed Li Shu, not asking for the same bright moon, but only seeing the dawn..." Li Nan knelt there alone, and She who is standing at this moment overlaps, separated by 20 years.

"Let's go." Cheng Yu reminded.

Li Shu slowly stepped up the steps, stepping on the bitterness and suffering, recalling the morning sun that day, and the cold and powerful heart beating in his chest.

"Boss Li is here! And Mr. Cheng!" A servant came over, "The two of you go to the side hall to rest first."

"It's almost time, why don't you take a seat?"

The servant smiled and said, "Mrs. Li, this is arranged by the bride, there is a ceremony before entering the table."

There were already many guests in the side hall, Li Kang, his cousin Li Mu and a few servants were greeting the guests.Li Kang saw another guest coming, so he walked over to meet them. When they approached, both of them froze for a moment.

"Sister?" Li Kang called out cautiously.

"Kang!" Li Shu came back not long after settling down, and hadn't seen Li Kang yet. He knew he would definitely meet him this time, but he was shocked when he saw him suddenly. The boy who was less than 20 years old before leaving was already [-] Early.Although Li Shu is only five years older than him, but she hasn't seen him for more than ten years, she still wants to touch his head and face like a mother.

Li Kang had [-] words on his lips, but he didn't know which one to say first.Ever since Li Shu left Shanghai to start a tea business, Li Kang had never seen her again, and had nowhere to send letters. He only heard from various places on the wharf that a young Boss Li was very good at doing business.Originally, he didn't expect Li Shu to come in person, and planned to visit her at Li's house after a busy few days, and prepared some words to tell her, but he didn't expect her to appear suddenly, those words that had been accumulated for many years and were almost rotten I couldn't say a word.

Li Mu didn't see any guests, so he walked over, and was startled when he saw Li Shu.

"Miss Nan?"

Li Mu is Li Gong's eldest daughter, she is a few years younger than Li Shu, and in Li's family she is mainly in charge of the bulk of the military and opium going out of the province.

"Mu!" Li Shu said with a smile, "What do you call me?"

"Oh! I'm going to call Mrs. Li now!" Li Mu said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for many years. You see, your siblings don't care about Mr. Cheng anymore! I'll take Mr. Cheng to sit inside. Kang, you and Mrs. Li catch up with each other, here Just me!"

"Hey! Thank you, Ms. Mu!"

Li Kang and Li Shu walked to the backyard while talking.

"Sister, what happened to your hand?" Li Kang stared at the gauze on Li Shu's hand and asked.

Li Shu covered the gauze with his sleeve, and said, "It's nothing, just a little scratch, it will be fine in a few days."

Li Kang looked away and continued: "I have always wanted to ask you a question, that is, why did you leave the Li family in the first place? I have thought about many reasons but have not figured it out."

Li Shu laughed and asked back, "Didn't Mr. Gong say that?"

"Second Uncle has been refusing to bring up this matter, not asking more questions, and not explaining. He just said that you want to leave, and he can't stop it."

Li Shu laughed a little self-deprecatingly, but didn't speak.

"After you left, the third old lady took me and Li Lu to learn things, and later took Li Lu to talk about business and listen to the chamber of commerce. Li Lu often went to the flower house to drink, and the second uncle was just persuading, and it was too late to say a few words. Just do it yourself. During that time, people outside the family said that you were much younger than him when you were there, and nothing went wrong at all."

Li Shu lowered his head and said nothing, but he was still a little happy in his heart, but also a little regretful.

"I heard from the third wife that you are very much like my father back then. You are in the prime of life and planning strategies. If you are still there, the Feng family may still be behind us now."

"The world is unpredictable, and nothing can be said for sure."

"What the hell happened that day?"

Li Shu hesitated for a while, then exhaled a long breath, as if he had let go of his tiring disguise, and said, "It's been 20 years anyway, and nothing can change, so it's okay to tell you. Li Gong drew up a A document for the transfer of inheritance rights, signed and sealed, happened to be seen by me before the announcement."

"To whom?"

"Li Lu." Li Shu smiled flatly, as if he was talking about losing a favorite plaything.

Li Kang thought about it carefully, but he didn't hear anyone mentioning this inheritance transfer letter.

"But none of us have heard anything about this document?"

"It hasn't taken effect yet."

Li Kang bit his lip and thought, and said, "Since this document has not yet come into effect, it means that if you come back, you will still be the first heir?"

"Come back?" Li Shu chuckled, "I won't come back. From the moment I stepped out of Li's house, there is no turning back. Besides, I don't need it now, do I?"

"But this is different."

Li Shu smiled and said: "Kang, although you are not young, you are still just a son-in-law. I don't know the weight of the family heir. The world is too complicated. How many people are there inside and outside, and how many things are related to each other?" It's not as simple as you think, it's not as simple as you think."

"In terms of doing business and the way of life, I am definitely younger than you. But I believe in a saying, 'He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world'. I have been at the dock for so many years and watched the workers of Li's family grow old. They often Mention you and your father, because only you and your father will treat them as human beings and care about their life, old age, sickness and death. They not only believe in what the eldest lady can do for the Li family, but also because they believe that you can make them live better. Li What is it, he is not worthy."

"Kang," Li Shu's expression became serious, "We are not saints. There is no way of life in troubled times. If there is, it must be alive. We must do our duty well, and there is no room for so much compassion. To the dock workers It doesn’t matter whoever manages the Li family, as long as they can eat and survive. I heard that you helped many poor people at the docks, and I admit that in this regard, you are not as careful as you are.”

Li Kang smiled: "He doesn't think so."

While the two were talking, a young man ran up and said, "Young Master Kang, the wedding reception team will arrive soon, and Miss Mu wants you to hurry over."

"Okay, I got it, I'll go right away." Li Kang responded, and said to Li Shu: "Sister, you know, more than half of the lifeblood of the Li family is at the dock, and I am at the dock..."

"Kang!" Li Shu interrupted Li Kang, "Your surname is Li, you are a descendant of the Li family first, and then my half-brother, don't lose sight of the original."

Li Shu's tone was still calm, but there was undeniable power in his words and eyes.

"Okay." Li Kang lowered his eyes hesitantly, "If you need me, just go to the pier."

"I will." Li Shu returned to his original appearance, as if nothing had happened.

Li Kang opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, and walked quickly to the main hall.