Restarting life by going to the countryside to support medical work

Chapter 608 Cheng Family
On the other side, at No. 20, Meishan East Alley.

The sun was shining brightly today. After lunch, Grandpa Cheng sat in the courtyard, drinking tea and enjoying the warm winter sun.

The old man of the Cheng family came at the end of November with his eldest daughter-in-law, Fu Shuyi. The old man is ninety years old. After a long journey, he returned to his hometown and finally met his eldest son and grandson who had been lost for many years. He was so excited that he almost lost his life.

After a month of meticulous care from Li Yancheng, the old man's health was barely restored to what it was like in the Ugly Kingdom.

Fu Shuyi is also receiving treatment, and her complexion has improved significantly over the past month.

The changes in her own body made the current matriarch of the Cheng family even more grateful for her firm choice to believe in her eldest son.

Cheng Huaigu didn't come this time not because he didn't want to, but because he couldn't come for the time being. If all the key figures of the Cheng family came to China, the Cheng family's overseas assets would definitely be suppressed by certain conglomerates.

It wasn't that Cheng Huaigu was attached to those assets; he could have been completely indifferent. But those who worked for the Cheng family still depended on the Cheng family to support their families. He couldn't be selfish and ignore everything. Another point was that the better the Cheng family developed overseas, the more help they could provide to their still impoverished homeland.

Moreover, he has already begun to quietly transfer the Cheng family's assets in the United States to Hong Kong. Next, he will observe the development of the domestic market before deciding whether to increase investment in the country.

"Old Master"

A sound came, startling Old Master Cheng, who was resting with his eyes closed.

The speaker was Guo Jingye, the son of the old steward of the Cheng family. He was forty-five years old this year. The old master of the Cheng family brought only him with him when he returned to China this time.

Guo Jingye's family had served the Cheng family for four generations, and they were loyal and considered true family. He served as the old master's bodyguard and, because he had studied traditional Chinese medicine, also acted as a caregiver.

"What's wrong with being dedicated?"

“You’ve been sitting outside for an hour. Even though the sun is shining today, it’s still winter. Let’s go inside. Didn’t the young master say that it’s okay to sunbathe, but not for too long?”

"Young Master, Young Master..." Old Master Cheng glared at Guo Jingye with annoyance.

"You keep calling him 'Young Master' all the time. What, does he think his words are imperial edicts? The sun is so nice and comfortable, I'm not going in today."

Due to health reasons, Li Yancheng set a strict schedule and diet for the old master of the Cheng family, and Guo Jingye strictly followed the instructions of the eldest young master.

Guo Jingye smiled and said, "Grandpa, if you are not satisfied, you can talk to the young master after he gets off work. There is no need to make things difficult for me."

"Uh..." The thought of his eldest grandson, whom he had finally found, whose face always wore a smile but whose words were always firm and unyielding, made Old Master Cheng's breath catch in his throat. He glared at Guo Jingye, who was all smiles, and then slowly stood up, holding onto the armrest of his chair.

"Hmph, come inside. I might as well suffocate in here."

Watching the old man walk towards the main house, Guo Jingye grinned.

He knew that as long as he mentioned the eldest young master, the old man would definitely obey, which was much more effective than him trying to persuade him with a lot of words.

Thinking of the eldest young master, Li Yancheng's face appeared in his mind. Before returning to China this time, he had no idea that the Cheng family had found their eldest son and grandson who had been missing for many years.

He was only a few years older than Li Yancheng, and he had seen the eldest grandson of the Cheng family when he was still an infant, while he was with his father.

Later, he only vaguely heard that the eldest grandson seemed to have been lost, or perhaps he had died in that bombing; in any case, the person had disappeared.

He also saw Fu Shuyi, who was then the eldest daughter-in-law of the Cheng family, crying all day long. Later, they went to the United States.

When he was chosen to follow the old man back to his hometown and meet Li Yancheng, he was completely dumbfounded. Only then did he realize that the Cheng family had found their eldest son and grandson who had been lost for many years.

Furthermore, this eldest grandson seems to be doing quite well in China; he is a leader.

After a few days of getting to know him, he discovered that this eldest grandson was not just a leader, but also a miracle doctor. Their main purpose in coming back this time, besides the Cheng family's plan to invest in building a factory in China, was to treat his wife's illness.

At first, he thought that the succession struggle in the Cheng family might cause a series of internal upheavals. Later, he learned that the eldest grandson had no intention of getting involved at all and did not care how much money the Cheng family had. Although he let them live in his house, he never called his wife "Mom" or his grandfather "Grandpa".

"Jingye, what are you thinking about standing there?"

Upon hearing his wife's voice, Guo Jingye turned his head to look.

His wife's name is Liu Qian. Her family has served the Cheng family for generations. She came here as Fu Shuyi's bodyguard and caregiver, which is perfect because the two of them don't have to be separated.

"As for our young master, I always feel like I can't quite figure him out."

Upon hearing this, Liu Qian rolled her eyes at her husband.

"You're just bored. Why are you thinking about what the young master is doing? Just focus on doing your own thing."

After being rebuked by his wife, Guo Jingye was not annoyed. He chuckled and said, "I'm not thinking about the young master, I just find it a bit strange."

"What's so strange about it?" Liu Qian was intrigued by her man's words and walked up to him to ask curiously.

"I just don't understand why the young master has no interest in the Cheng family's vast wealth."

"What's so strange about that? Everyone has their own ambitions. The political environment here is different from that of the Ugly Country. The young master is now an official, and in a pretty high position. He should be pursuing political advancement, not making more money. He's pursuing something different."

I actually think this is quite good. The eldest son is in politics and the second son is in business, complementing each other. Even if they don't provide any help, the higher the eldest son rises, the less likely anyone will dare to mess with the Cheng family's business here.

What if the eldest son is also interested in the business, or rather, in the Cheng family's assets? Internal strife? Sibling rivalry? That would only exacerbate the division within the Cheng family.

After listening to his wife's words, Guo Jingye remained silent for a while. He turned his head and looked at the main house before lowering his voice and said, "Wife, the old lady left a will before she passed away, bequeathing three percent of Cheng's shares under her name to the eldest son and the second son, each receiving half."

Do you think that when the old master passes away, he might leave a share for the eldest son as well?

"Is this something we should be worrying about?" Upon hearing this, Liu Qian glared fiercely at her husband.

“I know you and the second young master are close, but you'd better stay out of these kinds of things. Have you forgotten what Dad said? Remember, we are loyal to the head of the Cheng family, not any particular individual in the Cheng family. These power struggles have nothing to do with us, so don't take sides. Besides, don't you really know that the old master and madam are bringing us along this time?”

???

Guo Jingye looked at his wife blankly, not understanding what she meant by her last words.

He was the head of security for the old man, so it was perfectly normal for the old man to take him with him when he went out. Could there be some other explanation behind this?
Seeing the blank look on her man's face, Liu Qian sighed wearily.

And you still want to take sides like others?
It's fine to take sides in a conflict between the collateral branches and the main family, but you can't do that between two direct brothers in the main family. That's not taking sides, that's courting death.

"The old master knew that you and the second young master had a good relationship, so he kept you by his side. The old master was afraid that if he left you at home after he left, you would cause some trouble."

If you really did something you shouldn't have done, or said something you shouldn't have said, should we deal with it or not?

Liu Qian said with a hint of exasperation, "My man is good in every way, but he's a bit too honest, a little stubborn, and inflexible."

Guo Jingye used to work as a security guard for Cheng Jianwen, who is Li Yancheng's younger brother, for a period of time. During that time, many things happened. He took a bullet for the second young master of the Cheng family, and the second young master of the Cheng family also took a knife for him. Putting aside their respective statuses, it can be said that the two of them had a life-or-death friendship.

Later, he was transferred to work as a security guard for the old master, but he always maintained a very good relationship with the second young master of the Cheng family, and the two often went out to play together.

At home, if anyone dares to speak ill of Cheng Jianwen, as long as it's not the head of the family, the madam, or the old master, he'll raise his fist and pounce on them.

This is both a good thing and not a good thing.

Guo Jingye was honest, not stupid. He understood the unspoken meaning behind his wife's words. After a moment of silence, he spoke in a low voice.

"Qianqian, I understand what you mean, but that's just who I am. I can't be as shrewd and sophisticated as Dad, so I can't be the next housekeeper of the Cheng family. I don't care about that. It's fine as it is now."

"But you should do a good job. The old master, the master, and the mistress all think highly of you. Maybe you can become the Cheng family's first female housekeeper. Once I can't do security anymore, I'll follow behind you and live a life of luxury."

Looking at her husband's carefree smile, Liu Qian rolled her eyes speechlessly, then sighed helplessly. But as she sighed, a smile appeared on her face again.

I chose to marry him back then because of his kindness and honesty. Oh well, I'll just work hard and protect him from now on.

"Alright!" Liu Qian smiled indulgently at her husband: "You should talk less in the future, just focus on doing your own thing. Also, stop talking nonsense in front of the young master all day long."

Do you think the young master can't see what you're thinking? Don't you think about it? Someone who can become a leader at such a young age, do you think he's a simple person?

You don't think the political arena is safer than the battlefields you've been on, do you?
Those who thrive there are all cunning old foxes; those without brains would have been devoured long ago, leaving not even bones behind.

You think you can get information out of someone?

At this point, Liu Qian shook her head, somewhat amused and exasperated: "I'm asking you about your professionalism. We've been here for a month now, have you gotten anything out of the young master?"

Without waiting for her husband's answer, she continued, "I'm afraid you haven't gotten anything out of him, have you? After all this time, you still haven't found out what the young master did before he became the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau, have you?"

"Your secrets were laid bare by the young master in just a few words, and you still want to play mind games with him? You!"

As she spoke, Liu Qian, with a hint of exasperation, poked her man's head.

Guo Jingye, who seemed to want to say something, moved his lips but ultimately let out a sigh.

Because his wife was right, he had spent the past month hanging around Li Yancheng, trying to gauge the man's attitude and see if he would pose any obstacle to the second son inheriting the family business.

He hadn't really felt it before, but after his wife questioned him today, he belatedly realized that he probably hadn't gotten anything out of her.

No, that's not quite right either. We did manage to get some information out of them, such as... he wasn't interested in inheriting the Cheng family business.

Not interested in?
How could I not be interested?
That's a lot of money! Just the 1.5% share left by the old lady alone would be worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

How could anyone not be interested?

But apart from this ambiguous answer, he didn't get any other useful information.

For example, he knew that the young master was now the deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, and that he had not worked in the Public Security Bureau before, but he had been asking him about which unit he had worked in for a month, but he still couldn't find out anything.

For example, he knew that the young master and young lady had security personnel with them when they went to and from school, and through his observation, he found that these security personnel were no weaker than him. This discovery left him speechless.

You have to understand, all of the Cheng family's security personnel are combat veterans; they're even stronger than him, so wouldn't that mean...?

But why are there security guards around the young master and young lady?

Also, the young master's driver is obviously not someone to be trifled with, so why is he living at home?

In short, this young master exuded an air of mystery, which naturally aroused his curiosity, but no matter how he tried to probe indirectly, he couldn't get the answer he wanted.

Actually, let alone getting information out of Li Yancheng, Guo Jingye also tried to get information out of Huansheng and Xiaoyu, but in the end, he still couldn't get anything out of them.

Now that his wife had pointed it out to him face-to-face, Guo Jingye awkwardly raised his hand and scratched his head.

"Wife, I...I..."

"Alright, enough with the 'I'm telling you. Remember what I said. From now on, talk less and do more here. The young master and young mistress are both very smart people. Don't try to be clever, or you'll make a fool of yourself."

"Uh...I know."

"It's not just about knowing, it's about remembering."

(End of this chapter)