Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 17: Uncle Er: Go through fire and water, Brother Lang!

As everyone knows, unlike the eldest uncle Yi Zhonghai who loves fame and the third uncle Yan Bugui who values ​​profit, the second uncle Liu Haizhong is neither too keen on fame nor cares much about profit. The only thing he is keen on in his life is power.

But he really didn't have the ability or the connections, and he didn't have much vision, let alone any sense of propriety.

In addition, the Second Uncle particularly likes to use his official tone that gets stuck when he speaks, showing off his status as the Second Uncle, which is worse than nothing.

He also loves to beat children.

The kind that really beats you to death!

Therefore, even though the second uncle has been working towards this goal for almost half of his life, he has not made any progress at all except for his identity as the second uncle who is suppressed by the first uncle.

Not only that, as the Second Uncle's mischief became more and more serious, he became the object of disgust for almost everyone in the Siheyuan and a recognized joke in the Siheyuan.

But no matter how terrible the second uncle is, the few good qualities he has left are still worth talking about separately.

First of all, unlike the general practice of keeping something or even many tricks up one's sleeve when teaching apprentices in this era, the second uncle really doesn't keep anything secret when teaching his apprentices.

In the process of teaching his apprentice, he may hit you or scold you.

But I won’t be like others who deliberately hide my skills and not teach you.

On the contrary, if you don’t learn well, he will really beat you and scold you until you learn it!

So, even in the original drama, the second uncle was made like that and became so destitute.

But during the holidays, his home is still crowded with people and there is never a shortage of apprentices visiting.

Secondly, the second uncle really doesn't care much about money and other material things.

Although he also abused his power to embezzle some property when the storm arose, he was even dismissed for this.

But you have to admit that when you are really in trouble, the second uncle is very likely to generously lend a helping hand and give you a hand.

Regarding this point, the apprentice under him, who was supported by him until he graduated from university and even rose all the way to become the factory director, is a clear proof!
Otherwise, with Second Uncle's stupid and incompetent nature, he would have been removed from his position as Second Uncle by the people in the Siheyuan long ago. How could he have sat on the position of Second Uncle so securely?

Although the second uncle's job is just that
Finally, and this is the most crucial point that leads to the theme of this chapter, the Second Uncle is serious about his passion for power!

The second uncle is also very serious about clinging to the powerful and bowing to them!

As long as you can get him to be an official, no matter his age or whether he is close or distant relative.

Even more extreme, even if you are his enemy!
As long as he can become an official, even if it is just a vague possibility.

The second uncle will immediately forget all the unpleasantness and rush to curry favor with you.

This was especially true when dealing with Ximen Lang, who was personally sent to the courtyard by a group of high-ranking officials.

Although, the fact that Ximen Lang never took his identity as the second uncle seriously also annoyed him.

But it’s okay!

"As long as you know a high-ranking official, as long as you have the connections, don't even think about asking me to curry favor with you. Even if you ask me to worship you like an ancestor, I'm willing to do it! Go through fire and water, Brother Lang!"

But for some well-known reasons, Ximen Lang didn't like him at all and was even unwilling to pay attention to him.

Is this still available?

Especially when he learned that Ximen Lang was unwilling to pay attention to him because of his shortcomings.

After much deliberation, the second uncle immediately gritted his teeth and made the decision.
"Since I can't change Ximen Lang's opinion of me, then I will change myself!"

Ximen Lang doesn’t like me beating the child for no reason?
Change, must change! Change from today, start changing now! And silently swear in my heart
"From now on, until the day the results come out, if I touch Guangtian and Guangfu again, I am their son, and I want them to be my father!"

There was also the problem that Ximen Lang didn't like speaking in official language whether he had something to do or not, and his speaking was halting and not smooth at all.

"From today on, I will come from the masses and go to..."

After listening for a long time with his head almost pressed against the radio, the second uncle finally continued with the second half of the sentence.

"From the masses, to the masses! I will never again speak in official language or put on airs!"

He said so, and he indeed strictly required himself to do so.

Therefore, the three brothers Guangqi, Guangtian and Guangfu have been really puzzling these past two days.

"Why didn't he beat us up for no reason?"

I don’t understand.

"So he just likes beating us, doesn't he?"

But it feels really good not to get beaten!
Even Liu Guangqi, who felt that he was the monkey being killed by his father to scare the monkeys, felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.

So, after learning that his father made so many changes just to curry favor with Ximen Lang.

The three brothers almost cried with joy.
"Dad, your flattery is so good, so clever, so amazing!"

After this incident, the second uncle was just ready to worship Ximen Lang as his ancestor.

Where are the three brothers?

Just treat Ximen Lang as a living ancestor!

In order to make the second uncle continue to lick his boots.
No, to be more precise, it was to encourage Second Uncle to persevere and continue to improve. The three brothers racked their brains to give Second Uncle a suggestion.
"Dad, since you want to curry favor with me... ahem, since you want to be close to Brother Lang, you can't just think about changing yourself. You have to pay more attention to Brother Lang, be prepared at all times, and show off in front of Brother Lang more."

好家伙，为了不挨揍，竟然撺掇着自己老爹去跪舔西门浪。

But guess what?

The three brothers were actually praised by the second uncle!

Especially Guangtian and Guangfu, two brothers who used to be beaten almost every day. It is no exaggeration to say that they were very surprised when they heard the second uncle praise them for the first time.

Even though they were just praising the eldest brother in passing, the two brothers were still moved to tears by the second uncle.

The crying second uncle felt very uncomfortable.

Then, with the cooperation of the three brothers, the second uncle dragged the third uncle who tried to disturb Ximen Lang's lunch break to his home.

The third uncle was also very puzzled, because the second uncle had never been like this before.

How could it become like this in just two days?
But scholars are scholars after all. After a conversation, the third uncle quickly understood the second uncle, who had no talent for scheming.

Although the Second Uncle is still the power-obsessed Second Uncle, he has become what he is now because he is dominated by power, and his essence has not changed at all.

But it became like this
It seems surprisingly good.

It was both surprising and a pleasure to see. After letting go of some of his prejudices, the third uncle soon started chatting with the second uncle.

(End of this chapter)