Life in siheyuan era

Shen Lanbo's mood was very conflicted. Zhou Zhiyuan had abandoned his beliefs from back then, but he had gained the support of his family.

He knew that with the support of his family, Zhou Zhiyuan would become a wild horse, no longer having any concerns.

He also knew that Shen Jue was right; this guy was unscrupulous and ruthless to outsiders.

If he didn't treat Fang Xiang as a friend, he would swallow him whole, bones and all. Fang Nan was absolutely right.

He understood Shen Jue's meaning: to put a rein on Zhou Zhiyuan, minimizing his aggressiveness as much as possible.

He also understood Fang Nan's ulterior motive: with him around, Zhou Zhiyuan wouldn't deal a death blow to Fang Xiang.

On this point, Fang Nan wouldn't count on Shen Lanyin. On the surface, Shen Lanyin bossed Zhou Zhiyuan around, but in reality, Shen Lanyin had long been subdued by Zhou Zhiyuan.

Nor would she count on Liu Junling. Still believing that Zhou Zhiyuan would attack Fang Xiang, Liu Junling might even help Zhou Zhiyuan.

And Shen Jue had already clearly stated that he wouldn't interfere, Chen Shuying naturally taking the same stance as him.

At this time, only Shen Lanbo could protect Fang Xiang. Zhou Zhiyuan wouldn't take Fang Xiang's life, but he also couldn't let him become a beggar. Fang Nan knew how ruthless Zhou Zhiyuan's methods were.

There were also reformed individuals like Yuan Shi, but occasionally showing his skills, he could steal Shen Lanbo's wallet from his inner pocket without him even noticing.

There were also tough guys like Xu Lao San, who feared no one but Zhou Zhiyuan. If you couldn't beat him to death, he could make you die.

Finally, there was that Earthworm. Fang Nan didn't understand him, but Shen Lanbo knew why his nickname was Earthworm.

Because he hid too deeply. What Zhou Zhiyuan couldn't do, he could do. He smiled brilliantly on the surface, then stabbed you in the back without hesitation, and straight into the heart.

These were just a few examples. Zhou Zhiyuan had been associating with these people in recent years.

But this wasn't the scariest thing. The scariest thing was that he didn't forget the upper-level connections. In those years, he had helped the children of certain people. Now it seemed that this guy had a sharp eye, helping the right people every time.

At this time, Shen Lanbo understood that although he had close ties with those people, he didn't take the same path as Fang Xiang.

Thinking of this, Shen Lanbo sighed softly and muttered to himself, "This guy's strategy is deep enough, and he thinks far enough ahead."

Zhou Zhiyuan understood a principle: "Favor is finite, but there is one thing that can last a long time: they will always need him. Even if they don't need him, they will feel uncomfortable leaving him. Under such circumstances, they must help him, and they won't even feel like they are returning a favor."

To achieve this goal, Zhou Zhiyuan couldn't let these people point out ways for him to make money, but rather help them make money, and then share a piece of the pie.

Shen Lanbo understood all these principles, but looking up at the MZX portrait on the wall, he couldn't accept Zhou Zhiyuan's approach.

While in conflict, he heard a gentle knock on the door, and then saw Han Xue open the door and come in.

Han Xue reported the case to him, but he wanted to know one thing.

After Han Xue finished speaking, Shen Lanbo pondered for a moment and asked, "What's going on with Zhiyuan's side?"

Han Xue hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, "I went to see Team Leader Nie, and Team Leader Nie mentioned something..."

Han Xue described the beating incident and also mentioned taking down the portrait, and then heard Shen Lanbo ask in a low voice, "Was the portrait in Zhiyuan's room taken down?"

"Yes, it was taken down and taken home by Zhiyuan."

Hearing this, Shen Lanbo understood everything. The shackles in Zhou Zhiyuan's heart were completely unlocked.

But at this time, he could only say softly, "I understand."

Han Xue got up, walked to the door, stopped, turned around and saw Shen Lanbo staring at the portrait on the wall in a daze, and suddenly a surge of impulse came over her. She opened her mouth and said, "Director Shen, in terms of grasping the overall situation, neither of us is as good as Zhiyuan."

After saying this, Han Xue pushed the door and walked out, while Shen Lanbo still stared blankly at the portrait, and Han Xue's voice kept echoing in his ears.

In terms of grasping the overall situation, he was indeed not as good as Zhou Zhiyuan. He knew about a movement, but it was fragmented.

He had died once in the self-defense counterattack on the plateau, and after waking up, he knew that some things would happen in the future.

It seemed to be a movement, and in this movement, Hao Zhiwen, as a son-in-law, reported his mother-in-law Chen Shuying for being dissatisfied with the movement, and further implicated Shen Jue, and the couple were sent to the farm for labor reform.

At that time, he faced an extremely difficult situation. If Zhang Limin hadn't desperately protected him, he would have been transferred from the counter-espionage post.

But Shen Lanyin committed suicide by jumping off a building. He was abandoned by everyone and also implicated Fang Nan. Only Zhou Zhiyuan had been by his side, never abandoning him.

But the scene of this movement was only this one segment that was very clear, and the others were fragmented scenes. He didn't know the whole picture, let alone what would happen in the future.

But even facing the most difficult situation, his loyalty to MZX had never wavered. Should he waver at this time?

He was sure that he would not waver, so he thought from another angle, "Could it be that Zhiyuan has wavered?"

He was sure that Zhou Zhiyuan would not waver either, otherwise he would not have hit someone, and he would not have taken the MZX portrait home.

Then he remembered Zhou Zhiyuan's words, "The general trend is set. If you don't change your mind, you change people."

Thinking of this, Shen Lanbo sighed a long sigh, got up and walked out.

He wanted to talk to Zhou Zhiyuan, some principles cannot be changed.

At this time, Zhou Zhiyuan was answering the phone, ignoring Sha Zhu who was sitting opposite his desk. His frustration was brought about by his own sentimentality.

Zhou Zhiyuan didn't want to sympathize with him. He was paying attention to the person on the other end of the phone, Zu Feng.

The two chatted on the phone for more than ten minutes. He didn't want to reveal his cards before, but now he didn't want to be polite. He chuckled and said, "You're right, this set of QL jade thumb rings is worth at most two million Hong Kong dollars, but I want to sell it for ten million G coins. Are you going to buy it or not?"

These words frightened Sha Zhu. "Why doesn't Lou Xiao'e love me?" He temporarily put aside such a complicated question and looked at Zhou Zhiyuan in surprise.

In his heart, Yu Li giving him two thousand five hundred yuan a month was already an astronomical figure. He didn't expect that Zhou Zhiyuan would ask for ten million G coins with one mouth. It would take him more than three hundred years to save up this money without eating or drinking.

Sha Zhu didn't understand the exchange rate. At that time, the exchange rate between RMB and G coins was 1.5 to 1, but he knew that he would never have this money in his life, so he could only open his mouth and listen to Zhou Zhiyuan continue to say, "You actually only need to pay two million five hundred thousand G coins, which is just a drop in the bucket for you."

"It must be two million five hundred thousand, because I'm just an idiot. If it's less than that, it can't prove how low my IQ is."

"Of course it's good to know early. I could just swim over and rob you. Why bother working so hard?"

Zhou Zhiyuan said something that made Sha Zhu confused, and then laughed loudly and said happily, "I'll be waiting for you in Beijing."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Zhiyuan turned to Sha Zhu and smiled, "Don't think about such complicated questions, and don't ask me, I don't know either. Let's go, I'll treat you to dinner, drink a few cups and forget about these unpleasant things."

Zhou Zhiyuan was very happy, and Sha Zhu understood, anyone would be happy to be such an idiot.

The two walked out of the office one after the other, and then saw an old man with gray hair walking over. Seeing him, Zhou Zhiyuan immediately called out, "Old Hua, you're going to eat me bankrupt."

And Old Hua also called out at the same time, "Zhou boy, why didn't you save a table for me?"

Zhou Zhiyuan then smiled and said, "I called first."

Old Hua said angrily, "I don't care, if there's no table, I'll use your desk."

Old Hua wanted to drink and eat meat in his office, and Zhou Zhiyuan actually agreed, "It seems to make some sense. Using the dining table in the private room will affect the efficiency of one table, and spending my money will make me lose twice as much..."

Saying this, Zhou Zhiyuan made a decision, and then shouted, "Old Nie, don't eat lunch boxes anymore, come to my room for a few drinks."

Later, Sha Zhu found that Zhou Zhiyuan's decisions were always correct. After turning his desk into a dining table, everything went smoothly.

Just as the four were sitting around this dining table drinking tea and waiting for the dishes, Shen Lanbo walked in.

And his conversation with Zhou Zhiyuan was still so profound, "Not everyone is disrespectful."

Sha Zhu didn't understand what he was saying, "Disrespectful" of what?

And Zhou Zhiyuan replied in a deep voice, "People's hearts will change, especially in the face of interests. If someone takes the lead, others will follow, and then everyone will regret it and follow like a swarm. In the face of such a general trend, what can you and I do?"

Hearing his reply, Shen Lanbo didn't speak, and Old Nie said in a low voice, "Zhiyuan is right. In this situation, we might as well take the lead and occupy the position first to take the initiative."

Old Nie also clearly supported Zhou Zhiyuan, and although Zhang Limin's attitude was not clear, he wanted him to read more of the spirit of the national congress documents of the organization representative last year.

He didn't need to read this document much, he had already read it countless times.

They were all of this attitude, and Shen Lanbo knew that the general trend was really set.

And Sha Zhu also understood that he should take the lead and go to Lou Xiao'e to explain things clearly.