"Does it hurt? Why were you protecting me just now? They won't hit me." In the villa, Zhao Lingshan said as she looked at Chen Xi, who was grinning and treating his injuries.
"You think too simply. I beat this guy Jack so badly before, he must hate me. Besides, there were so many people here just now, and the stick will definitely hurt if it doesn't have eyes." It's yours. It doesn't matter if I'm thick-skinned. If you have thin arms and legs, they will be broken if you get a stick." Chen Xi forced a smile and touched Zhao Lingshan's cheek gently.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, no wonder Jing Shen used to miss you every day, it turns out he is a big lover." Ma Zhongyuan on the side teased him.
“Thank you for your help this time.”
“You’re welcome, after all, we are all international students in Tu’ao. As the saying goes, yes, when the road is rough, draw your sword to help! "Ma Zhongyuan clapped her chest happily. She had a female-hero style, which reminded him of Guo Xiang in Jin Yong's novels, who was also so eccentric.
"Miss..." At this time, a man in a suit came over and whispered a few words in Ma Zhongyuan's ear.
Chen Xi recognized that this person was the guy who had just rescued him.
"Thank you." Chen Xi nodded towards the man, but the other man had no expression on his face and no response.
This is exactly the same as Ma Yueling's previous bodyguards, completely like a robot without emotions.
"Wait for me, I'll be right back." Ma Zhongyuan waved to the two of them and trotted out of the living room.
"Where is this place? What's your relationship with that Sister Ling? Why does she want to help you? And that depth of field."
Zhao Lingshan asked with her hands on her waist.
“She is a big sister who has helped me many times.”
“Big sister? Since when did you like old women?”
“What nonsense are you talking about? She is Ma Zhongyuan’s cousin.”
"Hmph, then please explain the other one."
"That... is really just a friend. We haven't contacted each other for a long time..." Chen Xi scratched his head and told the truth.
"You should take a rest first." Zhao Lingshan saw that Chen Xi was a little tired, so she stopped making trouble unreasonably.
About forty minutes later, Ma Zhongyuan returned to the living room. She looked at Chen Xi who was resting on a chair and said, "It's getting late. You guys go and have a rest first. I'll take care of the room." I've already asked someone to prepare. Shanshan, you can sleep with me tonight, the bed is big, hehe."
"Miss..." The man in suit next to him heard this and wanted to stop him, but unexpectedly. Before he finished speaking, he was stopped by Ma Zhongyuan.
"She cares about this and that every day, is it possible that she will still harm me? My dad didn't say anything, could you please stop treating me like that and protect my eldest sister more when you have time?" Ma Zhongyuan said dissatisfiedly. The man in the suit made a face.
The man in the suit sighed and could only let this little ancestor do whatever he wanted.
"But Chen Xi..."
"Don't worry, there are medical staff here, your boyfriend can't die. I'm almost bored to death at home alone every day, stay with me at night Let's chat." Ma Zhongyuan took her hand and walked upstairs without waiting for Zhao Lingshan to object again.
Chen Xi made an OK gesture to Zhao Lingshan to let her relax, and then walked to the bedroom under the leadership of the housekeeper.
"Thank you, Sister Ling." Chen Xi came to the bedroom, lay on the bed and sent a text message to Ma Yueling, but the other party did not reply.
Fuck, when I return to Tuao, I must deal with this Jack.
Thinking about what happened tonight, if Zhao Lingshan was taken away by those people, the consequences would be absolutely disastrous.
Chen Xi is not that angry if he simply wants to deal with him, but if someone wants to hurt Zhao Lingshan, he will never tolerate it.
Because he had experienced a fierce battle before and his whole body was covered with injuries, Chen Xi fell asleep not long after lying on the bed.
Early the next morning, Chen Xi got up and looked at the time. It was now eight o'clock in the morning.
He rubbed his sore arm and walked into the bathroom.
Fortunately, the appearance is not disfigured. How can we discuss business if we are beaten into a pig's head?
When they came to the living room, the housekeeper was already preparing breakfast. Ma Zhongyuan and Zhao Lingshan were sitting there yawning. When they saw Chen Xi coming, they waved to him.
"I didn't want to disturb your rest, but I didn't expect you to recover quite quickly. You actually got out of bed early in the morning." Ma Zhongyuan glanced back and forth at him mischievously, as if looking at Superman. .
"Master." The housekeeper suddenly nodded forward.
Chen Xi turned around and saw a dignified-looking middle-aged man walking from behind him.
This is not...
Although he had been mentally prepared for it, he was still a little nervous after seeing the real person.
The person coming is none other than Ma Jiu, the big leader of the district.
"You are Yue Ling's friend, sit down, sit down." Ma Jiu smiled at him.
"Hello!"
Chen Xi squeezed out a smile and sat down with him. Being used to seeing various leaders in the country, Chen Xi would not be as reserved as ordinary people. On the contrary, Zhao Lingshan greeted Ma Jiu like a normal person because she had no idea who he was.
"This is my dad. You should have seen him on TV. He never smiles on TV, but in private he is easy to talk to and doesn't need to be so nervous."< br>
"Yuanyuan!"
As soon as Ma Zhongyuan spoke, his father glared at him.
"Thank you for sending someone to rescue me yesterday." Chen Xi cast a grateful look at Ma Jiu.
Those bodyguards are all Ma Jiu's people, so I must thank the rightful owner.
"Haha, do you know whose son the man you offended yesterday is? How did you get involved with him?" After Ma Jiu took a sip of orange juice, he looked at Chen Xi.
"I don't know, he and I had some minor conflicts in Tuao."
"Really?" Ma Jiu stared at Chen Xi for a long time, making sure that the other party was not lying, and then nodded.
At this breakfast, Chen Xi felt that the atmosphere was very depressing. Ma Zhongyuan looked for topics from time to time, but was stopped by his father's eyes.
It means that there are rules when eating. Chen Xi still remembers that when he was a child, he was eating at home and watching TV. His mother complained that if his grandfather were reincarnated, he would have slapped her in the face.
I heard that in the past when I was eating at home, I couldn’t even turn on the radio.
"Follow me." After finishing the meal, Ma wiped his mouth, said a word to him, and turned around to go upstairs.
Chen Xi just followed like a good baby.
On the second floor of the villa, there is a study room.
"Sit." Ma Jiu sat down on a sofa and pointed to the opposite side.
"Do you know why I just asked you those words?" Ma Jiu asked, leaning on the sofa.
"I know, because of the sensitivity of our identities, this kind of thing must be clarified." Chen Xi nodded and gave the answer bluntly.
"Well, he's quite smart. His father is from our military, and you are from the opposite side... I know your identity. You are here to discuss business."
“Yes.”
“What do you think of our place?”
“It’s good, freedom and democracy.”
"Haha, you're not that old, but you have the same mouth as those old fritters." Ma Jiu laughed regardless of his appearance, which was completely different from his usual serious expression on TV.
“Hey, freedom and democracy are all nonsense. To be honest, before I sat in this position, I longed for many things. But after I sat in this position, I found that the bottom of my butt was terribly hot."
"I understand." Chen Xi knew what the other party was referring to.
“No matter where it is, what doctrine it is, what policy it is, it will make some people dissatisfied. They often only consider their own interests, but every government cannot satisfy all the people. As the supreme leader here Leader, my rights are actually not that great. Do you understand me? I mean. If you look at every country in the world, no matter who comes to power, there will always be complaints. Do you know what it takes for people at the bottom to succeed? "
"Birth is no longer a choice, then. It requires luck, ability, hard work, listening to advice, and being able to use tricks.”
Chen Xi thought of Chen Yifeng. It was only by mastering these that he climbed up from the bottom. Capital needs to be accumulated, and Chen Yifeng relied on trickery to steal the capital accumulated by Chen Caiyue's family. Coupled with factors such as luck, ability, and diligence, he was able to turn around.
"Yes, but people at the top often come up from below. If people at the bottom are not doing well, they will not blame their own lack of ability, but will only find other reasons. The only reason is The common idea is to tear everything down and start over because they feel that the current way of allocating resources is unfair. However, looking at all countries in history, no country can reasonably handle this problem. The people above it are even bigger. , once you become powerful, you want your descendants to be like this for generations to come. What’s more, you want to do this. Look at the plutocrats in Kimchi Country who control the lifeline of the country. Most of these people who do things without conscience have risen from the bottom because they are afraid of losing their rights and money... so most of them People are selfish and inferior When a person has money and power, he will become a different person. The previous hatred for the upper class will disappear, and what will follow will be contempt for the lower class."
"Well. , The boy who slays the dragon eventually becomes an evil dragon." Chen Xi also echoed.
"On the contrary, people who were originally born into superior families don't care about the wealth and power, because they have already enjoyed it, and some even find it boring, such as my daughter, and..." Ma Jiu intentionally Looked at him unintentionally.
"Ha, I still care about money, but I won't make money that I shouldn't make." Chen Xi felt a little embarrassed when he was stared at, so he laughed.
"Most people at the bottom are stupid. As long as people with ulterior motives lead the way, they will follow the trend and make trouble and vent all their dissatisfaction. I have also seen many people thinking about the end of the world every day. Under our feet This land has been occupied by foreigners for a long time. Many people have lost their national self-confidence. What they pay attention to is that if you have breasts, you will be a mother. Now the young people are even worse, and they have gone to the West to squat. For several years, they felt that they They know everything. The idea of these people is that regardless of country or race, as long as they live a good life, they think they are all the same regardless of where they live or who they work for. Transparent..."
"Haha, it's normal. Not everyone has those grand ideals. They feel that the country will not be able to function without him." Chen Xi. Although he said so, something felt wrong in his heart.
This Ma Jiu suddenly called him into the study and talked a lot about him. Which leader would be like him?
"Let me tell you a story. In a certain dynasty, Japanese pirates attacked Shanhaiguan. But the people in the capital were still eating and drinking, looking leisurely and contented. A diner was eating noodles at a noodle stall , he asked the boss if he was planning to run away. The boss said it was a waste to run away, they were calling, and we should do whatever we were supposed to do. What could those Japanese pirates do to us? The diners retorted, "How can we not bow our heads when we are under the roof?" The boss asked, "Whose roof is it? Even if the Japanese pirates come in, they are still under our roof." Then he said: But after all, we are defeated. The boss replied: We are defeated, so what if we are defeated? We have been defeated since we defeated Yuan Taizu, but did Yuan Ren stay? ? No, isn't it? In less than a hundred years, didn't he go back to the grassland to herd sheep? Later, it was the Qing Dynasty... He was so awesome at first that he wouldn't do this. In the end, except for the braid, everything else is the same, and we also learn our language and writing. Who loses? Hey, whoever wins will lose! Don't the Japanese pirates also eat and drink these noodles? The diners were brainwashed by the boss and echoed: If you say so, that seems to be the case. On the surface, we are defeated, but in the end they will always follow suit. We! Then we still win. The boss said with a smile: Yes, do you know the reason? "Ma Jiu suddenly performed in a funny Beijing accent, which almost made Chen Xi laugh. He didn't expect that this big leader would have such a funny side in private.
However, Ma Jiu's story did not continue. Chen Xi knew that the last sentence was about him, so he held back his smile and replied: "We have been influenced by Confucian culture since ancient times. To put it nicely, it means assimilating and integrating others. Well, to put it bluntly, it means letting others bully you, but trying to use cultural invasion to make a comeback and regain face. From ancient times to the present, there has been a group of people who have tried not to resist foreign invasion and found excuses to cover up their weakness. …”
"Yes, it's the same now. There are many people who think that being invaded by foreign enemies in their country is a dispensable thing. His life has still been affected, but this is just his idea, and the reality is that he will live it. It's even worse, just look at the past history. Do you know why I said these things to you today?" Ma Jiu suddenly became serious.
"Huh? I don't know..." Chen Xi really didn't understand what this guy wanted to say, and he couldn't answer it for a while.
"I have just told you so much, all of which are the thoughts of people at the bottom. Now let me talk to you about some of the attitudes of people at the top. There are many high-tech companies here, and the technologies they master are all The world's leading ones. Some are even better than those from beautiful countries. You are here to discuss business, so I don't need to say more. The relationship between these high-tech company bosses and our government is not harmonious. It is multi-party governance, similar to In the West, many companies will secretly support candidates who have promised them benefits during elections. If those people are elected, they will become puppets of these companies and serve their interests after I come to power. , I have been dealing with them. These companies are very dissatisfied with me, and they even made harsh words to move all the factories of high-tech companies to other countries..." Ma Jiu's words did not shock Chen Xi much. .
Because he already knew it in his previous life. (End of this chapter)