Qiao Mengyuan said: "Grandpa, don't be sad. We have accepted the reality and we can all stand it."

Old Qiao nodded, held Qiao Mengyuan's hand, and then reached out. The two brothers Qiao Pengju and Pengfei also handed over the hand. The hands of the younger generations of Qiao and several younger generations were folded together and shook them hard and said, "Where is home? You can shelter from the wind and rain. If you are wronged outside, you can tell your family that no matter how unpredictable the hearts of the people outside and how sinister the environment is, the family must treat each other sincerely. Chuanmei has gone, and you have one less relative in this world. I will leave in the future, and your parents will leave one by one, but remember one thing: your family affection cannot change, because this family affection is your greatest wealth."

Qiao Pengju nodded in a key sense. He had a deep understanding of family affection. He would definitely not have ended the fundraising storm he experienced last time if he had not relied on the power of the family, because that incident also brought considerable setbacks to the Qiao family, and Qiao Pengju has also truly matured since the last incident.

Mr. Qiao said: "Pengju, you are the eldest brother. In the future, you must treat your younger brother and sister well and be able to bear the title of eldest brother. Our Qiao family will depend on you in the future." This was the first time he showed his true feelings in front of these children and grandchildren.

Qiao Pengju said, "Grandpa, I will work hard!"

Mr. Qiao said: "Pengfei, you have been back from the army for a while, and you are still hesitating between doing business and doing politics. You are no longer a child. A person's youth is fleeting. I hope you can determine your life direction as soon as possible."

Qiao Pengfei said: "Grandpa, I've made sure, I'm ready to go into politics."

Old Qiao moved his eyebrows: "Take it serious?"

Qiao Pengfei said: "Actually, what I want to do most is to go to Tianqiao to perform martial arts, but I am afraid that I will lose your face. After thinking about it, I should go to politics." Qiao Pengfei finally decided to go to politics and had to think about it. Among the children of the Qiao family, there were very few people in politics. They all knew that my grandfather also regretted this matter. Qiao Pengju and Qiao Pengfei talked about this matter in private. He also suggested that he enter politics. With Qiao Pengfei's age and qualifications for enlistment, he would at least have more prospects than him in politics.

Mr. Qiao saw that his grandson might be using this to comfort him. He smiled indifferently and said, "How to go in the future? Don't be influenced by others. Do whatever you like. People are different. The road to success is also different. I just hope that each of you can have a career you really want. Only in this way can you find happiness in your future career, have continuous motivation, and the road will become wider and wider."

Qiao Pengfei said: "I was indeed not interested in politics in the past. But I was not interested in doing business either. Compared with the two, I found that it was relatively easier to enter politics."

Qiao Pengju said: "I don't agree with this. I just know myself. I feel that I don't choose the path of politics because I don't have enough mind. Politics is not fun, and few people can play around. Many people I see don't play politics well, but instead let politics play it."

Old Qiao didn't say anything. He looked at the three young men with a smile.

Qiao Pengfei said: "Isn't Zhang Yang playing very well? Sometimes it's not necessary to play politics. The real clever strategy is open-minded."

In Mr. Qiao's opinion, these children and grandchildren have superficial understanding of politics, but they are very interesting. It is precisely because of this interest that increases the richness of politics. The descendants of the Qiao family have unique advantages in entering politics than ordinary people. Whether he or not, the mark of the family alone will make Qiao Pengfei go all the way in his career. Mr. Qiao did not agree with his grandson's words, and he whispered: "Success cannot be copied! The same method applies to hype, but may not be the same for you." He patted Qiao Pengfei on the shoulder: "If you identify the goal, do it well!"

Mr. Qiao did not ask about his granddaughter's future choice. Seeing Mengyuan's haggard face, the old man felt very sad. He understood that he must leave it for his granddaughter for a period of time to buffer and dilute the pain of losing his mother.

Old Qiao left quietly. When he passed by his son's room, he saw that the lights were still on in the room. He knocked on the door. After a while, Qiao Zhenliang opened the door. Seeing his father, he did not feel much surprise. He seemed to have a premonition that his father would come. He gave his seat to his father, and he chose to sit down by the bed opposite him.

Old Qiao looked around the bedroom and could not see anything that belonged to Meng Chuanmei. In fact, this change had already happened before his daughter-in-law passed away. One day, the couple had a hundred days of gratitude. The breakup between his son and daughter-in-law was suddenly and dull, without any signs or any waves. Meng Chuanmei left without saying a word, and her son quietly cleared everything about her, including her memories.

Mr. Qiao had never asked, but he clearly realized that there must be an extremely serious problem between them. When his daughter-in-law chose to become a monk, Mr. Qiao understood one thing. The real reason why Meng Chuanmei practiced Buddhism over the years was that there was a big crack between her and Zhenliang. In reality, dissatisfaction with feelings accumulated over time and eventually broke out.

Qiao Zhenliang whispered: "Dad, why don't you go to sleep?"

Mr. Qiao said: "The children didn't sleep, and you didn't sleep either!"

Qiao Zhenliang said: "You are old and can't stay up late."

Old Qiao smiled indifferently and said, "The older you are, the shorter your sleep time will be. I am a little worried about these children."

Qiao Zhenliang said: "Pengju has matured a lot recently, like a real man. Pengfei has also returned to the capital. Shi Wei's personal affairs have been almost solved. Mengyuan is very sad because of Chuanmei, but this is all temporary. I believe that the pain will eventually pass."

Mr. Qiao said: "Do you think Mengyuan is much distant from us?"

Qiao Zhenliang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "When the child is grown up, he can't be around us all day long like in the past. The way of expressing feelings will become implicit, but this does not mean that she is alienating us." Qiao Zhenliang certainly understood the reason why his daughter was alienating them. Since he heard the quarrel between him and Meng Chuanmei and learned the truth about his life experience, Meng Yuan was gradually drifting away from the Qiao family in terms of feelings. This time Meng Chuanmei committed suicide, which was obviously a huge blow to her daughter. The bond between her and the Qiao family was completely broken. With his father's wisdom, he would not be unable to notice this.

Old Qiao said: "I always believe that death does not mean real departure. Before a person dies, he should think carefully about what he left to the people around him, whether he has done his life to his life, and what impact his departure will have on his relatives and friends." He paused at this point: "Did I think too much? In fact, a person will not consider so many things at all when he dies. Any trouble will be left to others to solve."

Qiao Zhenliang said: "Dad, what do you want to ask?"

Mr. Qiao said: "I don't want to ask, I don't want to ask anything. I'm old and I don't have the strength to take on the responsibility of this family. I retired from my job. At home, I just want to play the role of a kind elder. I don't want to care about the affairs of the younger generation, nor do I have the strength to care about it."

Qiao Zhenliang whispered: "Dad, I'm not doing well enough."

Mr. Qiao said: "Not everyone has the ability to become a good leader, but everyone has the ability to become a good father. They can protect their children from harm and allow children to think of this home that can shelter from the wind and rain at any time when they are experiencing storms outside. That is a good father."

Qiao Zhenliang said sadly: "I am not a competent father."

Mr. Qiao said: "Protect your children and protect this family. You have the responsibility to do what Chuanmei has not done in time."

Zhang Yang returned to Binhai, and Rong Pengfei, deputy director of Pinghai Public Security Department, arrived. His visit was not of any official nature and did not alarm anyone. Jiang Liang's case finally made a breakthrough. The task force went to Jingshan City to go through the handover procedures and brought Lin Guangming back to Dongjiang for interrogation. Rong Pengfei did not accompany him, but came to Binhai to meet Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang invited Rong Pengfei to the island fishing village. At Rong Pengfei's request, only the two of them were present at the dinner that day.

After the two drank three drinks, Rong Pengfei sighed: "I didn't expect that Jiang Liang's case was finally solved in your hands."

Zhang Yang said: "Maybe Jiang Liang has a spirit in the sky, so I encountered a murderer."

Rong Pengfei said: "The methamphetamine in Jingshan comes from Dongjiang. We have been following this line for a long time. The reason why the net has not been closed is that we want to follow this line to find the source of drug production."

Zhang Yang said: "You mean the source of drug production is in Dongjiang?"

Rong Pengfei said: "The reason why Jiang Liang was assassinated was related to the large number of ephedrine found in Qiuxia Temple. Ephedrine is the main material for making methamphetamine. It is not difficult to infer that there may be an underground drug manufacturing factory in Dongjiang, and the methamphetamine they produce is continuously transported to the surrounding provinces. Our purpose is not only to find the real murderer who killed Jiang Liang, but also to capture all this drug manufacturing factory in one place. Completely eliminate the drug network that exists in Dongjiang."

Zhang Yang said: "Is the batch of ephedrine in Qiuxia Temple related to Qi Feng?"

Rong Pengfei said: "That batch of ephedrine is likely to be blamed by others for Qi Feng, but Qi Feng is definitely not clean. We investigated the assets of their brothers. They can have such a huge amount of wealth in a short period of time, which should not be achieved by relying solely on the water generation business."

Zhang Yang said: "Do you suspect the Qi brothers are selling drugs?"

Rong Pengfei said: "At least I have no real evidence yet. Assuming they are potential drug dealers, then they are quite cunning."

Zhang Yang said: "Lin Guangming revealed a name to me, named Bangzai. He said that Bangzai and the Qi brothers seized territory."

Uh, I had a cold and felt dizzy, and the chapter was posted incorrectly. I'm sorry, but in fact, two chapters have been updated.
Chapter completed!