Chapter 16: Cui Daolin (Part 2)

  Tianjin Bridge is a street on the north bank of the Luo River and has been the property of the Zheng family for over 300 years.

  Everyone on this street relies on the Zheng family for a living. Selling ironware and making farm tools, all belong to An Yuantang.

  Chui Do-lim arrived and was about to close down the market on Tianjin Bridge, driving away all the local people.

  How could Zheng Shi'an agree?

  Chui Dao Lin said: "Zheng Guan Jia, this is not my decision, but rather the decision of the eldest young master."

  These years, the Tianjin Bridge Street City business has been bad... Every year, just to settle these people, nearly 10,000 yuan is spent. I am also considering the Zheng family, otherwise, with so much money invested every year, when will it end?

  Moreover, you are in Gongyang and don't understand the situation in Chang'an.

  The court has strengthened its attention to Luoyang in recent years and intends to make Luoyang a secondary capital, with repairs only done at dawn and dusk.

  Once Luoyang is rebuilt, Tianjin Bridge Street will surely become a prosperous place. Therefore, the young master is considering changing Tianjin Bridge Street into a wine house and music hall... You also know that the young master wants to establish himself in Luoyang, and the expenses are enormous. If Tianjin Bridge is improved, it can't be said that it won't alleviate some of the pressure on Master's side. Besides, the young master isn't ignoring those people, didn't he arrange for them to go to the countryside? Old steward, you should have a longer-term vision."

  Tianjin Bridge Street Market is indeed struggling to make ends meet, relying on Zheng's family relief to barely maintain itself.

  But what about the tenants of Tianzhuang after those people were driven away?

  Zheng Yanqing heard a quarrel outside the middle hall and stepped forward to go inside. But just then, a young man blocked his way.

  "Where did this little bastard come from? How dare you barge into our hall? Get out!"

  As he spoke, the young man stretched out his hand and was about to push Xian Qing away.

  Zheng Yanqing recognized the young man as Cui Daolin's only son, named Cui Sheng. He probably didn't recognize Yanqing and thought he was just a child of some family member in this old mansion in Luoyang. His words were quite impolite, seemingly intentionally saying: Zheng, you're managing the old mansion like this?

  Yan Qing furrowed his brow, reached out and hooked Cui Sheng's arm, pulling him backwards while shifting his body to the side, taking a step forward with his knee on Cui Sheng's shoulder, and with a loud crash, he knocked Cui Sheng to the ground. Yan Qing had been practicing martial arts for several years, plus Sun Simiao's guidance, so his strength was not small. Cui Sheng was also careless, first being pulled by Yan Qing, losing his footing, and as a result, he was knocked to the ground.

  "Words of celebration must not be impolite!"

  Zheng Shi'an hastily stopped Zheng Yanqing and said coldly: "This mongrel is my grandson, I wonder how Director Cui plans to deal with him?"

  Choi Dae-lin's face turned cold for a moment before breaking into a smile.

  "Chui Sheng, you are being impolite... Apologize to Housekeeper Zheng at once."

  "It's really embarrassing, I didn't know that Zheng Guan had a wife, and I've offended her with my words. Please don't blame me, please don't blame me!"

  Zheng Shi'an's face suddenly turned red.

  Choi Do-rin's words are hiding a murderous intent.

  He sarcastically taunted Zheng Shi'an, saying: "You cripple, you don't even have a son, where did this grandson come from? He's just a bastard."

  Zheng Yanqing couldn't help but wonder how Zheng Dao Lin didn't notice the underlying meaning in Cui Daolin's words. Seeing that Zheng Shi'an was about to lose control of his emotions, he quickly grabbed hold of Zheng Shi'an's hand.

  "Grandpa!"

  He smiled and said, "It's nothing, just a misunderstanding. It's normal that Manager Cui doesn't recognize me. You've forgotten, in the past, Master had a beloved black dog, which gave birth to a litter of puppies with a flower dog, and they would bark all day long. Later, it even bit you, but wasn't it killed by Master to avenge you? What did Master say...

  "You've let the dog bite you, can't go and bite it back?"

  Choi Dae-lin's face also turned red, puffed up with anger...

  Everyone is not a fool, there are words behind Zheng Yanqing's words, how can he not understand?

  This is a triple-edged arrow: firstly, it describes Cui Daolin as a black dog wagging its tail, implying that Cui Sheng is nothing but a mongrel; secondly, it calms down Zheng Shi'an's anger, telling him not to stoop to the level of petty people; thirdly, it secretly warns Cui Daolin: yes, Luoyang is indeed under Zheng Renji's control, but don't forget that Zheng Renji is the son of Zheng Dasheng, and the master of An Yuantang is still Zheng Dasheng.

  Zheng Dash may not blame Zheng Renji, but taking you down, you dog slave, is easy as can be.

  Zheng Shi'an heard this and a smile appeared on his face.

  Chui Dao Lin was unable to vent his anger. If he were to lose his temper, wouldn't that be admitting that he himself was the black dog who had relied on Zheng Ren Ji and wagged its tail?

  He forced a smile and said, "I've long heard that Old Steward has a good grandson. Today I see him, indeed he's not bad."

  "Alright, steward, let's get down to business... From now on, you don't need to worry about the Tianjin Bridge Street market. You'll be in charge of the Tianzhuang side from today onwards. The young master will be arriving soon and there are many things that need attention here."

  Zheng Yanqing knew that Cui Daolin had sent Zheng Shi'an into exile!

  Tian Zhuang's housekeeper and Zheng's family's big housekeeper are naturally in different positions...

  Zheng Shian was seething with anger in his heart, but Zheng Yanqing pulled him by the hand, so he suppressed the fire in his heart.

  "Now that the young master has handed over the Luoyang matter to Cui, I can rest assured. Yan Qing, pack up your things, we're heading to Tianzhuang today."

  Zheng Shi'an sneered and pulled Xian Qing away.

  Xu Shi wanted to speak out, but he also knew that he was young and powerless, so he couldn't do much. Moreover, he saw Zheng Yanqing slightly wave his hand at him, naturally understanding that Yanqing didn't want him to intervene, and there must be a reason for it.

  "Grandpa, find someone close to you later and remind the guys from Tianjin Bridge Street that Housekeeper Cui wants to drive them away..."

  Also, immediately send someone to Tianzhuang and spread the news.

  "Just don't give them any excuse, let's not rush to leave, let's stay in the mansion for now and go over tomorrow, he can't do anything about it."

  You're not trying to make Zheng Shi'an a scapegoat, are you? I'll splash dirty water on you first.

  As for what the outcome will be...

  Zheng Shi'an was taken aback and looked at Zheng Yanqing in surprise, nodding slightly.

  Right in front of him, Zheng Woshan was coming over with a smile on his face. "Woshan, my grandson and I are going to move to the countryside tomorrow," he said loudly. "You'll be serving the young master from now on, so you must work harder. These past few days have been tough on you too, come visit me soon and we'll have a drink together... don't decline, I'm waiting for you to come over."

  Zheng Wei Shan also heard the news, but as for Zheng Shi An, he didn't dare to slack off.

  Don't look at Zheng Renji not taking Zheng Shian seriously now, what about in the future?

  Furthermore, Zheng Shisan has an excellent grandson. The father relies on the son to be noble, and who knows what achievements he will have in the future.

  "Old steward, let's get drunk and then we'll stop."

  Zheng family members, naturally, are more intimate with Zheng family members.

  Even if Cui Daolin is in power now, this stroke cannot be written into two Zheng characters. Zheng Woshan would not be afraid of Cui Daolin.

  No matter what, Zheng Wei Shan's martial arts skills are exceptionally high and he is a rare expert. Even if Zheng Ren Ji becomes the master of An Yuan Tang in the future, he won't find trouble with him.

  Still the same old saying, if you have real skills, what are you afraid of?

  Choi Do-lin and his son stood in the middle hall, looking at the back of Zheng Shi-an and his grandson, their faces gloomy to the point of dripping water.

  "This old eunuch is too arrogant... and that little bastard is also too much."

  "Dad, we can't take this loss. After hiding from that old eunuch for so many years, now that we've finally managed to lift our heads and show some spirit, how could we let him act arrogant again?"

  Chui Daolin said: "That old thing relies on the favor of the big master, so dare to be so arrogant."

  Don't worry, I have a way to deal with him. Nowadays this Luoyang is under the control of Big Sister, and I will not let him off easily!