Chapter 9: The Mountain Rain is Coming

  "Dad, your office is still very nice."

  Hehe smiled and looked around the bright and clean office, the furniture in the room was also neatly arranged. With a slight adjustment to the position of these pieces of furniture, a more favorable feng shui layout for the office owner could be created.

  It's clear that the mastermind behind the scenes didn't set up a feng shui formation in this office.

  "But these things are not placed nicely, who puts flower pots on the windowsill? It's also inconvenient to close the window." Xǔ smiled and took down the flower pot from the windowsill, placing it in a corner of the wall. "Just looking at how this office is decorated, you can tell that the person doesn't understand interior design."

  "The office is just a place to work, no need to fuss about it. The former deputy director was like that too." Xǔ Zhèngchūn chuckled and understood in his heart that his son was actually trying to feng shui his office, so he didn't say anything and let him continue.

  "Dad, this can't be careless, the time spent at work is almost the same as the time spent at home." Xu smiled and shook his head, simply arranging a few pieces of furniture before leaving, when there was a knock on the door.

  "Zhengchun, I heard your son is back home?"

  The one knocking on the door was a chubby man with a ruddy complexion, wearing a crisp black suit, sporting a general's belly, and with a few strands of sparse hair hanging down from his forehead.

  "Yes, I just got back yesterday."

  Xu Zhengchun smiled and walked up, "Director Liu, aren't you supposed to accompany Lao Da today?"

  "Yes, I'll be leaving soon. I heard that your second brother came to the unit today and will come over to take a look." Director Liu, who was a bit chubby, chuckled and said, "Everyone says that your second brother has been studying Taoism for 20 years, so he must have some insights on Feng Shui. Can you ask him to take a look at my office?"

  Xu furrowed his brow, speaking to his father in such an impolite manner. This fatty must have some background, intentionally coming to humiliate his father. What the heck, everyone says that about you, sister.

  "Director Liu is overpraising, my little boy almost lost his life twenty years ago, luckily his master saved him. Xu Zhengchun chuckled and said: "At that time, the old Taoist took him away, and it's been twenty years since then. In these twenty years, the old Taoist taught him a set of Chinese medicine skills, as for what Director Liu said about Feng Shui, what is that thing?"

  "By the way, son, come and meet Director Liu Meng, he's our Development and Reform Commission's deputy director, soon to be in charge of a province."

  "Hello Uncle Liu, I'm Xu Yi. Please take care of me from now on." Xu Yi slightly bowed to Liu Meng, and even if he was stupid, he understood that this Liu Meng might be the guy competing with his father for the grassroots quota.

  "Good, good, indeed a hero emerges in his youth." Liu Meng chuckled and patted Xu Yi's shoulder, "Twenty years of studying Taoism and you can still learn traditional Chinese medicine, not bad, not bad."

  "Thank you, Uncle Liu." Xu smiled and said, "In the future, if Uncle Liu has any illness that the hospital can't cure, you can come find me. I usually only treat difficult and complicated diseases."

  "Right, right, Old Liu, if you're ill, come find my second child at home." Xu Zhengchun burst out laughing, feeling extremely pleased in his heart. Originally, he had always been kind to people, but unexpectedly this time Liu Meng ran into his office to make fun of him, and as soon as he opened his mouth, it was about letting his son tell his fortune, wasn't this a case of speaking of the devil? Look at your mother's fortune.

  "What's wrong, who got sick?"

  Liu Meng's face turned green, and as soon as he heard that Xu Zhengchun had brought a young man into the office, he immediately knew that this was Xu Zhengchun's precious son who had arrived. He rushed over to see Xu Zhengchun make a fool of himself, but now it seems that the joke is on him instead, and he has become the one with an incurable disease.

  "Uncle Liu, you mustn't be afraid of doctors or medicine, you really are ill."

  Xu smiled and quickly glanced at Liu Meng's face, shaking his head. "Uncle Liu, every time you have sex, don't you feel a slight pain in your lower abdomen, about an inch down? And this pain has been going on for a long time, hasn't it? You didn't pay attention to it before, but recently the painful times have been getting longer and longer, haven't they?"

  "Child, don't talk nonsense! Uncle Liu is in good health, isn't he, Old Liu?"

  Xu Zhengchun was startled, although losing a few sentences to Liu Meng made him feel much better, however, speaking so recklessly and talking nonsense was a bit excessive.

  Liu Meng's mouth was agape in astonishment, and it wasn't until a moment later that he came back to himself, his old face flushing red. "Right, right, I'm healthy as can be."

  "Uncle Liu, I'll only say this once."

  "Don't think I'm scaring you, this is no small matter. Once your body's foundation is ruined, it'll be hard to show off as a man in the future."

  "Dad, I'm leaving, and I still need to go get my ID card today."

  Having said that, Xu Yi waved his hand at Liu Meng, "Uncle Liu, goodbye."

  Liu Meng stared blankly at Xu Yi's back, opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word. Xu Zhengchun saw Liu Meng's expression and a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

  Xu Zhengchun was taken aback, then immediately remembered that his son was not familiar with the geographical environment of the capital city, and immediately chased after him, "Xu Yi, wait a minute, I'll have someone send you back."

  The General's Mansion, Mr Xu's home.

  "Grandpa, I want to go back to Jiangnan and visit the Lao family."

  Xu Yi gently massaged the old man's shoulders, and after a session of massage, the old man's spirits lifted greatly. "Go ahead, go back and take a look, it's been many years since I've gone back too. The ID card will be delivered this afternoon, but when you go back, try not to alert the local government, don't disturb them if possible."

  "When your grandmother passed away, you couldn't come down the mountain, now that you're back, it's good to go burn some incense for her."

  The old man's mood was somewhat down.

  "Grandpa, I went to Dad's office this afternoon. There seems to be a guy named Liu Meng who doesn't get along with Dad and deliberately came to his office to humiliate him."

  Hehe smiled and briefly told what had just happened, the old man snorted, picked up the cigarette box on the tea table, took out a cigarette, lit it and took a puff. "These people know that I'm not in good health for a short time, they're going to take advantage of your dad. If it weren't for the support of the Labor family, it seems that the Labor family is ready to let Liu Mengnan go down, this is a plan to kill two birds with one stone."

  "Your dad has a good relationship with Shen's third elder, and it was Old Shen who suggested that your dad go to Southeast Asia this time. It seems that the Lao family wants to use your dad as a scapegoat to deal a blow to the Shen family."

  The Lao family is a prominent and influential family in the capital, with great influence in both the imperial court and the outside world. The old master of the Lao family is one of the twenty-five people who sit on the golden throne. The Shen family is also a prominent and influential family, and the status of the old master of the Shen family is equivalent to that of the old master of the Lao family. It seems that the two families' old masters have never gotten along.

  "A storm is brewing, the wind is filling the building."

  Mr. Xu let out a deep sigh.

  "Grandpa, your body doesn't have any major problems, just take good care of yourself and you'll be fine." Xu Yi smiled to himself, also secretly relieved that he had returned in time. If he had been a few months later, Grandpa's condition would have deteriorated, and with Grandpa gone, the old Xu family would basically be finished.

  Now that the old master is still alive, there are people who dare to set up a plan to calculate Father. If the old master really passes away, who will still take the Xu family seriously?

  "My body has always been fine, but recently it's indeed been a bit unusual."

  The old man took a puff of smoke and glanced at Xu Yi, "Kid, you went to your dad's office, didn't you go to see the feng shui?"

  "Grandpa, I went to my dad's office and took a look around. There was no one doing anything with their hands or feet, but instead, I saw that old lecher Liu Meng coming to my dad's office to mock him." Xu let out a sigh, pulled out a cigarette, lit it up, and took a drag, his eyes fixed on the old man. "Grandpa, I'm sorry, I've brought shame to you."

  "Silly child, it's not your fault, let them talk."

  The old man shook his head, "Being alive is more important than anything else. What's the point of learning Taoism? Taoist teachings are a traditional and sacred heritage that has been passed down for thousands of years in our country, not something that can be desecrated by ordinary people."

  However, there are also many Taoist descendants who are not of good quality, and some people use the name of Taoism to deceive and cheat, which has ruined the reputation of Taoism. The true high-ranking Taoists can borrow the energy of heaven and earth, seize the creation of yin and yang, and when they decided to establish the capital in Beijing, it was also taken into consideration from this aspect.

  Xu Yi was taken aback by his words, could it be that even Old Master believed in Feng Shui and the flow of fortune?

  "You went back home last night to take a look, actually it was to confirm whether someone had set up a Feng Shui Bureau in the residential area where your father lives to frame him. No need to say, you must have also checked this house."

  The old man's face revealed a hint of a smile, "If these places didn't make a move, then it can only be on the side of our hometown."

  "Grandpa, I think so too."

  He nodded slightly, a serious expression on his face. "And to get sick at the same time as my dad, what a coincidence! From the yin energy that has condensed and merged into his blood, it can be seen that this setup has been going on for at least half a year. In other words, someone has been eyeing our family for a long time."

  "Half a year, that's right. Half a year ago, Old Shen mentioned to me, let your dad go to the grassroots level for some tempering, accumulate experience and seniority, in the future even if he can't be a prefecture governor, he can still retire as a full departmental level."

  "Grandfather, you have a good relationship with Old Man Shen?"

  He took a sip of smoke, "Otherwise, who wouldn't want to go down and exercise? In this capital city, there are so many deputy ministerial leaders, especially those who don't have real power in their hands, who wouldn't want to grab this opportunity?"

  "The Shen family wants to absorb your father, first to give me face, and secondly to take this opportunity to show off the strength of the Shen family. The phrase 'thousand gold buys a horse's bone' means just that."

  The old man's face revealed a hint of cold smile, "In two years, the grand meeting will be held, and now it's time to start preparing. The Lao family also means the same."

  "Grandpa, in this official circle, it's still about speaking with real power, just like our Jianghu."

  Xu smiled, and a sharp glint flashed in his eyes. "I don't care who designed all this behind my back, but if anyone dares to harm my family, I will never let them off!"