Scheming White lotus (5): Brother, do you like me calling you that?

On the first day of crossing into this world, Gu Juntian completed the original owner’s work while thoroughly understanding the Gu family’s situation.

In the next period of time, he planned to make some reforms to Gu’s company and develop some new materials.

The international luxury goods market had already been taken up by foreign brands with the vast majority of market share. If he wanted to make a name for himself as the “Holy Emperor”, it was not enough to rely on design alone. It would be best if he could develop something that only his company had, such as artificial diamonds with unique colors that no one else could make.

In recent years, artificial diamonds were no longer rare. Gu could make artificial diamonds. He could find time to visit Gu’s diamond manufacturing base to see if he could make diamonds that others could not make.

They could also do some research on metals. If they could develop a metal that was both ductile and beautiful, they might be able to make unique jewelry.

These were not easy to do, but Gu Juntian was full of confidence in himself.

He felt he could do it.

Before he traveled through time, he must have been a powerful boss!

Gu Juntian wrote down his plan on paper and was very satisfied with himself.

Now his thinking was finally right!

That’s how it should be. Career was the most important thing. Why talk about love?

Zhou Qinghao was so thin that it didn’t fit his aesthetic at all.

Thinking of this, Gu Juntian took out his mobile phone and transferred 200,000 yuan to Zhou Qinghao: “Remember to eat well.”

In the original plot, Zhou Qinghao had a hard time living because he had no savings after being fired because he bought a lot of luxury goods.

That would be fine, but Cheng Mingyan’s friend also had his luxury items stolen…

Zhou Qinghao earned $200,000 a year and could get bonuses if his designs were accepted, but he ended up like this. It was really sad.

Gu Juntian himself was actually not interested in luxury goods.

He even thought that people who buy luxury goods without money were stupid.

But when it came to Zhou Qinghao…Zhou Qinghao was so handsome, it was normal to use something nice, right?

Putting Zhou Qinghao out of his mind, Gu Jun went home after getting off work.

The driver was already waiting in the car. Sitting in the back seat of the car was a thin old man in his sixties or seventies, wearing a suit.

This old man’s temperament was very similar to that of Mr. Gu.

Gu Juntian saw him and said with a smile: “Uncle Lin, long time no see.”

The man in front of him was named Lin Zhi. He used to be his grandfather’s assistant and also his grandfather’s confidant.

Five years ago, his grandfather completely retired from Gu’s company, and Lin Zhi, who had already reached retirement age, also retired.

This afternoon, Gu Juntian contacted Lin Zhi again and invited him to his home to accompany his grandfather with a large sum of money.

Before Mr. Gu retired, he spent much more time in the company than at home.

To Mr. Gu, Lin Zhi was definitely more familiar and closer than Butler Li.

“Mr. Gu, long time no see.” Lin Zhi said with a smile.

Lin Zhi was already seventy years old, and he was quite old, so he had been living at home for a long time.

He was not very interested in going back to work, but Gu Juntian gave him too much!

His job was just to accompany the old president, he would do it!

Gu Juntian talked to Lin Zhi with a smile, chatting about company matters and his grandfather.

Before we knew it, we arrived at the Gu family’s old house.

When Gu Juntian opened the door and went in, he saw Old man Gu, neatly dressed, sitting in the living room.

He looked no different from this morning, exuding such majesty that the nurses around him didn’t dare to talk to him, and the room became especially quiet.

Gu Juntian felt a lot of loneliness from him.

Walking up to Grandpa Gu, Gu Juntian smiled and said, “Grandpa, I’m back. Look who I brought back with me.”

Mr. Gu looked up and saw Lin Zhi. He stared at Lin Zhi for a while before hesitatingly speaking: “Xiao Lin…”

Lin Zhi shouted: “Boss Gu, it’s me!”

Old man Gu left the Gu family completely five years ago.

Before that, he had already been called General Manager Gu Juntian, and the old man became the old man Gu.

Seeing Lin Zhi, old man Gu was somewhat happy: “Xiao Lin, Xiao Lin, you are here, come and sit down.”

At this time, Butler Li came out with a plate of fruit.

Butler Li was in his fifties, slightly plump, with a friendly smile. He was the kind of person that others would subconsciously like when they met him.

“Master is back? The old man has been waiting for you…Master, didn’t Master Cheng come back with you?” asked Butler Li.

“Yeah.” Gu Juntian handed his coat to the nanny.

Butler Li was still muttering: “Master, the old man has always been thinking about Master Cheng. Bring him back and we can have a warm meal together. The old man will definitely be very happy…”

Gu Juntian said to Lin Zhi, “Uncle Lin, please take my grandfather to the greenhouse.”

Lin Zhi agreed with a smile and pushed the old man towards the greenhouse.

When leaving, old man Gu glanced at Gu Juntian, and his eyes seemed to see through everything.

Gu Juntian looked at the old man and gave him a flattering smile.

The old man was sometimes confused, but at this moment, he should be clear-headed.

Seeing that the old man was about to leave, Butler Li realized that something was wrong and subconsciously wanted to chase after him.

But Gu Juntian stopped him: “Butler Li, please stay.”

After that, Gu Juntian said to the bodyguard: “Call everyone in the family over.”

After a while, all the people invited to the Gu family’s old house came.

There were now two caregivers, two cooks, two nannies, a gardener and two drivers in the family.

The nurses worked in shifts, and two of them were not here right now, but that didn’t matter much.

Gu Juntian said, “I called you here because I have something to say. Cheng Mingyan has no relationship with my Gu family. From now on, he is not allowed to enter the Gu family.”

Butler Li frowned: “Young Master, the old man likes Master Cheng very much…”

“I don’t need a butler to take charge of my affairs. Butler Li, please pack up and leave. I will have someone transfer the compensation to your card.” Gu Juntian said again.

When he first came here, he had already thought about what he wanted to do.

These included firing Cheng Mingyan, severing the relationship between Cheng Mingyan and his grandfather, and breaking up with Zhou Qinghao.

Cheng Mingyan had already been fired, so he must quickly separate Cheng Mingyan from his grandfather, to prevent Cheng Mingyan from coming to his house and causing him a lot of trouble.

As for breaking up with Zhou Qinghao… everyone in the company knew that he and Zhou Qinghao were in love. Breaking up now would not be good for Zhou Qinghao, so it was better to wait and see.

“Master!” Butler Li was very angry: “You can’t do this, the old man values ​​me very much…”

“I’m the one who gives the money.” Gu Juntian said.

“Master, you don’t take the old man seriously and drive away the old man’s confidants. What do you want to do?” Butler Li calmed himself down and questioned Gu Juntian righteously, as if Gu Juntian wanted to seize power and usurp the throne.

Gu Juntian said, “My grandfather’s confidant is not you, but Uncle Lin whom I brought home today. As for you, pack up your things and leave immediately.”

The Gu family was actually quite simple, there was nothing messy about it.

Old man Gu was busy with his career at first, and later he married Mrs. Gu, who was ten years younger than him. The two of them lived in harmony and had a very good relationship.

His grandma died of illness ten years ago. At that time, old man Gu was already over eighty years old, so it was of course impossible for him to remarry.

As for the original owner’s father, he was obsessed with photography and wanted to explore everything unknown in this world, so he stayed in the mountains and forests all day long. Except for the original owner’s mother who shared the same interests with him and accompanied him everywhere, there was no other woman around him.

There was only one original owner in the third generation of the Gu family.

The family was simple and the original owner was spoiled.

After the original owner came of age, the old man began to transfer the Gu family’s properties to the original owner one by one.

When the old man retired five years ago, all of Gu’s shares were given to the original owner, and other assets were also transferred to the original owner’s name.

The old man left some savings, saying that he would give a red envelope to his grandson and his wife.

Almost all of the Gu family’s property was in the hands of the original owner, which was why the original owner was able to squander all of the Gu family’s wealth.

Therefore, there was no such thing as seizing power and usurping the throne or eliminating the old master’s confidants.

As for why Butler Li was driven away, according to the original owner’s memory, Butler Li was particularly close to Cheng Mingyan.

He spoke well of Cheng Mingyan in front of the original owner all day long, allowed Cheng Mingyan to come and go freely in the Gu family, concealed the illness of the original owner’s grandfather, used the original owner’s grandfather to suppress the original owner, and allowed the original owner and Cheng Mingyan to develop feelings for each other.

The fact that the original owner inexplicably had a fiancé was not unrelated to him. When the original owner chased his wife to the crematorium, he even added fuel to the fire.

It was better to get rid of such people as soon as possible.

In comparison, what Secretary Zhang who was beside the original owner did was at most to inform Zhou Qinghao, which was really nothing.

In short, Butler Li must go.

Of course, if he suddenly fired someone, he must pay compensation. So he gave it to him. He didn’t care about this little money.

Gu Juntian asked the bodyguard to watch Butler Li pack his things and leave immediately after he was done.

After Butler Li left, the people in the house needed to be rearranged, and it would be best to find something for old man Gu to do.

A few years ago, after old man Gu handed the company over to the original owner, he stopped going to the company because he was worried that if he continued to interfere, the original owner would lose his authority in the company.

After that, his mental state became worse and worse.

When Grandpa Gu was young, he had many friends, but he was now 95 years old, and most of his friends had passed away. Even if there were still some who were still alive, they were very old and it was not easy for him to go out.

He had no one to talk to and stayed at home all day, so naturally he was in a bad mood.

Gu Juntian planned to let Lin Zhi take Grandpa Gu for a physical examination, and then take Grandpa for a walk.

He could visit the company, visit his grandfather’s old friends, or go fishing or have a picnic.

In short, let the old man live a better life in his later years.

Being a butler in the Gu family was not only an easy job but also paid well, so Butler Li didn’t want to leave.

But Gu Juntian was the boss, and when his boss wanted to fire him, he had no choice but to pack up his things and leave angrily.

Seeing this, Gu Juntian said, “Butler Li, my lawyer will discuss compensation with you tomorrow.”

Of course, there was more to discuss than just compensation.

At the beginning, Butler Li and the Gu family signed a confidentiality agreement, so they still needed to warn him.

After Butler Li left, Gu Juntian changed all the passwords in the house and called to find two more bodyguards to follow his grandfather. Only then did he feel relieved.

Before, the original owner stayed at home well, and Cheng Mingyan would suddenly show up. Such a thing should not happen in the future.

After cleaning the house, Gu Juntian accompanied his grandfather for dinner.

The old man asked him, “Isn’t Cheng Mingyan your boyfriend?”

Gu Juntian said: “No, Grandpa, he lied to you.”

“He has a lively personality. I quite like him.” Old man Gu sighed.

Cheng Mingyan was a lively person and was very popular among the elderly.

But to the old man, his grandson Gu Juntian was definitely more important.

What was so good about Cheng Mingyan’s constant noise? If he really wanted to talk about who was likable, it had to be Zhou Qinghao.

This person was particularly affectionate when he called others “brother”, and he thought it was the same when he called others “grandpa”.

Gu Juntian: “…” Why was he thinking of Zhou Qinghao again? !

He didn’t know how Zhou Qinghao was doing now, or whether he was eating well.

Gu Juntian took out his cell phone and took a look, only to find that Zhou Qinghao had sent him many messages, but the 200,000 yuan were not received.

What Zhou Qinghao posted are all worthless.

“Brother Juntian, I will definitely eat well.”

“Brother Juntian, what did you eat tonight?”

“Brother Juntian, are you busy?”

……

Also, there were some sticky emojis.

Gu Juntian took a picture of the food in front of him and sent it to her, replying coldly: “Take the money and send less messages.”

After replying, he sent another message: “Don’t call me brother Juntian in the future, I don’t like this name.”

Zhou Qinghao received the transfer when he was off work. He was shocked by the large amount.

Gu Juntian was fine, why should he give him so much money?

He didn’t dare to ask and could only send a bunch of messages.

Unfortunately, Gu Juntian never replied to him…

Zhou Qinghao rented a house near Gu’s. The house prices here were high and the rent was not cheap, so he shared the house with others and lived in a small north-facing room.

He replied to Gu Juntian that he would eat well, but in reality, his dinner was a steamed bun that cost one dollar and a spoonful of chili sauce.

He replied to Gu Juntian, saying that he would eat well. He was always very frugal, reluctant to spend money on anything because no one would give him money and he had to save money for his tuition and living expenses. But in fact, his dinner was a steamed bun that cost one yuan and a spoonful of chili sauce.

When he was in high school and college, he wore his classmates’ hand-down clothes.

When he first entered Gu’s company, he was covered in dust and looked out of place with the other people in the design department.

But he didn’t care. Since he was a child, he had been looked at with strange eyes by others, so he didn’t care anymore!

Until one day, he met Gu Juntian and saw the disgust in Gu Juntian’s eyes.

Gu Juntian had been living a life of luxury since childhood. Gu’s family was in the jewelry business, so Gu Juntian was very particular about what he wore.

Realizing that Gu Juntian would dislike his rustic appearance, Zhou Qinghao gritted his teeth and began to use his salary and savings to dress himself up.

After finding out Gu Juntian’s preferences, he did everything according to Gu Juntian’s preferences.

In fact, clothes were fine, Gu Juntian didn’t pay much attention to them, but when it came to shoes and jewelry, Gu Juntian always took a few more glances… and he had no choice but to spend money on them.

After two people started dating, there were more places to spend money.

Gu Juntian’s birthday was next month, which was January, and he had already prepared a birthday present in advance.

He bought a small piece of gemstone and designed the blueprint himself, intending to make a tie clip for Gu Juntian.

The gems had been bought and the drawings had been drawn, but there was still not enough money to hire someone to process them… He dared not spend any money now. Every morning and evening, he either ate steamed buns or instant noodles. At noon in the cafeteria, he ate as little as possible under the excuse of losing weight.

The company’s meal allowance was directly deposited into the company’s meal card, but if you really couldn’t spend it all, you could withdraw it.

He planned to wait until next month to withdraw all the money from his meal card.

If he accepted the 200,000 yuan from Gu Juntian, he wouldn’t have to eat steamed bread, but he didn’t want to take Gu Juntian’s money…

Just as he was thinking this, Zhou Qinghao received a reply from Gu Juntian.

Gu Juntian took a photo of the meal and sent it to him!

And let him collect the money!

Although those words seemed a bit cold, Gu Juntian had always been like this.

Zhou Qinghao was in a good mood, and then he received another message from Gu Juntian asking him not to call him “Brother Juntian” anymore, saying that he didn’t like it.

Gu Juntian didn’t like it? How was that possible!

During the day today, he clearly felt that every time he called out, Gu Juntian became more excited.

Gu Juntian obviously liked it very much!

Men always say one thing and mean another!

Zhou Qinghao thought of something and picked up his phone to send a voice message to Gu Juntian: “So I won’t call you Brother Juntian anymore. I’ll call you just Brother? Brother¹, do you like me calling you that?”

1. In Chinese, older brother is gēgē, Qinghao has been calling Juntian “Jūntiān gē”, here he says “gēgē”, I guess it has a similar effect as the “oppa” in korean. ↩︎