"Do you want fried yuanxiao, you buy yuanxiao! How can you fry tangyuan?" I shouted at Old Ghost from the kitchen.
"Then let's boil it. Is lamb ribs okay?"
"Lamb ribs are fine."
The Gao family was in mourning, and Gao Ji was in the hospital, his life or death unknown. The Gao family could not arrange a Lantern Festival banquet at this time. Old Ghost was happy to eat at home. In the afternoon, he took me to the market and bought a lot of food.
Watching Old Ghost haggle at the market, I couldn't help but ask him, "Why are you asking for prices? Buy whatever you want to eat."
"If you don't ask the price when buying vegetables, how can you be living?"
At that moment, I vaguely understood why Old Ghost loved to wander through the streets and alleys buying good food. It was the only way he could calm himself and find himself. With Old Ghost's nature, he didn't like the life of a wealthy family at all, but he chose this path.
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Stewed lamb ribs, boiled in plain water, with scallions and ginger to remove the fishy smell, stewed with peppercorns and star anise until very tender. You can tear it off the bone with a gentle pull and eat it with sauce.
I also made some home-style dishes like shredded pork with fish-flavored sauce and stir-fried liver.
The table was full. I carried the tangyuan to the dining table and said with a smile, "What wine are we having today?"
"Someone is sending wine."
"Who!"
Just then, there was a knock on the door. Old Ghost smiled and opened it, muttering, "What good luck to arrive just in time for dinner."
The door opened, and Senior Sister walked in, dressed casually, without heavy makeup, just a bit of moisturizer. Senior Sister's skin wasn't delicate, and the freckles on her face were clearly visible. She tied her ponytail and sat down at the table familiarly.
"Erguotou, it's not easy to get."
"Qianqian knows me best."
I looked at Senior Sister, and for a moment, I lost my appetite for drinking. I asked coldly, "Why are you here?"
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"The Gao family doesn't have a banquet. Gao Zihui hasn't seen the Second Madam for a while and found an excuse to go out. I have some free time. Why do you look like you don't welcome me?"
"I never welcomed you."
"Why? I've only tricked you a few times. We are schemers, and everyone makes their own moves."
I said nothing and turned to go into the bedroom, telling Old Ghost, "You guys eat. I've lost my appetite."
Senior Sister was displeased. "Tang Nan, don't you have any manners? I've schemed against you before, but I haven't harmed your loved ones."
"Is that so? Are you forgetful, or have you killed too many people? Who enticed our squad leader to Beijing?"
Senior Sister frowned. "Your squad leader? If I hadn't called him to Beijing, would you have kept in touch with him? You're making a big fuss over an unimportant person, and you call yourself a schemer? Master, you're not saying anything either. Teach him a lesson."
Old Ghost finally spoke. "Tang Nan, sit down. I have something to say." https:/
After I sat down, I glanced at Senior Sister. She tilted her head, avoiding my gaze.
"I'm old and my strength is failing. I brought Qianqian here to take over after the big war and to check the Gao family. I always thought no one in the Gao family could inherit Gao Ji's will, but I don't think so anymore. Tang Nan, Qianqian, no matter what happened between you two, you must reconcile. Tang Nan, from now on, Qianqian will be the schemer of the Gao family. Whether you are her enemy or friend, you must assist her. Just like your master Li Jiu did."
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"I will not cooperate with her, Old Ghost. No matter what you say today, I will not reconcile."
"Just for a squad leader."
I looked at Old Ghost and asked him seriously, "Do you also think the squad leader shouldn't be taken seriously?"
Old Ghost sighed. "In the face of major right and wrong..."
Before Old Ghost could finish, I stopped him. "Enough, don't talk about major right and wrong. I believe what you said, that good and bad are distinguished by the victors, but not by the heart. You can define me as a bad person, but in my heart, I know who I can get close to and who I can't."
Senior Sister sneered. "Kill one person to save ten thousand. Don't you understand this principle?"
"Do you think this is a multiple-choice question? If one day, you have to kill a hundred people, kill forty-nine and save fifty-one, what would you choose?"
Senior Sister frowned and looked at me. I continued, "If one day, on one side is your master, Old Ghost, and on the other side are ten thousand unrelated people?"
"What would you choose?" Senior Sister retorted.
"You are all big figures, but I am not. I never choose. I only protect my loved ones. I'll make myself clear today. The Gao family's succession has nothing to do with me. Everything I do is so that Old Ghost can retreat safely. That's enough for me. As for the future, I don't care what the Gao family does. If the Gao family dares to rebel, someone will shoot them."
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Senior Sister quieted down after I spoke. She stood up and said to Old Ghost, "Master, I know your intentions. I can't drink this wine. I wish you a happy Lantern Festival. The Gao family doesn't need his assistance. I'm enough on my own."
Old Ghost sighed. He wanted me and Senior Sister to make up, but I refused.
"Qianqian, you should leave now."
I watched Senior Sister leave coldly, not even saying a polite word.
"Tang Nan, why are you doing this?"
"I can't demand anything from my enemies, but I hope my friends and allies have humanity."
"Qianqian's methods are a bit ruthless, but they are all purposeful..."
"Yes, purposeful. If the goal isn't reached, she won't stop. Old Ghost, don't try to persuade me. Do you know? Cao Qian not only killed a squad leader to trick me. There was a child named Tang Yi. She was still young and saw Cao Qian as everything. When she was most scared, the first person she hugged was Cao Qian. But what did Cao Qian do? To get me, she killed a child. That's also a pain in my heart. I didn't see Cao Qian's malice, and a child was lost just like that."
Yes, Tang Yi had become a scar in my heart forever. It was because of me that she died at such a young age. Cao Qian had supreme intelligence. She didn't need to rely on a child; she must have had other ways, but she didn't. From the moment she adopted her, her heart was damnable.
Old Ghost nodded. "I understand. Today was my fault. It seems you're not in the mood to drink. How about I tell you about the current situation?"
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Old Ghost said that another person like Gao Ji had appeared in the Gao family. These were not baseless rumors. It was mainly because of Gao Ji. Gao Ji pretended to be assassinated and entered the ICU. He instigated this inheritance war, observed the fight, and controlled the overall situation. But he didn't expect someone to take advantage of the situation and directly tamper with Gao Ji's medicine. Although Gao Ji was rescued by the doctors in time, he had not yet woken up. Yesterday, Old Ghost also inquired, and Gao Ji had not yet passed the danger period.
"How could Old Gao have no protection when he was in danger, allowing someone to take advantage of his weakness?"
"I know Gao Ji quite well. Although he was in the ward, he couldn't let his children visit him even once, otherwise, his children would suspect his intentions and wouldn't really go all out in the inheritance war."
"Old Gao faked his illness?"
"Yes, in this private hospital, there are more or less eyes and ears of the Gao family. Therefore, the person who tampered with Old Gao was a chief physician. There must be a drug that put Old Gao into a deep coma. Doctors from all factions of the Gao family could determine Old Gao's condition through the examination results. I think Old Gao's original idea was brilliant, but unfortunately, it was seen through. The doctor's whereabouts are unknown, and Old Gao was injected with other drugs by Gao Zihui, so he is now hovering near death's door."
I looked at Old Ghost. Old Ghost continued, "The problem is why Gao Zihui would do it himself. Before he acted, apart from the doctor's assistant, nurses, and Gao Ziyan, who had been to that ward? If Gao Zihui didn't act, then the person who acted might have been Gao Ziyan. The Second Madam would not let a woman be involved in a murder scandal, so Gao Zihui, who deeply loved the Second Madam, would act desperately."
"Wasn't it Cao Qian who arranged for Old Gao to fall into a coma?"
"Qianqian has not been in the Gao family for long and has not fully controlled Gao Zihui."
"They were being redundant. Gao Ziyan wouldn't kill anyone."
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"You don't suspect her?" Old Ghost asked me seriously.
"I don't suspect her."
"That's what I'm afraid of. Gao Ziyan never cared about the Gao family's affairs. Her job is a kindergarten teacher. But haven't you noticed? She is very adept at handling the disposal of scattered shares. 5% of the Gao family's shares are worth seventy to eighty billion. To be able to control them so skillfully is not something an ordinary person can do."
"So, you think Gao Ziyan is the one most like Gao Ji?"
"Yes!"
I was a little shocked. Was that girl, who showed her emotions so readily, who hugged me tightly and cried so sadly, really like Old Ghost said? Was she really like Gao Ji, a master who could control everything?