Chapter 174: The Ji family's internal and external troubles

'Okay, then that's it for now. I have something else to do, so I'll go first. We'll call each other later. My phone number... Wait, let me think.'

After Gu Chen finished speaking, he glanced down at his phone.

He had just bought the phone and applied for a SIM card, so he hadn't really memorized it.

But fortunately, when he applied for the SIM card, he specifically saved his number in the phone, otherwise he really couldn't remember it.

'136,' Gu Chen recited his phone number awkwardly.

After he finished reciting the phone number, he was ready to leave with his daughter.

He still had to take his daughter to buy the meat sandwich, and if he was a little late, the stall would be closed.

Uncle Guang didn't stop him, either, and he nodded and exchanged pleasantries.

'Okay, take care.'

Gu Chen tightened his grip on the cherries in his hands, holding the baby higher and more comfortably, nodded, and then prepared to leave.

When he moved, Guang Shu saw the cherries in Gu Chen's hands.

At this time, cherries were not common.

'Where did you buy these cherries? I'll go buy some for my husband and son to try,' Guang Shu said casually.

After a moment of shock, Gu Chen handed over the cherries in his hand.

He smiled helplessly.

'These aren't plums, they're cherries. I'm preparing to make a new variety recently, if you don't mind, take them home and try them.'

They would be doing business together in the future, so Gu Chen didn't care about these little things.

He just took them, and if he really liked them, they might even help advertise himself a little.

Uncle Guang was surprised to hear that they were cherries.

'Really? Cherries are this big? Wow, cherries this big?'

'This is the first time I've seen them. I'll take them back to my husband and son to let them try them,' Uncle Guang said with a smile.

He didn't think that Gu Chen was lying to him, but he had really never seen cherries this big before.

Gu Chen nodded politely and said, 'I'll go now, see you later.'

'See you later.'

Uncle Guang smiled as he walked into the hospital department with the cherries that Gu Chen had given him.

He got into the elevator and skillfully pressed the number 6.

There were two special wards on the sixth floor of the hospital department. They were originally used as offices, but were later converted into luxury wards.

Only people with a strong background, considerable fame and strength could be admitted.

Uncle Guang walked to the door of one of the wards, straightened his suit, and then lightly knocked on the door.

Just as he was about to open the door and go in, a middle-aged man came out of the room, about forty years old, wearing a sharp suit and clutching a briefcase.

From the expression on his face and the frown on his brow, it was clear that he was in a bad mood.

He was Ji Changming, the younger brother of Ji Guangsheng.

The Ji family had three brothers, and since the business had been passed down from their father, all three brothers were running the company's business.

However, since Ji Guangsheng was the eldest and had a natural talent for business,

the reins of power had always been in his hands.

For this reason, the second son, Ji Changming, and the third son, Ji Yuanbai, have never been comfortable with this.

With Ji Guangsheng's serious illness over the years, and Ji Pianran's elopement, the original in-laws have become enemies.

Business has really become more and more difficult.

Especially after being set up by their opponents several times, the Ji family can be said to have been seriously injured.

The company is losing money, and the interests of the three are linked.

This also made the second son completely tear off his face and start a fight.

He feels that it is his eldest brother's incompetence, his greed for power, that has caused this.

He is unwilling to step down even though he is not feeling well, which is why the Ji family is getting worse and worse.

He is determined to drag the family down, and the brothers along with it.

He now has only one thought in mind, and that is to make Ji Guangsheng step down sooner and hand over the power sooner. He is confident that he can lead the Ji family out of the current predicament.

Today's visit was nothing more than a rehashing of old issues, and the two brothers had a big fight. Ji Guangsheng immediately told Ji Changming to get out of the ward.

This is how the current scene came about.

Uncle Guang nodded politely, 'Second Master.'

Ji Changming tugged at the collar of his shirt, grunted an unfriendly "hmm," and left without looking back.

After all, it was a deluxe ward, and when compared to the four-person room where Ji Pianran was staying, the difference was like night and day.

The white tiled floor was polished to a shine, and next to the bed was a leather sofa that looked very imposing.

There was also a four-legged wooden table with a redwood top and a round glass embedded in the middle, with a pair of redwood chairs on each side, placed under the window.

You could even have afternoon tea here, it was so comfortable and relaxing.

Ji Chu and his mother Wu Shuhui sat at the table, both of them with rather unhappy expressions on their faces.

Ji Guangsheng was even frowning, lying on the bed with his lips turning white from anger. He kept his eyes closed and didn't want to say a word.

Seeing that Uncle Guang had returned, Ji Chu stood up, 'Uncle Guang, you're back.'

Every day it was the same thing, and for an 18-year-old, it was really annoying and depressing.

He wanted to go for a walk.

Uncle Guang nodded and smiled slightly, acting relaxed.

'By the way, I just ran into the guy selling matsutake mushrooms. He not only gave me a contact, but also gave me a bag of plums-sized cherries. I washed them for you to try.'

The atmosphere was already depressing enough, so he forced a smile to lighten it up a bit.

Ji Chu wasn't really interested in fruit.

He said indifferently, 'Just send me his phone number. I'm going for a walk.'

After saying that, he lifted his leg and walked towards the door of the ward.

His own uncle had turned against his father more than once in order to fight over the family fortune.

When he was a child, his second uncle had been the best to him.

He had literally grown up on his second uncle's shoulders.

But now

he shook his head and sighed.

The lure of money had made family ties instantly weak and worthless, and it was really upsetting.

'Young master, these are cherries. I've never seen such big ones before. You should try one before you go.'

Uncle Guang still cared about Ji Chu. It was too hard for the boy to encounter these things at such a young age.

Upon hearing this, Wu Shuhui, who had been sitting in a chair, finally spoke.

She raised her hand and said indifferently, 'Let him go.'

Wu Shuhui was wearing a camel-coloured cheongsam with a high-quality workmanship and embroidered with hibiscus flowers.

Her hair was neatly coiffed at the back, looking dignified and gentle.

There was no pearl necklace around her neck like a rich housewife would wear.

She didn't like things that looked rich but had no soul.

Although it was a bit plain, it still didn't affect her elegance.

She embodied the saying that 'a person with knowledge and culture is naturally graceful'.

Uncle Guang didn't say anything else, and after watching Ji Chu walk out, he went to the kitchen to wash the cherries that Gu Chen had given him and put them in a fruit plate before bringing it in.

He had originally planned to let Ji Guangsheng try them, but seeing him close his eyes and thinking that he had fallen asleep, he didn't want to disturb him.

So he walked two steps to the table, placed the fruit plate on the mahogany round table, and nodded and smiled at Wu Shuhui.