Lost the rice while trying to steal the chicken

  "Grandpa, what's the big deal today? Didn't we just have dinner together yesterday, and now you're calling everyone back again?" Dili was woken up from his woman's bed this morning, asking with a smile on his face but hatred in his heart. He had already pushed away many things for the family gathering last night, and now he was called back again without reason, still because of the woman, how could his mood be good?

  Di Zhenmin glared at his son, and Di Lin lowered his head in embarrassment.

  The old man said slowly, "Isn't it a big day for the whole family to have dinner together? Yesterday we couldn't gather, so let's get together again today. Eldest brother, I heard that real estate tycoon Xu Haicheng has come to Yanjing?"

  Dilin looked at Diyu and thought, "He's not back yet and wants to meet again. Has he made a mistake? The old man is also too biased."

  Di Zhenbang replied, "Dad, there's something going on. Xu Haicheng wants to build a luxury villa complex in Yanjing and this time he came to find a partner. Huabai Group intends to make this deal happen. We are relatively weak in real estate, if we can get this project, it will be very helpful for the future development of the group. I've already sent someone to contact Xu Haicheng..."

  "How is it?" asked the old man.

  "Didn't see him, his assistant said that because of his daughter being kidnapped, he has been busy for the past few days and all those who went to negotiate with him didn't get to see him. I guess he is pretending to be mysterious to create momentum for this project."

  "Can we talk it over?"

  Di Zhenbang thought for a moment and said: "Xu Haicheng is doing this project in Yanjing, has already stated that he wants to seek a cooperative partner, what he needs is a large company with influence in Yanjing, our Huabai Group has the strength, still have great hope."

  The old man nodded and said: "Our Di family is very weak in real estate, which is also our opportunity. By the way, who is in charge of real estate?"

  "Dad, it's always been me who's in charge."

  The old man looked at Di Yu and said: "Boss, I think we should let the younger generation handle this matter. What do you think?"

  "What do you mean, old man?" Di Zhenbang asked, looking at the old man.

  "I plan to take out the real estate part and let Di Wei, Di Lin, and Di Yun handle it. Whoever can reach a cooperation intention with Xu Haicheng first will be in charge of managing the property." The old man said slowly.

  "Really, old sir?" Dillin's grievances vanished instantly, and he was excited to the point of being out of control. The Hua Bai Group started late in real estate and developed slowly, but it wasn't without prospects, instead having a vast space for expansion. With the reputation of the Di family, and this opportunity to cooperate with the real estate king, his future prospects were boundless.

  Di Yun and Di Wei heard that the old master was going to hand over this piece of land to one of them, which was truly their generation's rise to power. The Di Zhenbang generation relied on the old master's blessings, Di Zhenjun's influence in the military, and in this Yanjing place where officials were as numerous as hairs on an ox, the four brothers of Di Zhenbang were respected by all.

  Di Lin glanced at Di Yun and Di Wei, one was a woman of the rivers and lakes, and the other was a doctor, neither of whom posed a threat to himself. There was only Di Yu, who was especially favored by Old Master, who didn't even scold him for not coming home for dinner, but instead smiled happily. It was as if he had seen a ghost. His heart lit up, and he laughed: "Old Master, Wei Tang Ge and Xiao Yun are both very capable, much stronger than me, I have self-awareness so I won't interfere, however, I think Di Yu Tang is not suitable."

  "Oh?" The old man looked at him in puzzlement.

  Dilin's heart sank as he said, "Old Master, I have a friend who told me that Di Yu seems to be connected with the underworld. If people find out that he is the representative of the Di family in the business world, it will likely tarnish the reputation of the Di family."

  "Is this really the case?" The old man said calmly.

  "Grandpa, how could I deceive you?! I have a friend named Martin from the Ma family group. He personally saw that Di Yu has a deep connection with someone from the underworld called Xu Chenghu, also known as Tiger Brother! Old master, how can our Di family possibly have any relationship with the underworld?"

  Dilin suddenly found that the whole restaurant was quiet, and the old man's face seemed a bit off.

  "Hum, Old Fourth, you've raised a good son!" The old man didn't look at Diling, but instead coldly stared at Di Zhenmin.

  "Shut up!..." Di Zhenmin pulled his son over.

  Dilin didn't understand what was going on and coldly said, "Old master, everything I said is true! Why are you blaming me instead? Ever since Diyu came back, you've been biased towards him, I won't accept it!"

  "Slap!" The old man slapped his palm on the dinner table, splashing all the dishes. He glared at Dillin with a dark face, "Did I say let Tiger go to deal with real estate earlier?"

  The old man just mentioned Diling, Diyun and Diwei, but did not mention Diyue.

  Dilin was taken aback, had he misheard? The old man's anger was no trivial matter, so regardless of what, he still apologized first. "Grandfather, I'm sorry, I know I was wrong." Although his mouth said this, in his heart he felt even more indignant, why did Di Yu always do the right thing, while he only spoke the truth and yet suffered a scolding from the old man.

  "You don't know! You don't know that even if Hu'er has committed a crime, as his cousin, you should help him instead of kicking him when he's down! If Hu'er has done something wrong, it's up to his parents to discipline him. Even if Erniang and her husband are not around, there are still his three brothers to take care of him. And if all else fails, I'm here too. When did it become your turn to interfere? You've made plenty of mistakes over the years, when have you ever seen your three uncles discipline you?! Ah...!" The old man's face turned red as he spoke, his sons had never betrayed each other before, but now in this generation of grandsons, they were starting to turn on each other. Alas, the saying "wealth doesn't last past three generations" is indeed true.

  "Father, calm down. Lin Er is still young and can't help but be impulsive." Di Zhenbang said soothingly as he supported the old man.

  "Yes, Dad, I'll take care of my body. Later, I will teach him well." Di Zhenmin glared at his son with a grateful gaze at his older brother, thanking him for speaking up for Di Lin.

  The old man shook off the old master's hand and sat down again, saying: "It's not enough to just discipline him. If he can't truly grow up himself, it's all in vain even if you manage him until he's a hundred years old."

  Di Zhenmin hastily said: "Yes, yes, Father's teachings are correct. Di Lin is still young and inexperienced, it's better not to let him get involved in land transactions, lest he mess things up."

  Don't let yourself get involved in real estate, Di Lin was about to retort when he was pulled back by Di Zhenmin. "It's really a case of losing the rice while trying to steal the chicken!"

  "No! It's hard to grow up without experiencing some things, let him go. Lin Er and Yun Er, Wei Er will handle it together, whoever finishes first will be in charge of real estate matters later!" The old man gave Di Lin hope again at the moment of his disappointment, who dared to entangle with Di Yu anymore, and instead focused on taking down the real estate first.

  Di Yu shook his head silently, Di Lin had expected this from him all along, but he hadn't thought it would be so foolish. What else could the entire Di family hide from Old Master's eyes that they needed you to stir up trouble?

  Di Yu and Di Yun returned to their residence, Di Yun pulled her brother's hand and said: "Brother! Don't worry, this time I will definitely go all out to take down Xu Haicheng, take over the real estate department. That stinky Di Lin dared to report to Grandpa in front of the whole family, I'll make him look good!"

  Di Yun was full of confidence, knowing that her brother Di Yu knew Zheng Tianpao. Although Di Yu had told her that Zheng Tianpao was a figure in the underworld, she didn't care about any of that - all she cared about was her own brother. Whoever wanted to mess with Di Yu would have to go through her first. So she made up her mind to get the cooperation rights with real estate mogul Xu Haicheng and give Di Lin a good slap in the face.

  "Haha, he told him that Lao Yezi wasn't angry either, so it didn't matter." Di Yu said with a casual smile.

  "That's not going to work, old man is still alive and has you in pain, you're naturally not afraid! But our house isn't so easy to bully either, don't think that just because dad and mom are not here, they can ride roughshod over us. We need to let them know who's boss, and not dare look down on us!" Di Yun looked at Di Yu disapprovingly and said: "Brother, you're always so careless, that's why people look down on you."

  "Me?" Di Yu was both amused and exasperated.

  "Alright, don't worry, I'll help you get revenge!" Di Yun patted Di Yu's shoulder with an unfathomable smile.

  Di Yu looked at her curiously and asked: "Are you really interested in real estate development?"