roccoschili Chapter 496 "Love"
Chapter 496 "Love"
new York.
The night is like a sky, covering this land.
Manhattan, downtown.
In an alley on the side of an apartment building on Willow Street~
In the dark shadows, there was a man wearing a hoodie, holding a bag in his hand, staring quietly at the street in the distance.
After half an hour.
A hurried middle-aged Czech woman walked into the apartment building while digging through her bag to find her keys.
And the man who was like a sculpture, hiding in the darkness and waiting silently, listened for a while to the footsteps coming from the apartment building, and a "pleasant" satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
----
Manhattan.
Gold Coin Hotel, in a suite on the fourth floor.
Otis Parker looked at the little Zach in front of him and asked feeling a little funny.
"Why did you come to me?"
The little Zach spread his hands and said with a smile: "I'm free~"
"Hahaha~"
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
"Well~ David returned to his home in Morrison Town, called back and said..."
. . .
After hearing this, Otis Parker's smile became more intriguing and he nodded.
"Someone will go see him tomorrow morning!"
"Do you have anything else to do?"
"Uh..No more~"
The little Zach's eyes rolled around a few times, and he asked with a smile towards a cigar box placed on the table not far away.
"Can I have one?"
"Hahaha~"
"You stared at it as soon as you entered the door, right?"
"Hehe~ Who makes it look like a good product?"
Otis Parker walked to the table with a smile and threw the cigar box to the little Zach.
"If you come over next time, I won't be there..."
"You can go to Winston, or the gardener!"
"They will help you solve those little troubles~"
"Hehe~ok!"
The little Zach waved the cigar box in his hand and smiled as he walked towards the door.
"On Thanksgiving night, we are having a dinner party at the bar~ Will you come too?"
"Oh?"
"Who does this mean?"
"Hehe~"
“David said wildfire is our home!”
"I am also a member of the family, so of course I mean it~"
"Home?" Odis Parker repeated in a low voice and nodded slightly.
"I see, thank you!"
"Um...then you will go, right?"
"I try my best!"
"Haha~ OK."
"I'm leaving~"
"goodbye!"
"Goodbye, Mr. Parker!"
. . .
Little Zach, gone.
Mr. Otis Parker, standing by the table, looked down at the cigar cutter left on the table, and couldn't help but smile.
It should be a good excuse, right?
----
a new day.
The fiery red sun rises slowly from the east~
Morrison Township, New Jersey.
David dried his wet hair with a towel, walked downstairs, and said good morning to his family~
Sierra's mother was in the kitchen and asked little Loisa to bring a glass of warm milk to her brother David.
David sat at the dining table, took the glass of milk, couldn't help but pinched little Loisa's nose with his hand, and asked with a smile.
"How long is your school vacation? How was your score in the latest exam?"
"Hahaha~" Sierra's mother and Susan in the kitchen both laughed.
Little Loisa looked back and saw her sister Salonia, who came over to "rescue", and answered with a pout.
"This is my private secret! I won't tell you~"
"Wow~ Hahaha!"
David glanced at Salonia who was standing behind his sister, laughed and shook his head: "If you don't study well..."
"In the future, when Susan and I's child is born, how will you teach him knowledge?"
Little Loisa turned her head and glanced at Susan who was looking over, thought for a moment, lowered her head and said, "I'm still a child too..."
"Hahaha~" Amidst Sera's mother's loud laughter in the kitchen, Susan walked up to David, gave him a slap, and said warmly to little Loisa.
"Don't listen to his nonsense~"
"He's kidding you!"
"Hahaha~"
David messed up little Loisa's cute hairstyle that she had carefully combed in the morning with his hands, and said with a smile: "If you don't obey me in the future..."
"I will let the children follow you all day long and be your followers..."
Little Loisa pouted and rolled her eyes: "I don't know how to change their diapers..."
"Hahaha~"
. . .
in the restaurant.
The scene where the "unscrupulous brother" teased the "little clever girl" made this sunny morning immersed in laughter.
at the gate.
Old David, who had gotten up early to go for a walk, led a middle-aged man who looked like a salesman into his home.
"What are you all talking about?"
"Hahaha~"
"Morning, daddy!"
"Who is this?"
The middle-aged man took off his hat, nodded and bowed slightly to the people at home, and said with a smile.
"My name is Barry. I specially chose to come here to visit early in the morning because..."
David slapped his forehead as if suddenly, walked up to Barry, stretched out his right hand and smiled.
"Odis Parker asked you to come here?"
"Yes, sir!"
"Then...have you had breakfast?"
"I've eaten, thank you!"
"Haha~ You don't have to be so polite."
"Let's go over there and chat~"
"Okay!" The middle-aged man Barry nodded and smiled at Old David and others again, followed David through the house, and came to the backyard through a small door.
David breathed in the fresh, cold morning air and turned to Barry and asked.
"You know I want to..."
"I listened to some~"
"However, you still need to add more details about this matter."
"Ok!"
David scratched his chin and thought for a while, then told the middle-aged man Barry in great detail some of his guesses last night and some of the messages his family had heard in the town.
After hearing this, Barry smiled and nodded: "I understand~"
"What do you want to do?"
"Or...what effect do you hope to achieve?"
David felt very interesting and asked curiously: "Can you... still provide package services?"
"What are their prices?"
"...You are joking~"
Barry, who obviously didn't understand these two "weird words" from David, shook his head slightly.
"Any rumors originate from people's inner dissatisfaction with their current situation, jealousy of their own success, etc."
"Suppose you want to solve the rumor problem once and for all."
"I can make all the people in the town who are envious and jealous of you and actively spread rumors move away from the town..."
"Until you feel satisfied!"
"Move out?"
"No!"
"This method is completely self-deceiving~"
"I don't want my family to be looked at strangely by people in the town every time they go out."
"Ok!"
"Then I can find another way to solve this problem."
"for example?"
"For example...spread some rumors that are beneficial to you, and provide some evidence that is either true or false to prove the credibility of the rumors~"
"Let more people who think they are smart believe what we want them to believe...speech!"
David felt a little cold and crossed his arms, looked at Barry seriously, and asked.
"what's your name?"
"My name is Barry, sir~"
"Is this your only name?"
"Oh~ I also have a nickname. My friends all like to call me, Chi Chi Bird~"
"Chirping bird?"
"...Never heard of it~"
David scratched his forehead a few times with his hand, thought for a while, looked at Barry and said, "First help me investigate the source of the rumors and the person who deliberately instigated the spread of the rumors~"
"Let me think about how to deal with them in the future!"
"Ok!"
"This is my business card. Someone will answer the phone 24 hours a day. You can contact me at any time."
David took the business card and sighed with a smile: "Your charges must be very expensive, right?"
"Hehe~"
"It is an honor to serve you, Mr. Coleman!"
"Okay~"
"Let's get in touch again!?"
"Ok~"
. . .
"Chirping Bird" Barry was sent away.
David returned to the restaurant, looked around at his family, nodded, glanced at Black Mike who looked unhappy, and asked with a smile.
"You... went to the bar last night?"
"Did not go!"
"Tch~ I heard your footsteps when I was sleeping in the middle of the night~"
Black Mike chewed a piece of apple in his mouth, bared his teeth, stared at David and said with a smile: "Are you still not asleep at midnight?"
"ok~ok! I was wrong~"
"Hahaha~"
"Mom, have you given all your secret formula to Susan?"
"Of course~"
Sierra’s mother glanced at Susan, whose face was flushed, and said with a smile: “I have written it all down, and when you go back, ask Susan to do it for you a few more times!”
"Hahaha~Thank you, Mom!"
"Ahem~" Old David, as the head of the family, coughed slightly and asked David.
"What are your plans today?"
"No arrangements~I will follow your and mom's instructions all day long!"
"Well~ let's go to Old Wesson's place later.
(Old Wesson, who appears in Chapter 125, is a gun shop owner in the small town of Morrison. He likes to collect various short guns.)
Old David looked at Sierra’s mother and said with a smile: “Come with us and choose a gift for Susan too!”
"it is good!"
Sierra's mother smiled so hard that she narrowed her eyes, turned to look at her son, and said warmly: "What do you think...?"
"Um...ok!"
David suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. .
"Hahaha~"
Black Mike showed his big white teeth, glanced at Susan, who was still a little confused about this, and laughed~
. . .
After breakfast, the family rested for a while, changed clothes, and headed to the largest daily necessities store in the town.
It had been about two months since the last time David accompanied his family to a small town store.
This time, there were more people traveling with me, including old David and Susan~
However, this time, after David and his family got off the car, they were keenly aware of the "weird" behaviors and looks of the people around them.
When David came here last time, he clearly remembered that Sierra’s mother took him and his two sisters to greet and chat with many acquaintances.
But this time, it seemed that people were deliberately walking around their family, and no one even took the initiative to say hello. .
. . .
in the store.
Black Mike also noticed some "strange" situations, and leaned close to David and whispered.
"Last night, I wasn't too worried..."
"But now it seems that the people here..."
"I know!"
David patted Black Mike on the shoulder, turned his head and glanced around, and whispered to Black Mike.
"Wait a moment and take Susan and the two sisters to the gun store to spend more time while I talk to my father and mother..."
"Ok!"
Black Mike received the task, pondered for a few seconds, found a good excuse, and said it to Susan and Sierra's mother~
"Let me accompany Susan and the sisters to go to Old Wesson to pick out gifts~"
"Oh?" Sierra's mother turned to look at her son and nodded.
"Okay~ You guys go over there first, I happen to be going to buy some..."
. . .
Black Mike smiled and winked at David and Old David, and led Susan and the two sisters to Old Wesson's gun shop.
Sierra's mother looked around and found a small table near the window, pointed at it and smiled at her son.
"You have something to say to us, right?"
"Let's go over there~"
"Ok!"
. . .
A family of three sat down at the small table.
David ignored the vague sights around him, rubbed the small stubble on his chin with his fingers, and said in a very calm tone.
"Dad, Mom!"
"You are my only relatives in this world!"
"I can tell you anything about me without reservation~"
"But there are some things that I may not be able to say now, or the time has not come yet..."
"I can't say it, and I won't lie to you..."
"So, please understand me and forgive me~"
David Sr. and his wife Sierra looked at each other and felt that their son seemed to be a little too much today. .A little more solemnly.
Sierra's mother reached out and took her son's hand, smiling: "You are my son! My only child!"
"Whatever you want to do, I will support you!"
"Hmm~" Old David agreed in a low voice, with a trace of doubt and seriousness in his eyes.
David smiled and stroked the roughness of Sierra's mother's fingertips with his fingers, nodding with gratitude in his eyes.
"Thank you!"
"I love you!"
"Hehe~"
"You child!"
"We know and we love you too!"
"But~"
"You made us sit down alone just to talk about this?"
"of course not!"
David held Old David's hand with his left hand, and held Sierra's mother's hand with his right hand, and said softly.
"Everything I am going to say below will only be said to you in this world!"
"As for why I chose to be here, I choose to tell you now~"
"It's because our family may...not be suitable for talking about these things~"
"Dad, you know Odis Parker, right?"
"...I know, I've heard of it~"
"Hmm~"
David rubbed his parents' hands with his fingers, feeling their body temperature, and whispered.
"Ever since I walked into old Malkin's house with my father..."
"My life has taken a completely new path."
“On this road, I met many people and experienced many things, which also made me understand many problems that I had never realized before.”
"For example, people like Odis Parker have almost no bottom line in what they want to achieve."
"It seems that the bottom line in life and despicable and dirty methods have never been considered an obstacle in the eyes of people like him."
"As long as they can achieve their goals and gain benefits, they will not hesitate even if they are blinded by blood~"
David took a deep breath and said in a deeper voice under the surprised and serious eyes of his father and mother,
"Otis Parker took the initiative to tell me that he had bugs installed in my office and home."
"They may be in our home phones, cupboards, TVs, bedside tables, desk lamps..."
"But~"
"I'm not talking about this now to make you more troubled by making assumptions~"
"But I want to tell you that you don't have to worry too much about these small problems that may happen or be discovered."
"I can't eradicate these small problems yet~"
"You still need to continue to live quietly according to your usual daily life."
"Until I have enough strength and power to get rid of these... small problems ~ let us live a free and relaxed life ~"
"Please trust me!"
"It's just a temporary problem!"
"I'll definitely fix it as soon as possible!"
. . .
Old David and Mother Sierra looked at each other for a few seconds.
Sierra’s mother suddenly smiled and said: “We understand~ Don’t worry!”
"What secrets are there in our family that we are afraid they will know?"
"Is this where your father hides his personal money?"
"Uh...I didn't!"
"Well~ I know you don't dare to do it either!"
"..."
"Hehe~"
"Son, is this all you do for...?"
"No!"
"and also!"
David took a deep breath, shook his parents' hands vigorously, shrugged and smiled.
"Dad, if you need money, you can tell me directly."
"Never hide your personal money~"
Old David rolled his eyes and coughed slightly: "Cough~"
"Time is limited, you'd better say it quickly~"
"Hehe~"
"Ok!"
"You should also know about Polly and I~"
"But you may not know that!"
"Between Polly and I... Malkin Sr. might have expected this day from the moment she got divorced!"
"...Really?" Sierra's mother looked at her husband with some doubts.
Old David pursed his lips, frowned and thought for a while, shook his head slightly and said, "It's possible..."
"It's possible, why are you shaking your head?"
"...I guessed it too~"
"Humph~"
"Son, go on."
"Hey.."
David cast a "sympathetic" look at his father and continued.
"What on earth is old Malkin thinking? Like my father, I have only made vague guesses~"
"However, when I went to London this time, some of the people I met, and some of the things I heard and saw made me slowly figure out the key~"
"inherited!"
David leaned his upper body forward and spoke faster and in a lower voice.
"Whether it is the Rothschilds, a wealthy family in Europe, the Duke of Westminster, a great aristocrat, or the well-known families in our country, such as the Vanderbilts, Carnegies, Rockefellers, Morgans, etc."
“The serious problems faced by everyone are almost the same!”
"The successor of the family!"
"Maybe... you won't have a very clear idea when I say it this way~"
"I might as well briefly list a few data~"
"Starting from... Vanderbilt's generation, the era of the rise of tycoons, including his descendants Rockefeller, Carnegie, Morgan and other tycoon families."
"Until now, only close to 10% of families can still guarantee the continuation of family wealth."
"In other words, 70% of wealthy families only passed down their wealth to the second generation before they dissipated their wealth and became ordinary small wealthy families."
"90% of wealthy families have almost lost most of the family's inherited property by the time the third generation takes power."
David took two deep breaths and continued: "In the past 100 years or so, there have always been some people or companies who happened to be lucky enough to stand on the forefront of the times."
"Whether they are conscious or unconscious..."
"Once this huge wave becomes a wave sweeping the world~"
"This group of people, even if they do nothing, can follow this wave and the general trend, gradually take off, and float steadily forward for another ten, 20 years, or even longer~"
“During the period when they were standing on the cusp of the great tide of the times, if they had consciously laid a solid foundation for themselves, they could watch the ebb and flow of the tide with a smile, wait patiently for the next wave to come, and Get more and greater benefits from it!”
“Of the remaining 10%, the most representative families that can see the new wave era are Rockefeller and Rothschild!”
"And what about those extremely wealthy families that have slowly disappeared from our sight and have not been able to survive for three generations?"
"The most representative families here are the Vanderbilt and Carnegie families."
"The Vanderbilt family has many direct members, but no one can carry the banner of revitalizing the family."
"In 1973, when their family held a party, more than 130 people attended, but there was not even a millionaire..."
"The situation of the Carnegie family can be classified as an alternative~"
"While Old Carnegie was still alive, he continued to donate money to others. The will he left behind did not leave much wealth to his family."
. . .
Old David, who was sitting opposite David, his eyes flickered a few times, and he suddenly realized the meaning of his son's words and what Old Malkin was thinking.
David also noticed this and paused briefly before continuing.
"That's right!"
"The difficulties faced by the Sidrich family today are exactly what old Malkin is most worried about."
"The family is in ruins!"
"Dad~"
"Rudi...isn't a child of the Sidrich family, is he?"
Old David was stunned for two seconds, nodded slightly and said: "Yes!"
Sera's mother glanced at her husband and nodded: "When he was young, he always followed old Malkin~"
"I once misunderstood that he was the illegitimate son of old Malkin!"
"Hehe~"
David smacked his lips a few times and smiled: "Okay~"
"With this answer, my guess about old Malkin's thoughts is getting closer~"
"Little Malkin...is useless~"
"Among the younger generation of the Sidrich family, Rudy was once the most likely person to take over the power of the family, bar none!"
"But his origin..."
"That's why Old Malkin took the initiative to ask him to withdraw from the family business... right, dad?"
"..Yes!"
"You know that too?"
"Is there anything else you haven't told me?" Sierra's mother asked in surprise.
"Uh... gone!"
"Really?"
"...It's really gone~"
"Humph~"
"Son, keep talking!"
"Hey~" David glanced at his father with a smile and continued.
"I... let's make a long story short~"
“In the past, the most successful family in inheriting wealth was the Rothschild family in Europe.”
"now what?"
"Rockefeller!"
"The inheritance methods chosen by their two families are completely opposite~"
"But almost every generation of them has a successor who can shoulder the responsibility of family development and continuation."
"And now there is no clear successor to the next generation in the old Morgan family~"
"The old Wharton family, the old Cherov family, the Norton family, and the Morgan family's Julie and Wisler have not clearly selected the next generation successor."
"As for me, I happened to appear in front of them at the embarrassing moment when they all faced no one to choose from, giving them a new choice and opportunity~"
“So they can learn from the Rockefellers!”
"Establish a foundation that can continue the family wealth, and open the door to absorb a large number of strong foreign aid from outside the family to serve the family, achieve a balance between internal and external, and form a new model of efficient development of a community of interests~"
"but.."
“To learn the inheritance model of the Rockefeller family, there must be a big prerequisite~”
"There must be someone worthy of reuse among the descendants of the family!"
"This alone has troubled old Morgan, Julie, old Wharton, old Cherov and others~"
"Especially, old Cherov!"
"It was only when he talked to me about having no successor that I really felt it clearly..."
"His today may be my tomorrow~"
"We...are all the first generation to create wealth!"
"But even if it is... With the Rockefeller family as an example, let us copy our homework~"
"We can't guarantee that among our children, there will be outstanding figures like the Rockefeller family~"
David showed a helpless smile: "There are too few children, no choice!"
"There are too many children to choose from..."
"There are too many outstanding children, and accordingly, family strife and divisions will naturally occur~"
"Morgan Sr., Julie, and Weasler are all very good family successors~"
"But where are they now?"
"Hehe~"
"Be able to sit down calmly and be closely connected by interests..."
"This is unprecedented... The family is lucky~"
"What about the next generation?"
"Will there still be internal strife in the generation of Old Morgan's sons, Giles and Panaris?"
“We don’t know these now and we can’t predict them~”
"But old Morgan's worries about this gave me a chance!"
"Dad, Mom~"
"One of the important factors for my success is that I gave old Morgan a new choice!"
"Marriage!"
"It just so happened that at this time, Polly also chose not to endure it any longer and got divorced..."
"Dad, if you were old Malkin, what would you choose?"
"Would you disagree with Polly's divorce?"
"Agreed...what happens next?"
"If you realize that Polly has feelings for me, will you step in to stop her?"
"Stop...it doesn't work, what should I do?"
"It works, so what?"
Old David looked at his son with a complicated expression, shook his head slightly, and said calmly.
"I only have one son!"
"As long as you understand what you are doing and know that we will always support you, it will be OK!"
"Whatever is going on in his mind is useless!"
"Domineering~!"
"Hahaha~"
Sierra's mother gave her husband a satisfied look, raised her eyebrows at her son, and smiled.
"You kid..."
"I want to marry more wives and have more children..."
"It's not too late for us to be happy!"
"Does it need to go in such a big circle?"
David scratched his head in confusion and murmured: "Is that what I meant?"
"Hahaha~"
"Yes, so what?"
"I support you!"
"My son is the best!"
"No matter how many children you want to have, I will take care of them for you~"
"Have any baby!"
David opened his mouth and smiled bitterly: "That's not what I meant ~ Mom!"
"Hahaha~"
Sierra’s mother held David’s cheeks with both hands and rubbed them: “In a few days, your father and I will go around the town and look around, choose a suitable place, build a big house, and get another It’s big enough... a children’s paradise~”
"Don't worry! With Salonia helping me, I can help you take care of all the children!"
"Well... I haven't... yet."
"Hehe~"
Sierra's mother showed a "kind" smile and sighed: "When you and your original girlfriend Ruby were together..."
"I often talk to your father, why is there no movement in her belly?"
"It's fine now~"
"You have a career and... two girlfriends~"
"You need to work harder!"
"Have more babies! You must have more babies! Do you know?"
"Hahaha~"
David could only nod his head dumbfounded and said, "Don't worry, Mom, I...will work hard~"
"Hey~ OK!"
"Okay~ You guys sit down for a while, I'll go over and check on them first!"
"..ok~"
. . .
Mother Sierra, gone.
Old David looked at the strange expression on his son's face, smiled, shook his head, and whispered.
"You told us this because you were worried that we wouldn't be able to understand you...the relationship between the three of you?"
"Still...we are worried that we will go to old Malkin's house tomorrow to celebrate the festival...will he look at us?"
David blinked a few times and nodded silently in response to his father's "wisdom" question.
"Hehe~"
Old David rubbed his beard with his hand and said with a smile: "Go ahead and do your career~ Don't worry about us!"
"When I see old Malkin tomorrow, I will talk to him about you and Polly~"
"Uh...Dad!"
"Actually, there's no need to talk about this anymore~"
"Oh? You've solved it?"
"No...it was Sena's mother who solved it~"
"Sena's mother??"
"Hahaha~"
"Okay, okay! Good job!"
"Hahaha~" Old David laughed heartily~
David turned his head and glanced at his mother who disappeared in the distance, picked his nose with his hands, and smiled bitterly.
"The point I want to tell you...isn't Polly~"
"Hahaha~ I understand!"
"You want to say marriage, right?"
"Uh...yes!"
Old David grinned and said with a smile: "Since you have reached some tacit understanding with others...will you have any losses?"
David covered his nose with his hand, shook his head and said: "I am the biggest beneficiary... I can't say I have any losses~"
"Then what are you still worried about?"
"Well... I'm afraid that if there are too many women, there will be more trouble~"
"Hahaha~"
Old David smiled and covered his eyes, took deep breaths several times, shook his head slightly, put down his hand, and said.
"As long as your body can withstand it...what trouble can there be?"
"Forehead.."
This "fatal blow" from the old David completely defeated the "young" David~
Dad is right!
A good body is the greatest capital and support~
David silently felt fierce in his heart, he must go back this time. .
Only by exercising well can you defend yourself!