Toilet Paper Only Gets Thrown Away After It's Used
During the Shanghai Army's Northern Expedition to Yantai, the "East Liang Mountain" group joined the vanguard of the Shanghai Army's Northern Expedition under the leadership of Song Chengqi. Later, after Commander Liu Jiyan defected to Yuan Shikai, Song Chengqi attempted to assassinate Liu Jiyan but failed. He then secretly fled back to Shanghai with dozens of key members. In 1913, Song Jiaoren was assassinated, and the revolutionary army split. Song Chengqi went to Guangdong and returned to his hometown of Chiu Chow. Starting in 1917, he followed Deng Keng, the chief of staff of the Yue Army, as a member of the pistol squad. In 1922, Deng Keng was assassinated, and the First Division of the Yue Army split. Song Chengqi became disillusioned with the revolution and moved his family to Hong Kong, where he made a living as a teacher at Longjin Charity School in Kowloon Walled City, where he still works today.
Therefore, even when Song Tianyao was face to face with his grandfather, he felt an indescribable sense of unreality. The simply dressed, carefree old man in front of him was not just a rigid and poor schoolteacher, but also a former pistol squad bodyguard of the Chief of Staff of the Yue Army, and the current, and possibly last, leader of the East Liang Mountain of the Hung Mun organization.
Chapter 81 Toilet paper is only thrown away when it's used up
Song Tianyao pulled up a rattan chair, sat down, took a sip of water, and said to Song Chengqi, who was still examining his calligraphy, "Grandpa, nowadays, all sorts of triads in Hong Kong claim to be the true lineage of the Hung Mun. Those old guys in the triads are all decked out in gold and silver, have eight or nine concubines, and a whole bunch of filial sons and grandsons. You are also a true member of the Hung Mun, but you've fallen on hard times and can only live in this Kuixing Pavilion at the Charity School. You even have to worry about the roof collapsing when it rains."
Song Chengqi made a few cursory strokes on the poem on the paper and said with certainty, "Who did you learn calligraphy from? None of the strokes on this paper were taught to you by me."
"I made this myself, is it okay?" Song Tianyao took out his wallet, counted out three hundred yuan in loose change, and placed it on the desk with a paperweight. "You won't use my Dad's money, but you think it's perfectly natural for you to spend my money."
"I've taught you for six or seven years, and I've never accepted any tuition or gifts. Now, I'm spending your money; consider it compensation for the tuition and gifts I owe you." Song Chengqi turned around and sat down in another rattan chair. "What did you just say?"
Song Tianyao blinked and said to Song Chengqi, "I mean, those Big-Time Tycoon outside also claim to be from the Hung Mun, and you're also from the Hung Mun, so why is there such a big difference?"
"Puta Amu, what kind of legitimate Hung Mun are they? When Hei Gu Ren, the Fifth Brother of the Red Flag of Black Bone Yan Blood-Soaked Hall of Heavenly Treasure Mountain, died, I even went to his funeral hall to curse him. If it weren't for the fact that he was a true brother and we had a decades-long friendship, I would have sent him down to apologize to the Five Ancestors twenty years ago. Now these thugs and ruffians in Hong Kong call themselves Hung Mun, it's all that bastard's fault. After he dies, the Five Ancestors of Hung Mun will have to expel him from the sect with three cuts and six holes. Ask those so-called legitimate Hung Mun members outside, ask them if they even know what mountain or hall of Hung Mun they come from, do they know..." "Don't you know what kind of water to drink or what kind of incense to burn? Have you ever seen Mountain Gate Diagram? After knowing a few words of underworld slang and Hung Mun jargon, you use the Hung Mun banner to bully men and women. Hung Mun members are called righteous men! They're not called scoundrels or hooligans, and many of them were Collaborator sided with the Japan during the war." Song Chengqi, with a cigarette between his fingers, frowned slightly at Song Tianyao: "What? Why are you bringing this up out of the blue? You didn't get involved in some shady business, did you? If so, you'd better leave now and never come back. I'll disown you."
"Have you ever seen someone involved in shady dealings dressed like me in a suit and tie?" Song Tianyao said with a smile. "Of course not, but I was just thinking that I might be ripping off those triads that call themselves the Hung Mun in the future. I was worried that you might be Hung Mun loyalty, since all the triad members in Hong Kong who call themselves the Hung Mun can be considered your disciples and grand-disciples."
"I don't have that many unfilial disciples. Does wearing a suit mean you can't do shady business? There are plenty of con artists Shanghai who wear suits and ties; I saw many back in the day." Song Chengqi picked up his teacup, took a sip of water, and said, "If you have something to say, say it; if not, leave. Don't you usually hate it when I lecture you?"
"Now that he's grown up and more sensible, he naturally doesn't dislike your lectures anymore," Song Tianyao said casually, glancing at the old man's collection of books on the bookshelf. "Let me ask you a question."
"Speak." Song Chengqi coughed twice, perhaps choked by the foreign smoke.
"Grandpa, your name comes from the proverb 'Peach and plum trees do not speak, yet a path is formed beneath them,' and you are a teacher. Why is it that my Dad, my eldest uncle, and my third uncle all have names like Chunzhong, Chunliang, and Chunren, which are common names? And my name is even more unpleasant, Tianyao? On the contrary, Yunzhi's name is barely considered good?" Song Tianyao asked Song Chengqi.
Song Chengqi said, "Your Dad and his two brothers' names were chosen by your grandmother. I wasn't with your grandmother when they were born. Your name was chosen by your mother, so it has nothing to do with me. Only Yunzhi was a name I just picked out on the spur of the moment. Why would you suddenly ask about my name?"
"I'm curious how the grandfather who could name more than a dozen children in Kowloon Walled City from the Book of Songs ended up with sons and grandsons all having the same names," Song Tianyao said, scratching his head.
"Do you have something to tell me? If so, hurry up, I need to go downstairs and start a fire to cook." Song Chengqi looked at his only grandson and asked.
Song Tianyao remained silent for a moment before speaking, "I'm now on brotherly terms with the head of the Fuyixing. That guy even gave me over a dozen gold bars a few days ago..."
Before Song Tianyao could finish speaking, Song Chengqi's eyebrows had already stood up.
"Don't rush to scold me. Toilet paper is always used up before being thrown away, right? I'm telling you in advance because I'm afraid you'll be furious if you find out suddenly. Don't worry, I remember Uncle's grudge. There are many ways to take revenge. Do you believe me?" Song Tianyao sped up his speech and said the rest in one breath.
He was afraid that if he spoke too slowly, Song Chengqi's teacup would smash in his face. Song Chengqi had once been Deng Keng's pistol squad bodyguard, and his marksmanship was no joke.
"Aren't you doing legitimate work?" Song Chengqi asked sternly, his anger unchanged.
Song Tianyao sighed and spread his hands towards his grandfather, "A secretary in a business is a perfectly respectable job, but in the current environment, unlike those losers who can pull strings and still not make a living, you say I'm hypocritical. Of course I'm just being polite and hypocritical to those losers!"