Chapter 2211
Being Parents
He Xinghua stammered and refused to speak, only blushing.
But Lou Xiao'e looked into her son's eyes and said seriously, "What Mom is telling you is not a joke."
You've also made many friends of your age on Hong Kong Island.
They are all from the upper class of Hong Kong Island.
You should know how much money those people have when they're out having fun.
With a family like ours, you're unlikely to marry into a poor or humble family in the future.
That girl from Australia, Xiao Qiong, she got close to you a while ago, but it doesn't necessarily mean she really likes you that much.
It's simply because they think you're a good fit.
Of course, Mom also hopes that you can meet someone you truly like, and who truly likes you back. ......
"But, Mom, Xiaoqian is still young."
"I've always treated her like a younger sister," He Xinghua finally stammered.
"So you don't dislike it, right?" Lou Xiao'e has now learned to pick up on the key points in her son's words.
"Mom, I'm still young too," He Xinghua said helplessly.
"Your father met me when he was your age."
He had his eye on me with a sly look on his face right then and there.
I was about the same age as Xiaoqian back then.
"You tell me, if someone from a family like hers wasn't interested in you, would she come to our house with you?" Lou Xiao'e really went to great lengths for her son.
She confessed all about her messy affair with He Yuzhu.
Lou Xiao'e blushed as soon as she said it.
It's like He Yuzhu actually did *that* to her back then.
However, Lou Xiao'e is now convinced that He Yuzhu, who was sixteen years old at the time, must have looked at her inappropriately.
It wasn't shyness at seeing a stranger of the opposite sex, but rather a profound feeling, like seeing a lover you haven't seen for years.
She still occasionally feels a sense of wonder when she recalls the scene of their first meeting.
It's as if He Yuzhu knew her in his past life and felt a sense of loss because he didn't drink the soup on the Bridge of Helplessness.
She was too young to understand the complexity in He Yuzhu's eyes back then.
So never doubt a woman's sixth sense; it's damn accurate.
"I haven't thought about this!" He Xinghua reverted to the awkwardness typical of his age in front of his mother.
"Then think about it carefully."
Mom isn't trying to force you, but rather to tell you a reality.
In families like ours, the older you get, the fewer choices you have.
If you play around until your twenties or thirties, by then it's basically impossible to find a partner who is truly sincere with you.
Just like your father and me, even though we only see each other once or twice a year.
But if your father tells me to invest in gold, I'd be willing to put all my savings into it.
Why?
Because I can completely trust him.
I know your dad has a lot of flaws, but he would never scheme against me when it comes to money.
As for those people outside, it's hard to say.
"That Xiao Qiong, would you dare hand over all your wealth to her?" Lou Xiao'e earnestly advised.
Sincerity is the most important thing in everything.
Lou Xiao'e is now using her sincerity to help He Xinghua understand love sooner.
She was right.
Being born into a wealthy family certainly allows one to be surrounded by beautiful women and enjoy life to the fullest.
However, as He Xinghua gets older, the number of potential partners he can choose from will definitely decrease.
Just like Zhu Liqian's eldest and second eldest sisters, one is two years older than He Xinghua, and the other is the same age as He Xinghua.
In fact, Lou Xiao'e initially set her sights on the second daughter of the Zhu family.
But that girl is already engaged.
So it's conceivable that, assuming nothing changes, Carol Chu will have a daughter and be sought after by many suitors in two or three years. Who knows, someone else might beat her to it.
That's just how the world is.
Good things are known to everyone.
You pass by a beautiful flower, but don't think about picking it.
It might get picked by someone else.
Of course, this assumes that Lou Xiao'e is also a reborn person and cares about the Hong Kong entertainment industry.
She might find out that the girl she had her eye on participated in the Miss Malaysia pageant when she was only sixteen.
Then I became obsessed with a certain male celebrity, so obsessed that I followed him all the way to Hong Kong Island.
In the end, she became the woman behind the Heavenly King.
Now, given the current situation, there's a 70-80% chance that Lou Xiao'e will try to steal the job.
It's better to arrive early than at the right time.
At least that's how it is in the Ho family.
"Mom, I'll think about it carefully!" He Xinghua said seriously to Lou Xiao'e.
In this matter, He Xinghua was also tricked by Lou Xiao'e.
Unbeknownst to her, Lou Xiao'e had already drawn a circle around her future marriage partner.
This left He Xinghua with only choices within this small circle.
If this matter falls into He Yuzhu's hands...
Given He Yuzhu's cowardly temper, he might say something completely different.
In any case, He Yuzhu would definitely not let his son consider marriage between people of equal social standing.
He was quite confident that the future business world would inevitably abandon the traditional power struggles and clan system.
Just like now, commerce in Southeast Asia is actually controlled by a few or dozens of powerful and wealthy families.
Those people can sell anything they say, even dog poop, as if it were gold.
People said they wouldn't allow products under the He Group's name into his territory, so no company dared to become an agent for the He Group.
Lou Xiao'e, the Huo family, and other wealthy families who are outwardly friendly but inwardly hostile to the Hong Kong government have managed to survive all these years.
This is because of the support of many wealthy Chinese in Southeast Asia.
Lou Xiao'e wanted to arrange a marriage between He Xinghua and the Zhu family for this very reason.
But He Yuzhu knew that with the popularization of computer networks,
The way sales channels are operated will undergo significant changes.
This doesn't mean that those powerful and aristocratic families will be useless in the future.
Impossible. Wealthy families that keep up with the times, with their deep family heritage, will only get better and better.
But it is equally undeniable that ordinary people also have more opportunities.
In any case, He Yuzhu would never consider sacrificing his son's happiness for the prosperity of the family business.
It's that simple logic.
Less than a month later, the news of the engagement between the eldest son of the Ho family in Hong Kong and the third daughter of the Chu family in Malaysia became the headline of the Hong Kong media.
Lou Xiao'e hosted a cocktail party, at which she took her family heirloom white jade bracelet and slipped it onto the little girl's slender wrist.
He Xinghua held the girl's hand, and the two seemed slightly embarrassed.
The little girl stole a glance at the tall He Xinghua and covered her mouth to giggle.
When He Yuzhu heard the news, he was completely stunned.
He counted on his fingers for a long time before figuring out his eldest son's age.
I was filled with rage!
He went directly to Su Manyun, dictated his message, and asked Su Manyun to write it down. She drafted a telegram of several hundred words with strong language.
The entire article criticizes Lou Xiao'e for not respecting her son's right to make emotional choices.
However, the further He Yuzhu spoke, the lower his voice became.
After he finished speaking, he took the telegram that Su Manyun handed him.
After a moment's hesitation, it tore it to shreds. (End of Chapter)