Chapter 2248
It's Not Over Yet
Guo Shumiao finally got the truth from Lou Xiao'e and breathed a sigh of relief.
Only now did she have the leisure to settle accounts with Lou Xiao'e for the humiliation she suffered.
So Guo Shumiao pounced on her and used her weight advantage to subdue Lou Xiao'e.
Strangely enough, Guo Shumiao, who used to be light and airy, can now use her weight to "beat" others.
This is also a tragedy for her.
Since giving birth to her youngest son, Guo Shumiao has lost all her former elegance.
Her overall appearance embodies the affluence that is most popular in high society.
On the contrary, Liu Ting has unknowingly returned to a graceful figure from her previous rounded shape.
"Ah!..." A gasp of surprise marked the start of the morning at the He family's home.
Still lost in a sweet dream, He Yuzhu was so startled that he sat up abruptly.
He asked, bewildered, "What's wrong? What's wrong?..."
"Old He, look!" Liu Ting stood in front of the full-length mirror, facing him directly, and even twisted her waist a few times.
He Yuzhu was still confused. He rubbed his eyes and looked Liu Ting up and down, but he didn't notice any change in his wife.
She couldn't help but yawn, and then said listlessly, "If you don't have any new clothes, just go and buy some."
"My money's all with you, no need to act all pitiful and jump to conclusions."
"Stop pretending, I've lost weight."
Last year, this outfit was so tight that I couldn't even button it up.
"Look!" Liu Ting scolded He Yuzhu in an annoyed tone, but she was in a good mood today. Later, she swayed her waist and showed He Yuzhu her happiness.
"Smack..." He Yuzhu slapped the bed, angrily saying, "I'm going to settle accounts with Yuanyuan. Look how tired she's made her mother..."
"Heh...you want me to stay fat forever, right?" Liu Ting sneered, making He Yuzhu feel a murderous aura.
The woman's thoughts were quite inexplicable.
He Yuzhu never complained that Liu Ting was too chubby.
Sometimes, when he gets into a mood, he quite enjoys playing with his wife's little belly.
But Liu Ting felt that He Yuzhu disliked her for being fat, and He Yuzhu couldn't say a word in defense.
If Liu Ting had said something more at this point, it wouldn't have been just her eyes targeting him.
He Yuzhu looked away and said to Liu Ting, "Wife, help me pack my clothes."
I'm going on this inspection trip for who knows how many days.
At this point, Liu Ting immediately returned to normal and became the gentle and virtuous wife she used to be.
Where exactly are you going this time?
"I don't even know how to pack my clothes anymore." Liu Ting's voice carried a hint of frustration.
He Yuzhu shrugged, feeling helpless.
To be honest, he himself didn't know where he was going or how long he would be gone.
This mission was assigned to him by his superiors.
In general, the foreign exchange earned from the last gold trade was used to import several production lines, which are located all over the country.
He Yuzhu and his team's task was to go to the site to investigate and see how the factory was being built.
We must be especially wary of some factories that, when asking for money from higher authorities to buy machines, practically travel all over Beijing every day.
When the machines arrived at the factory, some factories didn't even consider setting up a production line.
Instead, they just left the machines in the warehouse to collect dust.
To put it bluntly, some leaders are all talk and no action; the factory simply doesn't have the conditions to operate a new production line.
But if others want it, they want it too.
After they finally got the production line, they discovered that the factory's basic requirements were not met.
For example, factory buildings, and water and electricity supply.
Furthermore, the software is substandard, and the training of operational personnel is simply inadequate. For example, some factories don't even have a concept of cleanrooms.
Therefore, it is necessary for "experts" like He Yuzhu to go down and inspect the preparation status of each factory.
Logically speaking, He Yuzhu could have refused.
But he was also getting restless and wanted to go out for a walk.
Let's see how various places have developed in the two years since the reform and opening up.
"I'll go to Sichuan first, then maybe visit your hometown, then make a detour through Jiangsu Province, and come straight back." He Yuzhu deliberately didn't mention the small southern town.
He knew Liu Ting wouldn't listen to that.
"Huh..."
"Then you'll run into Xiao Er?" Liu Ting asked in surprise.
"Sigh...probably not." He Yuzhu couldn't help but sigh.
There are some things that, once the master and mistress are gone, even outsiders like them can't interfere.
Just like Xiao Er and Qin Jingru, during this period, the couple left their son with their third senior brother and took leave to go to Sichuan.
Nothing else, the senior student in their department went back to his hometown.
He spent hundreds of thousands of yuan to buy a building in Dacheng, Sichuan, and opened a large restaurant, and was even willing to give the Wang family a 30% stake.
These are dividend-paying shares, not shares that can be used to divide the restaurant's core business.
Before the old lady passed away, she made the young man and his wife kneel down and swear that they were not allowed to leave Beijing.
But the young man and his wife still went.
According to Xiao Er's explanation to his third senior brother, they were going back to their hometown to sweep their parents' graves, then had a small gathering with their eldest senior brother, and would then return.
Neither the third senior brother nor He Yuzhu could easily intervene in this matter.
How do we stop them?
If He Yuzhu and his wife tried to stop someone from handing them money, what would their intentions be?
He Yuzhu did not express any opinion on this matter at all.
He believed that Xiao Er was following his mother's dying wish.
But Qin Jingru is the kind of person who can't stand the sight of money!
No matter how much they say, it can't withstand the power of pillow talk.
"When the father dies and the mother remarries, everyone has to take care of themselves."
"Besides, I don't see anything in this matter that your senior brother intended to harm Xiao Er and his wife." Seeing He Yuzhu's somewhat dejected expression, Liu Ting couldn't help but offer a word of comfort.
He Yuzhu forced a smile and said, "That's not what I'm worried about."
Although I have never met that senior brother.
But I trust my master's judgment; he wouldn't misjudge someone.
I'm afraid that some people, who make money too quickly, will get carried away.
Never mind those things, they have nothing to do with our family.
Our He family has already repaid the debt of gratitude we owed, more than doubled.
What path they choose to take in the future is their own choice.
"I'm not like that nice guy, Third Senior Brother..." He Yuzhu's words were more for comforting himself than for comforting Liu Ting.
He knew very well that if Xiao Er were ever desperate and came to him for help, that would be the best he could do.
He really couldn't stand idly by.
That's just how things are in this world; once a debt of gratitude is owed, there's no way to ever repay it completely.
Even if the accounts can be settled, for example, Wang Furong spent a hundred or so yuan on the siblings back then.
Over the years, He Yuzhu has given his elderly parents at least several thousand yuan, if not ten thousand.
But what about the kindness of Wang Furong in saving him from dire straits?
When the siblings were destitute, what warmth and security did their master's family provide them?
It's never going to end. (End of Chapter)