Jiangnan City.

Cao Jianguo had finished the matters at hand and was on his way back to the villa.

Although the family has never asked about the company's affairs, now that I'm done with my work, I naturally need to give an explanation to the family.

To be precise, he wanted to give an explanation to the old man.

A car suddenly appeared in front of us, blocking the way.

The road up the mountain was originally a two-lane road, but this car was parked across the middle of the road, obviously blocking the way.

Cao Pingzhi got out of the car in front and walked straight towards me. His face looked gloomy and terrifying.

Pa pa pa.

He knocked on the driver's window.

The driver opened the window.

"You, get down."

Cao Pingzhi's theory.

The driver turned and looked at Cao Jianguo behind him.

Cao Jianguo waved his hand.

The driver got out of the car and walked away to smoke.

Although he had been driving for Cao Jianguo for many years and was considered half a member of the Cao family, and no one usually treated him as an outsider, today he could see that Cao Pingzhi was in a bad mood.

It would be inappropriate for him to stay beside the father and son while they were discussing family matters.

Cao Pingzhi got in the car, closed the window, sat in the front seat, turned his head, and with bloodshot eyes, asked Cao Jianguo: "Dad, are you going up the mountain?"

"Didn't you see it?"

"Cao Ying is also on the mountain. Did you call her back?" Cao Pingzhi asked with a gloomy face.

Cao Jianguo said: "It seems that you have been to the mountain."

"That's right."

Cao Pingzhi tried his best to suppress his anger and asked, "You've been hiding everything from me lately. What exactly does that mean? Am I not a member of the Cao family now?"

"What do you want to say?" Cao Jianguo frowned slightly.

Cao Pingzhi took a breath: "What do you mean by calling her back?"

"What do you think?"

"I know, you want to hand over the entire family to her, right?" Cao Pingzhi asked, biting his lip.

Cao Jianguo didn't deny it and nodded. "Do I still have the qualifications to run the company? Do I still have the nerve to run the company? If I hadn't listened to you, the company wouldn't be in this state today. I regret it very much. If it weren't for me, the family's future would be bright, but what about now?"

He said bitterly, "It's over, it's all over. The future of our family has been buried by my own hands. How can I continue to manage the company? I might as well hand it over to her. This is our only chance."

"Just because you suffered a little setback, you become so demoralized? When encountering major events, you need to remain calm. Isn't this what you have always taught me? Have you forgotten?" Cao Pingzhi's voice became louder. It was obvious that he was on the verge of an outburst.

Cao Jianguo sighed, "I'm old now, and I shouldn't have held on to power. I was wrong before, and now I want to make amends. I am the sinner of the family. Do you understand?"

"I don't understand!" Cao Pingzhi roared, "Even if you don't have the confidence to make a comeback, you can hand over the company to me. Why should I give it to her? I am your son, your biological child. You can't do this!"

"You're too young. I can't be so selfish anymore. Your last name is Cao, and hers is also Cao. Facts have proven that she's not only more qualified to run the family than you, but she's also much better than me. Just talking about vision, we're far inferior to hers. If it weren't for her, our real estate company would have lost everything. Now Cao Real Estate's assets have more than doubled in just a short time, and it's all thanks to her. Doesn't this prove that she's better than you?"

"No!"

Cao Pingzhi slapped the steering wheel, and then he punched it several times.

Beep, beep, beep…

The car horns were shrill.

In the distance, the driver was smoking a cigarette, looked over here, and turned his head away, as if he didn't hear it at all.

"I have the confidence to restore glory to my family. I've been determined since I was a child to make my family surpass the Chen family, the Zheng family, and the Luo family. I can do it, I will definitely do it. This is the ambition I've made since I was a child. If you do this now, you're destroying my life and my dreams. What should I do in the future? What should I do? Should I help her?"

Cao Pingzhi was a little hysterical.

"What's wrong with helping out? It's all for the family."

Cao Jianguo scolded, "I just spoiled you too much and made you so proud. Because of your pride, I can't hand over the family to you."

"I don't allow you to do this. You failed. Now it's my turn. Didn't you also say that you are old? This is a world for young people. You won't understand." Cao Pingzhi roared.

Cao Jianguo looked at his son with a complicated expression.

He didn't speak.

The father and son just faced each other.

After a long time, he sighed and said, "Go down."

"No, you have to promise me."

"roll!"

Cao Jianguo suddenly roared.

Cao Pingzhi shuddered with fear.

He slammed the steering wheel again, then got out of the car and slammed the door.

Bang!

The car door was closed.

Cao Pingzhi drove his car and sped away.

The driver got in the car and asked carefully, "Are we going to continue up the mountain, Mr. Cao?"

"Go up the mountain."

Cao Jianguo closed his eyes, feeling a little sore.

…

In the villa, Old Master Cao was sitting in the yard with a pot of tea beside him, listening to an opera.

After Tang Xiaobao's treatment, Old Master Cao was in very good health.

But now, he seems to have aged a lot and still coughs from time to time.

Cao Ying sat aside, looking at her grandfather. She sighed in her heart and felt even more distressed.

The old man loved her very much, and had loved her since she was a child, but he had never treated her as a girl.

She is very clear about this.

Even though such a big thing happened at home, Cao Ying had been holding back and not asking about it. She wanted to pretend that she knew nothing, even though this was self-deception. But as soon as the old man called her, she came back as soon as possible.

It's only been a short time since we last met, but the old man seems to have aged again.

Cao Jianguo walked in.

Cao Ying didn't look at him, her eyes were somewhat indifferent. It was impossible to say that there was no resentment in her heart.

After all, her surname is Cao.

The Cao family has always been united, which is why they became so powerful later on.

Of course, it has nothing to do with being powerful now.

A lean camel is still stronger than a horse, but the Cao family may still have many resources in the political and military circles, but it is almost being drained financially.

Old Master Cao narrowed his eyes and glanced at Cao Jianguo, then closed his eyes again and hummed Peking Opera, as if he had not noticed his son coming back at all.

Cao Jianguo just stood there, saying nothing, in silence.

It's windy and quite cool today.

Cao Jianguo was wearing a suit, which was originally quite thick, but now it looked a bit bleak.

He stood in the wind, motionless.

This reminded him of something.

When he was very young, he was always naughty and made mistakes.

At that time, after he made a mistake, he stood in front of his father and waited for his punishment.

Thinking of this, he felt warm in his heart.

But when he came to his senses and looked at his father's old face and haggard expression, his heart began to ache again.