Even in front of her own son, she would never contradict her husband.

So she remained silent, letting the father and son talk, until the couple lay in bed that night, when Guo Mingli finally spoke: "Why did you agree to let Yunqi go out and make his own way in the world? Making money is so hard these days, starting from scratch isn't easy. The family paved the way for him, but he just wouldn't take it..."

Han Shiping rolled over. "The child is grown up and has his own ideas. If you force him to do something he doesn't want to do, he won't do it well. He'll naturally figure it out when he hits a wall outside."

Guo Mingli was still reluctant: "Isn't it better to just deliver goods to the family and relax? He's 22 already. In a few years, he should find someone to marry so he can give me a big, healthy grandson. What can he possibly accomplish by going out and messing around? He should just stay at home. After we retire, we can hand over the reins to the young couple. It would be so much better if the whole family could live together in harmony."

Han Shiping said seriously, "Don't interfere too much. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. How many things have your child done according to your wishes since he was a child? Not to mention that daughter-in-law who is nowhere to be found. We, as elders, try our best to create better conditions for him, but if the child wants to fly, we can't stop him! He has to walk his own path. You have your own ideas for making arrangements, but he has his own plans. Interfering too much will only alienate the child from you in the end."

Seemingly realizing his words had been a bit harsh, Han Shiping sighed and continued, "Back when we quit our jobs to set up a street stall, my parents didn't agree either, did they? But in the end, we insisted on going into business, even if it meant separating from the family. What were you thinking back then? Nobody believed in us, but although we didn't become rich, we still managed to build up this little fortune. Now that it's our son's turn, why are you trying to follow my parents' example? Listen to me, don't interfere. As long as he doesn't do anything illegal or disorderly, let him go out and make his way in the world."

Thinking about her youth, Guo Mingli felt quite bitter.

Not long after she and Han Shiping got married, state-owned enterprises were not doing well, a large number of workers were laid off, and the factory could not pay wages. Both of them were daring and determined, and decided to quit their jobs and go into business.

However, the in-laws strongly objected, and were furious that the two had lost their "iron rice bowl" without their permission. The Han family had five sons and no daughters. Han Shiping was the third son, neither the eldest nor the youngest, and he didn't have any outstanding abilities. He was in the middle and the least favored. At that time, the family had not been completely divided. Under the insistence of the two, he was eventually kicked out of the house with almost nothing.

Three years after they left, they had a chance encounter. A close friend of Han Shiping introduced them to a batch of slightly flawed clothing shipped from the south, but the flaws were negligible. At that time, the clothing industry in the north was just starting out, and Han Shiping wanted to buy the goods. However, Han Yunqi had just been born, and he was busy taking care of the child and had limited funds. Han Shiping had no choice but to go back to his parents-in-law and beg them to lend him two thousand yuan. He promised to write an IOU and repay the loan quickly after the goods were sold, but his parents-in-law refused to lend him a single penny and even scolded him.

Ultimately, they missed out on that batch of goods, which was snapped up by another friend who made a profit of over 100,000 yuan. With that money, the friend went on to have a smooth and successful career in the clothing industry, and has now amassed a fortune of tens of millions of yuan.