In her previous life, her eldest brother died early, her second sister went blind due to illness, her third brother became autistic, and she herself lived a life of poverty and hardship, scavenging...
At this moment, Liu Hui's eyes were calm, with no expectation or anxiety in them. His heart had already made it clear at that moment that he would ask again because he did not want to give up the opportunity to educate his son.
Guan Zanli felt a little flustered under his calm gaze, "What do you mean?"
Liu Hui sighed, "I'm planning to go home. Over the past twenty years, Zhou Xiang has given me countless opportunities, but I haven't seized any. I don't think I'm cut out for this place. I must be someone who can't make a fortune, which is why I keep losing. I've decided to give up struggling."
"No," Guan Zanli said anxiously, "Didn't you do a great job at the stall in the school cafeteria?"
"But I'm tired," Liu Hui looked down at her, "whether it's chasing after you or asking for reconciliation now, I feel tired. Even if you give me a chance to get back together, I still won't feel relieved.
I just want to educate Xiaowei properly. Ma Baokun has already been kicked out by Ma Zhao. I don't want Xiaowei to be disappointed by us and give up. I want to try my best. If you don't give me a chance, you will have to bear the consequences of Xiaowei's good or bad behavior in the future."
"I..." Guan Zanli was completely panicked. "If I agree, will you still go back home?"
"Well! I want to go back and calm down before coming back. If you don't give me a chance, I won't come back after I go back."
Guan Zanli lowered her head. She really didn't think it was a good thing to be married and controlled by someone, but she couldn't bear to let this person leave. "Can we live together?"
Liu Hui looked at the drooping head and sighed imperceptibly, "I understand."
Guan Zanli thought Liu Hui agreed and wanted to continue persuading him to untie the ropes on her body, but Liu Hui ignored her and just sat aside, thinking about something.
When Guan Zanxiang told him that they had kidnapped Guan Zanli, Zhou Xiang was so surprised that he didn't know what to say. Is Guan Zanli so hateful?
"Sister Xiangxiang, even though she is your biological sister, what you are doing is against the law. It is a deprivation of her personal freedom. Please don't cause any big trouble."
Guan Zanxiang was stunned. She hadn't expected this. "How about I go and release her?"
"Go quickly! If you get hurt or something, it will be even more serious."
When Guan Zanxiang arrived, he saw that the three members of the family were all silent.
"Sister," Guan Zanli said anxiously when she saw Guan Zanxiang, "Sister, please untie me quickly. I won't go to Dad's for dinner. I'll ask Liu Hui to bring it over to me and ask him to take Xiaowei to dinner."
"That's what you said!" Guan Zanxiang felt relieved to see that his sister was fine.
"It's my own fault. If I can't get away with it, then I can't get away with it." Guan Zanli just begged her sister to untie her quickly.
Finally free, Guan Zanli stretched her wrists and said, "Big sister, look how cruel you are! My wrists are now bruised."
Looking at his wrist, which already had several marks from being strangled, Guan Zanxiang felt a little guilty. "Who told you to be so tactless? That's the guest of honor table. Dad arranged it for important guests. I was worried that you would make a fuss and make Dad feel uncomfortable. Don't you see how happy Dad is today?"
"Am I not a guest?" Guan Zanli lowered her arms and curled her lips. "Even Zhou Xiang, her goddaughter, can sit at the main guest table, including her children and bodyguards. Why can't we, married daughters, have that? In ancient times, married daughters returning to their parents' home were treated like aunts, but look at what we're being treated like? In the eyes of others, it's like we're not even welcome in our parents' home."
This twisted logic made Guan Zanxiang dumbfounded. "Lili, we have been kicked out of the house, what kind of treatment do we need? Dad didn't invite us back for a drink, we came back shamelessly. To put it bluntly, we are bad guests.
Do you still want the same treatment as Zhou Xiang? Ask yourself, are you as attentive to your parents as Zhou Xiang was? You were poor before, but what about after you made money at the food court?
Every time we tried our best to smooth things over with our parents, we never left you behind, but you always held us back. The way you held us back was by showing off your wealth in front of our parents!
Guan Zanxiang looked at her sister disappointedly, turned around and walked out, looking up at the blue sky. It was really not worth it for her to be angry with such a person.
After hearing his ex-wife's words, Liu Hui's eyes became more determined. He pulled his son out of the house and prepared to go out for a drink. On the way, he solemnly asked his son, "Are you going with your mother or with me?"
Liu Xiaowei's eyes dodged, "When you divorced, didn't you give me to my mother?"
"Okay," Liu Hui nodded vigorously. "Remember what you said today. Don't regret it in the future. And don't try to impress me with family affection, because my heart has been deeply hurt by you and your son."
Liu Xiaowei was a little flustered. What did his father mean by this? "Dad!"
Liu Hui stopped and asked, "What's your decision?"
"I……"
Liu Xiaowei's hesitation made Liu Hui give up. "Alright, you've already said it. I was too stupid. I hope you can change your mind. Let's go! Follow me today and don't embarrass your grandfather. Later... I won't be able to see you anymore, so out of sight, out of mind!"
After the happy reunion dinner, Liu Hui found an opportunity to approach Zhou Xiang and said, "Miss Zhou, can I talk to you? It will only take half an hour."
"Okay!" Looking at the pleading in the man's eyes, Zhou Xiang decided to stay and listen to what he was going to talk about.
Ling Ran naturally stayed as well. The three of them went upstairs and found an empty room.
Liu Hui stated his plan straight out of the gate, "I've been out for 20 years now. During these 20 years, you've given me many opportunities, and I've seized them three times. The first two ended in failure. This time, although I'm still on the rise, I'm tired.
I am almost 40 years old, and I can no longer help my child's education. I have decided to give up. I don't have much time to waste with Lili. I plan to go back to my hometown, which is better than drifting here like a rootless duckweed.
What I want to ask is, if I see a site similar to a health park in our area, would you be willing to invest there?"
"It's too far." Zhou Xiang shook his head. It was too inconvenient to exchange his gold abroad, and cross-provincial investment was inconvenient to manage. If he was taken advantage of, his investment would be wasted.
"Okay then! I won't bother Miss Zhou anymore." Liu Hui was a little disappointed, but he also realized that he had taken it for granted.
"Wait a minute," Zhou Xiang stopped him. "If you really think there are beautiful scenic spots in your area, then just shoot a short video specifically about the beautiful spots, add some commentary, and broadcast it on your own website. This will both earn traffic and promote your hometown. It doesn't have to be too technical, just keep it realistic."
"Okay!" Liu Hui smiled and nodded vigorously. He watched every episode of Huai County's humanities documentary. He had never thought about it before, but now that Zhou Xiang reminded him, he immediately thought of Jin Xiaoling's personal website.
He combined Jin Xiaoling's website with Huai County's humanities records and found two people to work together. Perhaps, they would not be worse than these two.