Fu Xiuyu's hands, which were fiddling with the flowerpots, suddenly stopped.
She turned her head and carefully examined Huo Junyu through his glasses. Unbeknownst to her, the chubby little dumpling who was once pampered by everyone had grown into a handsome young man with a resolute and aloof demeanor. His angular face revealed a hint of unruliness, and the restraint in his eyes and brows was exactly like that of Huo Zhixing.
Fu Xiuyu smiled, and then, thinking that the child also had a quarter of the Fu family's blood in him, she felt extremely proud.
"Come here." Fu Xiuyu waved her hand and sat down on the sofa with her grandson. "Tell Grandma, what do you suspect about He Sirui?"
Huo Junyu was slightly taken aback.
He never mentioned He Sirui's name from beginning to end. Besides, Grandma brought more than just He Sirui; there were other members of the Fu family clan as well. Why was this old lady like this...?
"Surprised?" Fu Xiuyu laughed. "Remember this, your grandma is your grandma. No matter what, don't try to hide anything from this old woman!"
"oh……"
"Aren't you going to tell the truth?"
Huo Junyu immediately sat up straight and pursed his lips.
"Grandma, I suspect that everything that has happened recently is related to Sirui."
"Oh?" Fu Xiuyu looked at him with a half-smile. "Do you have any evidence?"
These four words left Huo Junyu speechless.
He had no evidence, but he had to voice his doubts.
"Before you brought Si Rui to Yangcheng, everything was peaceful here. But ever since He Si Rui arrived, the opening ceremony of Lu's Film City was maliciously poisoned, causing a very bad influence in the industry."
"Later, the police caught the person who poisoned the drinks and also tested the alcohol and beverages from that night. The results showed that it was done by someone from the Gu family."
"And now, at this critical juncture... Gu Zihan is dead!"
Huo Junyu frowned slightly. "Grandma, why did Gu Zihan come to Yangcheng right before the opening of Lu's Film City? And why did she die just when the truth was about to come out? In my opinion, someone probably doesn't want her to speak!"
"So this person must be He Sirui?" Fu Xiuyu raised an eyebrow.
Huo Junyu paused for a moment, then lowered his head.
“You have reason to suspect her, and it is indeed a coincidence that all of this happened right after we came to Yangcheng.”
Fu Xiuyu's eyes were complicated. Her aura had not faded with the passage of time; on the contrary, her eyes were even more shrewd than before.
"But you have no evidence, do you?"
"grandmother……"
“Your suspicions must be supported by evidence.” Fu Xiuyu said calmly, getting up to pick up a pot of flowers and continue pruning the branches.
"Grandma, I can find evidence."
"If you were the one doing the wrong thing, would you make it easy for people to find evidence?"
Huo Junyu was stunned for a moment. What he said seemed to make sense.
"By the time you find evidence, they'll have already destroyed the evidence!" Fu Xiuyu trimmed the excess branches and smiled. "Besides, Sirui was brought by me. Given the relationship between our Fu family and the He family... Junyu, Grandma can't help you with this!"
Huo Junyu opened his eyes wide, about to retort, when the old lady suddenly made a 180-degree turn—
"We won't help with this because finding evidence is too troublesome and time-consuming."
"Just because I won't help with this matter doesn't mean I won't help with anything else."
Huo Junyu didn't understand: "Grandma, what do you mean?"
"Grandma has another gift for you!"
Fu Xiuyu smiled mysteriously, got up and went back to her room. After a while, she came out and handed a USB drive to Huo Junyu.
"Is this a message telling me... to go back and see?"
"No need," Fu Xiuyu pointed to the computer. "Just watch it here!"
Huo Junyu plugged the USB drive into the computer with a puzzled look, and when he opened it, he found that the data inside took up most of the memory.
At first, he thought these were just ordinary reports, but the more he looked at them, the more something seemed off. Coupled with certain text descriptions... he was suddenly startled, his fingers on the mouse stopped abruptly, and he looked at Fu Xiuyu in surprise.
Fu Xiuyu shook her head, glanced at her watch, and said, "Thirty-five minutes and twenty seconds have passed, and you're only just realizing it? If it were my little Youzi, fifteen minutes would have been enough!"
"..." Huo Junyu once again understood his position in the family.
“Grandma,” he said seriously, “these data are records of the He family’s rampant embezzlement through charitable organizations?”
Fu Xiuyu nodded slightly, her expression somber.
When did you begin investigating them?
"Well..." Fu Xiuyu thought for a moment, but she couldn't explain it clearly herself.
She has always had a keen business sense, and when she sensed something was wrong, she immediately began to investigate.
Although the Fu and He families had sworn an oath of brotherhood, promising to live together harmoniously for generations to come.
However, by the time it came to He Sirui's father's generation, the He family had clearly deviated from their original intentions.
“My father taught me that investing is about finding good projects, supporting the economy, and thus promoting the revitalization of the entire country.” Fu Xiuyu looked at her eldest grandson and said in a deep voice, “Even though we are in a foreign country, our essence will not change. Although the headquarters of the Fu Group is in Europe, we still need to keep our capital in China to help our country.”
Huo Junyu strongly agreed, which is why Fu Xiuyu has been investing in more and more projects in Yangcheng in recent years.
In contrast, the Ho family only thinks about using venture capital to amass wealth, and they even dabble in charitable causes.
"Although our two families have made an oath in our ancestors' time, my Fu family has its own principles!" Fu Xiuyu said solemnly, "We will not ally with such greedy and shameless scoundrels!"
"grandmother……"
Fu Xiuyu looked at him and gently curled her lips. "The other members of the Fu family are afraid to act for fear of damaging the relationship between the two families, and are unwilling to step forward. I am different! They all think that harming the relationship between the two families makes them sinners, but I believe that harming the interests of the people is what makes one a sinner for all time!"
"If no one dares to pick at this boil, I, Fu Xiuyu, don't mind being that person!"
*
That entire night, besides analyzing data, all Jiang Mianmian could hear was Huo Junyu's adoration for his grandmother.
Jiang Mianmian glanced at him indifferently, then silenced him with a question:
"Based on the materials Grandma gave you, where is the orphanage sponsored by the He family located?"
"..."
Huo Junyu stared at Jiang Mianmian with innocent eyes.
"The first line of the written document says it's in Nanbin!"
Jiang Mianmian looked helpless, while Huo Junyu chuckled and came closer, putting a hand on her shoulder.
"Mianmian".
What are you doing?
"It's so good to have you."
This statement comes entirely from the heart; there is no falsehood in it.
Jiang Mianmian temporarily forgave his silly act and asked him with a light laugh, "What should we do next?"
Huo Junyu threw the question at her: "You tell me."
"I wouldn't dare," Jiang Mianmian teased him in a high-pitched voice. "Brother Junyu, she's your childhood friend, how could I dare to touch her?"
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