Ultimately, the family meeting yielded no results.
Both Wang Shouren and Lou Xiao'e believed that people cannot earn money beyond their own understanding.
The people of Qin Family Village are already considered to have made a fortune by being able to receive dividends without lifting a finger.
As for whether they can hold out.
To be honest, this has little to do with them.
Initially, Wang Shouren's purpose in orchestrating all this was simply to ensure that Qin Huairu would have somewhere to go after he publicly revealed her identity. His plan succeeded; at least in Qin Family Village, no one could say a bad word about her. When Qin Huairu returned to Qin Family Village, no one objected; in fact, she was welcomed back.
No one will dislike someone who can bring benefits to everyone.
There's really no connection between him and the people of Qinjiacun.
Aside from the Qin sisters, Jingru and Huairu, and their parents, I wasn't really familiar with anyone else. I hadn't received any favors from them.
It's clearly impossible for him to devote himself wholeheartedly to Qin Family Village.
But Qin Huairu was different. She had been the village head for a while, and she had to think about the village. Remembering what Wang Shouren had said, she rushed back to discuss things with her third uncle.
Third Uncle was the oldest elder in Qin Family Village.
He is 98 years old this year, with good hearing and eyesight, and can even get angry sometimes. He is also mentally sharp, and most people listen to what he says.
"She might not get what she wants if she goes like this." Lou Xiao'e's understanding was still very clear.
Let alone a clan that isn't very cohesive, what about their family? Once they're overseas, they all live their own lives. In fact, the second and third branches haven't been in contact for quite some time. Ever since they've become independent, they've rarely kept in touch. Even though the Lou family is getting richer and more powerful, before he passed away, Lou's father was still talking about his other brothers and sisters.
But no one came back. We've notified them all, but they're ignoring us. What can we do?
Qin Huairu didn't understand Lou Xiao'e's subtext.
We're from the same family, connected by blood, and we're all like this. You're from the same village, worshipping the same ancestor. How can you possibly work together as one?
"Let her do as she pleases." Wang Shouren shrugged. "Let her do whatever she wants, give her some freedom."
"You have quite the free thinking."
"Don't be silly, my freedom is different from the freedoms of capitalism. Speaking of which, old man Zhuge was really annoyed by his grandson." Wang Shouren couldn't help but laugh when he talked about this.
Old Zhuge retired a few years ago. Originally, he planned to stay in the lab for life. However, around 1989, he suddenly felt his energy waning. Seeing the longing in his juniors' eyes, he realized he should perhaps step down. In China, many positions are filled by the next person after the previous one retires, much like a throne passed down from generation to generation. If the person is reliable, they might abdicate; if the person is unreliable, the entire lab might be ruined.
Old Zhuge was clearly the noble type; he knew when to retire and didn't hesitate, happily returning to school to teach.
But he never expected that his own grandson would be such a worry. He sent him away to study, but all he learned in that place was freedom. He didn't know what was wrong with the kid; he believed everything he was told. He'd tried beating him, he'd tried scolding him, but nothing worked.
"In the end, it's all because of a lack of education." Wang Shouren shook his head: "If you read more books, you'll know what freedom is really like over there."
“So, those who don’t study well and whose stance is not firm are really hard to send out. They might actually bring disaster to the country and its people.” Lou Xiao’e nodded in agreement.
"The key is that the old man's little grandson is doing well in his studies..."
The two were chatting about this and that when Qin Jingru walked in cheerfully: "Oh, chatting, look who I brought back."
Wang Shouren and Lou Xiao'e took one look and saw that the old man Zhuge had a wrinkled face full of anger, and behind him was a young man with messy dyed hair.
The two exchanged a glance.
Good heavens, it really does happen just like that!
Although Zhuge Liang is old, his health is still quite good, and he still has the ability to get angry.
With a face full of anger, he said to the child behind him, "Zhuge Jin, I brought you here today so you can use your little mouth to talk to this person about your ideas of freedom. If you can convince him, this old man will set you free and let you do whatever you want. Later, I'll cross your name off the family tree! If you can't convince him, you'd better come back to your country right now!"
Wang Shouren almost spat out his drink when he heard this.
This means she's being expelled from the party; that's quite a bold move.
For a modern person, or someone without a clan mentality, the meaning of being expelled from a clan is unknown. However, for some long-established families, the price of expulsion is extremely severe.
"No, no, old man, what are you doing? He's just a kid; with proper guidance, he'll be fine." Qin Jingru was startled.
"Tch, I don't care. It's just a title." Zhuge Jin behind him scoffed.
"You!" Old Zhuge was furious, and Qin Jingru quickly helped him sit down.
Ultimately, no matter how outrageous the Zhuge family members are, they still possess a certain level of literary cultivation. Currently, Zhuge Jin is rejecting certain aspects of domestic society, believing that the US system is more liberal and suitable. That's why this whole situation has arisen. Old Man Zhuge and his father, being technically inclined, are completely oblivious to the intricacies of this situation.
This resulted in no one in the family being able to persuade him.
Zhuge Liang was so angry that he dragged Wang Shouren directly to him.
Wang Shouren still had to help with this.
About an hour later, the old man Zhuge led his men away happily. His grandson, no longer arrogant, followed dejectedly. However, he was not convinced; he still wanted to verify what Wang Shouren had said.
Wang Shouren found it somewhat amusing.
At such a young age, they're already talking about things like freedom, and they believe whatever others say. That's probably just the naivety of their age.
"The people over there in the US are really not very good at it." Qin Jingru listened with great interest, thinking that she would have something to brag about at the next gathering.
“Don’t tell anyone about these things.” Wang Shouren glared at her. “At your age, you should know what you should and shouldn’t say.”
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