Han Hongde put an end to the matter with just one sentence.
Han Jing said to Han Ji, "Listen carefully to your grandfather. The Han family is having troubles right now. Don't make any more mistakes."
Han Ji: "I know, Dad."
Han Jing: "Don't just make promises verbally, take action. Listen to what I said to you before."
Han Ji: “Yeah.”
Han Jing asked again: "Do you know what I said?"
Han Ji: “I know.”
Han Jing then gave up.
Han Ji certainly knew what Han Jing meant.
He went to Dongjiang every few days. Given Han Jing's ability, he could guess what he was going to do.
Han Jing had advised him on the phone to change his mind and said a lot of good things about Ai Zhiyin. At first, Han Ji thought it was just clichés.
Looking back now, he feels a little regretful.
Sure enough, if you don’t listen to the old man’s advice, you will suffer the consequences.
Han Jing said that as long as he wanted to go to those places and meet those people, as long as he wanted them, it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was within his reach with his family background and status. However, he could not go back home whenever he wanted, and his home might be gone in the blink of an eye.
At first, he had dismissed Han Jing's words, but now, he finally understood their deeper meaning...
"Dingce, tell me about your Uncle Luo. What's going on? Has he seen Luo Fu?" Han Hongde suddenly changed the subject.
"No," Han Jue said, "The Luo family said that Miss Luo went abroad some time ago. She finished her postdoctoral work in China and received an offer from a foreign university, so she went to work there."
"You won't come back for the New Year?"
"Not coming back."
"Where to go, did you say?"
"They say it's Johns Hopkins University, but..." Han Jue said, "I've previously contacted the reagent supplier when she was working at Imperial Capital University. The supplier said that Luo Fu should be at the St. Louis School of Pharmacy."
"He sent his daughter away secretly and didn't even tell us where she went. What on earth was this old fellow planning?" Han Hongde said with a serious expression.
"What happened to Luo Fu?" Liang Xinyun asked.
"Usually during Chinese New Year, Luo Fu would come to our house on the 30th. This year, it's already the second day, and no one from their family has come. So they sent a few servants with some gifts. Dad thought it was strange, so he sent Han Jue to check on the situation." Han Jing glanced at Han Jue. "I guess Ding Ce was kicked out before he could even sit down."
Han Qi said nervously, "Didn't Brother Luo joke before that he was interested in Dingce as his son-in-law? How can he just send his daughter away like that?"
Han Jing: "He's not telling the truth. Han Chen and Luo Fu have been together abroad for so many years, why hasn't he come to say a word? It's obvious that he's letting Luo Fu leave Han Chen out on purpose."
Han Qi: "Brother, you can't say that. The two children were still in school at the time. They were still young and it was not the time to talk about marriage."
Han Jing: "What about Han Ze? Later, when Han Chen got married and asked him to see how Han Ze was doing, he still made excuses, saying that he would let Han Ze settle down first."
Han Qi: "That's true. Han Ze had just returned to China at that time and he really hadn't settled down yet."
Han Jing glared at him: "Are you on our side, or on the side of the Luo family? It's already this time, and you're still speaking for the Luo family? Big brother gave up all his work because of Hao Jie's matter. Now Luo Qing is in charge. He lost his power, and you're still speaking for them?"
Han Qi: "Second brother, whether to help or not, we have to be reasonable. They only have one daughter, Luo Fu. Han Chen is not suitable, so they push Han Ze over. Han Ze is not suitable, so they plan to let Han Jue become someone else's son-in-law. You have made all the good plans, how can she be happy?"
Han Jing: “You!”
"Bang!" Han Hongde slammed his palm on the table and shouted angrily, "Stop arguing! Now is the time to quarrel? Can you brothers unite and get through this difficult situation first?"
"Dad..." Han Qi felt guilty, "I'm sorry, we shouldn't have quarreled."
Han Jing also took the initiative to apologize and said, "Dad, you are right. It is me, as the older brother, who has not set a good example."
Han Hongde finally gave up and glanced at the two of them. He asked, "You are also experienced people in the human relationship field. Analyze what Luo's intention is by doing this?"
"Luo Fu has loved coming to our house since she was little," Han Jing said with a serious expression, giving Han Chen a meaningful look. "The little girl has always been looking for someone, and both families know it tacitly. Later, the marriage didn't work out... The Luo family didn't seem to care much anymore... That's probably when the problems started."
"Well," Han Hongde said, "Luo used to come visit me from time to time, but now he barely comes once a year. He says he's busy, but who knows what he's thinking."
"Now even Luo Fu isn't allowed to come, which is even more telling," Han Jing said. "The real signs probably started when Hao Jie was diagnosed with illness. Big Brother and his family have basically lost interest in work, all their energy invested in their child. Big Brother is already at retirement age. He's a peaceful person, not one to compete. He was able to reach his current position entirely because of you, Dad, who helped him get there. Plus, Big Brother is a good student and has a high level of understanding. It's no exaggeration to say that he's benefited from the times. But now... the current environment doesn't allow Big Brother to be so indifferent. For example, a while ago, their department was arguing with other departments over a funding approval, and there was no final conclusion. Later, they were asked to participate in the negotiation of the department's financial allocation plan, and each party started arguing again for their own department. At that time, Big Brother's opinion was at odds with the Luo family. How could such a situation have occurred in the past?"
"It's simple. It's not about alienation, it's about running out of money," Han Hongde snorted. "Once there's no money, conflicts arise among all parties. No one wants their department to suffer losses or their own interests to be compromised, so how to spend the money becomes the biggest conflict."
"Can't we discuss it together?" Han Qi was puzzled.
"Stupid!" Han Hongde shouted angrily, "Having reached this level of power, who would still be so foolish as to serve for money? Who wouldn't want to be a pioneer of reform? Who wouldn't want to accomplish great feats before the end? But all of this requires financial support. If these contradictions could be resolved through negotiation, the Ming Dynasty would not have fallen!"
Han Shi, who always advocated peace, remained silent.
"How is your eldest brother...how is he doing now?" Although Han Hongde felt that his eldest son was not living up to his expectations, he couldn't help but feel sad when he thought of Han Haojie, and felt the same pain and sadness.
Han Qi asked, "What do you want to know?"
Han Hongde: "His physical condition."
Han Qi: "He looked very haggard. Han Chen and I went to see him."
Han Chen also said: "I haven't seen my uncle for a long time. I didn't expect that when I saw him again this time, he had aged so much. His hair was almost completely white, and he looked listless."
"Ah," Han Hongde sighed helplessly, "I understand, I understand."
We are all grandfathers, and we no longer have the passion and enthusiasm of young people. What we think about in our hearts are our families, our bloodlines, and our descendants, right?
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