"These beasts!"
Mr. Yu slammed his fist on the table in anger, his eyes filled with malice.
After Qin Xiao's father calmed down, he said, "Smith is no longer a threat. The families he secretly bribed are now in your hands."
He doesn't intend to get involved in these matters.
"If you need help, just ask."
Father Yu laughed and said, "These few shrimp soldiers and crab generals are no trouble for you to handle. Let me do it."
Smith is a foreigner and colludes with the Governor's Office, so there's nothing I can do about him. But I have plenty of ways to deal with these lackeys, so this is a good opportunity to vent my anger.
Having dealt with Smith's matter, their mission was successfully completed, and it was time to consider returning home.
When Yu's father heard that they were leaving, he was very reluctant to let them go.
In just a few days, Yu's father had gone from admiring Qin Xiao to respecting Ye Weiwei. At roughly the same age, his son Yu Chengwu was far less capable than Qin Xiao.
If Qin Xiao weren't a member of the military, he would have wanted to snatch him away to help.
If the Yu family's company could have Qin Xiao's help, its development would be far greater than it is now.
"Smith is missing, and the Governor's Office hasn't received any news yet. Customs hasn't opened either, so you can't go back right now. Why don't you stay at home for a few more days and leave when things calm down?"
Qin Xiao laughed and said, "We'll travel by water."
Mr. Yu frowned: "This area used to be managed by the Green Dragon Gang. Now that the Green Dragon Gang is gone, the situation is more chaotic, and smuggling is more dangerous than before."
Qin Xiao didn't care: "We'll be fine."
Knowing that he couldn't persuade them otherwise, Mr. Yu could only say helplessly, "Alright then, you must be careful."
He ordered people to prepare two generous gifts for the two of them to take back, one for them and one to be delivered to Chu Zhao.
After finishing their business, Yu's father and Qin Xiao chatted about other things, from all over the world, talking about whatever came to mind. They found themselves getting along very well and ended up spending the whole afternoon in the study.
"Speaking of which, I used to travel back and forth between the mainland and Hong Kong quite a bit. When I was doing business in the mainland with my family elders, I learned a lot about the mainland. However, the situation in the mainland has been quite tense in recent years, and our identities are quite sensitive, so we haven't gone there anymore. Chengwu has only been there three or four times in his entire life."
They always went with a mission.
Qin Xiao knew that during the War of Resistance against Japan, the Yu family, as patriots, generously donated money and supplies without hesitation.
"The situation will improve; the inland areas need time to develop."
“I know. I just hope that I can see her peaceful and prosperous in my lifetime. This is also the wish of generations of the Yu family.”
As Mr. Yu spoke with emotion, he added, “You probably don’t know this, do you? Our Yu family was originally surnamed Yu, not the Gan Gou Yu we know today. Back then, the country was in turmoil, with war raging everywhere. Our family split into two factions. One faction advocated self-preservation and wanted to shrink the family business in Hong Kong to live a peaceful life. The other faction advocated supporting the war effort and ending the war as soon as possible.”
My father was the latter. He was willing to break with his family and separate from them. To show that he had completely severed ties with them, he changed his surname from Yu to Yu.
My father said: Without a country, it's like a house without roof tiles to shelter it from the wind and rain; it could be swallowed up by storms at any moment. He changed his surname to Yu so that we would remember this: only with a country can there be a home.
Without a country, our Yu family is nothing more than a leaf on a vast ocean, rootless and adrift.
Qin Xiao was surprised to learn that the Yu family had such a past, and he expressed his deepest respect for the late Mr. Yu.
"Your father was a kind and respectable man."
It is because of the joint efforts and contributions of so many people that they have their own independent and developing country, and that they are able to be masters of their own destiny.
Yu's father thought of his father, and his eyes showed longing.
"My father lived a life of good deeds and righteousness, with a clear conscience. His only regrets were towards my mother and my brother..."
Qin Xiao asked, puzzled, "Isn't the Yu family known for having only one son per generation for three generations?"
Father Yu shook his head with a wry smile: "That's how it is in the eyes of outsiders, but I have an older brother. However, back then, the situation was chaotic, and my father was busy with the family business. My mother had an accident when she was pregnant with my older brother, and he was lost after he was born. My mother was depressed about this, and she passed away a few years after I was born."
Therefore, outsiders were unaware of the situation, and our family dared not mention this past event to avoid triggering my mother's painful memories. So, only our family knew about it. Even our clan was unaware; they only heard that my mother had miscarried and lost the baby.
When my father was alive, he often traveled to different places to do business. He was always trying to find my eldest brother, and he just couldn't believe that he was gone. He held onto a sliver of hope, and before he died, he told me that I must never give up the search..."
Qin Xiao was deeply saddened upon hearing this and didn't know what to say.
Mr. Yu realized he had said too much, and came to his senses, saying apologetically, "Look at me, I get old and I love to ramble on and on. I'm sorry you had to laugh at me."
He didn't know why, but looking at Qin Xiao, he felt a strong urge to confide in him, even though the young man looked cold and aloof, not the kind of person who was easy to approach at first glance.
Qin Xiao shook his head: "We should still have hope. What if it comes true someday? Besides, Mr. Yu's merits are immeasurable, and he will surely benefit future generations."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Yu said happily, "Good! Then I'll take your good wishes! I love listening to you talk; I always feel that whatever you say will come true."
This young man possesses a convincing charisma.
Qin Xiao chuckled: "You think too highly of me."
Yu's father didn't care; he was just convinced of it.
Perhaps because they shared their innermost thoughts, their relationship deepened, and they got along much better. Without the constraints of their social status, they were more like old friends who were close despite their age difference.
Even Yu's mother sensed something was wrong and privately asked Yu's father if his son had been behaving too well lately, which was why he was being so kind to him.
Yu's father was speechless, but he didn't say anything to Yu's mother. Sometimes ignorance is bliss. If you're ignorant, you don't have to bear too much burden, and life becomes much simpler and happier.
Qin Xiao and Ye Weiwei were about to leave, and they didn't know when their son and Ellie would be back. Taking the opportunity, Yu's father told Yu's mother that he would send their son to inspect the company and let him stay away for a few days.
Upon hearing this, Yu's mother objected, saying discontentedly, "So what if I said a few words to that Ellie a few days ago? Are you going to stand up for her too? That little vixen is truly a menace, bewitching our son and now even you are siding with her!"
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