"Your idea is good, but this is not something that can be accomplished overnight."
Zhang Hongmei nodded. "I know, but there's no rush. I can't just go back and abandon this place; it will still be useful."
"Hehe, okay. I support you. Hongmei, aren't you being a little too trusting of Wyatt?"
"Godfather and godmother, I don't know how to explain it? I just feel that he is kind to me, and I can trust him."
Huang Meihua laughed, “Hongmei, almost every generation in your family has someone like that.”
"Godmother, how did you know?"
“I heard my grandfather say it, and at the time I thought it was just superstition. But now that you've mentioned it, I remember what my grandfather said.”
"Hehe, this is genetic? I found that strange."
"Hehe, what's so strange about that? Your family just happened to be born in this era, and the Zhou family is also eyeing you covetously. Otherwise, who knows what might have happened?"
"Hehe, I don't think anything can last forever. It's just the law of nature."
"It's great that you think this way. People should always look forward."
Zhang Hongmei nodded, she hadn't thought anything of it in the first place. Did they really want to restore the dynasty? She'd never even dreamed of it.
"You two talk, I'll go check the kitchen. They delivered some watermelon today, I'll prepare it and bring it over to you. It's rare that you two have such a peaceful time today, you can sit down and have a good chat."
After Huang Meihua left, Beth suddenly stopped smiling and looked at Zhang Hongmei seriously. "Girl, you don't need to worry too much. I want to give the eldest prince financial support, not necessarily to help him fight for the throne."
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend"—that's an old saying of yours; you should have heard of it.
"Godfather, let's wait and see. Even if the Second Prince knew my identity, he wouldn't dare to come here."
Since you've sent someone over there, let's wait for news and then make a decision.
“I know, I just want you to understand that you don’t need to be afraid, you have us behind you. Don’t be afraid that we will make things difficult for you. We became the number one family not only because of business.”
Carlos will run for Congress this October. I haven't entered politics because I prefer a comfortable life.
However, looking at future developments, I think it's impossible not to get into that circle, otherwise our weapons factories will be marginalized.
The McCann family's biggest source of profit is its weapons factory. They would only truly decline if they were squeezed out. Therefore, losing business in Country Y wouldn't cripple the family.
You don't need to feel guilty. The business there doesn't make much profit to begin with. It's just about capturing market share.
And most importantly, although he is the second prince, he doesn't have the power to bring us down. Also, Her Majesty the Queen wouldn't allow him to interfere in the economy.
Zhang Hongmei knew that Bess was saying all this just to put her mind at ease.
"Godfather, I understand. We'll know what to do then."
"Hongmei has some good news for you: the first corn harvester has been produced. It will be shipped south soon for testing."
This honor will go to Carlos, so you'll be compensated elsewhere.
"Godfather, you don't need to do this. Giving it to Carlos would probably help his candidacy, wouldn't it?"
"Yes, so it's taken up your work."
"Godfather, it's alright. This isn't as useful to me as Carlos."
But I don't want any other compensation. I just want our factory to produce more and sell it throughout our country. Even if it's just a few units, I want to send them back to my hometown.
"No problem. Carlos will take care of it. Ten units are feasible."
"Hehe, that's enough. Are we going to build a machine shop in China?"
"Let's get the steel plant up and running first, then we can talk about other things. If you're in a hurry, we can cooperate with your country."
"Hehe, that's a good idea. There are existing production workshops in China, so you can just send your technicians over there."
"Okay, we'll know the results within a month. We can discuss this further then."
At this moment, Huang Meihua came in with a slice of watermelon and said, "You two should try this. I think it's especially sweet."
"Godmother, you should eat too."
"I'll go call Annie down to eat."
Finally, Zhang Hongmei and Beth were also waiting for Annie in the living room with watermelons.
After finishing her lunch, Zhang Hongmei played with Annie for a while before leaving.
That evening, after reading Zhang Shouyi's letter, she found nothing amiss. He was just flirting with her. Ah, men!
Tell Zhang Shouyi everything about the conversation he had with Beth at McCann's house today.
"My wife is so capable. I wish you could come back right away."
Zhang Hongmei ignored him completely. He was always dragging her down. However, the shy smile on her face betrayed her true thoughts.
In fact, Zhang Hongmei actually accepted this kind of relationship. If they had been together all the time, their relationship might not have developed this way.
Despite the great distance, their pure love, expressed solely through voice messages and letters, was exactly what Zhang Hongmei cherished. Being a slow-to-warm-up person, even if a passionate flame were to ignite, it might not necessarily take hold.
Until the end of the holiday, Zhang Hongmei stayed at home, only going out to play with Annie a few times. The rest of the time she spent studying. The courses in the third year of university were relatively more practical, but fortunately, the four of them were very confident in these areas.
Wyatt gave 100,000 yuan to Zeng Zhongkang and his two friends for their treasure hunt game, but the three of them insisted on giving Zhang Hongmei 25,000 yuan, and they told her to keep all the money for them.
"Send this money back to China. We'll exchange it for RMB and deposit it in a bank." None of the three objected. They even gave Zhang Hongmei their usual dividends, 20,000 yuan each, to send back to China as well.
When Zhang Shouyi saw that it was so much foreign currency again, he learned from the letter that it belonged to the three of them.
I was thinking of giving them the money a month later, according to the bank's exchange rate, and then depositing it in the bank.
School starts tomorrow, and Kong Yushun and ten others came over for dinner tonight. Because it's hot, we'll be having cold noodles, steamed buns, and some stir-fried dishes.
Dong Yuping sat down next to Zhang Hongmei. "Hongmei, we're going to reduce the quantity. It's too hot in the summer, we don't want it to spoil."
"That makes sense. So what are you planning to do? Are you still just studying?"
“We’ll use our weekends to sell drinks on the street. It’s a source of income.”
"It's good that you've all thought it through. But it will be very tough."
"No, we'll gain experience now."
"That's also an option. You can start your internship at the company when your rent expires."
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