Who wants to take the civil service exam after being reborn?

Chapter 628 "The Theory of Bloodline"

After hanging up the phone, Yi Baoyu felt quite good knowing that the reply was hers to receive.

She walked down the spiral wooden staircase from her room on the second floor of the villa. Light snow was falling outside the window, and the firewood was crackling in the fireplace.

That's how it is in Sweden; the temperature is already quite low in November. Yi Baoyu doesn't like this kind of climate; she feels that the environment of the compound in the capital city of China is more suitable for her.

After his parents divorced, his mother brought him to Stockholm.

This is a somewhat quiet Nordic city, but with a very high per capita income, and you can occasionally see the aurora borealis.

Besides the weather, my memories of the capital also include the way my elders behaved back then.

"mom."

On the sofa on the first floor of the villa sat a middle-aged woman wearing velvet pajamas and holding a coffee.

Middle-aged women are actually quite good-looking; although their features may not be stunning, they have a great temperament.

It's as if she possesses a serene composure that comes from witnessing turbulent times and the tides of history.

The middle-aged woman looked up, then calmly looked away and asked, "Who were you talking to on the phone just now?"

"one……"

Yi Baoyu felt that Chen Zhe was not worthy of being her friend.

But not knowing how to summarize it, I could only reluctantly say: "A very ordinary, inconspicuous friend."

The middle-aged woman remained silent, gazing at the snowflakes outside. After taking another sip of coffee, she nodded and said, "Is that so?"

Ignoring her mother's questions, Yi Baoyu turned to the kitchen and called out, "Aunt Liu, pour me a cup of coffee too."

"okay!"

Another woman in her forties emerged from the kitchen, smiling broadly. The calluses from handling guns in her youth had silently faded into the background of her life in peacetime.

After Aunt Liu put down the coffee and went back to the kitchen to work, Yi Baoyu's mother suddenly said, "Be more polite to Aunt Liu in the future. When you return to China, try to learn how to do these little things."

"why?"

Yi Baoyu gave his mother a strange look.

When we came to Sweden, three people from the compound also came with us: Aunt Liu, Aunt Jiang, and Uncle Gao.

They used to be orderly soldiers in the military compound, but after arriving in Sweden, they changed their green uniforms for civilian clothes.

However, having stayed in his own home for so long, his status was definitely higher than Chen Zhe and the others, but in Yi Baoyu's view, he was still essentially just a "waiter".

"If you stay in Sweden, then it doesn't matter."

Yi Baoyu's mother put down the porcelain cup of coffee and said indifferently, "But the old man wanted to see you before he passed away, and you yourself are willing to return to China, so you should know the current situation in China."

What situation?

Yi Baoyu was stunned for a moment: "Isn't it still pretty much the same as before? I saw some cities on the internet, and they all seem very similar to what they were twenty years ago. My third uncle is still a high-ranking official."

"And what about your second uncle?"

Yi Baoyu's mother calmly countered, "Why did he hide in Australia and not dare to return to China? Because he knew he would be arrested as soon as he landed."

"But my second uncle said he was too lazy to go back at all; he was just more comfortable in Australia."

Yi Baoyu was skeptical: "My second uncle's surname is Xiao. Who in the country would dare to touch you?"

“If you still hold this view, you might as well not go back and not even think about doing anything.”

The mother frowned and said, "She doesn't understand anything, but her identity is sensitive. She'll definitely be taken advantage of when she returns to China..."

The argument between the mother and daughter attracted Aunt Liu from the kitchen, who quickly tried to smooth things over: "Chairman Xiao, don't worry. Even if you don't go back, I will take good care of Baoyu."

Sweden has abundant iron ore deposits, and Yi Baoyu's mother is a director of an import-export mineral company and is very wealthy.

In the future, during the acquisition of [Reply], even if Chen proposed five hundred million or one billion, Yi Baoyu would not think it was too much.

"Who would dare to take advantage of me? Would Grandpa let them get away with it?"

Yi Baoyu found it outrageous, as there was a distinguished grandfather and many other elders still in service in China.

When ordinary people see me, don't they all have to lower their heads and bow to greet me?
Your grandfather is about to pass away.

Chairman Xiao said sternly, "The doctor said that if you can make it through this winter, you might have a few more months; if you can't, it might be a matter of time."

This is also why Chairman Xiao clearly didn't want Yi Baoyu to go back, but had no choice but to let her go.

The old man missed his granddaughter and wanted to see her one last time before he passed away. Even if she hated her father, could she not even grant the old man's last wish?
Back when the two families hadn't fallen out, they had a very good relationship.

Yi Baoyu didn't take her mother's scolding to heart; her mother always said she didn't understand the current situation in China.

cut!
Do I need to be very knowledgeable?

The theory of bloodline holds true everywhere, in both the East and the West.

As December drew to a close, with the old man's lucid moments becoming increasingly shorter, the authorities in China also requested that Yi Baoyu return as soon as possible.

If we can rouse the old man and help him live a few more months, at least the whole family can celebrate the Spring Festival.

Seeing that he couldn't stop her, Mr. Xiao had no choice but to send his daughter to Arlanda International Airport.

The driver was Uncle Gao, a soldier who was also a couple with Aunt Jiang. These once-heroic soldiers in the compound are now mature men in their early forties. It can be said that they have dedicated their entire lives to the Yi family.

At the ticket gate, Aunt Liu pushed her luggage ahead, while Chairman Xiao gave his daughter, who hadn't been home for over a decade, some words of advice:
First, there are many smart people in China, so you must not underestimate them. Moreover, the influence of the Xiao and Yi families is far less than it was twenty years ago.

Secondly, I hope you will come back as soon as possible after the old man's funeral.

Third, I know you won't listen, and you really want to do something. Mom understands the impetuousness of your age and allows you to try. But you have to promise Mom that if you feel overwhelmed, you won't force yourself and will come back immediately.
Fourth, your father has remarried several stepmothers in the country, so try to have less contact with them!

Yi Gege only absorbed half of what she heard.

Those "stepmothers" may be gone, but things still need to be done.

My third uncle said that none of the other younger members of the family have outstanding abilities. Even if we pour a lot of resources into them, they all end up making a mess.

If I perform exceptionally well on this trip back, wouldn't that just prove my role in the family?
But those older brothers and sisters are really awful. They have the power to take whatever they want, yet they still manage to make a mess of things.

I can't be like them.

My future is bright!
……

Approximately nine hours later, the flight landed in the capital.

Yi Baoyu glanced at the car that picked him up; it still had a red, black, and white license plate, and even his third uncle had come in person.

This type of license plate allows drivers to run red lights without being fined or having points deducted.

Yi's third uncle is named Yi Boxiang, and he works in the cultural sector.

The cultural front is not just the entertainment industry as ordinary people understand it.

Before the merger, the Ministry of Culture was a very large unit, capable of interfering in and providing guidance on everything from online games and news copyrights to even casual software.

"Third uncle, why are you here?"

Yi Baoyu asked happily.

She was close to this third uncle when she was a child because he was smart and humorous. However, she hadn't seen him for almost twenty years, and his temples had turned white.

It was only after I went to Sweden, and because my third uncle was also busy with work, that we lost touch much more.

I'm coming back soon and want to "do something," so I've been having more conversations with my third uncle and the others.

Yi Baoyu learned about the interest in "replies" from chatting with friends in China.

However, my understanding of [Retrospection] and [Chen Zhe] is basically based on information provided by this third uncle.

Yi Boxiang and Zheng Weizhong are at the same level, but their "power and influence" are not on the same level. In addition, Zheng Weizhong is a lone wolf, while Yi Boxiang has a family behind him.

Therefore, there are some secrets that Yi Boxiang can find out, but Zheng Weizhong cannot.

"Why can't I come?"

Yi Boxiang took the initiative to sit in the passenger seat, leaving the back seat for Yi Baoyu and Aunt Liu. He turned his head and said with a smile, "The family's business genius has returned. How could I not pay attention?"

"I'm hardly a genius."

In front of his uncle, who held a vice-ministerial position, Yi Baoyu was unusually modest: "I heard that my cousin not only works in a real estate company, but also runs a media company, which is doing quite well."

An Audi with a red, black, and white license plate drove on the road. Yi Baoyu chatted with his uncle while looking at the changes in the city over the years.

"Real estate is a traditional industry, but the media company was able to be established in Yishan because I was in the Ministry of Culture."

Yi Boxiang sighed and said, "Our family has tried several batches of people in the emerging internet industry, but none of them have had very good results, but..."

Yi Boxiang then shifted his tone, becoming pleased: "You said you really wanted to cooperate with Su Hui, and we were all very happy to hear that. I've done my research, and putting aside Chen Zhe's love life, he's a young entrepreneur with a great strategic vision. You're not that far apart in age, so you have a lot in common."

Yi Baoyu has indeed put aside his "emotional life".

In her circle, the intricate web of romantic relationships, whether between men or women, is never news.

What does it mean to marry two wives?
There are nine of them!
"Just...cooperation with Retrospection?"

Yi Baoyu thought to himself that his third uncle had gone into politics and had become pretentious when talking to his family.

I clearly "snatched" it by force, just like at a family dinner when I was a child, when the elders pointed to a piece of land on the map and declared domineeringly: "I want this place, and no one is allowed to covet it!"

Besides, who would have anything in common with a commoner like Chen?

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(I originally wrote 4000 words, but then I felt it wasn't good enough, so I plan to delete it and rewrite it. That's all for tonight.)
(End of this chapter)