Training the Heavens

Chapter 231 Conversation
"Let bygones be bygones!" Xu Jingyou waved his hand. He was now wearing a tweed suit and sitting cross-legged on the sofa. "As soon as I arrived in the mainland, I learned a political term called 'look forward.' We must also look forward. I returned to the mainland this time, firstly to see the mountains and rivers of my motherland, but more importantly, I wanted to take you with me."

At this time, Li Xiuzhi heard the voice and came out with Qingqing and Yueyue. As soon as Xu Jingyou's eyes fell on Qingqing, he could no longer move away, "This is our Xu family's eldest grandson of the eldest branch, right?"

He quickly stood up, walked over and touched Qingqing's head with a trembling hand, "Our Xu family... our Xu family finally has a successor!"

The children Xu Jingyou had given birth to were all useless. He had ruined his body through his life of drinking and whoring, and even now he still had no grandchildren. Now that he saw Qingqing, how could he resist? He wished he could bring Qingqing to the United States to be raised.

Song Jiaoying also chimed in, "Chairman, the three of you all have slender eyes, thin, straight noses, and plump lips. Even a stranger seeing you for the first time would recognize you as three generations of a family."

"Good boy, I'm your grandpa." Xu Jingyou fumbled around and finally took off the Rolex on his wrist. "Grandpa came here in a hurry, so you wear this watch first. When we get to America, I'll take you to a big mall and buy you a gift."

"Dad said we can't just take other people's things." Qingqing looked at the shiny gold watch and didn't take it.

"Lingjun!" Xu Jingyou turned around and looked at Xu Lingjun, with a rare pleading look in his eyes.

"Qingqing, since it's given by grandpa, just accept it! When dad takes you out tomorrow, you can choose a gift for grandpa." Xu Lingjun said calmly.

"Thank you, Grandpa!" After hearing this, Qingqing accepted it and asked, "Grandpa, what do you like? I'll buy it for you tomorrow!"

"Hey, my good grandson! Grandpa doesn't want anything, I just like you!" Seeing his grandson being so sensible, Xu Jingyou's tears burst out. He hugged Qingqing for a long time and was reluctant to let go.

After a while, he picked up Yueyue again and said, "This is my granddaughter, right? What's her name? She's so beautiful."

"Call her Yueyue." Li Xiuzhi said.

"Yueyue, Grandpa has a gift for you too." Xu Jingyou felt around his body again, but couldn't find anything suitable, so he took off the jewel tie clip. "Take it for now. I'll find someone to alter it and make it into a hairpin for you tomorrow!"

The appearance of the third generation eased the awkward atmosphere between Xu Jingyou and Xu Lingjun. Xu Lingjun asked Li Xiuzhi to take out the copper hot pot and cut some vegetables. Several people sat around the hot pot and chatted while eating.

"How have you been these years?" Xu Jingyou asked.

"The past few years were not very good. It was influenced by the times and also because of my personal decadence. It was not until I met Xiuzhi and got married that I relaxed and started to do some things." Xu Lingjun recounted his experiences over the years.

Xu Jingyou became happier the more he listened. "It's not easy to manage such a large ranch."

Song Jiaoying continued to chime in, "This shows that your Xu family has produced talented people, and it's also thanks to your good education, Chairman." Xu Lingjun shook his head bluntly, "He has only seen me a few times since he was a child, let alone educated me. I figured all this out on my own after arriving at the ranch."

The seemingly harmonious atmosphere suddenly turned cold. According to Xu Jingyou's personality, he wanted to get up and leave. When he was young, he always talked about getting rid of the feudal and decadent old family. When he was older, he was like his father and would not tolerate his children going against his words.

But when he thought about those useless guys, and then thought about how Xu Lingjun could manage a large ranch with thousands of people so well, and how Qingqing was so smart and sensible, he sat down obediently again.

He automatically ignored Xu Lingjun's words and pointed at the hot pot, saying, "Aristotle said that humans are playful animals, and no one can resist the temptation of pleasure."

Xu Jingyou smiled like a philosopher who had seen through everything, and pointed to the sky again, "They don't even admit that they are ascetics now."

"The yearning for a better life is the common ideal of mankind." Xu Lingjun did not deny this.

"Pursuing a better life comes at a cost. From what you just said, your income at the ranch is not high. At least in my opinion, this salary and dividends are completely disproportionate to your contribution to the ranch. With your ability, you deserve a better life." He thought he had mastered the rhythm of the conversation and began to persuade Xu Lingjun.

"With your management skills, you can still make good use of them even in a different platform. Come with me to America. I will help you become the manager of the San Francisco Chemical Plant and I will give you an annual salary of $200,000!"

"With this kind of income, you can enjoy life to the fullest and give Qingqing and Yueyue the best education. When they grow up, they can go to world-class universities like Harvard! I'm a Harvard graduate myself, and if Qingqing goes in, it will be a great story!"

"After a hundred years, this company worth tens of millions of dollars will be yours!"

Song Jiaoying was a little surprised. Regardless of whether this chemical plant was worth tens of millions of dollars, the annual salary of a factory manager was not as high as 200,000 US dollars. The chairman had spent a lot of money to persuade his son.

"I have no shortage of ways to make money. As long as the ranch develops according to my plan, it won't be long before its output value exceeds that of your chemical plant! And I will also make a considerable profit, which can help Qingqing, Yueyue and others live the life they want." Xu Lingjun remained unmoved.

He never thought about making the ranch his own. He just needed to wait until the environment was more relaxed in the future and then get some shares for himself. It didn't need to be too much. Just like Yu Donglai, he could get only 5% of the profit, which would be enough to meet the material needs of his whole family.

Xu Jingyou shook his head. "But can things really develop as you said? After returning, I found that in China, the relationship between country and family is too close. The fate of the country is the fate of the small family. Your ranch will also be influenced by your superiors. The slightest disturbance will immediately shatter the beautiful vision you painted! In the United States, the San Francisco Chemical Plant is my independent kingdom."

Xu Lingjun interrupted him bluntly, "It's the same in America, actually. You don't think so, perhaps because you're not at that level yet, unable to connect with the real families that rule America. I think the Kennedys, Morgans, and DuPonts would also believe that the fate of the country is closely linked to the fate of their families."

Xu Jingyou stopped talking.

(End of this chapter)