Title: Reborn in Handong, Starting with an Investment in Gao Yuliang

Jingzhou City, Xicheng Old Alley.

This was the earliest affluent area in Jingzhou.

The Su family lived in a two-story building with a yard.

Su Qingyu pushed open the door to her home.

The room was dimly lit.

The air was filled with a strong smell of tobacco.

Suffocating.

She frowned slightly, changed her shoes, and walked into the living room.

The once neat and cozy living room now appears extremely messy.

The coffee table was piled high with various documents and payment reminders.

The cigarette butts in the ashtray had piled up into a small mountain.

There were even a few scattered on the table.

on the sofa.

A middle-aged man sat slumped down.

His hair was disheveled, his eyes were sunken, and his face was covered in stubble.

His shirt was wrinkled and the collar was open, revealing extreme fatigue and anxiety.

It was Su Qingyu's father, Su Zhenbang.

I heard the door open.

Su Zhenbang slowly raised his head.

His cloudy gaze lingered on his daughter for a moment.

"I'm back."

Su Qingyu responded softly.

"Dad, smoke less."

She put down her schoolbag and went over to clean up the mess on the coffee table.

"Don't move!"

Su Zhenbang suddenly let out a low roar.

He appeared unusually agitated.

Su Qingyu's hand froze in mid-air.

Su Zhenbang seemed to realize that he had lost his composure.

He took a deep breath and vigorously rubbed his stiff face.

"Qingyu, stop cleaning. This house is already..."

Su Zhenbang hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

He stood up from the sofa and paced anxiously back and forth in the living room.

The leather shoes made a dull thud as they stepped on the floor.

"Um, Qingyu."

"Have you completed the accommodation procedures at the school?"

Su Qingyu was taken aback.

"Dad, I've always lived at home and haven't applied for a dormitory."

Su Zhenbang suddenly turned around.

"Get it done! Get it done tomorrow!"

"From now on, you'll live at the school. Don't come back unless it's absolutely necessary."

Su Qingyu was puzzled.

"Why? We're perfectly happy living at home, why do we have to move to the school?"

Su Zhenbang scratched his hair in frustration.

"Just go when I tell you to! Why ask so many questions!"

"Don't you know what the situation is like at home right now?!"

The voice suddenly rose in pitch.

The kitchen door was pushed open.

Su's mother came out carrying a plate of food, her eyes red-rimmed.

"Old Su, why are you getting angry with the kid?"

Su's mother placed the dishes heavily on the dining table.

"Qingyu just got back."

Su Zhenbang pointed to the table full of payment reminder slips, his hand trembling slightly.

"I don't want to get angry either!"

"But look at what's happening now!"

"The bank has issued an ultimatum: if we don't repay the loan by next week, they'll seize the factory and this building!"

"The suppliers are blocking the factory gate every day, demanding payment!"

"There were a few thugs loitering around the entrance of the residential area today!"

Su Zhenbang became more and more agitated as he spoke, and the veins on his neck bulged.

"Bankruptcy is inevitable!"

"When those debt collectors can't find me, they'll definitely come looking for me at home!"

"Qingyu is a girl; what if something happens to her if she stays at home? How am I supposed to live?!"

The air was deathly still.

Su Qingyu stared blankly at her father.

She knew her family's situation was not good.

But I never imagined it had gotten this bad.

Even their personal safety was threatened.

Su's mother covered her mouth and began to sob softly.

The once glorious Su family.

He started his business with "Qingyu" brand soda and was considered a prominent figure in Jingzhou.

Now they've ended up in this state.

Su Zhenbang slumped back onto the sofa, burying his face in his hands.

"Qingyu, listen to your father."

"Move back to live at the school."

"If... if things really get tough for your family in the future, just focus on your studies and don't worry about us."

A deep sense of powerlessness enveloped the family.

Su Qingyu looked at her father's graying temples.

My heart was filled with mixed feelings.

In my mind.

Suddenly, the scene from this afternoon in front of the teaching building came to mind.

That arrogant young man.

Liang Cheng, who accurately pointed out the Su family's desperate situation.

"Your father's 'Qingyu' brand soda... will be going bankrupt in a month at most."

"At that time, your father will not only lose everything, but also be burdened with tens of millions of dollars in debt."

Liang Cheng's words echoed in my ears like a spell.

original.

Su Qingyu did not intend to tell her father about this.

She felt that Liang Cheng was just using a different way to attract her attention.

The so-called discussion of collaborative handicrafts is nothing but an excuse.

But now.

Watching his father's despairing figure.

Seeing her mother's helpless tears.

Su Qingyu's defenses crumbled.

Even if there's only a one in ten thousand chance.

It's like asking a tiger for its skin.

For the Su family now, it is also a lifeline.

"dad."

Su Qingyu took a deep breath, breaking the silence.

"Actually... a classmate came to see me today."

Su Zhenbang didn't look up, he just waved his hand weakly.

"We'll talk about my classmate's matter later."

He said he wanted to see you.

Su Qingyu continued.

"See me?"

Su Zhenbang let out a self-deprecating sneer.

"What are you doing here? Coming to see me and making a fool of yourself?"

He said he wanted to discuss cooperation with you.

"cooperate?"

Su Zhenbang seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world.

He looked up at his daughter, his eyes filled with absurdity.

"Qingyu, have you gone stupid from reading too much?"

"Do you know how many people are avoiding the Su family right now?"

"Even those friends who used to call me 'brother' won't answer the phone now!"

"A student wants to discuss a collaboration with me?"

"What can he offer in exchange? His allowance?"

Su Zhenbang didn't believe it at all.

It even seemed a little ridiculous.

Su Qingyu bit her lip.

"He's serious."

"And... he knows our family situation very well."

"They even know about bank loans and supplier debts."

Su Zhenbang frowned slightly.

But it quickly eased again, turning into an even deeper sense of doubt.

He scrutinized his daughter.

His gaze sharpened.

"Male or female?"

Su Qingyu lowered her head.

"Male."

"snort!"

Su Zhenbang snorted coldly, his face instantly darkening.

The initial anxiety transformed into a frustrated anger.

"Qingyu, you're too naive!"

"This isn't about discussing cooperation; they're clearly here for you!"

"I've seen this kind of trick a million times when I was young!"

Su Zhenbang stood up, pointed at Su Qingyu, and spoke sternly.

"You're a university student now; your primary task is to study!"

"Don't do those messy things at school!"

"Especially now!"

"Our family is facing a life-or-death situation!"

"If you get scammed by some shady characters at this critical juncture, it will only make things worse!"

Seeing this, Su's mother quickly wiped away her tears and came over to smooth things over.

"Old Su, what are you saying?"

"What's wrong with young people dating?"

"Qingyu is already a sophomore, it's normal for her to have suitors."

"Normal my foot!"

Su Zhenbang swore.

"What time is it now?"

"If we don't get through this, our family is finished!"

"When we're burdened with debt, who will still want Qingyu?"

"Those who come along now, who knows what their intentions are!"

"I'm afraid of meeting the wrong person and being sold out without even realizing it!"

Su Zhenbang became increasingly angry as he spoke.

In his view.

That so-called "male classmate" was simply attracted to Su Qingyu's beauty.

Taking advantage of the Su family's current predicament, he fabricated a lie about "cooperation" to get close to his daughter.

This kind of opportunistic behavior disgusted him even more.

Su Qingyu knew that her parents had misunderstood.

"Dad, Mom, what are you thinking!"

"I don't know him at all!"

"Today is the first time I've met him!"

Su Qingyu explained eagerly.

"I don't know how he knew about our family situation."

"He came directly to me, said those things, and asked me to pass on a message to you."

"That's really all!"

Su Zhenbang stared into his daughter's eyes.

They seemed to be judging whether her words were true or false.

After a while.

He shook his head and sighed in disappointment.

"Is this our first meeting?"

"You reveal all your family's wealth to someone on the very first meeting?"

"Qingyu, do you think Dad is getting senile?"

"If you hadn't told him, how could outsiders have known so much?"

"It must have been something you told someone before, and it got back to that boy."

"That boy saw an opportunity and wanted to use the guise of 'saving the Su family' to win your favor!"

Su Zhenbang felt he had seen through everything.

This kind of boyish tactic is too childish.

"I don't!"

Su Qingyu's face turned red with anxiety.

"I've never told anyone at school about my family!"

"Dad, why don't you believe me?"

Su Zhenbang waved his hand, not wanting to listen anymore.

"Alright, that's enough."

"This matter ends here."

"Go to school tomorrow and reject him directly."

"Tell him that although I, Su Zhenbang, have fallen on hard times, I haven't sunk so low as to have to sell my daughter to survive!"

Done.

Su Zhenbang turned around and headed towards the study.

His back view was resolute.

They have clearly lost all patience.

Su Qingyu stood there, her heart filled with grievance and anxiety.

Her father's stubbornness exceeded her expectations.

Just as her father was about to enter the study and close the door to communication.

Su Qingyu knew.

If I don't tell him that name, my father will never turn back.

Although she vehemently disliked the meaning behind that name.

I hate that spoiled brat's behavior.

But at the moment.

That was the only reason that could make her father stop.

"dad!"

Su Qingyu suddenly shouted.

"He is Liang Cheng!"

The sound echoed in the living room.

Su Zhenbang did not stop.

He didn't even turn his head.

"I don't care if he's called Liang Cheng or Ma Cheng!"

"Even if the King of Heaven himself came, I wouldn't be in the mood to see him!"

Su Qingyu clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging into her palms.

She took a deep breath and shouted out the second half of the sentence with all her might.

"He is Liang Qunfeng's son!"

"Liang Qunfeng, Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection!"

time.

At this moment, everything seemed to stand still.

Su Zhenbang's step froze in mid-air.

The entire living room fell into a deathly silence.

Even the sound of dripping water from the kitchen faucet could be clearly heard.