Chapter: 2811
He Hongsheng was pleased with the plan and said, “Anshun, let’s each prepare separately. I’ll tell my family to pack, and you and Master Su should report back here. Then we can arrange for buses and planes.”
“Okay!” Su Anshun replied excitedly. “Please prepare a room for me. I’ll head back to coordinate everything.”
He Hongsheng nodded and said to He Yingquan, “Yingquan, help Steward Su with the arrangements!”
He Yingquan smiled and said, “No problem! Steward Su, please follow me.”
Su Anshun quickly added, “Yingquan, make sure the room is warm. It’s too cold for me to handle…”
He Yingquan reassured him, “Don’t worry! In our family, only those who can handle the cold sleep in unheated rooms. The rest have heated floors. The room will be nearly 30 degrees Celsius—comfortable enough for short sleeves!”
“That sounds great!” Su Anshun exclaimed, wrapping himself in a heavy down jacket. “Lead the way! My face feels like it’s about to crack from the cold…”
He Yingquan gestured for him to follow, saying, “Steward Su, this way, please!”
Su Anshun stood up and addressed He Hongsheng, “Old He, I’ll go with Yingquan now. Also, our Mocheng is quite far, and transportation is tricky. I think we’ll need to arrange for planes and buses. It’ll take several hours. Since it’s almost midnight now, let’s plan to leave at ten o’clock tomorrow morning. What do you think?”
He Hongsheng nodded without hesitation, “Sounds good. We’ll leave at ten o’clock tomorrow!”
Su Anshun smiled, feeling relieved and excited about the plan.
He clenched his fists and said, “If he’s old, then I’ll step down first!” After that, he followed He Yingquan to the guest room.
Once He Hongsheng was alone, he felt stunned. He thought about his daughter, He Yingxiu, and a wave of guilt washed over him. He knew he couldn’t give up the chance to partner with the Su family just because of his daughter’s feelings. So, he agreed to their request for cooperation without hesitation.
Now, his biggest worry was how to talk to He Yingxiu. Would she blame him if she found out? He thought, “Yingxiu cares more about Ruoli than herself. If I work with the Su family, she probably won’t forgive me…”
But then he considered the two billion dollars from the Su family. “With that money, I can give Yingxiu more to help her keep searching for Ruoli. That’s a way to help her.”
He imagined a future where Yingxiu wouldn’t have to go to the Su family’s house. Instead, she could take the money and continue looking for Ruoli on her own. Even if she never found him, at least she would have something to hold on to.
Feeling a bit relieved, he checked the time. It was late, but for someone like He Yingxiu, who practiced diligently, it didn’t matter. He decided to call her. He felt it was important to talk things over before the whole family left for Suzhou and Hangzhou the next day. If he waited, she would definitely be upset with him.
He thought, “If I start with understanding and follow up with a promise of support, maybe she’ll see where I’m coming from and accept my decisions.”