Chapter 56.2

People like him wouldn’t care about Father Ruan’s background.

As long as the proposal was enticing enough.

After a moment’s thought, Qi Yangyan added, “Dad, I’ve just invested one million yuan.”

“Perfect!” Father Ruan’s eyes lit up.

He had been lamenting the farm’s lack of funds, which made implementing any of his plans impossible. But with one million yuan and three months, he was confident he could transform the place entirely.

Go back and revise the report!

Mrs. Ruan shot a glance at Father Ruan. “I’m not worried about your sister; I’m worried about you.”

Right now, the wealthy in Hong Kong City are not only dealing with internal strife but also facing many dangerous and watchful outsiders.

“Take care of yourself and ensure your safety,” Mrs. Ruan continued, “You don’t need to get involved in these conflicts or fight over trivial matters. Your father can expand the Ruan family, and you can establish a new Ruan family here.”

Mrs. Ruan spoke with great confidence.

She and Father Ruan were a well-matched couple, having found each other during their marriage. Although Father Ruan was the head of the Ruan family, Mrs. Ruan’s ancestral skills in medicinal cuisine made her nearly as valuable as Father Ruan.

“Mom, I understand,” Qi Yangyan nodded.

He was determined to control the Qi family.

The current head of the Qi family is merely a son-in-law. Without the original wife, he would not have achieved success and would not have married so many concubines. Having taken over someone else’s body, he had to avenge the mother and child.

If he helped the original owner gain control of the entire Qi family, the other three branches would likely be enraged.

Mrs. Ruan could see from his expression that her words were falling on deaf ears.

“Just do what you think is right.”

Children grow up and have their own ideas.

“Mom, Dad,” Qi Yangyan furrowed his brow again, “You should come with me.”

“Even if you don’t come to Hong Kong City, going to Haicheng or even to Mingfu’s place would be better than staying here.”

As they spoke, a strong wind picked up outside.

The sky was filled with yellow sand, and people on the ground hurriedly fled. A moment’s delay meant getting a mouthful of sand, or worse, being buried alive if luck was bad.

Their era was far more developed than this one.

The borderlands remained the same, unchanged for forty or fifty years.

In such a place, development requires an endless amount of financial and material resources. Father Ruan’s investment might take many years before seeing any results.

Qi Yangyan was feeling a headache.

What is Father Ruan thinking? Is he becoming stubborn in his old age?

“Don’t worry, I’ll handle it.”

Father Ruan pounded his chest with a resounding thud, his face still showing a confident demeanor.

Qi Yangyan: “…”

His sister’s behavior had a reason behind it.

“Mom, persuade him.”

It was too far from the prosperous areas of the country. Leaving aside other issues, even logistics and transportation were major problems.

Some things require more than just passion; they also need favorable conditions.

“Enough,” Mrs. Ruan said, not as concerned as Qi Yangyan, “Let him hit a wall. He’ll retreat on his own.”

Qi Yangyan: “…”

He really was the most worried person in the family.

After discussing enough, the three of them went outside and saw Director Huang approaching happily, holding a document.

“You two are here just in time. It saves me a trip,” he handed the document over, patting Father Ruan’s shoulder with a smile. “Brother Ruan, congratulations. You’ve been rehabilitated.”

“What?!”

Father Ruan was both surprised and delighted as he took the document and read it himself. There were not many words on it, and no details of the case, just stating that Father Ruan was innocent and reinstated to his original position.

“Brother Ruan, congratulations.”

Hearing this, Mrs. Ruan also smiled.

Compared to others, Father Ruan and Mrs. Ruan were lucky. They had only been sent down for a short time, which was a far cry from those who had been at the farm for five or seven years. They were indeed fortunate.

“Thank you, thank you.”

Although Father Ruan wanted to stay here, being rehabilitated was, of course, the best outcome.

Secretary Huang was particularly understanding. “Brother Ruan, if you want to leave, we have a vehicle leaving the farm the day after tomorrow. If you decide to leave that day, I’ll make sure to inform the driver.”

Qi Yangyan looked at Father Ruan.

“Secretary Huang, I don’t plan to leave.”

“What?”

Now it was Secretary Huang who was shocked.

Many people were eager to leave, but Father Ruan chose to stay? Moreover, the document mentioned reinstating his position. Secretary Huang remembered that Father Ruan was the director of the Haicheng Steel Plant.

That’s Haicheng!

The steel plant in a big city was far more prestigious than his position as director.

He really didn’t understand what Father Ruan was thinking.

“To be honest, Secretary Huang, seeing the situation at our farm pains me,” Father Ruan clutched his chest. “I want to stay and work with you to help the farm, and even the entire border region, become prosperous.”

Qi Yangyan: “…”

Secretary Huang’s eyes lit up, and he looked at Father Ruan with the same fiery enthusiasm.

Instantly, the two of them seemed to find common ground.

“Good! Brother Ruan has ideals,” Secretary Huang immediately became close with Father Ruan. “With you at the farm, it will surely become prosperous!”

Father Ruan also said, “Secretary Huang…”

“Don’t call me Secretary Huang. It sounds too formal. Since you’re a bit older than me, I’ll call you Brother Ruan, and you can call me Renzhong.”

Secretary Huang’s full name was Huang Renzhong.

“Alright,” Father Ruan said warmly as he shook hands with Huang Renzhong. “I have conducted some research on the farm before and have many ideas about it…”

“Oh?” Huang Renzhong’s eyes lit up. “Brother Ruan, come to my office, and we can discuss it in detail…”

Mrs. Ruan looked at Father Ruan’s back with a look of mixed feelings.

“Your father is determined to stay at the farm.”

Qi Yangyan: “……”

He was utterly speechless.

He had been hoping for a family reunion.

Well, his sister got married. He found his biological parents, but his father, rejuvenated in his career, stubbornly refused to leave. His mother, wanting to stay with his father, couldn’t leave Father Ruan behind either.

After all the trouble, he ended up alone.

Mrs. Ruan couldn’t do anything about Father Ruan. She just shook her head.

“Let’s go. Take me to the nearest post office. I need to call your sister.”

Mrs. Ruan’s fierce expression made Qi Yangyan’s hand tremble.

She suddenly started worrying about her sister’s safety.

With Father Ruan and Mrs. Ruan’s cases being cleared, they were no longer under the farm’s control and didn’t need to work. A simple phone call would suffice; there was no need to go to the post office.

The clerk dialed the number and then left the space for the mother and son.

After a while, the call finally connected.

A crisp voice came through, “Hello, this is Ruan Mingfu.”

Mrs. Ruan tightened her grip on the receiver. “Ruan Mingfu, did you think you could act recklessly just because I wasn’t around? You even dared to get married?”

On the other end, Ruan Mingfu felt like a cat that had its tail stepped on.

“Mrs. Ruan?”

Mrs. Ruan’s voice was cold. “What did you just call me?”

“……Mom.”

Ruan Mingfu, thinking about how Mrs. Ruan dealt with her, couldn’t help but shrink back.

Wah, why did they have to come here too…

Wah, her life was truly hard.

“Were you cursing me in your heart?”

Ruan Mingfu flinched. “No… no, of course not.”

Mrs. Ruan snorted disdainfully.

She knew exactly what kind of trouble her troublesome daughter would get into.

“We’re planning to visit you,” Mrs. Ruan said.

“Huh?”

Ruan Mingfu was astonished.

“What do you mean, ‘huh’?”

“Mom, you and Dad were rehabilitated?”

Ruan Mingfu was even more surprised and quickly asked, “When did this happen? Why didn’t you tell me? Am I no longer your good daughter?”

She said this with a touch of grievance.

Mrs. Ruan: “……”

She should be glad she wasn’t there; otherwise, she might have had to knock some sense into her!

“Shut up!”

On the other end, Ruan Mingfu was still feeling wronged but was subdued by Mrs. Ruan’s intimidation. “……Oh.”

“Stop talking nonsense. Your father and I will head over tomorrow.”

“So soon? Don’t you want to rest for a few days first?”

Ruan Mingfu’s concern was genuine, not out of fear.

Mrs. Ruan narrowed her phoenix eyes. “Stop trying to placate me. It’s settled!”

She couldn’t be bothered to waste more words with her troublesome daughter. After handing the receiver to Qi Yangyan, she walked out.

“Mingfu.”

“Brother,” Ruan Mingfu, with her brother being a no-nonsense person who could be quite fierce, dared not ask too many questions. But with Qi Yangyan, she had no such reservations. “What’s really going on?”

Gu Yilin had mentioned that her parents would be rehabilitated, but she had waited for months without any news.

Now that she wasn’t waiting, her parents were cleared.

And they said they were coming to find her.

Ruan Mingfu, with a troubled face, couldn’t help but touch her leg…

Don’t ask, just don’t ask.

Qi Yangyan briefly explained what had happened today and informed her of Father Ruan’s decision.

“Brother, hasn’t Dad been in confinement for too long? Is he out of his mind?”

Qi Yangyan: “……”

If she said that in front of Mrs. Ruan, she’d probably get a beating.

“Dad probably has his own considerations.”

“What considerations?” Ruan Mingfu couldn’t understand. “Is the farm better than Haicheng?”

She couldn’t grasp it.

Why abandon the position of a factory director in Haicheng to go to a farm to work with sand? If someone didn’t know better, they’d think her father was crazy.

“By the way, Brother, are you really planning to invest over there?” Ruan Mingfu thought about the remote borderland fifty or sixty years into the future and couldn’t help but frown. “Are you sure you can recover your investment?”

Qi Yangyan: “Not sure.”

Ruan Mingfu: “……”

Even in another timeline, her brother was still incredibly wealthy.

However, Qi Yangyan showed her what real wealth meant.

“It’s only a million. If it can’t be recovered, so be it.”

Qi Yangyan spoke with such calmness as if he was giving away one dollar instead of a million.

Ruan Mingfu: “……”

She was so envious~

Monitor: “……”

He was envious too.

“If Dad plans to develop the farm, I’m prepared to add another nine million in investment.”

Qi Yangyan’s casual statement almost made the other two people’s backs go out.

Monitor: “……”

Desperately pinching his own thigh.

Stay calm, stay calm!

Ruan Mingfu: “……”

Damn wealthy people.

“Brother, how do you have so much money?”

In comparison, she felt like a total failure.

It hurts! She wanted to cry…

“The biggest bank in Hong Kong City, the largest horse farm, the biggest hotel, and controlling three-quarters of the ferry business in Hong Kong City,” Qi Yangyan said casually, “By the end of last year, my assets had already exceeded twenty billion.”

He didn’t come here without doing anything.

These are all his assets, but they are all hidden in the dark.

Ruan Mingfu: “……”

She swallowed hard…

No wonder he had to bring so many bodyguards when he went out. Anyone who managed to capture her brother and shake him up might become the next big tycoon.

And, does her brother have some sort of obsession with being the biggest?