Zhan Bei Jue allowed her to fuss over him, saying good-naturedly.
“It’s been days since you’ve been here, and I’ve been lonely for days. You’re in a bad mood today, so I’ll apologize. Let me show you.”
“Show me what? I’m annoyed, who’s in the mood to joke with you!”
“I’m not joking, I’m serious. I’m dying of anxiety. It has to be today!”
The two were always in perfect harmony on this matter, which is why it often seemed endless when they got into it.
After the storm subsided, time had once again reached the late night.
Jiang Nan Fang was exhausted and groggy. The thought of having to wake up early tomorrow made her furious.
“Half my life’s savings were spent on her, and the debt should be cleared by now, no matter how great the kindness.”
“I’m too lazy to fuss over Shen Min’er. How about I let Jin Bei go tomorrow? She’s busy with the bidding process these days anyway and doesn’t have time.”
Zhan Bei Jue had just appeased his wife and dared not provoke her further. He agreed with whatever she said.
He held her tightly.
“I’ll listen to you. Whatever you say goes.”
Jiang Nan Fang felt a little guilty being placated by him.
She reflected on herself.
“Don’t you think I’m too cruel? Too indifferent to your savior?”
To her surprise, Zhan Bei Jue had it all figured out.
“We’re two of a kind. Neither of us will judge the other. I haven’t been any better to your savior.”
“Don’t bring this up again, and don’t you dare get upset with me because of it. Go to sleep.”
In the morning, the couple woke up on time to accompany their children to the restaurant for breakfast.
As the family was enjoying their meal harmoniously, their eldest brother and the elder arrived.
The couple quickly stood up to greet them. After they were seated, the elder got straight to the point.
“I wanted to talk to you last night, but you weren’t back, so it’s been postponed to today.”
“Ah Jue, what are your plans for today?”
Upon returning, Zhan Bei Jue had used the excuse that he had encountered a major incident in Switzerland and his body had not yet recovered, so he refused to go to the company.
In reality, he and Jiang Nan Fang were secretly preparing to immigrate abroad.
He hadn’t told the elder yet, fearing he wouldn’t accept it immediately.
Recently, he had become a house-husband, spending his days playing with the children at home with no other arrangements.
“Whatever Grandpa instructs, please tell me.”
“Normally, I shouldn’t assign you such a heavy task when you haven’t recovered.”
“However, your elder brother has only been back for a short time, and he’s not as familiar with many matters as you are. Therefore, at this crucial moment, you still need to support him.”
“It’s like this, the municipal bureau is planning to build a university town at the old state-owned power plant. Do you know about it?”
Zhan Bei Jue certainly knew.
This plan had been out for two to three years.
Due to many practical issues, it had been delayed.
Over the past two to three years, several well-known real estate companies in Nancheng had been eyeing two prime land plots nearby.
They intended to bid for them and develop them themselves.
With policy support and their own operations, the prospects were limitless.
Naturally, Zhan Shi’s real estate company would not let go of this valuable opportunity.
Zhan Bei Jue had long since established a professional team to monitor this land.
“The policy is out? Is the bidding about to start?”
“Yes, it’s less than a month away. Such a large-scale undertaking will definitely be recorded in Nancheng’s commercial history. Zhan Shi is determined to win it.”
The grandfather said, “But real estate is different from other industries. The investment is large, and the returns are slow. To acquire these two prime land plots, you’ll need a capital turnover of less than 50 billion yuan.”
“Therefore, this matter must be handled by you personally.”
Zhan Bei Jue had taken over the company from his grandfather many years ago. Through his operations, he had established numerous collaborations with banks of all sizes in Nancheng and surrounding cities.
Financing had always been his personal responsibility.
Suddenly handing it over to his elder brother, firstly, he lacked the Zhan family’s backing, so no one would give him face.
Secondly, without the past goodwill, he wouldn’t be able to secure the lowest prices.
Hundreds of billions in financing aren’t something that can be raised just like that. It’s normal that he couldn’t handle it.
“So that’s why. No problem. I’ll have someone arrange meetings with a few bank presidents. Once they’re scheduled, I’ll ask my elder brother to make time to visit them with me.”
He genuinely wanted to resign from his position at Zhan Shi and have a good rest.
However, handing everything over to his elder brother earlier had a significant element of defiance towards the elder.
In fact, he was uneasy about his elder brother taking over.
Especially since he had an accident shortly after taking over.
But after so much time had passed, the company’s operations hadn’t encountered any major issues, and no clues had been found regarding the incident in Switzerland.
If he were to truly leave Nancheng, the university town project would be the final and most crucial test of his elder brother’s sincerity.
Its success would depend on this.
He would certainly handle it with care.
Zhan Bei Jue’s lack of ambition and his forthrightness and sincerity completely surprised his elder brother.
Now, he had the decision-making power of the entire group, and even the network was to be handed over to him.
Was he not afraid that once his elder brother established himself firmly, he would be completely out of the picture?
Zhan Bei Jue’s immediate agreement also surprised his grandfather.
But they were both his grandsons, so he couldn’t show it in front of the elder brother.
He could only make a few pleasantries, citing his need to spend time with the children, and let the elder brother go to work first.
After the elder brother left, he asked Zhan Bei Jue what he meant.
“By handing over everything to your elder brother without reservation, do you not intend to return to the company?”
“We are all part of the Zhan family. Who manages it is still management. I managed it alone for so many years, and you never felt sorry for me. My elder brother has only been in charge for half a year, and you’re already feeling sorry for him?”
“You scoundrel, you know that’s not what I meant.”
Due to his elder brother’s background, the grandfather was still somewhat reserved towards him.
Zhan Bei Jue, being born to a legitimate marriage, was the legitimate grandson he had raised from childhood. He felt an incomparable bond.
“Although you are both your father’s bloodline, you are ultimately from different families.”
“You’re not someone who eats alone and supports the whole family. With so many mouths to feed, if you hand everything over to him, and later you can’t spend money freely, won’t you regret it?”
Zhan Bei Jue appeared nonchalant.
“What Grandpa is saying is contradictory. When you were unwilling to acknowledge my elder brother before, you forced me to.
“Now that I’ve finally acknowledged him, you’re afraid my elder brother and I won’t be of one mind…”
“Don’t misinterpret my meaning! You know exactly what I mean! Zhan Bei Jue, tell me the truth, what are you thinking?”
Since his grandfather had asked, Zhan Bei Jue might as well tell him part of his plan.
Of course, it was only about the immigration part.
As expected, the elder was very angry.
“If I had known you and your father were so unmotivated, I wouldn’t have worked so hard when I was young!”
“I worked hard to build an empire, but there’s no heir. If this gets out, people will laugh their heads off!”
“The ancients said, a man should establish himself by thirty. Thirty years old, for others, is the time to start a family and career. Yet, you think you’ve seen through the world and want to retire? How ridiculous!”
“I think you’ve experienced too few setbacks and don’t know the immensity of heaven and earth!”