Su Family Manor.
Lin Xuan pushed the girl in the wheelchair, strolling along the gravel path, discussing the group's future development.
"Our company is in a period of rapid growth, with money rolling in."
"Relying on our current pace of wealth accumulation, becoming a hundred-billion group is only a matter of time....."
"That's good, but there's a downside: enormous commercial interests easily provoke the envy and prying of other forces—everyone will want a slice of the pie."
"......."
Because of the system, Lin Xuan had a multitude of ways to rake in gold daily.
Not to mention casually exchanging products like the [Beauty Pill], or epoch-making tech blueprints.....
Across the nation... he could even, if he wished, become the richest man in the world.....
But....
A man may be guiltless; bearing a treasure invites guilt.
Dignity lies only upon the sword's edge; truth lies only within the cannon's range.
Having a gun you don't use and having no gun to use are, in the end, two different things.
Especially in a socialist country like Huaxia, [power] gives a greater sense of security than [wealth].
Power means money, but money doesn't necessarily mean you have power.
Lin Xuan had little interest in holding office.
But he also knew hoarding wealth alone wasn't enough—not enough to make the group grow further, nor enough to let him avenge Su Qingge's family without resorting to force.
For this, Lin Xuan decided to borrow influence; for example, his mother's family... was the first [influence] he had chosen.
"......"
"Elder Tang... my maternal grandfather—when he was young, he was a rising star in the military."
"At the founding-of-the-state conferrals, he was said to be one of the youngest generals, a fierce man with two stars on his shoulders. Later he even served as commander-in-chief of the Magic City Military District."
"Even if he's now retired at home, many soldiers he brought up back then already wield considerable influence in the military world. Those are terrifying connections!"
"As for my uncles and aunts, some entered officialdom, some were sent by Grandfather into the army, and others...."
"I must say my grandfather did well educating his children; the Tang clan's offspring span both politics and business."
"If we can make peace with my mother's family again—arrogantly put in a movie villain's words... we'd have a 'protective umbrella.'"
"If anyone still wants to play tricks behind our backs, trying to use power to give us trouble in routine procedures, they'll have to think twice."
"........"
The girl in the wheelchair kept her gaze lowered, listening quietly from beginning to end.
As for the Tang family, even without Lin Xuan's explanation, she understood it well, and knew that befriending the Tang family would be all benefit and no harm to the group.
In fact, back then Su Qingge had indeed considered.... using Lin Xuan's relatives to find a way to bind themselves to the Tang family and expand the group's influence.
But in the end, she abandoned the idea......
"Qingge? What are you spacing out about?"
Seeing something off about the girl, Lin Xuan scratched his head in surprise and asked.
"I know your relationship with the Tang side isn't very good—you've been cut off from each other for years...."
"If you want to make peace with them now, you might... have to suffer a lot of grievances, and I don't want to see that happen......"
"Honestly, our life now is already very good; there's no need to curry favor with anyone."
"......"
Su Qingge raised her head, meeting Lin Xuan's astonished gaze, her expression earnest.
If it were her before becoming a vegetable, her eyes would have seen only the group's development and interests; she'd never have cared whether others lived or died.
Let alone suffering a few grievances in exchange for the Tang family's friendship.
In her view, that deal.... was simply a steal—too worth it!!!!!
But she didn't know when...... even she had noticed she'd changed—less self-serving...
Especially when she thought of how Lin Xuan, for her sake, would take the initiative to go to the Tang family, endure mocking and scolding, and be wronged pitifully???.....
The girl's chest felt tight!!!
In her heart..... with Lin Xuan's "regarding money as dirt" noble character, he simply wasn't someone with a burning ambition for power and wealth.
The reason he would now bow his head to power and seek the Tang family's forgiveness was all for her!!!
But how could Su Qingge just watch that happen?!
He had already helped her so much......
If not for the few priceless products in Lin Xuan's hands, the Su Group might have long since declared bankruptcy.....
Not to mention he had rescued her from a vegetative state.....
Emotionally and logically.
She'd rather keep fighting solo than watch him get "humiliated" and slapped in the face by the Tangs.
(￣ε(#￣)☆╰╮(￣▽￣///).
Ah... this?!
The corner of Lin Xuan's mouth twitched; he really wanted to tell Su Qingge she was overthinking.....
As the heaven-chosen ultimate villain selected by the system, how could a mere local clan make him suffer grievances?!!
But as the saying goes: the deadliest is self-strategy.
Seeing Su Qingge moved to the point of reddened eyes, Lin Xuan coughed and decided to go with it.
"A hero can be wronged, but you mustn't step on my... ahem, wrong line! Reset, reset...."
"Qingge! For you, I'm willing to endure any grievance."
"......"
Lin Xuan crouched down, gently took the girl's small hand, his face full of deep feeling.
"Qingge, don't worry about me. Without wind and rain, how can one see a rainbow? These grievances are a kind of tempering for me."
"Do you remember what I once told you? From the moment I took your hand, our destinies were intertwined."
"And the reason I want to mend relations with the Tang family......"
"Isn't just for you; it's also for myself. You don't need to feel guilty because of it."
"Please remember! No matter what the future brings, I won't let go of your hand—just like the flower language of the violet....."
"When the flower knows no day of withering, when the sentiment knows no time of sending, love is eternal; violets endure with the world!!!"
"........"