Zhan Bei Jue let her knead him, saying good-naturedly.
"You've been here for a few days, and I've been lonely. Today you're in a bad mood, so let me apologize and show you what I can do."
"Show me what? I'm annoyed, who has 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 was why it often went on endlessly.
After the storm subsided, time had once again reached the late hours of the night.
Jiang Nan Fang was drowsy with exhaustion, and the thought of having to get up early tomorrow made her furious.
"My savings for half my life have been spent on her. No matter how great the kindness, it should be repaid."
"I'm too lazy to serve Shen Min'er hand and foot. Perhaps I'll have Jin Bei go tomorrow. She's busy with the bidding matters these days and has no time anyway."
Zhan Bei Jue had just appeased his wife and dared not provoke her further. Whatever she said, he agreed.
He held her tightly in his arms.
"I'll do as you say, whatever you want."
Jiang Nan Fang felt a pang of guilt at his coaxing.
She then reflected on herself.
"Don't you think I'm very wicked? Too indifferent to your savior?"
Unexpectedly, Zhan Bei Jue was quite clear-headed.
"We're two of a kind, neither of us judging the other. I haven't been much better to your savior either."
"Don't bring this up again, and don't get angry with me because of it. Let's sleep."
In the morning, the couple woke up on time to accompany their children to the restaurant for breakfast.
As the family was enjoying themselves, their eldest brother and the old man walked in together.
The couple quickly stood up to greet them. After they were seated, the old man got straight to the point.
"I originally wanted to talk to you last night, but you weren't back, so it was postponed until today."
"A Jue, what are your plans for today?"
After returning, Zhan Bei Jue used the excuse of a major incident in Switzerland and his slow recovery to refuse to go to the company.
In reality, he and Jiang Nan Fang were secretly preparing to immigrate abroad.
He hadn't told the old man yet, fearing he wouldn't accept it immediately.
Lately, he had been a stay-at-home dad, spending his days playing with the children and having no other plans.
"Whatever Grandpa's instructions are, please tell me."
"Strictly speaking, your health hasn't recovered, so I shouldn't assign you such a heavy task."
"However, your elder brother has only been back for a short time and is not as familiar with many matters as you are. Therefore, at this critical juncture, you still need to support him."
"It's like this, the municipal bureau plans 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 or three years.
Due to many practical issues, it had been delayed.
In the past two to three years, several well-known real estate companies in Nancheng had been eyeing the 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.
Zhan Shi's real estate company naturally would not let go of this lucrative opportunity.
Zhan Bei Jue had long established a professional team to monitor this land.
"The policy is out? Is the bidding about to start?"
"Yes, in less than a month. Such a large undertaking will definitely be recorded in Nancheng's commercial history. Zhan Shi is determined to win it."
Grandpa 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, it's impossible without a capital turnover of less than 50 billion."
"Therefore, this matter still requires you to handle it 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 something he handled personally.
Suddenly handing it over to his elder brother:
First, without the backing of the Zhan family's status, no one would give him face.
Second, without past favors, he wouldn't be able to get the lowest prices.
Financing of hundreds of billions was not something that could be easily raised. It was normal for him to be unable to handle it.
"So that's why. No problem. I'll have someone arrange appointments with a few bank presidents. Once they're arranged, my elder brother can take some time to accompany me to visit them."
He genuinely wanted to resign from his position at Zhan Shi and have a good rest.
However, his previous decision to hand everything over to his elder brother was largely due to his anger at the old man.
In fact, deep down, he was not at ease with his elder brother taking over.
Especially since he had an accident shortly after taking over.
But so much time had passed, and the company's operations had not encountered any major problems. The incident in Switzerland had also yielded no clues.
If he were to truly leave Nancheng, the university town project would be the final and most powerful test of his elder brother's sincerity.
Whether it succeeded or not depended on this.
He would certainly treat it with utmost seriousness.
Zhan Bei Jue's lack of ambition and his candidness and sincerity surprised his elder brother immensely.
Now, he had the decision-making power of the entire group, and even the network was being handed over to him.
Was he not afraid that once his elder brother solidified his position, he would be completely out of the picture?
Zhan Bei Jue's immediate agreement also surprised Grandpa.
But they were both his grandsons, so he couldn't show it in front of his elder brother.
He could only make small talk, citing the need to play with the children, and asked his elder brother to go to work first.
After his elder brother left, he asked Zhan Bei Jue about his intentions.
"Handing everything over to your elder brother without reservation, do you not intend to return to the company?"
"We are all members of the Zhan family. Who manages it is still management. I managed it alone for so many years, and you never showed any concern. Your elder brother has only been here for half a year, and you're already concerned?"
"You brat, you know that's not what I meant."
Due to his elder brother's background, Grandpa still had some reservations about him.
Zhan Bei Jue, being the legitimate grandson born of a legal marriage, had been raised by him since childhood, and he felt that they were incomparable.
"Although you two are both your father's bloodline, you are ultimately from different families."
"You are not someone who eats alone and supports the whole family. With so many mouths to feed, if you hand everything over to him, and he spends money irresponsibly in the future, won't you regret it?"
Zhan Bei Jue appeared nonchalant.
"Grandpa's words are contradictory. When you were unwilling to acknowledge my elder brother, you forced me to.
"Now that I've finally acknowledged him, you're afraid that my elder brother and I are not of the same mind..."
"Don't misinterpret my meaning! You know exactly what I mean! Zhan Bei Jue, tell me the truth, what are you thinking?"
Since Grandpa 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 old man was very angry.
"If I had known that you and your father were so unpromising, I wouldn't have worked so hard when I was young!"
"I worked hard to build an empire, only to have no heir. It would be a laughingstock if it got out!"
"The ancients said, a man should establish himself by thirty. For others, thirty is the age when they start a family and career, but you feel like you've seen through the world and want to retire? How ridiculous!"
"I think you've just experienced too few setbacks and don't know the immensity of heaven and earth!"