I put away the phone and found Pei Xianglong standing next to me, asking in an uncertain tone, "Who was that?"

"Lin...it was my dad." I remembered his words about improving my family, so I immediately changed my tune.

"He wants to give you that stone company?"

"Yeah, that's what he said."

"Do you want to take it over?" Pei Xianglong asked, staring at me.

"Still considering it." I replied, watching his expression.

"Since you're considering it, why are you still working here!"

"He only told me a few days ago. I didn't know about his affairs before."

"Have you improved your relationship?"

"Yeah, we can communicate normally now. I listened to what you said."

"It's not about listening to anyone; this is basic filial piety."

"Understood." I said, trying to please him.

"Wasn't the stone company closed? You want to restart it if you take over?"

This was a difficult question to answer. Pei Shiyu would find out when she came back. Instead of hiding it now, it would be better to tell him directly.

"Pei Shiyu cooperated on a project during this overseas trip, and this piece of land might be useful."

"What do you mean?" Pei Xianglong asked, stunned.

"That's roughly what it means. She'll tell you the details when she gets back."

"You're hiding this from me, planning to start your own business?"

"Uh? No such thing. This project seems to be a joint venture. Shen Yi is also involved." I explained immediately.

"How come I don't know about this?" Pei Xianglong looked at me uncomfortably.

"I only know this much."

"When is she coming back?"

"The day after tomorrow at the latest."

Pei Xianglong didn't say anything else. While I was cleaning, he made himself a cup of tea. When I came out of the bathroom, he looked at me and said, "Just focus on working here. You don't understand the foreign trade department anyway. Staying by my side won't be a bad deal for you."

I didn't answer. If I stayed here, it would seem to contradict what I had said before about wanting to support the Lin family. Of course, if it were just a job, staying here would already be the ceiling for me. Without Pei Shiyu, it would be impossible to stay with someone like Pei Xianglong.

Seeing my silence, Pei Xianglong assumed I had acquiesced. While drinking tea, he began to explain the nature of the work to me...

"If you're in the company, I'll tell you what to do. If I go out, you can be in charge of everything here in the future. If you don't understand something, call me. There's a meeting later, and I'll introduce you to all the departments."

Giving me such a high platform, I certainly wouldn't refuse now. With my current abilities, I still needed a long time to learn. I had never thought about seizing power or anything like that. I felt that things would naturally fall into place.

"I will work hard." I could only answer this way.

"After my son Shi'ang passed away, the position in the company has been vacant, and I haven't been able to find a suitable candidate. Bringing you here to work is to have you fill his position. After you marry Shiyu, I will focus on training you. I don't spend much time in the company, so I need someone I can trust. Do you understand what I mean?" Pei Xianglong said very sincerely.

"Understood, it's just to manage the company well."

"Yeah."

"But I don't have much experience, and I haven't been to college." I also said very frankly.

"I said I would focus on training you. When the time comes, I will let you go out to study."

I was a little unconfident and wanted to say something, but Pei Xianglong made a gesture to stop me and then said, "The room next to mine used to be Shi'ang's office. Now, I'll leave it for you to work in. Go clean it up yourself later and see if anything is missing."

I didn't expect Pei Xianglong to value me so much. Although I hadn't married Pei Shiyu yet, what he said today already treated me as family. I was very grateful and felt that I had no reason not to work hard and take on the responsibilities he had given me.

I said to him a little excitedly, "Thank you for your cultivation. I will definitely strive together with you towards your goals."

"Yeah, you can learn management experience from Shiyu, after all, she studied abroad."

"I understand, thank you!"

"Just treat Shiyu well in the future."

"Definitely, being able to marry her is a blessing."

"Good to know." Pei Xianglong suddenly showed a smiling face.

At this moment, the idea of supporting the Lin family had been thrown to the back of my mind, because the responsibility in front of me was more worthy of my pursuit. That was a kind of trust, and even more so, Pei Xianglong's high expectations for me.

I saw him look at his bag, as if looking for something, and then looked at me and asked, "Do you have a cigarette?"

I immediately took out a cigarette and lit it for him. I also lit one for myself. In the future, I wanted to use the most sincere attitude to take root here and advance and retreat together with Pei Xianglong, just like I said before, as his half-son.

After finishing a cigarette, Pei Xianglong opened a drawer, took out a set of keys from inside, and then stood up and said, "I'll take you to the office to have a look."

After he finished speaking, he walked outside, and I immediately followed...

As soon as the door opened, the style of the office immediately appeared before my eyes. The decoration was very stylish, completely the opposite of Pei Xianglong's. This room was mainly bright colors, while Pei Xianglong's room was darker, possibly related to the age gap.

"After Shi'ang left, this is the first time I've come in."

I quickly looked at him. His face looked very heavy. This place had been sealed for more than half a year. I felt that today meant that he was brave enough to face it and let go.

"Tidy it up yourself first, and throw away anything you don't need."

"Okay."

He walked to the door and said to me again, "Let's go to the meeting together in an hour."

"Yeah." I mumbled a word in reply.

After he went out, I just stood in the center of the office, looking at everything inside. There was also a tennis racket on one corner of the desk. I slowly walked over, picked up the racket casually, and looked at it unconsciously. Although I hadn't met Pei Shiyu's brother, I could feel that he should be a very sunny man.

It had been a long time since anyone had worked here, but overall it looked very tidy. I then pulled open one of the drawers. The first thing I saw was a plane ticket. I picked it up and looked at it. It was a flight to China. I hadn't been on one yet. It was obviously booked in advance. The rest were some materials and documents. I immediately closed it, because I had just experienced the same feeling at the stone company last time.

I packed all of his personal belongings from his lifetime in bags. I thought I might be able to use the documents and materials, so I kept them as they were. I accidentally saw a baby photo of Xiao Long, probably only a few months old, holding a toy in his hand. The person holding him should be Xiao Long's mother, who was beautiful.

I looked at the time and it was still early. I walked to the window and touched the glass with my hand. There was already a thin layer of dust. The lighting here was very bright, and the sun was shining through the glass into every corner of the room. I lit another cigarette and began to look down at the scenery below.