Dramatic changes in the movies and TV shows

Chapter 1485 Letting Go of Obsession
"I'd heard about the mess in Shu for a long time, but I never imagined it was this bad!" Jin Quan was stunned upon hearing this, and finally sighed and said:
"It seems like this has been going on since the first year of the Republic of China, and it hasn't stopped at all. It's not that the central government doesn't want to intervene, it's that it can't!"

“So we can only put it aside for now!” Lin Hao shook his head and said, “It’s not too late to deal with that once the north is completely stabilized.”

As they talked, Lin Hao noticed that Jin Quan seemed distracted.

Although I listened to him talk about things in Sichuan, his eyes seemed a little unfocused, as if he was thinking about something else.

"Chief of Staff Kim, is something on your mind today?" Lin Hao asked knowingly.

"Sigh~!" Jin Quan paused for a moment, opened his mouth, and finally let out a long sigh before saying helplessly, "It's all because of my seventh son."

“There was a huge scene at home yesterday, it almost made me furious. He insisted on marrying that Leng Qingqiu. His mother and I disagreed, and he knelt in front of me saying he wouldn’t marry anyone but her. When I said I didn’t agree, he turned around and left!”

"Why is this child so troublesome?"

After Lin Hao finished speaking, he thought about it and felt that Jin Yanxi was too troublesome. He couldn't even handle such a small matter and had caused chaos in the Jin family.

However, in order to lock down Jin Yanxi and Leng Qingqiu, Lin Hao decided to help them out and quickly resolve the family issues for us.

He then activated his skill to check Jin Quan's true thoughts and found that the other party was not completely opposed, but was just dissatisfied with Jin Yanxi's attitude.

Especially considering Jin Quan's patriarchal mindset, if we had just discussed things properly with him and had his mother give us some encouragement and advice, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

Knowing the crux of the problem, Lin Hao began to guide the discussion:

"So you really object to them being together?"

Upon hearing this, Jin Quan was jolted awake, his mind clearing instantly, and he immediately said:

"It's not that I'm really against him marrying that girl!" Jin Quan shook his head, saying with a helpless expression:

"Although I've never met that girl, I had someone investigate her, and she is indeed a good girl!"

"But I'm just unhappy with his attitude of neglecting his family and acting recklessly for the sake of others. When the seventh son came back and talked to us properly, what could I do to stop him?"

Lin Hao was speechless, considering he had already checked the memories.

Jin Yanxi went back and talked to him properly, but the guy opposed it without even thinking, which shows his true attitude.

It has to be said that this feudal patriarchal behavior is all too typical.

At this moment, Jin Quan said again:
"Actually, I have another concern. I'm afraid that this playboy might impulsively hurt others and himself."

"In that case, why don't you meet Miss Leng first!" Lin Hao continued to 'persuade':

"Once you meet them and understand their true attitude, you'll have a better idea of ​​what to expect!"

Jin Quan thought about it and found it to be very reasonable, so he nodded and said, "You're right, let's meet him first!"

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Meanwhile, news of Jin Yanxi's pursuit of Leng Qingqiu eventually reached Bai Xiuzhu.

When Bai Xiuzhu learned that Jin Yanxi had proposed to Leng Qingqiu, she could no longer maintain her composure.

She immediately went to the Jin family home. Jin Meili looked at her, wanting to say something but not daring to.

Bai Xiuzhu stood up and straightened her clothes: "Is your seventh brother home?"

"Yes, in his room!"

Bai Xiuzhu walked through the corridor and went straight to Jin Yanxi's room.

Jin Yanxi was sitting by the window in a daze when he heard a knock on the door. He looked up and saw Bai Xiuzhu. He was stunned for a moment.

"Brother Yanxi, do you think there's something wrong with me?" Bai Xiuzhu spoke first, her voice filled with suppressed grievances.

"Xiuzhu, you're very good!" Jin Yanxi opened his mouth, but then pretended to be nonchalant and said.

"Then why did you propose to Leng Qingqiu?" Bai Xiuzhu asked Jin Yanxi, her voice trembling slightly.
"I've waited for you for so many years, why do you treat me like this? Do you look down on me?"

"Xiuzhu, I don't look down on you!" Jin Yanxi frowned, somewhat embarrassed, and said:
"My feelings for you are real, but they're just the kind of feelings between siblings. I thought you understood!"

"Brother and sister?" Bai Xiuzhu's eyes reddened, and her originally clear, childlike voice became somewhat sharp as she spoke:
"Jin Yanxi, who wants to be your brother and sister?" She took a deep breath and said angrily.
"Do you think I don't know what you're doing outside? I don't care if you go to the movies with other women, send them flowers, or go shopping with them."

"I've been holding back and waiting because I believe we're the only couple that's rightfully ours. You've had your fun outside, and you'll come back eventually. You're just socializing outside; you'll eventually come back to me!"

Jin Yanxi stood still, motionless.

"But this time you're different!" Bai Xiuzhu said, tears streaming down her face as she looked at him.

"You've really fallen for someone else, and you're going to marry her. What am I going to do?"

"My brother Yanxi is gone!" Her voice finally trembled slightly as she wept bitterly.

Jin Yanxi lowered his head and remained silent for a long time. When he looked up at Bai Xiuzhu, his eyes were also red.

"Xiuzhu, I'm sorry!" Jin Yanxi, a notorious playboy in the capital, was at a loss for words to comfort Bai Xiuzhu when she cried.

He seemed to have completely forgotten the methods he used to use to pursue girls, because he really didn't have much romantic feeling for Bai Xiuzhu.

Finally, Jin Yanxi thought for a moment and decided to explain things clearly, so he said with remorse:
"Xiuzhu, although we grew up together and our parents and relatives tried their best to bring us together, that's why we had the idea that we were a couple."

"I used to think we were a couple, but after I met Qingqiu, I realized what it meant to be moved."

"Before pursuing Leng Qingqiu, I also thought about marrying you in a muddled way!"

"I can choose to deceive you, but I cannot deceive myself!" With that, Jin Yanxi looked sincerely at Bai Xiuzhu and said:
"Just like how you look at that Chief of Staff Lin, even though you didn't say anything or do anything, I could see the light in your eyes when you looked at him!"

"We should bravely pursue our own happiness and not be easily swayed by the thoughts of others, nor live according to their ideas!"

Bai Xiuzhu had already stopped crying, and was just staring blankly at him. She no longer felt resentful that her little secret had been exposed, nor did she feel the grievance she had before.

For some reason, she felt a sense of relief, as if she had let go of everything. And suddenly she realized that Jin Yanxi was right!

Looking at Jin Yanxi again, Bai Xiuzhu's gaze softened, and she murmured:

"Brother Yanxi, you're right. Although we can't be together, you'll always be my brother!"

After Bai Xiuzhu finished speaking, she took a deep breath, straightened her back, and quietly turned to leave.

She didn't turn back when she reached the end of the corridor.

Jin Yanxi stood there, watching her figure disappear around the corner. His lips moved, but in the end, he said nothing.

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When Bai Xiuzhu pushed open the door of the Bai Mansion, her eyes were still a little red.

She stood at the door for a few seconds, took a deep breath, raised her hand to tuck a stray hair behind her ear, and wiped the corner of her eye with her finger to make sure there were no traces of crying before pushing the door open and going in.

Sunlight streamed into the living room, casting a slightly yellowish glow. Bai Xiongqi caught sight of his younger sister's back and paused. "Xiuzhu?"

Bai Xiuzhu stopped, but didn't turn around.

"Brother!" Her voice was muffled, with a hint of a sob in it.

Bai Xiongqi walked over, looked her up and down, and roughly guessed what was going on. It was most likely the seventh son of the Jin family again.

"Didn't you go to the Jin family's house?" Bai Xiongqi asked casually. "Why are you back so early?"

Bai Xiuzhu didn't say anything. She walked to the sofa, sat down, and looked down at her fingers.

Bai Xiongqi didn't urge her. He walked over and sat down opposite her.

"Brother." Bai Xiuzhu remained silent for more than ten seconds before speaking softly, "Jin Yanxi has someone he likes."

Bai Xiongqi frowned. He knew about this, but he didn't respond.

"It's that Leng Qingqiu. He's already proposed to her, the whole city knows." Bai Xiuzhu raised her head, her eyes reddening again, but this time she didn't shed tears. Instead, she said calmly:
“We’ve made things clear. He’s found true love and only treats me like a younger sister.”

Bai Xiongqi remained silent for a while. He tapped his fingers lightly on his knee twice, as if processing the news or pondering something.

"And what about you?" Bai Xiongqi then asked, "What are your thoughts?"

Bai Xiuzhu was stunned for a moment. She thought her brother would scold Jin Yanxi, say "I'm going to find Jin Quan to settle this," or even slam his fist on the table.

But Bai Xiongqi asked, "What are you thinking?" Thinking of this, Bai Xiuzhu felt a warmth in her heart. Indeed, family is the most reliable.

"What can I think?" Bai Xiuzhu turned her face away and said, "If he doesn't like me, can I just cling to him?"

"Uh, that's not what I meant." Bai Xiongqi stood up, walked to the window, and turned his back to her. The night outside was dark, and the light from the streetlights shone through the sheer curtains onto the floor, casting indistinct shadows.

“I’m asking you,” he turned to look at Bai Xiuzhu, “what are your plans next?”

"My plans?" For some reason, Bai Xiuzhu suddenly thought of Lin Hao, and finally said somewhat guiltily:

"I think he's right. I should also find my true love. From now on, I'll treat him like a brother and sister!"

After saying that, she picked up a cup of tea that someone had left to cool on the coffee table, took a sip, found it a little cold, and put the cup down again.

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiongqi's heart stirred. He walked back and sat down, asking with anticipation:

"Xiuzhu, what do you think of Chief of Staff Lin?"

Bai Xiuzhu's hand paused. How could she ask such a question so directly? Didn't she know how to be more subtle?

"Brother, you're here again!" Her tone was a little impatient, but her voice wasn't firm enough, and the end of her sentence was weak.

"I'm not asking you to marry him right away," Bai Xiongqi said with a smile, looking at her.

"I want to know if you have those kinds of feelings for him."

Bai Xiuzhu didn't speak. Suddenly, a scene appeared in her mind: in the lecture hall of Yenching University, Lin Hao stood on the podium, without a lesson plan or handouts, talking about the international financial system as lively as a storyteller in a teahouse.

When he got excited, he unconsciously exuded a domineering aura that dazzled people, and also gave off an air of "this matter is just that simple," stemming from his superior intelligence.

Bai Xiuzhu recalled the last time at the Jin family banquet, when Jin Quan pulled Lin Hao aside to talk. She stood next to him, and Lin Hao glanced at her and nodded slightly as a greeting.

That gaze lacked the fiery and aggressive look Jin Yanxi gave girls, but it was by no means indifferent either. It was like a cup of warm water, not scalding, but making you feel warm after drinking it.

Recalling her previous interactions with Lin Hao, she suddenly realized something: Lin Hao seemed to be looking at her often, with an admiring and adoring gaze.

Thinking of this, Bai Xiuzhu's heart started to race. If her brother insisted that she marry someone, Lin Hao... it wasn't impossible.

No, it's not "not that it's not possible", it's absolutely possible.

"Whatever!" Bai Xiuzhu stood up haughtily, tucked her handbag under her arm, and said in a nonchalant tone:

"Anyway, I've reached the age where I should get married."

Then she turned and headed for the stairs, but after taking only three steps, she suddenly stopped and said without turning her head:
"Brother, don't make this sound like a blind date."

Her voice came down the stairs, "I don't want people to think that I, Bai Xiuzhu, am unable to get married and am in a hurry to find another husband!"

Bai Xiongqi sat on the sofa, a slight smile playing on his lips.

He didn't speak, listening to his sister's footsteps rising step by step until he heard the sound of the second-floor door closing.

He picked up the pen from the coffee table, twirled it twice, then reached for the phone and dialed a number.

"Hey, help me find out where Chief of Staff Lin is going next week."

After hanging up the phone, Bai Xiongqi leaned back on the sofa, closed his eyes, and tapped his fingers lightly on his thigh to a rhythm.

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As time went by, Lin Hao continued to travel to a different province every week to persuade a warlord.

He also juggled his work with the Ministry of Finance and the bank, and every Wednesday he would take time to give lectures at Yenching University.

After all, he was a visiting professor at Yenching University, which was a symbol of his status.

Of course, most importantly, there is a beautiful woman waiting for him here.

Lin Hao came out of the lecture hall with a stack of lesson plans in his hand and was talking to a student next to him.

The student nodded repeatedly. After Lin Hao finished speaking, he patted the student on the shoulder, and the student bowed and left.

At the end of the corridor, Jin Meili stood there holding a notebook, with a bulging cloth bag at her feet, its contents unknown.

She was wearing a light blue school uniform today, and her hair was tied in a bow with a white hairband. She looked like she had just stepped out of a magazine.

When she saw Lin Hao come out, her eyes lit up, and she jogged over.

"Brother Lin Hao!"

"Here you are again for another lecture!" Lin Hao said with a smile. "This lecture is about international exchange rates. Aren't you afraid of getting bored?"

“It’s not boring at all!” Jin Meili walked beside him, her steps light as if she were dancing.

“Your explanations are much more interesting than those of our school teachers. All they know is to read from the textbook, repeating the same sentence over and over again.”

“You’re different. I’ve never heard what you’re talking about before, but I remember it after hearing it just once.”

(End of this chapter)