Siheyuan (courtyard house): My name is Shazhu!

He Minghui chose a traditional Chinese wedding, and the wedding banquet was held at one of the restaurants owned by He Daqing.

He Daqing, who is seventy years old, is in good health, but he is still a bit carefree. He went back to his hometown to visit his former fellow apprentices and took his two wives on a trip abroad.

He only returned home after hearing that his eldest granddaughter was getting married. He hosted a free wedding banquet for his granddaughter and gave the newlyweds a generous red envelope of HK$2888 million.

He Daqing's soaring ambition was on full display, but He Yushui just pursed her lips, thinking that her father was getting too arrogant, and that he was just like that as he got older!

He Minghui and Wei Jun got married. They both worked at Dongda Group, so it was a given that they would invite their colleagues to the wedding.

It was only then that their colleagues realized that He Minghui, who was usually not very noticeable, was actually the eldest princess of the Dongda Group.

My mind was racing with a million thoughts. We'd worked together for five or six years, and I had no idea who He Minghui was. There were no elders at her place.

Many of her close friends thought that He Minghui was an orphan or that her parents were abroad. It turns out that the clown was herself, and the house was just a residence of the He family, not Sir He's residence.

We've been scammed for five or six years, at least five big meals—no! We need ten big meals to quell our anger!

The women were thinking about where to extort He Minghui from a fancy meal to vent their anger, while the male colleagues were incredibly envious of Wei Jun!

He Minghui inherited Qin Huairu's looks, with an appearance score of at least 85 out of 100. She is 168 cm tall, and apart from being a bit more aloof than her mother, the mother and daughter look very similar!

He Yuzhu's appearance is not bad either. After drinking the space spring water for many years, he is at least not dark-skinned, short and fat. He is of medium appearance among men!

These men only thought about Wei Jun being able to fly, without considering his own thoughts. Some people offered their blessings while feeling envious, while others were filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred!

Knowing He Minghui's true identity earlier, how could I have left it to that brat Wei Jun? What a waste!

The wedding was lively. The groom's parents were very happy that Sir Ho did not show any dislike for his youngest son. Only the bride's mother was a little reluctant to part with her daughter.

This is only human nature!

Although they are considered a 'well-known lawyer' family, they are just lawyers, not really top lawyers, so-so.

Their annual income is less than one million, barely qualifying them as a middle-class family. Their eldest son is a lawyer, and their second son is a doctor; both are middle-class.

The youngest son is doing very well; his income is higher than his two older brothers, and he married the eldest princess of the He family. Wei Jun's parents are very happy!

He Yuzhu and his wife did not have an arrogant attitude. He Minghui always respected them and hoped that they could live a good life.

He Yuzhu was very supportive of his daughter marrying Wei Jun, and Wei Jun moved into He Minghui's mansion without hesitation.

He felt that since his wife already had a big house, why should he take out a loan to buy one? It was just a waste of effort to save face and would only damage their relationship.

He Yuzhu's biggest fear was that Wei Jun would be too proud and worried that people would say he was a kept man, which would affect their relationship. Now it seems that it's good that Wei Jun won't think things through just to save face.

What He Yuzhu didn't know was that before the marriage, Wei Jun heard that he had given each of his eight children a fund of 10 billion US dollars, of which 4 billion could be used for starting a business, and 6 billion could not be used but would be used to earn interest for their future life.

He no longer competes for money; he could never win in his entire life.

I also think Sir Ho is a good father!

They are very considerate of their children!

After getting married, the couple wanted to go to their hometown, as they both wanted to see what it looked like now.

Qin Huairu took them, along with He Mingli and He Mingyue, who were neither in school nor working, to visit her parents.

Over the course of five months, He Yuzhu led Martha and Lily on a tour of the mining areas in the Black region, which already included 271 mines belonging to 15 countries.

This number will increase. As for the lack of oil and gas mining areas, there are few miners, and it's not the right time yet. Moreover, the trade with bears and 'a piece of cloth' is very good, so it's not a big deal.

In nine countries, there was no predatory development; instead, civilian factories, metal refineries, power plants, water treatment plants, pharmaceutical factories, and ordinary roads were built.

The lives of the locals have changed significantly, and they support the mining operations. The chiefs have received money, their people's lives have improved, and they no longer harbor any hostility towards the miners.

It doesn't matter who's mining!

For the other six, He Yuzhu still uses predatory mining methods. These countries have a bad track record and are unpredictable. Why should we tolerate them?

It was a poor place, but Lily noticed something different. "Hey, we've traveled to five countries, why are you building factories in three of them? Not the other two?"

"I see. The reason there are no factories here is because they are more chaotic and don't follow any rules. After the chiefs come to power, all they do is plunder. There's no need for us to build here."

The mineral resources in these areas should be extracted as soon as possible; there's no need to worry about them anymore—it's not worth it!

"You were in the South too, wasn't it better there?"

"There are rules up there, but things are different down there. Ask Martha if you don't believe me."

"The people in that country are mostly Europeans and Americans, so there shouldn't be much of a problem for us to go, but He's company will be targeted."

"That's right. I only heard that it was the safest country for black people here, but I didn't expect the reality to be completely different."

"It's all the result of propaganda from above; it's not credible. You should go and see for yourself. We don't have queues (long braids) in our hometown anymore; the Qing Dynasty has been gone for seventy years!"

"Lily, don't believe those propaganda reports anymore. They're all fake; they're just things they want ordinary people to see."

Hey, you have plenty of mineral resources here. Are you planning to go looking for more?

"Of course we need to look for minerals. Haven't you noticed what kind of mining area is missing here?"

"Oil and gas."

"These two are crucial; they'll be very important in the future. Just relying on the Middle East and bears isn't enough. What if we get held hostage? In my hometown, we have a saying: 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket!'"

"That seems to make sense."

After traveling through seven countries, they returned to Niu Niu's hometown, and Qin Huairu from the port city returned to her parents' home. Zhou Songyu led people over to check the accounts.

He Yuzhu stayed in Niu Niu's hometown until August, when Zhou Songyu and Qin Huairu returned to Hong Kong, and only then did He Yuzhu go back.

I had a great time traveling for over four months. The European women have a really high alcohol tolerance; they can drink a lot, and it was a lot of fun drinking together!

"We're not home this time. The kids said you haven't been back for over four months. Where have you been playing this time? You must be very happy!"

"I spent three months visiting the black guys, mainly to see how they work in the mining area and how they plan to develop in the future."

Then we went to Canada. Next year we plan to look for minerals there. We haven't found any large oil or gas deposits yet, but we want to find a few that we can control.

"You lack oil and gas reserves, but don't you have 'a piece of cloth' (referring to a specific type of mineral)? Malaysia has those too. Do you absolutely need oil?"

"No matter how good the relationship is, it still belongs to someone else. What if they are unable to provide it due to unforeseen circumstances?"

Malaysia's oil reserves aren't very large. Our company needs at least 100 million barrels of oil a year, so it's better for them to keep it as a strategic reserve.

"I don't know much about these things, you guys decide. I stayed in my hometown for three months and gained a lot of weight. They were very welcoming wherever I went."

I visited a total of sixteen cities and spent 2.3 billion RMB to support their regional development, mainly in road construction.

They're all old revolutionary areas, without even a decent road, nowhere near the level of local cities, and life is difficult.

"You control the money in your hands. The economy in the old revolutionary base areas is not good, so we can only provide small-scale assistance for now. We need to focus on developing and strengthening the coastal areas first; only then will helping them be meaningful."

"I see, I understand."