No reconciliation, no forgiveness! Mr. Pei leaves with nothing.

Chapter 306 The heir of the Huo family should not be controlled by a woman.

“When I first met you, I really didn’t like you because I was afraid that if you came back, Grandpa would stop liking me and would send me back. I didn’t want to go back to that house at all. After you left last time, Grandpa told me that apart from Aunt Qingcheng, no one is better at jewelry repair than you, so I admire you a lot and I want to become as good as you.”

“Sister, I know the Wang family really wronged you and Aunt Qingcheng. Don’t worry, I wasn’t raised by them. I was raised by my grandfather. I have no relation to them. We’ve already severed ties.”

“And…” Wang Zhu said excitedly, taking out her student ID from her schoolbag, “I’ve changed my surname to Jiang, just like you and Grandpa.”

"My name is Jiang Zhu now."

A complex look appeared in Jiang Hua's eyes, but she ultimately said nothing.

"Sister, are you unhappy?" she asked tentatively, trying to gauge Jiang Hua's reaction.

Jiang Hua returned the student ID to her. "There's nothing to be happy about. This is your choice. Even if you don't change it, I won't treat you the same way as before just because your surname is Wang."

“I take back what I said before.”

"No, no, I was also very rude before. It was our family that wronged you. I'm already very happy that you don't hate me."

"What are you talking about? Huahua, dinner's ready." Jiang Huai carried the fish soup he had just cooked out and came out of the kitchen. The maid set out the bowls and chopsticks. Jiang Huai took off his apron and gave it to the maid next to him. He sat down, and Jiang Hua sat down first. Jiang Zhu sat down next to her.

“This fish soup doesn’t taste as good as the kind made with firewood. When the weather gets better, I’ll set up a stove in the yard and make you some fish head soup.” Jiang Huai said, ladling a bowl of fish soup and placing it in front of Jiang Hua. “Try it.”

"Grandpa, you can even do this?"

Jiang Huai said, "Over the past few decades, I have traveled to many places and learned from the villagers in remote villages. The fish raised in the waters of Qianhu Lake are better than anywhere else."

Jiang Hua: "Then, next time, I'll come and try it after Grandpa has made it."

Jiang Huai: "How is your father's health lately? Remember to take the supplements I sent. Don't leave them lying around; they'll only be effective if he takes them."

Jiang Hua took a bite and found it tasted quite good. "Aunt Xu has been cooking it a lot, and Dad has been eating it too. His condition has been improving recently."

"That's good."

Jiang Huai's cooking skills have always been good, even better than Pei Zhan's. Whenever she comes over, her grandfather will cook specialties from various regions. Over this period of time, Jiang Hua feels that she can't gain weight and her taste has become more discerning.

The rain outside kept falling, so we couldn't leave for a while. After chatting with my grandfather in the living room for a while, he went to attend to his own business.

Jiang Zhu, who had been doing her homework in her room, saw that Jiang Hua was alone and took the opportunity to pull her into the room. She didn't know what Jiang Hua had been doing. Jiang Hua looked around the room, which was very clean. There were only a few clothes in the open wardrobe, mostly a few sets of school uniforms. There were only a few dolls on the bedside table, and a few posters of male celebrities on the wall.

Besides that, there was nothing else—just a bed and a desk…

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Zhu brought over a box of things. Jiang Hua looked at it and saw that it was full of a male celebrity's records. "Sister, can you help me get a signed photo of Ming Yang? Of course... it would be even better if we could take a picture together."

"With your status, wouldn't you be able to meet any male celebrity just by giving a call?"

Jiang Zhu sat on the bed, sighed and said, "Grandpa doesn't like to use his position to make me do things. Actually, I'm no different from an ordinary person at school. I've always taken the bus to school since I was a young lady."

"Even for breakfast, we ate sticky rice from a roadside stall for one yuan."

"I only get fifty dollars a week in pocket money."

Jiang Hua: "..." Grandpa really is, penniless and extremely frugal.

"What about the Mu family? Shouldn't Mu Shishi ask for whatever amount of money she wants to curry favor with you?"

Jiang Zhu glanced cautiously at the doorway, and only when she saw that no one was around did she gently tell Jiang Hua, "Grandpa doesn't allow me to accept things from other people either. Before, when I went to Haishi with Grandpa, this guy there..." She gave a thumbs up, and Jiang Hua immediately understood, "He wanted to give me a Bentley, and even said he'd let me drive it when I grew up. When Grandpa found out, he immediately frowned."

“I wasn’t even allowed to accept the New Year’s money from my uncles and elders. Once, I took it without my grandfather’s knowledge, and he hit my palms one by one until they bled. For three months, I couldn’t hold a pen and couldn’t do my homework. After that, I didn’t dare to do it again. But when someone invites me out for a nice meal, my grandfather doesn’t say anything, as long as I don’t take other people’s things.”

"Look, I still have scars on my wrist from being hit."

She never expected her grandfather to be so strict with her.

"Miss, it's getting late, it's about time to head back." The bodyguard urged her. Jiang Hua looked out the window at the rain, which had indeed lessened a bit. The wind blowing in carried a damp chill, making her feel a little cold, and it was getting dark.

Jiang Hua didn't answer, but just looked at her: "You just want to see him?"

Jiang Zhu: "Of course not. I heard he's going to film a movie, and I want to visit the set."

Jiang Hua nodded thoughtfully, "I understand."

As she was leaving, Jiang Zhu escorted her downstairs and took out a bank card from her bag. Jiang Zhu was flattered and said, "Sister, what are you doing! I can't accept this; Grandpa will scold me."

Jiang Hua told her, "I gave it to you, and your grandfather won't say anything."

"Go buy yourself more clothes. You're still growing, so eat less street food; it's bad for your health."

Jiang Zhu was still too scared to accept it.

Jiang Hua had no choice but to personally place it in her hand, saying, "Take good care of your grandfather, study hard, and don't disappoint him."

Jiang Zhu: "I understand, sister."

Back at Royal Dragon Bay, Jiang Hua first went to the study to see her father. She saw him looking at the accounts of the Jiang family during this period. Even though Pei Zhan had taken over the entire company, her father was still worried and would go to check on them every now and then.

They either praised Pei Zhan's abilities or smiled and said that the company's stock had risen again, and that the company's profits had increased by a certain amount this year compared to last year.

Jiang's family also established a charitable foundation with most of their money. All donations are reported and published to ensure accountability.

The most important thing is that I don't know which media outlet compiled the wealth rankings online. My dad went from being outside the top 100 to now sitting at the top of the wealth rankings.

Jiang Hua suddenly became the daughter of the richest man in the capital.

At first, like her father, she just wanted to continue operating the Jiang's Jewelry Group normally, without thinking too much about it.

"Dad... are you that happy?"

Jiang Weiguo, wearing his reading glasses, looked at the financial report without looking up. "The company's profits have increased, but another reason is your mother. Jiang's is the family business left by your mother and your grandmother... I also want to relax and not care about anything, but if even I stop caring, the family business that your mother risked her life to preserve will really disappear."

"What's wrong? Are you unsure what to do since Pei Zhan isn't around?"

"It's a pity you're not in good health, otherwise Dad would book you a plane ticket and send you right under Pei Zhan's nose."

Jiang Hua asked tentatively, "Dad... do you really want me and Pei Zhan to get back together like before?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Weiguo, unusually, put down the documents and reports in his hand, took off his glasses, and looked at her. "Did you have another conflict with Pei Zhan?"

"He and Song Qingran's father have already investigated and found out that there was no relationship between the two of them. It's probably because his father pressured him too much from the beginning that he thought of using this method to make you angry."

“A person like Pei Zhan doesn’t like being pressured too much. He just didn’t have any feelings for you at first, but later… it was within Dad’s expectations that he would care so much about you.”

"Or... is it that you've always been worried about Ji Liangchuan?"

Jiang Hua's silent eyes held a faint sadness. Jiang Weiguo knew that Ji Liangchuan's departure was all his doing. If he didn't tell her, it would only make her more uneasy. Like Qingcheng, he was a sentimental person. No matter what, Ji Liangchuan had been by her side day and night for so many years. When Hua Hua had her accident and was abducted to Wuchuan, it was because of Ji Liangchuan's secret care that her daughter was safe and sound.

In the end, Jiang Weiguo couldn't do anything about her. He simply took out a file from the drawer and handed it to Jiang Hua. "This is the school that your father enrolled him in back then, including all the receipts for the money your father has transferred to him over the years. Huahua, your father made him leave for the sake of the Jiang family. You know that I can spend more energy and money to raise him."

“But he is indeed not as capable of running a company as Pei Zhan. If I want him to stay, you will probably be even more reluctant to let him go.”

"Whether you like being born into a wealthy family or not is not important; the most important thing is... whether you are suitable for it!"

"You've seen the development of the Jiang Group now; your father's choice back then was not wrong."

"This is... the last year I contacted him. I found out that he had successfully graduated. Now I've heard from him, but he has probably found a suitable job and settled down abroad."

“Your relationship with Liangchuan is in the past. Be happy with Pei Zhan. He has done so much for you, including sacrificing his ability to have children, including… those thirty-year labor contracts. Dad… has no reason to continue to favor Ji Liangchuan and not side with Pei Zhan.”

Whether you like it or not is not important; whether it suits you or not is what matters...

This was a principle that Jiang Hua had understood since childhood; almost everyone she knew had gone down the path of arranged marriage.

But when it comes to Jiang Hua, Ji Liangchuan still feels regret.

“I understand, Dad.”

"I'm going back to rest first."

Jiang Hua returned to her room with the file. The moment she closed it, she couldn't wait to tear open the sealed seal. Inside were letters from Ji Liangchuan, including... deposit slips showing that her father had transferred money to Ji Liangchuan.

Six months later, each six-month interval is over two million...

This sum was not a small amount for the Jiang family back then, as the Jiang family was also short of funds. At that time, Jiang Hua did not understand why her father would sell his favorite antique vase, but now Jiang Hua suddenly understands everything.

Jiang Hua opened the letter he had sent from abroad with trembling hands.

April 23, 20xx

I'm doing well here, don't worry!

April 1, 20xx

Be well and don’t worry.

April 7, 20xx

Huahua, I'm fine, I'm studying hard.

It's his handwriting.

Jiang Hua wouldn't admit her mistake.

Memories of longing surge forth like a tide, all the fragments of the past, the images that flash through my mind, unfolding like a scroll.

Tears welled in her eyes. She knew he wouldn't be so heartless. He wouldn't leave without even a text or a phone call. It turned out... he had written a letter and sent it back home.

But in her previous life, she didn't receive a single one.

My fingertips were trembling violently, the edges of the pages were crumpled, and a tear exploded on the letter, creating a teardrop.

The remaining dozen or so letters were all records of Ji Liangchuan's life abroad, including the libraries he visited every day, the restaurants that few people knew about on the street, and all the addresses were written down clearly. In addition, he recorded all the scenery he saw in France, Russia, and India.

...

study.

Pei Zhan's tone was somewhat cold, "Chairman Jiang, knowing that Huahua still can't forget him, you shouldn't have given her these things."

Jiang Weiguo: "Ji Liangchuan is Huahua's biggest worry. If we don't let him know about these things, she will only keep them bottled up inside and be depressed all the time. Huahua is my daughter. Besides protecting the Jiang family, the most important thing for me is Huahua."

"Give Huahua some time, she will understand, and she will not forget what you did for him."

"She understands even more clearly who is more important between you and Ji Liangchuan; she won't abandon the entire Jiang family for Ji Liangchuan..."

After hanging up the phone, Pei Zhan slammed the documents in his hand down.

Kagel walked in just in time to witness this scene.

"Young Master, what's wrong?"

Pei Zhan told her about what Jiang Weiguo had done.

Kagel calmly advised, "What Mr. Jiang is doing may not be a bad thing for the young mistress. He just wants to resolve her inner conflict."

"The young mistress simply wants to know how Ji Liangchuan is doing."

"Whether it's good or bad, as long as she knows his current situation, the young mistress will eventually let him go. After all... you and the young mistress are already married. Is the Jiang family, whose market value has now reached hundreds of billions, really not as good as Ji Liangchuan?"

So what if the young mistress finds out that Ji Liangchuan is now Wen Qian? Does that mean she'll still divorce the eldest young master?

Even if you want to leave, you should think about what price the Jiang family will have to pay!

The Jiang family cannot afford this!

Even if the eldest young master spares the Jiang family, he will absolutely not let Ji Liangchuan off the hook...

"If the young master only needs to reveal some information about Ji Liangchuan to the young mistress, perhaps... the young mistress will let it go."

"Ji Liangchuan is abroad, and the young mistress has a heart condition. How could she possibly disregard her own safety and fly to the place where Ji Liangchuan used to be?"

With those words, a shadow of gloom settled in her eyes, and a cold light gathered within them. "For Ji Liangchuan, what wouldn't she do!"

Kagel, in a calm tone, warned him, "I also want to advise you, young master, that being so attentive to your mistress is not a good thing."

"As the heir to the Huo family, I should not be controlled by a woman."

“I have followed my master for so many years, and he has never lost his sense of propriety for a woman like you have.”