Reborn as Zhao Ruilong of Handong, I will defy fate.

The cold wind was howling and the sky was getting dark.

The warm villa was brightly lit and bustling with activity.

In the kitchen, the women chatted as they helped Yu Xinwang prepare dinner.

Inside the living room, Qi Tongwei and Secretary Wang chatted and played with the two children.

Zhao Lidong, Liu Wenzhong, and his father Liu Shuheng sat at the dining table playing Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game).

Although Dou Dizhu (a popular card game) has been around for several years, it is not very popular in Handong.

After Zhao Ruilong's instruction, the three of them began to get to know each other.

Once you start playing, you'll naturally find it hard to stop.

"A royal flush! Haha~"

"I only have one left!"

Seeing that Liu Shuheng and his son both shook their heads, Zhao Lidong immediately threw out a small four.

"Second Uncle, you're amazing! You won again!"

Liu Wenzhong gathered the playing cards and helped shuffle them.

"What does this mean?"

"This shows that if you have good cards, even if two farmers work together, it's still very difficult to defeat the landlord!"

Zhao Lidong picked up his teacup with a hearty laugh.

Before they could even drink, they noticed Zhao Ruilong coming down the stairs.

"Ruilong, come here quickly!"

"Second Uncle is here."

Zhao Ruilong quickly walked to the table.

"Will it be a problem if you let Xiaoling use your dad's computer to play games online?"

Zhao Lidong asked with a serious expression.

That's the computer in the study of my eldest brother, Zhao Lichun, or Zhao Shuji.

Zhao Lidong was naturally worried that his daughter, Zhao Xialing, might see documents she shouldn't, or break the computer.

"Of course, no problem!"

"Ever since we finished writing the proposal, the computer has been sitting in the study, just sitting there as a decoration."

"It might not even be turned on once a month. Xia Ling is bored, so this is a good opportunity for her to play around with it."

"And she actually loves playing CS, a shooting game that only boys like, and she's pretty good at it."

Hearing Zhao Ruilong say this, Zhao Lichun felt relieved.

Playing games is hardly something that could break a computer.

He knew that Zhao Ruilong and his sister's Huilong chain of internet cafes had already opened over a hundred locations in Jinghai City.

Moreover, every store is always packed, and it's hard to find a computer; the computers are running almost 24/7.

Those who go to internet cafes to play games don't take care of their computers and bang loudly on the keyboard and mouse.

But even with all this tinkering, I haven't heard of any internet cafes experiencing widespread computer malfunctions or outages.

Therefore, the daughter only plays games and doesn't need to worry about breaking her older brother's computer.

"She really likes computers."

“She’ll be studying for another semester after the Spring Festival, and then she’ll be going to study in the UK in the second half of the year. I have to buy her a laptop before she goes abroad.”

"By the way, Ruilong, I remember your Huilong chain of internet cafes all use Huilong computers that you manufacture yourself. Even if you don't manufacture them, you should know a lot about laptops, right?"

Zhao Ruilong laughed and said, "I know a little bit about this. Leave it to me. Once the computer mall reopens after the holiday, I'll get her a good one that's also inexpensive."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Wenzhong asked curiously:

"Second Uncle, which university in England is Xiaoling going to?"

"I'm studying Business Economics at the Adams School of Business, University of Glass."

Although her daughter Zhao Xialing was spoiled and had never been very obedient since childhood.

But her outstanding academic performance truly made Zhao Lidong proud.

She wasn't feeling well when she took the college entrance exam, and although she didn't perform well, she still got into Linjiang University.

Being able to get into the world-renowned Glass University and study at the prestigious Adams Business School naturally made Zhao Lidong even more proud.

"That's a world-renowned business school!"

"Not only is it difficult to get accepted, but it's also expensive. Is it a full scholarship?"

As the commercial counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Milley, Liu Wenzhong was naturally very familiar with Western education.

"It's a full scholarship; otherwise, I can't afford to pay the tuition myself!"

Zhao Lidong chuckled self-deprecatingly and quickly shuffled the cards.

"Even with a full scholarship, studying in a developed country like the UK is quite expensive!"

"Just the airfare from China to the UK costs several thousand yuan, and once you get there, the monthly living expenses will be at least ten thousand yuan."

At this point, Liu Wenzhong kindly reminded him:

“I think it would be best for Xiaoling to work part-time after she gets there, so that she can earn some living expenses herself.”

"Otherwise, the monthly living expenses would be more than 10,000 yuan, which is really frightening. Even your and your second aunt's combined salaries wouldn't be enough."

“Even if you have some savings, how long can it last? Besides, you two have daily expenses, can you really go without eating or drinking to send all your money to her?”

Zhao Lidong nodded and smiled somewhat reluctantly.

He sent his daughter Zhao Xialing, whom he had spoiled since childhood, to England for work-study.

Reading during the day and washing dishes at night?

How can this be?

Even if he were to be so cruel, his daughter would definitely not be happy.

My father was already a high-ranking official in the political and legal system in Jinghai.

As the daughter of a high-ranking official, how could she possibly have to wash dishes and do odd jobs to complete her studies after going abroad?

but……

Zhao Lidong is not worried about his daughter's tuition fees.

He served as an official in Jinghai for many years and received many gifts from merchants.

The largest group of these was Xu Jiang, the former owner of Platinum Harbor.

Xu Jiang's shady businesses would have been wiped out long ago if he hadn't been protected by me.

Therefore, Xu Jiang, who was grateful for the kindness shown to him, treated him with many favors.

It's enough to allow my daughter to live a very comfortable life during her studies abroad.

Zhao Ruilong sat to the side.

Of course I know that my second uncle has been colluding with local businessmen in Jinghai, such as Xu Jiang and Chen Tai, for countless years.

Moreover, he has quite an appetite.

In the original drama, he was already the deputy mayor, yet he actually colluded with Li Youtian, the village party secretary of Mang Village.

They attempted to rush the repairs of the resort before the Qinghua District expressway construction began, in order to obtain more demolition compensation.

Later, Jinghai Construction Group got involved, and Chengcheng and Gao Qiqiang even staged a power struggle over the Mangcun project...

The reason he was so greedy and had such an unseemly way of eating was because...

It's probably because their daughter went abroad to study and their wife went to take care of her.

The expenses were already high, and the mother and daughter wanted to stay in England and not come back.

To buy a house in England where land is incredibly expensive and live a comfortable and refined life.

How could Zhao Lidong not be frantically using his power for personal gain and amassing wealth?

Xu Jiang died, and he took Gao Qiqiang as his younger brother.

As Gao Qiqiang's Qiangsheng Group grew larger, he then supported Jiang Tian to counterbalance it...

During his twenty years in Beijing, although his promotions were slow, he certainly made a lot of money.

Moreover, he would kill anyone who dared to stop him from amassing wealth.

For example, when Tan Siyan filed a formal complaint against him, he had Gao Qiqiang bury her alive under the highway.

There was also Li Xiang, the captain of the criminal investigation team, who, instead of being cultivated and promoted, reported him.

He was bound to die because of drug trafficking, so he jumped off the building with Gao Qisheng, taking him with him.

With such embezzlement and abuse of power, it's no wonder he was ultimately sentenced to death.

at the moment.

Zhao Xialing had not yet gone abroad to study, and Zhao Lidong had not yet made any major mistakes.

For the prosperity of the family, and also to complete the tasks assigned by the system.

Zhao Ruilong naturally wanted to help his second uncle, Zhao Lidong.

“It costs a lot for us Chinese to study in developed Western countries. Few families can afford it with just their salary and savings!”

"But don't worry, Second Uncle, my Second Sister and I have already discussed it. We will use our legal income from Huilong Group to establish a family fund."

"As long as you are a member of our family, all your medical and educational expenses will be fully subsidized so that you don't have to worry about money."

"For example, when Xiaoling goes to study in England, all her expenses can be covered by the family fund. You and your second aunt won't have to spend a single penny. Are you relieved now?"

These words stunned not only Zhao Lidong.

Liu Wenzhong and his son, who were standing nearby, were also astonished.

Before they could ask any questions in surprise, Zhao Ruilong continued:

"I solemnly declare that the family foundation is only to cover everyone's medical and educational expenses and help everyone reduce their expenditures."

"The family trust will not pay for personal expenses such as buying luxury cars, mansions and luxury goods, or going on world vacations."

"Of course, once Huilong Group grows and becomes more prosperous, we will also distribute dividends to our family members so that everyone will have enough money to spend."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Liu Wenzhong asked urgently:

"Are you kidding me? Is this...is this even legal and compliant?"

Zhao Ruilong glanced at his second uncle, Zhao Lidong.

"My second uncle is the clerk of the Jinghai Municipal Political and Legal Affairs Commission. Ask him if I have violated any laws or regulations."

Zhao Lidong had long been envious of Huilong Group's thriving business, but dared not make a move because they were relatives.

Now, without spending a single penny, they've suddenly become invisible shareholders—what a bargain!

So he immediately said with a smile:

"Ruilong is not in business; he works for Huilong Group."

"He donated his legitimate income to his family, which is naturally legal and compliant."

Zhao Ruilong immediately chimed in, "Our group mainly focuses on high technology, earning legitimate profits through products and services, not by hiring people to engage in favoritism and fraud to make dirty money."

"We won't make money that's easy but dirty, like using power to win engineering projects at high prices and then transferring them to other contractors at low prices!"

Just then, Zhao Xiaohui suddenly ran out of the kitchen wearing an apron.

"Ruilong, Third Uncle and the others will be here soon. Go out and greet them!"

Zhao Lidong immediately put down his playing cards.

"The third one has arrived, I need to go pick him up, we'll continue playing later!"

After saying that, Zhao Lidong followed Zhao Ruilong with a smile and walked towards the door.

We arrived at the gate, on the roadside.

Zhao Ruilong quickly turned around and glanced back.

"Stop it, Second Uncle. From now on, just focus on improving yourself. Leave the money to me, okay?"

Zhao Lidong understood immediately, but feigned difficulty and sighed:

"Great! But without political achievements and without anyone to promote you, how easy is it to get ahead?"

Zhao Ruilong smiled faintly.

"Don't worry, as long as you focus on improving, I guarantee you'll rise to the top!"