Siheyuan: A warm home with wife and children

What's even more impressive is that he knew how to indirectly approach the military. This was a very valuable bargaining chip that he offered without taking sides or being outside the struggle. Who could possibly compete with him?

It's important to understand that oversight work within the military has always been a major challenge.

I really don't know how he got those tough nuts to agree.

Yang Jianguo brought two jars of his homemade liquor to the Han family's door, along with a bag of cured meat that Yingzi had dried.

On the dining table, there was a simple stir-fried cured pork with scallions, three vegetarian dishes, and a jar of aged wine.

Yang Jianguo and Han Lao chatted and laughed, discussing the past and present.

Han Xi, now middle-aged, sat at the lower end of the table, looking at her grandfather and teacher with a smile in her eyes, occasionally serving them food and wine.

After the Fengtian Incident, Han Xi was transferred back from the front line.

Currently, he serves as the deputy director of the Third Inspection Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, a position with real power.

"Xiao Han, you should really toast your teacher. Once he becomes your boss, how far you can go in the future will depend on your teacher's decision."

"Teacher, let me toast you."

With her poised and confident demeanor, shrewd and capable nature, Han Xi exudes the mature charm of a strong woman, and she is also decisive in getting things done.

He stood up with his wine glass in hand, and before he was even fully upright, he tilted his head back and downed the glass in one gulp.

He downed four qian of wine in one gulp without even flinching.

"Hehe, this little Han." Yang Jianguo pointed and said with a smile, "Old Han was teasing me, and you joined in the fun. From now on, I'll definitely have to give you more responsibilities."

In just a few words, a tacit understanding for the exchange of benefits was reached.

Yang Jianguo, who used to hate these things and scoff at them, has unknowingly become deeply involved in them.

A dragon-slaying hero!

Chapter 895 Family Trust, Unwavering Affection

The government compound of Handong Province.

Meng Jie adapted very well to the international school, becoming confident and cheerful again, and smiling more often than before.

With her daughter happy, Zhiyi can focus on her work.

As for what happened before, she told herself to put it at ease.

After all, in a sense, the other party was acting out of 'good intentions'.

Zhiyi's magnanimity stems from her privileged upbringing, which provides her with ample confidence to support her open-mindedness.

Qi Tongwei, however, was not so kind.

For someone who has climbed from the bottom to their current position, especially a man.

The wolf's bloodlust is ingrained in his bones, and vindictiveness is his motto.

He had no interest in the other party's motives.

All he knew was that the other party, a teacher, dared to openly incite students to psychologically bully his daughter.

They isolated and belittled her, damaging her confidence and optimism.

This is why Zhiyi discovered it in time; if the child had been traumatized, it would have been a lifelong pain for him.

For Qi Tongwei, who only has one precious daughter, this matter is more serious than killing him.

Qi Tongwei is essentially a typical Northern male chauvinist.

You can do whatever you want to me, but you can't touch my family—

dead!

Of course, as a law-abiding law enforcement officer, one cannot disregard human life.

He was just casually mentioning his daughter's grievances to a few friends in the education field over dinner, and in doing so, he expressed his dissatisfaction.

Then, the provincial key school lost one of its main class teachers.

She will probably spend the rest of her life working at a remote mountain school.

If you can teach your children in a down-to-earth manner, then you can consider it as accumulating good karma for yourself.

"Meng Jie".

"dad."

Seeing her father return, Mengji flew towards him like a joyful butterfly.

"Ouch~"

He suddenly hugged his daughter tightly, spun her around a few times, and exclaimed, "She's gotten heavier and taller. My daughter has really grown up."

"No way, I'm still your little darling!"

Other children long to grow up, but Meng Jie wants to stay her parents' little baby forever.

Flowers nourished with enough love are reluctant to leave the greenhouse.

However, some things will come whether you like it or not.

At the dinner table, Qi Tongwei and Zhiyi talked about sending their child abroad again. "I think it would be better to let him adapt to Hong Kong for two years first. The environment there is more Western, and it's not too far away, so we can get involved."

Zhiyi was somewhat tempted; the suggestion was indeed quite good.

However, things happened suddenly. There were still two years left, but now she was suddenly gone. Psychologically, Zhiyi couldn't convince herself.

She wasn't ready.

Zhiyi, who has been independent since childhood, is quite ruthless towards herself.

But when it comes to Meng Jie's affairs, she becomes sentimental and hesitant, completely lacking her usual decisiveness.

"No rush, think it over carefully. If it really doesn't work out, we'll just let her go abroad, and I'll find someone to go with her."

Qi Tongwei thought that if Zhiyi was reluctant to part with him, he would start looking for a suitable replacement.

Choose a suitable person to go abroad with her and take care of her daily life.

"Is it feasible? Do you have someone in mind?"

Zhiyi's attitude clearly favored his subsequent proposal.

“That’s right. Teacher Gao’s child is abroad. Let’s talk to him and see if Zhiyi can live with him. We’ll pay for it.”

"That must have cost a lot of money!"

"It won't cost much; our salaries can cover it if we tighten our belts."

It certainly wasn't luxurious enough, but it was enough for normal education; it just wasn't very wealthy.

Zhiyi thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll tell Dad."

She remembered her father saying that there seemed to be a family foundation in Honggang, where he had saved up some money for himself and Zhiyuan.

Previously, my family had no worries about food and clothing, and my salary was not low. Since all my food and drink expenses were at home, I had nowhere to spend my money.

As for Zhiyuan, even if you gave him a mountain of gold, he would only use it as experimental material since he spends all his time in the lab. He would never spend it!

Qi Tongwei exclaimed in surprise, "Is that so?"

"Hmm, it seems so..." Zhiyi hesitated and glanced at her daughter, glancing at the subject with a vague tone, "Dad didn't really interfere with that person's suggestion, he just regularly put money into it."

"No wonder."

Qi Tongwei probably knew a little about his father-in-law's romantic entanglements.

Lou's influence in Hong Kong is far greater than what the outside world sees, given his position.

When Zhiyi couldn't reach Yang Jianguo by phone and saw that his mobile phone was switched off, she knew that he must be busy with experiments again.

So, I changed my number and called directly—

Lou Xiao'e.

Originally, she wanted to call her mother, but then she thought she should call Lou Xiao'e to find out the details.

Let her, the original wife, be with her own daughter and...

It's rather awkward for mistresses to pass messages between each other.

So Zhiyi simply called her directly. Although it was a little awkward, a mother can endure anything for her daughter.

"Hello, this is the Lou family."

"...Hello, I'm looking for Ms. Lou."

"May I ask who you are?"

"Yang Zhiyi".

Lou Xiao'e was even more surprised than the housekeeper when she learned that Yang Zhiyi had called her.

"Hello, Zhiyi."

The tranquil and delicate voice was pleasant to the ear and gave people a natural sense of affinity.

Zhiyi sighed inwardly, then forced a smile and said, "Aunt Lou, I'm sorry to bother you..."

Lou Xiao'e breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that Zhiyi was inquiring about trust matters.

She was also worried that the other party was targeting her, and if that were the case, she really didn't know what to do.

Even the most powerful and shrewd person can become at a loss when faced with matters involving significant emotional entanglements.

"Yes, your father established a family trust with me..."

The family trust is registered in Hong Kong, and its management is entirely handled by professional managers.

However, above the trust management, there is a family office called the 'Sun Office' that vertically manages the entire trust.

A family office, on the other hand, is directly responsible to family members.

However, after setting up the trust at his own suggestion, Yang Jianguo became a hands-off manager.

Later, he mentioned it to Zhiyuan and Zhiyi, but neither of them were interested, so he quickly forgot about it.

Over the years, Lou Xiao'e has been managing everything on her behalf.

It's fortunate that she was so devoted to Yang Jianguo; otherwise, she would have emptied his savings long ago.

Chapter 896 The Other Side of Father, Zhiyi's Despair

"May I ask how much my share is?"

"wait a second."

Lou Xiao'e only remembered the approximate total; to get the exact number of digits, she would need to retrieve the data.

When facing Zhiyi, she was unwilling to give a vague answer.

To avoid giving the other party the impression that you are hiding something.

“Got it.” Lou Xiao’e pulled up the latest report and found the detailed figures: “The total amount of fixed dividends and investment income over the years is 2461985.4 yuan.”

"So much?" Zhiyi on the other end of the phone widened her eyes; she really hadn't expected it to cost so much money.

Even a thought crossed my mind: 'Dad couldn't have done something wrong, could he?'

"This is already considered low," Lou Xiao'e said calmly. "According to your father's wishes, the annual fixed dividend is already the lowest level; otherwise, this figure would at least double."

Initially, she agreed to set up a family trust, but Yang Jianguo did not want his children to rely on it too much, so he asked her to set the dividends to the lowest level.

Basically, they are kept at a normal standard of living, at most a little better off than the average person.

To live a life of great wealth and prosperity, one must rely on one's own efforts.

However, after a series of operations and investment returns over the years, the funds managed by the trust have multiplied several times, and the dividend ratio has naturally risen accordingly.

In addition, the investment returns generated by the restrictive clauses established to ensure that family members have control over the trust were the reason why the accumulated amount reached more than 240 million.

"So, approximately how much money is managed by the trust?"

"2 million US dollars."

"Where did my dad get so much money?"