Chapter 497: Night Chat with Shi Jinhe

After Shi Jinhe heard me finish speaking,

He then said: "Brother, actually you and Qiao Jie being together is also normal."

Qiao Jie is still a good woman. Besides, sister-in-law is already a vegetative person.

They are both your wives; having a companion in old age is still good.

"Whatever you say, they're all my wives. Only Zhou Wei is my wife. Alright, don't mention this again."

Otherwise it's easy to get confused. Jinghe, come over, I have something important to say to you." At this moment I took out a cigarette and handed it to Shi Jinhe.

Shi Jinhe took it,

"Brother, speak. As long as I can do it, I'll provide people if needed, and money if needed."

"I want to talk to you about the Da Heng Group."

"How is the Da Heng Group? Kong Shi has fallen, Niu Ju has also been taken in, those people are all done; isn't the Da Heng Group back in our hands?"

"You let Zhao Xiaohua be chairman; I have no objection."

"He is your younger brother."

"But Xiaohua handles things in a somewhat flustered manner; you need to supervise him more closely."

"I understand your meaning; from now on you will completely retreat behind the scenes."

"The front stage will be handed over to Zhao Xiaohua."

"But, brother, let me tell you, I only listen to you,"

"That Zhao Xiaohua cannot arrange for me." Shi Jinhe took out a lighter to light my cigarette, then said.

Hearing Shi Jinhe say this, I felt moved; no matter when, there is always someone loyal by my side, which is something I am proud of.

I took a puff of cigarette,

"Actually, what I want to tell you is, the Da Heng Group no longer belongs to me."

"What, who does it belong to?" Shi Jinhe suddenly jumped up from the bench.

"Look at you, you're over forty and still so impatient." I criticized Shi Jinhe.

"I'm anxious; all our efforts over these years have been in the Da Heng Group."

"It doesn't belong to us,"

"I will directly fight to take it back; if that doesn't work, I'll blow up those buildings—damn it, it doesn't belong to my brother, none of you can take it away." Shi Jinhe said angrily.

"What to blow up. Jinghe, keep it down. What I'm saying is the truth. The Da Heng Group truly no longer belongs to me; I have no relation to it whatsoever."

"I'm telling you this today because I'm afraid you'll cause trouble later."

"So I'm telling you in advance."

"You just need to work well at the Da Heng Group from now on,"

"I am no longer with the Da Heng Group, and you should work there just as I did."

"Brother, impossible; haven't we already won? Is this about Zhao Xiaohua?"

"Zhao Xiaohua took it from your hands; I know Zhao Xiaohua's character—he's no good."

"I won't do it; I won't participate in the Da Heng Group. Brother, the Da Heng Group has nothing to do with you, so it has nothing to do with me either; wherever you go, I'll follow." Shi Jinhe started crying again.

"A grown man, crying at the drop of a hat. It seems Shi Jinhe is moved."

I hurriedly patted Shi Jinhe's shoulder,

"Come, let's have a drink first."

After I clinked glasses with Shi Jinhe, we then drank.

I then said: "Jinghe, you too, don't resent Xiaohua; he previously did things harmful to the Da Heng Group, and I have already educated him."

"He is now merely a front-man white glove."

"Today I am telling you the truth here,"

"Toppling Kong Shi, Niu Ju, and others, plus their backers, all come at a cost, and this cost is very large,"

"There's no way; I can only hand over the Da Heng Group."

"Only this way can we defeat them; actually I am also a hundred percent reluctant,"

"but I really have no choice."

"The Da Heng Group has already been given to others,"

"If we want to take it back, we would need continual struggle; I am tired,"

"Jinghe, I am telling the truth,"

"Over the past year, the kind of days I've had, you will never know."

"I don't want to live like that anymore."

"I just want to live an ordinary life."

"Jinghe, brother."

"The matters here are too complicated; I and you cannot explain them clearly."

"You just need to understand."

"Although the Da Heng Group no longer belongs to us, after all we built it with our own hands,"

"You just continue working on it."

"Believe that the Da Heng Group will have a great development in the future."

Shi Jinhe wiped his tears and said: "Brother, I know you have endured too much hardship; being able to reach today is already not easy."

"The Da Heng Group you said you gave to others—then let it be given to them."

"For things that cannot be avoided, in this era, asking anyone to do something requires payment."

"Dealing with those people definitely requires paying a high price."

I only today understand why you came to Niushiling.

Why build a house?

We won't argue anymore; Da Heng Group can do whatever it wants from now on, it's got nothing to do with you, and nothing to do with me either.

I've said it before, if you follow, then follow you.

I now have a house, money, the kids are grown, my wife doesn't work either; all this is thanks to you.

Brother, staying at Da Heng Group is meaningless now.

You're not even at the Group Company; who am I working hard for?

You go to Niushiling to build a house and retire; then I'll also go back to Niushiling to retire.

I'll just keep you company every day, drinking and smoking.

Brother, this will do; I don't seek anything else, just to be happy with you." Shi Jinhe said directly.

Jinghe, I understand your heart.

If you say that, then it's fine; I won't say anything else.

Tomorrow, bring people back to Niushiling to build a house.

I'll also bring Shi Yong over; then, we brothers will settle in Niushiling and spend our lives like that.

Ah, this is my good brother. Okay, the house-building matter tomorrow, you don't need to worry; I'll handle it all.

Then I'll tell Xiao Hua and resign.

Anyway, I'm not that important a person in the Group Company.

Leaving Da Heng Group is just right.

Brother, we've agreed; wherever you go, you must bring me.

Fine, where I go, I'll stay in Zaocheng from now on.

Then let's do that; now, I'll resign, and later I'll give Xiao Hua some money to compensate for your hard work.

I don't want it. Da Heng Group will have nothing to do with me from now on, and I don't want its money either." Shi Jinhe said immediately.

Jinghe, you must take this money, do you understand? I still have discretion over Da Heng Group's funds; they haven't been taken yet. Don't miss this chance." I took a puff of cigarette.

Okay, I'll listen to you, brother." Shi Jinhe said.

There's also this: Li Jiayou has passed; is his mother still alive? I went to his house; his mother is over seventy, right?" I asked.

She's alive, really eighty years old, her eyes cried blind; the old lady has only Li Jiayou as a son, and her daughter married elsewhere.

After Li Jiayou left, no one asked about her,

Ah, it's so hard. I left her some money; there's nothing else I can do." Shi Jinhe sighed.

We and Li Jiayou are brothers who grew up together; his mother is also our mother.

Li Jiayou has passed; his mother has no one to care for her in her old age, so we will. Here's what we'll do: you go quickly to Li Jiayou's house, send the old lady to a nursing home so she can have a happy old age; when she passes, we brothers will handle her funeral.

No matter what happened between us and Li Jiayou, it's all in the past.

We should all look forward.

We must not let our parents suffer again; they've already suffered a lifetime.

We have the ability and must do something for them." I said, holding my wine cup.