Chapter 288: Your Sister Originally Promised Me a Hundred Million

How did this turn into cursing people?

Plenty of parents do exactly this... Yu Dazhang felt deeply wronged.

That whole routine just now wasn't something he invented; some parents even said it harsher than he did.

Depression would be the mild outcome.

Too many cases of prolonged sleep deprivation combined with excessive pressure causing the immune system to collapse.

Isn't there that saying—don't let your child lose at the starting line.

So you have to charge after them with everything you've got: as long as studying doesn't kill you, study yourself to death.

Nothing wrong with that.

Yu Dazhang turned to look at Qu Tuotuo, trying to get some agreement from her, only to get a fierce glare in return.

Great-Aunt and Third Aunt finally swallowed a bellyful of anger and went home in low spirits.

Probably no one else would come over to make a fool of themselves... Just as Yu Dazhang figured the day was done, a handsome young man and a beautiful young woman walked into the banquet hall.

The moment Yu Dazhang saw the two of them, his eyes lit up.

Familiar faces~

Liu Siyuan and Ceng Ceng Lisi!

What a small world—Yu Dazhang hadn't expected Liu Siyuan to actually have any connection to the Qu family.

Ma Jian had investigated his background before and hadn't found any kinship between him and the Qu family either.

"You know them?" Qu Tuotuo noticed him staring blankly at Liu Siyuan and the other, and asked from beside him.

"Sort of." Yu Dazhang nodded:

"We've met a few times before."

He didn't want to say much about the case.

Besides, that case was simply too heavy for Liu Siyuan.

Family shame must not be aired in public.

Father killed by older sister—if something like that got out, it would only give people a laughingstock.

"Are they related to your family?"

Yu Dazhang's gaze remained on Liu Siyuan.

"He's a shareholder of Yisheng." Qu Tuotuo answered:

"But he's always kept a low profile, rarely showing up in public—he's only suddenly become active these past two months."

With nothing left to worry about, naturally he couldn't be bothered to keep up the act... Yu Dazhang understood Liu Siyuan's mindset.

Now the Liu family only has him left, and there's no one who can threaten him, so naturally he can relax and do whatever he wants.

"Your dad invited him?" Yu Dazhang was a bit puzzled—what would Qu Wannan want to invite him for.

"Probably Dad was just being polite with the shareholders." Qu Tuotuo didn't seem to know much either:

"He's probably just here to join the fun."

As the two were talking, Liu Siyuan turned around over there and spotted them too.

Their eyes met, and both Yu Dazhang and he felt a bit awkward.

After a moment's hesitation, Liu Siyuan still pulled Ceng Ceng Lisi over.

"Long time no see."

"Mm... long time no see."

As they exchanged greetings, Liu Siyuan's expression wasn't great, but he still forced out a bit of a smile.

Ceng Ceng Lisi, on the other hand, simply lowered her head and didn't look at Yu Dazhang.

When she'd been taken into the precinct for interrogation back then, she'd met Yu Dazhang; meeting him again now, she couldn't shake the feeling of being beneath him.

"I hear you've been pretty high-profile lately." Yu Dazhang said with a teasing smile.

"No, no." Liu Siyuan hurriedly waved his hands in denial:

"You know, I was pretty helpless before too—after all, some things can't be done openly."

Hiding one's talents... Yu Dazhang naturally knew what he meant.

Judging by IQ alone, Liu Siyuan was definitely above his older sister Liu Qi, so he certainly wouldn't bother running some enterprise.

As long as his eye for investment was sharp, that was enough.

"I think you should do some charity work too." Yu Dazhang suggested:

"You can't spend all that money anyway, so just consider it doing good and accumulating virtue."

His saying this was purely for Liu Siyuan's own good.

Although feudal superstition must be rejected, with so much happening in the family, doing some good deeds to offset the karmic debt wouldn't hurt.

At the very least, it would bring some psychological comfort.

But Liu Siyuan took it the wrong way—a look of hesitation flashed across his face, as if he were somewhat reluctant, but in the end he still nodded and replied:

"You're right—just tell me the project name, and I'll put the money in tomorrow."

Yu Dazhang looked left and right, confirmed he was the one being spoken to, and only then asked:

"What project?"

"The charity thing you just mentioned." Liu Siyuan wore a look of knowing complicity and gave him a wink:

"Go on, no need to be polite."

Yu Dazhang turned to look at Qu Tuotuo beside him and saw she was equally baffled.

But across from them, Ceng Ceng Lisi now raised her head, and the look she gave Yu Dazhang was no longer timid.

I see—he thinks I'm asking him for a bribe... The moment this possibility occurred to Yu Dazhang, anger flared up inside him.

"I find that you're a bit too dark in the head."

Yu Dazhang said with a cold face:

"Why do you see bad guys in everyone? Stop guessing about people with conspiracy theories, I…"

"Forget it, I can't be bothered to argue with you. Think whatever you like."

After saying that, he waved at Liu Siyuan in a shooing motion.

Liu Siyuan stood up, and before leaving he reminded him once more:

"I'm not kidding, I really can throw money in. A few million anytime, even ten million wouldn't matter."

A million? Ten million?

"Your sister was going to give me a hundred million back then." Yu Dazhang glared at him and said:

"Get lost!"

Seeing that he was really angry, Liu Siyuan ducked his head, grabbed Ceng Ceng Lisi, and left the banquet hall directly.

"His sister really was going to give you a hundred million?" Qu Tuotuo asked sourly:

"Why would she give you so much money?"

"Because his sister, like you, likes the chubby type." Yu Dazhang answered with a smile:

"Don't overthink it. Only you would take a fancy to me. These days the mainstream aesthetic isn't as 'avant-garde' as yours."

A banquet like this actually had no real practical meaning.

Apart from busybodies like Liu Siyuan, everyone else had come to see the Qu family's son-in-law.

If Qu Tuotuo really had a man, they could give up and move on.

After the banquet ended, Qu Wannian called Yu Dazhang aside alone, not even letting Qu Tuotuo come near.

"You've offended quite a few people over in S Province."

Qu Wannian's expression was grave:

"Several people from over there have even called me directly."

Yu Dazhang's interest was piqued at once, and he asked:

"What do they want you to do?"

"To persuade you to stop poking your nose into a case from over a dozen years ago." Qu Wannian replied.

The moment Yu Dazhang heard that, he knew exactly who had contacted him.

They had to be people inside the system, and not ordinary ones at that.

After all, it wasn't just anyone who could dig up Yu Dazhang's identity and background, and in such detail.

Yu Dazhang's personal file certainly didn't include a line about dating Qu Tuotuo.

It seemed that after these sixteen years, quite a few of the officers from back then had been promoted to leaders with real power.

The reason was simple.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Qu Wannian was just a businessman — an ordinary rank-and-file officer basically couldn't even get a word in with him.

"Then why didn't you come to me?" Yu Dazhang asked with a smile, his tone relaxed.

"Don't think that just because he's a businessman, he's easy to compromise." Qu Wannian's face was calm, but his gaze was sharp as a blade:

"I was a soldier. There are some things I'd rather die than do."

Merchants chase profit, but they too have their own dignity and bottom line… Yu Dazhang looked at Qu Wannian and, for the first time, felt that his back was very straight, carrying a certain iron-willed, unyielding air.

"Don't worry, those people won't come bothering you again." Yu Dazhang pulled his gaze back and said coldly:

"They will be settled with in the end. Not a single one will get away."

(End of chapter)