Chapter 1029: Will You Help Me, Please?

After Pingping finished listening to what He Yuzhu said, she was about to object again, but was stopped by a glare from Liu Rusi.

However, Pingping still wouldn't give up; she egged him on: "Zhuzi, I heard your cooking skills have improved quite a bit? Can you show us a trick or two today?"

He Yuzhu nodded, "No problem, whatever you want to eat, I'll make it for you. Let the chef in the manor take a break!"

Pingping turned her face and looked at Liu Rusi beside her: "Big sister should say what to eat first."

Liu Rusi didn't even think about it and blurted out: "I still like to eat the Boiled Fish made by Zhuzi."

Pingping rolled her eyes and added with a smile: "I heard that your family has a secret recipe for Tan Family Cuisine? Can you make a table full of it?"

He Yuzhu waved his hands repeatedly, "If you want to eat Tan Family Cuisine, you have to tell me a week in advance."

Liu Rusi glared at Pingping and chided: "You really have developed bad habits now, asking for Tan Family Cuisine the moment you open your mouth."

Pingping giggled: "I just want to test him. To see if this kid is still the same as when he was little, giving you the moon if you asked for the stars."

He Yuzhu retorted irritably: "You used to stir up trouble between me and my sister, and you still haven't changed that habit. Of all the people I know, you are the most devious."

Pingping wasn't annoyed; she grabbed a watering can from the side and poured it straight over He Yuzhu's head.

He Yuzhu was so startled he took to his heels, shouting as he ran: "The older you get, the more unreasonable you become!"

Just as they were making a scene, He Mu's youngest daughter, He Qiaoqiao, was brought back from school by a Bodyguard.

She hadn't met He Yuzhu many times; she stood there staring at him for a long while before calling out crisply: "Grandpa."

He Yuzhu bent down and picked her up, a gentle smile on his face: "Qiaoqiao is seven years old this year, isn't she?"

He Qiaoqiao answered solemnly: "Seven and a half."

He Yuzhu asked again: "Why don't you go to school in Hong Kong with your dad?"

He Qiaoqiao said in a milky voice: "Grandma won't let me go."

He Yuzhu looked up at Liu Rusi, his tone carrying a hint of worry: "He Mu has been living in Hong Kong for over half a year; is that really okay?"

Liu Rusi sighed: "You are so good at causing trouble, I'm afraid something might happen to the children, so I had them all brought back."

Pingping started fanning the flames again from the side, "Look, what did I tell you? You stir up trouble all over the world, and this time you've even offended Europe. The third generation of the He Family has all been affected by you!"

He Yuzhu smiled dismissively: "Hey, staying in the country is quite good; don't envy those who have gone abroad. Many children who were perfectly fine end up learning bad habits once they go out, especially girls; they really shouldn't be sent away."

Liu Rusi glared at him, but there was a smile on her lips: "You are getting more and more feudal as you get older."

He Yuzhu prepared a large table of home-cooked dishes for Liu Rusi and Pingping, and the steaming food filled the entire round table.

Liu Rusi picked up a slice of Boiled Fish with her chopsticks, blew on it, put it in her mouth, savored it for a moment, and said: "Still the old taste. A while ago I heard the children talking about how it's very trendy to eat Boiled Fish now, especially the one from He Ji Restaurant; it's incredibly popular. I didn't expect this dish to be popular for decades."

He Yuzhu heard this and muttered to himself: This dish was supposed to become popular around this time; I just forced it to happen decades early.

He Qiaoqiao, who was to the side, stared longingly at the basin of Boiled Fish, her little nose sniffing hard at the aroma, but Liu Rusi wouldn't let her touch it, and the little girl's mouth immediately pouted enough to hang an oil bottle.

He Yuzhu saw this, smiled, and picked up a piece of fish fillet, dipped it repeatedly in a vinegar dish, put it in her mouth, and asked: "Is it not spicy now?"

"Not spicy anymore, Qiaoqiao wants more."

He Yuzhu continued to pick the thick, boneless pieces to feed her.

Pingping looked at He Yuzhu and said: "Zhuzi, in my opinion, you should spend more time with the children in the future and pass all your skills on to them."

He Yuzhu shook his head, "Each generation has its own career; the things I know are about to become obsolete."

"I think you're just lazy. I suggest that during winter and summer vacations, you gather all the children together and teach them according to their individual aptitudes."

Liu Rusi smiled, "Pingping has really done a lot of research on education over the years; this is a good method."

Just then, a tall figure walked in quickly.

He Yuzhu looked up and saw that the person who arrived was Zhao Ying.

Zhao Ying caught sight of He Yuzhu and Pingping and immediately beamed: "What kind of luck do I have today? All of you are gathered here together!"

He Yuzhu gestured toward the table full of food: "If you don't mind, sit down and eat with us; if there's anything you want to eat, I'll make it for you now."

Zhao Ying thought for a moment and said: "Then I won't be polite; bring me a Spicy Diced Chicken and a Zhizi Barbecue."

He Yuzhu was quick and nimble; in no time at all, two hot dishes were served on the table.

Zhao Ying picked up a piece of mutton with her chopsticks and said: "Really delicious."

Liu Rusi said: "Why did you suddenly come back? Aren't you having a hot romance with a handsome guy?"

Zhao Ying glared: "From now on, I won't tell you any private secrets. Saying that in front of your little granddaughter, how am I supposed to face people?"

"Qiaoqiao doesn't understand." Qiaoqiao said with wide eyes.

Everyone laughed until they couldn't close their mouths.

Zhao Ying said: "All the shareholders are here. I'm reporting to you specifically: the M Country stock market has also collapsed. Our short positions have made a fortune. I am officially announcing today that I am retired, washing my hands of it, and quitting!"

He Yuzhu clinked his glass with Zhao Ying and asked: "President Zhao, wasn't our investment in the M Country stock market quite small? How much could we have made?"

Zhao Ying waved her hand: "I used over ten billion US dollars to short, and made over sixty billion; it was literally like money falling from the sky. However, luckily I ran fast. M Country issued an order not to allow transfers out, so we only have a few hundred million US dollars left that weren't transferred; the rest was all moved out."

He Yuzhu asked: "Has the vault robbery incident been verified?"

Zhao Ying smiled and said: "We leaked the news, but it didn't work for months; they just covered it up and wouldn't let it be published. But, during the general election, both sides got desperate, so they released the story. The Donkey Party collapsed, and the stock market collapsed too."

He Yuzhu heard this, turned his head, and smiled at Pingping: "See? Although He Mu lost some money, we still made a huge profit overall."

Pingping glared at him sideways and said irritably: "Are we talking about the same thing?"

He Yuzhu was righteous and confident: "Of course it's the same thing."

Zhao Ying raised her glass with a smile: "I'm happy today, so I propose we drink a little wine and reminisce together."

Liu Rusi was the first to respond: "No problem."

He Yuzhu also nodded in agreement.

After the meal, the group moved to the living room, opened a few bottles of red wine, and while sipping it, they chatted about old events from the past few decades.

As they talked, the clock just passed twelve, and none of them could hold on anymore; they collapsed and lay directly on the carpet, falling into a deep sleep.

The next morning, a sharp ringing of the telephone dragged He Yuzhu out of his dream.

He fumbled for the receiver in a daze, and Ma Rui's anxious voice came from the other end, "Uncle, can you help me please?"