Chapter 1314: Not a Slave to Money

He Yuanjiang sighed, "Sometimes the adult world is like this. Everyone clearly has a very good relationship, but because the distance is too far and everyone has their own lives, it may be difficult to meet even once in three to five years."

Immediately, he said with a serious face, "Although my wife and I rarely met your mother later, our feelings were still very deep. When your mother was alive, my wife and I both regarded her as a close friend. It is a pity that such an excellent person died young..."

Hearing this, Ye Chen could not help but feel sad deep in his heart.

The people around his parents had a very high evaluation of them, but unfortunately, he knew very little about the deeds of the two of them.

In fact, until his parents passed away, Ye Chen was just a child who had just entered the second grade of elementary school.

Children of that age group look at problems and the world in a very simple and superficial way. He only knew that his parents loved him very much, but he did not know what kind of people his parents really were.

Sometimes, Ye Chen envied Gu Yanzhong, the father of Gu Qiuyi.

Because he had known his father for a much longer time than he had.

His understanding of his father was also much deeper than his own.

Now, he envied He Yuanjiang again.

Because he felt that He Yuanjiang's understanding of his mother was also much deeper than his own.

Seeing Ye Chen's lonely expression, He Yuanjiang could not help but step forward and pat him on the shoulder, comforting him, "Things have passed for so long, don't be sad and upset about it anymore. Your mother's life in the first twenty-odd years was too brilliant. Our classmates at the time all said that God must have been missing such an excellent person, so he let her go to heaven early."

Ye Chen nodded slightly.

Regarding his parents, besides sadness, he also had regrets in his heart. The biggest regret was that as their child, he lacked sufficient understanding of their lives.

He Yuanjiang smiled at this time and said, "Let's talk about you. How did you become the chairman of the Dihao Group now? Didn't you return to the Ye family?"

Ye Chen smiled bitterly, "To tell you the truth, I have lived in Jin Ling for nearly twenty years and have been a live-in son-in-law in the Xiao family for four years. The Ye family only found me last year."

"As for the Dihao Group, it was also a gift they gave me. Besides the Dihao Group, they also gave me 10 billion in cash as compensation. However, these don't seem to have any meaning to me. I haven't touched a penny of the Dihao Group's money until now. As for that 10 billion, I initially only paid the medical expenses for my savior, and bought my wife a car and a string of necklaces. After that, I haven't spent that money again."

Speaking of this, Ye Chen sighed softly and continued, "But it doesn't make sense to say these things. Although I disdain taking the Ye family's money, I have to admit that if the Ye family hadn't given me these, I might still be a useless live-in son-in-law who is pointed at by thousands of people and despised by everyone..."

He Yuanjiang sighed and said, "You have really suffered for so many years. Actually, I will say a fair word. If your parents were still alive now, you would definitely be the richest person in the world. Moreover, although I don't know your father, I have heard about some of your father's deeds. Back then, the Ye family relied entirely on your parents to stand tall, so they could have today's situation!"

"I can say responsibly that at least 50% of the Ye family's current assets are your parents' credit, and what the Ye family gave you is not even one-tenth of the Ye family's assets. In the end, they gave you too little!"

Ye Chen shook his head with a bitter smile, "These don't matter anymore. I actually hope to create a world of my own by myself. After all, I still don't know whether my parents' death has anything to do with the Ye family, so I hope to accumulate enough strength to make myself surpass the Ye family in all aspects, and even surpass the Su family. In this way, once the murderer who killed my parents is found in the future, I will have enough confidence to make them pay the price."

He Yuanjiang suddenly realized and blurted out, "So that's why you want to do ocean shipping?"

"Yes." Ye Chen nodded and said, "I don't know how much you know about the Su family. Back then, the Su family and my father were always at odds. The Su family even specifically established an anti-Ye alliance, uniting many other families to fight against my father together. So the Su family is also an enemy in my eyes. Now the Su family's ocean shipping business is completely stranded, and I think it is a good opportunity for me to take advantage of the situation. So I had this idea."

As he spoke, Ye Chen added, "I originally wanted to let Dongxue take over this business, but she told me that doing this business requires a very deep understanding of international trade and the laws, regulations, and tax policies of major global trading countries. She felt that she was not competent, so she recommended you to me..."

"It just so happened that we met last night, so I came to visit you today, wanting to ask you to come out and help. I didn't expect that you were actually my mother's former classmate."

He Yuanjiang was silent for a moment and said, "Ye Chen, your judgment to choose ocean shipping as an entry point is very correct."

"In the future, the proportion of global trade will definitely become larger and larger. More and more large manufacturing enterprises have begun to build global supply chains. Take the automotive industry as an example. A car uses steel refined from iron ore in Brazil and Australia, rubber originating from Southeast Asia, high-precision electronic equipment and control modules from the United States, Germany, and Japan, and then uses other upstream and downstream industrial chains and labor in Huaxia to complete it together."

"Among them, the transportation of raw materials, parts, and complete vehicles relies heavily on shipping."

"Not to mention such a large industry as automobiles, even clothing is now a global supply chain. If you buy a jacket for two or three hundred yuan, it may use cotton produced in the United States, fabric produced in Huaxia, zippers produced in Japan, and then use labor from countries like Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Romania, and finally use ships to transport them from these producing countries to the country, and finally sell them to you."

"With more and more such global supply chains, the market for ocean shipping will also get better and better. Now that the Su family has just had their license revoked, it is the key moment to accelerate the reshuffling of the domestic ocean shipping industry."

Ye Chen nodded and asked, "Professor He, I don't know if you are willing to do me this favor? You can mention any treatment!"

He Yuanjiang suddenly became melancholy, sighed, and said, "Ye Chen, let me tell you from the bottom of my heart, if I hadn't given up my job, I might be serving as the CEO of a Fortune 500 company now, or even like Apple's CEO Tim Cook, easily earning over 100 million US dollars a year. The reason I gave up my high income and chose to teach at a university is because I swore in front of my wife's grave that I would only teach and educate people for the rest of my life, and would no longer engage in business, nor would I run around for money..."

Ye Chen asked in surprise, "Professor He, did your wife pass away?"

"Hmm..." He Yuanjiang sighed long, "Hey, back then, it was because my so-called career ambition was too strong. The classmates around me all became executives or even partners of large groups, and many people had successfully started businesses and became billionaires with billions of dollars. I was not willing to fall behind, so I worked very hard. All year round, the time I spent at home was not even a month..."

"At that time, I flew around the world in first class every day, and I had no time to care about the lives of my wife and children."

"Once, I was on a business trip in Japan to discuss a project, and my wife called to tell me that she always had headaches recently, but I had no time to care about these. I only let her take some ibuprofen, or go to the hospital to see a doctor by herself..."

"But who would have thought that half a year later, she left me because of a malignant tumor in her brain..."

Speaking of this, He Yuanjiang's eyes were slightly red, and he said with extreme self-reproach, "From the day she was diagnosed, I realized the fatal mistake I had made in the past so many years."

"Money is important, but money is by no means omnipotent. Money cannot replace love, nor can it replace family affection, let alone health."

"Even if I earn more money, I can't exchange it for my wife's life, nor can I exchange it for my daughter's true forgiveness..."

"So at that moment, I swore to her that from now on, He Yuanjiang will only teach and educate people, and will never become a slave to money again!" ===== CHAPTER 1315 =====