Chapter 1374: Moderately face reality

Regarding this, the He family head, He Yingxiu's father, He Hongsheng, looked a bit embarrassed and said, "Yingxiu, your eldest brother talked to me while you were on the southeast coast."

He Yingxiu hurriedly asked, "Dad, what did eldest brother talk to you about?"

He Hongsheng sighed and said, "To find Ruoli, our He family has sent out most of our manpower during this period, and various expenses have been thrown in—one or two hundred million. Up to now, there is still no news. Not to mention delaying the children's practice, our He family has now broken with the Su family and lost our source of income. If we continue to search, the economic gap will become larger and larger."

Speaking of this, He Hongsheng continued helplessly, "The medicinal materials prepared for the children to practice at home cost three to five million a month, plus the cost of eating and drinking for so many people—this cost is even higher. Although I also really want to find Ruoli, as the head of the family, I have no way to explain it to the others if we keep searching like this!"

He Yingxiu lowered her head slightly.

She also knew in her heart that it was impossible for the He family to continue to invest in finding her granddaughter Su Ruoli.

After all, the He family as a whole wasn't very rich, and their daily expenses were huge. Investing a large amount of money to find Su Ruoli some time ago had already made her feel very guilty. Although she felt heartbroken for her daughter and wanted to find her as soon as possible, she couldn't bear to drag the He family into the mud.

Thus, she said to He Hongsheng, "Dad, I understand everything you said. How about this: I'll go find her myself."

He Hongsheng sighed, "If you look for her yourself, it's at most for psychological comfort. You also know that finding someone is like looking for a needle in a haystack. We hired so many people and so many ships before, and the cost per day was millions, but we still couldn't find any clues. If you go alone, what use can it be?"

He Yingxiu fell into silence all of a sudden.

He Hongsheng hesitated for a moment and said helplessly, "If it really doesn't work, you should go find Su Shoudao. Ruoli was betrayed by their Su family. Even if he didn't participate directly, he has to bear some responsibility. We aren't going to argue with them about who is right or wrong now; let them provide some funds and resources first to find Ruoli."

He Yingxiu said with a complex expression, "Dad, I don't want to see Su Shoudao again..."

He Hongsheng asked in surprise, "Are we just going to let Ruoli's matter with the Su family go like this?!"

He Yingxiu gave a bitter laugh and said, "Su Shoudao is nothing more than a puppet summoned and dismissed by the old master of the Su family. Finding him won't solve any problems. Moreover, Su old master's style of doing things is cold and ruthless. Du Haiqing is the second daughter of the Du family, and even she wasn't spared by the old master. If I go to the Su family to ask for an explanation, I'm afraid it will implicate the entire He family."

He Hongsheng sighed helplessly, "The shamelessness of the Su family is indeed far beyond my cognition. Now Su Chengfeng's reputation is completely ruined. I'm afraid he will be even more reckless in his actions in the future. He had to consider his face a little before, but he might not want his face at all in the future."

Having said that, he added, "We have broken with the Su family now and lost our biggest source of income. We still have to find a new main family as soon as possible. Martial arts families sound very prestigious, but they don't have the ability to make money. They can only rely on big families willing to spend money. Do you have any thoughts on this?"

He Yingxiu shook her head and said, "Dad, to tell you the truth, all I think about every day now is Ruoli. I can't concentrate on anything else. During these days of running around outside, I didn't even have the energy to think about what I should eat for a meal. Every time I was hungry to the point of exhaustion, I just found the nearest restaurant within my field of vision and filled my stomach as quickly as possible..."

After saying this, she bowed apologetically and said, "Dad, I haven't been able to share your worries during this period. Please forgive me..."

He Hongsheng nodded and comforted her, "You don't need to blame yourself too much. I understand this kind of thing very well."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "It's just that you are the only one in the family who looks at problems relatively deeply. Your brother and brother are just physically strong and simple-minded from practicing martial arts, and they haven't read many books, so their view of problems is indeed a bit shallow..."

He Yingxiu asked, "Dad, do you have any general plans now?"

He Hongsheng said, "I've thought about it roughly. It's better to put the cooperation with the main family in the Yanjing area. There are many big families in Yanjing. Besides the Su family, there are the Ye family and the Gu family. If it really doesn't work, we can also cooperate with the Du family. After all, the enemy of an enemy is a friend. I believe the Du family must have such plans too. Du Haiqing's life or death is unknown now; it's impossible for them to swallow this bitter pill."

He Yingxiu nodded, forcing herself to think for a moment, and said, "Dad, these three families are all very strong. It would be great if we could cooperate, but I still don't suggest cooperating with the Du family."

He Hongsheng hurriedly asked, "Why?"

He Yingxiu said, "The Du family's situation is special. Not only are their descendants doing well in business, but some are also in high positions. So even if they are extremely dissatisfied with the Su family, it's unlikely they will cooperate with a martial arts family like us. If it gets out, it will affect their reputation, and it won't be easy to explain to the outside world."

He Hongsheng suddenly realized and blurted out, "No wonder! I always felt that the Su family is a bit unlucky now. Their shipping business was doing so big and strong, but the license was suddenly revoked. It seems it's very likely the Du family's handiwork."

"Yes," He Yingxiu said, "The Du family will definitely choose reasonable and legal means. Even if they use the rules of the game, it must be within the reasonable and legal scope. But we martial arts families are seen by them as people wandering on the gray edge of society. They will definitely draw a clear line with us."

He Hongsheng nodded and said, "I understand. It seems we still have to find a breakthrough point in the Ye family and the Gu family!"

Having said that, he stood up and

He Yingxiu nodded repeatedly in gratitude, choking up as she said, "Dad, thank you!"

He Hongsheng waved his hand and instructed, "You must absolutely not tell your brother and the others about this matter, do you understand?"

"I understand, Dad!"

No sooner had He Yingxiu finished speaking than her mobile phone suddenly rang.

A Jin Ling landline number ending in six eights was calling.

She was somewhat surprised, but she still pressed the answer button and said, "Hello, may I ask who this is?"

On the other end of the line, Chen Zekai asked politely, "May I ask if this is Ms. He Yingxiu?"

"It is me, who are you?"

Chen Zekai hurriedly said, "Hello Ms. He, let me introduce myself. My surname is Chen, and I am the person in charge of the Yanjing Ye family in Jin Ling."

"Someone from the Ye family?!" He Yingxiu was so shocked she couldn't speak for a moment. She never imagined that just as she was talking to her father about the Ye family, and her father even wanted to make a connection with them, someone from the Ye family would call her mobile phone!