Chapter 3698: Inside Information

Until now, Rachel still felt that she would definitely try every possible means to marry Robert in the future.

Therefore, she could not accept that her future husband would only be a nobody in the Rothschild family.

Robert would never have a chance to enter the core layer of the Rothschild family in this lifetime; his ceiling was just her branch's heir and decision-maker.

Now, she needed to find a way to improve Robert's odds, and Steve Rothschild was the huge opportunity Robert had to seize, while that mysterious Mr. Chen who could make Steve deferential was the huge opportunity for her and her family.

Robert had also figured it out by now; at this moment he deeply realized that his girlfriend's political sense far surpassed his own, and with her reminding him, he would surely be able to see through the essence of more events.

So he hurriedly asked Rachel: "Then what you mean is, I need to find a way to maintain a relationship with my great-grandfather?"

"Of course." Rachel nodded and said: "You not only need to find a way to maintain a good relationship with him, but also be unilaterally loyal to him; tonight's matter, remember not to speak recklessly, not even to tell your parents."

Robert asked in surprise: "Not even tell my parents?"

Rachel immediately said sternly: "Of course! Your future path, your parents can't help you with anything, but now you have the chance to help your parents; if you build a good relationship with this great-grandfather of yours, he will definitely bring you tremendous support in the future, possibly even helping your father win the family inheritance rights! Since that's the case, why not temporarily keep this matter in your heart, and if someday it can be used as a decisive turning point, then you will be your parents' savior!"

Robert was no fool; he immediately understood this core logic: no matter where you mix, you're mixing for status and resources—imperial relatives and nobles are like that, family enterprises are like that, even in university it's the same; whoever has resources can thrive at a school like Stanford, getting favors from major investment banks even before graduation, or even easily raise large funds with a casually made business plan using AI; those without resources, even if they stare at Stanford's halo, will still be working for others after going out, and earning a few hundred thousand dollars a year is already the ceiling.

Thus, Robert firmly said to Rachel: "I understand, Rachel; rest assured, I will do my best to seize this connection with my great-grandfather!"

Rachel nodded slightly; she knew in her heart that the one who could truly help Robert was not Steve, but herself, because only by cooperating well with Ye Chen would she have value to Ye Chen, and only then would Steve give Robert a few points of face; otherwise, with Steve's status, Robert would not even enter his sight.

The two returned to school, and Rachel immediately went back to her dormitory.

Seeing Rachel enter the door, her roommates all had expressions that turned nervous and tinged with envy.

Everyone was a scholar, but now there was already a world of difference; Rachel being able to have dinner together with Steve Rothschild showed that she had already hooked onto the Rothschild family's most core layer.

For scholars who could never have a hundred percent pure white bloodline, this was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Rachel having made this connection today already made her the highest achiever among those scholars drifting in the West.

Facing these peers, Rachel also felt some pride in her heart, not just because she had interacted with Steve Rothschild today, but more importantly, because she had seized an opportunity to defy heaven and change fate.

She ignored the others, walked straight to her dormitory, and before entering, without turning her head, said: "I need to call home; nobody is to disturb me."

The three expressions stiffened, and they nodded repeatedly in agreement.

After entering the room, Rachel closed the door, took out her phone, and called her mother.

At this moment, Rachel's mother was also anxiously waiting at home in Miami.

Even before Rachel went to the banquet, she had already reported the news to the Zuo Jun Governor's Office; upon this, the Zuo Jun Governor's Office was greatly excited; they also knew Robert's weight in the Rothschild family was far lacking, but previously they had held no contempt, after all, being surnamed Rothschild already made one a person above others in the Western world, and if Rachel could marry him, the Zuo Jun Governor's Office could record a merit for her in Wu Feiyan's ledger.

Moreover, today they had also gained Steve Rothschild.

If this could truly bring them closer, the Zuo Jun Governor's Office would definitely count it as having made a great contribution.

Therefore, the Zuo Jun Governor's Office also wanted to know the entire process of Rachel's meeting with Steve Rothschild, including Steve's motive for seeking Robert, and what they had talked about.

Since Rachel and Robert confirmed their relationship, Rachel's love life had been fully taken over by the think tank of the Zuo Jun Governor's Office; they not only had to analyze all of Robert's data, but also had to provide Rachel with the next steps' direction and guidance based on every detail of her interactions with Robert.

Rachel had also developed the habit of reporting after every meeting with Robert.

She called her mother on an encrypted line; on the phone, her mother asked anxiously: "Rachel, what progress and discoveries did you have tonight? Quickly tell Mom simply, the Governor's Office is still waiting for Mom's report!"

Rachel knew that this kind of encrypted phone line was itself a dedicated line of the Broken Clear Society; on one hand, the outside world indeed found it very hard to achieve intrusion and eavesdropping, but on the other hand, all data on the entire line were forwarded by the Broken Clear Society's own servers; all call information was clear to them, and even this call, the Zuo Jun Governor's Office might possibly be monitoring it in sync.

Thus, Rachel adjusted her breathing and said with some excitement: "Mom, that Steve Rothschild this time wants to meet Robert with the intention of cultivating him; he may possibly help him become the heir of this branch in the future, and then strengthen cooperation with the core family!"

"Is that so?!" Rachel's mother immediately became excited too; this was equivalent to the future son-in-law being taken a liking to by the prince, to be developed into one's own direct-line force; there was nothing better than this.

She excitedly said: "That's truly wonderful! Robert's future prospects are limitless! You must definitely give it your all and maintain your relationship well!"

Rachel hurriedly expressed: "Mom, rest assured, I will! Oh right, Mom, I overheard their chat this time and also heard a piece of gossip!"

Her mother immediately asked: "What gossip? Is it beneficial to Her Majesty the Yingzhu?"

Although the vast majority of the Broken Clear Society's people had never seen the Yingzhu, nor even knew what the Yingzhu was called, they had still instilled from top to bottom very thoroughly; everyone opening and closing their mouths was for serving the Yingzhu; therefore, whether this matter helped the Broken Clear Society depended on whether it benefited the Yingzhu.

Rachel explained: "Steve said they planned to make the situation in the Strait of Hormuz even more tense, thereby further pushing up international oil prices, intending to sell high and earn a bundle; I think with their scale, this kind of manipulation should be quite stable; maybe international oil prices will soon hit a new high, and when they do sell high, oil prices will quickly drop back; Her Majesty the Yingzhu has quite a few shale oil industries in North America; if she seizes this opportunity, she should be able to create more profits!"