[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-romantic-path-to-success":3,"chapter-the-romantic-path-to-success-the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-490":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Romantic Road to the Top",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2146681,3567,"Chapter 490","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-490",490,"\u003Cp>Of course, even if he doesn't come back, that is his freedom, but in that case, the Hou family might not come back to invest.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ji Tao asked, \"Mr. Hou, are you and your family all going to France?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hou Dali said, \"I estimate that I will take my wife, my eldest son, and my eldest daughter to France. My younger son and younger daughter are still in college and cannot delay their studies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As soon as Ji Tao heard this, he understood. This was probably Hou Dali deliberately letting his younger son and younger daughter stay behind, which could be considered hostages, proving that he had no intention of staying abroad.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ji Tao smiled and said, \"Why don't you let your whole family go to France together and see your relatives overseas together?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hou Dali shook his head and said, \"No need. They will definitely have many opportunities to go abroad in the future. Let them concentrate on their studies now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ji Tao nodded and said, \"Okay, then you decide for yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He looked at Zhang Kaishan again and asked, \"Comrade Kaishan, what do you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Zhang Kaishan nodded and said, \"Secretary Ji, I think it's okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ji Tao then said to Liu Xiancai, \"Comrade Xiancai, how about this: you help Mr. Hou handle the relevant procedures for this trip abroad. This should be considered visiting relatives abroad. See what procedures are needed and help them handle them as soon as possible. This task is very important, and you must not delay it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Liu Xiancai nodded and said, \"Secretary Ji, don't worry. I guarantee to complete the task.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ji Tao said, \"Okay, then you go. If you have any difficulties, just tell me, and the County Party Committee will help coordinate. Comrade Kaishan, Little Su, you stay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Liu Xiancai took Hou Dali and his wife away. Ji Tao said, \"Comrade Kaishan, I have to trouble you to spend more effort on the historical legacy issue of the old Hou family home. I hope this problem can be corrected as soon as possible, so that before Hou Dali goes abroad, he can see the sincerity of the County Party Committee and the county government.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Zhang Kaishan said, \"This is what I should do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ji Tao said to Su Xinghui again, \"Little Su, you are now the person the Hou family trusts the most. I hope you will spend more effort on the work of mobilizing the Hou family to return to invest. If this matter can be successful, what Shangjun County will gain is not just an investment, but much, much more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui nodded and said, \"Secretary Ji, I understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That night, Su Xinghui went to Hou Dali's house again. Hou Dali was calling his son and daughter who were working in other places. His eldest son, Hou Wenzhi, worked in Jiangcheng, and his eldest daughter, Hou Wenli, worked in Yulin City. Both of them had decent jobs. Hou Wenzhi was a counselor at Jiangcheng Normal University, and Hou Wenli was a clerk at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Yulin City.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing Su Xinghui coming, Hou Dali said a few words on the phone, then hung up and smiled, \"Little Su is here. Sit down, sit down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After Su Xinghui sat down, Hou Dali poured him a cup of tea and said, \"Little Su, our Hou family is really grateful to you for this matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui smiled and said, \"This is nothing. It was an unintentional act on my part, and I didn't know that the painting could be seen by old Mr. Hou.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hou Dali said, \"In any case, our whole Hou family must thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't even know that there were so many relatives alive in France.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said, \"Uncle Hou, in fact, you can see the political climate in the country in recent years; it is becoming more and more relaxed. Even without me, maybe old Mr. Hou misses his hometown so much that he would have come back to find you in a few years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hou Dali sighed, \"My Third Uncle is seventy-five years old. To say something that shouldn't be said, I don't know if he will still be here in a few years, and even if he is, I don't know if he will still be able to walk. It is you who fulfilled his lifelong wish and left him with no more regrets. Just for this point, we will be grateful to you for a lifetime!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said, \"Since old Mr. Hou has the idea of returning to his roots, you should persuade him more when you go to France this time, let him dispel his concerns, and come back to the country to have a look. The country is developing better and better now, and it is worth a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hou Dali said, \"Of course I hope my Third Uncle and the others can come back to the country to have a look. However, I don't know if I can dispel their concerns. I will try my best to work on them. I also feel that the country is very different from a few years ago, and many overseas Chinese have returned to visit relatives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui nodded and said, \"Yes, I believe that the political climate in China will not change significantly for at least a few decades. Now the whole society is focusing on economic construction, people's thinking is becoming more and more liberated, and the inclusiveness of society is becoming stronger and stronger. I can guarantee that after they come back, the county will definitely treat them as honored guests.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hou Dali nodded and said, \"I think so too. By the way, Little Su, when can those people move out of our Hou family's old home?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Looking at Hou Dali's eager expression, Su Xinghui could understand his mood. The old Hou family home could be said to have been lost in their hands. In any case, it could be considered that they failed to guard it. Now that they have contacted their relatives overseas, before their relatives come back, he naturally wants to get the old home back in his own hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui smiled and said, \"Uncle Hou, I have already suggested it to the county government. The county government will carry out this work as soon as possible. Before you go to France, this work will have substantial progress, and before old Mr. Hou returns to the country, the old home should be recovered.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hou Dali's throat was choked again. This does not mean that he is a weak person. In fact, he is a tough man. In such a difficult period, he was able to bear the hat of overseas relations and raise four children with his wife. What an incredible thing this is?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Such a tough man, now his throat is choked, which only shows that this matter is really too important to him. A century-old home, now there is hope for recovery, can he not be excited?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hou Dali said to Su Xinghui, \"Little Su, I don't know what to say. I will thank you for my whole life!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1202,"2026-06-16T17:50:43.208Z","2026-06-17T08:56:06.694Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","4b4834a01227fabba4dd74ec9c61ab0c554788664aa08bfff0830f6f3557dc2d","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-491","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-489",572,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-romantic-path-to-success-cover.jpg"]