“Kids’ dad, when do you think the letter we sent will reach Shushu’s hands…”
He Meijun, who missed her own daughter terribly, had nagged about this eight hundred times a day ever since receiving Qiao Shu’s letter and sending one back afterward.
Qiao Chang had long grown accustomed to it.
“It’ll be soon, soon. Don’t worry. Once Shushu gets our reply, she’ll definitely write back to us quickly.”
Thinking of how Qiao Shu had written in her letter that the Feng Family Members treated her very well and doted on her just like their own daughter, he comforted her loudly once more.
“Besides, the Feng Family Members treat her so well. We don’t need to worry about anything.”
Listening to Qiao Chang’s words, He Meijun nodded. She smiled and said, “That’s right. Our daughter is so beautiful. Who wouldn’t dote on her?”
Even so, He Meijun still worried deep down about her little daughter who had married far away.
Thus, she had started to waver on Qiao Xia Hua’s suggestion from a few days ago.
“Kids’ dad, what do you think… How about we invest all our money with Xia Hua and go along with her melon seed company plan…”
A few days earlier, Qiao Xia Hua had suddenly come to them, saying she had met a big boss from Hong Kong. That boss had tried her melon seeds and found them especially delicious. He thought highly of her little street-vending business and wanted to invest to expand production, set up a factory, and start a company.
So, she wanted to bring them in as partners.
At the time, they had thought Qiao Xia Hua might have been scammed. Not only did they refuse to invest, but they also advised her not to trust that Hong Kong person.
But these past few days, He Meijun had seen Qiao Xia Hua head out full of energy each time and return glowing with health. She did not look scammed at all. Instead, it seemed like her business was going very smoothly.
He Meijun had not paid it much mind at first. But after receiving her little daughter’s letter, her heart had been entirely focused on Qiao Shu.
Though she was glad the Feng Family Members had not made things hard for her precious daughter, she worried that her little girl might be only reporting the good news and not the bad.
Under this anxiety, He Meijun—who had originally planned to save the one thousand yuan Qiao Shu had left behind and return it to her daughter at some suitable opportunity in the future—suddenly wavered.
“Have you gone mad? We don’t know anything about business. And what if that big Hong Kong boss Xia Hua mentioned is a con artist? Then all our hard-earned savings would go down the drain!”
Hearing his wife’s words, Qiao Chang rejected the idea outright.
But soon enough, He Meijun convinced him.
After all, like her, he doted most on their precious little darling Qiao Shu.
“Kids’ dad, before, I thought even if our family stayed in Qiao Village our whole lives, even if our days were plain and we had no money, it didn’t matter as long as we were together. But now… Shushu has married far away, to the Capital. Who knows when we’ll see her next.
“And our eldest son is away at university in another province. Even after graduation, even if he doesn’t go work with Shushu, he surely won’t return to our little village…”
With that, He Meijun let out a heavy sigh. “So, I don’t want us two to stay in Qiao Village our whole lives, just waiting endlessly for our daughter and son to visit someday.
“So, Qiao Chang, we have to do something. We need money and ability to leave Qiao Village, to go to our daughter’s side, to stand up for our family’s girl. No matter how well the Feng Family Members treat her, they aren’t her unconditional, blood-related family. The Feng Family Members can never be us. We have to get out of Qiao Village and move to the Capital to be with our Shushu!”
Hearing He Meijun’s words, Qiao Chang’s heart was deeply touched. He looked at his wife and murmured,
“Go to the Capital? Just us? What would we have to go with…”
“With what Xia Hua said—investing in her melon seed company!”
He Meijun took a deep breath and said seriously.
“Though we both thought that Hong Kong person was a scammer at first, look at Xia Hua’s state these days. And think about it: if he really is from Hong Kong, what do we even have worth scamming?”
Though Qiao Chang was somewhat moved by He Meijun’s words, he still hesitated.
After all, if they really invested, the nearly two thousand yuan was no small sum. It was their entire family’s savings.
“How about this: we’ll wait for Xia Hua to come back and ask her for all the details. If it’s convenient, we’ll go see that Hong Kong person ourselves and check if he’s a scammer. If not, then we’ll join Xia Hua and that Hong Kong person! That way, once we make money later, we can move to the Capital and personally look after our Shushu.”
He Meijun saw Qiao Chang’s hesitation and straightforwardly suggested going to meet the Hong Kong person in person.
And with those words, she convinced Qiao Chang.
“Alright! We’ll do as you say! If that Hong Kong person really isn’t a scammer, we’ll invest every penny we have and go all out! If we make it, we’ll buy a house in the Capital and look after our girl!”
When Qiao Xia Hua heard that He Meijun and Qiao Chang had changed their minds and planned to start the melon seed company with her, she was overjoyed.
On one hand, it was to repay Qiao Shu for the melon seed recipes, so for something sure to make a fortune, of course she had to bring in Qiao Shu’s parents.
On the other hand, beyond repaying the favor, Qiao Xia Hua naturally wanted reliable partners she could trust if the company really took off.
Without a doubt, He Meijun and Qiao Chang were people worth trusting and entrusting with responsibility. Plus, they were very hardworking and willing to endure hardship, which was extremely important.
So, Qiao Xia Hua wanted to bring He Meijun and Qiao Chang into the company both to repay a debt of gratitude and for her own future business development…
—Hong Kong Ji Family—
“What? You mean your Third Master and Third Aunt want to meet me?”
When Ji Boyan received this call from Qiao Xia Hua, after a busy day, he felt a bit irritated at first.
But soon, his mind quickly reacted, realizing who the Third Master and Third Aunt were that Qiao Xia Hua mentioned.
According to the information he had investigated, these were the parents of the girl he liked!
Thus, his previously impatient expression changed immediately.
“Yeah, no problem. I’ve got some business in the mainland lately anyway, so I’ll drop by to meet your Third Master and Third Aunt.”
Ji Boyan thought excitedly that these were his beloved girl’s parents! They might become his father-in-law and mother-in-law someday. He had to treat them well and make a good impression!
However, the heart-stirring girl on this Hong Kong CEO’s mind appeared stunningly at that moment at a large mixer dance with many attendees, captivating countless hearts…