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Since the death of his beloved wife, how could he have the mind to start a business? After so many years of staying put, his business had already reached a difficult situation.

"I am indifferent, satisfied with the current situation, satisfied with the current situation." he murmured.

Qiao Ruoxi gave Lin Junyi a sidelong glance, dismissing him for exposing his father's shortcomings.

The corner of his mouth curled up as he smiled and said, "With how skilled and elegant your daughter is, you'll be able to pick a son-in-law for yourself in the future. Boss Qiao, you can forget about this."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Qiao Ruochen seriously.

Qiao Ruo was so angry that she wanted to smash the teacup in her hand at him.

"Sir Lin, you must be joking." Qiao Qingya treated it as a courtesy and modestly agreed.

Lin Jun Mai started to talk to him about new industries, and Qiao Qingya was very happy to hear that he was knowledgeable and experienced. He chatted with Lin Jun Mai happily for a while.

When it came to education, Lin said that education in China was useless. It was all about teaching the poor, not about money and not about fighting. That was why he had received the title of an East Asian sick man at the international level.

Qiao Qingya didn't have such scope of vision, but he felt that Lin Junzhu's words made sense, and he directly said, "A young person's abilities must be respected."

After he had taken charge of the city, he had killed quite a number of those who had committed heinous crimes. Everyone knew that he was ruthless, but they couldn't help but admire the security of the city.

His proper time was actually like this. His knowledge of human affairs was not bad at all. It was as if he was a young man!

Qiao Ruochen mumbled in her heart.

She was still angry at his rogue face every time they met.

Why did he suddenly come home?

Qiao Ruo's heart was pounding, and she kept asking questions.

Qiao Qingya could see that Lin Jun was not only inquiring about the state of the silk industry in the Xiang City, and that although he was having a pleasant conversation with him, his heart was filled with vigilance, or perhaps worry.

The kitchen of the Qiao family began to move. Lin Junyi had no intention of staying here to eat, so he got up and took his leave.

Qiao Ruoxi stood up and followed her father to see him off. She discovered that the clothes on her back were soaked through.

From the beginning till the end, Lin Junbai had never looked at her in an ambiguous manner, neither had he been frivolous, and he had been extremely reserved, just right and proper, which made her unable to criticize him.

After Lin Junzhu left, Qiao Qingya quickly pulled his daughter into the study, and asked her with a solemn expression, "Lin Junyi deliberately approached the Qiao family. His purpose is unpredictable, and we must be on guard against him."

Qiao Ruo Chu knew that Lin Junyi had not come for the secrets of the Qiao family, and wanted to defend him. However, she was afraid that her father would be displeased, so she could only say: "Father has thought it through, I will be very careful."

Qiao Qingya suddenly recalled something and lightly tapped the middle finger of his right hand on the mahogany desk. "Ruo Chu, I want to make an engagement for you as soon as possible."

Qiao Ruo Chu's eyes were wide open as he looked unblinkingly at his father. "Father, this, this, why?"

Qiao Qingya stood up and patted his daughter's shoulder. "I'm over fifty and have been wanting to reunite with your mother underground for a long time. If you have the protection of your husband and if something happens, your father can leave cleanly."

When he mentioned his dead wife, his eyes were filled with longing.

Qiao Ruo knew that her father had already been indifferent towards life and death, but he just couldn't let her rest.

His heart was filled with sorrow.

The father and daughter pair had been mutually dependent on each other for many years. She had never thought about how miserable she would be if one day, her father was no longer in this world.

"The Qiao family has been safe and sound for so many years. The number of people who know about our Qiao family is becoming fewer and fewer. Father is too worried."

Qiao Ruoxi thought that her father was too worried about outsiders coveting the family's secret, and wanted to pacify him.

Her words didn't have the slightest effect on Qiao Qingya.

The dinner was quiet and depressing. Qiao Ruo had gone upstairs early to read.

How could he possibly be able to read books? Lin Junbao's sudden visit this afternoon and his demonstration of his erudite side in the Qiao Family had thoroughly disturbed Qiao Ruoxi's heart, causing it to ripple in circles.

What kind of person was he?!

She could not understand.

In the evening, Gu Jun called again. It was Qiao Qing Cliff who answered. He said that he had brought out all the money he had left in the Shanghai bank and was preparing to return to Xiang City to buy a share in a western hospital.

"Didn't you say that you'd come back to pick up his father's business?" Auntie Yu grumbled.

"Young people nowadays have too many thoughts." Qiao Qingya was also confused by Gu Jun.

The next morning, both the Qiao and Gu families were disturbed by a statement.

The proclamation was innocent: this man had grown up in the Old Dynasty, had learned medicine from the West, and felt how absurd the marriage of an old father and mother was, so he did not recognize the marriage contract that the family was trying to impose. I already have the heart, in accordance with the principle of marital autonomy and the time of Hongliu, declared that the future marriage of the wife, all according to my will. We hereby declare!

The signature was written by Koo Chun.

Qiao Qingya understood that Gu Jun wanted to ask for the Qiao family's hand in marriage, but his father refused. Thus, he ran over to Shanghai to take out his own money, and wanted to come back to establish his own clan and break off his relationship with the Gu family.

He was quite determined to catch up with the Shi family's young miss.

He handed the paper to Jiru and watched his daughter's face.

Qiao Ruochen's mind was in a mess.

She had just turned sixteen, but she still couldn't take Gu Jun's provocation. She only felt that if he did this, she wouldn't even have a reason to refuse.

Everyone in the Gu family saw Gu Jun's declaration.

"Unfilial son, he's simply unfilial. To do such a reckless thing for a girl I've only seen a few times, I've truly trained him for nothing." The hand holding the newspaper trembled with anger.

His wife, Pan Yuyi quickly pulled her daughter, Gu Wanxia, to plead with her, "Fu Fang, how about we grant your wish? If you don't nod, then he will break off all relations with the Su family. If he is forced into a corner … " She was so anxious that she was on the verge of tears.

She didn't want her father to let go of her, and because of her mother's face, she neither begged nor fanned the flames.

"It's a deal?" "The Qiao family is just a poor family. Qiao Qingya was an outsider, his father-in-law, the Shi Clan, was long gone. "What are the benefits of marrying his daughter?"

Her words left Pan Yuyi speechless.

She knew her husband's measure.

It was impossible for him to agree to the marriage between his son and Miss Qiao.

She also knew her son would stick to what he knew.

The father and son duo were actually quite similar to each other deep in their bones.

Even if it wasn't Qiao Ruchu, Gu Jun wouldn't agree to his father arranging his marriage. Sooner or later, he would take this step.

After understanding her son, Pan Yuyi no longer begged with her husband and returned to her room with tears in her eyes.

She turned over the gold and silver that her parents had married when they came over, then packed up the valuable items that she had bought from the Gu family all these years, preparing to secretly give them to him when he returned.

Seeing that her wife wasn't standing with her, Gu Fangfang was so angry that she fainted.

"Father, Big Bro just can't bear it. There's nothing bad about him running the hospital. He's already got the title of Doctor of Medicine." Seeing that her father's expression was getting more and more serious, Gu Wanjia comforted him.

"That's not what I'm angry about. It's his marriage." Seeing that her daughter had spoken, Gu Fangfang slightly slowed her tone.

"It wasn't settled. Big brother only saw Qiao Ruo Chu a few times. It was just an impulse. Perhaps after a while, he would have thought it through." Ku Wan Jia soft word Nong Nong dissuade his father.