High School Belle Fell in Love with Me-Chapter 312 - 165: The Instance Set by Bai Qing (Two-in-One)
Bai Jingxuan knew Li Yang was mocking him, but he didn’t care at all at this moment and said, "Useless people will just be an eyesore; my whole life has been about power, and they definitely need to make room for people who can help."
Li Yang smiled and said, "You’re not referring to me, are you? I’m just a student and can’t offer much help. Besides, do you think there’s still a chance for negotiation between us? The more I like Bai Qing, the less I can forgive you all."
Bai Jingxuan said, "Since you’re here today, it’s certainly not just to scold me. I don’t have the power to make amends for what has already happened."
"Please, don’t say that. When did I scold anyone? I’m a student from Jing University, and respecting the elderly and loving the young are my basic moral principles. Of course, hating evil like an enemy is also something teachers taught me from a young age."
Bai Jingxuan chuckled and said, "Shall we have a good chat? I do need your help, but you won’t be working in vain."
Li Yang waved his hand: "To be frank, you don’t have many bargaining chips, and I’m not very interested. If I want chips, I can just ask the Zhao Family directly. I didn’t bring Bai Qing along this time simply because I wanted to ask her why she came to the Bai Family the last time."
Bai Jingxuan said, "It’s a small matter. She just wanted to place her parents’ memorial plaques in the ancestral hall and formally enter the family genealogy."
"Tsk tsk tsk, you’re really something. Such a trivial matter, and you ended up dragging so many people into it. You’ve certainly mastered using familial bonds as a weapon to the extreme..."
Bai Jingxuan did not refute; he only wanted to cooperate with Li Yang today and avoid saying unnecessary things that would further antagonize him.
After a moment, he said, "Li Yang, I know you don’t need these things. You’ve basically already reached the limit of what an individual can possess. But you’re still young, and I believe your wealth will continue to grow. I believe you’ll eventually encounter other desires. You’ll eventually need some assistants, and expecting the Zhao Family to disregard everything to help you is unrealistic. It’s never as reassuring as something you control yourself."
Li Yang nodded, "Hmm, I agree with you on that."
Bai Jingxuan: "So, we can cooperate. Although I’m only a few years away from retirement and seem not very useful, just like twenty years ago, I can also help you secure future allies for the next twenty years."
"Sure, but I have one condition."
"What condition?"
"Move the Bai Family’s ancestral hall to Jiang City."
...
Half an hour later, Li Yang left Songbai Garden.
Bai Jingxuan walked him out, but his expression was not pleasant.
After all, Li Yang’s demand was too difficult for him to accept.
What does relocating the ancestral hall represent? It symbolizes that the Bai Family in the Capital City is nothing, and only the Bai Family in Jiang City is legitimate.
So, even if he were to enlist Li Yang’s help, everyone would only remember Li Yang or Bai Qing, and he’d have nothing to do with it. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
After all, both Li Yang and Bai Qing were able to make him relocate his ancestors’ ancestral hall; in a way, wasn’t he just a puppet?
After sending off Li Yang, he sat in his study and pondered.
If Li Yang is willing to help, he could absolutely spend these few years with grace and then retire with honor.
He would hardly face any reckoning.
His status and reputation would also be fixed and would not be diminished.
He just wanted to preserve his legacy and also safeguard the Bai Family.
His son is useless, and his grandson and granddaughter are too young; for now, only Bai Qing is truly capable.
After all, her husband is quite wealthy, and many things now require money.
Given the right connections, a few billion could easily compress several years’ worth of effort. How many years do we have in life? Moreover, once you miss the age window, it basically means no potential.
Many people are willing to cooperate, but no matter how strong the background, funding is always limited.
It’s just that they generally won’t cooperate with the average person due to trust issues that come with many uncontrollable risks.
Only those within this circle, and quite formidable, have the eligibility to connect and form partnerships.
...
After leaving the Bai Family, Li Yang first headed to Wanliu Capital to check on its accounts.
A full forty billion had poured in.
At noon, he invited Jiang Banxia out for a meal.
While eating, he found an excuse and said, "Master Jiang, you seem quite tired recently, how about taking a break? Midterm exams are approaching too, and you’ve missed too many classes; take some time to catch up."
"Oh, aren’t there several days of holiday coming up? I’ll make sure to rest."
"Are you sure you can handle it?"
"Yes, definitely no problem, I’m not usually too busy anyway, and I’ve been reading."
Li Yang: "..."
Could he not know whether she was reading or not?
The last time he went to the office, those books were gathering dust.
He said, "I think having such a large amount of funds isn’t a good thing; your trading model is bound to be exhausting with assets exceeding ten billion. Though I don’t understand it all, I know a person’s energy is limited, and being exhausted every day will affect your performance."
Jiang Banxia hurriedly used a spoon to feed a piece of fatty meat from her bowl into Li Yang’s mouth, saying, "Don’t worry, Master Li, I can handle it!"
Li Yang swallowed it in one bite and said nothing further.
He didn’t know what Jiang Banxia was thinking, nor what Xiangnu had said, but he did know one thing for sure: Jiang Banxia wouldn’t be deceived by a few words from Xiangnu.
It was definitely Jiang Banxia’s own determination to persist, she had her considerations.
Since she had them, he respected her choices.
After the meal, Song Yu brought over the car keys, still the same car as before, and Jiang Banxia was very familiar with it.
