Imperial Treasure-Chapter 897 - 546: Unexpected Trouble (Returning to a Millennium-Old He’s Jade +4) (Part 2)
Xiao Xianting furrowed his brow sternly. Initially, he thought Sui Yi was interested in these kinds of peculiar stones, which is why he kept the line open, hoping to have some shared topics with Sui Yi. But he’d never expected to encounter such distressing matters, and it appeared to be more than just a simple suicide case—now it’s dragging Sui Yi into the fray, making him feel guilty. Especially now, as people slander Sui Yi, countless individuals chatter in the streets and alleyways about Sui Yi, who has never had any blemish on his record.
This is his fault.
Xiao Xianting couldn’t suppress the anger boiling inside him. He took a deep breath and coldly stated: "Raising the poor breeds unruly citizens, raising the wealthy breeds lazy ones. I used to think this saying was wrong, and biased because poverty does not erase a person’s basic moral integrity. No matter how poor they are, a pair of hands and two legs can move bricks to earn ten yuan to stave off hunger. And who am I, someone born with advantages, to criticize them? On the contrary, in terms of survival resilience and grassroots social creativity, I am far inferior to these people."
The media, hearing Xiao Xianting start like this, were taken aback.
My gosh, the live broadcast is on, pants off, and you let us listen to this?
Nonetheless, the always icy and aloof CEO Xiao today couldn’t restrain his words, continued: "But once I entered the old town, I saw a group of men in their twenties and thirties in the prime of youth huddled in corners, sneering and playing cards aimlessly. They hurled vile words at single women and harbored malicious intentions by following them—that’s how they were. How can people like this blame all their poverty on nature and society? Is it a failure in education or a product of the social environment? Even if all blame is placed externally, amidst their reckless and logically flawed testimonies, what kind of eyes and hearts do many high-level, high-discerning media reporters and cultural people rely on to gauge, insult, and recklessly vilify the involved parties?"
"Is it that you exalt yourselves above morality, or is it the unchallenged innocence of legal indifference to mobs? Or is it your sense of superiority as members of society? If truly judged by social contribution and moral character, from studying abroad at sixteen, renting rooms and paying for food and tuition through programming work, eating a hundred hamburgers a month, spending entire months without touching fruit, and coming home from abroad only once every two years because I wouldn’t spend money on return flights—though my family complained, they never stopped me and repeatedly educated me to return home and contribute to society and the Nation after learning. Now at twenty-seven, I’ve amassed at least five hundred million dollars donated to society and established five educational funds, with employees from my company’s regular volunteer efforts. I don’t dare claim widespread blessing upon the masses, but at least in my societal contribution, I do not question my efforts. I ask, of those present, who dares measure my existence value by your identity? If not, then let me inform you, the Sui Yi you vilify with your words and writings, isn’t a celebrity with public entertainment worth, nor does she seek public exposure—as you media people well know, considering how often you’ve faced closed doors with her?"
"I guess you can’t figure it out, because from when certain individuals exposed her identity immorally, she hadn’t accepted any interviews ever since."
"But let me tell you, her private donations far exceed mine, because of her Sui Tang Square’s fostering of traditional cultural handicrafts. It has provided many simple industry practitioners economic strength and cultural transmission power, and the taxes handed over have far surpassed profits reaped by writing various news reports from business earnings. She’s more deserving of respect than nine-tenths of today’s young generation, and I can’t understand what kind of capital those rampant online users wield to point fingers at her! Including you, the media reporters with your views of superiority!"
Such an ironic statement, the journalists, meant to have cultural legacy, have become indiscriminately voracious Gluttony, grabbing headlines and hot topics heedless of truth, while those they defame with inappropriate language are the ones contributing vastly to societal cultural legacy.
Not a single person could speak, because Xiao Xianting’s presence at this moment was chillingly cold, freezing the whole room.
They dared not even switch off the cameras.
Since this person was clearly angry now.
"Also, regarding questions you might have with idle gossip, I can clearly tell you... I indeed harbor genuine emotions towards Miss Sui Yi, treading carefully, walking on thin ice, afraid to utter much lest I endanger all possibilities. But today’s event and my inability and recklessness have brought her such trouble—now there is no possibility left."
"Therefore, I do not intend to give up easily. To Orange Weekly, Sunday Meet Entertainment Magazine, and Star Moon News, I advise you ensure your companies and bosses possess sufficient resilience to bear what follows."
"And those few old town residents bribed for loose tongues, you’d better pray you’ve committed no crimes, or I dare say you will find yourselves in a place far more painful than your old town—that is, prison!"
With that, he directly tossed the microphone he held onto the table with a thud, then turned and left. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to submit recommendation votes and monthly tickets at Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)
