Chapter 1138 — I Stay Behind the Scenes
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
"And I'd guess Wei Zhao must have promised the Liu family some benefit too—isn't that so, Uncle?" Liu Jinghan's beautiful eyes shifted toward Liu Tianyi.
"Heh heh, Jingjing is clever! That's right, Wei Zhao did promise the Liu family certain benefits!" Liu Tianyi smiled. He had not expected his niece to hit the point at once.
"Brother, Wei Zhao gave the Liu family benefits as well? Then why didn't you say so?" Liu Tianli was startled and asked hurriedly, "Brother, what benefits did Wei Zhao agree to give us?"
"Wei Zhao agreed to give the Liu family a number of pills each year as a return, among them the Life-Extending Detox Pill and the deluxe edition of the trauma medicine. Now—do you think the Liu family's investment has paid off?" Liu Tianyi said with a smile.
"The Life-Extending Detox Pill? That single pill alone is enough to repay everything we put in! And it comes every year—this is simply too worth it, more worthwhile than taking a cut of channel fees!" The moment Liu Tianli heard his brother's words, his face lit up with delight. The Life-Extending Detox Pill was a thing that had a price but no market; if the Liu family could obtain one every year, that would be tremendous. If he could not use it himself, selling it to a friendly clan would become a bargaining chip for the Liu family!
At that thought, Liu Tianli nodded deeply and said, "Brother, you really are the capable one! If we had seized the chance to set conditions this time, Wei Zhao definitely would not have agreed to benefits like these!"
"Tianli, if the task were simply to hold on to what we have, you would be quite a talent. But if we want to drive the Liu family to its peak, we will have to rely on Jingjing. Only... Jingjing will marry and leave us sooner or later..." Liu Tianyi sighed.
Though among ordinary families nowadays a son or a daughter made no difference, the great clans placed far more weight on boys—after all, only a boy could carry on the family line and keep the clan name unchanged. Girls were different: once married, their children would take another surname, unless the husband was taken in as a live-in son-in-law.
"I'm not getting married. I'll stay by Grandpa's side!" Liu Jinghan said, a little embarrassed, with a coquettish pout.
"A girl has to marry in the end—how can you not marry?" Liu Tianli glared at his daughter. It was true that only if she never married would the Liu family's interests be maximized, but to watch his daughter grow old alone was not what a father hoped for.
Liu Jinghan stuck out her tongue, showing that quirky, mischievous side of a young girl. She was, after all, still a child; clever as she was at business and sharp as she usually was, her age was what it was, and she liked the things ordinary girls liked.
"I think that this time, let Jingjing handle the cooperation with Wei Zhao," Liu Tianyi said. He was afraid his brother's profit-mindedness would act up again and end up offending Wei Zhao—and that would cost far more than it gained.
"I'd rather not show my face..." Liu Jinghan spoke up first and shook her head. "I'm better off staying behind the scenes..."