Chapter 1529: Chapter 1533: I’m Not Talking Bad About You
Ye Xingbei: "...Oh, Second Brother, goodbye."
She hung up the video call and looked speechlessly at the phone screen, which still had more than ninety percent battery left.
She shoved the phone in front of Gu Junzhu: "You call this out of battery? You call this out of battery?! Your phone at over ninety percent is ’out of battery’?"
Gu Junzhu laughed and pulled her into his arms, "What kind of brother would say he’s screwed like a dog to his own sister? I think you shouldn’t worry, Xie Jinfei the fool and Bai Xiaodie the idiot are a perfect match!"
Ye Xingbei was so angry she hit him, "My Second Brother is not a fool, he’s genuine and unpretentious!"
"Hmm, genuine..." Gu Junzhu stifled a laugh, "It’s fine for a five-year-old Xiao Shumiao to be genuine, but a man in his twenties being that genuine makes one a little... concerned about his intelligence!"
Ye Xingbei: "...Go away! My Second Brother doesn’t bother you that much, why do you dislike him every time you see him! My Second Brother is so great! He’s good-hearted, has a good temperament, and loves me, you’re not allowed to talk bad about him!"
"I’m not talking bad," Gu Junzhu said, "I’m serious! With his personality, it’s fortunate he’s the second child with your Big Brother on top; otherwise, even if your grandfather tried to pass on the family to him, the Xie Family would be doomed."
"Why do you look down on my Second Brother?" Ye Xingbei was displeased, "My Big Brother says that my Second Brother actually has great business talents, and he’s very confident in him taking over the Xie Family."
"My silly girl," Gu Junzhu pulled her into his arms and pinched her cheeks, "The business world is like the battlefield, full of deceit and scheming, no less than a war zone. What your Big Brother means by saying he has a talent for business is that he’s not stupid, and he can understand business affairs, but being the way he is, can you expect him to go fight commercial battles?"
Ye Xingbei frowned, "So according to you, wouldn’t my Second Brother feel a lot of pressure if the Xie Group were handed over to him?"
"Not now," Gu Junzhu said, "but let’s see how far your Big Brother can go after Uncle Xie’s time has passed. With Uncle Xie around, others wouldn’t dare make a move on your Second Brother even if they had a hundred plans, leaving him to do business in peace. But once Uncle Xie’s gone, if your Big Brother hasn’t achieved significant power and your Second Brother remains the same, people will surely have thoughts about the Xie Group. Who wouldn’t want a piece of such a big cake?"
"I understand now," Ye Xingbei nodded and murmured, "That’s what you meant by the importance of power! The Xie Group is a big and tempting cake, everyone wants a bite, but they fear my grandpa’s power, so even if they drool over it, they only dare to watch from afar, not daring to plot against it."
"Exactly," Gu Junzhu smiled faintly, "because if they dared to touch the Xie Group openly or covertly, the moment they reached out, your grandpa could easily chop their hands off. That’s the appeal of power."
"I get it," Ye Xingbei nodded, "that’s why my Big Brother changed his mind and went into politics; he must have realized it too."
"That’s right," Gu Junzhu said, "Uncle Xie has always wanted to groom your Big Brother to follow in his footsteps, but he refused before. He’s finally come to his senses now."