Chapter 379 – Approval
Bai Ling was very interested in doing business and kept asking Xu Xiangbei for details. Seeing that Huang Yuxian and Bai Ling were not only not averse to his business ventures but were also very interested and even encouraged him, Xu Xiangbei breathed a sigh of relief.
It was known that doing business was indeed a way to make money.
But perhaps due to previous influences, many people looked down on starting a business.
They thought it wouldn’t last long and even believed that only those who lacked ability would engage in it.
In contrast, those with real skills were certainly holding steady jobs in factories or departments.
Originally, Xu Xiangbei had been somewhat anxious, but seeing that Huang Yuxian and Bai Ling supported him, he was very pleased.
To have one’s passion recognized by others was also a form of validation.
“…I believe that in the future, the country will definitely become more open, and state-owned factories will only become fewer. I even have a premonition that there might be a large wave of layoffs…”
Xu Xiangbei was discussing his analysis of future development trends.
Huang Yuxian listened very seriously, nodding from time to time. He himself ran a factory and agreed with Xu Xiangbei’s viewpoint.
It should be noted that the meat processing plant he now runs was previously state-owned. Although he was the factory director, he only held an administrative role.
Later, the government wanted to abandon the factory.
Once the factory was abandoned, all the workers working in the factory would be laid off.
It was far from the security of a steady position.
Of course, it wasn’t just his meat processing plant; many factories had also been disbanded.
Huang Yuxian, after all, was reluctant to part with the factory he had been with for so long and did not want to see so many workers suddenly unemployed.
Especially since some of the workers had difficult family circumstances.
So, he spent a lot of money to take over the factory.
He continued to employ those workers, even though the factory, once state-owned, had become private under his management.
Although their positions could no longer be considered secure, at least they wouldn’t be forced out of their jobs.
Speaking of the factory, Huang Yuxian had to thank Xu Jinning.
If it hadn’t been for Xu Jinning’s timely warning, he would have been raising pigs last year.
And a month after receiving Xu Jinning’s warning, the country experienced a widespread outbreak of swine fever.
Fortunately, he had not started pig farming, or he would have faced significant losses.
Not just significant losses—his family might have even faced complete ruin.
Thanks to Xu Jinning’s advice, he abandoned pig farming and switched to raising chickens, ducks, and geese. As a result, his factory made a substantial profit last year.
Not only the factory, but also Yueyue.
Xu Jinning had also warned him about Yueyue’s life-threatening crisis due to the swine fever. Believing in this warning, they had kept Yueyue from going out last year.
In the end, they managed to keep Yueyue safe.
Their gratitude towards Xu Jinning was why they recognized Xu Jinning as their goddaughter.
And one important reason they agreed to their daughter being with Xu Xiangbei was because Xu Xiangbei was Xu Jinning’s second brother.
Since he was Ningning’s second brother, he was naturally not lacking in qualities.
Especially after learning about the current situation of the Xu family’s children, Huang Yuxian felt that the Xu family was composed of intelligent people.
So, Xu Xiangbei was definitely a person with potential.
Now, listening to Xu Xiangbei talk confidently and passionately about future trends, Huang Yuxian felt even more certain.
He believed that his daughter would not suffer if she followed Xu Xiangbei in the future. As for the two young people being separated for now, Huang Yuxian thought it was not a big deal.
Both of them were still young and needed time to develop and improve individually.
It could be seen as a test from the heavens.
As long as they were destined to be together and truly loved each other, they would overcome all obstacles.
Although Huang Yuxian agreed to his daughter being with Xu Xiangbei, he still wanted to have a “talk” with his future son-in-law.
So, he deliberately mentioned that he had something to give Xu Xiangbei and called him into the room for a conversation.
“Xiao Bei, Yueyue is our only daughter, and we can’t bear for her to suffer even a little. So you…”
“Uncle Huang, rest assured, I also don’t want Yueyue to suffer. I just want to see her happy and joyful.”
“Hmm.” Huang Yuxian patted his shoulder and continued, “Actually, you should have heard Yueyue say that at first, we hoped she would either marry into our family or find someone local from Beijing. Not for any other reason, but just to keep her closer to us, so we could take care of her if anything happened.”
“We didn’t expect that Yueyue’s choice would be you…”
“We know that neither marrying into our family nor moving to the capital is feasible right now.”
“However, since you are the one Yueyue likes, we, as her parents, can only support and bless her.”
“Xiao Bei, from our conversations, I can see that you are a person with ambition and capability. I believe your future will be more than just this.”
“I also wish you and Yueyue the best, hoping that you can maintain your original intentions and stay together for a long time.”
By the end, Huang Yuxian’s eyes had reddened, but he turned away, not wanting Xu Xiangbei to see.
Xu Xiangbei put himself in Huang Yuxian’s shoes.
If he and Yueyue had only one daughter in the future, he would naturally hope that she could stay close to him and that he could always be there for her.
So, his situation was indeed different from what they initially hoped for.
Xu Xiangbei understood this more and more.
He felt that Huang Yuxian and Bai Ling’s love for Yueyue, and their acceptance of him, were reasons why they were willing to let Yueyue be with him and even marry him in the future.
As for marrying into the Huang family or moving to Beijing…
Xu Xiangbei thought about it and decided that he would ask his parents when he returned.
He planned to ask them if they would agree to him marrying into the Huang family.
Of course, if he were the only son, he wouldn’t consider it. But since he had an older brother, he thought there was a possibility that his parents might agree.
If they did not agree, then the first child of him and Yueyue would be surnamed Huang.
But that would have to wait until he could discuss it with his parents.
As for moving to Beijing…
Xu Xiangbei felt that if his business was to grow and become stronger in the future, he would need to expand it, and Beijing was a good place to do so, considering it was the capital.
He planned to focus his business development towards Beijing.
However, these were just his goals for now, so he decided to keep them to himself for the time being.
Leaving the Huang family once again, with their approval, Xu Xiangbei felt at ease.
Huang Yuxian and Bai Ling knew he was heading back home and had prepared many things for him to take back to his family.
Xu Xiangbei couldn’t refuse and had to accept their gifts.
