When Yuvin heard these words, he was stunned, and he felt as though his whole body had just been struck by lightning!He hurriedly stood in front of his father to stop him as he said in an anxious and even somewhat incoherent tone, “Dad, that… No, Dad! No matter what it is, we cannot reject the collaboration with the Schulz family. This is a matter of life and death for our entire family, Dad!”Holden could not help but frown as he yelled and asked, “What a joke! Why would it concern the life and death of the Harker family just because I refuse to collaborate with the Schulz family? When it comes to collaboration matters, there has to be mutual consent. Since I’m not willing to collaborate with him, can he force me to do so, then?!”Yuvin was on the verge of collapse as he blurted out, “Oh, Dad! Why did you become a driveling dotard?! Don’t you know the weight of the Schulz family? How can we possibly afford to provoke them?! If we hesitate to cooperate and only agree to do so when
Arrington was holding a bowl of congee, and he was slurping down the bowl of porridge as he chewed on the slightly hard corn grits with relish. At the same time, he muttered to himself, “I would not have expected that congee made out of coarse grain would actually have such a different flavor.”As he spoke, he picked up a fist-sized burger before he took a bite of it. Just as his whole mouth was filled with oil, he also bit off the meat patty inside the burger that was bigger than the size of a ping pong ball.“Delicious! Delicious!” Arrington had a very satisfied look of relish on his face, and he was in a very good mood.After coming out this time, he had managed to complete the task that Lord Schulz had entrusted to him, quickly and smoothly, and he had also helped Lord Schulz to solve their urgent crisis. This could be considered a victory from the very beginning.So, it was only natural for Arrington to be in a good mood.He was simply waiting for the convoy to arrive so that
When Arrington saw Holden’s resolute attitude, he suddenly started panicking. Arrington did not know why this old b*stard, Holden, would suddenly change his mind, and Arrington did not know how he should report this matter to Lord Schulz when he got back. He had a sullen expression on his face as he pleaded desperately, trying to win him over, “Lord Harker, it does not matter if you’re not satisfied because of the money. If you’re not satisfied, you can feel free to bring it up. Lord Schulz has already mentioned that two billion dollars is just the starting price, but Lord Harker, if you’re not satisfied with this offer, Lord Schulz is willing to increase his offer. What do you think of three billion dollars?!”“Three billion dollars?!” Yuvin, who was aside, was already on the verge of losing his mind.He could no longer think about the exact concept of three billion dollars anymore, and he could only tell himself inwardly that he could increase and add on half the amount directly
Immediately afterward, Yuvin had a cold expression on his face as he spoke up, “Butler Schulz, you’re right. I might not be able to persuade my father.”As he spoke, Yuvin immediately turned the conversation around as he said, “But I can persuade my own pair of legs!”When Arrington heard these words, his eyes lit up immediately, and he blurted out as he asked, “Yuvin, what exactly do you mean by that?”Yuvin blurted out, “It’s very simple. My father might not be willing to collaborate with the Schulz family, but I’m willing to do so. However, my cultivation base is only second to Lord Harker in the Harker family. In addition, I have two sons and a group of subordinates who would be willing to follow me. As long as Lord Schulz is willing to accept us, I’m willing to bring my men with me to Sudbury to serve Lord Schulz!”Arrington was overjoyed.He thought to himself, ‘That old b*stard, Holden Harker, is simply too stubborn. It will simply be impossible to persuade him to change hi
At this time, Holden was inside the ancestral hall, and he had placed the three incense sticks in front of his father’s own ancestral tablet.Nearly a hundred Harker family’s ancestors were enshrined in the Harker family’s ancestral hall. Basically, only those who had made significant contributions to the Harker family would be qualified to place their ancestral tablet here.Amongst them, the person with the least seniority was Holden’s own father.Therefore, Holden paid his respects and placed the incense from the top to the bottom, and his father’s ancestral tablet was the last one.He had just inserted the three incense sticks that had been ignited into the incense burner, but before he could withdraw his hand from the incense burner, he heard his youngest son’s shout from outside the ancestral hall. He was startled for a moment, and he accidentally broke the three of these incense sticks all at once.When Yashita, who was aside, saw this, she hurriedly asked with concern, “Dad
After Yuroy ran back, he did not stop these people from loading their luggage into the buses. Instead, he simply ran inside the house and said to the rest of the people, “Everyone, my father said that he wants everyone to gather and wait in the main hall. He is currently worshipping our ancestors, and he will return to the main hall and make a very important announcement to everyone later.”Someone asked, “Yuroy, what important announcement is Lord Harker going to make?”Yuroy shook his head. “I don’t know the exact details either. We should just all wait together first!”At ten o’clock in the morning, the Schulz family’s convoy left on time, carrying Yuvin and more than forty other members of the Harker family all the way to the south.These members of the Harker family were all very excited on the way.This was because Arrington had told them that Lord Schulz, the head of the Schulz family, would be willing to give them an annual remuneration of one billion dollars.In truth, C
When the members of the Harker family heard the news that Holden had broken through his fourth meridian, everyone was stunned for a moment. Immediately after that, a burst of crazy cheers erupted!Breaking through four meridians would mean that Holden had become a four-star martial artist!Throughout Oskia, the ‘four-star martial artist’ title had not appeared in nearly a hundred years!To them, hearing this news was as exciting and overwhelming as when the people in Oskia had heard the news of the successful first atomic bomb explosion. Back then, Oskia had successfully developed the atomic bomb, and this meant that the citizens of Oskia would no longer be facing nuclear threats from other nuclear-armed countries anymore. At the same time, they possessed a strong ability to defend themselves.Now that Holden had successfully broken through his fourth meridian, this was almost equivalent to the Harker family owning an atomic bomb!Just a few minutes ago, everyone present had sti
As soon as Holson heard these words, he immediately nodded as he said excitedly, “In that case, I’ll naturally act according to all of your command!”For all of these people who had stayed behind, regardless of their gender or whether they were old or young, all of them were very loyal toward the Harker family and Holden. So, at this time, they would naturally embrace and support any of Holden’s decisions.Holden also realized that after his eldest son had left with that group of people, there were instantly fewer voices of opposition and questioning when he was making a major decision. This also made him realize the importance of unity in the team.The Harker family would not be like how it was before, with endless internal frictions and conflicts. On the contrary, the current Harker family would be extremely united, and all of them would work together to achieve even greater achievements!As he thought about this, Holden could not help but feel extremely excited deep down in his
Hearing Jacob's tone, Charlie could tell that Jacob must have already learned about Matilda's plans to marry Yolden. So, Charlie said, "I'm just around the corner. I'll head over now, and we can meet at the gate." Choking up, Jacob replied, "Alright, I won't drive then. I'll wait for you at the gate. Hurry!" "Okay," Charlie agreed, but after hanging up, he deliberately waited for a few minutes. It was because Yolden had just left moments ago to pick up Matilda at Senior University. If Charlie had gone there right now, all four of them could have run into each other at the gate, which would make things even more awkward. Charlie wasn't worried about feeling awkward himself—he was more concerned about Jacob being further hurt. After intentionally waiting a bit, Charlie finally drove to the university. Just as Charlie drove toward Senior University, Matilda was waiting for Yolden by the roadside at the entrance of Senior University. At this moment, Jacob stumbled out of th
Charlie asked, "There are too many new domestic energy brands now. Do you think they still have a shot in vehicle manufacturing?" "Of course," Yolden affirmed. "There are indeed many new energy brands now, and many of them are struggling on the edge of survival. A lot of them have already disappeared, but the automotive market is so vast, and new energy vehicles only account for a small portion of it, which proves that the future of new energy still has great potential. Now, if the focus is only on competing with other new energy brands, the scale is indeed a bit small. The scope should be broadened to compete with traditional gasoline vehicle manufacturers. If you can cut Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai's global sales in half, that would truly be a giant." Yolden paused for a moment, almost as if remembering something, and then said, "Actually, you could consider researching this field. You don't lack money or resources, and with Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group as your logistics channe
When Jacob came to his senses, he was already in tears. The student presumed he was unwell and asked, "Mr. Wilson, do you want me to call your wife to pick you up?" Elaine's sarcastic face immediately popped up in his mind, and he trembled with fear. He quickly wiped away his tears and stammered, "D-don't bother... I... I just got something in my eyes..." The student obviously didn't believe him and asked worriedly, "Why don't you call your wife? Or I'll call a cab for you." "No, no." Jacob waved his hand and said, "I'll call my son-in-law to pick me up. He has just returned to Aurous Hill, so it shouldn't be a problem." After that, he quickly took out his phone and called Charlie. Just a few minutes ago, Charlie had left the cafe and was about to walk Yolden to his car. When he saw Yolden walking straight toward a domestic new energy vehicle, he asked curiously, "I don't think you were driving this model before, were you?" "I just bought it," Yolden replied with a smil
If Matilda still had feelings for Jacob, his nostalgic strategy would definitely have a strong impact. However, Matilda had already decided to move on, so Jacob's suggestion did not stir any emotions in her at all. With an apologetic smile, she said, "Sorry, Jacob, Yolden is downstairs waiting for me. We have something to discuss. How about another day? We can have dinner together, and I'll treat you." Jacob didn't expect the nostalgia strategy to fall flat. His original plan was to use nostalgia to get Matilda to go with him to eat near the school, then take the opportunity to revisit old places and subtly reignite their past memories. After all, revisiting old places was the best way to rekindle old feelings, no exceptions. It was like drinking the pasta water after cooking the pasta. However, he never imagined that Matilda's expression wouldn't change in the slightest. There was no shyness, no hesitation, no nervousness, and certainly no fluttering heart. She simply and
Matilda had been listening attentively before, but now, she was lowering her head, fiddling with her phone, and her expression even carried a hint of shyness and happiness, like that of a young girl. Jacob felt a pang of jealousy. While doing the presentation, he couldn't help but resentfully think to himself, "What has Matilda been chatting about with that Yolden guy? She's so happy..." At that moment, Matilda had just received a message from Yolden. In the message, Yolden informed her of the outcome of his conversation with Charlie and expressed his desire to have the wedding as soon as possible. Seeing how eager her beloved was to marry her, Matilda naturally felt very touched. At that moment, she had completely fallen into Yolden's love. For this man, who had a similar background, education, values, and even lifestyle to her own, she could find no fault with him. She felt that he was perfectly tailor-made for her by heaven itself, almost as if everything about him perfectly m
Charlie's worries were not unfounded. He had long known that Jacob had not completely given up on Matilda despite her relationship with Yolden. After returning from the cultural exchange in Korea, Jacob had been more dejected than ever before—something he hadn't even displayed when his family had gone bankrupt. If there was still a chance to salvage the relationship when one's beloved was merely dating someone else, their marriage was tantamount to a death sentence. Furthermore, considering the high intellectual backgrounds of Matilda and Yolden as well as their age and life experience, their decision to marry at this stage of life undoubtedly signaled their intention to build a long-term future together. This left Jacob with absolutely no chance at all. At this moment, Jacob was blissfully unaware of the devastating news and was busy conducting a calligraphy and painting workshop at Senior University. The so-called workshop was essentially a few slides showcasing classic
After that, Charlie asked with a bit of curiosity, "When did you and Matilda decide to get married?" Yolden smiled sheepishly and explained, "Remember when the city organized our cultural exchange trip to South Korea? I confessed to Matilda during that trip, and she accepted. After spending some time together, we both felt we were a great match. Considering our age, we didn't want to delay such an important decision any longer, so we decided to take the next step and build a family together." He continued, "Last month, we went to Lambonear for a few days. I bought a ring and proposed to her by the seaside, and she said yes. We also sought the opinion of our respective children—Autumn and Paul—and they were both very supportive. Both kids are exceptional and independent, so they urged us to have the wedding as soon as possible. I wanted to wait until you returned so I could check your schedule. For our wedding, we'd like to ask you to be our officiant." "What? Me as the officiant?
Charlie said without hesitation, "Sure. When is it convenient for you? Send me the address, and I'll go meet you." Charlie had always respected Yolden not only because he was a nice and talented man but also because he and his mother went way back and went to the same school. Yolden said hastily, "I've just come from Senior University. It's the weekend, and I don't have classes today. Why don't you send me the address and I'll meet you?" Charlie gave it some thought. It was a little past 3 p.m., so Yolden had likely already had lunch, and there were still a few hours until dinner. Inviting him to The Heaven Springs didn't seem ideal for a discussion. Considering that he had lived in the United States for many years and probably had a habit of having coffee in the afternoon, Charlie said, "How about this? There's a Starbucks not far south of the university. Let's meet there for a cup of coffee." "Perfect!" Yolden said with a smile. "I was just thinking you could give me an addre
On the way back to The Heaven Springs, Julien was in a much better mood than when he had arrived. Initially, he was filled with anxiety, unsure of what Charlie had planned. But now, everything had become clear. The troublesome matter of Salem and Edmund was no longer his concern. All he had to do was wait for the video from the ship to be released and then head back home. Charlie noticed his improved mood and smiled as he asked, "Julien, you've resolved the most critical matter right after landing in Aurous Hill. You must be feeling pretty happy, right?" Julien chuckled and said, "To be honest, before coming here, I was worried that I'd end up going back empty-handed and being secretly mocked by others. But now, it's different. Once your video is released, no one can blame me for not doing my job. If anything, they can only blame their family for missing their chance. After all, so much time has passed, and it's their fault Salem and Edmund were moved to the Middle East." As he