Chapter 477: 478: Chatting With His Young Uncle Feels Like Masochism

“What do I like that will convince you?” Qiao Zui raised a mocking eyebrow. “Even my fondness for my young uncle wouldn’t make you stay.”

“Exactly,” said Gu Chi as he led him to Gu Junzhu’s office, laughing. “Qiao Group is waiting for you to return and take charge, you know. You can’t always leave your company in the hands of professional managers, can you?”

“Why not?” Qiao Zui looked around casually. “I plan to let professional managers take care of it forever. What’s the problem?”

“There’s no big problem,” Gu Chi glanced at him. “But can a professional manager ever compare to you, my dear cousin? If you were to be in charge, Qiao Group would definitely soar to new heights.”

“Kid, you’re getting more eloquent. You have a promising future!” Qiao Zui clapped Gu Chi on the shoulder, “But Qiao Group is fine as it is. I get money without doing any work. Why should I go back there and slave away? I’ve worked hard for over 20 years and finally got the chance to live easy, it hasn’t been easy for me, you know? I plan to live comfortably for a few years, flirt around, find a beautiful wife like my aunt, and we’ll talk about the rest once I’ve had enough fun.”

Gu Chi: “…”

He wanted to say, it’s often said that nephews resemble their uncles, but their cousin here is nothing like their own young master.

Their young master is so ambitious.

Meanwhile, their cousin just seems to be a prodigal son spoiled by the military!

They arrived at Gu Junzhu’s office. Gu Chi knocked on the door and entered: “Young Master, the cousin is here.”

“Mmm,” said Gu Junzhu, still busy reviewing documents, without looking up. “He can come in by himself, why do I need to invite him?”

Qiao Zui walked in and sat down opposite him. “Young Uncle, you’re still not very pleasant. You know you won’t make any friends this way, right?”

“All that matters is that I am handsome. I don’t need to be pleasant,” Gu Junzhu signed his name on the last document. “Why do I need friends? Don’t you know that a mature man only needs a wife?”

Qiao Zui: “…”

Talking with his uncle was truly a form of self-torture.

He didn’t make small talk, he had real business to discuss!

“Young Uncle!” Qiao Zui started, serious now. “I genuinely came to ask for your advice.”

Gu Junzhu dropped his pen and looked up at him: “Speak.”

Qiao Zui scratched his chin, “About our captain. Although he doesn’t say anything, I can see that his spirit’s gone. He seems lifeless, uninterested in anything. He doesn’t enjoy making money, or flirting, or anything. He’s lethargic all day long. I can’t think of any ways to help him. Can you give me any advice?”

Gu Junzhu’s fingers drummed on the desktop. After a brief pause, he said, “His mental block lies in his ideals. You could let him do something related to his ideals.”

“His ideal is to serve and protect the country,” Qiao Zui flexed his stiff right arm, a self-mocking smile playing at the corner of his mouth. “With the condition of the two of us – one with a useless arm and the other a bad leg – together we make a pair of incomplete beings. What can we possibly do that’s related to serving and protecting the country?”

“Start a company, provide job placements for veterans, and give them job opportunities,” Gu Junzhu offered. “Many veterans, because of their limited interaction with the outside world and disconnect from society, find it very difficult to get a job. Especially for those like you and Fang Yao who were discharged due to injury, it’s even harder. If you guys could start a company that provides job opportunities for veterans, he would definitely be interested.”

“Gu Group also has such a company that prioritizes hiring veterans. There are so many veterans every year, plus older veterans who retired many years ago and still have no stable jobs, struggling to make a living. If you guys start a company that could ease their employment difficulties, I think Fang Yao would be very willing to help.”