"Dad!" Yi Anguo called out again.

I see now. Marriage is just a formality, not that important. Besides, I've already gotten his daughter pregnant. Calling him 'Dad' isn't overstepping, and it certainly won't put me at a disadvantage. If I can get him to agree to help and take over Chen Enterprise again, that would be ideal.

"You kid, you're really going all out just to be lazy. If I refused to help, would you feel like you've lost out and regret calling me 'Dad'?"

My wife must have gone after him and given him this idea, Chen Jianjun thought. I've been given a way to save face, and the situation is resolved. If I still refuse to help, it could backfire. What if Yi Anguo decides to wash his hands of the company's affairs? That would be a huge problem. After all, if he really did that, I'd have no way to stop him. It wouldn't be a loss for him at all. But as for me... I can't just let a heavily pregnant woman run the company while I hide away and enjoy a life of leisure. If I did that, I'm afraid my own daughter would resent me. It's a losing proposition, something I would never do. The best move now is to take the graceful way out he's offered.

"Dad! Of course not!" Yi Anguo said with a smile. "If you're willing to help, I'll be truly grateful from the bottom of my heart. But even if you really don't want to, I'd never regret calling you that!"

"Calling you 'Dad' is something I do willingly. Given the situation with Chen Ting and me, we're only missing a marriage certificate. It's only right and proper that I call you 'Dad'!"

"Alright, kid. You're thinking straight and understand the situation. I'll agree to give you a hand for now," Chen Jianjun said with a nod and a hint of a smile.

"But you should sort things out as soon as possible. You can't expect me to keep helping you indefinitely!"

"After all, I'm getting on in years, and my energy isn't what it used to be."

"Dad! You're just in your early fifties, you're in the prime of your life! How can you say you're old?" Yi Anguo said with a laugh.

"Look at the national leaders! They're still serving the country at seventy. You're only in your fifties and already thinking about retirement. That's just unreasonable!"

"Stop grinning at me. Do I have to work until I'm in my seventies or eighties and can't move anymore before I can retire? Can't I retire early and enjoy life a little?"

The two then chatted about the company's current situation, as well as its future plans and development. Although Yi Anguo hadn't been in charge for long, he had already accomplished a great deal. Chen Jianjun was pleasantly surprised and in full agreement with the framework Yi Anguo had established for the company and its future. He openly admitted that his previous management of the underlying factories and enterprises had been a complete mess, with each unit operating independently.

But after Yi Anguo's restructuring, things were completely different, giving the company a revitalized feel. Once the industrial park was completed, he believed it would develop even better.

As for establishing the Huafeng Technology Group, taking a path of high-tech manufacturing, and investing heavily in R&D and technical innovation, the Chen company had actually been trying to do this for a while. However, despite substantial investment, the returns had been minimal. Much of the funding earmarked for R&D had ended up lining private pockets. The previous Huafeng Precision Manufacturing Factory, for instance, had established a research center and achieved some results, including several technical patents. But most of those patents had been transferred to the private company of Huafeng's original general manager.

Fortunately, that private precision manufacturing plant had now been incorporated into the Huafeng Group, and the previous research achievements had been returned.

Yi Anguo also promised Chen Jianjun that although he would no longer be the one primarily in charge, he wouldn't wash his hands of it completely. He would still keep an eye on things and occasionally offer suggestions for development.

Chen Jianjun, in turn, requested that Yi Anguo continue to serve as the company's vice president. He assured Yi Anguo that he would return to the company and handle daily affairs, so he wouldn't have to worry. However, Yi Anguo had to attend important company meetings. After all, he had managed the company's restructuring and formulated its future development strategy. It was his responsibility to see those plans through.

Without a second thought, Yi Anguo agreed. Even if Chen Jianjun hadn't asked, he never would have been able to simply walk away from Chen Enterprise.

With the burden of Chen Enterprise lifted from his shoulders, Yi Anguo felt much lighter. Managing the entire company was so demanding. There was never enough time in the day, and it was truly exhausting. If Chen Ting weren't pregnant with my child, and if the company wasn't going to be my child's sooner or later, I wouldn't have bothered with it, no matter how high the salary. It wasn't like the physical exhaustion of manual labor, but the mental fatigue was far worse and felt even more draining.

After resting for a few days and settling his work affairs, Yi Anguo formally set off for home. Of the women in his life, only Li Sisi wasn't pregnant and was thus able to accompany him. However, she used the opening of her new store as an excuse not to go, suggesting instead that Yi Anguo take her sister, Li Shanshan, with him.

"Anguo, I know Shanshan likes you, and you know it too. You've just been reluctant to accept her feelings because you don't want to hurt me or make me sad."

"Shanshan likes you, but she also knows you're her brother-in-law, so she has been restraining her feelings. I can see it and feel it."

"If I don't give my consent, she won't dare to overstep that line with you. I've thought it through. If you two like each other, then just be together!"

"How can that be? She's your sister! It's not fair to you!" Yi Anguo objected.

"There's no such thing as fair or unfair. Feelings between men and women can't be controlled, so where does fairness come into it?" Li Sisi said calmly.

"I can tolerate other women being with you. Why wouldn't I be able to tolerate my own sister?"

"Besides, if you two have a child in the future, it would be a good thing for me. That child would be closer to me than one born to any other woman."

"Shanshan is your sister. If she marries someone else, she'll still have children, and they'll still be close to you!" Yi Anguo argued.

"That's different. If she marries someone else, her children will belong to that man. But if she's with you, her children will be your children," Li Sisi said.

"And I know my sister's personality. If she can't be with you, she probably won't be willing to marry anyone else. Her heart only has room for you; there's no space for another man."

"And you...! Are you certain you'd truly be happy to see Shanshan marry another man?"

Yi Anguo was suddenly at a loss for words. Although I keep telling myself I can't be unfair to Li Sisi and can't be with Li Shanshan, restraining my own feelings... if one day Shanshan really did find a boyfriend and was about to marry him, I know I definitely wouldn't be happy about it. She's already found a place in my heart, and I can't forget her. Whenever she has free time, she loves to stick close to me. Even if I were a complete idiot, I would have figured out her feelings by now.

Hu Qian was also on summer vacation. When she heard that Yi Anguo was preparing to go back to his hometown to build a house, she grew incredibly interested. She wanted to go with her brother-in-law to see what his hometown was like.

What a situation, Yi Anguo thought. Most men take their wives home. I'm taking the sisters of two of my women.

Of course, Yi Anguo didn't want to bring Hu Qian home. She doesn't know about my relationships with the other women, and neither does Li Shanshan. If I take both of them back with me, the cat will be out of the bag! Everything will be exposed!

"I'll take you to my home to visit some other time. It's really not convenient right now, so let's forget it," Yi Anguo urged.

"What's so inconvenient? Is it because your family used to be poor? Could you have been poorer than my family was?" Hu Qian said, unconcerned.

"Besides, aren't you taking Xin Yi back with you? If I'm there, I can help you look after her!"

"Daddy! Please let Little Aunt come with us," Yi Xinyi chimed in eagerly.

"I really can't. I have a lot of things to take care of, and it's not a good time to take you anywhere for fun," Yi Anguo said, standing his ground, not even giving in for his daughter's sake.

"I'm not asking you to take me anywhere for fun! I just want to see how poor your family used to be. And I can help you look after Yi Xinyi!" Hu Qian pressed.

"Yi Xinyi has her cousin, Huan Huan, to look after her, so there's no need to trouble you," Yi Anguo stated unwaveringly.

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