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Chapter 828 - 827: This Third Young Master Is Quite Thoughtful

Chapter 828: Chapter 827: This Third Young Master Is Quite Thoughtful

However, just because those people would willingly risk their lives for Tong Lao Da, it didn’t mean they would similarly recognize Tong Xiaohua, and thus continue to willingly risk their lives for this little girl.

This point, Tong Xiaohua was well aware of.

"Dad, I don’t want to go to university anymore."

On the way to their next destination, Tong Xiaohua suddenly spoke these words to Tong Lao Da.

Tong Lao Da was taken aback, "Why? Wasn’t it agreed upon? University coursework isn’t too demanding, and it shouldn’t be an issue."

On one hand, Tong Lao Da was reluctant to deprive his daughter of the life a eighteen-year-old girl should have; on the other hand, he couldn’t help but place the burden of the Tong Family on her shoulders.

This dilemma caused Tong Lao Da immense agony.

"Dad, other people go to university to acquire a survival skill or to better inherit their family business, but as for me, it seems that I don’t need either."

Tong Xiaohua’s indifferent appearance deeply saddened Tong Lao Da.

"Girl, listen to your dad, go study. I don’t want you to have regrets in the future. I’ll instruct your uncles, and they will handle the daily matters, while you go to school, understand?"

Seeing the guilty look on her dad’s face, Tong Xiaohua found that she could not utter the words "I won’t go."

"Then... I’ll think about it a bit more..."

Her dad said many things could be done by the uncles, but in reality, before she established her own authority, this approach was essentially unworkable.

...

The third day after Tong Xiaohua’s birthday was the day her parents left the country. She took them to the airport, and at the security checkpoint, her mother held her and sobbed inconsolably. Even the tough Tong Lao Da, watching his wife and daughter hugging each other and wiping away tears, couldn’t help but get misty-eyed.

"Xiao Hua, you’ll be on your own, you have to take care of yourself, understand?"

Her mother had said this and similar words countless times in the past few days.

Tong Xiaohua nodded her head in compliance repeatedly, "Mom, I will! With so many uncles around, and besides, I’ll send you messages every day. Don’t worry about me."

After the mother and daughter reluctantly parted ways, Tong Lao Da embraced his daughter and once more whispered his instructions.

"Someone will register you for the semester after school starts, remember to report in."

Tong Lao Da was genuinely afraid that his daughter would drop out; the things he could give her, as a father, probably weren’t mostly what she wanted.

And the things she really wanted, he couldn’t give much. If he even deprived her of her university life, he would never be at peace for the rest of his life.

After hesitating for a moment, Tong Xiaohua finally gave a nod.

With teary eyes, she watched her parents enter the security passage, and not until they were out of sight did Tong Xiaohua turn and walk away.

Starting today, she would truly bear the burden of the Tong Family alone.

Returning to Tong village from the bank in the evening, the butler had already asked the chef to prepare dinner, and hurriedly greeted her when she arrived.

"Miss, shall we start dinner?"

"Hmm..."

Tong Xiaohua replied and seeing the sofa, she flopped over it like a dead dog.

When her dad was still accompanying her these past two days, those people had been quite well-behaved. But today, when she led Uncle Ming to patrol by herself, they started giving her all kinds of trouble.

Fortunately, she wasn’t someone to be trifled with; she faced every challenge along the way, so much so that she was now more tired than if she had fought all day!

"Xiao Hua, do you want to rest for a day tomorrow?"

Uncle Ming, who had just entered, saw Tong Xiaohua in such a sorry state and couldn’t help feeling distressed.

Having served as Tong Lao Da’s right-hand man for many years, Uncle Ming had watched Tong Xiaohua grow up from a little child into the graceful young miss she was now.

Back when the little girl had just started speaking, she didn’t like calling him uncle and always called him "little Ming." Because of this nickname, Tong Lao Da still teased him about it to this day.

"No need! Tomorrow I’ll need to trouble Uncle Ming again to accompany me for another round."

Tong Xiaohua buried her head in her elbow and mumbled.

Everything is difficult at the start, and if she chose to run away and give in from the very beginning, she would only find it increasingly difficult to take even a single step forward.

"All right..." Uncle Ming sighed helplessly.

Just as he was about to say something to comfort her, a young man came in holding a big bunch of pink roses and carrying a large gift box.

"Miss, your flowers!"

"Who sent them?"

Uncle Ming frowned, stopping the man. None of the local villagers would have such refined taste to send flowers to Tong Xiaohua.

"It was delivered by the flower shop. The sender didn’t say who it was..."

People like them would not normally accept gifts from strangers.

Especially since Tong Xiaohua had just taken over as the new head of the Tong Family, Uncle Ming was even more cautious.

"Xiao Hua are you okay with me checking it first?"

Though from a security perspective, they really needed to confirm the gift was safe.

But Tong Xiaohua was not only their boss but also a young unmarried woman, who had her personal privacy and emotions.

"Uncle Ming, take a look."

After some rustling sounds, Uncle Ming said, "It’s Yan Bo!"

Yan Bo’s gentle and handsome face flashed through Tong Xiaohua’s mind.

"Oh..."

"And the gift..."

Uncle Ming gave the flowers a rough check and didn’t find anything suspicious.

As for the gift box, he was unsure if he should check further because this Yan Bo, whom he had met at the cocktail party, had also come bearing flowers to offer congratulations.

Moreover, this Yan Bo had quite a background; even if they couldn’t become friends, the least they could do was not become enemies.

"Leave it there, no need to check further. Let’s eat, I’m starving!"

Tong Xiaohua said and sprang up from the sofa like she was fitted with springs; just moments before, she had been limp as a deceased dog, but after a few minutes, she seemed to have regained a lot of her energy.

"Alright, let’s eat first and talk about tomorrow afterward."

Uncle Ming naturally stayed for the meal. They ate quickly. After finishing, they moved back to the living room to continue discussing matters.

Tong Xiaohua listened to Uncle Ming analyze the situation while picking up the gift box set aside and opening it.

Inside, to her surprise, were neatly arranged items like a fountain pen and notebook for studying, and also a box of beautifully wrapped tea.

Tong Xiaohua didn’t know how to describe her feelings. Initially, she really had planned not to attend university. But now, looking at those study materials, she felt inexplicably conflicted.

She picked up the box of tea and instructed the nanny who was tidying up, "Aunt Yun, would you mind making me a pot of tea, please?"

Aunt Yun took the tea and walked away. Uncle Ming’s gaze swept over and noticed the neatly arranged study supplies inside the gift box, which made him smile.

"This Young Master Yan Bo is quite thoughtful!"

Tong Xiaohua neither agreed nor disagreed, quietly closing the box and turning to ask Uncle Ming.

"Uncle Ming, do you have the bank accounts with you?"

Uncle Ming looked at her in surprise, "Yes, I have a copy of all the accounts. Do you want to see them?"

Tong Xiaohua nodded, "Yes, could you please have someone send over the last three years’ records?"