I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 431: He’s Like a Dust-Covered Pearl

Chapter 431: Chapter 431: He’s Like a Dust-Covered Pearl

"Really?"

"Of course it’s true, have I ever lied to you?" He Xiuyu retorted.

Qiao Qingyu naturally believed him; it seemed there was no reason for He Xiuyu to lie to her.

She asked again, "Anna left without accomplishing anything, but will she just leave like that? Wasn’t it said that she brought some projects and funds?"

Right now, He Xiuyu’s base was still in need of funds, desperately in need, even though the money earned by the Agricultural Base this year had been temporarily diverted by him, it was still not enough.

All research projects were like bottomless pits, each a gold-eating beast.

Therefore, concerning funds he could accept, He Xiuyu was very willing to take them, but accepting investments in research required extreme caution, lest there be any oversight, for research achievements were not something to hand over easily.

In this regard, the country had already invested most of the funds in the Tenghai Research Base.

If the funds were sufficient for operations before, the research projects had suddenly increased several times over the past two years, naturally making the finances tight.

"It doesn’t matter what projects and funds she brings, I have nothing to do with it, and since she could say what she did today, I wouldn’t advise accepting her funds or collaborating with her."

Qiao Qingyu nodded, but also said, "You might be able to resist the temptation, but others may not."

In the early 1980s, at the start of the reform and opening up, at that time, in the eyes of the Huaxia people, all foreign monks could chant, and foreign funds and enterprises were deeply loved and pursued by the Huaxia people.

"Do your best and leave the rest to fate."

He Xiuyu said lightly.

...

Qiao Qingyu thought that Anna, having failed, would soon leave, especially since this visit was quite pointless because the childhood friend she liked had already married another girl, and they had been married for three years now.

But unexpectedly, she stayed at the guesthouse.

Qiao Qingyu was even more surprised when she came knocking on her door again.

This time, she chose a moment when He Xiuyu was not home.

Qiao Qingyu poured a cup of tea for her. She sat down with a smile and looked at Anna, "What do you need? Just tell me straight."

Anna didn’t drink the tea Qiao Qingyu poured for her.

She had stayed at the base guesthouse for a day.

If it weren’t for He Xiuyu, she couldn’t bear this place that was both poor and dirty and backward for a minute.

She spoke up directly, "Miss Qiao, I hope you can persuade He Xiuyu to leave Huaxia with me."

Ha, how strange that sounds.

Qiao Qingyu asked, "Where to?"

"Many countries have extended olive branches to Ah Yu, especially Country S and Country M, offering substantial benefits that you Huaxia people dream about but cannot obtain. I think as his wife, you should persuade him to pursue a brighter future instead of letting him stay in such a poor, broken, and backward place, enduring the hardships of sandstorms and harsh natural conditions..."

As she spoke, Anna stood up; she was somewhat agitated and stared straight at Qiao Qingyu. "He is a great scientist; he should be in a laboratory with the most advanced equipment. He should live in the most beautiful villa, enjoying coffee on a sunny afternoon on a spacious balcony, looking out at the distant scenery..."

The overly excited Anna stood in front of Qiao Qingyu. "So, as his wife, you should persuade him to seize this great opportunity and leave Huaxia immediately."

Anna’s hands waved as she continued, "He Xiuyu, he is a genius, an exceptionally outstanding man. He shouldn’t be in such a place where he is like a pearl covered in dust; it breaks my heart and is deeply saddening..."

Qiao Qingyu, however, did not expect that Anna, unable to persuade He Xiuyu, would actually come to her.

She looked at Anna, her expression calm, still carrying a smile, "Did you just say you want me to persuade He Xiuyu to leave Huaxia and go to Country M with you?"

"Yes, that’s what I mean."

"And what about me?" Qiao Qingyu asked softly.

Anna paused, apparently anticipating this question from Qiao Qingyu. Then she said, "Don’t worry; as soon as we leave, we will immediately arrange your visa and all the paperwork. You will be able to join us shortly."

But her words lacked sincerity; it was obviously very perfunctory. Qiao Qingyu could imagine if He Xiuyu were that kind of person to follow Anna, he would never look back.

How could he possibly come back for his downtrodden wife!

Qiao Qingyu shook her head. "Your words have no sincerity; I will not persuade him." Then she added with a hint of sarcasm, "Anna, I think you are a clever woman. I know you are single, but even being single, you should be able to imagine that no wife would advise her husband to go away with another woman."

"But it’s for a brighter future, not for anything else; Qiao Qingyu, can’t your thoughts be less vile?" Anna’s voice became somewhat shrill.

"How am I being vile? You really make no sense; didn’t you just keep saying that I should convince my husband He Xiuyu to go with you? Aren’t you a woman?"

"...You..." Anna did not expect that Qiao Qingyu, who looked gentle and smiling, could speak so sharply.

Qiao Qingyu did not bother arguing with her about this; to people like Anna, it was pointless to say anything because her mind was already set, as the popular saying goes, "You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep."

This is exactly how Anna is now.

She has little affinity or sense of belonging here, combined with her mixed heritage, so she never felt like she was a person from Huaxia, and so she thought taking He Xiuyu away was the most natural thing, without a hint of unease.

"Anna, He Xiuyu won’t go with you; if he really goes abroad, it won’t be in this way," Qiao Qingyu said, her voice growing firm and serious.

"How can you be so sure he won’t go with me?" Anna retorted coldly.

"I am absolutely one hundred percent sure, even one hundred thousand percent sure, my He Xiuyu will definitely not go with you, no matter how generous the offer. If you came just for this, then I advise you to give up on this idea early and not to provoke He Xiuyu into turning against you, or else you will lose even that last bit of childhood friendship."

Qiao Qingyu genuinely said this out of goodwill, considering they all grew up in the same courtyard.

Anna’s face turned red with anger; her voice turned even colder, "Qiao Qingyu, don’t you know that in this world, there is never anything that is one hundred percent sure? Don’t speak so absolutely!"

"Anna, indeed there is nothing absolutely certain in this world, and one shouldn’t speak too definitively. But when it comes to my He Xiuyu, I dare to guarantee one hundred percent and can use the word ’absolutely’!" Qiao Qingyu’s words resonated with conviction.