Chapter 711: A Couple’s Late-Night Chat About Their Son-in-Law!

Late at night, all was quiet!

In the small bedroom on the second floor of the villa, Jiang Shiying and Ye Lingyun lay side by side on the wooden bed, chatting.

Though they were an old married couple, having wed as teenagers, their love remained as strong as ever.

Plus, since they hadn’t seen each other for a while, they had endless things to talk about.

As they chatted, the conversation naturally turned to their son-in-law, Li Yi.

“By the way, what did you think of your trip to Hong Kong this time?”

Hearing her husband’s question, Ye Lingyun froze for a moment, then fell deep in thought.

Seeing this, Jiang Shiying hurriedly asked, “What’s wrong? Why that look?”

After a long moment, Ye Lingyun sighed and said, “All along, I’ve been very grateful to Xiao Yi for helping us find our daughter, and I appreciate everything he’s done for Xiao Xue. But I still can’t help but feel that Xiao Yi is a bit out of his league with our Xue’er…”

Before Ye Lingyun could finish, Jiang Shiying interjected, “In terms of family background, Xiao Yi certainly can’t compare to our Jiang family, but we mustn’t look down on him because of that.”

“From what I’ve learned, if it weren’t for Xiao Yi, Xue’er would likely have been driven to her death by those demons from the Tang family. He’s not just a son-in-law to our Jiang family—he was the only ray of light during Xue’er’s darkest days!”

Ye Lingyun shook her head and said, “I don’t look down on Xiao Yi. It’s just that sometimes I wonder—if we’d found Xue’er sooner, she might have married into one of those distinguished families. But after this trip to Hong Kong, that whole line of thinking has been completely overturned. In fact… in fact, I feel like our Xue’er is the one who’s out of her league with Xiao Yi.”

“Um… well… how could you think that?” Jiang Shiying stared at his wife in utter shock.

It was no wonder he was so shocked. The Jiang family was one of the most steadfast families of merit in the entire Eastern Superpower, though they did indeed lag slightly behind a few other major clans.

However, looking across the country, there were certainly no more than a handful of families stronger than the Jiang clan.

It wasn’t just because the Jiang family’s pillar of strength was still standing; more importantly, the second and third generations had already come of age. As long as the Jiang family didn’t mess things up in the future, they were guaranteed at least fifty more years of prosperity.

And as the only girl in the third generation of the Jiang family—a true heiress of a distinguished clan—even marrying into the first or second most powerful families in the country as a young mistress wouldn’t be considered a stretch. So how could marrying Li Yi possibly be a stretch?

Ye Lingyun glanced at her husband and said with a smile, “Do you think Little Yi is just a bit capable, good at making money, but otherwise nothing special?”

“Not exactly. That kid’s abilities are beyond comprehension—I know that much. But as for Xue’er marrying above her station? I don’t buy it!” Jiang Shiying said.

“Then you have no idea just how terrifying Xiao Yi’s true strength is!”

“Terrifying?”

Jiang Shiying looked at Ye Lingyun in astonishment; he hadn’t expected his wife to use such words to describe their son-in-law, Li Yi.

“Exactly. Do you know how much Xiao Yi’s personal fortune is?”

“How would I know? But I imagine it’s quite a lot—after all, he once told me he made several billion Hong Kong dollars over there…”

“Billions? That was back then. To be honest with you, Xiao Yi just received 12.8 billion Hong Kong dollars in dividends from that company this time alone…”

Before she could finish, Jiang Shiying suddenly sat up in bed and exclaimed in shock, “How much?”

Seeing her husband’s reaction, Ye Lingyun smiled and said, “12.8 billion. Are you shocked?”

“A little. That… that’s a bit too much, isn’t it? How could he…”

“Don’t be so surprised just yet—that’s only part of it!”

Ye Lingyun continued, “According to Xue’er, Xiao Yi received a commission of 500 million US dollars even before the company’s dividend payout. On top of that, he’s invested in quite a few businesses in Hong Kong and with Zai Ying. A conservative estimate puts his total assets at over 30 billion Hong Kong dollars!”

“Whoa!”

Jiang Shiying couldn’t help but gasp. 30 billion Hong Kong dollars equated to roughly 10 billion RMB, while the country’s GDP for the entire previous year had been less than 200 billion.

In other words, her son-in-law Li Yi’s personal wealth was equivalent to one-twentieth of the nation’s total national income.

At this thought, Jiang Shiying felt a chill run through his entire body!

However, his wife’s next words shook him even more.

“The money is one thing, but what I never expected was Xiao Yi’s prestige and standing over there!”

Ye Lingyun continued, “Can you imagine? The governor sent by the British government paid a late-night visit to Xiao Yi, but he didn’t even bother to acknowledge the man—he flat-out refused to see him. Yet early the next morning, that same governor came knocking again, begging for an audience, and he was groveling at his feet!”

“And then there’s this: the very day we arrived on Hong Kong Island, nearly half of the island’s wealthy Chinese families came to welcome us. The scale of the reception was beyond anything we could have imagined.”

“During our stay on Hong Kong Island, almost every day, wives of wealthy families and socialites would either come to our door or call to invite Xue’er to their various balls and cocktail parties, and every time she attended such events, she was treated like a queen.”

“The reason she was treated with such honor wasn’t because she was a daughter of the Jiang family, but because she was Li Yi’s wife!”

Hearing his wife’s words, Jiang Shiying fell into a deep silence.

Li Yi’s capabilities—or rather, the speed of his rise—far exceeded his expectations.

All along, Jiang Shiying had believed that as a father-in-law, he should be the one to protect and support his son-in-law, Li Yi.

But now it seemed that this was nothing more than wishful thinking on his part; perhaps that young man had never needed the Jiang family’s support at all.

On the contrary, the Jiang family—from himself to everyone else—had benefited greatly from Li Yi.

After a long while, Jiang Shiying looked at his wife and said, “So do you think Yi has changed? Toward Xue’er…”

Before Jiang Shiying could finish, Ye Lingyun interjected, “I know what you’re worried about, but from what I can see, there’s no sign of that yet!”

“Really?”

“No!”

Ye Lingyun continued, “During this trip to Hong Kong, not only did Xiao Yi arrange for us to stay in a top-tier villa worth hundreds of millions, but he also openly took us on a tour of his company.”

“More importantly, he had Mrs. Huang frequently take Xue’er to all sorts of events there. It’s clear he genuinely wants everyone to know that Xue’er is his wife! If he had any ulterior motives, he certainly wouldn’t have done that!”

“That’s good!”

Jiang Shiying then changed the subject and added, “But at his level, he has little control over many things—especially when it comes to women. Who knows how many are trying to get into his bed, or how many are trying to curry favor by sending women his way? Xue’er is bound to live in constant fear for the rest of her life!”

Ye Lingyun shook her head and said, “I don’t think so!”

“What do you mean?”

“Xiao Yi has been taking Xue’er to all sorts of events lately, and every time he makes a point of formally introducing her. Besides putting her at ease, he’s probably using this as an opportunity to let others know he’s a married man!”

Ye Lingyun continued, “As long as he doesn’t harbor any impure thoughts and remains consistent, I don’t think the kind of situation you’re worried about will happen!”

“Let’s hope so!”

Then Jiang Shiying spoke again, “But in any case, it’s a good thing our son-in-law is capable. I used to think about how I could support him a bit, but it looks like that won’t be necessary now.”

“Hmm, you’re right—it’s no longer necessary. Let’s put the question of helping him aside for now. We must make sure to remind the younger ones at home not to hold Xiao Yi back!” said Ye Lingyun.

“Alright, I’ll bring it up with the old man later and have him talk to the eldest and second sons!”

Then Jiang Shiying added, “Enough about that. Tell me, what have you two been up to over there these past few days? What’s it like being the mother-in-law of a billionaire?”

“Haha, you have no idea what kind of life we’ve been living over there. ‘Luxurious’ doesn’t even begin to describe it. Every day, all we did was eat and go shopping, spending money left and right. We’ve already blown over a million Hong Kong dollars in just a few days!”

Then, Ye Lingyun began recounting the details of their recent trip to Hong Kong to her husband…

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