Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!-Chapter 399 - 398: Belated Fatherly Love

Gu Xiaoqing noticed that it was getting late and asked the Li Sisters to continue working. She walked out of the headquarters, a question forming in her mind.

"Speaking of hotpot, there’s another thing that can’t be missed... the authentic herbal tea Wang Xiaoji (in case of censorship~)"

In her previous life, before Gu Xiaoqing went out to work, she didn’t know what beverages were, let alone what herbal tea was.

It was only later that she gradually broadened her horizons. However, she wasn’t particularly fond of Wang Xiaoji. It was just once, when she luxuriously had a roadside meal of spicy hotpot with someone, and they bought her a can of Wang Xiaoji to drink. To her surprise, drinking a sip of cold Wang Xiaoji after eating spicy hotpot felt especially refreshing.

Of course, there wasn’t much to it.

Later, by chance, she noticed that many red cans of Wang Xiaoji in the supermarket had turned into gold cans of Jia Shaobao. It was only through the news that she learned about the legal battle when Guangzhou Pharmaceutical’s Wang Xiaoji and Hongdao Group’s Jia Shaobao parted ways.

Although she wasn’t too concerned about this matter, she had heard some reports about it on TV shows at the time.

Guangzhou Pharmaceutical had authorized Hongdao to operate and sell the red-canned Wang Xiaoji until 2010.

However, that was a matter from 1995.

Before that, Wang Xiaoji was only sold in some southern areas and hadn’t opened up the market.

And the market response was astonishing!

Now, Gu Xiaoqing was holding a large sum of money, but money kept idle is just money. Although her ten million might seem staggering in this era, it was still hard to make a splash in the market.

To make money with money, one must seize the opportunity and make a name for oneself at lightning speed!

"Just do it! I refuse to believe that I can’t use this as a stepping stone!"

She was inherently bold, having played cat and mouse with human traffickers as a child, so she wouldn’t shy away from such a minor issue.

Although she was unfamiliar with Guang City and had no connections, she still decided to go for it.

She contemplated for a moment and decided that it was best to inform her parents about her whereabouts.

So she went back home.

But immediately, Li Xuemei worriedly said, "You’re going alone? That’s too dangerous."

As parents, how could they not worry about their daughter going so far away alone? She had come to Shanghai because she got into a university here, but letting her sensible daughter travel so far made the couple uneasy.

"I have a legitimate reason; I must go."

Gu Xiaoqing argued rationally.

"But you still can’t go alone!"

Li Xuemei was unwilling to let go, feeling it was too dangerous, fearing her precious daughter might encounter some accident.

"Mom, I’ve grown up..."

"Even so, we can’t rest easy with you going. How about this, while I’m still able to move around a bit, I’ll go with you,"

Gu Ruhai stood up, the marks of time etched onto his temples and the corners of his eyes, yet giving him a different kind of strength.

That strength... was called being a father!

In the past, Gu Ruhai felt that a married daughter was like water thrown out; his duty was just to be filial. Later, Gu Xiaoqing changed him, made him realize that he, his wife, and his daughter were a true family.

He had never done anything for his daughter; he didn’t have the ability to rely on his daughter either. Gu Ruhai also hoped to do something for her.

Even if it was just standing by her side, silently protecting her, fulfilling a belated father’s love.

Usually, Gu Ruhai might not have done this, but maybe it was because of Fang Shaohan that he suddenly realized his daughter was about to leave his side.

He recalled these past years, her sacrifices for the family, and for him, yet he hadn’t given his children a beautiful childhood.

Thinking about not being a good father filled Gu Ruhai with guilt.

"Your dad, you..." Li Xuemei also noticed that ever since drinking with Fang Shaohan, her husband seemed to have changed, even doing unexpected things.

"Dad, you don’t have to..."

"Alright, pack your things. Dad won’t interfere with your important work. I’m just going for a stroll. In this life, I want to visit Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. Oh, if you go abroad, I might take your mom out to have some fun too."

Although Gu Ruhai was still quite frugal, upon discovering that his children were starting their own families, he wanted to do something too.

"Well... okay."

Gu Xiaoqing initially wanted to ask Guo Donghua to accompany her, but she thought better of it, realizing that this matter was like hitting a wall blindfolded.

One couldn’t tell if they could break through the wall, and if it didn’t work out, she couldn’t make a girl follow her on a fruitless adventure, right?

Besides, without a man accompanying them, two girls would be even less safe.

She couldn’t possibly say anything to Fang Shaohan either. Being so young, he was now the division head; how could he lay down his work for her?

If he really did, then she would truly be a femme fatale.

What about Han Xiao?

This rich boy wasn’t very reliable. The last time with the stock market incident taught her that no secrets could truly be hidden.

She didn’t want Feng Qingyang to know or get involved.

If she managed to pull this off, what about Feng Qingyang?

As long as she secured it, she would become the leader in the domestic herbal tea market. With her knowledge of her previous life, she was confident she could push Kang’s aside, to cool off wherever they liked.

By then, even Feng Qingyang would have to treat her as an equal.

As the father and daughter packed, Li Xuemei kept reminding her husband to be careful.

Luckily, taking a plane was much better than the crowded conditions of a train ride.

Guang City was even hotter than Shanghai, and like Shanghai, it was teeming with people. After leaving the airport, they took a cab and first found a decent hotel to stay in.

"Driver, can I ask, do you know where Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Company is?"

Before getting out, Gu Xiaoqing asked. Although she had memories of her past life, she really didn’t know where the factory was located.

"Guangzhou Pharmaceutical?"

The driver was puzzled.

"Yes, the company that makes herbal tea. Do you know it?"

"Oh, oh, you mean Yangcheng Pharmaceutical Company?"

Gu Xiaoqing thought about it. Perhaps this was the predecessor of Guangzhou Pharmaceutical. As long as it was the company that made herbal tea, it would suffice, so she quickly nodded and replied, "Yes, that’s the one. Where is it?"

In this era, there was no GPS; everything depended on maps to get around.

Gu Xiaoqing asked the driver to point out the location, made a mental note, and then carried the luggage with her father into the hotel.

"It’s really hot."

Gu Ruhai’s forehead was already sweating, but he didn’t dare to touch the mineral water in the hotel room, knowing it was too expensive.

After sitting for a while, he stood up and went to the basin to drink a few sips of cold water.

He was used to it, after all.

"Dad, I’ll go out and buy you some bottles of mineral water."

"No need, I’ll go. You focus on your work; leave buying water and food to me."