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Century Literature House "Why not" Guan Ting was a bit puzzled by this, unwilling to give something away was one thing, but being willing to give yet unable to do so was another matter entirely.

"Xiaoting, there are some things you're unaware of." Qian Duoduo sighed, "The assets of Future Career Investment are nominally mine, but in reality, it's not quite the case."

"Then what exactly is the situation" Guan Ting couldn't help asking.

Qian Duoduo hesitated to speak, sighed, and drove silently without saying anything.

"What is there not to say!" Guan Ting looked a bit unhappy. "We are almost getting married; you don't even trust me"

"Xiao Ting, don't misunderstand, it's not that I don't trust you," Qian Duoduo hurriedly explained. "I just don't want these matters to upset you."

"But if you don't tell me now, I'll be even more worried," Guan Ting pouted. She wasn't necessarily trying to know some secret; she was just a bit unhappy because she felt Qian Duoduo didn’t trust her enough.

Seeing Guan Ting like this, Qian Duoduo felt a bit helpless. After a brief moment of thought, he nodded slightly: "Alright, Little Ting, originally I wanted to tell you about these things later on. Since you want to know now, then I'll tell you."

"But what's going on If that money isn't yours, could it be your family's" Guan Ting appeared rather anxious, "Even if it is from your family, wouldn't it still belong to you"

Qian Duoduo shook his head and said: "Little Ting, this sum of money doesn’t belong to me or my family. In reality, it has no connection with our Qian family at all. It's true that I do have a little bit of the money myself, but not much. Actually, in the hundreds of billions worth of assets under the Future Investment group, only around 1 billion belongs to me."

"Then who does the rest of the money belong to" Guan Ting was getting more and more confused. The money clearly belonged to Qian Duoduo, but if it wasn’t his or his family’s, then whose could it be

"This money doesn't belong to any single person, but rather to many people." Qian Duoduo no longer kept it a secret and started explaining in detail to Guan Ting, "Xiaoting, you should know that there are countless offspring of high-ranking officials in the capital city. Although they are often referred to as 'red二代' (children of influential party members) or '官二代' (officials’ children), their lives are much better than ordinary people's. However, nowadays there are so many wealthy individuals that compared just by wealth alone, they usually can't compete with the 富二代 (rich second generation).

"Yes, I'm aware of this." Guan Ting nodded. She could also be considered an 官二代, having lived a life free from worries about food and clothing since childhood. However, if one were to talk about how much money she actually had, it would be false; her ordinary expenses weren't a problem, but when it came to luxury goods, she couldn’t afford them either. This was far inferior compared to her classmates with wealthy fathers. She also knew that for 官二代 like herself, if they were very rich, their wealth was likely not entirely legitimate.

"Seeing the 富二代 celebrities playing around with models and spending lavishly in high-end venues, many offspring of high-ranking officials feel a sense of imbalance. Consequently, some of them start to directly or indirectly enter the business world and make huge profits." Qian Duoduo continued her explanation: "Although occasionally someone might end up in prison for using improper means, most people get away scot-free and live carefree lives by leveraging their family backgrounds, which gives them an upper hand in business."

"Yes, my dad has also said this. He believes it is these people who tarnish the reputation of officials, but he can do nothing about it; this issue goes beyond his control." Guan Ting felt deeply moved by this.

"Yes, in the end, those unruly children of high-ranking officials live a comfortable life, eating delicacies and enjoying themselves, while those who are more honest and don't want to tarnish their parents' reputation or cause them trouble mostly end up as ordinary civil servants. Although their lives are better than most people's, compared to the other children of high-ranking officials, they lag far behind in terms of living standards." Qian Duoduo sighed, "In these times, honest people often suffer losses. It is said that those with boldness will feast while the timid will starve; this applies not only to ordinary people but also to the children of high-ranking officials in Beijing."

Guang Ting agreed, "Indeed, honest people always seem to lose out."

After a pause, Guang Ting found it strange, "But what does this have to do with money"

"I've always felt that it's unfair for honest people to suffer losses. So back then, I wanted to change the situation and founded Qiancheng Investment Company. I let them give me their money, and I helped them invest it. This way, they could have a good income every year." Qian Duoduo finally got to the point. "Back then, each of them gave me hundreds of thousands or even millions. And I didn't disappoint them; Qiancheng Investment has grown from several hundred million in assets at its inception to hundreds of billions now. The dividends I pay out ensure that they don't fall far behind those others, even if they can't match their standard of living."

Guang Ting was momentarily stunned, and after a while, she asked, "Are you saying that this sum of money belongs to the children of many high-ranking officials in Beijing"

"That's correct." Qian Duoduo nodded affirmatively. "Each of them has anywhere from tens of millions to hundreds of millions with me. Although legally it's all my money, we are very clear about how much each person actually has. Over the years, I've been distributing dividends to them annually, and they trust me."

Qian Duoduo exhaled slowly and continued, "Xiao Ting, now you should understand why I can't give this money away."

"But, what if you really are sick What then" Guang Ting did grasp the situation better but was even more worried at that moment.

"When I first established this investment company, I just thought honest people shouldn’t suffer losses. But now, it’s more than just an investment company; over the years, I’ve built a good reputation and brought countless benefits to the Qian family." Qian Duoduo's expression was quite solemn. "If this investment company operates normally, then it’s as if those people are backing me up. The collective power of them is immeasurable, but if something goes wrong with the investment company, it could bring catastrophic consequences for both me and the Qian family."

Gu Ting didn’t say anything; she wasn’t stupid either and naturally understood this logic. Although Qian Duoduo hadn’t explicitly stated how many people had money with him, a rough estimate would reveal at least hundreds of them—hundreds of influential children from high-ranking officials in the capital city. When combined, their influence was indeed incalculable.

"Tingting, even if I really am ill, I can choose to die rather than give half of the assets of this investment company to Xia Tian." Qian Duoduo sighed. "All I can hope for now is that I’m not actually sick."

Gu Ting was momentarily taken aback and her mood turned a bit sour. After a while, she suddenly remembered something: "Right, Xia Tian once said you originally didn’t have any illness, but after seeing the wrong doctor, did you really see some kind of doctor"n hesitated for a moment on the phone and then said, "Husband, this matter is quite troublesome; you can't kill Yi Xiaoyin.""Why not" Summer was puzzled. That so-called top goddess doctor of Beijing h...