As Long as You Look at Him

Proving one's excellence to one's parents has almost become a unique mindset among young people, and an inevitable part of growing up.

Many people have this mentality when they are young, and the most direct manifestation of this mentality is, "You say I can't do it, then I must do it and show you."

This mentality, this idea... is actually quite foolish sometimes, but that's precisely the beauty of this age. They haven't been smoothed out by society and the world yet; they still have sharp edges and distinct likes and dislikes.

They dare to challenge the "impossible" and dare to say no to authority, regardless of whether these things will ultimately fail, at least they have courage.

This courage will gradually fade after they turn forty. Time and experience will smooth out their rough edges, allowing them to integrate more smoothly into society and become a part of it.

This is a good thing, but it is also a sad thing.

Wo Delike's wife looked at her daughter, reached out and touched her cheek. The soft, smooth, and supple feel made her a little envious.

At her age, the only way to maintain her current appearance, figure, and physique, and to prevent a rapid decline, is to spend a lot of money on her body.

She uses all sorts of cutting-edge technology products, which is why she still looks like she's in her thirties.

But the girl in front of me doesn't need any maintenance to show her most beautiful side. Sometimes time is a cruel thing, making people's present become tomorrow's memory without them even realizing it.

"You did it!" she affirmed. "You have no idea how surprised your father was to see you here. You succeeded."

This statement excited Sai Weiruila. Many people thought that being born into such a family must be a very happy thing for her, and that was indeed the case, but it wasn't without its troubles.

Everyone would introduce her as, "This is Wo Delike's daughter, Miss Sai Weiruila." She didn't actually dislike having her name put together with her father's, but she didn't like people affirming her because of her father.

Just like how she writes books, she works hard to cultivate her social network, she also owns a trendy accessories brand store that isn't very well-known, and she is also a designer herself.

She did all this for a sense of affirmation; she wanted people, including her parents, to understand.

Even if she weren't "Wo Delike's daughter," she could still succeed!

Although the idea itself is stupid, and everything she is doing now is based on the fact that she is "Wo Delike's daughter".

All her current success actually comes from her surname and family.

But... people sometimes do stupid things, either the things they do are stupid, or they themselves are stupid.

Sai Weiruila was delighted to hear her mother's affirmation, and their conversation quickly moved away from Lin Qi, turning to the small business Sai Weiruila was running, as if they had forgotten about Lin Qi altogether.

On the other side, Truman was chatting with several other presidential staff members and international affairs advisors. The conversation was actually related to the topics Lin Qi had mentioned earlier.

On the surface, they also thought that Lin Qi's words were a bit too radical and not suitable for the current occasion and the current domestic environment.

The president has just corrected the previous president's "isolationism" to "escapism", and people are still in the process of transition.

The Federal actively participates in international affairs, but before they have gained any benefits, and before the people have seen and felt these benefits, they do not actually believe that joining international affairs is necessarily the right thing to do.

They are still hesitant and doubtful. If at this moment the concept of participating in international affairs is suddenly changed to waging an Economic Warfare with the International Community, the whole society will probably erupt with extremely strong opposition.

This is a long-term goal and cannot be realized in the short term.

"During this period, Gefra implemented a brand-new monetary policy in the Amelia Region. I think they may have also realized that the economy is very important to a country and a region!"

The Gefra, as described by Truman, was one of the Victorious Country that benefited the most from the World War and was also one of the most powerful nations in the Victorious Country alliance.

They successfully seized control of the Amelia Region. Their enemy countries leased approximately 920,000 square kilometers of land to Gefra for 120 years as compensation for their defeat in the war, and recognized Gefra's rule over the region during this period.

Gefra immediately established the Amelia Province and sent a Duke as governor to govern the region. The first thing the new governor did upon taking office was to abolish all existing legal currencies in the region.

Of course, their methods were very gentle. They exchanged their old currency for the Gefra's currency according to the international Exchange Rate, which basically unified the local currency.

In addition, Gefra is lobbying other Victorious Country to stand with it and promote the use of Gefra's currency or a newly issued international currency as the international settlement currency. However, this matter is still in the process of being proposed and has not yet been actually adopted.

No matter how eloquently Gefra's Diplomat and their emperor spoke to the outside world, everyone instinctively felt that something was amiss, but they couldn't quite put their finger on what it was.

On the contrary, their reasoning for proposing the plan seemed quite reasonable. At the time, their Minister of Foreign Affairs told envoys from other countries that the international flow of resources might involve the exchange of several to a dozen currencies.

Constant Exchange Rate fluctuations mean that every force involved in trade may suffer inexplicable losses. However, the emergence of an internationally accepted currency could solve this problem, ensuring that capitalists and nations are not affected by Exchange Rate during their trade activities.

They also pointed out that the Defeated Country were printing money at an alarming rate, intending to use it as war reparations to pay to all the Victorious Country.

Without a doubt, once they print all these banknotes, they will probably be worthless. All the hard-won achievements at the negotiating table will be wiped out in an instant by this group of shameless people.

This is very appealing, but people instinctively feel that there is something wrong with it.

The Bayer Federation has always maintained a neutral stance, but it is slightly inclined to this proposal. His Excellency the President means that since they have just begun to rejoin international affairs, they should not act out of step with the group, nor should they easily sever ties.

Even if you don't vote for it, you can't vote against it, especially for core allies like Gefra. The president's intention is still to appease these people.

But now, upon closer reflection, Truman feels that there is not only a problem, but a very big one.

"We will refrain from making statements on this matter for the time being, and at the same time, we will strengthen domestic economic control. We will only consider our stance after the situation becomes clearer..."

At this point, someone interjected, "Why don't we sit down and talk to Lin Qi? I believe he would be happy to share what he knows with us."

Truman shook his head. "It's not the right time yet. What he said today will definitely get out. If we bring him here, it will be seen as a sign of a change in attitude, which could cause unnecessary trouble."

"Although the previous president has left, there are still many people who support him. If we rashly raise the trend of international confrontation in a non-war situation at this time, it may give him a chance to turn things around, and it may even give escapism a chance."

"Gentlemen, we have achieved what we have today on a foundation that is entirely flawed, so we cannot allow them even the slightest chance to rise again. Do you understand what I mean?"

The others nodded in agreement; they understood that it was indeed not a good time to have too much contact with Lin Qi.

"So, are we just going to do nothing now?" someone asked, somewhat unwillingly.

Truman smiled and shook his head. He glanced at Lin Qi, who was chatting with Wo Delike, from a distance. Lin Qi seemed to notice this immediately and met Truman's gaze.

Wo Delike also looked over when Lin Qi suddenly looked elsewhere.

The three men's eyes met in the air, and they all raised their glasses in a gesture of greeting.

Truman took a small sip of his drink and looked away. "Young people always have an endless desire to show off. Even if we don't go to him, he'll find other ways to tell us what he wants to do, what he'll do, and what he'll do afterward!"

Perhaps fearing that others might not have understood, he explained briefly, "I remember there was an application in York State?"

His subordinate immediately nodded in agreement, "That's right, some merchants are applying for international trade licenses."

Truman nodded and said, "Have someone check if Lin Qi is in there. If he is, approve his international trade. If not, send someone to lobby him."

"Once he's out at sea, all we need to do is watch what he does!"

"Then we only need to analyze what he did, the reasons for doing those things, the way he did things, and his purpose, and we will know what he might want to say but had no place to say."

At this point, Truman smiled more. In truth, he was Radical Faction among Radical Faction at heart, but he knew how to control his emotions and desires and not let them affect his reason.

Some things that he couldn't quite understand, perhaps he could find the answers in Lin Qi! The old group chat has been deleted; the new group number is: 902257289