A business wasn't the same as other assets. You could give someone your possessions, but with a business, you had to consider your family.
The slight change in Cai Zhijian's expression after Old Zhu said that made it clear how troublesome this was. Of course, Chu Ge hadn't wanted it anyway. All he wanted was to take a good look at the mine.
His starting point was naturally exactly the same as Du Lianfeng's: to research the origins of Spiritual Qi Revival. Mineral deposits lay underground, so looking deep beneath the earth naturally offered a better chance of finding a clue than looking on the surface.
Even that was uncertain, though. The authorities had clearly inspected the place, and so had Zhong Yi. None of them had discovered anything, or it might not still have been in Old Zhu's hands. Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji reckoned they were somewhat different from the others. Perhaps they might discover something else if they went themselves?
In fact, Du Lianfeng's group had thought the same thing... and so had plenty of other people...
Old Zhu's injuries hadn't healed, so he couldn't take Chu Ge there now. Zhu Mengmeng had never been involved in going down the mine and would only get in the way, so she swapped places with her husband and stayed to keep her father company. Granted the highest level of access, Cai Zhijian accompanied Chu Ge to the mining area.
On the way, Cai Zhijian thanked them too. "Thanks a lot. Without you two this time, we really wouldn't have known what to do."
Chu Ge asked, "So, from the sound of it, you're really planning to patch things up with Mengmeng and settle down together?"
"Ha... we've always been a married couple living our lives. It's just that our