Chapter 42: That boy, this girl
"Actually, when I first started the company, I did wonder why it was so hard to really accomplish something. There were problems on every front, but things have gradually gotten better. Maybe all it takes is time." Since Tang Wu's grandmother had brought the matter up directly, Su Can had no need to keep anything hidden. As the saying went, only outsiders stood on ceremony. There was no harm in sharing a few of his difficulties with Tang Wu's grandparents.
"It isn't just time. You're still too young. Experience, skills-any one of those presents an insurmountable problem." Tang Wu's grandfather glanced at Su Can and said, "What's easy to accomplish these days? A little hardship isn't a bad thing for young people. Tempering yourself isn't a matter of playing around. You have to go through something like the fires of hell before you can handle responsibilities, shoulder burdens, and make progress."
Although Old Master Qian spoke in a lecturing tone, unable to shake his habit of speaking like a leader, Su Can understood that this was an excellent start.
Unless someone like Old Master Qian truly took him seriously and cared about him, getting him to speak this way would have been impossible. Perhaps he had already developed some liking for Su Can, but Su Can wasn't sure when that favorable impression had formed. Had it been the lousy move he had just made on the chessboard? Or had his business accomplishments thus far caught the old man's attention?
"Do your work properly, don't overstep, develop steadily, and make breakthroughs when the time is right. Your day will come," Mu Qin said. She held her bowl, her chopsticks resting horizontally and lightly against its rim as she spoke, everything just so. "As for those