Chapter 208 Investing In The Vige


    "Sir? He''s gone off to meet with the chief," said Sue as she pointed at the building she had just left.


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    Yvonne squinted her almond-shaped eyes. "What’s he doing at the chief''s ce?"


    "I''m not sure." Sue shrugged.


    Yvonne thought deeply for a while and headed to the chief’s house.


    Before she could enter his house, she heard a voiceing from the inside. "On behalf of the entire


    vige, thank you!"


    "You''re wee, it’s the least I could do," replied Henry.


    Yvonne started to sweat buckets the more she listened.


    What had Henry done to be thanked by the chief?


    Knock knock knock!


    Yvonne couldn''t wait any longer and knocked on the door.


    The door opened almost immediately.


    The chief peeked out of the door. When he saw her, he was smiling happily, "Yvonne, what brings


    you here?"


    "I''m here because..."


    "You''re here to see Henry right?" said the chief, cutting her off before she could finish.


    Yvonne nodded. "...Yes, I''m here to see what he''s doing here in your house, chief."


    "Henry is here to discuss his investment proposal." The chief opened the door to let her in.


    "Investment proposal?" Yvonne was so shocked that her voice was raised.


    The chief nodded and said, "That’s right."


    “What kind of proposal?" asked Yvonne, even more puzzled.


    To her, there was nothing worth investing in the vige.


    The chief chuckled and said, "Well, it''s quite difficult for me to exin to you since I''m no


    businessman. I suppose it’d be better if Henry did the exining," said the chief as he guided her


    into the living room.


    Yvonne entered and saw a man seated in a chair leisurely sipping a cup of tea.


    The man shifted his gaze at her and said, "You''re up?"


    Yvonne looked away ufortably and acknowledged it by making a weak noise.


    She was now sure that it was him who had carried her to her bed.


    Except she couldn''t fathom how she had not felt anything when she was being carried.


    "Why are you silently standing there Yvonne? Come, sit," said the chief as he saw her standing


    there. He poured her a ss of water.


    Yvonne clearly felt that the chief’s attitude towards her had changed, and there was a hint of his


    kindness in his expressions.


    Was it due to Henry’s investment?


    Yvonne took the ss of water from the chief and sat down. "Thank you, chief."


    "You''re wee. You two have a chat while I head into the kitchen, both of you stay here for


    breakfast." A s he finished, the chief left the living room, leaving the couple alone.


    Yvonne looked at Henry and said, "What are you doing here?"


    "I''m here to understand more about the vige," replied Henry.


    Yvonne raised an eyebrow. "What’s there to understand? The chief said you were discussing an


    investment proposal, is that right?"


    “About right." Henry put down the teacup.


    Yvonne stood up and spoke with a stern tone, "Mr. Lancaster, this is only a vige, I believe there is


    nothing worthwhile here for you to invest in. Don’t tell me you’re nning to con the chief by asking


    him to invest?"


    Henry unhappily pursed his lips at her usal. "Am I that bad a person in your eyes?"


    "I have never thought of you that way, but I really can''t understand what’s there to invest in here."


    Yvonne stared at him.


    Henry massaged his nose bridge and said, "This ce i s surrounded by mountains, so tourism is


    out of the question. But, the agriculture here is worth investing."


    "Agriculture?" Yvonne was startled.


    Henry nodded and said, "That''s right."


    "But if I recall correctly, the Lancaster Group doesn''t deal in the Food & Beverage sector, so what


    are you doing investing in this now?" asked Yvonne with a curious tone.


    Henry was surprised and raised an eyebrow. "You seem to know thepany well, even knowing


    what we do and don’t do."


    "I-I read up some information on thepany previously, and that’s how I know..." said Yvonne,


    slightly embarrassed.


    There was no way she would tell him the truth. She had done a thorough study on the Lancaster


    Group so that she could understand Henry better.


    But Henry was no fool. He could see right through her bluff, sneering with no intention of exposing


    her. "It''s true that thepany doesn''t deal in agriculture, but we could help by buying the raw


    materials from them and then reselling it topanies in the rted sector."


    "Resale?" Yvonne had seemed to understand what he had nned. She asked, "Do you mean,


    you''re nning to be a distributor?"


    "Almost correct." Henry nodded.


    Yvonne was in awe. “The Lancaster Group is one of the top entrepreneurs out there. There''s no


    way they’d take interest in this line of business which only has small margins. I refuse to believe that


    there''s no motive behind this, so tell me now."


    "I''m doing this for the vige of course." Henry tapped his foot.


    Yvonne bit her lip. "For the vige?”


    "That’s right, doing it for the vige would mean doing it for you indirectly as well. This is where you


    were raised, and I can tell that you have a strong attachment to this vige. That’s why as your


    husband, it’s my duty to help develop the vige as gratitude for raising you," said Henry with a


    gentle voice as he looked at her.


    Yvonne could not believe what she had just heard and her eyes opened wide. "So you''re doing this


    to pay gratitude on my behalf?"


    Henry nodded and said, "I had intended to give the chief a sum of cash so that he could build a


    school here and improve the roadworks. But as I thought deeper, giving cash directly might be a


    good n in the short term, but once the cash runs out, what would they do if they need more cash


    urgently? That''s why..."


    "That''s why you suggested to the chief to be the vige’s distributor and were discussing the


    terms?" interrupted Yvonne before he could finish.


    Henry''s eyes seemed to be praising her as he looked at her. "That’s right. By doing this, the vige


    would be able to secure a stable source of ie. Although it won''t amount to much once they split


    it up evenly, they should be able to improve their lifestyle at least.”


    "So that''s how it is." Yvonne clearly understood the situation now but had mixed feelings.


    It was as he said - she had been raised in this vige and had a strong attachment to the ce. She


    had intended to help the vige a long time ago but didn''t have the power to do so, hence why the


    vige maintained its status quo.


    She had not thought that it would be Henry who would grant her long time wish.


    Thinking of this, she walked towards Henry and bowed to him under his watchful eyes. "Thank you,


    M r. Lancaster."


    Henry grabbed her hand and pulled her up, slightly disgruntled. "I told you, I''m your husband. It''s my


    duty to help your vige so there''s nothing for you to thank me for."


    "I should thank you." Yvonne pulled back her hand, and she said in a in voice, "Also, I would like


    to correct you. You don''t have any duty to help my vige. We''ll soon be living our separate lives."


    "So that means, you still want to divorce?" Henry''s face sunk.


    Yvonne twitched her lips. "...Yes."


    "Yvonne, do you really have to do this?" Henry stood u p and looked down at her from his tall figure


    that seemed to be emitting cold air.


    Yvonne shrank and took two steps back.


    But as soon as she stepped back, Henry grabbed onto her shoulder and coldly said, "Yvonne, I


    know you''re deliberately making me mad, but do you understand the consequences of making me


    mad? I could cut off m y investment and bring the n to a halt if I want to."


    Yvonne was stunned. "Y-you... How could you do this? Haven''t you already promised the chief?


    How could you break your promise!"