Xia He found Qiao Mei's inquisitive expression to be very annoying and raised her hand so as to scare Qiao Mei. "Look at you, young girl! Why are you so happy to see me being tortured by my family! To think I've always doted on you!"
Qiao Mei grabbed Xia He's hand and said laughingly, "Oh my, I'm just asking you to tell me so that I can help you solve the problem. Why are you unhappy about that! I'm only doing this to help you! In that case, I won't help you anymore!"
It sounded like a plan. Xia He told Qiao Mei about Xu Lan's intent and also listed down the military art troupe's future major performances and the stakes involved in the issue.
By right, all this information was confidential, but Qiao Mei was a family member and the person she trusted the most. She did not think that it was a big deal to share it.
"Just do whatever you want to do. Why do you have to think so much?" Qiao Mei said nonchalantly.
Xia He had thought that Qiao Mei would support Xu Lan. She did not expect Qiao Mei to support her ideas and it made her feel very surprised.
"You… you want me to go after my dreams and not work in an office in the capital?" Xia He asked in surprise.
Qiao Mei nodded and said, "If you like to dance, then continue dancing. It's very rare to be able to find something that you love. I think that if it is something you're able to do, you should persevere, cherish what you have now and boldly challenge the unknown. This is such a good thing. Why should I stop you?"
Qiao Mei had thought seriously about it and meant everything she said. In her other life, she was not particularly passionate about anything, but there were many things that she was interested in. Every time, she would give something a try and give up when she had almost mastered it because she would have lost interest in it. Furthermore, her family was relatively poor when she was young and did not have the means to allow her to learn whatever she liked. She only started to pursue her interests after she started working.
It was also because Qiao Mei did not have the means to pursue her interests and hobbies when she was young that she paid so much attention to her four younger siblings' hobbies. Qiao Mei was willing to let them try whatever they liked. The only prerequisite was that they had to persevere. Qiao Mei would not allow them to give up easily. She wanted them to develop this good habit.
In one's life, it was a beautiful thing to find something one was passionate about and be able to keep doing it.
"Then what if I fail? I can't say that I have a 100% chance of success. If I fail, I still have to continue dancing in the capital. My next chance might only come along five to six years later! If I continue like this, then I might not have any salary in the future and might even get fired. How am I going to survive in the art troupe then," Xia He said worriedly.
"What are you afraid of? I'll support you. Don't worry and just do it boldly. If you really have nowhere to go, then you can join me in doing business," Qiao Mei said optimistically.
"Support me? Can you support me for the rest of my life?" Xia He asked.
Qiao Mei patted her chest confidently and said, "I'll give you the courtyard house next door now! I can give you whatever you want! I still have this bit of ability! In the future, when I'm old, my children will support you!"
Money was like dirt to Qiao Mei. As long as He Ning was alive and his family's business did not close down, she would have an endless stream of money. When she ran out of money, she just needed to sell He Ning a ginseng.
He Ning was her ATM!
Fortunately, He Ning did not know what Qiao Mei was thinking. Otherwise, he might want to kill her.
Qiao Mei did not mind how much she had to sacrifice for someone who was good to her. From the day she married into the Xia family, she knew how well Xia He had treated her, so she was willing to do all these for Xia He.
Xia He was so amused by Qiao Mei's words that she laughed loudly. Even when Kong Lu married her, he did not say that he would support her for the rest of her life. She did not expect that 18-year-old Qiao Mei would be the second person to offer to support her for the rest of her life.
The first person was Xia Mao. At that time, she had just finalized her divorce. Xia Mao had summoned her to the study and told her that the Xia family would support her for the rest of her life. The Xia family would always be her strongest supporter and backer.
"Alright, I'll come and seek refuge with you if I fail! Don't go back on your word!" Xia He said with a laugh.
"Don't worry! I'll always have a place for you here," Qiao Mei said.