No one expected the negotiation with Tang Rao to end this way.
"Dad, Tang Rao left, and your hopes were dashed too. What do we do now? We can't just let it go, right?"
Having come this far, telling him to just let it go would leave him restless even in his dreams.
"At this stage, you want me to give up?"
Chen Jingtian wielded his authority as the Island Master.
Who is Tang Rao? No matter how powerful he is, he is just a Family Head. Without Beiyuan backing him, he is essentially nothing.
To put it bluntly, if East Island desperately needed to establish cultural exchange and enhance trade communication with North Island for a richer life, he would never come here to endure hardship, let alone want to know Tang Rao at all.
"Daughter, you understand the purpose of my visits here best. I've been to North Island countless times, more than the fingers on both hands could count. Why, despite previous failures, do I still come and try to persuade Beiyuan, that old fox, to agree?"
