New Han Kingdom.
Capital Airport.
An airplane flying from Yanjing landed at the airport.
Xiao Yun Hai, dressed in casual clothes, wearing sunglasses and a mask, was the first to get off the plane with two bodyguards.
Airport tarmac.
Five Mercedes-Benz S-Class bulletproof sedans were parked quietly.
A dozen men in plain clothes, wearing headsets, vigilantly looked around.
An elderly man, about fifty years old, rushed towards Xiao Yun Hai when he saw him getting off the plane.
“Your Highness.”
He bowed to Xiao Yun Hai, a smile on his face: “Congratulations, Your Highness, on your successful completion of your studies and return.”
“Uncle Wu.”
Xiao Yun Hai nodded with a smile and shook hands with the man.
Although he was not a member of the royal family, he was a close confidant of Xiao Yun Hai's father, mainly responsible for managing the palace. In ancient times, he would be the chief steward of the inner court.
Of course, he wasn't a eunuch.
Xiao Yun Hai had known him since childhood, and they had spent 20 years together.
Xiao Yun Hai had a lot of respect for this elderly man.
Everyone has feelings, especially since he had taken care of him for many years when he was a child.
“Your Highness, this way, please.”
After a few pleasantries, Uncle Wu invited him to get in the car.
Xiao Yun Hai sat in the middle bulletproof Mercedes-Benz.
The rest got in their respective cars.
Soon, the motorcade left the scene.
As if it never existed.
However, in fact, after Xiao Yun Hai's motorcade left the airport, the airport’s control measures were finally lifted.
The capital of New Han is called Chang'an.
It is a modern coastal city, the political, economic, and cultural center of the country, with a population of nearly 3 million, the largest city on the entire island of Kalimantan.
The royal palace is located in the valley at the foot of Qinghong Mountain in the city center.
The valley is closed on all sides, with only one entrance. It can be said that it is a natural place to build a palace.
After passing through multiple security checkpoints, the motorcade arrived at the flat area inside the valley, the main location of the royal palace. Although it is called Chang'an, the architectural complex is not Han Dynasty architecture, but in a new Chinese style.
Pavilions, towers, rockeries, swimming pools, lawns, fish ponds, etc. are all available. Anything you can think of is basically there.
You can see royal guards in suits everywhere.
There are a thousand plainclothes guards in the entire palace alone.
This doesn't include the royal guard outside the valley.
The palace guards are like the Central Guard Regiment of the Dragon Kingdom, while the royal guard is equivalent to the Wan Sui Army. Although their size is not as large, they are truly elite, with over 6,000 personnel, the backbone force for protecting the royal family.
The Mercedes-Benz carrying Xiao Yun Hai slowly stopped in front of a building.
The bodyguard in the passenger seat got out of the car and opened the door. Xiao Yun Hai got out of the car.
He looked up at the building in front of him, then stepped inside, followed by Uncle Wu.
“Didn’t you say you’d arrive at 11? It’s 11:20 now. Why isn’t he here yet? Did something happen?”
A female voice sounded.
“You always overthink. Didn’t the airport call earlier? He got off the plane already. He should be here soon.”
Hearing two familiar voices, Xiao Yun Hai smiled and walked in.
“Dad!”
“Mom, I’m back.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a beautiful middle-aged woman around 50 years old came over with joy.
It was none other than Xiao Yun Hai’s mother, Su Yu Rong.
She was born into a famous noble family in New Han. Her father had fought alongside the founding king of New Han, and he had the rank of general.
“It’s good to have you back. You’re such a child. Didn’t I tell you to come home right after you graduate?
Why did you stay in the Dragon Kingdom for over a week? If your dad hadn’t called you, would you have even planned to come back?”
Listening to his mother’s complaints and dissatisfaction, Xiao Yun Hai smiled awkwardly and explained: “How could I? Didn’t I just finish dealing with some things over there? It just took a few days.”
“See, I finished everything, and I’m immediately back in the country.”
“Hmph~”
Su Yu Rong expressed her dissatisfaction verbally, but she still felt sorry for her eldest son, after all, he was studying abroad alone.
Besides, her eldest son had always been sensible since he was young, and rarely caused her any trouble.
Unlike her other two children, who were mischievous and had caused her a lot of trouble.
After chatting with his mother for a while, Xiao Yun Hai began to chat with his father. Although Xiao Hong Jing was imposing and majestic outside, the head of a country, he knew his family’s situation well.
He was completely controlled by his mother at home.
As a result, Xiao Hong Jing had only married his mother all these years and didn’t dare to marry a second wife.
Of course, it wasn’t that he was truly afraid of Su Yu Rong, but simply that they loved each other. They had grown up together as childhood sweethearts, and their love was not ordinary.
“Alright, the child has come back after completing his studies. You should be congratulating and celebrating him. You should say less.”
Xiao Hong Jing interjected.
As soon as these words came out, Su Yu Rong’s face became stern, and she glared at Xiao Hong Jing with anger.
“That, uh, wife, you continue.”
Xiao Hong Jing immediately cowered.
“Hmph!”
Su Yu Rong snorted coldly, very satisfied with his attitude.
She turned her gaze to Xiao Yun Hai and immediately put on a smile, her tone becoming gentle: “Son, what do you want to eat? I’ll have someone make it for you?”
“Uh, anything is fine. Just make something simple.”
“Okay, I’ll have someone make you some of your favorite dishes.”
“Wife, I want to eat…”
“You? You want to eat? No way.”
“You…you’re discriminating. I’m the King.”
Su Yu Rong rolled her eyes: “I’m the Queen. Besides, what’s so great about being the King?”
“Uh…”
Seeing her intimidating look, Xiao Hong Jing immediately cowered.
Seeing his parents bickering, Xiao Yun Hai smiled.
Perhaps in the eyes of many people, this would seem incredible. They are in their 50s, yet they still bicker like a young couple in their 20s and 30s. But this is the truth. It can only be said that they both deeply love each other.
After Su Yu Rong left, Xiao Hong Jing regained his composure, acting like an old father, without his previous playful demeanor.
“I heard you made a lot of money in the US stock market?”
“Hmm~” Xiao Yun Hai nodded. He wasn’t surprised that his father knew.
“How much?”
“Not much, 160 to 70 billion US dollars.”
“How much?”
Xiao Hong Jing, who had been somewhat calm, was instantly stunned when he heard the amount, his eyes wide.
“Over 160 billion!”
Xiao Yun Hai repeated it once.
“Ssh!”
Xiao Hong Jing gasped.
160 billion US dollars is no small sum. New Han’s entire GDP last year was only over 880 billion US dollars.
“Good boy, you really are a silent achiever. You’ve really struck it big.”
Xiao Hong Jing said happily.
Although he didn’t understand how he could make so much money, it was ultimately a good thing for him. Besides, his eldest son was successful, and he could finally rest assured about handing over the future of New Han to him.