Love? The Reborn Me Just Wants to Obtain Rewards-Chapter 881 - 367 Don’t Let Down Your Hometown_3

"Take a seat, role model."

Su Huai waved his hand to interrupt the greeting: "Let’s not talk about work this afternoon. Give yourself half a day off."

At this moment, Li Jiaqi was proud and unwilling to be outdone, but there wasn’t a trace of arrogance in him. Upon hearing Su Huai’s words, he obediently sat down and drank tea with him.

Su Huai didn’t talk about anything else—he just chatted about his hometown, Yueyang.

"I’m particularly interested in the Neolithic ruins over in your hometown. Have you ever visited them?"

"No, Mr. Su, I don’t really know much about that sort of thing."

Su Huai sighed with emotion: "Yueyang is a place blessed with outstanding people and rich history. As early as 200,000 years ago during the Paleolithic era, humans had already settled there. From the Xia and Shang dynasties to the prefectural era and eventually becoming an independent city, over a span of 5,000 years, talents and legends have emerged, all of them remarkable.

From flower drum opera to the Dongting Fisherman’s Song and even the Yueyang Tower, how many precious cultural treasures were born here? You must always remember that you are a Yueyang native—your hometown is truly something to be proud of.

A man must have wealth, but he must also have roots. In the future, take some time to read the local chronicles of your city; it’s the most beneficial thing you can do for your career."

Li Jiaqi was actually exceptionally smart. He felt pride in the first statement, understood the second, but couldn’t quite grasp the third.

"Mr. Su, I’m a livestreamer who primarily promotes beauty products. Why do you think learning about my hometown’s history could help me?"

"Let’s look at it from two perspectives."

Su Huai poured him a cup of tea and started speaking at a leisurely pace, as though chatting casually.

"The first perspective is your hometown’s perception of you.

When you’re out working hard, you constantly remember your hometown, deeply understand its history, development, culture, and resources. This will cause Yueyang’s millions of citizens to feel grateful to you and regard you as an honorable representative of your hometown.

When you’re not well-known, the number of hometown folks who appreciate you might seem limited—it might appear to have little effect.

But in reality, all the locals who know of you will hold a sense of recognition toward you.

And when you become famous and start to represent your hometown to the outside world, the people of Yueyang will feel proud of you and view you as a cultural icon.

Let’s set aside those utilitarian things like government honors or recruitment by business associations. Let’s talk only about emotions—

Does the genuine positive sentiment from your hometown folks elevate the quality of your life?

I think it certainly does.

The second perspective is the perception of people from other provinces across the country.

Everyone has a hometown. A person who constantly misses and cherishes their hometown naturally earns more trust and recognition from others.

When they learn through your efforts just how wonderful Yueyang is, they’ll travel there and tell your fellow locals, ’I came here because of Li Jiaqi’s recommendation.’

This seemingly worthless reputation—does it have value?

Well, whenever I talk to major business executives, I always bring up Daqing’s tremendous contributions to the nation’s industry and the iron spirit of Wang Jinxi.

Far from being embarrassing, this reveals a person’s outlook and character at the core.

Your hometown is so historically rich and vibrant, filled with countless cultural treasures—why wouldn’t you, as a native of Yueyang, want to inherit and preserve them?

I’m not demanding poetic eloquence from you. Selling beauty products obviously doesn’t require you to wax poetic.

But once you reach a certain stature, you absolutely shouldn’t remain someone who only knows how to call out, ’Ladies, buy this!’ Being shallow will limit your potential.

You don’t currently have enough time, so how can you improve?

By carrying deep feelings for your hometown and gaining profound understanding of everything about it—genuinely taking pride in your roots—you can gradually resolve issues related to a lack of cultural sophistication.

This path offers a shortcut, but it’s one only you can take. Don’t waste the potential Yueyang has bestowed upon you."

Su Huai’s words flowed smoothly, his unique perspective and lofty outlook deeply shook Li Jiaqi, who at that moment had only money on his mind.