Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire-Chapter 159 - 150 Big House (2)

Chapter 159 -150: Big House (2) Chapter 159 -150: Big House (2) Gu Xiuxiu didn’t return to the Forty-nine City; instead, after staying in Clear Water County for a week, she went back to Hong Kong. She learned from Su Heyuan that Gu Xiuxiu had taken a little boy back with her.

Su Heyuan said, “The child is thirteen this year, and his name is Gu Haifan. It’s said that his father passed away and his mother remarried without anyone to take care of him. Somehow, he caught Madam Gu’s eye and she brought him back to Hong Kong.”

“That’s good, having a grandson at her knees will keep her from being lonely.”

Lu Jiaxin didn’t care about this. From the adoption of Xing Yujun, she felt that Gu Xiuxiu must be feeling lonely as she got older. She already had plans for the future and wouldn’t be able to stay with Gu Xiuxiu. Gu Haifan, who had a hard life and no one to love him, was sure to stay by her side once brought back by Madam Gu. It was just that the child was only thirteen years old and probably hadn’t matured mentally in all aspects; thrust suddenly into a dazzling world, she hoped he wouldn’t lose himself.

Su Heyuan looked somewhat surprised, “Aren’t you anxious?”

Lu Jiaxin knew what he meant, “Aunt has already agreed to help me with the Hong Kong residency, and that’s enough. As for houses and cars, I can buy them myself in the future.”

Su Heyuan said, “Do you know how much property Madam Gu has? Just the shares of He’s Jewelry Company are worth nearly a hundred million; she also has many other properties, with a conservative estimate of fifty to sixty million; she also likes to collect jewelry and antiques, which are conservatively estimated to be worth several tens of millions.”

Lu Jiaxin smiled and responded, “I like to spend the money that I earn. Big Brother Su, with your capabilities and your business already starting up, you don’t need to be fixated on Old Master Su’s property. They are in the past, and the future belongs to us. I believe that we can surpass them in less than ten years.”

Su Heyuan was stunned for a moment and then laughed, “When are you coming to Hong Kong?”

Lu Jiaxin replied cheerfully, “I went for a check-up last week, and the doctor took my pulse and said my body is almost fully recovered. I’ll continue to consolidate it for another month.”

“So you could come over in July?”

“Roughly.” Lu Jiaxin said. She felt that she might need to go to Hong Kong once in between because the identity card processing required her presence.

Su Heyuan thought to himself that all his hard work hadn’t been in vain, “When you get here, I’ll take you out to eat.”

The two chatted a while longer before hanging up the phone. Then Lu Jiaxin dialed Gu Xiuxiu’s number, and soon they were talking.

Lu Jiaxin said, “Aunt, why on earth did you buy me a house? There are already many empty rooms in my current place; why would you buy such a big one for me?”

Gu Xiuxiu answered, “Your current house can’t fit a car, and it doesn’t have floor heating or a bathroom. The house I bought is more spacious, and we can renovate it thoroughly later. Next time I go to the Forty-nine City, I won’t have to stay at a hotel; I can stay at your place. I’ve heard Houhai is very beautiful, so we can go for a walk there after dinner.”

Lu Jiaxin couldn’t refuse any longer, so after thanking her, she said, “Aunt, please don’t buy me anything anymore. I have money, and I will buy whatever I want.”

Gu Xiuxiu laughed upon hearing this and said while still chuckling, “Alright, tell me whenever you lack or need anything, and I’ll buy it for you.”

“Okay.”

The next day, Lu Jiaxin went to see this house she had been bought. She had guessed that the house would be quite large, but she hadn’t expected it to be a grand mansion with five courtyards and a garden. Such a mansion, in ancient times, could only be inhabited by Imperial Relatives and Nobles or officials of the Second Rank or higher.

After touring the place, Lu Jiaxin went to the garden. There were pine and cypress trees, as well as rockeries, pavilions, and ponds. However, since no one had managed the rockeries for a long time, they were dirty and disorderly, the ponds had dried up, and the pavilions were full of trash.

Despite the house being quite damaged, Qian Xiaoxiao still exclaimed, “Sister Xin, how much did this huge house cost?”

Lu Jiaxin, who was good at history, said, “A mansion like this, during the Qing Dynasty, would have cost several hundred thousand taels of silver to build. Nowadays, it probably would also cost around a hundred thousand.”

Such mansions can’t necessarily be bought just with money; one also needs connections and status. It was only thanks to Aunt stepping in, otherwise even the news would’ve been unattainable to her.

Qian Xiaoxiao, arm in arm with Lu Jiaxin, said, “Sister Xin, I’m going to follow you for life. Once you’re settled in Hong Kong, I’ll come over to protect you.”

Lu Jiaxin was quite fond of her, with her simple mind and lack of desires, content with just being fed and clothed warmly, “If you want to come with me to Hong Kong, you’d have to learn Cantonese first. Otherwise, once you’re there, you wouldn’t even understand what people are saying, so how could you protect me?”

Qian Xiaoxiao nodded and said, “Sister Xin, my granddad said the same thing. He also said that the best place to learn Cantonese is Peng City. The language there is very close to the vernacular of Hong Kong. Sister Xin, when you go to Hong Kong to study, I’ll find a job in Peng City and learn Cantonese while working.”

She really liked Lu Jiaxin. Due to her martial arts training from a young age, she had a large appetite, which often brought her ridicule, with some saying she would bankrupt her husband’s family with her eating. But Lu Jiaxin never mocked her and even praised her, never shortchanging her in terms of treatment. If possible, she wanted to always be by Sister Xin’s side.

Lu Jiaxin said, “Of course, it’s good if you want to stick with me, but forget about going to the factory. The supervisors in the factories are too full of themselves, and you couldn’t stand that suffocation.”

“I’ll listen to whatever you say, Sister Xin.”

On the way back, they saw a shop selling pea cakes, which Lu Jiaxin was very fond of. She couldn’t possibly eat them all by herself, so thinking of the big eaters at home, she bought three bags to take back.

At the entrance to the alleyway, Lu Jiaxin bumped into Lu Jiajie’s friend Ah Sheng. Thinking he was just passing by, she smiled and invited him to sit at their place for a while.

“Sure.”

Once inside the courtyard, Chen Sheng wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, “Jiaxin, I’m here to see you.”

Lu Jiaxin invited him to sit down and fetched him a bottle of soda from the fridge, “Brother Sheng, there’s no rush. Have some soda to cool down before we talk.”

She herself couldn’t have anything cold at the moment, so the ice pops and sodas in the fridge were all prepared for Xue Mao and Xiaoxiao.

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Chen Sheng finished the soda in a few gulps before he said, “Yan Fang got caught in a scandal, and to get out of it, he wrote a promissory note for three thousand. Now he’s trying to borrow money everywhere.”

Lu Jiaxin asked with interest, “What kind of scandal? Was he caught cheating on the bed?”

Chen Sheng choked in fright, although it was the truth, hearing about it from a young girl was a bit too much. But he knew Lu Jiaxin wasn’t a typical young lady and didn’t hide it anymore, “Yes, he wrote the note to protect himself, signed it, and even put his thumbprint on it.”

He couldn’t discuss the specifics with Lu Jiaxin. That woman’s husband had wanted to castrate Yan Fang, but luckily, those who went along to catch the affair stopped him.

Chen Sheng continued, “Before Brother Jie left, he told me to call him if the Yan Family or the Ma family caused any more trouble, but I can’t get through to the number he left.”

Lu Jiaxin knew that Lu Jiajie was worried about Ma Lili causing trouble between the two families again, hence the arrangement, “Fifth Brother left on the train yesterday afternoon, he should be back the day after tomorrow, I’ll have him look for you then.”

“No need, just let him know about it.”

Lu Jiaxin shook her head with a wry smile, “The last time I lent money, my sister-in-law held it against me. I don’t dare get involved with their family matters anymore.”

Ah Sheng felt Ma Lili really wasn’t making any sense. If he had such a sister, his wife would pamper her, “Then have him come find me, I’ll tell him.”