Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire-Chapter 198 - 187 Youth Invincible

Chapter 198: Chapter 187: Youth Invincible

Chapter 198 -187: Youth Invincible

Wang Yadan returned home and wanted to call Lu Jiaxin, but seeing that it was almost eleven o’clock on her watch, she gave up. At this point, the young girl was surely asleep.

The next morning, Lu Jiaxin received a call from Wang Yadan, “This afternoon? Between one and three thirty? Okay, I’ll be there on time.”

In the afternoon, there were Natural Science and music classes; Lu Jiaxin first asked both teachers for leave and then told Gu Xiuxiu, “I have something to do this afternoon, I’ve already told the teachers I’ll make up for it on Saturday.”

Guh Xiuxiu disapproved of her doing this, saying, “You have exams next week, you shouldn’t be asking for leave at this time.”

Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, “Aunt, don’t worry, I will definitely pass the exam.”

Before coming to Hong Kong, she had been worried because the education in different places is not the same, but after more than a month of tutoring, she stopped worrying. Not to mention Huaying Middle School, she could even get into those top schools in Hong Kong. Of course, those prestigious schools have many requirements which she may not be able to meet, so she just thought about it without wanting to cause trouble.

Seeing her so confident, Guh Xiuxiu did not say anything more.

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At one o’clock in the afternoon, Lu Jiaxin arrived at Wansheng Real Estate Company on time. It was only after arriving in Hong Kong that she found out the Nie’s started with banking. Old Master Nie founded Wan Sheng Bank, which is also famous in Hong Kong. Compared to that, Wansheng Real Estate is a bit less prominent, but it is also a listed company. Besides these two biggest companies, they were also involved in hotels, energy, and other industries.

The real estate market had crashed three years ago and still hadn’t recovered, affecting Wansheng Real Estate naturally because of the poor overall environment; hotels and energy hadn’t lost money, but their profits were not high every year.

Old Master Nie had no sons, only two daughters with his first wife, Nie Manli and Nie Manlin. The older daughter married into the family, and her children all took the Nie surname; the younger daughter was carefree and casual, having married three times. Her eldest son, Nie Zhan, was born to her first husband; her daughter, Yao Yingying, to her second husband; and her youngest son, Wang Qinghao, to her current husband, Wang Xincheng.

Interestingly, Wan Sheng Bank, the hotels, and the energy sectors were all managed by Nie Manli’s children, while the less prosperous Wansheng Real Estate was handed over to Nie Zhan to manage. As for Nie Manlin’s daughter, Yao Yingying, she didn’t get a position in Nie Corporation; as for her youngest son, he was still in high school.

Wang Yadan, working at a large company, was very good at controlling her emotions, but she was still visibly shocked to see Lu Jiaxin, “Lu Jiaxin?”

She remembered when she saw Lu Jiaxin last year, the girl’s skin was sallow, her face lacked color, her lips were pale, and her clothes were drab. But the Lu Jiaxin she saw now had skin tender as if freshly peeled egg, a ruddy and lustrous complexion, wearing a mint green long-sleeved dress, with a rose of the same color around her neck, youthful and beautiful.

Lu Jiaxin handed over her ID card to her, smiling and saying, “Yes, I am Lu Jiaxin. This is my ID card, exchange if it’s fake.”

Although her appearance had changed, her voice had not. Wang Yadan pushed the ID card back with a chuckle, jesting, “Miss Lu, what kind of magic pill have you taken to become so beautiful? If you hadn’t called me, I wouldn’t have dared to recognize you.”

“The change is too big; even plastic surgery wouldn’t have such a good effect.”

Lu Jiaxin laughed and said, “I had just recovered from a serious illness at the time, so I didn’t look very well. I was lucky to meet Boss Nie and you Sister Wang then; I sold the items for a good price and recovered after a year of care.”

“Which doctor did you see?”

“I found an old practitioner of traditional medicine, and took herbal remedies for a year. Sister Wang, if you are interested, I can introduce you, but the herbal medicine is very bitter; I had to hold my nose every time I drank it.”

Wang Yadan backed off as soon as she heard about the herbal medicine; whenever her grandmother fell ill, she would go to a practitioner of traditional medicine and then brew the herbs at home, and Wang Yadan felt nauseous every time she caught the scent.

While waiting for the elevator, men and women alike looked at Lu Jiaxin, but with Wang Yadan standing beside her, no one dared to approach and initiate a conversation.

After leading her to the seventeenth floor, Wang Yadan asked her to sit down, “An manager needs to discuss something with the boss, so there will be a short wait. Miss Lu, would you like some coffee or tea?”

“Just a glass of water will do, thank you.”

As Jiaxin was just holding the glass of water, the door to the CEO’s office opened. A middle-aged man in his forties with a beer belly came out, his eyes lighting up at the sight of Lu Jiaxin.

Upon seeing this, Wang Yadan immediately walked in front of Lu Jiaxin, blocking the man’s line of sight and said with a smile, “Manager Xu, this young lady is the boss’s guest.”

The middle-aged man had thought she was a new employee, even considering getting her transferred to his department, but it turned out she was the boss’s guest.

After the man left, Wang Yadan said with disdain, “These disgusting men are all the same; don’t take it to heart.”

Lu Jiaxin asked, puzzled, “What’s wrong?”

Realizing she had misspoken, as the girl from the Mainland was very sheltered and didn’t understand such things, making such a comment seemed abrupt, Wang Yadan hastened to recover, “Come on, I’ll take you to see the boss.”

After knocking and entering, Lu Jiaxin saw Nie Zhan sitting in the boss’s chair. At that moment, wearing a white shirt, Nie Zhan looked even more handsome than in a suit.

When Nie Zhan looked up, intending to speak, his gaze settled on Lu Jiaxin.

Witnessing this scene, Wang Yadan felt surprised. Their young and handsome boss was a magnet for women, from company employees to rich heiresses and beautiful actresses—all were attracted to him. Yet, despite these beauties, he rarely showed any interest, and now he was fixated on the young girl.

Keeping her thoughts to herself, Wang Yadan smiled and said, “Boss, this is Miss Lu.”

Nie Zhan got up, walked over to Lu Jiaxin, and stretched out his hand with a smile, “Miss Lu, it’s a pleasure to meet you.”

Seeing this gesture, Wang Yadan knew her boss had taken a real liking to this young girl. All those beauties who had failed in pursuing him made her suspect for a moment if her boss was gay. Now, she knew she was wrong; the boss liked pure and lovely girls like Lu Jiaxin.

Lu Jiaxin extended her hand politely and said, “Boss Nie, thank you for giving me this opportunity.”

After a quick handshake, Nie Zhan immediately let go and invited Lu Jiaxin to sit down, “Miss Lu, what would you like to drink? Coffee, tea, soda, or freshly squeezed juice?”

Lu Jiaxin asked, surprised, “Your company has freshly squeezed juice?”

Nie Zhan explained that he occasionally drank it, that’s why the equipment was prepared, “Miss Lu, which flavor do you prefer?”

Wang Yadan badly wanted to retort, When did you start drinking freshly squeezed juice? The boss was deviating from his typical aloofness just to woo a pretty girl.

In Hong Kong, many people drink coffee, especially those who grew up in the West. On the contrary, fewer people drink freshly squeezed juice or tea. Jiaxin thought Nie Zhan was quite health-conscious. Since it was readily available, she didn’t refuse, “Apple juice or banana juice would be fine.”

Nie Zhan, looking at Wang Yadan who stood there like a stiff wooden statue, raised his voice and said, “Secretary Wang, go make Miss Lu a cup of apple juice.”

The usually sharp Secretary Wang, why was she so slow today?

Regaining her composure, Wang Yadan immediately replied, “Right away.”

No juicer or apples? That wasn’t a problem. As soon as she left the office, Wang Yadan made two phone calls—one to buy a juicer and the other for apples. Because she mentioned it was for the president, the people on the phone didn’t dare to be negligent, and the items were delivered to the secretariat within ten minutes.