Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire
Chapter 410 - Chapter 410 Chapter 399 Doubts

Chapter 410: Chapter 399 Doubts Chapter 410: Chapter 399 Doubts Before returning to Hong Kong, Lu Jiaxin made a phone call to Su Hongying, expressing her desire to visit her.

When Su Hongying heard that she was coming over, she hesitated and said, “Jiaxin, I have something to do tomorrow, and I have already agreed to it, so it’s not good to cancel.”

Lu Jiaxin found it strange that she would hesitate if she already had plans for tomorrow, but she didn’t think too much about it and said with a smile, “It’s okay, I’ll visit you next time I come back.”

Unexpectedly, at eight o’clock that evening, Lu Jiaxin received another call from Su Hongying, who said that the other party had something to do tomorrow and there was no longer a need for her to go.

The next day, when Lu Jiaxin saw Su Hongying, she noticed that she was wearing makeup. In their previous meetings, she had always been without makeup. The sudden change to wearing makeup this time felt off to her.

As they sat down to chat, Lu Jiaxin immediately noticed something off about Su Hongying’s voice. She asked, “Aunt Su, why do you sound so weak when you speak?”

Su Hongying explained with a smile, “I had a severe cold half a month ago, and it only started to get better a few days ago. Ah, my body is just too weak.”

Lu Jiaxin felt something was not right. If it was just a severe cold, there was no need to make excuses not to meet and then suddenly wear makeup.

Su Hongying began to talk about Su Heyuan’s engagement, “My brother is very satisfied with Miss Bai and says that if Heyuan can marry her, it would be his great fortune.”

On this topic, Lu Jiaxin felt somewhat helpless, “Aunt Su, I haven’t even met Miss Bai yet!”

Su Hongying was surprised, “You haven’t met yet? How is that possible?”

Lu Jiaxin said it wasn’t Su Heyuan’s fault, “Brother Yuan has made plans with me three times to introduce me to Miss Bai, but for various reasons, we haven’t managed to meet.”

Nie Zhan, upon hearing about this, told Lu Jiaxin that if something doesn’t happen after three attempts, it might mean their zodiacs clash. Lu Jiaxin doesn’t believe in such things, thinking it was just coincidental, as she and Nie Zhan also often ran into various situations while dating. However, Su Heyuan took it to heart, and afterwards, he didn’t arrange for them to meet again.

Su Hongying took it with humor, “That’s quite a coincidence. No worries, you’ll definitely meet during the engagement ceremony.”

“Aunt Su, when Brother Yuan gets engaged, will you go to Hong Kong?”

Given Su Hongying’s current status, it’s not appropriate for her to go to Hong Kong, but Su Heyuan will be returning to the Forty-nine City at the end of the year to hold the wedding banquet, and then she’ll be able to meet the bride.

Lu Jiaxin tactfully mentioned, “Miss Bai has always lived in Hong Kong. To have her come to the Forty-nine City to have the wedding banquet in the cold winter is a challenge for her.”

Su Hongying responded with a laugh, “The dates for the banquet were decided upon by my older brother and the Bai Family. I only knew about it after they settled on the dates. But it’s okay; the hotel has heating, so it won’t be cold as long as one doesn’t go outside.”

They’re not children of a few months old; they’re adults and can handle the cold.

While the two of them were chatting, Xie Kaixiao came back, and then Lu Jiaxin followed him into the study. The two talked for almost two hours, and by the time they finished, Lu Jiaxin’s throat felt nearly smoked.

Before leaving, Lu Jiaxin briefly mentioned the Rong County matter, “Uncle Xie, if local administrations all handle matters like Rong County, who would dare to invest in the Mainland in the future?”

The development of the four special zones is going well, and the Mainland market is gradually opening up. But if things are done as perfunctorily as in Rong County, no one will be willing to invest.

Xie Kaixiao’s face darkened, “Don’t worry, I’ll take care of it.”

Sitting in the back of the car, Lu Jiaxin wiped the sweat from her forehead and said to Gu Wenfeng, “In the future, I should come here less often. Every time I come here, I lose a lot of hair.”

Whether it’s Old Master Xie or Xie Kaixiao, she had to carefully consider every word before speaking with them, which leads to a feeling of exhaustion each time she leaves their house.

Gu Wenfeng knew she was just tired and complaining. If she really didn’t want to meet with the leader, she could completely avoid visiting the Xie Family. By coming, she actually wanted to share her thoughts with the leadership.

If Lu Jiaxin knew what he was thinking, she would say he was overthinking it. Her visits to the Xie Family each time she returned to the Forty-nine City were to maintain good relationships. That way, when she came back to the Mainland to do business, she wouldn’t fear any evil spirits or snakes. Like with the incident in Rong County, after she reported the situation to Xie Kaixiao, the local leaders would surely be criticized. If the leaders got scolded, how could the Ding Family and their descendants fare any better?

Once back home, Lu Jiaxin called Su Heyuan, “Your aunt looks very pale, as if she has suffered from a serious illness.”

Su Heyuan immediately responded, saying that couldn’t be possible, “I spoke with my aunt several times last month; she was at home and sounded fine on the phone.”

Lu Jiaxin expressed her doubts, “But that’s impossible! Today I went to the Xie Family and felt that your aunt was very weak when speaking to her. Could it be that she fell ill but didn’t tell you because she didn’t want you to worry?”

Upon hearing this, Su Heyuan became anxious and said, “Jiaxin, I can’t talk to you anymore.”

Before Lu Jiaxin could respond, the line was already cut off. However, she understood; to Su Heyuan, Su Hongying was more than just an aunt. During their growing years, she also played the roles of a mother and protector.

Afterwards, Lu Jiaxin called Nie Zhan. The first two times she called, he had been busy, but this time he answered the phone.

As soon as the call connected, Nie Zhan asked, “Jiaxin, I remember you said the groundbreaking is on June 19, are you in Peng City now?”

Lu Jiaxin chuckled, sensing that he missed her, otherwise why remember the date so precisely, “No, I’m taking the flight tomorrow; I am still in the Forty-nine City.”

“When will you arrive?”

“I’ll pass through Hong Kong the day after tomorrow; the port arrangements have already been taken care of, there’s no problem.”

Upon hearing this, Nie Zhan immediately said, “I’ll wait for you at the port the day after tomorrow, and we’ll go up the mountain together to send off grandma and your aunt.”

After Lu Jiaxin gave her affirmation, she asked, “How’s your mom? Her injuries from before should have healed by now, right?”

Nie Zhan paused for a moment before answering that she was quite well.

Seeing his reaction, Lu Jiaxin knew something was amiss. Recalling what Nie Zhan had mentioned before, she tentatively asked, “Ah Zhan, your mom isn’t, isn’t really as you previously said, fallen into a whirlwind romance again, has she?”

Nie Zhan was silent for a moment, then confirmed, “This time it’s a dentist, the younger brother of her attending doctor.”

That’s quite impressive, to find romance with the younger brother of her attending doctor even while hospitalized and recovering. Lu Jiaxin consoled him, “We should think positively. Since he’s a dentist, he should be a person with stable emotions, someone who wouldn’t get into fights.”

Nie Zhan didn’t really want to discuss this with Lu Jiaxin, feeling embarrassed, but he couldn’t hide it. Rather than letting her hear it from someone else upon returning to Hong Kong, it was better he told her himself, “That man is fourteen years younger than her.”

Lu Jiaxin was taken aback. Nie Manlin was twenty-two when she gave birth to Nie Zhan, making the man only eight years older than him. But being able to attract such a young man proved that Nie Manlin was still very charming. Sigh, as a son, other than adopting a broader perspective, there isn’t much one can do.