Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire
Chapter 452 - Chapter 452 Chapter 440 Afternoon Tea

Chapter 452: Chapter 440 Afternoon Tea Chapter 452: Chapter 440 Afternoon Tea Zong Shimeng called Lu Jiaxin to invite her for afternoon tea, “I asked Meitong and Xinyu, and they are both free tomorrow afternoon.”

“I’m on holiday now, so I’m free any time.”

Since the tea was at a estate, Lu Jiaxin worried about bugs and didn’t wear a skirt, but a smoke-grey T-shirt with blue straight-leg jeans instead.

When Shi Xinyu saw her, she smiled and said, “I’ve never noticed how long your legs are before.”

Previously, Lu Jiaxin always wore long dresses when meeting them, which made her appear tall, but her legs were not visible. This pair of trousers perfectly revealed the advantage of her long legs.

Zong Shimeng sighed somewhat, it’s nice to be young, anything you wear looks pretty. Unlike herself, who couldn’t lose the weight after having three children, back to her pre-pregnancy figure. And whenever she mentioned losing weight, both her mother-in-law and great mother-in-law disagreed, saying that a woman being too skinny isn’t attractive and doesn’t bring prosperity to the family.

After drinking a cup of Qi Hong Tea, Zong Shimeng smiled and asked, “I heard from my Zhifeng that you went out to sea fishing with Nie Zhan the other day?”

Lu Jiaxin knew she couldn’t hide it, “Yes! He saw that I was bored, and he wanted a break himself, so we went out to sea for the day. We were lucky, we caught a tuna over thirty pounds and a grouper over twenty, and had a feast with the fish at noon.”

She felt that part of the reason was her good luck, but most importantly, the sea resources are now abundant. Unlike over thirty years later, when overfishing drastically reduced the marine resources.

Shi Xinyu grabbed her arm and said, “Jiaxin, you absolutely must call me next time you go out to sea, I want to try sea fishing too.”

Zong Shimeng couldn’t be happier, “If Jiaxin goes out to sea with Nie Zhan, you’re going to tag along and watch them show off their love the whole time?”

Shi Xinyu couldn’t just watch them sprinkle their ‘dog food’ and said, “I will definitely bring Tao Yong along too! They can show off their love, and so can I.”

She never compared Nie Zhan with Tao Yong. Nie Zhan, who was smart from a young age, and his family put a lot of resources into his upbringing. He now manages several companies. But her boyfriend didn’t rely on his family, he made a few billion for himself with an investment company in Hong Kong, which is also quite impressive.

Lu Jiaxin liked her forthrightness, “If you guys also want to go out to sea, then let’s just go ourselves without the men, they’re in the way.”

Shi Xinyu widened her eyes in disbelief, “Are you actually saying Nie Zhan is in the way?”

Lu Jiaxin thought there was nothing wrong with her words, “If we all go out to sea for fun, having them along is indeed in the way! With just us few, we can say whatever we want to say, do whatever we want to do. If they come along, we’ll be all restrained in our speech and actions.”

In reality, it made little difference to her, whether it’s Zong Shimeng or Yu Meitong, they still took care of their other halves the last time they gathered.

Yu Meitong asked, “Are you not afraid Nie Zhan would get angry if he heard?”

Lu Jiaxin replied with some confusion, “Why should I be afraid of him getting angry? When he goes out with his friends, he doesn’t invite me every time, either!”

Shi Xinyu was unwilling, “If Tao Yong goes out with his friends without me, I would get angry.”

Yu Meitong didn’t speak.

Lu Jiaxin didn’t say their ideas were wrong; everyone’s needs are different, “I definitely need to have my own social circle. If I get along with his friends, we can hang out together, but if we don’t click, we can do our own thing.”

She also felt that she got along well with the three of them and remained close, but if she didn’t click with someone’s character, she wouldn’t force herself just because of Nie Zhan.

Zong Shimeng said with a smile, “Nie Zhan doesn’t live with the elders, otherwise, when you get married, with your temperament, you would definitely suffer.”

This remark was heartfelt since she had suffered quite a bit after marrying into the Hu Family. However, life had its ups and downs, and those were not things she would discuss with outsiders.

Lu Jiaxin spread her hands and said, “I don’t like being controlled by others. If Nie Zhan had strict elders who liked to meddle in the younger generation’s affairs, then I definitely would not marry him.”

Yu Meitong was shocked, “You would give up a good man like Nie Zhan?”

Seeing how well Nie Zhan treated Lu Jiaxin, many wealthy daughters regretted not making a move earlier because of his cold exterior.

Lu Jiaxin said with a smile, “If his family made me suffer and he didn’t stop them, then he wouldn’t be a good man. I am quite self-centered and won’t suffer for anyone.”

Shi Xinyu strongly agreed with her, “My daddy and mommy say the same thing–that no one should make me suffer. If Tao Yong dares to bully me, they will teach him a lesson.”

Zong Shimeng felt envious upon hearing this. Lu Jiaxin dared to say such things because she had the leverage to do so; Shi Xinyu said them because she had the support of her parents and brothers.

Yu Meitong felt somewhat bitter as she had already been upset by the Fu Family several times. Yet, her parents didn’t support her, and her fiance thought she was overreacting. Keeping her strong-willed nature, she didn’t complain but asked Lu Jiaxin, “Jiaxin, I want to go to work, what do you think?”

Lu Jiaxin was a bit surprised to hear she wanted to work rather than start a business. Still, she was fully supportive, “Of course, it’s good! Work will make you feel fulfilled.”

Yu Meitong said distressedly, “But Fu Ye doesn’t like me getting a job. He also says that just buying a handbag would cost several months of salary. He told me if I wanted to idle, I could go dance, learn flower arranging, or cooking, but I’m not interested in those.”

Lu Jiaxin didn’t comment on Fu Ye’s words, just said, “Don’t you want to do business? If you don’t work, how can you start a business without experience or knowledge?”

Yu Meitong understood the implications of her words, “Jiaxin, I want to apply for a job at Five Auspicious Jewelry.”

Lu Jiaxin, of course, wouldn’t object. Meitong was genuinely passionate about jewelry design and had even won design awards during her college years–she had real skills, unlike He Yanyan who merely wasted time. She said with a smile, “Five Auspicious Jewelry is currently hiring, and you’ll definitely succeed. Still, you should first talk to Fu Ye about it; you don’t want to hurt the relationship over this.”

“Jiaxin, thank you.”

“Thank me for what? I haven’t done anything.”

Zong Shimeng suddenly said, “Jiaxin, your Green Forest is retail, and Qirui is fast fashion. Are you planning to expand into ready-to-wear and children’s clothing in the future?”

Lu Jiaxin nodded, “Yes, I have both retail and fast fashion now. Ready-to-wear, children’s clothing, and lingerie are all essential. It’s just that I’m studying now and don’t want to be exhausted, so I’ll do it next year.”

Not only in clothing and jewelry, but she was also planning to venture into cosmetics and perfumes. Of course, she wouldn’t start a cosmetics company from scratch, as building and marketing would take too much time–that was too slow. After the stock market crash, she intended to acquire a cosmetics company.

Zong Shimeng said, “Jiaxin, I also want to do children’s clothing.”

Lu Jiaxin had guessed as much when she heard the question and replied with a smile, “If you want to do it, just go for it! The market is big, and what you can do depends on your ability.”

Yu Meitong said worriedly, “Sister-in-law, if you want to go into the children’s clothing business, I’m afraid Uncle and Auntie won’t agree.”

“I will persuade them.”