Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire
Chapter 467 - Chapter 467 Chapter 455 The New Bodyguard

Chapter 467: Chapter 455: The New Bodyguard Chapter 467: Chapter 455: The New Bodyguard After the game and dinner, everyone dispersed, and Nie Zhan had to head back to the company, parting ways with Lu Jiaxin on the way. However, after the kidnapping incident, they now return in two cars together.

On their way back, Lu Jiaxin asked Su Heyuan, “It looked like you were having a good chat with Miss Hu. Did you ask her out?”

Su Heyuan said with a smile, “I did. We’re going mountain climbing next Saturday, Dragon Ridge. Do you want to come along?”

Lu Jiaxin declined, “My task is already complete. The rest is up to you.”

Once the two of them confirm their relationship, they can invite others to join them for mountain climbing or going out to sea for fun. For now, she opts not to be the third wheel.

Su Heyuan said to Lu Jiaxin, “Heming called me last night, saying my uncle had already picked the right people. One is named Yan Yijun, thirty-one this year, with ten years in the military. He specializes in combat and is also very accurate in shooting, having won numerous awards in competitions; the other is named Li Qing, Yan Yijun’s comrade, thirty years old. This guy is quick-witted and complements Yan Yijun perfectly; they’ve never failed a mission together.”

Lu Jiaxin frowned and asked, “Why would the military be willing to let go of such talented people? Plus, even if it’s time for them to change careers, they should be at the level of officers. Would they be happy to work as my bodyguards?”

Su Heyuan reassured her with a smile, “Don’t worry about it! We selected close protection bodyguards for you. If there’s a danger, their lives are in your hands; why would we pick someone who’s not willing?”

Knowing Gu Wenfeng had also been arranged by him, Lu Jiaxin felt grateful, “Big Brother Su, thank you.”

Su Heyuan found her too sincere and said, “You always think too much about others. You donated so much money, and when you face trouble, you just turn to my uncle for help. Of course, he wouldn’t refuse.”

Lu Jiaxin felt it was necessary to use everything at her disposal. Bodyguards could be hired with money, so there was no need to bother Xie Kaixiao. Of course, she wouldn’t refuse the help offered by Su Heyuan either.

Su Heyuan thought she was naive but endearingly so, “If you really want to thank me, give me a big red envelope when you get married.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll definitely give you an extra large red envelope.”

A week later, Su Heyuan brought the men over. Yan Yijun had a tall and imposing stature, with sharp eyes that one did not dare to meet; Li Qing was slightly shorter, and he spoke with a smile on his face, clearly one of those people with a deceptively jovial appearance.

Lu Jiaxin shook hands with them and then asked, “Comrade Yan, Comrade Li, did you come to Hong Kong to protect me willingly?”

Li Qing immediately knew her concerns and said with a smile, “Comrade Lu, Yijun and I submitted our reassignment applications last month and are waiting for approval from above. A few days ago, our leader told us someone was looking for bodyguards and thought Yijun and I were suitable and asked if we were willing.”

“Comrade Lu, I don’t know if you are aware of the situation in the Mainland? There are so many people changing careers from the military that the local governments can’t accommodate them all, and they often have to wait a long time for a job to be arranged. And the jobs that get arranged may not even be good ones.”

Lu Jiaxin looked at him intently and said with a smile, “Comrade Li, it’s demobilization that requires waiting for local government job arrangements. Career change means the government arranges jobs, and upon leaving the military, one goes directly to the assigned unit to start work.”

Li Qing said without changing expression, “Comrade Lu, it’s true that jobs are directly arranged for career change, but for people like us, it’s hard to adapt to working in an office environment.”

Lu Jiaxin agreed with this; the requirements of the two systems are completely different, and some people are not suited, “You’re being modest. With your character, you’d thrive anywhere.”

Whereas Yan Yijun appeared stiff and inflexible, he probably wouldn’t adapt well if placed in an enterprise or public institution. But serving as her close protection bodyguard seemed appropriate.

It was then that Yan Yijun said, “Comrade Lu, I heard that the salary for being your bodyguard is quite high, that I could become a ten-thousand-yuan household within a year, which is why I agreed.”

Li Qing held his forehead; he had reminded him not to say these things before they came, and after agreeing, he went back on his word.

Upon hearing these reasons, Lu Jiaxin was all the more inclined to believe them. She mentioned the salary of her bodyguards, “Brother Gu earns eight thousand a month, and the others six thousand. There are bonuses during festivals, and room and board are included.”

Li Qing took a sharp breath, “A monthly salary of eight thousand? That’s ninety-six thousand a year, isn’t it?”

Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, “I’m talking about Hong Kong Dollars. If you don’t squander money, you could save it all, and a year’s salary would convert to more than forty thousand in Hua currency.”

More than forty thousand! All his allowances and bonuses over the years only added up to a little over ten thousand. People in Hong Kong really were so wealthy. However, considering that Lu Jiaxin had only arrived in Hong Kong three years ago, Li Qing felt admiration; she was too awesome.

Yan Yijun made a request, “Comrade Lu, could I get an advance on half a year’s salary?”

A smile appeared on Lu Jiaxin’s face. She hadn’t even said whether she wanted to hire them, and they were already asking to advance half a year’s salary. But she didn’t refuse and instead asked, “What do you need the salary advance for?”

Yan Yijun said, “We have a former comrade-in-arms who lost both legs on a mission. We want to get him a pair of prosthetics, but the cost is so high we can’t afford it.”

Li Qing had been closely watching Lu Jiaxin. Seeing that her expression was unchanged, he continued Yan Yijun’s point, “Also, another comrade, after retiring, got into a dispute and lost control, injuring someone and getting arrested. After his release, his life fell into hardship, and we want to help him out.”

They were talking about retirement, not transitioning to another kind of service. But the loss of control must be due to a quick temper or some kind of condition caused by their service.

Lu Jiaxin agreed upon hearing this, saying, “I can advance fifty thousand Hong Kong Dollars to each of you, deducting five thousand from your salary each month, and it could be settled in ten months.”

Yan Yijun hadn’t expected her to be so easygoing and was extremely grateful, “Comrade Lu, thank you.”

Su Heyuan corrected, “This is Hong Kong, not the Mainland. You can call her boss or miss, but not comrade.”

Both men immediately complied.

Lu Jiaxin said, “You guys go take a shower and rest a bit, we can talk about everything else later.”

Li Qing said they weren’t tired and wanted to visit Gu Wenfeng at the hospital. They would be protecting Lu Jiaxin in the future and needed to know her daily habits, preferences, and things to watch out for; the quickest way was to ask Gu Wenfeng.

Yan Yijun said, “Boss, we slept at the guesthouse last night and we slept quite well. The journey from Peng City to Hong Kong hasn’t tired us out at all.”

Seeing they insisted, Lu Jiaxin said, “Go take a bath and change clothes before you go.”

Yan Yijun and Li Qing felt fine in their current attire, but when Lu Jiaxin spoke, they did not argue. Once they got to the hospital and saw the attire of the people coming and going, they instantly understood why they needed to change clothes.

Upon entering the hospital, the two men were like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, unable to take it all in. Li Qing sighed and said, “Yijun, our hospitals are far behind theirs.”

Yan Yijun was silent and didn’t respond.

The driver took them to Gu Wenfeng’s ward. Lu Jiaxin had originally arranged a private room for him, but Gu Wenfeng, knowing that a single room was much more expensive than a standard one, insisted on transferring to a standard room.

After recovering for so many days, Gu Wenfeng could now eat by himself and get out of bed to use the toilet, though he still needed someone to support him. He planned to stay for another two weeks before going home to continue recuperating slowly; staying here was too expensive, and the daily costs pained him.