Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire
Chapter 499 - Chapter 499 487

Chapter 499: 487 Chapter 499: 487 Lu Jiaxin’s precise forecast yielded a massive profit, and there was no way to keep it a secret.

After Lu Jiaxin calmed down, Nie Zhan said, “Jiaxin, before the stock market crash, we had already set our sights on several plots of land and old buildings. The negotiations are under way, and once they’re settled, we’ll sign the contracts. Those properties were valued at 60 billion at the time. Our company can’t digest all of it, so we’ll have Xinxin Real Estate take them over. When the news gets out, everyone will know you made a fortune this time.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Jiaxin understood immediately. They didn’t want her to continue her studies because it would be dangerous: “Then I won’t go tomorrow. Hmm, can I still go for the final exams?”

Nie Zhan shook his head and said, “You don’t need to attend the final exams either. We can donate ten million to the university to build a library, and they will let you graduate smoothly.”

Lu Jiaxin wasn’t worried about graduating at all. She laughed and said, “It was only after I joined the finance program at Hong Kong University that I started trading in foreign exchange and short-selling the Hang Seng Index. The school will take pride in nurturing such an outstanding student like me, how could they possibly not let me graduate.”

Nie Zhan laughed and replied, “You’re absolutely right. Even without a donation, the school would let you graduate. But as a student of Hong Kong University, making a donation to build a library would allow you to leave your name behind.”

Lu Jiaxin wasn’t concerned about such vanity. However, having studied for over two years at Hong Kong University, she saw the opportunity to give back to the school, now that she could afford it, as a fine gesture.

Originally, Lu Jiaxin planned to lay low until the end of the year. Now, with this turn of events and no need to attend school, she couldn’t just stay at home, right?

After thinking for a bit, Lu Jiaxin said, “Ah Zhan, since I’ll be idle anyway, I’m thinking of returning to the Mainland for a while.”

No one knew her itinerary, and since the Mainland had strict control, she wasn’t worried about being targeted. But in Hong Kong, it was not so certain.

“To see Madam Guh?”

Lu Jiaxin wanted to climb Mount Heng and Mount Song: “My plan was to climb all of the Mountain Wuyue before graduating from college. The weather is perfect for hiking right now, and if it gets any later, it’ll be too cold for climbing.”

Nie Zhan had previously said they would climb Mount Tai when they had the time, but it had not come to fruition. Every time they planned a holiday trip, something unexpected would happen and spoil the plans.

With Lu Jiaxin’s explanation, Nie Zhan now knew which five mountains made up Mountain Wuyue: “So you’ll climb Mount Heng first, then Mount Song, and afterwards head back to the Forty-nine City to see Madam Guh?”

Lu Jiaxin nodded: “Aunt Mei already called last time, completely incoherent. This time, I want to bring her back with me.”

While coherent, staying in the Mainland allowed one to experience the hustle and bustle of life, but once utterly confused, it made no difference where one stayed. Although Aunt Mei and Aunt Hong were trustworthy, they were also getting on in years, and the hired help tended to slack off. Once back, Guh Haifan could keep an eye out, and no one would dare to fool around. Plus, in case of minor ailments, they could call the family doctor at any time.

Nie Zhan looked at her and asked, “Jiaxin, when will we go back to the Forty-nine City together and let me meet your family’s relatives?”

Lu Jiaxin had no such plans: “When we get engaged, we’ll bring them over, and then I’ll introduce you to them.”

Nie Zhan was both surprised and delighted, and said, “You agreed?”

Lu Jiaxin hummed twice and said, “Not before the end of next year at the very least. You know about this now, which is good enough. Don’t tell your family; I don’t want them bothering me.”

Nie Zhan excitedly embraced Jiaxin, showering her with kisses.

Lu Jiaxin, her face smeared with saliva, pushed him away with disgust and ran into the bathroom to wash her face. When she came out and saw Nie Zhan grinning foolishly, she couldn’t help but smile as well. Although the engagement was earlier than she had anticipated, knowing that Ah Zhan was so good to her, she was sure that they would be happy in the future. Of course, she wasn’t afraid of changing hearts in the future, confident as she was in her own position.

The next day, Jiaxin called the class counselor to request an extended leave of absence. She didn’t provide a specific reason, just mentioned that it had become inconvenient for her to attend school lately.

The counselor said, “Classmate Lu, without a specific reason, it’s difficult for me to report this to the administration.”

Jiaxin replied with a laugh, “It’s just that I’ve made some money recently, and my boyfriend is concerned for my safety, so he’s asked me to stay away from school for now. Teacher, isn’t the school planning to build a library? I’m considering donating ten million Hong Kong Dollars.”

The counselor fell silent for five seconds before responding, “I will report this to the leadership.”

After securing the leave, Jiaxin visited the headquarters of Green Forest and listened to Xu Yue and Susan report the company’s recent business operations and the issues they had encountered.

Green Forest had expanded to now include 48 branches, with all the earnings reinvested into the outlets. As the rapid expansion of branches inevitably led to various issues, fortunately, Jiaxin, with her experience, was able to resolve them all.

Her visit this time was twofold: to understand the company’s recent operations and to announce that she was preparing to invest an additional thirty million. With the available funds, there was no longer a need to borrow from the bank.

This was naturally good news for the company, and both of them were pleased. Susan, being talkative, asked, “Boss, I heard from my mom that Heyuan made a huge profit in the stock market this time.”

Jiaxin expressed surprise, “How did you know about that?”

Susan explained, “My youngest brother went back to the old house yesterday to visit Grandpa and got scolded by him. Then, he was told to learn from Heyuan.”

It was obvious what the purpose was in visiting Old Master Su at the old house at this time. Jiaxin had no interest in Su Hexu and asked, “With the recent stock market crash, you must have lost quite a bit, right?”

Susan tactfully didn’t pursue the topic further and said, “I bought stocks worth eight hundred thousand, and now they’ve dropped to just over five hundred thousand. But I’m not in urgent need of money, so I’ll just hold onto the stocks.”

That was a commendable mindset.

Xu Yue, on the other hand, was frustrated, “I bought one point three million worth of stocks. They rose to two point four million, but now they’ve dropped to just over nine hundred thousand.”

Relative to their income, they could bear this loss. They would just be upset for a few days; it wouldn’t have a major impact on their lives or work.

In the afternoon, Jiaxin went to a meeting at Xinxin Real Estate, scheduled for two o’clock. The timing was arranged by Jiaxin, with the main agenda being the purchase of quality properties and land hoarding.

Tan Gang became tongue-tied upon hearing her plan, “Bo-, bo-, boss, did you just say how much you plan to use for land hoarding? How much for property acquisition?”

Jiaxin said with a smile, “You heard me right, twenty billion for land hoarding, ten billion for acquiring quality properties. I’ve already transferred one billion for the purchase of shops and high-end apartments. If there’s a building for sale or land with developmental prospects at a fair price that we want to secure, go find Nie Zhan.”

For such large sums, she naturally couldn’t authorize Tan Gang to act; instead, Nie Zhan would transfer the money into the company’s account when the time came.

Tan Gang sensed something amiss and asked, “Boss, why should we go to Mr. Nie?”

Jiaxin explained with a smile, “I need to go overseas for a while, and I probably won’t be back for a month.”

Ever since the kidnapping incident, she had become even more cautious, instructing her bodyguards to be more vigilant. Even those close to her, such as Zong Shimeng and Shi Xinyu, would not share details about meeting times and locations with others.

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