Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire
Chapter 508 - Chapter 508 Chapter 496 Showing off too much

Chapter 508: Chapter 496 Showing off too much Chapter 508: Chapter 496 Showing off too much Gu Wenfeng got home and immediately told Miao Jinhua about the matter.

Miao Jinhua stood there, stunned, showing no reaction for quite some time.

Seeing this, Gu Wenfeng said, “Wife, do you not want to go? If you don’t want to go, I’ll call Jiaxin right now.”

As he turned to leave, Miao Jinhua let out a shriek and grabbed his arm, bellowing, “If you dare make that call, I won’t stay with you anymore.”

Gu Wenfeng’s parents were inside the house, and they were startled by her shriek, rushing out shortly after.

Mother Gu came out just in time to hear the threat and, furious, went forward to pound on Gu Wenfeng, “How could I have given birth to such a blockhead? Your wife has to take care of me and your father, and also manage two kids, it’s extremely hard on her, and you — instead of being sympathetic — you’re upsetting her every day, it’s like you’ve let a dog eat your conscience.”

Father Gu was also glaring at him, ready to hit him if he said anything out of line again.

Gu Wenfeng felt a bit of a headache coming on and said, “I didn’t upset her. It’s Jiaxin — my boss — who secured a job at Capital Hospital, and she just called saying she wanted to offer this job to Jinhua. We’ve already accepted so much money and even got a house, asking for a job on top of that seems a bit much.”

Mother Gu, excitedly asked, “Ah Feng, what did you say? Your boss secured a job at Capital Hospital for Jinhua?”

Father Gu also sounded a bit incredulous, “Is what you’re saying really true?”

Right, seeing my parents’ reaction, there’s no way this job offer could be declined now.

Miao Jinhua knew her husband’s temperament; she quickly calmed down, “Ah Feng, of the fifty thousand yuan your boss gave us, let’s keep ten thousand, and return the rest.”

The reason she wanted to keep ten thousand was because her father needed surgery, which the doctors said would cost over three thousand yuan. Compared to money, she wanted a job more. A job at Capital Hospital, no less, and a permanent one at that.

Gu Wenfeng shook his head, indicating that since they’d already taken the money, returning it would upset Jiaxin, “Forget it, let’s accept this job offer. I can help her train more talents in the future.”

Miao Jinhua knew he felt bad about it and said, “If I start working at Capital Hospital, I can transfer my household registration here.”

Gu Wenfeng’s registration was directly settled in the Forty-nine City. He had also moved the twins’ registrations there because they needed to start school, but only Miao Jinhua’s registration remained in her hometown as she didn’t meet the criteria for a dependent transfer.

“Alright.”

Her husband relented, and after a moment of hesitance, Miao Jinhua said, “Ah Feng, from now on, one third of your salary should continue to support your fellow soldiers and their children, another third for buying medicinal herbs or anything else. However, that excludes Xiaojian.”

If she could work at the hospital, even if her husband couldn’t work and earn money in the future, she wouldn’t have to worry, as she could support the family herself.

Unexpectedly blessed with this good fortune, Gu Wenfeng joyfully agreed.

After making the call, Lu Jiaxin went to take a nap. When she woke up, she heard that Gu Wenfeng and Miao Jinhua had come with their two kids, waiting in the front courtyard.

As it was family, Lu Jiaxin directly asked Wang Lin to bring them to the courtyard where she lived. Seeing Miao Jinhua carrying a big bag of things, Jiaxin was about to say there was no need for formalities, but Miao Jinhua beat her to it.

The moment Miao Jinhua saw Lu Jiaxin, she immediately yelled at her two sons, “Baojia, Weiguo, quickly kowtow to Boss Lu.”

After she finished speaking, she bent down herself and, with teary eyes, thanked Lu Jiaxin. It was enough that she had been given money, but to her astonishment, she had also been helped to find a job, and she was truly very grateful.

Lu Jiaxin was startled, quickly stepping forward to help Miao Jinhua up and asking Wang Lin to pull the two children to their feet. She said, “Sister-in-law, please don’t do this. Brother Feng almost lost his life to protect me; what I’ve done is nothing compared to his sacrifice.”

As soon as Gu Wenfeng and Wang Lin realized something was wrong, they were prepared to risk their lives. They took the initiative, catching the kidnapper off guard, and later even scared him into fleeing. There are so many kidnapping cases in Hong Kong because, firstly, the environment is poor, secondly, the bodyguards are unreliable, and thirdly, there is no death penalty. Of course, that’s not to mention those who can’t afford bodyguards.

After this kidnapping incident, those with ill intentions did not dare to easily target her. After all, her bodyguards were willing to risk their lives to protect her. The kidnappers were after money, not death, and most likely would not want to provoke a tougher opponent.

Miao Jinhua shook her head and said, “Boss, what you’ve given is already more than enough.”

Two million Hong Kong Dollars–it would have been a lifetime of ease if it hadn’t been donated. Even when her family couldn’t afford to pay and fell into hard times, she had never held it against Jiaxin.

Lu Jiaxin didn’t want her to keep expressing her thanks, so she asked Miao Na to take the children down to eat something and then discussed the job matter, “Sister-in-law, Uncle Xie said he’ll arrange for you to work in logistics. What exactly you’ll do will depend on the hospital’s arrangements.”

With a smile full of joy on her face, Miao Jinhua replied, “Whatever it is, I’m willing to do it, even if it’s just sweeping the floors.”

Sweeping the floors would still be at the Capital Hospital, she thought with pride. She had never dreamed that one day she could have a formal job in the capital.

After chatting for a while, Li Qing came in and said, “Boss, it’s an old master’s call.”

Lu Jiaxin was initially startled, but then quickly realized that this ‘old master’ referred to Lu Hongjun. Normally she would not answer, but this time was an exception. Smiling, she said, “Brother Feng, Sister-in-law, I’m sorry, please take a seat and rest a while, I need to take a call.”

Using the armrest of the chair to stand up, Gu Wenfeng said, “Jiaxin, since you’re returning tomorrow, you’ll surely have many things to take care of today, so we’ll head back now.”

“Stay for dinner!”

Both husband and wife refused, and despite Lu Jiaxin urging them to stay, they eventually left.

Lu Jiaxin went to the study to take the call.

Upon hearing her voice, Lu Hongjun asked, “It’s already three o’clock, when are you coming over? If you don’t come soon, it will be dark.”

Lu Jiaxin inquired, “Didn’t you say that the items will be left in the city? Is it appropriate to go fetch them now?”

Lu Hongjun understood what she meant and explained, “These items were all exchanged for money and other items, and they’re packed in boxes. As long as the boxes aren’t opened, nobody will know what’s inside.”

Lu Jiaxin asked, “There’s nobody with you, right?”

“I’m currently in your elder brother’s study, and there’s nobody with me. If there’s anything, just tell me.” Lu Hongjun, having seen many cases of murder for treasure, dared not call Lu Jiaxin about it while outside.

Having no further concerns, Lu Jiaxin continued, “You claim that these items were exchanged with your own money and possessions? I haven’t seen these items, but you’ve hidden them so carefully they must be extremely valuable. During that era of shortage, where did you get so much money and property?”

“If we go about collecting these items so openly, aren’t you afraid of being watched? Even though you’re retired now, you surely have enemies from the past. What if someone reports you and an investigation is initiated from above? What then?”

The likelihood of Lu Hongjun’s deeds being exposed was very low, after all these years. Even if he were to be so unlucky as to be exposed, given his advanced age and various illnesses, she should be able to handle the situation and likely avoid jail time. She said these things because she felt that Lu Hongjun was being too complacent, having lost his proper vigilance. No matter how well one plans, there are always unforeseen accidents.

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