Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire-Chapter 587 - 570: Doing Business is Still the Best Fragrance

Second Uncle Lu fell ill and was being difficult, which Lu Jiaxin heard all about from Aunt Mei. Acting like that, he not only irked his own sons, Lu Jiachai and Lu Jiajie, but his eldest brother and Lu Jiazong also started to keep their distance and dared not get involved anymore.

Aunt Mei said to Lu Jiaxin, "Boss, your Second Uncle has been discharged and is now recuperating at Lu Jiajie’s house. Lu Jiajie took Lu Jiachai to Yangcheng City, and Second Aunt Lu stayed behind to take care of him."

Second Uncle Lu can get out of bed now, and Lu Jiajie continued to employ that deaf caretaker at home. However, he was only responsible for looking after Second Uncle Lu; tasks like laundry, cooking, and cleaning had to be done by Second Aunt Lu herself.

Lu Jiaxin wasn’t interested in the affairs of the Lu Family. She asked, "How has Aunt been doing lately?"

Aunt Mei replied, "The old lady has been very well-behaved recently, just that she’s been more and more fond of going out. Every time she does, I have to have Xing Ziyang and his team stick close to her."

"Mmm, have them stick close. It’s the only way Aunt won’t get lost."

After a brief conversation, she hung up the phone. Just as she was about to go out for a walk, the phone rang again—it was Yu Meitong calling.

As soon as the call connected, Yu Meitong immediately asked upon hearing her voice, "Jiaxin, Jiaxin, did you know that Sister Shimeng is pregnant?"

Jiaxin truly didn’t know about this, "She started trying for a baby after coming back from the Forty-nine City. There were no issues with her body, so getting pregnant was only a matter of time. But you can’t talk about the pregnancy to others before the three-month mark; it’s a custom. Otherwise, if her mother-in-law and great-grandmother-in-law find out, they might think Sister Shimeng spilled the beans and blame her."

Yu Meitong acknowledged this and then complained, "People say marrying into a wealthy family means a life of ease, but with those two mountains looming over her head, I wouldn’t marry into that even if begged—too suffocating."

Lu Jiaxin said, "If you don’t marry, there are plenty of people who will. Besides, Sister Shimeng is living quite well. Don’t say things in front of her that might be misunderstood and upset her."

Yu Meitong laughed dismissively, "As if I don’t have a brain. I would definitely talk up Hu Zhifeng in front of Sister Shimeng! But becoming a wealthy socialite is out of the question for me in this lifetime. I’m striving to become a senior designer at Five Auspicious Jewelry, earning a million in annual salary."

What’s so good about getting married? Once you have a child, you lose your freedom. It’s better to focus on your career. Not only do you not have to beg others, but gaining promotions and raises gives you a sense of accomplishment that money can’t buy.

Lu Jiaxin smiled, "Then you go for it."

Yu Meitong thanked her and then inquired, "Jiaxin, with all the big moves you’re making with Green Forest and the newly acquired clothing brand, when will our company get a turn?"

"Do you know how many people were laid off in this latest move? And you still want that wind to blow over to the jewelry company? Aren’t you afraid that gust might sweep over you, and you’d have to look for another job?"

Yu Meitong cheerfully said, "I entered a jewelry design competition. The director said that as long as I win an award, they will promote me to deputy head of the design department, and I’d get a thirty percent raise! With my design talent, the company couldn’t bear to let me go."

Initially planning to invite her shopping over the weekend, Lu Jiaxin dropped the idea upon hearing this, "Then you go for it."

As it’s not appropriate to announce a pregnancy within the first three months, Lu Jiaxin did not call Zong Shimeng to congratulate her and had no plans to tell Nie Zhan either.

Two days later, Nie Zhan mentioned something to Lu Jiaxin, "Brother Feng called today to ask for the name and address of that doctor. He’s got a friend whose wife has been unable to conceive for many years, and he wants to recommend the doctor to them."

Knowing Sister Shimeng’s temperament, she would have immediately given out the doctor’s address upon hearing of a woman struggling with infertility for years. Skirting around Sister Shimeng and asking me for the address, he said, "Was it for the other woman he dotes on that he wanted the address? Just say you don’t know; if you ask me, I won’t have it either."

"I rejected it right away and said that you would make a fuss if you found out," Nie Zhan said. Anyway, everyone around us knows you’re afraid of Lu Jiaxin, so I just flat out said I couldn’t help with this matter, otherwise I wouldn’t even be able to enter the house if things blew up.

Lu Jiaxin didn’t mind being seen as a shrew, "That’s right, not telling is better. With so many famous doctors in Hong Kong, it’s impossible that they can’t find one to cure her, right?"

Nie Zhan thought for a moment before revealing what he knew: "She was injured from a miscarriage, and the doctor said it would be difficult for her to conceive in the future. If there were a skilled doctor to help her recuperate, the chances of getting pregnant would be much higher."

Lu Jiaxin snorted, "The world is really unfair, men are surrounded by women and yet it’s the women who end up getting hurt, while the men come out unscathed and are even hailed as charming tycoons."

Nie Zhan did not dare to continue the topic, "Shall we go play golf on Saturday?"

"No need, you go play with your friends. I’ve made plans with Li Huini to go horseback riding," Lu Jiaxin replied. Sister Shimeng is now pregnant and needs rest, Shi Xinyu has returned to Star City, and Yu Meitong is busy preparing for a competition. She felt she needed to make more friends, otherwise, it would be so sad to have no company for shopping.

Of course, Nie Zhan had no objections.

Lu Jiaxin, reflecting on what Aunt Mei said today, couldn’t help but ask, "Your mom hasn’t been stirring up trouble again, has she? Don’t hide anything from me if there is."

Nie Zhan could only smile wryly; he hadn’t wanted to say anything to avoid giving Lu Jiaxin more trouble. But since she asked, he couldn’t not tell her, "She wants my big brother to transfer that sum of money to her in one go, and when he refused, she came to me. We signed a black and white contract; there’s no use regretting it now."

The point was to prevent her from being swindled by that Antonio and losing all the money, which is why they signed a contract to pay annually until the full sum was delivered. A sales price of 120 million paid at 3 million per year—it would take forty years to complete! If she could live past ninety, Nie Zhan would accept it.

However, Lu Jiaxin frowned upon hearing this, "That money can’t be dealt with in your big brother’s way; we still need to find a more secure way to handle it." "Flowers don’t bloom for a hundred days; what if something happens to him midway and he can’t produce the money? In the end, it will still be your issue."

Given Nie Zhan’s income, giving Nie Manlin 3 million a year wasn’t a big deal, but giving her money to support a calculating man was disgusting.

Nie Zhan said, "I got calligraphy, porcelain, and a box of Eastern Pearls from my big brother, valued at 48 million. I didn’t give him this money but used it to buy stocks in America, purchasing Coca-Cola shares you admire."

Upon hearing this, Lu Jiaxin said no more. The heirlooms left by Nie Zhan’s Great-Grandma were valued at 120 million, but they were actually worth more than 200 million and were precious items that money couldn’t buy. This 48 million was Nie Zhan’s precaution.

Nie Jingwen might consider it hush money. Regardless of the reason, getting a third of the sum was enough. If the situation she feared arose, not to mention the appreciation of the stocks, the annual dividends alone would be enough to pay Nie Manlin. And, this was probably the reason why Antonio wanted to get his hands on the money.

Nie Manlin might be lovesick, but the wealth of a tycoon’s family isn’t so easily schemed against. On Mainland TV dramas, they show men marrying into the wife’s family, laying low for a few years, and then seizing the wife’s enormous inheritance. It was only after she found herself in this situation and started dealing with wealthy people more often that she realized it just wasn’t possible. Those with a bit of money might be schemed against, but grand tycoons? Forget it. They plan early if their children are no good; to think of usurping someone’s fortune and reaching the pinnacle of life is purely a dream.

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