Chapter 261: Taking Advantage of the Market
Chapter 261: Taking Advantage of the Market
Once they reached the main road, Gu Wenfeng said, "The woman we just met was Madame Xie, the second wife, and the young girl is her niece from her maiden family. Auntie said she wants to arrange a marriage between her niece and Su Heyuan."
Only then did Lu Jiaxin understand why the two had looked at them with such scrutinizing and guarded eyes. They had such intentions. "You think Aunt Su will mediate this marriage?"
"Yes."
Lu Jiaxin laughed, "This isn't the feudal era, arranged marriages are a thing of the past. Su Heyuan is 28 years old, his family can't decide who he marries anymore."
If he had let his elders decide for him, he wouldn't be where he is today.
Gu Wenfeng said, "Su Heyuan was raised by Madame Xie. If she has her heart set on it, there's a high chance the marriage will happen."
Lu Jiaxin thought he was being naive, "That girl is very pretty. If Su Heyuan had this idea before he went to Hong Kong, it might have been possible. But now, it's impossible. Su Heyuan has seen the glamorous and open world out there, he will only marry a rich heiress who can help his career. Someone like Madame Xie's niece, who would only hold him back, won't even get a glance from him."
Gu Wenfeng said, "Before going to Hong Kong, Su Heyuan had already made some money. But back then, people looked down on private businesses. Because of this, even Madame Xie was mocked."
Lu Jiaxin thought Madame Xie had exceptional grace to be able to smile at such people, but she knew she couldn't do it herself, "It's not easy to marry into a prominent family!"
Gu Wenfeng reminded her, "The Nie family is also a well-known prominent family in Hong Kong."
Lu Jiaxin glanced at him and smiled without saying anything. So what if the Nie family was prominent in Hong Kong? Besides, she and Nie Zhan weren't even dating yet, even if they got married in the future, those people wouldn't dare to boss her around.
After walking for a while, they reached the bus stop. While waiting for the bus, Lu Jiaxin said, "We can't hide Auntie's condition for much longer. I'm afraid the He family will come after me and Haifan."
Gu Wenfeng also didn't have any illusions, "Just the two of us is too few, we need to hire a few more bodyguards. Also, it's not safe to stay at the Fu'an Residence anymore, there are too many people coming and going."
Lu Jiaxin hummed in agreement, "Brother Feng, can you find people whose skills are similar to yours and who also have rich combat experience? If you can, their salary can be a thousand less than yours."
Gu Wenfeng's salary was 5,000 Hong Kong dollars, not including year-end bonuses. This salary was very high in the mainland.
Gu Wenfeng didn't promise anything, "I'll ask around."
"If we can find someone who can stay long-term, that would be best. If not, it's fine, as long as they can stay until the end of the year."
"Okay."
The bus arrived, and the two stopped talking. After sitting down, they felt a bit hungry, so Lu Jiaxin took out a bag of biscuits from her bag. It had become a habit to keep a few packets of biscuits in her bag after experiencing hunger in the past.
A little boy sitting behind them smelled the biscuits and shouted, "I want biscuits too, Grandma, I want biscuits!"
The little boy's grandmother patted Lu Jiaxin's shoulder and said, "Miss, my grandson wants to eat your biscuits, give him some!"
Lu Jiaxin pretended not to hear and slowly ate her biscuits.
The little boy started crying and making a fuss when he couldn't get the biscuits, and when his grandmother couldn't calm him down, she demanded again that Lu Jiaxin give some biscuits to her grandson.
Lu Jiaxin still ignored her, but she didn't expect the woman to start scolding her, "It's just some biscuits, can't you give my grandson a few? Will you die if you eat a little less?"
Lu Jiaxin said, "If he wants to eat biscuits, that's fine. I bought this packet for ten yuan, if you give me the money, I can sell it to you."
The old woman started cursing, "Ten yuan for a packet of biscuits, are you crazy about money?"
Lu Jiaxin was most annoyed by parents like this, spoilt brats usually had parents who didn't know right from wrong. She opened the packet of biscuits and held it in front of the old woman's eyes, "Open your eyes and look, these are imported biscuits, you can't buy them even if you have the money. No wonder your grandson is like a hungry ghost in his previous life, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree."
The old woman wanted to continue scolding, but Gu Wenfeng cut in with a stern face, "If you continue, don't blame me for being impolite."
The old woman fell silent, as if someone had grabbed her throat.
When they reached their stop, Lu Jiaxin deliberately took out the other unopened packet of biscuits and gave it to the well-behaved little girl next to her, "Here, sister will treat you to biscuits."
The girl's parent was surprised, "No, no, we can't accept something so expensive."
Lu Jiaxin waved her hand, "It's alright, I have so many at home that we can't finish them. Let the child try something new."
The little girl had also smelled the biscuits before, but even if something belonged to someone else, no matter how fragrant, she knew she couldn't ask for it. Now that the sister was giving it to her, she could eat it, and she sweetly said, "Thank you, sister."
Lu Jiaxin patted her head and said, "You're welcome," before getting off the bus.
The old woman behind them was furious, and her grandson was crying even louder. The old woman wanted to ask the little girl for biscuits, but she was scolded by the parent sitting next to her.
After getting off the bus, Lu Jiaxin said to Gu Wenfeng, "Tomorrow, let's hire a car, it's fine even if it's expensive. Taking the bus is too troublesome."
People's qualities were uneven these days, and encountering someone with no manners could ruin one's mood. More importantly, waiting for the bus took too much time.
Gu Wenfeng asked, "When do you plan to leave?"
"At least a week, at most ten days."
Gu Wenfeng felt that renting a car was too expensive and not worth it right now. Since the time was short, it was better to borrow one, that way, they wouldn't have to spend much money.
Lu Jiaxin didn't want Gu Wenfeng to owe anyone favors, "Then, let's hire a taxi for the long-distance trips, and we can ride bicycles for the shorter distances."
It was just that the Xie family was too far from Guangming Road, and their legs would probably be sore from cycling tomorrow.
"Alright."
The two found a restaurant by the roadside and had lunch. The restaurant had a direct bus to the Palace Museum, so Lu Jiaxin went to visit the museum again.
While waiting for the bus, she said regretfully, "I should have brought my camera if I knew I was coming to the Palace Museum, what a pity."
"We can come again tomorrow."
Lu Jiaxin didn't want to make a special trip just for photos, "The weather forecast yesterday said that the weather in Beijing would be good these days. Tomorrow, I plan to go to the Great Wall."
In her previous life, she had been to the Great Wall, but it had been crowded with people. It felt more like watching the crowd than the wall. Now, there would definitely be fewer people at the Great Wall, and she could truly appreciate its grandeur and majesty.
When they returned home, it was already 5:30 pm. As soon as they entered the courtyard, Lu Jiaxin saw a familiar face, and the smile on her face immediately disappeared.
Lu Jiasan, the second wife of the Lu family, looked uneasy and said, "I'm sorry, Jiaxin. I asked Third Uncle to go back, but he refused and insisted on waiting for you."
No matter what, Lu Hongjun was still her elder, and she couldn't push or drag him away. Sigh, having such an elder was truly distressing.
(End of Chapter)
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