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Chapter 669: Untitled
Chapter 669: Untitled
Lu Jiaxin directly called Su Heming and said, "Call me when you arrive in Hong Kong tomorrow. I'll be waiting for you at home."
Su Heming laughed and said, "Jiaxin, these stones are all so beautiful. Can I have one?"
After all, he had acquired quite a large collection this time, and the jade that had caught his eye was of above-average quality among this batch.
"Have you found yourself a girlfriend?" Lu Jiaxin teased.
Su Heming denied this speculation, "No, I want to carve a paperweight. I saw my friend's ink jade paperweight, and it was truly exquisite. I could never find one that suits my taste elsewhere, and there just happens to be a piece of ink jade among your collection that would be perfect for a paperweight."
In the past, Lu Jiaxin would have certainly mocked him for this. Who would bother with a paperweight if they didn't enjoy reading? But ever since he started working at the automobile factory, he had developed a fondness for books, particularly those related to mechanics and automobile manufacturing.
Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "If you like it, then keep it!"
Su Heming had spent over four million on this batch of jade, a mere fraction of his earnings, so there was no need to mention payment. After all, he would be accompanying her on the path to wealth in the future, and there was no need to quibble over such minor details.
The next day, Su Heming arrived in Hong Kong at half past ten in the morning. Upon receiving the news, Lu Jiaxin headed home, and as soon as she arrived, she instructed her bodyguards to open the large boxes.
There were six big boxes in total. The largest piece of jade occupied an entire box by itself, while several dozen smaller pieces were grouped together in the other boxes.
Lu Jiaxin's mood improved significantly as she admired the jade. This time, Su Hexuan had truly put in a lot of effort. All the jade pieces were of exceptional quality—old pit glass, yellow and green, black ice, hibiscus, gold wire, old pit ice, tanzanite, and fluorite, among ten different types of jade.
She adored each and every piece, but after examining them, Lu Jiaxin immediately called Su Hexuan. "Are you joking when you say you only spent four million on these jade stones, Yuan Ge? Are you pulling my leg?"
Su Hexuan laughed and explained, "If you insist that I'm pulling your leg, then yes, I am. The four million wasn't spent on pre-cut jade stones but on raw stones. I spent a small fortune to hire three top jade experts from China and abroad to help me select the stones, greatly increasing our chances of success."
It had taken half a year to gather these three hundred or so jade stones, most of which were of above-average quality, with only three or four dozen being top-notch.
"Yuan Ge, thank you for your hard work," Lu Jiaxin said gratefully.
Su Hexuan laughed and said it was enough that she liked them, and then he added, "If you want more, I can ask my friends in Myanmar to help acquire the very best jade stones for you."
Ordinary jade stones wouldn't interest Lu Jiaxin now that her taste had become so refined.
"Then I'll have to trouble your friends," she said.
Lu Jiaxin instructed Yan Yijun and the others to move the six large boxes into the basement. Then she chatted with Su Heming about Le Tian, "Isn't the automobile factory very busy? How did you find the time to come over here?"
Su Heming had not come merely to deliver the jade this time, "Jiaxin, you mentioned before that you could get us experts from SL. When will you be able to invite them over?"
"You should discuss this with your brother since I don't handle company matters," Lu Jiaxin replied.
Without hesitation, Su Heming said, "My brother can't handle this. Jiaxin, you and Nie Zhan have a wide network of connections. I can only rely on you for this matter."
Lu Jiaxin didn't refuse, "We bought their machines, so they should send over experts to provide guidance. I'll talk to Nie Zhan about it when he returns later."
Having accomplished his primary purpose for this visit, Su Heming relaxed completely. He slumped into the sofa like a boneless mass and said, "Jiaxin, I pulled an all-nighter yesterday. Let me catch a quick nap."
When Lu Jiaxin had first seen him, she had noticed the bloodshot eyes, "Don't sleep in the living room. Go to the guest room and take a shower first."
"Okay," Su Heming agreed.
However, after taking a shower, Su Heming no longer felt sleepy. He sat next to Lu Jiaxin and said, "I'll stay at your place tonight. If I go home, I'll just get an earful again."
Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "Your brother-in-law is about to become a father soon. Your older brother is about to become a dad. On the other hand, you don't even have a girlfriend. No wonder your father nags at you!"
Seeing that she was poking fun at him, Su Heming retorted, "What about you? You've been dating Nie Zhan for five years and still haven't tied the knot. Aren't you tired of people pestering you about it?"
Xiao Xiao felt that the two of them were just hurting each other.
With a mischievous smile, Lu Jiaxin replied, "Not at all. All our friends know that I don't want to marry too soon, and the Nie family only dares to urge Nie Zhan when I'm not around."
After taking a sip of his juice, Su Heming said, "I told my aunt that I don't want to get married, but she disagrees. But I'm fickle; I might like something today and get tired of it after a few days. Dating is fine, but marriage is out of the question. I don't have the patience to look at the same face day in and out."
What a way to justify his playboy lifestyle!
Lu Jiaxin had no intention of pressuring him to marry: "If you can withstand the pressure from society, then don't get married. If you can't, then just marry and be done with it. Or, like me, stand at the top, and no one will dare come to pester you about marriage or children."
Su Heming laughed, "If I had as much money as you, I wouldn't bother getting married. I'd just find a woman to have a few kids with."
Lu Jiaxin found his words strange. "You're a multimillionaire now. The average income in the mainland is just over a hundred. Can't you find a woman to have children with?"
Su Heming fell silent. It wasn't that he couldn't find one; he just didn't dare to. If he did something so irresponsible, his father and aunt would skin him alive. Such an irresponsible attitude didn't befit a member of the Su family.
Sensing his dilemma, Lu Jiaxin said, "Just compromise already. It's better to get it over with than to have your ears tortured."
"The people my aunt introduces me to are all children of leaders, and that's fine, but they're not very good-looking," Su Heming complained.
Not wanting to delve further into his personal life, Lu Jiaxin steered the conversation towards the automobile factory. While she didn't understand the technical aspects, she needed to be updated on the company's management and operations.
As they finished their meal, Su Hexuan called, and soon after they finished dining, he called again. On the third call, Su Heming indicated that he was heading home. Sigh, he really didn't want to face his father's nagging!
That evening, Lu Jiaxin asked Nie Zhan, "The other day when we returned from Xingcheng, Hu Zhifeng wanted to ask me when we were getting married. Zhan, have many people asked you the same question?"
Nie Zhan didn't deny it. With a smile, he said, "My grandfather asks the most. He thinks that you're not only beautiful and wealthy but also have a good temperament, and he's afraid someone will snatch you away. But now is the time for you to focus on your career, and marriage might disrupt your plans."
Since graduating from university, Lu Jiaxin had been busy building her company and making money, and Nie Zhan was no different as he worked to expand and stabilize his own business.
Lu Jiaxin chuckled lightly, "I don't have any detailed plans. I just do whatever comes to mind. It's not that I don't have time to get married; I just haven't prepared myself for it yet."
Before meeting Jiaxin, Nie Zhan hadn't thought about marriage either. He attributed Jiaxin's stance to her father's influence, which made her feel insecure. Clearly, he hadn't done enough, and he needed to work harder.
(End of Chapter)
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