Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire-Chapter 112 - 106: Wealth and Power
Chapter 112: Chapter 106: Wealth and Power
Lu Jiaguang came this time not only to visit Lu Jiaxin but also to tell her something: the news about her selling the antique painting had been leaked.
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Quite a few people knew about Lu Jiaxin selling the antique painting, so its becoming public was not surprising. However, when she heard that the price of the painting had been leaked, her face turned sour.
“Who was it?”
Feeling somewhat guilty, Lu Jiaguang said, “It was Ding Jing. I’m sorry, Jiaxin. I told your dad, and she must have heard it from him.”
“But don’t worry, as soon as I heard the news, I had your Fifth Sister-in-law spread the word that you were doing business in Peng City. Now that you’re back so soon, everyone will surely think you failed in your business.”
If she had been making money, she wouldn’t have returned so quickly.
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Lu Jiaxin knew she couldn’t blame Lu Jiaguang, but still, she had to say what needed to be said, “Big brother, could you please not tell dad about my matters in the future?”
Luckily, Lu Jiajie wasn’t informed about the stock purchase in Hong Kong. Otherwise, by now, probably all Lu family members would have known, and she realized she couldn’t let them know about anything important in the future.
This incident upset Lu Jiaguang a lot as well. Jiaxin and Ding Jing were like fire and water, and yet the Third Uncle had gone and told that woman about her affairs. He had truly lost his senses.
Lu Jiaguang said, “Don’t worry, this is the last time. It won’t happen again.”
The incident made him realize that his sister’s concerns were justified; the Third Uncle had become untrustworthy.
With that in mind, he added, “Xinxin, I hope in the future, before you make any decisions, you’ll consult with me and your Fifth Brother. We’ve been through more than you, and even if we can’t help you make plans, we can point out any oversights you might have.”
Lu Jiaxin nodded, “Big brother, it was my fault this time. I was afraid you’d stop me if you knew, so I didn’t dare tell you. It won’t happen again; I will consult with you in the future.”
Lu Jiajie could be excluded from this; he would seek help from Lu Hongjun and Lu Jiaguang when encountering problems. It wasn’t that he was incapable, but rather he had developed this dependency habit.
The next day, Lu Jiaxin went to the doctor. After the doctor took her pulse and scolded her, she sincerely apologized and promised to focus on her recovery for the upcoming year, and only then did he prescribe her a new medicine.
The doctor gave her the prescription with a heartfelt warning, “Young lady, your health is your own. If you don’t take care of it, you’ll regret it when you’re old and suffering from illnesses.”
Lu Jiaxin knew the old man was a kind-hearted physician. She explained, “Grandpa He, I had no choice. I had a falling out with my dad, and if I didn’t earn money, I couldn’t even afford medicine. But now that I’ve earned some money, I can focus on getting better.”
The doctor didn’t say much more, “You mustn’t interrupt your medication. Come back for a pulse check after you finish the medicine, so I can adjust the prescription.”
“All right.”
At the entrance to her home, Lu Jiaxin happened to see Xue Mao and Xiao Qiu moving bags of rice and flour into the house. They were both people who couldn’t sit still and were preparing to set up their stall the next day.
Seeing her carrying medicine, Xue Mao wiped off his sweat and took the medicine bag from her, saying, “Sis, why didn’t you call me to accompany you to the doctor?”
“Why would I need you to accompany me? I can carry a few bags of medicine,” Lu Jiaxin replied.
It was a direct bus ride from here to the doctor’s. Under the imperial capital’s recently enforced crackdown, the security was assured.
In the afternoon, Lu Jiaguang had her shipped items returned to her. Because there were so many things, he even borrowed a small truck.
Seeing the driver bustling back and forth, Lu Jiaxin gave him some dried seafood as a token of gratitude. The driver initially refused to accept it, only doing so when Lu Guang spoke up.
Looking at the numerous woven bags and baskets, Lu Jiaguang asked, “You said those clothes are for you to wear, but how can you wear all these?”
Lu Jiaxin said the clothes were not just for her and pointed to two woven bags with big characters on them, “Eldest brother, these two are for you, take them back later. If they are too long or wide, get a tailor to alter them.”
Lu Jiaguang didn’t refuse, as they were already bought and Lu Jiaxin couldn’t wear them herself, “How much money, I’ll have your sister-in-law bring it over tomorrow.”
Lu Jiaxin cheerfully said, “No need, this time I made some money, so I bought clothes for everyone. Eldest brother, I picked out a nice woollen overcoat for you, you’ll definitely look handsome in it.”
Lu Jiaguang didn’t expect to have something for himself, he was happy inside but said, “You’re not allowed to waste money like this in the future.”
Lu Jiaxin deliberately pouted and said, “Brother, I buy clothes for you, and instead of praising me, you scold me? That really hurts my feelings.”
Seeing her like this, Lu Jiaguang smiled and said, “I’m very happy that you think of us, but you didn’t earn this money easily, how can we spend your money?”
Lu Jiaxin knew his temperament, “Eldest brother, this time it’s the first big sum of money I’ve earned, just accept it! Next time I bring clothes for you all, I will certainly take the cost.”
Lu Jiaguang didn’t decline further, thinking to compensate her from somewhere else in the future, “Just this once, don’t waste money like this anymore.”
“Alright.”
Seeing her happy, Lu Jiaguang’s own mood improved a lot, “Come over for dinner with Xue Mao on the weekend.”
Lu Jiaxin didn’t refuse the dinner invitation, but she didn’t want to go to Lu Jiaguang’s place, “Eldest brother, the old lady downstairs is hard to talk to. If we all go there, with so many people, she will certainly come to complain about us being noisy again. Better come to my place, you and sister-in-law bring the groceries over, and we’ll cook together.”
The soundproofing in the tube building was poor, and the old lady downstairs claimed to be ill and couldn’t stand noise; she would complain to anyone who was slightly loud. Even if it was a newborn baby crying, she’d come over to quarrel.
This time, Lu Jiaguang didn’t refuse, “Alright, your sister-in-law and I will bring groceries over on Sunday to cook.”
The two big bags of clothes were awkward to carry, so Xue Mao drove them back in his tricycle. The residents in the family courtyard asked what it was, seeing two big bags.
Lu Jiaguang didn’t hide it, smiling and saying they were clothes from Lu Jiaxin.
The residents of the family courtyard were amazed, “Such two big bags of clothes mustn’t be cheap. I heard your cousin sold a painting for a sky-high price, looks like it’s true.”
Xue Mao didn’t look very pleased, but he said nothing.
Lu Jiaguang felt his heart sink, but he smiled and said they were rumors. He invited Xue Mao to stay for dinner after going upstairs.
Xue Mao said that dinner was ready at his house and ran off in a flash.
Seeing that Wang Xiaojie wasn’t back, he started washing rice to cook. Lu Zhang and Lu Zhenzhen came back and went to their room to do homework after greeting him.
When Wang Xiaojie came home, she saw the two packages and learned from asking that they were all bought by Lu Jiaxin. She complained, “You too, how much money must two big bags of clothes cost?”
Lu Jiaguang laughed lightly, “This is also Jiaxin’s thoughtfulness, go ahead and open it to see if your clothes fit.”
The clothes Lu Jiaxin bought for Wang Xiaojie were a jujube red woollen coat matched with a white turtleneck sweater and black high-waisted pants. And for Lu Jiaguang, aside from a grey-brown wool overcoat, there was also a black suit.
Wang Xiaojie called Lu Jiaguang out to try on the suit, she couldn’t help but smile after he dressed, “Xinxin really has good taste, the clothes she bought for you fit so well and look good. You can wear this for the year-end summary meeting.”
The only issue was that the clothes were creased, they would need to be ironed and hung up.
“As you say.”
