Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire-Chapter 555 - 538 Each Has Their Own Worries

In the dim light, Tao Yong raised his glass and said, "Brother Feng, Ah Zhan, come on, let’s drink another round."

Hu Zhifeng looked at him and said with a sense of frustration, "It’s just a woman. If she wants to break off the engagement, let her. With your qualifications, finding a better woman is easy."

He really didn’t like Shi Xinyu. Lu Jiaxin was strong-willed, but she was beautiful, capable, and brought good fortune to her husband; Yu Meitong was stubborn, but she was independent. Only Shi Xinyu was spoiled and often petulant, and she wasn’t good with words, always offending people. Such a woman, if married, would only hold you back.

Tao Yong downed his drink in one gulp: "Brother Feng, my feelings for her over six years..."

Six years of feelings weren’t something you could let go of just because you said so. But not breaking up, Xinyu was unwilling to get engaged, and every time they talked about it, it felt like he was the one pushing for it. What’s the point of getting engaged under such circumstances?

Nie Zhan, thinking about Lu Jiaxin’s words, asked, "Why doesn’t she want to get engaged with you? Have you thought about the reason?"

Tao Yong didn’t speak.

Nie Zhan couldn’t stand to see him so dejected because of Shi Xinyu and said, "Shi Xinyu called Jiaxin about wanting to break off the engagement with you. Jiaxin doesn’t like to intervene in others’ relationships, so she advised her to have a good talk with you."

Tao Yong said irritably, "I also want to have a good talk with her, but we end up arguing after just a few words, and then she talks about breaking up."

Nie Zhan, who didn’t like to beat around the bush, said, "There’s a saying that the onlooker sees most of the game. You may not understand it yourself, but others see it clearly."

Hearing this, Hu Zhifeng thought for a moment and asked, "Is it Miss Yu?"

Nie Zhan nodded and then looked at Tao Yong, asking if he wanted to know the reason.

Tao Yong wasn’t stupid, he smiled bitterly and said, "She always says I’m not as gentle as you, not as considerate, and definitely not as generous. Last month she took a fancy to a set of jewelry, said she wanted to wear it at the engagement party, only that jewelry cost eighty-eight million, and I didn’t agree. She said you casually bought Lu Jiaxin a set of antique jewelry worth over eighteen million, and if I’m unwilling to buy her a nice set of jewelry for our engagement, it means I don’t love her at all."

He wanted to buy it too, but he just couldn’t come up with that much money! An engagement isn’t just about jewelry, there’s also the dress, the banquet, and more, and his budget was ten million. If he did everything according to her demands, even double the budget wouldn’t be enough. And this is just for the engagement; the wedding would cost even more, which he couldn’t afford.

As for his family, his father gave him a sum of money when he started his business, but after taking that money, his family wouldn’t intervene in his affairs anymore. His father wasn’t willing to get involved, and he certainly couldn’t bring himself to ask for money for the wedding.

Hu Zhifeng couldn’t help laughing when he heard this and said disdainfully, "All she sees is Ah Zhan giving Miss Lu shares and jewelry worth millions; she doesn’t see that because of Miss Lu, the Wansheng Real Estate’s stock surged by 30%."

Lu Jiaxin had hoarded over fifteen billion in property (with mortgages), and once that news broke out, the stocks of Wansheng Real Estate soared. First, Lu Jiaxin was a shareholder of Wansheng Real Estate; second, she was in a romantic relationship with Nie Zhan. Based on these two reasons, the property she hoarded would definitely be developed by Wansheng Real Estate.

Tao Yong said, "I’ve said the same thing, but she won’t listen."

He admitted that he wasn’t as good as Nie Zhan, but was Shi Xinyu even comparable to Lu Jiaxin? Leaving Shi Xinyu aside, there wasn’t a woman in all of Hong Kong who could outmatch Lu Jiaxin. Moreover, a woman like Lu Jiaxin could buy whatever she wanted; whatever Nie Zhan gave her was just icing on the cake.

Hu Zhifeng said, "Then what are you still hesitating about? This woman is never satisfied; a woman who’s never satisfied is very dangerous."

Nie Zhan’s suggestion was also to separate: "She doesn’t want to get engaged but is just dragging her feet due to her family’s pressure, far inferior to Miss Yu. Miss Yu, believing Fu Ye to be a poor marriage prospect, resolutely broke up, not dragging her feet at all, even when her family froze her bank card and she had to eat at street stalls, she never looked back."

The Yu Family also disagreed with her breaking off the engagement, but Yu Meitong would rather eat at street stalls and live in a room smaller than her home’s restroom than compromise. Some people think Yu Meitong is foolish, but actually, such a girl is rare, and Fu Ye missing out on Yu Meitong is his loss.

Hu Zhifeng nodded and said, "Always picking on your shortcomings, why don’t they compare themselves with your sister-in-law, Miss Lu? Your sister-in-law is virtuous, Miss Lu is capable, and Miss Yu is independent, what does she have?"

In fact, Zong Shimeng would also complain that he wasn’t considerate enough and told him to learn from Nie Zhan, but she never mentioned anything else. So, over the past two years, he’d also occasionally buy things for Zong Shimeng, sometimes flowers, sometimes jewelry, sometimes crafts. Regardless of the gift, Zong Shimeng was always very happy, and then she would praise him with the children.

Tao Yong actually also wanted to call off the engagement, but he couldn’t bear to, after all, it was a six-year relationship!

Nie Zhan said, "If you truly can’t bear it, you should break up even more."

Both men looked towards him.

Nie Zhan shared his thoughts: "She wants to break off the engagement but can’t withstand her family’s pressure. Once engaged, she’ll definitely harbor resentment towards you, and the future won’t be pleasant. It would be better to go along with her wish, and see who else, besides you, could be so accommodating to her."

With Shi Xinyu’s temperament, he’d rather stay single for life than deal with someone like that, too much trouble. The slightest discomfort and she would kick up a fuss; he marveled that Tao Yong could endure it for six years.

Hu Zhifeng thought there was no need for all this trouble and suggested a direct split: "There are so many young ladies from wealthy families in Hong Kong, later your sister-in-law can introduce you to someone suitable."

Tao Yong was somewhat swayed: "Let me think about it."

Hu Zhifeng then turned to Nie Zhan and asked, "Lu Jiaxin is graduating from university next month, when are you planning to get engaged?"

Nie Zhan became depressed when this came up: "We had originally agreed to get engaged at the end of the year, but because of my grandfather and great-aunt, Jiaxin got scared and said let’s talk about it in two more years."

Uh, Hu Zhifeng asked, "What did your grandfather and great-aunt do?"

Nie Zhan shook his head, picked up his glass of wine and took a sip, then changed the subject: "I heard Jiaxin say that your uncle and aunt want the sister-in-law to have another one."

Hu Zhifeng nodded and said, "Yes, my grandma and dad’s mommy think more children bring more blessings. But your sister-in-law said she’s getting older and her body can’t take another pregnancy."

To have another one means taking care of a baby, on top of looking after the three older ones. Sure, you can hire a maternity matron and a nanny, but the kids are small and can’t be left without their mother. Then forget about doing business, even going out for afternoon tea would be impossible within two years. Therefore, Zong Shimeng was very determined not to have another child.

"Brother Feng, your sister-in-law’s health is more important," Nie Zhan said. He felt one child was enough, of course, if Jiaxin wanted two that would be okay, but two was the limit, no more. You can’t leave everything to the maternity matron and nannies, children need their parents’ company.

Hu Zhifeng said, "Three is enough, but my grandma and mommy are very stubborn, they just want your sister-in-law to have another boy. Sigh, we can only take it slow with this matter."

It was understandable to urge them to have children when they got married, but now he already had two sons and a daughter. The thought of his grandmother and mother’s stubbornness gave him a headache.

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