In mid-August, Jiang Xiaoli and two other "veterans" escorted Chang Yue and Ren Zhiyi to the school to participate in military training.

On the way, Yan Chengcheng gossiped, "Xiao Li, do you still remember Gu Qingdai?"

Jiang Xiaoli nodded. "I remember. I even invested 100,000 yuan in his company. What's up?"

"Huh?" Yan Chengcheng's eyes widened. "You even invested in their company?"

Hu Jingxin chimed in, "I think I saw his message in the 'SOSO' department group chat recently. Apparently, he and a few others lost a lot of money investing in Hong Kong stocks."

Hearing that Gu Qingdai had suffered a setback in the Hong Kong stock market, Jiang Xiaoli was a little surprised but also felt it was reasonable.

She thought for a moment, sighed, and then called Zhu Han. "Have Fang Jingxu pass on a message to Gu Qingdai: sell the Hong Kong stocks you have if you can."

She's said all she wanted to say; whether they listen or not is their own business.

Seeing that she had hung up the phone, Chang Yue sighed, "Those of us who run physical businesses are still more stable. Speculating in stocks and futures feels like it's not money, just a bunch of numbers."

“Yes, yes, yes!” Yan Chengcheng shared, “My second uncle is involved in stock trading. I went back to my hometown for a few days recently, and he kept trying to brainwash me into giving him money to trade stocks with him. Luckily, my mom is pretty strong-willed and just refused.”

Jiang Xiaoli smiled and said, "The stock market is risky, and you should be cautious when investing. If you are interested, you can buy a small amount to try it out, but just don't get carried away and get fleeced."

Chang Yue shook her head. "I'm a conservative type. I still think saving money in the bank is more reliable. I want to buy a house in Kyoto and bring my parents to live with me in the future."

Hu Jingxin praised, "That's a great idea! You used the dividends from the first half of the year to pay back the money you borrowed from Xiaoli, and the dividends at the end of the year will definitely be enough to buy a house!"

"That's what I'm thinking. Let's take a look first. Choosing a house is quite difficult, so there's no rush."

Yan Chengcheng was also a little tempted. "Xiaoyue, when you go to look at the house later, call me along too, I want to take a look as well."

It's a bit inconvenient for the two of them to stay at Hu Jingxin's place when they're not at school. It would be best for them to buy a house and have their own independent space.

Jiang Xiaoli listened to their conversation before speaking, "If you're interested in buying a house, come to me! When Xiaoyue comes back from military training, go check out 'Huarong Yayuan.' If you like it, I'll give you a discount!"

After Zhao Zhenan took over "Huaxin Group", he made decisive moves and acquired four residential land parcels in Kyoto, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Currently, the five buildings of the "Huarong Yayuan" project in Kyoto are about to be topped out and are expected to be completed and delivered next year.

Chang Yue hugged her tightly, "Chairwoman Jiang, I love you so much!"

Yan Chengcheng turned her head from the passenger seat and said, "Me too, me too, I love you too!"

Ren Zhiyi parked the car. "Alright, we can come back later. We wasted some time going around that road construction area. We should meet up now."

Three "veterans" shared their experience with them, and Chang Yue and Ren Zhiyi packed very little luggage.

Seeing that the two girls had integrated into the military training group, Jiang Xiaoli started the car and took Hu Jingxin and Yan Chengcheng to the driving school.

She was a little speechless, saying, "I'm wondering if you two will be able to get your driver's licenses this summer? There are only ten days left."

Hu Jingxin raised her hand as if to say she was confident, but then she silently lowered her hand again, remembering that she had already failed the exam twice.

Yan Chengcheng chuckled, "Actually... you don't necessarily have to get your driver's license before school starts."

Jiang Xiaoli chuckled, "I really suspect your driving instructors must have been driven to their deaths by anger."

Chang Yue signed up with the other two, and they got their driver's licenses three months ago.

Hu Jingxin held Yan Chengcheng's hand and cheered them on, "I'm sure I'll pass this time!"

After dropping them off at the driving school, Jiang Xiaoli went to the company.

Now, most of the business of the "Jiang Group" has been handed over to Li Anting, so she has much less to worry about.

After graduating, she had a lot of free time, so she reviewed all the projects that "Jiang's Investment" had invested in.

Nearly 80 companies were included, some of which were developing very rapidly, some were performing only moderately, and a few were simply hopeless.

Fang Jingxu, the general manager of "Jiang's Investment", has been feeling very nervous every time he goes to the chairman's office on the top floor lately.

For several days in a row, he received one or two decisions to withdraw investment almost every day, all from companies he had once been very optimistic about.

But there was nothing he could do; these startups were truly disappointing. Either the founders were fighting amongst themselves, or the managers only knew how to spend money without ever seeing a profit, making him doubt time and again whether he was suited to be an investor.

Jiang Xiaoli made two cups of coffee and handed him one. "Try it. These are my new coffee beans. I think they taste pretty good."

Fang Jingxu took a bite and praised, "It's really good."

She smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. I've already reviewed all the companies we're investing in. I rejected a few that didn't have much room for growth, but the rest are pretty good."

Fang Jingxu finally breathed a sigh of relief; he felt as if the knife hanging over his head had finally been removed.

He gave a wry smile. "Chairman Jiang, I have recently strengthened the risk assessment standards for the company's investment projects in order to minimize the company's losses in the future."

Jiang Xiaoli waved her hand, "I don't mean to blame you. You did a great job. Most of the investment projects have very good prospects."

However, she then changed the subject, saying, "But given the current development trend, many companies are still growing too slowly. Everyone is racing against time to seize the market, and time is money. I think we still need to push them a little to make them grow faster."

Fang Jingxu nodded repeatedly in agreement, "Chairman Jiang, I understand. I will organize a meeting with the staff to discuss specific solutions and will definitely give you a satisfactory answer."

Jiang Xiaoli nodded. "Most of our investments involve controlling stakes. When necessary, we need to be a bit tougher. We start companies to make a profit. We can talk about ideals, but we can't just talk about ideals."

"I understand," Fang Jingxu nodded in agreement.

He thought for a moment and then mentioned, "Chairman Jiang, the sales of Jinbo Technology's first-generation mobile phone, the Jinbo X1, were only so-so, mainly due to a lack of innovation. President Liu wants to increase investment in the research and development of new products, but I heard he's contacting other people; he seems to prefer investors with a technical background."

Jiang Xiaoli smiled and said, "It's alright. We have a priority investment agreement. Even if he wants to bring in other people, we just need to co-invest to ensure that our shares are not diluted."

Fang Jingxu nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. I'll be going now. I'll come back and report to you if there are any new developments."