Chapter 132 The Story of How He Made His Fortune
Xu Zongwei stared at Yu Qingqing, as if he wouldn't let her leave until she said something.
Yu Qingqing shrank back.
That's right, that's more like it. No matter how you look at it, it should be someone like Yu Qingqing; that's the norm for mainlanders.
"Hua Hua's family is just like mine, an ordinary working-class family. Hua Hua is smart. She was admitted to university in her first year, majoring in mechanical engineering. After graduation, she was assigned to a state-owned factory as a leader. Hua Hua can repair things, carve things, and speak English. I heard that Hua Hua made a lot of money by selling things to foreigners."
How much can you earn? Enough to build a factory? Xu Zongwei looked at Yu Qingqing with obvious disbelief and skepticism.
"Really. Mr. Xu, everything I said is true."
Xu Zongwei stroked his chin. "What about Wu Peng?"
"Brother Peng, Brother Peng's family used to be very rich." Yu Qingqing only said what she could say, and dared not say anything bad, for fear that it would reach Yao Fanghua and Wu Peng's ears.
"How rich?" Xu Zongwei's eyes lit up. He said it was impossible for Wu Peng to have started his business by collecting scrap. Every time he talked about how he made his fortune by collecting scrap, he would reminisce endlessly, saying that he had found a piece of jade today and an antique tomorrow. He was so good at finding bargains that it made him want to go collect scrap himself.
“They are the richest family in our area. Everyone says the Wu family has so much gold and jewelry that they can’t even display it all in their warehouse.”
It seems their ancestors were very wealthy. No wonder, they made their fortune by collecting scraps; their ancestors must have left them some good things.
Having resolved his doubts, he was in a good mood and let Yu Qingqing leave. He finally banished his obsession with collecting scrap from his mind.
When Wu Peng returned, he asked Yao Fanghua if she wanted to take the two children to Xu Zongwei's house to play over the weekend.
"I thought that maybe the children would be in the same class in the future, so they could take care of each other, so I agreed."
Yao Fanghua thought about it and agreed, so she told the two children about going to Gangcheng for the weekend.
Jiang Ming: "Mom, you should dress up a bit more."
"What's wrong?" Yao Fanghua asked curiously, wondering why she was suddenly being made to make such a big deal out of it.
“Last time I went to school, someone talked badly about you behind your back.”
Yao Fanghua frowned.
Jiang Ming nodded emphatically, "Really! I heard it when I went to the bathroom with my sister."
They said they didn't want their children to be in the same class as my sister and me, and one of them even said that if we were in the same class, she would tell her child to take good care of their belongings.
Upon hearing Jiang Ming's words, Wu Wenxin also remembered that when they were eavesdropping, a boy saw them. She immediately pushed the boy to the ground, grabbed Jiang Ming, and ran away. When the boy caught up, she kicked him to the ground as well. Later, fearing that he would tell an adult, she even threatened him with her fists.
Yao Fanghua patted the two children's heads, told them to drink their milk, brush their teeth, and then go to sleep.
Back in her bedroom, Yao Fanghua started rummaging through the safe, taking a box of gems and pearls to her studio.
They made a crown-shaped hair clip for Wu Wenxin using rubies and pearls. It featured a large ruby in the center, surrounded by a ring of pearls.
Then I made a bracelet for Jiang Ming, with a gold base and several sapphires set in it. The sapphires were small, but scattered throughout the bracelet, they looked exceptionally beautiful. I also made a larger version of the same bracelet for Wu Peng. Then I made matching gold and ruby bracelets for myself and Wu Wenxin.
Each person wears a bracelet; when you go out wearing these, you can tell at a glance that you're a family.
Finally, she made herself a huge ruby and diamond ring. She didn't care about its looks, just its eye-catching and extravagant appearance. She hadn't even taken out the largest ruby yet; she'd only chosen the second largest. She also picked out a jade bracelet of the finest quality from the safe. She planned to wear both on her wrist later.
Wang Jianwu and his friends received a mission notice to go to Gangcheng over the weekend. Holding his mobile phone, Wang Jianwu ran up to Li Yaozhong to show off and asked Uncle Li and Aunt Li what they wanted, which he would bring back from Gangcheng.
Wu Peng's two bodyguards had already been to Hong Kong, and when they returned to their dorm, they ran up to him to show off. Now it was his turn. He thought he would have to wait until next year when school started, but it was earlier than expected. "Uncle, I sincerely want to buy some Hong Kong goods to show my respect to you and my aunt."
Li Yaozhong rolled his eyes at him, "If you really want to show your respect, then give this opportunity to your uncle." He still wanted to take a trip to Hong Kong and then show off to Lao Yu and Lao Ma.
Wang Jianwu chuckled and left, saying, "There will definitely be opportunities in the future, but not this time."
On the weekend, the family visited the Xu family in Gangcheng.
Xu Zhongsheng had no interest in entertaining children; he'd rather spend that time reading a book. He had never had anything in common with children his age.
Despite Xu Chongwei's repeated instructions to his wife and children not to neglect their family, it's clear that his wife and children didn't take it seriously.
Xu Zhongsheng, who received special instructions, simply didn't like playing with children his own age. Mrs. Xu, on the other hand, simply looked down on mainlanders, believing that just because someone owns a factory and does some business, they are something special; at best, they are nouveau riche.
Sure enough, when the family got out of the car and saw Yao Fanghua's casual and ordinary attire, she scoffed. However, out of respect for her husband, she still smiled and went forward to shake hands.
Yao Fanghua stepped forward and extended her right hand.
Mrs. Xu was stunned. She noticed Yao Fanghua was wearing a ruby, a ruby bracelet, and a jade bracelet on her right hand. The ruby was so large, and the jade bracelet so green; Mrs. Xu even suspected they were fake. Especially the ruby—it was so large, a rare find! Anyone who saw it would immediately suspect it was fake.
Unfortunately, her family, her maternal family, had been in the jewelry business for generations. She was jokingly called the "Jewelry Lady" among the wives' circles, not only because both her maternal and paternal families were in the jewelry business, but also because she had a wealth of knowledge about authenticating jewelry and could tell the difference between real and fake with just a few glances.
She stared at the ring and jade bracelet on Yao Fanghua's hand for several moments, and even took the opportunity to touch the ring while shaking hands.
As soon as Xu Zongwei noticed the bracelet on Wu Peng's wrist, Wu Peng began to show it off, saying, "My wife made this by hand. Isn't it beautiful? My wife has one too, and it's red."
As he spoke, Wu Peng placed his wrist next to Yao Fang's wrist for Xu Zongwei to see.
Xu Zongwei's teeth ached from looking at it; the glittering gems and gold were so bright they hurt his eyes. Then, his gaze fell upon the ruby in Yao Fanghua's hand.
Zhang Ya felt a pang of envy. She had long heard that this Mr. Wu was extremely afraid of his wife, but seeing is believing. Many seemingly loving couples might not be what they really are behind the scenes! Zhang Ya secretly comforted herself and forced a smile at the two of them.
The couple's marital relationship upset Zhang Ya, but the fact that Yao Fanghua wasn't wearing the gemstones and jade bracelet on her wrist made her even more upset. Zhang Ya secretly reminded herself that she was no longer a child.
Xu Zongwei has two sons and a daughter. His youngest daughter is only a year younger than Wu Wenxin and the others. She came out with her two brothers, and the moment she saw Wu Wenxin, her eyes were glued to Wu Wenxin's hair ornament. In the sunlight, the little ornament sparkled, making Wu Wenxin look even more like a shimmering little princess. Just as she looked away from the ornament, she saw Wu Wenxin and Jiang Ming wearing matching sparkly bracelets. They looked so good that she couldn't resist and started fussing, demanding the same ornament and bracelets.
Xu Zhenzhen reached out to grab it, but Wu Wenxin pushed her to the ground.
Xu Zhenzhen immediately started crying and wailing.
After pushing the person, Wu Wenxin glared at Xu Zhongsheng, with whom she had a long-standing feud, who was now glaring angrily at her, wary of him making a move.
Xu Zongwei frowned, and Zhang Ya quickly ran to comfort her daughter. At this moment, following the direction her daughter was pointing, she also saw Wu Wenxin's hair ornament and the bracelets on the two children's hands.
She clutched her heart in shock. Had this family brought out all the gemstones in their house? She thought a single ruby like that was rare enough, but she never expected there to be another one just as big!
Zhang Ya was speechless, unable to coax her into saying the exact same thing as before.
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