Chapter 65 Wen Yue’s Plan

The news of Wen Jiaxin’s resignation spread quickly, but it did not quell the shareholders’ dissatisfaction, because the stock was still in the red. It was not until Wen Rongsheng came forward and said that he would solve the matter as soon as possible that everyone’s anxiety gradually calmed down.

Wen Yue went to appease the department store merchants. She first guaranteed that the situation would improve within a week, and then signed a document to exempt everyone from half a month’s rent.

The merchants were not greedy for this half-month rent. Those who could move into Lirong Department Store were not small merchants and could not afford this little money. Especially those merchants who moved into Lirong Department Store in the Bay Area, many of them could make up for half a month’s rent with one or two days’ income. Even if the company exempted their rent, they would still lose money.

But business is not always smooth sailing. Even if they did not rent a store from the Regal Department Store, they might encounter various situations in other shopping malls.

They were so easy to talk to because of Wen Yue's face.

Although Wen Yue has not been the president for a long time, she is indeed very capable. After a set of combined punches, the customer flow of shopping malls in various districts has increased a lot, ranking among the best shopping malls in the same area. As

long as Regal Department Store can restore the customer flow before the accident, they are very willing to maintain a good relationship with the company and renew the lease after the contract ends.

Of course, if the improvement Wen Yue said means that the customer flow is better than now, but not less than two-thirds or even half of the previous one, don't blame them for turning against each other and ruthlessly canceling the lease early.

If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. Of course, they would not lose money to open a store here just to maintain a good relationship with Lirong Department Store.

While Wen Yue comforted the merchants, Wen Rongsheng also took action - he accepted an interview with the largest commercial newspaper in Hong Kong.

In the interview, Wen Rongsheng responded positively to the recent speculations of Hong Kong citizens about him.

He did not decisively deny that Wen Jiaxin and Xu Tianen were dating, but only said that she had never brought him home. As a father, he respected each child's friendship preferences and would not interfere too much, let alone investigate the family situation of every opposite sex around her.

Then he said that he and Xu Changrong had met several times at business banquets, but they had not talked much, and he did not know that the other party had already gone astray. He also said that he did not feel sorry for him, because good deeds are rewarded with good and evil deeds are punished with evil deeds. From the moment he relied on his power to do evil, his end was already determined.

He also said that he would learn from his mistakes and reflect on himself three times a day.

He also talked about the problems of the entire charity industry from the Guangming Charity Foundation, saying that he hoped that the relevant departments could take this opportunity to eliminate the malpractices in the industry, and expressed his willingness to be the first to be investigated, and guaranteed that all the accounts of the charity foundation under his name after its establishment could be checked, and every fund could be traced back to its whereabouts.

Wen Rongsheng's title of the richest man is not false, and things related to him have always been hot. As soon as the newspaper was published, his interview quickly caused heated discussions, and the entire Hong Kong charity industry was shocked.

Some practitioners were so angry that they jumped up and down at home, and they wanted to hire someone to assassinate Wen Rongsheng immediately. Some practitioners were overjoyed and quickly followed suit to express their willingness to accept the review.

When the relevant government leaders saw this, they quickly organized a meeting and set up a temporary investigation team after discussion to be responsible for this matter.

As good news came out one after another, the citizens of Hong Kong were also encouraged.

Although the results of the review will not come out for a while, most people think that since Wen Rongsheng dared to be the first to speak out, there must be no problem with the charity fund under his name, and it is even more impossible for him to be in cahoots with Xu Changrong.

Otherwise, if he did such a hateful thing, and there is really a problem, how can those who use charity to make money let him go? They must want to do everything possible to expose his scandal!

It is impossible for Wen Rongsheng to know that he cannot withstand the investigation and still force himself to come forward. Although the citizens are angry about the Lirong Group because Wen Jiaxin and Xu Tianen are close,

the anger of ordinary citizens will not last long. With the end of the Guangming Charity Foundation case, everyone will soon forget these things.

It is the people who have been offended this time who will keep staring at him, waiting to find his faults at any time, and even worse, they may hire killers for revenge.

So in detail, Wen Rongsheng's being the first to come forward is not worth it. So as soon

as the newspaper was published, Wen Rongsheng, who was caught in public opinion, ushered in a big reversal of word of mouth, and the stocks of the subsidiaries of the Lirong Group also stopped falling and even began to soar.

The people who were blocking the entrance of Lirong Department Store and demanding an explanation from the Wen family dispersed, and were replaced by ordinary citizens who decided to support Lirong Group by spending money in the mall after seeing the report.

Although it is difficult to restore the peak flow of customers instantly, as the number of customers entering the store increases, the merchants finally see hope of recovery and naturally have more patience to continue to wait and see.

When the review work is completed and the government announces the results, it will prove that every expenditure of the charity fund under the name of the Wen family is clear and no problems have been found.

The stocks of various subsidiaries under Lirong Group began to take off, and the mall’s passenger flow also began to grow rapidly.

However, the sharp increase in the mall’s passenger flow is not only because the review results are out, but also because Wen Yue launched the National Day promotion.

The Hong Kong market was prosperous, and by the 1990s, there were already many promotional methods, but no matter how rich they were, they were not as rich as those thirty years later. In Wen Yue's previous life, in the 365 days of the year, at least 100 days were spent by merchants promoting sales for festivals.

Traditional festivals such as the Spring Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival had to be celebrated, as well as Singles' Day and Double Twelve, which were made up for shoppers. There was also a mid-year promotion that could be promoted from the beginning of May to the end of July.

At this time in Hong Kong, promotions were basically limited to traditional festivals, as well as Christmas and Thanksgiving, which were influenced by the West. In addition, the Queen's birthday was also a statutory holiday, and many merchants would promote sales.

For example, the National Day on October 1st was not celebrated much in Hong Kong before the handover. Only some places would hang the five-star red flag on this day, and these areas were often called "liberated areas."

But compared to Hong Kong's population of more than 6 million, not many people choose to celebrate the National Day on this day, and even fewer businesses choose to promote sales on this day.

Wen Yue decided to promote sales on this day, and there was a lot of opposition in the company. The people who opposed it did not disagree that this day was the National Day, but they thought it was too risky.

After all, it was 1994, and Hong Kong was still a colony and had not yet returned.

Some people were also worried that doing so would cause dissatisfaction among people who did not recognize the New China, and they would go to the shopping mall to cause trouble.

But Wen Yue felt that this was not a problem. There have always been businesses and ordinary citizens in Hong Kong who choose to celebrate the National Day on October 1st. Compared with the total population of Hong Kong, these businesses and individuals may not be many, but compared with Li Rong alone, they are not small. The Hong Kong government has never banned such behavior.

It is impossible that the Hong Kong government would suddenly change its policy just because one of their companies is promoting sales on this day. After all, their motherland has become strong and the days of being bullied by others are long gone.

As for those separatists, Wen Yue is not afraid of them. If they dare to cause trouble, she will call the police. If they don't go to the mall to spend money, she will be more than happy.

So on National Day, the five-star red flag was hung in all the department stores of Lirong Department Store in various districts, and promotional activities were carried out in full swing.

The event was a success.

No matter what era, in Hong Kong, the majority of people have a red heart towards their motherland.

Although some people are not so emotional, or are not so brave to cause trouble, so they don't hang red flags on this day like those who are bolder and more emotional.

But they will also support those businesses and individuals who hang red flags in their own way on this day, either by going into the store to shop, or by showing a kind smile to each other on the street.

This group of people is very happy to walk into the mall of Lirong Department Store on this day to shop.

And the National Day is a holiday in the mainland. After the reform and opening up, many wealthy people appeared in the mainland, and they like to travel on holidays. For a long time, Hong Kong has been a popular tourist destination.

Even if these mainland tourists who come to Hong Kong are not traveling for the Regent Department Store, they will definitely go in to take a look when they see a promotion while shopping.

If you can get a bargain, you are a fool!

The promotion lasted for three days, and on the first day of the event, the customer flow of Regent Department Store quickly returned to its peak level, and on the second and third days, it increased compared to the previous day.

Although the customer flow dropped slightly after the holiday, the drop was not large. Overall, it was better than before the reputation of Regent Group was affected.

Seeing the data, the merchants stationed in Regent Department Store were completely relieved.

And the shareholders of Regent Department Store looked at Wen Yue, and then thought about Wen Jiaxin who was forced to resign less than a month after joining Regent Real Estate, and felt a sense of relief from the bottom of their hearts.

So when Wen Rongsheng proposed to let Wen Yue become a regular employee ahead of schedule, most shareholders voted in favor.

The minority who voted against it basically had their own thoughts, such as being unhappy with Wen Yue, or wanting to pull Wen Yue down to take over.

But such people were a minority, and their opposition did not affect the final result, so not long after October, Wen Yue removed the two words "acting" in front of the position ahead of schedule and officially became the president of Lirong Department Store.

Although the acting president only has two more words than the president, and the rights that can be exercised and the work to be responsible for are not much different on the surface, but after becoming the president, Wen Yue realized that there is indeed no difference in the work that the two are responsible for, but the difference in the rights that can be exercised is really not small.

After removing the word "agent", Wen Yue could clearly feel that her words worked. She encountered less resistance when promoting new policies, and her daily work was smoother.

Oh, there were changes in income as well.

Compared with when she was an agent, Wen Yue's salary nearly doubled, and her pocket money also increased. At her strong request, Wen Rongsheng agreed to convert the salary he had previously compensated her into pocket money and continue to pay it out.

There were also annoying things. She had more social contacts. Today, the wife of a rich man invited her to do a SPA, and tomorrow, the daughter of a famous family invited her to a yacht party. There were also various banquet invitations, both business and private.

When she was a salted fish, Wen Yue was very happy to agree to these invitations. The more people she met, the more she could eat.

But now she is very busy every day. After work, she just wants to go home and lie down. She doesn't want to greet people with a fake smile. Her change of mind was also related to the six million melon-eating points she earned from the Xu family's melon.

After redeeming her life points again, her remaining life span has increased to forty-one years, and she is twenty-five years old this year, so she can live to at least sixty-six years old.

Over sixty is not considered a long life, but it is not a short life either, not to mention that she still has two million melon-eating points left in her account, and she can continue to earn melon-eating points to prolong her life in the future.

The need to eat melons is no longer urgent, so Wen Yue naturally does whatever she feels comfortable with. She chooses to go to important business banquets and to private banquets when she is in a good mood.

Over time, it has become a recognized fact in the Hong Kong wealthy circle that Wen Yue is difficult to invite.

The above is all later. With Wen Yue becoming the president, the case of the Guangming Charity Foundation has also reached the trial stage.

Many people were sentenced to life imprisonment in this case, and the list is long, but the two brothers Xu Tianen and Xu Tianyang were not sentenced for long sentences, and they were only in their thirties after they were released from prison.

As for Xu Changrong, he died before the trial because he learned about the bankruptcy of the Xu family. Therefore, he did not stand trial. After

the verdict, the Guangming Charity Fund was officially sealed, and the property under Xu Changrong's name was basically recovered.

This is different from the original book. In the original book, because the Xu family did not go bankrupt completely, the money obtained from selling part of the industry was enough to pay the fine and compensation. Although the scale of the Xu family's real estate inherited by Xu Tianyang was greatly reduced, it still allowed him to join the circle of wealthy people and live a luxurious life.

The Xu family is completely bankrupt in this life, and all the assets under Xu Changrong's name may not be enough to compensate, so Xu Tianen and Xu Tianyang basically can't inherit any property.

So the two brothers not only became prisoners, but also became paupers.

And this is not the end.

What the Xu family did is abhorrent to both humans and gods. Even if they go to prison, their lives will definitely not be easy. Not only them, but everyone involved in this case is like this.

But this is still not enough, at least it can't calm the pain and anger of the victims' families.

Fortunately, this case has not been completely over here. The police will continue to track down overseas trafficking gangs and strive to rescue more victims.

Although it is not known how far the police can find out, as long as they continue to act, the fire of hope will not be extinguished.

At the same time, the investigation of the entire charity industry is also continuing.

The relevant departments have closed down a number of charity funds, but many funds have passed the review, which has not completely disappointed the Hong Kong citizens who are keen on charity.

These charity funds that have passed the review quickly organized themselves and formulated new and more stringent industry standards with the relevant departments, and stated that they will act in accordance with the standards in the future to ensure that every penny can be traced.

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As the matter came to an end, Wen Jiaxin's resignation could no longer be concealed. Xu Meifeng, who was far away in the UK, received the news and immediately called overseas.

On the phone, Xu Meifeng asked angrily: "What did you tell me before you went back? Why were you kicked out after only one month in the company? Aren't you usually very good? Why can't you do such a simple job as selecting charity funds?"

Wen Jiaxin had a very bad time during the period after leaving her job.

Wen Jiaqi is brainless and never knows how to restrain herself in what she says and does. When Wen Jiaxin just returned to China and worked in the company, she couldn't help but make trouble, not to mention that she is down and out now.

It just so happens that they live under the same roof, and they see each other every day. As a result, Wen Jiaxin is now ridiculed by Wen Jiaqi several times a day.

And during this time, she couldn't help but think back to the last words he said when she talked to Wen Rongsheng in the study that night.

At that time, she thought that resignation was temporary, and as long as her father was willing, she

would be able to return to the company sooner or later. But after waking up, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that her father might not mean this, and it might be difficult for her to return to the company. And not being able to return to the company means that it would be difficult for her to get her father's approval to compete for the inheritance rights.

Listening to her mother's questioning, Wen Jiaxin couldn't help but cover her face and said in an uncomfortable voice: "Mom, I don't want to do this either. Guangming Charity Foundation is the most famous charity foundation in Hong Kong. So many companies donate to them, and celebrities cooperate with them. Who knew that they would actually, actually do such a thing behind the scenes! And it happened after I decided on them and they cooperated."

Although Xu Meifeng was far away in the UK, her news channels were blocked by Wen Jiaxin, so she didn't know about her resignation until so late. But after knowing the accident, she immediately contacted someone to check the cause and effect, so she was not fooled at all.

Hearing Wen Jiaxin shirking responsibility in front of her, she angrily said: "How dare you say that? Just like you said, there are so many companies and celebrities who cooperate with Guangming Charity Foundation, why did others not get into trouble, but only you?"

Wen Jiaxin stopped talking. She knew the reason, but she didn't dare to say it out loud.

"Because you're stupid!" Xu Meifeng scolded, "I just don't understand, are you so short of men? Why can't you date at any time? When you inherit the Xu family, you can have any man you want? Why do you have to be unclear with the Xu family at such an important time?"

Xu Meifeng's words were so harsh that Wen Jiaxin was stunned. After two seconds, she said, "I didn't think about anything. I just, just..." She

just saw that Xu Tianen met her standards for choosing a partner, and she didn't think that Guangming Charity Foundation would get into trouble. She thought that it would be okay to take advantage of the convenience of work to contact him a few times.

Who knew it was such a coincidence.

The Xu family happened to get into trouble at this time, and dragged her into the quagmire.

Wen Jiaxin covered her face and cried, "Mommy, I really didn't want to do this. I also wanted to do good things, but this matter is not under my control. Nothing happened to the Xu family for so many years. Who knew it would happen at this time? I have only had dinner with Xu Tianen a few times and attended a charity sale. At that time, it was because we had a cooperation and I didn't want to deny his face, so I attended with him. Who knew the media would say we were dating after knowing it."

"Who knows, who knows? You only know to say so, but why did all this happen? It's all because of your carelessness! When you contacted the charity foundation, you represented the Lirong Group. You were a donor, why didn't you refute his face? The media reported that you were dating, why didn't you refute it?"

Without waiting for Wen Jiaxin to answer, Xu Meifeng said, "Because you are emotional and can't distinguish between public and private! You are blinded by the wealth of the Xu family and put yourself in a low position! You think the Xu family is a helper, but it is actually a quagmire! You are too arrogant, and you are stupid! Do you think your dad let you join the company to see you affect the interests of his own company for a man? What you did is simply missing the point, and the final result will only be more loss than gain!"

"Mom..."

After all, she is her own daughter. After scolding her and venting her anger, Xu Meifeng calmed down and asked, "Jiaxin, do you know why the first wife has fallen to this point?"

Wen Jiaxin recalled what Xu Meifeng had said about Wen Rongsheng's history of making a fortune, and said, "Because the first wife trusts men too much."

"Yes." Xu Meifeng said, "So Mommy has always taught you not to trust men, and don't think about relying on men. They will not share wealth with you. They will only suck your blood like leeches and find ways to devour everything you originally had."

"Mommy, I know I was wrong." Wen Jiaxin said with a sob, "What should I do now? Daddy told me not to go to the company in the future. Will he never give me another chance?"

Before meeting Wen Rongsheng, Xu Meifeng was just a waiter in a restaurant.

The place where she worked was not a high-end restaurant. The requirements for service staff were very low. No education was required, let alone the ability to speak English.

At that time, Xu Meifeng was very unmotivated. She had never thought about studying hard, at least learning English, and working in a higher-end restaurant with a higher income.

Her biggest worry was how to make her scumbag boyfriend turn over a new leaf, marry her and live an ordinary life, or whether she should dump him and find an honest and decent person to marry.

But before she made a decision, she met Wen Rongsheng.

At that time, he was already a big boss. Under normal circumstances, he would not appear in the restaurant where she worked. But the situation was special that day. He showed up, and she happened to serve his table.

They got to know each other because of this, and then they had more contacts at his initiative.

In those contacts, she saw a whole new world.

That was a world that only rich people could see.

In order to take root in that world, she changed her past laziness, learned English, went to night school, tried hard to keep up with the rhythm of his speech, and tried to figure out the meaning of his every word. In the end, she became the most gentle and eloquent flower beside him.

Although she had been abroad for several years and her relationship with Wen Rongsheng had faded, Xu Meifeng could still quickly figure out his true intentions from his few words.

Xu Meifeng said: "If you were like Wen Jiaqi, sitting at home every day, your dad would definitely not give you a chance. But if you can make a career for yourself like Wen Yue, you may still be able to catch your dad's eye again." "

What do you mean, Mommy?" Wen Jiaxin said, holding her breath and waiting for Xu Meifeng's explanation.

Xu Meifeng did not explain word by word, but only said: "I have a trading company under my name. You will go to work there starting tomorrow."

Wen Jiaxin, who had suffered a blow, was not as confident as before. Her first reaction was: "Trading company? I have never done that."

"Where do you want to go if you don't work at the trading company? Go to other people's companies and continue to serve tea and water? It's easy for you to be noticed by your dad in your own company, but when will you be noticed by your dad again if you work at another company?"

Xu Meifeng was very dissatisfied with Wen Jiaxin's attitude and said, "Besides, no matter what, you graduated from a prestigious business school. If you can't even manage a small company after studying for so many years, what are you fighting for? You might as well find a man to marry as soon as possible. At least after the Wen family falls into the hands of the eldest wife, as long as you shamelessly occupy the position of the main wife, your husband's family will always have a meal for you!"

Hearing Xu Meifeng's advice to herself not to rely on men before, and now asking her to find a man to marry, Wen Jiaxin felt her face burning and said quickly, "Mommy, I don't want to get married. I'm willing to work at the trading company."

"It's OK if you think so," Xu Meifeng said with forced satisfaction, "You don't have to worry too much. After you enter the company, I will arrange for someone to guide you, and I will also say hello to the people I know and ask them to take care of the business."

"This..." Wen Jiaxin asked hesitantly, "If the business is done in this way, will Dad approve of it?"

"Why wouldn't he approve? In our circle, which young person does business without relying on family and connections? Even your dad and others, don't they usually have to find ways to maintain relationships?"

If Wen Jiaxin was not her biological daughter, Xu Meifeng would definitely say that she was old-fashioned, but since she was her biological daughter, she could only patiently teach her: "Think carefully, didn't Wen Yue rely on connections to run her newspaper company? If it weren't for your dad, with her previous high profile, she would have been targeted and forced to close down. Not only did she use your dad's connections, she also broke your dad's news and threw his face on the ground for people to step on, but what was the result?"

"In the end, she caught Dad's eye."

"That's right." Xu Meifeng said earnestly, "Jiaxin, you have to remember, being aloof won't work in our family. You have to fight for what you want by any means necessary. If you get it, your daddy may look up to you, otherwise you will just become like Wen Jiaqi, do you understand?"

Thinking about Xu Meifeng's words, Wen Jiaxin's expression gradually became firm: "Mom, I understand, I will try my best not to let you down."

"Okay."

Xu Meifeng responded, and repeated the warning: "Remember, don't be emotional, don't count on men, and don't think about relying on men!"

"I'll keep it in mind."

...

When Wen Yue learned that Wen Jiaxin was going to copy her homework, she was not anxious, and even felt that it would be better if she rekindled her fighting spirit.

Only when there is hope can there be fighting spirit. For example, Wen Jiaqi simply gave up after losing her fighting spirit, and the issue of the ownership of inheritance rights did not stimulate her at all.

Wen Jiaxin's current state is that she feels that she is only one step away from the inheritance rights. As long as she works hard enough, she can cross this step and touch the edge of inheritance rights.

But the fact is, since she and Xu Meifeng conspired to make Wen Jiadong lose his fertility, she was destined to never cross this step again.

Yes, Xu Meifeng did it all, and even Wen Yue could not produce definite evidence to prove that Wen Jiaxin was involved in this matter. But as long as Wen Yue can get the evidence of Xu Meifeng's actions through the system, put it in front of Wen Rongsheng, and then tell him that Wen Jiaxin knows everything, he will never hand over the Wen family to Wen Jiaxin.

The most painful thing in life is not to have never had hope, but to miss something that is so close at hand.

For Xu Tianyang, this thing is Wen Jiaxin's love and the Xu family, so he will be in great pain after he was thrown into prison and the fantasy of love that Wen Jiaxin had woven for him was exposed. For

Wen Jiaxin, this thing is the inheritance of the Wen family. After trying her best but failing at the critical moment, she should be tormented for a long time, even half a lifetime, right?

But this is not enough.

Wen Rongsheng may deprive the two sisters of the third room of their inheritance rights because the third room caused Wen Jiadong to lose his fertility, but he will not be so cruel as to kick them out.

Wen Rongsheng might be a little cruel to Xu Meifeng, but at most he would just confiscate her property and kick her out. There is a high probability that there will be no more revenge. After all, no matter how much he hates Xu Meifeng, he has to take the two sisters of the third room into consideration.

Confiscating property is easier said than done.

Wen Rongsheng was able to confiscate Zhou Baoyi's property because she did not produce anything. Even if she opened an art gallery, the income was not enough to cover her expenses. All the money she had was given by Wen Rongsheng.

Xu Meifeng was more shrewd. In recent years, she made a lot of money by investing in houses with the support of the Wen family.

Xu Changrong used the Guangming Charity Fund to make a profit, and then invested the ill-gotten gains into Xu's real estate. After the incident was exposed, he was only fined and the ill-gotten gains were confiscated, and then compensation was confirmed according to a certain ratio.

It is hard to say whether the money Xu Meifeng got from Wen Rongsheng was ill-gotten gains, not to mention that she earned the money with the initial capital given by Wen Rongsheng.

As long as the money is not returned, she can still live a carefree life after leaving the Wen family.

Not to mention Wen Jiaxin, this is her own daughter. Wen Yue has not been able to provide definite evidence to prove that she participated in the plan to murder Wen Jiadong, and can only use clues to make Wen Rongsheng believe that she is not innocent.

But then what? No matter how ruthless Wen

Rongsheng is, he can't do what the emperors of the feudal era did. If the prince made a mistake, he would be imprisoned directly. He couldn't cut off his relationship with Wen Jiaxin just because she was not innocent.

Just like he was disappointed with Wen Jiadong, he just exiled him to England. He didn't see him, but he gave him money.

So when the third wife's murder of Wen Jiadong was exposed, the worst result she faced was to be exiled far away so that Wen Rongsheng could not see it.

But the third wife was rich, and even if she was exiled, her property was enough for them to have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives.

If Wen Jiaxin had been a little thicker-skinned and pretended to reflect, and called Wen Rongsheng every now and then to beg for forgiveness, and with Wen Jiayi whispering in her ear, maybe Wen Rongsheng would soften his heart when he was about to die and leave her some shares, or hundreds of millions in cash and real estate.

Maybe in the eyes of the rich, as the biological daughter of the richest man Wen Rongsheng, it was quite miserable to only get hundreds of millions in cash and real estate in the end. But Wen Yue was just an ordinary person before she traveled through time. Let alone Wen Jiaxin getting hundreds of millions, even if she only got a few million, she would not feel miserable. Especially compared with her original body who died innocently in her previous life, it was too happy to live the rest of her life without worries about food and clothing. Wen Yue really couldn't stand by and watch Wen Jiaxin live so happily