Chapter 58
"Have you earned back all nine million?" Gu Jiangkuo reminded him. "That's not a small sum. It will surely attract the attention of Boyue Holdings."
Jiang Nuo didn't answer directly. Instead, he tilted his head and looked directly into Gu Jiangkuo's eyes. "You've looked up Boyue Shares. Do you know the background of this company?"
Gu Jiangkuo answered fluently, "He's a rising star in the investment world, but he doesn't go public. His CEO, Yu Min, is a former Wall Street veteran. While abroad, he worked for one of the most prestigious investment firms in the US, leading a team that led several notable short-selling cases. He's capable, but his character..."
"Are you calling him a foreign devil?"
"Yes," Gu Jiangkuo said. In fact, the online comments he'd found were far harsher than the "foreign devil" curse. This person had brought down a well-known domestic listed company, uncovering financial fraud. When the news got out, the company's stock price plummeted. They made a killing by short-selling, but the company was forced to liquidate and delist because of this incident, leading to massive layoffs domestically.
But financial fraud is real.
So everyone has different opinions about Yu Min. Most people scold him for taking advantage of others' misfortune, while a small number of people say that if there is no problem with the company itself, what is there to be afraid of?
However, Jiang Nuo's deepest impression of Yu Min wasn't from these cases, but from Yu Min's nephew, Yu Wencong. This nephew would one day become Yu Min's sole designated heir, a super-rich second-generation, and one of the protagonist's "stock-buying gongs"—their primary suitors and the protagonists of this world.
So, putting his character aside, Jiang Nuo really wanted to meet this genius operator, Mr. Yu Minyu.
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Now that things are almost done, Mr. Jiang has no reason to delay recuperating any longer, and finally decides to go back to work tomorrow morning. He remotely instructs his secretary Xiao Wang to arrange his recent schedule, and does not forget to emphasize that time should be reserved for the parent-teacher meeting on Friday afternoon.
Now that Jiang Nuo has returned to the company, Gu Jiangkuo has no reason to stay in the villa to take care of her and spend time with her day and night.
Perhaps it was the sadness of parting that made Gu Jiangkuo go to bed very late.
But when he really lay down on the bed, Gu Jiangkuo realized that it was not just a simple sadness. He reasonably suspected that he had eaten too much in the past few days and had become too irritated.
Gu Jiangkuo's adolescence was a turbulent one, his energy almost entirely consumed by the strenuous physical labor on the construction site. After a forty-minute bike ride home, he was already exhausted and devoid of any romantic desires. Sometimes he needed to wash his underwear early in the morning, and he couldn't even remember what he had dreamed the previous night.
But now it's different.
Now he lives a carefree life. Ever since he met Jiang Nuo and was taken home by Young Master Jiang, the heaviest physical work Gu Jiangkuo has done is walking the dog. His originally abundant energy has nowhere to vent, not to mention that he has eaten so many tonic foods in the past few days.
He even dared not sleep.
Gu Jiangkuo could almost foresee what he would dream about at night.
He didn't dare to think too much, and with a flushed face, he prepared to take a cold shower. He didn't dare to do it in Jiang Nuo's bathroom. Instead, he ran to the second floor with a bath towel, which was closer to Jiang Su's room.
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The closer it got to the parents' meeting, the more worried Jiang Su became, causing him to move more slowly. As soon as he reached the bathroom door with his clothes in his arms, he was overtaken by the brisk-footed Gu Jiangkuo.
Jiang Su: “…”
What is Brother Gu doing? If you don't know, you might think he's in a rush to pee and just wants to take a shower. Why is he in such a hurry?
Jiang Su didn't take it seriously, carrying her change of clothes and slowly returning to the bedroom. However, fifteen minutes later, half an hour later, the bathroom remained closed, the sound of water splashing incessantly continuing. ...It wasn't until an hour and ten minutes later that the door finally opened again. Jiang Su, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed over and saw Gu Jiangkuo finally emerge, shirtless, with a towel wrapped around his waist.
Jiang Su exclaimed, "Brother Gu, I knew you had a good figure, but I didn't expect it to be this good. How did you build those muscles?"
Gu Jiangkuo's whole body was a little red, probably because of the moisture. He responded vaguely and went upstairs in a hurry.
Jiang Su: “…”
Fortunately, Jiang Su was a big-hearted kid. He didn't care much about being treated perfunctorily. He was still worried about his parent-teacher meeting. He went to take a shower with the mood of visiting a grave. Because the bathroom had just been used and it was too steamy, he temporarily put his change of clothes in the outer compartment. Then he saw a pair of underwear hanging on the rack.
"Huh?"
Jiang Su moved closer to take a look. No one else had the same size except Brother Gu.
But there's a washing machine at home specifically for washing underwear! Because Aunt Mei is a woman, his brother was embarrassed to ask her to wash his underwear, but he didn't want to do it himself either. So he bought a mini washing machine that sterilizes and removes mites, and also has a drying function. All he has to do is throw the clothes in. Every day when Aunt Mei cleans, she starts the washing machine and helps put them away.
Why doesn't Brother Gu use that? Why do you have to wash it by hand?
Jiang Su, who is always clueless in class and exams, is like Conan possessed when it comes to trivial matters. Once he pushes up his glasses, there is only one truth!
It must be dirty and inconvenient, and he was embarrassed to put it in! Because he had done this himself!
Jiang Su chuckled twice, "Brother Gu has a pretty bad temper, haha."
However, when Jiang Su woke up early the next morning, she went to the bathroom in a daze and saw another pair of new underwear! It was Gu Jiangkuo's, hanging side by side in the same place.
"!" Jiang Su immediately woke up and exclaimed in shock, "Oh my god, here we go again so early in the morning!"
As expected of me, Brother Gu. His muscles were well-trained. They are really strong!
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Today was Mr. Jiang's first day back at work after his recovery. His biological clock hadn't fully reset yet, so by the time he yawned and went downstairs, it was already 7:40. Even Jiang Su had finished breakfast and excitedly said to him when she saw him, "Brother, you're finally awake! I was almost late for school!"
Mr. Jiang asked curiously, "Why are you waiting for me? Let Lao Liu take you there."
Jiang Su blabbered, "No way. Brother Gu went to the construction site early this morning. Lao Liu is sending me off, so there's no one else to send you off."
"Gu Jiangkuo's gone?" Jiang Nuo frowned. Yesterday, he was so reluctant to let her go back to work, so why did he leave so early today without even saying goodbye? Could there be something urgent at the construction site?
Li Qing is causing trouble again? Speaking of which, we should indeed strengthen our defenses. If I remember correctly, Yanlin's recent policy will soon be released, and the new business district just happens to cover that piece of land. In the previous life, that piece of land was one of the Jiang family's most profitable investments in the past ten years. We must not let anything go wrong.
"Brother?" Jiang Su stretched out a paw and waved it in front of his brother's eyes. "Why do you get distracted when I mention Brother Gu? Brother, I advise you to think less about him."
President Jiang brushed the claws away from his eyes in disdain and said as he walked towards the dining table, "Why do you think less about him? What happened to him?"
"That's not the case. It's mainly because you are too fragile." Jiang Su quietly added in his heart: I'm afraid he will knock you away.
Mr. Jiang: “?”
Mr. Jiang, who was inexplicably looked down upon as weak, decided to show his authority as an older brother and said, "I'll transfer 30 yuan to you. Take a taxi to school."
Jiang Su was shocked: "??? Why? It's so hard to get a taxi here!" And thirty yuan? When had his brother ever given out a red envelope with less than four figures? What's with thirty yuan?
Mr. Jiang thought to himself: Of course it’s a personal revenge.
"Of course it's because you're almost late. Do you have to wait until I finish my meal?"
Jiang Su thought the same thing, resigned himself to his fate, picked up his schoolbag, trudged out of the gate, crossed the yard, and then jogged along the long driveway inside the community - taxis were not allowed to enter without the owners, so he had to walk to the outside of the community before he could get a taxi.
Mr. Jiang looked at the child's embarrassed back and felt a little happier.
But when I woke up in the morning and didn't see Gu Jiangkuo, I still wasn't used to it. Finally, I couldn't help but send him a WeChat message: [Is there something going on at the construction site? Is everything okay?]
When Gu Jiangkuo received this message, he had already arrived at the construction site by speeding.
He looked at the two words "Nuonuo" he had secretly noted on his phone and felt guilty. Didn't Gu Jiangkuo want to take Jiang Nuo to work and spend more time with him? Even if it was just a few minutes.
But, he really...felt guilty.
After taking a long cold shower last night, I thought everything was fine, but who knew that I would dream about Xiao Nuo again at night, and... this time it was even more outrageous than all the previous dreams.
If he saw him again early in the morning, Gu Jiangkuo couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't make any more ugly appearances or be discovered by him, so he simply fled to the construction site to hide.
After staring at his phone for an unknown amount of time, Gu Jiangkuo finally replied: [No big deal, I've already taken care of it.]
Soon, I received another reply from Mr. Jiang: [Work within your ability, personal safety comes first.]
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Although the company has been under remote control for half a month, the backlog of work is still quite astonishing. As soon as Mr. Jiang entered the company, he was forced to plunge into official business, and the day passed in the blink of an eye.
The days without Gu Jiangkuo passed quickly due to being busy, and Friday came in the blink of an eye.
Mr. Jiang originally thought that it was a boring thing to make time on Friday afternoon to attend a parent-teacher meeting for his little kid, but now he is somewhat glad that he can take this opportunity to take a break. Moreover, on Friday night, Gu Jiangkuo will also go home for dinner as usual.
With such hope, the morning's official duties and meetings seemed less unbearable. However, I didn't expect that sometimes happy events would come in droves.
"Boss Jiang!" Wu Tong was the first to rush in with the good news. "The official document has just been released! It's still hot! That commercial district development we've been talking about in Yanlin is finally finalized. Can you guess where it is?"
Jiang Nuo's heart moved, and he answered silently: The original old city area, the land we photographed.
He didn't show it on his face, and asked cooperatively, "Where is it?"
"The original old town! That's the piece of land we bought! The one Assistant Gu is in charge of now!" Wu Tong said excitedly, "With this policy, the value of that land will triple or quadruple! Not to mention future development. Boss, we're going to make a killing! We don't have to do anything, and we'll make hundreds of millions in profit!"
Mr. Jiang also laughed: "Yes, it's a big profit."
He was certainly happy to have made a killing on the land, but what Jiang Nuo wanted to know more about was how Ding Pingzhou felt. He thought he had reliable inside information. The Ding Group had paid several times the market price to acquire the Jinchuang Building, but now the business district had been relocated elsewhere. This meant that all the huge sums Ding had spent, along with the subsequent investments in furnishings and promotion, had gone to waste.
Jiang Nuo really wanted to see Ding Pingzhou's expression with his own eyes. It must be very exciting.
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The Ding family is now in chaos. Ding Yansheng doesn't even have time to pull his unfilial son over and scold him. Now the Ding's president's office is crowded inside and out with people, including banks, private equity firms, trusts, and various financial institutions that they have raised funds from before.
Because the price of the Jinchuang Building was far beyond expectations when it was auctioned, Ding was unable to come up with so much cash at once and had to apply for a bank loan.
What real estate company isn't seeking bank loans these days? The entire industry is essentially borrowing chickens and eggs, but it's still quite rare to find a company with a debt ratio as high as Ding's.
There was no other way. They originally thought that with the support of policies, this project would definitely make a profit. Even though they knew that the transaction price was too high, they still competed with Jiang for the bid without hesitation. When it came time to pay the balance, they could only bite the bullet and increase the leverage again and again.
In fact, if the policy is as they expected, Jinchuang will still make a lot of money in the end.
Who could have thought that things would not go as planned, and the information they had painstakingly gathered was all false!
"I was fooled by that little bastard Jiang Nuo!" Ding Yansheng gritted his teeth, but he didn't dare to say even these words in his heart, and he didn't even dare to smash a teacup - the creditors blocked his office, and if he couldn't appease these people, they would sue him at any time!
When Ding Pingzhou heard the news, he was stunned as if struck by lightning.
"How is that possible?" Ding Pingzhou murmured, "You must have seen it wrong. I'll go find Dad and ask him clearly!"
"Oh, son, don't go!" Mother Ding stopped him. "Your father is furious. He said he would beat you to death this morning! You came back late and didn't run into him. Otherwise..."
Mother Ding wiped her tears. "I heard from your father that the loss this time is more than the 200 million yuan we spent on the original auction. There's also some leverage involved. I don't understand it either, but it's an astronomical figure. You too, if you don't understand, don't get involved. It would be great to let your father and brother run the company. But now... what are you doing? Your father has high blood pressure, don't irritate him anymore!"
The author has something to say:
Dear reader: So what did you dream about? Is there anything that we, the noble and legitimate readers, cannot see?
Sanxi helps to peek: (covering his face) Eh, even a pervert like me feels a little perverted!
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