Chapter 123 What's the difference between a gold digger and a gold mint?
After leaving the Zhou family, Jiang Xingyao received a photo of Jiang Cancan being led into the Jin Group building from behind.
The person who posted the photos was Jin Yanzhou.
Jiang Xingyao glanced at it and then immediately clicked delete.
Jin Yanzhou also sent a few messages, basically saying that Jin Qingyu was still incorrigible and his intention to sow discord was obvious.
Jiang Xingyao felt that Jin Yanzhou was being rather fussy. In the end, she simply replied to Jin Yanzhou that she had no interest in her ex-husband's life.
Things finally quieted down at Jin Yanzhou's place.
Some time ago, Director Sun recommended several directors and producers in the entertainment industry to Jiang Xingyao. Someone asked Jiang Xingyao to write an end credits song. Jiang Xingyao finally made time and has been busy with the song lately. In between, she also visited Zhou Keyuan at the Zhou family a few times.
Zhou Keyuan's condition has stabilized somewhat, but Jiang Xingyao still doesn't dare to provoke him too much, nor does she inquire too much about Xin Xin.
It was half a month later when the music was finally written.
Winter comes later in the port city than in the capital. Although it's already the beginning of winter, it doesn't have the bone-chilling cold of the capital.
Jiang Xingyao registered a new account and, under the name of Qu Weiyi, sent the new song to the client.
With this matter settled, Shen Ying happened to be in Hong Kong to look at potential locations, and Jiang Xingyao picked her up from the airport.
It had only been half a month since I last saw her, and Shen Ying seemed to have gained a little weight. The gentle older sister vibe in her eyes and brows was even stronger, and her complexion looked pretty good.
Jiang Xingyao wasn't familiar with Hong Kong. She had casually mentioned the house when she visited Zhou Keyuan at the Zhou family home, and Zhou Huaiyan had asked his assistant to look out for a few places for her.
Jiang Xingyao had inquired about it herself for a while, but after comparing various options, she still found that the place recommended by Zhou Huaiyan was better in terms of location and cost-effectiveness.
Jiang Xingyao had dinner with Shen Ying first, and then went to see the place recommended by Zhou Huaiyan.
Several locations were in office buildings in the city center. There were no other problems, but Shen Ying hesitated because of the rent.
If she were to open a studio, there would be many expenses in the early stages, and for various reasons, she didn't want too many people to know about her sudden trip to Hong Kong.
I have some savings, but I can't really touch them.
Shen Ying hesitated for a long time, but in the end she did not make a decision, only saying that she would think about it.
Jiang Xingyao also saw Shen Ying's difficulties and said, "Sister Shen Ying, I also plan to open a studio and find an assistant. If you don't mind, we can work together."
Her career was just starting out and she didn't have much work, so she didn't actually have this need in the short term. She brought it up because she was afraid of embarrassing Shen Ying.
Shen Ying and Shen Mingsu have both helped her a lot, and now that Shen Ying is in trouble, Jiang Xingyao naturally wants to help her if she can.
Shen Ying could understand Jiang Xingyao's meaning. She was interested in developing her career in Hong Kong for the long term, but Jiang Xingyao was different.
Gangcheng is just a stopover for Jiang Xingyao. She is now divorced and has no burdens, so she will definitely go to many places in the future.
With her career just starting out, opening a studio in Hong Kong was not a wise move for her.
Jiang Xingyao also noticed Shen Ying's doubts, and she said, "Sister Shen Ying, you know that I have only been working for a short time and I don't know anything. I will have to rely on you for help in the future. I am not being polite to you, so why are you being polite to me?"
And don't forget, I just received a large sum of money in my divorce settlement; the last thing I lack now is money.
Since Jiang Xingyao had already said all that, Shen Ying didn't refuse. She teased, "I almost forgot, our Yaoyao is a little rich woman now. Okay, then I won't be polite with you. Let's consider this studio as something we opened together, and we'll split the profits."
After the deal was settled, Jiang Xingyao and Shen Ying went back together to sign the contract, and the matter was quickly finalized.
Previously, Shen Mingsu had some connections in Hong Kong. When Shen Ying went to contact someone to handle the initial matters of the studio, she casually asked Jiang Xingyao, "Xingyao, about the assistant you mentioned, do you want me to keep an eye out for you?"
Jiang Xingyao did not refuse.
The two chatted for a while about the studio's future development. Just as they were about to part ways at the office building entrance, a middle-aged man rushed towards Jiang Xingyao: "Xinxin, it's you! You've come to see me again?"
It was Zhou Keyuan, and behind him was Zhou Huaiyan's assistant.
When Assistant Han saw Jiang Xingyao, he said apologetically, "Miss Jiang, I'm so sorry, Mr. Zhou saw you upstairs and insisted on coming down. What do you think..."
Zhou Keyuan had already grabbed Jiang Xingyao's arm and, as always, asked her about Xinxin's condition.
Jiang Xingyao said, "It's okay. Where's Huaiyan? Why is Uncle Zhou out today?"
When Assistant Han introduced them to Jiang Xingyao before, he already knew that these office buildings belonged to the Zhou family, or rather, that the most prestigious office buildings in the entire Hong Kong city belonged to the Zhou family.
"Mr. Zhou is meeting with guests, and Mr. Zhou's father is making a scene at the Zhou residence, insisting on seeing you. Mr. Zhou was worried, so he brought him along. But it turns out that Mr. Zhou's father still disturbed you. Ms. Jiang, you're here to look at the house today, right? If you have anything else to do, I'll call Mr. Zhou to come and pick you up," Assistant Han explained.
Ever since Old Zhou became confused, he's become stubborn, and apart from him, none of them can do anything about him.
Not really. There's also Jiang Xingyao who can coax Old Zhou to listen to her now.
Assistant Han was also a little surprised. Previously, President Zhou had only paid attention to women wearing white dresses, but Jiang Xingyao was wearing a camel coat today, and President Zhou still recognized her at a glance.
“No need, I’ve finished my business. Tell Brother Huaiyan that I’ll take Uncle Zhou back to the Zhou residence first,” Jiang Xingyao said.
"I'm not going home. I need to buy something for Xin Xin today, so I can't go back." Zhou Keyuan shook his head and refused when he heard Jiang Xingyao's words.
Jiang Xingyao looked at Assistant Han, who glanced at the date and seemed to suddenly remember something: "It's like this, Miss Jiang, every month on the 20th, President Zhou goes to the mall to buy something, saying it's a gift for that Ms. Xinxin. I've been busy with President Zhou these past few days and forgot. I forgot it was today."
Jiang Xingyao said, "It's nothing serious, leave it to me, I'll take Uncle Zhou there."
Jiang Xingyao was a frequent visitor to the Zhou family's old residence, and it was also the person Zhou Huaiyan trusted to entrust to Jiang Xingyao, so Assistant Han naturally had no objections.
"Then I'll let Mr. Zhou know that we'll leave today's business to Ms. Jiang."
After Assistant Han left, Shen Ying asked in surprise, "Xingyao, when did you become so familiar with the Zhou family?"
The Zhou family members are not so easy to get along with.
The Zhou family has not been in Hong Kong for long, but they have risen to prominence in just a few years. Now, the old families in Hong Kong can hardly catch up with them. This is naturally the work of the old Mr. Zhou of the Zhou family.
After Zhou Huaiyan took power, everyone thought the Zhou family would decline for a while, but unexpectedly, his methods were no less than his uncle's. There were rumors in the circle that the strength of the Zhou family alone could crush the total strength of all the wealthy families in Hong Kong. This shows just how enormous the Zhou family was.
Jiang Xingyao briefly explained how she and Zhou Keyuan met by chance.
Zhou Keyuan was getting impatient. He tugged at Jiang Xingyao's sleeve and said, "Xinxin, let's hurry. I still need to buy Xinxin a gift. If we're late, Xinxin will be unhappy again."
Based on Zhou Keyuan's description, Jiang Xingyao felt that the Xinxin he mentioned was still a spoiled and willful young lady, especially disliking others being late.
Jiang Xingyao hastily said goodbye to Shen Ying and took Zhou Keyuan to the place he specified, the largest shopping mall in Hong Kong.
Zhou Keyuan came frequently.
He was very familiar with the place and led Jiang Xingyao directly into a luxury store, waving his hand as if to buy all the new clothes of the season.
The shop assistants were probably used to Zhou Keyuan's extravagant spending and weren't surprised, but their gazes fell on Jiang Xingyao with some surprise.
Previously, the person accompanying President Zhou was Zhou Huaiyan, whom you could only see on TV. Apart from him, President Zhou never allowed strangers to get close to him. Today is quite strange, as a strange woman has appeared beside President Zhou.
Although curious, the other party only glanced at Jiang Xingyao and quickly said, "Mr. Zhou, your items will be delivered to the Zhou residence soon."
Zhou Keyuan was very satisfied. He then pulled Jiang Xingyao and said, "Come on, my dear daughter, let's go to the next place."
Jiang Xingyao originally thought that Zhou Keyuan would only pick one or two gifts, but she did not expect him to buy so many as if he were buying a whole venue.
Before the two of them had even left the luxury store, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Jiang Xingyao like a gust of wind. She put her hands on her hips and said loudly, "How can you be so shameless? You actually tried to deceive Uncle Zhou while Huaiyan wasn't paying attention."
"Get out of my way! How dare someone of your character associate with Uncle Zhou?"
Jiang Xingyao looked closely and recognized Du Wei, one of the few acquaintances she knew in this port city.
"Deceive? Miss Du, since you know nothing, it's best not to talk nonsense. Uncle Zhou is..."
"How dare you call him Uncle Zhou? You surnamed Jiang, have you no shame? You knew Uncle Zhou wasn't sober, yet you tricked him into coming to the mall to buy you things. What's the difference between you and those gold diggers?" Du Wei said angrily.
Jiang Xingyao was too lazy to argue with someone as irrational as Du Wei. She said, "Whether I'm a gold digger or not, you can call Assistant Han or Brother Huaiyan to ask. Move aside, don't block the way."
Du Wei persisted: "You must have tricked Uncle Zhou when Huaiyan wasn't paying attention. You can't leave. You made Uncle Zhou buy so many things for you. Do you know that this constitutes fraud? I'm calling the police."
She reached out and grabbed Jiang Xingyao's arm.
They were determined to keep the person there, and a clear malice flashed in their eyes.
Whether Jiang Xingyao was lying to Zhou Keyuan or not, Zhou Keyuan herself wasn't sure, but it didn't matter. As long as she could use this reason to send Jiang Xingyao to the police station, that was enough.
If we add a couple more lines then, Jiang Xingyao will definitely suffer a lot.
Even if Brother Huaiyan investigates it later, she will still be doing it out of kindness.
This is the price Jiang paid for stealing her man.
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