Chapter 110 The 1980s: A Dramatic Revelation of the Male and Female Protagonists (36)
They also brought along other outstanding students from the school to promote their school.
Jin Yin stood in the middle of the crowd, listening to the people around her praising Jin Shu's achievements, as if she were a great general who had conquered new territories and was being fawned over by everyone.
Jin Yin coldly observed everything before her.
"Jin Yin, aren't you going? The principal is calling you; you could get on TV."
"There's nothing to show off. Is it really necessary to show your face just because you're benefiting from someone else's success?"
"It's good enough to get some benefit from the light. It's tiring to keep holding on like this. If you won't go, I will."
A few classmates gathered to one side and talked quietly.
"If it weren't for her dad being the director, with her current grades, she wouldn't have any chance to get noticed. I heard she's also running a clothing store now. Her family spent a lot of money to rent a shop for her. The name is... what was it again... Yin Yin."
"Where? I've never seen it before."
"On the street where the Golden Crane shop is located, ever since the Golden Crane opened, the prices of shops in the foreign trade market and other stores have gone up."
Now, that area is incredibly valuable, with annual rents reaching several thousand dollars, and this is just a small shop.
I heard that our city is planning to turn that street into a commercial center, and the shop prices will be even higher afterwards.
For most people, buying a house is still an unnecessary thing.
Nowadays, most citizens are provided with housing by their work units, and a small number will buy separate houses for their children, but many families still have two or even three generations living under one roof.
As shop prices rise, housing prices also rise quietly. A very small number of people have started to buy houses, like Jin Baosheng and Zhou Yanzhu, a couple who saved money by using the factory that Jin Shu ran in the countryside and then came to the city to look for a house.
At first, Zhou Yanzhu was unwilling. She was reluctant to spend all her savings to buy a house in the city center. She thought it would be better to use the money to build more houses in the countryside, since it didn't matter where she lived.
But there was nothing she could do; she trusted Jin Shu and was quite obedient to her.
There are four other children in the family as obedient as her.
Jin Baosheng, and Jin Shu's three younger brothers.
Especially the younger brother, who is already sixteen years old, is at the age where he should be looking for a job and a wife. With the Jin family's current savings, it is enough for him to buy a nice house in town, marry a beautiful wife with a stable job, and live a life that everyone envies.
But now the whole family has emptied their savings to buy a house in the city, starting all over again. The girls in the city are not only picky but also have higher requirements. From the perspective of the country folk, the Jin family is doing something foolish.
Why not live a peaceful life instead of making a fuss in the city? Where you live doesn't matter. The money that could have bought houses and gotten married for three sons has now been exchanged for a house in the city. Anyone who sees this is making a fool of themselves.
But there was nothing they could do; the whole family was foolish. Jinbao, the head of the household, made up his mind, and his three sons had no objections; on the contrary, they were very supportive.
"The Jin family is being foolish. I heard they made tens of thousands from the factory and used it all to buy a house in the city—just one house! So what if it has a yard? Are the three brothers going to live together in the future?"
"They used to be such a good family, so many girls wanted to marry into it. Now look what's happened, no girl wants to live with her brother-in-law. Girls in the city would definitely look down on them. I bet all three boys in this family will be bachelors forever!"
“What couldn’t you do with tens of thousands of yuan? Sigh! You’re really being stupid! There are some families in my wife’s village who have tens of thousands of yuan. They used the money to build a big house, bought a motorcycle, and married their son off to a primary school teacher in a grand way!”
Look, this is what I call a good life! They're going to enjoy a lifetime of happiness!
Amidst all the discussion, the Jin family still bought a house with a yard in the city center. The yard alone covered more than 300 square meters. Because the seller was in a hurry to sell and the total price was too high, they lowered the average price. In the end, they still had some money left over for renovations.
After buying the house, because she was underage, Jin Shu bought many more houses and shops in their names.
Basically, whenever Jin Shu has spare money, she will look for properties in different places. Location is not the most important factor at present; as long as the price is right, she will buy.
For the next six months, Zhou Yanzhu looked at the box full of property ownership certificates, tidied them up as usual, closed the box, and put them into the safe given to her by Jin Shu.
This is my daughter's dowry; it must be kept safe.
During her senior year of high school, Jin Shu became busy with various competitions, and most of the shop's affairs were handled by Xiao Wang.
Currently, Xiao Wang is the company's vice president and is much more familiar with the company's business than Jin Shu. Moreover, under Jin Shu's pressure, Xiao Wang can now speak fluently with foreigners and can handle even overseas business perfectly.
When Xiao Wang returned to the company that day, he mysteriously approached Jin Shu's desk.
Do you know who I met in France yesterday?
"who?"
“Lu Xu! He was that lazy guy from our village who never did any work and just wandered around all day. Back then, all the old folks in the village said he was lazy, and Jin Yin was even engaged to him.”
Fearing that Jin Shu might forget, she emphasized it again.
"You know him? You two watched a movie together before and chatted."
"I didn't say I didn't remember. If we meet, then we meet."
There's no need to make such a fuss.
"France! I saw him at the party! He was even sitting in the head seat! Isn't that shocking?!"
Jin Shu remained calm as she looked at her.
"If you can go, why can't he?"
"I...I'm relying on you, who is he relying on? Jin Yin was about to marry him, but when she found out he was from the city, she dumped him without hesitation."
"If they knew now that Lu Xu had become the owner of a foreign trade company, would they regret it?"
Jin Shu looked at the documents in her hand, her tone indifferent.
Whether they regret it or not is their business.
"Oh, I find you're not curious about these things at all, making me feel like a gossip.
"Oh, so what were you doing just now?"
"..."
Jin Shu always has a way of silencing the talkative Xiao Wang completely.
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Lu Xu and Xiao Wang returned on the same plane. Jin Shu was a little surprised that Xiao Wang had just mentioned Lu Xu during the day, and that evening Xiao Wang took the initiative to invite her to dinner.
She hadn't seen Lu Xu for a long time; the two hadn't been in contact since their first collaboration in the village.
Jin Shu was genuinely surprised that he took the initiative to invite her this time.
In the newly opened Southeast Asian restaurant, Jin Shu looked at the man in a suit in front of her. In just two years, he seemed to have changed a lot. Compared with the lazy young man before, he now seemed more like a successful person who had experienced many ups and downs.
With her reserved and composed demeanor, the only constant was her pair of eyes that held a deep, unrestrained smile, which left a lasting impression on Jin Shu.
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