Gu Wenfeng ate the skewers but didn't drink. Xiao Xiao wanted to drink but he stopped her. As a bodyguard, he was strictly prohibited from drinking alcohol during work.
Lu Jiaxin looked at the time and said to Su Heyuan, "It's too late, we have to go back. I'll treat you to dinner when you come back from the mainland."
"Then I'll wait."
On the way back, Xiao Xiao said to Lu Jiaxin, "Sister Xin, the barbecue here is really delicious. If I learn from them, will they teach me?"
Lu Jiaxin knew that she liked to eat, but it was her first time to learn how to cook: "If you want to learn, I will pay for your tuition. As long as the money is in place and you promise not to steal their business, they will teach you."
Qian Xiaoxiao would not learn: "I want my parents to learn, and then I can go back to Guangzhou to set up a stall. Although it is tiring, it is better than farming. Besides, our family lives in a remote mountain village, and the teachers' Mandarin is not as good as mine. It is wishful thinking to go to university after studying in my hometown."
Lu Jiaxin was quite thoughtful and said, "Your idea is good, but it's not practical. Not to mention the complicated procedures for coming to Hong Kong City, the cost of food, accommodation and learning is very high."
Qian Xiaoxiao was a little disappointed.
Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "There should be people doing barbecue in the mainland now. You can ask your grandfather to find one, and then ask your parents to learn from them. If that doesn't work, buy the recipe from the boss here and ask your parents to figure it out at home. As long as they are willing to spend time and effort to study it, the taste will not be bad. However, Yangcheng and Pengcheng are relatively chaotic. If the night snack stall becomes popular and profitable, there will definitely be people who will make trouble. Your grandfather has to be in charge."
Although I have never met her parents, I know from Qian Xiaoxiao's description that her father is an honest farmer, and her stepmother is a bit hot-tempered but also a decent person.
Qian Xiaoxiao thought this was fine and said, "After we cross the sea, I'll discuss this with my grandfather. My grandfather is old and not as healthy as before. I'll feel at ease if my parents are by his side."
Lu Jiaxin couldn't fall asleep after sleeping too much during the day, so she counted her assets in the room. She got nearly 40 million in Hongzhong stocks (after deducting taxes and fees, etc.); her aunt gave her 30 million; Clivia's cash and antiques added up to about 10 million; the garment factory bought Hongzhong stocks with dividends last year, and this year's dividends are as high as 13 million; there is still 2 million in cash in the account, a total of 95 million.
If you don't calculate it, you'll be shocked. With all these things going on, including the shares in Chery, his net worth is over 100 million.
Lu Jiaxin muttered in a voice that only she could hear: "The clothing factory is making so much money, I really can't bear to sell all my shares."
Thinking of this, she thought she could keep 20% and sell 40% to Su Heyuan. It was already very difficult for this guy to take up 40% with his financial resources. However, Chery will go the low-end route in the future, and she wants to create her own brand, so she will not design clothes for it anymore. Otherwise, when it becomes famous in the future, it will be a black material. The best way is to put the shares in a trustworthy person.
After thinking about it, only Xue Mao is the most suitable. Lu Jiaxin doesn't trust anyone else. Well, after returning from Sijiu City, I will discuss it with Xue Mao. There should be no problem.
After calculating these accounts, Lu Jiaxin became more energetic, so she started thinking about what to do next. She remembered that the Plaza Accord would be signed in September this year, and she could speculate in foreign exchange at that time. After making money in the foreign exchange market, she would open a retail clothing store first, and then create her own brand after the retail store made money.
As for what brand to sell in the retail clothing store, it would be easy to learn from the experience of predecessors and use what she knows. She had not stayed in Huadu for so many years in vain.
She fell asleep after one o'clock and woke up late the next day. She stretched and got up, opened the curtains, and the sun was shining outside.
While eating breakfast, Lu Jiaxin said to Qian Xiaoxiao, "I'm going to Gu's house later, and Brother Feng can take me there. I'll be back in two days, so you and Sister Feng can go to the wholesale market to buy some things today. But don't buy too much, or you'll have to stay in Gangcheng and wait for me if you can't pass the customs."
Qian Xiaoxiao immediately thought about what to buy. She first eliminated the fancy ones and bought something practical.
Gu Haifan was very happy to see Lu Jiaxin: "Cousin, how did you do in the exam?"
Lu Jiaxin tapped his forehead, and seeing him covering his forehead with a puzzled look on his face, she smiled and said, "Don't ask about other people's scores after they've finished their exams. For example, if you didn't do well in the exam but others kept asking about your scores, wouldn't you be very nervous and feel a lot of pressure?"
Gu Haifan quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, cousin. I shouldn't have asked."
As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Xiuxiu came over and asked, "Jia Xin, how did you do in the exam?"
Gu Haifan originally wanted to remind her not to ask, so as not to make his cousin nervous. However, he did not expect that his cousin's attitude towards his aunt was completely different from that towards him.
Lu Jiaxin smiled and said, "It should be fine."
She can say whatever she wants in front of Su Heyuan, but she still has to leave some room in front of her elders.
Gu Xiuxiu said three good words happily, then took Lu Jiaxin's hand and said, "If you get into college, your aunt will reward you."
Lu Jiaxin did not refuse and responded to her words: "Aunt, what are you going to reward me with?"
Gu Xiuxiu pulled Lu Jiaxin upstairs and took out a property certificate from the safe: "This is a store I bought more than ten years ago. The annual rent is not bad, you can use it as pocket money."
Seeing Gu Haifan staring at the property certificate, she said cheerfully: "When you get into college, your aunt will give you a store as well."
Lu Jiaxin refused when she saw the address on the property certificate: "Such a large store in Causeway Bay is worth tens of millions now, Auntie, I don't want this."
If it was a house worth one or two million, she would not refuse it, just like the two houses before. But she did not dare to accept a store worth tens of millions in a busy area.
Gu Xiuxiu patted her hands and said, "Just take it if I give it to you. Auntie doesn't have anything else, but she has a lot of shops and houses, so just take it if I give it to you."
Lu Jiaxin said: "Aunt, if you give me this store, I will sell it and use the money to support those children who have dropped out of school."
Aunt Mei smiled and said, "Cousin, when the eldest young master and the eldest young lady were admitted to university, the old lady gave them rewards. The eldest and second young masters had houses in a high-end residential area, and the eldest young lady had a shop in Tsim Sha Tsui. Now that you have been admitted to university, they will give you a shop. They won't say anything if they know."
Lu Jiaxin just wanted to laugh. How could she compare with He Mingzhu and the others? It was understandable that her aunt had Alzheimer's disease, but how could Aunt Mei become so naive?
(End of this chapter)