Chapter 50 We're all from the same hometown
Successful coded communication!
Shangguan Jin calmly pulled her hand away from Shen Huaichen's, but before she could speak, Shen Huaichen spoke first.
"It's a good thing you came too, otherwise I really feel like I can't live like this anymore."
"Why can't we live like this anymore?"
One of the three great dukes of Dayu, and commander of the Weiyuan Army, his prestige even surpassed that of Emperor Xiao Jing.
"If you want it, wealth, luxury, beautiful wives and concubines will flock to you in droves!" Shangguan Jin retorted irritably.
"No, I really didn't think that way, otherwise I wouldn't have said I'd hide in the North for three years and not come back."
Wait a minute, don't you think I'm misunderstanding something?
Do you still hold a grudge about what happened when we worked together before?
I'm not trying to take credit for something; it's just that the boss thinks it would be safer to go public if two investment banks were involved.
Otherwise, it would be bad if the boss, who has been preparing for so many years and is single-mindedly focused on going public, made a mistake.
"We're just one step away from victory, so it's better to play it safe, right?" Shen Huaichen said with a grin.
Looking at Shen Huaichen's smiling face, Shangguan Jin thought for a moment, "It's not easy to meet a fellow countryman in another world."
If it's someone you've been in contact with, then it's even more difficult!
“No, isn’t your name Du Huaicheng?” Shangguan Jin asked.
"Yes, my name is Du Huaicheng! But before my parents divorced, my name was Shen Huaichen."
After my parents divorced, I stayed with my mother and took her surname. To save trouble, my mother changed my name to one with a similar pronunciation.
"My father's surname is Shen," Shen Huaichen replied.
Shangguan Jin understood.
"By the way, I came here three years ago. It was the little box that the boss of that listed company gave me."
There was a painting inside that I thought was the work of a famous artist, and I was even thinking of getting it appraised at an auction house!
When I got back to my room, I opened it and saw that it was just a man riding a warhorse, and not some famous figure at all.
When did you arrive?
"If I had known you were coming too, I would have come back much sooner," Shen Huaichen continued.
Shangguan Jin...
Like her, she also came over after looking at the painting in her hand.
That's not right, so why did she arrive so much later than Shen Huaichen?
Oh, it seems that after I got back to my room, I made two phone calls to two friends, complaining that I had encountered a complete idiot.
Then I did yoga for half an hour.
After yoga, I took a relaxing milk bath... and then applied a face mask...
Oh, so it was her who was wasting time!
"I... I just arrived a month ago," Shangguan Jin said softly.
Shen Huaichen understood.
No wonder I haven't wanted to come back for the past three years!
Then a few days ago I suddenly had a strong urge to sneak back and take a look.
We really are from the same hometown; even though we're so far apart, we feel like family.
"It's alright, we'll stick together and keep each other warm from now on," Shen Huaichen said cheerfully.
Shangguan Jin rolled her eyes at him.
How dare you say that!
"Wait, weren't you doing just fine in the Northern Ksitigarbha? Why did you suddenly come back?"
Could it be that you couldn't make it over there and were even having trouble eating, so you thought you'd come back to reap the rewards?
"After all, what you're best at is picking the peaches." Shangguan Jin looked at Shen Huaichen warily.
Shen Huaichen...
Is he that kind of person?
No, the most important thing is, how could Shangguan Jin doubt her own abilities!
He used to be one of the top investment banks, how could he possibly be so poor that he can't afford to eat!
"Madam, you're overthinking it. I truly miss you and the household..."
Stop hitting me! Can't I even make a joke?
There are people outside!
Seeing that Shangguan Jin had already dragged the soft pillows from the bed over, Shen Huaichen hurriedly begged for mercy.
"I just came back to visit. I'm in someone else's body and using their name, so I can't just say I don't care about the life or death of this whole family!" Shen Huaichen explained.
Shangguan Jin snorted twice and hugged the soft pillow to her chest.
"Over the past month, I've finally managed to balance all the accounts in the mansion."
You have no idea, when I first arrived, the prestigious Duke of Dingguo's mansion was living on pawnshops.
Shen Huaichen became even more curious.
Shangguan Jin doesn't seem like a science and engineering student, nor does she know how to make things that can be sold for money. How did she manage to settle the Duke's mansion's accounts?
"How...did you do that? Did you check the accounts? Or catch someone embezzling?" Shen Huaichen asked, somewhat curious.
"You're treating people to meals and accepting gifts, and you're even trying to freeload," Shangguan Jin said irritably.
Shen Huaichen...
Sure enough, receiving gifts is the fastest way to recoup funds.
"To freeload? To freeload from whom? The officials?"
My guess is that since the original Duke of Dingguo has disappeared, the nobles in the capital should be hiding at the Duke of Dingguo's residence!
Shen Huaichen was very curious about who Shangguan Jin would be begging from.
As far as he knew, the Shangguan family didn't seem to be very wealthy.
"The emperor! Who else could he be with! Of course, he'll just take advantage of whoever has the money."
"Do you expect me to take advantage of people who are even poorer than us?" Shangguan Jin was even angrier.
With such a limited mind, how can they be an investment banker? Of course, when they're short of money, they'll go to rich people!
Shen Huaichen gave Shangguan Jin a thumbs up.
Indeed, she has a brain. No wonder people in the industry say that Miss Shangguan's beauty is the least noteworthy.
"Come on, let's exchange some information and share our knowledge."
After all, we're in the same boat now.
"When other people transmigrate, they usually cause some trouble. Now that you're here, given your workaholic nature, you'll definitely want to cause some trouble too!" Shen Huaichen sat down on the bed frame, where the bed board had already been lifted.
"Stirring up trouble? What kind of trouble?"
Should we list DaYu on the stock exchange?
Shen Huaichen, do you even have a brain?!
My sister is now like a skilled cook without rice to cook. In this day and age, what can I do?
All I can do is raise money and keep the Duke's mansion going.
As for what happens next, let's take it one step at a time! Shangguan Jin was a little depressed.
Shen Huaichen raised an eyebrow.
"I thought your goal was to become an empress!"
Shangguan Jin...
"Oh? So what is your goal?"
You hid in the North for three years, making yourself impossible to find, and now you've suddenly come back.
What bad things are you harboring in your heart?
Or are you planning to rebel against Emperor Xiao Jing and eventually become emperor yourself, with three palaces, six courtyards, seventy-two concubines, and three thousand beauties serving you?
"That's normal, though. If I had the chance to become an empress, I would definitely hold a general selection of handsome men from all over the land and take in male concubines in my harem," Shangguan Jin said with a smile.
Shen Huaichen...
"Hehe, I'm not physically strong enough to handle it!" Shen Huaichen laughed.
"Hehe! Same here! Limited abilities!" Shangguan Jin also said with a fake smile.
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