Chapter 4, Chapter 004: They've struck it rich!
Ye Baoling, who was eating a pear, looked up and, despite being mentally prepared, still asked about the marriage.
“You should have met the youngest son of the Lü family before. He is five years older than you, a top student who returned from studying in the UK, and works as a fund manager at Yingbao Securities. He is a very promising young talent. In terms of family background, our Ye family is better than the Lü family, but in terms of personal ability and talent, you are out of your league.”
Lu Tianyou, the youngest son of the Lu family, appears gentle and refined on the surface, but is actually possessed by a demon.
In the original script, Ye Baoling was disliked, bullied, sexually abused, and cheated on after marriage because of her weak personality and lack of education. She wanted to get a divorce but was blocked by her family. With nowhere else to go, she committed suicide.
After the original owner died, the Ye family not only did not seek justice for her, but also maintained a friendly marriage relationship with the Lü family.
This is what is known as a family marriage based on mutual benefit.
Even if Ye Kaimin didn't say it, Ye Baoling knew that the Ye family was after Lu's father's resources as the chairman of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Fortunately, the Lü family collapsed after the subsequent stock market crash, and a year later, Lü's father was imprisoned. Only then did the Ye family quickly sever ties with the Lü family.
The death of his daughter could not make the eldest son's branch of the family abandon the Lü family; only interests could.
This marriage is definitely not going to happen, but given the current situation, Ye Baoling doesn't want to directly overturn the table and break ties with them.
Her idea was simple: since the original owner was a fifth-generation rich kid, she couldn't let that role go to waste.
In addition to obtaining the ugly king's jade needed for the mission, she also wanted to obtain the benefits that the original owner should have received from her family.
Instead of working hard to start a business and become a self-made millionaire, why not just relax and be a down-to-earth, leisurely old-money heir?
Of course, you have to endure hardship and put in a lot of effort in the early stages.
At this moment, Zheng Junni was listening silently without saying a word, but it was clear that she cared a lot about the marriage.
If Ye Baoling's guess is correct, Zheng Junni probably wants her daughter Ye Baoxin to marry Lü Tianyou in her place.
After all, the currently powerful Lü family and the promising overseas returnee Lü Tianyou both perfectly fit Zheng Junni's criteria for choosing a husband.
Ye Kaimin treated his two daughters equally, and even showed more favoritism to his intelligent and capable stepdaughter Ye Baoxin.
But Grandpa Ye was different from Ye Kaimin. He favored sons over daughters, but in his heart, his own granddaughter was more reliable than other people's granddaughters.
Therefore, as long as Ye Baoling agrees, this marriage cannot possibly fall to Ye Baoxin.
"Dad, the most important thing for two people getting married is having common topics to talk about; that's how a marriage lasts. You said the Lu family's son studied in England and is an elite talent, but as for me, you know, I grew up in a small alley, and I didn't go to university after graduating from Form Four..."
Ye Kaimin interrupted, "It's because your mother is sick, and you yourself don't want to go to university abroad. Does our Ye family lack the money for your university education?"
"I never said my family wouldn't let me go to university."
Ye Kaimin was taken aback for a moment when his daughter directly refuted him.
“What I mean is, Lu Tianyou and I grew up in different environments and have different levels of education, so it’s hard for us to have anything in common. Aunt Jun, do you think what I’m saying makes sense?” Ye Baoling turned the conversation to Zheng Junni.
Zheng Junni, who had long wanted to get involved, didn't expect Ye Baoling to throw out the question. She smiled and said, "Baoling is right. Marriage is not only the union of two families, but also the union of two people. If two young people are incompatible in terms of personality, hobbies and other aspects, then the in-laws will not be able to get married, and may even become enemies."
Ye Kaimin hesitated, "Then what should we do?"
Zheng Junni looked at Ye Baoling, hoping that she would take the initiative to let Ye Baoxin take over.
Ye Baoling wouldn't bring it up herself; she continued eating the pear.
Ye Kaimin and Zheng Junni exchanged a glance; the couple knew perfectly well what the other was thinking.
"So sweet. Is there any more?" Ye Baoling hadn't eaten fruit for a week.
Every time Ye Baoling comes back, she eats like a kitten, only taking a tiny bite of even the most exquisite delicacies. It's quite rare to see her with such a good appetite.
Zheng Junni hurriedly called out, "Ah Jin, peel another Japanese pineapple for the young lady."
Seeing that neither the father nor the daughter would continue the previous topic, Zheng Junni finally couldn't help but say, "If Bao Ling is not suitable, then who is?"
Finally, Ye Kaimin chimed in: "What about Baoxin? Is Baoxin alright?"
Finally, they got to the point. Zheng Junni suppressed her joy and said, "We need to ask the old master's opinion first. Only if the old master thinks it's okay can I ask Baoxin."
In other words, Ye Kaimin's word is not enough to decide this matter.
Ye Kaimin: "I'll talk to the old man later. Bao Ling rarely comes back, so she'll have lunch before leaving."
Ye Baoling didn't plan to go back so early. Since she was already there, she decided to have a good meal at the Ye family's house.
Furthermore, she wants to take this opportunity to reclaim the savings that belonged to the original owner.
The children of the Ye family receive pocket money from the family trust fund every month into their personal bank accounts. The original owner's bank card was controlled by Ye Kaimin, and in the script, her father never returned it to her until her death.
Ye Baoling had lunch with Ye Kaimin and Zheng Junni at noon.
At the dinner table, Ye Baoling, who had almost finished eating, saw that Ye Kaimin was in a good mood and that Zheng Junni needed her help, so she took the opportunity to say, "Dad, today is my birthday."
"Huh?" Ye Kaimin paused awkwardly, completely forgetting his daughter's birthday.
Junnie Cheng immediately added, "I'll have someone order a cake so we can celebrate together tonight."
"Today is my 23rd birthday, and I'm an adult now. Dad, I remember when I was little, you told me that when I grew up, the bank card that the family helped me with would be returned to me."
Ye Baoling saw these words in the original owner's diary.
On her eighteenth birthday, the original owner wanted to ask her father for her bank card back, but every time she saw Ye Kaimin, she was like a mouse seeing a cat, not daring to say much, let alone boldly ask for the bank card.
Ye Kaimin took back the chopsticks he was using to pick up food. "What do you need a bank card for? To use it to pay off your uncle's family of parasites?"
As Ye Baoling expected, Ye Kaimin indeed used her uncle as an excuse to fob her off.
At this point, reasoning and arguing were useless, so Ye Baoling pretended to be clueless and asked, "Dad, did you spend my money?"
Ye Kaimin: "What a joke! Do I need to spend your little bit of money? I'll give it to you after you get married and leave the Gu family."
Ye Baoling retorted: "An excuse."
Ye Kaimin hissed, "What's wrong with you today? Is your uncle out of money and forcing you to come and ask for it?"
"Didn't you call me to come back? What does this have to do with my uncle?"
Ye Kaimin was speechless: "..."
“I’m not stupid. I won’t waste money on my uncle. I’m an adult. If I don’t have a penny in my pocket, I’ll never grow up.”
Ye Kaimin: "Don't I give you a living allowance every month?"
Two thousand a month is definitely not much.
The nanny's salary is more than her living expenses as a rich girl.
Ye Baoling complained, "The food allowance isn't even enough."
"Where's the money your mother left you? Did it all go to support your uncle's family? In this kind of environment, who would dare give you money?"
"Since you don't trust my uncle, I'll move back in. Once I move back, you can give me back my card."
Ye Kaimin: "..."
He discovered that his daughter was not only not timid today, but also very quick-witted.
Ye Kaimin didn't believe Ye Baoling would be willing to come back and live there. Every time she came back before, she would only have one meal and then she couldn't wait to go back to her grandmother's house.
It's uncomfortable to stay even a moment longer.
"We'll talk about it when you move back. As long as you get married, the bank card will be returned to you sooner or later. Your father keeps his word."
That wasn't in the original script. The richer they are, the more shameless they become!
After dinner, Ye Baoling still wouldn't let go of the issue of the savings: "Dad, can you let me see my bank card? I've never seen my card before."
Ye Kaimin was getting impatient: "You really think I spent your money? Do you want me to print out your bank account statement for you to see?"
"If you won't show me the card, at least give me a bank statement."
She really dared to ask for it.
Ye Kaimin reluctantly got up and went out. After a while, he took out a gold card and handed it to her, saying, "Take a look."
She saw it; it was a Parkway Bank card. She quickly memorized the last four digits.
"Dad, how about I meet with Lü Tianyou?"
How can you go back on your word?
Zheng Junni was so angry she wanted to curse.
Ye Kaimin: "What's wrong with you? You seem distracted. Something's not right with you today. What triggered you?"
"I wasn't traumatized. I'm all grown up now, and I just want to control my own money. You just said you'd only give me back my bank card after I get married, so I might as well just marry Lü Tianyou. Then you can give me the card back, right?"
Ye Kaimin: "!"
Seeing that the duck that was about to be eaten had flown away, Zheng Junni quickly acted as a peacemaker again, "Oh dear, Kaimin, you're really something. You'll have to give it back to Baoling sooner or later. Why don't you just give her the card, but don't give her the password yet? One of you can keep the bank card, and the other can keep the password. It's the best of both worlds."
With the card, she can go directly to the bank to change the PIN!
Ye Kaimin is not stupid.
“No, keep the card with me.” Ye Kaimin conceded, “From now on, your monthly allowance will be increased to three thousand.”
He then tried to take the card from Ye Baoling's hand.
Ye Baoling clutched the card and hid it behind her back: "Give me my three thousand yuan allowance this month."
Ye Kaimin was speechless again. How had his daughter become a hooligan? But he didn't want to get angry and forcibly take the money. If things got out of hand, he wouldn't be able to bear the shame. So he got up and went to get the money.
"Dad, we don't need to order the cake. Let's just give you the cash instead, five hundred."
"A cake studded with gold?! Five hundred?!"
In the end, the three thousand five hundred yuan was handed to Ye Baoling, and she smiled as she returned the bank card to her father.
Actually, she doesn't really need this card.
Once you know the bank information, the next step is to take decisive action and report the loss to the bank to apply for a replacement card.
After leaving the eldest son's house, Ye Baoling not only received her pocket money, but also took a bag of imported Fengshui pears and a bag of delicious Swiss candy.
The Ye family driver took her back to the Gu family home. After putting her things down, she gave two hundred yuan of the five hundred yuan she got from exchanging the cake to Sister Ping.
"I'm having extra dishes tonight. I want roast goose. The rest is up to you."
My younger cousins jumped for joy when they heard that we'd be having roast goose as an extra dish, shouting, "Big cousin, hooray!"
"Cousin, did your stingy dad give you money?!"
Ye Baoling retorted with a laugh: "My dad is stingy, your dads are spendthrifts."
Neither of them are good.
Everyone burst into laughter.
Afterwards, Ye Baoling took her ID card to Parkway Bank to replace her bank card.
However, in this day and age, you can't replace a bank card with the original card number. Ye Kaimin was certain that she wouldn't dare to report the original card lost and apply for a new one on her own. If she did, the family fund's money wouldn't be deposited into her new account with the new number.
"Ms. Ye, are you sure you want to report this as lost?" the bank employee asked her again to confirm.
Ye Baoling answered without hesitation: "I'm sure."
It's okay, she's thick-skinned, she'll find a way to give the new card number to the person in charge of the family fund's remittances.
How much money is left in the card?
"Including investment, it amounts to 4,423,579.12 yuan."
"I've made it big!" she exclaimed inwardly.
In 1987, the average wage in Hong Kong was around HK$3,000, so HK$4 million was no small sum.
In addition, he receives nearly HK$20,000 in pocket money every month.
Being a fifth-generation rich kid is really great.
Give her a chance to complete the task and live a good life. She absolutely refuses to be someone who suffers without effort.
A note from the author:
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I forgot to wish you all a Happy Qixi Festival yesterday, so here's a little something extra! [dog head with rose in hand][dog head with rose in hand][dog head with rose in hand]
There are small red envelopes (cash gifts) dropping in the comments section of this chapter! [Let me see!]
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