Logistics companies have more “prospects” than Jiaxin Films. Since Xie Qian made the suggestion, he would certainly take responsibility for Wen Ying’s purse.
However, it was of no use.
Previously, Wen Ying was unsure of Xie Qian’s intentions, but last time Xie Qian had subtly broken the window paper. Wen Ying could not accept binding her finances with Yuan Feng Hui, and similarly would not bind with Xie Qian. Wen Ying could generously lend money to Xie Qian, without interest or asking for a return date, but she did not want to partner with Xie Qian in business!
This was a bit strange.
In the past, Wen Ying did not mind. She had shares in the “Shrimp King” business, Xie Qian had shares, and other friends also had shares. The rule of “not doing business with friends” had long been broken by Wen Ying herself.
At that time, she and Xie Qian and other friends were not yet so close. Now that everyone was even closer emotionally, Wen Ying instead did not want to be business partners with Xie Qian anymore.
The hidden thoughts within were probably clear only to Wen Ying herself. Unfortunately, the little ostrich Wen did not want to face them. She rejected Xie Qian’s proposal, clutched her coveted purse, and ran back home.
Could she only choose between Yuan Feng Hui and Xie Qian?
Wen Ying felt she had other choices.
Wen Ying wanted her mother Chen Ru to manage this money. This was called professional matching!
Chen Ru herself was very surprised: “Me managing your money?”
It was no wonder Chen Ru was astonished.
Previously, Chen Ru wanted to control her daughter in everything. Wen Ying avoided her at all costs, concealing everything from Chen Ru, even spending over ten million to invest in Tian Jiao without informing her.
Now, Chen Ru had finally convinced herself to learn to respect Wen Ying’s own ideas, yet Wen Ying generously asked Chen Ru to help manage her assets.
“If it is because of what happened before, you do not need to do this…”
Chen Ru took Wen Ying’s request as “flattery”.
After what happened before, Chen Ru felt a pang in her heart. She did not want Wen Ying to cautiously flatter anyone anymore. This “anyone” included Chen Ru herself!
Wen Ying laughed: “I am not trying to flatter you. I trust your financial management ability. Mum, you have so many big clients. They trust you to manage their money, and I trust you too. Right now, do not treat me as your daughter. Treat me as your client!”
With that, Wen Ying stated her financial management needs.
Chen Ru was still recovering from the surprise on one hand, but her professional instinct made her immediately take out a notebook to record Wen Ying’s needs. It was several million in funds after all. At this moment, Wen Ying was a big client.
When she heard Wen Ying say she wanted to buy stocks, Chen Ru came back to her senses a bit: “Minors cannot open accounts.”
Wen Ying nodded vigorously. “That is why I need to hand it over to you to manage!”
Wen Ying’s requirements were actually simple. Part of the funds would be used to buy a few long-term stocks, and the remaining funds would be left for Chen Ru to handle freely.
Was she worried that Chen Ru would lose all the money?
Wen Ying’s memory could not be precise to the specific rise and fall of a particular stock, but the upcoming 2007 was a big bull market in A-shares. This point would not be wrong. This year, it would be hard for Chen Ru to lose money. It was just a difference between earning more or less!
Since Wen Ying had the idea of trading stocks but could not open an account herself, Chen Ru thought it over and decided it was better for her to step in and help.
The mother and daughter reached an agreement. Wen Dong Rong was stuffed with a big mouthful of lemon.
“Giving you several million to trade stocks.”
“If not to you, then to whom? Do you know how?”
Chen Ru’s single sentence choked Wen Dong Rong to death.
That evening, the stimulated Wen Dong Rong wrote several thousand words in one go.
He had already found a few suitable newspapers and magazines, studied their requirements thoroughly, and prepared to focus on these few and persist. He did not believe he could not get published!
The light in the study stayed on very late. Chen Ru went to the kitchen to pour water, and could not help but smile.
This damn man really would not perform without pressure!
Actually, Chen Ru did not necessarily want to force Wen Dong Rong to earn much money. It was just that Chen Ru herself was contributing to the family, Wen Ying was handling both studies and writing, and Wen Dong Rong being too idle made Chen Ru uncomfortable.
Entrusted with several million by Wen Ying, Chen Ru felt a heavy responsibility on her shoulders. She was still thinking about this at work. Her superior asked if the study abroad agency she introduced was suitable. Chen Ru smiled and politely declined: “I asked. My daughter does not want to study abroad. It is no use if I am enthusiastic alone.”
“She says no and that is it? Little girls do not understand the importance of this. You must not indulge her whims!”
Chen Ru’s superior felt it was perfectly normal for parents to plan their children’s future. If everything was left to the child, some children did not want to study at all. If parents did not forcibly correct such lazy thoughts, the child’s future would be ruined!
The craze for studying abroad had risen over twenty years ago and had not declined yet. If there were no conditions to go abroad, fine, but why not send them if there were conditions?
The superior advised Chen Ru not to be foolish, with sincere words, truly for Chen Ru’s sake.
Chen Ru wavered for a moment.
At the critical moment, she recalled the content of Wen Ying’s letter and the fact that Wen Ying was handing several million in royalties to her to manage.
Wen Ying trusted her professional ability. Why could she not try to trust Wen Ying’s choice?
“I believe her. She is not throwing a tantrum, but truly has her own plans.”
Saying this, Chen Ru felt completely relaxed.
The superior muttered: “Fine, as long as you do not regret it later.”
Would there be regret?
Chen Ru did not know.
Every choice could lead to regret.
No one knew if the current choice was right or wrong. Different choices led to different life developments. Chen Ru hoped Wen Ying herself would not regret it.
Chen Ru no longer forced Wen Ying to study abroad. Wen Dong Rong’s obsession was not that strong to begin with. He refused the several study abroad agencies introduced by his colleagues.
A colleague even came specially to ask Wen Dong Rong if those agencies were not to his liking.
“I heard from the agency that with your daughter’s conditions, she can go to a well-ranked prestigious school. The hardest step in the long march has been taken. It is not cost-effective for you couple to give up now!”
Wen Dong Rong narrowed his eyes: “You seem very concerned about my daughter’s studying abroad?”
The colleague laughed awkwardly. “What is there? We are colleagues. Your daughter is like my niece’s generation. Recommending reliable agencies is just a small effort.”
Was it?
Wen Dong Rong neither agreed nor disagreed.
What niece’s generation? This was the new unit in Rong City, not the old one before. He and the colleague did not have such deep friendship previously.
Offering kindness without reason was either treachery or theft. Although Wen Dong Rong did not know what was strange about it, since his wife Chen Ru agreed that Wen Ying did not need to study abroad, no matter what was strange, Wen Dong Rong could avoid the pit!
The couple gave up on letting Wen Ying study abroad. The news quickly spread back to Mo Du.
Zhao Dong was so angry he could not speak for a long time.
These things one after another were simply opposing Zhao Dong.
Clearly, his scheme was almost successful, but the Wen couple suddenly changed their minds again!
It was hard for anyone to escape vanity. This plan had no reason to fail.
Could it be that the previous “Writer Rich List” made the Wen couple feel their daughter Wen Ying could earn more money staying in the country?
At this moment, media reported that the popular writer “Upstream Fish” had switched sides, signing the new book with Mo Du Literature Publishing House. Looking at the newspaper column where the author analysed “Upstream Fish”‘s bright future after signing with the new publisher, Zhao Dong felt irritated.
It was all because of the idle Finance Times creating some writer rich list, suddenly increasing Wen Ying’s attention. If it were Zhao Dong himself, he would first seize the good opportunity to make money. Studying abroad became less attractive!
“Really unlucky.”
This time, Zhao Dong did not contact Xie Jing Hu. Xie Jing Hu did not value Wen Ying at all.
Zhao Dong changed to contact Sara Zhuo.
Sara Zhuo had wandered among different men for many years, gaining countless benefits. Her current luxurious life was entirely supported by men. She knew too well the influence of pillow talk on men. Xie Qian was not yet a man, but such young people often had even less resolve. Adult men would consider various interests, but young people could do anything when emotions took over.
“Do not rush. As long as you know he has a weakness, seize the opportunity to strike him hard. If your method did not work this time, let it go. Doing it too obviously risks alerting the snake.”
Sara Zhuo’s calmness soothed Zhao Dong’s irritability.
Sara Zhuo, older than Zhao Dong, had much experience in lying low. Excellent hunters usually lay low for a long time to catch prey. Sara Zhuo had this patience.
Zhao Dong took several deep breaths, changed the topic, and chatted with Sara Zhuo about “Si Lan” for a while. Sara Zhuo was not good at business and could only trust Zhao Dong for now.
Towards the end of the chat, Sara Zhuo shifted the conversation, mentioning she was going to Japan for tourism soon. Zhao Dong’s heart stirred. “What a coincidence. I was just thinking of going to Japan for an inspection.”
On the other end of the phone, Sara Zhuo just chuckled lightly.
Both were experienced in romance. Many words did not need to be said too explicitly. Hinting was enough for mutual understanding!
…
Xie Qian did not expect that Wen Ying’s royalties this time went neither to him nor to Yuan Feng Hui. Wen Ying chose to hand them to her mother Chen Ru to manage.
It was surprising at first, but on careful thought, it made sense.
Parent-child relationships were never one-sided efforts. The hamster’s parents were changing, so naturally the hamster should give positive feedback!
Understanding was understanding, but Xie Qian was never one to give up easily.
The demolition compensation had not yet been settled. Xie Qian could not draw out funds. He called his mother Zou Wei Jun to ask if she had any financial management needs recently. Zou Wei Jun, always gentle, spoke sternly:
“Whether I have financial needs or not, I will not approach Wen Ying’s mother. It is not that I look down on her mother’s financial ability. It is that I cannot approach her. Xie Qian, Mum reminded you that before you have enough ability, you cannot expose the people or things you care about to certain people. Last time you almost exposed it. Next time, and the time after, will you still have such good luck? It is right that Wen Ying disagreed to invest in your logistics company. If she became a shareholder in your company, she would completely attract certain people’s attention!”
After a storm of reprimands, Zou Wei Jun softened her voice again: “Do not rush. If you do not rush, Mum will not rush either. I believe there is justice in this world. It is just that this justice is sometimes not hosted by heaven, but needs us to fight for it ourselves.”
There were many ways to express affection.
Zou Wei Jun could understand the young man’s feelings, but did not approve of Xie Qian pulling Wen Ying to invest.
Xie Qian was given a lesson by his mother and felt rare shame.
He had actually forgotten about this!
These days, everything going smoothly had indeed lowered Xie Qian’s vigilance.
From then on, Xie Qian completely gave up the plan to pull Wen Ying to invest in his business.
Compared to financial binding, he and the hamster had gone through so much together. The emotional bond was more solid!
“It was me who thought wrongly. In the future, I will not make you worry about this again.”
Xie Qian made the guarantee.
Zou Wei Jun also breathed a sigh of relief.
Was the new chief editor Bao Li Xin at Rong City Literature Publishing House unreliable? Did Zou Wei Jun not know?
Of course Zou Wei Jun knew!
But Zou Wei Jun could not intervene.
Zou Wei Jun could call Wen Ying to chat about the plot settings of the new book “Xun Yong”. Others would not know she could still influence Wen Ying’s new book direction.
Intervening in the publication of “Xun Yong” was different. Having left the job for so long and still not letting go of the authors she once handled, if Xie Jing Hu found out, it would cause more trouble!
Since Zou Wei Jun started working at “Jin Hu”, Xie Jing Hu’s mindset had been changing.
From initial vigilance to contempt, after Zou Wei Jun got close to a certain management in the company, Xie Jing Hu became vigilant again.
Zou Wei Jun had actually teamed up with the person inserted by his big brother Xie Yu Ping!
Xie Yu Ping’s friend acted uprightly. Zou Wei Jun was also open and aboveboard. The two often gathered because the friend was willing to teach, and Zou Wei Jun was eager to learn. They had not thought of romantic matters at all.
Xie Jing Hu himself had dirt under his butt, so he saw others as dirty too. Seeing an excellent man appear beside Zou Wei Jun, he always suspected others wanted to cuckold him.
Zou Wei Jun ignored him. Xie Jing Hu began to follow Zou Wei Jun to and from work every day. Zou Wei Jun grew even more disgusted with him.
Finding no abnormalities in Zou Wei Jun’s commute, Xie Jing Hu secretly approached the nanny Xiao Tian of old Madam Xie, asking if Zou Wei Jun often called someone at home.
Nanny Xiao Tian’s mouth was as tight as a clam. She looked at Xie Jing Hu with puzzlement.
Want her to be a traitor and betray Sister Zou? Impossible!
Xie Jing Hu could not get useful information. He had to approach his big brother Xie Yu Ping.
The friend was introduced by Xie Yu Ping to work at “Jin Hu”. Xie Yu Ping could not ignore it!
Xie Yu Ping was so angry his temples throbbed. He could not say outright that he had instructed it. With a dark face, he drove Xie Jing Hu out: “Wei Jun’s character is better than ten of you tied together. Get out now!”
Xie Jing Hu did leave. But Xie Yu Ping’s friend could not continue working at “Jin Hu”.
From the beginning, the friend said he would stay two more months to teach Zou Wei Jun. After some contact, the friend saw Zou Wei Jun’s difficulties, and also recognised her ability and character. Two months became four months.
If Xie Jing Hu had not caused this fuss, the four months would have continued to extend. Now the friend could not stay, to avoid Xie Jing Hu splashing dirty water on Zou Wei Jun.
There was no eternal banquet in the world. This guide bid farewell to Zou Wei Jun.
Although Zou Wei Jun was reluctant in her heart, she understood even more that she could not delay the other’s future because of herself. After this period of interaction, the other was not only Zou Wei Jun’s “guide”, but also Zou Wei Jun’s friend.
Zou Wei Jun asked the friend where he planned to develop in the future. The friend smiled: “First rest at home for two months before working. If really bored, I will trade stocks. If you have needs in this area, I can teach you.”
Trading stocks?
Why were people around her recently paying attention to the stock market? Wen Ying took several million to trade stocks, and this very capable friend also had similar plans?!
