Chapter 393: Chapter 382 New Friend Chapter 393: Chapter 382 New Friend After finishing a round, the four n returned to see Shi Xinyu giggling. Tao Yong walked over, wrapped an arm around Shi Xinyu, and asked with a smile, “What are you talking about that’s so amusing?”
Nie Zhan wiped the sweat from his body and hands before finally sitting next to Lu Jiaxin.
Shi Xinyu said with a laugh, “Sister itong was saying that when she was in middle school, a boy liked her and wrote her a love letter, but it was delivered to her deskmate by mistake. Unexpectedly, that male classmate took it in stride and the two of them ended up together.”
Fu Ye’s eyebrows twitched, and he said with a smile while holding Yu itong, “Such an interesting story, how co you’ve never ntioned it to before?”
Yu itong fed him a piece of waterlon and said with a coy laugh, “It was sothing from many years ago, just sothing I recalled while chatting with Sister Jiaxin about our middle school days.”
Fu Ye thought that it was quite appropriate for Lu Jiaxin, who was only eighteen years old, to be discussing these topics.
Lunch was had at the golf course, and everyone chatted while they ate. The n talked about stocks, the economy, and international affairs, while Lu Jiaxin listened attentively at the side.
After the al, it was ti for everyone to head ho. Zong Shing said, “Jiaxin, let’s get together again when you have the ti.”
Lu Jiaxin smiled and agreed, also extending an invitation, “When I move, I’ll invite everyone over to my place.”
The garden villa she had purchased was decorated in a style that Lu Jiaxin liked. So she only had the master bedroom’s bathroom and dressing room redecorated, then set up the house according to her own preferences. Now it was almost ready, and she planned to move in during her vacation. However, this ti she was moving into her own house, so she intended to find a Feng Shui master to pick an auspicious day for the move.
Zong Shing and Yu itong both accepted the invitation without hesitation.
Shi Xinyu jokingly said, “Jiaxin, I saw in the newspaper that you have a mansion of ten thousand square feet, and the backyard is full of roses. Is that true?”
Lu Jiaxin laughed and responded, “Gossip newspapers just grab at straws — their stories aren’t to be believed. However, I truly have planted a lot of flowers in my backyard, including roses, peonies, Chinese roses, and callias. Next year when they bloom, you can all co over to enjoy the flowers.”
She had already purchased the adjacent land, and following Nie Zhan’s suggestion, she set aside a portion for building an extension; the rest would be planted with flowers.
Zong Shing said wistfully, “When the flowers all bloom next year, it will definitely be gorgeous.”
Her house also had a backyard, but her grandmother preferred sunflowers, and her mother-in-law liked chrysanthemums, so their backyard was planted with sunflowers and chrysanthemums. She liked roses and had no space to plant them.
After the al, the group dispersed. Once in the car, Nie Zhan wrapped his arm around Lu Jiaxin and asked, “How was today? They didn’t give you a hard ti, did they?”
Lu Jiaxin smiled warmly, “How could they? They took good care of and even specifically chatted about their middle school and college days so I wouldn’t be bored.”
Nie Zhan saw the smile on her face, “If you liked it, then we should gather more often in the future.”
Lu Jiaxin said with a smile, “Once I move, I’ll invite them over to my place. Oh, Sister itong ntioned she wants to create her own jewelry brand. I rember you said last ti that her family is in the jewelry business.”
Nie Zhan confird her recollection with a smile, “The Yu family is in the jewelry business, but the business dealings are handled by the son. If the son wants to start a business, they will provide startup funds, but for a daughter, they only provide a dowry. Miss Yu is quite ambitious and wants to establish a brand, but Fu Ye doesn’t support it.”
“Why not?”
Nie Zhan said, “She graduated with a master’s degree last year and joined her family’s jewelry design departnt, but she quit after less than a month. Without any managent experience, she definitely can’t succeed in business.”
Lu Jiaxin felt helpless. Without experience or capital, and yet wanting to establish her own jewelry brand, as if doing business were so easy!
Nie Zhan asked, “What, has she invited you to partner up with her?”
Lu Jiaxin nodded and said, “She herself is a jewelry designer, and her family is in the jewelry business, too. If she had ample experience, I would consider investing, but under the current circumstances, it’s better not to.”
Nie Zhan was sowhat surprised; he hadn’t expected Lu Jiaxin to want to go into the jewelry business. “This industry is highly competitive; it’s not easy to succeed!”
Lu Jiaxin shared her thoughts, “People in Hong Kong love buying all sorts of gold ornants, and so do people on the Mainland. It’s just that in the past, Mainland people couldn’t afford it due to economic constraints, and the governnt had tighter control over gold, so nobody wore jewelry. With the loosening of policies, everyone’s economic situation will keep improving, and the demand for gold and jewelry will grow day by day.”
Nie Zhan then understood, “You an to establish a brand in Hong Kong, but focus the company’s core business on the Mainland.”
Lu Jiaxin said with a smile, “Exactly. Mainland people think highly of Hong Kong products, and knowing that this brand is popular with Hong Kong people, they will definitely choose our brand.”
Nie Zhan knew that she saw great potential in the Mainland market, and he had also been observing in recent years that the developnt in the special regions was indeed very rapid. If the Mainland were to open up completely, the market would be enormous.
Nie Zhan was a very decisive person. He said, “If you have so much confidence, then let’s create a jewelry brand of our own.”
Lu Jiaxin looked at him intently.
Nie Zhan shared his plan, “We’ll invest together, you’ll hold the majority stake, and I’ll manage the company. If you have any inspiration, you can help design so new jewelry styles, and I’m sure we’ll hit it big.”
Lu Jiaxin was willing, of course, but worried that Nie Zhan would get too tired.
Nie Zhan said with a smile, “We’ll hire soone experienced and creative to manage things, so we don’t have to do everything ourselves. By the way, don’t you want to establish your own clothing brand? You can follow the sa approach, focusing only on design while leaving the rest to the company’s managent.”
After so thought, he felt this could still be tiring because inspiration isn’t sothing that just cos on demand. Nie Zhan said, “Never mind, let’s wait until you graduate.”
Lu Jiaxin replied with a smile, “Let’s wait for the right opportunity to do this.”
Nie Zhan nodded and then ntioned Shi Xinyu, “Miss Shi is an only daughter among four uncles and eleven male cousins, so she is quite pampered at ho and sowhat out of touch with worldly affairs. If she says anything unpleasant, don’t take it to heart, and if you don’t like it, keep your distance from now on.”
During the conversation, Lu Jiaxin had found Shi Xinyu sowhat naive, “No worries; she’s straightforward, what you see is what you get, and she’s quite easy to get along with.”
Actually, Yu itong was pretty nice; it’s just that she oversimplified the concept of starting a business. Even with money, without experience or capable help, business is just a way to lose money.
Listening to Lu Jiaxin’s old-fashioned statent, Nie Zhan burst out laughing, still laughing as he said, “She’s 23 years old, five years older than you. Anyone who hasn’t t you and hears you talk would think you’re in your thirties or forties.”
Inwardly, Lu Jiaxin mused, indeed she was in her thirties, and dating Nie Zhan did make her feel like a bit of a ‘cougar’.
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