Group Pet Eldest Lady, She Just Wants To Be A Salted Fish

Chapter 15 – In the Gu family, fan affiliation is very important

Being smiled at by Gu Fuchen made Ruan Yōu’s heart felt creepy. In a panic, she forced herself to calm down.

Calm down!

Calm down!!

But…

How could she calm down QAQ

If her vest is dropped1, her retirement life will be over.

Either she will be seen as trying to compete for the family’s inheritance and be drawn into a big fight, or she will be pitied by her family and begin a pitiful life as a worker. Even if she were to be exiled to an island like that Gu whoever before for poor performance and lack of the upbringing expected of a scion, it would still be much better than getting embroiled in a fight or living a life as a worker.

After thinking about it, she blames herself for not being capable enough.

During this period of time, she didn’t spend money as actively as she should have. Her brother, in the midst of his busy schedule, even had to personally supervise her shopping and assigned her homeworks to spend money, step by step guiding her towards becoming an “anti-role model” for a successor. He has taught her so much, but these days she finds spending money too bothersome and spends her days sunbathing at home and secretly studying investment and teaching her friends how to trade stocks.

Presumably, Gu Fuchen is thoroughly disappointed with her behavior, which is not “spoiled, idle, and useless” enough.

In the book, Gu Fuchen has ambition and loves power and status. He also values family and has a very good relationship with his parents. After her return, Gu Fuchen has indeed played the role of “elder brother” very well. He even watched a TV drama with her last night, which he might have found boring.

Gu Fuchen balanced power and family very well.

She never begged, liked, nor did she ever think that her biological brother should give up his power and choose the path of kinship for her. She hopes he won’t do this, she can’t repay him.

Upon returning home, Ruan Yōu asked herself if she had sacrificed anything. Refusing a hundred billion family fortune was just refusing something that she didn’t think belonged to her.

Gu Fuchen’s choice was beyond Ruan Yōu’s expectations.

Gu Fuchen walked over with a stiff expression on his face, trying hard to restrain something. He stood in front of her and picked up a book on investment, flipping through a few pages casually, and asked in a low voice:

“Do you like reading these? Do you want to come to the company for practical training?”

Investment, it’s the intersection of my and my sister’s interests! This is the common language! Common language!!!

Ruan Yōu was stunned for a moment, and then shook her head like a tambourine, her fluffy curls swaying in the air. Her watery eyes were filled with sincerity and fear.

Between kinship and power, Gu Fuchen could endure the overwhelming pain and choose kinship. Ruan Yōu was very shocked, but she didn’t have time to digest all of this.

Letting retiree go to the company for practical training?

Thanks, that’s even more uncomfortable than being bitten by a shark.

Ruan Yōu looked up at him sneakily, her mind racing fast as she thought about how to salvage everything.

“I…I’m not good at these things. There are experts on the forum saying that Shirui’s stocks have skyrocketed, but…”

“Wait a minute.” Gu Fuchen suddenly interrupted, his face looking down on her. “Experts?”

—The answerer on a small forum being called an expert by his sister?

Gu Fuchen looked down at her with an arrogant confidence that said, “There are no experts in front of me, only trash”.

Ruan Yōu : … “You are.”

Gu Fuchen nodded lightly and motioned for her to sit down on the chair beside him, gesturing with his hand.

—Excitedly rubbing hands together.jpg

Ruan Yōu took a deep breath and felt a buzzing pain in her head.

Suddenly, she felt that as long as she wanted to engage in power struggles, with her golden finger, even the combined intelligence of two Gu Fuchens would not be able to match her.

Was this the time to argue over who was the real expert like a weak elementary school student?

Why did it take ten years for the internal struggles of the Gu family to end in the novel?

It was not because the power struggles were too intense and everyone was fighting back and forth, but because—

Everyone was equally incompetent.

As much as one may criticize, there are still times when explanations are necessary.

After sitting down, Ruan Yōu continued, “That expert…”

“Hmm?”

With a twitch of her little face, Ruan Yōu secretly rolled her eyes in her heart, “That not-so-awesome little guy said that,”

“Hmm.”

“She said that Shirui’s stocks would soar, but many people on the forum didn’t believe her, so they all attacked her. My good friend from college saw the exp… little guy being besieged,” Ruan Yōu paused, “and my friend was also scolded. A netizen chose the opposite stock of the little guy, Puxiong, and invested two million in one go, boasting online and urging the little guy and my friend to invest. He was very arrogant, and I was very angry, but I didn’t know how to refute him. In order to suppress him, I bought twenty million Shirui stocks in a fit of anger!!”

Ruan Yōu held out two fingers and emphasized again, “Twenty million, oh~

“I didn’t expect Shirui to really soar, and my friend was very happy to see it.”

Yes, that’s right. She’s just a useless person who can only use money to smash her opponents like a brainless person. She smashed them with 20 million yuan! The fact that the stock of Shirui skyrocketed was purely accidental, and has nothing to do with her intelligence as someone who has never worked before!

“If it hadn’t gone up and had lost money, it wouldn’t have been worth it.”

Even if she had lost money, she would only feel a little guilty. She’s really good at being a spendthrift~

“After buying the stocks yesterday, my friend recommended me many books to read so that I wouldn’t waste money in the future. But I really don’t understand anything, and I feel sleepy just looking at them. I don’t want to read them anymore!”

Gu Fuchen had a complex expression and remained silent for a long time.

Ruan Yōu’s heart sank.

Maybe he hasn’t believed me yet, QAQ

Trying to appeal to him emotionally and logically, she said in a soft voice, “I’m really not cut out for investment work. I don’t understand any of it, and it gives me a headache just thinking about it.”

Observing his expression secretly, she added, “I love money, but only for spending. With money, I can get my work done quickly and efficiently.”

Suddenly, a deep and mysterious expression crossed over Gu Fuchen’s face. His hands, which had been trembling slightly at his sides, betrayed the emotions he had been suppressing. After a long pause, he nodded and said in a low voice, “Okay.”

Gu Fuchen didn’t stay long and quickly left after putting down the book.

Ruan Yōu breathed a sigh of relief as she lay back in the chair.

It was true that she wasn’t suitable for work in finance.

But she still loved making money.

Since she was certain about the direction of future investments, there was no way she would give up this golden opportunity.

No matter what attitude Gu Fuchen has towards her now, she is willing to hide her abilities like a prince in ancient times, not competing with the crown prince for the position, but she must have the ability to maintain basic livelihood on her own. This expresses her attitude. Gu Fuchen doesn’t need to be deeply trapped in the quagmire of “family members competing for inheritance”.

When he left just now, his footsteps seemed to be fast.

Seeing the books on the table, Ruan Yōu rubbed her forehead.

Four million is enough for her in the past, but it’s easy to go from simplicity to luxury and difficult to go from luxury to simplicity.

It’s time to earn more retirement money.

The WeChat messages from Luming kept coming:

[Heyheyhey]

[The rich lady who invested 20 million, did you earn a bloody fortune!!]

Shirui had become the focus of attention on the entire internet. Environmental protection and electric power were matters of global concern, and the industry was showing promising development trends. This was sure to attract many investors, with an influx of funds and stock market speculation leading to a surge in stock prices as expected.

[I’m so happy! My classmates know that I bought Shirui yesterday and are drooling with envy.]

[We are calculating how much money Shirui can earn this time, and the boss of the company is estimated to be excited and going crazy.]

[Hahaha, my research friend said, Gu Fuchen may be so excited that he is using the calculator to figure out how many more golden houses he can build at home.]

Ruan Yōu: “…”

Actually, he was not that excited.

He remained as calm as usual, and even when she mentioned Shirui, he didn’t mention that it was a subsidiary of their company.

It’s no wonder he’s been through ups and downs in the sea of gold. Such small profits cannot move his heart at all.

But…

How much money can she earn? (ˉ﹃ˉ)

She is a commoner, she cares about it!!

Ruan Yōu fell silent.

Gu Fuchen in the Lu Ming’ world’s view is a different person from the child who corrected “who is the real expert” just now.

After being confused for a while, Ruan Yōu opened the WeChat public account and found a gossip account specializing in wealthy families recommended by Lu Ming. She kept scrolling down the page, searching for past posts.

Skipping over the post about Lu Jin two days ago, Ruan Yōu kept scrolling and finally found an article related to Gu Fuchen.

The title of the article about Lu Jin was very long, with phrases such as “business empire” and “low-key and calm.” As Ruan Yōu continued scrolling, she saw titles about other wealthy families, all using words like “drama”, “wealthy family”, “conflict”, “exciting”, “love triangle”, and other keywords to grab the reader’s attention. But Gu Fuchen’s article was only six words long:

“Gu Fuchen, A Business Legend.”

Even before clicking on it, she could sense the low-key and mysterious atmosphere.

As her fair fingertips were about to touch the screen, Ruan Yōu suddenly felt a sense of embarrassment and awkwardness.

Eh…

Yesterday, Wei Wen delivered the results of the paternity test to her. There was no shocking reversal like in a TV drama. She was indeed the child of the Gu family, one of the top wealthy families.

She wondered if it was a good idea to read the gossip about her biological brother.

In the end, curiosity triumphed over reason, and Ruan Yōu couldn’t resist clicking on the article.

The article didn’t have any discussion about Gu Fuchen’s personal life, and instead focused on the series of actions he took after taking over Bozhan from his father, Gu Youqian.

As he rose to power, Bozhan’s executives all began to challenge him, expressing their distrust of Gu Fuchen even in public and in front of journalists, pressuring Gu Youqian to return to Bozhan.

Under enormous pressure, Gu Fuchen not only reduced real estate development and shifted focus to the entertainment industry, but also boldly entered the international luxury goods market to seek cooperation.

These actions involved sacrificing the company’s previous core business and instead focusing on things that the previous generation considered insignificant.

Three years later, Bozhan’s entertainment industry had become the largest in the company, seizing the biggest slice of the pie. Bozhan’s influence in one of the three major luxury companies in the world continued to grow, and domestic designers found a place to develop.

At the end of the article, the author commented:

“It’s actually very difficult for a scion of a wealthy family to create another giant on the shoulders of giants and realize their own value. All efforts are very easily overshadowed by the halo of the predecessors. Only Gu Fuchen, when it comes to Bozhan, will not trace the origin of Bozhan, and think about how many generations the group has been wealthy, and what the previous successors did.

“Gu Fuchen carved his own name into the glorious history of Bozhan in three years.

“And three years ago, I was gossiping about wealthy families, and still am now. If you like this article, please click on “in progress” to add it to your collection.”

Ruan Yōu hasn’t recovered from the shock of the article yet, but her fingers obediently clicked on “in progress” to add it to her collection.

The “in progress” feature is a small showcase of “what I’m reading”, and clicking on it will reveal what you’re currently reading to others. She only realized what she had done after regaining her senses, quickly canceling the collection with a guilty conscience.

After the series of action, the impact of the article on her diminished by two points.

Ruan Yōu closed the post and felt dazed.

The article was all true and supported by various sources and data.

So—

The mysterious heir, hailed as a legend in the business world, is actually an immature child who argues about who is the true expert in private?

In her mind, the image of her three-years-old brother in a black suit appeared serious.

A little bit cute, isn’t he?

But if those who worship Gu Fuchen as an idol find out about this secret, they would probably be heartbroken.

The comments in the comment section of the article “Gu Fuchen, A Business Legend” are all:

[Real-life domineering president, capable, handsome, and rich. He is even better than the ones in TV dramas. Can we say that?]

[Help, why is he so excellent and there is no messy gossip news about him?]

[I realized that I’m using a lot of products from Bozhan now haha]

[The best successor, no doubt about it!]

[The true successor of a wealthy family, with excellent cultivation, character, and temperament!]

Later, Ruan Yōu finally discovered that Gu Fuchen, the overlord brother, would only act like a primary school student in front of her.

He was so incorrigible that he would drag her to become childish together. (￢ _ ￢)

Wei Wen came over to remind her that it was already lunchtime, and that Gu Fuchen was waiting for her in the main dining room on the second floor.

Ruan Yōu put away her phone and chatted with Lu Ming while riding in the mansion’s sightseeing car to the main building.

Along the way, Lu Ming said that the forum was in a mess now.

After Shirui’s news exploded on the hot search, the gossipers on the forum quickly moved the discussion to the posts.

Ruan Yōu clicked in belatedly to see.

Her accidental paid answer has already been purchased over 600 times, and the number of forum fans has grown very fast.

The forum homepage is also filled with posts expressing surprise, such as “Wow, it’s actually true,” “The initial user is the hidden big shot,” and so on.

[This initial user is something.]

[Actually, later on, a few big shots agreed with what he2 said, but no one believed it.]

[Countless Camels smashed two million down, with a bunch of leg hair protecting him3, thinking they could get some benefits by following the rich second generation.]

[Hahaha, I didn’t expect that later the rich lady One Cat directly bought 20 million yuan worth stock to shut them up. At first, I thought it was cool, but when I thought that the rich lady might lose money, I felt sorry. I didn’t expect One Cat to be the biggest winner and make a lot of money. Drooling.jpg]

[You can only say that everything about Shirui can be traced. Those with good analytical skills and attention to detail can find it.]

[No pain, no gain. Puxiong has always performed well, but most people have fixed thinking]

[The newcomers generally feels obscure, they see things from a different angle than ours, we can learn from them]

[Many big names have also seen those things, but everyone is not sure whether Shirui will definitely rise. Since the initial user dares to say so, does he have any inside information?]

…

They are right.

Ruan You acknowledges that there was an element of luck involved in her success. She knew little about Puxiong, and the boldness of the newcomer actually led her down the right path. After posting her answer, her awakened memories of the novel and the red square that appeared before her eyes all confirmed her thinking.

This time, she really had stumbled upon a stroke of luck.

In the world of finance, she was just a junior user carrying a beginner’s gift pack, who had managed to obtain a whole set of god-level equipment by a game bug and sheer luck on her first attempt at battling a monster. But it had to be said that the moment she saw gold coins and god-level equipment strewn all over the ground, it was indeed a very happy moment.

It also gave Ruan Yōu a faint sense of excitement – the thrill of battling bosses and picking up loot.

The first time she bought stocks was just a stroke of luck; the second time, she planned to invest in her familiar industry.

This time she would use her own money to make even more money!!

Ruan Yōu scrolled down again.

She saw a familiar name—”Xuanxuan Wants to Get Rich”.

[Those who followed the big shot and bought Shirui probably made a fortune]

[I remember a girl named Xuanxuan who was the first to stand up to Camel and said she put all her money into Shirui]

[Damn, she really got rich, she must have changed her name immediately!]

…

“Xuanxuan Wants to Get Rich” was the only “big fool” who spent 300 yuan buying the answer on the night the incident broke out, besides “Countless Camels”.

At least that’s what many people called her at the time.

Now they think back and wish they could slap themselves in the face.

The God of Wealth had come to their doorstep, but they chased him away with their noise. Even if they just listened to the phone and bought 200 yuan worth of stocks, they could have had an extra meal this week.

They can’t think about it, or they’ll regret it so much that their faces will be greener than the limit-up stocks.

[After regretting for half an hour, I missed the opportunity to get rich and feel like I don’t even deserve to eat instant noodles.]

[Think positively, the most unfortunate ones now are probably those who invested with Camels. If someone had bought two million worth of stocks in Shirui at the time, they could now afford to buy a Rolls-Royce.]

[Happiness is often built upon the pain of others. You said it, not me.]

[Hahaha, the wealthy young master was full of arrogance and complaints last night, but he’s nowhere to be seen this morning. Where did he hide and cry?]

[There’s no need for such sarcasm and ridicule.]

[Hey, that wealthy young master was acting all high and mighty before, but when things didn’t go his way, he couldn’t take the criticism? Where did this precious little prince come from? I won’t tolerate his behavior.]

[Why don’t you remember how you mocked the initial users? Go outside, get some sun, let the water in your brain dry out before speaking, okay?]

…

1 “vest” refers to hidden identity. If the vest is dropped, it means the hidden identity is discovered.

2 the people in the forum thought that the initial user is a man

3 the term “leg hair” is used similar to leg pendant. The sentence here is referring to the people who wanted to get attached to Countless Camels so they followed him and defended him