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

Chapter 28 Part 1 – Is this our Fat Cat?

God of Wealth?

Jiang Huai really likes these three words. His phone screen displays this statue of the God of Wealth, which he believes can bless him to earn money time and time again.

He understands that feudal superstitions are not acceptable, but when it comes to money, Jiang Huai takes metaphysics very seriously.

Jiang Huai has tried various methods, including but not limited to praying to gods and buddhas, fortune-telling, tarot cards, and horoscope. Whether they are effective or not is not important to him. He believes in anyone and anything that predicts that he can make money. As for the fortune teller who said he had bad luck and no wealth, Jiang Huai immediately labeled him as a fraud and took his “selective” metaphysics to the extreme.

Ruan Yōu has the ability to turn decay into magic.1 Referring to Ruan Yōu making so much money from unprofitable projects.

Her playful investment methods are impressive enough to recover the costs, and even more astonishing is that through these nonsensical ways, she has not only earned money but also won the admiration of others.

This is equivalent to —

Ruan Yōu, Bodhisattva sister , sitting on a lotus platform and scattering money to save all living beings, with people around cheering and getting excited. After realizing that it is a Bodhisattva, more money is thrown towards her.

The others leave happily, while Bodhisattva is left standing there with a head full of money, silently unsure of what to do next.

It’s so absurd that it makes Jiang Huai envious.

It’s like being showered with money in real life, something he dreams of.

Jiang Huai called Ruan Yōu while he had just arrived at the company and happened to encounter a VIP elevator under maintenance. He could only wait at the elevator entrance and browse the tablet from his assistant carefully while discussing cooperation with Ruan Yōu on the phone.

Two hundred million is not a lot, and Jiang Huai wants to see how far Ruan Yōu can go.

On the phone, Ruan Yōu asks, “Are you sure you want to give me two hundred million? First of all, I cannot guarantee that I will make money.”

There were many employees at the elevator entrance, and they became reserved when they saw their workaholic boss on the phone, and no one dared to speak.

The eight elevators on the first floor of Jiang Building were crowded with people, and everyone instinctively kept quiet, not daring to disturb their workaholic boss on the phone.

Suddenly, a very light laughter broke the silence in the quiet lobby, like a spring breeze brushing through in March, instantly calming everyone’s nerves.

Jiang Huai teased with a smile, “Bodhisattva sister, you know nothing about your abilities.”

Ruan Yōu: ?

It should be him who knows nothing.

If she had invested in projects with higher anticipated returns, Jiang Huai would have given her more than two hundred million.

“Bodhisattva sister,” Jiang Huai was in a good mood, “I’ll send the check over to Gu Fuchen when I go to see him later, and have him pass it on to you.”

Someone was eager to come over for financing and give her money, but Ruan Yōu did not refuse again and emphasized, “No matter if it makes a profit or not.”

Jiang Huai imitated her tone, “Okay, Bodhisattva sister.”

His judgment of people was never wrong, and Ruan Yōu would not lose.

The employees waiting for the elevator in the lobby all turned their gaze towards Jiang Huai, very curious about which person the workaholic boss was talking to, and yet his attitude was surprisingly warm and relaxed.

It goes without saying that the person on the other end of the line must have made a lot of money for the boss again.

Before hanging up, Jiang Huai thought of something.

“I have a question.”

Ruan Yōu had a good attitude towards the people who gave her money, “Say it.”

Jiang Huai hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to say it.

Gu Fuchen previously said that his sister doesn’t love money.

In order to keep his noble sister who “regards money as dirt,” Gu Fuchen was forced to make Ruan Yōu spend money and give her money-spending assignments. From buying a team, buying a plane, to going crazy with publicity for a small variety show, Ruan Yōu completed her assignments with high quality.

From this series of money-spending measures, it can be seen that Gu Fuchen gave her a lot of assignments, with a great academic pressure, and her ways of spending money were crazier and crazier, perfectly illustrating the whole process of a normal student starting to collapse under heavy homework.

It’s a pity for a Bodhisattva like her, who clearly doesn’t love money, to be forced to spend it. It would be better to just give it to him directly.

Jiang Huai was very unhappy about this.

He also wanted someone to force him to spend money.

Ruan Yōu’s playful investment has earned her so much money that she has been spending more and more, which is making her feel upset.

Jiang Huai is also feeling upset.

Ruan Yōu doesn’t love money, but with a “I don’t love money” sign on her chest, people are stubbornly giving her money. On the other hand, he wants money but finds it difficult to earn.

Why is there such a big difference between people?

Jiang Huai, who owns billions of assets, sighed.

After a long time, he asked seriously:

“Bodhisattva sister, don’t you feel regretful that you cannot experience the joy of money and cannot feel its wonderfulness?”

Ruan Yōu: ? ?

Who… who cannot experience the joy of money?

Don’t spread rumors, I understand!

Ruan Yōu was about to retort when an important call came from Jiang Huai, and she had to hang up reluctantly.

She stared at the finished call page and pondered for a long time before finally realizing it!

Jiang Huai’s words were probably meant to retreat in order to advance, putting a “not love money” label on her head and openly taking away her money when sharing profits in the future!!

This boss is probably very shrewd.

She called Lu Xuan to discuss how much of the profits to give Jiang Huai.

Finally, it was decided to split the profits evenly, with Jiang Huai, as the investor, naturally taking a larger share of the profits. Ruan Yōu and Lu Xuan took 50% of the profits, while they didn’t contribute any capital. It was already a very generous offer for them to receive half of the profits.

What’s more important is that Jiang Huai is the one who invested the money, so whether they make a profit or a loss, he is the one who bears the risk.

Ruan Yōu divided the profits according to principles and sent them to Jiang Huai in a simple manner.

After finishing the discussion with shareholders, Jiang Huai saw the message sent by Ruan Yōu and was a little stunned for a moment.

He didn’t expect to split the profits equally.

Ruan Yōu and Lu Xuan were working for him as hired workers, and they didn’t even ask him to pay a commission of ten million yuan. Now they still split the profits equally with him?

It’s evident that the Bodhisattva sister has an unparalleled investment ability and really doesn’t care about money.

It can be considered that he made some easy money.

Since the two young ladies have made their decision, Jiang Huai has no plans to refund the money or persuade them to split it more evenly.

As for the money, the two young ladies do not like it.

In the future, he plans to serve Bodhisattva sister and Lu Xuan more, and when playing games with Bodhisattva sister, he will play a good support role, which is also a small help.

Two hundred million is a drop in the bucket for Jiang Huai. Nevertheless, he usually adheres to his principle of loving money and earning every penny he can. By spending less, saving more, and earning more, he is not far from becoming the richest person.

Jiang Huai is feeling quite pleased with himself.

However, he received a message from his father, and his smile faded slightly.

【I am with Jiang Lin in your office.】

As the elevator reached the 36th floor, the assistant quickly approached and said, “President Jiang, Old President Jiang and Second Young Master Jiang2real text: 老江总和小江总 (lǎo jiāng zǒng hé xiǎo jiāng zǒng). I cannot confirm whether there is a position called ‘young president’ in the reality. However, I will use ‘second young master’ for now. are waiting for you in the office. They have been there for about ten minutes.”

Jiang Huai: “Bring me a cup of coffee.”

The first thing Jiang Huai does when he gets to work is to have a cup of black coffee. The assistant, who had just started working for a month, nervously agreed to the request, but realized a problem when she got to Jiang Huai’s private pantry.

What did Old President Jiang and Second Young Master Jiang want to drink? She had no idea!

She was very nervous and even asked the secretary who had been working there for two years, but didn’t get an answer.

Old President Jiang had retired four years ago and hardly ever came back to the office.

In the end, she brought three cups of black coffee into the office.

The atmosphere in the office was gloomy.

Jiang Huai sat at his desk looking at a report, while Old President Jiang sat on a genuine leather sofa, hands clasped and with a heavy gaze.

The young assistant nervously placed three cups of coffee on the table and let out a sigh of relief as she nodded and left.

Second Young Master Jiang, who was admiring the view by the floor-to-ceiling windows, was displeased and sarcastically said, “Brother, your assistant doesn’t even know my preference. Just fired her.”

The assistant trembled in fear.

Jiang Huai’s voice was calm as he said, “Get out.”

The assistant nodded repeatedly.

As he closed the door and was about to leave, he faintly heard Jiang Huai’s indifferent voice.

“Why does my employee need to know your preference?”

Old President Jiang scolded:

“Jiang Huai, he is your younger brother!”

Old President Jiang’s words were mixed with a threat: “You only have 9% of the shares, and I hold another 5%.”

Jiang Huai put down the report and raised his eyebrows as he leaned back in his office chair.

“You’re right,” he said.

He was indeed still at their mercy.

“You can tell me the reason for coming here now.”

Second Young Master, Jiang Wei, acting like the owner of the office, carefully surveyed the president office on 36th floor , his eyes sparkling with a confident triumph, as if he was certain that this would be his place in the future.

Old President Jiang: “Bozhan Automobile Company is planning to acquire Yawei Automobile.”

“I know,” Jiang Huai replied.

The financial news has been discussing this topic for a week, stating that this is another significant move made by Gu Fuchen after his tenure at Shirui.

In the past two years, domestic cars have produced many high-quality vehicles with performance and features comparable to foreign brands. However, consumers still prefer brand culture, resulting in low sales. Bozhan Automobile Company’s acquisition of a well-known foreign brand can make up for its shortcomings and expand its brand influence.

Old President Jiang smiled, and the wrinkles around his eyes appeared, making him look amiable. “It is said that Bozhan Automobile Company is looking for a partner.”

Jiang Huai raised his eyebrows. If he didn’t understand this, he wouldn’t have been qualified to sit in this position for so long.

In terms of intelligence, the Wen family has made significant progress, much better than ▯▯, in the last two years.

Most of Bozhan Automobile Company’s parts are self-developed products, but while they produce cars well, they are not as thorough in the field of autonomous driving as Jiang or Wen, who specialize in chip and software design and have excellent automation skills.

Bozhan Automobile Company is looking for partners in areas such as wireless car modules and in-car audio-visual systems, and they have selected Wen as their first choice.

It cannot be denied that the Wen family has made much progress in the field of intelligence automation, much better than ▯▯, in the past two years.

Wen started with this and Jiang has made great achievements in the aviation field.

“Their chosen partner for cooperation is Wen,” Jiang Huai frowned.

Old President Jiang: “The cooperation partner needs to be pursued by themselves.”

“The relevant cooperation documents are on Gu Fuchen’s desk. If you want to persuade him to give up the first choice with personal favors, you can go to him in person,” Jiang Huai picked up the report and continued browsing, circling several points worth reflecting with a pen, “But he is not someone who values personal favors.”

The nature of businessmen prioritizing profits will not change, even if the relationship is good, business is business.

Moreover, Bozhan Group is not just Gu Fuchen’s enterprise, he has to be responsible to the shareholders.

Old President Jiang chuckled, “I heard that Gu Fuchen dotes on his sister who just returned.”

Jiang Huai accidentally applied too much force, causing the pen to break through the paper, and black ink spilled out.

“The soft spot of businessmen,” Old President Jiang added meaningfully, “I heard you are taking some classes together now, spending a lot of time together.”

“Our relationship is just average.”

Indeed, it was so.

Apart from the investment cooperation in the morning, most of the time, they had a casual acquaintance, just exchanging a few words when they met, maintaining a friendly distance towards a friend’s sister.

“You should know how much Uncle Gu and Aunt Ruan care about this daughter who has been missing for many years,” Jiang Huai couldn’t help asking, “Are you still good friends with them?”

“Jiang Huai, feelings are one thing, profits are another,” Old President Jiang frowned.

Jiang Huai’s younger brother, Jiang Wei, couldn’t help but quip, “Using some tricks in business is just normal. You just made friends with his sister and used her to persuade Gu Fuchen to change his mind. You didn’t do anything to harm her.”

Tricks?

No harm?

Using a friend’s sister for business cooperation, is this considered an insignificant trick? Only when harm is done, then it is considered wrong?

What kind of twisted logic is this?

Jiang Huai chuckled, “For you guys, anyone can be used.”

He liked money, but he liked earning money in a fair and honest way.

Old President Jiang said, “The cooperation with the automobile company is still under discussion. At least after the acquisition of Yawei Automobile, we will decide on the cooperation partner based on their situation. You still have time. When Gu Youqian comes back, there will be a banquet held for his daughter, and you can give her something that will make her happy. Your Uncle Gu and Aunt Ruan will also be happy, and Jiang Wei will go too.”

At that time, he will personally come forward to discuss the matter of the automobile company, so there won’t be any difficulty.

Maintaining connections and power is still important.

Old President Jiang didn’t want to mention it any further and left, telling Jiang Wei as he departed, “You take a good look around here.”

From his words, it was impossible to tell that he thought this was Jiang Huai’s private office. It was more like he was saying —

Take a look at this beforehand, maybe it will be yours in the future.

Jiang Huai understood the implied meaning of his father’s words and remained silent.

Jiang Wei had his hands in his pockets and nodded carelessly, turning his head to smirk at Jiang Huai provocatively.

Jiang Huai didn’t even give him a glance.

Younger brother?

Tsk, just an illegitimate child.

Talking to him is not as important as making money.

Jiang Huai stood up and went to the bookshelf behind him to look for information. When he turned back, he saw Jiang Wei sitting carelessly in his office chair with his hands resting on the armrests and a satisfied expression on his face.

“Brother, if you don’t start pleasing the old man properly, this position will be mine,” Jiang Wei laughed. “But even if you do, it won’t be of much use. The only reason the old man is letting you sit here now is because I haven’t graduated from college yet. When I do, there won’t be a place for you anymore.”

He casually browsed through a few documents, feeling bored and tossing them aside.

“Work for me and earn money. You have no friends normally, except for those few around Gu Fuchen. You even refused to get close to Gu Fuchen’s sister, tsk tsk, the heart of friendship is truly moving.”

“I understand, if Gu Fuchen and you had a falling out, it seems that you may have lost a friend?”

Jiang Huai was angry at first, but as he listened, he became increasingly calm, even feeling like laughing a little.

He called for the security guard and looked down at Jiang Wei from above. “Does an illegitimate child like you think you can have this position?”

“You haven’t even met Gu Fuchen’s sister, let alone have a chance to join our small circle. The idea of taking the private class is even more unrealistic. What can you do with Dad’s support?” Jiang Huai retorted word by word, “Do you think the shareholders and the board will agree? Will Bozhan Group, the Lu family, and the Fu family be willing to cooperate with you? Dad is right, connections are important, but you have none.”

Jiang Wei gradually put away his smile.

When he was dragged away by the security guard, he gave Jiang Huai a fierce glare and said, “This is what your Jiang family owes me!”

Jiang Huai loosened his tie and felt a bit annoyed.

He wanted to go to the balcony for a smoke, and when he took out his cigarette from his pocket, he found two hundred million yuan check that had not been sent out.

Jiang Huai quickly glanced at the documents on the table, picked up his coat and car keys, and went to Bozhan Group.