Chapter 475: Chapter 463: Happiness is Most Important Chapter 475: Chapter 463: Happiness is Most Important Walls have ears, and the news of Lu Jiaxin receiving a compensation of over one hundred million spread quickly. However, since school hadn’t started and Jiaxin hadn’t gone out much, the bustling rumors outside had no impact on her.
Shi Xinyu was very curious and wanted to know if it was true, so she invited Jiaxin out for afternoon tea. With the hype not yet subsided, Jiaxin was reluctant to go out, fearing the paparazzi might catch her for questioning, so she invited the three of them to her home instead.
The first to arrive was Zong Shimeng, while Yu Meitong, now without a car, came together with Shi Xinyu. Today, Meitong was dressed in a light blue dress, carrying a small black bag, without any accessories on her.
Zong Shimeng, holding her hand, said with some concern, “Meitong, how have you lost so much weight?”
Although Meitong had fallen out with her family and was currently down on her luck, Zong Shimeng and Shi Xinyu didn’t look down on her, they actually admired her. Not everyone had the courage to break away from their family to live a life of poverty.
Meitong replied in a light tone, “I’ve lost eight pounds. Before, I wanted to lose weight, I dared not eat this or that, but now I eat a lot every meal. I was worried about getting fat, but to my surprise, I lost eight pounds. Now it’s much easier to buy clothes.”
She wasn’t fat before, but women are forever dissatisfied with their figures, and with Fu Ye’s unfaithfulness, she often reflected on whether it was because she wasn’t pretty enough or her figure wasn’t good enough. But now, with work being so busy every day, she no longer had time to worry about her figure.
Zong Shimeng looked at the clothes on her and asked with a smile, “Then where did you buy these clothes…”
“From the wholesale market, this dress plus the bag only cost me one hundred and sixty yuan, such a bargain.”
Thinking about how she used to be decked out in branded clothing, where a single item would cost thousands, and now her clothes and bag together only cost one hundred and sixty yuan, the change was indeed significant! Yet seeing the bright smile on her face, unlike the former trace of sorrow between her brows, it seemed to Meitong that now was also pretty good. Being happy is the most important thing in life.
Meitong said to Jiaxin with a smile, “Jiaxin, my colleague really loves shopping at Green Forest for clothes, shoes, and bags. I plan to join her once I get my paycheck.”
Since she was tight on money right now, she had to be frugal.
Shi Xinyu asked with puzzlement, “Sister Meitong, I get why your parents cut off your card, but why aren’t they even letting you use these regular items like clothes and bags?”
Meitong replied, “They want me to give in, to not allow me to take anything from the family home. Actually, I still have a watch and jewelry, which could fetch about thirty thousand yuan, but I can’t bear to sell them and I’ve stored them at my cousin sister’s place.”
“Why would you keep them at someone else’s place?”
Jiaxin held her forehead, thinking that this is truly a wealthy young lady unaware of worldly hardships! However, there are those who are simply born lucky, cherished by their parents as girls, pampered by husbands when married, and doted on by their sons as they grow old. She didn’t know about the future, but right now, this young lady was the happiest among the four of them.
She explained, “Sometimes there are thieves in the rental apartment, I was afraid of being targeted so I stored them at my sister’s. But now I think having cash on hand is more important. Bags and jewelry can be bought again. I’m planning on selling them all to buy stocks.”
It was only July, and the stock market would rise until mid-October, so she intended to remind them to sell their stocks in early October. Whether they listened or not was beyond her concern.
Zong Shimeng had also invested all her private savings in stocks, mentioning a few she bought which were performing well and recommended them to Meitong to buy.
Meitong accepted with a smile.
Shi Xinyu waited until they finished talking before asking about the compensation from the Nie Family, “Jiaxin, I heard a rumor that Elder Mr. Nie gave you five percent of Wansheng Real Estate’s shares, is it true?”
“Five percent of the real estate shares, one percent of the bank shares,” Lu Jiaxin said. As for the ten percent of shares that Nie Zhan gave her, she didn’t mention them–there was no need.
Shi Xinyu exclaimed with a wow, “Jiaxin, you really struck it rich this time, with five percent of the shares being worth over a hundred million!”
Zong Shimeng held her forehead, what sort of thing was that to say? Thankfully, Jiaxin was broad-minded and forgiving enough towards her; otherwise, they really couldn’t be friends.
Yu Meitong counter-asked, “If you had the same opportunity to get rich, would you want it?”
Only then did Shi Xinyu realize she had said something wrong, “Jiaxin, I’m sorry, that’s not what I meant. I just felt that getting compensation is, well, some consolation.”
She had indeed felt envious at first. After all, that was an asset worth over a hundred million, which also paid dividends yearly. She had once told her parents that she wanted to buy a garden villa like Lu Jiaxin’s, but they had not agreed, saying they couldn’t afford it. It was then that she learned Lu Jiaxin’s villa was worth over seventy million. However, Yu Meitong’s words also reminded her that no amount of money was more important than one’s life; without life, you have nothing.
Lu Jiaxin knew she had no ill intent and said with a smile, “Ah Zhan previously wanted to give me five percent of the shares, but I didn’t accept them; I don’t take rewards for no services rendered. But I came close to losing my life, this compensation is what I deserve.”
With a wow, Shi Xinyu said, “Nie Zhan is really too good, Jiaxin, you’re so lucky.”
Zong Shimeng had only one thought, women should have assets of their own, only then would they not be looked down upon. Just like her, with three children, her mother-in-law still kept nagging at her, fearing that she would sway her husband to always look after her family.
Yu Meitong said, “What’s the big deal? Jiaxin’s fortune is only a bit less than Nie Zhan’s; she would live well without his shares. If she took them, she would just be tied to him even more.”
Lu Jiaxin looked at her surprised; just a couple of months out working, and this girl seemed to have changed entirely.
Zong Shimeng also felt she had changed a lot; she previously had many ideas, but they were unrealistic. Now, she had become much more pragmatic, “Jiaxin, don’t listen to Meitong’s nonsense. Nie Zhan is truly devoted to you. There’s a saying, ‘It’s easy to obtain a priceless treasure, but hard to find a lover who truly cares.’ In Nie Zhan’s heart, you are more important than the company and his career. Having met such a good man, you should make sure not to let go.”
Lu Jiaxin admitted that Nie Zhan treated her very well, but she couldn’t agree with the latter part, “If a man is inconstant, no one can keep him from leaving. Besides, if his heart isn’t with me, keeping an empty shell is meaningless.”
After listening, Yu Meitong said with some emotion, “If I had understood this earlier, I wouldn’t have wasted so much time.”
When she couldn’t continue working at her family’s company, she considered looking for a job outside, but Fu Ye said there was no need for her to work so hard, that he could take care of her. In the end, she became like a caged bird, and Fu Ye’s respect for her diminished even more. Fortunately, she had Jiaxin as a role model, giving her the courage to call off the marriage; otherwise, she would have been stuck in a rut forever.
Laughing, Lu Jiaxin said, “Let’s not talk about that anymore. Come on, let’s go to the back garden to pick flowers. My roses are blooming beautifully, I can barely keep up with them.”
Shi Xinyu said, “You can dry them to make tea, or even use them for a bath.”
With a smile all over her face, Lu Jiaxin said, “Then you guys should pick more to take back. After drying them, it can make good tea, or you could use it for a bath.”