Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire-Chapter 150 - 141: Call from Hong Kong
Chapter 150: Chapter 141: Call from Hong Kong
Su Heyuan knew he couldn’t persuade her, “Okay, I’ll pass on your message to her. However, she is your Aunt, and when you see her in the future, remember to change this way of addressing her.”
This girl really had a personality. If it were someone else, knowing they had a wealthy Aunt who wanted to see them, they would certainly come running. Just like himself, when his younger aunt told him that his grandfather was in Hong Kong and very wealthy, he had tried every possible way to acknowledge the relationship. Then, with great effort, he convinced the old man to loosen the purse strings and finance his electronics factory.
“All right.”
Su Heyuan hung up the phone and massaged his temples. With Lu Jiaxin not coming, he still had to figure out how to soothe Madam Guh, lest she gave up on her. After all, the descendants of the Guh Family were closer in blood to her than Lu Jiaxin was.
Turning the pen in his hand, Su Heming said with a smile, “Big Brother, I’ve been saying all along that Sister Jiaxin wouldn’t come over. You didn’t believe me.”
In the past few months, during his frequent phone calls with Lu Jiaxin, he had often suggested she visit Peng City. As far as taking medication was concerned, it was the same to have more medication shipped over, but unfortunately, all his suggestions were refused.
Su Heyuan said, “I will explain to Madam Guh when I go to Hong Kong later.”
Su Heming couldn’t understand why his brother was so proactive about this matter, “Why is there anything to explain? If she really cared about this granddaughter, she would send someone she trusts to the Forty-nine City since she can’t make it due to her health. Not showing her face or even making a phone call, she just summons people to Hong Kong. So what if she’s a billionaire? Who is she trying to impress with such an attitude? If it were me, I wouldn’t go either.”
He was not only dissatisfied with Madam Guh but also discontent with his own grandfather and uncles. That was the case, even though his siblings had acknowledged their relatives, he stubbornly never visited Hong Kong once.
Su Heyuan appeared contemplative.
Su Heming had been puzzled when he knew that Su Heyuan wanted Lu Jiaxin to go to Hong Kong, “Big Brother, why do you insist on Sister Jiaxin going to Hong Kong? The people there only care about money and lack any human touch. It’s going to be so difficult for her there, not knowing anyone and without understanding the language!”
Su Heyuan glanced at him, “Do you think Lu Jiaxin is as lazy as you? That girl insists on learning English every day, and now she’s hired two tutors. Her English is very fluent. Moreover, she also speaks Cantonese.”
“What, she speaks Cantonese? How is that possible?”
If Su Heming didn’t resemble him so much, Su Heyuan would really suspect that his brother was switched at birth, their temperaments and natures were just completely different.
Su Heyuan said, “Her aunt lives in Yangcheng City, she used to visit frequently as a child, so she learned.”
He had no doubts about this because the language learning ability of children is the strongest. Once they’ve learned, even after a long time without speaking, it’s easy to pick up again.
“Huh, I’ve known her for such a long time, but she never mentioned this to me.”
Su Heyuan replied, “Mrs. Lu fell out with Lu Chunhua and stopped visiting. After Mrs. Lu left, in order to get a good job for her son, Lu Chunhua flattered Ding Jing. Since then, Lu Jiaxin has stopped dealing with this aunt.”
Su Heming felt that Lu Jiaxin was really pitiful, “It’s a good thing Dad never remarried; otherwise, we probably wouldn’t have grown up safely either.”
When their mother passed away, their family was destitute, and no one came matchmaking. Later, when the brothers started making money through business, first, matchmakers approached them, but seeing they were uninterested, they turned their attention to their father. There was a widow with three kids who made advances, but fortunately, the old man was resolute; otherwise, they wouldn’t be living comfortably now.
The corner of Su Heyuan’s mouth twitched, “When Mom died, I was eighteen and already an adult, and you were thirteen. Even if Dad remarried, you would have grown up safely.”
If the new woman in the house had wicked intentions, he would have certainly found a way to leave her isolated. But his parents had loved each other dearly. Even after so many years, his father had never thought of remarrying, now focusing all his attention on them. He had been afraid to marry in the previous years, not wanting to burden a girl and have his children walk the path he had. The policy loosened and he wanted to focus on his career first, then consider marriage.
Thinking about this, he looked at Su Heming, “You are also twenty-one years old now, you should be thinking about starting a family. Letting Dad hold his grandchildren sooner would fulfill one of his wishes.”
Su Heming almost jumped up, “I’m only twenty-one and still very young. You’re twenty-six, if anyone should get married, it’s you. I warn you, don’t try to push me into the fire pit.”
Su Heyuan’s forehead vein throbbed as he said, “I don’t have a partner right now, planning to look for one when my career takes off. You have a girlfriend now, right? You’ve been dating for over half a year, it’s time to get settled.”
He planned to find a wife with a good background who could help his career. He couldn’t find anyone suitable with his current status, but in a few years when he had a net worth of two or three million, it wouldn’t be a problem.
Su Heming said, “Get married? I’m too young to have thought about something like that.”
Su Heyuan’s expression turned stern, “What do you mean by that? You don’t want to marry her, are you planning to play with that girl’s feelings? How are you any different from the old man, being so irresponsible?”
Su Heming hated Old Master Su the most, and hearing his brother comparing him to their despicable grandfather, he was almost ready to jump up, “Who’s being irresponsible? We agreed before we started dating, at this young age, we’re not considering marriage.”
“Your girlfriend doesn’t want to get married either?”
Without hesitating, Su Heming replied, “She’s even younger than me by a year, she hasn’t had enough fun, and is even less willing to get married and have kids.”
The girl wasn’t willing to marry either, so Su Heyuan stopped scolding him, “I won’t bother with you. You explain it to Dad when he comes over next time.”
Su Wenxing was eager to hold a grandson. Since Su Heyuan was completely focused on his business and had no immediate plans to marry, knowing that Heming was seeing someone, he had placed all his hopes on him.
Heming felt suffocated. In other families, the eldest son usually married first, but since his elder brother didn’t have a partner, the constant nagging was solely directed at him, which was truly unbearable.
On the following day, Fatty Aunt again called Jiaxin to answer the phone. This time, she didn’t leave immediately after calling her but waited for Jiaxin. She spoke in a lowered voice, “Jiaxin, the call is from Hong Kong. Jiaxin, do you have any relatives in Hong Kong?”
Jiaxin immediately thought of Gu Xiuxiu, but she didn’t want her family to find out about it just yet, “No, no! All of my dad’s relatives, as you know, are in the Mainland; and on my mom’s side, my grandmother only had my mom, and we don’t associate with the children from my step-grandmother.”
Fatty Aunt’s thoughts scattered, “Could it be Xiao Su’s grandmother? Knowing that you are close to Xiao Su, maybe she wants to warn you to not be in contact with him.”
There weren’t any melodramatic TV shows nowadays, otherwise, one might suspect Fatty Aunt had been binge-watching them day and night. Jiaxin laughed and said, “Heming’s grandmother passed away over twenty years ago, and his mother died from illness twelve years ago.”
Focus on career before the age of twenty-five, achieve financial freedom, and then travel the world. If there’s a chance to meet someone who resonates with the soul or catches the eye, then casually date. As for marriage, it’s neither opposed nor pursued – just let nature take its course.
After waiting another five minutes at the small grocery store, the call finally came through. Jiaxin picked up the phone and habitually said, “Hello, this is Lu Jiaxin.”
A frail voice came through from the other end, “Lu Jiaxin, this is Guh Xiuxiu, your grandmother Guh Lanlan’s elder sister. By seniority, you should call me Aunt.”
Seeing Fatty Aunt eavesdropping, Jiaxin covered the receiver and said, “Fatty Aunt, if you do this, I won’t leave the phone number of your store with others anymore, I’ll leave the number of the grocery store in the next alley instead.”
Fatty Aunt immediately walked away.
Then Jiaxin released her hand and said, “Big Brother Su has already told me about you. But it’s been so many years, and both my grandmother and mother have passed away. What if there’s been a mistake?”
The probability of an error was low, but it was not non-existent. She didn’t want to deal with the embarrassment of a mistaken kinship after acknowledging the relationship.
Guh Xiuxiu was somewhat surprised, but Jiaxin’s cautious reaction won her favor. If Jiaxin had eagerly acknowledged the relationship upon hearing she was wealthy, Ghu Xiuxiu would have been distrustful, “I have already had it checked, your grandmother is indeed my own sister. However, if you do not trust this, we can go for a test.”
“A blood test? That doesn’t seem very accurate.”
Guh Xiuxiu chuckled, “Not a blood test, it’s a new technology called DNA. If you are my granddaughter, we can test our blood DNA to determine if there is a blood relationship. This test is more accurate than a blood test.”
True to Hong Kong’s reputation, such technology was not yet available in the Mainland. Jiaxin responded, “Madam Ghu, Big Brother Su must have mentioned that I’m currently taking care of my health and cannot interrupt my medication, so I’m unable to go to Hong Kong right now. Regarding this test, let’s talk about it once my health has improved!”
Guh Xiuxiu, however, thought this was not an issue, “I can send someone to the Forty-nine City to collect your blood and bring it back for testing.”
Jiaxin intended to do the DNA test anyway, even without mentioning it. While the search confirmed that Jiaxin was her sister’s granddaughter, there was always the fear of a mix-up – such as baby swapping or a malicious switch, which she had heard of a few times. After the experience with Xing Yujun, she believed that adopted children could never become truly one’s own. Perhaps if there was a blood relationship, things would be better. Of course, observation and tests were definitely necessary.
Jiaxin thought this arrangement was quite acceptable.
Guh Xiuxiu suggested, “Jiaxin, it’s too inconvenient to always go to someone else’s house to answer the phone. It’s better to install a phone at home.”
She had already accepted Jiaxin’s identity in her heart, and the DNA test was just a precaution. Since Jiaxin couldn’t go to Hong Kong at the moment, there would inevitably be frequent phone calls in the future, and it would be inconvenient to have those discussions at someone else’s place.
Jiaxin replied, “I have already applied at the telephone exchange, but there are many households ahead of us on the list, so all we can do is wait.”
At that moment, through the phone, Jiaxin heard someone mentioning it was time to take medicine, and Ghu Xiuxiu said that she would arrange for someone to come over in the next couple of days before hanging up.
After hanging up the phone, Fatty Aunt approached and asked, “Jiaxin, is that person really your relative?”
Since it was not yet confirmed, Jiaxin naturally couldn’t admit it, “No, it’s a servant of Big Brother Su’s family, asking about some matters. Fatty Aunt, I’ve spent over four hundred on phone bills these past few months. If you start gossiping around, that money will be gone.”
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The four hundred or so had allowed Jiaxin to learn about things in both Peng City and Hong Kong, making it money well spent. However, once the phone was installed, she would no longer need to come here.
Fatty Aunt scolded jokingly, “You girl, don’t you know what kind of person I am? When have I ever gossiped?”
Internally, Jiaxin thought to herself, as if I would trust you.
