Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire-Chapter 183 - 172 Mainland Girl
Chapter 183: Chapter 172 Mainland Girl
Chapter 183 -172 Mainland Girl
“Tap, tap, tap…”
Lu Jiaxin was deeply engrossed in reading the newspaper when a series of urgent high-heeled footsteps startled her back to reality. By the time she looked up, the owner of the high heels had already approached her.
Seeing the visitor, Lu Jiaxin was somewhat surprised. Su Heyuan had only mentioned that He Yanyan had a bad temper, but he didn’t say that the girl was beautiful. Her facial features were delicate, and her eyes were like clear pools of water. Her skin was fair and tender, and she wore a red sleeveless dress with a cinched waist, complemented by a diamond and platinum necklace around her neck. Aside from that, she wasn’t wearing any other jewelry. The saying that less is more suited her perfectly.
When He Yanyan saw Lu Jiaxin, she asked angrily, “The driver told you I was waiting for you at Central Plaza, why didn’t you come?”
Although she hadn’t actually waited for Lu Jiaxin but had gone shopping with her classmates, she was very angry that a poor relative who came to mooch off her had dared to stand her up.
Lu Jiaxin saw the driver enter with several bags and realized that she hadn’t really been waiting for her. “Did you ask for my opinion and did I agree?” she said.
He Yanyan arrogantly said, “You’ve come to seek refuge with your Fourth Great Aunt. If you dress shabbily, it reflects badly on our He family. Now I’ll give you two choices, either return to the Mainland now, or apologize to me immediately, and I’ll take you to buy clothes.”
Lu Jiaxin chose neither option, her expression cold, “My surname is Lu, I’m the granddaughter of Aunt Grandma, I have nothing to do with your He family. Even if the tabloids write nonsense, they cannot drag the He family down.”
Although tabloids like to make up stories for sales, they’re usually about female celebrities or stories of wealthy merchants and playboys. As an unknown individual, she knew they would not waste their space writing about her.
He Yanyan didn’t expect her to dare contradict her to her face and said mockingly, “You eat at our He’s place, you live at our He’s place, and now you say there’s no connection. Don’t you find that funny?”
Lu Jiaxin replied with disdain, “No wonder my Aunt Grandma wants to move out of the He family mansion. It seems you’ve already treated her personal property as if it’s in your pocket.”
He Yanyan, livid with rage, said, “You mainland girl, what nonsense are you spouting?”
Lu Jiaxin wasn’t wrong. After Xing Yujun’s incident, Guh Xiuxiu didn’t even trust He Zhuliang anymore and insisted on moving here after being discharged from the hospital.
With Guh Xiuxiu’s move, the newspapers took the opportunity to write all sorts of nonsense, causing the He Group’s stock price to fall by 5%. It wasn’t until Guh Xiuxiu held a press conference to explain that her doctor had ordered her to rest in peace and she moved because the old mansion had too many people and noisy children.
While the stock price stabilized, Guh Xiuxiu indeed kept her guard up against the He family. Moving out of the old mansion and looking for the children of her brothers and sisters to foster was proof enough.
Mainland girl, mainland boy, during this time, these were terms of insult. It’s for this reason many Mainlanders who came to Hong Kong disliked being called such names; those with a hot temper might even become violent.
Lu Jiaxin didn’t care, saying, “Your great-grandfather came from the Mainland to do business in Hong Kong. Looking down on Mainlanders is the same as looking down on your great-grandfather. Disdaining your own ancestors, you really are a good descendant of the He family. I wonder if your ancestors wouldn’t be turning in their graves.”
He Yanyan didn’t expect her to be so sharp-tongued and, in her anger, pushed Lu Jiaxin. But Lu Jiaxin dodged, and she couldn’t stop herself from plunging straight onto the sofa,
The sofa was soft, so she wasn’t hurt. When she got up, she tried to hit Lu Jiaxin again, but this time Lu Jiaxin didn’t back down and quickly subdued the pampered miss.
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Ah Mei and the other maid watched in shock. Coming to their senses, they quickly said, “Miss Cousin, please let go of Miss Second Younger Sister.”
Lu Jiaxin let go of her hand and released her.
He Yanyan was frightened, and after being let go, she took a step back. Wearing high-heels, she didn’t stand firm and twisted her foot, sucking in a breath from the pain.
She dared not scold Lu Jiaxin any further, fearing that she might physically hit her, so she took her anger out on Ah Mei instead, “Are you deaf and blind? Hurry up and call the hospital. When Fourth Great Aunt comes back, I will have her fire you. And you, Lu Jiaxin, you even dared to hit me. Tomorrow I will have Aunt Grandma send you back.”
Lu Jiaxin was now registered as a Hong Kong citizen, so she really wasn’t afraid of being sent back, “You should take care of yourself; I do not need your concern.”
Still able to scold people, one could tell it wasn’t too serious.
He Yanyan cursed at Ah Mei again, “Are you a dead person? Carry me to the car quickly.”
Ah Mei carried her to the car and, not feeling reassured, followed her to the hospital as well. Lu Jiaxin did not take the matter to heart and, noticing that everyone was looking at her, went upstairs with a newspaper to read.
She had not finished reading two newspapers when someone knocked on the door. Lu Jiaxin opened it to see Aunt Hong with an unpleasant expression, “Is Aunt back?”
Aunt Hong had not expected that her short trip out to buy something would result in coming back to hear that Lu Jiaxin had hit the second young miss. Had she known, she would not have left the house, “Miss Cousin, how could you hit the second young miss?”
“She hit me first. I dodged, and she threw herself onto the couch,” Lu Jiaxin replied.
Aunt Hong felt that her character was unacceptable and spoke harshly, “The second young miss has been taken to the hospital, and you still won’t admit to what you did? Miss Cousin, the matriarch hates children who lie the most.”
Lu Jiaxin said, “First, she was the one who tried to hit me twice, and the first time I dodged it; the second time I grabbed her arm and let go, then she stepped back and twisted her ankle. It’s not like just because she is the second young miss of the He family, she has the right to hit me and I should just stand here and take it.”
Not to mention that she was Madam Guh’s granddaughter, even the domestic workers hired in the house were Hong Kong citizens and not someone He Yanyan could just hit and yell at Willy-nilly. Of course, if they were willing to endure it for the money, that would be another matter.
After saying that, she impolitely said, “Aunt Hong, don’t forget your place, you are just a maid hired by Aunt to take care of her. Even if I’m in the wrong this time, it’s up to Aunt to decide, not you. What right do you have to lecture me here?”
Aunt Hong was on the verge of exploding with anger and said with a frosty face, “Miss Cousin is absolutely right, I am just a servant with no right to reprimand you.”
At noon, Lu Jiaxin went downstairs for lunch. The lunch consisted of three dishes and one soup: steamed green crabs, garlic vermicelli shrimp, stir-fried lettuce, and winter melon and duck soup with scallops.
Crab, shrimp, and duck are all foods that are considered “cooling” in nature. She was taking herbal medicine to regulate her body and was supposed to avoid “cool” foods; Aunt Hong knew this. As the housekeeper, she should have informed the chef in advance. Clearly, the earlier quarrel had irritated her, and she had purposefully given her these foods to eat.
Lu Jiaxin didn’t confront Aunt Hong about it; there was no need.
In the afternoon, just after three o’clock, Guh Xiuxiu returned home and learned from Aunt Hong about the conflict between Lu Jiaxin and He Yanyan, and that He Yanyan had even been injured and gone to the hospital.
Concerned, Guh Xiuxiu asked, “Where is she hurt? Is it serious?”
Aunt Hong had already called the main house to inquire, and He Yanyan had just sprained her muscles without any bone injury; after applying anti-swelling medicine, she would recover quickly, “Matriarch, Miss Cousin is too bold; even the second young miss dares to hit her. If she goes to school, she might cause trouble frequently.”
Guh Xiuxiu felt that Lu Jiaxin was not such an impulsive person and suspected there was more to the story. She turned to Aunt Mei, who attended to her personally, and said, “Jiaxin is still upstairs, right? Call her down for me.”
Aunt Mei went upstairs in response.
