Chapter 148: Chapter 148: What little sister, that’s your mom
Translator: 549690339
“Huh?” The young girl looked at Jiang Xu with confusion.
Jiang Xu said with a bright smile, “Our Secret Base is all set up. When are you planning to move in?”
That one sentence made her cheeks turn pink.
She said softly, “I…I’m not moving in, you’re a jerk…”
With that, she ran into the residential area.
Looking at her graceful figure from the back, Jiang Xu grinned.
She says one thing but means another, hehe.
The seven-day holiday quickly came to its last day.
In the afternoon, Fu Yanjie came.
This guy had been playing for a few days and was almost as black as charcoal.
His looks were already on the low side, now it was even worse to look at.
If it weren’t for his wealth, Jiang Xu would doubt if he could ever find a wife.
He brought a lot of food and distributed it to several employees.
Then he dragged Jiang Xu into his office.
“Ah, my little sister’s here too.”
An Nuonuo instantly lowered her head, blushing a deep red, and whispered a denial.
But nobody heard her.
Jiang Xu punched Fu Yanjie, “What are you babbling about, she’s your mom.”
Fu Yanjie: “Scram!”
After a bit of roughhousing, Fu Yanjie pulled out two boxes from his backpack.
He handed them to Jiang Xu and An Nuonuo respectively.
He said, “Gifts for you, check them out. Hope you like them.”
“Thank you.” An Nuonuo seemed somewhat flustered to accept.
Jiang Xu opened his box to see.
Goodness, a gold brick.
Two pounds heavy.
Considering the current gold price, it must be worth around 200,000.
This gift was straightforward without any frills.
Yet, I like it.
An Nuonuo’s was much more exquisite.
It was a bag made of pure gold.
The weight was over a pound, but if sold, hers might be more expensive.
An Nuonuo was startled and didn’t dare to accept it.
“Take it,” Jiang Xu said, “It’s a gift from your son. Who wouldn’t accept it?”
An Nuonuo: “…”
Actually, Jiang Xu knew, it was probably Fu Xinghan’s idea.
After all, he had helped him earn two entire buildings, a bit of gift-giving was only right.
Perhaps it was only because Jiang Xu was still young.
If he were already in college, probably Fu Xinghan would be gifting him luxurious cars and beautiful women.
An Nuonuo still refused to take the gift as it was too precious.
She hadn’t done anything to deserve it.
It was only when Jiang Xu whispered something in her ear that her face turned red and she finally accepted the gift.
Seeing that, Fu Yanjie gritted his teeth, “You two are sickening, stop showing off your love in front of me. Damn, I’m leaving.”
Jiang Xu called out, “What about dinner tonight?”
Fu Yanjie: “I have plans with Zhang Yuanyuan, I don’t have time to bother with you.”
Jiang Xu laughed, “Seems like there’s something going on between those two.”
“Wait a minute!”
Fu Yanjie turned back, “Almost forgot the most important part, how’s the website doing now?”
That was his main purpose for this visit.
Jiang Xu pointed at the computer, “See for yourself.”
Fu Yanjie sat down and took a look, swearing in shock.
“This data is enough to shock me for a hundred years!”
Jiang Xu just smiled and said nothing.
On the sixth day of the long holiday, Jiang Xu’s Weibo fans officially broke through 100,000.
At that point, he posted the link to “Martial Universe.”
With a thought-provoking headline: speechless. Originally planned to start a new book, but suddenly found this hidden gem.
That diverted my attention for the past days and I didn’t write a word for the new book.
The headline was provocative enough to attract a lot of clicks.
And the outstanding quality of the novel ensured its success.
By the afternoon of the seventh day of the website going online.
The total number of visits reached 1.6 million.
The total number of registered users was 300,000.
And over 130,000 users made payments.
The total recharge amount was as much as a million and two hundred thousand.
The average subscription to “Martial Universe” was six thousand.
The average daily income was a little over five hundred.
This was about what Jiang Xu had forecasted at the outset.
By the end of the holidays, the total recharge amount had crossed the one million mark.
The total initial investment was one million five hundred thousand.
Given normal development, they could have been profitable by the end of the month.
However, they also needed to guard against any shenanigans from their competitors.
The most common tactic was, of course, to plagiarize from the popular books on their website.
Fu Yanjie took a deep breath.
Then, with glittering eyes, he looked at Jiang Xu, “So, our company has great potential.
Do we have the potential to go public in the future?”
Jiang Xu patted his shoulder, “Definitely, one hundred percent.
The shares you currently hold will be worth at least one billion in the future.”
Fu Yanjie felt like he was floating.
He laughed like a big fool, “Hehe, in the future, remember to call me CEO Fu.
No, I need to buy a few more suits and pairs of leather shoes, otherwise, my status won’t be reflected properly.”
Watching him prance around in such a frivolous manner,
Jiang Xu shook his head in resignation, calling out, “Remember to ask your father to transfer the rest of the money once you get home.”
So far, Fu Xinghan had transferred money twice, adding up to three hundred thousand.
With these results, he should send the remaining seven hundred thousand all at once.
After work, Jiang Xu and An Nuonuo went for a big shop at the supermarket.
They went there on a tricycle.
Bought a massive amount of stuff.
For a new home, if you can use new things, you must use new things.
Bed sheets, quilts, slippers, and such.
They brought back a lot of items, and then began to arrange them at home.
Jiang Xu also brought over some of his clothes.
He wouldn’t be staying at the office building anymore.
As the number of employees increased, the first floor would soon not be enough.
Two customer service representatives had already been hired.
Going forward, they needed to hire more programmers.
They also needed reviewers, but there was no immediate need for editors.
While Jiang Xu was organizing various items, An Nuonuo was cooking in the kitchen.
This was their first meal in their new home, and it was just the two of them eating.
Ever since Chen Yue and Jiang Shan found out about the huge value of Jiang Xu’s two buildings, they started becoming lazy.
They seldom went to the restaurant.
They just let the employees handle it.
They went here and there, dined around, they were completely carefree.
Moreover, they even planned on closing the restaurant and turning it into a small supermarket once the houses were all rented out.
All they needed was to hire a store clerk.
Around eight, Jiang Xu finished tidying up everything.
The whole house looked bright and clean.
And it felt warm and welcoming.
This was a place where Jiang Xu planned to settle down.
It was a common memory between him and An Nuonuo.
“Dinner’s ready”
An Nuonuo brought out the last dish.
Wearing an apron around her waist, her bright eyes and white teeth shone as she exuded a charming and virtuous aura.
Jiang Xu washed his hands, sat down, and took a deep breath, “It smells great.”
Three dishes and one soup.
Minced meat aubergine, boiled pork slices, pickled cabbage fish, and corn and spare rib soup.
Her cooking skills were definitely not worse than any chef outside.
Even if she opened a small restaurant in the future, she could definitely support herself.
By the time they finished the meal, the food was all eaten up.
An Nuonuo then went to the kitchen to wash the dishes.
Meanwhile, Jiang Xu sat in the living room to make tea.
Occasionally, he would glance at the kitchen, looking at An Nuonuo’s perfect figure, and feel incredibly content.
Such plain and simple life was indeed very good.
After his university graduation, making a hundred million or so would be enough.
He was not greedy.
Then, he would marry An Nuonuo, have children, and live a worry-free life.
While he was thinking about this, a message came in on QQ.
Chapter 149: Chapter 149 Jiang Xu: Don’t speak, kiss me!
Translator: 549690339
The message was sent by Wang Xiaoyuan.
She used her work QQ for it.
She was asking if Jiang Xu had written his new novel, she wanted to buy it for a high price.
She had already tasted the sweetness of success.
“Youth and Sorrow”, this low-cost film, had been getting good reviews and sales ever since it premiered.
The initial production and promotion costs had been recovered.
The rest was pure profit.
So, she was extremely eager to buy the rights to Jiang Xu’s new novel.
Jiang Xu had an idea.
And he didn’t decline.
The repayment deadline for the first month was approaching.
If he returned the money he had right now, it would not be enough.
If there happened to be a problem in the company that required money, it would be very troublesome.
Perhaps he should write another short novel and sell it to Wang Xiaoyuan for a high price to alleviate the pressure.
With this in mind, Jiang Xu replied to her that they would discuss it in person in two days.
He planned to write another “Overbearing CEO Falls in Love with Me” type of book.
After all, once “Overbearing CEO Falls in Love with Me” hit the theaters, there would certainly be a large number of imitators.
This theme could be popular for at least ten years.
If so, he might as well benefit more from it as the pioneer of this era.
After sending An Nuonuo home, Jiang Xu opened his computer and started writing.
He was living here now.
The outline from his previous book was still there.
Jiang Xu made some changes to the outline to ensure the plot was different from the first book.
Then, he started to write.
Because he had already taken a break once, he wrote quickly since these types of books didn’t require much thought.
Around two hundred thousand words would be enough.
Before he went to sleep that night, Jiang Xu had churned out fifteen thousand words.
Then he called his class teacher to take two days off.
Jiang Xu’s grades had never fallen off.
So his leave requests were generally granted by the class teacher.
Two days passed quickly.
Jiang Xu finished writing two hundred thousand words.
He named this fifth novel, “CEO, Love Gently”.
Additionally, he contributed a popular line in the novel.
He chases, she runs, in the end, they cannot escape…
“Finally done.”
Jiang Xu stretched lazily.
He glances at the time, it was eight in the evening.
His stomach was grumbling in hunger.
He had been up all day and night working on the manuscript for the past two days, barely resting.
“Click!”
The door was pushed open.
An Nuonuo came in with two boxes of food.
Seeing Jiang Xu’s state, she felt somewhat sorry for him, “Your dark circles are so heavy. Your complexion doesn’t look good either.
Quickly eat something, then rest.”
Jiang Xu smiled and said, “All right.”
The dinners for these two days were all brought by An Nuonuo.
Jiang Xu didn’t say anything, but he was very grateful.
Upon opening the food box, the enticing aroma immediately filled the air.
There was a box of pan-fried leek dumplings, stuffed tofu, stir-fried celery with meat.
The other box contained a steaming soup.
Jiang Xu hungrily dug in.
He was indeed starving.
After Jiang Xu finished eating, An Nuonuo took a warm towel and gently wiped his face.
The warm towel on his face eased much of the tiredness from his body.
His heart warmed deeply.
What a good girl she was.
Gentle, virtuous, kind-hearted, pretty, and capable of achieving great things in the future even without relying on her family.
Luckily, such a gem of a girl was pretty much already his.
If such a girl ended up with someone else, wouldn’t he be mad with jealousy?
Even though An Nuonuo didn’t agree when he proposed moving some stuff over the last time.
She still moved his stuff bit by bit when she came to drop off his meals these past few days.
She brought several clothes, a dozen books, and some stationery here.
It was a good start.
Jiang Xu didn’t rush her.
These things took time, and there was no need to rush.
An Nuonuo stayed until half past nine before she went home.
Before she left, Jiang Xu told her she could start taking her driver’s license test this weekend.
In 2008, obtaining a driver’s license was quite simple.
Fundamentally, a license could be obtained within a month.
Once she had her driver’s license he would buy her a car.
It would be much safer for her when she had to go home alone.
“Alright, I know. You should rest early too, I’m going home now.”
Observing her youthful and beautiful figure while she left.
As well as the swaying from left to right of her ponytail while she walked.
Jiang Xu sighed emotionally, being young is really great.
However, one day, he would find other uses for that ponytail of hers.
The meeting place and time he had agreed upon with Wang Xiaoyuan was at a tea house at noon the following day.
Jiang Xu estimated that she would likely send a secretary or a staff member to discuss matters.
The next day, Jiang Xu arrived at the classroom promptly.
The atmosphere in the class had begun to grow tense.
Written on the blackboard was, “239 days until the college entrance examination”.
Even the students who were usually mischievous now had serious expressions, they were all busy studying and doing exercises.
Probably only Jiang Xu was relaxed.
Saying he could become the top scholar in the entire country was a bit arrogant.
However, in the entire province, there wouldn’t be a problem.
That wasn’t just because he fully grasped all Senior Three’s courses.
The more important thing was, he could still remember many test questions.
Including the most important ones, like essay topics.
Under these conditions, if he couldn’t leave others behind.
That would be too damaging to the image of reincarnators.
Jiang Xu sat in his seat.
And saw An Nuonuo working on a math test paper.
It was a test paper from last year’s college entrance examination, and it was difficult.
Jiang Xu took a glance at it, and silently nodded.
The answers An Nuonuo wrote were mostly correct.
An Nuonuo had indeed made significant progress.
Under normal circumstances.
For next year’s college entrance examination, she could choose whichever university she wanted among the top five in the country.
The class bell rang.
The teacher came into the classroom.
Everyone else listened attentively.
Whereas Jiang Xu started reading a basic programming book.
He had read more than half of this book.
After he finished reading it, he could begin attempting to write some simple programs.
Whenever one immerses oneself into doing anything, one won’t notice how time flies past.
It was time to leave.
Jiang Xu spent the whole morning reading the programming book.
He could almost finish reading it by the afternoon.
When he looked up, the classroom was already empty.
An Nuonuo wasn’t there either.
Jiang Xu checked the time, it was twenty past twelve.
He was just about to go to the dining hall.
When he saw An Nuonuo run into the room huffing and puffing.
Her exquisite face was blushing, and tiny beads of sweat were flowing down her forehead.
She put the lunch box in front of Jiang Xu.
While catching her breath she said, “I saw that you… were so engrossed in your book, so… so I didn’t disturb you.
I got you your meal, eat first… huff… huff… huff…”
Jiang Xu felt a surge of emotion in his heart.
She was truly a great girl.
Jiang Xu closed his eyes, “Stop talking, and kiss me!”