Reborn, back to a small county town to become a wealthy family

Chapter 800 Foolishly Offering Himself In

After seeing Fu Bin and the others into the elevator, Luo Yang turned around and went back to the cigar bar.

Although he didn't say anything, Guo Yi, who had accompanied him to see the guest off, silently followed behind and returned to the private room together.

"A partner at Dahua Auditing Firm?"

The half-smoked cigar in the ashtray was still burning when Luo Yang picked it up, put it in his mouth, and sat down on the sofa.

His question was already quite gentle.

After all, Shen Jinglan had previously said she would bring a businessperson, but now she has suddenly become a partner in a firm, which seems a bit exaggerated.

Judging from her demeanor and speech, Luo Yang believed that she was likely a white-collar worker at this auditing firm.

"I wouldn't call myself a partner, but I do hold a small stake in Dahua Audit Firm."

Guo Yi, who followed her in, stood in front of the glass coffee table, looking just like a secretary who usually reports on work.

"Rich second generation?"

"Not really."

Seeing Luo Yang's curious look, Guo Yi explained, "When I was studying at Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance, I met a senior in the student union who founded Dahua Auditing Firm after graduation. She didn't have enough start-up capital, so she borrowed 2 yuan from me. Since I also studied auditing, and I thought I would have to find a job after graduation, I asked the senior to convert the money into shares. Because I didn't start the business with her, I can't be considered a partner."

"2 yuan from a few years ago?"

Luo Yang looked at Guo Yi and said, "Two or three years ago, it was considered good if a college student could have 1000 to 1200 yuan in living expenses per month. You can come up with 2 yuan in spare money all at once. It seems that your family is quite well-off."

"The families that can afford to send their children to this school are not necessarily well-off, if not extremely well-off."

Guo Yi quickly added, "The university I attend is a private undergraduate institution, and the tuition is quite high. Every year, I have to pay tens of thousands of yuan in miscellaneous fees, including tuition. The monthly living expenses for students there are generally over 2000 yuan. My family can only be considered middle class, and our conditions are not good."

This condition is roughly the same as it was before Luo Yang's family had their accident.

"So you're not in business?"

Having learned this, Luo Yang realized he had misunderstood the girl, so he smiled and asked, "Just browsing around, hoping to meet some bosses and increase my business opportunities?"

"Half and half."

Guo Yi thought for a moment before replying with this sentence.

She then added an explanation: "I was dragged here by a close friend. This is my first time at the Jiangnan Club tonight. I was having coffee in the lobby on the second floor when Mr. Shen called me up here without me even realizing it."

As she said this, her cheeks flushed, and she looked rather embarrassed.

Luo Yang smoked a cigar while observing the girl's changing expressions.

Because it was he who taught Shen Jinglan the trick of bringing in "socialites" to the Jiangnan Club, who knows if the Guo Yi standing in front of her is a well-packaged "socialite".

"So there's a bit of an element of serendipity involved?"

Luo Yang couldn't tell if it was true or false, so he could only smile and probe, "Since we've encountered this, it's your opportunity. But let me make this clear: don't get involved with President Fu's business yet. Try getting one or two deals from me first to test the waters. As for how much you can take in later, that depends on your business acumen."

"Xu~~~"

After hearing Luo Yang's words, Guo Yi breathed a sigh of relief and habitually patted her chest: "That scared me to death. Thank you, President Luo, for giving me this opportunity. I will definitely make the most of it and won't let you down."

These past few minutes have felt like I've been interrogated.

The person sitting opposite me is very young, but the aura they exude is incredibly powerful.

For a moment, she even felt a little breathless.

Fortunately, the result was good.

After relaxing, Guo Yi consciously walked over to Luo Yang and sat down, taking the initiative to pour him drinks.

"Mr. Luo, from what we were talking about just now, it seems that Mr. Fu is in the real estate development business?"

"Hmm, have you heard of Sante Real Estate?"

With a beautiful woman by his side, Luo Yang didn't need to be aloof. Plus, he had a pleasant conversation with Fu Bin tonight, so he said in a good mood, "We mainly develop residential communities in Songjiang, Qingpu, Minhang, and Pudong. Our annual sales exceed 10 billion yuan, which makes us a medium-sized real estate company in Shanghai."

"A scale of tens of billions!!!"

Guo Yi gasped and then covered her mouth with her hand.

However, the shock in his eyes was unmistakable.

It's understandable that Guo Yi was shocked, after all, it was 2012, there were fewer than 5000 listed companies in the whole country, and the total market value of the A-share market that year was 82.78 trillion yuan, so the average market value of listed companies was only about 17 billion yuan.

In fact, Guo Yi also misunderstood the market value of Sante Real Estate, because sales reaching tens of billions does not mean that the company's assets exceed tens of billions.

After all, most real estate companies have a very high debt ratio, mostly around 70% to 90%. This means that even if Sante Real Estate owns land and real estate worth tens of billions of yuan, its net assets after deducting liabilities are only a few billion to a few billion yuan.

Of course, Luo Yang wouldn't explain this.

Even in Shanghai, the most developed city in the country, the average annual income per capita is only a little over 40,000 yuan. Even for middle-class families like Guo Yi's with an annual income of several hundred thousand yuan, the difference between them and those with tens or hundreds of billions of yuan is not significant.

"It's a pity, we can't reach President Fu for the time being."

After the initial excitement, Guo Yi said with a hint of regret, "If we could get business from a real estate company of this size, Dahua would definitely be able to take another leap forward."

"?"

Can the business of a mid-sized real estate company really elevate the level of your invested auditing firm?

How small must Dahua Auditing Firm be now?
"Mr. Luo, what kind of business does your family run?"

Perhaps sensing that she shouldn't be acting this way in front of Luo Yang, Guo Yi leaned closer again, took Luo Yang's arm, and said in an almost coquettish tone, "I overheard you and President Fu talking about investing in new energy vehicle manufacturing. Such a project is too big for me to even dream of. Just a tiny bit from between President Luo's fingers would be enough for me to be satisfied, right?"

As she spoke, she gestured a narrow slit in front of Luo Yang's eyes with her thumb and forefinger.

Would you like some milk tea?

Luo Yang asked with a smile, "There should be a Lemon CC milk tea shop near your school, right?"

He didn't know the location of Lixin Accounting and Finance Institute, so he wasn't sure if there were any Nayuki branches nearby, but Lemon CC stores must have opened there.

"I definitely like drinking milk tea."

Guo Yi immediately replied, "But I rarely drink Lemon CC; I usually buy Nayuki."

"Don't you know that Nayuki and Lemon CC are products of the same company?"

I don't know.

Halfway through his answer, he suddenly stopped speaking. Luo Yang was surprised and turned to look at her. He found Guo Yi with her mouth agape, in shock.

"Mr. Luo."

Seeing Luo Yang looking over, Guo Yi snapped out of her daze and then stammered, "Are Nayuki and Lemon CC both your family's businesses?"

"It's not my family's property."

Luo Yang smiled and said, "It's my business."

For Guo Yi, this made little difference.

But she knew that these two milk tea brands had branches all over Shanghai, and she'd heard they were opening branches all over the country, so their scale was definitely not small. In fact, it was not small; based on the July valuation, Lemon CC alone was worth over 40 billion yuan.

This is a real 40 billion yuan; if it were sold as a package, it could fetch 40 billion yuan in cash.

During the same period, Nayuki's value was no less than that of Lemon CC.

Having already been shocked once, Luo Yang certainly didn't mind being shocked a second time, so he "briefly" introduced the value of the two milk tea brands in the following time.

"Does your auditing firm, Dahua, have the capacity to handle this company's business?"

After the initial introduction, Luo Yang leaned back in his chair and looked at Guo Yi with a smile, saying, "Or are you only able to introduce smaller company businesses to you?"

Guo Yi was at a loss for words.

Although she owns 5% of the shares in Dahua Audit Firm, she is still just a college graduate this year and is in the early stages of getting familiar with the business. She has no idea how much business her company can handle.

Moreover, according to Luo Yang, he owns several other companies.

It's like falling into a honey trap; now all that's left is the blissful trouble.

Guo Yi oversimplified things.

Is there anything so easy in this world?

There's no such thing as a free lunch. If there is, it's just bait with a hook.

Just as Guo Yi was still in a state of excitement and fantasy, Shen Jinglan knocked on the door and came in.

"Boss, would you like me to bring you another bottle of champagne?"

After entering the room, she glanced at the glass coffee table in front of the sofa and noticed that the bottle of Perrier-Jouët that had been delivered earlier was almost empty, which is why she asked that question.

"what time is it?"

"It's past midnight."

"It's getting late, I should head back."

Luo Yang smiled slightly, withdrew his arm from the soft embrace, stood up, and said, "Judging from tonight's situation, business at the club has been quite good lately. I'll take some time tomorrow morning to go to the group headquarters to report on the situation since the opening."

"Okay, boss."

Shen Jinglan replied with a smile, "When are you free tomorrow morning?"

"After 9:30."

Luo Yang thought for a moment and said, "I should be in the office all morning tomorrow, any time after 9:30 is fine."

"Boss, let me see you off!"

Shen Jinglan bowed slightly, then hurried to the door and opened it for her.

Luo Yang smiled at Guo Yi: "Ms. Guo, are you going to continue looking for opportunities here, or..."

"It's getting late, and I have to go to work tomorrow."

Guo Yi immediately returned a smile and replied to Luo Yang, "I'll leave with you."

"Aren't you waiting for your best friend?"

As they got off the elevator, Luo Yang and Guo Yi continued their conversation: "Did you drive here?"

"I'm not waiting for her."

Being led by Luo Yang and constantly on the defensive, Guo Yi felt like she had forgotten something.

She could only focus on Luo Yang's topic for the time being: "We don't have a car, we can take a taxi."

The two chatted about trivial matters from the third floor all the way to the entrance of the club, where Tan Bing was already waiting in Luo Yang's car.

"I'll give it to you."

Luo Yang said something politely, then got into the back seat of the car first.

Knowing she had drunk quite a bit and was somewhat tipsy, Guo Yi instinctively wanted to politely decline, but then she suddenly remembered that she hadn't gotten Luo Yang's phone number yet, and she became anxious.

If she misses out on the incredible fortune she'll encounter tonight because of carelessness, she'll kick herself tomorrow.

Without a second thought, he jumped into the back seat with the car door open.

Because she rushed so fast and her legs were slightly weak, she almost fell into Luo Yang's arms.

"Dizziness?"

Luo Yang offered her a reason: "Then you should take a nap."

After saying that, he said directly to the front, "Go to Tomson Riviera."

Guo Yi, who had originally intended to struggle to sit up, paused for a moment, then her body went limp, and she lay on Luo Yang's lap for a while.

Throughout the entire process, Luo Yang didn't ask her where she lived, and she didn't proactively tell Luo Yang where she was to be taken.
The morning light, like melting amber nectar, meandered through the gaps in the velvet curtains, bathing the master bedroom in a golden glow.

Guo Yi curled up in the blanket, even her eyelashes felt sore.

Last night, Luo Yang repeatedly bent and twisted my waist, and now it felt like it had been run over by a road roller. The slightest movement made me feel incredibly sore.

She tried to move her fingers, only to find that even her fingertips felt weak, a lingering soreness from gripping the sheets tightly last night.
Guo Yi's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she struggled several times before she could barely open her eyes.

All around me was empty.

A few strands of hair lay on the sunken pillow, glistening with a dark, oily sheen in the light.

She instinctively touched the pillow and found that it was still slightly warm.

They should have left not long ago.

Guo Yiping lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling for a long time.

She still can't figure out how she ended up here with Luo Yang last night in such a daze, and then how she ended up being...
He just wanted to leave a phone number, but he ended up getting himself into trouble.

"asshole."

Guo Yi muttered something in a hoarse voice, seemingly a little unwilling, yet also like a coquettish complaint.

Suddenly, as if struck by a scene in her mind, her face flushed, and she buried her face in the pillow.

The tips of her ears, exposed to the air, were so red they looked like they were about to bleed.

That man was an animal last night. He went to such lengths, moving from the bathroom to the French windows, and then into the master bedroom. He even pinned himself against the full-length mirror in the walk-in closet, forcing her to see his out-of-control appearance.

"What a tragedy!"

Guo Yi sobbed, biting the corner of the blanket. The absurd scenes from last night flashed through her mind, and she was so ashamed that even her toes curled up.

My life principles of the past twenty years have been scattered all over the place, not even a trace remains.

Keep in mind that they've only known each other for a few hours.
Even if someone wants to marry into a wealthy family, no one is in such a hurry to snag a rich husband.

But I was foolish enough to rush right to their doorstep.
(End of this chapter)