Reborn as a Superpower Girl in the 80s
Chapter 994: Who Exactly is This Old Acquaintance?

Chapter 994: Chapter 994: Who Exactly is This Old Acquaintance?

Luo Siyuan looked at the item in his hand, "I can’t accept this."

Luo Qiao stood up with a smile, "Brother Four, this is our sincere gesture. Please accept it, we mean nothing else."

Luo Xuyan patted his younger brother’s shoulder, "The house is already furnished. Didn’t you say that the family courtyard was far from your sister’s factory and it was inconvenient to commute? This house is very close to her plant."

Luo Xuyuan also stood up, "For now, you can’t catch up with your sister’s financial condition, but Brother Two has faith in you. Study hard. Didn’t Qiaoqiao just say that once you graduate, work for a few years, gain some experience, you can open an accounting firm? Brother Two will invest in it for you."

Luo Siyuan suddenly felt a sour and warm feeling in his heart, touched by their actions. He knew why his brothers and sister were doing this—they didn’t want him to feel inferior in front of the Geng Family.

He took a deep breath, "Alright, I’ll accept the gift. I will work hard and won’t let you down."

Luo Qiao checked the time, "It’s getting late. Let’s rest early."

The brothers exchanged smiles and dragged Luo Siyuan away, probably to impart experience.

Lu Yichen brought over his two daughters, rubbing their eyes, "Qiao Bao, the girls are sleepy."

Luo Qiao took one of them from his hands, noting the other sleepy nieces and nephews, "Dad, go and look after Peng Yun and the others; I’ll go upstairs to call the sisters-in-law to take them to rest."

Luo Haotian stood up, "They were all energetic just now, must be tired from running around today."

Once Luo Haotian was there, the children clamored to climb into his arms, the sweet calls of ’Grandpa’ almost melted his heart.

Luo Qiao knocked on her older brother’s door, "Sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, the children are sleepy."

Soon, the sisters-in-law came out of the bridal room laughing. Seeing their young brother-in-law coming upstairs, Woo Yunmei greeted him with a smiling face, "Go ahead, your sister-in-law is waiting for you."

Time swiftly moved to June, and Luo Qiao had completed her PhD thesis defense. Planning to go abroad after the new year, she stayed at the university as a teaching assistant, with the hospital rotating departments every month.

One day, she received a call from Hu Dongxiong. They had settled on a plot of land which had seemed promising but now faced many competitors, as the government decided it would be an auction.

If it were to be auctioned, the initial budget might not suffice. He called to ask whether to give up or to increase the bid.

Luo Qiao grasped the situation of the land and after pondering on it suggested a number, "Manager Hu, if we can secure it for this number, it would be great. If not, let’s look elsewhere."

After hanging up, she didn’t dwell on it—finding another plot wouldn’t be a big issue.

However, a few days later, she received another call from Hu Dongxiong, "Hello, President Luo, it went very smoothly, very close to the price we discussed."

Luo Qiao squinted as she listened to the call, "What happened? Weren’t there many competitors before?"

Hu Dongxiong laughed, "President Luo, I’m not sure about the specifics. If you have the time, come over. When I went there yesterday to handle the paperwork, all I got was a message saying to return a favor and that if you have time, you should come and reunite with an old friend."

Luo Qiao was baffled by this message, ’Old friend’? Where did an old friend come from?

She decided to deal with her current tasks first and then make the trip, now completely puzzled without a clue.

By the time she was occupied with these matters, it was already August. Hu Dongxiong had completed all formalities and had started restructuring the plot.

During this period, Luo Qiao conducted outpatient clinics two days a week, Monday through Friday. Since the school was on holiday, she mostly spent time finishing surgeries for the day before heading home.

She and her sister-in-law Geng Yanqiu, who co-owned a mother-and-baby products factory, had also gotten their business on track. They had launched two brands, "Treasure" and "Joy", occupying counters in major department stores and opened three specialty stores downtown.

With these matters settled, in the following days, Lu Yichen transferred all his properties under Luo Qiao’s name, to which she joked, "Aren’t you afraid I’ll run off with your wealth?"

"What’s mine is yours, and what’s yours is yours. It’s more yours once I’ve given it to you."

Luo Qiao climbed onto Lu Yichen, who was sitting there helping her transplant plants, and wrapped her arms around his neck, "Brother Chen, you are the best."

"That’s good to hear, I have even better to offer, you’ll experience it in the future."

"You’re really too bad, aren’t you?"

"How have I been bad, tell me?"

"You, you, you, you did that on purpose, didn’t you?"

"Ha ha ha, you’re the one who thought wrong, and yet you blame others; I mean I’ll perform even better in the future."

At the end of August, Luo Qiao packed her bags and bought a ticket for the train heading to Jiang Su.

Throughout the journey, she wondered who this ’old friend’ could possibly be.