Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 577 - 578 Sister Flowers Educated Youth 95_1

Chapter 577: Chapter 578 Sister Flowers Educated Youth 95_1

Gao Jian returned home only to find it in complete disarray, "Damn Shen Yuan, she actually came back and searched through everything."

It’s important to know why he stayed calm when someone was soliciting him earlier, saying he would consider it, another reason being there was still money here.

This was his last hope, but to his surprise, as soon as he walked in the door, he saw the mess, which felt as if a thief had been there.

The possibility of a thief was out of the question, as he had paid the landlord extra to keep a close eye on his place.

Apart from Shen Yuan, he couldn’t think of anyone else who would rummage through his things like this.

Shen Yuan, safely arrived in Harbor City, was in high spirits. Right before leaving, she suddenly remembered that in Capital City they would hide money. So she wondered if they had hidden money in the rental they had always used.

Taking the opportunity to pack up her things, Shen Yuan also searched around as she went.

Although the haul wasn’t as big as in Capital City, she still found over ten thousand in cash, which infuriated her.

All day he would say there wasn’t much money, that it needed to be used for purchasing goods and the like. Yet there was still money in the house, even a gold bar of about twenty grams.

Shen Yuan initially felt a bit guilty since they had run the business together and Gao Jian contributed many ideas, but now that feeling was entirely gone.

This guy surely hadn’t just hidden money in these two places; there must be money stashed in other places too.

Gao Jian, after a thorough search, found an oversight, money that he had placed on top of the wardrobe, but in total, he found only a little over a thousand.

Worrying it might give Shen Yuan a clue, he hadn’t placed much there. For a worker, it wasn’t a small amount of money, but for purchasing goods, what could that buy?

Frustrated, Gao Jian stuffed the money into his pocket, then turned and left the house.

He went to two secret hideouts and scraped together more than twenty thousand in cash, "Having multiple burrows is indeed necessary."

But the thought that Shen Yuan still took the lion’s share, especially a few jade pieces, twisted his heart with pain.

Those items were valuable; although he didn’t know their worth, yes, he didn’t know their worth because he had picked them up on a train.

There was a commotion on the train, a raid to arrest drug traffickers, and one happened to be right beside him. In the trafficker’s rush to flee, the items fell out of his pocket.

Taking advantage of everyone else watching the commotion, he picked them up and stuffed them into his bag, telling no one, not even Shen Yuan.

Knowing the value of the items, he carried them with him wherever he went, worried that a little carelessness could lead to them being lost again...

He had thought about waiting a couple of years, when things calmed down a bit, to take the items out and inquire about them.

But unexpectedly, Shen Yuan had taken them, and when he reported the theft, he absolutely couldn’t disclose their origin, which infuriated him to no end.

"Taking my stuff to Harbor City, it really is..." Gao Jian’s mood improved significantly when he remembered she had gone to Harbor City to be a dishwashing laborer.

At least he was left with some money in Mainland and could make a comeback.

Yes, he couldn’t delay, he needed to take the money and continue trading, he wanted Shen Yuan to realize that leaving him was her loss.

Swiftly, Gao Jian set out to purchase goods in the market, and of course, there were quite a few people who jokingly asked about his fallout with Shen Yuan.

He simply laughed it off, saying whether Shen Yuan was good or bad, it was too late to bring her back now.

Just as Shen Jie had said, if it hadn’t been for Shen Yuan’s initial investment, he might not have had so much money right now.

He wasn’t at the end of his rope yet; at least he still had some money in hand, at least he knew where to source goods, and still had a chance to turn things around.

In the future, the money he made from business wouldn’t be shared with anyone else, and even if he hired people, it would just be to pay them wages.

Hiring people was a matter for the future; for now, he would continue sourcing and then take the goods to Capital City. The market there was vast, he wasn’t worried about sales, and there was a chance to make even more money.

Once he made money from this business deal, he was determined to buy a house and move his household registration. Even if someone ran off with his money in the future, at least he would still have a house.

Gao Jian was very familiar with the market. He had just returned that morning and by the afternoon, had already arranged the goods and bought a train ticket for that night’s departure.

Although it was a bit hectic, it was far better than bringing Shen Yuan along. When he had brought her, they would have to stay for at least a few days each time they returned.

Some people, aware that Shen Yuan and Gao Jian had separated and that he hadn’t gotten much money from the split, were waiting to see his downfall. Others were thinking of making Gao Jian work for them—for a small wage, of course.

But before they could approach him, Gao Jian had already used his money to buy goods in bulk. Although it was not as much as before, it was not to the point of having no money.

Apart from the pity, everyone was curious about where Gao Jian’s money had come from.

As for this question, Gao Jian himself was also taken aback; in his rush to source goods, he hadn’t thought so much about it.

The goods were indeed bought with real money. Should he admit to hiding money? Or claim it was his share after the separation? Suddenly, it became awkward.

"Of course, it was the money from the division," he said. "I know that Shen Yuan didn’t really mean it when she said she didn’t give me any money."

"She was just angry and said that." As a businessman, hiding so much money from a partner; if word got out, who would want to collaborate with him?

The best solution was simply to admit that Shen Yuan had given him the money, but he was too proud to concede.

Those who heard him responded with a chuckle, having seen the awkwardness on his face.

They all believed Shen Yuan was probably right — she took their northern assets, and Gao Jian, after returning, started over with the money he had stashed away.

Everyone’s regard for Gao Jian sank even lower, and their wariness towards partnering with him heightened. Working with someone who constantly had tricks up his sleeve was like dancing with wolves.

Gao Jian knew his expression earlier had been inappropriate, yet he really had no other option.

Shen Yuan didn’t know Gao Jian still had a trick up his sleeve, or else she would have been furious, even though it indirectly cleared her reputation, eliminating the rumors about her running off with the money.

But for her, it was a sheer frustration not to see Gao Jian cornered without a chance to turn things around, let alone to see him succeed.

As for her, she was genuinely busy, frantically so; she knew working would be hard and busy, but had not anticipated it being this hectic.

Nevertheless, she had no choice, if she just left like that, she’d become undocumented. Her request to work without pay was just to help her stay in Harbor City.

Once she got her local household registration, she was definitely going to buy a house and become a landlady.

Though she had only been here a day, she already knew how tight the housing market in Harbor City was; houses were bought and then divided into tiny units.

In time, she’d buy three apartments: rent out two and live in a small one by herself. As Shen Yuan washed dishes, she meticulously planned out her future.

Once she had money, she’d continue buying more buildings. As for doing business, she’d give it up unless she learned Cantonese, because running a business was hard and the rents for commercial spaces were not cheap.

Shen Yuan knew the capital she brought from the Mainland wouldn’t go far in Harbor City, but she hadn’t expected it to be quite this inadequate.