Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 696 - 697 The Real Heiress Does Not Return to Her Place 29_1

Chapter 696: Chapter 697 The Real Heiress Does Not Return to Her Place 29_1

After seeing off Yang Xue, Zhang Li also picked up her luggage and turned to head for Yangcheng.

Taking advantage of the time before the Spring Festival, she could visit Yangcheng, and then on the eve of the new year, return to her hometown to pay respects to her foster parents.

Sitting in front of their graves, she recounted everything that had happened in the past few months, and also shared the situation of their biological daughter.

"I’m leaving now, you three must be reunited now," Zhang Li said.

"Be happy." Zhang Li picked up her luggage, took a taxi to the train station, and rushed to catch the afternoon flight to Harbor City.

When she arrived in Harbor City, it was already past eight in the evening, the night view of Harbor City was truly beautiful under the night sky.

Before midnight, she managed to prepare a very simple New Year’s Eve dinner, "Happy New Year."

Zhang Li, who had taken a stroll outside, didn’t feel like wandering around anymore, so she stayed at home reading books and occasionally went out for a walk.

This time Wei Xudong went home for the New Year, and he truly became a person of influence; those who had once talked behind his back about how much of a loser he was, were now all crowding around him.

No one could have imagined that the guy who seemed so unpromising before was now making big waves in the stock market.

Everyone thought his so-called achievements in the stock market were a joke, not to be taken seriously.

However, to everyone’s surprise, after he arrived in Harbor City, he underwent a dramatic change and made a lot of money in the stock market.

They may have had their doubts, but Wei Xudong’s shareholder account spoke for itself.

Although they came from wealthy families and spent money like water, the amount they could actually dispose of freely was limited.

Once they started spending too much, their families would have opinions, and now that they knew their childhood friend, their good buddy, could make so much money, how could they not be tempted?

Whether by playing the sympathy card, by clearing debts, or by offering management fees, they all hoped Wei Xudong could become their agent and make big money with their funds.

Wei Xudong talked about how he had shone in the stock market not only to let others know that he was no longer his former self, but also to attract investment.

Otherwise, once school started again, he would have no capital to invest and make money. So, naturally, he didn’t refuse his friends’ trust in him.

There were those who wanted him to help them take off and those who worried about the investment funds problem, not investing themselves but willing to lend high-interest money to Wei Xudong.

Wei Xudong actually preferred to get money through paying interest; no matter how high the interest was, with just a bit of maneuvering, he could earn it back, with the primary goal being to make even more money.

The more people talked about it, the more people came knocking on his door, and Wei Xudong, confident in his own abilities, readily accepted the money.

All this commotion, and yet no one whispered a word of it to Wei Yan, for they all feared that if Wei Yan found out, he would interfere with Wei Xudong’s money-making, questioning why couldn’t Wei Xudong also make money for the Wei Group Investment Department.

Seeing the money pouring in made Wei Xudong very happy; the more money he took in, the more he would earn.

But later on, when he saw that he had managed to collect nearly tens of millions in investments this Spring Festival, he was astonished.

At first, he just wanted to secure a few million, never expecting that the goal would keep raising higher and higher.

Wei Wei, of course, knew what Wei Xudong was doing and wholeheartedly supported him, which greatly improved her status in their circle.

Those who used to hang around her, only to dismiss her when they found out about her identity, and treated her indifferently, were once again gathering around her, trying to please her in every way.

"We can buy it when we go to Harbor City," Wei Wei had already considered what she should buy.

She really needed to buy a lot of things and felt it necessary to take a pen and jot them all down.

"No need, let’s go shopping. Anything you like, we’ll buy," Wei Xudong pat his wallet, "I, your man, have money."

Wei Wei looked at Wei Xudong, "Xudong, you are too good to me."

After the fifth day of the new year, the two directly flew to Harbor City. Although he rented a sea-view apartment, it wasn’t as nice as a luxury suite.

The couple booked a room for ten days straight. As for the expense, they really didn’t care. As long as the stock market existed, they were sure they could make money.

Shopping was like blinking an eye for them, everything bought without hesitation, and dining was always at upscale restaurants, choosing only the most expensive ingredients. Their main message was clear: they had money.

Their lavish spending was such that even Zhang Li had heard of it, and Yang Xue was still surprised, "Can the stock market really make that much money?"

Weren’t they supposed to have limited starting capital? No, they used leverage, which is why they made so much money.

"Maybe it’s because their family is wealthy and successful. Seeing him prosper now, the family must have given him a big red envelope."

"That makes sense," Yang Xue thought and found it very logical, "No wonder everyone wants to be rich, you can get a lot from New Year’s red envelopes."

"Forget it, I can’t become a rich second-generation, but I’ll still try hard and strive to become the rich first-generation." Yang Xue set herself a new goal.

"Of course, you can," that goal and aspiration were definitely attainable.

With a sizeable fund, Wei Xudong made quite a bit of money in the following days and even applied for graduate studies at Harbor City University to continue making money.

Yang Xue had thought Wei Xudong would just stay for a year and then promptly take his leave.

However, no one expected that he would continue to stay.

Then there was Zhang Li who remained calm throughout, "He’s staying on for his graduate studies, and you’re not excited?"

Harbor City University wasn’t too big or too small, but running into someone there, especially frequently, was not an easy task.

Yet Wei Xudong often bumped into Zhang Li, and their exchanges were rather harsh.

"His future is up to him," if Wei Xudong wanted to assert his presence, let him show off.

After all, quite a few people at Harbor City University knew they were siblings, and due to certain reasons, she lived on her own and had an average relationship with the Wei Family.

One look at Wei Xudong’s attitude towards Zhang Li, and anyone could tell their sibling relationship was particularly bad.

"If all goes well, once we get there, we could buy a house to live in."

The two of them decided to apply to Harvard University, one to continue studying Mathematics, and the other to enter the Medical School.

"Buy a house? Aren’t we going to rent?" Yang Xue never thought that they could even consider buying a house in America; she was truly astonished.

"Not that we can’t rent, just that the environment really isn’t that great."

"Plus, with more people going abroad for studies in the future, whether we rent out the house or sell it, both are good options after we graduate."

"And having our own house, we can decorate it however we want."

The restrictions in this Harbor City apartment were too many: you couldn’t do this, you couldn’t do that; even putting a nail in the wall wasn’t allowed.

"And when your parents come to visit you in America, they’ll have a place to stay."

Whenever Yang Xue’s parents occasionally came to Harbor City to visit their daughter, they had to sleep in the living room on a makeshift bed, and even then, they worried about disturbing the two children’s studies.