A few days later, we arrived at Lin'an Railway Station.
A girl with a suitcase stood in front of the station door.
She wore a white rabbit fur warm fisherman's hat that covered her forehead, but one could still see that the girl had a delicate and small oval face.
Her almond-shaped eyes are clear and bright like a pool of autumn water, her hair is as thick and smooth as dark clouds and draped over her shoulders, and her slender swan neck gives her a sense of nobility. She is different from ordinary flowers and weeds, but a graceful and gorgeous peony.
The first impression this girl gives is that besides being beautiful, she definitely does not come from an ordinary family.
It was freezing cold in Lin'an in January, and it was snowing today. She blew air into her mouth to warm her hands until an Audi sedan stopped beside her.
The car window slowly rolled down, revealing the face of a cynical young man.
"Hey, pretty girl, do you want a ride? It's free!"
Seeing that familiar, lazy smile, the girl felt extremely friendly.
She smiled sweetly: "My mother told me not to follow strangers!"
"Is that so? Then I'll go see if there are any other pretty ladies who need a ride."
The young man pretended to start the engine and leave. The girl suddenly became anxious: "I want to sit, can't I sit? Boss, you played first, can't you afford to play?"
This girl was naturally Axi. A few days after she resigned, the class beauty came to Lin'an.
(The previous chapter was slightly modified. Considering that Luo Xi will have more interactions with the protagonist in the future, it was changed to develop in Lin'an. I would like to inform you here.)
In her previous life, this strong woman's financial company was opened in Shenghai, but in this life, because of Su Zelin, the location was changed.
If the store were opened in Shenghai, Su Zelin would only show up occasionally when he was on business trips, and Luo Xi thought this was not enough.
From a personal perspective, although the two had been close as class leader and deputy class leader during college, and had not become estranged after graduation due to being separated by distance, it was still not as easy to build relationships as being in the same city.
From a business perspective, Axi plans to run a financial company.
If an enterprise like this wants to grow bigger and stronger, connections are indispensable. New Century Digital, where Su Zelin works, has its headquarters in Lin'an. He has a deep network of connections here, and can get twice the result with half the effort no matter what he does. Although Shenghai also knows people, it is definitely not comparable to Lin'an.
After careful consideration, Luo Xi finally decided that Lin'an would be a better choice.
Although Shenghai's market is larger, no matter how big the cake is, it will be useless if you don't have the ability to take a bite.
The gangster chuckled, then opened the car door, walked up to Luo Xi, and opened his arms: "Ah Xi, welcome back to Lin'an. On behalf of the guys in my class who are in Lin'an, I would like to extend the warmest welcome to you. Do you want a passionate hug?"
"Boss, I miss you so much!"
The class beauty dropped her suitcase, threw herself into the gangster's arms, and hugged him tightly.
Well…
In fact, Su Zelin was just joking with his once capable assistant out of habit, but he didn't expect her to react so strongly.
Although there was a down jacket and wool between us, I could still keenly sense a touch of softness.
After graduation, Ah Xi has grown up again...
He didn't dare to put his hands on the class beauty's slender waist, but just patted her back: "Alright, that's enough, don't touch me!"
"Who took advantage of me? It was you who said whether you wanted a passionate hug or not!"
Luo Xi then let go of his hand and gave the gangster a cold look with her pretty face blushing.
Su Zelin coughed dryly: "Actually, I'm just being polite to you. It's just like when you meet a guest at a meal, and you ask whether they have eaten or not, and whether they want to eat or not. It's the same principle. I don't mean to ask you to eat."
"You're the one with the most crooked ideas. You've said all the good and bad!"
The class beauty said unhappily.
As he was talking, Su Zelin picked up the suitcase that was handed to him and put it in the trunk of the car. Then the two of them got in the car. Luo Xi sat in the passenger seat and fastened his seat belt. The Audi drove away from the train station.
Thanks to the convenience of Penguin group chat and the fact that the group chat of Finance Management Class 1 has always been very active, the news that Luo Xi has returned to Lin'an has spread to the class.
Those who worked in the provincial capital were all very happy, especially Nanazi, the class beauty's good friend.
Su Zelin came to the train station to pick people up in person. Originally, Nanazi was planning to go with him, but something urgent had to happen at the company, so she had no choice but to cancel the appointment.
The car quickly drove into the city. Looking out the window at the unique scenery of the ancient capital, compared to the rich and powerful Shenghai with gold all over the ground, Lin'an has a bit more humanistic atmosphere.
Although both cities have developed economies, they are two completely different cities.
In comparison, Luo Xi still likes Lin'an more.
Here are the people she cares about.
That’s right, I’m talking about Nanako.
After all, she was my best friend in college, with whom I could talk about anything.
"Boss, I'm unfamiliar with Lin'an. You have to take good care of me, meow meow meow!"
The class beauty started to act cute.
She always behaves maturely and competently when interacting with other people, and only rarely reveals this side of her when facing Su Zelin.
"Come on, Ah Xi, you're still unfamiliar with the place, why are you pretending to be a cute newbie?"
The bastard was a bit speechless.
"I'm pretty pink to begin with!"
The class beauty blinked her big eyes and said, "I haven't been in Lin'an for so long. If it weren't for the boss's protection, I would have no sense of belonging and would not dare to come back. What's more, I have resigned and started from scratch. I am a complete rookie."
"Yes, yes, you are right!"
The gangster was too lazy to argue with her. Even though Ah Xi was so capable, she could sometimes act silly and naive.
Of course, it's just an act.
"By the way, when I resigned, I told Pete about our relationship."
The class beauty suddenly remembered something and changed the subject.
"Oh, what did you say to that ghost guy?"
Su Zelin concentrated on driving without looking around.
"I'm going to be honest. You and I are not boyfriend and girlfriend. I've lied to him for so long, and I feel a little embarrassed. But since I'm leaving soon, it's better to make it clear."
"Oh, and how did he react?"
"No reaction. Pete said he actually saw it that night."
"No way? You treated me like that, and didn't the foreigner say he believed you at the time? And he didn't bother you again afterwards?"
The gangster was a little surprised.
When that incident was mentioned, the class beauty's pretty face couldn't help but turn slightly red.
"He saw that we were just acting and were just good friends at best. But Pete thought I would rather find a fake boyfriend than accept his pursuit, so he gave up."
In fact, this was not the exact answer given by the foreign boss. Luo Xi omitted the most important part.
"Oh, I see. That foreign guy has a pretty sharp eye."
Even this Oscar-winning actor gave a passionate performance and it couldn't be hidden from him.
But it must be that Ah Xi’s acting is too bad.
Not to mention anything else, just the kiss alone showed that she was a novice, without any experience at all, just like a sow chewing cabbage, it would be strange if others didn't notice it.
"What's the meaning of 'ghost' or 'ghost'? That's so ugly!"
Luo Xi said dissatisfiedly: "My former boss was called Peter. He was very broad-minded. After learning the truth, he was not angry at all. He even praised you as a very outstanding man."
"I see. Actually, that ghost... Pete is not bad either."
Su Zelin laughed: "Ah Xi, you have never had a boyfriend, why don't you consider it?"
"I'm not interested in foreigners, and I don't plan to fall in love before I succeed in my business. I have to focus all my energy on the company. Falling in love will only slow down my sword-drawing speed!"
Ah Xi said proudly.
She learned the sentence "Masturbation will only affect the speed of drawing the sword" from Su Zelin when she was in college.
And the “pink little newbie” mentioned earlier are actually internet slang used in later generations.
However, gangsters always have the habit of bringing it up when they speak. Luo Xi thought it was quite vivid and interesting, so he wrote it down and would imitate it from time to time.
But this time she drew the gourd wrong.
"Ah Xi, do you know that masturbation will only affect the sword drawing? This sentence is usually only applicable to men."
Su Zelin corrected seriously.
"Why are you boys allowed to draw your swords, but us girls can't? Aren't there enough female warriors in ancient novels? Boss, you have to give me a reasonable explanation, otherwise it's discrimination against women!"
Luo Xi expressed strong protest on behalf of the boxers.
However, this punch gained through twenty-two years of practice was like a drop in the ocean when it hit the gangster.
"Because you have no sword to draw."
The gangster shrugged and defeated her with just one sentence.
"Oh, is that the original meaning of that sentence?" The class beauty's face instantly turned red, and she stammered, "How, how could it be understood this way, Boss, you must have made a mistake. Well, even if it is really just the original meaning, there is nothing wrong with me extending it."
It was a bit embarrassing, and she could only force herself to make sense.
Chatting and laughing casually in the car, it felt like going back to the old days.
Although I have many college classmates in Shenghai, we have always kept in touch and often get together.
However, there was neither Nanazi nor Su Zelin there.
The former is a close friend, and the latter is a class monitor who has had a profound influence on my growth. I always have more common topics with these two people.
The Audi drove all the way to the China World Trade Center in the city, which is also the headquarters of Linna Clothing.
The lower floors are offices and the upper floors are residences.
Nanako's home is here.
After becoming successful as Linna, she made a lot of money and bought an apartment in China World Trade Center in the middle of this year.
Ding Lina does not have the same ambition as Su Zelin. The trendy brand is also very niche with a limited market. It is impossible to accumulate funds for continuous reinvestment like digital products, expanding from one store to tens of thousands, and from one city to the whole country.
In fact, Nanazi started out by focusing on the national market for trendy brands, and quickly became the No. 1 trendy brand in China, but that was all.
For Chaozu to develop, in addition to increasing market share, what is more important is that the market grows with the changes of the times, and more and more consumers accept the concept of trendy brands.
So Chaozu made money very quickly, even much faster than when New Century just started. Ding Lina's revenue exceeded one million in the first year of her company's establishment. However, it could not continue to snowball like New Century.
In other words, as long as the business is well managed, Nanazi can make a steady amount of money every year, which is enough to make ordinary people envious to death. However, her future income will not increase dramatically, but will only increase slowly.
Since there is no point in reinvesting the money earned, it will naturally be used to improve the quality of life.
Nanako is a person who knows how to enjoy life, so she will use the money she earns to buy houses, cars, branded bags and skin care products.
Su Zelin also encouraged her to do so.
Why do we work so hard to make money? It is to enjoy life.
Hunzi didn't expect Nanazi to make the business like New Century. Even if the market was big enough, Ding Lina lacked sufficient ability. Besides, it was too tiring. It took him five years to expand New Century from a single store to the whole country, and he had to be both the father and the mother. It would take about another year to conquer the town-level market.
If we are successful and want to open more than 30,000 stores, it is estimated to take a total of six years.
How many six years are there in a lifetime
Especially for women, beauty fades quickly and youth is too precious to them.
Therefore, Nanazi just needs to make a little effort and achieve some small success. There is no need to pursue too high goals.
Su Zelin was willing to help Luo Xi, but he also didn't want her to become an old aunt like in her previous life.
It is not difficult to open a financial company. It should be set up in about two years.
The underground garages for the office and residential areas of China World Trade Center are separate, and the elevators are also different. This design is to ensure the safety and privacy of residents as much as possible.
Nanazi bought two parking spaces in a residential area, one of which was certified with Su Zelin's license plate number.
As soon as the Audi arrived at the entrance of the residential garage, the instrument detected the license plate number and the barrier automatically rose.
They arrived at the parking space, parked the car, and got out. Su Zelin dragged the suitcase and walked to the elevator with Luo Xi. They swiped their cards and took the elevator to the designated floor.
Nanako's home is located in Room 1502 on the 15th floor.
Luo Xi will also live here for some time in the future.
Originally, the class beauty planned to rent a house, but after learning that her best friend had returned to Lin'an to develop her career, Nanazi contacted Luo Xi privately and insisted that she come to live with her, saying that her house was very big and the guest room was idle anyway, so it was just right for her best friend to come over. There was no need to rent a house outside, which would be a waste of money and would not have a good environment.
Luo Xi refused at first, thinking that it would disturb her and Su Zelin.
However, Nanazi said that she had consulted her boyfriend, and Hunzi also agreed, saying that there was no inconvenience, as they were all so familiar with each other, and she knew about her and Su Zelin, so there was no need to be cautious.
Finally, seeing that her good sister was unwilling to refuse her invitation, the class beauty finally nodded in agreement.
I just returned to Lin'an, so I can't say I'm a fresh newbie, but I definitely feel better with friends around me. Besides, Nanako is a successful woman. When I start my own company in the future, I can always exchange experiences with her if I encounter any problems.
This is a second-hand house, but it was in an unfinished state when the owner transferred it. The owner also has houses elsewhere, and bought this one more for investment. He happened to need funds, so he sold it. So when Nanazi heard the news, she bought it.
China World Trade Center is in a good location, in the heart of Upper Town, in the same building as Linna’s headquarters, making it convenient for commuting.
The house has four bedrooms and two living rooms, covering an area of 150 square meters. It is decorated in a light luxury style similar to Song Yuwei's. Both girls pursue high-quality life and have a tendency to show off, but Song MM's pretentiousness is more serious.
The light luxury style is very suitable for decorating, but it is not as vulgar as the European style, so it became Nana's choice.
"Ding..."
Su Zelin held the handle of the door lock, and after a crisp electronic sound, the door opened with a click.
Luo Xi was a little dazed.
It’s not surprising that the gangster squad leader could open Nanazi’s door, but what’s strange is that he didn’t use the key.
She couldn't help but ask, "Boss, is this a fingerprint lock? Why didn't I see you verify your fingerprint?"
"Haha, this fingerprint lock has a name, it's called one-grip-to-open. The door handle is used to verify the fingerprint, so there's no need to press the fingerprint specifically. It's the first of its kind in China!"
Su Zelin explained with a smile.
Nana's ideas are fashionable and avant-garde. After she had the material conditions, her lifestyle also became trendy, as can be seen from this smart door lock.
In 2006, very few people in China installed fingerprint locks. Even some high-end residential communities still used traditional door locks, but she got a fingerprint lock.
One reason is convenience, and the other is that I think this way of opening the door is cool.
"It sounds so high-end!"
The class beauty was frightened and blurted out a later internet slang she learned from Su Zelin.
She had never even heard of this kind of smart door lock.
As soon as he entered the door, Luo Xi was amazed at the low-key luxury of the house.
"Wow, Nanako's house is so well decorated, and it's so warm here!"
It's freezing cold outside, but it's warm as spring inside.
Even if the house is well insulated, it is impossible to have this effect.
There is no floor heating in Zhejiang Province, and the only explanation is air conditioning.
She looked around but didn't see any air conditioner.
"It's up there."
Su Zelin pointed to an air outlet on the ceiling and said, "Nanazi has installed central air conditioning."
"Central air conditioning?"
Luo Xi was slightly surprised.
Even many ordinary families in later generations would not install this thing because it is expensive and consumes a lot of electricity. Floor-standing or wall-mounted types are more cost-effective.
As for 2006, many people may not have heard of it.
Luo Xi was not an ignorant girl, but she had only heard of this thing.
She asked tentatively, "It should be very expensive, right?"
"It's not expensive, just over 20,000 yuan."
Su Zelin said lightly.
He almost knew the prices of all the electrical appliances in Nana's house because she would ask for his opinion before buying, such as what the brand was like and whether the price was appropriate.
The waters in the home appliances, especially joint venture and imported ones, are quite complicated. Although she is rich, she doesn't want to be cheated, and Hunzi knows a lot about electrical appliances.
“More than 20,000 is not expensive!”
The class beauty took a breath of cold air.
A split air conditioner generally costs just over 2,000 yuan, while a floor-standing type costs around 4,000 to 5,000 yuan.
"But it can be used in the living room and all the rooms. In fact, it is not much different. The power consumption is higher than that of floor-standing and wall-mounted ones."
At this point, Su Zelin pointed to the large color TV not far away and said, "Come to think of it, that 42-inch Samsung plasma is a bit more expensive."
Luo Xi: “!!!”
Nanako has really become a real rich woman. She spent more than 20,000 yuan to buy a color TV!
Both are decorated in a light luxury style, but compared to Song Yuwei's West Lake Impression Fengyue, there are some differences in the details.
Nana pays more attention to technology and intelligence, and buys the most advanced flagship home appliances.
However, high-tech is always linked to RMB.
Many poor families cannot afford to play, and rich families may not know how to play.
Nanako is very good at having fun, and she also has money to have fun.
Handle fingerprint door lock, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries central air conditioner, 42-inch Samsung plasma TV, and Siemens double-door refrigerator...
Some flagship home appliances are almost all joint ventures or even purely imported brands. They may not be available in China and are extremely expensive. Ordinary families dare not even think about buying them. However, they can be seen everywhere in Nanazi's house.
The idler doesn't need to pay, and Nana now has the purchasing power to do so.
Chaozu cannot become the second New Century, and she cannot become the second Su Zelin, but this company can bring her considerable income every year. As long as it is not super luxurious stuff like supercars, anything else is no problem for Nanazi.
The central air conditioning is quite powerful. It was a bit hot indoors wearing a down jacket, so Luo Xi took off her coat as soon as she walked into the living room. She was wearing a high-necked apricot cashmere top. The tight design outlined her curvaceous figure.
The gangsters couldn't help but take a glance and draw a conclusion by visual observation.
The feeling just now was not wrong, Ah Xi has really grown up...
"Nanako knew you would arrive at this time in the afternoon, so she set the air conditioning time in advance."
The gangster calmly withdrew his gaze.
Even though we are familiar with each other, you can't take advantage of her, especially since A Xi is Nanazi's sister.
"Nanako is so nice!"
Luo Xi was moved.
Women always pay attention to details.
As soon as she returned to Lin'an, the class beauty felt the warmth.
The eldest brother came to pick her up in person, but Nanazi couldn't come because she had something important to do, so she turned on the air conditioner at home.
It is a great blessing to have such a boss and best friend in life.
Su Zelin dragged her suitcase and took her to the room that Nanazi had arranged in advance, which also had air conditioning and heating on.
The beddings were all brand new, as the house had been renovated not long ago and no one else had ever lived in the room.
What’s even more difficult is that there is a teddy bear on the bedside, which is Axi’s favorite doll.
It can be seen that Nanazi put a lot of thought into welcoming her best friend.
The class beauty suddenly felt warm in her heart, and at this moment she realized how right her decision was to return to Lin'an.
After taking out the things from the suitcase, the gangster went out to wait outside the living room, because it was inconvenient for him to stay inside because of the underwear and other things involved.
Not long after, Luo Xi, who had packed his luggage, came out again.
The bastard handed her a cup of instant coffee: "Here, your coffee!"
Su Zelin also knows the class beauty’s beverage preferences; she likes coffee the most.
"Thanks, Boss!"
She took the cup and took a sip. Her eyes lit up: "Wow, this coffee smells so good. What brand is it?"
"I ground the beans myself. Nanako bought you a coffee machine and prepared the coffee beans. You can drink it anytime in the future. It's much better than instant coffee, hehe."
Nanako prefers to drink milk tea and often has a few glasses of red wine in the evening. She bought this coffee machine purely for her best friend's preference.
"It would be great if Nanako was a boy. I would definitely marry her!"
The class beauty's eyes were filled with tears.
"What would I do if Nanako was a boy?"
Su Zelin asked.
Luo Xi curled her lips: "Just be good friends. If he's the boss, it's okay for you to fencing. He won't be jealous of it. ＾▽＾"
Hunzi: "(⊙︿⊙)"
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