Gu Ning would do an investigation about the situation to check it out before she chose to help Kang Shaojie. If it was the truth, then his uncle would indeed be a bad man, and Gu Ning wouldn’t feel bad even though she sided with Kang Shaojie.
Hearing Gu Ning’s question, Kang Shaojie wasn’t sure whether she was willing to help him and whether she could do him the favor, but he had to be generous. “Well, if you can help me win the game, I can give you a reward of a hundred million yuan. I know it’s a worldly offer, but we’re all ordinary people. I think money can prove my gratitude. If you fail, I’ll still pay you for your help, but you can only have a third of the remuneration. The Kang family is wealthy, but I don’t own all the properties. So I can’t give out too much money.”
“A hundred million yuan is a lot, but I don’t really want money after I do you the favor, Mr. Kang. I might need you to do me a little favor too,” said Gu Ning.
“What can I do for you, Miss Gu?” asked Kang Shaojie. He had to know what favor it was to make sure whether he could help her.
“Actually, Mr. Kang, we’re peers. I plan to join the market in City Rui. I need someone who has connections in the government to help me acquire mountains and mine raw jade materials since I don’t know which mountains aren’t private,” said Gu Ning.
It wasn’t a big favor, and whoever had a good relationship with the senior officials in the government could handle it. After all, the buyer needed to pay, so Kang Shaojie wasn’t irreplaceable, but Gu Ning still asked him for that, because she wanted to save some trouble. If there was a person who could help her with that right now, there was no need for her to bother someone else.
It was a deal between her and Kang Shaojie. She didn’t owe him, so she wasn’t worried that he might not do his best.
Hearing Gu Ning’s words, Kang Shaojie was surprised. He didn’t think it was difficult. Actually, it was quite easy.
He wasn’t surprised that Gu Ning was his peer. After all, given her skills at stone-gambling, Kang Shaojie already had the idea that they must be involved in the same industry. He was surprised simply because it was really shocking that such a young girl was going to deal with such an important business.
It was easy to acquire a mountain, as long as the mountain wasn’t private. The government was more than willing to sell it if it wasn’t useful, but the raw jade material mining…
It was a little tricky. Even for them, major businessmen, it couldn’t be easily done and needed a long-term inspection conducted by a professional team.
He understood that Gu Ning had her own skills since they were peers, but he felt amazed when it came out of such a young girl’s mouth.
“Miss Gu, is it for your family?” asked Kang Shaojie.
“No, it’s my own business,” said Gu Ning. She understood what Kang Shaojie was thinking. “Mr. Kang, I know I’m too young in your eyes, and I don’t seem to be a businesswoman. I’m indeed very young, so it’s normal that you have that idea. But I can promise you. I’m running my own business.”
“What?” Hearing that, Kang Shaojie was astonished. To his astonishment, Gu Ning was doing her own business! She was a young entrepreneur.
“Wow, Miss Gu, you look so young. I didn’t expect you to have your own business. You’re an impressive young businesswoman!” Kang Shaojie complimented. He didn’t know the range of her business, but it couldn’t be a small business since she planned to acquire a mountain. After all, a single mountain could cost over ten million yuan.
“Thank you for your compliment, Mr. Kang,” said Gu Ning.
“Miss Gu, what if you fail?” asked Kang Shaojie. To be honest, he didn’t have much confidence in Gu Ning.
He asked that question, not to doubt Gu Ning’s abilities, but because he wanted to make it clear beforehand.
“If I can’t help you with it, I won’t ask for anything,” said Gu Ning. She said that because she believed that she would win once she decided to help. The most important question was whether Kang Shaojie trusted her or whether she would agree to help him.
She understood that Kang Shaojie didn’t trust her right now, but she would prove her abilities to him if they agreed to the deal.
Therefore, the most important question now was whether Gu Ning was willing to make a deal with him.
About that, Gu Ning needed to conduct an investigation before making the decision.
Accordingly, Gu Ning decided to drop the topic for the time being. “Mr. Kang, why don’t we have a meal first? It won’t happen until the day after tomorrow. We can make the decision tomorrow, can’t we?”
Kang Shaojie also hesitated to strike the deal right now, so he agreed with Gu Ning. “Of course, let’s enjoy the meal now.”
During this meal, both Gu Ning and Baili Zongxue ate a lot, but Kang Shaojie had a poor appetite. However, in order to not upset them, he forced himself to eat some of the food.
Before they left, Gu Ning and Kang Shaojie exchanged phone numbers for future contact.
After they separated, Gu Ning and Baili Zongxue didn’t go back to the raw jade material market. Instead, they drove to the hotel.
Gu Ning felt that there might be unnecessary trouble after the news that she cut out jade went abroad.
She would go there again, but with a different identity.
Therefore, after Gu Ning and Baili Zongxue arrived at the hotel and left the car there, they went to the shopping mall. They bought two suits and two pairs of high-heels, then put on make-up with a hairstyle that made them look mature.
Walking out of the shopping mall, Gu Ning and Baili Zongxue looked totally different.
Gu Ning was like a workplace elite, while Baili Zongxue was like her secretary. Gu Ning didn’t order her to dress like a secretary on purpose, but she needed to play that role in the situation.
“This is my first time in this look! I have to say it’s pretty cool.” Staring at herself, Baili Zongxue was very satisfied. She didn’t care that she was dressed like Gu Ning’s secretary.
“You’re indeed very cool.” Gu Ning agreed.
“No wonder why young men today are afraid to date on-line. Make-up and Photoshop can completely change a girl’s appearance! Some young men even ask to see a photo without any make-up on,” said Baili Zongxue. Although she had seen many examples on the Internet, she was still amazed when she experienced it herself.
