Chapter 2124: Chapter 2125: The First Wife Left With Nothing 44
Lin Zixuan was overjoyed to see Zhang Qiang and his wife return, so happy that he could almost fly.
Especially after receiving the gifts from the elderly couple, he couldn’t stop smiling, "These are Uighur clothes and hats."
Han Yu nodded continuously, "Yes, when I first saw these clothes, my first thought was that you would look great in them."
"By the way, daughter, we also bought a set for you, and your dad and I bought some too. We should take a family photo at some point," Han Yu thought that since they were a family, they should take more photos together.
"There’s something for me too?" Zhang Yu was truly surprised. She initially thought they might have bought something just for Xiao Xuan, but she didn’t expect to have something as well.
"Yes, of course, there’s something for you. Otherwise, why do you think I brought so much luggage?" Han Yu opened a large suitcase revealing three sets of clothes inside.
Zhang Yu glanced over, then looked at the already opened big suitcase beside her, "Mom, don’t tell me everything in that big suitcase is for Xiao Xuan."
Pointing to the suitcase in front of her, "And this only has three sets of clothes?"
Zhang Yu expressed her dissatisfaction, even though she’s already a mom, in front of her parents, isn’t she still a child?
"Wrong." Han Yu shook her head, "It’s not just that. We also bought matching jewelry for you."
"Xiao Xuan’s stuff is a lot, but most of it’s food."
"What we bought for you is jewelry, and some stones we picked up by the river. We just don’t know if they contain Hetian Jade." They heard from people that the stones by the river might contain Hetian Jade, though they weren’t sure.
Okay, Zhang Yu finally understood why the suitcase didn’t look full but was still so heavy—it was filled with stones. "Did you spend money on them?"
Zhang Yu spoke as she picked up one of the stones, but unfortunately, she had no talent for these things; she just thought the small stones in her hands looked quite pretty.
This is, of course, assuming they’re free. If they cost money, she would think it might not be worth it.
Upon hearing this, the expressions of Zhang Qiang and Han Yu became a bit strange and hesitant.
Seeing their reaction, Zhang Yu understood immediately, "How much did you spend?"
"We picked them up by the river, but those stones didn’t look like they contained jade, and they weren’t very pretty either."
"Then you went to a jade shop to buy them." Zhang Yu understood, thinking these wealthy old folks had spent money, "About how much?"
"These stones weren’t expensive, they cost seventy or eighty thousand."
"We had Old Luo look at them, and he said there’s a high chance that they contain Hetian Jade." Zhang Qiang quickly added.
The stones might contain Hetian Jade? Zhang Yu looked into the mirror but still felt it didn’t look like they had Hetian Jade, "That price is okay."
"No problem, your daughter recently made another windfall." Zhang Yu said, indicating her recent fortunes have been good, having secured another deal.
"Wasn’t Lin Yu busy with that case? How did you get a new case?" Zhang Qiang remembered Zhang Yu mentioning that Lin Yu was busy trying to secure an IPO for a company, keeping a close eye on the whole process, and still had time for other cases.
Zhang Yu shook her head, "No, a professor from my college introduced me to a few small jobs, though they can’t compare to Lin Yu’s case, they’re still pretty good."
She’s not complaining about getting small jobs; as long as there’s money to be made, she’s happy. "Even a small job can make tens of thousands from a single deal."
Really wanted to show her former colleagues and let them stop belittling her, but that’s just a thought, as they’re not in the same circles anymore and have no contact.
"Your previous professors still keep in touch with you?" Han Yu knew those professors were well-known in the financial industry, and they didn’t quite agree with her daughter’s choices, so they hadn’t been in much contact over the years.
Zhang Yu nodded, "After they learned about my recent situation, they were very supportive. Knowing I used to help Lin Yu with project proposals a lot, they took care of me here and there."
As for why they knew, aside from someone’s influence, she didn’t think more of it. "Now that I have contracts, I’ll take them."
"After all, my monthly household expenses add up to around ten thousand." Last time, when she had nothing to do, she calculated her regular monthly expenses.
Living costs weren’t calculated because, once calculated, they were shocking. Rent, utilities, nanny costs, insurance, tuition—these fixed costs alone are about seventy thousand. Adding daily food, drinks, and entertainment, at least thirty thousand more is needed, "and this doesn’t even include travel expenses."
Calculating it all, Zhang Yu really felt a lot of pressure. Zhang Qiang and Han Yu knew the monthly expenses would be high, mostly due to rent and tuition, which were significant costs, but they didn’t expect it to be so much.
They were just about to say they had some money saved, and it would eventually be left to their daughter, so it’d be better to give it now and help solve some problems.
"I have money." She just casually mentioned household expenses, without expecting it to scare the elderly couple, who then said they have money and could help out a bit.
"I earn more from the stock market each month than this, but I have a long-term plan." If executed well, this plan could really make a lot of money, so she would prefer not to touch stock market funds if she can avoid it.
"Long-term plan?" Zhang Qiang knew Zhang Yu was always saving her strength, so when Lin Yu had enough strength, he would have some resistance.
Zhang Yu nodded, "I’m thinking of starting a fund so that I can retire by age 40."
Continuously making project plans, constantly monitoring company financial situations, checking various company details, all really made her tired.
"By the way, there’s been a big change in the Han family recently." During their time in Xinjiang, the elderly couple kept in contact with Zhang Yu, but there were some things they couldn’t say over the phone, "Does it have anything to do with you?"
Zhang Qiang knew such things couldn’t be kept from him, and Zhang Yu nodded, "A little. I just told Han Xue’s parents some of the Han Family’s actions."
"But I didn’t expect that many within the Han family also had grievances against the Han Family."
"I only knew that properties originally belonging to the Han clan had all gone under the Han Family’s name, but I don’t know the exact details."
"I only learned from the reports how deep the waters run." Zhang Yu was really surprised and shocked when she read those reports.
"It’s normal." Zhang Qiang wasn’t surprised, "Given the Han Family’s many connections, if the majority of the resources go to Han Family, and everyone else only gets a little, no one would be happy."
"Those with mediocre credentials are unhappy because they feel they’re not capable and deserve more security."
"Those with good credentials feel they’re no worse than others and wonder why they can’t be given resources."
"It’s just that nothing was publicly said before, and now it’s escalated to such an extent." Zhang Qiang was really surprised, "Mr. Han’s idea is that with a family fund, it would at least ensure family members can survive."
"The idea is good, but unfortunately, the Han Family’s appetite has grown, and they are unwilling to support what they see as incompetence." Zhang Yu had understood the Han family, and people like Han Xue’s family were not the least capable in the Han family; there were even more burdensome individuals.
