Chapter 562 - 592: Public is Public, Private is Private
After losing money for two or three years, all he had left was a paint factory.
Then, to make matters worse, his brother-in-law—the man Shen Xiaoya later married—stole one hundred thousand in cash from the paint factory’s books and ran off.
Shen Zhengfeng was about to lose his mind!
He pointed right at his sister’s nose and said, "You might as well become a nun for the rest of your life! Don’t ever get married again!"
"Every time you get married, you screw your brother over!"
The matter was thus settled. Sun Jianhua was a decisive man. After learning that Qin Jiao and Shen Yi knew about his plans, he took the initiative to come talk to them.
Although the two of them were his juniors and much younger than him, in business, they were his bosses. Sun Jianhua was very clear on this point.
Business was business, and personal was personal.
Sun Jianhua said directly, "I’m sorry, but I still want to start my own business."
Qin Jiao replied, "There’s nothing to be sorry for. It’s completely fine to have your own ambitions. Have you decided which field you want to go into, Uncle-in-law?"
Seeing how easygoing Qin Jiao was, Sun Jianhua felt even more apologetic. He said, "Thank you for understanding. In the future, if Jiu Yi ever needs anything, just say the word. I’m planning to work in the fruit and vegetable sector. I’ve done some research recently. I’ll start with a produce supermarket and then gradually expand."
Shen Yi and Qin Jiao exchanged a glance. He asked, "Do you have a concrete business plan?"
"I do."
"Good. In that case, we have just one condition: let us invest. You can give us around twenty percent of the shares."
Sun Jianhua was stunned.
Qin Jiao said with a smile, "Uncle-in-law, surely you’re not against us investing, are you?"
Sun Jianhua snapped out of it and said with a wry smile, "You two... if you wanted to help me, you could have just said so. Instead, you’re trying to spare my pride by calling it an investment. Sigh... I don’t even know how to thank you. You’ve allowed me to learn and grow so much, and now, when the company clearly needs people, you’re still agreeing to let me go out and start my own venture."
In the end, Sun Jianhua agreed to their investment. After all, with more funding, many things would be easier to handle, and he could start on a larger, more established scale.
But Sun Jianhua remained stubbornly convinced that Qin Jiao and Shen Yi were simply trying to help him.
After he left, Qin Jiao and Shen Yi looked at each other.
Qin Jiao said, "I’m starting to feel a little guilty."
Shen Yi said, "He probably has less confidence in himself than we have in him. But this is for the best. He’ll treat your aunt even better in the future."
In all things, empathy was key, and kindness was meant to be passed on. It was best to let Sun Jianhua carry on with this wonderful misunderstanding, build his business well, and treat Aunt Qin Na well.
Besides, half of Qin Jiao and Shen Yi’s motivation was, in fact, to help Sun Jianhua.
They hoped he could still become the fruit tycoon he was in their previous life, and that their rebirth wouldn’t alter his brilliant future.
Although Shen Yi kept telling Qin Jiao to rest at home, her thesis defense was one thing he really couldn’t do for her.
Plus, Qin Jiao wasn’t experiencing any morning sickness or other symptoms. She felt perfectly healthy, and going to school wasn’t exactly hard labor. Seeing that Shen Yi was still reluctant, Qin Jiao said speechlessly, "I’m really fine. Do you want me to run a kilometer right here to prove it?"
"Don’t you dare run!"
Of course, Shen Yi wouldn’t actually let Qin Jiao go running. In the end, he had no choice but to let her go to school, but not without nagging her relentlessly to be extremely careful.