Rebirth of the Godly Prodigal

“No, why would I tease our Qianxue?” Jiang Dongliu gently smoothed Jiang Qianxue’s hair. “You’re still young, only eighteen. It’s normal for a girl of your age to be infatuated. Look at the girls who are from ordinary families, they chase handsome male stars and support powerful warriors. This is human nature. Who does not have people they idolize in their hearts? Right? However, our Qianxue is much more intelligent than they are. At least you know how to control yourself and not do anything you will regret. That is already admirable.”

“Yes, Grandpa.” Jiang Qianxue nodded. This time she considered for a longer time and then she cheered up. Her eyes were once again bright. She smiled and said, “I understand now. I know what I should do now.”

“Haha, it’s good that you understand, it’s good that you understand!” Jiang Dongliu laughed heartily. “Our Qianxue is the cleverest! Go, face your true self, do not let other feelings blind you. That is the only way you can move faster and go further!”

“I know!” Jiang Qianxue made a slight bow to her grandfather. “I understand.”

“That’s good.” Jiang Dongliu opened the door from empty air as he spoke. “Grandpa will go gallivant around then. Aiya, speaking of which, the weather today is really good. Well, hehehe.”

…

When Jiang Qianxue came out from the room and entered Private Room 10000 where Hong Dali and the others were, Hong Dali took one look at Jiang Qianxue and stroked his chin. He suddenly grinned and said, “Eh, Miss Qianxue, you seem different?”

When Hong Dali said that, everyone turned around to look. Tang Muxin said in agreement, “Yes, yes. Miss Qianxue is exuding a totally different aura now.”

“Well, it’s just so-so.” Jiang Qianxue smiled gently, with a calm and slight smile. She said, “I just feel that I don’t need to continue being infatuated anymore.”

“That’s great!” Hong Dali opened his eyes wide. “You finally understand what an infatuated fool you were? You don’t even know the other party’s looks, gender or anything and already you like him. You were a love-struck infatuated fool. It’s an illness, it must be treated!”

“Go and die!” A book connected with Hong Dali’s head. It was thrown by Jiang Qianxue. “It’s not a big deal to be impulsive once in a while. It’s not as bad as you make it sound.”

Hong Dali grinned as he picked the book up from the floor, smiled and said. “This is what Galaxy Aristocrat Miss Qianxue should be like. The other one…” He saw Jiang Qianxue’s expression after he said that and hurriedly stopped. “Forget it, I don’t know anything. Yes, yes.”

No longer infatuated, Jiang Qianxue was once again calm. She picked up a book and, as she flipped through the pages, she asked Hong Dali, “Since I already know what I need to do, then our relationship as experimental lovers…”

“I feel we are not well suited for each other,” Hong Dali said decisively. “Let’s break up. ‘Crack’… oh, my heart, it’s shattering into a million pieces…”

“Crack—” Amused by what Hong Dali said, Jiang Qianxue covered her mouth and laughed. She blushed and said, “I feel there’s nothing wrong with continuing. Forget it, let’s just leave it be. Oh right, if you see anything you like at the auction tomorrow, tell me. I will buy it for you as repayment for your help in helping me resolve my preoccupation.”

Preoccupation.

Jiang Qianxue was deeply shaken by the super genius. Usually calm and collected, she felt that she had met her true love. That notion set off something in her, making Jiang Qianxue seem like a different person.

If her preoccupation was not resolved, in the future, she would still just be a foolish infatuated young girl.

It was completely different now.

After this incident, Jiang Qianxue learned to control her emotions—the most important process in her transformation.

Usually, the older generation called this transformation “growth”.

“Ah, you want to give me something?” Hong Dali was stunned for a while, then stroked his chin and said, “Aiya, don’t stand on ceremony with me. I just helped in passing. Hehe…” Even if you kill me, I will never tell you I am the super genius!

“Don’t stand on ceremony with me.” Jiang Qianxue walked elegantly toward Hong Dali and sat down next to him. She no longer had the demeanor of an infatuated little girl. She was once again cool and calm. She ruffled her hair gently. Tang Muxin and Li Nianwei were both stunned by her beauty—frankly speaking, when Jiang Qianxue had the Galaxy Aristocrat cloak on her, other peoples’ attention was drawn to her position. However, she was now dressed like an ordinary girl. She was an extremely beautiful girl and her feminine gesture accentuated her womanly charms.

However, her slightly smaller bosom made her just a tiny bit imperfect…

“Just let me know if there is anything you like.” Jiang Qianxue smiled and said, “I have gotten a better understanding of my emotions with you by my side the past two days. I should be thankful to you. Besides, you are my only friend, it’s not too much to give you a gift, right?”

“That’s true.” Hong Dali ruffled his hair and chuckled. “Aiyaya, honestly speaking, I’m a little excited now. What should I get…”

Tang Muxin twitched her little nose and said, “Pick something fun!”

Li Nianwei smiled and said, “There’s nothing Young Master really needs. Let’s just see how things go.”

“Forget it!” Hong Dali said loudly. “We’ll see what happens before deciding. Everyone should rest now. Tomorrow, we will go to the auction and take a look. When we get back, let’s get ready to make a short film for fun, haha!”

…

Shenluo City, somewhere, Wanlong Club.

This was an exclusive six-star club.

In the hall on the first-floor hall was an artificial mountain, running water and a little bridge. On the walls around the room were shelves of expensive tomes. There was a large pond in the middle. In the pond were a few colorful arowanas swimming around leisurely.

At this time, three young men were gathered there discussing the newest business ideas.

“I heard that the Double Honorary Aristocrat Hong Dali bought quite a lot of shops that were losing money at Star Harbor.” One of the young men who was in his twenties said slowly, “The customer traffic is high there, but the profit margin is low. I spent quite a lot buying four shops there previously. Till now, there is not much profit. I might as well sell them to him and get some cash back. At least when the advancement assessment comes, my profit will be significantly increased.”

Advancement assessment.

Since the young man mentioned this, he was definitely an Honorary Aristocrat!

“Yes, this is a good idea.” Another young man nodded and said, “The businesses at Star Harbor do make money, but the profit margin is simply too low. It’s a waste to give it up, but there’s no gain in keeping it. It would be good if I can sell the worthless little shops. All the shops I have there are worth about three million Galaxy Dollars. If I sell them and get cash to invest in other businesses, the profit will be much more.”

At this time, the third young man smiled and said, “I don’t think you all know about this? I have a pet store on level seventy-one. It earns perhaps just ten thousand every month. I’ve been wanting to sell it but could not find a buyer. Today, I heard that Hong Dali was buying shops that were making a loss, so I asked the manager to approach Hong Dali. I told him to pretend that he was the owner and that he was going bankrupt. And we really sold the shop. The agreement has already been signed! He even rounded the amount up. Haha. It’s too funny!”

“Seriously?!” The other two men were so shocked their mouths gaped open. “Is he stupid or what? He did something like that? The Honorary Aristocrats have to depend on their net profit to advance and he increased his capital by so much so casually! How can there be someone so silly?”

“Exactly.” The third young man slapped his leg in laughter. “A prodigal like him is our lucky star! With the cash flow from today’s sale, I can increase my profit margin by at least 4%. When the advancement assessment comes along and Hong Dali realizes what he has done, his expression is sure to be priceless, haha!” He winked at the other two men. “Both of you should sell all the unprofitable businesses you have on hand as soon as possible. Although he is a string-puller, what we are doing can still be considered a legit business tactic. We are willing to sell and he’s willing to buy, so I will definitely not hesitate to do so. The other Honorary Aristocrats have already started looking for Hong Dali to take over their losing businesses.”

“Yes, yes, yes. This is for sure!” The first two men nodded vehemently. “Right, where is he now?”

“Brent Revolving Restaurant.” The third person said in a low voice, “Private Room number 10000.”

“Let’s go there quickly!”

…

Elsewhere, in the Yin Family Manor.

“Hong Dali.” Yin Lieyang frowned as he sat at his desk in his study reading the latest reports sent by his guards. “What is Hong Dali trying to do? He bought so many shops which were making losses? The shops in Star Harbor are not cheap. He bought so many connected shops on so many floors and is selling one piece of equipment a day at one thousand Galaxy Dollars. If this continues, we won’t be able to help him during the advancement assessment even if we want to.”

Yin Lieyang’s wife leisurely sipped her drink and said, smiling, “Why are you worrying so much about the young people’s matters? He must have his reasons for doing whatever he is doing.”

“What ideas can he have?” Yin Lieyang said, perplexed. “I admit that I have quite a lot of experience when it comes to business, but no matter how hard I think, I can’t figure out what he is doing.”

“Didn’t he say that he was a prodigal?” His wife did not find it strange at all. “Isn’t he acting exactly like a prodigal should?”

“If it were any other situation it would be fine, but there is the advancement assessment to think about.” Yin Lieyang said, troubled, “If the outcome is too disgraceful, it might not hurt him physically, but he will become a laughing stock…”

After listening to what Yin Lieyang said, his wife thought about it and said, nodding, “That’s true. How about we remind him?”

“I don’t think that is necessary. A reminder would probably be useless.” Yin Lieyang shook his head and said, “He must know about the advancement assessment but yet chooses to do as he pleases. He must have his reasons. Forget it, let’s just wait and see. Let’s see what he manages to come up with when the time comes.”