Free Web NovelChapter 142: Chapter 142: I’ll Add Another 1 Billion
"But we just finished competing. If I bring it up again, she probably won’t agree, right?"
Sheng Tian thought Fu Li had a point, but then again, Yun Zijin probably wouldn’t be stupid enough to agree to a talent competition with her.
"Today isn’t a good time to bring it up. We’ll figure something out in a few days."
Fu Li didn’t want Sheng Tian’s yacht to be won by Yun Zijin. After all, she was still hoping to borrow it from Sheng Tian for her birthday to throw a yacht party exclusively for young people.
If Sheng Tian’s yacht was gone, all her birthday plans for this year would be for nothing.
Sheng Tian thought Fu Li made sense, so she stopped worrying about it. She seemed to brighten up considerably.
Yun Zijin was oblivious to their plans. Once inside, she finally escaped the mosquitoes.
Yun Zijin sat on the living room sofa. Lu Yunque sat down next to her, but he kept a distance of about twenty centimeters between them.
"Oh, right. On the phone yesterday, you mentioned giving back to the university. Can I ask what the specific project is?"
Except for weekends, Yun Zijin had to spend money every day. ’If I can find a real money pit,’ she thought, ’I’d be more than happy to get in on it.’
"There’s nothing to hide. The Lu Family plans to build a comprehensive laboratory building for Dijing University."
"A laboratory building? Does that mean the Lu Family will also cover all the necessary machines, equipment, and so on?"
Just constructing a building wouldn’t be difficult for anyone present. But if it was a laboratory building, then all the various experimental equipment would not be a small sum.
Even a company like the Lu Family would have to carefully consider the cost.
"Of course. Otherwise, you couldn’t call it a laboratory building."
Dijing University was a school with a long history, and much of its lab equipment was quite old. The Lu Family’s initiative this time was, for Dijing University, a much-needed blessing.
"Is the money the Lu Family is investing enough? How about you let me in on it?"
’This is a perfectly good way to spend money,’ Yun Zijin thought.
’But I wonder if Lu Yunque would accept my investment method—transferring a few million to the project every day?’
"Zijing, do you even know how much the Lu Family is planning to invest in this building for Dijing University? And you just want to jump in."
Li Yuexing chuckled, thinking Yun Zijin was oversimplifying things.
"How much could it be?"
If there was one thing Yun Zijin didn’t lack, it was money.
"This much!"
Li Yuexing made a "V" sign with his fingers.
"Should I guess high or guess low?"
Yun Zijin secretly calculated in her head how much investment would be needed for a laboratory building, including the purchase of all the equipment.
"Take a wild guess."
"Two billion?"
’As expected of you, Zijing. You guessed it exactly!’
Li Yuexing gave Yun Zijin a thumbs-up.
"That’s not so bad. I won’t compete with the Lu Family, how about I just casually add an investment of, say, one billion?"
She was still a student. ’If the university knew I donated one billion,’ she mused, ’I wonder if they’d let me skip my attendance requirement for my final year.’
The course load for senior year wasn’t heavy, and many were electives. Yun Zijin felt it wouldn’t make a difference if she didn’t attend classes.
’As long as I can hand in my graduation thesis on time, it should be fine.’
Hearing Yun Zijin casually mention one billion, Sheng Tian whipped her head around to stare at her.
She knew Yun Zijin was rich, but she didn’t know she was *this* rich.
’Can someone really just pull out one billion so casually?’
They were both twenty-one, yet she couldn’t even come up with one hundred million.
"If you want to invest, of course I’d welcome it."
An investment of two billion was actually just barely enough. It was very likely they would face a funding shortfall later on.
If Yun Zijin really added another billion, the funds would be more than sufficient.
Yun Zijin could even produce six billion, so Lu Yunque had no doubt she was serious about the one billion.
"Then it’s settled. Just have someone draw up the contract and give it to Mei Lin."
Mei Lin handled all these minor affairs for her now.
One billion was nothing more than pocket change compared to Yun Zijin’s tens of billions in savings.
"You two are really... making the rest of us look awkward."
The Lu Family invested two billion, and Yun Zijin personally invested one billion. It made the rest of them look incredibly stingy.
"It’s easy not to be awkward. You invest too."
Yun Zijin said it nonchalantly.
But Li Yuexing and the others fell silent.
The disposable money they had was indeed a bit small compared to Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque.
They probably couldn’t even scrape together one billion.
"Brother Yun Que, I want to donate too!"
Sheng Tian didn’t want to be outdone by Yun Zijin at all. Although she didn’t have a billion, she could still come up with ten or twenty million.
"No need. Three billion is enough."
Lu Yunque rejected her without a second thought.
Sheng Tian’s mood soured again.
Fu Li glanced at Sheng Tian, then at Lu Yunque and Yun Zijin, and ultimately chose to remain silent.
Fu Ze returned at that moment.
"We’ll have to wait about another twenty minutes. A server will bring the food over then."
"Brother Fu Ze, I’ve been on a diet lately. Remember to order some vegetarian dishes for me, okay?~"
Sheng Tian habitually acted cute with Fu Ze.
After all these years, Fu Ze was still not used to it. He gave a dry laugh. "Heh heh... I know, I know. I ordered several vegetarian dishes, so don’t worry!"
Fu Li was also frequently on a diet, which meant that whenever Fu Ze ate with her, he had already developed the habit of ordering more vegetarian dishes.
Just as Yun Zijin was about to ask Fu Ze what he had ordered, her phone rang.
Seeing the caller ID was Qin Sitong, Yun Zijin quickly answered.
"Hello..."
"Zijin, I’m not disturbing you by calling at this hour, am I?"
Qin Sitong’s voice sounded a little conflicted, but also warm.
"Not at all. Dinner hasn’t been served yet, and I was getting bored waiting."
"About what you said... starting a shop... I’ve thought it over..."
Hearing this, Yun Zijin immediately sat up straighter.
"Go on."
It was rare to see Yun Zijin so serious. Lu Yunque couldn’t help but glance over, but he quickly looked away.
"I want to give it a try!"
Hearing this answer, Yun Zijin smiled.
"Great! Then come to Jade Lake tonight, and I’ll teach you how to make it. Hmm, I’ll ask Aunt Wang to buy the necessary ingredients first."
...
The two of them talked for a long time on the phone. The server had already brought dinner, but they were still not finished.
Because she was in a hurry to get back and make the Wangyou Milk Tea, Yun Zijin said her goodbyes to Lu Yunque and the others right after dinner and headed home.
Since Yun Zijin had bodyguards, Lu Yunque didn’t even have an excuse to see her home.
He could only walk her to the entrance of the resort and watch as she drove away.
"Stop staring. You can’t even see her exhaust fumes anymore!"
Li Yuexing nudged Lu Yunque’s elbow, his voice full of teasing.
"So, who was that on the phone just now?"
Because he didn’t want to pry into Yun Zijin’s privacy, Lu Yunque hadn’t looked to see who was calling her earlier.
