Chapter 11 (2/2)
“Your aunties, they have been waiting for you for one day!”
“My aunties came?” Du Lei Si suddenly had an ominous feeling.
“Not only is your aunties, also your uncles……”[1]
[1] This sentence was explaining all her aunties and uncles from both her mom and dad side have come.
Zhang aunty reported an entire list of things, which made Du Lei Si’s heart sink, so much that she wanted to retreat and escape: “We…… should go back……”
But Lian Jun stopped her: “We’re already here, you want to escape?”
“But……” Du Lei Si’s mind instantly flashed images of them being surrounded by her aunties and uncles, it was too scary!
However, Lian Jun didn’t wait for her speak, he has taken the first step up the stairs.
“Wait a minute!” Zhang aunty stopped them, and then placed her granddaughter before the President: “President, can you hold our Ni Ni?”
The President was speechless, the little girl had reached out her hands and milky said: “Tortoise uncle hug hug!”
Uncle tortoise? Du Lei Si felt uncomfortable and embarra.s.sed.
Zhang aunty busily smile and said: “Little kids are ignorant, don’t be offended……” And then she stared at her granddaughter, “What tortoise? It’s golden turtle!”[2]
[2] 金龟 (婿) jīn guī: Rich husband; In ancient China’s Tang Dynasty, only certain high-ranking officials could carry the “golden turtle pouch” as a rank symbol, hence a “golden turtle husband” as the Chinese term literally translates, was used to refer to a husband with a very high social status. But today, it only means a rich husband.
The little girl was startled before she started to laugh and cheerfully extending her hands out: “Golden turtle uncle hug hug!”
Du Lei Si: “……”
Du Lei Si originally thought that the President will be angry, unexpectedly he only hesitated for a moment, before he actually reaching out to take Ni Ni off Zhang aunty’s hands.
Once the President carried her, the little girl was happy, she clapped and began to shout: “Golden turtle, golden turtle…… in the future Ni Ni also wants to fish for a golden turtle……”
Du Lei Si was really dumbfounded: Zhang aunty, young children has to be educated!
After an arduous journey, Du Lei Si finally made it upstairs with her “golden turtle.”
They didn’t even have the chance to ring the doorbell, when the door opened. Then, not surprisingly, a group of her aunties surrounded and trapped the President.
“President, I heard that this year the Lian Enterprise stock will be very good, is it really true ah? Can I buy it?” Third Aunty asked first.
Lian Jun nodded: “Yes, you be rest a.s.sured and buy them.”
“Great, very good, I need to buy a little more than!” Third Aunty was very contented and went off to call her husband.
Second Aunty didn’t idle either: “Lian President, I heard the Lian Enterprise just launched a cheap family insurance which is quite a good deal, is it true? I’m planning to buy one each for my family members!”
“Yes, you can directly contact our company’s manager, say that I recommended you.”
“Really? Thank you so much!” Second aunty was full of joy and went to buy her insurances.
“Grandson-in-law, your Lian Enterprise real estate just release new property, can there a slight discount in the prices ah?” Fourth great-uncle was who ready to buy a house for his son came up and asked.
“No problem, the price can be negotiated, I’ll let my a.s.sistant contact you directly.”
“That’s great!” Fourth great-uncle stroked his beard and joyfully delivered the great news to his son.
Once Fourth great-uncle left, third sister-in-law sc.r.a.pe up: “Lian President, that insurance you just mentioned……”
……
So, according Du Lei Si’s rough statistics, that afternoon, the President has sold two houses, a dozen copies of insurance, some stocks, even her stingy Second uncle applied for an Lian Enterprise’s commercial bank credit card for his entire family!
On the side Du Lei Si’s eyes were full of admiration for the President’s business mind, he even can make so many business transactions using the back door, very good! Very strong!
But the thing that made Du Lei Si the most surprised was that she didn’t expect the Lian Enterprise to developed further in other fields, no wonder before downstairs Ni Ni wanted the “golden turtle” President to carry her. What kind of “golden turtle” is the President? He is simply the “Real South Africa Turtle”!
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