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Chapter 457: Chapter 313: The Person in Charge of Evergreen Liquid
Gazing at this "Uncle Ji", Jiang Ning kindly said, "Hello."
Uncle Ji’s name was Ji Guangchen, a man of medium build with simple yet tasteful attire, full of vitality with a shining forehead, and a full head of black hair that made him look young.
Ji Guangchen was Aunt’s younger brother who, in his time, was admitted to a technical secondary school and later went to the Coastal Cities to make a name for himself, combined efforts and opportunities turned him into a billionaire, now worth at least 10 billion.
The method to Ji Guangchen’s success was very simple, thanks to his good looks, he caught the eye of a big boss’s only daughter who insisted on marrying him, dead set on it.
Ji Guangchen seized the opportunity, married the boss’s daughter, and rode the wave to the peak of his life.
Back then, when Jiang Ning heard Shen Qing’e recount these past events, he felt somewhat disdainful.
He told Shen Qing’e that he would make his own way in the future.
Yet, when he later stepped into society and suffered many hardships, sometimes late at night when his mind wasn’t firm, he would actually feel envious of this Uncle Ji.
Ji Guangchen looked at the young man before him, sixteen or seventeen years old, not short in stature, not intimidated in the presence of adults, and with a cool demeanor.
"He really doesn’t take after them," Ji Guangchen thought to himself, "they" referring to Jiang Ning’s parents.
At that time, Jiang Qitian arranged for Jiang Ning’s parents to work in Wen City, Ji Guangchen had made time to meet them once, talked for a few minutes with the simple and honest rural people, and then he never saw them again.
He had several hundred employees in his factories and that wasn’t his only industry; naturally, he didn’t pay much attention to distant relatives.
Now, however, the situation was different. Who could have imagined that the couple he once didn’t even bother to look at had risen so dramatically?
Although there was still a wide chasm compared to him, they could not be taken lightly.
Ji Guangchen nodded, "Your parents are doing pretty well in Wen City."
"Not bad, I heard they’re making quite a bit of money," Jiang Ning said.
He wasn’t very concerned about his parents’ work situation unless they called and mentioned something about it.
Jiang Ning’s parents had landed good jobs and shared with him their income; altogether, they made over a million a year and, since they held the resources for Evergreen Liquid in the Wen City region, often talked and cooperated with local leaders, wielding considerable social power.
Ji Guangchen chuckled, "You won’t have to worry about the future; wherever you want to live, your parents can arrange it for you in advance."
The two chatted a few sentences, during which Shen Qing’e silently observed.
She had learned about this relative’s status from her sister, and put plainly, Shen Qing’e had never encountered such a wealthy person in her life.
Her brother-in-law’s family was already impressive, owning a large restaurant, living in a big house, and having three cars.
But compared to this Mr. Ji, it was incomparable by many levels.
A person of his stature was more than enough to become a topic of conversation for Shen Qing’e.
Confronted with this "significant person" like Uncle Ji, Shen Qing’e couldn’t help feeling nervous inside, yet Jiang Ning was effortlessly conversing with him.
How was he able to do that? Shen Qing’e was perplexed.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Jiang Ning didn’t bother finding more topics to discuss; it was mostly just polite conversation.
Even though Ji Guangchen was wealthy and others would rush to flatter him, Jiang Ning couldn’t care less.
His hard work and cultivation were all so that one day he wouldn’t need to bow and scrape before anyone.
His behavior actually made Ji Guangchen regard him a bit higher; Ji Guangchen often met young people in their twenties who talked about doing business with him, rattling off pie-in-the-sky nonsense.
But Jiang Ning, on the other hand, didn’t have that mindset, though Ji Guangchen soon mocked himself inwardly, perhaps this kid was too young, his mind preoccupied with fun and games—his own son was the same at this age.
Thinking this, Ji Guangchen glanced at his son who was engrossed in his phone.
Jiang Junlong pulled Jiang Ning aside, and after glancing at his mother, he whispered:
"Bro, you’re awesome, my account reached Diamond rank!"
He suppressed his excitement, his face somewhat triumphant.
His League of Legends (lol) account was previously at silver rank, quite average among high school students.
Once, a Platinum-rank classmate teased Jiang Junlong for his low rank, calling him a noob.
If it were just teasing, that would be one thing; acknowledge the skill gap, laugh it off, and move on.
But no, that classmate ridiculed him in front of a girl who was considered at the level of playing against bots.
Right, there were girls in Jiang Junlong’s class who played lol!
Jiang Junlong couldn’t stand it, he was unwilling to accept this!
But his mother was strict; he barely had time to play games, he knew his cousin had more connections and specifically contacted Jiang Ning to see if he could find cheap power-leveling service to boost his account’s rank.
That way, he could slap his classmate’s face and show off in front of the girls.
Jiang Ning agreed and it just so happened that Xue Yuantong would stay up late to play a couple of rounds of lol every night, so Jiang Ning loaded the account on his computer.
Xue Yuantong played the game every day, boosting the account to Diamond.
Jiang Ning charged Jiang Junlong 700 yuan for the power-leveling service, an absolute bargain.
Jiang Junlong agreed without hesitation and then, holding his Diamond-rank account, he made an ostentatious display in front of his classmates.
Jiang Ning then passed 200 yuan to Xue Yuantong, who was overjoyed and generously treated Jiang Ning to barbecue in town, spending 150 yuan.
"My substitute playing is fierce, with a high win rate," Jiang Ning said.
Xue Yuantong was quick-witted and fast in response; her gaming level was pretty good.
Jiang Junlong agreed, "Indeed, I saw the match history, it’s ferocious."
"But why are there so many people adding me as a friend just to curse at me?"
He was slightly puzzled.
Jiang Ning replied, "Don’t mind those details."
Xue Yuantong liked to snatch positions instantly in the game and was also fond of taking kills, often becoming the target of complaints.
