Rebirth begins with studying hard

Chapter 42 Going to Shanghai

After hanging up with Zhong Muqing, Lu Jie called Sun Bo.

"You really invested in Kafka?! Did your mother give you that much money?" Sun Bo was shocked after hearing Lu Jie's words.

Lu Jie didn't bring up the topic of where the money came from; he simply said:

"Boss Kafka has agreed to let me take 2% of the shares. This share will cost about 2 yuan, which will be transferred to the designated account using your personal bank card."

"Kafka is a store with potential; investing in it won't be a problem."

Sun Bo looked down on Kafka. He felt that Kafka was completely unknown, yet he set such high prices, so there would definitely be few buyers and he had no future.

But after hearing Lu Jie say that he was so serious and had even invested over 100,000 yuan in Kafka, he hesitated for a moment but then chose to believe Lu Jie and stopped worrying about whether the store was worth investing in.

"I trust your judgment."

He hesitated, thinking that he needed 20,000 yuan to invest:

"But I need to find the 20,000 yuan..."

Lu Jie said directly, "I'll lend you 20,000."

"You can use the profits from the store to pay me back."

He knew perfectly well that Sun Bo couldn't possibly have 20,000 yuan, and that Sun Bo's parents wouldn't give him 20,000 yuan to invest in a milk tea shop of unknown origin.

All he wanted was an answer that Sun Bo was willing to invest.

As for the money, he had already prepared it to lend to Sun Bo.

Sun Bo exclaimed "Ah," not understanding why he should be lent money and then asked to invest.

I'm getting a little dizzy from all the confusion.

But he felt that since Lu Jie had said that, there must be a reason. Perhaps he needed to use Lu Jie to hold shares?

He felt that this matter might involve something secret, so he didn't ask and simply said:

"Okay, then I'll borrow these 20,000 yuan from you."

I'll pay you back later.

After explaining some follow-up tasks, Lu Jie said:

"I'll come find you later, we'll sign the agreement, then deposit the money into your bank card and make the payment."

He had prepared the shares long ago to give to Sun Bo.

2% isn't much, but the future dividends will be enough for Sun Bo to live on.

If Sun Bo wants to invest in opening a store in the future, he can at least use his status as a Kafka shareholder to gain a deeper understanding of the entire lifecycle of a Kafka store, from site selection to operation.

The chances of being scammed or suffering a disastrous investment loss can be greatly reduced.

But based on his understanding of Sun Bo, Sun Bo definitely wouldn't accept a 2% stake directly.

Even though Sun Bo initially thought it was a joke, he actually signed the agreement.

When dividends are distributed in the future, Sun Bo will not take them.

Even if Sun Bo needed the money during that period, he would feel guilty and uncomfortable if he took it, and it might even affect their relationship.

In comparison, lending it to him is a more appropriate approach.

Although the money is still his, and it looks the same as a gift, it is fundamentally different.

The money lent to Sun Bo belongs to Sun Bo. Using the borrowed money to invest is an investment behavior in which he bears the risk himself.

To put it bluntly, if there is a real loss, Sun Bo will have to repay the money.

Conversely, the profits generated dividends, which Sun Bo was naturally entitled to receive without any qualms.

In order to get Sun Bo to accept this, he prepared a set of explanations.

However, it was useless; Sun Bo signed the agreement without even asking any questions.

He's a bit goofy.

But he knew that this naiveté was a sign of trust in him.

Indeed, the reason Sun Bo didn't ask was because he trusted Lu Jie.

However, Sun Bo's understanding was different from Lu Jie's.

After Sun Bo finished his business, it was already three o'clock.

He glanced at the time and headed towards Women's Street.

As soon as he arrived at Women's Street, he saw the tall Zhong Muqing standing at the street entrance, looking around.

After their eyes met, Zhong Muqing immediately greeted them happily, "This! This!"

Lu Jie waved his hand, quickly stepped forward, greeted them, and prepared to continue the topic they hadn't finished discussing on the phone at noon: investing in Kafka.

Before he could speak, Zhong Muqing said first:

"Here you go. The password is the same one I sent you last time. If it's not enough, just let me know. I have some fixed deposits that I can withdraw, but I need to go to the bank to process them."

As she spoke, she took out a bank card from her small shoulder bag.

"That's enough." Lu Jie remembered that he had more than 60,000 yuan in his card, and the investment only required 50,000 yuan, which was more than enough.

But after taking the card, he noticed it was different from the last one, and then said:

"Oh, you changed your card."

"Do you have 50,000 yuan in this card? You need 50,000 yuan to invest in a 5% stake."

Zhong Muqing exclaimed "Ah!"

"Is it only 50,000 short?"

"I was worried you didn't have enough money, so I deposited all my available savings into this card. It has 300,000 yuan."

Lu Jie's hand trembled, and the card almost fell to the ground.

Are all these just current accounts?

The young heiress's wealth was greater than he had imagined.

He said with a wry smile, "We don't need that much."

"Fifty thousand is enough."

He glanced at the card and saw it was from ICBC. He remembered there was an ICBC branch a little further ahead, and said:

"Was this card registered in your name?"

After receiving a positive reply, he briefly explained the investment, payment, and profit sharing.

After signing the agreement, she went to the bank and transferred the investment funds to the Kafka store's account in her own name.

"Is it really only 50,000? If it's not enough, I have more. Don't be shy with me." Zhong Muqing said generously to Lu Jie again as she completed the transfer and put away the card.

"That's enough!" Lu Jie was both amused and exasperated. Why did it sound like he was disappointed that 50,000 was too little?

He knew that Kafka would definitely rise to prominence in the future, making his investment a sure thing.

Surely Zhong Muqing wasn't also reborn and knew about this.

"Alright then." Zhong Muqing paused for a moment, then said with renewed interest, "Let's go shopping!"

......

After the Kafka investment was completed, under Lu Jie's watchful eye, his mother took one morning to accompany him to the hospital.

Knowing that his mother had lung disease in her previous life, he paid extra for an enhanced CT scan when choosing a health checkup package for her.

Enhanced CT is more suitable for lung examinations than MRI.

After waiting for a day, he received his medical examination report the next day.

Overall healthy, but has a 7mm nodule in the lung.

Based on the imaging findings of the nodule (smooth edges, uniform density) and the fact that nodules smaller than 8mm have a low risk, the doctor suggested regular follow-up visits and no treatment if there are no changes.

Lu Jie breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving the test results.

Although based on the circumstances of her previous life, her mother's lung cancer was expected to appear several years later, there is still a slight possibility that the disease had appeared much earlier, but was developing more slowly.

Once it was confirmed that there were only lung nodules and no other lesions in his lungs, his biggest worry was relieved.

However, this lung nodule is still a potential risk, since lung cancer often develops from lung nodules.

However, my mother was diagnosed with lung cancer ten years later in her previous life, and it's uncertain whether it was because of this nodule.

If not, it's pointless to dwell on the nodule excessively, and current surgical techniques are not yet very advanced, so there are still risks and trauma associated with its removal.

Knowing that he needed to go to Shanghai at the end of the month, and having heard in his previous life that Fudan University's cancer hospital was among the best in the country, he decided to visit the hospital and have the doctor look at his CT scans.

......

Throughout July, Lu Jie only saw Zhong Muqing once, on the day he told her about investing in Kafka and they met on Women's Street.

He later learned that Zhong Muqing had used her only half-day break during the training camp that afternoon.

I met Zhong Muqing again on the morning of July 28th, when we were leaving for Shanghai.