King of Capital: From Unemployment to the Pinnacle of Life

The photo Song Guolong gave me showed a young and beautiful girl!

Although she had changed her clothes, I still recognized her... She was one of the beauties who mocked Xu Meiyun at the birthday party today!

At Song Guolong's birthday party today, there were two main beauties who mocked Xu Meiyun!

Someone who didn't seem to be anyone important was splashed with champagne by Xu Meijuan!

The second person was even more sarcastic than the first... but Xu Meijuan seemed to be restrained by the other person's special status, and just sulked without making a scene!

The person in the photo is the second one!

"How is it? Pretty, isn't it?"

Song Guolong laughed, "This is Hu Zhaohua, the daughter of Boss Hu of Jingzhou Jingsheng Investment Bank! She's also the future wife your father has chosen for you... Zhaohua is a year younger than you, she studied in England and is now the vice chairman of Jingsheng Investment Bank. What do you think? Pretty good-looking, right? Originally, I wanted to formally introduce her to you today and match you two up... but your mother interfered!"

Listening to Song Guolong's endless narration... my heart sank!

It's not for myself, but for Lin Lan... I feel sorry for Lin Lan!

Back then... Song Guolong tricked Lin Lan, saying that... if she wanted to be the daughter-in-law of the Song family, she had to be willing to make sacrifices and bravely contribute to the Song family!

As a result, after his brainwashing, Lin Lan broke up with me, entered the game alone, and married Xu Shaokun!

I understand Lin Lan's good intentions... Everything she did was to help me get back what was rightfully mine!

Moreover, Lin Lan wasn't stupid; she had the "self-awareness" to know that Song Guolong wouldn't really agree to let her become the Song family's daughter-in-law in the future!

But my silly Lin Lan is still willing to sacrifice everything, even endure all the infamy and misunderstandings... just so that I can turn my life around in the future!

As it turned out, she was right!

Song Guolong truly only treated her as a "tool" and didn't think much of her at all!

"Dad! I don't like her!"

I frowned and decisively rejected Song Guolong: "This Hu Zhaohua is sharp-tongued and has a bad temper; she's not my type! Besides... she has overseas study experience; who knows how much of a womanizer she was? The British team, the French team... partying with a bunch of foreigners like a garbage can—that kind of person isn't my type!"

"Tsk! How can you talk like that?"

Song Guolong frowned and scolded, "Where did you hear all this filth? What do you mean that anyone with overseas study experience will mess around with foreigners? That's only a small part, not the whole picture!"

"Perhaps!"

I frowned and said, "But I'm highly sensitive about this... It's like being bitten by a dog; it doesn't necessarily mean you'll get rabies, in fact, the probability is very low. But if you're bitten by a dog, would you dare not get vaccinated? Who would dare to take that gamble?"

"Tsk! Hiss~! Ouch!"

Song Guolong frowned and said, "You child... tsk tsk! You're twisting the facts! If you want to marry into our Song family, you'll definitely need a premarital checkup. There's nothing to worry about..."

"snort!"

I sneered, "Even if she were a virgin, I wouldn't be interested..."

"My son!"

Song Guolong suddenly stopped calling me "Xiao Cheng" and started calling me "son" directly!

"Dad, I just don't understand!"

Song Guolong said with a sullen face, "What's so good about that Xu Meiyun? Yes! She's highly educated and knowledgeable, but she's too old! You might think she's somewhat attractive now... but women age very quickly! I've been there, you have to trust me! She's ten years older than you, almost the same age as your second sister, are you kidding me? When she's 50, you'll only be 40. A man at 40 is still in his prime! When you two stand together, you'll look like a mother and son, what kind of picture would that be..."

"There's one more thing!"

Song Guolong said with a serious expression, "You're still young... and you've spent too much time at the bottom of society. There are many things you need to learn..."

The moment he uttered the word "raise," he immediately corrected himself, saying, "Uh... even your own parents didn't teach you! You lack understanding in this area! Marriage isn't just about two people liking each other; it's like two people starting a company together. The partner's qualifications and risk-bearing capacity are crucial! Life isn't just about 'you love me, I love you,' it's about risk-bearing capacity! Understand? It's a future plan where one plus one equals more than two!"

Of course I understand what Song Guolong told me... As a father, I understand his good intentions!

But I actually figured this out when I was in college!

Right after my freshman year military training, before I even knew Lin Lan, a "chance" for a romance was presented to me... Zhou Yanqiu, the class secretary of our class, really liked me. She would often ask me out to dinner, give me gifts, and invite me to concerts, but I refused them all!

Because I don't like her!

To put it bluntly, I think she's ugly and not my type!

My roommates all say I'm stupid... They told me that Zhou Yanqiu's uncle is the secretary of the School of Resources and Environment, and that if I get together with her, it will be a piece of cake for me to stay on as a teacher. It's a secure job, which is better than anything else.

But I didn't care. They all said I was immature and a little kid!

In fact, many "mature and sensible" male students in college have very specific purposes in mind when choosing their partners, especially those scoundrels in the student union: What is the girl's family background? What connections does her family have? Can she be relied upon in the future? These become their main considerations; as for looks, those are secondary...

But I think that liking someone is the most instinctive and basic primal emotion a person can have!

This kind of thing comes down to one's true nature!

If even this basic principle can be betrayed, and one chooses to marry someone they don't really like and have only made do with for the sake of profit and so-called future prospects.

Even if such a person becomes successful in the future, he will betray his country sooner or later!

That feeling is like castrating yourself to pursue your own interests... Can you expect someone who can sacrifice even their own love to be patriotic?

Ironically, many of these so-called "mature and sensible" boys are often promoted and placed in key positions!

"My child!"

Song Guolong kept trying to persuade me: "Dad doesn't object to you dating a few more girlfriends outside, but in the end, you must marry Zhaohua... Her father and I are childhood friends, and Zhaohua is the most beautiful woman in Jingzhou..."

"Dad, you don't need to say anything!"

I frowned and said, "I'm not interested in her, at least not right now! Let's discuss this later..."

"cough!"

Seeing that I was so dense and couldn't understand anything, Song Guolong could only shake his head helplessly.

"Dad, there's something I want to ask you..."

I frowned and looked at him seriously: "When are you going to give the Xiao family that 100 billion? I heard from Xiao Xuan that... several of their loans are due soon, and they're in a hurry to repay them, so they're quite short on funds!"

"snort!"

Song Guolong sneered, "10 billion, brat! You think it's 1 million, or 100 yuan? Have you ever seen 100 million? Do you know how wide or tall a 100 million banknote is? Ha! 10 billion, you just spout that off..."

I was dumbfounded: "But you already promised them!"

"That's right!"

Song Guolong laughed and said, "I did agree to them, but 100 billion isn't something you can just give away like that. It takes time and a process. Also... silly boy! You'd better learn some of your father's methods in the future..."

"Dad, what do you mean?" I looked at him nervously.

"hehe!"

Song Guolong sneered, "The Xiao family... is a decent private enterprise. They have excellent technology, strong financial backing, and a group of elites working under them. As for their debt problems, it's due to Old Xiao's mismanagement—blind expansion, a lack of understanding of the rules of the capital market, and a desire to gamble with small investments for big returns!"

I don't understand what Song Guolong meant...

"Dad! What exactly are you trying to say?" I asked, frowning.

"snort!"

Song Guolong sneered, "In another half month, the Xiao family will fall into an even bigger debt crisis! It's inevitable... Even if you hadn't gotten into this mess with Xu Meiyun, they would have been in serious trouble! And this 100 billion of mine is meant to be used to buy up their assets at the crucial moment..."

"dad!"

I stared at him in shock: "You can't do this! If you do this... won't the Xiao family be finished?"

I can sense that the so-called even greater debt crisis for the Xiao family in half a month was also orchestrated and created by Song Guolong!

"snort!"

Song Guolong sneered, "The agreement we signed stipulates that the funds will arrive within 20 days. My actions aren't a breach of contract! It's reasonable and legal! Kid! That's how the capital market works... Pigs, horses, cattle, and sheep can't survive. To survive, you must grow claws and fangs! Those claws will be stained with blood... Understand?"

He paused, then continued, "Don't think that just because those two girls from the Xiao family slept with you, you'll soften your heart... The business world is like a battlefield; being soft-hearted is a major taboo!"

"Dad! I beg you! Please don't do this..."

I practically begged, "Killing someone is just a matter of a head falling to the ground... please spare the Xiao family this time!"

"snort!"

Song Guolong looked at me with a sinister expression, and after a long silence, he remained silent.

"dad!"

"snort......"

Song Guolong sneered, "Sure! But there's a condition!"

"I'll agree to anything except marrying Hu Zhaohua!" I said nervously and seriously.

"Hahaha!"

Song Guolong laughed heartily and said, "This has nothing to do with the Hu family's marriage. If you can handle this, I'll transfer the money tomorrow!"