Chapter Forty-six: Elina

  "Ah, thank you for the business opportunity. This time our company, Tang Sheng, really didn't make less money. Just now, we've already made about 200 million, haha, in US dollars! In addition to that, the money your friend transferred over, we invested it all and from that, we can also take out a 30% fee, which is approximately another 300 million. So now we have a total of 500 million US dollars. This is absolutely not a small fortune!" Zhao Lirong said excitedly on the phone.

  She wasn't very concerned after listening to her son's words, and she didn't think the so-called Iraq War would really happen. However, Feng Sicheng mentioned this matter every time he called, and more importantly, he suddenly transferred a large sum of money from home to the account of Tang Sheng Company. Seeing so much money, Zhao Lirong believed that her son was serious this time. She also took this matter seriously and, after fully understanding the situation in Iraq, she managed to get some money through various relationships and from family members like Ailina, although not a lot, but it was the best effort. In the end, they earned 20 million, which is not a small amount.

  Feng Siche was also surprised when his mother said that, he didn't think his mother could gather so much money, otherwise she wouldn't have earned 20 million. His mother relied solely on her own Tang Sheng company to operate, and in terms of funding, it was far from comparable to someone like Duan Yunpeng who had a lot of connections. The fact that she could earn 20 million was already not bad, Feng Siche was naturally very happy, and during the phone call, he flattered his mother, saying things like "having vision", "being brave enough to take risks" and so on, in short, while praising his mother, he also subtly praised himself.

  "Alright, alright, this time we were able to make so much because of your exceptional vision, which allowed us to prepare ahead of time. Secondly, it was thanks to Elina's full support, she persuaded her father to provide funding for us, otherwise we wouldn't have had the capital to grasp such a good opportunity." Zhao Lirong was pleased with her son's praise, but still remained pragmatic about the success of the oil futures business, which was also due to Elina's support.

  Feng Sicheng paused for a moment on the other end of the phone before saying to his mother, "Is Elina by your side? I'd like to say a few words to her."

  "Alright, Elina is right next to me. You don't know that during the half year you were away from England, she often came to take care of me and accompany me, which made me feel less lonely. To be honest, she's really a good girl. Alright, I won't bother you here anymore, go talk to Elina."

  Alyssa took the microphone, excitedly saying, "Jack (Feng Si Zhe's English name), do you know? This time, thanks to the information you provided, our Tang Sheng company made a big profit. My father even regretted not helping me more when he heard about it, and wondered why he didn't intervene earlier, haha."

  Listening to the pleasant but slightly awkward Chinese pronunciation, Feng Sicheng smiled and said, "Alright, Elina, you don't have to struggle so much. You can just speak English with me, I've only been away for half a year, I haven't forgotten how to speak it." He knew that she was using Chinese to accommodate him and win his favor. Speaking of which, Elina was also a nice girl, but he had already started dating He Sasha, although nothing was set in stone yet, he knew that this was basically a done deal. The Zhao family wanted to take a solid first step, so they needed He Lao's help. He was also a person who repaid kindness, and his impression of He Sasha wasn't bad either. He didn't want to be like Wen Rujie, using emotions as a political investment, kicking the other person away when they were no longer useful. That kind of person wasn't worthy of being human.

  Feng Sicheng had such thoughts, and when he talked to Ailina, he felt more and more apologetic. He thought that his mother said that this time the oil futures could make a profit for everyone, thanks to the girl's full help, and also often accompanied her lonely mother recently, a feeling of gratitude arose. It was because of this feeling that he spoke without hesitation on the phone: "Ailina, you are a good girl, you will definitely find your own happiness, listen to me, don't be too stubborn, open your heart to welcome the next excellent boy."

  "No, Jack, you don't understand me. If I didn't fully understand you before, then after this incident, your position in my heart is even higher. Don't worry, I also know that you must have had unbearable difficulties when you returned to your country. I'll wait for you, and at worst, I can just be your mistress. Anyway, I haven't seen any other boy who's better than you yet. Maybe one day I'll meet someone and forget about you, haha! I've grown up now and know what to do." Elina smiled and declined Feng Sichao's good intentions.

  In his previous life, after returning to his hometown, he had been in low spirits for a long time. He didn't think about the Tang Sheng company he founded in the UK at all, and didn't come up with any good ideas. Over time, except for occasional phone calls with his mother, those British friends, including Elena, seemed to have faded into the back of his mind. And in Elena's impression, it was as if she had only talked to him on the phone once, but he had dismissed her indifferently. Now that he was in a good mood and came up with some great ideas, Elena's infatuation with him grew stronger, which might be the butterfly effect.

  Feng Sicheng knew that Westerners were like this, saying what they thought, and wouldn't be as reserved in their expressions like the girls back home. If they liked you, they'd say it straight out; if they loved you, they'd say that too. Being bold in love and hate was just their style, and he didn't want to say much about it either. He only hoped that after some time had passed, Ailina would slowly change her mind.

  He then said a few more words to his mother. In Feng Si Zhe's view, the price of oil would continue to rise. He told his mother not to rush into selling immediately. If she waited a little longer, she could at least double her earnings. At that time, it would be just right to sell. Because after the war, various countries introduced a series of policies, and the pace of the oil price increase slowed down significantly. It was no longer suitable to tie up a large sum of money in oil at that time.

  After this, Zhao Lirong naturally listened to her son's suggestions and said she would do as Feng Sizhe wished. She also reminded him to take care of his health in Kyoto before hanging up the phone.

  After hanging up his mother's phone, knowing that the Tang Sheng Group had made a huge profit this time, Feng Si Zhe couldn't help but rush to the training ground next to the quadrangle courtyard, where he threw a set of combination punches with ease and only then did he stop.

  If his martial arts coach, Xing Zhongjie, were here, he wouldn't mind sparring with him and trying out some moves. Unfortunately, due to his own reasons, he had mastered all of Xing's skills within a few months, and Xing eventually suggested returning to his hometown after realizing there was nothing more he could teach Feng Siche. It's all because Feng Siche worked too hard, combined with the memories from his past life, which made him learn martial arts much faster. In his previous life, this martial arts coach had stayed for almost a year before leaving, but now he's returning home so early, losing such a good job opportunity. Feng Siche feels somewhat guilty towards him, and although he can't recall the exact location of Xing's hometown in Zhongzhou, he hopes to have another chance to meet him and repay his kindness properly.