Looking at this "Uncle Ji," Jiang Ning said kindly, "Hello."
Uncle Ji's name was Ji Guangchen. He had an average build and wore simple yet tasteful clothes. He looked energetic, with a bright complexion and a full head of black hair that made him seem young.
Ji Guangchen was Aunt's younger brother. Back in his day, he had gotten into vocational school, then gone to a coastal city to make his way in the world. Through hard work and opportunity, he became a billionaire. His net worth was now at least one billion.
Ji Guangchen's path to success had been quite simple. Because he was handsome, he caught the eye of a major boss's only daughter, who insisted on marrying him.
Ji Guangchen seized the opportunity and married the major boss's daughter, rising to the peak of life in one stroke.
Back then, when Jiang Ning heard Shen Qing'e tell these old stories, he had felt somewhat disdainful.
He told Shen Qing'e that he would someday carve out a path through his own efforts.
But after he entered society and suffered through many hardships, he would occasionally find himself envying this Uncle Ji during late, quiet nights when his resolve wavered.
Ji Guangchen looked at the boy before him. Sixteen or seventeen years old, fairly tall, completely unafraid when facing adults, with a calm temperament.
He really isn't like them. Ji Guangchen thought. "They" referred to Jiang Ning's parents.
Back then, his brother-in-law Jiang Qitian had arranged for Jiang Ning's parents to work in Wencheng. Ji Guangchen had made time to meet them once and spoken with them for a few minutes. They were honest, simple country folk, and he had never seen them again.
He had several hundred employees in the factories under his name, not to mention his