Chapter 356: A Gentleman Loves Wealth, But Earns It Properly

Jiang Muye felt the pressure was enormous.

"I can't accept this."

"Then go add another box," Aunt said to the bodyguard.

The bodyguard nodded and was about to leave. Jiang Muye immediately held up a hand like a stop sign and hurriedly explained to his aunt, "Aunt, that's not what I meant! I can earn money myself, I don't need these."

He hadn't even finished spending all the pocket money Aunt had given him before.

Never mind the fact that she was now trying to give him this many gold bars.

Aunt spoke to Jiang Muye earnestly, "Today is your first day at the Chen Group, and your performance made your aunt very satisfied. A day like this has to be celebrated no matter what. Before, when your aunt was abroad and you were mired in scandal, I couldn't help you. Consider this a bit of comfort."

"I really don't need it. The matter's already been resolved, and I've received compensation." Jiang Muye made his stance clear.

"Looks like I need to add two more boxes. My nephew's really been wronged!" Aunt said, then motioned for the bodyguard to go again.

Jiang Muye held up the stop hand again. "Hold on! If I don't want this one box of gold bars, are you going to add more?"

"That's right."

"Aunt, you really leave me with no idea what to do." Jiang Muye was in a difficult spot.

Who didn't love money? But a gentleman earns his wealth in a proper way.

Besides, he was a man, not some kept boy. How could he let his aunt support him?

But Aunt's enthusiasm was hard to resist. There was nothing he could do about it.

"I'll accept it today, consider it your investment in me, my starting capital. In the future I'll repay you threefold." Jiang Muye spoke to his aunt with certainty.

Aunt laughed heartily. "Hey, listen to you. Would your aunt really take your money?"

"Just tell me yes or no. If it's no, I won't take it!" Jiang Muye grew stubborn.

Seeing how obstinate Jiang Muye was, Aunt agreed. She was just giving Jiang Muye a way to save face anyway; she'd never planned on taking the money back.

However, she had no way of knowing that this was absolutely not a joke.

In less than half a year, three boxes of gold bars were laid out on her desk right on schedule.

And the youth had sworn, "Repaid threefold."

Looking at the three boxes of gold bars, Aunt was grinning from ear to ear.

So a few days later, Aunt got herself a pure gold phone case and showed it off in front of a crowd of socialites and wealthy wives. "Ah, there's nothing to be done. My nephew just dotes on me so much. We've got so many gold bars at home there's nowhere to put them, so I had someone make a phone case."

The socialites and wealthy wives stared with eyes full of envy.

Wuwu, the country owed them such an outstanding nephew!!!

…

After Jiang Muye returned to school, he cornered Jiang Xueli.

Jiang Xueli looked at the travel-worn Jiang Muye and said with a beaming smile, "Brother~ Why did you come looking for me? Let me tell you some good news, our personal zine sold like crazy! The people who canceled their orders before all came running back, and it's selling even better than before~!"

Jiang Xueli wore her curly twin-tails, youthful and beautiful. Especially since the weather was slightly warm, she wore a white midriff-baring dress that exposed her right shoulder. She was like a manga girl come to life, sweet and adorable.

Her whole body was wreathed in pale golden light, just as Jiang Muye had imagined.

Jiang Muye nodded. "Good, I know."

"Brother, you don't seem very surprised." Jiang Xueli muttered, but Jiang Muye said, "Wasn't this only natural?"

He could have predicted it. After all, netizens were too easily led along.

His own company's stock price had gone up, so how could the personal zine's sales not surge?

"You're humblebragging!" She said it like that, but Jiang Xueli's smile didn't fade.

Jiang Muye picked up the iron box. He flipped the latch open, and with a swoosh, a blinding golden light appeared.

Jiang Xueli's eyes went wide. "Brother, you…"

"Compensation." Jiang Muye took out five gold bars and handed them to Jiang Xueli. "For causing trouble before and affecting your reputation."

Jiang Xueli was overwhelmed. Her lips puckered into an adorable "o." "What… what's going on? Where did you get so many gold bars?"

"Aunt gave them to me," Jiang Muye said lightly.

"Brother, I can't accept this." Jiang Xueli refused.

"Are you my sister or not?"

"I am."

"Then take it, otherwise you're disowned."

"No, Brother, you and I were never in the same family to begin with…" Jiang Xueli weakly reminded him.

Jiang Muye was about to blow up. "Then we're severing our sibling relationship."

"Wuwuwu, no, Brother, I was wrong, I'll take it, okay~" That move worked especially well on Jiang Xueli. She had no choice but to reluctantly accept the gold bars.

Jiang Muye closed the gold bars and headed to the next location—the dorm.

When Jiang Muye entered the dorm carrying the iron box, his roommates didn't care in the slightest.

They didn't even bat an eye when Jiang Muye casually set the iron box on the floor. Little White Dove asked, "What's up, is that a magic prop? To coax your girlfriend?"

He fiddled with it, and with a click, the iron box opened.

Several gold bars tumbled out.

Little White Dove was awestruck, his jaw nearly dislocating from shock. "This… this fucking… is it real?"

Not just Little White Dove, but even Old He and Kai were stunned when they saw the countless gold bars.

Jiang Muye, who had just taken off his shirt to change clothes, said calmly, "What nonsense, of course it's real!"

Little White Dove swallowed hard. "Damn, and you just leave these gold bars lying around? Did you just rob a bank or something?"

"Does my ability require robbing a bank?" Jiang Muye raised an eyebrow.

Little White Dove thought about it. When anyone else said that, it was bragging, but coming from Jiang Muye's mouth, it was fact.

Why would Jiang Muye need to rob a bank? The Chen Group was a super bank! With an endless stream of money flowing in!

"Then at least put these gold bars in a safe, or come on, please just set a password," Old He said, eyes full of greed as he came over and couldn't put them down.

The gold bars were so cold, so cool, and they smelled wonderful. This was the smell of money!

Little White Dove and Kai were also drooling. After all, these were gold bars, extremely valuable.

Jiang Muye very readily took out the gold bars and started distributing. "Three each, don't be polite with me."

"Muzi, do you think you're doing wholesale? This is real gold!" Little White Dove was stunned by Jiang Muye's actions.

Jiang Muye said matter-of-factly, "Of course I know. You're all my brothers. Giving you just this much is nothing, considering how you helped me out before."

However, Little White Dove, Kai, and Old He all had their principles.

"We're not your kept boys. Forget it, no need. We've got hands and feet of our own. What would it look like to take advantage of you? You've already given us plenty of benefits before," Kai said seriously.

"That's right. A gentleman earns his wealth in a proper way. What isn't ours, we won't take a single cent more." Little White Dove strongly agreed with Kai.