Only after being reborn did I realize how fascinating the world of the rich is.

Cao Jinpeng looked at Jiang Chengye with some disbelief.

Jiang Chengye nodded expressionlessly: "Xiaofeng is in the business of real estate speculation. He has bought real estate worth 200 million yuan from our family one after another."

The continuous appreciation of real estate in the past two years, coupled with the surge in housing prices over the past few years, has indeed made that kid a fortune. I've calculated it; it should be around 90 million.

Hearing Jiang Chengye say this, Cao Jinpeng's face turned somewhat ugly. Jiang Xueying, who was standing to the side, opened her mouth wide in surprise, then covered it with her hands and blinked her big eyes as she looked at Li Xiaofeng.

Li Xiaofeng smiled and looked back, while Jiang Xueying immediately turned her gaze away shyly.

"Actually, it's not that much. The 90 million is before tax. If we sell all these properties, we'll have to pay 20% personal income tax, so we'll only get about 70 million!"

Lu Zhendong looked on with envy, jealousy, and hatred, and playfully tried to grab Li Xiaofeng by the neck.

"You beast, are you even speaking human language? What do you mean 'only a little over seventy million'? If you think it's too much, give me some. Compared to you, I'm dirt poor!"

Cheng Zhiyuan also stepped forward to help, and Li Xiaofeng hurriedly bothered them, promising to treat them to three, five, seven, or eight meals before the two reluctantly let him go.

Jiang Xueying couldn't help but interject, "Xiaofeng, why don't you hurry up and sell those properties you have?"

Li Xiaofeng smiled and said, "Why sell it so quickly? I'm still hoping that housing prices will continue to rise so I can make more money. Besides, it wasn't easy to rent out those office buildings, which greatly reduced the monthly mortgage payment pressure. Let's wait and see!"

Cao Jinpeng sneered and said, "Money that hasn't been received is just paper. My family is also in the real estate business, so I understand these principles."

You must have leveraged your bank account. If housing prices drop by even 10% or 20%, your money will be gone in an instant. Not only will you lose everything, but you'll also be drowning in debt!

Li Xiaofeng said nonchalantly, "There's a saying that goes, 'It doesn't matter if it's a black cat or a white cat, as long as it catches mice, it's a good cat.' Anyway, I've caught the mice now, while you've only caught a few small shrimps, right, Boss Cao!"

"Hmph, what do you know? I call it a steady, gradual approach. Although I earn money a little slower than you, it's more stable!"

"It's more stable to work in a factory tightening screws, why don't you go work in a factory?"

"What I want to do is none of your business!"

"I have no say in your affairs, so why are you interfering?"

"..."

Seeing that the two seemed about to start arguing, Jiang Chengye quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

"Alright, all of you, shut up! You're classmates and roommates, you should get along well and have a good relationship. Why are you fighting as soon as you meet?"

Li Xiaofeng said in a somewhat sarcastic tone, "There's nothing we can do. Some people are like teddy bears; when they see someone's girlfriend is pretty, they want to pounce on her."

"I think you're the one with the teddy bear's quirks. Don't think I don't know, Miao Peipei is with you now, second brother, you see? This kid's true colors are showing!"

Lu Zhendong said expressionlessly, "Of course I know, but I've already said it before: Peipei and I broke up a long time ago. Whoever gets together with Peipei in the future has nothing to do with me!"

"Hey bro, if you like Peipei, you can go after her. Don't worry about me; I already have another girlfriend."

"You have a girlfriend? When did this happen? How come I didn't know?"

Cheng Zhiyuan, standing to the side, sneered: "It's better if you don't know. If you find out, who knows what kind of trouble you'll cause!"

"Fourth brother, what do you mean by that?"

"It doesn't mean anything. You know what it means in your heart!"

Jiang Chengye quickly stepped in to smooth things over: "Alright, none of you are ordinary people. Stop arguing over a woman. What kind of behavior is this? Are you worried about not finding a girlfriend in the future?"

Li Xiaofeng said with a grin, "Brother Ye, you know what, I really am just a kid from an ordinary family!"

Jiang Chengye said irritably, "Yes, yes, you're from an ordinary family, but you're not an ordinary person. You're very outstanding, okay?"

"After hearing my brother-in-law praise me like that, I'm really a bit overwhelmed!"

"Who's your brother-in-law? Don't talk nonsense. You're already drunk before you've even had a drink?" Jiang Chengye quickly denied it.

Jiang Xueying blushed slightly, and when she saw Li Xiaofeng grinning at her, she glared at him fiercely.

Cao Jinpeng's face, however, was gloomy and somewhat frightening.

Li Xiaofeng had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on today. It was all a pretext for him to challenge Cao Jinpeng under the guise of a gathering, or rather, for the Jiang family to use Li Xiaofeng as a pawn to put pressure on Cao Jinpeng.

Look at how others are, and then look at yourself. The difference is huge. You've ruined a perfectly good hand. Cao Jinpeng, you need to work harder!

Since that's the case, Li Xiaofeng certainly couldn't behave himself, especially in front of Jiang Xueying. He should take this opportunity to humiliate Cao Jinpeng.

Anyway, Jiang Xueying had already been won over by him, so why wait to go all out?

Not long after, the food ordered from the hotel was delivered.

Today is a family dinner for the Jiang family, but the housekeeper's cooking skills are just average. It would be easier to just call her over from a hotel, and we wouldn't have to wash the dishes ourselves.

When it came time to arrange seating, Jiang Xueying sat next to her brother, while Li Xiaofeng unceremoniously sat next to her. Jiang Xueying glared at him, but seeing that Li Xiaofeng showed no intention of giving up his seat, she had no choice but to let him have his way.

Left with no other choice, Cao Jinpeng had to sit on the other side of Jiang Chengye.

"Today is a welcome-back party for Xueying. My dad was supposed to come in person, but he has been busy with important matters these past few days and couldn't get away."

Besides, my dad and his family probably felt that we young people would get along better sitting together, and that having an elder like him sitting there might make everyone too reserved and unable to relax, so they decided that I would be the one to greet everyone.”

Li Xiaofeng smiled and said, "Brother Ye, you don't need to be so polite. We're all roommates, and Xueying is my girlfriend... my best friend, someone I'm extremely close to. Don't worry, I consider this place my home!"

Jiang Xueying spat at him under her breath: "You shameless bastard!"

"No, I was just telling the truth, it was what I felt!"

Jiang Chengye glanced at Li Xiaofeng without saying anything, but instead warmly greeted everyone: "Xiaofeng is right, you should come and play often in the future, and treat this place like your own home!"

Seeing Li Xiaofeng's posture, Lü Zhendong and Cheng Zhiyuan also joined in the commotion, and for a time, the Jiang family was filled with clinking glasses and constant laughter.