Chapter 478: The Connection's Family Went Bankrupt

Chapter 478: Chapter 477: The Connection’s Family Went Bankrupt

“Wow, crystal shrimp dumplings. That’s no simple dish.”

Our classes started at eight. That chef must have gotten up incredibly early to make breakfast.

Goes to show, not everyone is cut out to earn that kind of money.

“Hmph! What’s there to show off? It’s just breakfast, acting like we’ve never had it. So ostentatious. Watch out, or you’ll go bankrupt one day and be utterly humiliated!”

When some people see others who are wealthier than them, they just feel admiration. Others, however, are consumed by jealousy.

Quite a few people in the class felt the same way as Ren Hui and Li Cui. However, none of them dared to whisper their complaints in front of Yun Zijin, who usually couldn’t be bothered with them anyway.

But today, for some reason, someone couldn’t hold back and blurted out what they were really thinking.

Yun Zijin looked toward the source of the voice. “Bankrupt? Oh, I probably won’t be going bankrupt. After all… I didn’t make my fortune running a business, you see…”

Yun Zijin had always been very clear about her primary source of income.

She made her money collecting rent, not running a business.

Among all the great families in Dijing, perhaps only the Lu, Sheng, Li, and Fu families could compete with her in terms of liquid capital.

Of course, from what Yun Zijin knew, even their liquid assets likely couldn’t compare to hers.

Yun Zijin’s foundations might not run as deep as those four great families, but when it came to cash on hand, Yun Zijin was absolutely number one.

“Hmph! Who knows where that money came from? For all we know, she got it through some shady, underhanded dealings.”

Even though what Yun Zijin said was the truth, the person was still unconvinced and retorted with another specious remark.

“Excuse me, classmate, are you familiar with a little thing called slander? Because what you just said qualifies, and I can absolutely sue you for it.

The security camera in this classroom has audio, and everyone here heard what you just said.

With both witnesses and material evidence, there’s no way for you to get out of this, you know?”

Yun Zijin’s words made the person flinch. He hadn’t meant to say it; he just felt it was unfair.

He felt that they were all supposed to be poor students working part-time jobs to get by, but then Yun Zijin had suddenly transformed into a wealthy heiress.

Moreover, her level of wealth completely shattered his understanding of what it meant to be rich.

“I think… Classmate Zheng has a point. You obviously grew up in an orphanage, having to work part-time just to cover your tuition and living expenses.

How could you come back after one summer break and suddenly be some rich family’s daughter? Do you take all of us for idiots?”

“It’s true that I grew up in an orphanage. But who told you… I was actually an orphan?”

Yun Zijin’s words were no less than a depth charge dropped into the classroom, exploding in an instant and sending shockwaves through everyone present.

“However, your suspicion isn’t entirely baseless. After all, my biological father’s business did fail, and he went bankrupt.

All my money, I earned it back myself, bit by bit. If you think I’m lying, you’re free to investigate.”

‘In any case, the only thing they’d be able to find is the information the system wanted them to find. They could forget about anything else.’

“Classmate Yun, if you don’t mind my asking, who is your biological father?”

It was common knowledge in Dijing’s high society, but the students at the university wouldn’t necessarily know.

Although Xia Zhiyun had come to see her a few times, not everyone had run into him.

Yun Zijin’s social circle at school was also very narrow. Basically, besides Qin Sitong, there wasn’t a single other person who was close to her.

“As for that, you should go ask Miss Xia over in the graduate school. She would certainly have a clearer picture.”

It was unclear whether she had bought her way in or actually tested her way in, but the fact that Xia Jiajiao was a graduate student at Dijing University was indisputable.

“Xia? You don’t mean… Xia Jiajiao, do you?”

Hearing someone mention Xia Jiajiao’s name, Yun Zijin looked over and gave the speaker an approving glance.

“Wow, classmate, you’re sharp. Guessed it in one. How do you know Xia Jiajiao? Are you acquainted with her?”

‘Is Xia Jiajiao that famous at Dijing University? Even fourth-years like us know who she is?’

“No, I heard about it from an upperclassman I know. She used to be the president of our student club, but she stepped down to focus on her studies after getting into the graduate program here.”

But she had heard her senior mention this Xia Jiajiao more than once, and every time it was either to vent or to complain.

This Xia Jiajiao had single-handedly become the most hated person on her upperclassman’s project team. Bar none.

If it weren’t for her connections to the investors, her professor would have kicked her out long ago for all the mistakes she’d made since joining the project.

But alas, money talks. As ordinary graduate students, there was nothing they could do, no matter how much they disapproved.

“So why would this upperclassman mention Xia Jiajiao to you? Is she that impressive?”

“Impressive? Hardly. Every time my upperclassman can’t stand it anymore and vents to us, it’s always about how the data she’d just finished organizing got messed up again by a certain someone.

Or how she’d be given a simple task like data entry, but the resulting data would be a complete mess and utterly unusable.

And so on, and so on. Basically, she’s incompetent but has an incredibly high opinion of herself. She thinks she’s never wrong, refuses to listen to anyone, and never changes no matter how many times she’s corrected.

The rumor is… she was put on the project by the investors just to pad her resume. Otherwise… the professor would’ve kicked her out ages ago.”

With a princess complex like that, a parasite wherever she goes, I doubt anyone would dare take her on in the future, even if she came with funding.

“What project team is your upperclassman on? About Xia Jiajiao… Xia Group has been acquired and renamed Yun Group. That investment money… if it wasn’t paid in full upfront, future installments might not arrive on time, you know.

Why don’t you give your upperclassman a heads-up? Tell her to mention it to her professor?”

A nepotism case without a backer is one thing if they’re competent. If not, they’ll be kicked to the curb in a heartbeat.

Yun Zijin eagerly anticipated the look on Xia Jiajiao’s face when she got kicked off the project team. It was sure to be a priceless expression.

Hearing Yun Zijin’s words, the girl’s eyes lit up. “Classmate Yun… Goddess Yun, are you sure?”

“Of course. You can look it up on any business information app. The corporate registration has already been updated.”

Yun Zijin’s words were a revelation to the girl. She immediately pulled out her phone, found the right app, and started searching.

“It’s really true! Not long ago, Xia Group was renamed Yun Group. The shareholder is… Situ Wenze, but why was it renamed Yun Group?”

The girl looked at Yun Zijin again, convinced she must know the reason. “Goddess Yun, do you know why?”

Most people named their company after their own surname, after all.

“That I don’t know. Perhaps… they have other moves planned for the future. It’s none of our business.

All you need to do is confirm that Xia Group has been acquired and that Xia Jiajiao no longer has a financial backer, then relay the entire story to your upperclassman. That’s all.”