Chapter 964

In the Leith family, the one with money was none other than Gideon Leith.

However, Jean did not dare to ask Gideon directly. After all, her nephew, who was famous for being reasonable with outsiders, was not so reasonable to his aunt.

Sometimes he was so harsh to her that made her suspect he was not the nephew whom she had raised since young.

Married men were like that though. It was not uncommon for men to forget their mothers when they had a wife.

Since she could not talk to Gideon directly about this matter, she had to talk to Nell first to find out his stance.

Thus, Jean made up her mind and drove the car directly to the lobby of Anning International.

At this time, Nell was still at work.

She dialed Nell's number, and as soon as it was connected, she immediately smiled warmly and said, "Nelly, are you at work?"

On the other end of the call, Nell was a bit surprised and replied, "Yes, Aunty. What's the matter?"

“It's almost noon. I'd like to have lunch with you at the Cantonese restaurant near your office, okay? I know you like light food, and the dishes over there are especially light."

Nell smiled lightly and said, "Aunty, you can just tell me if you have something to say. I have a meeting at noon and I'm afraid I can't spare the time."

"Oh my! Food is fuel to us humans. What meeting is it that it can't wait until after lunch? Plus, you're pregnant! You shouldn't work so hard. I don't care, I want you to come out to eat with me. I'll wait for you at the Cantonese restaurant I told you about. You must come."

After she said that, she hung up the phone.

Nell did not expect Jean to be like this and looked at the disconnected call on the phone. She did not know whether to laugh or cry for a moment.

Hannah came in from outside and put a pile of reports on her desk.

"Boss, this is the report of the last quarter from Xinghui.

Nell nodded and looked at the time again.

"I'll read it in the afternoon. I'm going out for a while, then I'll reply by email after I finish reading it."

Hannah nodded, then Nell took her coat, grabbed her bag, and left the office.

When she arrived at the Cantonese restaurant, she found that Jean was already seated inside and had even ordered the food.

The private room had a light and nice smelling incense. Jean smiled and said, "Nelly, you’re here! Come, sit down. I ordered your favorite dishes.

There’s also this incense. This is a special incense that’s good for pregnant women. It doesn’t hurt the body, you can rest assured."

Nell laughed and sat down opposite her.

"Aunty, why are you in such a good mood today to ask me out for lunch?"

Jean smiled awkwardly. Her fingers under the table were uneasy and tense.

"Umm... I know I haven’t been very good to you in the past few years. Aunty’s old and has a bad temper. You have to understand. The last time I said those words in your home are just out of anger, so don’t take it seriously. You mustn’t be angry with me because of those words, okay?"

Nell paused then laughed.

"Aunty, don't worry. I'm not angry."

Jean smiled, looked at her, and said, "That's good. Let’s eat first. We'll talk after lunch."

Nell saw the situation and did not hesitate.

She had been busy the entire morning and was already hungry. If Jean did not call her, she would have eaten in the company.

Gideon originally did not want her to work so hard, but she liked to work, so he could not stop her.

The good thing was that she was pregnant and did not eat take-out. Gideon had specially arranged a small kitchen for her in the company, which would force her to stop so that she could eat at some point to keep up with her nutrition intake.

The two of them ate silently. Although Jean had many shortcomings, she still had table manners since she grew up in the Leith family.

Therefore, except for the sound of chewing food at the table, no one spoke.

Until the end of the meal, Nell put down her chopsticks and took a tissue to wipe her mouth, then looked across to Jean.

"Now that we’ve finished eating, Aunty, just say what you have to say. I still have to rush back to the office, so I can't stay here for too long."

Jean saw this and quickly put down the chopsticks. She did not beat around the bush and directly said, "I went to a stone-betting event today and met a boss who developed his own mine. He said he’d found a jade mine in Country T that no one has exploited yet and wants to cooperate with me to buy this mine together."

Nell raised her eyebrows.

Jean continued, "Nelly, as you know, Aunty has done a lot of business over the years, but few have succeeded. Although I usually don’t worry about food and clothes, and I look like I’m comfortable, but in my heart, I always feel that I’m missing something. I feel useless. This time I think it’s a good opportunity. I really want to give it a try, but there are some difficulties in funding.”

Nell smiled and said, "Where is the mine in Country T that the other party is talking about? Do you know about it?"

Jean shook her head and said, "I asked, but he refused to tell me. He said that he must know that I have the ability to invest before he’s willing to tell me. I don’t have enough money, so I’m here to ask you."

Nell nodded her head.

She knew a lot about the jade business because it was the one that Liam Jackman’s Griffin family had started with.

Nell knew that mines like this one, which no one had found before, were valuable resources. To avoid competition, they would keep the information under wraps and would not easily tell anyone.

She thought about it and asked, "How much are you short?"

Jean was a little apprehensive and said, "The other party wants me to offer 1.5 billion, and I have just...400 million on hand."

Nell was stunned and a little surprised.

"1.5 billion? So much?"

Jean's smile was awkward and said, "It's a bit too much, but let's think about it from another angle. A big investment means a big mine, otherwise, why would a small quarry need so much money?"

Nell thought about it and agreed.

However, she still had some doubts, so she only said in a soft voice, "This matter is too big, so I can't make the decision alone. If you really want to invest, I'm afraid you still have to talk to Gideon."

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Chapter 487 The End Pt. 5 Jean nodded and said, “I know, I know. It involves such a large sum of money, so I definitely can't ask you for it. I’ll talk to Gideon later, but you also know that he doesn’t trust me much. He only trusts you, so if I go to him directly, he definitely won’t agree. Now, my parents are in favor of him and only have eyes for their precious grandson. I’m just a nobody to them! I can't help it so I can only find you, Nelly. I’m not asking for anything else, I just hope that when I talk to Gideon later, you can be there to say something for me, okay?"

Nell looked at her and saw Jean’s pleading face, which was very rare for someone who was used to being high and mighty.