Rebirth in 1958: Getting rich starts from Nanluoguxiang

Chapter 1393 The True Ascension to Heaven in One Step

Huo Jiali kept waving her hands, looking anxiously at Xiaodao.

"This is...this is too much, fifty million!"

Xiao Dao chuckled sheepishly and scratched his head.

"Is fifty million a lot? Take it. Miss never takes back gifts she gives out."

Even Luna was astonished this time. Fifty million? Hong Kong dollars? It was actually a check written by a six-year-old child. My goodness, how rich must this family be?

Da Bao beckoned Xiao Dao over, whispered a few words to him, and Xiao Dao smiled and went upstairs. A little while later, he came down carrying two suitcases.

“Master, we don’t have many pounds left, so I’ve been giving them a little extra, and each of them got a million.”

Da Bao nodded.

"One million should be enough for six months."

He turned to Luna and said.

"These two boxes, each containing one million pounds, are for you and Mengqi, to cover your expenses in England for the next six months. If that's not enough, I'll grant Standard Chartered the necessary permissions so you can withdraw ten million pounds from the bank at any time."

Luna comes from a wealthy family, but she's never seen a million pounds in cash. Her annual salary as a judge doesn't even exceed forty thousand pounds.

Uncle Qing also took out a box. He brought very few things from the Manchu royal family, leaving most of them for Niu Niu and Nuan Nuan. This box was specially reserved for Xiao Dao's wife.

Huo Jiali took the box, somewhat bewildered. Xiao Dao opened it and was shocked to find a luminous pearl inside.

"Father, this won't do, it's too precious."

Huo Jiali didn't know what this thing was, but the oval-shaped, smooth bead was actually emitting a faint glow.

The attention of Da Bao and the other two was drawn to this. Although Meng Qi and the foreigner were country bumpkins, they knew that a bead this big must be very valuable.

Uncle Qing said quietly.

"This bead was originally a pair; the Empress Dowager and the Guangxu Emperor each kept one. It is said that this thing is called a diamond, also known as a luminous pearl, and there are only two in the whole world."

I saved Consort Jin from the Empress Dowager's clutches, and Emperor Guangxu bestowed this luminous pearl upon me. The Empress Dowager took one with her when she passed away, but it was later stolen by Sun Dianying after he dug up her grave.

I was in Hong Kong at the time and couldn't get back. It wasn't until 1947 that I finally killed this bastard in a prisoner-of-war camp.

I didn't bring many things with me from the royal family. This luminous pearl is a gift for my son and daughter-in-law; it's not valuable, just a keepsake.

Huo Jiali was completely dumbfounded. What kind of family was this? A six-year-old child casually signed a check for fifty million. She also managed the finances for Meng Qi, so of course she could tell if the check was genuine.

That little kid was holding a book of HSBC checks that were cashable on demand—they were definitely genuine! How rich must he be?!

And this godfather, introduced by her fiancé, casually gives her a luminous pearl that you only see in TV shows and movies? Is this some kind of dream?

Da Bao could see that she was confused, so he smiled and said.

"Take it. You'll receive even more when you get married."

Even Luna was envious. What does it mean to rise to the top in one step? This is it!

Meng Qi was a little reluctant to part with his young assistant, not because of any sentimentality, but simply because Huo Jiali was too capable; she was the backbone of the entire law firm.

"Sir, is young Huo also going to England for training with us?"

"To England?"

Huo Jiali was a little surprised. She turned to look at Xiaodao. She couldn't bear to part with her fiancé now. Xiaodao gently stroked her hair and whispered.

"Don't worry, Master has made arrangements."

Da Bao then said with a smile.

"Come on, Jiali is part of our family now, she's not doing your kind of work..."

He asked Huo Jiali with a smile,

“Piggy is now the head of the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau. You will be my secretary and liaison officer. The administrative duties will be handled by the Police Force. Little Knife, you will take Huo Jiali to the police station to report for duty in a while, and pick up a set of police uniforms for a chief superintendent. From now on, what she says at the police station is what I say.”

As is customary, the Security Bureau must assign someone to work within the Police Force to closely monitor all its movements. While this position may not hold any real power, even the Commissioner of Police, in times of great importance, must obey her orders.

Huo Jiali became Hong Kong's first female Chinese Chief Superintendent of Police, but in terms of education, she was more qualified than everyone else in the entire police force.

Da Bao still had some things to tell Luna and Meng Qi, so Xiao Dao took Luna out. They first went to the garage, which contained more than twenty cars.

Huo Jiali can drive, so Xiaodao let her choose for herself. How could Huo Jiali dare to choose? The worst car here is a Ferrari sports car.

Xiao Dao thought for a moment, since his future wife would be working at the police station, he decided to keep a low profile and picked out a limited edition Mercedes-Benz 300S, a brand new model produced in 1954, which was handcrafted.

He casually found the keys at the garage door and tossed them to Huo Jiali. Huo Jiali also loved driving; she had a somewhat outgoing personality. On the way to the security bureau and the police station, she learned that the owner was actually the largest shareholder of two major banks, Standard Chartered and HSBC, and had many properties in Europe.

But Da Bao and Zuo Mingyue probably don't know exactly how much money he has. Moreover, it was only after Xiao Dao proved his shares to Huo Jiali that Huo Jiali realized how rich her fiancé was.

Just a 5% stake in each of the two major casinos in Macau, plus a 50% stake in the Scenic Hotel—how much money is that? Huo Jiali certainly couldn't calculate it.

Let's not talk about vanity. Apart from saints and fools, no one in this world is without vanity. It's a desire that comes from the very core of human nature. Therefore, the word "vanity" has never been a derogatory term.

Huo Jiali spent the entire afternoon in a daze. She was both surprised and delighted to see the foreign police superintendents standing at attention and saluting her. High-ranking officials in the Security Bureau and the Police Force had been notified that this 23-year-old Chinese girl was actually their superior's liaison officer.

Some people didn't believe it, but when they saw the handsome young man with a serious expression next to the girl, they couldn't help but shudder. These high-ranking officials all knew that if they angered their superiors, the superiors would at most give them a good scolding, but it would be over soon.

If you anger the young man next to the officer, and the old man with a braid, you can expect to be legally and legitimately crippled.

Wearing her uniform, Huo Jiali looked even more dashing. Xiao Dao's eyes never left his fiancée.

Huo Jiali decided to take Xiaodao home to meet her parents that night. With such a wealthy and eligible bachelor, why not seize the opportunity? Was she going to wait for him to fly away? She was a modern woman; her attraction to Xiaodao wasn't solely based on his money.

A life-saving grace, the attraction that blossomed upon meeting, and of course, being overwhelmed by money—all these factors led to this marriage...