<h4>Chapter 1795: Chapter 1788: Past Events Like the Wind (Part 1)</h4>


    "After mastering everything, your mother asked me for a thousand yuan, saying she wanted to test the waters in the stock market. At the time, I thought your mother was extremely talented, but the stock market is ever-changing and unpredictable. A thousand yuan couldn’t stir any waves. However, I didn’t refuse and gave your mother the thousand yuan, joking that if she lost it, she coulde to me. But I waited a full half year."


    "When I remembered the matter again and asked your mother how much of the thousand yuan was left, she showed me her ount."


    The old man paused here, wearing a proud expression as he looked at Lu Tianxing and the others, "Guess how much I saw in the ount."


    Seeing the smile and pride on the old man’s face, Cangwu sitting beside him was speechless. He had never seen his master acting this childishly before, and it was clear even to a fool that this was surely not a small amount of money.


    "One hundred thousand?"


    Bai Zhiqing nced at the old man and guessed cooperatively.


    "I think it might be a million," Lin Qianru chimed in.


    "Wrong."


    The old manughed and shook his head, finally setting his gaze on Lu Tianxing, "Tianxing, what do you think?"


    "Ten million?" Lu Tianxing ventured a number.


    "That’s right, ten million."


    The old man nodded emphatically.


    "Gasp!"


    Hearing the old man’s words, Lu Tianxing and the others couldn’t help but gasp, their faces showing undisguised shock. This was terrifying. Starting with a thousand yuan, even the most legendary stock market tale couldn’t achieve such a reversal, yet Jiang Hongyan had managed to amplify it ten thousand times over in just half a year.


    Looking at their astonished faces, the old man smiled faintly, "When I first saw the ount, I was just as incredulous as you are now. Later, when your mother turned the ten million into a hundred million, she donated all of it to children in impoverished mountainous areas who needed help."


    "Your mother was neen at the time. Initially, I thought she nned to start apany and make her mark in the business world, but she told me she wanted to go out and see the world."


    "When I heard this, I was quite shocked because since she followed me to Qin Ind, your mother hadn’t left the vi for a step. But I’m too familiar with your mother’s personality—bullheaded and stubborn. Once she decided on something, she wouldn’t change her mind."


    "So, I agreed, but after she left, I immediately sent someone to follow her. I underestimated your mother, though. Although she wasn’t a martial artist, she wasn’t a fool either. She easily shook off the martial artist I’d sent to protect her. To reassure me, she called and told me not to worry, assuring me she’d be fine."


    "I originally wanted to persuade her toe back, but ultimately, after her convincing, I agreed, allowing her to experience life on her own on the condition she called me every month."


    "It was precisely because of this decision that I harmed your mother."


    The old man let out a long sigh, "I thought she’d grow tired, see the treachery in people’s hearts, and return. But she remained gone for three years, and rather than experiencing life, she became a celebrity."


    "When I found out she had be an entertainer, I was furious. How could my daughter Jiang Liufeng be a performer, a clown? I immediately sent people to bring her back."


    "Though she finally returned, seemingly unchanged, I could sense she wasn’t as happy as before until one night when I identally found her secretly singing in her room, making her friend record her singing and produce a disc."


    "When I appeared before her, I saw fear on her face—an expression of terror I had never seen before, fear directed at me. That night, we talked all night, and I finally understood why she insisted on bing a star. After leaving Qin Ind, she’d seen and experienced much, realizing that no matter how wealthy she was, it was just a drop in the bucket, whereas celebrities possess a unique power topel others to help those in need."


    "Once I understood her intentions, I was stunned. I never imagined her desire to be a celebrity stemmed from a wish to rally others to help those in need. I decided to see if she could aplish this and agreed, but she requested not to use my influence to achieve her goal, preferring her own efforts. So, I crafted a lie that spread worldwide, iming she’d been on Qin Ind all along, while the woman outside who looked like her was someone else, even deceiving Ji Xingyun."


    "After leaving Qin Ind again, your mother didn’t disappoint me, quickly emerging as the most popr star. Because of this, many pursued her, but she dismissed them all. You know what privileged yboys are like; after failing to woo her, they resorted to underhanded tactics to threaten her. At that very moment, your father Lu Tianzhan left Jiangnan in a fit of anger over a dispute with your grandfather."


    At this point, the old man’s expression gradually grew solemn.


    Lu Tianxing noticed his mood, his own expression turning serious, aware that what the old man was about to recount was the true crux.


    The old man didn’t immediately speak. Instead, he exhaled heavily before slowly continuing, "You’ve likely heard your grandfather describe your father as a man intolerant of injustice, someone who spends his days meddling without rest. Perhaps fate arranged it, for when your father arrived in Beijing, he stumbled upon some young lords trying to molest your mother. Given his nature, he couldn’t bear it and taught those rich kids a harsh lesson."