A wealthy family recognizes my relatives? But I am already a billionaire.

Chapter 328 Rapid Progress

Xu Youyou and his group played in Taiwan for five days before returning to Shanghai.

Only when she was sitting on the return flight did Xu Youyou finally have the time to patiently look at the key in her hand.

This is a key with exquisite workmanship and simple shape. If there are two ancient seal characters on the top, Xu Youyou doesn’t quite understand what they mean.

As soon as I got off the plane, Lu Jingyao was waiting for me downstairs.

"Are you tired?" Lu Jingyao asked softly.

Xu Youyou shook her head. The plan for the next five days of travel was very loose. They would only visit one or two attractions every day. How could they possibly be tired?

After getting in the car, Xu Youyou handed the key to Lu Jingyao: "Do you know these two words?"

Lu Jingyao took the key and looked at it carefully for a long time before saying, "Jun Nuo."

"You are knowledgeable and know what this key opens?" Xu Youyou asked.

She searched online these days but couldn't find any relevant information.

I didn't expect Lu Jingyao to give a positive answer, but I didn't expect him to frown and think for a long time before saying, "I think I heard someone say these two words."

Xu Youyou immediately looked at him expectantly.

Lu Jingyao: "Why don't you ask He Zhilan? The He family is a long-standing family of antique collectors. Maybe she knows something."

Xu Youyou took a photo of the key and sent it to He Zhilan. They hadn't been in touch for a while since they parted in Hong Kong.

He Zhilan always responded to Xu Youyou's messages quickly, but this time he waited a full five hours before calling Xu Youyou: "I didn't recognize this key at first, but my grandfather did. He said it represented a safe deposit box."

"Safe deposit box? Is it the safe deposit box used by banks to store physical objects?" Xu Youyou asked.

He Zhilan said, "Ms. Xu, if you want to understand it this way, it's fine. The only difference is that the custodian is not a bank, but a bank."

"Ticket number?" Xu Youyou was puzzled.

He Zhilan explained: "Financial institutions during the Ming and Qing dynasties were called Piaohao (banks), and their main task was to exchange silver."

"Is this Junnuo Bank very famous?" Xu Youyou asked.

"You could say they were famous, but they weren't either. Their fame was limited to a small circle. Unlike other banks, Junnuo Bank only exchanged gold. My grandfather said there were traces of their activities in the early Ming Dynasty. What really made them famous in the circle was that they helped the Zhu family of the late Ming Dynasty to safeguard a batch of property in the early Qing Dynasty."

Xu Youyou asked, "So, this batch of property was successfully redeemed to the Zhu family? How could such a secret matter be known to outsiders?"

He Zhilan explained, "The descendants of the Zhu family took their wealth to Taiwan during the early Qing Dynasty, but it was embezzled by a powerful family on Taiwan at the time. This was spread by members of that family. No one felt they had no reason to lie about such a scandal."

"Miss Xu, my grandfather said that he once heard my great-grandfather say that every key to the Junnuo Bank represents a fortune worth a thousand gold."

Xu Youyou paused for a moment, then asked, "Does this bank still exist?"

He Zhilan sighed and said, "During the Republic of China era, there were still traces of their activities, but probably before liberation, they suddenly disappeared completely."

Holding the key, Xu Youyou felt like a person who had no appetite despite being surrounded by delicious food.

"No trace at all? Then what about the treasures they kept?" Xu Youyou asked.

He Zhilan said, "I thought they disappeared, but my grandfather told me that when a large family like this encounters a major change, they will become like treasures and hide themselves in obscurity."

Treasures hide themselves. This was not the first time Xu Youyou had heard these four words. It meant that when a treasure felt that it should not be born, it would hide its light in a low profile and dim its divine light, making it difficult for others to notice it.

"Does your grandfather know how to contact them? I have the key and I want to get the corresponding safe." Xu Youyou said.

Unfortunately, He Zhilan gave a negative answer: "My grandfather has only heard of them and has never seen them, so he has no idea how to contact them. More importantly, to get to the corresponding safe deposit box, it is said that not only the key but also the corresponding password is required."

Xu Youyou's first thought was the note on the Lamborghini she had found in Hong Kong. There was a long string of characters written on that note. She tentatively asked, "Is it possible that this password has also kept up with the times, with both Arabic numerals and English letters?"

This time it was not He Zhilan who answered, but an old voice.

Xu Youyou had also met Mr. He in Hong Kong. The other party's voice on the phone was calm and composed. "Ms. Xu, according to what my father told me, the people at Junnuo Bank were both mysterious and old-fashioned. They were mysterious because no one knew where their safe deposit boxes were kept, and they were old-fashioned because their passwords were always in rhythmic rhythm. I doubt they would use Arabic numerals or English letters."

After hearing this, Xu Youyou could only feel regretful. She became more and more confused about what the note with characters on the second-hand Lamborghini meant.

After the call was hung up, another call came in.

The person who called was none other than Xie Ran.

"Boss, since you're back in Shanghai, I'd like to meet you tomorrow. Is that convenient for you?"

Xu Youyou's mind was still full of thoughts about the key. After hearing what Xie Ran said, she was still a little dazed and asked casually, "Did something big happen? You can make the decisions about the company. You don't need to come to me."

Xie Ran said, "It's not a big deal. I just want to report to you about the company's performance this quarter."

Xu Youyou was stunned. She looked at the calendar and realized that a quarter had already ended.

Xie Ran has Xu Youyou's trust and it was also the rule he set. Initially, he planned to report the company's situation to Xu Youyou once a month, but Xu Youyou felt it was too troublesome, so he changed it to once a quarter.

It was said to be a report on the company's recent situation, but it sounded more like reading good news to Xu Youyou.

Xu Youyou's company had hardly encountered any setbacks since its founding. Every time Xie Ran reported on his work, the content could be summed up in seven words: "The company made a lot of money again!"

Xu Youyou asked directly: "How much has the company earned during this period?"

"This quarter's performance has increased compared to the previous quarter. Preliminary calculations indicate that the net profit for the second quarter is approximately 8 billion."

Xu Youyou couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "How do you make so much? Which business has made such a huge breakthrough?"

She felt that Xie Ran was not helping her manage the company, but rather helping her open a printing factory.

As for what does a printing factory do? Of course, it prints money.