Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings.

Chapter 973 0961 [Bringing Beauty to the Banquet]

The next day—
Du Yongxiao handled the matters at hand as quickly as possible, especially regarding campus safety issues, and issued a notice to the Police Department: "Any social group or gang that threatens school safety must be reported as the most important case."

In other words, Du Yongxiao directly raised school safety to a new level.

The Hong Kong government and Sir Pak-Li Qu did not stop this, but they despised Du Yongxiao for making a political show, or more precisely, for seeking fame.

Du Yongxiao didn't care about all this. After giving the order, he began to review the textbooks for Hong Kong students of that era.

As a person who has been through it, Du Yongxiao clearly knows that student teaching materials are the top priority of education.

Many times, the influence of the outside world on students is not as great as the influence of textbooks.

In particular, the harm caused by toxic teaching materials will affect a generation or even several generations.

It would have been fine if it hadn't been reviewed, but once it was reviewed, there were indeed problems.

Hong Kong during this era was under the rule of the British Hong Kong government. Of course, the British government had to revise some history when ruling Hong Kong. For example, the Opium War was portrayed in textbooks as the Qing Dynasty's closed-door policy, and Britain was the savior who used cannons to blast open the door to the Qing Dynasty and brought democracy and freedom to China. The occupation of Hong Kong was the British and the Qing Dynasty following the "spirit of contract", which was another display of "democracy".

In addition, the British Hong Kong government also tampered with historical events such as the Burning of Opium at Humen and the Sanyuanli Resistance against the British, once again portraying the British colonists as saviors.

As for Hong Kong’s modern history, the British Hong Kong government has glorified it, portraying Hong Kong under British rule as an Eden where the Chinese enjoyed democracy and freedom, and as the envy of the Asian people.

Seeing this, Du Yongxiao just found it funny. The British are indeed veterans in politics and are very thick-skinned.

No wonder there will be so many aftereffects after Hong Kong’s return to China. They are all caused by these toxic teaching materials.

Thinking of this, Du Yongxiao waved his hand and without hesitation sent a circular letter to the British Hong Kong Ministry of Education, asking them to respect the facts and re-plan the history books.

To Wing-ho is the Commissioner of Police and essentially has no control over the education department. However, this is an abnormal era, especially after the rule of the four major inspectors, the police force has a strong voice in all major systems in Hong Kong. In addition, To Wing-ho has a unique identity: he is a first-class earl of the British Empire, a Hong Kong super tycoon, a world-renowned entrepreneur, etc.

Most importantly, Du Yongxiao donates to the education department every year, sponsors many teachers, and wins over many senior officials in the education department.

These people have all received Du Yongxiao's favor to some extent, including those foreigners.

After receiving Du Yongxiao's notice, they didn't think much about it. After all, education is a long-term thing. Even if they revise the textbooks, the effect will not be seen in a short time. Even if there are really problems, they will have retired by then.

After doing all this, seeing that it was already five o'clock in the afternoon, Du Yongxiao remembered the appointment he had made with that "prematurely aged" schoolmate Fang Feihong. It seemed that there would be a class reunion at eight o'clock tonight.

Du Yongxiao is not interested in this kind of gathering. To put it bluntly, it is a gathering where people show off, get slapped in the face, and get slapped in the face.

Rich people show off, poor people fawn, this kind of class reunion has long since changed in this era.

However, Du Yongxiao and Guan Jiahui had agreed to attend the banquet together. After thinking about it, he was the Commissioner of Police after all, a big shot and could not break his promise, so he went to the garage to find a car to attend the banquet.

When he arrived at the garage, he discovered that his most low-key cars had been driven away.

Yan Xiong drove away the Rolls-Royce, his father Du Dapao drove away the stretched Lincoln, and his mother Li Cuilian drove away Du Yongxiao's favorite silver Bentley.

As for the more low-key car, it was also driven away by my younger sister Du Yongmei. There were only three cars in the garage, a Mercedes-Benz, a BMW, and an old Beetle.

Both the Mercedes-Benz and the BMW were newly purchased. To be precise, my dad Du Dapao bought them all in one go after being tricked by the young lady selling the cars.

Because of this, my mother Li Cuilian and my father Du Dapaokai almost got divorced. My mother said that my father was obsessed with sex and would want to give away his heart, liver, spleen, stomach and kidneys to any woman who smiled at him.

Du Dapao was so frightened that he dared not say a word, and he didn't even dare to drive the two cars.

So it just sat in the garage.

Du Yongxiao didn't dare to drive, in case his mother saw him. She might say that he and his father were in cahoots and that driving his father's car meant he was on his father's side.

Finally, only the old car was left.
To be honest, Du Yongxiao really didn't want to drive this car, not because it was too old, but because it was a super antique car, a collectible antique! Its value was the highest among all of Du Yongxiao's cars, worth 400,000 pounds, equivalent to 3.8 million Hong Kong dollars!

It is not surprising that the official car of this famous former British Prime Minister is very valuable, but what is surprising is that this car was actually produced by the German company Daimler. Churchill did ride in this German car to inspect everywhere during World War II to encourage British soldiers and civilians to fight against the German army, and this German car was not smashed by the British.

This is a 1939 Daimler DB18 soft-top convertible. At the Christie's auction, there were 114 bids throughout the entire auction. It was finally won by Du Yongxiao for 39.7 pounds, which is 16 times the original price of the car.

Of course, the car's high price has its reasons. Daimler reportedly planned to build 23 of the cars, but only eight were completed by the end of the war. Four were destroyed by bombs, one was badly damaged and sold as scrap, and the other two were nowhere to be found. So Churchill's car was the only "survivor."

The historic vehicle is powered by a 2.5-liter engine and can reach a top speed of 76 miles per hour.

The people who bid for this classic car with Du Yongxiao were either British tycoons, Saudi princes, or American tycoons, all of whom were super wealthy. Du Yongxiao was determined to get it, and with his status and position, he was able to win it in one fell swoop.

Du Yongxiao looked at the classic car, especially the famous license plate "EKV881", and couldn't help shaking his head. Maybe he would have to drive it today.

In Hong Kong at this time, there are a wide variety of vehicles on the streets, including cars of all brands and eras. It is not uncommon to drive out a classic car. Unless you are an expert and do not understand what "EKV881" stands for, you will not know the value of this classic car.

On the contrary, driving this kind of car seems very low-key for those who don’t know much about cars.

Thinking of this, Du Yongxiao no longer hesitated and went straight to the mansion driver to get the car keys. Rumble, the car started immediately.

Du Yongxiao drove out of the official residence, and two black cars followed behind him in a low-key manner. They were all Du Yongxiao's bodyguard team, and the chief person in charge was Zhuang Dingxian.

……

When Du Yongxiao drove to the agreed place with Guan Jiahui, the little girl was dressed up beautifully and had been waiting on the street for a long time.

Du Yongxiao stopped the car and let her get in.

The little girl couldn't help but walk around the car and praised it, "What a beautiful car! Is this yours?"

"Yes, it's an old car, it's quite old!" Du Yongxiao said casually. "Don't you feel embarrassed to go to a banquet in a car like this?"

Guan Jiahui smiled and took the initiative to hold Du Yongxiao's hand: "How could that be? I like this car so much. I feel like the heroine in Roman Holiday." After that, she let go of Du Yongxiao's hand and got in the car.

Seeing this, Du Yongxiao smiled and got into the car.

The people around saw that Du Yongxiao was driving such an old car, but he was carrying such a beautiful lady like Guan Jiahui, and they couldn't help but point fingers at them -
"Look, even classic cars are used to pick up girls!"

"Yeah, if I had known it would be so easy, I would have driven out my great-grandfather's car, which is even older than this one!"

"Hahaha!"

Guan Jiahui ignored the ridicule.

These people who ridiculed him were mainly jealous of Du Yongxiao for being able to carry a beauty like Guan Jiahui.

"Okay, let's go! I need to touch up my makeup first!" As she said that, Guan Jiahui opened the purse she carried with her, took out an oval mirror from it and started to touch up her makeup.

While she was putting on makeup, she kept asking Du Yongxiao what he thought of this makeup, was it too light, and what he thought of that makeup, would it make her look too fierce.

Du Yongxiao smiled and said, "You look great. You don't need to put on heavy makeup." "Really? Then where's my lipstick? Should I wipe it off a little? I think it's a little too bright!"

Du Yongxiao stopped the car directly, leaned forward, and kissed Guan Jiahui's red lips——
Guan Jiahui was completely stunned, her beautiful eyes wide open, looking incredulous.

She was nervous and excited.

Then he hugged Du Yongxiao's waist tightly.

When passersby on the road saw this scene, the women were envious and the men were jealous.

Time seemed to stop at this moment.

I don’t know how long it took.

Du Yongxiao let go and said, "Now, it's not strong anymore!" He licked his lipstick-stained lips.

The venue for this Queen's College class reunion is the Violet Room of the Shangri-La Hotel, Wan Chai.

At this moment, a group of people were chatting and laughing in the private room.

"Wanjinyou, I didn't expect that you have become such a great person now! I remember clearly that you were a little follower in school. Because you were greedy and your family had no money, you always stole snacks from your classmates!" said a fat man.

His name is Zhu Dabao, nicknamed "Fat Piglet". He is one of the school bullies and also participated in bullying Du Yongxiao, Wan Jinquan and others.

"Yes, I remember it clearly. Wan Jinyou was very short and thin back then. He looked at female classmates with lustful eyes. I even caught him sneaking into the girls' restroom once. In the end, the school warned him and made him write a letter of guarantee!" The person who said this was a skinny monkey named Hou Tiangui, nicknamed "Skinny Monkey".

"Don't say that about him. Wan Jinquan is really amazing now!"

"Tell me how great it is?" The fat pig and the skinny monkey said in disbelief.

Wan Jinquan was blushing at their ridicule just now. Now he finally had a chance to show off his strength, so he coughed and said, "I am not talented, but I have opened several chain drugstores - Wan Jinquan Pharmacy is opened by me!"

Now everyone is quiet.

Especially the fat piglet and the skinny monkey, they looked at each other in disbelief.

"That--it turns out that Wanjinquan Pharmacy is really opened by you! I thought it was someone with the same name!"

"Yeah, there seem to be seven or eight shops in Gangzai and Kowloon. Business is good, right?" Fatty's voice became a little gentler, without the arrogance he had before.

Wan Jinquan breathed a sigh of relief and said proudly, "It's not bad. The net profit is 30,000 to 40,000 yuan per month. Well, this doesn't include taxes!"

"Tsk, 30,000 or 40,000!"

“Pure profit!”

The students were surprised again.

“I didn’t expect that running a pharmacy would be so profitable!”

"Yeah, if I had known earlier, I would have opened a drugstore too!"

People said enviously.

In this day and age, being able to earn 30,000 to 40,000 yuan a month is the dream of many people. If you do the math, it’s almost 500,000 yuan a year!
"Hehe, this is nothing!" Wan Jinquan said modestly, "The real powerful one is Fang Feihong! He is a big boss, the agent of many special medicines, and makes millions every year!"

"A million per year?"

"awesome!"

Everyone looked at Fang Feihong.

Fang Feihong, who had a face full of pimples, looked ugly and prematurely aged, pretended to be modest and said, "No, no, it's nothing!"

"Haha, Mr. Fang is so modest!" Wan Jinquan continued, "You don't know, he is very famous in Nanyang. In addition to medicine, he is now also in the entertainment industry. He was hired by Jiayi TV as a senior executive in the TV drama production department. If any of you want to be on a show or film a movie, find him!"

Medicine is a bit far away, and it is difficult for ordinary people to get involved in this business. As for entertainment and TV series, it is very close to everyone. Everyone praised him immediately: "It turns out that Mr. Fang is also an entertainment tycoon!"

"I have a girlfriend who happens to want to enter the entertainment industry..."

"My younger brother happens to be a screenwriter. If you need me, just let me know!"

"Haha, let's exchange business cards first! Keep in touch if you have anything to say!" Fang Feihong said with a smile.

Seeing this, Wan Jinquan exaggerated and flattered him, "It's a blessing for you that Mr. Fang is willing to exchange business cards with everyone! Did you know that he just changed his car recently? The Porsche parked outside is his! It cost more than 300,000 yuan!"

"Wow, a luxury car worth more than three hundred thousand!"

"I probably won't be able to afford a luxury car like this even if I work all my life!"

The students were amazed again.

More than 300,000 yuan. They have worked so hard for so long that they would have to go without food and drink to buy this car.

What's more, they have only seen famous cars like Porsche on TV and in movies.

"What's the use of having a car?" Fang Feihong suddenly changed the subject, "I've worked so hard for so long, and I'm still rich, but I don't have a girlfriend! Unlike some people, who have nothing good except being handsome, but have a girlfriend who is as beautiful as a fairy!"

As he spoke, Fang Feihong recounted with jealousy what happened when he met Du Yongxiao yesterday, especially when he mentioned that Du Yongxiao had found a girlfriend who was particularly good-looking, even prettier than a female star. His words were full of envy and jealousy.

Everyone didn't believe it. They thought they were kidding. Du Yongxiao hadn't attended any class reunions in more than ten years. He probably wasn't doing very well. How could he get such a beautiful girlfriend?
The fat piglet started to make a noise: "Speaking of beauty, is there anyone prettier than our class beauty Zhuo?"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their heads and looked towards the corner.
A beautiful and charming woman, her expression moved slightly.

Fang Feihong glanced at her and thought, "If Zhuo Tingting was eighteen years old, she might be able to compete with Du's girlfriend, but now..."

He shook his head.

After all, a 25-year-old girl is more mature but less youthful than a 17 or 18-year-old girl.

And what these men miss is their youth!

Fang Feihong is wealthy and has broad vision.

Wan Jinquan, Fatty Pig and Skinny Monkey are not so greedy. They looked at Zhuo Tingting together and couldn't help revealing lustful eyes. They had pursued each other in the past, but unfortunately, they were ruthlessly rejected. Now when they see this beautiful class flower, she is still so unattainable!

(End of this chapter)