Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 1009: Perform Well

Chu Xiangqian rolled his eyes at the guy. The so-called old man of the Xue family wanted to see him, but it was just a perfunctory remark made for Sister Tao to hear.

But when Sister Tao heard what Xue Jianguo said, she was not surprised and took the initiative to talk to Chu Xiangqian.

"Master, since Master Xue is looking for you, I will go and talk to Madam about this later."

As long as Jingrong is in Beijing, Tao Jie will basically stay here.

From time to time, he would drive to Beijing Film Academy to give Jingrong homemade dishes and pastries.

Even most of this kid's clothes were brought back by Sister Tao to be washed.

The remaining small part was washed by Jingrong's female classmates and senior students.

Sometimes when Sister Tao saw Jingrong, she would still remind him not to be bewitched by the little vixen.

It can be said that this kid was actually raised by Sister Tao since he was a child.

Although Tao Jie has a child, the child has never been close to her since childhood.

Her husband is paralyzed and she has to go out to work, so she really has no time to spend with the child.

Therefore, Jingrong is actually Tao Jie's emotional support.

Now that the child has grown up and started his own family, he spends even less time with Tao Jie.

And in Chu Xiangqian's eyes, that boy was not only stupid, but also foolish.

However, not having any contact is actually a good thing.

The Chu family saved some trouble, and Tao Jie also avoided the risk of being fired.

Otherwise, let alone Chu Xiangqian, Xue Jinglan would not have left a hidden danger around her beloved son.

After so many years, although Sister Tao is still a servant in the Chu family, in fact, everyone in the Chu family has long regarded her as a member of the family.

However, having said that, in reality, the only ones who truly have feelings for Tao Jie are the siblings Jingrong and Jingyu.

When Jinzhi was pregnant, she complained to Chu Xiangqian that Tao Jie was a flatterer and only had eyes for her elder sister and Jingrong.

Chu Xiangqian did not comment on this. Even if it was true, it was actually very normal.

After all, when the sisters Jinzhi and Jinxiu followed her, Tao Jie had already been working at home for several years.

It is normal to prefer the first wife, or even regard oneself as Xue Jinglan.

As long as Sister Tao treats Jingrong and Jingyu well, in Chu Xiangqian's eyes, it is enough.

It’s not like I can’t afford a nanny.

Chu Xiangqian and Tao Jie nodded, went out and got into Xue Jianguo's car.

But through the rearview mirror and Sparrow's vision, one could still see that Sister Tao had been standing at the door, staring at her car until it slowly disappeared before she went in and closed the door.

Chu Xiangqian is not the only one who knows what Sister Tao is thinking.

Xue Jinglan, Jingrong, Jingyu and other women in the family all knew about it.

Unfortunately, Chu Xiangqian never thought about having an intimate relationship with her.

At this point, the woman had no other thoughts and only wanted to stay with Chu Xiangqian and take care of Jingrong.

Chu Xiangqian also hopes that Jingrong will get married and have children in the future, and he himself will become a father, so that he can take care of Tao Jie in her old age and see her to the end of her life.

With her personality, Tao Jie has served this family all her life. Of course, we hope that she can have a decent old age when she is old.

But just like the master and his wife, what they lack is not money, but someone’s company.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for the master, his wife, Yixiantian and Lao Jiang to be in good health like they are now in their seventies and eighties.

Especially the master's wife, she used to worry that he was over 70 years old and his body might age quickly.

Unexpectedly, since she started teaching Jingrong martial arts, the master's wife's health has become better and better.

I don’t seem to have aged much over the years. This is the benefit of being in a good mood.

He now lives in Hong Kong Island all year round, and has three boys, Jinglin, Jingwen and Jingwu, practicing martial arts with him.

He has no shortage of wives to play cards with him, so his life must be so comfortable.

Speaking of this, Chu Xiangqian has actually regretted more than once over the years that he did not save Uncle Gong.

Unfortunately, it is no use regretting. I can only care more about Yixiantian and the master.

The master, Yixiantian and Lao Jiang are now looking for antiques for Chu Xiangqian.

From time to time, I would go to the antique shops on Lascar Row, Hollywood Boulevard in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, and Bowl Lane in Mong Kok, Kowloon.

There are at least a few hundred antique shops in Sheung Wan. Although there are not many on Bowl Lane, you can find a lot of good things in some privately-run antique shops.

Over the years, the three old men have become famous buyers in the antique circle of Hong Kong Island.

Chu Xiangqian was not short of money, and his wife Xue Jinglan used the name of the fund to buy a lot of good things for herself, Jingrong and Jingyu and hid them.

Chu Xiangqian used to say that antiques have a much higher value preservation than gold.

Over the past decade, his vision has been proven to be correct.

So as long as the women in the family come across something good, they will basically buy it.

However, there are also many times when I get screwed.

Fortunately, as long as they buy them from a regular antique shop, no one will dare to cheat them.

And if the seller didn't deceive you, but you just have poor eyesight, then you can only accept the mistake.

After being cheated several times and being laughed at by Chu Xiangqian, two good sisters Feifei and Jinzhi simply only bought at auctions at large auction houses.

Moreover, as long as you are willing to spend money, you can find experts with good vision to serve as consultants in Hong Kong.

So Feifei and Jinzhi have received a lot of fun things in the past two years.

However, the smartest ones are actually Ai Qiu and Bao Yi.

Every time it’s the two guys’ birthday, they would ask Chu Xiangqian for a treasure as a birthday present.

Chu Xiangqian has accumulated countless good things over the years, although he did not give away any national treasures.

But I am still willing to give away one or two treasures every year.
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After entering the palace, Chu Xiangqian did not come out until the morning of the third day.

Not only did he tell his superiors in detail about the determination of the women in power to hold back the polar bear on the issue of the Afghan deputy khan.

In order to make money, the members of the Heguo Conference and other stakeholders are willing to pay a certain price and make possible concessions.

After a night of work, the senior executives were indeed quite inspired.

Then, as expected, Chu Xiangqian was asked about the return of Hong Kong Island more than ten years later.

Chu Xiangqian became alert when he heard this.

His relationship with Margaret and the royal family.

I believe the higher-ups already knew about my relationship with Saqier.

I will ask myself this question, and I can't help but have a tentative thought.

Therefore, when speaking, Chu Xiangqian would carefully consider each word before speaking.

He also repeatedly emphasized that except for those present, he would not provide any information related to the return of Hong Kong to anyone else.

Everyone present understood what Chu Xiangqian meant as soon as they heard it.

I thought to myself, this kid is really cautious. He doesn't even trust his own people.

However, think about how Chu Xiangqian has provided so much important information over the years.

Being cautious and careful is actually a good thing.

Afterwards, Chu Xiangqian told him everything, revealing everything he had known about Ying Guo over the years.

In particular, his judgments on the economy, military and international situation are of great reference value.

Chu Xiangqian also predicted that the Yingguo Navy, even if it was dealing with a small country at this time, had a high probability of winning.

But if it was difficult to win, it would immediately make everyone present more interested. Chu Xiangqian knew about the Falklands War, so for him, it was basically an open-book exam.

What you said is so detailed and forward-looking.

He even revealed that he knew some news but had not yet confirmed whether it was true or not.

It is said that in the next few years, Argentina is very likely to compete with Yingguo for the Falkland Islands.

This again involves Argentina's economic and political environment.

At this time, the military government in power in Argentina was unpopular, and the domestic inflation rate remained high for many years.

The inflation rate reached 47 percent last year and may be even higher in the future.

In order to divert domestic conflicts, there is a high probability that a foreign war will be provoked.

There are too many examples of this in Europe and the United States.

In the 19th century, and even in the 18th century, there were too many wars in Europe that were provoked to divert conflicts.

During World War II, Germany also experienced severe inflation.

A loaf of bread cost 50 marks, and the money just for the bread had to be packed in a sack.

This gave the little mustache the foundation to take power.

So what Chu Xiangqian said was not groundless.

Once the military government can no longer withstand domestic pressure, it will naturally look for external enemies.

The easiest choice is the powerful Yingguo, who illegally occupied the Falkland Islands and had a weak economy and a weak military.

If we really win, all conflicts within Afghanistan will be suppressed.

Chu Xiangqian was even willing to secretly support Argentina with a sum of money so that they could buy more French Exocet missiles.

The Agen Air Force is actually not very strong.

After Yinggua traveled tens of thousands of kilometers and arrived near the Falkland Islands, its carrier-based aircraft was the Harrier fighter.

This thing was quite advanced in the 70s, but by the 80s, it seemed out of date.

Although it can take off and land vertically, its biggest drawback is its short range.

It does not have any advantage against Argentina's land-based aircraft.

Moreover, the Argentine pilots were very brave. They flew at low altitude, avoided radar, and used Exocet missiles to hit and sink Yingguo's ships one after another.

Unfortunately, the stock of Exocet missiles is insufficient.

After the war broke out, Yingguo tried every means to force France to stop selling to Argentina.

Later in the battle, the Argentine Air Force had no missiles left.

Otherwise, the final outcome would not just be the sinking of two destroyers, two frigates, one landing ship and one roll-on/roll-off cargo ship.

It was as easy as firing back and damaging 4 destroyers, 11 frigates, 2 landing ships and 1 minesweeper.

That's why Chu Xiangqian thought of secretly providing some money to Agenting to purchase more Exocet missiles before the war.

However, if Yinggua loses, it doesn't seem to be of any benefit to me.

Thinking of this, Chu Xiangqian immediately gave up the idea.

The British did win the war, but it also showed the world that the British Empire had become so weak that even a country with a fourth-rate military had such a hard time winning.

This actually gave the Celestial Empire greater confidence in taking back Hong Kong Island.

Chu Xiangqian talked about this for a whole day and night, and only on the morning of the third day did he leave the palace with a hint of fatigue.

It can be said that Chu Xiangqian made a lot of money from this trip.
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When they got home, Xue Jinglan and Margaret didn't ask anything.

Chu Xiangqian used to go out often, and this time he was only away for two days, so Xue Jinglan and the others naturally didn't ask too many questions.

Chu Xiangqian was in a good mood. After washing up, he was no longer sleepy.

After chatting with the two daughters-in-law for a while, he pulled them into the house and started fighting.

After an in-depth discussion, Xue Jinglan and Margaret, although exhausted, felt better.

It can be seen that if a woman is in a bad mood, the best way is to talk to her.

If once is not enough, try twice.

When you are exhausted, your mind will be empty and you will naturally have no time to think about random things.

At noon, Jingyu went home to eat lunch after class. Seeing his father coming back, he immediately pulled Chu Xiangqian and said coquettishly, "Dad, the school is organizing an outing this Sunday. Can you go with me?"

Chu Xiangqian nodded without thinking. He would definitely not refuse any reasonable request from his precious daughter.

Jing Yu was overjoyed. He hugged Chu Xiangqian's arm and kissed him on the face.

This made Xue Jinglan, the mother, so angry that she gave Jingyu a cold look.

Margaret laughed at the side, but she felt a little envious in her heart.

It would be nice if I could have a son and a daughter.

It’s a pity that my stomach is not doing well.
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I accompanied Jingyu on an outing organized by the school. A few days after returning, Jingrong came home from school and said that the film had been edited.

Formally invite parents, Margaret, Lou Xiao'e, Jingyu and Jingxi to watch.

Chu Xiangqian naturally agreed immediately, but Jingxi was still young and he didn't want his precious little daughter to be scared.

Jing Rong was just being polite. He didn't really care whether Lou Xiao'e and her daughter went or not.

However, this boy still likes his youngest sister very much.

I often go to Lou Xiao'e's place to see Jingxi.

Occasionally, he would bring Qiao Sanli along, and even Qiao Simei would pester him to go along once.

I learned that my future brother-in-law’s father had 8 wives in Hong Kong Island.

Jingrong has 7 younger brothers and sisters, and Qiao Simei's three views suddenly exploded.

However, I learned that in Hong Kong, it is legal to marry multiple wives.

I also feel that as long as it is not illegal and others are willing to do it, I have no right to blame others.

But emotionally, Simei still couldn't accept it.

But Qiao Sanli not only knew about this a long time ago, but out of fear of her future father-in-law, she never thought of blaming Chu Xiangqian from the moment she found out.

More importantly, I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to get along well with my mother-in-law and aunts.

It can be seen that Xue Jinglan’s evaluation of Sanli is indeed correct.

This girl has a soft personality and always thinks about others.

A few days later, Chu Xiangqian drove his wife and daughter to a cinema in the city.

Most of the teachers at Beijing Film Academy’s Huairou campus actually live in the city.

So Jingrong didn't need to suggest it himself, someone strongly suggested that the internal preview should be held in the city.

As for which cinema in the city would show the film, Chu Xiangqian didn't even need to ask, the Beijing Film Academy would take care of it themselves.

However, Lou Xiao'e still used the excuse of taking care of Jingxi and did not come.

When we arrived at the place, before getting out of the car, we saw Xue Jianguo and Chai Yingqiu, along with three boys Xue Zhigang, Xue Zhiqiang and Xue Zhirui, chatting with Jing Rong at the door with a smile on their faces.

When he saw Chu Xiangqian getting off the car, Jing Rong hurriedly asked Tian Zhuangzhuang and others to greet other guests, and he quickly walked down and took his parents, sister, Margaret and Tao Jie into the cinema.

What Chu Xiangqian didn't expect was that both the old man and the old lady of the Xue family came.

As for Jingrong's grandparents, they naturally would not miss the preview of their grandson's first movie.

Fortunately, this movie tells the story of a typical Chinese father-son relationship.

Everyone, young and old, can watch it.

(End of this chapter)