Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 1054: You Must Refuse

It has always been a regret in Nata's heart that she and Chu Xiangqian had no children, but this regret easily turned into maternal love when facing Jingxing and Jingrong.

Of course, it is also true that Nata likes to play tricks on the two brothers.

As for Alice, Jing Rong and the other two, they saluted politely.

Alice also wanted to hug the three brothers like Nata, especially since the three brothers were handsome boys like Jingxing.

This made Alice envious, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Chu Xiangqian became more and more resentful.

Jingrong, Jingfu and Jinglin couldn't help but look at Jingxing.

Jing Xing could only shrug his shoulders. As a son, he had already experienced how charming his father was.

Jing Xing even knew that it was not only Sister Alice who had a crush on his dad.

Even my aunt sometimes pays too much attention to my biological father.

Every time we met and chatted, Eliza would always pull me aside and ask me a lot about my biological father.

When I was a child, I just thought it was about valuing the relationship between my father and mother.

When I was a little older, I thought my aunt wanted my father to invest more in Yingguo.

But now that he has grown up, Jingxing began to understand that his aunt actually has his father in her heart.

Fortunately, Jing Xing made many observations and secretly inquired, and was basically sure that his biological father and aunt did not have that kind of relationship.

The three Jingrong brothers saw Jingxing just shrugged, but they knew in their hearts that Princess Alice must be an admirer of their father.

But when they thought about the fact that Alice and Jingxing were of the same generation, the three brothers couldn't help but complain about Chu Xiangqian.

Then I thought of my sister Zheng Baoyi.

The resentment in my heart grew even greater, and I secretly thought that I should keep a closer eye on my dad in the future to prevent any ugly incidents that no one wanted to see from happening.

If Chu Xiangqian knew what his four precious sons were thinking, he would definitely beat them up.

When Chu Xiangqian and Margaret separated, Nata naturally put her arms around his neck and kissed him.

Fortunately, Nata was not as procrastinating as Margaret. After just a few kisses, she took the initiative to let go of Chu Xiangqian.

But when Chu Xiangqian looked at Alice, his scalp tingled at the look in this girl's eyes.

He smiled awkwardly, stretched out his hand, shook hands with Alice, and then greeted his eldest aunt's old housekeeper.

Took Margaret and Nata into a car.

When the convoy drove out of the airport, Margaret hugged his arm and half of her body was lying in Chu Xiangqian's arms.

He chuckled and asked, "Honey, why do I feel like you're avoiding Alice?"

Chu Xiangqian knew that the woman was teasing him, so he reached out and hugged Margaret tightly, saying viciously, "Wait until we get home, and see how I deal with you."

But how could this be considered a punishment for Margaret?

After being separated from Chu Xiangqian for so many days, this woman had been filled with a lot of anger, and was just waiting for Chu Xiangqian to put out the anger for her.

She looked up at Chu Xiangqian with a seductive look on her face, winked at him, and extended her hand to slide across Chu Xiangqian's chest.

Chu Xiangqian immediately became furious when he saw this.

Nata, who was sitting opposite, felt that if she didn't stop them, the two would have to play the game in the car.

He hurriedly stood up, slapped Margaret on her round buttocks and said, "Honestly, this car is not ours.

You can’t be naughty here.”

Chu Xiangqian was shocked and thought to himself that Nata was right. Who knows if there are cameras installed in this car.

Although the surveillance equipment of this era is often not small.

But cutting-edge equipment, especially spy equipment, cannot be compared with civilian equipment.

When it comes to civilian items, what matters is the cost.

But there are no such concerns for military use, and it is basically one or two generations more advanced than civilian use.

Think about the red polar bear. The monitoring equipment installed in the Magnesium Women's Embassy is not only smaller in size than the monitoring equipment of the future.

It doesn’t even need batteries.

Margaret also understood that Nata was right, even though she was Eliza's biological sister.

But when he thought about his own sister, for the sake of the stability of the royal family, she even pretended not to know that Philip had so many illegitimate children outside.

As long as it is beneficial to the royal family, you will find that his majesty will be your closest comrade-in-arms.

Otherwise, they will surely be met with the most severe and ruthless blow.

Her man is so good at making money and his influence among women is growing. She might be thinking about how to catch him.

When she thought of this, Margaret snorted in her heart. She had some doubts in her heart. She felt that Alice came to greet Chu Xiangqian and his three sons, perhaps because she was assigned by her sister.

Fortunately, when Chu Xiangqian saw Margaret's expression, he guessed that she was daydreaming.

He quickly hugged the other person and said, "Dear, it's just a possibility. Charles is about to get married at this critical time. You must not steal Charles' limelight."

Margaret knew what Chu Xiangqian meant. If she made a fuss, the media's attention would definitely be diverted to the conflicts and scandals in the royal family.

By then, everyone will be embarrassed.

Although the logic was correct, Margaret still rolled her eyes at Chu Xiangqian and said, "I am not the little girl I used to be. This is too sad."

Chu Xiangqian chuckled. Because of the harmonious family life, his married life has been happy over the years.

Moreover, in a capitalist society, as long as you are not short of money, there are many people who will try to please you in any way they can.

So Margaret is indeed much more mature than she was twenty years ago, but as the saying goes, it is difficult to change one's nature.

This woman would still quarrel with Eliza from time to time, and even without making any noise, she would annoy Eliza, which made Margaret herself unhappy.

In addition to Philip, there are also Charles and his son, who are not content with what they have to endure.

It can be said that if Chu Xiangqian was from Yingguo, he would definitely admire Eliza.

But from the perspective of the Chinese people, the wiser Eliza is, the worse it is.

Of course, Chu Xiangqian is a reborn person, and he knows that even if he does nothing, Yingguo in the future will become someone who only knows how to talk big.

The economy and military were both becoming increasingly weak, so Chu Xiangqian still maintained a certain degree of good relationship with Eliza.

Sometimes Chu Xiangqian even felt that Yingguo was too weak, which might not be a good thing for the Celestial Empire.

As the troublemaker in Europe, the Yingguo people are against the Celestial Empire and the polar bears.

Likewise anti-Magnesium, anti-France, anti-Germany, and even anti-Europe as a whole.

Moreover, in the next ten years, China will be the target of Europe and the United States, and their first target will be the polar bear.

For many years to come, Yingguo, in particular, will still regard polar bears as their biggest rival.

To put it bluntly, Yingguo, who pursues isolationism, makes every decision only for themselves.

When the French were strong, he opposed the French.

When Deguo became powerful, he opposed Deguo.

Although he seems to be Meiguo's follower and younger brother, he is also ruthless when stabbing Meiguo in the back.

In addition to England itself, there were also the trouble-making Ireland, Scotland, and even Wales, all of whom were making trouble for independence, either openly or secretly.

So in Chu Xiangqian's eyes, Yingguo is destined to become weaker and weaker.

But his ability to stir up trouble is not just aimed at China and the polar bears, but any country that is better off than him, all of them are his targets in secret. This kind of idiot who makes enemies all over the map is still useful to keep.

And for Chu Xiangqian, Yingguo is a good tax haven.

Not only is the tax rate much lower than that of the United States, but the audit of capital inflow and outflow is also much easier.

If the settlement company is set up in Northern Ireland and the sales company in England, not only will there be no need to pay taxes, but you can also receive subsidies.

This pattern has not changed in the next two or three decades.

It has also attracted many large companies to do the same.

This is how Apple will be able to hold hundreds of billions of dollars in cash overseas in the future without having to pay taxes to China.

Of course, Chu Xiangqian believed that no country, including himself, was willing to see Yingguo become strong again.

Only the half-dead Yingguo is the Yingguo that best suits the interests of the Celestial Empire and Chu Xiangqian.

There is no such thing as morality between countries.

Whoever is stronger will be targeted. If my little brother stands up tomorrow, he will become the new target.

After Chu Xiangqian figured this out, his hostility towards Ying Gua suddenly eased.

Of course, it is impossible to expect Chu Xiangqian to have any good feelings towards Yinggua.

Chu Xiangqian just understood that no matter now or in the future, the only enemy of the Celestial Empire has always been the Magnesium Grasshopper.

After returning home and having dinner, Alice wanted to stay overnight, but Margaret was worried about her niece.

Alice was sent away with just a few words.

But Margaret is indeed much more mature now than before, and the fund donates so much money every year.

The wages paid to employees can also be included in the fund operating costs.

Such expenses are also tax deductible.

Alice, who got the money, naturally had no confidence in front of Margaret.

Every year I have to cooperate with Margaret and attend some events, which is considered as the endorsement fee.

Alice would feel that life is difficult, and it all comes down to too much expenses.

As long as she has money, she doesn't have to hook up with Chu Xiangqian.

When the girl was fifteen or sixteen years old, she had already hooked up with Charles's friends.

A messy private life.

Jingrong, Jingfu and Jinglin don't need Chu Xiangqian's care.

With Jingxing leading the way, the four brothers felt more relaxed when playing on their own.

As for Chu Xiangqian, he naturally couldn't avoid being dragged into the game by Margaret and Nata.

The two women were so tired that they didn't even want to take a shower. They just lay on the bed and slept until dawn.

In the next few days, Chu Xiangqian was busy attending various banquets and participating in private gatherings of the royal family.

He was also invited to attend a banquet held in Downing Street.

Thatcher knew that Chu Xiangqian had a large amount of idle funds after selling his shipping business and ships.

Naturally, we can lobby him as much as we can to invest more in Yinggua's manufacturing industry.

Chu Xiangqian refused without even thinking about it, especially in the automotive industry.

Anyone who invests money in Yinggua's automobile industry at this time would be throwing money into the sea.

No matter how much money there is, it is impossible to save Yingguo's increasingly hollowed-out industry and manufacturing industry.

Moreover, the wages of workers in Yingguo are much higher than those in several other major European economies.

This, coupled with the large amount of imported raw materials, has further pushed up costs.

In Chu Xiangqian's eyes, the company has no competitiveness at all due to poor technology, high labor and manufacturing costs.

So no matter how nice Thatcher spoke or how eloquent she was.

Chu Xiangqian refused, then pulled her aside and quietly took out a bracelet made of 12mm silver South Sea pearls.

Let the lady forget about it and continue to sell Chu Xiangqian shares of the automobile company.

When Chu Xiangqian put it on her wrist personally, the smile on Thatcher's face became even brighter.

Then he smiled helplessly and said, "Stark, are you really that pessimistic about Yingguo's automobile manufacturing industry?"

Chu Xiangqian shrugged, “Madam, the mid- and low-end cars cannot compete with German, French, and Italian cars.

Not to mention Japanese cars.

High-end cars are also technologically inferior to others, and can only rely on their marketing aristocratic status to barely maintain their high-end status.

Although people like me do like Rolls-Royce very much, how many can be sold every year?
And don't forget, even the innovation in bulletproof technology was reminded by an outsider like me, and the talents of Rolls-Royce updated the new bulletproof technology.

I really can't understand where the hundreds of millions of pounds spent on research and development every year are spent. "

Thatcher's face suddenly darkened. This situation does not only exist in car companies.

Examples of corruption and ghost soldiers in the military are no longer a secret.

But as long as Thatcher was not confused, she would not take action against the military.

As long as the army could be mobilized and commanded, even if the military bosses just pretended to do so, Thatcher would not hold on to it.

Chu Xiangqian knew that this was a painful statement, so he quickly added, "So I firmly support your reform plan.

If we don’t change, our economy and competitiveness will only become weaker and weaker in the future.”

These words touched Thatcher's heart. This woman was a staunch reformer.

But she is actually not stupid, and she knows how to give benefits to Yinggua Capital and the nobles.

Therefore, the Yinggua workers disliked her very much, and even extremely disliked and hated her.

But a large number of people in the middle and upper classes are willing to follow her.

Chu Xiangqian took a down-to-earth approach and used money to help her campaign in major newspapers in Yinggu.

They even spent money on media outlets in China and Southeast Asia to promote her.

Through Margaret and Kingdom Real Estate, it became the largest supporter of Yingguo with a total investment of more than US$1 million last year.

Thatcher's favor towards Chu Xiangqian would definitely rank among the top five among all her supporters at this time.

Of course, Chu Xiangqian knew that she liked pearl jewelry, so he would give her a few pieces every year in different ways, which also made Thatcher's personal relationship with him much better than the outside world speculated.

But no matter how old a woman is, she still has a competitive spirit.

Especially the contest between Thatcher and Elizabeth, the two women with the highest status in the world.

The two have been entangled for more than ten years since their first meeting at Buckingham Palace.

Since Thatcher was sure that Chu Xiangqian would not invest in the automotive industry, she no longer worried about it.

Instead, he smiled and asked, "I heard that His Highness Charles asked Your Highness Margaret to ask you to help him find the largest and best red pearl to make a wedding ring?"

Chu Xiangqian rolled his eyes at Thatcher, knowing what the woman meant, and said helplessly, "Okay, fine.

I promise that within one or two years, I will find you a pearl that is at least as good as Charles's red pearl."

(End of this chapter)