That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1085 I'm Not an Old, Toothless Tiger
June 6th, Tuesday, was a sunny day.

Today is the Grain in Ear in the Lunar Calendar, and the temperature in Beijing has noticeably started to rise. At this time of year in previous years, clothing stores on the street would have put away out-of-season spring clothes and put out lots of floral dresses, hoping to capture the wallets of passersby and turn them over.

There were no credit cards back then, so if you didn’t have enough cash in your wallet, no matter how beautiful the floral dress was, you could only stand outside the window and sigh.

Because the Dragon Boat Festival was in two days, in the afternoon, Li Ye took his wife and children to Teacher Ke's house according to traditional customs.

But when he was driving on the street, he found that the street was very deserted. Not to mention the flowery skirts, many shops were closed, especially the private shops, all of which had their doors and windows closed and looked lifeless.

Xiao Douer knelt on the back seat of the car, leaning against the window and looking out for a long time, and suddenly asked Li Ye: "Dad, aren't the toy store and the cake shop closed on Tuesday afternoons too?"

"Well, I won't be working this Tuesday, but I will be working from now on."

"Oh, that's fine."

Xiaodou was relieved. The TV station was closed on Tuesday afternoon. If the cake shop and toy store were also closed, it would disrupt his normal routine.

There was no TV signal on Tuesday afternoons, so Xiaodou would pester Wu Juying to go for a walk every Tuesday afternoon, spend money to buy a few cakes, share them with his grandmother Wu Juying and his brother, and then go shopping in the toy store.

Anyway, she basically just looked and didn't buy, so Li Ye and Wen Leyu didn't deliberately stop her. Grandma Wu Juying is old, so it's a good thing for her to go out shopping often.

Wen Leyu also looked at the deserted streets, and then asked Li Ye: "Will all Fenghua Clothing stores be open for business tomorrow?"

Li Ye nodded and said, "Yes, I called my sister this morning to confirm. The main reason is that all the employees were on vacation a few days ago, and it will take some time to gather them together. Otherwise, we would have opened today."

"Oh~"

Wen Leyu nodded and fell silent.

The recovery of the market requires efforts from all parties. Fenghua Garment was very proactive in making full preparations for opening its doors in just two days despite the fact that all its stores were completely closed.

Of course, Li Ye was more active, so active that even Wen Leyu was not very happy about it.

The family of four arrived at the COFCO compound. When getting off the car, Xiaodouer stubbornly picked up two bottles of wine.

"I'll take it, I'll help Dad."

"I'll help my mother get it."

Xiao Baoer also quickly picked up a few things, showing that he was also a capable little man.

"Oh, you two are really capable. Walk slower and don't run."

While praising his son and daughter, Wen Leyu opened the door and entered the house, only to find that only Wen Qingsheng was at home and Teacher Ke had not returned yet.

"Grandpa, I brought you some wine."

Xiaodouer carried two bottles of wine and ran towards Wen Qingsheng. He raised the two bottles of wine with great effort to present them to his grandfather.

Xiao Baoer followed suit and raised his own things, saying shyly: "Grandpa. Tea leaves."

"Hahahaha~"

Wen Qingsheng hugged the two children and laughed heartily, then said to Li Ye and Wen Leyu: "Your mother suddenly had a meeting this afternoon. She just called and said she would be back in a while. I have almost finished cooking the dishes, let's eat first."

Wen Leyu asked in surprise: "Dad, you can cook?"

Wen Qingsheng frowned and pretended to be angry: "Look at what you said. When I was in the north, I could make wild vegetables taste like braised pork."

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Li Ye almost couldn't hold back his laughter at first, and then he suddenly felt sad.

In order to make wild vegetables taste like braised pork, the person eating them would have to be hungry for three to five days.

Li Ye hurried to the kitchen to serve the dishes. When he got there, he saw that most of them were ready.

Fortunately, Li Ye got some delicious ingredients, so he could make a few more hot dishes.

However, when Li Ye opened the rice pot, he was sure that the family had not cooked for many days. It seemed that Tian Wenqingsheng and Teacher Ke were also very busy at work, and it was good enough that they could take time out to entertain their son-in-law today.

Li Ye was cooking in the kitchen. Wen Leyu did not go over to help this time. Instead, he said to Wen Qingsheng, "Dad, I want to discuss something with you."

Wen Qingsheng saw Wen Leyu's serious look and couldn't help but ask in surprise: "What's the matter? So serious?"

Wen Leyu exhaled, let the two children go to their rooms to play with toys, and then muttered: "My mother-in-law told me yesterday that she wanted to adjust her investment plan in the mainland and needed to hear your opinions."

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"Does she want to withdraw her investment? Or... increase her investment?"

Wen Qingsheng also became serious, because Wen Leyu has been relying on foreign exchange investment to introduce technology projects in recent years. Whether they have been implemented or are in progress, continuous financial support is indispensable. Fu Guiru and Pei Wencong are also important representatives of overseas investment in the mainland.

The external situation facing the mainland is now taking a sharp turn for the worse. If Fu Guiru withdraws her investment like other speculators, it will not only cause a number of imported projects to run into trouble. The already deteriorating investment environment will also make people no longer believe in or even fear the mainland even more.

However, Wen Leyu said in a deep voice: "Of course it has increased. Don't you know Li Ye's character? How could he do something to take advantage of someone's misfortune? He is a staunch supporter of the revival of the flower planting industry."

"I knew I wasn't wrong. Li Ye is a good guy."

Wen Qingsheng crossed his legs proudly, then asked with a smile: "Did your mother-in-law tell you how much more investment you will make?"

Wen Leyu said with some pain: "The initial plan is to increase the amount by one billion US dollars, but you and my mother have to decide how to invest the money, when to invest, and where to invest.
Let me tell you first, Dad, this is Xiaobaoer and Xiaodouer’s money. If it becomes a face-saving project, or simply disappears without a trace, then we will be the ones who are taken advantage of.”

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Wen Qingsheng was silent for a full ten seconds, then suddenly raised his voice and shouted, "Who dares to covet my grandson's money? I'm only in my fifties, not a toothless tiger. It's good enough that I don't bite others, why are you bullying me?"

Wen Leyu felt relieved when he saw his father who suddenly became angry.

When Li Ye proposed this plan, she knew that she might not be able to keep all the money in her own hands, because there were too many places that needed money.
There are so many projects that are open and crying for funding. If there is no money to keep them alive, they may die. You can't just take all the money and watch them die, right?
At this time, you still need to have a sense of the overall situation, otherwise not only will all your previous efforts be wasted and the loss be too great, but others will also hold a grudge against you and make trouble for you in the future. Of course, if Li Ye stays out of it, he doesn't have to worry about it, and his property won't be lost, but the meaning and reward of helping someone in need is not the same as adding icing on the cake.

Seven years ago, Li Ye donated 5,000 US dollars, which made some old guys know his name. Now, even if it is 500,000 or 5 million, the news will not reach those people.

The effect of contributing one billion US dollars now may be incomparable to ten billion or twenty billion in a few years.

That's why Wen Leyu asked Wen Qingsheng and Teacher Ke to help run the operation, to try to spend the money effectively and to make it play a greater role, and to avoid things like "Meimei Daddy" happening again.

Wen Qingsheng picked up the phone and called Teacher Ke.

The phone hung up after the first ring. Wen Qingsheng continued to call and it went through.

"I'll be in a little while longer. Do you have anything important to say?"

Teacher Ke's tone was a little unfriendly. Although she had not originally planned to have a meeting today, he had just taken on the responsibility. At this critical juncture, how could family matters be more important than work?
But Wen Qingsheng said loudly: "The rich man is here, you should come back quickly."

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Wen Leyu simply rolled his eyes.

If they were not her biological parents, she would never agree to Li Ye and Fu Guiru's plan.

When it comes to family and country, “home” comes first!
That's my family's money. Who can I cry to if I can't make back the money I invested?
Although Li Ye vowed that "there will be absolutely no loss, and a huge profit," now almost everyone is pessimistic. Ten billion is not one hundred thousand. It would be strange if Wen Leyu is not worried!

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Teacher Ke came back half an hour later.

Wen Qingsheng said carelessly: "Your mother is the best at calculating. Let your mother make the plan for this matter. We just need to follow her instructions. I guarantee that not a penny will be wasted."

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Teacher Ke looked at Wen Leyu, Li Ye, and his two grandchildren, and said with a smile: "Mr. Rich men, do you have any big business that you need my help to calculate today?"

Wen Leyu looked at Li Ye.

Li Ye said: "You are the boss of this matter. I am just a financial officer and you are the manager."

Wen Leyu said with disdain: "Come on! You are just like my dad, a hands-off boss. My mom and I are destined to be shop assistants for life!"

"Hahahaha~"

Wen Qingsheng laughed out loud, and looked very proud.

With a smart, decisive and thoughtful daughter-in-law, life as a hands-off manager is so comfortable.

Wen Leyu corrected his attitude and told Teacher Ke again about the plan to increase investment.

Teacher Ke was silent for a long time, then asked Li Ye directly: "Did your mother tell you which direction she wants to focus on investing in? Manufacturing? Or some projects with fast turnover?"

Li Ye smiled and said, "Shouldn't we invest in education first? We have our own money, so of course we should use it on our own people first."

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Teacher Ke fell silent again.

She used to be a big shot in the education system, and now she has taken on new responsibilities. Of course, she urgently needs support from the outside world.

However, the rate of return and return cycle of investing in the education industry in the mainland are quite touching. It is a bit embarrassing to use your mother-in-law's money to pave the way for yourself.

Wen Qingsheng took one look at Teacher Ke and knew what his wife was thinking.

Seven years ago, she could have just asked for the five thousand dollars, but this time the amount was too much and she couldn't be too tactful.

Then Wen Qingsheng said, "Xiao Yu just told me that this money belongs to Xiao Baoer and Xiao Douer. As long as it is not embezzled by others, it is not a problem if the return is slow. They are only two years old, and there is still a long way to go for them to grow up!"

"Oh~"

Teacher Ke breathed a sigh of relief and smiled slightly.

Then she asked Wen Leyu: "When you chat with your mother-in-law, have you noticed that she has any opinions about Li Ye's work?"

Wen Leyu thought about it and shook his head slowly.

Fu Guiru did not despise her son's low position. A section chief at the age of twenty-five or twenty-six was not high, but it was definitely not low either.

Teacher Ke nodded and said, "Then don't move for now. There's no harm in honing your skills for two more years."

Li Ye: "."

With just a few words, the mother and daughter shattered his dream of becoming "director" without asking him a single question. Who do you think he could go to for justice?

But Li Ye also knew that it would be beneficial to accumulate more experience at the grassroots level when one is young.

For example, Li Ye has been working in the first branch for two or three years. His ability to discern and weigh the differences between human nature and interests has naturally improved.
A sophisticated old man, if he doesn't fry himself in a boiling oil pan, he will never know the depth of the world.

Moreover, it doesn't matter how early or late you raise the position, you will still hit a bottleneck halfway even if you move fast in the beginning.

He may be promoted to deputy director in his thirties, but he may still remain in the same position until he is fifty.

Therefore, as long as your backer is still relatively young, or has a strong family background and connections, steady and long-term development is the best approach.

Of course, if your backer is about to retire, don't be so pretentious, just eat your fill first.

(End of this chapter)