Reborn in the red age

"Oh, this is my daughter. She is so beautiful, like a little porcelain doll."

"How can your own daughter be as beautiful as you?"

"."

Arriving at the mansion that he had purchased, Qingfeng Li took the adopted mixed-race child from the nanny and held him carefully.

Unfortunately, the child didn't give Li Qingfeng the courtesy. As soon as he got into Li Qingfeng's arms, he pouted his little mouth and started crying with a "wow".

The cry was so loud that the little face turned red instantly. The little arms reached towards Li Huiying and the body kept hiding towards Li Huiying.

Looking at the child who didn't give face, Li Qingfeng curled his lips, thinking that this little girl was not as cute as Chuyi when she was a child. At least when Chuyi was her age, she liked to be held by Li Qingfeng.

"My dear little girl, be good and don't cry. Daddy is here. Daddy will hug you. Please don't cry, okay?"

Li Qingfeng gently rocked his body and coaxed the child in the softest tone, but unfortunately the child's loud crying showed no sign of abating, but instead became more intense.

The little mixed-blood boy who had been watching this scene with great interest could not help crying when he saw the child crying louder and louder. He quickly stepped forward and took the child from Qingfeng Li's arms. He patted the child's back and coaxed the child softly.

The child, who was originally crying loudly, gradually stopped crying after returning to the arms of the little mixed-blood. He only sobbed occasionally and looked at the unfamiliar Qingfeng Li with wide eyes and curiosity.

Seeing the child looking at him curiously, Qingfeng Li made a face at her, stepped forward and pinched the child's face, and said with a smile: "This little guy is quite temperamental."

"The child doesn't know you, so it's normal for him not to let you hold him." The little mixed-blood rolled his eyes at him and sat down on the sofa holding the child.

Li Qingfeng touched his nose and sat down on the sofa. While teasing the child, he asked, "What's the child's name? How old is he this year?"

"Her full name is Li Dongxue, and her nickname is Yueyue. I heard from the people at the orphanage that the child was left at the door of the orphanage on a snowy day last winter. At that time, the child was only one month old, and should be almost one year old now."

The little mixed-blood gently stroked the child's hair, his eyes full of pity, and while speaking, he would occasionally look down at Yueyue.

This situation is very common in the country at this time. After all, the social maintenance fee for extra children is frighteningly high, starting at two thousand yuan.

It's okay for those who are rich and can afford to pay the child support. But for those who are poor but want a son, they can only find a way to give away their newborn daughter, hoping to have another son.

Those who can send their children to an orphanage are already considered good parents.

When faced with this situation, many rural families choose to release their children into the wild and leave them to fend for themselves.

Qingfeng Li nodded slightly, a smile on his face: "This name is quite memorable, winter snow, what a pure image. I hope this child's future life can be as pure and flawless as snowflakes."

Maybe because they were familiar with each other, when Li Qingfeng stretched out his finger and waved it in front of her eyes, the little girl suddenly stretched out her hand and grabbed Li Qingfeng's finger.

Feeling the strength coming from his fingers, Qingfeng Li said with a smile: "This little guy has quite strong hands."

"Of course, it hurts to grab someone. Last time, you accidentally pulled my hair and it hurt me so much." The little mixed-blood pretended to be angry and gently tapped Yueyue's little nose, but his eyes were full of doting.

After playing with Yueyue for a while, when Yueyue was sleepy and was taken back to her room by the nanny to sleep, Li Qingfeng asked with a smile: "How much did it cost to adopt Yueyue?"

"Ten thousand yuan"

"RMB?"

"US Dollars"

Hearing this number, Qingfeng Li couldn't help but exclaimed: "Damn, you are a Hong Kong resident, how can it be so high?"

"Fortunately, mine is not high. It's because my current registered residence is Hong Kong, and I am half Chinese, so I am not a foreigner. The mainland gave me a discount and did not charge too many miscellaneous fees. The biggest expense is the donation to the orphanage. People from other countries need at least 20,000 US dollars to take the child away," the little mixed-blood shrugged slightly and said, leaning back on the sofa.

“That’s pretty high.”

"It's not bad. Compared to the cost of adopting children in America, the cost in the mainland is not that high. Otherwise, America wouldn't be so keen on adopting children from China."

Qingfeng Li shrugged and did not continue the topic.

Regarding the large-scale adoption of children from the United States, Li Qingfeng had heard reports from his subordinates when he was preparing for the mountain nutrition meal project.

International adoption in my country began in 1985 and gradually became standardized after 1991. Every year, a large number of foreigners come to the country to adopt orphans.

Ninety percent of them are Americans. In just over ten years, tens of thousands of orphans have been adopted by foreigners, eighty percent of whom are from American families.

Ninety percent of the adopted orphans are healthy, young baby girls.

After learning about this situation, Li Qingfeng ordered people to start a detailed investigation, but the staff who started the investigation were blocked and the investigation could not go further.

After detailed inquiries, we learned that the relevant legal documents on adoption stipulate that the domestic personnel and orphanage handling this matter must promise not to disclose any information about the adopted children to the outside world, and also no longer ask about the future whereabouts and growth of the orphans.

This clause means that the country no longer bears any obligations and responsibilities for those adopted children, and gives up all the rights of these adopted children to their safety, life, education and other future rights.

After learning all this, Li Qingfeng was immediately dissatisfied. At that time, the Chinese people regarded America as a "beacon of human rights", but Li Qingfeng knew better than anyone what the nature of America was.

Those children were sent to America. Except for a very small number of them who would have a relatively good home, Li Qingfeng could easily guess what would happen to most of the other children. He had wanted to intervene in this matter and stop the children from being adopted, but unfortunately he encountered too much resistance, not only because of the sharp increase in the number of abandoned children in the country and the objective fact that the orphanage was in financial difficulty.

What's more, this thing has formed a chain of interests, and the people involved have a certain social status.

Not to mention anything else, just the introducers between foreigners and orphanages all have a relatively high social status in the country.

According to Li Qingfeng's understanding, there are many professors from some foreign language colleges in the capital who bring their students to do such part-time jobs. After both parties complete the adoption, the introducer can get at least one thousand US dollars in introduction fees, and the students responsible for text translation can also get several hundred yuan.

Even though Li Qingfeng held an extraordinary status in the country, he was, after all, a businessman. After all, the filthiness of American society had not yet been exposed at that time. Everyone believed that America was civilized and was a beacon of civilized society. It was impossible to change the already formulated policies just because of Li Qingfeng's suspicions and conjectures.

Fortunately, at Li Qingfeng's strong request, changes were finally made. The country amended its laws and regulations to retain the country's visitation rights for those children if the children sent away were abused.

Relevant domestic departments have the right to intervene and require the adoptive family to provide an explanation. They can even revoke the adoption rights based on actual circumstances and bring the child back to the country for proper placement.

I haven't seen you for two years, so naturally I need to do some exercise in the evening.

Li Qingfeng entered sage mode, lit a cigarette, and stared at the ceiling above his head in a daze.

The little half-blood, who had completely put away his temper, turned over, rested his head on his shoulder, drew circles on his chest with his fingers, and whispered, "What are you thinking about? Why are you so absorbed in it?"

"Nothing, I was just thinking about life. Why do you think people should live?" Li Qingfeng replied casually.

The little mixed-blood rolled his eyes and didn't answer his question. Instead, he brought up his work: "Since I returned the chip company to you, I have had nothing to do in the past two years. My child is usually taken care of by a nanny, and I am bored every day. I want to start a business and open a company. Can you give me some guidance?"

As he spoke, the little mixed-blood raised his head slightly, his eyes showing a hint of anticipation, waiting for Li Qingfeng to give his opinion.

"Sure. What do you think? Do you want to do something easy or something more tiring?" Li Qingfeng, who was smoking, became interested. He put out his cigarette, sat up straight and looked at the little mixed-blood.

Li Qingfeng had no objection to the mixed-blood boy's desire to work, and he fully supported it. After all, no matter how much money a person has, he must have something to do. He can't just eat, drink and have fun every day, right?

"What do you mean by take it easy?"

"The easier way is to set up a trading company, and then I will give you all the purchase orders for office supplies and consumables of our subsidiaries. The company has a lot of demand in this area. As long as you control the quality of the goods and deliver them on time, you can easily make a profit every month and start off steadily."

The little mixed-blood curled his lips and said unhappily, "Come on, the business of supplying the Lemon Company is handled by Sister Wanzhen's brother. If I snatch this business, how can I see Sister Wanzhen in the future?"

"Really? That was because I didn't think it through." Li Qingfeng nodded and gave up the idea.

Li Qingfeng had no bad thoughts about Fang Wanzhen giving the company's purchases to his brother.

After all, this is not a big deal. It doesn't matter who makes the money. If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. As long as the product quality is up to standard, the price is reasonable, and it does not affect the normal operation of the company, it is fine. It is human nature to take care of your brother.

After a brief thought, thinking that the little mixed-blood didn't want to start a business that was too troublesome, he just wanted to find something to do for his boring life, so Li Qingfeng continued to give advice: "How about starting a trading company? You used to do clothing processing business in America. Hong Kong is an international free port, and it has unique advantages in import and export trade. There is a great demand in the mainland market for goods that can be imported from Hong Kong at duty-free or low-tax rates."

"You can import computer memory sticks and hard drives from abroad, which are necessary accessories that cannot be produced domestically, and then resell them to accessory wholesalers and assembly plants in the mainland."

The little mixed-blood's eyes lit up, and he was very interested in this proposal: "It sounds good, but where can I find customer channels? Lemon Company has sold its PC business to IBM. Do you have sales channels in this area? And import channels? Can I get the agency authorization of those manufacturers?"

"That's as simple as eating and drinking." Li Qingfeng smiled proudly, lit another cigarette, and said with a smile: "The company has the largest electronic product trading market in China in Pengcheng. In addition, I have good relationships with many domestic assembly manufacturers. As long as your price is right, it's just a matter of saying hello to let them purchase your products."

"As for agency authorization, that's even simpler. Ever since the company cut off its PC business, it has maintained a good relationship with international hardware manufacturers. I'll let the company give you a hint, and they can easily help you get their agency rights."

Listening to Qingfeng Li's story, the little mixed-blood boy felt that it was more and more reliable. The agency business was good and it was possible to make money without doing anything.

With the increasing sales of computers in China, the demand for memory sticks and hard disks, which cannot be mass-produced in China but are key accessories, is growing.

As long as he can get the agency rights of a few big brands that are highly recognized in the market, once the sign is up, there will be no need for Li Qingfeng to introduce customers, as customers will come to him.

Seeing the little mixed-blood's expression, Li Qingfeng knew that she was very satisfied with the business. The two discussed the details again. Li Qingfeng promised to ask Fang Wanzhen to contact the two manufacturers, Samsung and Maxtor, when he went to the company tomorrow to ask whether their domestic agency rights had been assigned. If there were vacancies, he would do his best to help the little mixed-blood get them.

After receiving Li Qingfeng's promise, the excited little mixed-blood immediately began to repay Li Qingfeng.

She smiled charmingly at Qingfeng Li and slowly got into bed.
The next day, Qingfeng Li slept until noon, then he got out of bed listlessly, teased little Yueyue for a while, had a simple breakfast, and then took a bus to the Lemon Building in Central.

After explaining what he had promised the little hybrid last night, Qingfeng Li called over all the company's executives and asked them to report the situation of each department to him.

Lemon Company has been established for more than ten years and is now seriously bloated. Some old employees, relying on their long experience, have gradually developed a lazy attitude and are slow and perfunctory in their work. They often hold lengthy meetings for trivial matters, discuss but fail to make decisions, and very few of them actually take action.

None of the new projects independently developed by the company in recent years has been able to run, and all of them are operating in a half-dead state.

Li Qingfeng has looked at those projects and found many good ideas among them, but the reason they failed to get off the ground was because of problems with management and leadership.

Especially since last year, the company has been plagued by serious internal strife, with different factions trying to hinder each other. Good projects that could have made money were turned into loss-making projects by them, resulting in a huge waste of company resources.

Li Qingfeng came to Hong Kong this time with the intention of slimming down Lemon Company and reducing the number of its members.

All those old hands who had shed blood for the company's development and were inconvenient for Fang Wanzhen to deal with were transferred to unimportant positions to retire. (End of this chapter)