African Nationhood

Chapter 188 Secret Wedding
  Kelly stiffened when she heard this. She glanced at Shi Jintang, and then said shyly, "Ask him."

After saying that, she turned around and fled back to the room.

Mrs. Smith looked at her daughter walking quickly and her posture when walking, and she immediately felt suspicious.

"Henry, you guys?"

Shi Jintang nodded sheepishly, "Mom Nina, Kelly was with me last night."

When Mrs. Smith heard what Shi Jintang said, she did not get angry immediately. Instead, she asked softly: "What about the wife you chose?"

This is where Shi Jintang is in trouble. There is a tradition of "polygamy" in the Far East.

As a "Qing national", he should have no problem saying such things.

But Mrs. Smith was his adoptive mother, so it was hard for him to speak.

But he has to speak even when it's difficult to speak. It's not his style to back down when things get tough.

"Mother Nina, you know, in our Qing Dynasty, men can marry multiple wives, so there is no conflict between me marrying Kelly and my original wife, but there is a hierarchy between wives.

As a Qing national, I am the leader of a region.

Every move I make has a symbolic meaning, so my legal wife must be a Qing national.

Kelly is in my jurisdiction and will be below the level of my Chinese wife. This is where I struggle.

This is why I didn’t want to get involved with Kelly before, but last night she still stayed with me...

I can't be irresponsible, so I'm here to tell you what I think.

If you and Kelly both agree, that's the best outcome.

If you don't agree, then let Kelly leave with me to Africa, where she will just suffer a little injustice in her reputation. "

Mrs. Smith was already a little angry when she heard this.

Although she loved Henry very much, she could not tolerate Henry treating her only daughter lightly.

Seeing the angry look on Mrs. Smith's face, Shi Jintang spoke first, "Mom Nina, don't be angry yet. I still have something to say."

Hearing what Henry said, she suppressed her anger and said, "You tell me first."

Shi Jintang took a breath, not daring to look at his adoptive mother's face, and continued: "Kelly and I got married secretly in the United States, and then she continued to stay in the United States.

I will visit her regularly in the future, and she will take care of all my properties in the United States..."

"No, absolutely not, Kelly loves you, what do you mean by this, what do you think of her?

A lover? I disagree! "

Seeing his adoptive mother being so angry, Shi Jintang fell silent. He was really in the wrong.

If she was not his adoptive mother, he would not have any psychological burden at all.

But the person in front of him has raised him for many years and treats him as his own child.

Although Kelly was often jealous because of this, Mrs. Smith never changed one bit.

This matter has indeed touched her bottom line, and it is normal for her to be angry.

"Mom Nina, please calm down, I want to reveal to you a secret that I have buried deep in my heart.

I have never told anyone that I want to tell you today. I just hope you can listen to what I have to say, okay? "

Mrs. Smith wanted to turn around and leave just now, shutting Henry out, but the softness in her heart stopped her.

"Say it, but your secret may not work. My mind will not change."

Shi Jintang nodded, approached Mrs. Smith and whispered his plan to resist the British in the near future and establish an independent country.

Mrs. Smith was horrified when she heard this, "You, why do you want to take such risks?

Your life safety is the most important thing!
  You don’t lack anything now, so why take the risk?
  You can live just fine on just your shares of Johnson & Johnson.

Don't take any chances, Henry! "

Mrs. Smith's reason for opposing Shi Jintang was actually for his safety, and Shi Jintang felt warm in his heart.

He squeezed his adoptive mother's hand and said solemnly: "Mom Nina, thank you!
  But I had already embarked on this path, and there was no turning back.

Africa is my achievement and ideal.

My men follow me, I am their symbol and their hope.

I cannot selfishly hide in a corner and turn a blind eye while watching them suffer. "

Mrs. Smith looked at her former adopted son with firm eyes and a serious face.

She knew she couldn't convince Henry. “When the chick grows up, it will leave its mother and fly freely in the sky.

My dear Henry, it is good for you to have ideals.

But as a mother, I don’t want my daughter to follow you into hardship and gamble for an uncertain future.

Henry, I hope you understand me. "

Shi Jintang nodded, "Mom Nina, I understand. I support whatever you do, but Kelly is determined to follow me."

This sentence made Mrs. Smith stagger, "You, you, alas..."

Mrs. Smith ignored Shi Jintang and turned back to the room.

Not long after, the sound of a quarrel between the two mothers and daughters was heard in the house.

Then I saw Kelly walking out quickly with a livid face, followed by Mrs. Smith's hoarse words: "You will regret it if you do this!"

Kelly came over, took Shi Jintang's hand and left, "Let's go to New York!"

……

After arriving in New York, Shi Jintang took Kelly to live in the Corgi Apartment on Fifth Avenue.

Shi Jintang ordered Ander from Blackstone Fund to help him find a residential building in the city.

Soon, the two moved into a two-story building in Manhattan, and since then the two have been living together.

A few days later, Dr. Smith also came to New York, and the two of them got married in a church under the witness of Dr. Smith.

For this wedding, Shi Jintang registered the marriage between Henry Stone and Kelly.

Kelly will directly change her name to Mrs. Stone from now on, and Shi Jintang will also change the legal person of Blackstone Fund to Kelly.

At this point they became a family and started negotiating with several major groups.

The negotiations focused on Johnson & Johnson's existing sales network, annual sales and future new drug research and development plans.

When Shi Jintang came up with Bailangduoxi's research and development plan and medical scope.

Several major groups were silent. They were somewhat dubious about Shi Jintang's research and development plan.

But having a plan is better than no plan. In the end, at Shi Jintang's suggestion, several parties jointly signed a gambling agreement.

The four group companies established a joint fund to purchase 65% of the shares of Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals, with a total value of US$3900 million, and assisted Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals in its listing.

Within 5 years, if the new drugs developed by Johnson & Johnson meet expectations, the United Fund will allow the Smith family to repurchase 16% of the shares at the price when the agreement was signed.

If it fails to meet expectations, the 35% shares held by the Smith family will be transferred to the funds of the four joint ventures for free.

Once this agreement is signed, it will be the most unfavorable for the Smith family.

After all, the four corporate funds didn't lose much, even though they spent more money than expected.

But with Johnson & Johnson's booming sales, it will be able to recover its investment quickly.

If new drugs are developed in the future, although their shares will be reduced, their profits will still increase.

Dr. Smith continued to serve as the company's president and continued to acquire pharmaceutical companies and expand the R&D team after the company went public.

Shi Jintang suggested that Dr. Smith acquire Pfizer Chemical, a pharmaceutical company that was producing citric acid in New York State.

This company is currently nothing and can be directly merged into Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals.

After the acquisition is completed, aspirin production lines will be established in New York State and other places to expand production capacity.

The research and development of new drugs is jointly conducted by Nanhua Medical College and Johnson & Johnson.

With Shi Jintang’s behind-the-scenes guidance, I believe Bailangduoxi will be developed soon.

Shi Jintang borrowed some money from Dr. Smith and scraped together US$3000 million.

Completely acquired Philadelphia International Shipping Company, the parent company of Inman Steam Shipping Company.

This company is mainly engaged in the international cargo transportation business. With the rise of the oil industry, this company also launched oil transportation services.

The entire company owns 12 cargo ships with a total tonnage of more than 8 tons, as well as an affiliated shipping company - Inman Steam Navigation Company.

This international shipping company will be affiliated with Blackstone Fund.

After the oil fields are discovered on Sumatra Island, this shipping company will help transport the oil.

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