1977: The beginning of the blind date with the daughter of the king

Chapter 536 Forgot to take the key!

In fact, the negotiations with Nanyang University were not difficult at all. The reason was very simple. Nanyang University was now like meat on the chopping board. It could either be dismembered under the leadership of Lee Kuan Yao, or be preserved as suggested by Li Changhe.

Although the name of the school has changed, the word "Nanyang" has been retained, and most of the teaching staff has been inherited.

Of course, Nanyang University also put forward a condition, which was to hope that Li Changhe could invest and buy the campus of Nanyang University, and then rent it to the new Nanyang University.

Obviously, the other party showed obvious distrust of Li Guangyao, fearing that he would go back on his word, so in this direction, they trusted Li Changhe more.

Li Changhe did not care about this. After the second communication with Li Guangyao, Li Guangyao agreed to sell the campus of Nanyang University, a total of 200 hectares of land.

However, Lee Kuan Yao also put forward his condition, which was to designate a candidate to serve as the president of Nanyang Technological University.

In the end, with the help of Li Changhe, the three parties reached an agreement. Dr. Zhan Daocun, appointed by Li Guangyao, became the first president of Nanyang Technological University, and Li Changhe rented the newly purchased Nanyang University site to Nanyang Technological University at a price of S$500,000 per year. The rent would be recalculated every ten years.

However, Li Changhe will not collect this money. Instead, he will subsidize poor students of Nanyang Technological University in the form of scholarships.

In other words, from now on, Nanyang Technological University will pay its own rent, and the rent paid will be turned into scholarships for the school.

In addition, Li Changhe will also establish a foundation dedicated to Nanyang Technological University, which will provide a basic donation of US$1000 million to Nanyang Technological University each year.

Of course, there are some other terms for the subsequent cooperation between the two parties, which need to be further negotiated by both parties, but by then, it will have to wait until the foundation is established.

The three parties have only reached a preliminary agreement.

After all this was settled, Li Changhe left. It was now January 26th, and in two days it would be the Little New Year in the north. Li Changhe planned to rush back before the Little New Year.

Afterwards, Li Changhe and his men returned to Hong Kong Island quietly, and then went to Australia Island in a low-key manner from Hong Kong Island, and then returned to the mainland, and then flew directly to Beijing on the military plane arranged by Lin Yuan.

Finally, on the afternoon of the 27th, Li Changhe hurried back home.

When Li Changhe returned home, no one was there.

"Huh? Why aren't you home?"

Li Changhe looked around curiously, and found the house empty, with no one in it.

Shouldn't it?

Apart from anything else, my wife has already had her holiday.

Moreover, since the Spring Festival is approaching, the Beijing Film Studio probably won’t be filming any movies.

Li Changhe walked around but still saw no one, so he decided not to worry about it. He packed up his things first, then went to the study and picked up the manuscript inside.

This is the manuscript he left behind. He had always said that he wanted to publish a long novel, but he wrote it sporadically this past year.

It was the habit of writing in his previous life that made him familiar with this kind of fragmented writing, and he was able to connect the story system in his mind.

Otherwise, if a normal author wrote in such a trivial way, the story system would probably have been forgotten long ago.

Having not written for a long time, Li Changhe was particularly excited to write. Soon, he was writing furiously at the desk, immersed in his own world of stories.

I don’t know how long it had been, but when Li Changhe was writing, there was movement at the door outside.

In order to wait for Zhu Lin to come back, Li Changhe did not close the door of the study.

So he heard it when the door outside opened.

Then Li Changhe put down his pen, rubbed his wrist, stood up and walked out of the study.

At this moment, the door had just opened, and then Li Changhe saw Zhu Lin and Gong Xue at the door, carrying large and small bags and preparing to come in.

"Are you moving?"

"Put it all down, I'll take it!"

Afterwards, Li Changhe brought all the things in and looked at the large and small packages on the ground, speechless.

Too much.

"What took you so long to come back?"

Seeing Li Changhe appear, Zhu Lin said unhappily.

It's not her fault, because Li Changhe had said on the phone before that he would be back around the 21st or 22nd.

As a result, it was almost a week late.

The originally expectant mood has now turned into resentment.

Li Changhe saw that his wife was a little angry, so he immediately coaxed her: "It's because of some special things that delayed it."

"Come on, let's pack up our things first."

"No, there's too much stuff in this fridge!"

Li Changhe looked at the pile of items on the ground and immediately changed the subject.

There's nothing we can do. There's too much. All kinds of meat, eggs, vegetables, clothes, shoes, some fruits, pastries, and canned food. It's really like a small supermarket.

"Who told you to put them in the refrigerator? These are all New Year's goods. Hurry up and divide them up."

"It's just right that you're back. I'll divide the money up later. I'll send one part to your home, one part to my home, and one part to Xiaoxue."

"Some are left for visiting relatives."

"It's almost the New Year, we have to prepare everything!"

Zhu Lin said to Li Changhe unhappily.

Li Changhe goes out and doesn't care about anything when he comes back. Who doesn't stock up on New Year's goods?
Hearing this, Li Changhe looked at the things on the ground in a daze.

Yes, the New Year is coming soon, and we need to stock up on New Year’s goods.

He is overseas now and has forgotten all about it.

The main reason is that life overseas now is actually similar to that in his previous life, which makes Li Changhe more accustomed to it. He suddenly returned to the capital and couldn't react for a while.

"Oh, there's something else you need to do. I only got Xiaoxue a hard seat when she goes home. Don't you have a classmate who has connections on the railway? Go get her a soft sleeper."

Zhu Lin reminded Li Changhe again at this time.

After listening to this, Li Changhe smiled and shook his head: "Don't go looking for him, it's troublesome, you will owe him a favor, and the soft sleeper will take a long time."

"I'll just arrange for Xiaoxue to take the plane when the time comes."

"It won't take long to get from the capital to the Magic City."

Li Changhe said with a smile at this time.

"By plane?"

"Then we need to ask Director Wang to issue another letter of introduction."

Zhu Lin said hesitantly at this time.

These days, for high-end travel like flying, you need a special letter of introduction that should clearly state the destinations of travel and return.

Gong Xue did have a letter of introduction in her hand, which was used to buy train tickets. It was not as detailed as the letter of introduction for the plane, so Zhu Lin felt that she had to issue another one.

"No, we're taking a military plane this time instead of a civilian flight. It won't be that troublesome."

"Anyway, I'll help her arrange it when the time comes. Let's divide the things first."

Li Changhe didn't explain much.

Zhu Lin and Gong Xue were used to this. Their man was mysterious but powerful, and they were not surprised at all that he could arrange military affairs.

"Then you guys divide it first, I'll go drive the car back."

With so many things, you definitely can't rely on bicycles or electric cars in the cold winter. The best way is to drive the van back.

"No, the car is parked right in front of the building. You can see it when you look down from the balcony."

Zhu Lin said with a smile at this time.

Li Changhe walked to the front of the balcony with some surprise and looked down. As expected, the van was parked right in front of the building.

"Why is it placed here?"

Li Changhe asked with some curiosity.

"Director Wang asked Xiao Liu to drive here, and he left the keys at home." "He is a little tired of this car. He leaves it at the Beijing Film Studio every day. It is too conspicuous and many people come to borrow it. It is said that even the Film Bureau sometimes asks to borrow the car."

"Director Wang didn't want to bother with that, so he just drove the car back to us and told everyone that he had driven it away."

"I thought it would be too eye-catching to put it in the back, so I put it in the front downstairs. Not many people usually pass by, so it won't affect anyone if it's placed there."

Zhu Lin said to Li Changhe helplessly at this moment.

Li Changhe also shook his head: "Well, let me see how to deal with this matter later."

"That's not appropriate either."

Although the Overseas Chinese Apartment is not very large, it is a residential area after all. There are actually quite a few people in the community, and many of them have foreign affairs relations. The coming and going of people actually makes it less private.

At this time, Li Changhe had the idea of changing his residence.

At least there is a private environment, so you can drive back if you change cars.

It would be great if there was a garden house like the one in Shanghai!

Li Changhe thought secretly in his heart at this time.

Then suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to his mind.

There may not be many garden houses in Beijing, but there are definitely ordinary small villas with courtyards in Beijing, but they are not as big as those in Shanghai.

After all, decades ago, those powerful and wealthy families would not all live in courtyard houses.

In the TV series “Love in the Courtyard”, Lou Xiao’e’s family didn’t live in a two-story Western-style house.

So there must be some in Beijing as well.

Moreover, this was already 1981, and Zhang Shiqi had previously told him that the higher-ups were considering selling some properties to overseas Chinese.

In addition to the courtyard house, you can also build a small house with its own entrance and courtyard for your own living.

Li Changhe thought secretly at this time.

With a small house with its own entrance and yard, you can also solve the problem of changing cars. Even if you change to a better car, you don’t have to worry about being too conspicuous.

It seems that this matter needs to be studied.

"Changhe, what are you doing? Come here and divide the things!"

Seeing Li Changhe standing there in a daze, Zhu Lin shouted at him.

"Oh, here it comes!"

Li Changhe hurried over, took a stool and sat down.

"Here, these two pieces of pork belly and these four chickens, take them home and split them in half, two chickens per family."

"And these canned goods, we'll take them back later."

"And these new clothes, they're the same at our parents', just the colors are different, I'll put them in the car later."

Zhu Lin sorted out the things one by one and put them aside.

Li Changhe looked at so many things and shook his head: "Do we really need to keep so many for ourselves?"

It would have been fine if it was just for the two families, but Li Changhe found that he had left some for his own home as well, and couldn't help but shook his head.

The main reason is that he estimated that he would not be able to eat at home during the New Year.

"Just in case, can you guarantee that Lao Chen and Lao Tian won't come to eat?"

"And Shen Juncheng and the others?"

"And what if your classmates from Peking University come to visit you? Wouldn't you invite them to dinner?"

“And we haven’t bought everything yet!”

"These are just my own relatives, what about your teachers?"

"Teachers in school, seniors outside, such as Editor-in-Chief Zhang of People's Literature, and my teacher, shouldn't we visit these people during the New Year?"

"I'm fine here. I've prepared some and bought you some gifts, but I don't know if it's enough."

"You'd better make a count and see which families will go there. If there is any shortage, we will go and buy it immediately."

"While the Friendship Store still has plenty of stock, hurry up and buy it, otherwise it will be gone later."

Zhu Lin reminded Li Changhe again at this time.

When Li Changhe heard this, he was shocked.

Yes, there are also the elders, we can’t forget them!

You have to go over to Mr. Liao's place, and also express your gratitude to secretary Brother Liang.

There are also those people in the cultural circle, Zhang Guangnian, Liu Jianqing, including Chen Huangmei and others. Although we have little contact, we still have to maintain relationships with them later.

In addition, the teachers of the school and Director Wang of the Beijing Film Studio also had to leave.

There is no way. This was the national condition in the 1970s and 1980s. It was a huge society based on favors.

Last year, Li Changhe didn't have a very deep feeling, because his network of contacts had not yet been fully expanded, and he was just a student in school. Most people treated him like a child and didn't care much about him.

But this year is different. Li Changhe's identity changed too quickly, so quickly that many people are left behind. Although his identity is kept secret, most people don't know what he is doing.

But at the same time, they would no longer treat Li Changhe as a child. At this time, it would be inappropriate not to visit him during the New Year.

"Now that you mention it, I really have to make a list. I'll make one tonight and I'll have to make the purchases tomorrow."

Li Changhe said helplessly at this time.

This matter needs to be handled carefully and cautiously, and no one should be missed, otherwise it would be embarrassing if others knew about it.

"Well, then you should quickly list them tonight. I guess you have to arrange not only the gifts, but also the time, to see whether you leave before or after the New Year."

Zhu Lin reminded Li Changhe again at this time.

She knew that if she didn't remind him, Li Changhe would definitely forget it.

"Row!"

Li Changhe nodded in agreement.

"Let's go, take the things down first."

Li Changhe looked at the things divided on the ground and spoke.

"I'll go with you. It's troublesome to carry so many pieces back."

Zhu Lin looked at the things on the ground and took the initiative to speak.

The main reason was that she also wanted to find a space to talk to Li Changhe alone.

"That!"

However, when he went down the stairs and reached the entrance of the unit, Li Changhe's expression suddenly changed.

"It's broken. I forgot to take my car keys."