Brilliant Years 1991

Chapter 163 Be good!

The next morning, Cao Yukun fulfilled his promise and accompanied Zhou Aimin to her home.

Her family originally lived in a village housing estate in Kowloon. After Zhou Aimin made some money, she bought the house they lived in later and brought her mother to live with them. However, her mother didn't like living upstairs, and it is said that she lived there for a few months before finally choosing to move back to the old house in the village housing estate.

Actually, the living conditions here are very poor, but the old lady seems to have adapted to it.

She is over sixty years old, but she looks very healthy, has a strong body and moves swiftly.

The first time Cao Yukun came to visit, he and Zhou Aimin were like a young couple from the mainland who came to visit their parents. They brought a lot of things, but the old lady didn't look at the things. She just stared at Cao Yukun carefully for a while, then smiled and said to Zhou Aimin, "This young man is really nice!"

They sat down and chatted for a while. Although there was a large ceiling fan, Cao Yukun still felt uncomfortable due to the heat. Then the mother and daughter started to clean up lunch together. Cao Yukun simply said hello and went outside to walk around for some fresh air - you know what, it was really lively!
A couple was getting a divorce, and a group of neighbors were trying to persuade them.

Cao Yukun stood nearby and watched the excitement for a while, then roughly understood what was going on.

Mainly because of money.

It goes without saying that the prices of goods and houses in Hong Kong are ridiculously high, but young people have grown up in this environment since childhood. To be honest, as long as there is hope, there is nothing they can't adapt to.

The point is, there is no hope between the young couple now.

The girl seems to be working as a salesperson in a shopping mall, with a low but stable income. The boy used to be a worker, with an okay income. The couple lives in an ancestral village house and has not bought a house, but they should have some savings. However, recently, as the man's factory is on the verge of bankruptcy, things have become a bit troublesome. What's more, the two of them also used the money they had to buy stocks of their own factory - which are said to have fallen to only a few cents per share.

So... they got a divorce.

Poor and humble couples are sad.

After returning home, she talked about this with Zhou Aimin. Zhou's mother said a few words and she suddenly remembered that the boy should have been two grades higher than her. Of course, that was when they were very young.

So the two of them started chatting - this is a village housing estate, one of the poorest places in the whole of Kowloon. And unfortunately, not everyone can make a lot of money like a big star like Zhou Aimin. Most people can't even get into university, and usually go out to work after graduating from high school.

Workers, salesmen, deliverymen, etc. are the general job directions of young men and women here.

There are also many people who simply become gangsters.

As for the couple who are getting divorced today, it is not surprising. The man used to work at Aijia Electric Appliances, which was considered a good career path. Aijia Electric Appliances specializes in the production of things like rice cookers and electric kettles. It has a good reputation in the local market and good sales. It even went public last year. Its stock price soared at one point, and its market value even exceeded 100 million.

But at the beginning of summer this year, things suddenly stopped working. It was said that the boss had borrowed money illegally to speculate in stocks or something. In short, he lost a lot of money and couldn't pay it back. He was arrested and the factory was sealed off.

As a result, many families in the village suddenly became unemployed, and many family conflicts arose.

Zhou Aimin seemed to be sympathetic when she heard what her mother said. She couldn't help but turn around to look at Cao Yukun, as if she was feeling fortunate that not only had she made money as a celebrity in the past few years, but now she had met such a good husband and didn't have to worry about the rest of her life - but she was surprised to find that Cao Yukun was actually frowning, as if he was thinking about something.

"Hubby, what's wrong with you?"

"Ah? Oh, it's okay! Auntie, that Aijia Electric Appliances is a listed company, right?" Zhou's mother answered him, "Yes! It was listed. At that time, many people here bought its stocks. Later, they said that the sales had been bad for a long time. It seems that they were also investigated for suspected fraud or something. I don't understand it either, but the factory is really good, and everyone earns a lot of money. For example, Ah Quan, if he works full time and does not miss work every month, he can get more than 7,000 yuan. What a good life!"

Cao Yukun nodded as he listened.

After sitting for a while after lunch, Zhou Aimin seemed to notice that Cao Yukun was a little absent-minded, and she herself actually felt uncomfortable staying in the village. Anyway, her wish had been perfectly fulfilled this time, so she said goodbye to her mother, and the two of them came out, got in the car and rushed back.

While still in the car, Cao Yukun had already called the company on his mobile phone, "Ah Hao, help me collect some information about that Aijia Electric Appliances. The more complete the better. It will be useful to me."

Zhou Aimin was very surprised, but since Cao Yukun was driving, she endured it and didn't ask.

But at this moment, Cao Yukun's phone rang. He picked it up and answered it. Zhou Aimin could vaguely hear a nice girl's voice on the other end. She probably said something like, "Husband, do you want to have dinner with me tonight? I found a delicious Shanghai restaurant!"

Cao Yukun replied casually, "Okay! I'm driving, I'll call you later."

Zhou Aimin lowered her head and said nothing.

In fact, he had already had a feeling about it, but Cao Yukun had paid more attention to these things before. This was the first time he received such a call in front of Zhou Aimin.

After hanging up the phone, Cao Yukun put down his mobile phone and reached out his hand. Zhou Aimin raised her head, reached out with both hands, and held his hand. "Are you still busy tonight?"

"Yeah, a friend."

Cao Yukun held her hand tightly. While driving, he turned his head and glanced at her, apologetically saying, "Be good!"

Zhou Aimin smiled and said "hmm".

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The matter of Aijia Electric Appliances is not difficult to investigate.

Cao Yukun sent Zhou Aimin home, and as soon as he returned to the company, he had already obtained the first batch of information.

These are all public information that can be found by anyone who is willing.

There are announcements from the court, announcements from the creditor HSBC Bank, and of course, announcements from the Hongkong United Stock Exchange, as well as Aijia Electric's own suspension announcement.

In short, just looking at the information disclosed, it can be determined that this company cannot operate for the time being. Legally speaking, it has been seized and will most likely be auctioned off due to insolvency. From an asset perspective, it is now under the custody of HSBC, the largest creditor.

Cao Yukun got the information and spent more than ten minutes reading it. He looked up and said, "Not enough! Keep looking for it for me. I want all the information related to it. The more the better!"

(End of this chapter)