Mixed in 1980

Chapter 330 The First Signs of Fangs
Chen Fan picked up his little girl, kissed her, and the little one leaned lazily against her father, closing her eyes contentedly.

Xu Jinqiu walked over and tapped the little girl's nose: "You're incredibly lazy."

The little girl opened her eyes, touched her nose, muttered "Second Aunt is a big bad guy," and then closed her eyes again.

Faced with such a lazy girl, Xu Jinqiu had no choice but to turn her attention to Yan Cheng and Yan Jin, who were playing.

Yan Cheng and Yan Yin are twins, but their personalities are completely different. Yan Cheng is very lively and active, and he is the most mischievous of all the children in the family.

He got beaten up the most by Yan Xi.

However, this child is magnanimous and doesn't hold grudges. He can forget about being taught a lesson as soon as he's done it, and Xu Jinqiu likes this child's temperament the most.

In comparison, Yan Jin is a real headache.

She almost perfectly inherited all the flaws of herself and Chen Fan: domineering, cunning, petty, scheming, vengeful... a total little devil.

Thinking of this, Xu Jinqiu couldn't help but sigh. Was this a good thing or a bad thing? His father had such a personality, yet he possessed such abilities.

This behavior from my son may not be a good thing.

She shook her head and took her little daughter from her husband's arms: "Aren't you going to Peking University? Hurry up, your older sister has already packed."

Chen Fan glanced at his watch; it was about time.

In recent years, Chen Fan has occasionally brought the children to visit Peking University, taking Zeng Ali and Yan Xi with him. He wants the children to absorb some of the university's academic atmosphere.

Compared to when they graduated, Kyoto University has built several more buildings, including the First Teaching Building, the Remote Sensing Building, and the Audiovisual Teaching Building, all of which were built later.

After getting out of the car, Zeng Ali carried two gift boxes and went to the Department of Political Economy's office building, knocking on Mr. Chen's door.

"Grandpa, have you been busy lately?"

Before the old man could speak, Chen Fan called his eldest daughter over: "Yanxi, greet the advisor."

The little girl grinned and said, "Greetings, Master. My name is Chen Yanxi."

"Hello, young lady, you're really pretty."

The old man led the little girl over, sat her on his lap, took out a box of candy from the drawer, peeled one, and fed it to the little girl.

After chatting with the little girl for a while, he looked at Chen Fan and said, "You've been quite active lately, with one conflict after another with the British."

"You know too? There's nothing I can do about it. Those British devils do nothing but disgusting things. I was forced to fight back."

Mr. Chen chuckled, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes: "The British aren't disgusting to you, but if you see an opportunity to eat meat, would you let the British go?"

Chen Fan chuckled sheepishly, "You know me best. I certainly wouldn't miss an opportunity to target foreign countries. I didn't embarrass you in this currency war, did I?"

"Not bad, you played very well."

Mr. Chen smiled and said, "This currency war has also served as a reminder that we cannot relax foreign exchange controls, or we will end up like Britain sooner or later."

At this point, Mr. Chen gave his student a strange look: "Japan, the Soviet Union, and Britain, you're ruthless, you've taken over three countries."

Chen Fan said smugly, "It's all thanks to your excellent teaching."

Mr. Chen said disdainfully, "Stop flattering me. What brings you here today?"

Chen Fan said irritably, "What are you saying? Can't I come to see you if there's nothing wrong?"

Mr. Chen glanced at him sideways and teased the little girl on his lap: "Alright, don't mention it later. I'll assume you brought Xiao Yanxi here specifically to see me."

Chen Fan said sullenly, "I'm fine, but Yan Xi is in trouble. Your little grand-disciple has suddenly taken a liking to calligraphy, paintings, and antiques, so he came to ask you for help."

"You wouldn't believe it, this girl asks me questions about calligraphy, paintings, and antiques every day, and I can't answer them. So I'm thinking of finding her a teacher in the archaeology department."

"Could you introduce someone to me, sir?"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Chen's expression became extremely strange, and he said jokingly, "Back in 1980, you knew your own nickname, didn't you?"

Chen Fan nodded. A rogue writer, huh?

Mr. Chen said sarcastically, "When I got your information, I thought to myself, the Department of Political Economy can't afford to recruit such a troublemaker."

"So I discussed with the archaeology department and asked them to transfer you there. Anyway, their archaeology department has always struggled to recruit students, and most of their students are transferred in. They won't miss you."

"As soon as I opened my mouth, Director Su of the Archaeology Department got anxious and almost fought me. He said he would never accept you, this scourge."

puff...

Zeng Ali burst into laughter without any regard for her image, never expecting that there was such a story when Chen Fan enrolled.

Seeing her husband's dark face, Zeng Ali laughed even harder and teased, "Chen Fan, remember to watch your image in the future, or you won't be well-liked."

Chen Fan rolled his eyes at his wife and gave a helpless, bitter smile.

Mr. Chen chuckled and asked Yan Xi many questions before turning to Chen Fan after a while: "I'll call you in a couple of days, and you can come pick her up."

Chen Fan stayed a while longer before heading back.

Mr. Chen was very efficient. Two days later, he introduced someone named He Yue, who was about 28 or 29 years old, a graduate student, and a lecturer in the Department of Archaeology.

"Hello, Teacher He!"

"Hello, senior, I am a member of the 81st graduating class of the Secondary School Education Research Society."

Upon hearing this, Chen Fan was taken aback.

It turns out they were one of our own. It's just that after 1981, I rarely managed the club anymore, and so many years have passed that many people don't remember me.

Those who graduated in 1980 will have a deeper impression.

However, it's much easier if you're from a club; the address changes to "junior sister," and Chen Fan takes her home directly, inviting Yan Xi to meet the teacher. Teaching children is relatively simple; it starts from the basics, and you only need to teach one day each weekend. He Yue is always provided with transportation, and she's very satisfied with this part-time job.

Time just passed by day by day.

It started snowing again in Beijing. While everyone was busy clearing the snow, the phone rang again. It was Zhou Wenya calling. The plan against Hengsheng was complete.

I'll go tomorrow!

After hanging up the phone, Chen Fan slightly raised the corners of his mouth: "Teacher Xu, you've never made a public appearance in Hong Kong before. Will you come with me this time?"

Xu Jinqiu shook her head slightly: "Big sister and Yuanyuan can go with you."

"They're not going!"

“I’m not going either, I have to take care of the kids.” Xu Jinqiu shook her head repeatedly, showing absolutely no interest in appearing in public.

"Teacher Xu, there's a cocktail party the day after tomorrow. I can't go alone, can I?"

The cocktail party was still hosted by Chen Fan.

Zhou Wenya has already made arrangements and sent out invitations; most of Hong Kong's wealthy will attend.

This naturally includes the British.

Many people looked strange upon receiving Chen Fan's invitation. Since Chen Fan started doing business in Hong Kong in the 1980s, he had only held one cocktail party.

This is the second time!

Everyone knows what happened at the last party; the day after the party, Chen Fan launched an attack on the British pound.

That party was meant to be a reminder to everyone.

Those who heeded the advice sold off their pounds to avoid losses, while those who didn't suffered heavy losses, with their assets in the UK shrinking by half.

The exchange rate of the pound has not improved so far.

Now that Chen Fan is hosting another cocktail party, many people are wondering if he has some new scheme in store. It might even be another conspiracy targeting the British.

The British are like that too.

Governor Peng Dingkang held the invitation, his face grim. Chen Fan was in the mainland, so why was he suddenly holding a banquet in Hong Kong? No one would believe there was no ulterior motive.

Especially recently, Britain has been making frequent moves.

The UK's ban on the sale of "Feixing" mobile phones and pagers in the UK is a significant blow to Chen Fan's Feixing Company.

With the EU about to be formally established, the UK is launching a plan to push member states to ban the sale of Flying Star after the EU is officially established.

This must be a significant blow to Chen Fan.

In addition, there's Chinatown Supermarket, which has sold its UK operations and completely withdrawn from the UK market.

The same applies to the Italian market.

The accounts were still being processed through Hang Seng Bank, and Peng Dingkang was fully aware of this. At the time, he even said that Chen Fan was really decisive, selling off the shares immediately. If it had been delayed any longer, the losses would have been even greater.

Being targeted repeatedly, all Chen Fan could do was ban Chinatown supermarkets from importing British goods, which had little impact on Britain.

Thinking of this, Peng Dingkang raised the corners of his mouth: "Just wait and see, this is only the beginning. One person facing a country, he's going to have a hard time."

"Suppressing Chinatown supermarkets and banning the sale of Feixing products is just the beginning. Zeng Ali's Lululemon and Zhao Yuanyuan's Luoshen are also our targets."

After lighting a cigar, Peng Dingkang pondered again. Chen Fan would not surrender easily and would definitely launch a counterattack. This party might be the beginning of that counterattack.

Have to prevent!

But for the moment, they couldn't figure out Chen Fan's attack direction: "Go to the party tomorrow and see if we can get some clues out of him."

At the same time, Li Ka-shing also had an invitation.

"In these turbulent times, the currency war has just ended and new moves are already underway. Chen Fan's feud with the British is destined to be anything but peaceful."

Amidst the crisis, there is hope!

Li Ka-shing smiled slightly. He liked this environment. During the previous currency war, he sold off his shares in a timely manner and made nearly 4 million US dollars.

The British were extremely dissatisfied with this, but what could they do? It was Chen Fan who launched the attack on the pound; if the British couldn't withstand it, who could they blame?

If we can catch a clue, we might have a chance to make another fortune: "We probably won't get any information from the party the day after tomorrow, but Chen Fan will definitely take action the day after that."

The cocktail party is just a way of letting everyone know that I'm about to take action, and whether they want to follow suit. As for what kind of action it will be, that will be revealed after the party and requires close attention.

This is the purpose of Chen Fan hosting the cocktail party.

The purpose of the last cocktail party was to invite everyone to sell the pounds together; the purpose of this cocktail party is to invite everyone to run on the currency together.

December 16, 1992!
Chen Fan, holding Xu Jinqiu's hand, walked out of Hong Kong Airport in a high-profile manner. Hua Sanshao and Liu Jianxiong, along with a group of bodyguards, were waiting at the arrival gate.

A group of reporters followed.

Upon seeing Chen Fan and Xu Jinqiu appear, many people pressed the shutter button. Many people were surprised, wondering why it wasn't Zeng Ali or Zhao Yuanyuan.

Chen Fan has a new love interest?

I have to say, rich people really know how to have fun!

Even though the bodyguards were blocking their way, the reporter still held the microphone and asked loudly. Chen Fan glanced at his wife and said, "Teacher Xu, why don't you show your face? Let our fellow Hong Kong people get to know you?"

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