Mixed in 1980

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Seeing that Chen Yanjin ignored her, Ye Ling was furious and kicked him before turning around and going back to pack her luggage. She was going back tomorrow.

Instead of returning to Beijing, we'll go straight back to Fujian.

These past few days, Ye Ling has been visiting Luoshen and other anti-aging projects with Zhao Yuanyuan, and she has a glimpse of the direction for future research.

Little did she know, Zhao Yuanyuan wanted her to take over everything.

"There's something going on between the second brother and Ah Ling!"

Zhao Yuanyuan lay on Xu Jinqiu's bed, her legs crossed, and slightly raised the corners of her mouth: "The little girl likes to get close to the second brother. When the second brother mistakes her for someone else, she is annoyed but not angry."

Xu Jinqiu's eyes lit up, but quickly dimmed again: "The second brother doesn't have that idea, and Wanwan's attitude is the most important."

"Take your time, no rush. Once we get back to the capital, invite A-Ling over to stay whenever you have free time. We can give it a little push, and it'll definitely work out," Zhao Yuanyuan said with a smile.

Xu Jinqiu nodded and said, "Wanwan is very good, and A-Ling is also a good girl. If things go well, they can have more children in the future, so there's no need to worry about the next generation having no one to take over."

That makes sense.

Zhao Yuanyuan turned over and stretched: "I've already given the order to spin off the medical aesthetics project and list it on the stock exchange."

“In Hong Kong, shares can be sold after six months, as long as controlling interest is retained. After one year, a large number of shares can be sold off.”

"This is a way to streamline Xingmang Investment, keeping only the anti-aging skincare project. When A-Ling takes over the company, it will save her a lot of trouble in management."

"Didn't you think about giving it to Xiaolu?" Xu Jinqiu asked.

"I asked her, and Xiaolu isn't very interested in this line of work. We'll arrange what she wants to do in the future; our family isn't short of money."

"Whatever you say!" Xu Jinqiu shook her head.

Then, he started packing his luggage again, muttering to himself, "Chen Fan is something else. Summer vacation is still long. It would be great if he stayed and helped the kids out."

Zhao Yuanyuan slightly pursed her lips: "Hasn't the second brother already seen his plan? It's pretty good. Let them do what they want; we can't just watch them do it all the time."

"You're just lazy!" Xu Jinqiu said irritably.

Zhao Yuanyuan shrugged, not refuting. She was just lazy, and it wasn't something that had happened overnight. She had been like this since she was a child, and there was nothing wrong with it. She just had a lucky life.

After Xu Jinqiu finished packing her luggage, she dragged the other woman into her room and made her help pack, which made Xu Jinqiu so angry that she slapped her several times.

I've spoiled her my whole life!

The following day, Chen Fan returned to Beijing with his three wives, and his two daughters also went back with him. They were not interested in business matters.

Chen Yanche also wanted to go back, but Zeng Ali scolded him: "I made you stay so you could experience the atmosphere of business warfare. Don't hold your second and third brothers back."

Ye Ling also set off together.

But with a different destination, Ye Ling boarded a flight to Minxia, ​​and the plane landed in Minxia in less than two hours.

Without informing her parents, Ye Ling took a taxi home alone. When she took out her keys and opened the door, her parents were startled: "You silly girl, you didn't even tell me you were coming back!"

"I'll give you a surprise."

After dragging my suitcase inside and hugging my parents, I asked, "Where's my brother? Did he go out to play?"

"I went out with my classmates."

Mother Ye pulled her daughter to sit down and urged Father Ye to quickly boil water and make tea: "Did you come back from Hong Kong or from Beijing?"

Ye Ling took her mother's arm and said, "I came straight back from Hong Kong. My sister is still in Hong Kong. My brother-in-law brought you some gifts. You can get them later."

"Don't worry about the gift, how's your sister?"

"That's great. Didn't you go to Beijing and see for yourselves? My brother-in-law's family dotes on my sister. Aunt Xu treats her almost like her own daughter," Ye Ling said with a smile.

Mother Ye breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. Will your sister be able to adapt to Hong Kong? She mentioned attending some kind of banquet before, but our family has never experienced anything like that before."

"That's great, no one dares to give my sister a hard time."

Ye Ling scratched his head and pondered for a moment: "You really wouldn't know unless you go to Hong Kong. The Chen family has a very high status there. Do you know Uncle Chen's nickname in Hong Kong?"

"He even has a nickname?" Ye's father asked in surprise.

Ye Ling nodded and said, "There's more than one. There are ruthless people, out-of-town dragons, financial harvesters, a whole bunch of them. And the most famous one is called Half the King of Hong Kong."

puff...

Ye's mother laughed and tapped her daughter: "How can you talk about people like that? You're making your Uncle Chen sound like he's involved in a gang. You're not allowed to talk nonsense."

Ye Ling shook her head and argued, "I'm not making this up. It's true. I only heard it from my brother-in-law after I went to Hong Kong. Uncle Chen has a different status in Hong Kong."

"How could someone have such a strange nickname?" Ye's mother frowned, thinking that the person didn't sound like a good person.

Ye Ling didn't know the details, so she gave a brief account of how Chen Fan had managed to acquire a large number of industries from the British in order to purchase the port.

Even so, it's still quite astonishing. Mr. Ye couldn't help but sigh, "Our in-law, tsk tsk... he's got guts. Back when Hong Kong was under British rule, he managed to force the British to bow down. Impressive!"

Ye's mother nodded slightly, but then she heard another piece of information: "Spark Real Estate, why does that name sound so familiar?"

Ye Ling laughed and said, "It's right that the name sounds familiar. I only found out after I went to Hong Kong that Xinghuo No. 1 in Guangzhou, Xinghuo No. 2 in Beijing, Xinghuo No. 3 in Shenzhen, and Xinghuo No. 4 in Shanghai all belong to Chen Shujian. Last time I went to Beijing, didn't you all visit Xinghuo No. 2?"

Upon hearing this, Mr. and Mrs. Ye exchanged bewildered glances!
All four buildings were once the tallest in the world, each one taller than the last. In an era when national self-confidence was lacking, the topping out of each building was extremely awe-inspiring.

Who would have thought that it was all built by their in-laws?

What kind of family did my daughter marry into? I originally thought that the Chen family owning a supermarket in Chinatown was amazing enough, but it turns out that this is just the tip of the iceberg.

……

Back in the capital, Xu Jinqiu was restless and uneasy.

Seeing Chen Fan brewing tea and smoking like a big shot, she got angry: "Why don't you go to Hong Kong and take charge?"

"Teacher Xu, didn't we agree on this?"

“But as soon as I got back, I felt uneasy. I always felt that my second and third children were still young. Could they handle such a large amount of funds?”

Xu Jinqiu grabbed Chen Fan's arm and bit it hard: "If they mess things up, it will be difficult for the two brothers to gain control of the company in the future."

Chen Fan winced in pain, rubbing his arm, and said irritably, "You're just worrying unnecessarily. Look at Ali and Yuanyuan, learn from them, the kids are doing just fine."

How do you know I'm not worried?

Zeng Ali glared at her angrily: "I told you in Hong Kong to stay a little longer, but you insisted on coming back. There's nothing to do here, so you might as well help the kids."

"How long will you help? Will you help me for a lifetime?"

Chen Fan stood up, turned around and left. He couldn't talk to these women who were "overflowing with maternal instincts." He found a place to sit down and took out his phone to read the news.

There wasn't any major news.

It's nothing more than a quarrel between the Republican and Democratic factions. This quarrel lasted until August 1st, when Trump, the president of the Democratic Party, was the first to speak out.

"A massive debt of $14 trillion or even more shows that the United States is living on borrowed money, which is very bad for one of the world's major economies."

"This means that they are spending more than they earn and shifting part of the burden of their problems onto the global economy, living a parasitic life largely dependent on the world economy and the monopoly of the US dollar."

Criticism is one thing, but it doesn't affect Americans.

The US Treasury Secretary has already stated that if the $14.29 trillion debt ceiling is not raised by August 2, the US will be forced to default on $62 billion in Social Security payments.

Obama then officially signed the bill to raise the debt ceiling, which had already been passed by both houses of Congress, thus bringing the US debt crisis to a close.

"The opportunity is coming!"

Upon receiving the news, Chen Yanjin moved into his office and began to monitor American news around the clock, especially news related to the stock market and stock indices.

Two days passed with no news.

He looked much more haggard than usual, which pained Ye Wan. She ran back and forth home, preparing various tonics for her boyfriend: "Why don't you take a day off?"

"I didn't do any work at the company. I just slept when I was tired. It's fine." After finishing the chicken soup, Chen Yanjin took out a cigarette and lit it.

I've been smoking significantly more these past few days.

Too much pressure!

On the one hand, too much money was invested; on the other hand, this was his first time taking charge on his own, and if he didn't do a good job, there might be trouble managing the company later.

Only when you are strong enough can you command respect.

Just like my father, he never makes a mistake in investing, and no one dares to disobey him.

Chen Yanjin really likes the current atmosphere. He had long thought that he wanted to be like his father, able to manipulate the financial market at will.

It's almost here!
Another night passed, and on August 5th, S&P made an unprecedented move by downgrading the US's AAA credit rating to AA+, causing an uproar.

Upon seeing the news, Chen Yanjin quickly got up: "Honey, let's go home. I need to get a good night's sleep and try to sleep until noon tomorrow."

"Not keeping an eye on things today?" Ye Wan asked in surprise.

Chen Yanjin shook his head: "Tomorrow is Saturday, and the US stock market will be closed for the weekend. We'll have to fight it out on Monday, so let's get some rest first."

Ye Wan breathed a sigh of relief, took out her phone and called the maids at home, asking them to prepare a light and nutritious chicken soup meal.

P.S.: Second update! Thanks for your support!

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