Mixed in 1980

Chapter 428 Zhao Hongniang

Chen Yi walked out quickly, unconsciously rolling her eyes. She was 39 years old and was still being called Xiao Yi'er, but Zhao Yuanyuan wouldn't change her way of addressing her, and she couldn't do anything about it.

"Who told me to owe her this? I'm the one who raised me." He asked, "What's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Zhao Yuanyuan pulled her to sit down: "It's about what you said last time, about a student who's quite good, and you wanted to introduce him to Lao Si."

"Didn't you say that the fourth brother should find it himself?"

Chen Yi remembered this matter, but Zhao Yuanyuan wasn't in a hurry at the time, and Lao Si wasn't in a hurry either. He mentioned it once and then nothing more was said.

Did she have the intention to find it herself?

Zhao Yuanyuan scratched her head vigorously and couldn't help but complain: "The third brother had the same idea back then, but Xiao Lu pursued him. Now the fourth brother is doing the same thing. Tell me, what kind of things did I give birth to?"

"Whose fault is it? It's all genetic."

Chen Yi burst into laughter: "Back then, you weren't in a hurry either. Aunt He urged you to get married a lot, didn't she? She arranged so many blind dates for you, and you used all sorts of tricks."

Zhao Yuanyuan was furious and pinched her sister-in-law's cheek: "You brat, stop teasing me and tell me quickly, what's the situation with your student?"

Disdainfully brushing away her sister-in-law's hand, Chen Yi rubbed her face: "Can you please stop pinching my face all the time like when we were kids?"

She rolled her eyes before continuing, "My student is one year older than the fourth-year student. He'll be starting his second year of doctoral studies next semester. He's good-looking and has a good character."

"As for his family, his father served in the army and fought in wars. After retiring from the army, he became a truck driver. He also has an older brother and sister. He is the youngest. His family background is very clean."

After listening to her, Zhao Yuanyuan nodded slightly: "Send me a rough draft of the information, and I'll have your brother check it out later. If there are no problems, we'll arrange a meeting."

"Would the fourth brother be willing?" Chen Yi teased.

Chen Yi raised all five of her children from her maternal family herself. She knew the fourth child's personality all too well; when he wasn't stubborn, everything was easy to talk to.

He's so stubborn, just like Zhao Yuanyuan.

"You're her aunt, can't you even handle this little thing?" Zhao Yuanyuan pouted and turned to go to the backyard to chat with her parents.

Watching her leave, Chen Yi laughed and scolded, "You can't do anything about Lao Si, so you use me as a scapegoat. How dare you?"

The more she talked, the more she complained: "It's always the same. She can't handle things herself, so she pushes them onto others. She's been spoiled by her whole family."

“You don’t spoil him either!” Zeng Tuqiang joked.

Chen Yi rolled her eyes at her husband: "How can I not spoil her? If I say no, she'll nag me all night. How did she take care of me when I was a child?"

Zeng Tuqiang smiled and said, "Sister Yuanyuan is the smartest."

Others might read a teacher's quote and forget it, but Zhao Yuanyuan is different. She can truly learn it, especially the line: "Make as many friends as possible and as few enemies as possible."

By keeping everyone happy, she can delegate tasks to others. From childhood to adulthood, Zhao Yuanyuan has always practiced this principle.

In the backyard, Zhao Yuanyuan chatted with her parents for a long time, then asked Zhao Pengyu, "Brother, how is your real estate company doing now?"

"That's great, we recently acquired another piece of land."

Zhao Pengyu moved the coffee table into the yard and brewed a pot of tea: "But as you know, Chen Fan told us that all these years we've only been able to make a small fuss."

Zhao Yuanyuan said irritably, "You call this small-scale stuff? You're in the real estate business, do you think you don't know what's going on inside? Are houses selling well right now?"

Zhao Pengyu handed over the teacup: "In the past two years, apart from the core areas of popular cities, it hasn't been selling very well in other places."

"It should only be temporary."

"With such a large population base and the continuous promotion of urbanization, pushing rural residents to move to cities, there is still great potential in the real estate market."

Zhao Yuanyuan took the teacup and took a sip: "Chen Fan said that there should be a wave of policies to stimulate the real estate market next year, with the aim of reducing inventory."

"Taking advantage of this consumption boom, we should clear out the entire real estate market and exit the market."

"After a certain point, purchasing power will be exhausted, and the future of the property market is predictable. Hong Kong has already experienced this twice, so you need to be prepared."

"Don't worry, that's what I'm planning to do too." Zhao Pengyu nodded slightly, took out a cigarette and lit it.

He took a deep breath and said, "Our real estate company isn't very big. With your support, the leverage is very low, so it'll be easy for us to get out."

"That's good!"

Zhao Yuanyuan put down her teacup and said, "The foundation's projects have basically stalled. If we withdraw from the real estate market, all that will be left at home is logistics and express delivery. Have you thought about doing something else?"

"Chen Lu is mainly in charge of express delivery and logistics."

Zhao Pengyu stretched and teased, "I'm already over fifty, and I still want to? What I do in the future depends on what your nephew and niece think."

“That makes sense!” Zhao Yuanyuan agreed.

A person's life is only a few decades long, and everyone should stop and rest. The wealth that my brother has accumulated over the years is enough for my nephew and niece to do whatever they want.

From working on engineering projects with the foundation in the early days, to logistics and real estate later on, I made a lot of money, especially in real estate, which was extremely profitable.

With Zhao Yuanyuan's financial support, Zhao Pengyu didn't need to seek bank loans or bear high interest rates. His profits were much higher than his peers, but his pressure was much less.

As for logistics and express delivery, their market capitalization is also staggering.

The main advantage is that they started early and have a first-mover advantage. They have their own logistics parks and transit stations in major cities. Even if they don't operate them themselves, the rent alone is a huge source of income.

With the rapid development of e-commerce in recent years, the demand for express delivery services has surged. They have already spun off their express delivery business for financing and plan to go public next year. Going public is no longer an option!

With the rapid development of e-commerce, the number of express delivery companies has exploded, leading to fierce competition. Many investors have entered the market and are burning through cash to grab market share.

Burning money inevitably involves burning investors' money.

Financing and going public are inevitable trends. Unlike Chen Fan, they don't have so much cash on hand that they can't even spend it all, and they can even delist Hong Kong Electric Company to run their own business.

Zhao Yuanyuan has also been busy with the listing process in the past two years. The medical aesthetics projects under Xingmang Investment have been packaged into three companies and have been listed in Hong Kong after two rounds of financing.

Next, we'll sell shares and the company!

Zhao Yuanyuan's goal is clear: to increase market value through listing and then sell the company, ultimately slimming down Xingmang Investment and reducing management difficulties.

The brother and sister chatted for a while before Zhao Yuanyuan went home. As soon as she entered the house, she saw her little daughter and scolded her disdainfully, "You little good-for-nothing!"

"I can't stay here anymore!" Chen Yanyin said angrily.

"Stay put or leave it, if you don't want to stay, get out!"

"I'm going back to my room!"

Before her mother could get angry, Chen Yanyin turned and ran away, muttering to herself, "Chen Lao Er is useless. Go beat him up, why are you scolding me?"

"You brat!" Zhao Yuanyuan laughed in exasperation.

She shook her head and went straight back to the east wing, showing her husband the message Chen Yi had sent: "Have someone investigate. If it's suitable, let the fourth son go on a blind date."

Chen Fan teased, "Be careful, your daughter might get angry with you."

Zhao Yuanyuan raised the corners of her mouth: "Let Xiaoyi arrange it. If my daughter is in a hurry, she can be anxious with her aunt. It has nothing to do with me."

Chen Fan was stunned: "You're really something!"

Zhao Yuanyuan said smugly, "I've been the one playing with her since she was little, and now that she's grown up, she's taking the blame for me. This is Xiaoyi's duty."

"That's true!"

Chen Fan smiled, took out his phone, sent out the message, and arranged for someone to investigate. His little girl was not young anymore, and they couldn't delay any longer.

Once I've settled things for my fourth and fifth children, I can retire completely.

Time flies, and it's already mid-June!

Chen Fan held a file on a boy in his hand: "He's pretty good; his family background is very clean."

Zhao Yuanyuan snatched the documents: "My father is a retired soldier and a truck driver. Judging from his friends and neighbors, he is a very upright person."

"My mother runs a small shop, raising her child while running the business. She has a straightforward personality and is the typical hard-working type. People like that are bound to be good."

"His brother, well... he's more family-oriented, so the brotherly relationship isn't that great. It's not a big problem, since they don't live together anyway, and they only see each other during holidays."

"His sister-in-law loves to take advantage of others and is good at taking advantage of her husband's family. When buying a house or a car, she always asks her parents-in-law to pay the majority of the cost, for fear that the money will be given to her brother-in-law."

"It's not a problem. We don't live together anyway. Dealing with this kind of person is easy. They can be bribed with small favors. It's not troublesome."

"His sister, well... the siblings have a very good relationship, and she tends to be a bit of a 'brother-supporting demon,' but since her brother is successful, she doesn't have to put her in a difficult position."

"As for him personally, he is quite good. He has a relatively upright personality, is very self-disciplined, and has devoted most of his energy to studying since childhood. He also has very clean interpersonal relationships."

Closing the documents, Zhao Yuanyuan was quite satisfied: "That's settled then. Let Xiaoyi arrange it so the two children can meet as soon as possible. We can't delay any longer."

Chen Fan had no objections; he was a good young man.

A PhD from Beihang University is highly prestigious; graduates will either stay at the university or enter related research institutes—they are all top talents.

Without hesitation, Zhao Yuanyuan handed the matter over to Chen Yi and then pulled Xu Jinqiu to help her pack her luggage, as she was going to Hong Kong.

"I really owe you!" Xu Jinqiu said irritably.

At her age, why do I have to pack her luggage? "Do you want me to come with you to Hong Kong and take care of you?"

"I have no objection!"

Zhao Yuanyuan shrugged, speaking with an air of self-righteousness: "The second brother has already gone over. I'll take A-Ling with me. Do you think they can make it work? I'm telling you to pack your bags, and you dare to have any objections?"

"Would you like Ah Ling to be your daughter-in-law?"

Xu Jinqiu pondered for a moment: "After you finish dealing with things, come back first and find an excuse to leave A-Ling there for a few days, giving them a chance to be alone."

"If we're talking about being cunning, you're the one."

Zhao Yuanyuan raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "I'm going to Hong Kong. You need to keep an eye on things at home. We can't let Lao Si's blind date be delayed. We can't let her cause any trouble."

"You little brat, you're so unreliable!"

"Just like the third brother back then, he only wanted to be single and free. If Xiao Lu hadn't pursued him back then, believe it or not, the third brother would still be single now."

Xu Jinqiu laughed and said, "We have to be careful, it's hereditary. Back then, Aunt He introduced you to a blind date, tsk tsk... your methods were quite something."

Zhao Yuanyuan spat, "My little tricks are no match for Chen Fan. Back then, he was so unethical, constantly lecturing my mother on how women should handle blind dates."

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