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Chapter 735 Detonates public opinion
As we all know, entertainment news in Hong Kong Island is often the most popular among the public, and the entertainment sections of major media are also the best-selling. The sudden appearance of a twelve-year-old genius boy immediately made the Hong Kong Island residents who were addicted to entertainment to death cheer. It really refreshed their three views that were close to "Yerlang arrogance", and naturally caused a sensation in Hong Kong Island.

In 1976, Hong Kong Island had initially recovered from the 1973 stock market crash, and the economy had returned to a period of rapid development. Therefore, the lives of ordinary residents were further guaranteed, and naturally they had a lot of free time to pay attention to gossip. This was also the slow start of Hong Kong Island's entertainment industry, so the name "Suning" became a household name.

At this time, several mainstream newspapers and magazines that had always been at odds with each other reported Suning's news at the same time, and most of them were on the best front page headlines, making Suning a celebrity in Hong Kong Island in 1975. Almost every newspaper would discuss this child from other people's family.

"Ahhong, look, Suning is on the headlines." Father Zhong found that the front-page headlines of several major newspapers today were all occupied by an acquaintance, and he immediately handed the newspaper to his eldest daughter Ahhong in shock.

"Wow! Dad, Suning was admitted to the University of Hong Kong at the age of twelve?" Ah Hong immediately took the newspaper handed to her by her father and read it quickly at a glance.

"Yes! It's really incredible." At this time, Zhong's father said with emotion. The news about Suning was really shocking.

"Dad, we shouldn't have been so busy moving. Suning is a real Wenquxing incarnate. Maybe it can really affect the study of me and my brothers and sisters." After hearing her father's deep feelings, Ah Hong couldn't help but express her opinion.

"Haha, silly girl! Are you here to study?" Father and Aunt Zhong knew their eldest daughter well, and they couldn't help but teasing her.

"Dad, what nonsense are you talking about!" Hearing her parents' teasing, Ah Hong immediately lowered her head shyly.

"Ahhong, I think Mr. Chen must know where the three Suning siblings moved to, but the machinery factory is only the most insignificant industry of Ningyuan Group. Mr. Chen, who is busy with all kinds of affairs, rarely asks about the factory. Besides, I don't have Mr. Chen's contact information, so it is difficult for me to meet Mr. Chen." Until his eldest daughter always wanted to know Suning's new address, Father Zhong explained to Ahhong helplessly.

"Ah? Dad, will we lose contact with Suning and the others now?" Ah Hong looked at her father with some difficulty accepting and asked.

"Yes! Sometimes it's really helpless. After all, Hong Kong is not a big city, and it's still very difficult to find someone." Although he knew that his daughter was very upset, Father Zhong still smiled bitterly and shook his head to explain.

"Dad, I understand. We will definitely meet again in the future."

At the Huo Mansion in the middle of the mountain, Mr. Huo looked at the front page headline of today's newspaper dominated by Suning. He was no less surprised than Mr. Zhong. Thinking that he had overestimated this young genius and had unconsciously behaved in a humble manner, he suddenly realized that he had still unconsciously underestimated him.

"Father, Suning is so amazing." At this time, Huo Zhenting looked at his father with surprise and said with emotion.

"Zhen Ting, it seems that we still underestimated Su Ning. You know, Su Ning's true ability is so strong. I let the younger generations in the family have more contact with him." Hearing his eldest son's deep emotion, Mr. Huo was also filled with infinite regret.

"Father, I heard that Suning has given up social subsidies and moved out of the low-rent housing with his brother and sister." Huo Zhenting took the opportunity to tell his father about the recent situation of Suning and his two siblings.

"Well, accepting social subsidies is like being stuck in a swamp. Very few people can actually get ashore. It seems that Suning is a very thoughtful kid." It is really too tempting to accept social subsidies. It is difficult for many people to get out of their predicament in their lifetime. They will only unconsciously fall into the illusory beauty of subsidies.

"Dad, Suning's choice was indeed unexpected. Later, I made a special effort to find out more. He bought a bicycle for each of his younger brothers and sisters, which was complained by the neighbors as unnecessary high consumption. So Suning gave up the social subsidy in a fit of anger." Huo Zhenting also agreed with his father's point of view very much, and then further explained Suning's specific situation in detail.

"Zhen Ting, so we must also pay attention to the education of the younger generation. Although it doesn't have to reach the level of Suning, at least we can't have prodigals."

"Yes! Father."

"By the way! Zhenting, do you know where Suning has moved to now?" Old Huo suddenly looked at his eldest son Huo Zhenting in confusion and asked.

"Taikoo Li! It seems to be a three-bedroom house."

"Haha, this brat has not been in Hong Kong for long, but he has a pretty good vision. The houses in Taikoo Li are indeed pretty good." At this moment, Mr. Huo couldn't help but smile, and suddenly realized that Suning might really bring him a surprise one day.

Ever since Su Ning received the admission letter from the University of Hong Kong, various media outlets have come to the school to interview Su Ning every day. Principal Cao and Director Xie have indeed reaped the honors they deserve, and naturally they are full of praise for the talented student Su Ning to the media. Su Ning got goose bumps all over his body after hearing all kinds of compliments, but he found that the Hong Kong media liked this the most, and every reporter who came to interview him was as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

The endless noise continued until the university started, and then this wave of public opinion slowly began to subside. Then Suning officially became a preparatory student of the University of Hong Kong. This time, Suning chose to study finance and also intended to study abroad for a few years. After all, this world experience was so perfect, so he should enrich his academic qualifications to the greatest extent.

Yiwu, Chenjia Village, autumn in previous years was the busiest time for Chenjia Village, because not only was it the annual autumn harvest season, it was also the best time for peddlers from Chenjia Village to travel around to exchange chicken feathers for sugar. It was a pity that this behavior in Chenjia Village was banned last year, and Chen Jinshui, the head of Chenjia Village, was also imprisoned. He was not released until the recent autumn harvest.

Although the villagers of Chenjia Village have changed a lot of things because of the departure of the two brothers Suning and Chen Jianghe, they still cannot avoid the course of Chenjia Village. The wheel of time is still rolling in the established direction, and the villagers of Chenjia Village are slowly forgetting the two boys.

"Qiaogu, my dad took me to Hangzhou and bought me a new dress. Do you think it looks good on me?" Chen Daguang turned around in front of Qiaogu with a cocky look on his face, trying his best to show off his good looks to her.

"Hmph! Chen Daguang, could you please stop bothering me? I hate the sight of you." Qiaogu looked at Chen Daguang in front of her with some disgust. She had never had a good impression of Chen Daguang.

"Qiaogu, I just wanted you to take a look at the new clothes I bought. There's no need for you to react so strongly, right?" Seeing Qiaogu's face full of disgust towards him, Chen Daguang explained to Qiaogu with a helpless smile.

"Chen Daguang, have you forgotten Brother Ning's warning to you? If you dare to harass me again, I will let Brother Ning beat you to a pulp."

"Qiaogu, no one knows where Diaomao and Jimao are dead now. Don't think about them anymore. They will never come back." When Chen Daguang heard Qiaogu suddenly mention her nightmare Suning, he cursed her indifferently.

"Chen Daguang, you are talking nonsense!" Qiaogu immediately became angry at this time, and felt that Chen Daguang in front of her was really hateful.

"Qiaogu, Diaomao and Jimao left Chenjia Village to beg for food because they had nothing to eat. So the two brothers must have starved to death now."

"Wow! Chen Daguang, my brother didn't starve to death, you are talking nonsense!" Qiaogu immediately burst into tears at this time, and then ran back home crying all the way.

Seeing their only daughter running back crying, Chen Jinshui and his wife ran out in surprise, then looked at Qiaogu in confusion and asked, "Qiaogu, what's wrong with you?"

"Dad, that damn Chen Daguang said Ning Ge and Ji Mao starved to death and that they'd never come back," Qiaogu cried as she explained to her parents. "Huh? Qiaogu, don't listen to Chen Daguang's nonsense. Your two brothers won't starve to death." Chen Jinshui and his wife exchanged a look of confusion before quickly admonishing their daughter, Qiaogu.

"But, why haven't they come back after being away for more than two years?" Qiaogu asked puzzledly while sobbing as she looked at her parents in front of her.

"Qiaogu, don't worry! They will both come back."

"Dad, is it true?"

"Qiaogu, there's no way a guy as smart as Diaomao would let himself and Jimao starve to death, so you can rest assured."

Only after hearing her father's repeated assurances did Qiaogu stop sobbing. However, thinking of Chen Daguang's hateful behavior just now, she still said to her parents angrily, "Mom and Dad, I will never play with Chen Daguang again. He is really annoying."

"Qiaogu, I'll complain to your uncle Jintu later, and then I'll let you give Daguang a good beating."

"Alright! Let Uncle Jintu beat Chen Daguang's butt to pieces and break it into eight pieces."

"Haha, good! Give him eight petals."

Just like that, under the kind words of Chen Jinshui and his wife, their daughter Qiaogu finally burst into laughter again and stopped crying, which made Chen Jinshui and his wife breathe a sigh of relief.

"Old Chen, I don't know how the two brothers Diaomao and Jimao are doing now." After comforting her daughter Qiaogu, Chen Jinshui's wife asked Chen Jinshui secretly.

"Don't worry! Both brothers are so smart, they will definitely not suffer any loss outside." Chen Jinshui still forced a smile and comforted his wife.

"Hey! These two kids didn't even think to write a letter home. We wouldn't have to worry so much."

Hearing his wife and daughter's concerns about the Suning brothers, Chen Jinshui was equally worried. After all, Chen Jinshui was a peddler who traveled all over the country, so he knew clearly how difficult it was for the two children to make a living outside. So now Chen Jinshui wanted to know the information about the Suning brothers more than his wife and daughter did.

Time passed quickly, and soon it was already the seventh or eighth year. At this time, Suning had become a junior student, only fifteen years old, while Chen Jianghe and Luo Yuzhu had also entered the second year of junior high school. Ningyuan Group had also become a large enterprise in Hong Kong that was deeply involved in real estate.

"Ling Ling Qi, how much shares does Ning Yuan hold in the four major foreign companies now?"

"Master, except for Taikoo, which only holds less than 15% of the shares, the other three foreign companies each hold close to 30% of the shares."

"Very good! Let's prepare to launch a takeover offer to the four major foreign companies."

"Yes! Master."

"Zero Zero Seven, before we launch a large-scale acquisition, we should first expose Li Chaoren and Baochuanwang's little tricks, and let them help us Ningyuan attract firepower."

"Yes! Master, everything is ready."

Soon, major media in Hong Kong exposed the information that Li Chaoren and the charter king were acquiring Wharf Holdings, a subsidiary of Jardine Matheson. Immediately, a whirlwind blew up in the Hong Kong stock market. All Hong Kong investors went crazy, and Wharf Holdings' shares soared at a speed visible to the naked eye. Then the executives and shareholders of Jardine Matheson and Wharf Holdings were frightened, because in recent years, all of their British-owned foreign companies had adopted a strategy of expanding their operations. In order to obtain a large amount of funds in a short period of time, they mortgaged their respective shares in the bank. Therefore, the seemingly huge four major foreign companies were actually fat guys who were unable to be replenished, and they were jumping up and down to find ways to protect their own shares.

As the other parties who triggered this financial incident, Li Chaoren and Bao Chuanwang looked at each other in confusion, unable to understand when their acquisition, which they thought was secret, was leaked. Bao Chuanwang looked at Li Chaoren with a confused face and asked, "Boss Li, what's going on these days?"

"Old Bao, I guess the two of us may have become targets to attract other people's firepower." The clever Li Chaoren had already guessed it roughly, because he had long realized the difficulty of acquiring Hutchison Whampoa shares.

"What? Who could be so bad? Could it be Mr. Huo?" The boat charter king couldn't help but widen his eyes in shock, then thought for a while and made a guess.

"No! Mr. Huo's situation is too special. The British company will not compromise with him. Besides, Mr. Huo will not do such a thankless task."

"Boss Li, are you talking about Ningyuan Group?"

"Humph! The only company that has this capability right now is this mysterious enterprise."

"Boss Li, what do you think we should do next?"

"Old Bao, I think we should fully cooperate with Ningyuan Group and openly acquire it. After all, this is a feast for our Chinese capital."

"Boss Li, are you crazy? Isn't this just making things difficult for Ningyuan Group?"

"Old Bao, don't worry. When Ningyuan Group eats meat, we can also drink soup. And I won't repay Ningyuan Group for not remembering our kindness."

"Alright! It seems that the Ningyuan Group has been planning for a long time, but it's really painful to miss out on the Wharf."

"Old Bao, we can only blame ourselves for being weaker than others. One day we will take back what we lost today."

(End of this chapter)