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Unwittingly, Liu Xiaobao came across a report, a data report on China's import and export figures in 1993.

Throughout 1993, China's total export trade amounted to only 528.48 billion, while its total import trade amounted to 598.62 billion, resulting in a difference of 70.14 billion between import and export trade.

In other words, China currently imports more goods than it exports. Although export trade can earn a lot of foreign exchange to the country, import trade also requires payment in foreign currency.

So, in general, the foreign exchange that the country earns is actually insufficient to cover its expenditures.

After reading this report, Liu Xiaobao finally understood why the old man had urged him to earn foreign exchange. If a country's foreign exchange reserves are insufficient, it will become out of touch with the world due to a lack of capital.

With this in mind, Liu Xiaobao officially put earning foreign exchange on his agenda, deciding to focus his business efforts on this area.

After smoking five cigarettes, Rosamund Kwan and Cherie Chung finally finished dressing up Gu.

Liu Xiaobao didn't complain. He went to call Su Jie, and then took Guan Zhilin and Zhong Chuhong out the door together.

Chapter 219 New Residence on the Pujiang River, Bao Mansion (Please Subscribe)

Liu Xiaobao always keeps his word.

Over the next two days, he indeed took Rosamund Kwan and Cherie Chung to visit the scenic spots in Huangpu for two whole days.

It wasn't until the third day that Liu Xiaobao put Guan Zhilin and Zhong Chuhong on the "Jubao" ship, allowing them to return to Hong Kong by sea.

The reason they were put on the "Treasure Ship" back to Hong Kong was that when Rosamund Kwan and Cherie Chung left Hong Kong, they did not enter through the border crossing, and they did not have the relevant documents with them, so they could not take a plane back to Hong Kong. Therefore, they had no choice but to return in the same way.

Of course, since Liu Xiaobao had contacted He Chaoqiong beforehand, he didn't need to worry about Guan Zhilin and Zhong Chuhong encountering any trouble on the gambling ship. There would be security personnel protecting them throughout the trip, and someone would take care of them.

However, Liu Xiaobao did not tell Guan Zhilin and Zhong Chuhong that the "Jubao" was actually his just because they had become his women.

So even though Rosamund Kwan and Cherie Chung returned to the "Treasure Ship" gambling ship, they didn't know that Liu Xiaobao was the real owner of the ship.

It wasn't that Liu Xiaobao intentionally wanted to hide it from Guan Zhilin and Zhong Chuhong; he was just afraid they would misbehave on the ship because of it, so he didn't want to make a fuss.

Otherwise, if Rosamund Kwan and Cherie Chung, relying on their status as his women, break the rules on the gambling ship, Pansy Ho will have difficulty managing them.

In other words, if Rosamund Kwan and Cherie Chung gambled or enjoyed themselves according to the rules on the gambling ship, Liu Xiaobao wouldn't restrict them.

As for how to settle Guan Zhilin and Zhong Chuhong, Liu Xiaobao doesn't have time to worry about it for the time being, but he has promised them that he will make arrangements when he goes to Hong Kong next time.

Rosamund Kwan and Cherie Chung knew that Lau Siu-bo's business was very successful, so having already achieved their goal, they didn't dwell on the matter and both agreed to wait for Lau Siu-bo in Hong Kong.

After sending Rosamund Kwan and Cherie Chung aboard the "Treasure Ship," Liu Xiaobao returned to the Huangpu River and immediately contacted Wang Mingzhu.

When Liu Xiaobao mentioned that he would be visiting Wang Mingzhu's home the next day, Wang Mingzhu, who understood what 'visiting' meant, happily said that she would take the day off and wait for Liu Xiaobao at home.

After making the appointment with Wang Mingzhu, Liu Xiaobao moved into the fully furnished mansion that afternoon.

Liu Xiaobao had previously purchased two mansions. The other one was given to Wang Mingzhu as a betrothal gift for her parents to live in, while the current mansion is one that Liu Xiaobao kept for himself.

This mansion was formerly Bai Chongxi's residence in Pujiang, so it was also known as Bai Mansion. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Bai Mansion was taken over by the Pujiang Municipal Government. Originally, the municipal government did not intend to sell it, but Liu Xiaobao spent 60 million Hong Kong dollars to purchase it.

That's right, it was Hong Kong dollars. If it were Chinese dollars, the municipal government probably wouldn't have sold it. But Hong Kong dollars are considered foreign exchange, so the municipal government agreed to sell the Bai Mansion to Liu Xiaobao.

However, now that Liu Xiaobao has bought it, it can no longer be called Bai Mansion. He has already had the workers change the nameplate outside the door to 'Bao Mansion'.

This mansion is huge; it can house not only Liu Xiaobao and his seven future wives, but even if he marries thirty wives, there's enough room for them all.

Moreover, since this mansion was previously used by the Pujiang Painting Academy and the Pujiang Yue Opera Troupe, it has been well preserved and does not require major renovations.

In order to preserve the original historical atmosphere of the mansion, Liu Xiaobao simply had people clean it and add new furniture, and that was it.

It's worth mentioning that there's a large garden behind this mansion, where Su Jie can practice his martial arts to his heart's content, which is why Su Jie likes this mansion more than Liu Xiaobao.

On the night they moved into their new home, Liu Xiaobao and Su Jie returned from dinner outside. When he saw Su Jie about to go to the back garden to practice boxing, he quickly stopped him.

"Su Jie, wait a minute. I'm going to Miss Wang's house tomorrow to propose marriage. When I do, you go and select a group of nannies who are tight-lipped!"

Su Jie seemed to have anticipated this, since there were only him and Liu Xiaobao in the huge mansion, so he wasn't surprised.

"Okay, I understand. I'll take care of it after I send you to Miss Wang's house tomorrow!"

After Su Jie finished speaking, he turned to go to the back garden, but Liu Xiaobao called him back again.

"Su Jie, stop practicing your skills whenever you have a spare moment. That kind of life is too boring. It's just the two of us now, why don't you keep me company and have a chat?"

Su Jie asked in surprise, "What? Mr. Bao, you want me to chat with you? I'm not a woman!"

Liu Xiaobao rolled his eyes at Su Jie: "What do you mean? Do you think I'm the kind of person who only sits down and chats with women?"

Su Jie shrugged and asked with a smile, "Aren't you the same?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaobao shook his head with a wry smile and sighed softly, "Sigh! I never thought that in your heart, I was just someone who only had eyes for women! Fine, I won't argue with you anymore. Let's talk about women, like that woman you've always liked."

The reason Liu Xiaobao suddenly brought up this topic was naturally because he had promised Master Huo a request before he died.

He wanted to learn more about the woman Su Jie had loved, and then see how he could help Su Jie and that woman rekindle their relationship.

When Su Jie heard Liu Xiaobao mention the woman he had once loved, a hint of sadness appeared in his eyes, and his expression became somewhat forlorn.

But Su Jie stopped in his tracks and headed towards the back garden. He turned around and sat down next to Liu Xiaobao, and unusually asked Liu Xiaobao for a cigarette.

After taking a deep drag of his cigarette, Su Jie slowly spoke.

"Her name is Tang Hui, and she is a year younger than me. When I was little, my master was very strict with my training. I practiced for a long time every day, and I hardly had any time to play with other children. As a result, I didn't have any friends. Then, when I was twelve, she appeared in my life. I remember I was practicing by the river when she was flying a kite. She accidentally bumped into me, and that's how we met. After that, she would come to practice with me and talk to me every day. She became my only friend."

At this point, Su Jie paused, and then suddenly smiled, as if he had recalled some particularly fond memories from the past.

Liu Xiaobao could sense that Su Jie was completely absorbed in the moment.

But he wanted to know more about the woman, so when he saw Su Jie stop talking, he quickly pressed Su Jie for more information.

"And then what happened? How did you fall in love? And how did you break up?"

Chapter 220 Proposing Marriage to the Wang Family (Please Subscribe)

Su Jie took another deep drag of his cigarette, stubbed it out, and continued speaking.

"We were childhood sweethearts, and as we were just beginning to experience love, we slowly developed feelings for each other. When she turned eighteen, I confessed my feelings to her, and we finally became boyfriend and girlfriend. When she turned twenty, we even tasted the forbidden fruit."

At this point, Su Jie blushed for once, but his blush didn't last long. His expression quickly turned to helplessness and regret as he continued.

"But just when we were about to get married, something happened to her family. Her parents, who were doing business in Hong Kong, were caught up in a business crisis. They not only faced the risk of bankruptcy, but also the consequence of going to jail. Tang Hui rushed to Hong Kong to visit her parents. After that, she married someone else and never had any contact with me again."

At this point, Su Jie asked Liu Xiaobao for another cigarette, lit it, and began to inhale with a slightly pained expression.

At this moment, Liu Xiaobao recalled the first time he took Su Jie to Hong Kong, when he was surprised that Su Jie had a travel permit.

Now that he heard this, Liu Xiaobao finally understood why Su Jie had the travel permit: "Why did she get married so suddenly? Didn't you ask her for an explanation?"

Su Jie shook his head helplessly.

“Of course I had to find her and get to the bottom of things, so after waiting for her for half a year but not seeing her return, I went to Hong Kong to look for her. I found her and after asking her, I learned that her parents needed to pay a large sum of money to get rid of the legal responsibility, and they also needed someone powerful to settle the matter. At that time, Wei Ande from the Wei family took a liking to her, and in order to save her parents, she had no choice but to marry Wei Ande.”

Liu Xiaobao frowned and asked in confusion, "The Wei family? Which Wei family? I don't think there's such a family in Hong Kong?"

Su Jie nodded: "No, not now. Wei Ande's father was the Governor of Hong Kong at the time. After he stepped down in 1991, the Wei family moved back to England, and Tang Hui also went to England with them."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaobao immediately understood that the Wei family Su Jie mentioned was the family of former Hong Kong Governor Wei Yixin. No wonder they were able to easily exonerate Tang Hui's parents.

Based on Liu Xiaobao's understanding of Su Jie's personality, he curiously asked Su Jie another question: "So what about you? Are you really willing to just watch her marry that Wei Ande and go to England?"

Su Jie shook his head and sighed softly.

“Of course I was unwilling. I went to talk to Wei Ande and even begged him to let Tang Hui go, but he refused to let her go no matter what. I was so anxious that I wanted to kill him, but I didn’t expect that his father had a master by his side. His skills were no less than mine. We fought to a draw, which is how Wei Ande saved his life.”

Liu Xiaobao shook his head slightly: "You acted rashly. I'm afraid Wei Ande will transfer his anger to Tang Hui."

Su Jie nodded painfully.

“Yes, I was indeed reckless at the time, and I even dragged Tang Hui into it. But at the time, I couldn’t think that much. Later, Tang Hui found me. I could tell she had been beaten, but she didn’t complain to me at all. She just pleaded with me to go back to China, forget about her, and find another lover! I didn’t want Tang Hui to be hurt because of me again, so I went directly to Wei Ande’s father, Wei Yixin, and told him that I was willing to let go, but the Wei family had to treat Tang Hui well, otherwise I would risk my life to wipe out the entire Wei family. Wei Yixin agreed. I observed for a while and found that Tang Hui hadn’t been beaten again, so I went back to China. Since then, I have never gone to see Tang Hui again.”

After recounting his past with Tang Hui, Su Jie finished the cigarette in his hand in one gulp, then lit another and took a deep drag.

Liu Xiaobao could tell that Su Jie needed the pungent smell of cigarettes to numb his emotional pain.

Therefore, Liu Xiaobao did not try to stop Su Jie and let Su Jie continue smoking.

Only after seeing Su Jie finish another cigarette did Liu Xiaobao ask again, "If Tang Hui were willing to come back to you, would you mind that she has already been married to someone else?"

Su Jie looked up at Liu Xiaobao and answered firmly.

“I’ve said it before, I will marry no one but her in this life. If I can’t be with her, I will never fall in love with any other woman. Just like I said my life belongs to you, Mr. Bao, I will do what I say! Moreover, I know that she was forced to make this choice, it was not her own will. If she can come back to me, why would I care that she was married to someone else!”

Liu Xiaobao nodded: "I understand your feelings. Don't worry, I'll help you win her back if I get the chance. Okay, let's stop here for tonight. I have to go to Miss Wang's house to propose tomorrow morning. I need to go to sleep."

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After saying that, Liu Xiaobao ignored Su Jie and went upstairs.

After hearing Liu Xiaobao's words, Su Jie's eyes lit up with hope again. He looked at Liu Xiaobao's retreating figure as he walked up the stairs and asked, "Boss Bao, do I really still have a chance to win her back?"

Without turning his head, Liu Xiaobao replied, "It's all about human effort. With my help, there's definitely a chance. But for now, you should rest well and not think too much, lest you lose sleep!"

Seeing that Liu Xiaobao had already gone upstairs, Su Jie couldn't help but mutter to himself, "With Boss Bao's wealth and his skill at picking up girls, with his help, I might actually have a chance!"

The pain on Su Jie's face disappeared. He stubbed out his cigarette and got up to walk towards the back garden.

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Liu Xiaobao didn't think much about helping Su Jie win back his ex-girlfriend.

He knew very well that he had to go to England to accomplish this, and thinking about it now would be useless.

So after returning to his bedroom, Liu Xiaobao took a shower and went straight to sleep.