Siheyuan (courtyard house): My name is Shazhu!

"He, you're buying a big hotel and you also want to buy a big department store. Why is that?" Lily hadn't studied investing in college.

"There is a saying in my country that a person has to face four things in life: clothing, food, housing, and transportation. These are things that everyone needs."

The global economy is not doing well right now, but we still have to face these four things, which make them very important, especially the first three.

Staying home is fine, but clothing and food are essential, regardless of wealth or poverty. As work, life, and the world become more open, housing is also becoming more important.

There are many wealthy people in our country, and always will be. When traveling, we still want to be comfortable, or even more comfortable, so big hotels won't have too bad a business.

Lily, you haven't studied economics. Learn from Martha; you need to know at least a little. To live a decent life, you need money; the economic base determines the superstructure!

"Lily, you need to focus on your studies. Without financial stability, some people won't want to be with us. We're not really the true core of Windsor!"

"I will learn. I've never had to worry about food or clothing since I was little; life wasn't easy when we didn't have money."

"Your grandfather and his generation only knew how to fight, just like my grandfather. Without war, doing business and making money became important. In fact, whether in war or in life, money has always been very important!"

"You're young, you can learn it. Even if you don't have a talent for business, learning how to manage people will do. You can use money to let others do business for you, but you still need to have money."

"When nobles lose power, how many will go into business? Pillar, what do you think of this set of tableware that the royal family used to use? It's very beautiful."

"Buy it if you like it!"

"Twenty thousand pounds, not expensive. I'll buy it; it's beautiful even without me looking at it."

"Whatever you want, you might as well buy a department store instead of this."

"I'll buy them all."

Twenty days later, He Yuzhu returned to Gangcheng, which was still chaotic, or rather, even more chaotic.

In just over six months, the consequences of the massive rise in oil prices became apparent. There were too many companies in the port city engaged in shipping, and transportation costs increased by more than 50%, making life difficult for them.

With rising transportation costs and a rapidly emerging market surplus, these companies are also facing the challenge of transformation.

It has no impact on its own industry. The 40 to 50 million barrels of oil it has acquired over the years have been beneficial. There is still less than 20 million barrels of refined oil in demand, and a large-scale oil refinery is still to be built.

Ask the workers and technicians if they can keep up. If not, wait a few years. First, build various aluminum plants and use lower prices to capture the international market.

We hope to achieve a complete chain from bauxite to alumina to electrolytic aluminum to deep processing.

He Yuzhu sent a project proposal directly to Malaysia. They would be responsible for the construction and would know exactly how large the factory could be. The factory would be located not far from Kuching Port in East Malaysia.

Mid-June!

"Mr. He, after two months of acquisitions, we have completed the acquisitions of the Electric Light Company, the Land Company, and Qingzhou Yingni, and our shareholding has reached 50.1%."

New Century Developments, including Sun Hung Kai Properties, Henderson Land Development, and seven other companies, has already completed a 30% acquisition plan.

Whether we take over the companies we've already acquired or continue acquiring others, aside from Tsing Yi Cement, the accounts of Electric and Hong Kong Land don't have much cash on hand.

"We'll take over Qingzhou Yingni, and continue acquiring the others. If the price is low, we'll take more shares. How about we split the shares?"

"A total of fifty-seven people came forward, which is very similar to bottom-fishing. Some people have already discovered this and are buying back their company shares."

"It doesn't matter, as long as we achieve our goal. We'll tell the seven companies we only need to invest in that we'll only acquire 30% of their shares and won't take control of them."

This is our commitment: to tell them that any company can get a low-interest loan of HK$1 billion from our company bank, and we will support them in developing their companies.

I'm optimistic about them! What about the other companies?

"Is it to speed up their development? I'll handle it. The other companies still have a small number of shares in circulation, and the major shareholders hold a large number of shares and don't want to sell."

I plan to speak with some people in a few days, especially Wheelock, as there are significant issues among their shareholders.

"You arrange it!"

"The He Family Living Room!"

"Daddy, we're going swimming at the beach on Sunday. Do you have time to come with us?" The youngest daughter, He Mingyu, was quite clingy to He Yuzhu.

"No problem, Daddy doesn't work on Sundays. Can Mingyue swim now?"

"Daddy, I can swim, but Auntie said I'm still too young and it's not safe for me to swim in the ocean. She told me to use swimming rings with my brothers, and we'll be good. There are adults watching over the kids in the sea, and there are swimming rings too."

"Mingyue, you should be obedient. The ocean is deep and the waves are big. Even if you have an adult watching you, you should still wear a swimming ring. Safety is the most important thing. You can swim in the pool at home when you have time."

"Daddy, I'm very obedient, but my brother is disobedient. He always splashes me with water in the pool at home." Do twins like to cause trouble like this?

"Is Mingyue scared of being splashed in the water? Mingli is just playing around with you. It's no fun playing alone, is it?"

"That seems to be true, I've forgiven him." He Mingyue appeared very generous.

"Daddy, Mingxiao has a girlfriend at school. He's always coming and going with a girl from his class, and they even eat together." He Mingwan began to talk about He Mingxiao's problems.

"Mingxiao, Dad doesn't mind you having a girlfriend, but isn't it a little too early? You're only eleven years old, not even in middle school yet. Are you sure you can handle it?"

"Don't talk nonsense to your son. What do you mean 'can you'? He's only in elementary school, what are you talking about with a girlfriend? Studying is more important. Mingxiao isn't allowed to have a girlfriend at school; he needs to focus on his studies!"

"Ms. Zhou, Mingxiao is just too young. It's not wrong for him to have a girlfriend at sixteen or seventeen, as long as she has good character, I have no objection."

"You just keep spoiling them. Dating should happen in college. What do they know about good or bad relationships if they're in middle school?"

"'Where love leads, there is love; when two people are in sync, it is destiny.' This is also one of his choices."

"That sounds nice, he has a little talent, but he's only eleven, not old enough to have a girlfriend yet."

"Daddy and Mommy, don't listen to my third sister's nonsense. We were just talking together. We went to the school cafeteria for lunch, and there were other classmates there too," He Mingxiao retorted.

"So you helped your female classmates fight?" He Mingwan continued to expose the truth.

"I couldn't stand those three boys bullying the female classmate, and I even wanted Zhen Xiaoxiao to kneel down and apologize to them. They deserved to be taught a lesson, that's why I beat them up. The teacher didn't even say anything to me."

He Yuzhu started giving his children 'Power Pills' gradually from the age of six: one and a half pills in elementary school, two and a half pills in middle school, and four pills in college.

Their strength is 800 kilograms more than that of an average person. In addition, He Yuzhu has been teaching them boxing since they were six years old, so now he can take down a kid with a single punch.

Among their peers, their fighting prowess is off the charts; nothing 'Truth' can harm them.

"What they did was wrong. They should stop bullying others and avoid hitting classmates with too much force. In the future, they should tell the teacher beforehand and try their best not to hit anyone."

"Daddy, I understand."

"Why are you kids fighting? You should focus on your studies and tell the teacher if you have any problems. Fighting is wrong."

"When you see injustice, you should speak up; when it's time to act, you should act; and you should always do your part to help others, as long as conditions allow. Besides, what kid doesn't get into fights?"

"Is this how you raise children? No wonder Yushui broke other people's arms and slapped them across the face when he was little. He's too violent."

"You don't understand how children do things; being too obedient when they're young isn't a good thing."

I can't argue with you.