Chapter 191
On New Year's Eve, grandpa Chen Jingtang asked Jiang Bo to take him to Shangdu for the New Year. Chen Li returned to Qingquan and rushed directly to his grandparents' home in the northern suburbs of Qingquan City, which was also his real hometown to celebrate the New Year...
This is Chen Tong's parents' home, he is an ordinary farmer, but he has raised three pretty promising sons.
Chen Tong is the eldest in the family. After learning medicine and Shen Jianping married, he settled in the city. Chen Tong has two younger brothers under him.
My younger brother Chen Man works in the Municipal Personnel Bureau and is only forty years old. He said he is the director, but in fact he is a deputy section-level cadre. He is also well-known in Qingquan. He gave birth to a pair of twin daughters, both of whom were in the third year of junior high school.
The second brother Chen Biao went into business very early and opened a coal machine accessories store in the city, and also gave birth to two sons. The eldest brother Chen Cheng and Chen Li were in the same year, and they were two months younger. At that time, they were admitted to the technical secondary school. They had already graduated from the coal technical school for more than three years. They followed their father Chen Biao to help in the store. Chen Yu was a few years younger than Chen Li. At this time, he was in the second year of high school at Qingquan No. 1 Middle School. His grades were pretty good, and his goal was to get into the junior high school.
Although they are not rich and noble families, in Qingquan in 2002, the two families lived a prosperous life.
In the past two years, the two families have built three-story small foreign buildings in the northern suburbs of the city. The two small buildings are side by side and the yards are connected together, which is obviously quite grand. The old house is still there. Currently, as the boss Chen Tong's home business in Jiaoxiang, Chen Li and his family will live in the countryside during festivals.
Chen Li rushed to the old house in the northern suburbs of the city and saw that Chen Bing and his sister-in-law Zhao Lingshan had already come over. The four cousins were very lively. His mother, Shen Jianping, and two aunts were busy in the kitchen, and the whole family surrounded the old man and the old lady and chatted.
As the eldest of the Chen family, Chen Bing got married first. This year's Chinese New Year is the time to be forced to have children. Even Chen Cheng and Chen Li were urged to find a partner now.
After the New Year’s Eve dinner, firecrackers for the New Year sounded.
Chen Bing walked to Chen Li, who had just set off firecrackers in the yard, and asked him about Luo Rongmin.
When Jiang Bo returned to Qingquan to pick up the old man Chen Jingtang in the afternoon, Chen Bing was there at the time. He heard him say something, but it was not suitable for many people at night, so he didn't ask Chen Li's specific situation.
Luo Rongmin's sudden transfer not only affected Xinchaorui, but also Guobang Real Estate was even more involved.
Taking advantage of Luo Rongmin's popularity and Chen Liqing was also popular, Chen Xingbang and others also thought they had seized the most important opportunity. The sales at Guobang Garden had not reached one-third. They spent 21 million to take down a 96-acre plot of land between Huafu and Guobang Garden in Dongshan, covering an area of about 64,000 square meters, and planned to expand Guobang Garden into a medium-sized property.
The initial start-up capital of Guobang Real Estate was only 10 million yuan raised by the three brothers and sisters of Shen Xingbang, Shen Jianguo and Shen Jianhong. Later, the capital increased to 15 million yuan to supplement the working capital. This time, he borrowed 15 million yuan from the bank and barely took over the land.
Their original gambling businessmen will have a significant acceleration in the development and construction of Dongshan New District after the New Year. At that time, Guobang Garden will accelerate its construction. The construction speed of Dongshan Huafu, which is adjacent to Xinchaorui Real Estate, and Bisha Garden, which is developed in the north, will not be slow. The three communities are next to the west of Dongshan Town. By the end of 2002, a relatively mature and large-scale residential community will be formed. The sales price and sales speed in the later stage will inevitably increase accordingly.
Chen Xingbang thought that as long as he supported for half a year, the problem of financial pressure could be solved by speeding up sales. Who knew that Luo Rongmin was the deputy provincial mayor of Shangdu City. Because the provincial party secretary was in vain in a temporary conversation, the situation in Shangdong New District suddenly reversed.
"The news came out, everyone was a little confused. The company had its annual holiday the day before yesterday. When the last meeting was held, my aunt was also present, and the atmosphere was a little stiff," Chen Bing lit a cigarette and frowned and said, "Uncle, my second uncle didn't say anything on his face, but he still complained about my uncle in private. He said the situation too optimistically before, so that the company has become so passive now. Today, Jiang Bo said something even more revealing in front of his grandfather..."
Seeing Chen Bing say this, Chen Li thought of what was going on.
My uncle and his friends bet on Shangdong. The sources of information for their judgment on the situation were one of my uncle Chen Liqing and the other was the actions of Xinchaorui. Although he ignored it, he believed that my uncle and his friends would not talk too much. But no matter what, my uncle and others believed that they confirmed from them that Luo Rongmin would definitely take over as mayor after the New Year and accelerate the development and construction of Shangdong New District.
Now that such a big change suddenly occurs, they cannot blame it on the surface, and they will inevitably complain in their hearts.
As for Jiang Bo coming to Qingquan to pick up his grandfather today, and he spoke in front of Chen Bing, whether he had any intentions, Chen Li did not meet Jiang Bo in person, so it was difficult to judge anything.
But it was not convenient to talk about this topic at this time. Chen Li sighed slightly and said, "The situation is not as bad as expected. At most, it will take three or five months. The attitude of the provincial and municipal party committees towards Shangdong New District will become clear. My uncle may not be able to delay it for even three or five months, right?"
"The current house sales are not very ideal. The repayment can only maintain daily operations. It may last for three to five months, but I can't feel at ease," Chen Bing said, "I thought my uncle and aunt had told you about this."
"The situation in Shangdong is not going to work, Xinchaorui Real Estate will not be the first to suffer," Chen Li smiled and said, "But they were not the first to ask me about the situation. I guess they were also complaining that they were misled by Xinchaorui's actions. When will they really take responsibility and not just push the responsibility to others casually, they can be considered to be able to be able to be able to... "
"Chen Tong is going abroad after the New Year. My aunt invited everyone to dinner on the third day of the New Year. Do you have time to go?" Chen Bing asked.
"Ah?" Chen Li then remembered what Chen Tong was rude to him on the phone today. The major Chen Tong studied was a joint school between China and the UK. When he was in his junior year, he could choose to study in the UK for one year, and then return to CUHK to graduate after his last semester.
This was something Chen Li knew about in the morning, but over the past year, he has been busy and forgot about it. Unexpectedly, Chen Tong would go to the UK to study after the New Year.
By the way, he was not prepared for Chen Tong's gift to study in the UK.
"I will go back to Shangdu on the second day of the New Year, and I will definitely go to have a meal..." Chen Li said. He thought that he would go back to Shangdu on the second day of the New Year and could take Chen Tong to choose gifts.
"Then go back on the second day of the Chinese New Year. Parents can stay with me for two days." Chen Bing said.
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In addition to the necessary New Year greeting calls, Chen Li also waited for the elderly to watch the Spring Festival Gala before he had time to go back to his room and see a series of New Year greeting messages.
Chen Li quietly called He Wan, but unexpectedly he was caught by He Wan after just a few rings.
"Are you busy?" He Wan seemed a little impatient, and seemed to be waiting for Chen Li's call.
"Well, just lying down, why haven't you slept yet? Are you at home okay?" Chen Li lay on his side, lowered his voice on his face with a phone post.
He Wan's side is very quiet. Xixi should have already fallen asleep. She is not asleep yet. She seems to have nothing else except waiting for Chen Li's call: "Well, it's great. Mr. Chen is happy New Year. I wish you a New Year, and I have to call you to tell me."
"You can send text messages!" Chen Li said with a smile.
"Can text messages be the same as saying in person?"
Every time I talk to He Wan, Chen Li felt extremely relaxed. When he heard He Wan's voice, he became lazy: "I was just free to talk to you. I used to say a few words on the dozen New Year greetings calls. I have no sincerity, and I believe you don't want to answer. I think, it would be great if I could hold you to sleep now, and I'll sleep for two years."
He Wan seemed a little moved on the other side: "If you really want to sleep for two years, you're so beautiful."
"I'm so beautiful that I'm happy." Chen Li smiled softly.
"I'm sorry! When will I go back to Shangdu?" He Wan asked.
"It should be the second day of the junior high school. Grandpa is in Shangdu, and our whole family will go there."
"Oh, I'll stay at home for a few more days, and then go to the sixth day of the lunar month." He Wan didn't go home easily, and her mother had just recovered from illness, so it was reasonable to stay at home for a few more days...
The two of them made a phone call until they became hot, and they didn't stop until He Wan turned off automatically. Chen Li also placed his phone on the plug-in line on the desk to charge and returned to bed to sleep.
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I chatted with He Wan too late. The next day, I was still sleeping, and I heard the sound of the car horn in the yard. Then I heard the sounds of Zhou Bin, Zhao Yang, Zhou Dahai, and Zhao Chen and Tang Huaqing.
Chen Li was extremely impressed when he heard this. Unexpectedly, they all rushed to the old house to pay New Year's greetings. It must be Zhou Dahai who came up with such a ghost idea.
Chen Li picked up his cell phone and saw that it was only eight o'clock and he had only slept for less than three hours. He wanted to wrap up the quilt and kick Zhou Dahai out of the yard.
The old house did not have a heating pipe, and there was no air conditioner installed, only a heater, but it was turned off before going to bed. At this time, the room was cold, and Chen Li shrank his head and got out of the quilt and put on his clothes. He saw Zhou Dahai and Tang Huaqing chatting with his grandfather, his father and Chen Bing in the empty living room.
His grandfather couldn't figure out the situation at all. Someone came to the door with a gift and had a very happy chat. His father and Chen Bing were confused and knew that Zhou Bin and Chen Li were classmates, but Zhou Dahai was a big family with a net worth of 20 to 30 million in Qingquan City. He was so bored early on the first and first mornings of the New Year, so he ran to his old house in Jiaoxiang to go to the door?
"Oh, why did Uncle Zhou come so early to greet my dad?" Chen Li said hello with a smile, regardless of Tang Huaqing standing up and saying hello with a smile, so he picked up a towel, toothbrush, and tea cup, and went to the yard to dig well water to wash.
Zhou Bin drove the Mercedes-Benz over again. His cousin Chen Cheng was approaching the Mercedes-Benz and approaching Zhou Bin.
Chen Cheng had just obtained his driver's license and was trying to buy a car after the New Year, but in 2002, any car costs more than 100,000 yuan. Even though Chen Li's second uncle's family was relatively comfortable, he might not be willing to spend the money.
Zhou Bin threw the car keys to Chen Cheng and asked him to play casually. However, his second uncle and second aunt trotted over and wanted to snatch the car keys from his son Chen Cheng, but he was afraid that Chen Cheng would accidentally scratch the car, and the patch of paint would cost tens of thousands of yuan.
After Chen Cheng got his driver's license, he couldn't even put down the second-hand Jetta that Chen Bing drove back before the New Year. Now he has the opportunity to drive a Mercedes-Benz, so he would not listen to his parents' advice. He has already gotten into the car and drove the car out of the yard.
The second uncle Chen Biao had no choice but to take out Zhonghua and went into the house to send cigarettes to Zhou Dahai and Tang Huaqing...
Chen Biao was not familiar with Tang Huaqing, but he made coal machine accessories and had known Zhou Dahai's name for a long time.
Zhou Dahai is currently in the Qingquan coal circle. Although he has a net worth of only 20 million, he is already known in Qingquan. Everyone knows it. The Mercedes-Benz driven by Zhou Bin is also very famous in Qingquan, making others mistakenly believe that the Zhou father and son must have a net worth of hundreds of millions.
Chen Biao didn't know why Zhou Dahai, a boss who was so big, ran to the old house of everyone to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the Lunar New Year. However, he knew Zhou Dahai, but Zhou Dahai didn't recognize him. He just came over to speak, hoping to take a few orders from Zhou Dahai and live a very comfortable life this year.
As the coal market improves, Chen Biao's coal machinery accessories store has also had a very easy business last year. Judging from his tone of showing off yesterday, he has earned a small amount of 200,000 yuan in 2009, but his wealth is nothing in front of Zhou Dahai.
Chen Biao couldn't find any topic in front of Zhou Dahai and Tang Huaqing. When he saw Chen Li, Zhou Bin, Zhao Yang and others entering the house, he advised Chen Li to go back to Qingquan directly after graduation and follow him to do the coal machine accessories business: "Chen Li, you will graduate in another half a year. Never go to the government or state-owned enterprise, that's really no future. Your uncle is planning to formally register a company this year. If you are studying economics, you can come directly to help your uncle. If Mr. Zhou can help him, it is not better than doing anything?"
"OK."
Chen Li thought that his second uncle had no idea at all yesterday. Now he saw Zhou Dahai coming to pay New Year's greetings for no reason. Perhaps he suddenly realized that his grandfather Shen Jingtang's foundation in the coal circle was truly available.
This reaction is too slow and it is somewhat snobbish.
Chen Li knew that his second uncle was a smart calculating person, so he just smiled and said perfunctorily.
"Don't be perfunctory to me, boy." Seeing that Chen Li was not serious, Chen Biao picked up the empty cigarette box and threw it over.
"Chen Li has already worked in a real estate company in the provincial capital. Don't expect Chen Li to help you; Chen Cheng is doing well now." Chen Tong knew that the second brother was a little scheming, but as long as his brother didn't do too much, he could take care of his parents. There was no need to care too much. At this time, he was afraid that the second brother would really fool his younger son Chen Li, so he hurriedly said.
Chen Tong and Shen Jianping only knew that Chen Li was doing marketing planning at Xinchaorui Real Estate, and they didn’t know more specific things, and they didn’t ask, because they couldn’t imagine that level at all.
Who knows that Xinchaorui Real Estate has a net asset of 400 million yuan, and who can imagine that Chen Li holds 70% of Xinchaorui Real Estate’s equity?
Who can imagine that the richest man in Qingquan City is in their family?
Zhou Dahai, Zhou Bin and the others just smiled and didn't say anything, just wanting to know when Chen Li's wealth could be hidden in front of his family...
Chapter completed!