Chapter 1007 Thoughts
What Rowling said was not wrong. Lin Yan and Rowling grew up together, so she certainly understood what kind of person Rowling was. Since Rowling said so, Lin Yan stopped trying to persuade her, but she felt it was a pity that Rowling had to quit like this.
While we were talking about the concert, Qin Zhengguo and his family arrived.
Qin Zhengguo's home and Song Chaoyuan's home were not far away, so Qin Zhengguo did not take a car. He just walked here with his wife and children.
Qin Zhengguo's eldest daughter Nini is almost sixteen years old. Girls usually grow faster than boys. Except for the childishness on her face, a sixteen-year-old girl is almost a grown-up girl in terms of height and figure.
Nini has absorbed the best qualities of both Qin Zhengguo and Ying Caixia and is very beautiful, but her dress is somewhat neutral. She doesn't dress like other ladies from wealthy families, but rather like young people twenty years later.
She has short, messy hair, wears a baseball cap, a green round-neck T-shirt and jacket, slim white jeans, and sneakers. At first glance, she looks like a tomboy, but with her beautiful face, she looks very heroic. In Yan Jing's words, she is a standard sassy girl.
Their son Qin Wenchang, nicknamed Mosquito, is almost twelve years old this year. Mosquito is two years younger than Maomao and Yangyang, and one year older than Nannan. Compared with his sister Nini, Mosquito looks more like Qin Zhengguo, but not as fat as Qin Zhengguo. He looks similar to Qin Zhengguo who was as thin as a bamboo pole when he went to the countryside.
The two children came in and saw everyone greeted them politely. It must be said that Song Chaoyuan, Lin Yuhang, Qin Zhengguo, and Li Daqi all had very good tutors. Although the children had different personalities, they were familiar with each other and played well with each other. They didn't have the bad temper of second-generation rich kids, which made the parents very happy.
Compared with the children of Lin Jianhang, the eldest son of the Lin family, they are of course much closer in blood relationship, but whether it is Maomao or Yangyang, they have been playing with Nini since they were young. In addition, Song Chaoyuan, Qin Zhengguo and Ying Caixia are friends, and the two families are close friends, so emotionally speaking , Maomao and Yangyang are more intimate with Nini.
On the contrary, it is Lin Jianhang's children. Due to the special nature of Lin Jianhang's work, the children have less contact with him. Although their relationship is good, it is not as good as that of friends who grew up together.
"Why did you come here like this?" Song Chaoyuan frowned and asked when he saw Qin Zhengguo swaggering in, greeting Lin Daoyuan and then running to sit next to him.
"What? Is there a problem?" Qin Zhengguo was stunned .
"Don't forget what just happened to Li Chao's family! Things are different now than before." Song Chaoyuan reminded.
Song Yuanchao was talking about a big event that happened just over a month ago. The son of Li Chao's family was invited to eat abalone one day. It is not known whether the abalone tasted good, but the price was really expensive. He spent more than 10 billion before he could finish the meal and go home.
Not many people outside knew about this matter because of the confidentiality of the parties involved, but Song Chaoyuan and others heard about it. After all, this was not a trivial matter. Even if Li Chao's family did not take any action, how could there be no news in the circle about such a huge sum of money?
What's more, Junzi's wife Victoria is a police officer. Because Junzi's relationship with everyone has been smooth over the years, he now holds a high position in CID. It is impossible that the police knew nothing about such a big thing. It's just that the parties involved did not call the police and the police had no evidence, so the matter could only be left unresolved.
But not long ago, Victoria made a special visit and privately reminded everyone to be careful, so as to prevent what happened to Li Chao's family from happening again, especially to them. For this reason, Song Chaoyuan strengthened security and also explained it to Qin Zhengguo and others, but today Qin Zhengguo came here so openly with his wife and children? Has this guy forgotten the past when he almost lost his life in Pengcheng?
"Oh, are you talking about this? Don't worry, I'm not that stupid." Qin Zhengguo suddenly realized, and leaned close to Song Yuanchao's ear and said a few words. After listening to his explanation, Song Chaoyuan's expression eased a lot, but he still reminded Qin Zhengguo not to be careless in these troubled times, and safety comes first.
"Don't worry. After suffering a loss once, would I fall into the same pit again?" Qin Zhengguo said carelessly. Song Chaoyuan didn't say anything more. Some things should be said at the right time. Qin Zhengguo is not stupid. He values his life and money more than anyone else.
Chatting, drinking tea and smoking.
Looking at the children playing and fighting not far away, Song Chaoyuan couldn't help but feel a little emotional. Time flies so fast. So many years have passed in the blink of an eye. Nini has grown into a big girl, and his own boy is getting taller day by day.
"Caixia and I have discussed this, and we plan to send Nini to college when the time comes. The same will be done for our son when the time comes. What are your plans for your boy?" Qin Zhengguo suddenly said this.
"Send him to college? Where are you going to send him to?"
"Where else can it be? Of course it's the UK. As you know, in Hong Kong, families with better conditions will send their children abroad to study. Plus, due to Hong Kong's historical reasons, most people go to the UK."
"Britain..." Song Chaoyuan nodded to show his understanding. Although in China the first choice for studying abroad in recent years is the United States, followed by Japan and other countries, in fact, British schools are very famous internationally. Whether it is Oxford or Edinburgh, they are ranked high in the world and are in no way inferior to the best schools in the United States.
Moreover, schools in the UK are different from those in the US. US schools focus on academic subjects and talent cultivation, while some schools in the UK are more traditional. This is of course because of the different enrollment targets. To put it bluntly, the aristocratic schools in the UK are famous. In addition to their children's professional interests and talents, some aristocratic families or wealthy families generally prefer to send their children to such schools to study. On the one hand, they cultivate their children's knowledge and temperament, and on the other hand, they also accumulate future social circles for their children through the school's connections, so as to consider the continuation of the family in the future.
Song Chaoyuan was very clear about this and understood the intention of doing so. Especially for families like theirs who have been successful in business and have a certain amount of wealth and status, the biggest worry is that wealth cannot last for more than three generations.
In addition, due to family background, whether it is their own children or the children of Qin Zhengguo, Li Daqi and others, generally speaking, they do not need too much professional knowledge. What they need to understand is what is the way of the world, what is the method of employing people, how to use their own circle to benefit the development of the family business, etc.
In other words, just like in ancient feudal society, the only way for scholars to succeed is to study hard for the imperial examinations and pass the exams. This is the reason why people learn literary and martial arts and sell them to the emperor. However, the heirs of the emperor do not need these. They do not need to be proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics like ordinary scholars. What they need to know is how to learn the art of being an emperor.
Many wealthy businessmen and entrepreneurs who have become wealthy and have considerable assets like to let their children study business and management, which is a completely wrong choice. Because the judgment and ability in business management cannot be acquired by reading a few books and understanding a few things. It requires background and talent, as well as connections and circles. Most successful people have these things themselves. In other words, can scholars who teach these knowledge be more successful in business than their parents? The answer is obvious.
From this point of view, what the heirs really need to learn is not professional knowledge. Even if you learn the profession well, or even reach the level of an expert, it is useless. In this regard, you only need to know what you need. The most important thing is how to use people, how to use good people, and at the same time cultivate judgment and vision.
Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, and King of Western Chu, Xiang Yu, are examples. Compared with the latter, the former has no match in terms of fighting ability and is far inferior in terms of background. Before Liu Bang became famous, he was just a small pavilion chief who was proficient in stealing, bragging and cheating, but his abilities in fighting and governing the country were mediocre.
But even so, the final winner was Liu Bang instead of Xiang Yu. Why? Because Liu Bang was very self-aware. Although he didn't know how to fight or govern a country, he knew how to employ people. A boss should know how to employ people and employ the right people. How can a boss fight alone? No matter how strong a person's ability is, can it compare to a group? So Xiang Yu's defeat was not unfair at all.
"There's no rush. My kid is two years younger than your Nini. It won't be too late to talk about it in two years."
"Not young anymore. Two years passed very quickly. It was just a blink of an eye. Hasn't it been more than ten years since we came back from the Northwest?"
"Haha, that's true. Let me think about this matter. The key still depends on what the child thinks." Song Chaoyuan said with a smile.
"As for you, I still advise you to make arrangements early, just like me, it's safer to make arrangements in advance."
"I was wondering why you suddenly care so much about this matter? Isn't it your Caixia who usually takes care of these things?" Qin Zhengguo was so enthusiastic that Song Chaoyuan couldn't help but ask.
"Hehe, don't you think that if your kid also goes there to study, he can keep my Nini company?"
"You kid, you are not going to hit on my Yangyang, are you?" Song Chaoyuan looked him up and down and asked.
"I do want to, but my Nini is two years older than your Yangyang. Unless you and Yanzi don't mind, I, as your father-in-law, of course agree with both hands! A girl who is three years older than a man is a treasure. In fact, being two years older is nothing. If we really become in-laws, wouldn't that be a closer relationship?" Qin Zhengguo laughed and lowered his voice to Song Chaoyuan.
"After all this fuss, you are still thinking about these things? You are very smart in your planning!" Song Chaoyuan was immediately at a loss whether to laugh or cry. The child was so young, and this guy was already thinking about this. However, what he said was not wrong. The two children grew up together and were very close. Moreover, Nini herself liked her too. If she really could become his daughter-in-law, what would two years old matter?
But Song Chaoyuan still told Qin Zhengguo that parents have no say in such emotional matters. The children are too young now and there is no need to put pressure on them. Let everything take its course. If such a day really comes, he certainly will not object.
