Chapter 392 Towards 1999
In the early spring in the south, there is no frost or snow. Only the occasional damp and cold wind reminds people that winter has passed.
On New Year’s Eve, the Shi family mansion seemed more lively than usual.
Because a group of people who have been away from their hometown for many years and settled in the United States have returned to visit their relatives.
This day was the day when Yang Xiuzhen and her family's flight back to China landed. Shi Qingxue was woken up early by Su Yunjin and started to dress up. She was busy until after ten o'clock, and then the family drove to Baiyun Airport in a mighty manner.
At noon, in the damp and cold wind with the smell of the ocean, a plane landed at Baiyun Airport. Shortly afterwards, a group of more than 20 people, led by Su Bao and Yang Xiuzhen, came out of the international channel.
Since the war era, the Su family has entered the United States through various channels. After so many years of development, they have basically integrated into the United States - this can be seen from the fact that there are several foreign sons-in-law and daughters-in-law among those who returned this time.
In the 1990s, foreigners were a rare sight in China. As soon as these people came out of the airport, many people around them cast curious glances at them.
When Shi Qingxue saw Yang Xiuzhen and the others, she ran over and called out sweetly, "Grandpa, grandma, third uncle..."
Yang Xiuzhen was so fond of her granddaughter that she pushed the suitcase to Su Bao and came over to hug Shi Qingxue tightly: "Oh, my dear granddaughter, I haven't seen you for such a long time. I miss you so much."
Su Bao came over and said with a smile: "Girls change a lot when they grow up. I haven't seen Xiaoxue for a few years. She has grown so pretty."
Su Yunjin and Shi Caijiang also came over to say hello to everyone, and then the whole family took two Shijinji business cars and returned to the Su family's old house.
A few days ago, Su Yunjin had hired a cleaning company to clean the old house inside and out. After everyone entered the house, they took their luggage to their own rooms, took a shower, and rested. The Su family's old house, which had been silent for a long time, once again became lively again.
More than an hour later, Su Yunwei came back from work at the company, greeted everyone in a familiar manner, and showed off her foreign language skills in front of Shi Qingxue. Then, she suddenly realized that an important person seemed to be missing, so she asked, "Hey? Where's my brother? Why didn't he come back to celebrate the New Year this year?"
After hearing what Su Yunwei said, Yang Xiuzhen immediately said with a stern face, "He has read too much foreign books and his brain has been damaged. He only knows how to celebrate foreign festivals all day long. He says that Christmas is a scientific festival and there is no need to make a big fuss about the Spring Festival. You don't need to worry about him."
Su Bao interrupted and said, "Okay, the children are all grown up, it's normal for them to have their own ideas."
Yang Xiuzhen snorted and said, "Forget it. Talking about this on New Year's Day makes me angry."
Then, she asked Su Yunwei, "Why did you come back at this time? Doesn't your company have a holiday during the Chinese New Year?"
When Su Yunwei heard this, she immediately had a resentful expression on her face and complained, "Oh, don't mention it. Because the new product is so popular, there are orders everywhere for urgent delivery. Several phones in the company have been broken, and the workers are still working in three shifts. One of my sister and I has to stay in the company, so we can't leave. Otherwise, I would have gone to the airport with my sister to pick him up just now."
Su Yunwei was complaining, but the corners of her mouth betrayed her true emotions. She couldn't stop smiling.
Yang Xiuzhen was quite surprised by this. After all, before her youngest daughter returned to China, the news she received from her eldest daughter Su Yunjin was not the same.
At that time, Shijinji was almost one step away from bankruptcy.
It's only been a few months and he's already back to life?
Even Su Bao, who had been in the business world for most of his life, was somewhat moved after hearing Su Yunwei's words. He asked, "Shi Jin Ji is so popular now? You have only been back for less than two months, right? It seems that you are really a genius in business. You said that you would return to China to do something big, and you have kept your word."
Su Yunwei glanced at Shi Qingxue and said with a smile, "Dad, you don't know that the current situation of Shijinji is not due to me, but to Xiaoxue's boyfriend. He is a magical boy. I don't know what's in his head. He comes up with weird ideas all day long. It is because he gave Shijinji ideas that Shijinji can be so prosperous."
When Shi Qingxue saw Su Yunwei mentioning her boyfriend in front of everyone, her cheeks immediately turned red with shame, and she scolded, "Aunt, what are you talking about? My boyfriend? He is obviously the major shareholder of Shi Jinji. You are just doing business, why are you involving me?"
In fact, everyone already knew that Shi Qingxue and Lu Yiming were close, so when Su Yunwei brought it up, it didn't cause any big stir. Su Bao and Yang Xiuzhen's attention was obviously attracted by Su Yunwei's idea of making Shi Jin Ji prosperous.
Su Bao asked, "What idea did he come up with? He managed to save Shi Jinji in such a short time."
Su Yunwei then told him the whole story of how Lu Yiming reorganized Shijinji, no matter how big or small.
"Draw a card?"
"Blind box?"
“What a genius idea!”
"I didn't expect that he could make such a big difference with such a small snack!"
After all, Su Bao had been immersed in business for a long time. When he saw Su Yunwei's words, he immediately thought of Lu Yiming's logic and motives. He was amazed and praised Lu Yiming highly.
"You've made me want to meet this young man."
Su Yunwei teased, "It's not easy to see him. He is now half your grandson-in-law. As long as you give the order, he will definitely come to your house and wait for the summons."
Yang Xiuzhen quickly waved her hands and said, "Not really . Lu Yiming is now a major shareholder of Shi Jin Ji. I saw a magazine on the plane on my way back to China. It had a list of the richest people in the world. He was a billionaire. Can he be summoned at any time?"
Su Yunwei put his arm around Shi Qingxue's shoulders and teased, "How dare our Xiaoxue not come if she gets a call from her?"
Although the relationship between Shi Qingxue and Lu Yiming was basically known to everyone, Su Yunwei's repeated comments in front of so many people still made Shi Qingxue feel a little overwhelmed. She immediately said in a somewhat embarrassed and annoyed manner: "Auntie, you still keep talking! If you keep talking, I will ignore you."
A few people teased Shi Qingxue for a while, and Yang Xiuzhen asked curiously: "When the magazine said that Lu Yi started from scratch at the age of 17 and earned billions, Yang Xiuzhen was a little bit unbelievable: Is he really that amazing?"
He started from scratch at the age of seventeen, and in just half a year, he was worth billions. This is simply outrageous - it's so outrageous that no one would believe it if they told it to others.
Su Yunjin said: "Because of business reasons, I have more contact with him. He is indeed a very special person. He is quick-witted, dares to think and act, and is bold and careful. Among the people I know, no one of his generation can compare to him."
Hearing Su Yunjin's high praise for Lu Yiming, Yang Xiuzhen's face showed a worried look. She looked at Shi Qingxue, who looked like a good girl, and said, "Can our Xiaoxue defeat such a powerful young man?"
Su Yunjin glanced at Shi Qingxue and couldn't help but sigh, "It would be strange if he could subdue her. Xiaoxue, she is completely under his control. But for now, he is really good to Xiaoxue. Anyway, with his wealth, he is not going to plot against our Su family's wealth. Let them get along for now. Who can tell what will happen in the future?"
Although the Su family is also an old and famous family, the longer the time, the stronger it is.
The waves of the times rise and fall, surging forward. There will always be people who will sink to the bottom of the sea, while others will become trendsetters, riding the wind and waves and setting sail.
In terms of connections and background, the Su family is certainly stronger than Lu Yiming, but the extent of their strength is actually limited.
As for assets, the Su family can no longer compete, and the gap will only get bigger in the future.
But precisely because of this, Yang Xiuzhen became even more worried.
Seeing everyone talking about her over and over again, Shi Qingxue couldn't help stamping her feet and said, "Mom, it's already so late, why don't you hurry up and prepare the New Year's Eve dinner?"
Seeing that Qingxue was extremely embarrassed, the few people stopped teasing her and went their separate ways to prepare a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner.
In the yard, Yang Xiuzhen seemed a little worried about the relationship between Shi Qingxue and Lu Yiming. While Shi Qingxue was helping in the kitchen, she said to Su Yunwei, who was sitting next to her peeling garlic, "Xiaowei, why do I always feel that this young man named Lu Yiming is not a good match for our Xiaoxue?"
Su Bao heard this nearby and also said, "Yes, this young man cannot be subdued. I'm afraid Xiaoxue will suffer in the future."
Su Bao also agreed with Yang Xiuzhen's doubts. After all, the Su family was not short of money now, and the two elders really loved Xiaoxue and only hoped that she could live a happy and worry-free life in the future.
Unfortunately, Lu Yiming is too outstanding and is no longer someone the Su family can control.
Su Yun smiled and said, "Based on my experience, that guy is not that kind of person."
Yang Xiuzhen rolled her eyes at her and said, "You are thirty years old and still can't get married. How can you judge a person? Find an opportunity and call that Lu Yiming over to meet him. I want to see him myself."
Facing Yang Xiuzhen's complaints, Su Yunwei did not dare to talk back, so she said , "Okay, I'll see to the arrangements."
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Lu Yiming got up late this morning because he stayed up all night.
The first thing he did after getting up was to ask Lu Ding and Ning Xuehua for red envelopes.
"Dad, Mom, congratulations on your prosperity. I wish you good health and everything goes well."
"You are already a wealthy man, and you still ask us for red envelopes?"
Even though Ning Xuehua complained, she still happily took out two red envelopes.
"Here, this is the red envelope your father and I gave you."
Lu Yiming accepted it happily, and then ran out of the door in a flash.
During the Chinese New Year, it is natural to visit relatives and friends everywhere. While you are still a child, you should get more red envelopes, otherwise in a few years, there will be nothing left.
After leaving home, Lu Yiming ran to Li Quanwang's house, and as usual, he congratulated him on his prosperity and gave him a red envelope.
That "treacherous" posture made Li Quanwang laugh and cry.
"Good fellow, you are a billionaire on the Forbes list, and you have the nerve to come to our house and ask for a red envelope?"
Lu Yiming said confidently: "Why should I be embarrassed? I'm still a child."
Huang Jijiao happily handed a big red envelope to Lu Yiming and said enthusiastically: "Xiaoming, stay for lunch."
Lu Yiming shook his head and said, "This is just the beginning, how can we stop here? I still need to go around and ask for more red envelopes."
Li Quanwang rubbed his hands and said, "Wait for me, I want to go too."
He also wants red envelopes and such.
At that moment, the two of them formed a team and went to "plunder" the homes of relatives and friends around them one by one.
All the familiar relatives and friends around them were "robbed" by the two men, but they didn't actually get much money.
The custom in Guangdong Province is not to compete on money matters. For example, the gifts and dowries for marriages are generally not much.
The same goes for Spring Festival red envelopes. Apart from the 100 yuan given by parents, the red envelopes given by other relatives and friends are mainly 10 yuan and 5 yuan, and some are even just one or two yuan. Even twenty years later, it is still the same.
The money they asked for was not much, so Lu Yiming and Li Quanwang just wanted to have a good time.
After walking around for a long time, the two came back and sat in the house to open the red envelopes.
Li Quanwang complained as he opened the red envelope: "I worked for nothing all morning, and the money I received is not enough for me to give out red envelopes to my employees."
Internet cafes naturally don't have holidays during the Chinese New Year. On the contrary, they may even be busier, so employees naturally have to be paid more, and even given a bigger red envelope, so that employees will be in a better mood and avoid neglecting customers.
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "It's good to have some money. We don't rely on this little money to live now. It doesn't matter if it's a little more or a little less. We just want to have a happy New Year."
Li Quanwang fell on the rocking chair, looked up at the sky, and said with emotion: "It's hard to imagine. A few months ago, we had to save our lunch break so that we could go to the arcade to play video games. But now that we have money, we don't have the interest to play games anymore."
I don’t know since when, but Li Quanwang hasn’t played games much.
Perhaps it was after he discovered that life could be more interesting than games that Lu Yiming reached out and pulled him out of the deep pit, allowing him to no longer have to escape the cruel reality and thus see a better and broader future.
Lu Yiming said: "Come on, you are so young, you still have a long way to go."
The two were chatting when Lu Yiming's phone rang. When Lu Yiming picked up the phone, he immediately recognized Su Yunwei's voice.
"Auntie Su, happy new year and good fortune."
Su Yunwei replied, and then said: "Lu Yiming, are you free tomorrow? My dad and mom want to see you."
Lu Yiming stood up suddenly and said, "Wait, what does your dad and mom mean by wanting to see me? This sounds very easy to be misunderstood!"
