Volume 4: The World of Great Conflict Chapter 0480 Guess, No Guess
"Nan Yi, when are you two leaving?" Liu Zhen asked while having breakfast.
"I already bought a ticket for this afternoon at the airport yesterday, so I still have time to meet you for lunch at noon."
“So fast.”
"Feel sorry."
"It's okay, remember to come back early."
"I will definitely remember it."
After breakfast, after sending Liu Zhen to the car, Nan Yi said to Nan Ruoyin, "We have two hours of free time. Where do you want to go?"
Nan Ruoyin thought for a moment and said, "Dad, why don't you take me to see something unusual? Didn't they say that someone handed over a huge sum of 2.4 billion?"
"What's so good about it? We can't see the people, and we can't see the money either."
Nan Yi knew that Nan Ruoyin was talking about Zhao Xinbo's Japanese real estate worth 3 billion yuan, which he had finally gotten back after more than 20 years of hard work. His widow, Zhao Biyan, who was a sanitation worker, handed over 80% of it to the Beijing Municipal Government, leaving only 20% for herself and her son.
Twenty percent is worth 600 million yuan. The Zhao family has become the mainland's richest family in the open, with all the properties available for cashing in at high prices at any time. They are much stronger than Mou Nande, the parallel-owned richest man who dominated the 1980s.
"Is this something strange? I've never seen what look like."
"Playing dumb. You know very well that what they handed over was real estate in Japan, not cash. You want to see what 2.4 billion looks like when piled together? Well, there's no 2.4 billion. Let's see what 6 billion looks like."
Nan Yi took out his wallet, pulled out a 6 billion French currency note, and waved it in front of Nan Ruoyin, "Does it look good?"
Nan Ruoyin snatched the French currency from Nan Yi, took out her wallet, and stuffed the French currency into it, "Dad, I confiscated it. When can I see how big a pile of 100 billion RMB is?"
"Ha, then you probably won't have a chance in this life. You may still have a chance if you change the currency." Nan Yi patted the back of Nan Ruoyin's head and said, "Since you can't think of where to go, just walk around with Dad and let's enjoy the slow life."
Nan Yi and Nan Ruoyin were walking aimlessly on the street when they passed by a Sony billboard with a gradient of orange on top and yellow on the bottom. On it was written "Sony hopes to provide convenience to our Chinese friends in all aspects through these products. Only Sony has it all."
Various electronic products of Sony are displayed below, including color TVs, VCRs, radio recorders, electric fans, amplifiers, Walkmans, projectors, portable video recorders, and speakers.
When I left the billboard, I saw an Audi 100 driving on the road, followed closely by a Honda, and behind that a moving truck was coughing out black smoke and moving slowly.
When you walk into Ditan Park, you will see many old men and women who have already retired standing there, following a "master" who is standing in front of them and learning some kind of qigong. Next to them there is another group of old men and women lying on the ground, some lying on their sides, and some lying prone.
After observing them for a while, Nan Ruoyin asked, "Dad, what kind of Qigong are they practicing?"
"Dad doesn't know either. There are too many different kinds of Qigong now. There are masters of special abilities who enjoy expert allowances, Qigong masters who can send Qigong from thousands of miles away, masters who can hypnotize tens of thousands of people at a time, and these...ah, Dad remembers now. These people lying on the ground are practicing the Qigong trick of touching porcelain.
This exercise is the most practical. Once you learn it, becoming rich is no longer a dream.
Isn't it almost the Olympics? These uncles and aunts should be stepping up their practice to prepare for the Olympics. You see those standing are moving. Their collective energy can help the women's volleyball team. They can also use the ultimate move of thunderbolt from the clear sky when the time comes.
Those lying down are quiet, with a calm mind and steady breath, which can help shooting athletes adjust their breathing, and then they will be able to hit the target accurately.
After all, he is an old comrade, and his consciousness is high. He worked all his life when he was young, and now he is old, he still cares about our country's sports cause and wants to contribute his own blood and energy. It's amazing."
"Dad, are you sure these grandpas and grandmas are not providing psychiatric experts with diverse disease samples so that our psychiatric medicine can progress faster?"
Nan Yi gently patted the back of Nan Ruoyin's head and said, "What a weird thing! It's a good thing for the elderly to have something they like to kill time. It makes them happy and helps them live longer. If they live a few more years, they can get a few more years of pension and help their filial sons and daughters."
"Hmph, Dad, you led me into a trap, and then just killed me without burying me, and you even kicked me by the way." Nan Ruoyin turned her head away, avoiding Nan Yi's big hand, and spat angrily.
"The reason why human civilization can progress is mainly because the younger generation does not listen to the older generation. As long as you can refute me with reason and evidence, you don't have to listen to some of what I say."
"So which words should I listen to and which words shouldn't I listen to?"
"It's very simple. Don't listen to the compliments, but listen to the scoldings. And you have to listen carefully to the compliments."
Nan Ruoyin took two steps to the side, about a meter away from Nan Yi, and said with a smile: "Haha, I just want to do it the opposite."
After saying that, Nan Ruoyin ran away laughing, shouting as she ran, "Dad, come chase me."
"Little girl, if I can't catch you, I'll take your surname." Nan Yi shouted and chased in the direction where Nan Ruoyin was running.
One chased, the other ran, and when they were tired, one turned into the Maxim's restaurant to buy a piece of Maxim's cake, and the other bought a string of candied haws from the street, holding a bottle of Baibingyang in his hand.
After replenishing their energy, they continued chasing and running until they reached the opposite side of Liu Zhen's unit. Only then did the two, one big and one small, stop. One helped the other wipe the sweat off his face, and the other leaned on the other's belly, breathing heavily.
After Nan Ruoyin's breathing stabilized, she looked at her watch and said, "Dad, it's still early for Aunt Liu to get off work, how about we play a game?"
Nan Yi put the handkerchief back into his pocket and said, "What game do you want to play?"
"Guess the song title. Sing two lines of the lyrics and the other party has to guess the song title and the singer's name. If they guess wrong, they'll get a bullet in the brain." Nan Ruoyin said, rolling her eyes.
Nan Yi quickly assessed the fighting power of both sides. If he didn't cheat, the two would be evenly matched, so he said, "Okay, you go first, or me."
"I'm young, so of course I'll go first. Listen carefully, I'm going to sing... 'The breeze blows the ends of your hair, like the lines of the wind'. I'm done. Guess it. You can answer it next time."
"Wow, you are so cruel. You actually sang such an unpopular song." Nan Yi exclaimed exaggeratedly, and then laughed: "But Dad happens to know this song, "Every time I want to call your name", Li Shuquan sang it, right?"
"You guessed it right. Don't be too happy. I picked a simple song on purpose. Now it's your turn. Sing it."
"Okay, if you don't make it difficult for me, I won't make it difficult for you. I'll also pick a simple one. Listen carefully, and ask the world whether this mountain is the highest..."
"Hey, Dad, you clearly told me to do it. This one is too easy. I'm too lazy to tell you the answer. Listen carefully. I'm going to sing again. This one is a little difficult."
"Haha, sing, Dad is listening."
"The red sun shines on the sea, and the cool breeze plays with it."
After Nan Yi heard Nan Ruoyin singing, his heart skipped a beat. The song sounded familiar. He also knew it was sung by Kenny Kwan, but he had never cared about the title of the song. He only remembered that it seemed to be the same name as the background music of the weather forecast.
But what is it called?
"Dad doesn't know, Naobang'er, are you going to play it first, or save it for the last piece? If you play it first, dad will have to play it first too if he wins." Nan Yi threatened in a neither soft nor hard way.
"Hmph, let's do the math together at the end. I don't believe I can't win. It's your turn now. Ask a question." Nan Ruoyin lifted her sleeves and said seriously, "I'll tell you the answer. It's Kenny Kwan's "Fisherman's Song at Dusk."
Nan Yi slapped his forehead and cried, "What a pity, I just can't remember it even though it's on my lips. I remember it seemed to have something to do with Zhou. Okay, listen... You can pay for a house in installments, and you can pay for a car in installments."
"Dad, you are kidding. I can tell from the tune that this song is from decades ago. How could I have heard it before?" Nan Ruoyin felt sick after listening to Nan Yi's singing.
"It's easy to guess. The singer's name is just one letter different from your great grandmother's. The song title is also very simple. I'll give you a hint. This was an advertising song back then."
"Fang Xyin?"
"yes."
"Fang Lianyin? Fang Lingyin? Fang Guoyin? Fang Liyin? Fang Jingyin..."
"Bingo, yes, it's Fang Jingyin. Guess the title of the song again." Nan Yi said with a smile.
"Humph, do I even need to guess the song title? Dad, since you said it's an advertising song and asked me to guess it, it definitely isn't the name of a certain product, but the name of a promotional method. Isn't that easy to guess? It's either 'Installment' or 'Installment Payment'." Nan Ruoyin said with a sneer.
"Okay, you're smart, go ahead and ask the questions, I'm waiting."
"Just wait, I'm going to use my ultimate move... 'when i'm walking down the street, all the glass boxes round n'round', guess what."
"Is this considered a big move? You think you can stump me, your father, with just this? Huh, let me tell you, your father has heard this song. Isn't it from Beyond? The lead singer is the lead guitarist Deng Weiqian, not Huang Jiaqi."
"Wow, Dad, you know such an unpopular band? Humph, they are not popular at all. If I hadn't heard them sing in the bar, I wouldn't know them." Nan Ruoyin muttered.
"Hmm? Bar? Zhao Shixian took you there. I'll go settle the score with her tonight."
"Dad, if you don't, go and settle the score with Aunt. She'll know that I was the one who snitched on her, and it'll be hard for me to get by in the future."
"Okay, okay, I'll let you off this time. It's 1-0. Listen to the question."
"Come on, no kidding, it has to be a song released after 1975."
"Okay, listen... 'The commune is an evergreen ivy, and the members are melons on the vine'. Never mind, this one doesn't count. It's been around since the 1960s. I'll change it to 'If you don't speak out your thoughts, who will know?'"
"Hmph, a Minnan song. I'm not panicking either. It's Shen Wencheng's "Who Knows My Heart's Feelings". Listen carefully, 'The sky is blue every day, it's hard for me not to think about him.'" Nan Ruoyin said.
"Pan Yueyun's "The Sky Is Blue Every Day"... I love you, miss you, hate you, and miss you. My deep love for you will never change."
"'Wild Lilies Also Have Spring' is sung by the same person as the previous song I sang..."
The father and daughter were playing with each other and having a great time.
At the end of the game, Nan Yi deliberately didn't mention the incident of the brain-destroying bullet, and Nan Ruoyin also pretended to have forgotten it.
It was not until Liu Zhen walked out of the door of the office building that the two of them ended the song title guessing game and went up to greet her together.
