Chapter 356: Port City (Two Chapters in One)
What Luo Youliang said was fast really meant it. He gave a reply within a week and allowed Lu Youyou to handle the matter on a special basis.
The school leaders thought about it and realized that there is currently no policy support, but there is no explicit opposition either. As long as there is space, they can operate. What's wrong with opening the door a little more conveniently for rare talents?
You don't even need to go through any formalities. Everything will remain the same as before, and no other classes will be arranged. You just need to supervise the doctoral students.
Luo Youliang also told her that she could go through the school channels to help with purchasing. Lu Youyou went through the equipment list, but to be honest, there weren't many that she liked.
Even though China and the United States are in a honeymoon period now, many high-tech equipment are still under embargo and cannot be purchased through official channels. Fortunately, the Song family can help.
At first, Lu Youyou thought about going to the United States in person, but unfortunately this option was not available. Only then did she realize how “important” her identity was now.
She is not just someone’s daughter or someone’s wife, but she herself is already close to the category of “a national treasure”.
"So I have to bring a bodyguard with me when I go to Gangcheng?" Lu Youyou looked at Gu Qingye with a surprised look.
"Yes, there are people protecting us in secret."
What a big scene!
Lu Youyou subconsciously asked him: "Is it necessary?"
"It's necessary." Gu Qingye pulled Lu Youyou over and let her lean on him, "Your safety is very important."
If he was not affiliated with the security department, he would even want to protect Lu Youyou personally.
"Okay." Lu Youyou accepted it well.
Having experienced kidnapping in her previous life, she was followed by bodyguards for a long time whenever she went out. Later, when she went abroad to study, she was also accompanied by a young lady who was very capable of fighting. She served as her bodyguard, cook, and tutor.
"Then I'll try to come back as early as possible." Lu Youyou said.
We weren't going out for fun anyway, so there was no need to take extra risks.
If there wasn't a machine at Hong Kong City University that she wanted to see in person, she wouldn't have had to make this trip.
"Try not to act alone when you get there. If there is anything inconvenient, just go find your second uncle." Gu Qingye was worried and gave careful instructions.
Lu Youyou smiled and said, "Second Uncle, don't you think you are being long-winded?"
She had contacted Song Jingting a long time ago, and it was he who helped to set up Gangcheng University. She didn't expect Gu Qingye to say it again.
Gu Qingye's mouth curled up. Song Jingting was not an ordinary businessman. He had helped the country a lot over the years and could be said to be a red capitalist. He had not been exposed to these things before, but later when he met the Song family, he learned the details.
He held Lu Youyou's face and kissed her gently: "Be sure to pay attention to safety."
"Remember to take good care of the child, and don't spoil Manxi too much. Don't give her everything she wants." Lu Youyou thought of the twins who couldn't find their mother, and said with a smile, "When she wants her mother and you can't turn her into a mother, let's see what you will do!"
"So you have to come back early." Gu Qingye kissed her again, "You only care about Manxi wanting her mother, but have you ever thought about what I would do if I miss you?"
Lu Youyou grabbed the photo from the bedside table and stuffed it into his hand: "Here, look at it whenever you miss me. Look at it a few more times and I'll be back."
Gu Qingye raised his hand, and the photo frame rolled a few times and fell on the pillow, and the person on the pillow fell into his arms.
"There is another way..." Gu Qingye unbuttoned his clothes slowly, "If you deepen your memory a few more times, you can last longer."
Soon Lu Youyou was no longer able to think and could only follow his ups and downs.
*
"Comrade Lu, Comrade Lu? The plane is about to land."
Lu Youyou was pushed awake by the person next to her. When she sat up, she supported her waist implicitly: "Thank you, Comrade Lin."
Lin Ling, who had short hair, smiled cheerfully: "You are so polite."
Lin Ling is her personal bodyguard. In order to facilitate her work, a female comrade who can speak Cantonese was specially arranged.
The outline of the ground can be vaguely seen outside the porthole, and Yangcheng Baiyun Airport is not far ahead.
"Comrade Lu, we will take a car directly from the airport to Pengcheng Luohu Port later. We expect to arrive in three hours."
Lu Youyou was very familiar with Lin Ling's way of speaking, which was crisp and clear without any nonsense. She seemed to see the very capable female bodyguard from her previous life.
When getting off the plane, there were only two people around Lu Youyou, one was Lin Ling, and the other was Li Yun, who had a very ordinary appearance and figure, the kind that could not be found in a crowd.
However, the calluses on his knuckles and palms can prove that his fighting skills are not ordinary at all.
Lu Youyou didn’t know how many people were in the dark, but there were only these two in the open.
Someone had arranged everything, so Lu Youyou didn't even have to look at the road. She followed Lin Ling out of the airport, where an 80% new Shanghai-brand sedan was already waiting.
The driver just said hello and drove silently. Li Yun sat in the passenger seat and Lin Ling sat with her in the back.
"Comrade Lu, do you want to rest? I'll call you when we get there."
"No, you can take a rest."
Lin Ling shook her head and said nothing. She, Li Yun and her colleagues in the dark had only one mission, which was to ensure the safety of the target person at all costs, even at the cost of sacrificing their lives.
Forget taking a nap. If possible, she would rather stay awake for 24 hours.
Seeing this, Lu Youyou didn't say anything more and went over the list of equipment ordered this time in her mind.
This time she came to deal with her assets in Hong Kong. The financial tsunami will come next year or the year after, and she has no intention of playing with finance, so she wants to quit while she is ahead before the stock market plummets.
She had thought about reminding her superiors, but she couldn't find a reason.
The financial crisis would not have disappeared just because she had warned him about it. The culprit was on the other side of the ocean and it was beyond human control. The most she could do was to persuade Song Jingting not to be affected by the stock market crash, and she could only leave the task of advising his superiors to him.
Three hours passed in a flash. Luohu Customs in the 1980s was busier than expected.
The newly completed joint inspection building was exactly the same as the one Lu Youyou had seen in her previous life. The customs clearance process was smooth, and as soon as she arrived in the port city, she met Song Jingting’s youngest son, Song Peiqing.
"Cousin, welcome to Hong Kong City!"
Song Peiqing was dressed in a suit and tie and spoke fluent Mandarin with a strong Hong Kong accent.
A few years ago, he went to Beijing with Mr. Song to recognize his relatives, but Lu Youyou was in the United States at that time, and this was the first time they met.
Song Peiqing seemed calm, but he was actually quite shocked.
He had heard his father mention this cousin's wife more than once, with countless praises. He had only seen photos of her before, but photos were far less impactful than the real person.
He had been in Hong Kong's upper-class society for many years, but had never seen any lady from a noble family with such appearance and temperament. It was hard to imagine that she was a scholar doing research.
I heard from my father that Lu Youyou is already the world's top in his profession, and seems to have made some achievements in the field of agriculture as well, but that seems to be more confidential, and not much information has leaked out.
His father asked him to pick someone up and only told him one thing from beginning to end, which was to ask him to take good care of Lu Youyou and to ask him if there were any problems.
Song Peiqing is average in his career, but he is known as the little social prince of Hong Kong. It is because of his versatile personality that Song Jingting assigned him this task.
But when Song Peiqing really saw Lu Youyou, he inexplicably felt stage fright. When he was swept by those smiling eyes, he was unable to say anything polite.
"Cousin, please get in the car first. My father is hosting a banquet at home to welcome you."
Song Peiqing had never said such dry words in his life, and it made his teeth ache just by hearing them.
Lu Youyou nodded and got into Song Peiqing's car with her assistant.
On the way, Song Peiqing tried hard to find topics to talk about, for fear that Lu Youyou would say something profound that he couldn't understand. However, the reality was that no matter what he said, Lu Youyou could easily follow up.
Song Peiqing found it hard to imagine that this was a scholar from the mainland. He could only blame it on the fact that Lu Youyou had studied abroad for two years. The world in her eyes was not much different from what he saw in Hong Kong.
It can only be said that Young Master Song still lacks imagination. He doesn't know that Lu Youyou was richer than him in his previous life. Song Jingting knows that Lu Youyou has investments in Gangcheng, but he doesn't know the specific numbers.
The Hong Kong city in the 1980s was still full of skyscrapers just like it was forty years later, but with an added sense of retro prosperity.
Outside the car window was a street scene that had only been seen in classic old dramas, and Lu Youyou watched with great interest.
"Cousin, if you want to shop, you can come over here." Song Peiqing pointed to the department store outside the window and said, "Call me anytime you want to come."
The Song family’s businesses in Hong Kong City are spread across all sectors. In addition to shipping companies and real estate companies, the largest department store in Hong Kong City is also owned by the Song family.
Song Peiqing thought that no matter how much Lu Youyou loved academics, as a beautiful woman, she would not be able to refuse shopping. He was not good at other things, but he was professional when it came to accompanying women shopping.
He has a lot of experience in accompanying his mother, sister, and girlfriend.
"Thank you. Let me finish my work first." Lu Youyou replied with a smile.
She had no interest in shopping, especially after Gu Qingye reminded her of the safety issues. Going out for a stroll would only increase the workload of the bodyguards and was really unnecessary.
After passing Causeway Bay, you will soon arrive at Victoria Peak. As a livable place favored by the wealthy, Victoria Peak has been famous for hundreds of years.
As one of the most wealthy families in Hong Kong, the Song family's mansion on the top of the mountain covers an area of more than 2,600 square meters. After turning around the winding mountain road, the convoy stopped at the gate and drove for a while before seeing several white buildings.
Song Jingting had two sons. He lived in one house, his two sons each had one house, and there was another house specifically for entertaining guests.
Lin Ling and Li Yun have been in charge of the security of important figures. If they had not seen the world, they might have also experienced eye tremors.
Song Peiqing had always thought that the two of them were Lu Youyou's assistants, and thought that if they acted at a loss and cautious, he would pretend not to see it.
But these two people were neither shocked nor curious. They were as calm as if there was nothing in front of them. Why was this state a bit similar to that of their own bodyguards?
Song Peiqing immediately realized something, so the identity of the cousin's wife...
At this time, the main building door opened and Song Jingting came out.
"Youyou, welcome to our home!" Song Jingting looked at Lin Ling and Li Yun again and took the initiative to shake hands. "You two are Youyou's colleagues, right? Welcome!"
"Hello, Mr. Song!" they said in unison.
"Youyou, come in quickly. Dinner is almost ready. We've been waiting for you." Song Jingting only had Lu Youyou in his eyes, as if he couldn't see Song Peiqing.
The eldest son, Song Yaoqing, is capable at work, married a wife of equal social status, and has two obedient and sensible children. It can be said that he does not have to worry about anything.
When it comes to Song Peiqing, no one knows what went wrong. It seems that this kid has used up all the rebellious quota of the whole family.
Forget about not wanting to join the company. Song Peiqing invests in this today and that tomorrow, and changes girlfriends one after another. The tabloids say that the second son of the Song family is a famous big fish in Hong Kong, and his money is so loose that even the old ladies on the street know about it.
Normally, Song Jingting would turn a blind eye to anything, but now, when he saw his second son and Lu Youyou standing together, he couldn't suppress his disgust.
Compared to Lu Youyou, Song Peiqing can probably only be regarded as a salted fish, a salted fish that grew up eating delicacies from mountains and seas!
Song Peiqing received a look of disdain from his father and slowed down his pace a little.
How did he offend the old man? He obviously completed the task very well. His cousin's wife was smiling all the way. She must be very satisfied with his work as a guide!
Song Jingting arranged a family dinner. Except for Mrs. Song who passed away early, all the members of the Song family were present. Lu Youyou also met Song Yaoqing and his family.
The two children were very curious about her, but it was obvious that they were well-educated. The boy was like a little gentleman, and the girl smiled sweetly when she met her eyes.
Lu Youyou thought of her own twins, a boy and a girl, and the look in her eyes when she looked at them became softer.
"Hello, my last name is Lu, I am your..."
Lu Youyou was stuck. What should this complicated relationship be called?
"Just call me aunt." Song Jingting rubbed his grandchildren's hair.
Actually, she is my cousin, but the word "cousin" is omitted. There is no need to be so distant.
"Hello, auntie!" Two children's voices were heard, also speaking Mandarin.
However, the two children were not very fluent in Mandarin, and Lu Youyou could not speak Cantonese, so they simply switched to English.
The two children's eyes lit up instantly, especially the younger sister, who started talking more.
Song Jingting picked up the little girl and said, "Auntie must be hungry after coming from afar. Can you eat first?"
The little girl nodded sweetly and asked to sit next to Lu Youyou.
The big round table in the restaurant was packed with food. It was called a family dinner, but with professional chefs preparing the dishes, every dish was exquisite.
Lu Youyou hadn't eaten such authentic Cantonese cuisine for a long time. It was not inferior to the famous Cantonese restaurants in later generations.
Song Jingting personally served a bowl of soup and placed it in front of her: "Youyou, don't be polite, just treat it like your own home."
"Thank you, second uncle."
"You're welcome. Come and try it to see if you like it. You'll be staying at home these days. Just tell me what you want to eat and I'll ask the chef to make it for you. If you want to eat outside, tell Peiqing and ask him to run errands."
Song Peiqing almost choked and quickly swallowed the soup in her mouth: "Yes, yes, yes, just tell me. Tomorrow I will make a list of all the famous restaurants in Hong Kong, and you can choose whatever you want, cousin."
He decided to call the secretary after dinner and get the list out overnight. Given how much importance his father attached to his cousin's wife, if he dared to delay, the old man would not let him in!
The little girl next to her put down her chopsticks, wiped her mouth politely, and leaned over to Lu Youyou's ear to whisper in her favorite.
"Aunt, the fried pigeon breast at Fortune House is delicious. If you want to eat roast goose, Yung Kee is the best."
(End of this chapter)
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