Chapter 343 The Time Has Come and the Mistress's Daily Life

Manhattan, New York.

Manhattan is bustling and noisy during the day.

Broadway is bustling with people, the shop windows are dazzling, and the restaurants and cafes are bustling.

Surrounding Wall Street, the skyscrapers are like a steel jungle, cold and majestic.

Financial elites are in a hurry, stock market quotation signs are flashing, and taxis are speeding, demonstrating the vigorous vitality of capital everywhere.

"In order to stimulate the US economy and further ease domestic inflation, Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan announced at a press conference that the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will raise the federal funds rate from the current level on August 1..."

July 21, 1998.

The office floor of Paladin Investments in the International Tower at Rockefeller Center.

Milo, Nelson and others gathered in the Paladin Investment conference room.

As the news of the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike came on TV, everyone's face was filled with excitement.

"Great! The Fed has indeed raised interest rates. Latin American countries and others are doomed!"

"This rate hike came too suddenly. It was an abnormal rate hike policy, and it only gave the capital market ten days to react. Hahahaha..."

"Nasdaq will be affected. Apparently Washington still wants to curb the Internet bubble. But this is obviously impossible. People are not rational now!"

"I don't know if Nasdaq can be suppressed. Latin America, those Asian countries, and those banks must be suffering terribly! Hahahaha!"

…

For a moment, there was some chaos in the conference room. Everyone expressed their opinions and laughter broke out.

Milo just smiled and watched everyone vent.

He has been here every day for nearly a month, so naturally he knows everyone's situation.

Although Nelson and others did not confide in him, Milo could still see the pressure in everyone's hearts.

Now the Fed's policy of raising interest rates that he described is finally happening.

Then the trend of international capital flowing to the United States will reappear, and the situation of Latin American countries and other countries will be even worse.

The countries that will be most hurt by the Fed's global move will definitely be Latin American countries.

Now, they are just waiting for the moment of the avalanche!

“Pah!”

"Okay, everyone calm down!"

After seeing everyone talking for a while, Milo clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention to himself and making everyone quiet down.

In an instant, the entire conference room became quiet again.

Looking at the pairs of burning eyes looking at him, Milo looked around with a serious expression and said in a deep voice: "Today is July 21st, and there are still ten days before the Fed actually raises interest rates."

"After the policy is implemented, there may be problems in Latin American countries on any given day. It may be on August 1, August 5, or after August 15. All this is uncertain."

"So the only safe time left for us is ten days between today and August 1st!"

"I have a grasp of your progress. Some people's deployment has not been completed. Some people have completed the deployment but there is still room for improvement."

"So in the next ten days, you will lead your respective teams to continue to improve the deployment according to the plan, and make sure it is fully completed before August 1st!"

"Before August 1, you will all arrive at your respective areas of responsibility and take command in person. I will be at the headquarters to coordinate the overall operations."

"Any questions?"

With the last word, Milo suddenly raised his voice, his eyes were as sharp as a knife, and he exuded a murderous aura.

"No!"

Everyone held their heads high and shouted in unison.

"Okay, meeting adjourned!"

After saying that, Milo stood up and led the way out of the meeting room without any hesitation. After the others left, they immediately headed quickly to their respective departments.

They have to complete the full deployment in the next few days, of course this is remote command.

The reason why they are still staying here is simply to connect with Milo in a timely manner, and their remote command can also promote the work.

When the Latin American sovereign debt crisis really broke out, the situation changed rapidly and they had to be present in person to command and dispatch the troops in order not to miss the opportunity.

After Greenspan announced the Fed's interest rate hike, the news dominated the front pages of financial news in various countries in the following days, and analyses on the purpose and impact of the Fed's interest rate hike emerged one after another.

And the impact is beginning to emerge.

Although the Fed's interest rate hike policy will officially take effect on August 1.

However, the US dollar has accelerated its appreciation again, and many capitals have begun to rush into the United States to seek value preservation.

The price of gold futures also stopped its downward trend and began to rise.

In fact, many of Milo's companies have completed capital deployment in advance.

For example, Blackburn Bank, in order to preserve the value of its assets, has already converted most of its funds into US dollars or gold futures contracts in advance.

At the same time, a large amount of funds were also invested in long US dollar and gold futures.

Every one-point increase in the offshore U.S. dollar exchange rate and the price of gold futures contracts can create considerable unrealized profits for Milo's companies.

Of course, Milo also informed his close allies about this opportunity in advance and asked them to make their own arrangements. How much money they can make depends on their personal abilities, but at least their assets will not shrink due to this emergency.

Let's turn our attention back to Milo.

Generally speaking, the best weather in New York is from May to October.

He will stay in New York for a long time. After all, it is the most important financial center in the United States and the world.

Although he pays great attention to industry and energy, to be honest, in Western capitalist society, the monster of finance rides on the heads of all industries.

July 23rd.

It has been just two days since the Federal Reserve announced that it would raise interest rates.

Manhattan, Fifth Avenue, in a neoclassical luxury apartment building.

Liu Li opened her eyes and woke up.

After getting used to the drowsiness of just waking up, she casually drew open the curtains of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows in her bedroom, then stood in front of the windows, quietly overlooking the most beautiful summer scenery in Central Park.

The interior is filled with authentic contemporary art pieces that Liu Li bought from auction houses - a polka-dot pumpkin sculpture by Yayoi Kusama stands at the entrance, subtly echoing Andy Warhol's silkscreen prints.

Liu Li looked at the time. It was only six o'clock in the morning.

After washing up, she came out of the bedroom and just as she walked out of the corridor, she smelled the aroma of the bird's nest and white fungus soup specially made by her personal nutritionist.

She gently stroked her slightly bulging belly, took the pregnancy vitamin tablets handed to her by the Latino housekeeper, and instructed the housekeeper and servants in English about their next tasks.

"Mr. and Ms. Theron are still resting. Mr. should not wake up until around nine o'clock, so ask the chef to prepare breakfast for him around eight fifty. Please note that the veal steak must be well-done, as Mr. likes it well-done."

"As for Miss Theron..."

Liu Li paused and said, "She probably won't wake up until noon."

After all, she was the only one who bore all of Milo's firepower last night.

Who told Liu Li to be pregnant again, and already four months pregnant.

This is the middle stage of pregnancy when you cannot have sexual intercourse.

"Also, the young lady should still be resting. Have the nanny keep a close eye on her. Usually, her appetite is best about ten minutes after she wakes up. First, feed her about 180 ml of goat's milk, and then feed her complementary food after an hour."

"And the eldest lady should be back at noon today. Remember to ask the driver to pick her up."

“…”

While eating bird's nest and white fungus, Liu Li told the housekeeper many things.

The housekeeper agreed one by one.

Although in fact, even if Liu Li didn't explain, the housekeeper and the servants could do a good job.

It should even be said that they are actually more professional in this regard.

Because their job is to serve Liu Li and other women who belong to Blackburn but are not qualified to live in Blackburn Manor.

Liu Li's explanations are somewhat superfluous.

But she probably just likes ordering people around and arranging work for them.

So in fact, the more professional housekeepers and maids can only choose to follow her arrangements.

Wait until about eight in the morning.

Payne Liu Blackburn, Liu Li's second daughter, who was about two months away from turning one year old, woke up.

She was wearing baby clothes with beautiful bows that Liu Li had specially customized for her.

He hugged his daughter affectionately for a while when she just woke up, and fed her 180 ml of fresh goat's milk with his own hands.

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In the middle, Liu Li touched her belly and murmured, "If this is a boy, it would be perfect."

She can't keep having children, can she? She's almost 40!

As she said this, her fingers unconsciously stroked the Cartier Cheetah watch - a gift from Milo when she was pregnant with her first child.

9 a.m.

Milo woke up.

The same thing, although in fact the housekeepers and maids are more professional.

But she still busied herself serving Milo with her four-month-old belly.

Including bringing him newspapers, asking him to cut the veal into small pieces, giving him warm milk, and helping him change his clothes and tie his tie...

Then I kissed him deeply and watched him leave for work.

After Milo left, Liu Li continued her daily life.

She first discussed the renovation plan for the baby room with the interior designer who came to her home.

Whether it is Pennie or Anxi, her life in China, they naturally have rooms here.

This room that is being prepared is for your belly that hasn't been born yet.

Liu Li requested a NASA-level air purification system, which put the designer in a difficult position because the equipment room on the rooftop used to store the machines was not large enough.

But Liu Li downplayed it and said, "Name your price, sir."

That's it.

At worst, I can get it specially customized. Although it will be very expensive, it should be able to fit.

Anyway…I signed a confidentiality agreement, thought the Harvard-graduated designer.

That gentleman really has no shortage of money.

After meeting with the designer, Liu Li went on to interview three nanny candidates who graduated from Ivy League schools.

When the applicant mentioned that she had served a senator's family, her eyelashes trembled slightly - a sign of love, but it was deliberately disguised as a casual nod.

Who knows, the child’s great-grandfather also happened to be a senator.

Although this great-grandfather probably didn't know that this woman had given birth to one grandson for him and was preparing to give birth to a second one.

By noon, Liu Li would be at a maternity yoga studio on Madison Avenue.

The prices here are extremely expensive and they only serve the richest pregnant women in New York.

Therefore, there are always paparazzi lingering outside the glass curtain wall.

Liu Li knows exactly how to make her 17-week-old belly curve in the most elegant way, allowing the pleats of Valentino's haute couture maternity dress to perfectly outline her figure.

After class, I had lunch with several wives of "high-class Chinese" living in the United States.

Some of their husbands work on Wall Street, some work for Fortune 500 companies, and some are even among the few Asian American congressmen in New York.

She mentioned lightly: "Milo insisted on buying the villa in the Hamptons with a separate children's equestrian field, saying it was a gift for the second child."

In fact, everyone now knows who the man behind her is.

Because that gentleman not only did not allow newspapers to report anything on this matter.

He basically does not prohibit outsiders from knowing.

And this kind of gossip has always been the most popular among humans.

Coupled with Liu Li's self-conscious and low-key "self-exposure", it is hard not to know.

At 4 p.m., Liu Li will temporarily take off her armor.

She curled up in the blanket and let Pennie put her ear to her belly to listen to the movements of her sister or brother.

After a while, Liu Li's eldest daughter, Anxi Liu, who attended a church girls' boarding school, came back from school.

Liu Li felt a little sorry as she watched her daughter becoming more and more beautiful and a little taller.

I wish yesterday had been Friday.

Then An Xi would have come back in the evening yesterday, and I could have seen him in the evening.

Unlike now, he only rested here for one night last night.

He also brought a woman with him.

When I asked again today, they said Mr. Blackburn was not in Manhattan Island today.

After dinner, when the host is not here.

Liu Li usually chooses to take her two daughters, bodyguards and maids for a stroll in Central Park across the street downstairs.

I won't be there for too long because Central Park is not safe at night.

When she returns home, Liu Li will pay attention to her eldest daughter's studies.

I will play with my second daughter.

It was late at night and both daughters went to bed.

Liu Li would return to her bedroom, where she was alone, and occasionally look at a photo hanging on the wall, taken when she was nineteen, of her dancing in the alley of her hometown.

Occasionally, Liu Li would dream of returning to that carefree youth.

She imagined that she had met Milo at that time, that he loved only her, that he...

It's all fantasy anyway.

Then I wash up, go to bed, close my eyes and go to sleep on time.

In this gold and jade inlaid cage, the second child is both a stabilizer and a timer.

And occasional fantasies can quickly dispel her occasional depression.

This is the secret Liu Li found for herself to be happy every day.

When the sun rises the next day, Milo won't be there for the most part.

But Liu Li will continue to weave the illusion of his perfect lover at tea parties with wealthy and pregnant women whom she can reach.

This was after she gave birth to Pennie for Blackburn and became pregnant with his second child.

Most of the time, Liu Li lives her daily life in Manhattan, New York.

(End of this chapter)