Going upstairs, Han Chudong saw a small room with ordinary decoration. After picking up a chair and sitting down, he asked, "Wouldn't it be better to just take the money and run away to start over? Why are you back now, and doing this business? Chinatown has its own order and rules. It's not easy for a woman like you to make a living here."

"I'm just an ordinary woman. What else can I do besides this? Can I learn from others and sell clothes, open a Chinese restaurant, or find a bunch of Asian women who just smuggled in and can't even speak English to start a housekeeping company?"

Qiao Wei said in a self-deprecating tone: "I only know these. The business that Hou did before he went in was no different from mine. Boss Han, not everyone is like you. You can make a lot of money just by making something. Dealing with a bunch of upper-class dignitaries all day long, life is much harder for people like us."

It is obvious that he is saying that Han Chudong does not understand the hardships of ordinary people.

But in Han Chudong's opinion, this woman was too greedy. She could obviously take the money she got after the divorce and go to a village or suburb, buy a nice big house, and live an easy life.

Based on what he knew about the assets, it was definitely enough.

It's not about appreciation or contempt, it's just that I think it's not good. Han Chudong nodded and said, "Let's not talk about these for now. Don't lead that girl yesterday astray. I will give her a new life. In return, I can agree to one of your requests. As long as it's not excessive, anything is fine. For example, I can teach you how to make money in a legitimate business or directly invest some money in me, and I will help you make more money."

He was very confident of success, but Qiao Wei only had this little wealth left, so she didn't dare to pin her future on Han Chudong.

After a moment of silence, he smiled and changed the subject: "What do you want to do? Are you really in love with Nuan Yue?"

"I can't say I like you, I just helped you out a little. I'm too soft-hearted and easily miss the old times."

"Okay, Boss Xiao Han, I don't ask for anything else, just ask your father to stop watching me. I don't know if the guy surnamed Hou hates me, so he asked someone to say hello. Now a man surnamed Song comes to my store from time to time, and sometimes he stands at the door to check my age. If this continues, my store will close sooner or later."

"Are you sure you want this?"

"Um."

Qiao Wei made a cup of green tea for Han Chudong and handed it to him.

She is in her twenties, her appearance and figure are still at the peak of a woman's career, and she has a mature temperament.

Being alone together, Han Chudong was a little overwhelmed. He blew a few puffs of tea and found it had a strong taste. When he put down the cup, he said, "It's not an excessive request. I think I know who you are talking about. I'll tell my dad about it later. I have something else to do, so that's it."

"No, you're so tired at night, and the chicken soup is leftover. At least let me fry two eggs for you and cook some porridge?"

This was something Han Chudong didn't want to hear Qiao Wei mention, so she quickly waved her hand and said, "Forget it, I'll come to your place when I have time. See you next time..."

He just left.

Qiao Wei changed her clothes leisurely, bought breakfast from the street, and went to the next door house to look for Yang Nuanyue.

Yang Nuanyue had just woken up, with disheveled hair and looked listless.

Sitting on the bed, Qiao Wei smiled and said to her:

"Don't think too much. Do you know who he is? Countless people want to have something happen with Boss Xiao Han but can't find an opportunity. He is the one who suffers, not you.

Did you wear that thing last night? If you are lucky enough to have a child, you can sleep on a pile of money in the future. Even if you only get alimony, the money every month is enough to support the family for several years. Don't forget me when the time comes."

Yang Nuanyue looked at Qiao Wei, hesitant to speak, and finally just nodded.

Regret? Maybe a little, but mostly I feel at a loss...

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Han Chudong went to the architectural design firm again as if nothing had happened to check the preliminary design drawings that had been drawn up.

Computer graphics technology had not yet been used in this industry. All the drawings were drawn by hand by designers. There was a thick stack of drawings. The main appearance of the house and the surrounding landscaping were roughly designed, and the overall layout of the golf course was also designed.

It may take another two months to complete. Now I have only drawn a rough draft and the details are not perfected.

The main building style is a combination of references to the Château de Haar and the Château de Chambord, with a formal European style, with a conical spire and murals and reliefs. It occupies a larger area, with a total of three floors, each just over five meters high. The highest point of the banqueting room is twenty meters high, with a large number of high-ceiling designs, murals, painted ceilings and sculptures.

The garden design, relying on the main building and natural lakes, has swimming pools and fountains, as well as flower beds and sculptures. Overall, it tends to be in ancient Roman style. It was named "Garden of the Gods" by the designer, which just hits Han Chudong's aesthetic point.

After reading the preliminary draft of the layout and building appearance, Han Chudong couldn't wait to move in and deliberately ignored the extremely high cost.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

I feel that it was a very correct decision not to buy those ready-made luxury houses in Beverly Hills, and I do not regret buying such a low-priced piece of land in the most expensive area in Los Angeles.

Although he only had actual ownership of a small portion of the land, so what? He didn't think he could live for two or three hundred years anyway, and he would definitely not see the day when the land lease expired.

I have finally gotten used to looking at things from the perspective of a super rich person. For example, when it comes to enjoying life, I feel that anything that can be solved with money is not a big deal.

Rather than treating money as a long string of numbers in a bank account, people would rather use it to enjoy a superior life, without worrying about the interest costs, possible returns from investments, etc.

After leaving the architectural design firm, Han Chudong personally went to the Los Angeles branch of Bank of America and called a lawyer to help review the contract. He signed it after finding out there was no problem. The total loan amount was US$100 million, to be repaid in installments over three years.

As long as assets continue to rise, even if new debts are used to repay old debts, it will not be able to crush Mason United Group.

Although Rainbow Beauty's performance has declined slightly, its current valuation still remains above US$1 billion, or about US$1.4 billion to be precise. Johnson & Johnson has sent people to the company and is willing to raise funds at a valuation of US$1.4 billion.

If Han Chudong is really willing to accept financing, it would not be difficult to increase this figure by 20 to 30 percent. After all, the net profit from selling facial mask paper alone is 400,000 to 500,000 US dollars a day.

Today's price-to-earnings ratios are generally not high. In addition, Rainbow Beauty has its own business problems and the economic stagflation is serious. It is indeed not easy for investors to feel at ease with just one patent, and thus underestimate Rainbow Beauty.

Let’s look at the cooperation with Whirlpool. When Han Chudong was busy applying for loans, the other party formally responded that it was willing to provide financing.

Invest 20 million US dollars in cash in exchange for 30% of Baofeng Electric Company's shares...