"Speaking of this makes me feel better."
Yuan Wai's tone immediately rose several notches, and he said happily, "At first, when they heard that we were made in mainland China, they weren't very optimistic. But some people were willing to give it a try."
These days, there is discrimination, but most people actually identify themselves as Chinese.
The key reason for the subsequent surge in "independence activists" was that after the handover, the other side provided funding to support these individuals. In the 1980s, there weren't nearly as many "independence activists." People were willing to give it a try.
"After trying it, people immediately came to buy it. It wasn't just one person who bought it; they said that our quality was much better than Xiao Ri Zi's, and could even compete with the Germans." Yuan Wai couldn't hide the pride in his voice.
"That's good, that's good." Professor Zhuge couldn't help but smile.
What he was really worried about was what to do if they couldn't sell their motorcycles outside.
As a professor, he clearly understood that making motorcycles these days wasn't difficult. As long as you were a motorcycle factory and your products could run, you could sell them. The domestic demand was incredibly high, and there were virtually no competitors. Only when you truly went abroad and could compete with other brands could you be considered to have truly succeeded in the global market.
Hearing Yuan Wai say that, he felt somewhat relieved.
Compared to Wang Shouren's car.
Qin Shou's car was much more lively.
The three women glanced out of the car window now and then, and asked Qin Shou questions later.
Everything here was completely new to them.
One moment I'm marveling at the skyscrapers here, the next I'm struck by the way people dress.
Even when they're just stopping at a traffic light, they can chatter away for a while.
Qin Shou didn't find it annoying at all, and chatted enthusiastically with the women.
"Qin Shou, where are we going?" Qin Jingru asked.
“Aunt Jingru, we’re going to Kowloon City. Sister Lou’s house is there.”
"Kowloon City? Is it nice?"
"It has to be beautiful! Hong Kong only has a few wealthy districts: Mid-Levels, The Peak, Tsim Sha Tsui, and Kowloon City. These are where rich people live. This is capitalism; everything here is luxurious. Let me tell you, don't be shy later. I'm on your side." Qin Shou shamelessly declared his position immediately. He had been in Hong Kong for a while now and knew exactly which areas were wealthy and which places were expensive.
Most ordinary wealthy people live in Tsim Sha Tsui and Kowloon City, while the truly top-tier wealthy people live in the Mid-Levels and The Peak.
Lou Xiao'e was certainly qualified to live in the Peak and Mid-Levels areas, since her family lived there. However, finding the social obligations too troublesome, she instead bought numerous properties in Tsim Sha Tsui and Kowloon City. She followed Wang Shouren's advice from years ago and indeed made a fortune.
Therefore, she has absolute freedom. In Lou Xiao'e's words, she is already financially free and can do whatever she wants.
"What do you mean 'your side' and 'our side'? We're all one family." Qin Jingru sat up straight, but she couldn't suppress the smile on her lips.
The car slowly drove towards Kowloon City, and the prosperity along the way shocked everyone.
Oh, of course, the shock refers to the one in Qin Shou's carriage.
The people in Yuan Wai's car were all incredibly calm.
Wang Shouren had seen it all; these later buildings were nothing special. As for Wang Ruiming, in his view, these were just buildings made of cement. He was interested in the mechanics involved, but it wasn't what interested him most. Professor Zhuge, on the other hand, was indifferent; he only wanted to visit the Chinese University.
When the car drove into the area, the villa in front of them still shocked the women.
From the well-trained security guards outside to the villa's distinctly British style, everything about it captivated the women's hearts.
In Wang Shouren's opinion, there was nothing surprising about it. In fact, they were just tired of seeing the traditional courtyard houses and found the villas here very beautiful. If it were an Englishman who went to Beijing to see the courtyard houses that Wang Shouren had renovated, he would probably be speechless with astonishment.
In the end, he still followed Wang Shouren for so many years.
The two women managed their emotions very well.
When they saw Lou Xiao'e waiting for them at the door with a smile on her face, they immediately withdrew their curious eyes.
As the saying goes, women are all born actresses.
The villa was very large, with a private garden and swimming pool inside. Qin Jingru was a little envious when she saw it from the outside. She also wanted a swimming pool like that, so that she could at least take a dip at home in the summer.
"Welcome." Lou Xiao'e stretched out her hands and hugged the two women, then gave an instruction to the two maids behind her.
The two maids nodded and came over to take Wang Shouren and his companions' luggage.
Qin Jingru was quite interested in Filipino maids, a unique type of domestic helper: "Are they considered slaves under capitalism?"
"Pfft..."
To be honest, this girl's question was really unique. Only Lou Xiao'e would have thought that if it were someone else.
"Let's go inside and talk." Lou Xiao'e took Qin Jingru's hand, gave Qin Huairu an apologetic look, and led her inside.
Wang Shouren, who was following behind, felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what it was.
Qin Shou, on the other hand, looked miserable.
"Big brother, you didn't tell me that the three of you were such good friends."
Wang Shouren glanced at him: "What's wrong? Not calling me uncle anymore?"
"Why are you still calling me uncle?" Qin Shou's head was buzzing. It was his fault. Before he came, he had imagined a grand drama about women in his mind. In modern terms, it could be made into a TV series with hundreds of episodes. Who knew that as soon as he arrived, they were already holding hands? This was something he could see.
"Alright, stop joking around. Let's go. I'm taking back your shop in Hong Kong."
"No..." Qin Shou immediately became anxious and blocked Wang Shouren's way: "Brother, you have to explain this to me clearly, on what grounds?"
Wang Shouren rolled his eyes: "What else could it be? Don't you know how you got that thing? Good heavens, you're a member of the Qin family, smuggling from your own country to Hong Kong, opening a shop in capitalist territory. If this were a few years ago, none of your relatives would have been able to escape."
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