Chapter 446: Becoming the World's Richest Man

Nanning.

On the bank of Yongjiang River.

Deng Yunhua and Fan Yuemei were enjoying the river view while chatting idly.

As they chatted, Deng Yunhua suddenly got to the point, looked at Fan Yuemei and said, "Yuemei, we have known each other for more than a month. I am very satisfied with you. I wonder how you feel about me? Are you willing to be my girlfriend (this title has been around since the May Fourth Movement, but at that time girlfriend referred to a female friend, not a name exclusive to lovers. It was not until recent years that some people began to call lovers girlfriends)?"

Such a straight man's (similar adjective) confession made Fan Yuemei a little amused and confused, but after more than a month of getting along with him, she also knew that the man next to her was not the kind of man who understood romance, so she was not surprised by his actions.

In fact, the two of them dated and played together every day, and they knew each other's feelings, the only thing left was a confession to confirm.

Therefore, Fan Yuemei didn't mind that he asked casually, and nodded with a slightly red face, "I do."

Deng Yunhua looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he hugged her directly.

Fan Yuemei's body suddenly stiffened, then slowly softened and she also put her arms around his waist.

This kind of intimate contact was the first time for both of them. While they were excited, they inevitably reacted.

Others can't feel this woman's reaction, but a man's reaction is too obvious.

After sensing something was wrong, Fan Yuemei panicked and pushed him away, blushing as she spat at him, "You rascal!"

Deng Yunhua was also a little embarrassed, but this kind of thing is not something that can be controlled by humans. He is in his twenties and a virgin, so those who understand will understand his reaction.

In order to avoid embarrassment, Deng Yunhua quickly changed the subject and asked, "Yuemei, when are you planning to go back to school?"

Fan Yuemei rolled her eyes at him, collected her thoughts for a moment, and then replied, "We'll be leaving in three or four days."

“Time flies by so fast!”

Deng Yunhua couldn't help but sigh, and then said: "Then I'll take you back to school!"

Fan Yuemei's face was still flushed. She shook her head and said, "No, it will take several days to go back and forth on the train. Besides, the weather is so hot now, and the smell in the carriage is terrible. I'm used to it, so it doesn't matter. You don't have to experience this."

Deng Yunhua said with a smile: "Why take a train? Let's just take a plane. It will take just over two hours. It won't be a hassle at all."

Fan Yuemei was stunned for a moment. After all, she came from a poor family, and the default way for her to travel long distances was to take the train. She studied in Wuhan for three years and had always taken the train to and from school. She had never thought of high-end transportation such as airplanes.

Now that she heard Deng Yunhua mention it, she remembered the existence of airplanes, but she still refused: "Forget it, I heard that flying is very expensive, and you need a letter of introduction to buy a ticket. You can't just ride if you have money."

Deng Yunhua said: "In the past, you did need a letter of introduction to buy a plane ticket, but the country has abolished this rule not long ago. Now as long as you have money, you can take a plane. It is much more convenient than before. It only costs more than 200 yuan to fly from Nanning to Wuhan, which is not expensive."

Fan Yuemei was shocked and said, "Isn't this expensive? My family's sour food stall only makes about this much in half a month. If I spend half a month's income on a plane, my mom will definitely scold me for being wasteful if she knows."

Deng Yunhua smiled and said, "You are the future young lady of the snack street. It's no big deal to spend two hundred yuan on a plane. Besides, I will send you back to school. Do you have to spend money to buy a plane ticket? Just listen to my arrangements."

Fan Yuemei was really tempted when she heard that. Who would want to take a train when there are high-end planes to take?

Anyway, the two of them have already confirmed their relationship, so it's only right that I take some advantage of him.

Thinking of this, Fan Yuemei nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

…

Three days later.

Deng Yunhua and Fan Yuemei boarded a plane to Wuhan.

More than two hours later, the two arrived in Wuhan. Fan Yuemei couldn't help but sigh: "It's worthy of being a plane. The speed is really fast. If we take the train, we probably won't even reach Liuzhou by now!"

Deng Yunhua smiled and said, "There is no comparison. The average speed of trains nowadays is less than 50 kilometers per hour. It also takes a long time to stop at stations along the way. It is indeed too slow."

Fan Yuemei said: "However, the price difference is also large. Spending two days on the train can save a hundred or so yuan. Most people are still willing to take the train. After all, many rural people work hard for a month and can't earn that much money!"

“This is the difference between having money and having no money.”

At this point, Deng Yunhua looked at his girlfriend and said, "This is my first time in Wuhan. My second sister-in-law told me that there are many scenic spots here. You must take me to have fun."

Fan Yuemei smiled and said, "Although I studied in Wuhan for three years, I only went to the Yellow Crane Tower with my classmates. I haven't been to other scenic spots. It's a good opportunity for me to accompany you to have a look around."

…

In the next few days, Deng Yunhua and Fan Yuemei went around eating, drinking and playing, visiting scenic spots such as the Yellow Crane Tower, Qingchuan Pavilion, and Guqin Terrace, and eating many special foods such as Wuhan hot dry noodles, three-fresh bean curd, and Jiangling eight-treasure rice.

It was not until Fan Yuemei actually started school that the two reluctantly parted.

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Nanning.

With the end of summer vacation, Xiaodong'er officially became a sixth-grade elementary school student, and Dongzi was in the fourth grade.

After entering the fourth grade, Dongzi began to secretly complain because he also had to attend evening self-study classes.

Elementary school students in later generations did not have to attend evening self-study classes, but in this era, after the fourth grade of elementary school, they have to attend evening self-study classes.

Evening self-study, as the name suggests, is for students to study on their own.

However, primary school students have no self-control at all. If there is no teacher supervising in the classroom, or the teacher does not assign homework in advance, few students can study on their own initiative.

Of course, Nanning is the capital after all, and Xiaodong'er and Dongzi attend the best primary schools. The teachers here are relatively responsible and their supervision of evening self-study is also in place, which is why Dongzi complains.

If Dongzi had to attend evening self-study classes in the countryside, he probably wouldn't complain.

In the past, since Naye Primary School would not be officially connected to electricity until the late 1990s, students had to carry kerosene lamps to school for evening self-study.

No matter what era it is, never underestimate human creativity. When people carried kerosene lamps to evening self-study, they invented the method of roasting peanuts and soybeans with kerosene lamps. The specific method was to fold a "pot" with paper, adjust the kerosene lamp to a dim flame, put the paper pot on the glass lampshade, and then put the peeled peanuts or soybeans into the pot. After slowly roasting for a minute or two, the peanuts and soybeans will become fragrant.

Of course, the taste is just so-so, not really delicious, but the key is fun! Dongzi naturally can't experience this kind of happiness. Before the evening self-study class, he could watch TV at home. Now, after coming back from school in the afternoon, after eating and taking a shower, he has to go back to school again. This is really torture for a poor student.

That night, Zhang Xiuping came to pick them up and saw Dongzi looking listless. She couldn't help but ask, "Dongzi, what's wrong with you? You look listless."

Xiao Dong'er replied, "I don't want to go to evening self-study!"

Dongzi said stubbornly: "Sister, don't talk nonsense, who doesn't want to go to evening self-study?"

Xiao Dong'er said contemptuously: "I don't know you yet. You are so depressed. Don't you just want to stay at home and watch TV?"

Dongzi stopped pretending and muttered, "I'm not the only one like this. Many of my classmates are like this too."

Zhang Xiuping was speechless and said, "Dongzi, you have to learn from your sister. Mom doesn't expect you to get into Tsinghua University or Peking University, but at least you can't drop out of school after junior high school or high school, right? If you can't get into college, how can I trust you to run the family business?"

Dongzi was only in the fourth grade, so she didn't know anything about career or not, so she said nonchalantly: "Then leave it to my sister!"

Zhang Xiuping said with a smile: "Your sister will get married in the future." At this point, she thought of the child who was still young and would not understand what she was saying, so she shook her head and said: "Forget it, let's talk about this later. Your task now is to study hard, do you understand?"

Dongzi responded weakly: "Got it!"

…

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

Deng Shirong already had a clear understanding of this most prosperous city in the world. Next, he collected the valuables and supplies in the safes, cellars and warehouses that were not easily exposed into the system space according to the pre-classified categories.

Then they start collecting other things, and finally the most sensitive "fireworks and firecrackers".

After he collected all the things that should and shouldn't be collected into the system space, bombs started to explode one after another in various places soon. In less than ten days, the whole city fell into chaos. Soon the whole city was under martial law and a huge storm blew up.

Deng Shirong had already finished his work and left, taking a plane back to his motherland.

The harvest this time is really huge, dozens or even hundreds of times greater than what we got from going to Big Brother.

After all, although the big brother is awesome, there is still a huge gap in economic strength compared to the old gangster. In addition, this time Deng Shirong even took possession of "fireworks and firecrackers", and many other banned items as well. The economic value is really immeasurable.

It is no exaggeration to say that if he sold everything in the system space and exchanged it for money, he would definitely be the richest man in the world.

The only pity is that many things can only be placed in the system space as decoration, and it is impossible to sell them.

However, there are many basic supplies that can be sold, and it’s not too late to sell them later.

…

After returning to China, Deng Shirong received a call from Deng Yungui.

After greeting each other, Deng Yungui got down to business: "Uncle Jiu, the villa complex has been renovated. When do you think it would be a good time to move to the new home?"

Deng Shirong asked, "Have you consulted the master to choose an auspicious day?"

Deng Yungui replied, "I have chosen one. The master said the nearest auspicious day is the sixth day of October."

Deng Shirong said, "Then we will all move to the new house on October 6th."

Deng Yungui said: "Okay, then I will notify them."

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In Bobai rural area, moving into a new house is taken very seriously.

Moreover, this importance is also linked to the beauty of the house. For example, when moving into a new house in the Deng family villa complex in Naye, all relatives and friends must be invited to come and have a grand celebration, otherwise it would be a shame to have such a beautiful house.

Therefore, after deciding on the date to move to the new house, the clan members happily began to notify all their relatives and friends.

On the fifth day of October, the entire Naye Deng family starts slaughtering pigs to prepare to entertain relatives and friends coming from all over the place.

Although we move into the new house tomorrow, the auspicious day is 8:08 tomorrow morning. It will be too late for relatives and friends to come tomorrow, so they have to come today. In addition, some dishes have to be prepared in advance, so we have to slaughter the pig today.

Deng Shirong's family also invited many relatives and friends, but they only invited relatives and friends from his hometown. He certainly would not invite relatives who lived far away in Wuhan and Beijing. After all, it was just moving to a new home, and there was no need to bother others for such a small matter.

However, the eldest daughter-in-law's parents' home is in the neighboring Longtan Town, which is so close, so Deng Shirong naturally has to invite her.

Now, Zhang's father and mother have been invited to Naye Village with their sons, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren.

The last time the Zhang family came to Naye Village was when Deng Yunheng got married. At that time, only the foundation of the villa complex had been built. Now, nearly four years have passed, and the villa complex has not only been built, but also decorated and landscaping has been completed. It has completely changed compared to before.

At this time, the Zhang family had not yet seen the interior decoration of the villa, but the exterior decoration and greenery alone were enough to make them amazed.

Zhang's mother couldn't help but ask, "Xiuping, which villa is yours? Take us to see it."

Zhang Xiuping smiled and said, "Okay, then follow me. The one in front is our villa."

Deng Shirong's villa is only separated from his old house by a 60-meter-long avenue. Crossing the 60-meter avenue is the back garden of his villa.

The back garden is surrounded by a wall more than two meters high. Zhang Xiuping and her family entered through the back door of the garden.

This back garden is planted with many beautiful flowers, plants and trees, as well as narrow paths for people to walk on. In the middle, there is an exquisite grape trellis like a pavilion, and under the trellis there are two beautiful swings. At this time, the grape trellis is already covered with vines, and it looks vibrant and very beautiful.

Mrs. Zhang couldn't help but exclaimed: "This garden is so beautiful!"

Mrs. Zhang nodded and said, "It's really a great pleasure to swing on the swing and enjoy the beautiful scenery here."

Mrs. Zhang said, "Especially when the grapes are ripe, they are full of grapes. Just thinking about it makes me feel beautiful."

Passing through the back garden, we entered the villa.

The decoration style inside the villa is still Deng Shirong's favorite ancient style. The application of various traditional elements makes the Zhang family, a group of laymen, feel awe-inspiring.

The villa has three floors in total. Although the overall decoration is not as shocking as the luxury villa in Nanning Wuyue Square, it can also be regarded as a classic in ancient style decoration.

After admiring the interior decoration of the villa, Zhang Xiuping led her family out of the main gate. There was a front yard at the main gate, which could be used for parking and sitting and chatting. In front of the front yard was a two-lane road of moderate size with ornamental trees planted on both sides of the driveway.

Across the driveway are the sidewalk and the river bank. A row of beautiful weeping willows are planted on the river bank, and with the embellishment of stones and flowers nearby, the overall look is very beautiful, making people feel relaxed and happy when they look at it.

Zhang's mother said with a look of shock on her face: "No wonder it took you several years to build this villa complex of the Deng family. It is so beautiful. I can't believe that this ordinary river can be made so beautiful."

Father Zhang was also shocked. He thought about what this place was like when his daughter first got married. He had seen it before, and it was no different from their Poxin Village. But in just over ten years, this place had changed drastically.

At this time, not only the Zhang family were visiting the villa complex, but also relatives and friends of other clansmen were visiting the villa complex. When they saw the villa complex that was as beautiful as a painting, they were all so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths.

The tribesmen who came to visit with their relatives and friends all had rosy faces and stole the show.

…

afternoon.

All the members of the Ye Deng clan and their relatives and friends gathered at the entrance of the ancestral hall to eat.

Liu Zhenyu, the director of the Naye Deng's Hospital, had the honor of sitting at the same table with the clan leader Deng Shirong. During the meal, he took the initiative to report: "Uncle Jiu, the main building of the hospital is now being completed, and the next step is decoration. It is expected that by the end of next year, our hospital will be able to officially open for business."

Deng Shirong nodded and said, "That's right. We can start recruiting medical staff in advance. If we can invite one expert in each field, it will be a success. It would be better if we can invite more. Those expert villas are said to be arranged for experts, but as long as you reach the level of chief physician, you are actually qualified to live in our expert villas."

Liu Zhenyu smiled and said, "It is indeed difficult to invite authoritative experts in various fields to work in our hospital, but as long as the treatment is good enough, it is not a problem to invite a group of chief physicians. Leave it to me to ensure that the necessary medical staff are recruited before our hospital officially opens."

Deng Shirong said: "If those authoritative experts are unwilling to come, then we can settle for the next best thing and maintain good relationships with these experts. When needed, we can invite these experts to come and perform "flying knives". This will also greatly enhance the strength of our hospital."

The term "flying knives" has only become popular in the past two years. By the end of the 1990s, the act of flying knives was banned. It was not until 2014 to 2017 that the country relaxed the restrictions on flying knives. Then after 2021, the country further formalized the act of flying knives, and it was truly recognized and supported in law.

Liu Zhenyu nodded and said, "I think so too. Anyway, the doctors in our hospital can perform the less difficult surgeries, and for the more difficult surgeries, we can hire flying surgeons. In this way, even if the comprehensive strength of our hospital cannot compare with that of a tertiary hospital, it will definitely be stronger than that of the county people's hospital."

Deng Yungui smiled and said, "Once the hospital opens, people won't have to go to other places to seek medical treatment if they have a headache or fever. They can see a doctor right at their doorstep."

Deng Shirong thought for a moment and asked, "Director Liu, do you think our hospital has a chance to be equipped with an MRI?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Deng Yungui and the others at the same table looked at each other in bewilderment, not knowing what this MRI was.

After all, in this era, MRI is still a rare thing.

Liu Zhenyu used to be the vice president of a Class III hospital, so he naturally knew about cutting-edge medical equipment like MRI. When he heard Deng Shirong's question, he couldn't help but shake his head and smiled bitterly, "Uncle Jiu, it's basically hopeless for our hospital to be equipped with MRI, at least not in the short term. Not to mention how expensive it is, the main thing is that there is nowhere to buy it. So far, no hospital in Guangxi has an MRI!"

This is not just talk. In the early 1990s, an MRI machine cost 1.6 to 1.8 million US dollars, and only a few large hospitals in major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou had it.

As we all know, China is still very short of foreign exchange at this time. After all, the country needs to import too many things, and the foreign exchange is not enough. Therefore, the import of nuclear magnetic resonance requires a quota indicator, and there are only three indicators per year in the country. How can such a scarce indicator be given to a backward autonomous region like Guangxi? "It turns out that this thing is so scarce!"

Deng Shirong couldn't help but sigh. He did have a way to get an MRI, but no hospital in the entire Guangxi province had it. He naturally couldn't be the first to do so, and most hospitals couldn't afford this expensive equipment.

Deng Yungui couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Jiu, Dean Liu, what is this MRI you are talking about?"

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "It's a medical device used for examinations. I don't know the details, but I know it was developed abroad. It's very expensive. Any one of them costs more than 10 million. Only a really big hospital can afford it."

Deng Yungui and others gasped when they heard this. A piece of medical equipment costs tens of millions. Is this thing made of gold? Liu Zhenyu continued, "It's not just the purchase price that's expensive. The key is the subsequent maintenance price that is unbearable. It's hundreds of thousands at a time. If it breaks down and needs repair, you can't find a repairman in China. You have to go abroad to hire someone. The repairman will charge you one or two hundred thousand yuan for the repair, and there's no guarantee that it will be repaired. And when you need to replace parts, it's hundreds of thousands again.

Also, once this thing is turned on, it can never be turned off. A simple power outage would cost tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars. This is something that only big hospitals can afford.”

Deng Yungui was stunned and asked in disbelief: "Can this MRI cure cancer? Otherwise, why is it so outrageously expensive?"

"This thing can only help with examinations, it has no healing function..."

Liu Zhenyu briefly explained the principle of nuclear magnetic resonance, and Deng Yungui and others finally understood what this thing was used for.

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PS: I really miss my body when I was young. I had no problems at that time, ate well and slept well. Unlike now, I not only suffer from severe insomnia, but also have serious problems with my cervical and lumbar vertebrae. I am so weak that I can’t even run a hundred meters. Sigh…

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