Chapter 279

Nie Gong's IPO Speech

2000.

The plane to New York has not taken off yet, and Chen Lina is seizing the opportunity to call her children before turning off her phone.

"Wei Min, why don't you just go to Beijing? Well, it's in Dazhalan. I've renovated the yard so it can accommodate everyone. Don't let Xiaohong do too much work. You two brothers and your three daughters-in-law, if there's something to do, let the three girls do it together, don't just rely on Xiaohong, okay."

Little Hanghang put his hands on his knees and sat up straight. "Grandma, is Nie Weimin my dad?"

This child was sent to the mining area when he was 3 years old. He is now 7 years old. He has not seen his parents for four years and has long forgotten them.

Chen Lina smiled and said, "Yes, your father's name is Nie Weimin, and your mother's name is Liu Xiaohong. They don't have time to take care of you, so you and your grandma..."

"I'm with Miss Chen, because Miss Chen is the most beautiful." This sweet talker is comparable to Nie Weijiang.

Nie Gong was sitting in the back. He laughed and shook his head after hearing this. He threw away his pen and pinched his eyebrows.

Seeing the flight attendant coming over, he motioned for her to bring a blanket and cover Chen Lina.

Chen Lina had just finished a breast surgery. By the way, she had the tumor in her chest removed a while ago. She is still in the recovery period. Walking such a long distance, the worker was worried that she would be tired or get infected, which would be detrimental to the recovery of the wound.

"You must give her hot water. Also, lower the window on her side in a while. Please help adjust her bed. She has injuries, so you shouldn't touch her. Okay? Thank you." said the worker.

The stewardess looked at the worker a few more times because of his demeanor and appearance, nodded softly, and left.

The worker threw away his pen and started rubbing his brows.

In fact, why did he have to take Chen Lina on a one-day and one-night flight to New York?

It was like this, Nie Weijiang's company was going to be listed on the American Stock Exchange, but as the first Chinese company to be listed in the United States, not only was he exhausted from the hard work, but even Deng Chun's gossip was reported by the New York media.

Well, after all the hard work, they finally went public.

However, when it came to the speech for the IPO bell ringing ceremony, Wei Jiang hesitated.

First, he was not satisfied with the speech no matter who wrote it, and second, he himself did not know what was wrong.

After all, I have always been an introvert and shy person, and even though I have come to this point, I still don’t want to give a speech on stage.

Look, he called his father when he was in the most difficult time.

Nie Gong didn't say anything and flew directly to New York with Chen Lina.

Wei Jiang and Deng Chun were waiting for his father in the hotel.

At first glance, neither of them recognized the worker.

He was wearing his most fitted suit, his hair was still dark, and his face was full of sharp wrinkles. He looked serious and kind.

What surprised Nie Weijiang the most was Nie Hang. Well, he hadn't been home for four years. Little Hang was wearing exactly the same suit as his grandfather. He was tall and thin. He was exactly like Nie Weimin, the older brother from his childhood, in Nie Weijiang's memory.

"Hello, uncle." He stepped forward and saluted like a Young Pioneer.

"Dad, I wanted to skip the speech. Do you want me to see your speech?"

Nie Gong handed his prepared manuscript to his son. "Your company can be listed on the US stock exchange, not only for you to make money, it also has a very important meaning for the country. If you don't go on stage to give a speech at this time, the United States will laugh at you."

In the eyes of the older generation, the United States is the American Empire and will always be so.

Nie Weijiang took the speech, looked at it for a long time, and whispered to Chen Lina, "Have you read this speech?"

"I don't understand English," said Chen Lina.

Ah, she had long forgotten her Russian.

Nie Weijiang looked at it for a long time and asked Nie Gong to go to another room.

After a while, the two came out together. Well, the nervousness and awkwardness that Nie Weijiang had been feeling since Chen Lina came finally disappeared.

He asked Nie Hang, "Do you want to go out and play with your uncle?"

"Sure." Nie Hang was very brave, but he still had to ask his grandpa and grandma, "Grandpa, grandma, can I go play with my uncle?"

The worker smiled and said, "Go ahead."

Nie Hang then changed his clothes and followed Nie Weijiang.

Chen Lina sat by the window, watching the cars coming and going below, and said, "It's really strange. Sometimes you feel that everything has changed, but often fate goes on and many things still come to that point. You know, it was probably around this time in my last life, the company went public, and we stayed in this hotel, but the person who rang the bell was you."

The worker walked to the window and also looked downstairs. "What should I do? Tomorrow, I will probably have to ring the bell again. I have to give a speech."

"Weijiang refused to go?" Chen Lina was shocked. "That kid can do anything. It's such a meaningful occasion, but he doesn't dare to go?"

Nie Gong said, "He said he had speech problems and would stutter when he was on stage. He was afraid he would mess up. I was the largest shareholder of his company. He did this himself. I didn't know it. He just asked me to help him because he thought he would mess up."

What else can the laborer do now that his son has begged him so much?

After not seeing each other for a few years, Deng Chun has become much calmer than before. He did not go out with Nie Weijiang and has been sitting in the hotel room.

Of course, the assistant needs to memorize tomorrow's script, and also needs to know who will come tomorrow, who does what, who are from the newspaper, who are the investors, and who are the shareholders. If the assistant wants to go on stage to give a speech, he has to recognize all these people.

He also needs to familiarize himself with the entire process of tomorrow's meeting.

After finishing my work, I still have to take care of Chen Lina.

After all, what should she wear tomorrow, how to order dinner in the evening, which dishes are good and which are average in this hotel, Deng Chun, who is used to enjoying life, knows it best, right?

However, Chen Lina always felt that Deng Chun seemed like a completely different person.

"Deng Chun, are you unhappy?" Chen Lina asked during the meal.

She wanted to eat porridge, and she didn't know where he asked someone to make it, but it tasted good. Moreover, he also brought in a kettle of boiling water. Well, Miss Chen wanted to drink boiling water, boiling water was her life.

"Aunt Chen, I'm fine. I just feel a little tired." Deng Chun clenched his hands and sat on the sofa. He was wearing a green suit and a white shirt, looking as handsome as his father. "You didn't give me a chance. I called Weixing two days ago at six in the morning, and Leng Feng answered the phone."

Well, that's why he was unhappy.

"They have been dating for a long time. Besides, Deng Chun, you have much more opportunities than Leng Feng. When Wei Xing was studying at university in Shanghai, you had so many opportunities to find her. What were you doing at that time?"

Speaking of this, I can only slap myself in the face.

At that time, Deng Chun did not think Leng Feng was a threat. Moreover, Nie Weijiang had driven away all of Wei Xing's suitors, so Wei Xing was safe.

Deng Chun thought, I can have fun for a few more years, and when I’ve had enough and have settled down, I can marry a satellite, what a great thing.

"Deng Chun, if you really wanted to, you would have at least one chance of failure. If you don't even have a chance to fail, it proves that you didn't try hard. If you didn't try hard, what's the regret if you can't catch her?"

Their company was going to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange soon, and Deng Chun not only owned shares in Nie Weijiang's company, he was also a very large computer game manufacturer and had endless money.

Of course, as long as he is willing to get married, women will come to him at any time.

However, the most lovable Nie Wei is destined not to belong to him.

…

The next day, the New York Stock Exchange.

The crowd moved as the bell was ringing. At first, the host introduced this company from China.

For example, its profit amount in the previous three years, its tax amount, its shareholders, its income in the previous twelve months, its outstanding share value, in short, these numbers are enough to make people dizzy.

Chen Lina had been sitting on the chair with Xiao Hang, just like in her previous life. She was not interested in anything else. The only thing that made her nervous was that as a worker in her life, she had never done business or been abroad. Well, he seldom used his London accent in English. Could he still finish his speech?

When Nie Gong, the man with an oriental face, came up, the whole place fell silent.

"Mom." Wei Jiang quietly came up from behind, hugged Nie Hang, and sat next to Chen Lina.

Chen Lina hummed and looked at the worker on the stage.

As if it was a replay of his previous life, he stood there without saying a word for at least a minute.

But obviously, he was not nervous. He was very calm, just scanning the whole place, as if he wanted to recognize all the people present, whether they had blond hair, black hair, standard hair, white skin, yellow skin, or dark skin.

"Did my father live like this in his previous life?" Wei Jiang leaned close to Chen Lina's ear and asked.

Chen Lina immediately looked around and asked, "Kid, how did you know this?"

Nie Weijiang loosened his tight tie and whispered, "My eldest brother told me. Then, I read the newspaper in my father's study."

The worker on the stage said in English, "Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen, I can speak English fluently, but I would like to read my speech in Chinese first, and then in English. Is that ok?"

Magnesium lights, cameras, and silence filled the room, with only the incessant sound of shutter clicks.

"Then I remember you seemed to have said that I was a paralyzed child in bed." Nie Weijiang whispered again.

"Here, I would like to give you a brief introduction of my country and our people..." Nie Gong spoke in fluent Mandarin, but it was estimated that not many people could understand him, so the scene became even more silent.

Nie Weijiang held Miss Chen's no longer young hand and said, "Later I asked my father, and he said that he had indeed seen another self and exchanged some things with that self. So, I think the other self, the severely paralyzed self, must have seen those photos, but that self would not believe these things, so he should not like you very much, right?"

If you show a severely paralyzed child a picture of him riding a horse and hunting in an exotic manor, how much of a shock would he feel?

He wished his life was a nightmare, and when he woke up, he would have two healthy legs and be able to walk and ride a horse.

"I'm sorry." Nie Weijiang said softly, "Mom, I'm sorry. I must have a bad temper and was always mean to you. I'm sorry."

Yes, Nie Weijiang actually had a bad temper in his previous life.

Chen Lina occasionally went to see him, and he always said, "Do you think my father loves you? No, he doesn't love you at all. He just wants a marriage. Everything he shows on the surface is fake. You just don't understand."

Nie Weijiang was still whispering, "Mom, I'm really sorry."

He could probably guess that once his father died, he would not live, nor would he let Chen Lina live.

When he killed her, she came back and never dwelled on the matter, and she raised him.

He had a high fever and was going to get vaccinated. It was snowing heavily that night. She drove Xiao Chen's car, running wildly on the Gobi Beach, which she was not familiar with, as if her life was at risk.

He gave her so much resentment, and she responded to him with nothing but virtue.

Therefore, the laborers must be allowed to go today.

Wei Jiang didn't have any speaking problems. He just wanted Chen Lina to see that her husband was still as graceful and wise as he was in his previous life, and still able to stand on that podium.

"The young people of our country have the freshest blood flowing in their bones. They have experienced countless setbacks, but they will not give up. They can withstand all misunderstandings because what they are doing is great and right." After saying this, Nie Gong paused and repeated his words in fluent English.

His English is still very good, without any stuttering or ambiguity, and is as fluent as spoken English.

After he finished speaking, Nie Weijiang was the first to stand up and applaud.

Chen Lina also stood up, listening to the thunderous applause, and whispered, "Who would blame a child? You don't know that you were really ugly at that time, just like a puppy with a bad temper. Sometimes you made mistakes and I got really, really angry, but then I thought, this is the ugly child lying on the bed, so I didn't get angry anymore."

Engineer Nie was on the stage, smiling at Miss Chen from a distance.

The applause continued for a long time, becoming more and more enthusiastic and lasting like thunder.

After two lifetimes of love, Nie Bozhao, at this moment, became a human being in Miss Chen's heart.

Well, what Lao Nie can do, Nie Gong can also do, but he just doesn't want to do it.

…

At home in Beijing, Liu Xiaohong is still the chef as usual.

"Let me ask Deng Xi to help you. There are more than ten people having dinner today. Can you cook for so many people by yourself?" said Nie Weimin.

He is already 36 years old. His eyes, which he used to be proud of, have been severely damaged due to long-term continuous work, and now he has to wear glasses.

Liu Xiaohong was better than him. Her eyesight had not been ruined. Moreover, when they lived together in Tangjialing, they also cooked separately. Her cooking skills were still there. She chopped the chicken very skillfully. "Don't worry, I can do it by myself. Really, I haven't cooked for so many people in a long time. It's good."

Nie Weimin was peeling garlic for her, and he would look out the door from time to time. "It doesn't matter if there's a traffic jam or not. I guess Nie Hang doesn't recognize me anymore."

He missed his son so much that he felt anxious whenever he thought of him. As soon as he had a holiday, he flew to Beijing to see his son, but he didn't expect that his son had been taken to the United States by a laborer.

Liu Xiaohong smiled and said, "There's a traffic jam in Beijing right now. They should be getting off the plane by now. Can you stop being so anxious?"

"Don't you miss your son?" Wei Min said.

Liu Xiaohong smiled and said nothing.

She was much more introverted than Nie Weimin. She was always thinking and worrying about her son. She was so anxious that she felt anxious. If it weren't for cooking, she wouldn't know how she would have passed the time.

Deng Xi is a person who only knows how to eat and does nothing else. She is sitting on the sofa watching TV.

There was also a child sitting next to her. He was over three years old, with a pacifier in his mouth, with fluffy hair and big eyes. This was Nie Weijiang's son.

Tiantian was busy inside and outside, running in and out to buy groceries.

This family has never cooked, so everything has to be bought on the spot. She is not very good at cooking, but as a strong woman, she does not buy things casually.

Of course, Liu Xiaohong is the eldest sister-in-law, so she should be the one who takes care of things most in the family.

Nie Weiguo has two little bastards, twins, two months younger than Deng Xi's children. They were also raised in the mining area. They are two naughty boys.

Well, when the baby was born, Nie Gong urged Weiguo and Tiantian to get married. Because Nie Weiguo had been busy with performances, they haven’t even got married yet, but they have got the marriage certificate.

Almost all of their children were raised in the mining area.

That's right, Cupid holds an arrow and shoots whoever he catches, and little Nie Hang holds a needle and pierces whoever he catches, so he now has three younger brothers.

There are only little kids, crying and it's really annoying.

However, some people are very patient. Nie Weiguo is playing the piano for his two naughty children.

The older one wanted to listen, but the younger one didn't, and insisted on biting his father's guitar. Weiguo's guitar was specially bought from England, so it was quite valuable, so he didn't want him to bite it, and he couldn't stop his son from crying, so he lifted his son up high, lifted his head and let him show his teeth and claws.

Nie Weixing was in each bedroom, helping to put on the quilts.

Leng Feng followed behind her. Both of them had just returned from Cambodia. Nie Weiguo occasionally stretched his neck to take a look. Leng Feng was very skillful. My God, he was big and had long arms. He put on the quilts very quickly. In a short while, he had put on seven or eight quilts.

"My dad always says that I'm the best in this area. Haven't you noticed?" Leng Feng was winking at Nie Weixing while doing it.

The satellite pouted and said, "Hurry up and put it on. We still need to make the bed after we're done. Hurry up."

The guards came in and circled around Leng Feng.

Leng Feng immediately turned around and saluted, "Hello, Chief."

Wei Min hummed, shook his head, turned around and rubbed Wei Xing's head, and said with a half-smile, "You've got a lot of potential."

Such a beautiful sister, but she married a stupid little brother from Lengqi's family.

It's true, no matter how much Nie Weimin looks down on Leng Feng, it's just that Wei Xing treats him so well, like conjoined twins.

Of course, Nie Weijiang had met Leng Feng twice in Cambodia and didn't pay much attention to him.

Only Weiguo was willing to teach Leng Feng some music knowledge. Moreover, the two of them were quite knowledgeable about guns and ammunition, and they could talk about it together.

Wei Guojia's youngest son was annoyed by his father. He suddenly grabbed his father's hair and held it tightly, refusing to let go.

Weiguo was in so much pain that he was crying out loudly.

Fortunately, Tiantian came in at this time, took a son from Erdan's head, and took the son away, finally sharing some of Erdan's burden.

It was not until eight o'clock in the evening, when a table of dishes was ready, that Chen Lina and Nian Gong and his friends came in.

Nie Weimin, who is already 36 years old this year, was helping to serve the dishes when he suddenly felt something was wrong behind him. He turned around and ran straight towards Chen Lina.

"Mom." He called softly.

Then, he gave Chen Lina a big hug.

Then I lifted my son up and looked at him. Oh my god, he was just a little boy when he was walking, but now he has become a big boy, wearing a suit and tie like his uncle.

The couple were wearing the same military uniform. As they worked in engineering, they were both relatively quiet and reserved. They also sat the straightest and most upright at the dinner table.

Xiao Hang was a little timid and shy at first. Liu Xiaohong was standing in the kitchen and just waved her hands, and he ran towards his mother.

Weiguo is the most casual one. He and Chen Tiantian are taking care of a pair of twins. They are both inexperienced, and the children are almost climbing over their heads. Well, their family is taking up all the excitement.

One of the children in Deng Xi's family was originally brought up very well by Ji Chaoqun, but when he saw his younger brother always throwing the spoon while eating and climbing on his father's head at any time, he could no longer suppress the mischievous fire in his body.

Three little rabbits of similar age, put together, started to make a big fuss.

Deng Chun was the saddest one. He looked at Leng Feng, then at the little satellite, turned around and opened a bottle of red wine. After asking around, he found that only Miss Chen was willing to drink with him. So he and Miss Chen toasted each other.

After just a few drinks, he was drunk.

Everyone in the big family is happy, except Deng Chun, who is lonely and a little sad.

Today is May 12, 2000, the day that Nie Weijiang blew himself up. The explosives were planted by Deng Chun, and the fuse was detonated by Nie Weijiang himself.

Nie Bozhao's family of fourteen people had a happy reunion dinner together.