Chapter 4343【VIP】
A hotel in the United States
Xu Shanshan and Fang Zhiwen entered from outside. The door had already been opened by a doorman in a smart suit, his courtesy mixed with a touch of enthusiasm. As they walked through the lobby and to the elevator, everyone's eyes turned to them. Ever since a certain A-share tech stock had continued to hit its daily limit, Fang Zhiwen and his group had been treated like this wherever they went.
At this point, they moved from a regular room to a shareholder suite, which wasn't open to the public. Henry was even more interested in recruiting Fang Zhiwen, offering to help him get a green card or become a US citizen. In addition to his commission, he was also willing to offer a guaranteed monthly salary of $8,000.
Fang Zhiwen naturally refused, but they did not forget the purpose of this trip.
The couple went upstairs and knocked on Aunt Zhanhong's door again.
"How did the talks go at Mac Company today?" The Mac Company board of directors lost a significant amount of money due to the A-Tech stock incident. Now, the board is divided, with the newly appointed CEO, Xiaomai, unable to maintain control, forcing the retiring CEO, Mac, to step back in and take charge.
"After a strong blow, they're now showing their sincerity. Hey, how's it going back home? Didn't you miss out on buying at the bottom?"
Zhan Hong was also worried about this, so she had been staying in the hotel waiting for news. Seeing Fang Zhiwen's thoughts on the country, she smiled and said, "Don't worry, you'll make a small profit."
Fang Zhiwen smiled with satisfaction. According to Aunt Zhanhong's habits, it could be considered a small profit, which was definitely not bad.
The three of them continued comparing the offers from Henry and Mike. Henry's advantage lay in its willingness to share technology, but Fang Zhiwen realized that their technology was outdated and would be obsolete in a few years. Henry was willing to provide engineers, but not the technology.
The three of them were somewhat hesitant. However, news soon arrived from China that they were willing to cooperate with the two companies. China was so large, how could they possibly allow them to monopolize the market?
Fang Zhiwen assumed that arrangements had already been made back home, so he agreed to the cooperation. Now that the matter was settled, Fang Zhiwen and his team prepared to buy return tickets. Going back now, before the Lunar New Year, they could still celebrate the New Year.
However, the day before they were to return home, Edward Wall came to visit. Not only did he come, he also brought old Edward with him.
When Fang Zhiwen heard the name, he thought, "Oh, oh, oh, isn't this the old man's rival in love? Look at that big belly, it really can't compare to his father's." His father's back is still straight, and there is no fat on his belly. From behind, his posture and demeanor are exactly the same as those of a young man.
In the Garden Restaurant, Edward Wall sipped his red wine and muttered, "Henry's made a killing this time. I heard he bought a mine in South Africa. Oh, why was I so timid back then?"
Old Edward was too lazy to pay attention to his son's nagging, but instead fixed his eyes on Fang Zhiwen. He frowned for a long time and said with disdain: "Why do you look exactly like your father?" There was really no trace of Shu at all.
Fang Zhiwen's mouth twitched when he heard this, and he thought to himself: Nonsense, doesn't your son look like you? Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "Wal looks exactly like you."
Old Edward's face flushed red. He glanced at his son, then at Fang Zhiwen. Thinking about the recent wave Fang Zhiwen had stirred up in the United States, and the foolish things his son had done, he couldn't help but kick his nagging son. Wall looked at his father in bewilderment, then said unconvincedly, "Dad, you lost to Fang's father, why are you taking it out on me? You're really not a gentleman at all. No wonder Fang's mother looks down on you."
Walter only learned about his father's past last night. He never expected that his father, a nobleman, would fail in his courtship.
Tsk tsk!
Old Edward was so angry at his son that his face turned red and he immediately cut off his son's financial resources. Wall quickly zipped his mouth and made a gesture of begging for mercy.
Because of this little farce, the atmosphere on both sides eased a little. Old Edward looked at Zhan Hong and said, "Hong, long time no see, you are still so amazing."
Zhan Hong took a sip of red wine and chuckled, "Mr. Edward is still as charming as ever. I never thought we could meet again in my lifetime."
"Yes, Hong, I'm sincerely happy for you. You and Shu made the right choice. I also want to see an old friend this time. Also, please help me bring this to Shu."
Fang Zhiwen was about to refuse when he heard this, but Zhan Hong patted his hand, telling him not to speak so hastily. When Old Edward opened the suitcase, he found a collection of Chinese antiques and jade jewelry. Old Edward proudly said, "This was passed down to me by my father. It came from the imperial palace of your country. I heard that the Chinese love beautiful jade and use jade as a personification. Hong, please bring this to Shu. In my heart, she will always be the most beautiful jade in China."
After hearing this, Xu Shanshan didn't expect that this foreigner was so infatuated and could speak sweet words to her.
Because it was a Chinese antique, Fang Zhiwen finally accepted the gift. Old Edward, however, was reluctant to let him touch the box, and instead handed it to Xu Shanshan. After a long pause, he said, "Fang and his son are truly lucky. Beautiful Chinese girl, my son Walter is not bad either."
Before he could even finish his words, Fang Zhiwen jumped up and down. "Hey, what's wrong with this old man? He stole her father's girlfriend when he was young, and now that he's older, he's helping his son steal his girlfriend? And Walter, hey, why are you blushing?"
Zhan Hong clinked glasses with Old Edward, swirling the red wine and saying, "Shan Shan and Shu Ya look a lot like each other when they were young. I'm afraid the noble young master is going to be disappointed."
Old Edward shrugged helplessly and did not continue the conversation. Instead, he talked to Zhan Hong about China and once again proposed inviting them to become citizens of the United States.
Zhan Hong was a little surprised and said, "Mr. Edward, I thought that based on our acquaintance back then, you wouldn't have such an idea."
Old Edward shrugged and said, "Hong, I understand you've suffered a lot before. Wasn't peace what you and Shu were pursuing? Now that peace exists, the business environment in the United States should be more suitable for you. After all, you've developed very well in the United States, haven't you?"
Zhan Hong put down the steak, then raised her eyes and asked, "So, what news did you hear?"
Old Edward was quite pleased, and then handed over an envelope, which contained three plane tickets. He said, "You will come today..."
Sitting on the plane back to China, Fang Zhiwen was very puzzled. How could it become dangerous again?
Zhan Hong sighed, "Our vote is 100% going up. If it were you, what would you think?"
Xu Shanshan was stunned at first, then whispered, "Do you suspect we have special means to eavesdrop on secrets? Or perhaps we're spies?"
"That's pretty close. We were relatively unknown before, so no one probably noticed us. Big A Technology is really conspicuous, and we've been in touch with the country, so I'm afraid we've been discovered too. Fortunately, Old Edward is willing to come forward, otherwise, if they were asked to investigate, I'm afraid it would be difficult to get out."
Fang Zhiwen and Xu Shanshan looked at each other, both feeling like they had survived a disaster.
However, the fear disappeared instantly the moment he set foot on Chinese soil. Fang Zhiwen leaned on Xu Shanshan's shoulder and said, "I want to eat silver thread noodles, braised pig's trotters, pickled fish, braised pork, chopped pepper fish head, crab roe soup dumplings..."
Xu Shanshan swallowed her saliva and said unhappily, "Stop naming the dishes. I'm getting hungry just by hearing them."
The three of them didn't go home either. They went straight to the restaurant after leaving the airport and ate up all the food on the table. Being abroad, they really missed the food from home.
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After returning home, the young couple immediately started celebrating the New Year, naturally visiting their grandparents first. Foreign gifts filled the small table at home. Liu Cui'e smiled and said, "Really? I'm so old, how could I need such good things? What a waste!" Then, leaving her grandson, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, she went out to chat with her old sisters.
Xu Shanshan was chatting with her two sisters-in-law, while Fang Zhiwen was talking to his eldest cousin about things happening abroad. As for Fang Yuan, no one in the family wanted to bother with him, and he didn't want to bother with him either.
He was staring at the calendar on the wall with boredom.
The eldest sister-in-law was very interested in foreign countries. When she learned that Fang Zhiwen and the others had the ability to stay in the United States but did not agree, she said with regret: "You two are too confused. Even for Youyou, you should consider staying abroad."
It was also at this moment that the family learned that the eldest sister-in-law was planning to send her son to study abroad.
Upon hearing this, the eldest brother Fang Zheng immediately refused with a stern face. Zhang Meng said coldly, "What do you know? Nowadays, the most cutting-edge technology is abroad. Why are the younger brothers going abroad this time? Isn't it to introduce technology? What's wrong with our son going abroad to learn technology?"
Fang Zheng choked and was speechless.
He doesn't understand foreign countries, but he understands Zhang Meng.
Are what she thinks in her heart the same as what she says?
Fang Zheng didn't want to think about it and changed the subject. But Zhang Meng ignored it and continued to ask Xu Shanshan about the United States.
Although Xu Shanshan's narration was plain, Zhang Meng still painted a beautiful picture in her mind, and an envy appeared on her face. Ever since her eldest son went missing, she had poured all her motherly love into her youngest, wishing to give him all the best things in her life.
"I'm worried about a child going so far away." Zhu Zhu couldn't help but say after hearing what her sister-in-law said.
"What's the big deal? I'll just follow you when the time comes. Zhu Zhu, let me ask you, if Qiqi passes the exam to become a government-funded overseas student, will you let her go?" Zhang Meng felt that these were not a big deal at all.
"Then we still have to go."
"So, it's not a question of whether to go or not, but a question of whether there is an opportunity." After saying that, Zhang Meng thought to herself: "Even if there is no opportunity, she will create one for her son."
"Only if the youngest son stands tall and walks far enough, will he be able to be seen by the eldest son."
"They are twins. They looked exactly the same when they were young. They should be similar when they grow up, right?"
Zhang Meng thought about this, and her scarred heart began to ache again. The Fang family could forget Ziyu, but she couldn't.
Fang Zheng naturally didn't know about Zhang Meng's long-buried thoughts. It had been so many years, and he thought people would eventually let go.
Xu Shanshan had no idea. Seeing her sister-in-law's serious expression, she gradually stopped talking.
On the other side, the three children gathered together to talk and play. Qiqi suddenly said sadly: "Dad had a fight with my mom again yesterday."
"Aren't we living separately?"
"I came back on purpose to have a quarrel. Brother, Youyou, I wish my parents would get divorced. Dad doesn't care about Mom, and I don't care about him either."
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