Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 789 Another Little Follower
Philip and Eliza had previously thought that as long as they asked, Chu Xiangqian, their uncle, would definitely be very willing to become Charles' teacher.

And putting aside the relationship of kinship, there are basically few people who can refuse the fame that the royal family brings.

But I didn’t expect that Chu Xiangqian would find it troublesome and in order to refuse to teach Charles, he even started to praise boxing on his own initiative.

Philip was not dissatisfied. In his opinion, his son was indeed not a talented one, and it was understandable that a busy man like Chu Xiangqian was unwilling to teach him.

As for Eliza, Philip has always been the dominant one in educating children.

As the head of state, she has too many official duties. She often goes out for inspections on weekdays, and it is common for her to not have time to see her children for several days when she is busy.

If I go abroad, I won’t be able to see you for a month or two.

On the contrary, Philip has a lot of free time, otherwise he wouldn't have the opportunity to go out and fool around so often.

Seeing Chu Xiangqian refuse and her man not speaking, Eliza could only speak, "Stark, I heard from Sir Norton that you can easily defeat the English boxing champion Tornado. Does this mean that Kung Fu is more suitable for actual combat than boxing?"

Chu shrugged and heard Eliza hinting that since Norton had taught him, why didn't she teach Charles?
Moreover, it is obvious that Kung Fu is more powerful than boxing, but he recommended boxing instead, which is obviously a perfunctory move.

Chu Xiangqian sighed helplessly in his heart. Sometimes, if you offend a woman, she may hate you for the rest of her life.

After a few seconds of thinking, he explained, "Fighting is not about skills, but personal cultivation. I am faster than you, stronger than you, and have a faster reaction speed than you. Whether I use boxing or kung fu, the goal is to knock down the opponent.

Therefore, in Kung Fu, there is a three-year foundation, which is the tradition of standing still. "

After saying that, he looked at Charles. From the look of resentment on this boy's face, he knew that he was feeling ashamed and angry. His words just now had the intention of subtly belittling him.

Chu Xiangqian didn't care at all. He couldn't get any benefit from this guy anyway. To him, he was just a relative who he didn't need to care about.

Charles even refused to admit that he was his uncle.

Of course, legally speaking, it is not.

However, when Chu Xiangqian thought about the fact that his and Margaret's children in the future would inevitably interact with Charles and his two siblings, he thought about it and decided to teach Charles a kind of standing meditation.

Practicing for a long time is good for your body.

As for how powerful you want to become, you’d better just forget about it.

After teaching Charles for a while and seeing that the boy was doing the horse stance quite well, he couldn't help but ask a few questions out of curiosity.

Soon, he learned from Charles that this kid had actually learned a few tricks from Norton. Chu Xiangqian instantly realized that it was Charles himself who really wanted to learn kung fu.

It was not that Philip and Eliza thought Charles’ kung fu was so amazing that they wanted to find a master for him.

As a result, Chu Xiangqian felt relieved.

He began to carefully explain to Charles the key points of basic standing meditation, and told him to practice for half an hour every morning and evening, and he would check it out when he returned to London next time.

If you practice well, you will be rewarded.

If you don't practice well, you will naturally never mention practicing kung fu again.

Unexpectedly, Charles was not polite at all and asked directly, "Stark, if I really practice hard, can you also give me a Ferghana pony?"

Chu Xiangqian looked at Charles in surprise, and quickly guessed from his eyes that this guy was not greedy for the high price of the Ferghana horses because they were popular in the market.

They want attention and care.

So Chu Xiangqian smiled and nodded without thinking, "No problem, I have more than 20 Ferghana horses and a dozen foals in the ranch outside the city.

Then you and Andre can choose for yourselves."

A prince who loves to have fun is a good thing for everyone.

After saying that, Chu Xiangqian looked at Alice, who didn't talk much, and the little girl was indeed looking forward to it.

Seeing Chu looking towards her, Alice couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Fortunately, Chu Xiangqian had already checked the physical condition of the foals in the ranch outside the city.

Of course I don't mind giving away an extra pony that doesn't have the potential to be a champion.

Moreover, the three foals that he gave this time will definitely be more precious gifts given by Philip and Eliza when Margaret's baby is born.

If you think in this way, you won't suffer any loss at all.

When he was in a good mood, he also taught Charles a set of boxing footwork.

Alice wanted to learn, so Chu Xiangqian taught her as well.

To put it bluntly, this footwork is the basic footwork he had seen on the Internet in his previous life, but in this era, even if someone summarized it, it would probably be considered a secret of a boxing gym or an individual.

What Chu Xiangqian didn't expect was that less than a month after Charles had practiced horse stance and footwork, he heard that he had beaten up a classmate who bullied him at school by using his footwork.

Philips even made a special trip to the school for this purpose.

The media reported the incident in detail, just like flies smelling a strange smell.

Although Charles was scolded, he no longer cared about the negative reports in the media since he defeated the classmate who bullied him.

There is also more enthusiasm for practicing horse stance and footwork.

And because he, like Norton, learned fighting skills from Chu Xiangqian, the relationship between the two became even closer.

Whenever they had free time, the two would practice boxing and chat together.

The questions Charles asked most often were basically about kung fu and Chu Xiangqian.

Unfortunately, when he asked Norton to teach him better Kung Fu, Norton said that without Chu Xiangqian's approval, he could not teach Kung Fu to others privately.

At the very least, you will never be able to learn more powerful kung fu, and at the worst, your master will break your hands and feet and expel you from the sect.

While Charles was disappointed, he became more curious and interested in Kung Fu and Chinese culture.

After learning that Chu Xiangqian liked Chinese antiques and oil paintings, Charles was easily persuaded by Norton and began to look for Chinese antiques among his friends.

As for oil painting, this guy's status is much higher than Norton's, and he can come into contact with more people.

When Chu Xiangqian returned to London two months later, Charles took the initiative to bring more than a dozen fine Chinese antiques to his door.

Chu Xiangqian was delighted and taught Charles how to hit wooden stakes, and also taught him some close combat techniques.

After teaching Charles, the boy stayed in Garden Street for lunch and invited Chu Xiangqian to attend a private auction of Chinese calligraphy and paintings.

Chu Xiangqian also spent 3 pounds at the auction to buy two landscape paintings by Liu Songnian and Li Tang.

The price was obviously too high, but before Chu Xiangqian attended the private session, he did as Charles said and, like everyone else, took out an item to auction.

Just a 2-year-old Arabian horse foal from a small farm outside London was sold for 14 pounds.

Not only did he make a small profit, he also bought several pieces of good quality jewelry and a Gauguin painting at the auction. The painting was actually controversial, but Chu Xiangqian was sure it was authentic as soon as he touched it.

When he made the bid, his tone was full of confidence.

In the end, he bought it for just 4 pounds.

Chu Xiangqian, who had a good harvest, liked Charles more and more.

Moreover, after this boy became familiar with Chu Xiangqian, he even told Chu Xiangqian some of his little secrets.

Judging from the situation, it is possible that Chu Xiangqian's position in Charles' heart will become the same as Mountbatten's in Philip's heart, and he will become Charles' life mentor and confidant.

Chu Xiangqian knew nothing about this and thought that Charles was a chatterbox.

After putting all the antiques auctioned this time back into the villa on Garden Street, Chu Xiangqian simply took Charles to the small ranch outside London in advance.

Let him choose a 2-year-old Arabian horse foal by himself.

Chu Xiangqian did not interfere during the selection process, and Charles was lucky. The foal had a good physique. He would not perform well in speed races, but if he ran endurance races, as long as he was trained properly, he would have a chance to participate in the finals of the second-level event.

Of course, it is more likely that he will be trained as a speed racing horse, but if that is the case, Charles will be disappointed.

To put it bluntly, the probability of a speed race champion emerging from a Arabian horse is indeed far lower than that of a purebred horse that is born for speed.

Otherwise, the fame of the Arabian horse around the world would have long surpassed that of the thoroughbred horse.

After Charles selected the foal, he actually raised it directly in Margaret's suburban estate.

Judging from the situation, this kid will definitely come to the manor from time to time to see his first Arabian horse.
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Let’s go back to the day of the home visit.

After Chu Xiangqian and Margaret returned home from Buckingham, they stayed in London for another half a month until the 25 Victory ships in Magnesium had been overhauled.

And the fleet would reach Hong Kong Island in two days, so Chu Xiangqian boarded the plane and flew back to Hong Kong Island.

Although Margaret was reluctant, the girl felt less reluctant when she thought that once Chu Xiangqian received the 25 ships in Hong Kong Island, he would ship the first batch of cattle, sheep, sika deer and sea fish from Hong Kong Island to Neon.

Moreover, she was only 8 weeks pregnant, which did not affect Margaret's movements.

So she doesn't necessarily want Chu Xiangqian to accompany her all day long.

However, before sending Chu Xiangqian to the plane, Margaret still hugged his arm and repeatedly asked him to promise that he would return to London to be with her in two months at most.

Chu Xiangqian certainly had no objection to this.

Then he looked at the old butler Hawkins and carefully instructed him to take good care of Margaret.

Hawkins of course made repeated assurances. Not only was the old man himself the housekeeper of Margaret and Chu Xiangqian, but even his son had been the housekeeper of the manor outside the city for more than two years.

The future prospects of the father and son all depend on Chu Xiangqian, the big money sponsor. Chu Xiangqian's loyalty cannot be confirmed, but his attitude will definitely not be a problem.
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More than ten hours later, the private plane landed smoothly in Hong Kong Island. When Chu Xiangqian got off the plane, he saw sisters Linda and Elisa, Zhang Tianzhi, Zhou Billy, and Tony Jaa welcoming him on the runway.

After returning to Jordan's home, he couldn't help but spend some time with the sisters Linda and Elisa.

The next day, Chu Xiangqian started working.

In the morning, I went to the film company in Po Fung Building, Tsim Sha Tsui to check the recent accounts and film projects.

When the fleet was about to arrive at Chai Wan Pier in the afternoon, they took a car to pick up Zheng Shufen, and then met up with the lawyer and accountant to go to Chai Wan to meet the handover personnel sent by Morgan.

The inspection of the ship's condition will naturally be done by professionals hired by the law firm.

Legal provisions and handovers are also the responsibility of lawyers and accountants.

Chu Xiangqian took Zheng Shufen's hand and took his men to board a few randomly selected boats to see for themselves.

Fortunately, young Morgan was responsible. Not only did he replace many parts of these ships, but he also converted two refrigerated ships and two special cattle and sheep transport ships according to Chu Xiangqian's requirements.

Even the boat was repainted.

After some renovation, it looks quite new.

Chu Xiangqian was satisfied, and said to the foreigners sent by Morgan with a smile, "I heard that the horse named 'Victor' by Morgan, McDonald, and Ahmed has won two championships in a row in the Kentucky and Pride Championships?"

When the leading foreigner heard this, his smile became even brighter.

And because the horse 'Victor' crossed the finish line first and won the first championship in the Kentucky race, Morgan Jr.'s enthusiasm for renovating the 25 victory wheels increased to a higher level.

Otherwise, according to his habit, the sooner he handed over to Chu Xiangqian, the easier it would be.

But now, the "winner" will most likely win three championships in a row, and fame and wealth are inevitable.

But young Morgan couldn't help but think about getting another new Triple Crown-level racehorse from Chu Xiangqian.

This time he doesn't want to share the honor of the Triple Crown with McDonald and Ahmed.

Moreover, the owners of the two horses who won the Triple Crown have not yet appeared.

This record is still very attractive to Morgan Jr.

Champion Knight and Black Horse were naturally both Chu Xiangqian's. After Champion Knight won the Triple Crown in London, the owner of the horse announced on the radio was him.

But after Wuzhui won the first two championships, before the third race, Chu Xiangqian sold 50% of his shares to Philips and Mountbatten.

The other 50% of the shares had long been sold to Ge Bai, Hader and other members of the Hong Kong Poker Club.

In other words, after Wuzhui won the Triple Crown, the owner was not Chu Xiangqian, which means that there is no Triple Crown horse that belongs to the same owner.

Since Little Morgan has a need for Chu Xiangqian, he naturally has to curry favor with him.

If possible, Morgan Jr. even wanted to get involved in the horse business.

As for what it would take, Morgan Jr. didn't care at all. As long as Chu Xiangqian had ideas about the magnesium market, everything could be discussed.

Unfortunately, Chu Xiangqian knew that the 60s was a period of the most intense xenophobia in the United States, including the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement of African Americans, the women's liberation movement, and the sexual revolution.

The society in Magnesium was in chaos, but this period was also indeed a period of rapid economic growth in Magnesium.

But for Chu Xiangqian, there will be plenty of opportunities to make money in the next fifty or sixty years, no matter which era it is.

There is really no need to enter the magnesium market in a big way at this time.

However, not entering the magnesium market does not mean that Chu Xiangqian will miss the opportunity to buy stocks of those well-known companies in the future at low prices.

In another year, IBM would be caught up in an antitrust investigation.

Once this company is sued, its stock price will definitely experience a period of decline.

(End of this chapter)