Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 851: Possibility of Consecutive Championships

After Chu Xiangqian said some sweet words to Margaret, she calmed down.

The girl was in a good mood and loosened her grip slightly. She hugged Chu Xiangqian's neck tightly, stood on tiptoe and kissed Chu Xiangqian on the mouth several times.

Then he smiled and said, "My dear, you are now a celebrity in London and even in England."

Chu Xiangqian was stunned for a moment, then he realized that it must be related to the horse racing auction not long ago.

The total amount of the special auction was more than 100 million US dollars, which is a record high not only in Asia but also in Europe and the United States.

After the news reached London, newspapers in Hong Kong Island had already reported on Chu Xiangqian, and even his photo had appeared positively, so Chu Xiangqian became famous in London.

However, it is hard to say how many English people can remember him.

Perhaps after these days, most of the British people who had seen his photo in the newspaper had forgotten what he looked like.

When Europeans and Americans look at Asians, they are just as face-blind as Asians are when they look at Europeans and Americans. They will forget what they have seen in a short time.

But if you mention the Hong Kong horse racing auction, the Triple Crown, and US$1 million, his name will quickly come to mind.

Only when his photos and news appeared in newspapers from time to time did I remember what he looked like after a long time.

Chu Xiangqian hugged Margaret's waist and felt the heartbeat of the baby in her belly. He smiled and replied, "Be famous, then be famous. Anyway, with my current wealth and the speed at which I make money, it will be difficult for me to stay behind the public eye in the future."

Margaret was stunned for a moment, then frowned and thought for a few seconds before nodding.

From the perspective of European and American thinking, Margaret actually wanted her man to be famous, not to mention his ability to make money. If he were an Englishman, he would have already told the whole world about it.

But Chu Xiangqian has always tried his best to conceal his abilities and wealth. This is the difference between Eastern and Western thinking.

Throughout history in the Celestial Empire, wealth has brought not power but disaster.

But in Europe, wealth can be easily converted into power, so capital is power.

This means that many decisions are destined to serve wealth.

Today, no matter how hard Chu Xiangqian tries to hide it, he cannot conceal the skyrocketing increase in his wealth.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian knew very well that as an outsider, he would face all kinds of difficulties if he wanted to seize the market and wealth from Europe, America and local capital.

It is naive not to share the profits and just think about making money alone.

Chu Xiangqian said with a smile while hugging the worried Margaret, "Well, at worst, I can find a few more powerful allies for my future business.

I am responsible for making money, and they follow me to drink the soup while protecting our common business.

Moreover, I will try my best to put all the money I earn in England and Magnesium into a fund under the names of both of us and our children.

So your task is simple: spend money and give me more children."

Margaret rolled her eyes at Chu Xiangqian after hearing this, but then she felt excited again after thinking about it.

Who doesn’t know how to spend money?
Who knows, one day this bastard Chu Xiangqian might feel that he is too good at spending money and too wasteful.

As for having children, Margaret complained about it, but she thought in her heart that she should have at least two or three children!
And when the day comes that I don’t want to have children anymore, I will divorce that guy Anthony Austin.

Then she can be a free person and date Chu Xiangqian legitimately. Even if the M&S fund is exposed in the future, it will not affect the children's inheritance of the fund's wealth and power.

For Chu Xiangqian, the restrictions on illegitimate children in Hong Kong are not as strict as those in England.

Even the laws of Hong Kong Island do not apply to Europe and the United States.

After saying hello to the old butler Hawkins, the housekeeper Valentina, the Kingsman agent Arthur and the other two guards, Chu Xiangqian put his arm around Margaret and got into the car, heading back to their home on Garden Street.

Just after settling down, Philip came to the house after hearing the news, which made Margaret very unhappy.

I finally got Chu Xiangqian to come, and just when I wanted to enjoy our life together, someone came to disturb us. It was really unpleasant.

Even Chu Xiangqian felt that Philip was too short-sighted.

Philip knew that he shouldn't have come today, but he had to, and what he wanted to say was actually related to Margaret.

Four years ago at the Munich Olympics, Margaret participated in the equestrian competition and won the individual obstacle course and individual dressage championships.

Winning two championships by one person is also the main reason why the English people have been so tolerant of Margaret over the years.

But now, not only is Margaret pregnant, she has also had virtually no training in the past four years.

Even if the baby is due in May, there are only four months left to train for the Beijing Olympics in October.

Also, the two horses that won the championship four years ago are now finding it difficult to maintain their original form.

Therefore, Philips not only needs to ask Margaret whether she is willing to participate in this year's Olympics again, but also needs Chu Xiangqian to provide participating horses.

When Margaret heard this, she was actually a little moved.

After winning two gold medals, this girl’s dream of becoming a champion had already been fulfilled. Moreover, at that time, she felt that the next Olympics was still four years away, so it was understandable that she didn’t have the energy to think that far ahead.

Not to mention that the training is so strenuous that it would be strange for those who have achieved what they wanted to maintain the training.

Margaret hadn't even noticed until now that this was an Olympic year.

But with the Olympics only less than seven months away, Margaret has yet to register with the British Olympic Committee.

As a grooming institution, we also have requirements for academic performance.

If two potential gold medals were lost in equestrianism, they would definitely be among those who would be criticized.

As for Margaret, winning two consecutive equestrian championships was of great benefit to her personally and the royal family.

In the event that Margaret did not attend, both Philip and Eliza considered sending a member of the royal family to compete in the race on horseback.

In principle, Wuzhui can indeed participate in the competition, and Wuzhui is a Ferghana horse, so its advantage in running a distance of 3 kilometers is very obvious.

But what worries the Philips couple is that if anyone gets injured, the loss will be tens of millions of dollars.

Moreover, the ownership of Wuzhui does not belong to Philip alone.

Mountbatten alone holds 25% of the shares. There are 9 foreigners in the Hong Kong Poker Club, plus Fei Bo, Lei Luo and Lan Gang who jointly hold 50% of the shares. Philips has no say at all.

Therefore, it would be best for Chu Xiangqian to provide a good horse for the championship, or for the champion knight to participate.

Of course, Philip and his wife also knew that Chu Xiangqian and Margaret would most likely not allow the champion knight to participate in the competition, so the couple would not mention this matter unless it was absolutely necessary.

So as not to cause dislike.

Philips came today because he and Eliza had received news that Margaret had not signed up for the equestrian event at this year's Olympics, and the newspapers would report it tomorrow. Before coming, Eliza had guessed that someone had deliberately chosen the time when Chu Xiang came to London to use public opinion and the public to force Margaret and the royal family.

By the way, he hopes that Chu Xiangqian, a big shot in the horse racing world who enjoys a very high reputation and authority, will support his woman.

To put it bluntly, they were worried that Chu Xiangqian would refuse to provide a good horse because of money.

However, Philip would not tell Chu Xiangqian about providing horses, but after Chu Xiangqian thought about it, he could guess that there was something wrong.

Philip also hoped that Chu Xiangqian could provide horses. After all, the ultimate beneficiaries would be England, Margaret, and the royal family.

However, this is not necessarily a bad thing for Chu Xiangqian.

Chu Xiangqian just glanced at Margaret, who was already looking forward to it, and shook his head and said, "Dear, your due date is May.

After giving birth, you need at least one month to recuperate, otherwise I am worried that you will suffer various physical damages when you are old.

By the time you are able to train, it will be around the end of June or the beginning of July.

Plus, we need to fly to Tokyo in advance to prepare, so the training time is less than three months, which is too rushed, and the effect will not be very good. "

After saying that, Chu Xiangqian glanced at Margaret, whose figure and cheeks had gained weight. Losing weight would also take some time.

But he didn't say this, in case the girl starts dieting for the sake of her figure when she is already 7 months pregnant.

Chu Xiangqian was not just imagining things. Once Margaret felt that her man disliked her figure, she would inevitably become anxious.

Even if Margaret is very rational, she will definitely try her best to strictly formulate the daily energy intake in order not to affect the nutrition of the fetus in her belly.

Nutritionally, there is actually no problem, but it will definitely affect Margaret's mood.

Being pregnant and in a bad mood is the most troublesome thing.

But Margaret was already intrigued by Philip's words, and fortunately she knew her limits.

Holding Chu Xiangqian's arm, he flattered her, "Honey, I will definitely listen to you, but after our child is born and we have completed the confinement period you mentioned, we will give it a try depending on the situation, okay?
If the training doesn’t work, I’ll give up.”

Chu Xiangqian rolled his eyes after hearing this. His woman knows it herself.

This chick has a lot of problems, but riding is truly her true love, and she has a stubborn streak.

Otherwise, she would not have foolishly believed that Margaret could become king in place of Eliza when she grew up just because of what Eliza said when she was a child, that she was under too much pressure every day and hoped that Margaret could take over the responsibility.

Because of this, this girl even thought about ousting her sister from the throne after Eliza had already secured the throne, and she even took action to this end.

If it were someone more ruthless, this girl would have died countless times.

So Chu Xiangqian knew that as long as Margaret started training after giving birth, she would definitely participate in the competition.

If she participated in the competition and failed to win the championship, Margaret would be upset and irritated for a long time.

This is not the most troublesome thing. This girl’s ability to withstand pressure is actually very poor.

The pressure from the British people will also make her have unrealistic thoughts and she might even suffer from depression.

But Chu Xiangqian couldn't refuse outright now. After all, she was seven months pregnant. Even if not for Margaret, he wanted to do it for the baby in her belly.

Chu Xiangqian had no choice but to go along with her. And after more than four years together, it would be a lie to say that he had no feelings for this girl.

Not to mention that this chick doesn't care how many women she has. When they are together, she is well-behaved and sensible. At the same time, she never has any ambiguous relationship with any man, nor does she have any scandals.

At this point, Chu Xiangqian suddenly felt that since he just wanted to win the championship, it would be unreasonable for him, as a man, not to support him at this time.

He hugged Margaret's shoulders and nodded, "Okay, you can try it if you want. Whether it succeeds or not, at least there will be no regrets."

Margaret couldn't help but be ecstatic. She put her arms around Chu Xiangqian's neck and kissed him.

But Chu Xiangqian would never mention the participating horses in front of Philip, and if he didn't mention it, Philip would feel anxious and want to ask.

So, Philip is actually not a very cunning person, and he is not even a qualified witness.

Most of the time he acts childishly, like a young boy who has never grown up. Otherwise, he wouldn't have done so many absurd things, and Eliza has to clean up after him.

After Chu Xiangqian and Margaret were flirting with each other, Philip couldn't help but ask, "Stark, if we participate in the equestrian competition, what about the horses?"

Chu Xiangqian raised his eyebrows when he heard it, glanced at Philip, and quickly saw the guy's anticipation and nervousness.

It's hard to guess what he's thinking.

Fortunately, if you think deeply about this matter, it is actually beneficial to you.

Margaret naturally didn't think much about it, and the pure white Andalusian horse that participated in dressage four years ago, and the pure black Hanoverian that participated in show jumping, are now seven years old.

In terms of age, they are still young and strong, but they have indeed neglected training in recent years. Even though Margaret still rides them for a run every year, she rarely receives professional training.

More attention is still paid to the championship knights.

So Margaret is not sure now whether the two horses are in good condition to participate in this year's equestrian competition.

For Chu Xiangqian, instead of letting those two horses participate in the competition, it would be better to replace them all with Arabian horses.

Whenever Margaret won a championship, the horse she rode was a Arabian horse. She even participated in a 3-meter speed obstacle race and won three championships in a row. There were a lot of interests involved.

Thinking of this, Chu Xiangqian's attitude became positive.

Chu Xiangqian was even thinking that if Margaret's recovery training was not effective, he would have to find a substitute for her in advance.

The purpose of doing this is to leverage the royal family's fame to increase the popularity of the Arabian horse.

This is actually a win-win situation.

After thinking about it for a while, Philip's eldest son Charles was his first choice, but as soon as the idea came out, he immediately rejected it.

As the first in line to the throne, it was impossible for Char to participate in risky sports.

Even though Charles himself grew up a little and played polo all day long, and falling off his horse was a common occurrence, Chu Xiangqian could not put himself in any possible risks.

So the only choice is 13-year-old Alice.

As soon as this suggestion was made, Philips was instantly ecstatic. Although Margaret pouted a little unhappy, she herself could not be sure of the effect of postpartum recovery and training.

Having a substitute is a good precaution.

(End of this chapter)