Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 906: Prepare to Go Long This Time
After seeing Chu Xiangqian off, Ximan turned to his eldest son Lamar and said, "I heard that Singh from the Hajak family has flown to Hong Kong Island several times a year in recent years.

Get ready and take your sister Dina to Hong Kong Island for a few days and check out the schools there.

If it's appropriate, I plan to let Dina go to high school in Hong Kong Island.

If possible, I would even study in college there.”

Lamar knew his father's thoughts very well and nodded in agreement.

He frowned and thought for a while before saying, “Father, I don’t think it’s necessary to go through so much trouble.

I plan to visit that guy Singh Hajak. From what I know about him, some things are actually very simple as long as the benefits are sufficient.

Otherwise, Mr. Chu might forget about Dina and the others after a long time."

Ximan frowned and thought about it, but was finally convinced by his eldest son's words, "It takes too long."

As for how to convince Singh, since the Sarma and Hajak families were from the same city, they naturally knew Singh well.

It is absolutely true to say that he forgets his principles when he sees profit.

Chu Xiangqian returned to his own manor. Linda, Alyssa, Liya and Lina all sat around him and asked him questions.

I heard Chu Xiangqian say that the girls of the Salma family are indeed beautiful, especially the girl named Dina, who is not inferior to Alyssa in terms of appearance or temperament.

Unfortunately, it was obvious that the girl had great ambitions and they really didn't want to provoke her anymore. The four sisters were so happy and laughed secretly.

It’s not that Chu Xiangqian is incapable of handling more women, it’s just that he doesn’t have enough energy to maintain more relationships and marital relations.

Flying back and forth between Hong Kong Island and London every year has become a hassle for him.

If they had to take time out every year to stay in Tianzhu for a few months, you can imagine that Margaret, Xue Jinglan and other women would definitely be dissatisfied.

This is also the reason why Linda and Alyssa dared to persuade Chu Xiangqian so confidently that after understanding this truth, Chu Xiangqian would make the right choice.

She took him to wash up, and then arranged for two maids who had been waiting for two years to join the battle.

You know what, the maids chosen by Alyssa are all beautiful and have good figures.

The two maids this time are much taller than Leah and Lina in terms of figure and appearance.

The deliberate flattery yet unfamiliarity made Chu Xiangqian excited.

This made the sisters Leah and Lina feel nervous.

Fortunately, the two sisters have lived in Hong Kong Island for many years, and in terms of temperament and experience, they are far superior to the two maids.

Chu Xiangqian took the initiative to comfort them, which made the two sisters feel a little relieved.

At the same time, I complained about Linda and Alyssa and became even more afraid of them.

If it were Liya and Lina, let alone finding a woman for Chu Xiangqian, they would not dare to find such a beautiful woman to serve her.

Then the two sisters also realized that compared to beauty, the best way to stay with Chu Xiangqian for a long time was to learn from Linda and Alyssa, so that in addition to beauty, they could also help him in his career.

Chu Xiangqian has been in Tianzhu for almost a month.

If I don't return to Hong Kong Island and London, Margaret and Xue Jinglan will be dissatisfied.

Moreover, Hongsheng's due date is May, and Xue Jinglan's is June.

Chu Xiangqian thought about it and decided to let Linda and her three sisters stay in Tianzhu for the time being to take care of the sugarcane plantations and sugar factories. He would fly back after a few days.

After returning to Hong Kong Island, Chu Xiangqian only stayed there for half a month before flying to London.

Otherwise, while Gangsheng and Xue Jinglan were giving birth, Margaret would complain that she hadn't visited her and Chu Jingxing for too long.

After living in London for a month, I flew to India in mid-April and stayed there for a week.

Chu Xiangqian also knew that Alyssa was almost two months pregnant.

This time, Linda and Alyssa were unwilling to stay in Tianzhu no matter what.

In every aspect, Hong Kong Island is more suitable for giving birth than the countryside of India.

Chu Xiangqian naturally had no objection to this. Singh and Bagewo, father and son, also attached great importance to the fact that their sister and daughter were pregnant with Chu Xiangqian's child.

Not only did he agree to let Alyssa return to Hong Kong Island, he also asked Alyssa and Linda's mother Kavia to fly to Hong Kong Island with a group of more than a dozen servants and nannies to take care of Alyssa.

Chu Xiangqian had no choice but to call back to Hong Kong Island and ask someone to buy up the top floor of the Changjing Building in Jordan and the other three duplexes at a higher price.

Seeing this, Singh, Bhagwal, and Kavya, father and son, and mother and son, became more and more satisfied with Chu Xiangqian.

I bought the duplex in Changjing Building a few years ago for only a few hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars, but this year is the peak of the property market.

Buying a house at this time is definitely a losing deal.

By May, when bank runs and cash withdrawals occur in Hong Kong Island, housing prices will enter a period of decline for several years.

But Chu Xiangqian didn't care about anything else because of the baby in Alyssa's belly.

Besides, the prices of the three duplex houses of my neighbors have only risen to over 200,000 yuan at this time.

Although it was almost doubled, Chu Xiangqian really didn't care about this little bit of money.

After the house was settled, Chu Xiangqian thought about it and decided that he could only let the sisters Liya and Lina stay and continue to take care of the estate, the sugarcane forest and the sugar factory.

I thought the two sisters would agree verbally but be unhappy in their hearts. Unexpectedly, Liya and Lina agreed right away.

And looking at the smiles on their faces, you can tell that the sisters are not only willing, but are also secretly looking forward to taking on more tasks.

Chu Xiangqian guessed what they were thinking after a little thought.

She was so happy that she simply put a duplex apartment under the name of the two sisters.

The two sisters were even happier now.

After returning to Hong Kong Island and settling their mother-in-law, Linda and Alyssa pestered Chu Xiangqian to return to the Peak Villa.

Hearing that Alyssa was also pregnant, Xue Jinglan and Gangsheng had no complaints.

Feifei was no longer in a good mood.

At night, he dragged Jinzhi and Jinxiu to play games with Chu Xiangqian until he was exhausted. After getting billions from Chu Xiangqian, he was so tired that he fell asleep.

In early May, Chu Xiangqian was accompanying Gangsheng in a single-family nursing home at St. Maria Hospital, waiting for Gangsheng to give birth.

Qian Guotai suddenly used the excuse of visiting the second wife of the Dong family. After meeting Gangsheng, he pulled him aside and whispered, "The Indians have shown signs of taking action."

In fact, a conflict broke out between Tianzhu and Lao Ba in February this year.

The Indians thought they had found an excuse to start a war, but they didn't expect that when the two sides fought in the Kachi area at the mouth of the Indian River, the Indians were defeated by Lao Ba, who had the advantage of faster tank deployment speed and more fierce firepower than the Indians.

The Indians suffered heavy casualties and were defeated.

If Lao Ba had not been worried about a full-scale war, the war would have definitely spread to India.

But after the Yingguo people's mediation, Tianzhu suffered a great loss. In his heart, he felt that he had failed due to insufficient preparation. Naturally, he was not afraid at all and put forward a lot of conditions that Lao Ba could not accept.

This infuriated Lao Ba.

They began to actively attack the outposts, supply warehouses, and convoys of Tianzhu. However, the loser this time was the old bus that crossed the border.

After that, the two sides fought back and forth, and whoever entered the other's place would be repelled.

It's a bit like a fight between two noobs.

By May, India had continuously increased its military presence and had assembled more than four divisions of troops on the border.

Qian Guotai and his superiors then believed that Tianzhu was ready for the attack.

Chu Xiangqian shook his head. In the past two or three months, Huang Diao'er had not only treated the official residence of the new Indian Prime Minister Lalba Hadur as his own home.

Also, because he had been following Lalba Hadur for a long time, he could always find opportunities to get on Lalba's private car whenever he went out.

It can be said that Chu Xiangqian heard clearly everything Larba said in the past two or three months.

He smiled and said to Qian Guotai, “Don’t worry, the Indians plan to increase their troops to six divisions, with hundreds of artillery pieces, two brigades of tanks, and a large amount of weapons and ammunition before they officially attack.

Of course, this was the plan that the Indians had planned.

I don’t know if there will be any unusual incidents that will cause a dispute to break out prematurely.”

Qian Guotai couldn't help but give Chu Xiangqian a thumbs up. This guy knew everything about such a confidential plan.

No wonder this kid has been going to India frequently recently. Last time he stayed there for more than a month.

It seems that even though India has changed its prime minister, it has still been infiltrated by him.

Maybe during the meeting, a confidential secretary, or even a core member of the meeting, would turn around and sell Tianzhu's entire series of plans to him in exchange for a good price.

However, as long as Chu Xiangqian does not target the Celestial Empire, the more he infiltrates foreign countries, the more beneficial it will be to the Celestial Empire.

Qian Guotai smiled and planned to leave to report the matter to his superiors.

Chu Xiangqian stopped him and started talking about how he had bought 1.2 acres of sugarcane plantations in Tianzhu.

After listening to this, Qian Guotai's first reaction was, how many acres are equal to 1 acre?

When Qian Guotai thought that this was 7.2 acres of land, his head started buzzing.

If we add this guy's three ranches in Meiguo and Yingguo, there are at least more than 20 acres of land under his name.

He is one of the super landlords who can be ranked among the top in the history of the Celestial Empire.

However, since Chu Xiangqian stopped him and talked about this specifically, there must be other explanations.

As expected, Chu Xiangqian continued, "Based on my understanding of Tianzhu's society, military, logistics, and people, as well as Tianzhu's planned offensive strategy this time.

At the beginning, Lao Ba was basically unable to stop Tianzhu's attack.

But I also believe that as long as Lao Ba holds on for two or three months and drags the war into a war of attrition, the Indians will definitely be the ones who can no longer hold on.

Therefore, I plan to go long on coal, iron ore, sugar and rice futures in London when the troops assembled in India reach 6 divisions.

If the boss is interested, he can give me some foreign exchange to operate.

If I win, I only want a 3% commission.

If I lose, I will try to make up for the money lost by the boss.”

After all, Qian Guotai had been abroad for many years, and he knew that Chu Xiangqian's words were already very considerate of his superiors.

As for not being able to take advantage of the situation and having to protect the principal and interest, Qian Guotai didn't even mention it.

In order to avoid making Chu Xiangqian unhappy, he simply stopped playing.

As for how to make up for the losses, Qian Guotai quickly thought of the sugarcane forest that Chu Xiangqian specifically mentioned.

The country has been exporting sugar since 62, but over the years, profits and sales volumes have been far below expectations.

It’s not that there is no demand in Southeast Asia, but that China’s sales network in Southeast Asia is zero.

No matter how low the export price is, if others don't help you sell the products and you rely solely on your own people in China to do the sales, you will naturally earn less money.

"You want to help us sell sugar?"

Chu Xiangqian shrugged and said with a smile, "Uncle Qian, you underestimate me too much. You should ask me when we can defeat the Southeast Asian Sugar Company and monopolize most of the market share."

Qian Guotai was stunned, then his face was full of surprise as he looked at the young man in front of him whom he had known for several years.

I heard from my superiors three or four years ago that this guy wanted to use China's industrial capacity to defeat India's light industries such as bicycles, watches, and radios.

However, although the superiors and Tianzhu had differences at the beginning, they still considered the overall situation and strongly opposed him to do so.

Unexpectedly, although this guy gave up his original plan, he is now eyeing the entire Southeast Asian sugar market.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian has already started to plan, otherwise, how could he buy 1.2 acres of sugarcane forest so quickly?
Combined with his judgment on India's preparations for war, if he is given a few more months, perhaps the value of the sugarcane plantation he purchased can double or even multiply several times.

If he didn't sell the sugar produced by these sugarcane groves.

Moreover, if the war develops into a war of attrition as he predicted, and India will lose in the end.

The various export materials of India will inevitably decrease significantly, and the prices of various minerals, rice and sugar will naturally rise.

Then Chu Xiangqian used the money he earned in the futures market to massively expand the sugarcane planting area.

It would take less than a year to suddenly sell the sugar in your hands and run to the market.

The price of sugar will inevitably fall as the war ends and the area planted increases.

Those farmers who follow the trend and expand their planting areas, and sugar companies that increase their reserves, will inevitably suffer heavy losses.

If he was allowed to manipulate the market repeatedly over the years, it would be normal for those sugar companies that did not have as much capital, means and capabilities as him to run into operational difficulties.

Thinking of this, Qian Guotai became a little worried, and even looked at Chu Xiangqian with fear.

"Go ahead, there's no end to the money. Have you thought about all the farmers and business owners who went bankrupt?"

Chu Xiangqian shrugged, "I only know that if necessary, I can take out 1 million US dollars in cash to support the country. If I tighten my belt, million US dollars in cash and gold is not impossible.

Besides, I am from China, I don’t care what people from other countries think.”

Qian Guotai was so shocked that he didn't know what to say.

Finally, he sighed, "Forget it. His enemy is my hero. This is how the world has always been."

Patting Chu Xiangqian's arm, he said, "Especially at this time, you have to be more careful. You can go a little slower, but don't show any flaws."

Chu Xiangqian smiled and nodded. It was just a simple business competition and he was not worried at all.

After Qian Guotai left, life returned to normal.

Every day, she was either accompanying two pregnant women, Xue Jinglan and Gangsheng, to comfort them, or Feifei was helping Jinzhi and Jinxiu make babies.

As for Linda and Alyssa, he didn't have to worry because his mother-in-law came to Hong Kong Island with him.

(End of this chapter)