Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 972 The child is older
Chu Xiangqian was unable to refute Xue Jinglan, for he knew in his heart that his wife had always wanted to train Jingrong to be her successor.

Therefore, I have always taken Jingrong to get involved in various family businesses since he was a child.

However, core industries such as real estate, docks, shipping, sources of horses for horse racing auctions, the Great Wall Hotel, diamond and pearl import and export business, banks, oil fields, and Hong Kong Electric have always been under his control.

Therefore, the family businesses that Xue Jinglan could bring Jing Rong and even Jing Yu to participate in were only the film company, cinema chain, and Diamond Hill Studios.

The vegetable market, Kowloon Racecourse, a street of shops and two buildings facing the racecourse, and a bar street.

There are also projects such as restaurants, luggage factories, taxi companies, cinemas and "Tan Family Restaurant".

To outsiders, these industries are already large enough.

Even the media company managed by Feifei, and the several large stage sets and pharmacies managed by Jinzhi Jinxiu.

Zheng Shufen is in charge of the wharf, shipping, electrical appliance city, and Dongping Island Resort.

The Tianzhu imports and exports, as well as the Tianzhu industrial layout managed by Linda and Alyssa, are also much smaller than the industries managed by Xue Jinglan.

But also because theater chains, film companies, cinemas, and film studios account for the majority of the industries managed by Xue Jinglan, Jing Rong seems to be quite interested in movies.

Not to mention, with the influence of Baoyi as his elder sister, it doesn’t seem surprising that Jingrong wants to be a director.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian himself is so successful in business. In his eyes, becoming a business elite or a business tycoon is just that.

Plus, he could live a few more decades easily. Even if his sons were willing to join the family business, their future achievements would actually be limited.

No matter how smart you are, it is impossible for you to see the prospects of various industries and businesses in the world as clearly as your father.

It is impossible to surpass yourself in business.

On the contrary, being a director is a good choice for a super wealthy family like mine.

But his beloved son has always liked to hang out with pretty girls since he was young, so Chu Xiangqian couldn't help but doubt the boy's real purpose of becoming a director.

However, it seems that even if Jing Rong is not a director, with his family background and appearance, he is still Tang Monk's flesh.

Moreover, being a director and leaving a name in film history is considered a promising future compared to being a super rich second generation.

He will definitely even become a role model of success in the eyes of other wealthy people.

After all, Chu Xiangqian knew in his heart that no matter how capable his children were, they could never surpass their cheating father in making money.

"Okay," Chu Xiangqian nodded to Jing Rong, "It's not impossible for you to be a director, but you have to help me with the family business in the future.

At the very least, you have to help your mother manage the business she manages.

I can’t, as a father, earn money for you and your brothers and sisters, while your mother and aunts have to work hard for you for more than ten years or even decades.”

Hearing Chu Xiangqian's words, Xue Jinglan, Jing Yu, Jing Rong, Second Aunt and Yu Li all breathed a sigh of relief.

Jingrong and Jingyu repeatedly assured that they would share the pressure for their parents in the future.

Jing Yu even hugged Chu Xiangqian's arm and said with a smile, "Dad, can you give me the horse farm in the future?"

Xue Jinglan opened her mouth, but saw Jingrong quickly shaking his head.

Thinking about how her man treated Jingyu, he wanted to hold her in his hands. She thought to herself that even if she persuaded him, if Jingyu insisted on having the horse farm, her man would most likely agree.

But unexpectedly, Chu Xiangqian shook his head without even thinking about it.

He smiled and said to Second Aunt and Yu Li, "Let's go to the private room first."

Second Aunt and Yu Li could see that he was trying to avoid them.

He smiled and took Chu Xiangqian's family of four to the largest private room, then went to the kitchen under the pretext of seeing how the food was cooking.

Chu Xiangqian waited until Second Aunt and Yu Li left before he pretended to be serious and said to Jingyu, "The horse farm is too complicated. It's not a good thing to give it to you."

After saying that, he looked at Xue Jinglan and Jingrong, “Even if it’s Rongrong, Jingxing, and Jingshun, I don’t intend to let them get involved in the horse business.

Things are very complicated here," Chu Xiangqian deliberately hesitated for a few seconds before continuing, "It's also very dangerous.

Apart from me, even Rongrong and Xiaoyuer are my designated heirs.

It would also be very troublesome for them to access and control the supply of goods.

If one thing goes wrong, people will die, and many people will die.”

Chu Xiangqian said this and looked at Xue Jinglan, "I will not let any child take care of the supply of horses in the future."

Xue Jinglan nodded nervously and grabbed Jing Rong and Jing Yu's hands, "Did you hear that?"

Jing Rong and Jing Yu also nodded hurriedly.

The brother and sister knew very well that whenever their father spoke with a stern face, they had better listen carefully.

To avoid being thrown by my father onto an isolated island at sea like my fourth uncle and Uncle Norton in London, and having to train and survive in the wild for several months.

When they came back, they had lost weight and looked as sloppy as a savage. When they saw the braised pork, they would scramble to eat it.

Jingyu became even more obedient. He stood up and massaged Chu Xiangqian's back and shoulders.

He said flatteringly, "Dad, I just like riding horses, but I have never thought about worrying about the business of horse racing auctions."

Chu Xiangqian smiled and patted his baby daughter's hand on his shoulder.

He smiled and said, "If I were you, I would just follow Master and learn antique appraisal.

Your father has collected so many antiques, and from now on it will all depend on you to help organize and maintain them.

Even if it’s just the antiques collected by your grandparents, uncles and others over the years.

There will be enough to keep you busy for many years in the future.

Also, there are shares in the luxury goods company owned by my dad. If you are interested, you can become the queen of fashion in the future.

Even the richest woman in the world can do it easily."

Jingyu has never had much feeling for money since he was a child, because his father gave him too much.

When I was born, I was given two buildings in Central. Every year on my birthday, I would get either a villa or a store.

When he was 10 years old, he gave himself a super cruise ship called "Sea Princess" which was 293.5 meters long, 34 meters wide and 8 tons.

This cruise ship brings in millions of dollars in revenue every year.

Unfortunately, Jingyu is not short of money, but she has a mother who has suffered hardship since childhood.

Although Xue Jinglan would not restrict her children's pocket money, she had always been in charge of the properties and big money in the hands of Jingrong and Jingyu.

Fortunately, the brother and sister have lived in Hong Kong and Beijing since they were young. Their friends, grandfather's family, second grandfather and third grandfather's families are all in Beijing, so they are used to the relatively different life in Beijing.

When it comes to spending money, the brother and sister are indeed quite frugal.

At least compared to that kid Chu Jingxing, Jingrong and Jingyu can be considered stingy.

Jing Yu curled his lips and said, "I don't want to appear in the media all day long. It's very troublesome."

Chu Xiangqian couldn't help but think of Baoyi and Aiqiu. Baoyi had been involved in Zheng Shufen's movie theater and film investment business since she was sixteen.

In addition, Baoyi has always liked to be in the spotlight since she was a child, so the Hong Kong media has been keeping a close eye on her over the years.

Baoyi was quite happy at first, because being famous made many things much easier.

But the girl was unhappy because her every move would become gossip among the people of Hong Kong Island.

Even oriental newspapers, magazines, and the TV station under Chu Xiangqian's name tried their best not to report negative news about her.

However, newspapers of all sizes in Hong Kong have been keeping a close eye on her in order to attract attention.

Even Zheng Shufen was so angry that she asked Luotuo to send people to smash a tabloid that spread rumors.

There was no way to stop other newspapers, and for the sake of sales, they still kept their eyes on Baoyi.

In his previous life, Chu Xiangqian had seen a lot of gossip about the children of wealthy families in Hong Kong Island. He naturally understood that ordinary people liked to read gossip about wealthy families, so it was impossible to ban it.

Even Chu Xiangqian himself couldn't stop the media from reporting on him.

Therefore, Jingrong, Jingyu, Jingshun and others were more or less influenced by Baoyi and were very concerned about protecting their privacy.

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But even so, Jingyu, as the only daughter of the Chu family, has been unable to avoid appearing in the media since she was in elementary school.

Chu Xiangqian smiled and shook his head. There was actually nothing wrong with being famous.

My precious daughter still doesn’t understand that she will always be in the spotlight for the rest of her life.

Chu Xiangqian looked at Jing Rong and said, "After you finish the college entrance examination, go to Universal and find your uncle Zhou and ask him to arrange an internship for you with a crew.

As for school," Chu Xiangqian hesitated for a few seconds, looked at his beloved son and asked, "Are you sure you don't want to go to the Southern California Institute of the Arts, or the New York Academy of Art?"

Chu Jingrong shook his head hurriedly, "Dad, I will definitely pursue further studies in the future, but before that, I still want to go to university in Beijing."

Chu Xiangqian subconsciously turned his head to look at Jingyu, "Does your brother have a girlfriend?"

Jing Yu was stunned. Although his expression didn't change, his eyes were flickering, which could not escape Chu Xiangqian's eyes.

However, Xue Jinglan also saw the problem from Chu Xiangqian's expression.

But Xue Jinglan was not angry at all. Instead, she happily put her hands on Jingrong's face and asked happily, "Rongrong, do you really have a girlfriend?"

Chu Jingrong blushed. He was already 16 years old, how could he accept that his own mother still treated him like a child?

He hurriedly escaped from Xue Jinglan's hand, waving his hands and saying, "No, no, don't listen to dad's nonsense."

Chu Xiangqian sneered, "Did I speak?"

Jing Yu couldn't help but laugh and grabbed Chu Xiangqian's hand, "Dad, I'm hungry."

After saying that, he ran out of the private room, went to find his second aunt and said, "Grandma, I want to eat bird's nest in clear soup and jujube and walnut curd."

"Okay, okay," Second Aunt also liked the only girl of this generation of the Chu family very much.

Chu Xiangqian has only one daughter, Jingyu. All of her children are boys and are patriotic and people-loving.

Jingyu is cute and pretty, and she doesn't have any spoiled temper, so she is naturally loved by all the elders.

When Second Aunt returned to the private room with the appetizers, she saw Chu Xiangqian still nagging about Jing Rong.

He couldn't help but give Chu Xiangqian a blank look and placed a few desserts in front of Jingrong.

At the same time, he said to Chu Xiangqian in a bad mood, "You, Rongrong is grown up now, stop glaring at the child all the time."

Chu Xiangqian could only nod helplessly. Not to mention that his Second Aunt didn't say anything, even though she doted on and protected Jing Rong, he couldn't openly refute her.

Jing Yu smiled and showed a smug expression to Jing Rong.

Jing Rong also breathed a sigh of relief and secretly gave Jing Yu a thumbs up.

Now only the grandparents in the family can make my father behave himself.

As for mom and aunts, dad can easily make them obey his orders as long as he uses some tricks.

However, when Jing Rong thought about his father's methods of dealing with women, he couldn't help but admire him.

He thought to himself that if he had his father's skills, how could he not be able to handle a few girlfriends?
Then, like Jingyu, while eating the dessert, he kept praising his second uncle for his patriotism, his third uncle for his love for the people, and Uncle Zhuzi for his good cooking skills.

Le's second aunt and Yu Li, who came in with almond milkshakes, never stopped smiling.
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The restaurant only serves four tables of guests in the evening, so Second Aunt and Yu Li can be so leisurely.

After the food is ready, Shazhu, Aiguo and Aimin come over to eat together.

Sha Zhu and the other two refused to drink with Chu Xiangqian. Firstly, they couldn't drink as much as him, and secondly, they knew that Chu Xiangqian had no interest in drinking.

So after everyone clinked glasses together, they started eating and chatting.

Knowing that Jingrong has a girlfriend, Shazhu said to Jingrong with a smile, "Rongrong, you have to listen to your uncle about this matter.

If you like someone, go after him, so you don’t end up like your fourth uncle Ai Lin, who clearly liked a girl but didn’t catch her, and is still unmarried.”

Chu Jingrong chuckled, but when he met his father's gaze, he immediately didn't dare to speak.

Second Aunt felt upset when she thought that Ailin was already 30 and still not married.

He nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, Rongrong, ignore your dad. Your fourth uncle was led astray by your dad. He changes girlfriends all the time, but none of them are suitable for marriage.

At worst, I won’t get married, but I have to bring back a grandson for me.”

After saying that, he glared at Chu Xiangqian again.

Chu Xiangqian couldn't help but smile awkwardly. He thought that the fact that the fourth brother became a playboy did have something to do with him.

At first, Ailin fell in love with a girl from Beijing, but unfortunately he didn't make a move earlier. Later, the girl went to the countryside and they lost contact.

Seeing that Ailin seemed to have no interest in anything, Chu Xiangqian took him to London to relax.

Margaret and Nata naturally care very much about their brother-in-law.

Even Philip and Eliza had some thoughts.

He thought that if Ailin fell in love with some noble lady, got married, and had children, then Chu Xiangqian and the Chu family would be able to invest more in London in the future.

In the 70s, Britain's economy declined rapidly, especially after the second oil crisis in 72.

The price of crude oil suddenly soared from between $2 and $3 to more than $.

As the most basic raw material for industry, oil prices have skyrocketed several times, and the cost of the entire society has also skyrocketed.

Despite its huge size, MG is showing signs of weakness due to the surge in crude oil prices.

Not to mention that Yingguo had been in a period of export weakness and decline in the decade before 72.

Not only did Philip invite Chu Xiangqian and Chu Ailin to various parties from time to time, but Norton also invited Ailin out to play all day long.

The young man who was personally introduced by Philips and Norton immediately became a hot star in the London aristocratic circle.

(End of this chapter)