Siheyuan: My Northeastern Farmhouse

Chapter 422: Money does not necessarily mean status
The dinner was both simple and luxurious.

It’s simple because apart from today’s main dish of cod, the rest is mashed potatoes, baked apples, a few slices of bread and vegetables. There’s no caviar, matsutake or other high-end ingredients in the eyes of Chinese people.

I say luxury because the red wine that goes with the meal is Romanée-Conti, 59, which is said to be the best vintage in recent decades and produces the most legendary red wine quality.

There was no rule of not talking during the meal, so everyone just enjoyed the wine and chatted.

At Gu Weijun's signal, Zhen Qianbao timely mentioned her troubles in operating raw silk and silk. She had been warned several times because of importing Chinese raw silk and finished silk, and she was so scared that she no longer dared to expand the scale. .

After hearing this, David Rockefeller said nothing. He just said to his wife lightly, "My dear, is it time to buy some silk products at home?"

"My dear, you are right." Mrs. David smiled and raised the red wine, "Jane, does your company welcome me to make a purchase?"

"Of course!" Jane Qianbao couldn't imagine that the surprise would come so quickly? Flattered, she raised the wine glass with both hands and couldn't help but drink the red wine in the glass. After doing this, Jean Seberg felt that she had just been rude and too reckless.

"Haha," Gu Weijun took the lead to let out a kind laughter, which eased Zhen Qianbao's embarrassing situation and made her laugh softly, "Zhen, this batch of silk will be recorded in the domestic account, which is considered a gift from us. Another gift from Mr. and Mrs. David.”

Jean Seberg pursed her lips, revealing a few teeth, and rolled her playful eyes upward, "No, it is an honor for me to serve Mr. and Mrs. David Rockefeller, and I will not push this honor away with my own hands."

"Is the house here much more expensive than your house in Solo Apartments?"

After dinner, Gu Weijun said goodbye at the right time, left the address and contact number of the Liaison Office in the United States, and made an appointment in advance for Ambassador Huang to meet with David Rockefeller.

"Do you and I have anything to do with each other?"

"Without a certain status, you can't get shares in a cooperative apartment management company, such as 855 Fifth Avenue. They are very repulsive to celebrities."

"How much is the difference? Isn't my dividend account in the company always managed by you? Wouldn't it be better if you just transfer the money directly?"

"Well," Jane sighed, "honey, it's not about the money."

"This is a famous "old money" residential area in New York," Jane raised two fingers. "There are two basic requirements: first, the unit must be purchased in full and lived in; second, the entire building must be obtained. A certain share of the co-op management company, and only those who meet these two conditions are eligible to live here.”

"Haha~" Happy laughter rang out from the rectangular dining table.

Hearing this, Gu Weijun was very surprised, "Zhen, have you not earned enough money to buy a house here after all these years?"

On the way back to the Solo Apartment Building at 57 West Side in Manhattan, New York, passing by the Upper East Side, Jean Seberg looked out the window at Fifth Avenue and couldn't help but sigh melancholy, "Oh, dear, I believe that in the near future, I can Checked into the apartment here.”

Gu Weijun can still understand Zhen Qianbao's answer. After all, many high-end residential properties in China in later generations also follow this method, and many newly launched mid-to-high-end properties require capital verification if you want to view the property.

But when Comrade Jiang heard this, his mouth opened wide and he took a breath of cold air. His eyes suddenly bulged out like goldfish eyes, almost hanging from his head. "Are the classes in capitalist countries so clearly divided?"

"Even if you have money, you can't all be considered to be of the same class?" Jane Qianbao nodded with a wry smile.
"Hiss~~~" Comrade Jiang took a breath of cold air again, turned around and said to Gu Weijun: "Our country is better. Although there are special courtyards, they are all built as a system for the convenience of work and management. residential area.”

"Everyone's houses inside are similar."

"For example, the former Gaomen Courtyard, the Jichong family at No. 18-35 Qinlao Hutong on the edge of Nanluogu Lane, the Natong family at No. 1 Jinyu Hutong, north of Dong'an Market, etc., have all been taken over. Returned."

"Cough!" Gu Weijun coughed heavily. How come Comrade Jiang didn't even say a word about it? He said everything outside. Why bring it up when it's already in the past? There is an American capitalist in our car.

"Oh, Gu, don't feel embarrassed, I know this period of your country's history." Jane covered her mouth and smiled, "This is called the redistribution of social wealth."

"Yes, yes." Comrade Jiang nodded in approval.

"When the social wealth of your country is redistributed, if you like it, Catherine and I will help you buy a duke's house as a gift for you."

"No, no!" Comrade Jiang strongly disagreed this time, "Jane, our country is a socialist country."

“Only state ownership and collective ownership are the wealth of the whole people!”

"Oh, I'm sorry, I said it wrong."

In Solo's apartment, Taylor was drinking red wine and watching TV in boredom. When Gu Weijun and the others came back, he immediately stood up and asked Jane Xibao about her visit to the Rockefeller family with a gossipy face.

Gu Weijun shrugged and smiled helplessly at Comrade Jiang, "Women, this kind of gossiping spirit does not distinguish between countries."

After staying in New York for a few more days, Gu Weijun and Comrade Jiang waited for Ambassador Huang, who had come to New York to meet David Rockefeller.

Ambassador Huang was very satisfied with Gu Weijun's work and praised him for being able to single-handedly persuade the contemporary patriarch of the Rockefeller family to visit China. It was definitely a great achievement.

Comrade Jiang next to him blinked his eyes, feeling really aggrieved. I also went there at that time.
The meeting between Ambassador Huang and David Rockefeller was very formal. After the two sides had a vague talk about mutual friendship, David decided to leave for China two weeks later, that is, in mid-June.

Ambassador Huang also made it clear that senior leaders would meet with him and answer David's concerns one by one.

The two sides reached a consensus in the talks in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
On the second day after Ambassador Huang met David, Mrs. David came to the warehouse of Jean Seberg Company in a low-key manner and purchased a lot of silk from China. She was secretly photographed by the news and appeared on the The front page of the lifestyle edition.

Jane Qianbao's company suddenly became popular. Textile companies and department stores that she had contacted before came to contact them one after another, requesting supplies.

Jean Seba was in pain and happiness. For the sake of her career, she did not dare to exercise too late every night. She could only watch Taylor become younger day by day after being nourished.
The reason why Gu Weijun did not follow Ambassador Huang and Comrade Jiang back to Washington was because David requested from Ambassador Huang that when he visited China, Gu Weijun would accompany him during the trip.

Gu Weijun never expected that he had only been in the United States for a month and was going back again!

I recall Zhu Lin’s reluctance to leave before going abroad, actively and vigorously cooperating with her various sports postures, and Zhu Jue’s unwillingness to speak, playing hard to get.
Hiss, can you achieve what you want after going back this time?
(End of this chapter)