Started from Hong Kong Island

Chapter 355: Playing Hard to Get

Just after the Spring Festival in February of 78, Ho Ki-kwan, who was waiting to give birth in a villa in Repulse Bay, suddenly had a stomachache and was rushed to the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital by her family and bodyguards. This was still half a month before her expected due date.

When Li Wendi heard the news over the phone, he hurriedly drove there. The baby in He Qijun's belly was the eldest son of the Li family, and he was held in high hopes. If his ability was not too bad and he did not voluntarily give up his status as heir, then most of the Li family's industries would be managed by him.

Of course, He Qijun's family also rushed to the hospital in a hurry. For a while, the door of the delivery room was filled with family members from both sides. The doctors and nurses did not dare to drive them away and could only let them stay.

Hong Kong reporters have always had a keen nose. A large number of them have been keeping an eye on the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital with their cameras. If the security measures here were strict, they would have already rushed in.

In recent years, Li Wendi has been very popular in Hong Kong, and is a leader in the new generation of Chinese business community who likes to be in the limelight, just like those low-key predecessors.

"It's been four hours, why hasn't the baby been born yet?" Li Xiaonan muttered. As a little girl, she didn't quite understand these things about childbirth.

But the words seemed a bit harsh to the He family's ears. They felt that Li Xiaonan was complaining that He Qijun took too long to give birth and made her wait, and that the sister-in-law in front of them did not seem so easy to get along with.

He Yongguan was a man with a quick temper. He happened to hear what Li Xiaonan said, so he wanted to speak up to defend his sister. However, he was stopped by his mother. It would not benefit anyone to quarrel.

Hearing this, Guo Cuiting glared at Li Xiaonan and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Giving birth takes time. It's normal to take more than ten hours. If you're tired, go back and rest first."

Li Xiaonan rarely heard Guo Cuiting say such harsh words, and felt a little aggrieved. However, when he glanced at the faces of the He family, he seemed to understand something.

Li Wendi didn't care about these things. Whether He Qijun was living a good life or not, He Qijun herself knew it. Maybe in the future, when the He family has more contact with Li Xiaonan, they will know that her words had no other meaning.

It was not until after 7 o'clock in the evening that He Qijun finished giving birth. Li Wendi did not immediately hold the baby, but walked to He Qijun's side and said gently, "Thank you for your hard work!"

He Qijun palely shook her head, "It's not hard! He is also my son, it was just too painful to give birth to him."

In order to recover quickly after giving birth, He Qijun insisted on a natural birth rather than a caesarean section.

"Give me a few more beatings later to make up for today's pain." Li Wendi said jokingly.

After returning to the room, Li Wendi personally took He Qijun down from the cart, which surprised the He family.

"Have you seen our son?" He Qijun's mouth twitched, obviously Li Wendi touched the wound.

"Not yet, let's go check it out later." Li Wendi said with a faint smile.

He Zhongyi saw that his daughter wanted to rest, so he said to Li Wendi, "You go see your son. Qijun also needs to rest. He has been busy for more than ten hours and must be very tired."

Li Wendi still respected He Zhongyi as his father-in-law, "Okay! You take a rest first."

With Li Wan as his eldest daughter, Li Wendi had some experience in these matters, so after looking at his son Li Hong for a few minutes, he left the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital and returned to Changxin Group to work overtime.

Naturally, she was stopped by reporters along the way. Li Wendi, who was in a good mood, got out of the car directly to be interviewed.

"Mr. Li, has Mrs. Li given birth? Is it a boy or a girl?"

Li Wendi smiled and said, "She has left the delivery room and gave birth to a son. It's not too late today, so there's nothing to prepare. You all have to go to Changxin Group to receive a red envelope tomorrow."

"Congratulations, Mr. Li! The family business finally has an heir. So how does Mr. Li plan to reward Mrs. Li? Give her a car or a villa like other tycoons?" "Why should I reward her? My things belong to my wife as well. It feels a bit weird to reward myself with my own things." Li Wendi laughed.

Ten minutes later, Li Wendi successfully got rid of these reporters.

Changxin Group Office

The senior executives have not yet left work and are waiting for Li Wendi to come back.

After congratulating him, Li Wendi put away his smile and got down to business: "Did the Cai Chang family approach the Jardine Matheson Company or did the Jardine Matheson Company approach the Cai Chang family?"

Li Wendi knew very well that Jardine Matheson looked down upon Dah Sing’s industries and assets and just wanted to cause him some trouble.

"It was Jardine Matheson who heard that we were discussing the acquisition of Dah Sing Company, so they approached the Cai Chang family to compete with us." Zhang Wentao replied. Zhang Wentao has always been in charge of intelligence matters.

"I don't think Jardine Matheson really wants Dah Sing. The Wellcome supermarket under the Hong Kong Land Development is better than Dah Sing. There is no need to add the same type of business." Gao Yi said.

Li Wendi sneered, "Since Cai Junjie wants to take advantage of the situation, we will not be fooled. Gao Yi, don't negotiate with Daxin Company first, and directly initiate the acquisition of Meifeng Fiber Company. You must acquire Meifeng Fiber Company at any cost."

"Boss, are you using the Meifeng Fiber Company to force the Cai Chang family to submit?" Zhang Wentao asked.

“Not entirely. If Jardine Matheson is really interested in Dah Sing, we don’t have to pay a high price to acquire Dah Sing. Acquiring Meifong Fiber can also achieve our original goal without losing too much.” Li Wendi shook his head.

"Tomorrow I will contact other shareholders of Meifeng Fiber Company and buy their shares at a high price." Gao Yi agreed.

"Daxin is half good and half bad for us. The good part is the property, but the bad part is the department store business," said Li Wendi. "It's also a good thing that Jardine Matheson got involved, because it allows us to decisively give up some things."

Both Gao Yi and Zhang Wentao were obsessed with some of the assets of Daxin Company. The land in the prosperous area was priceless.

Jardine Matheson Land may not look down on it, but it does have a certain appeal to the Cheung Kong Group.

Li Wendi explained, "If you want to get it, you have to let go first. The other party is very confident in Dah Sing's assets, so they brought in Jardine Matheson. If one party withdraws, it will not be so valuable. Even if Jardine Matheson takes it away, we can make up for it from other places. The property in Causeway Bay is also very high-quality."

The two looked at each other. They did not think that things would be so simple. It would not be so easy to acquire the property of the Hong Kong Land Development in Causeway Bay.

"How is the fundraising and share offering plan of Changxin Group and Mingcheng Real Estate Company going?" Li Wendi asked again.

Bai Hui answered directly, "According to market research, there is nothing wrong with Changxin Group's fundraising and rights issue plan. It can raise 1 million yuan, but Mingcheng Real Estate Company is not well recognized in the market. If it raises funds rashly, it is likely to fail."

"In this case, Mingcheng Real Estate Company's fundraising plan has been changed to issuing new shares exclusively to Ducheng Real Estate Company. However, we must be careful that Ducheng Real Estate's shareholding does not exceed 75%." Li Wendi anticipated such an outcome.

After all, Mingcheng Real Estate Company is not Changxin Group. It owns many strong subsidiaries and often appears in newspapers. Investors have a deep impression of Changxin Group.

"Yes!" Bai Hui responded.

Li Wendi chatted with them for a long time until after 11 o'clock in the evening, and then left after letting them have their midnight snack.

(End of this chapter)