My courtyard shelter

The sun sets and night falls.

The lights in the manor were lit up, full of festive atmosphere, and the servants were working nervously and orderly. The dinner could not go wrong, otherwise the host would be embarrassed.

Upon hearing the guard's announcement, Xu Dong immediately took his wife to the gate to greet the guests.

"Mike, Lily, Merry Christmas."

"Merry Christmas, are we late?"

"No, you were the first to arrive."

"Haha, it's good that you're not late. I brought a bottle of Lafite 2002. Let's taste it together later."

"Honey, we are in for a treat tonight."

Xu Dong said with a smile.

After some pleasantries, Mike and his wife walked into the villa with their son. They originally had a daughter, but she got married last year to a junior section chief of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In less than half an hour, the guests arrived one after another. In addition to the group around Mike, Xu Dong also invited Yang Shuo's father.

After receiving the invitation, Yang's family of three flew over from Perth.

At seven o'clock, the Christmas dinner officially begins.

Before the meal started, Coco and her brothers and sisters sang a Christmas song live, which won the full house's applause.

After the performance, Xu Dong stood up:

"Today is Christmas. I wish you all a Merry Christmas. This is the first time our family has celebrated such a formal Christmas. Please forgive me for any inconvenience in the reception."

"Old Xu, you're welcome."

"Yeah, you have a lot of family members. I think it has a more festive atmosphere here and there are so many delicious foods. It's already very rare."

Mr. Mac echoed.

Xu Dong smiled and picked up the wine glass:

"Come, let's have a drink first."

"cheers!"

"cheers!"

Yang Lina hurriedly greeted: "The roast goose has just come out of the oven, let's eat it while it's hot."

The Christmas dinner prepared by Lao Xu’s family was very sumptuous, including not only the traditional Western roast goose, salmon, barbecued meats and vegetable salads, but also some summer meals.

For example, braised pork and braised pork ribs.

In short, it is mainly meat.

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After having enough wine and food, Xu Dong led everyone to the small garden next to them, where everyone drank black tea to eat and chatted.

The women sat at a table, chatting about family matters.

A table of men.

It's just that the atmosphere is a bit solemn.

The major countries in Europe have been making frequent moves recently, and it seems like a storm is about to come. Everyone here is a person with a family, and no one likes war.

Especially a nuclear war in which everyone loses.

Mr. Mike tried to ask his friend: "George, you have a lot of connections in the UK. Have you heard any inside information?"

"Don't worry. Without the acquiescence of the beautiful country, the British would not dare to use force without permission. They are just applying pressure to get more oil shares."

Mr. George seemed confident.

"How can I see it?"

"The reason is very simple. The beautiful country's second, third, fifth and seventh fleets are respectively stationed in Usreel and the waters surrounding the Gulf.

Europa's navy is simply vulnerable. If they don't deal with the beautiful country, they can't even cross the Turkey Strait. Why should they start a war? "

Mr. George explained.

Xu Dong nodded, feeling that what the other party said made sense. Modern warfare is about air and sea control. Without these two things, no matter how strong the army is, it is useless.

Another Mr. Mathew then added:

"George's analysis is correct. I guess Daiying and France are bluffing. The Emperor Daiying is still in the country, so the war should not be fought."

"It's best not to fight. There are no winners in wars."

Father Yang sighed lightly.

Xu Dong didn't want to talk about these nonsense anymore. They were just ordinary people. It was useless to think too much.

"Mike, I want to build a few glass houses in the yard. Do you know anyone here?"

Without waiting for Mr. Mike to answer, Yang's father took the initiative and took the initiative: "Old Xu, come to me to build a house. Our company specializes in this."

"Does your company also have business in Sydney?"

Xu Dong said doubtfully.

"It can be shipped by sea. The steel frame structure can be installed quickly. How big an area do you want?"

“Let’s have ten acres!”

"Only ten acres? I think your yard is quite big. How about making more?"

Father Yang suggested.

Xu Dong waved his hand: "It's useless if there are too many. It can't be managed, and the water consumption is too much."

He doesn't want to turn his home into a factory.

"Okay then, when do you want it?"

"Of course the sooner the better. Can it be completed before the Chinese New Year?"

"No problem, I'll place the order for you when I get back."

Father Yang nodded.

Xu Dong offered tea instead of wine: "Thank you very much."

"a piece of cake."

"By the way, didn't your company say it would build a branch factory in Sydney? How is the progress?"

"The factory site has been selected and construction will begin after the year."

"So fast?"

"It won't work if you don't want to hurry up. The stock price of your bread factory is simply scary, and the company leaders also want to take advantage of it."

Xu Dong was shocked and said: "Don't you have problems left over from history? Can you go public?"

Others also looked sideways.

After all, the stock market is the hottest topic right now.

"The higher authorities have made a decision that the Shanghai-Beijing Exchange and Pengcheng Exchange must be restored before the end of next year at the earliest. Our company has already gone through the declaration process again."

"How to solve the remaining problems?"

Xu Dong asked.

"The specific plan has not been determined yet. I just heard some rumors."

Father Yang paused and continued to introduce:

"The higher-ups are going to separate all the historical stocks from the original listed companies and set up a special trust fund, which will be backed by the state.

As for the specific creditor relationship, we will slowly sort it out at that time. This process is destined to be slow and may not be completed in ten years."

After all, there are 200 to 300 million retail investors in the country.

The complexity of this is more troublesome than triangular debts.

Mr. Mike gave a thumbs up: "This method is very good. It seems to have been used many times before. If I remember correctly, is it called shelving disputes and jointly developing?"

"Pah... Mike, you summarized it very well."

Xu Dong applauded.

"Old Xu, when will Xinke Haizao be listed? If it's too late, the cake will be divided up."

Mr. Mike reminded.

"It's already in the queue. This time it's on the science and technology innovation board, and the review is more strict. If it's fast, it will be officially listed after the new year."

Xu Dong nodded solemnly.

George and his friends on the side looked at each other. With the big pie in front of them, no one could resist the temptation.

In the end, Mike stepped forward to help and asked:

"Old Xu, is Xinke Haizao still short of funds? George and his friends have saved some money over the years, and they are currently lacking investment channels."

"As long as it is a normal investment, I welcome it, but you have to think it through. Original shares generally have a limited sale period, and there are many changes in the middle."

Xu Dong couldn't help but remind him.

The people in front of him were different from the Nisang people. They were all small businessmen who had just started their business. They didn't have much capital, and it was not easy for them to make a little money.

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