Chapter 183: Land is not easy to sell

After giving birth, Lu Qiaoling stayed in the Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital for another week, and on October 10th, she returned to the mountaintop villa with Ergouzi.

Therefore, Fang Hexuan also took the time to return to No. 12 Barker Road.

Holding his adopted brother who was still sleeping like a pig in his cradle, Fang Hexuan said to his mother with some envy:
"You know what, I envy Er Gouzi. He was born with no worries about food and clothing. As long as he doesn't have big ambitions to start a business, he will never have to worry about running out of money. It's great to have a good father, mother and big brother!"

When Lu Qiaoling heard Fang Hexuan's ridiculous words, she rolled her eyes.

"As a big brother, can you be more reliable? Don't underestimate him because he is small. He can hear you, even though he may not understand."

"Oh, mom, you are too partial. You forget about the older one when you have the younger one."

"Stop being funny. I do want to care about you, like when you'll get married and when you'll give me a grandchild, but every time I bring up this topic, you always talk about something else."

"Okay, I won't be jealous anymore. You should pay more attention to Er Gouzi."

"Well, to be honest, after your sister went to the United States, I always felt that such a big house was lonely. But after I brought Er Gouzi home, he cried at least three times a day, and I thought it was too noisy. It was really contradictory."

"Haha, that shows that Er Gouzi is smart. As the saying goes, the crying child gets the milk. He has understood the rules of survival since he was a child. This is very good!"

"You are the richest man in Hong Kong, with more than a dozen companies under your control and tens of thousands of people under your management. Can you please speak more seriously?"

"Mom, I rarely come back. You don't want me to talk about company matters all the time, right? Why should I be so serious? You don't feel tired, but I feel tired too!"

"Forget it, forget it. I'm too lazy to care about you. Leave Er Gou to me. It's time to feed him."

"Wow, how many meals does this kid have to eat in a day?"

"Children get hungry quickly. They need to be fed basically every 24-2 hours in 3 hours."

"so troublesome!"

"No matter how troublesome it is, I have raised you and your sister."

"Yes, yes, mom has worked hard. I will personally serve you rice and soup later to show my filial piety."

"I just told you to stop being so funny, but you couldn't hold it in for two minutes!"

"Ha ha!"

At dinner time, Ergouzi was handed over to the care of the newly hired nanny.

Fang Hexuan, Lu Qiaoling and You Bingwen enjoyed a family dinner while eating and chatting.

"Mom, Brother Wen, we didn't go back to Ningbo for the New Year this year. I plan to bring my grandparents and my two uncles and their families to Hong Kong for a reunion next year. I'm telling you in advance."

"Well, are there any problems with customs clearance and procedures?"

"Don't worry, these are just small matters. Isn't my credit as the richest man in Hong Kong enough to allow a few relatives to come to Hong Kong to play for a few days? The main reason is that grandpa and grandma didn't want to come before."

"They are both old and don't want to move. I can understand that!"

"Mom, but things are different now. They have a new grandson. Even if they are reluctant to come out, they will still do it for Er Gouzi's sake."

"Well, I hope so."

"You don't have to worry about these. I will send someone to Ningbo to pick them up before the Spring Festival next year."

"Well, as long as you have the heart!"

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Fang Hexuan became the richest man in Hong Kong, and like the boat charter king, they became the two most boasted-about celebrities in Ningbo.

Naturally, the richest man’s grandparents also became celebrities in Ningbo.

But Fang Hexuan didn't have time to go back frequently, so he hadn't seen the two old people for more than a year.

It’s not that I have such a deep affection for them, but I don’t want my mom to be worried during the New Year.

If she went back alone, and Fang Hexuan didn't have time to accompany her, she would be worried that her son would be unhappy spending the New Year alone in Hong Kong.

If she didn't go back to accompany her son and daughter, she would naturally feel guilty towards her parents. In fact, Fang Hexuan's financial support for her grandparents was really good.

The Ningbo Lu family got their fortune purely by windfall. They used to be not even a household with a monthly income of 10,000 yuan, but now they have directly jumped to a household with a monthly income of 10 million yuan. It is no exaggeration to say that they are the richest family in Ningbo.

But Lu Qiaoling still felt that she owed her parents and two younger brothers too much.

After all, in the previous twenty years, she seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth and had never taken care of her parents for a single day.

Since his mother was unhappy, Fang Hexuan naturally felt unhappy.

Therefore, Fang Hexuan had already set the goal of bringing the Lu family to Hong Kong to celebrate the Spring Festival next year no matter what.

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On October 10, the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department released trade data.

One of the figures shows that the Mainland has become the fifth largest market for Hong Kong's exports.

Although there is still a lot of room for development before becoming a major export market, the bilateral trade volume between Hong Kong and the Mainland is growing very rapidly.

Smart businessmen don't care too much about immediate benefits, but often focus on future prospects.

These people have realized from this figure that the mainland market has a bright future, and it also provides confidence support for their decision to move their factories from Hong Kong to the mainland.

On October 10, Wei Lun Spinning Mill, the largest spinning mill in Hong Kong, announced that it would suspend operations and close down.

Once this news was reported, it caused a strong response throughout Hong Kong.

Fang Hexuan had previously lamented the difficult lives of ordinary people because many unemployed people chose to apply for test drivers at BYD. However, he did not expect that in less than a month, a major earthquake would occur in the textile industry, which employed the largest number of people.

If the Weilun Spinning Mill is really closed, it will mean that more than 5000 people will face unemployment.

Don’t underestimate this number. Hong Kong’s current population is over 500 million, and the labor force is less than 300 million, and they are dispersed across all walks of life.

The loss of more than 5000 people's jobs will definitely create considerable relief pressure on the Hong Kong government.

Fang Hexuan is not interested in traditional industries now. If he were to travel back to the 1950s and 1960s, he would take over this factory even for charity.

Not only did he not step forward, but no boss in Hong Kong came forward to take over.

All we can say is that the global economic situation is not good, and the people at the bottom of society suffer the most, and they will never be able to rise from poverty to the upper class.

The next day, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange was officially established, and the past four meetings became history. Hu Hanhui, chairman of the Gold and Silver Exchange, was elected as the first chairman.

The establishment of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange means that the stock market will be more formalized and legalized in the future.

It will be much more difficult for ordinary speculators to make trouble here than before.

Of course, people like Liu Luanxiong are excluded.

On November 11, the Hong Kong government announced an open tender for a 1 square foot plot of land west of the Connaught Building, which was later the site of Exchange Square.

In addition to the two largest real estate developers, Swire Properties and Wanda, first-tier real estate companies such as Cheung Kong Holdings, Sun Hung Kai Properties, and Hang Lung Holdings also joined the bidding.

Before the sale went on, the Hong Kong government's Lands Department estimated that the land would be sold for HK$75 billion.

However, the economic situation this year is really bad. The oil crisis and the economic crisis in the European Union have caused the Hong Kong property market to be on the eve of a cold winter.

Hong Kong's real estate developers, including Wanda, are certainly not stupid enough to pay billions more to please the Hong Kong government.

Throughout the auction, each company was not willing to bid, and Wanda was instructed by Fang Hexuan not to take the lead.

Finally, as the price did not meet the Hong Kong government’s expectations, the Lands Department announced that the land auction would be postponed to next year.

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