After Zhuang Rui changed his clothes, he went to the bathroom to shave before walking out. It was the first time he attended such a dinner, and Zhuang Rui was still a little nervous.
"Well, he is a handsome boy..."
Although Zhuang Rui's appearance is definitely not handsome, he has a good figure. He is not fat or thin at over 1.8 meters tall. He has a well-proportioned figure. He is simply a natural dresser. Even ordinary clothes look good on him.
He smells delicious, not to mention the brand-name clothes Qin Xuanbing carefully selected for him.
"Oh, time is too tight, otherwise I can customize a suit for you. I believe it will fit better than this one..."
It is said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and women are no exception when it comes to men. Seeing her husband's energetic appearance, Qin Xuanbing rewarded Zhuang Rui with a kiss on his face with a face filled with ecstasy. Of course, such a provocative move
, Zhuang Rui's counterattack immediately came, and it was not until Qin Xuanbing was panting and blushing that she stopped kissing.
"Okay, we're leaving. Let's pick up Leilei and go have dinner first..."
Qin Xuanbing pushed Zhuang Rui away with some reluctance. Men and women who had tasted the forbidden fruit for the first time never tire of doing that kind of thing.
"Lei Lei is going too?"
Zhuang Rui asked strangely. When chatting in the afternoon, I heard from Qin Xuanbing that the people invited by Sir He were all well-known in Hong Kong. The Leilei family seemed to be a giant in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the eyes of ordinary people,
In the eyes of the truly super rich, it is a bit unsatisfactory.
"Well, each invited person can bring one or two male and female companions. Before you were away, Lei Lei accompanied me. I can't just drive Lei Lei away as soon as you come, right?"
In the past, Lei Lei helped Qin Xuanbing block the pursuit of many people. In that circle, some people who unsuccessfully pursued Qin Xuanbing spread rumors that Qin Xuanbing and Lei Lei had a "lily" relationship.
"Then let's go together..."
Before Zhuang Rui left the hotel, he thought about it. While Qin Xuanbing went to touch up her makeup, he opened the safe in the room and put all the items he put in yesterday into his handbag.
In addition to the mother's set of ice-type red jade jewelry, there is also an extra ice-type bracelet.
"You two are finally ready to let go?"
Sitting in a private room of a seafood restaurant, Lei Lei looked at Zhuang Rui and Zhuang Rui with a playful expression. The amorous feelings in Qin Xuanbing's eyebrows could not be hidden from her eyes.
"If it weren't for this charity gala, I wouldn't be interested in coming out, right, Zhuang Rui?"
Qin Xuanbing is a girl who dares to love and hate, she has done it all, she doesn't care what others think or comment about her.
"Of course, old classmate, it's not because Dachuan hasn't come to accompany you during this time. You want to find another handsome boy, right?"
"You...you are so shameless..."
Usually it was Leilei who teased the two of them, but she didn't expect that they would join forces to make fun of them today. Leilei had the urge to call Liu Chuan to come to Hong Kong. She knew that her husband-to-be was definitely better than Liu Chuan.
The two people in front of me are still gangsters.
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After a few people had a fun meal, it was just after seven o'clock, and there were still more than two hours before the charity party. Originally, Qin Xuanbing wanted to take Zhuang Rui to visit the Temple Street Night Market, but she and Lei Lei were both wearing gifts and went
That kind of place was a bit inappropriate, so in the end I had to go to a brand store to shop for goods.
But this time, it was okay. Both women just didn’t want to buy anything. Zhuang Rui couldn’t even bring up the slightest desire to buy anything. They all said that Hong Kong is a shopping paradise. In Zhuang Rui’s view, it is also a paradise for rich people.
, I just saw a very ordinary tie, and it actually costs 30,000 U.S. dollars. It’s just a money grab. 30,000 U.S. dollars can buy many kinds of cloth strips.
At 8:30 in the evening, Qin Xuanbing received a call from her mother, but she wanted to meet them and go to Sir He's residence.
"Uncle, auntie, hello..."
Seeing Qin Haoran and Fang Yi walking out of the restaurant, Zhuang Rui quickly stepped forward to say hello. He originally wanted to call them uncle and aunt, but these two people were younger than his parents, so Zhuang Rui thought for a while and decided to call them uncle and aunt.
Out came uncle and aunt.
Qin Haoran and his wife also had a meal outside today and made an appointment with their daughter to meet at the door of the restaurant.
"Okay, okay, Xiaozhuang, if you don't come directly to your home when you arrive in Hong Kong, you'll be out of sight..."
Qin Haoran and Fang Yi didn't have much contact with mainlanders. When they were in Hong Kong, they were mostly called "uncle" or "anti" by the younger generations in English, and they rarely heard uncles and aunts in Mandarin.
Qin Haoran and Fang Yi were both stunned by Zhuang Rui's name just now, but then they reacted. Qin Haoran even stepped forward and patted Zhuang Rui on the shoulder. For Hong Kong people, the face was not familiar.
When you are in person, this kind of action is already very affectionate.
"I just arrived in Hong Kong and am preparing to visit my uncle and aunt..."
Zhuang Rui smiled honestly. What can he say now? It can't be said that he spent all day meeting with your daughters sincerely. Then I guarantee that the humble gentleman in front of him will also take out a kitchen knife to chase after him.
Kill yourself.
"You don't have to be so polite, Xiaozhuang, you can get in our car. Bing'er, you and Leilei will drive to follow."
When Fang Yi saw the hotel waiter driving the car over, she quickly pushed Qin Haoran and motioned for him to drive, while she gently pulled Zhuang Rui.
"This..." Zhuang Rui glanced at Qin Xuanbing.
"Mommy, it's not like I can't fit in my car?" Qin Xuanbing stamped her feet and said unhappily. Lei Lei also drove here, so her two-seat Ferrari was just enough for her and Zhuang Rui.
"Xuan Bing, I can be your uncle's car. You drive carefully..."
Zhuang Rui knew that the relationship between Qin Xuanbing and her parents was not particularly good, and he did not want to cause any further rift between them because of his arrival, so he first helped Fang Yi open the rear door of the Mercedes-Benz, and after Fang Yi got in the car, he refused to do so.
Qin Xuanbing got into her Ferrari and winked, then sat in the passenger seat of the Mercedes-Benz.
"Xiao Zhuang, I haven't thanked you for what happened last time. We were almost out of jade raw materials some time ago, thanks to your piece of material."
Qin Haoran started chatting with Zhuang Rui while driving. He knew that his daughter would talk to Zhuang Rui about the company, and she was not afraid to expose her shortcomings. The shortage of jade raw materials was something every jewelry company faced.
"Uncle Qin is so polite..." Zhuang Rui responded politely, but didn't say much. Basically, Qin Haoran asked and he answered.
"By the way, Xiaozhuang, I heard from Bing'er that you are going back to Beijing in a few days. I remember that you seem to live in Pengcheng, right?"
Seeing that her husband and Zhuang Ruijing were chatting about useless topics, Fang Yi became a little anxious. She said that the last time they met in Guangdong was too short, and she only briefly asked about Zhuang Rui's home address and family relationship, but the rest was nothing.
As far as I know, I didn't get any useful information from my daughter.
When marrying a daughter, it is not only the personality of the other party, but also the financial foundation and social connections that are very important. Fang Yi knew that Zhuang Rui made some money gambling on stones, estimated to be in the tens of millions, but for their family, it was not a lot.
, so I took this opportunity to learn more about Zhuang Rui.
Zhuang Rui secretly glanced at Fang Yi's face in the reversing mirror and said: "I will study in Beijing next year, and my work relationship is also in Beijing. I won't have much time to return to Pengcheng in the future, at least I will stay here for the next few years.
In Beijing.”
"Oh? Young people know that it is a good thing to make progress. I wonder what kind of job you are doing in Beijing?"
When Fang Yi heard that Zhuang Rui was just an undergraduate, she felt that her daughter was not a good match for him. You know, Qin Xuanbing was a graduate student from Cambridge. However, thinking of her daughter's attitude and stubborn temper, Fang Yi still asked patiently.
Go down.
There were no lights on in the carriage. Even if Zhuang Rui looked at the rearview mirror, he couldn't see Fang Yi's face clearly. Hearing her calm tone, he felt calmer and answered: "I am a director of the National Jade Association.
When I’m idle, I occasionally go around and attend some meetings.”
Zhuang Rui's words are actually putting gold in his own face. It is true that he is a director of the Jade Association, and he also knows the address of the Jade Association, but to say that he has attended a meeting there is pure nonsense. Zhuang Rui has not even heard of it until now.
I can’t figure out which way the Jade Association’s gate opens.
"Jade Association?"
Fang Yi and Qin Haoran were both surprised when they heard this. They are in the jewelry industry and know the Jade Association quite well. If there are any changes in the jade industry in mainland China, the Jade Association will first issue an investigation report and then assist
The government is responsible for making adjustments, and it can be said to be a semi-official department with real power.
There are similar associations in Hong Kong, but they are jointly organized by various jewelry companies. Their influence can only be within their own circle, and some policies issued by the association are subject to supervision by relevant departments to see whether they are harmful to consumers.
The interests are damaged and the influence is far less than that of the Mainland Jade Association.
Even so, among the Qin family, only Qin Haoran's father serves as a director in that industry association. Even Qin Haoran is only an ordinary member of the association now. Neither the couple nor the couple expected that Zhuang Rui is so young.
Yes, I can actually work in a semi-official organization like that in mainland China.
"Xiaozhuang is good. I have to work hard in the future. By the way, I heard that housing in Beijing is quite expensive now. Xiaozhuang, did you buy a house there or rent a house?"
Fang Yi's words made Qin Haoran frown. The question was too direct, but Zhuang Rui didn't feel anything. If someone wants to give their daughter to you, they can't know nothing about you, right? Such parents are too
No longer responsible.
"I bought a courtyard house in Beijing. It has just been renovated. If my uncle and aunt have time, they can stay with me for a few days. The environment is very good..."
Zhuang Rui is still very confident about his courtyard house. He is lucky to be able to buy it. If he buys it now, it will definitely be gone. I haven't seen Ouyang Jun jumping up and down during this time.
, and I couldn’t find a suitable courtyard house.
A courtyard like Zhuang Rui's is no longer something you can buy if you have money. If you have money, you can buy hundreds of acres of land in the countryside and build a palace without anyone taking care of it. But in Sijiu City, there is no control over the buildings.
There are restrictions on the area and height of the palace, and the land around the Forbidden City is even more expensive. There was once a wealthy man in China who wanted to trade a piece of his Xiangshan land worth tens of millions, and exchange it with someone else's, but it was only worth a few hundred.
This is the truth behind Wan's Siheyuan.
After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, Qin Haoran turned on the ceiling light in the car and glanced at his wife in the reversing mirror. Both of them had a hint of surprise in their eyes. They had been to Beijing and visited the courtyard house. They knew
It was a protected cultural relic. I didn't expect this young man to actually buy one. He must have put a lot of thought into it.
"Okay, Haoran, let's go there sometime, but how big is your courtyard house in Xiaozhuang? Is there a place for us to live?" Fang Yi became more and more interested in this future son-in-law from the mainland.
However, these questions made her feel a little uncomfortable, and she wished Zhuang Rui could explain everything in one breath.
"Not counting the basement, only the garage and garden, and the living area, it's probably more than 3,800 square meters, less than 4,000 square meters..." Zhuang Rui answered seriously. Even if others are checking your household registration,
That's someone else's right, isn't it? After all, your daughter has been handed over to you, so you should ask more carefully.
"What?!"
"Husband, drive more slowly..."
Zhuang Rui, who was sitting in the car, only felt a shake and almost hit his head on the window. Although the car stabilized immediately, Qin Haoran, who was sitting in the driver's seat, was using his eyes in shock.
He was looking at Zhuang Rui out of the corner of his eye.
Qin Haoran smiled bitterly and said to Zhuang Rui: "Xiaozhuang, are you sure the area of the courtyard is nearly 4,000 square meters?" He was really frightened by Zhuang Rui's words, if it hadn't been for the fact that this place had entered the Taiping Mountain Road.
, there are relatively few cars, I'm afraid there was going to be an accident just now.
"Less than four thousand, even including the basement. What's wrong, Uncle Qin?"
Zhuang Rui was a little puzzled. Logically speaking, Qin Xuanbing's family was also very wealthy and powerful, so they wouldn't be so surprised when they heard about a three- to four-thousand-square-meter yard, right?
In fact, Zhuang Rui didn't understand Hong Kong's housing prices. Hong Kong is a small place with people from all over the world, with a total population of nearly 10 million. This place, which is not as big as Shenzhen, has already been crowded.
You know, in Hong Kong, a house of 300 to 400 square meters can be called a luxury house. However, the super luxury house that the chairman of PCCW spent eight years and 200 million to build only has an area of 20,000 square feet.
, converted into square meters, it is two thousand square meters, which is far from comparable to Zhuang Rui's courtyard house.
The mid-level mansion where Qin Haoran's car is currently located is already considered a place where the richest people in Hong Kong live. The price of a villa is more than 100 million, but in terms of area, it is generally only one to two thousand square meters.
Although there is a gap between housing prices in the Mainland and Hong Kong, both Qin Haoran and his wife know that the courtyard houses in Beijing are also in prime locations. If, as Zhuang Rui said, they bought a house of nearly 4,000 square meters,
That is definitely a big deal.
In Hong Kong, housing is the best symbol of status. Rich people basically live in luxury houses in the mountains.
Apart from anything else, Qin Haoran and his wife also live on this hillside. The old man bought the villa at home. It cost more than 50 million Hong Kong dollars at the time, but its current market value has reached as much as 300 million.
However, the area is only 2,000 square meters, which is not as good as the courtyard house in Zhuang Rui.
In fact, Zhuang Rui's yard, if sold now, could be sold for at least 150 million or more, but in a few years, 350 million is possible.
"Ahem, it's okay, Xiaozhuang, did you spend a lot of money on your yard?"
Now even Qin Haoran has become a bit gossipy. This young man is really hard for him to understand. He might say he is young and frivolous and pursues enjoyment. After these two contacts, he doesn't look like that kind of person.
"It cost more than RMB 60 million to buy it, and then it was demolished and rebuilt. The total of the miscellaneous things is more than RMB 90 million."
Zhuang Rui's words left Fang Yi, who was sitting in the back, speechless. In terms of character, this young man is really good. He is not impetuous at all. In terms of work and his status as a director, he is also a member of the upper class in Hong Kong. In terms of wealth,
He lives in a house worth more than 90 million yuan, which is no worse than any super rich man in Hong Kong Island. If there is any shortcoming, it may be that his background is a little inferior, but being able to build such a large family fortune with bare hands also shows that Zhuang Rui has
ability.
Qin Haoran and his wife did not have the same idea as Lei Lei. After all, they did not know how much Zhuang Rui was worth. If Zhuang Rui had more than one billion, it would not be unacceptable to spend money to buy a big house.
"By the way, Aunt Fang, I came here in a hurry and didn't prepare anything. I brought you a few small gifts. Do you like them?"
Seeing that the interrogation work had come to an end, Zhuang Rui quickly used the light in the car to take out three jewelry boxes of different sizes from his handbag, turned around and handed them to Fang Yi.
"You kid, you're just here, why don't you bring any gifts..."
If before Zhuang Rui got in the car, Fang Yi's evaluation of him was only 60 points, but now he can give Zhuang Rui 90 points. Now that he sees Zhuang Rui being so polite, it's refreshing in his mind.
He was given another five points.
"Hey, is this red jade? The quality is pretty good, Haoran, please turn on the car lights."
Fang Yi opened the jewelry box and took a look. She was stunned for a moment, and then looked at the car lights. Although she was engaged in financial work in the family, she was no stranger to jewelry appreciation.
"It's a red jade from Gao Bing. I just found it some time ago. I found a master carver to polish it. I thought my aunt might like it, so I brought it..."
The work of the future mother-in-law must be done well. If he hadn't been sitting in front, Zhuang Rui would have wanted to help the mother-in-law put on the jewelry and then give her a compliment. But even now, Fang Yi's satisfaction with Zhuang Rui is straight.
After rising by five points, you are already 100% satisfied.
While driving the car, Qin Haoran quietly gave Zhuang Rui a thumbs up with his right hand. Being able to make his menopausal wife so happy made Qin Haoran relieved. He had not cared much about his daughter since he was a child. If his wife was because of
Qin Haoran didn't want to see his daughter fall out with her because of her friends.
However, Qin Haoran didn't expect that this young man could fix his wife with just a few words and some gifts... Well, this idea is a bit evil, it's not to fix it, it's to settle it... That's not right either. Well, it's to satisfy the wife.
It's just that Qin Haoran still feels a little uncomfortable because he can't find the right words to describe this matter.
But no matter what, Qin Haoran felt happy at the thought that his daughter could have a good home. He started to talk more in a good mood. He pointed to the outside of the car and said: "Xiaozhuang, this is Taiping Mountain. It is the best place to enjoy the wonderful night view of Hong Kong.
It’s a great place. Let Bing’er take you to visit someday. The scenery here at night is very beautiful.”
"Thank you Uncle Qin..."
Zhuang Rui was relieved at this moment. You must know that Fang Yi's questioning just now also made Zhuang Rui feel very stressed. It was like being caught by his mother after eating rice cakes during the New Year when he was a child. However, he had taken someone else's food.
My daughter's red pill naturally made me feel a little weak.
"We're here. Sir He's home is just ahead. If there's anything you don't understand, Xiaozhuang, just ask Bing'er later."
Qin Haoran and Zhuang Rui were talking, and soon they arrived at today's host's house. However, Fang Yi had been looking at the set of jewelry and said nothing.
Qin Haoran drove the car outside the villa in front, parked the car and walked out. There were already more than ten cars parked in the open space.
After getting off the car, Qin Haoran casually said to Zhuang Rui: "This is Garden Terrace, the property left by Sir Robert Ho Tung. Many Hong Kong people of the older generation live here."
Zhuang Rui naturally didn't know that the so-called older generation were all super rich earlier than Li Ka-shing, but now most of the younger generations live in places like No. 1 May Road or Repulse Bay Road.
Zhuang Rui and Qin Haoran had just gotten out of the car. Qin Xuanbing and Leilei also parked the car and walked out. However, Qin Xuanbing had a trace of anxiety on her face. She was afraid that her parents would say something inappropriate and make Zhuang Rui angry, but it looked like
When the three of them stood there chatting and laughing, Qin Xuanbing also let go of her worries.
"Let's go, it's almost time..."
Qin Haoran greeted Zhuang Rui and walked towards the villa first. At the gate of the villa, stood a gray-haired British man who was probably only in his forties and looked at the invitations in the hands of Qin Haoran and Qin Xuanbing.
After that, he waved to a waiter and bowed politely to invite a few people in.
Qin Xuanbing saw Zhuang Rui staring at the foreigner several times, and softly explained to him from the side: "Those are British butlers, and they are all professionally trained."
The yard of this villa is not very big. After a small garden, there is the main room of the villa. Next to the three-story villa building, there is a two-story building. According to Qin Xuanbing, it is for the servants to live there.
.
The living room of the villa is very large, covering an area of one or two hundred square meters. It has been arranged so that some sofas and other items are moved to both sides. A large space is left in the middle and a long dining table is placed with some snacks on it.
