Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 669: Going Home for the New Year

Lu Shaohua knew better than anyone what the environment was like in Africa. Although the Tiger Roar Base had now been built like a high-end residential area, it was clear that the environment outside was harsh.

Li Zhijie, on the other hand, has stayed in Africa for nearly ten years. Now he has married and his wife has gone there again. The couple lives in such a harsh environment. They don’t say it in their hearts, but Lu Shaohua feels a little sorry for them, so it is inevitable that he cares about them.

Fortunately, Li Zhijie liked his current job very much and was collecting intelligence, so he continued to stay there and was happy in his life. Lu Shaohua then felt relieved and said a few words of comfort before hanging up the phone.

However, Lu Shaohua knew that the moment Li Zhijie hung up the phone, the plan of operating an intelligence network was put on the agenda by Li Zhijie. He began to rack his brains over how to implement it and made a detailed plan.

It took a full half month for Li Zhijie to finally send the plan to Hong Kong. Lu Shaohua also read it carefully, modified some details slightly, and then agreed to Li Zhijie's plan.

Li Zhijie's plan was very careful and he considered a lot of things, which could be seen from the content of the plan. According to Lu Shaohua's original intention, the sale of intelligence was linked to the Tiger Roar Mercenary Group. First, the Tiger Roar Mercenary Group was used to open up the intelligence sales market, and then the sale of intelligence was promoted.

However, Li Zhijie's plan did not mention linking up only with the Tiger Roar Mercenaries. Instead, he adopted a more innovative approach, shifting the focus of opening up the intelligence market in the early stage to the arms sector. The Tiger Roar Mercenaries were only slightly linked and were not involved too much.

Why did Li Zhijie shift his focus to the arms business?

In the plan, Li Zhijie also gave a detailed explanation. He listed two reasons. One was that selling intelligence itself was not something that could be put on the table, and it would be very bad to be completely linked with the Tiger Roar Mercenary Group.

Yes, the Tiger Roar Mercenary Group takes missions outside, and sometimes they take some shady missions, but generally speaking, the missions taken by the Tiger Roar Mercenary Group are all aboveboard and very reasonable.

But once the sale of intelligence is linked to the Tiger Roar Mercenaries, it becomes unclear and hard to explain. This is exactly what Li Zhijie is thinking about. He doesn't want the Tiger Roar Mercenaries to be covered with a shady shell.

As for the second reason, it is even simpler. Considering the issue of quickly opening up the market, the arms business is destined to be a shady business. When doing this kind of business, the forces that one comes into contact with are often shady organizations.

It is precisely the organizations that come into contact with this aspect that need intelligence more. If the sale of intelligence is completely linked to the arms business, it can be said that it is a hundred benefits and no harm to the initial opening of the market.

I have to say that Li Zhijie has a unique vision and considers everything very comprehensively, which shows how dedicated he is.

After reading the plan, Lu Shaohua's eyes lit up. While secretly cursing himself for being careless, he couldn't help but look up to Li Zhijie. Yes, in Lu Shaohua's impression, Li Zhijie was always the same Li Zhijie from ten years ago, but now he has changed, his image has become taller, and Lu Shaohua has to re-recognize him.

Of course, all these ideas were in Lu Shaohua's mind. He did not say them in front of Li Zhijie, but just asked him to carry out the plan. At the same time, he gave Li Zhijie full authority to sell intelligence.

At this point, the operation of the intelligence network came to an end, and Lu Shaohua finally breathed a sigh of relief, but at this time, the Spring Festival arrived.

During the Spring Festival in 1998, Phoenix Group had a seven-day holiday.

The same goes for Qin Sichen. She also had a holiday, but it was only six days long because she needed to spend a day sorting out the remaining documents, which delayed it by a day.

On New Year's Eve, Qin Sichen really had a holiday, but because she missed her daughter, she discussed with Lu Shaohua the day before that she would go home to see her son, well, the daughter she and Lu Shaohua had together.

Going home for the Spring Festival was a certainty, Lu Shaohua had already made plans, and Qin Sichen was anxious to go back, so of course Lu Shaohua had to go with the flow and agreed.

However, Lu Shaohua never expected that before six o'clock the next day, Qin Sichen half-dragged and half-pulled Lu Shaohua, who was sleeping soundly, into sleep. He had no choice but to get up, eat breakfast, arrange all his affairs, board the special plane, and embark on the journey home.

As in previous years, everyone in the Lu family put down their work and happily went home to celebrate a reunion year, making the originally quiet Lu family villa lively. Under the influence of the lively atmosphere, the newcomer Qin Sichen completely integrated into the Lu family and became a part of the Lu family.

In fact, when it comes to Qin Sichen, the entire Lu family is familiar with her. Whether it is Chen Li or Lu Jiayao, they have seen this daughter-in-law and are very familiar with her. And Lu Xiaoxian needs no further explanation. She has been with Qin Sichen for a long time and is also very familiar with her.

As for other people, such as Lu Jiacheng and others, there is no need to say more. How could he not be familiar with the executive president of his nephew's company? Even if he has never had direct contact with him, he has seen him n+ times on TV and in newspapers.

However, there was one thing that made Qin Sichen feel very awkward, and that was the issue of seniority. Qin Sichen was now Lu Shaohua's wife, and Lu Jiacheng and the others were Lu Shaohua's uncles. Logically, Qin Sichen should call Lu Jiacheng and the others "uncle".

The Chaoshan area is most particular about seniority, and if you are an uncle, you have to call him uncle.

This is where the problem lies. Qin Sichen is already in his thirties, and Lu Jiacheng and the others are only in their thirties, a few years older than Qin Sichen. But because of seniority, Qin Sichen has to call them uncles. How can he not feel awkward?

Although Lu Shaohua is not a traditional person, he is also a Chaoshan person and he must pay attention to seniority. This is a rule passed down from his ancestors and Lu Shaohua cannot change it at will. So no matter how awkward Qin Sichen is, Lu Shaohua still requires Qin Sichen to address people according to their seniority.

What else could Qin Sichen do? In the end, he could only call people according to their seniority, calling them uncle, father-in-law, and grandfather.

Apart from that, everything else went smoothly. Qin Sichen saw her daughter as she wished. She smiled every day, put aside all her worries, and fully demonstrated the power of maternal love, taking good care of Lu Yuting.

But time is limited after all. On the fifth day of the New Year, Qin Sichen had to leave, and the same went for Lu Shaohua. He also had to leave. After all, it was a bit unrealistic for a special plane to fly back and forth.

Lu Jiacheng and his group also left with Lu Shaohua. They also had things to do in Shenzhen. When Lu Shaohua decided to leave on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, they also left on that day.

The only difference was that they left by car, while Lu Shaohua left by plane.

As for Lu Chang, as a government official, it was impossible for him to take too many days off, so he and his wife left as early as the third day of the Lunar New Year, passed through Shenzhen, visited their in-laws, and then returned to Hong Kong.

All of a sudden, the Lu family villa returned to peace again, with only Lu Jiayao and his friends left.

However, there is one thing worth mentioning. On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Lu Jiayao had a careful talk with Lu Shaohua and formally decided to give up the lychee orchard. Then he would invest heavily, explore more channels, and increase the fruit trade.

In fact, it couldn't be called a conversation at all. Lu Jiayao came here to solicit opinions.

In the Lu family, everyone knows what kind of person Lu Shaohua is. From his current wealth, it can be seen that he is a very, very successful businessman. The fruit trade may not seem to be a big business, but it is a business after all. Lu Jiayao has to listen to his son's opinion.

Lu Shaohua fully agreed with Lu Jiayao's idea. With the Phoenix chain supermarket, there would be no problem for Lu Jiayao to do fruit business. More importantly, Yang Jianjiang's business has been growing bigger and bigger over the years. He plans to expand the Southeast Asian fruit market and wants to cooperate with Lu Jiayao, which is a good opportunity.

Needless to say, Lu Shaohua finally agreed and promised Lu Jiayao that if there was not enough money in the bank, he could tell him and he would mobilize some funds to help Lu Jiayao.

To put it simply, doing fruit trading business means buying fruits from other people's orchards and then shipping them out for sale. It is a very simple thing. No matter how much money is invested, it is not enough for Lu Shaohua. After all, every time Lu Shaohua makes a fortune in the financial market, it is in the hundreds of billions of US dollars.

If Lu Jiayao needed money, Lu Shaohua would just give him 100 million US dollars, and there would be no fruit trading business that could not be done.

This is the gap, and Lu Jiayao is very clear about it. However, Lu Jiayao does not need it. After all, he is a wealthy man now, and it is normal for him to have tens of millions of funds in his hands. Even if he expands the fruit trading business, he can support it by himself.

In response, Lu Shaohua did not say much, just said: "Just ask if you need anything." and nothing else.

Lu Shaohua returned to Hong Kong, and Qin Sichen was not idle either. He rested at home for a day on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and returned to work at the group the next day. Everything was back on track.

But it is still early and Lu Shaohua has nothing to do. February has just passed and Lu Shaohua still has more than ten days. How can Lu Shaohua not make use of such a period of time?

So, after saying goodbye to Qin Sichen, Lu Shaohua rushed to Shenzhen without telling Qin Sichen where he was going.

But if Lu Shaohua didn’t say it, would Qin Sichen not know what Lu Shaohua was doing in Shenzhen?