Return to Singapore 1995

Tang Xinyi drove a new white Lexus LS400. At that time, Lexus was still called Lexus.

At that time, Lexus LS400 was the flagship model of Toyota Group. It is said that from the initial creation goal to the official product launch, Toyota Group spent nearly ten years and invested more than 4,000 engineers and technicians in the entire research and development process.

The two Lexus LS400 models were designed to compete with the high-end European Mercedes-Benz S, BMW 7 Series and Audi A8. Everything was designed and manufactured with higher and better standards. The aura of the whole car is definitely not inferior to the previous European luxury brands, and the interior of the car is as luxurious and comfortable as them.

There was a faint fragrance in Tang Xinyi's car, which felt like the smell of Chanel No. 5 perfume. It smelled good. After Li Xiaofan sat in the co-pilot, he praised: "This car feels very comfortable to sit in!"

"This car is my favorite!" Tang Xinyi smiled.

Halfway through the journey, there were bursts of rain in the air. The weather in Singapore is like this, with bursts of rain from time to time in the afternoon.

"Xinyi, if you drive this car by the West Lake in Hangzhou, you can experience the misty West Lake, the wonderful feeling of green mountains outside the mountains and buildings outside the buildings, the water is shimmering and beautiful when it is sunny, and the mountains are misty and strange when it rains!"

"Really? Brother Xiaofan, if you keep saying it, I can't wait to buy a plane ticket to fly to the West Lake tomorrow to have a look!"

"Haha, Hangzhou West Lake should not disappoint you!"

After the car went up Bukit Timah Hill, the rain stopped. Rolling down the window, the air outside is particularly fresh.

After arriving at Tang Xinyi's GCB mansion, Mr. Tang hadn't gotten up yet. He had a late nap time and slept very late at night. It was all the biological clock formed by staying up late and working hard when he was young.

In the living room, only Irene was watching TV to kill time in boredom and loneliness.

"Afan, you are here! Come, sit, sit!" Seeing Li Xiaofan, Irene was very enthusiastic. The appearance of a new person in the family made her more lively. The appearance of a young and handsome man in particular made her happy.

"Brother Xiaofan, wait for me for a moment. I'll go get my laptop and drawings!"

Tang Xinyi's Compaq laptop is installed with the latest Solidworks CAD software, which can simply display the CAD effect of the gift box. In addition, she also drew several drawings by hand. It can be seen that her sketching skills are very solid and the drawings are very beautiful.

"Xinyi, your transparent packaging box designs are very fashionable, beautiful, and colorful! But there is a problem. I can't send these original electronic drawings to China. I think the appearance is very beautiful, but the color should be simpler. In this way, when we send a color fax back, we can mark the color code, which is not easy to distort, and domestic manufacturers can also understand it!"

At that time, except for a few scientific research institutes and universities, there was basically no Internet access in China, let alone sending emails.

In April 1994, the first 64K international dedicated line was connected to China. This is a memorable event for China's Internet because it was the beginning of China's entry into the international Internet as a country.

This year, in January 1995, in order to strengthen the connection between China and the United States, two 64k Internet ports were just opened in Beijing and Shanghai.

"Okay, Brother Xiaofan, I understand what you mean. I'll revise it tonight!"

At this time, Irene on the side spoke: "Xinyi, don't keep working and working. You can't be like your big brother in the future, always away from home for business!"

"Haha, sister-in-law, I'm not interested in business. Isn't this the task that my big brother assigned to me yesterday? Help Brother Xiaofan design the outer packaging!"

"Oh, let's put work aside for now! Let's go swimming outside together. The sun is setting now, and Dad hasn't woken up yet anyway!"

"Well, Brother Xiaofan, let's go swimming together! Your butterfly stroke was so beautiful yesterday. Can you teach us?"

"I won't swim, you guys go..."

Irene pulled Li Xiaofan up and said, "Afan, Xinyi has invited you like this. If you don't go swimming, how can you be embarrassed? Aunt Tang has washed and dried the swimsuit and goggles you used yesterday and put them away for you. Let's go together!"

It was hard to refuse the kindness, so Li Xiaofan had to do it reluctantly. It's not that he didn't want to go down and swim with the two beauties, it just felt a bit strange without Tang Jiaming.

After going down to the swimming pool, the butterfly stroke was too difficult for Irene and Tang Xinyi, the two girls, so they could only flutter around in the water, but the two of them had a lot of fun learning it.

The three of them played until Mr. Tang got up before going ashore.

After a few bites of dinner, Li Xiaofan said goodbye.

"Afan, is today's food not to your taste?" Mr. Tang asked curiously.

"It's very delicious and very rich, but I have something else to do. Uncle Tang, sister-in-law, and Xinyi, you all take your time, I'll say goodbye first!"

Finally, Mr. Tang asked his driver to take Li Xiaofan down the mountain to his next destination: Tampines.

It was almost nine o'clock in the evening, but the lights of the REA real estate agency in Tampines that Li Xiaofan had passed by were still on, and there were still a few customers negotiating inside.

When Li Xiaofan entered, the young female agent named Lin Hongyun recognized him at a glance. They had met last time and Lin Hongyun had given Li Xiaofan a business card.

She took the initiative to step forward and said, "Little brother, are you looking for me?"

"Um..."

Lin Hongyun guided Li Xiaofan to a corner: "Here, please come over here! Do you want coffee or tea?"

"Whatever, just boiled water will do!"

"Brother, have you decided to buy a house?"

"Well! Sister Lin, how is the HDB housing market in Tampines now? Can you give us an introduction?"

"How big of a house do you want, two, three or four bedrooms?"

In Singapore's HDB flats, two bedrooms are equivalent to one bedroom and one living room in China, with a practical area of ​​about 45 square meters. The third room has two bedrooms, with a practical area of ​​about 70 square meters. The fourth room has three bedrooms, with a practical area of ​​about 80-105 square meters.

“What’s the price of a three- or four-bedroom HDB house now?”

"It depends on the location. A three-bedroom HDB flat currently costs between SGD 30,000 and SGD 40,000. For a four-bedroom flat, the price is around SGD 50,000 to SGD 60,000..."

"Is it convenient to view the house?"

"I'm afraid it's not possible today, it's too late! It's OK tomorrow or the day after, but you have to make an appointment in advance. By the way, little brother, do you have any other requirements for the house?"

When investing in real estate, location, location, location is the most important!

"The house should be close to Tampines MRT station. The closer the better, and the school district should be good. Also, the number of the house should have the numbers 8, 3, and 9 in it. There should never be 4 or 13!"

"Brother, you seem to be very knowledgeable about the preferences of Hong Kong people!" Lin Hongyun said with a smile. She has already received many new immigrants from Hong Kong.

In Li Xiaofan's impression, Hong Kong people pay great attention to auspicious numbers. "8" means wealth and development, "3" means growth, which is the best number, and "9" means longevity and eternity, which is also an auspicious number. "4" means death, "6" means fall, and "13" is influenced by Christianity and is not popular.

While the two were talking, Li Xiaofan's cell phone rang. The call came from an unfamiliar mainland phone number.