Chapter 689

Beijing is 2,100 kilometers away from Hong Kong, and the whole journey takes three and a half hours.

It only takes three and a half hours to arrive from a world of ice and snow in the dead of winter to a summer seaside filled with heat waves.

Ever since Li Juan got off the plane, her two eyes hadn't been enough to take it all in.

Although she had seen the prosperous scenes of Hong Kong in pictorials, only when she was truly there did she realize that pictorials were dead, and compared to the living world before her, they didn't even come close to one ten-thousandth.

The Kai Tak Airport, which was larger than the Beijing International Airport, was surrounded by countless high-rise buildings, travelers of all skin colors in a hurry, and English signs visible everywhere—all of which made Li Juan understand the meaning of "modernization."

【So this is what the slogans we shout look like!】

"Yang Xiaojuan, watch your image!"

Li Kaijian, who came from a military background, noticed Li Juan looking around and immediately reminded his daughter in a low voice.

Before coming to Hong Kong, Li Kaijian had instructed Li Juan not to embarrass the mainland like a country bumpkin, just as Li Ye, Jin Peng, and Hao Jian had done when they first came to Hong Kong.

Li Juan had no choice but to follow behind Li Kaijian, walking in step with a blank expression and eyes fixed straight ahead, until she reached the gate and saw her mother Han Chunmei and sister Li Ying, at which point her tense little face finally broke into a happy smile.

Back home, she felt uncomfortable if she didn't beat her sister for three days, but ever since Li Ying arrived in Hong Kong, Li Juan had always dreamed of her.

Li Kaijian was also very excited. Han Chunmei had never traveled far, and now that she had been sent to Hong Kong all of a sudden, he didn't know if she was used to it or not.

But looking at Han Chunmei's complexion now, it was rosy and very well-nourished.

Han Chunmei's eyes were already moist; her man always kept his word—he said he would come to Hong Kong to spend the Spring Festival with her, and he had come.

However, because Pei Wencong was nearby, Han Chunmei held back her tears so as not to be a laughingstock.

Li Kaijian smiled at Han Chunmei first, then greeted Pei Wencong: "Oh, Old Pei, you are really too polite. You're so busy with work, yet you came to pick us up in person."

"No matter how busy work is, I have to come pick you up! If I didn't come, that would be a sin..."

Pei Wencong shook hands with Li Kaijian with a smile, while also nodding to Li Ye.

He was actually here to pick up his "boss," but according to the customs of the Middle Kingdom, he had to show more respect to Li Kaijian—after all, this was the boss's father.

After everyone left the airport, Pei Wencong quietly asked Li Ye where they were going first, and Li Ye indicated they were going to where Han Chunmei was staying.

Han Chunmei and Li Ying had come in their own car, so picking up Li Kaijian and Li Juan was just enough for one car, and Li Ye had to take Pei Wencong's car.

"Mr. Li, you must stay in Hong Kong for a few more days this time. We haven't seen each other for a long time, and there are many things I need to ask for your advice on, and I need your guidance..."

Li Ye asked in surprise: "Isn't everything going smoothly in Japan? Could it be that there's been some change in the Lighthouse country?"

The matters in Japan were being handled jointly by Pei Wencong, Luo Runbo, and Fu Guiru, so Li Ye knew the specific progress—it could be said to be smooth sailing with money rolling in.

It was the Lighthouse side that Li Ye hadn't paid much attention to recently because the capital involved was much smaller.

Pei Wencong hurriedly said: "No, no, it's just that the development in Japan has exceeded our expectations. By now, we have almost completed our predetermined profit target. Should we..."

Li Ye waved his hand and said: "No rush, it's still early! At the very least, we can eat for another two or three years. You all relax and just make money in silence."

"Okay, okay, with those words from you, Mr. Li, we can all rest easy. Truly rest easy."

"Hmm?"

Li Ye smiled and asked: "Do you mean you haven't been at ease all this time?"

"~"

Pei Wencong exhaled and said to Li Ye with a sheepish smile: "Mr. Li, we really don't have your composure."

"We've made too much money, and we've made it too fast. If we don't hear Mr. Li's guidance, we never feel secure in our hearts..."

"Heh~"

Li Ye smiled and said: "Old Pei, when you first met me, you didn't say you were afraid of making too much money!"

"Hehehehe~"

Pei Wencong laughed and said: "That's true! Back then, who would have thought... that I would have a day where I could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Superman Li and the others..."

Li Ye thought for a moment and said: "You're probably still a bit behind him!"

Pei Wencong said: "In terms of cash, it's already about the same. In terms of assets, as long as I follow Mr. Li, I believe there will be a day when I catch up."

Li Ye looked at Pei Wencong and said faintly: "Having confidence is a good thing, but remember your original intention."

"I will definitely remember."

Pei Wencong immediately said solemnly: "I will assist Mr. Li and strive for the goal of the Four Modernizations."

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Han Chunmei lived in a "thousand-square-foot luxury home" near Central, with an invincible sea view, three bedrooms, two living rooms, and a driver, nanny, and Mercedes-Benz S-class sedan, making her look like she belonged to the wealthy class of Hong Kong.

After arriving here, Li Juan no longer followed Li Kaijian's requirements to be serious and rigorous, and she and Li Ying lay in front of the window, pointing at the sea outside.

Before today, she hadn't even seen the sea!

Pei Wencong sent Li Ye and Li Kaijian upstairs and then took out three boxes.

"Mr. Li, these are the newly launched mobile phones. You can make calls anywhere in Hong Kong..."

Even though Li Kaijian had a firm will, he couldn't sit still when he saw a phone that could make calls at any time, picking it up and fiddling with it affectionately.

Li Juan, who was looking at the sea view, couldn't hold back even more, and she walked over with a thud-thud-thud.

But before she could pick up the phone, she heard her mother say: "No need for three, two is enough. Yang Xiaojuan is going back in a few days, so let her and Xiao Ying share one."

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Li Juan's mouth was so aggrieved that it could hang an oil bottle, and tears were swirling in her eyes.

【Are you still my own mother?】

Li Ye hurriedly picked up a phone and stuffed it into Li Juan's hand: "Even if it's just for a few days, you need a phone. If you're in an unfamiliar place and get separated, you won't be able to contact anyone without a phone."

Han Chunmei still hesitated and said: "They all speak Cantonese here. Usually, I don't let Xiao Ying go out much. It's enough for Yang Xiaojuan and Xiao Ying to share one..."

Li Juan wouldn't listen at all, grabbing the phone tightly and refusing to let go, while glaring at her mother with teary eyes.

She was annoyed.

【Since I was little, I've been the one helping you cook and wash clothes. I was the most promising one and got into Beijing University. Now, it's fine that Xiao Ying gets to see the sea and ride in a sedan all day, but how can you not even give me a phone~】

"Alright, alright, let the girl cherish it for two days!"

"Just two days, don't spoil her."

In the end, it was Li Kaijian who persuaded Han Chunmei, and Han Chunmei finally agreed.

And just at this moment, the phone in Li Ye's hand suddenly rang.

He looked at Pei Wencong in surprise and pressed the answer button.

Then he heard the voice of his younger sister, Fu Yiruo.

"Brother, have you arrived in Hong Kong?"

"Hmm, just arrived!"

"Hee hee, then why don't you bring Dad over for a reunion dinner?"

"Ah? What time?"

"Right now!"

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Li Ye hung up the phone and squinted at Pei Wencong.

Did you give me a phone? Or did you give me a problem?

Pei Wencong didn't know why, and looking at Li Ye's strange expression, he could only smile sheepishly.