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Although he was very excited in his heart, Lin Haoran smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Li, you are a senior in the business world. If you don't mind, just call me Haoran. Don't keep calling me 'you'. I'm not used to it."

To be honest, he felt that he was shortening his life when an old man in his seventies called him "you".

There is no need for this even if the other person is an ordinary old man.

Li Fushu nodded and said with a smile: "In that case, I will call you Haoran from now on. Together, our Li and Lin families will surely carve out a world of our own in Hong Kong and even the world.

I, Li Fushu, have been in the business world for decades and have seen many rising stars, but there are very few young people as calm and capable as you. The cooperation between our two companies will surely complement each other's strengths and create more business miracles!"

"Of course. The Li family has deep roots in Hong Kong and extensive connections, especially in the banking industry, where they play a pivotal role. And I, Lin Haoran, also have some strength in Hong Kong. If our two families join hands, it will be like adding wings to a tiger. We will definitely be able to stand out in the fierce market competition!" Lin Haoran nodded and smiled.

The other party is one of the four famous families. Even though it has declined now, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. The other party actually directly expressed their desire to depend on him, which changed Lin Haoran's attitude towards them.

"Haoran, I have a suggestion, but I don't know whether I should tell you or not." At this time, Li Fushu suddenly said.

"Please speak, Mr. Li." Lin Haoran said curiously.

"You probably haven't started a family yet. At your age, it's a good time to get married. I have a granddaughter who is 22 years old this year and will graduate from the University of California, Berkeley in two months. She is so beautiful, talented and pretty.

How about I betroth her to you? Then the relationship between our Lin and Li families will definitely become closer, and considering the status of our two families, it can be considered a good match!" Li Fushu said with a smile.

Li Guobin on the side also nodded. This was his suggestion.

Once successful, their Li family will be able to move to a higher level thanks to Lin Haoran's current influence in Hong Kong and even the world. Even if the status of the four major families in Hong Kong can no longer be maintained in the future, it will not be too bad.

Moreover, after the marriage between the two families, they can share resources and complement each other's strengths. The future development prospects for the Li family are simply limitless.

Apart from banking, they can even expand into other industries.

In recent years, as competition in Hong Kong's banking industry has become increasingly fierce, the Li family has realized that the biggest reason for the Li family's decline is that it only focuses on development in one field.

They also envy the new forces such as Li Jiacheng and Li Zhaoji, who are developing rapidly in the real estate industry, constantly expanding new business territories, and their wealth is gradually widening the gap with their Li Peicai family.

However, he has never dared to easily venture into other fields.

But if he had Lin Haoran's support, he wouldn't have this worry and could try it boldly.

Ma Shiming, who was beside Lin Haoran, heard this and smiled knowingly. It was definitely not appropriate for him to interrupt in such matters.

Ma Shimin came to Asia in the 14s and worked at Jardine Matheson for years, so naturally he could speak Hong Kong dialect.

Therefore, although Ma Shimin's usual working language is English, he can actually understand and speak Hong Kong dialect. As a British, he just speaks English more in his daily life.

Now, he naturally understood the marriage proposed by the Li family.

He looked at his boss meaningfully, wanting to see how he would answer.

Business marriage?

interesting.

At this moment, Lin Haoran was slightly stunned. He didn't expect the topic to suddenly turn to this.

The marriage proposed by the Li family was indeed very tempting and would be of great benefit to the development of both families, but there was no way he could agree to it.

After all, the Guo family is already there.

After being with Guo Xiaohan for so long, he already knew that Guo Xiaohan's feelings for him were real and not driven by interests.

During the few months in Japan, Guo Xiaohan would call him almost every week, always looking forward to his return to Hong Kong.

Even Guo Xiaohan planned to go to Japan to find him.

Moreover, the Guo family is much stronger than the Li family. After all, the Guo family is the richest family in Nanyang.

In comparison, although the Li family is listed among the four old Hong Kong families, it is now just a name in name only. Its actual strength has long been unable to live up to its former glory, and it is simply unable to carry this name steadily and move forward.

More importantly, Lin Haoran is not such a casual person. He needs to use marriage to build up his own strength.

Guo Xiaohan is completely different. This girl is very much to his liking, and Guo Xiaohan has deep feelings for him. The two of them have spent many times together over the past two years, and their feelings have quietly grown over time.

Therefore, the relationship between him and Guo Xiaohan is pure and sincere, and is not at all due to the reason of marriage.

But he had never met the granddaughter that Li Fushu mentioned, let alone any emotional foundation, so he would definitely not agree to this marriage. "Mr. Li, to be honest, I already have a girl in mind, I'm sorry." Lin Haoran said with a wry smile.

"Oh? Excuse me, who is this girl?" Li Fushu was stunned and asked involuntarily.

He originally thought that marriage should not be difficult.

After all, in Hong Kong's business world, marriages between wealthy families are a very normal thing.

So, when he put it forward, he was very confident.

However, he didn't expect that Lin Haoran would refuse it outright.

Could it be that the other party just made up an excuse to fool me?
If it was an ordinary girl, their Li family might still have a chance, so he wanted to know who the girl the other party was talking about.

The relationship between Lin Haoran and Guo Xiaohan has never been confirmed, so the whole of Hong Kong is not aware of this matter, and the Li family naturally does not know about it either.

Lin Haoran hesitated for a moment and felt that it would be okay to talk about it. His legal wife should be Guo Xiaohan, as expected. Although the two of them have not even confirmed their relationship yet, judging from Guo Xiaohan's performance in the past few months, as expected, he cannot refuse her.

Most importantly, he did not have feelings for Guo Xiaohan that were purely based on considerations of self-interest, but was truly attracted by her kindness, affection, intelligence and independence.

Every time he was with Guo Xiaohan, he felt an unprecedented tranquility and peace of mind, as if the whole world had become simple and beautiful.

This feeling has never appeared so strongly in Keiko Yamada and Jiahui Guan.

Whether it was Yamada Keiko or Guan Jiahui, he felt more of a sense of conquest and physical attraction, purely a physical release. Their beauty and charm did make his heart beat, but on the spiritual level, there was always a veil between them, making it difficult to touch the depths of their souls.

So he said frankly: "Her name is Guo Xiaohan, the daughter of the Guo family in Nanyang. We have known each other for a long time, understand each other, and have a deep relationship."

"The Nanyang Guo family? Could it be the Guo family of the Kerry Group?" Li Fushu frowned and asked.

"That's right, Guo Xiaohan's uncle is the famous Kerry Group chairman Guo Henian." Lin Haoran nodded.

Li Fushu and Li Guobin looked at each other, both filled with disappointment and helplessness.

Although their Li family can be considered a wealthy family among wealthy families and is indeed a good match for Lin Haoran, that is only when compared with other families.

But if compared with the Guo family, there is still some gap between their Li family and the Guo family.

You know, the Guo family is the richest family in Southeast Asia.

Lin Haoran is now recognized as the richest man in Hong Kong.

One is the richest man in Hong Kong, the other is the richest man in Southeast Asia. This is what we call a true match.

In comparison, the Li family is clearly at a disadvantage in this potential "marriage game".

"No wonder your companies have developed so smoothly in Nanyang in the past two years!" Li Fushu sighed, his eyes full of regret.

He naturally understood that with Lin Haoran's current identity and status, choosing the Guo family was undoubtedly a wiser and more profitable decision.

"Indeed, I am very grateful for the help from the Guo family!" Lin Haoran said with a smile.

"Haoran, since you have someone in your heart, we won't force you. But, even though this marriage cannot be accomplished, you can't let down our Li family's sincerity. I hope you can take more care of our cooperation in the business world, and my Li family will definitely do our best to follow your lead!" Although Li Fushu was a little disappointed, he quickly adjusted his mentality and brought the topic back to cooperation.

Hearing this, Lin Haoran smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Li. I, Lin Haoran, always keep my word. Since I have decided to cooperate with you, as long as you don't let me down, I will not let you down. The marriage is just a private matter and will not affect the overall cooperation between our two families."

"In that case, let's continue to discuss the details of the cooperation!" Li Fushu took the opportunity to bring the topic back on track.

"Mr. Li, before we talk, I hope you will promise me something." Lin Haoran said directly.

"Haoran, you can go ahead and say whatever you want." Li Fushu responded.

“Before the shares I hold reach 35%, I hope you can keep this news secret and even hide it from the board of directors of Bank of East Asia. After all, although I can afford any increase in the share price, I don’t want to be a sucker for no reason.” Lin Haoran said with a smile, his mouth curled up.

"Of course, but one of my partners already knows about this, and you should know this too, but I will ask him not to disclose it to anyone." Li Fushu agreed immediately.

Since he was determined to cling closely to the towering tree of Lin Haoran, he naturally had to show full sincerity.

Li Fushu thought to himself and decided to help Lin Haoran with all his strength.

Thinking of this, Li Fushu couldn't help but ask: "Haoran, now that we are partners, I would like to ask, how many shares of Bank of East Asia do you currently hold? Don't worry, I ask this purely because I want to help you and help you become the controlling shareholder of Bank of East Asia at a lower cost!" (End of this chapter)