The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 469 Nobles
The Volkswagen CEO chuckled and said, "It's settled then. We never intended to produce any other engines; they were just for our own use."

“That shouldn’t be the case.” Liu Hua shook his head: “How could people from China not be ambitious? Don’t we usually produce for our own use first, and then gradually expand into other industries, such as car engines, truck engines, and diesel engines?”

"We at Volkswagen are focused on our core business." The CEO smiled. "Our core business is making passenger cars, so Volkswagen Powertrain manufactures passenger car engines."

"I hope you can keep it up."

The two sides decided to join forces, but how to divide the shares couldn't be decided on a whim, as he said; that would be too hasty.

When it comes to shareholding matters, it should be discussed by people from your own company, and it's only scientifically sound to be precise to two decimal places.

After finishing the big tasks, it's time to get busy with the smaller ones.

Life is just one thing after another. When you finally close your eyes, those things are no longer a problem.

My wife has been distracted from work lately. Recently, through Rosamund Kwan's introduction, she met a group of wealthy women whose husbands benefited from the liberalization of the economy and had some spare money at home, so they no longer need to work.

Every day, I either walk the dog or go to the beauty salon for a grooming session. Afterward, I go to that upscale club to sit, drink some red wine, and chat idly.

When many women are together, you can't let them have any free time. Once they do, they'll cause all sorts of trouble and start comparing themselves to others.

However, the eldest sister among them is naturally Liu Feifei. The skincare products she used when she was young were obtained by Liu Hua, which is why she never looks old.

In addition, her family is the richest, so Liu Feifei has always been in the center of attention and is the object of many rich women's vying to curry favor.

They recently talked about their children's education. Their eldest son is no longer a worry, but their youngest daughter, Liu Qiaotong, is not one to stay home.

Although he doesn't have to worry about his grades, he's more mischievous than the boys, always teasing cats and dogs.

Liu Hua dotes on his youngest daughter, so the child is becoming a bit too unruly, which worries Liu Feifei so much that she sometimes can't sleep at night.

"Sister Liu, if all else fails, you can send your child to a prestigious private school."

Liu Feifei asked dismissively, "Can a prestigious school really change this child's character?"

"Of course! They offer flower arranging classes, golf, horseback riding, and all that," another wealthy woman flattered. "With that kind of training, she'll definitely become a refined young lady. How could her personality not be changed?"

It seemed to make a lot of sense, and Liu Feifei really took it to heart. However, the education of children is a crucial issue for a family, and Liu Feifei didn't make the decision on her own. She needed to discuss it with Liu Hua.

"Someone gave me an idea today."

Liu Hua had just returned from the lab and was sitting on the sofa watching TV. The TV dramas these days are quite good; the screenwriters have real lives and their logic is reliable. In a few years, there will be a period of TV dramas that are simply unwatchable.

"What idea did you come up with?" "Qiaotong is being too naughty lately, and someone suggested sending him to a prestigious school." Liu Feifei smiled and said, "He can learn golf, flower arranging, tea ceremony, horseback riding, and the like. It's specifically designed to cultivate aristocratic children and make them more well-behaved."

"The child is still young." Liu Hua said dismissively, "Being naughty is just his nature. Our Qiaotong hasn't done anything that would anger heaven and earth. There's no need to send him there to suffer like that, and there's absolutely no need to suppress his nature."

“But the child can’t keep going like this. He’s even more mischievous than the boys in the alley.”

Liu Hua shook his head: "What's the big deal? Our child is of good character. It's okay if he's a little mischievous. As he gets older, he'll gradually correct himself. There's no need to send him to those so-called elite schools. They're all just a sham."

"Are you saying those so-called elite schools are all fake?" Liu Feifei was taken aback. "You mean those elite schools are all fake?"

"It's fake, they just scam rich people out of their money." Liu Hua said with a smile, "We've been poor for so many years, and now that we're suddenly rich, we don't know how to spend our money. Spending it on our children's education seems very legitimate, and that's exactly what some people are trying to trap."

"What kind of trap? Can education really be faked?"

Liu Hua nodded: "Elite schools originated in Europe and were originally intended to educate the descendants of European nobles. It is an elite education that enables them to shoulder more national responsibilities. In the United States, these are private schools, but they also provide rigorous education, even more rigorously than public schools."

"So what is our prestigious private school like?"

“A group of uneducated parents with money want their children to receive a better education. These elite schools cater to their desires by offering flashy but impractical courses under the guise of aligning with international standards.”

Liu Hua shook his head: "What a joke. It's a place where rich people gather, and they spoil their kids so much that they don't know what they're doing. All they do is flaunt their wealth and compete with others. The elite education they receive has nothing to do with them. None of their children will amount to anything."

"Isn't elite education in Europe and America also mostly concentrated in the children of the wealthy?"

"Elite education in Europe and America is because ordinary public schools are too bad, so they set up private schools, hire excellent teachers with high salaries, and let children receive more knowledge."

Liu Hua said dismissively, "What kind of people are the students in the elite schools here? They are all rich kids. In ordinary public schools, they are the worst students. It is only the nine-year compulsory education that saved them, otherwise the school would have expelled them long ago."

"You mean to say that these elite schools are full of bad students?"

Liu Hua nodded: "Pretty much. Anyway, their grades are all bad, and they all basically have a dislike for school. They're just acting like they're above the law because their families have some money. Once they're in this school, the teachers don't dare to discipline them. If any teacher dares to discipline them, their parents will tear the school down."

Liu Feifei said in disbelief, "How can a school like this be opened?"

Liu Hua smiled and said, "There are so many new things coming into people's lives now, and even countries need time to adapt."

"If you don't believe me, go and check that school out for yourself when you have time tomorrow," Liu Hua said with a smile. "The school guarantees a glamorous exterior, but once you talk to the students, you'll know what a bunch of all talk and no action are, and they're all just empty shells."

To Liu Hua's surprise, his wife actually took it seriously and went to investigate.

(End of this chapter)