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Chapter 248 Silly Zhu and Lou Xiaoe
When Lou Xiao'e and Luo Bing arrived, the two children, Jingguo and Jingtai, had calmed down. However, what surprised Suning was that Jingguo and Jingtai did not seem to be very close to Lou Xiao'e.

Considering that Lou's mother had just explained that Jingguo and Jingtai were raised by them since childhood, Suning guessed that Lou Xiaoe rarely asked about the children's affairs.

Suning is very understanding of these. After all, it took Lou Xiaoe only more than ten years to build Jingzhu Group into a company with a market value of 10 billion yuan. Even with the detailed information provided by herself, the hardships she endured can be imagined.

Besides, Lou Xiao'e and Luo Bing have already formed a new family, and they are all adults, so there is no need to worry about unimportant things.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw Su Ning standing next to the child. Lou Xiaoe unconsciously wanted to call him "Brother", but after thinking about it, she finally did not shout it out, and just stood there awkwardly.

Luo Bing also noticed the awkwardness in the air and immediately extended her hands to Su Ning with a smile, "Hello, Mr. He! I'm Luo Bing! Lou Xiao'e's husband!"

"Hello! I'm He Yuzhu!" Suning just smiled simply and didn't extend his hands.

Seeing that Su Ning didn't shake hands with him, Luo Bing looked a little embarrassed. The reason why Su Ning didn't want to shake hands with him was because the relationship between them was not a relay race between the ex and the current. He also didn't want Luo Bing to hold his hands tightly and then say "Hello, senior!"

In order to break the so-called awkwardness and relieve Lou Xiao'e of the psychological burden, Su Ning suddenly smiled and said, "Xiao'e, long time no see!"

"Long time no see!" Lou Xiao'e still didn't have the courage to call out "Brother".

"Xiao'e, I'm also married in the capital!

Now I have five children in Beijing!"

"Huh? Five? That's so many!"

"Haha, Xiao'e, Luo Bing, I came to Hong Kong this time to bring Jingguo and Jingtai, as well as their grandparents, back to Beijing to live. Do you two have any objections?"

"Ah? Why?
Hong Kong’s living standards and educational environment are much better than those in Beijing today!

I don’t think there’s any need to go back and forth!”

"Well! Xiao'e, what you said makes sense!

It’s just that living standards and educational environment are not absolute!

Beijing also has many advantages that Hong Kong does not have, and Beijing is more suitable for retirement than Hong Kong!
You know, my uncle and aunt are used to living in Beijing, and they haven't been very happy living in Hong Kong for over a decade!"

"Mom and Dad, what do you think?" Lou Xiao'e knew that what Su Ning said made sense, and then she looked at her parents.

"Xiao'e, what Zhuzi said makes sense!
My family is from the north and we really can’t adapt to life in Hong Kong!
Chinese people believe that fallen leaves should return to their roots. Your mother and I are old and can’t help you at all!
Why not just go back to the capital with Zhuzi, his father and his son!"

After hearing their father's idea, Lou Xiao'e and Luo Bing looked at each other helplessly and agreed.

Suning didn't plan to stay in Hong Kong for too long this time, so after dinner, Lou Xiao'e started packing luggage for her parents and children, because Suning said he would rush back to Beijing the day after tomorrow.

Suning was arranged to stay in the guest room of the Lou family. Jingguo and Jingtai wanted to get closer to Lou Xiaoe, after all, they would return to Beijing with Suning the day after tomorrow.

Lying alone in bed, Suning couldn't fall asleep. Looking at the branches swaying in the summer breeze outside the window, his heart was filled with ripples. He thought about how his relatives in the first five worlds were doing after he left.

At this moment, a knock on the door interrupted Su Ning's wandering thoughts. Su Ning opened the door in confusion and saw Luo Bing standing outside the door with a smile.

"Zhu Zi, it's not easy for you to come to Hong Kong!

I'll take you out to experience Hong Kong's nightlife."

"Haha, okay!

When I was in Beijing, I often heard friends say that Hong Kong has a rich nightlife!

"Haha, let's go now!"

Luo Bing brought Su Ning to the Lou family's garage, picked out a Mercedes-Benz and introduced it to Su Ning, saying, "This car is the Mercedes-Benz S-class model launched in 1972!

I heard there will be even better models coming out next year. You rarely see them in mainland China, right? "

"Haha! It's indeed the first time I see it!" Although Suning felt awkward, he was still very supportive.

"Haha, Mercedes-Benzes aren't allowed in the mainland, otherwise I'd give you one!"

"Haha, I appreciate your kindness!"

Su Ning followed Luo Bing to Lan Kwai Fong in Central, and then Luo Bing introduced it incessantly, "This is Lan Kwai Fong in Central, the center of Hong Kong's nightlife, and also the most lively place for Hong Kong's nightlife!"

"." Suning could only helplessly be a loyal listener.

Luo Bing took Su Ning to a bar with ease, then said to the waiter who came up, "Give me a cocktail! Zhuzi, how about you?"

"Vodka on the rocks!"

Luo Bing looked at Su Ning in surprise. She didn't expect that Su Ning didn't embarrass himself at all. He seemed to be more familiar with Lan Kwai Fong than herself. Thinking that it was Su Ning's first time in Hong Kong, she realized that she was overthinking it, so she took out a hundred Hong Kong dollars and handed it to the waiter without any care.

"The rest is your tip!"

"Thank you, sir!" A cocktail costs only thirty dollars, and a vodka is only fifty dollars if it's more expensive, so the waiter will get a twenty-dollar tip.

Hearing the waiter's thanks, Luo Bing felt relieved. She looked at Su Ning and explained with a smile, "Every time you order a drink in Lan Kwai Fong, you pay for it immediately, and sometimes you even have to tip!"

"Oh! I see! I've learned something new!"

"I see from your behavior, Zhuzi, that you often drink vodka?"

"Not really! I drank it in Beijing before and it was pretty good!" Suning responded.

"Zhu Zi, I'm really curious!

Why won't you shake my hand?

Is there no such etiquette in the mainland? "

"Huh?" Suning looked at Luo Bing in surprise. Luo Bing looked like a curious baby, and then he realized that Luo Bing was also quite stubborn.

"Shaking hands is a universal etiquette internationally, and of course it's also practiced in mainland China!
It’s just that our relationship is not suitable for shaking hands!”

"Not suitable?" Luo Bing became even more confused.

"Haha, let me tell you a little story first!" At this time, the waiter also brought up the wine for the two.

"." Luo Bing took a sip of the cocktail and looked at Suning in confusion.

"There was a middle-aged man who had accomplished nothing and lived in a daze all day long!
The relationship with his wife also became dull. Finally, unable to bear this boring life, the middle-aged man chose to divorce!
After the divorce, the man tried all kinds of romantic encounters, but he became more confused!
In the end, he figured everything out and discovered that his ex-wife was the best, so he returned home and wanted to reconcile with his wife!

But when he knocked on his ex-wife's door, a strange man suddenly came out and shook hands with his ex-husband in surprise, "Hello, senior!"

"what?"

"Luo Bing, our relationship is both complicated and simple, there's no need to get too hung up on it!
Lou Xiao'e is a good woman, I hope you can treat her well!"

"Zhu Zi, I understand what you mean! I will definitely do it!" Luo Bing finally understood what Su Ning meant, and then made a solemn promise.

At this time, a heavily made-up woman twisted her waist and came to Luo Bing's side, "Brother Luo, why didn't you look for me when you came?"

Looking at Suning next to her, Luo Bing felt a little embarrassed. "Shawa, I have something to discuss with my friends! I'll find you later!"

After hearing Luo Bing's explanation, the woman named Sha Wa reluctantly stood up and said, "Zhu Zi, do you want me to help you call a beautiful one?"

"Forget it! You asked me out so late, so maybe you have something important to discuss?
Luo Bing, if you have something to say, just tell me!"

"Huh? Zhuzi, you're really quick-witted!
You northern men are so bold! "

"." Su Ning ignored Luo Bing's compliment. Instead, his expression gradually turned cold as he stared at the other person.

Feeling Su Ning's gradually cold eyes, Luo Bing realized something at this time, and then hurriedly explained, "Zhu Zi, you have been living in the capital!

So I wonder how much hardship Xiao'e and I have put in for the development of the group over the years!"

"and then?"

"Huh? Zhuzi, this is what I thought!

You have always lived in Beijing and have not had much contact with Hong Kong!
So, I want to buy your shares!"

"Oh? As far as I know, Jingzhu Group's market value is 10 billion. I hold 25% which is 2.5 billion!

Luo Bing, do you have so much money?"

"You said this pillar is the market value, so there must be some water in it!

So I'm going to offer HK$1.5 billion to buy out your 25% stake!"

"Hehe, does Lou Xiao'e know what happened tonight?"

"."

Seeing Luo Bing's reaction, Suning knew that Lou Xiao'e didn't know Luo Bing's thoughts, "Luo Bing, you, Lou Xiao'e's current boyfriend, and I, his predecessor, are conspiring to acquire the group's shares.

If Lou Xiao'e knew about this, would she think that we were both betraying her?

"Xiao'e shouldn't think so!" Luo Bing felt a little guilty at this time.

"Luo Bing, I have no objection to selling the shares, but you should go back and discuss it with Lou Xiaoe!
I will be returning to the capital the day after tomorrow, so if you have a conclusion, please inform me before I leave the capital!"

"Okay! I'll give you an answer tomorrow!"

Su Ning didn't know how Luo Bing talked with Lou Xiao'e, but the next day the couple sat down with Su Ning to discuss important matters concerning the two families.

Lou's father and mother also knew that Luo Bing wanted to buy shares, so they just stood by and listened, not intending to express their own opinions.

"Zhu Zi, this is the account I opened for you at HSBC. It contains the dividends you deserve over the past ten years, which is about more than 300 million Hong Kong dollars!" Lou Xiaoe took out a passbook and handed it to Su Ning.

Su Ning took the passbook but didn't open it. Instead, he placed it on the table. "Xiao'e, Luo Bing told me yesterday that you wanted to buy out my shares?"

"Yeah! Do you agree?"

"I agree! But Jingguo and Jingtai should make their own decisions about the shares when they grow up.

Even though I am their father, I cannot make this decision!"

"Zhuzi, I understand what you mean!
I discussed it with Luo Bing today and I'm willing to invest HK$2.5 billion to buy out all of your shares!"

"We are now able to raise HK$500 million, and the remaining HK$2 billion will be returned over five years!"

"Xiao'e, this might cause the company to be short of funds for five or six years in a row, right?"

"Haha, nothing!

The financial constraints are temporary, and we will seek to list the company!" Luo Bing said disapprovingly.

"Go public?" Only then did Suning understand the real thoughts of Luo Bing and Lou Xiao'e. He guessed that after he left, other shareholders would come in.

"Two and a half billion Hong Kong dollars, I have no objection!
However, for the other two billion Hong Kong dollars, I want to use the group's fixed assets and properties to offset it, such as the buildings and residential areas in Hong Kong!"

"Huh? Real estate is an important part of Jingzhu Group.

If you choose to use the property to offset the 2 billion Hong Kong dollars, that's fine too!" Lou Xiao'e and Luo Bing exchanged a glance, then agreed to Suning's request.

Suning knew that its focus would be on Hong Kong in the future. If it used 2 billion Hong Kong dollars to exchange for a large number of properties in Hong Kong, it would be more helpful to its future career.

When Luo Bing and Lou Xiao'e heard that they could exchange Suning's shares for properties, they were very surprised, because the most important part of their real estate business was undeveloped land and unbuilt community properties.

This transaction can be said to be a win-win situation for everyone. In order to complete the procedures, Suning stayed in Hong Kong for an extra week. When he left Hong Kong with his sons, Suning not only had more than 800 million Hong Kong dollars in his account, but also buildings and residential communities in Central and Kowloon.

At the beginning, Suning suggested that Lou Xiaoe hold a large number of properties, try to choose high-quality locations for the built communities and hold them for a long time, and enter the market by renting only and not selling.

Jingzhu Group divested its real estate properties worth 2 billion Hong Kong dollars and immediately changed its name at Luo Bing's insistence to Luo Group. Luo Bing's shares also became 15%, and Lou Xiaoe still held 65% of the group's shares. Suning also registered Huatai Group Hong Kong Branch in Hong Kong.

"Zhu Zi, this is Qiu Dongjian, the former deputy general manager of the group's real estate company.

I would like to introduce him to temporarily lead his staff and maintain the normal operation of your Huatai Group Hong Kong branch."

"Yeah! Okay!
Mr. Lou, I still believe in your introduction!"

"Haha, Zhuzi, don't be so ungrateful!

Qiu Dongjian is a top student who graduated with a degree in business administration from the University of Pennsylvania.

Luo Bing and I put a lot of effort into hiring him back then!"

"Oh? Mr. Qiu, I'm so sorry!" Suning stretched out his right hand in surprise and shook hands with Qiu Dongjian.

"Boss, please take care of me in the future!"

"Mr. Qiu, you're welcome!
I'm going back to Beijing for the time being and will come to Hong Kong later!

Thank you for taking care of Hong Kong!"

"Boss, this is serious! This is what I should do!"

After temporarily dealing with the matters in Hong Kong, Suning took Jingguo, Jingtai, and their grandparents on a plane to Beijing.

(End of this chapter)