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Chapter 370 Farewell to the Capital
Some readers may say that they don't understand why Han Chunming went to Hong Kong to work hard. In fact, no one can tell what Han Chunming was doing from 1978 to 1982.

Whether it was collecting junk or going to the countryside to find antiques, it was all a waste of time. The next time he appeared was to pay for the medical expenses for Su Meng's father.

Guan Xiaoguan's appearance should be pushed back even further, at least after 1984. In the original drama, Han Chunming and Yang Huajian had at least been to Shenzhen or Guangzhou, and only there were large quantities of imported goods in that era.

The next day, Suning got up early in the morning to look for his good friend Li Chengtao. Li Chengtao must be very powerful in Beijing and he definitely has his own "friends" in Beijing, otherwise it would be impossible for him to open a big restaurant in the early 1980s and make his competitors so desperate that they dare not confront him head-on.

"Taozi, I've found a new job through someone and I need to stay in the south." Su Ning looked at Li Chengtao in front of him and went straight to the point. "Please take care of my mother and Grandpa Guan."

"Chunming, don't worry! Your mother is my mother, and your master is my master!"

"Haha, I have great confidence in you." Hearing Li Chengtao's familiar stuttering, Su Ning couldn't help but smile, "Taozi, this is one thousand yuan. You can often send some food and daily necessities to my mother and Grandpa Guan."

"I understand!" Li Chengtao took the money and asked doubtfully, "But why don't you just give it to your mother?"

"Haha, do you believe that if I give the money to my mom today, it will go to my four brothers and sisters tomorrow?"

"Yeah, that's true!" Li Chengtao nodded in agreement. "So, Chunming, you're really the more attentive one."

Han Chunming's four older brothers and sisters also knew that Su Ning had found a new job, and they all came to inquire about the details. "Chunming, I heard you found a new job?"

"Yes! Stay in the South!"

"Ah? How much salary will you be offered?" The eldest brother Han Chunsong was most concerned about the salary issue.

"Huh? I'm not sure about the details, but it should be 80 yuan a month, right?"

"What? The salary is so high? Is it a formal job?" After hearing Su Ning's explanation, the Han family was surprised.

"Yes! A regular employee! The salary will only be more, not less."

"Oh my God! My salary is less than 30 yuan." The second brother Han Chunsheng looked at Su Ning with envy, "What kind of job do you have? Are you still short of people?"

"I can only know the details after I go there. Brother, if you want to go too, I will keep an eye out for you." Suning's patience with his relatives is still endless.

"Wu Zi, we have finally made a deal. Second brother is waiting for your good news." Second brother Han Chunsheng obviously took Suning's excuse seriously.

On February 78, 2, which was the Lunar New Year's Eve, Suning spent a lively New Year with the Han family. Knowing that Suning had found a good job, his elder brother Han Chunsong, who had always disliked Suning, also smiled.

In addition, the food and cloth that Suning took out from the space world made the Han family very surprised. They praised Suning for his ability and no longer looked down on him for collecting rags.

Looking at the five happy children, Han's mother was undoubtedly the happiest one. After working hard all her life, she finally raised all five children. Even the youngest son had grown up. Of course, she was satisfied.

No one in the Han family mentioned Su Meng in front of Su Ning, as if Su Ning and Su Meng had nothing to do with each other. In fact, they also thought that it was absolutely impossible for Su Ning and Su Meng to be together. After all, Su Meng was a college student now, and it was impossible for her to fall in love with Su Ning, a rag collector.

Suning also looked down on Su Meng, who was only pretty on the outside. He would never marry a strong woman, a woman who would never understand him. Suning really couldn't think of any reason why he had to marry her.

Suning knew that Yang Huajian's family had helped him a lot, so he prepared a lot of gifts and visited them before the New Year, including Jinhua ham and a box of 1977 Wuliangye, which made Yang Huajian's family very happy.

"Chunming, where did you get these things?" Yang Huajian knew Suning's situation, so he was the most surprised.

"Haha, you forgot that I have a master who is the descendant of the Nine Gates Admiral. His family has settled in the United States. These things are nothing to him."

"Oh? Now I remember, it's that mysterious old man Guan, right?"

"Yes! He is my master."

"Chunming, you are a good brother of Huajian, and this is your home. Don't bring these gifts when you come here next time." Father Yang was very satisfied with Suning's good manners.

"Uncle Yang, how could I come here empty-handed during the New Year's holiday?"

"Haha, Chunming, your business has been settled." Father Yang looked at Su Ning with a smile on his face. "On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, which is February 16th, I will let Hua Jian take you to the south."

"Thank you, Uncle Yang. I'm sorry for causing trouble for you and Hua Jian."

"Well, when you get there, you must make a name for yourself and not bring shame to us Beijing men."

"Yes! Uncle Yang!"

Suning did not stay for dinner, but declined the Yang family's invitation and went home. Looking at Suning's back as he left, Yang's father also admired Yang Huajian's ability to make friends.

"Hua Jian, you are a really good friend. Your future is definitely limitless."

"Haha, that's right!" Yang Huajian said with a bit of complacency, "I've had many friends since I was a child, but only a few really caught my eye."

February 16, 1978 was an extremely good day, because it was the first day of school for all major universities in 1978. At the same time, Suning also temporarily bid farewell to the capital and went to the south to pursue the starting point of his career.

Suning's disappearance did not bring about any changes in the capital, even the slum where he grew up did not change at all. Everyone just heard that Suning had found a new job, and no one was too lazy to ask what the job was.

When Su Meng heard about Suning, she was surprised for a while, but then she stopped caring because she didn't think there would be any development between her and Suning.

Cheng Jianjun was undoubtedly the most excited about Su Ning's sudden disappearance, because he thought that finally no one would compete with him for Su Meng. He thought that Su Ning must not be able to accept the fact that he, Cheng Jianjun, and Su Meng were admitted to university. Then he left the capital with some shame and hid in a corner, feeling sad.

Yang Huajian and Suning were not rich enough to take a plane, so they could only endure the torture of the green train. They first boarded the train at Beijing Station, and the journey took fourteen or fifteen hours and more than two thousand two hundred kilometers, which was a torture for Yang Huajian and Suning.

"Chunming, I risked my life for you this time."

"Haha, I've got it all in mind, brother." Suning was also exhausted, so he suggested, "Let's rest in Guangzhou for a few days. Brother will treat you to a Cantonese dinner."

"No! I've only taken five days off, so I'd better get you there right away." Yang Huajian directly rejected Su Ning's proposal. "Also, my dad made an appointment with his comrades on the phone, so please don't wait any longer."

"Well, that's true. Thank you for your hard work."

"Hey!"

Then Suning and Yang Huajian changed to a long-distance bus. Fortunately, the letter of introduction prepared by Yang Huajian was very good, and they did not encounter any difficulties along the way.

By the time the two arrived in Bao'an County, Suning and Yang Huajian could hardly stand up straight. When Yang's father's comrade who came to greet them saw their condition, he shook his head in disappointment.

"Huajian, you guys look a little weak!" This person was clearly close to Yang Huajian and his son, and he spoke without restraint. "Think back when your father and I fought the Americans, we had to march hundreds of miles, and we didn't go through anything like this."

"So, we are a happy generation, and all the battles have been fought by you, our ancestors." Suning looked at the seniors in front of him with admiration.

"That's right! You're quite the talker, young man!" Yang's father's comrades smiled proudly. They were indeed worthy of pride. "So you want to go to the other side?"

"Yes! Sorry to bother you."

"Well, come with me!" Yang's father's comrade nodded, and then explained to Suning, "Someone will pick you up."

"Thank you!" Suning had never thought of swimming across. After all, that was a method he would only choose when he was powerless. Suning had always been very careful about his life and would not allow himself to be in danger.

They arrived in Hong Kong without any obstructions, and then Suning went to apply for an ID card as soon as possible. Suning's fluent Cantonese also saved him a lot of trouble.

"life?"

"Suning."

"Place of origin?"

"Qingdao, Shandong, China."

"Date of birth? Age?"

"February 57, 2. 1 years old."

Li Ping'an, the person in charge of receiving Suning, looked at Suning in surprise. After all, the information registered by Suning was different from the information provided above, and he suspected that something might have gone wrong.

"Well, this is your temporary ID card." The Hong Kong police officer in charge of registration handed Su Ning a piece of paper and explained expressionlessly, "Come to the police station in a week to pick up your official ID card."

"Thank you sir!"

Su Ning also noticed that his receptionist Li Pingan was a little confused. After leaving the police station, he smiled and explained, "Brother Li, I just changed my identity information. I will still be Han Chunming when I return to the mainland."

"Well, it's good to have a new identity." Li Pingan looked at Su Ning curiously, "But I see that you are very familiar with Hong Kong. You even speak Cantonese so well."

"Haha, in order to come to Hong Kong, I made preparations in advance and learned Cantonese long ago."

"Well, you're really smart." After hearing Su Ning's explanation, Li Pingan smiled and nodded. "Are you planning to stay at my workplace temporarily, or rent a house on your own?"

"Rent your own house!"

"Do you have Hong Kong dollars?"

"No Hong Kong dollars! I exchanged some for US dollars in Beijing."

"Well, US dollars are better. My company can help you change them into Hong Kong dollars."

"Thank you!"

Li Ping'an took Su Ning back to his unit. Su Ning found out that this was a newspaper office. Li Ping'an helped Su Ning exchange 4,600 Hong Kong dollars and was very considerate and helped Su Ning find an apartment.

Suning immediately found a law firm and registered an investment company, Su Investment Company, with its registered address in the Cayman Islands. It then registered a manufacturing company called Xia Ning Industrial Co., Ltd. in Hong Kong.

Then Suning invested HK$10 million in Xia Ning Industrial Co., Ltd. in the name of Su's Investment Company, accounting for 90% of the shares of Xia Ning Industrial Co., Ltd., and the remaining 10% was held by Suning.

Next, Suning hired a lawyer and went to the Hong Kong Lands Department to apply for industrial land in the New Territories to build a home appliance production base under the name of Xia Ning Industrial Co., Ltd.

When the staff of the Lands Department saw that Xia Ning Industry was just a newly established company, they directly rejected Xia Ning Industry's application, which surprised Suning for a long time.

"Mr. Su, industrial land in Hong Kong is very tight right now, and it's obvious that the government doesn't believe in your company's strength." Suning's lawyer, Mr. Lin, explained with a wry smile.

"Mr. Lin, do you have any good suggestions?"

"Mr. Su, I suggest that your company directly acquire several factories that are close to bankruptcy. This will not only solve your company's land problem, but also save time in building factories."

"Well, that's a very good suggestion." Suning nodded with satisfaction. "It seems we need to go to HSBC as soon as possible. They should have a large number of bankrupt factories."

"That's right!"

"Haha, then please, Mr. Lin, please take the trouble to accompany me."

"No problem, Mr. Su!"

After arriving at HSBC, Suning finally felt like he was being treated like a god. HSBC responded to every request of Suning and easily provided Suning with a suitable factory.

Seeing HSBC's excellent service attitude, Suning also knew that doing business in Hong Kong was inseparable from HSBC, so he opened his company and personal accounts at HSBC.

"Mr. Su, your choice is very wise." HSBC's business manager Yuan Wenjie looked at Suning in surprise.

"Haha, I hope your bank can always maintain this service attitude."

"Mr. Su, don't worry! We at HSBC always treat our customers like gods," said Business Manager Yuan Wenjie with a broad smile, pulling out his business card. "Mr. Su, this is my card. You can contact me anytime."

After leaving HSBC, Suning went directly to the factory in the New Territories. Looking at the empty factory, Suning smiled with satisfaction.

When Suning returned to his rental place, he actually saw Li Ping'an, who had come to Hong Kong to pick him up, at the door. Suning only knew that he worked in a newspaper, but he had never asked what kind of job he did.

"Brother Li, why are you here?" Su Ning looked at Li Ping'an with surprise.

"I heard about what happened to you these past few days, and came to ask if you needed any help."

"Oh? I was just worried that I couldn't find the right person to help me. It's great that you're here." Suning realized that someone must have been paying attention to him.

After opening the door and letting Li Pingan in, Su Ning poured him some water while explaining, "Brother Li, there is a company that is willing to invest in me and then establish an industrial company in Hong Kong to produce various home appliances.

Now that we have registered our company and have a factory, we are in urgent need of recruiting workers, so we would like to place a recruitment advertisement in your newspaper."

"Oh? How do you solve the problem of your production line?" Li Ping'an seemed a little surprised.

"Brother Li, this is Hong Kong. The production line is actually the easiest thing."

"Well, that's true!" Li Ping'an looked at Suning meaningfully and felt that Suning was very mysterious.

"Suning, I heard that you registered an account with HSBC?"

"Yes! Companies and individuals are there."

"Why don't you register your account at the Bank of China?"

"Brother Li, I won't hide it from you. The home appliances our company produces will be sold overseas, and it would be more convenient to set up an account at HSBC." Su Ning, of course, knew what Li Ping'an meant, and explained without hiding anything. "However, as the company develops in the future, we will consider setting up an account at the Bank of China."

"Well, leave the recruitment advertising matter to me!" Li Ping'an also agreed with Suning's explanation.

(End of this chapter)