The unparalleled talent of the country started from Harbin Institute of Technology

"Dad, two hundred yuan should be enough for a good late-night snack, right?"

As the car drove along the road on the Harbin Institute of Technology campus, Bai Doufu, sitting in the back seat, grinned and held up two RMB notes, asking a question.

"Haha, that's enough, definitely enough."

Wang Duoyu laughed heartily.

He was just giving Bai Doufu some advice, but he didn't expect the little girl to actually swindle two hundred yuan from her mother.

To be honest, the little guy's acting skills are truly top-notch.

The car soon stopped at a food street near the Harbin Institute of Technology campus. Wang Duoyu led the little one around for more than half an hour, and ate her until she was almost full.

During this time, Wang Yifei sent a video chat, wanting to ask when Bai Doufu would come back to lie to her mother.

As a result, she saw that her brother Big Fish had taken her sister to the food street to enjoy the food. How could he not take her along?
So she told him she would be there right away, hung up the phone, and quickly left home.

Liu Xiaoli was still waiting in the living room.

Wang Duoyu spent over an hour strolling around the food street with his two daughters before preparing to go home.

The two little ones ate until their mouths were greasy and their little bellies were round and full.

"Dad, I'm so happy right now. I've forgiven your wife."

White Tofu patted her little belly and said in a precocious way.

Wang Duoyu almost went crazy with laughter; this little guy was just too hilarious.

However, he also knew that the reason Liu Xiaoli was disciplining her was probably because the little one was disobedient, either because she was greedy and ate too much or because she was lazy.

In short, whichever it is, once Liu Xiaoli discovers it, she will definitely manage her strictly.

After Wang Duoyu left home, her attention was bound to shift.

In addition, although Wang Duoyu is strict, he will not be too critical of such trivial matters. As long as it is not too excessive, he will turn a blind eye.

“Speak properly, or Ms. Liu will definitely beat you up when you get back.” Wang Qianqian patted her sister’s shoulder from the side.

Don't be arrogant, or Ms. Liu will definitely teach you a lesson.

Bai Doufu looked around exaggeratedly, as if he had done something wrong, which made him even cuter.

"By the way, didn't you plan to swindle Ms. Liu out of 10,000 yuan? Now go back quickly, let me see how you're going to do it."

"Sister, you're really silly. I've already scammed two hundred yuan, why would I want to scam ten thousand yuan? Even if I got it, it would definitely be taken back in the end. Pfft, I'm too lazy to scam."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yifei opened her mouth, then said with a wry smile:

"So your goal from the beginning was just these two hundred dollars?"

"Well, what else did you think?"

"Was it your father's idea?" Wang Yifei turned to look at her father.
"Brother Big Fish, is this how you help my sister? If you lie to Ms. Liu like this, what will you do if she won't let you sleep in her bed tonight?"

"You have no manners! What do you mean, Ms. Liu? That's your mother."

"No way, Brother Big Fish, you've already lied to her like this, she's definitely in big trouble when we get back, tsk tsk, I'm definitely going to sit back and watch the show while I'm eating sunflower seeds, hehe."

Snapped!
Wang Duoyu flicked her on the forehead, but Wang Yifei, who was prepared, dodged it.

Bai Doufu became somewhat worried, after all, she had genuinely swindled two hundred yuan from her mother.

What should we do next?
In the living room, when Bai Doufu slowly walked in, hiding behind her father, the tense atmosphere in the room was already palpable.

Her mother was sitting in the middle of the living room, her face serious and quite frightening.

"Wang Duoyu, you're finally back! You're really something, actually encouraging the child to lie to me."

Upon hearing this, Bai Doufu immediately felt a chill run down his spine; these were not pleasant words.

If her mother called her by her name, it would be better, but now the conflict has escalated and she's calling her father by his full name.

It's over!

"Xiaoli, I think Bai Doufu is right, you're really not suited to managing money."

As soon as Wang Duoyu opened his mouth, Wang Yifei immediately facepalmed, then excitedly ran to the side to watch the show.

Her father clearly added water to the oil pan just now, as if he wanted to make a big scene. I wonder how her brother-in-law will handle this.

However, at that moment, Liu Xiaoli suddenly pulled out a toy gun from the side and pointed it at her own stomach:

"Wang Duoyu, try saying that again!"

Using the child in her womb to threaten Wang Duoyu seems like a mistake, doesn't it?
That's for sure, because the one being threatened is Wang Duoyu.

It's already January, and Liu Xiaoli is more than four months pregnant. Her belly is already showing, since it's twins, which is more noticeable than a typical single pregnancy.

Therefore, Liu Xiaoli's actions were not a mistake in threatening the wrong person.

"Let's talk this out calmly, don't get agitated."

Wang Duoyu was both amused and exasperated, and his tone softened considerably.

Looking at her father's appearance, Bai Doufu suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, realizing she was likely in for a beating.

"Xiaoli, put the gun down first, don't get agitated." Wang Duoyu quickly stepped forward to calm the pregnant woman down.

At the same time, he didn't forget to turn around and have Bai Doufu come over to apologize.

It's so easy to just apologize.

Liu Xiaoli is actually very easy to coax. As long as you speak nicely, it will be fine. Of course, only Wang Duoyu's words are effective; Bai Doufu and the others are not.

At this moment, Wang Junhong, who had just returned home from get off work, was taken aback by what he saw as soon as he entered the door.

"Dad, what's wrong with you?"

Bai Doufu was massaging her mother's legs, while Wang Duoyu was massaging Liu Xiaoli's shoulders, making the latter beam with joy. So much so that Wang Duoyu briefly mentioned the previous incident of swindling money, and that was the end of it.

"Big brother, come here, I want to tell you something," Wang Yifei said with a grin, pulling her older brother aside to share some gossip.

Today is destined to be a joyful day for this family.

That night, after the children had all gone to their rooms to sleep, Liu Xiaoli lay in bed and suddenly said to Wang Duoyu:

"Duoyu, do you also think I'm too strict with the kids?"

"No, strict management is necessary. You spend a lot of time with the children, and you easily lose patience with them, so you're better suited to playing the 'bad cop.' I don't spend as much time with the children as you do, and they admire me, so I'm better suited to playing the 'good cop.'"

"Isn't it supposed to be a strict father and a kind mother? Why are we reversed?"

"Xiaoli, my playing the 'good cop' doesn't mean I'm unsuitable to be a strict father, and your playing the 'bad cop' doesn't mean you're not a loving mother."

Two sides of the same coin, alternating between red and white, it doesn't mean that parents can only play one role in front of their children.

The specifics will definitely depend on the actual situation; it can't be simply a matter of one thing being one thing, and two things being two things. There's nothing that absolute.

The couple talked for a while before going to bed, and then Liu Xiaoli held him and fell into a deep sleep.

The days that followed flew by.

With the Spring Festival fast approaching, Wang Yifei's album is selling like hotcakes.

When the time came to February 3rd, the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Wang Yifei suddenly rushed in:

"Dad, Dad, my album has been downloaded over 15 million times online!"

hiss!
How long has it been?

How did it reach 15 million visits in just over half a month?

If you add physical album sales, wouldn't it be close to breaking 20 million copies?

Wang Duoyu was astonished: "Then it seems you really struck gold this time, your strength has improved a lot!"

Indeed, this is true; Wang Yifei's third album is quite different from her previous two.

The first two albums hardly sang about love, such as "I Don't Want to Grow Up", "Gardenia Blossoms", "Sour and Sweet Is Me", "Sing If You Want", etc. They are all songs about youth and hazy, innocent feelings.

Unlike the song "Jiangnan," with its lyrics "Believe that loving for one day is less than loving forever, freezing time in this instant," the love expressed is truly intense. In the original timeline, "Jiangnan" was the number one song in 2004. In terms of sales, influence, and other comprehensive achievements, "Jiangnan" was number one, standing out from the crowd.

Songs like "Chinese Language," "Persian Cat," "Encounter," "Brave New World," "Rain on Qingming Festival," and "East Wind Breaks" were all once very popular and highly recognizable classic songs.

Therefore, with such high-quality songs on the album, it's not surprising that it achieved such success.

"That's right, Dad. This year is the Olympics. After the Olympics, can I release my fourth album?"

Wang Yifei asked nervously.

"There's still more than half a year to go. Let's talk about it after your high school entrance exam."

The fourth album hasn't even started recording yet, and Wang Duoyu doesn't allow her to record it so early because her main focus right now is on the high school entrance exam.

The pressure of the high school entrance exam is considerable, and Wang Yifei is not old at all, only thirteen or fourteen years old this year. She looks like a high school student, but she is not of high school age.

Too young.

"Okay, Dad, what if the Olympic organizers invite me to sing?"

"You're overthinking it. Why would they invite you? Besides, you need to prepare for the high school entrance exam. You don't have the time or the need to participate in these kinds of activities."

"Brother Big Fish, you can't do this! Singing songs for the Olympics is our duty, how can you dampen your daughter's patriotism?"

Bang!
Wang Duoyu flicked her forehead and said irritably:
“If you only get second place in the city in the high school entrance exam, let me tell you, Wang Qianqian, I will help you issue a statement announcing your retirement from the entertainment industry, do you understand?”

"Big Fish, don't you love me anymore?"

"Get out of here. Your sweet talk won't work on me. Forget about it. I've drawn a red line. If you dare to cross it, I'll have your mother come and beat you up."

I'm so angry!
Seeing this, Wang Yifei angrily ignored him.

It's outrageous that they can't even discuss things.

She had a great opportunity like the Olympics, and she clearly had a chance to receive an invitation, but her father wouldn't allow her to participate. Wouldn't all her efforts have been in vain?
To be honest, singing on the Olympic stage is such a prestigious thing.

Seeing her return to her room by herself, Wang Duoyu smiled.

The high school entrance exam is more important. As for singing, just let it be. If you can do it, great; if not, so be it.

Besides, she'll have plenty of time to work after graduation, so why rush things?

The task of student life is to study, and only after you start working in the future will you realize that studying is the simplest and easiest thing.

The Spring Festival has arrived as scheduled. This year, there is no Lunar New Year's Eve; the eve of the Lunar New Year is the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month.

This year, Wang Duoyu and his family went back to their hometown for the Spring Festival. It was very lively, just like in previous years.

After the bustling Spring Festival, the new millennium is striding towards us.

Before the Lantern Festival even arrived, good news came from Want Want Group: the lunar spacecraft is ready and can be launched at any time.

Wang Duoyu remotely issued an order to the satellite launch base command center on the Somali Peninsula to launch the spacecraft according to the scheduled time.

Two days later, the spacecraft successfully arrived on the lunar surface and was about to excavate lunar soil, which would be brought back to Earth for research upon its return.

The very next day, another piece of good news came from Beijing: the Ginkgo Leaf three-engine fighter jet had successfully completed its test flight.

This news was expected, since it's still some time before it's officially deployed.

Furthermore, many technologies involved in the Nantianmen Project have not yet been realized, so it's too early to be happy.

Ding Ding!

When Yabo Fein called, Wang Duoyu answered and heard the other party say with a wry smile:
"Professor, the United States just called. They want us to share some lunar soil with them."

This request was never a good one to begin with, and the fact that Yabofan said it was definitely a threat to him.

In this way, this matter could be either small or big.

Wang Duoyu paused for a few seconds and said:

"Our spaceships haven't even safely returned to Earth yet, how did they know we brought back lunar soil from the moon? Who leaked the news?"

"Professor, we're already investigating, but I suspect it's related to American satellite probes. They probably got the information from a lunar orbiter."

The fact that Want Want Group launched a spacecraft from the Somali peninsula is not particularly newsworthy, but the spacecraft did traverse the Earth-Moon system and reach the lunar surface.

They also sent a lunar rover to conduct scientific experiments on the lunar surface.

All of this must have been monitored by US space monitoring agencies; otherwise, they wouldn't have made such an outrageous request.

"Alright, now that they know, it's not impossible for them to want it, but what are they willing to offer in exchange?"

"Professor, they're willing to pay ten million US dollars per ton."

"Tell them to get lost!"

Wang Duoyu was furious. Ten million US dollars per ton? This is bullying!

Bringing back a few kilograms of lunar soil from the moon would be quite an achievement. Therefore, even if sold by the gram, Want Want Group would have to be selective and would not exchange lunar soil for money.

It's not that Want Want Group is completely flush with cash, but rather that money isn't everything. At the level of capital that Want Want Group has, money simply can't compare.

Therefore, exchanging money is definitely out of the question.

Upon hearing this, Yabo Fein was not surprised.

However, he still advised that if the US were to be rejected, then the US's subsequent retaliation should be carefully considered.

"So what if they refuse? The US isn't a monolithic bloc. After this, we'll investigate and find out which faction wants the lunar soil. If they dare to make a move, we'll chop off their claws."

Wang Duoyu continued:

"Alright, that's enough for this matter. Once this spacecraft returns, we'll immediately begin our second lunar mission."

"Also, please tell everyone that there will be a meeting of all senior executives in three hours."

After hanging up the phone, Wang Duoyu was still quite angry; the Americans were bullying him too much.

Trying to force a sale of lunar soil with a small amount of money is really giving them a hard time.

Since that's the case, then don't blame Want Want Group for being unreasonable.

Three hours later, the executive meeting started on time. Zheng Baoyin and other executives appeared in the video chat room. Everyone was there, and Wang Duoyu immediately asked Martinez:
"Martin, how many counterfeit bills are still in the Super Dollar Factory warehouse?"

At the end of last year, in December, Super Dollar Factory cleared out a lot of its inventory.

This resulted in the dollar's exchange rate plummeting by 0.5 percent.

The inflation rate in the United States has risen by several basis points, leading to much speculation around the world, with many people cursing the counterfeit money ring.

In fact, this problem cannot be entirely blamed on the super dollar factory; the Federal Reserve is also one of the culprits.

Since the Mitchell Farms incident last year, the Federal Reserve has increased the amount of US dollars being issued, fearing that counterfeit money from the super-factory would overwrite the real US dollars.

Therefore, the Federal Reserve also issued a lot of US dollars into the market, at least $300 billion according to incomplete statistics.

The sheer volume of cash generated around the time of the Mititch Farm incident, coupled with the counterfeit money at the Super Dollar Factory, naturally led to dramatic fluctuations in the dollar exchange rate.

If the dollar hadn't been tied to oil, and if the Kosovo War hadn't happened in 1999, the dollar's depreciation would have been even more dramatic.

Since the Super Dollar Factory cleared out so much inventory at the end of last year, it's not even March yet, so the factory's inventory must not be much.

Martinez's words surprised Wang Duoyu.

"Professor, our factory has 400 billion US dollars in inventory. Our super dollar factory started operating immediately after the New Year's Day holiday, without any breaks, and it's still running now."

"Furthermore, in less than two months since New Year's Day, our sales have released more than 60 billion US dollars into the market."

"So there are still over four hundred billion US dollars in inventory."

Wang Duoyu nodded slightly and said:
"So, after this meeting, your Super Dollar Factory needs to come up with a sales plan. You must sell $150 billion worth of goods to the market within the next two weeks."

Throwing so much counterfeit money into the market in a short period of time would likely attract strong attention from the CIA and could even lead to trouble for the sales team.

Such short-sighted behavior is unacceptable.

But Martinez knew that Wang Duoyu's actions must have had a compelling reason, most likely related to the US's proposal to exchange lunar soil. (End of Chapter)