Returning wealthy individuals develop their hometowns and become rich in the 1980s

At the Long Island estate in New York, the electric gates slowly opened, and a convoy of luxury cars, all in black, drove straight into the estate. The black-clad bodyguards wearing headsets pressed the call button, reported the situation, and then closed the gates again.

The car came to a steady stop in front of the flower bed. Bill, who was in the passenger seat, got out and opened the bulletproof door in the back. As soon as Chen Dong got out of the car, Xiao Chenhui and Xiao Rongguo ran out of the house like the wind and immediately threw themselves into Chen Dong's arms as he squatted down.

"Daddy, have you missed me?" Little Chen Hui hugged Chen Dong's neck and looked at his father, whom he hadn't seen for more than half a year, with a grin.

"Yes, Daddy missed Jimmy and Mommy, that's why he came back," Chen Dong said, picking up Rongguo as well, exaggeratingly, "Wow! Rongguo, you've gotten so fat! Uncle can hardly carry you anymore!"

"Hehe! No, I've just grown up!"

"Tony!"

Chen Dong looked up and saw Zhang Yi leaning against the door frame, smiling at him. Chen Dong quickly put down the two little kids, ran over, hugged Zhang Yi, and gave her a long kiss to console the couple who had been separated for more than half a year!

"Wow! How embarrassing!" Xiao Rongguo covered his eyes and made a strange noise. Xiao Chenhui also covered his eyes and imitated Xiao Rongguo's noise.

"Hahaha!" Chen Dong and Zhang Yi were both amused by the two little ones and burst into laughter. Chen Lianxiang came out and gave them a light pat on the bottom. "Hurry up and go inside, the cartoon is almost over!"

"Run, little brother! Auntie is hitting people!" Little Chen Hui bypassed the three adults, ran back into the house, and jumped onto the sofa.

Ever since Xiao Rongguo came to America, he has fallen in love with watching cartoons, especially Tom and Jerry. Whenever the TV station broadcasts it, he watches every single episode without missing a single one, and he even has to hold his bowl in front of the TV while eating.

Chen Dong helped Zhang Yi into the house. Elena Ross, who was sitting on the sofa, greeted Chen Dong with a smile, "Tony, long time no see!"

"Elena," Chen Dong said with a smile as he stepped forward and gave her a cheek kiss, "You look much better. You really should go out for a walk to clear your head; maybe it will ease your mind a lot."

"Elena has already planned to travel to China with me after I give birth," Zhang Yi said, sitting down next to Elena. "She's already agreed to become the chief designer for 'Angels'!"

Chen Dong raised an eyebrow. "That's fantastic! With a top-tier design master like you joining us, the 'Angel' brand is sure to become famous in the fashion world!"

Elena was getting a little embarrassed by the constant praise and flattery from Chen Dong and Zhang Yi. Seeing that Chen Dong and Zhang Yi were discussing important matters, Chen Lianxiang went upstairs and started preparing a bath for Chen Dong.

"Tuocheng is my grandfather's hometown. The people there are very simple and kind. Although their lifestyle is different from ours, it has its own unique charm. Elena, you will like it."

"The people there are very hardworking, and the female workers are very skillful. I invested 100 million yuan there. I am optimistic about the future of Tuocheng. Most importantly, I not only built factories, but also provided them with a good working environment and reasonable wages!"

"Helping their children get a better education and improve their living conditions, I can see a new yearning for a better life in their smiles!"

"Tony, now that you mention it, I'm even more eager to go to China and see the results of your investments," Elena said, holding her coffee cup and looking forward to her trip to China.

Zhang Yi gently stroked her protruding belly. "Elena, I'm a mother, and I hope to provide more women with opportunities to create and realize their value, instead of just being cheap labor!"

"Elena, your design talent should be seen by more people, and our products should carry more goodwill and respect!"

Elena took a deep breath. "Your ideas coincide with mine, Moni. If it's just simple, cheap clothing, it's not worth my personal design work. I'll go to China and see for myself, see the people there!"

The three continued chatting about matters related to the "Angel" clothing company until Chen Lianxiang finished preparing the bathwater and came downstairs to call Chen Dong to take a bath, at which point they stopped.

As night fell, Chen Dong held Zhang Yi in his arms as they lay on the bed. The couple had been separated for more than half a year, so naturally they had a lot to talk about. The two little rascals, Xiao Chenhui and Xiao Rongguo, were sleeping in their aunt Chen Lianxiang's room. Children don't sleep well at night, and Zhang Yi was pregnant, so they couldn't be allowed to share a bed with her. If they kicked her belly, it would be no joke.

"Tony, do you know that we are now Apple's largest shareholder?" Zhang Yi leaned against Chen Dong's chest, recounting the series of investments made by the Huasheng Fund, which the couple jointly owned, over the past six months.

In December 1980, before Apple went public, the Washington Fund invested $10 million to acquire 12% of the company's shares from Apple founders such as Wozniak and Steve Jobs. After the company went public, the Washington Fund continued to acquire shares, snapping up 460 million shares out of 200 million. Apple stock closed at $30 per share that day.

"Investing in Apple now is just investing in the future. I'm more optimistic about the returns on your $600 million in government bonds," Chen Dong said. He admired his wife Zhang Yi's decisiveness. Although she sometimes spent money extravagantly, she was truly willing to go all in when she encountered a good investment project.

Throughout the 1980s, the yield on 30-year American Treasury bonds exceeded 13%, which meant earning tens of millions of dollars in interest every year!

More importantly, once interest rates fall, government bond prices will rise sharply, bringing astonishing capital gains. This is a risk-free opportunity for huge profits!

It can only be said that money comes damn fast from finance. No wonder the capitalists in America would rather see the entire America industry hollowed out than give up their grip on the financial market.

Because this money is really easy to make!

If Tuocheng weren't Chen Shengyu's hometown, Chen Dong wouldn't have gone to such lengths to run any real businesses. If he wanted to make money, he could have stayed in America and easily accumulated hundreds of billions in assets with the help of his years of advanced prophetic information.

The $100 million investment in Tuocheng was insignificant to Chen Dong; he could easily recoup it on Wall Street. America in the 1980s was practically a goldmine. Chen Dong and Zhang Yi each held funds exceeding $35 billion.

Three and a half billion US dollars in liquid funds was an astronomical figure even for America at that time. Chen Dong contributed five billion and Zhang Yi contributed two billion, totaling seven billion in liquid funds, to establish the Huasheng Fund, which was then given to Zhang Yi, a Harvard graduate, to "squander".

Zhang Yi did not disappoint Chen Dong's expectations; the investment yielded gratifying results, proving that her university education was not in vain.