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

"What's the occasion today that everyone's here?"

The Chen family members, who were still overjoyed, immediately smiled and said to Chen Dong when they saw that he had returned from Shanghai, "Dong, you're back just in time! Rongfei got into Jiangsu University of Political Science and Law. Look at this admission notice. It's really a source of pride for the Chen family."

"Really? Let me see," Chen Dong said with a smile as he walked over and took his daughter from Chen Huiqin's arms, then picked up the admission notice that Chen Xiangui had handed him and began to look at it.

After reading it, Chen Dong asked Chen Rongfei, who was sitting next to him, "Rongfei, what made you decide to choose this school?"

"Teacher Zhou told me to fill it out, saying my score would definitely be high enough. Besides Jiangsu University of Political Science and Law, I also filled out Tuocheng University and Huadu University," Chen Rongfei replied honestly. "I didn't expect to actually be admitted to Jiangsu University of Political Science and Law."

Chen Dong asked curiously, "Is it the teacher Zhou Wenbo who had a heart-to-heart talk with you last time?"

"Yes, it's Professor Zhou Wenbo!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiangui smiled and said, "Then this Teacher Zhou, we must invite him to sit in the seat of honor."

"Sir, I'm afraid that won't work. Teacher Zhou has already been transferred," Chen Rongfei said regretfully. "I even went to the train station to see him off a few days ago when he left."

"Oh, that's a pity. I didn't get to thank Teacher Zhou properly in person," said Grandma Wei Shufen with a regretful expression. "Rongfei, did your Teacher Zhou say where he was transferred to? I'll have your father take you to thank him in person."

"I asked, but Teacher Zhou didn't say," Chen Rongfei replied.

"It's alright," Chen Dong comforted him. "You can thank your teacher Zhou in person when you have the chance to meet him again in the future. By the way, brother, Rongfei got into such a good university, shouldn't we throw a banquet to celebrate?"

"Uncle Dong, we were just talking about this. Grandma said she wanted to pay for it to celebrate Rongfei's success," Lin Ruiqing interjected, as if afraid that Grandma Wei Shufen would change her mind.

Lin Ruiqing was worried that her husband would be in charge of the wedding arrangements for the eldest son's family, but he hadn't said who would pay for it. She was afraid that her husband would end up paying for it himself because he was concerned about saving face.

Why should her family pay for the eldest son's wedding? This banquet alone would cost several thousand yuan, and Lin Ruiqing was reluctant to spend that money.

"Auntie, you're so kind to your great-grandchildren," Chen Dong flattered the old lady. The old lady, with a proud expression, patted her cloth bag and laughed, "This old woman has money! I'm happy to throw a banquet for my great-grandson!"

"When my great-grandson gets into university, even if I spend all my savings for my funeral, I will still throw a celebration for each of them."

Chen Dong couldn't help but laugh when he saw Wei Shufen's childlike appearance. He turned to his nephews Chen Rongjie and Chen Rongyuan and said, "Did you all hear that? Your great-grandmother treats everyone the same. When you all get into university, your uncle will give each of you a computer."

"Wow! That's great, Uncle Dong!" Chen Huiqin giggled and skipped over to Chen Dong, saying, "Uncle Dong, can I get an advance? I'm sure I'll get into university someday, so please give me the computer in advance!"

"You wish! There's no such thing as an advance reward," Chen Dong said, tapping her forehead. As soon as Xiao Huiyi, whom he was holding, saw her older sister Chen Huiqin arrive, she immediately tried to crawl over to be held by him.

"Hmph! Stingy, little piggy, we're ignoring your dad," Chen Huiqin said, picking up Xiao Huiyi and walking away.

Personal computers had been around for many years by 1984, and there was a wide variety of models available. They were considered luxury items, and naturally, they were very expensive, with the lowest price starting at $2,500.

"Ah Dong, why did you come back by yourself? Where's that brat, Lao Wu?" Chen Xiangui asked when he didn't see his youngest son, Chen Zaixing.

"Oh, Fifth Brother is still working in Shanghai. He's preparing to acquire Shanghai's TV Factory No. 1 and is still negotiating with the Shanghai Municipal Government. He won't be able to come back to Tuocheng for a while," Chen Dong replied.

Chen Zaiguang nodded. "Let's not tell Lao Wu about Rongfei's university admission yet. He has serious business to discuss in Shanghai, so as not to distract him there."

"Ah Dong, how's your business in Ningcheng? How's the car dealership going?" Chen Zaisheng asked Chen Dong.

"The car city in Beilun, Ningcheng is basically completed. The first pickup truck of Daji Auto, which I invested in there, has rolled off the production line and is being tested. I'm coming back to contact people in Southeast Asia to get the export procedures done as soon as possible. The sooner we can export overseas, the more foreign exchange the country can earn," Chen Dong said with a smile as he handed the admission notice back to Chen Rongfei.

Seeing that Chen Dong, Chen Zaiguang, and Chen Zaisheng had started discussing business, the others went to prepare for the evening's banquet. Chen Zaisheng then asked, "Li Guangdong has contacted me several times already, constantly asking when you're coming back. When do you plan to meet him?"

"No rush, let's give him some space first. I'll go see him after Rongfei's college entrance banquet is over. We've already waited this long. If he's in a hurry, he can just go back to Singapore first," Chen Dong said with a smile.

Chen Zaisheng shook his head and said, "Going back to Po County? I don't think he dares to go back. Judging from his tone, if he can't see you, he plans to stay in Tuo City and not leave. It seems that Po County is putting a lot of pressure on him."

"Never mind him for now. When you ask someone for a favor, you have to have the right attitude," Chen Dong changed the subject. "Is the company's business running smoothly?"

Chen Zaisheng nodded. "Yes, everything is going smoothly. Orders for the 'Dilu' are already so high that we have to pay extra to get them. Sales of the 'Chitu' sports car are also increasing in Europe. However, our negotiations with the American government seem to have reached a stalemate. They insist that we, Xiaochi, must set up a factory in any state in America before they will allow our cars to be sold in the American market."

"It's alright, I'll have someone talk to them then. Setting up a factory is easy, we can just open one anywhere. Our main goal is the America market. If all else fails, we can have Saab Automobile set up a foothold there first, and then arrange for the Snapdragon cars to be sent over later," Chen Dong said nonchalantly.

"Alright, you can decide what to do then. Setting up a factory in America is fine, as it can export to Europe and save time and shipping costs. Otherwise, we'll have to go through Hong Kong to ship to Europe, which is a huge hassle."

Chen Dong looked at Chen Zaiguang and asked with a smile, "Big brother, how's Guangdong Company doing now?"

"It's alright," Chen Zaiguang said with a smile. "The company is currently considering negotiating with the municipal government to lease land and expand the scale of our own sweet potato cultivation. We will introduce scientific and efficient unified planting techniques to ensure that the sweet potatoes produced meet the company's standards."

"Setting up your own plantation is fine, but we can't just stop harvesting the sweet potatoes from the surrounding villagers," Chen Dong said approvingly.

"I know that without you telling me."