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

The adults, who were tidying up the table, couldn't help but smile as they watched Ronghui and Rongguo, those two mischievous little monkeys, jumping and shouting as they chased after Chen Xiangui towards the old house under the lamplight.

Chen Dong, Chen Zaiguang, and Chen Zaisheng didn't go to help. Instead, they walked slowly towards the old house with their hands behind their backs, as if to digest their food. Chen Zaiguang, thinking of Li Guangdong who had suddenly appeared uninvited at the banquet, asked Chen Dong, "Adong, who is this Mr. Li?"

"He is the younger brother of Lee Kwang Liang from Singapore, and is currently the Singapore Bank President and Minister of Finance," Chen Dong said casually. Chen Zaiguang was taken aback, not expecting the visitor to be such a big name. "So what does he want with you? It seems like you don't like him very much."

Chen Dong said disdainfully, "He's a 'colleague' at our Tuocheng Offshore Financial Trading Center. How could I possibly want to see him? If Li Guangdong hadn't been forced into a corner and was on the verge of death, do you think he would have come to Tuocheng to see me in such a humble manner?"

"Second brother, don't you think that makes sense?"

“Indeed,” Chen Zaisheng said with his hands behind his back, “Li Guangxiong, a finance minister from Singapore, came all the way to China uninvited and brought a gold ruyi as a congratulatory gift for Rongfei. He kept addressing Rongfei as his uncle and elder brother. With such a low profile, Singapore is probably in quite a bit of trouble.”

"However, if there's any big trouble, it's Singapore's business. We should just sit back and relax. Besides, what good is it for him to come to Ah Dong alone? Now that the Tuocheng Offshore Financial Exchange Center has been established, the central government has already intervened. Without the central government's approval, Singapore still wants to connect with our Tuocheng's financial business? They're dreaming."

"I see," Chen Zaiguang nodded. He wasn't very interested in the hidden story that Chen Dong and his second brother Chen Zaisheng had told him, so he said, "A Dong and A Sheng, you two should handle these important matters yourselves. I can't be of much help. When Rongfei goes to Jincheng to report at the end of August, see if there's anyone there who can take care of him."

"Brother, that's easy. Although I don't know any people in Jincheng, you're the big boss of Guangdong Group now," Chen Dong said with a smile. "You can just go there, invest in a factory, and boost the export trade there. People will naturally come to be your friends."

"However, Rongfei is going to study, and he's going to a university like the University of Political Science and Law. I think we should let him study in peace for a few years first, and not let him be affected by too much infighting in the outside world."

Chen Zaiguang laughed after hearing this, "Adong, what kind of terrible idea is this? Never mind, I'll just send him to university."

"Brother, it's alright, you don't need to worry so much. If Rongfei really wants to enter the system in the future, the university, with its microcosm of personal connections, will be his best training ground," Chen Dong said. "Besides, who can bully him? Do you really think the university didn't conduct a background check when they admitted Rongfei?"

"You're right. I bet the university has already thoroughly investigated Rongfei's background. Even if someone really wants to bully Rongfei and doesn't give me, Chen Zaiguang, any face, they'll have to consider you, their uncle, Adong," Chen Zaiguang said with relief. "Then I'm not worried. But investing in a factory in Jiangsu Province is not bad. I can visit Rongfei from time to time. I just don't know what the investment environment in Jiangsu Province is like."

"Haha, don't worry, big brother," Chen Dong shook his head and laughed. "You've forgotten about Fifth Brother and my series of investments in Ningcheng. The three of us brothers, one in Ningcheng, one in Shanghai, you can choose another one to invest in, and then we can all move forward together and help each other out."

Upon hearing this, Chen Zaisheng quipped, "To me, it sounds like you're ruling the mountain."

"Hahaha!"

Two days after the graduation banquet, at the Tuocheng Guesthouse, Li Guangdong got up early and organized some drafts from the previous night's negotiations with his brother Li Guangliang regarding today's talks with Chen Dong on financial business between Po County and Tuocheng.

Last night, he talked with his brother until late, summarizing some of his thoughts from the past two days and outlining the conversation. Only then did he lean back on the sofa, drinking strong tea to stay awake. Seeing Li Guangdong so listless, his secretary could only advise him to sleep a little longer, lest he become sleepy and his thoughts be blocked when he actually talked to Chen Dong, which would be a loss.

Li Guangdong glanced at the gold Rolex on his wrist, shook his head, and said, "Brew me another pot of strong tea, and then go ask the front desk if they can bring up some snacks, preferably sweet ones."

"Yes, Minister Li."

Chen Dong and Chen Zaisheng were riding in a black "Dilu" sedan, slowly driving along the seaside road to the entrance of the Tuocheng State Guest House. When the armed police sentry at the entrance saw the luxury sedan with the gold horse head emblem and the license plate "15-11000", they immediately raised the barrier and let the car in.

After asking the receptionist for Li Guangdong's room number, the secretary, Qu Cai, took the elevator to the third floor. Li Guangdong's secretary, who had been standing at the entrance of the corridor, immediately bowed and said politely as soon as he saw Chen Dong and Chen Zaisheng approaching, "Mr. Chen, Minister Li has been waiting for you for a long time. Please come in."

"Hmm," Chen Dong walked in first. Li Guangdong, who was sitting on the sofa with his eyes closed, had already heard the secretary's voice. As soon as Chen Dong walked in, he stood up with a smile and warmly extended his hand, "Mr. Chen, welcome, welcome. Please sit down. Here's some freshly brewed Phoenix Dancong tea. Try it and see if it's authentic."

Chen Dong casually sat down on the single sofa, arms outstretched on the armrests, legs crossed, and looked at Li Guangdong. "Mr. Li, are you comfortable drinking Phoenix Dancong tea from Tuocheng?"

"Although I grew up in Singapore, my ancestral home is Meicheng Hakka. I've been drinking Phoenix Dancong tea from Chaozhou since I was a child, so of course I'm used to it," Li Guangxiong said as he began to brew the tea. He placed the first cup in front of Chen Dong, who habitually tapped the tea table with his hand in a gesture of thanks.

Li Guangdong looked at Chen Zaisheng sitting to the side. Chen Dong hadn't introduced Chen Zaisheng to him at the "banquet" that night, so now he could only ask Chen Dong, "Mr. Chen, who is this?"

"This is my second brother, Chen Zaisheng. Most of my businesses in China are managed by my second brother, including the business liaison between Tuocheng International Bank and the People's Bank of China," Chen Dong picked up his teacup and took a small sip. "Mr. Li, didn't you want to talk to me about financial matters? My second brother is in charge of that."

"So you're Mr. Chen's second brother, my apologies for not recognizing you," Li Guangdong stood up and shook hands with Chen Zaisheng with a smile. Chen Zaisheng shook hands quickly and then let go. "Mr. Li, you're too kind."

"Mr. Chen, Mr. Zaisheng," Li Guangdong said, seeing that Chen Zaisheng had no intention of engaging in conversation, so he decided to get straight to the point, "Thank you both for taking the time. The fact that we are sitting here today shows that both sides are sincere..."

"Mr. Li, we're not in a hurry," Chen Dong interrupted Li Guangdong's opening remarks. "Governor Milnemi of the People's Bank of China will be coming over in a bit."