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

Evening

Chen Dong returned to the manor from the Hongmen headquarters in Chinatown. Chen Xiangui, Huang Lanzhi, Chen Zaiguang, Zeng Xia, and the others had also returned. At this moment, the children were still playing and chasing each other on the lawn outside with Roddy and the three golden retriever puppies.

The manor's chef had already prepared dinner, and the servants were bringing it to the table one dish at a time. Chen Dong was sitting on the living room sofa, engaging in parent-child activities with his daughter, Xiao Huiyi. The little one especially liked to grab her father Chen Dong's hair, so Chen Dong could only shake his head from side to side, making the little one giggle with delight.

"Tony," Zhang Yi said, rubbing the baby bottle between her hands as she walked from the kitchen to the living room. She first tested the temperature of the bottle by dripping the nipple onto the back of her hand. Once she felt it was the right temperature, she picked up her daughter, who was playing wildly. The little one was initially reluctant, but when she saw the baby bottle in her mother's hand, she immediately forgot about her father and reached out to grab the bottle to drink.

"Alan called today and said that Apple is holding a shareholders' meeting and asked if you want to attend?" Zhang Yi held Xiao Huiyi in her arms. The little one was restless while drinking milk, kicking and swaying her chubby legs. Zhang Yi gently patted her bottom before she calmed down.

"Going isn't out of the question. After all, we haven't personally attended a single shareholders' meeting since we acquired Apple's shares. Call Allen back later and tell him I'll be attending this shareholders' meeting at his invitation," Chen Dong said after some thought.

Allen is the CEO of Huasheng Fund, a fund managed by Chen Dong and Zhang Yi. With the authorization of the couple, Allen's Huasheng Fund has successively acquired more than 15% of Apple's shares, becoming Apple's largest shareholder.

Even Steve Jobs, one of the founders, only held 13%. The shares held by Huasheng Fund were acquired from other retail investors, institutions, and another founder, Steve Wozniak.

As the largest shareholder, it is quite normal for Chen Dong to be absent from the shareholders' meeting for many years and only send the fund's CEO, Allen, to attend. However, Chen Dong is not completely a hands-off manager. Chen Dong often remotely controls Allen through satellite phone. At last year's shareholders' meeting, he voted to approve Steve Jobs poaching White House CEO John Sculley to become Apple's new chief CEO.

This new shareholders' meeting was convened because Apple suffered a major setback in sales performance, and shareholders were getting anxious, needing to question the company's management about what was going on.

When Chen Dong returned to New York, Allen, the CEO of Huasheng Fund, was to inform him. Upon learning this, Allen immediately called Zhang Yi to ask if she wanted to attend in person.

"Okay, I'll call Allen later," Zhang Yi said, seeing that Xiao Huiyi had finished her milk and was still sucking on the nipple. She couldn't help but chuckle and tried to take the bottle away, but the little one wouldn't listen and whimpered like a little pig.

"Hahaha!"

While the adults were watching TV and waiting for dinner in the living room, Ronghui and Xiaorongguo, the two little devils, each carrying a golden retriever puppy, ran into the living room laughing and joking. Roddy followed behind with another puppy in his mouth, and the two of them and the dog started circling around the living room.

"Alright, alright, stop playing," Chen Xiangui said, seeing the two lively kids covered in sweat. He was worried they would lose their appetite if they played too wildly. "It's time to eat soon. If you're all sweaty, you won't be able to eat."

"Mommy, I want a soda!" Seeing that there was nothing left to play with, Ronghui put the little golden retriever in his arms on the sofa and shouted to his mother Zhang Yi to "ask" for it.

"Auntie, I want to drink too!" Xiao Rongguo followed suit and raised the little golden retriever in his hand. The little golden retriever, which was raised high, let out a howling sound. Roddy quickly came over and pawed at Xiao Rongguo's belly, signaling Xiao Rongguo to put down its puppy.

"No!"

Wu Fangru glared at Xiao Rongguo, and Zhang Yi also spoke up, "It's time to eat. Why are you drinking soda? Go wash your hands and get ready to eat."

"Hmph! Stingy, I haven't even had my soda from yesterday yet," Ronghui pouted and turned around, looking back every few steps, as he walked towards the bathroom in the living room. He moved a small stool over and stood on it to wash his hands. Xiao Rongguo also snorted and ran over to squeeze onto the same stool as his brother. The two little devils could even start playing around while washing their hands.

In an instant, the bathroom mirror was covered in hand soap foam from the two rascals. Chen Rongfei heard the noise, shook his head with a smile, walked over, patted their butts and said with a laugh, "Hurry up and wash, or let your older brother wash first."

"Big brother, look!" Ronghui suddenly held a handful of foam, brought it to Chen Rongfei's face, and smeared it with a "whoosh" sound. Then he laughed and ran out of the bathroom.

"Well, you even dare to tease your older brother," Chen Rongfei said, wiping the foam off his hands with the back of his hand and washing them clean before running out. Ronghui was pacing around the living room making noises, and Chen Dong had to scoop him up because he was worried the kid would bump into the corner of the coffee table.

"Time to eat, time to eat, stop playing," Chen Dong carried his son on his shoulder and walked towards the dining room, placing him on a chair. The maid immediately brought over a hot towel and cheerfully wiped the foam off Ronghui's hands.

"I want to sit next to my brother," Xiao Rongguo said without drying his hands after washing them, squeezing next to Ronghui. He grabbed onto the dining table and started whining as he tried to climb up. Chen Dong tried to pick him up, but he almost couldn't manage it.

"Rongguo, you're almost fatter than your brother Ronghui now," Chen Dong's teasing was taken as a compliment by little Rongguo, who tilted his head proudly and said, "I've been heavier than my brother for a long time."

"It's all soda and candy every day, no wonder you're getting fat," Wu Fangru walked over, pulled up a chair and sat down. Xiao Rongguo deliberately stuck out his tongue, with a look of "I like it" on his face.

Chen Xiangui laughed and said, "It's good for children to be a little chubby; it's a sign of good fortune. Ronghui should eat more in the future. If he can get chubby, he can grow taller and then slim down as he develops."

Chen Xiangui clearly still held the old-fashioned view that being able to eat is a blessing, but Zhang Yi knew that children shouldn't get too fat, especially excessive obesity caused by eating too much sugar, which is not good for a child's growth and development.

But Chen Xiangui was an elder, and she couldn't say it was bad in front of so many people, so she could only strictly limit the children's intake of sweets in private.

Fortunately, Ronghui and Xiaorongguo are quite mischievous, exercise a lot, and indulge in sweets, so they are only a little chubby than the average child, not really as fat as a ball.

The servants brought out all the dishes. Fortunately, the dining table in Chen Dong's restaurant was a long table, which could accommodate more than a dozen people. The dozen or so dishes were arranged in three rows, and the children sat next to their mothers. If they couldn't reach something, they would ask the adults to serve it to them. They were quite satisfied with their meal.