Rebirth: My 80s

Chapter 1234 The Next Generation

Li Jiankun was naturally well aware of the rumors in the alleys. It could even be said that any disturbance in the surrounding area would not escape his eyes and ears. He arranged some people, mainly to prevent media reporters from coming, as those people always had great powers.

Shen Hongyi jokingly asked him what he thought. Li Jiankun laughed and said just two words: very good.

Who wouldn't want to be a rich second-generation who has more money than he can spend, can marry a beautiful wife, and just enjoy life? This is the goal of most people in their next life.

The cynicism is pure envy.

At dawn, Li Jiankun got up from the bed and prepared to go find food for his wife and baby. They had just moved here and the family had not yet gotten to know the surroundings very well. The food they bought yesterday was not very good, which was a big deal. His mother had secretly complained to him that Hongyi was about to give birth and her belly looked too small, much smaller than when his second sister was pregnant with little Xile.

Li Jiankun had no way to refute, because Hongyi's figure was not comparable to that of his second sister. In any case, it would not be bad to let his wife eat well and give the baby more nutrition. After all, Hongyi was not fat now, let alone to the extent that she could not move.

"Just let Chuncao go buy the groceries. You should sleep a little longer. There are so many things to deal with every day." Shen Hongyi complained while leaning against the head of the bed.

No matter what others say, she knows how busy her husband is. She was on the phone in the study last night until the early morning. After her husband returned to Beijing, Miss Ran also came over and brought a gentle young man with her. He will live in the capital from now on. Since then, she has come to report to her husband every day.

"It's all taken care of." Li Jiankun grinned. "Nothing is more important than raising a plump and fair wife and having her give birth to a big fat baby for me."

Without giving Miss Shen a chance to persuade him again, Li Jiankun leaned over and kissed her on the forehead, then walked out happily.

Tired? Not really.

Li Jiankun enjoys his current life very much. He doesn't use a car when he goes out, but pushes a 28-ton bicycle, mainly for the convenience of loading goods later, otherwise he would rather walk. Today, being able to walk alone on the street is already a kind of happiness for him.

Of course, sunglasses that can cover half of the face are essential, and the clothes should be as "indecent" as possible, so as to minimize the possibility of being recognized. Even if someone with a peculiar eye really sees through him, he will admit it, and I guarantee that no one will believe it.

"Little Leo, it's so early."

"Uncle Liu, are you going to practice martial arts?"

In the alley, Li Jiankun met a little old man with a bright yellow cushion under his armpit and a large teacup in his hand. He pushed his bicycle over to him and offered him a cigarette of tea.

Uncle Liu took the cigarette and said unhappily, "Where's the fire? You kid, you don't even give me a fire when I serve you cigarettes."

Li Jiankun took out a metal lighter and lit it with a ding-dong sound.

Uncle Liu was smoking a cigarette, and he placed the big teacup on the seat of the Phoenix. He raised his hand and patted Li Jiankun on the shoulder, saying earnestly, "Little Li, don't blame me for speaking bluntly. I think you are at least polite. I wouldn't bother to talk to young people dressed like you."

Li Jiankun nodded and waited for the next words.

"No matter how well-off your family is, you can't just sit there and do nothing. Your parents can't always be with you. You have to find a proper job. I see you're idle at home. You definitely can't take over your father's job. You're not cut out for business, right? Don't aim too high. Start with small things. Then people will look up to you and won't think you're a jerk. What do you think?"

"Uncle, what you said makes sense." Li Jiankun humbly accepted the advice.

"My eldest son is quite promising. He has established a hardware factory in cooperation with the street. He is now recruiting apprentices. Although there is no salary, he will have two meals a day and can learn a skill..."

"Uncle, you know, my wife is about to give birth, so it's definitely not possible now."

"That's right. Okay, okay. Let's talk about it tomorrow."

Li Jiankun couldn't help but smile knowingly as he politely sent the old man away.

About half an hour later, Li Jiankun pushed the bicycle to the largest farmers' market nearby, which was actually a vegetable market converted from a Soviet-style auditorium with about a hundred stalls.

"Sister, are you sure these eggs are free-range eggs from the countryside?"

In front of a stall, Li Jiankun stopped and picked up an egg to look at it from left to right. To be honest, he couldn't tell what it was, because eggs that were fed with feed these days aren't very big, even though there was a piece of corrugated cardboard next to the basket that said it was free-range eggs.

The lady selling eggs patted her plump breasts loudly.

Li Jiankun put the eggs back and pushed the cart away.

Identifying eggs is certainly not his forte, but he thinks he has some experience in observing people's expressions.

The eggs sold by this lady were expensive, and there were several people in front of the stall who came for the free-range eggs and were selecting them. The lady glanced at Li Jiankun and said unhappily, "Hey, young man, you asked but didn't buy."

Li Jiankun glanced at the people picking eggs. Among them was an old lady carrying a basket and wearing black-framed reading glasses. She was well-dressed and had some temperament. Judging from the things in her basket, she should be in the same situation as him, with someone in her family pregnant. So he paused and said, "Your eggs are not pure free-range eggs."

The old lady paused.

The eldest sister suddenly became angry and wanted to run out of the shop and grab Li Jiankun to argue.

Li Jiankun fled into the wilderness.

Because he couldn't provide evidence that the eggs were not free-range eggs.

After walking around the market, in addition to buying what he wanted, Li Jiankun also saw a lot of filthiness with his ability to read people's expressions. He felt deeply moved. Although the market economy has brought prosperity, it has also inevitably eroded simplicity.

The eighties are gone forever.

When he was almost home on his way back, he passed by a small shop. There was a tarpaulin tent outside the door. Some people were playing chess below, and some people were watching. There were also a few young people dressed similarly to him, drinking Arctic Ocean, smoking cigarettes, and chatting.

"Are you the young master of the family living in the big mansion?" One of the young men stopped Li Jiankun and asked.

"Hey, what era is this? You're still a young master." Li Jiankun shook his head and smiled back.

The person questioning him walked up and handed him a Daqianmen. After Li Jiankun took it, he smiled and said, "I like you. Your family just moved here. Don't say that the neighbors don't take care of you. If you have any problems outside the alley in the future, tell me my name, Er Qiangzi. If it's an emergency, come to this store. We usually have people here. We can mobilize dozens of people in a minute to kill him!"

Li Jiankun agreed and took out a cigarette, then gave one to each of the young people who had gathered around him.

The young people felt very proud when they picked up the cigarettes and they liked him even more. Er Qiangzi put his arm around his shoulders and said they would be brothers from now on.

When she got home, Chuncao said that a guest had arrived.

Li Jiankun already knew who it was, and the Crown car was parked at the entrance of the alley and did not drive in.

He handed the things to Chuncao and walked quickly towards the main courtyard.

"Hey, Uncle Wang, why are you here alone? Where's Aunt Lan? Didn't we say that you guys can come drink together?"

According to traditional customs, a housewarming banquet must be held. Li Jiankun did not plan to hold one, but he should still invite everyone who moved into the new house to have a meal.

Wang Bingquan smiled and said, "There's always a time for drinking. I came to see you for something important this time."

Looking at the white frost on his temples, Li Jiankun sighed a little, Lao Wang is old after all. He has been starting a business over the years, making a lot of money and gaining a lot of fame. Qingxi brand refrigerators are now sold all over the country, and Lao Wang has become one of the largest private entrepreneurs in the country.

Naturally, I paid a lot.

Li Guifei looks much younger than him. It is worth mentioning that because Li Guifei is not allowed to hang around, this guy is often away from home now, and he has something to do and is very motivated. Li Guifei wants to build a five-star hotel under the imperial city. In his words, eating, drinking and having fun are indispensable. You unfilial sons control me everywhere. I am old and I have a few years left to live. Can I build a place for myself to enjoy myself?

Li Jiankun agreed readily.

I'm not afraid of him enjoying himself, I'm just afraid of him messing around.

Li Jiankun led Lao Wang, who was watching the fish by the small pond, into the house and asked him what was going on. Shanhe had people put hundreds of koi in the small pond. When a handful of fish food was thrown in, the fish swarmed to grab the food. The scene was spectacular and festive. Li Jiankun planned to add a protective fence to the small pond next, after all, he had children at home.

"I mentioned the same thing to you before. I heard from Shanhe that you will be the president of the capital next time. There is no reason for you not to take charge this time. The position of president has been vacant for several years."

Li Jiankun was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "Why do you have to let me go? You, Liu Yonghao, Lu Guanqiu, can't everyone go?"

"Hey, don't talk about me. I know my own worth. As for Liu Yonghao and Lao Lu, you want them to take the position. Not only them, but also several people nominated for the chairman have said that if this organization wants to do well and our private entrepreneurs want to work together to forge a path, the position of chairman must belong to you."

After a brief pause, Lao Wang said seriously, "Jiankun, I know you are a very busy man, but this is also a big deal for you! You can't not take it seriously. Watching you lead those Hong Kong and Southeast Asian businessmen to make great achievements, although no one dares to gossip, everyone is very envious and jealous."

Li Jiankun was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take it."

Old Wang was overjoyed, and immediately stood up, bowed and said in a rather chivalrous manner: "President!"

This organization is also a chamber of commerce. After several years of development, with the unremitting efforts of people like Lao Wang who have a broad perspective, all the private entrepreneurs who can currently come to the fore in my country are members of this chamber of commerce.

Becoming the president of the chamber of commerce means that from now on Li Jiankun will command my country's private business community. Of course, this also means a heavy responsibility.

The Chamber of Commerce's headquarters was in the capital, so Lao Wang said goodbye in a hurry, preparing to take the good news back. At the same time, he immediately notified all members to gather in the capital for a meeting.

For the next week, Li Jiankun spent most of his time on Chamber of Commerce matters.

Since he had agreed to be the guild president, the members had to meet him. Some members who were in the capital or nearby simply couldn't wait.

Afterwards, Li Jiankun attended the inauguration ceremony of the president and took the lead in convening the first general meeting after becoming the president, which attracted widespread coverage from mainstream media.

That day, Li Jiankun did not return home until ten o'clock at night.

There was a well-mannered young man waiting there. He was the secretary arranged for him in Beijing by Ran Zi. His surname was Liang. No female was arranged this time. I guess Ran Zi had considered this.

Arriving in the study, Li Jiankun listened to his work report as usual, and Secretary Liang suddenly said, "Boss, there is one more thing."

"what?"

"Microsoft is planning to enter the mainland, and Bill Gates hopes to visit you."

"Let Microsoft come in. The advent of the computer age is unstoppable. What obstacles are there to prevent Microsoft from coming in? Why should he visit me?"

"Of course I'm not asking you to do anything for me, but..." Secretary Liang hesitated.

Li Jiankun said unhappily, "Go ahead."

"Greetings, boss. Have you forgotten that you are not only a financial tycoon, but also a technology giant? You have the most advanced lithography technology in the world, the largest chip manufacturer with the highest market share, and have invested so much in the computer field. People outside will wonder if you will also enter the software industry? With your financial resources and your influence in the mainland, Bill Gates would be afraid of you." Secretary Liang's eyes were filled with awe.