Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 119 Want a loan?

Lu Shaohua had this question in his mind for a long time, but he had been thinking hard about it but had no chance to ask. Now the opportunity had come. Fu Zhentai was the only one in the hall, and there was no one else. This was a great opportunity.

Fu Zhentai's forehead was full of wrinkles, and it was even more wrinkled at this moment. He didn't know why Lu Shaohua was so serious, but he still nodded, stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation, indicating Lu Shaohua to ask.

"Haha! What I want to ask is... is..." After a long while, Lu Shaohua couldn't come up with a solution. He took a deep breath, his face turned grim, and he said, "What I want to ask is, why is your last name Fu, and why is An Teng Chiyo's last name An Teng?"

This question may not sound like anything special on the surface, but if you think about it more deeply, the concept is completely different. As a granddaughter, her surname is not Fu like Fu Zhentai, but An Teng, which is obviously a Japanese surname. There are only two possibilities. One is that Chiyo Andeng followed her maternal surname An Teng, and the other possibility is that Fu Zhentai married into the family.

It is not polite to say that a person is marrying into another's family, so Lu Shaohua was a little embarrassed, but he was curious...

"Haha! It's okay." Fu Zhentai is over 60 years old and has seen everything. When Lu Shaohua asked the question, he understood why he looked embarrassed. "Chiyo's surname is her mother's. When I married Chiyo's grandmother, we had already agreed that if we gave birth to a boy, he would take my surname Fu, and if we gave birth to a girl, she would take her mother's surname An Teng."

"So that's how it is." In fact, Lu Shaohua didn't guess that Fu Zhentai was married into the family, because Fu Zhentai didn't look like the type of son-in-law who was chosen to be a son-in-law to take care of the elderly. Judging from his performance now that he is over 60 years old, he should have been a very capable person when he was young. How could a capable person be chosen as a son-in-law to take care of the elderly?

Since he knew that Chiyo Anten followed her maternal surname, Lu Shaohua didn't say much and started chatting with Fu Zhentai about other topics. For some reason, Fu Zhentai cooperated and didn't try to get Lu Shaohua to say anything. The two seemed to have forgotten the time and talked about everything under the sun.

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The sounds of the door opening were heard by Lu Shaohua and Fu Zhentai. As if they had agreed, they both stopped talking and looked towards the door almost at the same time.

A man who looked to be in his thirties came in, holding a briefcase and looking happy. He looked 80% similar to Fu Zhentai, and Lu Shaohua secretly guessed that he should be Fu Zhentai's son and An Teng Chiyo's father.

"Haitao, come here. I'll introduce you." Fu Zhentai smiled lovingly and waved to the man who came in. But judging from the man's movements, he would have walked over even if Fu Zhentai hadn't waved. "Haha! Come, come, Xiaohua, this is my son Fu Haitao, and Chiyo's father."

"Oh!" Lu Shaohua said "Oh" and nodded to Fu Haitao as a greeting.

"Oh! Hello!" Fu Haitao seemed to have just noticed Lu Shaohua as a guest and greeted him anxiously. It was certain that Fu Haitao had not noticed Lu Shaohua since he entered the door, because he had always focused his attention on Fu Zhentai...

"Haitao! This is the Lu Shaohua from our motherland that I told you about." Fu Zhentai looked proud when he said the words "knowing the motherland".

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After getting to know each other, everyone sat back in their chairs. At this time, Fu Haitao hurriedly took out a stack of documents from his briefcase and handed them to Fu Zhentai, his face full of excitement, as if he was very excited. "Father, please take a look at this contract first."

Lu Shaohua, who was sitting on the side, finally understood why Fu Haitao had always focused his attention on Fu Zhentai. It turned out that he was the first to tell Fu Zhentai any news. However, he was an outsider at this time, so he did not speak and waited quietly for the development of the situation.

Fu Zhentai spent ten minutes looking through the document, put it on the table, and pondered for a long time. "How much liquidity does the company have now?"

Fu Haitao did not answer. He turned his gaze to Lu Shaohua and signaled to Fu Zhentai that there were outsiders here and it was not convenient to say more.

"It's okay, Xiaohua is our fellow villager. Tell me, how much liquid funds do we have?" Fu Zhentai said without wavering.

At this time, the excited expression on Fu Haitao's face disappeared, and he became very serious. After a long time, he said, "There is less than five million left, but you can rest assured, father. I have applied for a loan from the bank, and it will be approved in the next two days."

Fu Zhentai nodded, smiled, and raised his thumb to express his appreciation for Fu Haitao.

Seeing that both father and son were laughing, Lu Shaohua knew that this was not good news. Although he didn't know what the contract was, he could still apply for a loan from the bank as Fu Haitao said. He could get a loan, but it was very difficult, almost impossible, because since May, the Japanese government had already introduced a series of policies to suppress the rise in real estate prices.

I don't know if Fu Zhentai and his family really don't know about the government's policy. Lu Shaohua can't stand it anymore. After all, Fu Zhentai's family is his fellow villager, so he must remind them. However, with this reminder, more secrets will be revealed. But can he just watch them die? While things haven't gotten worse yet, try to deal with it in a few more days. Otherwise, a company that suddenly has no working capital may face bankruptcy!

Conflicted in his heart, yes, Lu Shaohua was indeed very conflicted at this moment. But in the end he decided to remind him. "Grandpa Fu, don't you know that it's difficult to get a loan from a bank now?"

"Oh? What do you mean by difficult?" Fu Zhentai asked anxiously.

Only then did Fu Haitao turn his gaze to Lu Shaohua, his expression very complicated...

Looking at the expressions of the two men, Lu Shaohua was certain that they didn't know about this. He was puzzled that they didn't know about such a big thing. But then again, it was also Lu Shaohua's fault for being puzzled.

Fu Zhentai stayed in his villa all day studying Go and didn't pay attention to the news. Fu Haitao knew about this, but he just took over the company from his father and wanted to show off. He also believed that the bank would agree to the loan based on the company's reputation. After all, the company had always had a good reputation under Fu Zhentai's management.

"Ah!" Lu Shaohua sighed and shook his head. He was so smart that he knew at a glance that Fu Zhentai had never heard of this, but Fu Haitao knew about it. As for why he took the risk even though he knew about it, Lu Shaohua didn't know. "In order to suppress the rise in real estate prices, the Japanese government has already issued a series of policies to restrict loans in May. So, borrowing money from the bank at this time is simply impossible."

"What? It's impossible to get a loan?" Fu Zhentai reacted strongly and stood up suddenly.

Fu Zhentai's action startled Lu Shaohua. Seeing his face darken, Lu Shaohua more or less guessed why this happened. "Grandpa Fu, what does your company do?"

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