Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 246: Matchmaker

It took less than a few dozen minutes to drive from Phoenix Building to the Huo family's residence. As usual, the gate opened automatically before the car even reached it. It was obvious that the Huo family's security guards knew that Lu Shaohua and his group were coming. Everything was the same as the previous two times. Huo Zhenyu came to greet Lu Shaohua, chatted with him for a few words, and then welcomed him into the hall.

"Haha! Xiaohua, you're here quite early!" Huo Yingdong, who was sitting on the sofa, said with a smile when he saw Lu Shaohua come in.

"Haha, there's free food, so I rushed here the first thing I could do." Lu Shaohua said jokingly.

"Hey! That's just how you are. You're usually so serious, but now you've become so slick. I really can't do anything about you." Huo Yingdong was a little helpless, and didn't say anything else. He then changed the subject and said, "Sit down for a while. We can have dinner later."

Lu Shaohua was never one to be polite. He sat down on the sofa and said, "Grandpa Huo, I see you are not just inviting me to dinner today, are you?" Based on Lu Shaohua's understanding of Huo Yingdong, there was nothing that he would not invite him to dinner.

"Haha, didn't I tell you? I'll introduce someone to you," said Ho Ying-tung.

"Oh!" Lu Shaohua responded lightly and took it seriously.

An old man and a child were chatting about some irrelevant topics in the hall until about half past six, when they were interrupted by a young, soft and crisp voice.

"Grandpa! It's time to prepare dinner."

The one who can call Ho Ying-tung "grandpa" is obviously Ho Ying-tung's granddaughter. She has known the Ho family for some time. So far, Lu Shaohua has only met Ho Chun-yu from the Ho family. As for Ho Ying-tung's other two sons, he has never met them.

Lu Shaohua looked for the source of the voice and saw a girl of similar age to him, with an oval face, long black hair tied into two small braids, and fair skin with a rosy glow, giving people the feeling of a porcelain doll. Under the small crescent-shaped eyebrows were a pair of big eyes, and the long eyelashes blinked with the eyelids, emitting a charming glow.

Lu Shaohua's first impression was that she was perfect, gentle, pure, and cute, giving people a feeling of being a little bird and a beautiful woman. She was also one of those rare beauties. Lu Shaohua had seen beauties before, such as Zeng Yuling and An Teng Chiyo. Both of them were at the level of bringing disaster to the country and the people. However, the eyes of this girl who called Huo Yingdong her grandfather were definitely not worse than Zeng Yuling and the others, and even better.

Yes, the girl in front of him had more temperament than Zeng Yuling and Andeng Chiyo, a temperament that was not easy to feel. This kind of temperament could only be possessed by those who were born in aristocratic families and were influenced by life customs for many years.

This kind of temperament coupled with Qingdun's cute face deeply attracted Lu Shaohua's attention and made him deeply immersed in it. Of course, Lu Shaohua's mental age was nearly 40 years old, and some of him were just pure appreciation without that kind of greedy desire.

After a long time, Lu Shaohua came back to his senses and took one last look at the girl. At this moment, the girl also looked at Lu Shaohua. Their eyes met. Lu Shaohua gave a kind smile, but the girl immediately looked away, her face flushed, and she leaned in Ho Ying-tung's arms, secretly watching Lu Shaohua from the corner of her eyes.

Seeing that everyone was shy, Lu Shaohua was too embarrassed to look at them anymore and shifted his gaze to Ho Ying-tung. He found that he was looking at him ambiguously. His heart skipped a beat and he seemed to have grasped something. However, this premonition came too quickly and disappeared before he had time to think about it carefully. He could only sigh and not think too much about it.

"Haha!" Huo Yingdong laughed and broke the silence in the hall. "Come, let me introduce you. This is my granddaughter, Huo Xiaoyue. Oh, little Xiaoyue, don't always lean on grandpa's arms. Don't be shy. There is a handsome boy sitting there. His name is Lu Shaohua."

"..." Lu Shaohua was sweating coldly, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. What does a handsome boy mean? Although Lu Shaohua admitted that he was a little handsome, he felt that Huo Yingdong was teasing him. Huo Yingdong usually spoke seriously, but he didn't expect that he would suddenly say this at this time. Lu Shaohua was a little overwhelmed.

When Lu Shaohua was feeling embarrassed, he did not expect Huo Yingdong to go all out and say something shocking. "Xiaohua, what do you think? Look at my granddaughter. She is pretty and cute, and she is about the same age as you. She is the perfect choice for your wife, right?"

Shocking, indeed shocking enough, Lu Shaohua was so shocked that he could not react. At this moment, the flash of inspiration appeared again, and this time he really grasped the key point. Thinking about Huo Yingdong's ambiguous eyes just now, Lu Shaohua finally understood it thoroughly, that is, Huo Yingdong asked him to come today not just for dinner, in addition to introducing his granddaughter Huo Xiaoyue to him, he also wanted him to be his granddaughter's "matchmaker".

Lu Shaohua could only smile bitterly. He really wanted to explain that he was just simply admiring Huo Xiaoyue's eyes and did not have any naked desires. But after thinking about it, Lu Shaohua chose not to explain. He knew that the more he explained, the more confusing it would become, so he simply kept silent.

Lu Shaohua's silence did not mean Huo Yingdong's silence. He gently patted Huo Xiaoyue's back twice, pressed her to sit down next to him, and Huo Yingdong began to introduce Lu Shaohua's legendary experience. "Xiaoyue, don't underestimate the handsome boy sitting opposite you. He is the behind-the-scenes boss of the Hong Kong Phoenix Group. He started to help his father make money at the age of seven. When he was eight, he came to Hong Kong with three million RMB. In just a few days, he turned the original three million RMB into more than ten billion Hong Kong dollars. Oh! This is still the most amazing thing. The most amazing thing is that he took more than one billion Hong Kong dollars to Japan, adopted the method of writing half-bad checks, circled a large amount of land, and obtained more than 10 billion US dollars in cash. Later, he also speculated in stocks. It didn't take long for him to turn more than 10 billion US dollars into hundreds of billions..."

At this point, Huo Yingdong paused, but he didn't really stop. Instead, he looked at Lu Shaohua and asked, "By the way, Xiaohua, how much did you turn more than 10 billion US dollars into?"

"It turned into..." Lu Shaohua suddenly realized something, stopped abruptly, and laughed without saying anything more. "I say, Grandpa Huo, is there anyone who asks questions like you?"

Yes, Ho Ying-tung was trying to trick Lu Shaohua. Up to now, apart from Liu Mingzhang, Li Yunqing and Li Zongen, no one else knows how much Lu Shaohua's real wealth is. Even Ho Ying-tung, who is also the vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, only knows that it is tens of billions, but he does not know the exact number.

When Lu Shaohua exposed Huo Yingdong's conspiracy, he did not show any embarrassment. Instead, he smiled and said unwillingly, "Hey! How could you bear to hide this from an old man over fifty years old like me?"

It was only now that Lu Shaohua saw another side of Ho Ying-tung. Yes, another side, the side of disrespect for the elderly. This made Lu Shaohua couldn't help but have an illusion. The last time, those eight CEOs of first-tier listed companies showed their disrespect for the elderly, which had already broadened Lu Shaohua's horizons. Now Ho Ying-tung showed this side again, which even made Lu Shaohua have an illusion. Are all the rich people in Hong Kong like this?

Illusions aside, Lu Shaohua would not tell anyone the secret of the amount of funds. At the same time, he also believed that Liu Mingzhang and the others would not tell anyone. He shook his head and said seriously, "Grandpa Huo, you don't need to ask anymore. I will not tell anyone the amount of funds I have."

"Oh! If you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me." Ho Ying-tung looked as if you were being stingy.

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Lu Shaohua and Huo Yingdong were talking intermittently, one probing the inside story while the other guarding the secret. However, they ignored Huo Xiaoyue who was sitting next to them. Huo Xiaoyue was one year younger than Lu Shaohua, but don't think that she is ignorant because she is only a teenager. On the contrary, she is more sensible than anyone else and knows more than ordinary people.

Huo Xiaoyue was born into the Huo family, a wealthy family in Hong Kong. She has been exposed to business affairs since she understood the ways of the world. Of course, she knows how much money hundreds of billions of dollars are, but she also knows how difficult it is to make hundreds of billions of dollars. However, Lu Shaohua made a lot of money in a short period of time, and his age is about the same as hers.

At this moment, Huo Xiaoyue's eyes were filled with admiration. Admiration for a legendary figure, admiration for a strong man who could create miracles. Of course, admiration also gave rise to curiosity. She was curious about why Lu Shaohua, who was the same age as her, could do all this?

Huo Xiaoyue had heard of the Hong Kong Phoenix Group. Not only had she heard of it, but she had heard of it quite often. Her father was Huo Zhenting, the eldest son of Huo Yingdong. She had been in the business world with her father, so she naturally knew about the Phoenix Group. She would occasionally mention it when she went home, and it was through this channel that Huo Xiaoyue heard of the Phoenix Group.

All these combined left Huo Xiaoyue with the impression that the Phoenix Group was a group company that was several times stronger than theirs, and that the boss behind this group company was actually a boy of her own age. This made her even more curious, so curious that she couldn't help but explore how Lu Shaohua created such a miracle...

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At this time, Lu Shaohua didn't know that because of his deeds, Huo Xiaoyue wanted to explore his secrets, and he was still chatting with Huo Yingdong. Obviously, Huo Yingdong didn't give up after the first attempt to find out the truth, and was still trying to get Lu Shaohua to talk, but Lu Shaohua had already been alert, and it was impossible to get more information out of him.

Finally, Huo Yingdong knew it was impossible, so he stopped asking and changed the topic to Huo Xiaoyue. "Xiaohua, look at how pretty my granddaughter is. She will definitely be a beauty when she grows up. Oh, how about this, we arrange a baby marriage. Since you call me Grandpa Huo now, you can just drop the word Huo and call me Grandpa directly. It will sound more intimate this way."

The question was brought up here again. Huo Yingdong's expression didn't seem to be joking, which made Lu Shaohua helpless. He couldn't just refuse such a thing, otherwise it would be a bit unreasonable. His mind was spinning rapidly, and Lu Shaohua had to come up with a way to have the best of both worlds, otherwise it would be difficult to deal with Huo Yingdong's attitude.

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