Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 276 Southern Tour

Hearing the phone ring, Lu Shaohua could only stop, gave everyone a bitter smile, and walked towards the phone, muttering softly, "Damn! Why did you call me at this time? You must be crazy."

Although he was a little angry, Lu Shaohua still grabbed the receiver of the phone, put it to his ear, and said in a normal tone. "Hello! Who is this?"

"Haha! Kid, it's me." There was a hearty laugh from the other end of the phone, followed by a slightly old voice.

Lu Shaohua was stunned and didn't know who was calling. Although the voice was somewhat familiar, Lu Shaohua couldn't remember who the other party was no matter how hard he tried. However, Lu Shaohua was sure of one thing, that is, the person who called must know him. His head spun quickly, trying to find a match for the voice, but in the end Lu Shaohua was disappointed. Even if he searched again, he didn't know who the voice was. Just when he was about to ask who the other party was, he unexpectedly interrupted him again.

"Hey kid, I heard that my little granddaughter went to live with you last night? Hey! You didn't do anything to my precious granddaughter, did you?" The voice from the other end of the phone came again, but this time the tone became very ambiguous.

After hearing this, if Lu Shaohua still didn't know who called, then he didn't need to live, and he would just kill himself with a piece of tofu. That's right, it was Zeng Yuling's grandfather Zeng Jianguo, but hearing Zeng Jianguo's ambiguous words still made Lu Shaohua feel a little guilty, after all, he had touched Zeng Yuling's body all over, and only the last step was left.

"Oh! It's my great-grandfather! What do you want from me?" Lu Shaohua quickly changed the subject.

"Oh! You kid, can't I call you when I'm fine?" Zeng Jianguo on the other end of the phone seemed a little angry, but in the blink of an eye, his tone changed again, and he said disrespectfully. "Don't change the subject, you know the country's policy, leniency for those who confess, severity for those who resist, tell me honestly what happened to my granddaughter last night?"

"..." Lu Shaohua was speechless for a moment, muttering to himself, "Confess and get leniency, but I think he'll probably spend the rest of his life in prison."

Seeing Zeng Jianguo was determined to get to the bottom of the matter, Lu Shaohua knew that he couldn't get away with it if he didn't say something, so he rolled his eyes and said, "Old man, these are all matters concerning us young people. Isn't it a bit disrespectful for you to ask these questions? Besides, Yuling is your granddaughter!" Lu Shaohua emphasized the word "granddaughter".

Zeng Jianguo was speechless for a few seconds before speaking. "Okay, let's not waste time on this. Let's get down to business. Do you have time this afternoon? Come over to my place. I have something to tell you in person."

At this time, Lu Shaohua remembered what Zeng Aimin said last night, and suddenly came to his senses and said, "Well, my elder brother just returned to China today, I may not be able to spare the time this afternoon. Oh! Do you have something urgent? If it is urgent, I will take the time to go to your place."

"Oh! What a trouble." Zeng Jianguo paused for a moment before continuing. "How about this, I'll go to your place in an hour."

"Okay." Lu Shaohua agreed readily, and then told the location of the villa. "I am now living in the villa behind the Window of the World project."

"Okay." Zeng Jianguo responded and hung up the phone.

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After hanging up the phone, Lu Shaohua looked at the time again and saw that it was already 1 minutes past 10, and Zeng Jianguo was due to arrive at 2 o'clock. They only had minutes to eat, and then they had to rush back to the villa to wait for Zeng Jianguo's arrival.

Lu Shaohua's intuition was that Zeng Jianguo must have something important to talk about this time, otherwise he would not have come to Shenzhen in person and was so eager to meet him. What Lu Shaohua couldn't understand was that apart from discussing the military technology transaction with Zeng Jianguo, he had no further contact with him, so why did he come to him again now?

Time was running out, so Lu Shaohua didn't have time to think about this issue. He urged everyone to go to Weng Wende's restaurant for lunch. It took half an hour to finish the meal, and then he rushed back to the villa to wait for Zeng Jianguo. During this time, Zeng Yuling also asked Lu Shaohua if her grandfather was coming, and Lu Shaohua didn't hide it and said yes.

At exactly two o'clock in the afternoon, an ordinary-looking Audi drove into Lu Shaohua's manor villa. If Lu Shaohua had not known in advance that Zeng Jianguo was coming, he would never have guessed that the person sitting in the Audi was Zeng Jianguo, a senior central government official.

Zeng Jianguo got out of the car, looked around first, then glanced at Lu Shaohua who came out to greet him, and said with a laugh: "Boy, you really know how to enjoy yourself? You bought such a large piece of land to build a villa."

"Haha!" Lu Shaohua laughed bitterly. He didn't know whether Zeng Jianguo was praising him or making fun of him.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Where is my precious granddaughter?" Zeng Jianguo ignored Lu Shaohua's bitter smile and asked directly about Zeng Yuling's whereabouts.

Lu Shaohua was unsure of the old man Zeng Jianguo's character and didn't know what to say. He pointed to the villa to indicate that Zeng Yuling was there, and then made a "please" gesture for Zeng Jianguo to come in.

When the grandfather and grandson meet, it is natural for them to ask about each other's well-being. Especially for someone like Zeng Jianguo who stays in Beijing for a long time and rarely comes back to Shenzhen to see Zeng Yuling, they will naturally talk more when they meet.

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"Well, I came here today to tell you something important." After saying that, Zeng Jianguo glanced at Chen Guobang and the others, and finally his eyes fell on Lu Shaohua, as if asking Chen Guobang and the others if they were reliable. The latter naturally waved his hand to indicate that they were reliable. Seeing this, Zeng Jianguo continued. "Your Phoenix Group has settled in Shenzhen, and the higher-ups are paying close attention to it, especially Elder Deng, who is paying special attention to it."

Zeng Jianguo took a breath, paused and continued, "After a while, Mr. Deng will come to Shenzhen, and your production base in Bao'an will be his first stop in Shenzhen."

Lu Shaohua was stunned, and the dusty memories flashed in his mind, and finally fixed on a picture. "Deng Xiaoping came to Shenzhen during his southern tour in 92." In Lu Shaohua's memory, he only remembered that Deng Xiaoping came to Shenzhen in 92, and he didn't know the exact time. Now seeing Zeng Jianguo's tone of voice, it seemed that the time was around this time.

At the same time, Lu Shaohua was also very surprised. He did not expect that this great man would come to his production base. This really made Lu Shaohua unable to react for a while. You know, he was the country’s former top leader.

After being surprised, Lu Shaohua was filled with doubts, and his eyes turned to Zeng Jianguo to inquire. You know, from the outside, the Baoan production base was under construction, and no one knew what was going on inside. As for those who knew about it, they only knew that some scientific and technological products were being researched inside, and no one knew whether there were any results. Since the outside world could not know whether there were any pleasing results inside, why did Deng Lao ask to come to his production base for inspection? Lu Shaohua couldn't figure it out anyway.

Zeng Jianguo saw the confusion in Lu Shaohua's eyes, but he didn't have an answer for Lu Shaohua, because he didn't know why Deng Lao asked to come to his production base. "Don't ask me, I don't know either."

Shaking his head helplessly, since Zeng Jianguo didn't know, Lu Shaohua had no choice but to change the subject. "Do you need me to prepare anything?"

"Yes! This is also the theme of my visit today." After a pause, Zeng Jianguo continued. "You also know that Deng Lao announced his retirement two years ago, but his influence has not diminished. Although he is coming to Shenzhen as an ordinary party member this time, for his safety, you have to make more preparations. In addition, you have to find someone who knows the group better to accompany Deng Lao on the inspection."

It is indeed as Zeng Jianguo said, the personal safety of Mr. Deng must be ensured. As for the accompanying personnel for the inspection, even if Zeng Jianguo did not say it, Lu Shaohua would arrange it.

"Well, I know what to do." Lu Shaohua nodded and then assured, "There is no problem with safety."

Are you kidding? The headquarters of Phoenix Security Company is at the production base. If they can't even ensure the safety of the headquarters, what's the point of having a security company? What's more, some people in the security company are former special forces, and protecting people's safety is their strong point.

"Well, then you can handle everything. You know I shouldn't be too nice, but you should always be prepared for anything." Zeng Jianguo said with a smile.

"Yeah." Lu Shaohua responded. Just kidding, he didn't want any accidents to happen. Not to mention that he would be embarrassed. If something really happened, he would be held responsible. However, Lu Shaohua was obviously confident in his security company, so he changed the subject and asked, "Have you set a date?"

Zeng Jianguo looked at Lu Shaohua meaningfully, moved his lips and swallowed his words. He didn't know whether he should tell Lu Shaohua an exact date. After all, Deng's southern tour was top secret and most people didn't know about it.

Finally, Zeng Jianguo chose to trust Lu Shaohua and said seriously, "Before I tell you, can you promise not to leak this matter?"

"Yeah." Lu Shaohua nodded and agreed without even thinking about it. He also knew that this matter was unusual. The reason he asked for an exact date was to arrange everything in advance.

After getting Lu Shaohua's assurance, Zeng Jianguo said slowly, "I will arrive in Shenzhen on the morning of the 18th of this month, and I will probably go to your place in the afternoon."

"I understand." Lu Shaohua had just calculated the time in his mind. There were still 11 days of preparation time. Lu Shaohua was confident that he could arrange everything within 11 days. If circumstances permitted, he would also hand in a satisfactory answer sheet. As for what the answer sheet would be, Lu Shaohua would not tell Zeng Jianguo. It could be regarded as a surprise to people.

Zeng Jianguo came to Shenzhen in person to meet Lu Shaohua. In addition to telling Lu Shaohua the news, there were many other things to do. After all, Deng's southern tour was no small matter. If it was not arranged in advance, who knows what kind of trouble would arise.

"Okay, I've told you what's going on. I have to go back now. There are still many things waiting for me to do." After saying that, Zeng Jianguo stood up from the sofa, turned his head and looked at Zeng Yuling, and asked. "Yuling, do you want to go back with grandpa?"

"Yes." Zeng Yuling stood up obediently and said, "Brother Xiaohua, grandpa and I will go back first."

"Yeah." Lu Shaohua nodded and said with a smile.

After seeing Zeng Jianguo and the others off, Lu Shaohua returned to the hall, sat on the sofa, closed his eyes and fell into deep thought. No one knew what he was thinking about, and no one disturbed him, because Chen Guobang and the others who were sitting together knew that Lu Shaohua was thinking about something extremely important at the moment and would not allow anyone to interrupt.

The whole hall was silent. After a long moment, Lu Shaohua suddenly opened his eyes and a slight smile appeared on his face, as if the thought process had given him a good answer.

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