Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 607: Nineteen-Year-Old Dad

Mr. Deng is old, he is 93 years old, and he has suffered from many illnesses. He can hold on until now entirely because of his willpower and his long-cherished wish. However, when Lu Shaohua arrived in Beijing, the old man was still very conscious and able to talk and laugh with Lu Shaohua.

Lu Shaohua accompanied Deng for a full five days. On the sixth day, Deng was admitted to the Beijing People's Liberation Army Hospital, where he spent his last days and finally passed away. Although Lu Shaohua was sad, he also understood the unchanging truth of birth, aging, sickness and death, and he quickly came out of his sadness.

During this time, Lu Shaohua also met Deng Lao's wife, the former first lady and former Deng Lao's biological son. They naturally knew that Lu Shaohua was Deng Lao's adopted grandson. They were very affectionate to Lu Shaohua and treated him as a family member.

Come to think of it, let alone other things, just talking about Lu Shaohua's other identity, even the leaders of the country would give him some respect, who would give him a bad look? The chairman of the Phoenix Group, with a net worth of over one trillion, possessing earth-shaking abilities, and a lieutenant general in the army, each of these identities is very scary.

After Deng passed away, Lu Shaohua stayed in Beijing for another week, acting like Deng's grandson. He fulfilled his last bit of filial piety and then returned to his hometown to enjoy the family life with his family.

Time always passes by unknowingly, and soon, three months have arrived. In mid-March, Lu Shaohua knew that it was time to leave.

As the day of Hong Kong's return approaches, the Asian financial crisis is also about to break out. Lu Shaohua must return to Hong Kong to take charge and begin preparing for the moment when the war breaks out.

Hong Kong, Lu Shaohua's residence.

"How many months?" Lu Shaohua asked with a smile, looking at Qin Sichen's blushing face.

It was noon when Lu Shaohua returned to Hong Kong. Qin Sichen was going home after get off work at the group and Lu Shaohua happened to come back. However, when Lu Shaohua walked in, he noticed that Qin Sichen was a little different from usual. After a closer look, he realized that Qin Sichen was wearing loose clothes. After taking a closer look, he found that Qin Sichen's belly was slightly bulging, and she was obviously pregnant.

"It's been more than four months." Qin Sichen's pretty face made the conversation, her voice as soft as a mosquito's.

If you calculate carefully, Qin Sichen has been pregnant since November last year, and it is now mid-March, exactly four months. As for the exact time, there is no way to calculate.

"Haha!" Lu Shaohua laughed, ignoring Li Shangkui standing aside, he put his arm around Qin Sichen's waist, touched her belly, and said with a silly smile. "I'm going to be a father too."

Yes, Lu Shaohua is only 19 years old this year. He is a father at the age of 19. It sounds a bit awkward. In the Republic of China, there were countless people who became fathers at the age of 19, but now it is a certain time. Most people get married at the age of 23 or 24, and then have children. Lu Shaohua is good, he has a child at the age of 19. How can it not be awkward?

Lu Shaohua didn't mind, but Qin Sichen was a woman after all. Seeing that Li Shangkui was also present, her face became even more rosy. She reached out and knocked down Lu Shaohua's hand, and whispered in Lu Shaohua's ear, "Someone is here."

"Oh!" Lu Shaohua was stunned, then he reacted and smiled again, then he helped Qin Sichen sit down on the sofa, and after they sat down, Lu Shaohua said seriously, "It's been more than four months now, you should pay attention to rest, as for the group, well, you should worry less if you can."

"I know." Qin Sichen nodded, and after a moment's silence, he continued, "I have already arranged to promote Xiao Li to be the special assistant to the CEO. She will handle most of the affairs of the group, and I will only handle some major matters personally."

"That's good." Lu Shaohua was very satisfied. Then, he turned around and looked at Li Shangkui. After a long while, he asked, "Brother Li, you are not young anymore. You see, you have been promoted now. Shouldn't you consider marriage?"

The Little Li that Qin Sichen mentioned was none other than Li Shangkui's current girlfriend. If it hadn't been for the crisis in Phoenix Group last time, Lu Shaohua would have wanted to propose marriage to Li Shangkui a long time ago. Now that things have settled down and the Asian financial crisis has not started yet, there is a gap in the period, so it's a good time for them to get married.

“This…this…” Li Shangkui scratched his head awkwardly. He didn’t expect that Lu Shaohua would suddenly get angry at him. He didn’t know how to answer for a moment.

Of course, marriage is a two-way thing. Li Shangkui really wants to get married. After all, he has been single for so many years. But whether his girlfriend is willing to marry him now is another matter. Even if they have reached the stage of negotiating marriage and price, there is no definite news, and Li Shangkui is still not sure.

"Hey! Stop talking about this and that. Just give yourself a day off tomorrow and go propose to her and get married quickly." After saying that, Lu Shaohua warned Li Shangkui without waiting for him to interrupt. "You better think it over. If you don't get married now, you won't have time to get married in a few months."

The Asian storm is about to come. If they wait until the Asian financial crisis comes, Li Shangkui and his friends will really have no time to get married. After all, Qin Sichen is already pregnant and has handed over all the affairs of the group to Li Shangkui's girlfriend. Once the financial crisis comes, Phoenix Group will definitely be busy for a while and there will definitely be no time for marriage.

"Okay, I'll propose to him tomorrow." Li Shangkui nodded and said.

Li Shangkui has been with Lu Shaohua for many years and is one of the people Lu Shaohua trusts the most. Lu Shaohua never avoids Li Shangkui when talking to others. Li Shangkui naturally knows that Lu Shaohua is making plans to get the biggest benefits from the financial crisis. Now after hearing what Lu Shaohua said, he also understands what Lu Shaohua meant by "no time".

"That's right, haha!" Lu Shaohua laughed and said, "Show some sincerity, she will agree to marry you. Well, I think it would be best if we can get married on the first of next month. Then we can go to France for our honeymoon, just in time to attend Brother Zhijie's wedding."

During the Chinese New Year, Li Zhijie called Lu Shaohua and told her that he was going to get married. The date was set for April 7th. Lu Shaohua had already promised Li Zhijie that she would personally go to Paris, France to attend their wedding.

"I'll try my best, haha!" Li Shangkui nodded awkwardly and said.

"Haha!" Lu Shaohua also laughed and didn't say anything else.

……

The Asian financial crisis is about to come, and there are less than four months left. Before that, in addition to stepping up the layout of the financial markets of Asian countries, Lu Shaohua also asked Qin Sichen to make targeted arrangements to allow Phoenix Group to do its best to reduce losses.

As for Shenzhen, Lu Shaohua had of course also made corresponding arrangements. However, Shenzhen was different from Hong Kong in that it was only responsible for the domestic market. The only place that needed to be defended was the Phoenix base to limit product output.

With the reminder from last time, Chu Lei did not ask any more questions and agreed directly. He produced according to the order without overproduction, and then prepared to produce low-end products, ready to officially enter the low-end product market during the gap in between.

After the last predicament, Lu Shaohua will not make the same mistake this time. When completely restricting production, Lu Shaohua also made corresponding arrangements to prevent the market share from being swallowed up, and the situation like last time did not happen again.

Actually, Lu Shaohua was worrying too much. The last time Phoenix Group turned defeat into victory and made several opponents embarrassed, it had only been a few months. Even if Phoenix Group restricted production again, they would definitely not dare to cause trouble again. If they were hit by Phoenix Group again, then they would be completely finished.

After all the defenses were done, Lu Shaohua breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, it was already the last day of March, and March 1997 ended quietly. Li Shangkui's proposal was also successful. According to Lu Shaohua's wishes, they got married on April 3st.

To this end, Lu Shaohua bought a villa in the villa community where he lived and gave it to Li Shangkui and his wife as a wedding gift. Of course, it was also for Li Shangkui to live closer to him.

There was no other way. Li Shangkui still chose to stay with Lu Shaohua and be his bodyguard. Lu Shaohua could only take this method to solve the problems in their lives. If they lived far away, the time Li Shangkui spent with his wife would inevitably be reduced. But if they lived not far away, it would be different. When Lu Shaohua did not go out, Li Shangkui could stay at home to accompany his wife.

As a bodyguard who has been with Lu Shaohua for many years and one of Lu Shaohua's most trusted people, how could their wedding be stingy? Lu Shaohua informed a few people who had a good relationship with him in the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and asked them to come to show their support. All the executives of the Phoenix Group also came to show their support. As for Chen Guobang, who was like a comrade-in-arms and an elder brother, he was also among them.

Li Shangkui is an orphan, and Chen Guobang, as his eldest brother, acted as the head of the family, which made Lu Shaohua laugh. However, Chen Guobang acted as if it was a matter of course, which made Lu Shaohua roll his eyes in anger.

"By the way, brother, Brother Zhijie is getting married in France in a few days. Has he informed you?" Lu Shaohua asked with a smile.

How could Li Zhijie not inform Chen Guobang about his marriage? However, Lu Shaohua didn't know how to bring up this matter, so he could only use this question to bring up the topic.

"I've notified you. I'll be coming to Shenzhen on the 5th and taking a ride. Oh, no, it's a plane ride. Enjoy your private plane and go to France together." Chen Guobang also made a little joke.

"Ah!" Lu Shaohua sighed, and then said, "You come to mock me too."

"I'm telling the truth." Chen Guobang retorted firmly.

“……” What else could Lu Shaohua do? He could only shut his mouth helplessly and pretend that he had never mentioned this matter.