readsfreenovel Chapter 46 Chronicles of Hong Kong in the Past 4
Chapter 46 Chronicles of Hong Kong in the Past 4
After graduating from university, Liu Yuxi stayed at the school for another year to study psychology as a graduate student. Among the female classmates who were also studying there, there was one named Du Lisha who happened to be from Hong Kong. She took a liking to her and thought that if she was suitable, she should be brought back to the company. The entertainment industry is so stressful, and it is necessary for the company's employees to receive psychological counseling from time to time.
During their year as classmates, she carefully observed Du Lisha and found her to be upright, enthusiastic, and cheerful. When she returned from consultations with her professor, she never mentioned any patients, perfectly meeting Liu Yuxi's requirements. So Liu Yuxi asked her about her plans after graduation. Her family had immigrated to the UK, but she still held traditional, old-fashioned ideas. She said she continued her studies to delay facing her family's pressure to get married, but she couldn't keep escaping it and was also troubled. Deep down, Chinese people still care about their family's opinions and have many concerns.
Isn't that a coincidence? Liu Yuxi started persuading her to go back to work in Hong Kong. Her family couldn't come back to Hong Kong specifically to catch her, and she would only have to deal with pressure to get married when she went home for Chinese New Year. Otherwise, she would be very free. It was much better than working in the UK. Perhaps Du Lisha really didn't want to get married right now, so she agreed to Liu Yuxi's suggestion before graduation and went to work for her company.
So, in December 1975, Liu Yuxi, after graduating, took Teresa Carpio back to Hong Kong. Teresa Carpio didn't want to go to her home, so she called Wang Sihai beforehand and asked him to buy a two-story building near the company to be used as employee dormitories. After dropping her off at the employee dormitory, they agreed that she would rest the next day and he would take her to visit the company the day after. Liu Yuxi then went home.
The family reunited, and her father even threw her a small family banquet to celebrate her return after completing her studies. The next day, Comrade Bao called Liu Yuxi into his study, asked her about her future plans, and also inquired about the issues facing his family's shipping company. Liu Yuxi knew this was the power of the plot; after all, Comrade Bao had asked her the same questions a couple of years ago. To be honest, she didn't know much about the shipping industry when she first arrived, but she had a cheat code. In her spare time, she had researched the Bao family's information in various parallel universes. The minor setbacks might differ, but she knew the well-known facts. Therefore, whenever Comrade Bao asked her questions, she could always offer reasonable advice. This made Comrade Bao trust her even more.
In the past, after discussing her company, her father would usually give her a check and let her go shopping. But today, her father didn't let her leave. Instead, he told her about her second brother. Her second brother was the eldest son of the second wife. He was already married and had two children, a boy and a girl. He believed that he was no worse than the eldest son of the first wife in any way, except for his family background. Therefore, her second brother was usually very strict with himself, hoping that his father could see his excellence. But recently, her second brother had become infatuated with a rising star in the entertainment industry named Lin Wan'er. "That name sounds so tacky!" Liu Yuxi thought to herself, and it was almost common knowledge.
This is completely out of character for his second brother. Even if he's lost his mind, he wouldn't do something like this. And it's not just him; several of his uncles' sons in the industry also have one or more who are infatuated with that little star. Lao Bao even showed Liu Yuxi a picture of Lin Wan'er. She doesn't have the kind of face that's captivating at first glance. Anyone with eyes can see that this is abnormal, but the people involved all think they've met their true love and are causing a huge uproar at home.
Comrade Lao Bao felt that Lin Wan'er was very strange and was afraid that she had cursed the children. He even specially found a master to take a look, but he couldn't see anything. Because Liu Yuxi said that she would mainly be managing Huanyu in the future and would be in the entertainment industry, her father was worried that if Liu Yuxi met Lin Wan'er one day, Liu Yuxi would suffer again. After all, that woman now has a group of second-generation rich kids following her. So he gave Liu Yuxi a heads-up in advance.
But when Liu Yuxi heard this, she had one feeling: Had the female lead from a novel appeared? According to the protagonist's trope, the people surrounding Lin Wan'er were all second-generation heirs from the top five families in Hong Kong. While their qualifications were top-notch, according to normal novel settings, her second brother was definitely not a match for the female lead, unless something happened to her eldest brother, making him the first in line to inherit the Bao family fortune. That would require the entire eldest brother's family to be in trouble, since the eldest grandson was already 16, a year older than Liu Yuxi. Even if something happened to her eldest brother, Old Bao could still continue to groom his grandson! As for the other people, one was the heir to his family, while the others were all outstanding on their own, but had no inheritance rights within the family. If the male lead was among these people, then this was definitely a bad omen!
She explained to Lao Bao in detail the typical tropes of romance novels and the characteristics of the female lead's "halo." She then reminded Lao Bao to keep an eye on her older brother's family for any travel plans, and to always remember that her brother and nephew absolutely could not travel together. Lao Bao took her description very seriously, as his grandson was still in high school. So he called his brother, and sure enough, his brother planned a family trip to France after his nephew's vacation started. Lao Bao was terrified. He immediately called his brother back to the old house, gave him a thorough lecture, and then demanded that his grandson stay at the old house during his vacation, not going anywhere else. He also instructed his brother not to plan any travel in the short term, to double-check the car before each trip, and to be careful on the road.
Because her second brother's recent unusual behavior had been noticed by the family, her eldest brother was also very concerned, as it concerned his life. The Bao family was on edge. Old Bao invited the uncles out for tea and told them about the plot of the novel Liu Yuxi had described. When the uncles realized that, apart from the one who was already the heir, the other heirs in their families were all at risk of their entire families being wiped out, they couldn't sit still and went back to make arrangements. Meanwhile, Uncle Li, whose son was the heir and liked Lin Wan'er, had an only son who was only 24 years old and engaged, as he had been injured when he was young.
He was even more panicked. He only had one son, and there was no cost to be made for him to make mistakes. If his son married Lin Wan'er and everything went smoothly, he would accept it. But after hearing what Lao Bao said, and considering the trouble Lin Wan'er had caused with those people recently, Lin Wan'er was clearly not a peaceful person. Regarding Uncle Li's family, Liu Yuxi suggested that he and Aunt Li could go to England to take a look. England had now developed artificial insemination technology, so they could try for a second child. Although Uncle Li was over fifty, he had already been injured when he married Aunt Li. Aunt Li was his mistress at the time, and she only entered the Li family because she was pregnant, so Aunt Li was only in her forties.
At this point, Liu Yuxi's heart skipped a beat, unsure whether to speak. Seeing her hesitant expression, Uncle Li said, "My dear niece, just speak your mind. This matter is already so bizarre; what can't you say?" "Uncle Li, why don't you go to England yourself to learn about artificial insemination? It would be best to bring some of Brother Li's hair with you, so you can do a paternity test there, just in case." The three in the room fell silent. Indeed, this really needed to be confirmed. Having weathered many storms, they understood the situation better by stepping back and looking at it from an outsider's perspective. After saying goodbye to the Bao family father and daughter, Uncle Li went home to make arrangements.