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Chapter 202: Securing the Siheyuan and Ensuring His Children Are Billionaires
Chapter 202: Securing the Siheyuan and Ensuring His Children Are Billionaires
After the Lantern Festival, the students were getting ready to return to school.
This semester, the younger children, Deng Yunhua and Deng Yunheng, would continue their studies as usual, but the older ones, Deng Yunzhu and Deng Yunsong, would be attending the Shuangwang Junior High School. As part of the educational reform in Bobai County, the Naye Junior High School had officially disappeared from history.
Deng Shirong provided his children with their tuition fees and living expenses, making sure his eldest daughter had enough money. Then, he boarded the bus to the county town.
When Deng Shirong arrived, the second session of the Seventh People's Congress had just concluded. Unlike the typical rural folk who were intimidated by high-ranking officials, Deng Shirong was unfazed. After eating a bowl of noodles and resting briefly, he headed to the county government to meet with a leader.
In those days, it was relatively easy to meet with high-ranking officials. Deng Shirong told the guard that he was there to discuss an investment opportunity, and within ten minutes, he was granted an audience with the principal leader.
After a nearly half-hour discussion, Deng Shirong successfully convinced the leader.
With a wave of his hand, the leader approved a plot of land on Xicheng Road and granted a three-year tax exemption, showing a genuine willingness to support the project.
Over the next three days, Deng Shirong met with the relevant officials to ensure that the leader's promises were fulfilled.
Three days later, Deng Shirong visited the county architectural design institute. He paid a portion of the design fee to have professionals design a three-story building. His only requirement was to minimize the number of supporting columns and maximize the open space.
For a building with several floors, the county architectural design institute might have had some difficulty, but for a three-story structure, it was a straightforward task. After all, they had recently completed the design for a five-story department store that had just opened last year.
After paying the advance design fee, Deng Shirong boarded a bus to Nanning, with his ultimate destination being Beijing.
...
A week later.
Deng Shirong returned to Beijing.
Despite his preparations and wearing several layers of clothing, he still shivered in the bitter cold. As a southerner who had never experienced temperatures below zero, stepping into a place where the temperature was well below freezing was a significant shock.
Fortunately, the layers of clothing he wore were not for show. After a short period of acclimatization, he was able to move around more comfortably.
Deng Shirong did not rush to visit his second son at the university. He planned to take care of his business first and visit his son before leaving.
For the next half month, Deng Shirong's presence could be seen in many of Beijing's prime Siheyuan locations.
Because Deng Shirong was generous with his money and not overly concerned with minor details, it took him only a little over two weeks to successfully purchase seven Siheyuan, all of which were three-courtyard compounds. In the future, each of these would be worth a nine-figure sum.
The total cost for the seven Siheyuan was just over 320,000 yuan, averaging less than 50,000 yuan per compound, which was much cheaper than he had anticipated, leaving him overjoyed.
Although he could have bought two or three more with the money he saved, Deng Shirong decided against it. One Siheyuan for each of his seven children was sufficient. There was no need to buy more, as the true value of these compounds would only be realized decades later.
Keeping more funds in hand to invest might be more profitable than buying more Siheyuan.
After completing his business, Deng Shirong headed to Peking University to visit his second son before returning home.
...
Afternoon.
Peking University Campus.
Deng Yunheng was lost in thought about a problem from his major course as he walked toward the nearest cafeteria.
Suddenly, a familiar voice called out, “Xiao Deng!”
Deng Yunheng turned to see a petite girl with short hair calling his name.
The girl, Song Yu, was a senior in her third year, also from Bobai, and they had met through the Guangxi alumni association. The sense of familiarity from encountering a fellow Bobai native at Peking University had quickly turned them into good friends.
“Sister Song!”
Deng Yunheng smiled and greeted her, “Have you eaten yet? If not, let’s go together?”
“Not yet!”
Song Yu nodded and sighed, “Xiao Deng, you were right not to go back for the New Year. The trains are really packed now. My trip home this year was a nightmare. If it weren’t for Lao Peng and Lao Zhang’s help, I probably wouldn’t have even been able to get on the train. It was terrifying.
And those few days and nights on the train were really tough!”
Hearing Sister Song’s rapid complaints, Deng Yunheng laughed, “More and more people are working away from home, and they all want to go back for the New Year. Naturally, the trains get crowded.”
Song Yu nodded, “That’s true. I’ve gone home for the past two years, and the passenger numbers this year were much higher than last year. I thought it would be about the same. If I had known it would be so crowded, I would have stayed here with you!”
As they walked and talked, they soon reached the cafeteria entrance.
Just as Deng Yunheng was about to enter with Sister Song, he saw someone he never expected to see here. He rubbed his eyes, thinking he must be seeing things.
Deng Shirong, seeing his son’s reaction, couldn’t help but laugh and scold, “You haven’t seen me for half a year, and you don’t recognize your old man?”
Hearing his father’s voice, Deng Yunheng realized he wasn’t imagining things and exclaimed with delight, “Dad, what are you doing here?”
Deng Shirong smiled, “I’m here on some business and thought I’d drop by to see you. Is this your classmate?”
Deng Yunheng quickly introduced them, “Dad, this is a senior in her third year, Song Yu. She’s also from Bobai. Sister Song, this is my dad.”
Song Yu was surprised and immediately greeted him, “Uncle, hello!”
Deng Shirong smiled and replied, “Hello, Song. It’s not easy to meet a fellow Guangxi native here in the capital. You should help each other.”
Song Yu smiled, “Don’t worry, Uncle. We Guangxi natives here are very close-knit!”
Deng Shirong nodded and asked, “You haven’t eaten yet, right? Let me take you out for a good meal.”
Song Yu laughed, “Uncle, the cafeteria is fine. We don’t need to go out; it would be too much trouble!”
Deng Shirong smiled, “It’s no trouble at all. I can afford a meal. You must be tired of the cafeteria food by now. It’s good to change things up once in a while.”
Song Yu hesitated, “But...”
Deng Yunheng encouraged her, “Sister Song, don’t be so formal. My dad isn’t a big tycoon, but he can certainly afford one meal.”
Song Yu, who had a straightforward personality, saw their sincerity and decided not to refuse. She nodded, “Alright, I’ll join you!”
(End of Chapter)
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