mtlumby2d Chapter 525 Birthday Celebration
Chapter 525 Birthday Celebration
Lu Ye walked out of the main building with Meng Chenliang personally seeing him off.
"Principal Meng, please stay. There's really no need to see me off. I'm a little unworthy of your hospitality."
"Mr. Lu is too modest."
"Next, we will contact Hong Kong University to confirm the academic content of this exchange meeting."
"I want to thank you again." Meng Chenliang expressed his gratitude to Lu Ye again.
"Principal Meng, please stay. I'll be leaving first. If you need me for anything later, please let me know."
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After some more pleasantries, Lu Ye finally left the main building.
In fact, Lu Ye had not planned to leave directly, but was preparing to find Su Mengyao, but it was not convenient to tell Meng Chenliang directly just now.
Arriving downstairs of the girls' dormitory, Lu Ye called down Su Mengyao, who had just finished her lunch break.
Two people were touring Binhai University in late autumn.
While walking on the street, Lu Ye told Su Mengyao that the Shu family had helped and that Hong Kong University had agreed to conduct academic exchanges.
"I didn't expect Shu Wen's family to be so powerful." Su Mengyao said with some surprise.
All Su Mengyao's knowledge of Hong Kong is limited to some film and television works.
I only have a very vague impression of the so-called big families and big groups in Hong Kong.
To Su Mengyao, it was unbelievable that a family could easily influence a world-renowned university.
She really couldn't imagine what kind of society that was.
Looking at Su Mengyao, who had an incredible expression on her face, Lu Ye smiled and said, "Capitalist society is very different from where we are."
“Economy dominates everything. This is the basic law of capitalist society.”
"Many people there talk about pursuing freedom, but in their hearts they are chasing money."
“When the wealth of some people reaches a certain level, the social structure will change dramatically, taking on a pyramid-like structure.”
“Families and chaebols just emerge.”
"And the influence of these families and chaebols who control most of society's wealth can be said to be terrifying."
"Although Hong Kong University is a world-renowned prestigious university, it is now, like other world-renowned universities, influenced to some extent by families and chaebols."
"After all, if they want to survive, they need money."
"The Shu family is one of the sponsoring families of Xiangjiang University. Xiangjiang University has no choice but to give the Shu family face."
"This is what it means to be under a low eaves and have no choice but to bow your head."
Lu Ye's words did not mean to disparage anyone, but were merely expounding a very simple truth.
He also described to Su Mengyao the rules of survival in Hong Kong's capitalist society.
Su Mengyao looked at Lu Ye with her beautiful eyes.
He looked thoughtful.
After a moment, he asked, "So you work so hard to make money, do you also want to become a chaebol, or create a big family?"
Hearing this, Lu Ye grinned and laughed.
"What a joke."
"If anyone else heard this, they would definitely label me a capitalist-roader. I can't say anything like that."
"Let me tell you, I don't really have any feelings about money. I don't like money."
Lu Ye remembered what Mr. Ma had said.
I borrowed it without hesitation at this moment.
Su Mengyao didn't expect Lu Ye to say such shameless words. She was so disgusted that she almost vomited out her undigested lunch.
"You're so disgusting. You rack your brains every day to make more money, but you say you don't like money. How hypocritical!" Su Mengyao said bluntly.
The next day.
Inside the Shu family villa in Xiangjiang, there is a scene of colorful lights and decorations everywhere.
Mr. Shu was wearing a traditional auspicious suit and his face was full of smiles.
Today is Mr. Shu’s birthday.
The guests who came to celebrate the birthday early in the morning almost filled the Shu family's yard.
As the current head of the Shu family, Shu Tianqi is extremely busy. He has been receiving guests from all sides since early morning.
For today's birthday banquet, Shu Tianqi specially invited the most famous chef team in Hong Kong.
In the huge villa compound, fine wine and delicious food are supplied almost continuously.
"Master, everything outside is almost ready, you should go out."
Inside the villa, the housekeeper came behind Mr. Shu and reminded him softly.
"Then go out." Mr. Shu smiled.
Today is his birthday.
But in fact, the Shu family deliberately took the opportunity to show themselves to the outside world.
This global oil crisis dealt a severe blow to Hong Kong's economy.
Even the once powerful shipping giants are now badly damaged, with some undergoing transformation and others cutting their operations.
However, their Shu family was not affected by this crisis at all. On the contrary, they made further progress.
Not only did he take over the Song family's shipping company in one fell swoop and own his own maritime transport fleet, he also developed a super-large farm in the mainland.
It further stabilized the Shu family's position in the Hong Kong grain market.
The Shu family can be said to have taken a step further.
The family’s status in Hong Kong naturally improved as well.
"He's out, Master Shu is out."
I don’t know who was the first to see Mr. Shu walking out of the villa, and immediately shouted.
"Mr. Shu, you are blessed with great fortune."
"Good luck to Mr. Shu."
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There were many guests at the scene, who bowed to Mr. Shu and shouted auspicious words to wish him a happy birthday.
"hehe......"
Mr. Shu greeted them with a smile and responded to them one by one.
"Thank you all for taking the time out of your busy schedules to come and celebrate my birthday. You have brought honor to our Shu family. Thank you... Thank you."
"Dad." Shu Tianqi walked quickly to Old Man Shu and whispered to him, "The Governor of Hong Kong is busy and can't come here, so he sent someone to deliver a gift."
"People from several major families are here too. I'll take you there."
"it is good."
Old Master Shu nodded, and under the guidance of Shu Tianqi, walked towards the locations of several major families.
The so-called upper class is actually just a small circle composed of wealthy people.
In this circle, some people fight against each other for their own interests, but still flatter each other on the surface.
Some people are in cahoots with each other and plot against others.
To put it bluntly, they are just a group of jackals covered in jewels and precious stones.
Mr. Shu greeted the people from several major families one by one.
The birthday banquet has entered the formal stage.
Mr. Shu returned to the main seat and sat down.
Shu Wen, the third generation of the Shu family, dressed in gorgeous clothes and holding a gift she had carefully prepared, walked up to the old man.
"Grandpa, I wish you good fortune as vast as the East Sea and a long life as long as the Southern Mountains! May this day be with you every year, and I kowtow to you."