Episode 74 The Ford Family's Dowry

The next day, November 8, Ye Ziyu and his girlfriend Bai Xiaoman, that night, Ye Ziyu and Bai Xiaoman went to Bai Xiaoman's house and officially became guests.

Before, Shang Xiaojun and Xiuxiu talked to him about a problem very seriously. That is, to marry Bai Xiaoman, you must have the consciousness of monogamy for life. The family background is good, but it is not a Ming family, and it will never tolerate his daughter working with other women in a foreign country. This must be thought through.

But Ye Ziyu said categorically that he had long been prepared to only have Bai Xiaoman for the rest of his life. Even if he is given a hundred women, as long as there is no Bai Xiaoman, what is the point?

To be honest, both Shang Xiaojun and Xiuxiu are more satisfied with this in-laws. But the only regret is that there can only be such a family. …… If you marry a Ming woman, the first one may not be so ideal, but there will be a chance in the future. And there may be more than one good opportunity.

But now that this is available, and it's good, it's accepted. What's more, Ye Ziyu himself is still so satisfied and likes it so much. For Shang Xiaojun and Xiuxiu, who love him the most, Ziyu can be happy, that is the most important thing.

Bai Xiaoman's father, Deli Bradley, is now the second vice president of Ford (Daming) Motor Company. And as Bai Xiaoman said, this year's promotion to the first vice president has basically been decided.

After seeing his father-in-law, Ye Ziyu was very surprised. Because this Bradley is very different from his daughter. Although Bai Xiaoman is also a Chinese American, he looks like a lady born and raised in the Ming Dynasty. As a second-generation immigrant, he is basically a "banana man", and he can't even speak Chinese very well, many complex words can only be expressed in English, and Bai Xiaoman is needed to act as a translator. His speech and demeanor, his way of thinking, and his ideological concepts are completely American.

In this regard, he is really inferior to Bai Xiaoman, who is the third-generation immigrant of the Bai family. As the saying goes, "next generation", Bradley's father, Bai Jingui, one of the old Ford's entrepreneurial partners, handed over his career to his talented and business-savvy son very early, and he retired early to hold his granddaughter. So Bai Xiaoman grew up playing on his grandfather's lap since he was a child, and spent much more time with his grandfather than with his father. And Bai Jingui is an authentic Chinese, so all the characteristics of "Chinese" on Bai Baigui have been transferred to his granddaughter from generation to generation.

Although this time it was just a "guest" and a ceremonial visit, Ye Ziyu seemed very anxious, and he asked for a kiss in a hurry, and expressed his willingness to accept baptism, convert to Protestantism, and only love Bai Xiaoman for the rest of his life.

The Bai family also read this morning's newspaper, and they also knew that Bai Xiaoman officially walked into Xiang Xiaoqiang's house last night. And it seems that he was accepted by Xiang Jia. So today's visit to Ye Ziyu, or even his courtship, was not too unexpected. It's just that as for whether this marriage is cost-effective, Bai Deli has not yet considered it. To be precise, he, like his family, treats Bai Xiaoman as a chess piece, and is ready to use his daughter's marriage to expand the territory of the family business. So this happened suddenly, and he still needed to communicate with his family, as well as with the Ford father and son. After all, the businesses of his family and the Ford family are tied together. Together, to be precise.

Therefore, Bai Deli said frankly and asked Ye Ziyu to give him some time to think about it.

Although Ye Ziyu is eager to love, after all, he also grew up in a scholarly family, and he is still very educated. He was very anxious, but he still held back, and according to what Bai Xiaoman taught him, he said very respectfully and politely: He will wait with a happy heart.

After Ye Ziyu came back, he talked to the family completely. Xiang Xiaoqiang went to live in Wuwang Villa again, and was not at home. Shang Xiaojun and Xiuxiu discussed it, and after thinking about it, they felt that there should be nothing wrong, and Bai Deli probably felt more surprised, and he also needed to discuss it with the family. After all, this family business came relatively suddenly, and there was no long-term planning and weighing in advance. Then since people say so, we don't have to rush, just wait.

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However, only one day later, on November 10, Bai Deli sent someone to send invitations to Xiangfu, officially inviting Count Xiang Xiaoqiang, Mrs. Shang Xiaojun, and Mr. Ye Ziyu to his home as guests.

Xiang's family was very surprised, they didn't expect to hear back so soon. And it was an invitation to Xiang Jiafu to be a guest, so it seemed that it was going to be approved, and the parents of both sides met.

That night, Xiang Xiaoqiang, Xiuxiu, Shang Xiaojun, and Ye Ziyu drove to Baifu.

As the vice president of Daming Ford, Bai Deli has a mansion in Qinhuai District in the south of the city, which is not too far away according to the Princess Mansion of Liaoyang, and the scale and grade are similar, completely in traditional Chinese style. Xiang Xiaoqiang couldn't help but sigh: As a native Chinese, his mansion is purely European. As a "banana man", Bai Deli's mansion is purely Chinese. When you think about it, it's really interesting.

When Xiang Xiaoqiang's family got off the bus, Bai Deli, Mrs. Bai Deli, and Bai Xiaoman's family went to the door to greet them. When the two families met, it felt like the families of the two heads of state were visiting and meeting, and it was a solemn and friendly hug and hand kiss. At this time, the paparazzi were caught off guard: there were only two reporters guarding the gate of Baifu, and the reporters who followed from Xiangfu were left behind and had not yet arrived. The two reporters in front of the Baifu seemed to have been favored by God, and they frantically filmed the whole process of the meeting between the two families without competitors, and then wanted to follow up to interview, but were blocked by the housekeeper of Baifu, and watched a group of focus people go in with unfinished eyes.

But soon, a large number of reporters came when they heard the news, and the reporters at the gate of Baifu began to gather and wait.

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Mr. and Mrs. Bai were quite friendly, Bai Deli and Xiang Xiaoqiang walked side by side, and Mrs. Bai personally pushed Shang Xiaojun's wheelchair and took Xiang and his family to visit the entire mansion first, and then came to the small living room to chat before the dinner.

By this time, everyone understands that it's time to get down to business.

After the greetings, Bai Deli took the initiative to provoke the conversation, saying that he asked Ye Ziyu to give him some time to think about it, and he thought about it now, and felt that Ye Ziyu's love for his daughter was sincere, and his daughter also really loved Ye Ziyu, and the combination of the two should be happy. Therefore, as a father, he will give blessings to the two young men.

As soon as these words were spoken, the small living room was filled with joy. As everyone knows, this is tantamount to accepting the man's courtship.

Immediately afterwards, Bradley said that he would give his daughter 1% of the shares of Ford as a dowry.

1% of Ford stock, that's a lot. Considering that Ford is a worldwide industrial, commercial, and financial empire, and that it is a decentralized family holding, the proportion of shares in the hands of each major family member is not much except for the shares in the hands of the Ford father and son, other conglomerates and financial giants, and in the hands of the public. This time take out 1%, whether it is the value of its wealth or the proportion, it is very high.

Bradley said this, and of course Xiang family understood the meaning. Then, Shang Xiaojun reciprocated and said that he would give his daughter-in-law a meeting gift, that is, 3% of Yuhuacong stocks, 2% of Zheng's shipbuilding stocks, and 5% of Zheng's mineral stocks. Of course, this is Shang Xiaojun's gift to his daughter-in-law, but in fact, it was all taken out to Xiaoqiang. Combined, these stocks are worth only a fraction of the value of 1% Ford stock.

A Ford consortium is several times larger than the entire Daming Zheng consortium. Compared with Bai Deli, Xiang Xiaoqiang is still just a poor man. Xiang Xiaoqiang can't compare wealth with Ford's boss (or at least one of the bosses). Xiang Xiaoqiang's advantages lie in his lofty aristocratic status, power and influence at the top of the military circles, and his close relationship with the top nobles of the Ming Empire, the Zhu and Zheng families.

In the eyes of Bai Deli and the Ford family, Bai Xiaoman's marriage to Ye Ziyu was not a marriage with the Ye family at all, but a marriage with the Xiang family. Ye Ziyu's only advantage is nothing more than Xiang Xiaoqiang's brother-in-law.

"Mr. Henry-Ford has entrusted me to convey his homage to Mr. Earl," said Bradley with a smile, "and Mr. Ford Sr. has been following the procurement of your country all this time. He will do everything in his power to give impetus to your country's procurement. He asked me to convey to Monsieur Earl a personal thought: that the wheels of justice sometimes tripped over the vines and slowed down temporarily...... But it must be temporary, and the vines are destined to be left far behind. …… Your country is engaged in a just cause. This is not just a matter for your country, but for all of humanity. God will not allow this cause to be held back for a long time by a few ugly Jews...... Ford has decided to expand its investment in Daming, and the focus of the first phase is luxury cars with the aristocratic temperament of Daming, as well as a large number of military vehicles. ”

He smiled and thanked Mr. Bradley and Mr. Ford.

He only remembered now that Henry Ford was a man with strong anti-Semitic tendencies. It is said that he once sponsored Hitler and assisted him in ascending to power...... Moreover, he is still heavily involved in the rearmament of Germany. The proximity of Daming and Germany may also make old Ford optimistic about Daming to a certain extent......

Moreover, judging from the tone of the Ford family, it seems that in their opinion, it is only a matter of time before Daming and the American industry cooperate in a big way. Whether the road is tortuous or not, at least in their eyes, the future is undoubtedly bright.

In fact, this is also Xiang Xiaoqiang's view. Whatever the people want and the trend of the times is, it is nothing more than a matter of time before a "Neutrality Law" is completed.