Chu Xiangqian saw his daughter-in-law looking left and right, and finally subconsciously moved closer to his side, and couldn't help but ask strangely, "What's wrong?" ”

Xue Jinglan whispered a little embarrassed, "Brother Qian, the new home is too big and luxurious, and I am a little panicked.

And if you go out to run errands during the day, I'm staying alone in such a big place, or in the mountains, it's a little scary to think about it. ”

Chu Xiangqian had worried that Xiao Lan'er would not dare to live here alone, even if there were housekeepers, nannies, and maids, but in the end, he was not a person that Lan Lan was familiar with, and he might feel even more lonely.

"Don't worry, I go to work during the day, and I will definitely go home to accompany you at night. And in the last week, if you're really not used to it, follow me out during the day.

In the future, if I have something to do and want to go abroad, then I will send you back to the capital first, and then I will take you back to Hong Kong Island when I finish my errands outside.

Or bring your grandma and mother-in-law with you. ”

Xue Jinglan was relieved at this time, as long as she followed Chu Xiangqian's side, she naturally had nothing to worry about.

However, grandma is old, in order to accompany her granddaughter to and fro, where is Xue Jinglan willing.

It's better to be like Chu Xiangqian said, when he has something to leave Hong Kong Island, then go back to the capital to accompany his parents and grandparents.

Pulled Xue Jinglan to finish shopping around the villa, and when she went downstairs, she saw Zhang Tianzhi talking to a woman in her 30s.

Seeing Chu Xiangqian Xue Jinglan coming down, Zhang Tianzhi hurriedly walked over and whispered beside him, "Boss, this is Sister Tao, who has worked in the Liu family in Yau Ma Tei for 17 years.

The year before last, her husband was disabled due to work, and the Liu family dismissed her, and at the beginning of this year, her husband finally died of illness, and after Master Hong was injured in the ring, he was asked to take care of his Xiaobao.

I heard that you are looking for a maid, and Master Hong highly recommends Sister Tao.

I checked it myself, and I asked someone to ask around, and the reviews were very good. ”

When Chu looked at the woman, he felt familiar, and when he heard the title of Sister Tao, he immediately recognized this person.

If the secret path is really like the character in the movie, this woman should be trustworthy.

But the real performance naturally depends on the actual performance in the process of getting along in the future.

After all, Sister Tao in the movie has been working in the Liu family all her life and is respected by the Liu family, but it does not mean that she is still 30 years old at this time, and she will be the same as in the movie.

However, instead of finding someone who is completely unfamiliar with you, it is better to use Sister Tao first.

After all, Hong Zhennan is the guarantor, Zhang Tianzhi personally investigated, and his understanding of Sister Tao in the movie, for the time being, she is indeed the most suitable person.

Chu Xiangqian whispered to Zhang Tianzhi and asked, "Do you have children?" ”

Zhang Tianzhi nodded, "I have a son and a daughter, but 、、、。 ”

Zhang Tianzhi hesitated for a few seconds before continuing, "Sister Tao's parents-in-law not only kicked her out of the house because she was a husband, but also forbade her to visit her two children under the age of 10.

Even in order to avoid her, I heard that I planned to return to my hometown in the mainland. ”

In the mid-50s, when the fields were divided, there were really many people on Hong Kong Island and Southeast Asia who returned to the Celestial Empire.

It's a pity that this wave of homecoming began to stop directly in the 60s.

When Chu Xiangqian heard this, he was even more relieved.

If you have no children and no daughters, although you have nothing to worry about, as long as you treat her well, you will naturally rely on the Chu family.

But if she has children, there may be some troubles in the future, but it can be regarded as a constraint on her.

Walking up to Sister Tao, who looked nervous, Chu Xiangqian said with a smile, "The monthly salary is 200, including food and accommodation." After a three-month probationary period, the monthly salary is 300.

As long as you do well, you can raise your salary by 100 yuan a month. ”

Don't look at the proportion of salary increases, it seems to be very high, but ten years later, on Hong Kong Island, the monthly salary of 1300 can only be regarded as the upper middle.

But twenty years later, the monthly salary of 2,300 is at best moderate.

But in the eyes of Sister Tao, this job is more than 1 times more generous than what the Liu family gave before.

And the salary increase is incomparable.

Nodding busily, "I'll do it, thank you sir." ”

Then he looked at Xue Jinglan, who was a little nervous, and said with a smile, "Thank you, madam." ”

Chu Xiangqian has become accustomed to some of the names on the Hong Kong Island side, and he also knows that instead of letting the servants hired by the family change the names in the future, it is better to continue the habits on the Hong Kong Island side.

Xue Jinglan was a little unaccustomed to it.

But Xiao Nizi has always listened to Chu Xiangqian, her man doesn't care, and she doesn't refuse.

Of course, the villa is so big, it is impossible for Sister Tao to be alone at home, at least 2 or 3 need to be cleaned, and even because she lives on the top of the mountain, she needs a special person to be responsible for buying vegetables.

I can't say that I have to pay the purchased car, otherwise, ride a bicycle and carry vegetables up and down the mountain, think about it, you know that this person will be tired enough every day.

"That's right, boss," Zhang Tianzhi whispered, "Yuan Hua said that if you think he is still useful, he is willing to show you the door." ”

Chu Xiangqian thought silently for a few seconds, Yuanhua was in his 50s, and it seemed that it was really good to come over and look at the gate.

It's just that Chu Xiangqian is a little worried, this old man used to be a killer agent, and if he can't keep it, he will have any enemies.

Thinking of this, he shook his head, "The old guy used to specialize in black work, and I don't want to affect me because his enemies are looking for him." ”

When Zhang Tianzhi heard this, he immediately stopped mentioning Yuanhua.

Chu Xiangqian's heart moved, among the disciples of those masters in the martial arts association, there were some female apprentices.

Very few of these female apprentices are rich in the family, after all, rich families will not send their daughters to martial arts halls to practice martial arts.

Most of them are from ordinary families near the martial arts hall, and the neighbors basically know the roots, and they have practiced martial arts, not to mention how many they fight, it should be no problem to deal with one or two ordinary men.

Of course, this is really good practice, and it shouldn't be difficult to find two or three to come over as a servant, as long as the salary is good.

Zhang Tianzhi nodded after listening, "Then I'll ask the masters in the association in the past two days." ”

At noon, Sister Tao made four dishes, one soup and five home-cooked dishes, Chu Xiangqian thought it was okay, but Xue Jinglan felt that it tasted very good.

And what makes Xue Jinglan most satisfied is that Sister Tao looks very clean, and she is dressed in a white jacket and maid, and there is no stain at all.

The hair was combed into large braids, and the nails were neatly cut, so that no dirt was visible.

After the kitchen was ready, it was immediately tidied up, and it was spotless, not to mention Xue Jinglan, even Chu Xiangqian was very satisfied in this regard.

After eating, he said to Sister Tao with a smile, "Sister Tao, since Mrs. likes to eat the dishes you cook, then in the future, you will be responsible for managing the other servants in the family, taking care of Mrs. Ma's daily life, and being responsible for my wife's and my wife's diet."

You will be paid 100 plus your salary, which is considered to be the remuneration for wearing many hats. ”

Sister Tao was stunned for a moment, and then confirmed in disbelief, "Master, madam, my cooking is actually very ordinary." Are you really asking me to take care of the meals? ”

Chu Qianqian looked at Xue Jinglan, and Xiao Lan'er hurriedly said, "Brother Xiangqian, I like Sister Tao to cook all dishes." ”

Then he whispered, "She loves to be clean." ”

Chu Xiangqian immediately knew what his daughter-in-law meant, the food didn't need to be very delicious, but the cleanliness must be recognized by her.

Moreover, the meals that Lan Lan eats every day in the capital, not to mention the taste, it is difficult to eat meat every day.

Even if her grandmother and mother's craftsmanship are good, they will definitely not be able to compare, and the dishes made by Sister Peach, who does not need to worry about ingredients and seasonings, are delicious.

"Okay, listen to you, you will be responsible for the big and small affairs of the family in the future, I will assist from the side, if you don't understand, ask Sister Tao more." When Ehime comes back, let her live here too.

If I'm too busy during the day, let her accompany you or drive you out shopping. ”

Hearing that Ehime would come over, Xue Jinglan couldn't help but smile and nodded.

Before marrying Chu Xiangqian, she got along very well with Ehime, and now that she has become an aunt, the relationship is naturally closer.

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When Chu Xiangqian went to Standard Chartered Bank in the afternoon, before the little girl sent him out, there was nothing on his face, but Chu Xiangqian still saw a trace of uneasiness in her eyes.

Seeing this, Chu Xiangqian simply took his daughter-in-law's hand and sat in a Rolls-Royce together.

When the car started, it was followed by Tony, Yuanhua and Zhou Billy's car.

After having a daughter-in-law, Chu Xiangqian naturally paid more attention to the issue of security.

In case you really encounter someone who is not long-sighted, you are responsible for protecting the daughter-in-law, and Yuanhua and they are responsible for handling the trouble.

By the way, he can also shoot a black gun in the back to support Yuan Hua and the three of them while ensuring safety.

Along the way, Xue Jinglan kept holding Chu Xiangqian's hand, but her eyes looked out of the window from time to time.

Taiping Shan is in Central, you can see a piece of high-rise buildings and the sea on the mountain, compared to the capital at this time, Central, Sheung Wan, Admiralty and Wan Chai are indeed a prosperous metropolis.

Xue Jinglan naturally looked dizzying.

Forty minutes later, when the car arrived outside Standard Chartered, I saw senior Juan Montero and Lu Anjie, who was already a relationship manager at Standard Chartered, waiting at the entrance of the bank building with four or five of his men.

Lu Anjie said that he was a relationship manager, but he was actually only one of the exclusive managers among the five VIP customers, who was responsible for Chu Xiangqian's affairs at the bank.

After being polite, Juan and Lu Anjie were surprised at first when they heard Chu Xiangqian say that Xue Jinglan was their daughter-in-law, and then their eyes lit up.

Congratulations to Chu Xiangqian and Xue Jinglan on their happy marriage, and then silently listed Xue Jinglan as a VIP who needs to be maintained.

Chu Xiangqian directly asked Lu Anjie to give Xue Jinglan and opened an account in Zaizha.

And it is equipped with a bank card that has become popular in the United States, but it is basically invisible on Hong Kong Island.

Credit cards became popular in Hong Kong Island, Wanwan, Singapore, Malaysia and other places, and it had to wait until the 70s, but since the first credit card made of plastic appeared in the United States ten years ago.

Standard Chartered will certainly follow.

It's just that this kind of card can't be used at all in ordinary people's stores.

But in a Standard Chartered branch, it is naturally no problem to save and withdraw money.

When Xue Jinglan heard that she had actually saved 1 million Hong Kong dollars in her account, she was a little overwhelmed.

Chu Xiangqian patted his daughter-in-law's little hand, "In the future, 500,000 yuan per year will be the family's expenses, and 500,000 yuan belongs to your pocket money, tell me when you run out." ”

Xue Jinglan hurriedly shook her head, "There are too many, I don't even know how to use them." ”

"Then learn to use money, learn to spend money", Chu Xiangqian said with a smile, "Don't worry, you man I am very good at making money."

If you can't use it up, then save it. It will be spent on our sons and daughters. ”

Xue Jinglan nodded with a slightly red face, and then hugged Chu Xiangqian's arm tightly, thinking about what she and Chu Xiangqian's child looked like.

And Chu Xiangqian's attitude towards Xue Jinglan also made the people of Standard Chartered have to increase Xue Jinglan's importance by several levels.

At this time, many companies did not have an annual net profit of 1 million Hong Kong dollars, but Chu Xiangqian gave his daughter-in-law 1 million household and pocket money every year.

Even if it is a local family on Hong Kong Island, there are few people who love their wives so much as Chu Xiangqian.

Of course, there are many women who will spend money.

Ge Bai's daughter-in-law of the ghost guy loses tens of thousands of dollars or hundreds of thousands of dollars in the Aomen casino every month.

I even had the experience of losing hundreds of thousands of dollars a month.

Compared with this kind of loser, just buying clothes, cosmetics, and jewelry doesn't really cost much.

If he buys a store or a building, then Chu Xiangqian will definitely support his daughter-in-law to hoard land, stores, and buildings.

Entering the conference room for key customers, not only Mr. Wong Wilson and Mr. Wong have arrived with a few lawyers and accountants, but Mr. He Zanyuan from Hang Seng Bank has also been waiting here in advance with people.

A total of 7.348 tonnes of gold in the two banks was put on the market at what is now $41.5 an ounce in London.

And at this time, many people are worried that international gold will rise, and there are naturally many people who buy gold.

Of course, there are actually more people who judge that gold will fall.

After all, the Bretton Woods system, which began in 44 years, has been maintained for 16 years until this year.

In the past 16 years, the United States has benefited a lot from it, not to mention that even Chu Xiangqian knows the importance of maintaining the hegemony of the dollar.

The people of the United States naturally understand the benefits of this.

Once gold is at a high price for a long time, it will inevitably lead to a collapse in the dollar and inflation.

Not to mention the United States, the major European economies will not agree.

However, the soaring international gold price has had the greatest impact on those who specialize in gold and jewellery business.

Not only have the gold shops on Hong Kong Island recently wanted to hoard a batch of gold, but even in Southeast Asia and island countries, there are many gold shops that will buy more than a dozen or dozens of kilograms of gold.

Moreover, the price of international gold has risen, and the price of gold jewelry will naturally rise.

For gold stores, the increase in the price of gold jewelry is not the biggest problem, but the loss of customers caused by out-of-stock is the most troublesome.

So not to mention Chu Xiangqian's 7.348 tons of gold, even if he threw the 6.8 tons he stored in the warehouse of the Novice Village, as well as the 20 tons of gold lent to him by the Celestial Empire, into the market.

It will also be eaten clean by large and small gold stores in Southeast Asia.

The more areas show signs of economic take-off, rich people are often like Chu Xiangqian, and they will buy a part of gold to preserve their value.

And the higher the price of gold, the greater the enthusiasm for buying.

This kind of thing happened not only on Hong Kong Island, island countries, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur, but also countless times in the future Celestial Empire.

On the contrary, the more the price of gold falls, the fewer people buy.

So Chu Xiangqian's first batch of 7.348 tons of gold was bought by banks in the island nation, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur in just one day.

However, the price cannot be at the 41.5 level.

It's $41.3 an ounce, but the biggest advantage of buying and selling gold between banks is that it doesn't have to be needed to get the gold away.

When the price of gold fell, and Chu Xiangqian bought back the gold he had sold before, the gold immediately became his again.

It means that there is no need to wait for the regions to transport the gold back and forth.

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(End of chapter)