Chapter 0371 – Charity Auction (IV)
Zhuang Rui heard the words of Bo Mengan. He raised his eyebrows and said lightly, “Brother Bo, you’re wrong, who Xuan Bing chooses is of her own opinion, how can you say it’s a conquest? Hong Kong as an international metropolis, there wouldn’t still be the idea of male superiority over women existing these days, would there?”
Bo Mengan froze at his words, he didn’t expect the impression that Zhuang Rui, who dealt with things calmly, would refute his words so much, for a while he couldn’t say anything, but Zhuang Rui’s words put the whole of Hong Kong into it, a few young people behind Bo Mengan, their faces were all showing indignation.
“It was me who lost my temper, Xuan Bing don’t care!”
When Bo Mengyao saw her old brother lose his temper, she hurriedly stabbed him in the back, only then did Bo Mengan react, and hurriedly compensated to Qin Xuanbing, their two families have a lot of cooperation in business, it would be bad to cause a suspicion because of this little thing. Bo Mengan just now is also a little bit of psychological jealousy, which said inappropriate words, now the mentality is adjusted over.
“It doesn’t matter, the auction is about to start, everyone please go back!”
Qin Xuan Bing and return to the previous that refuses people outside the appearance, just between the eyebrows and eyes unintentionally revealed the ten thousand kinds of style, but with the previous performance of indifference is very different, even to Qin Xuan Bing has no meaning to the young man, this will also look at the daze, is that those who come with a female companion, but also peeped at the Qin Xuan Bing.
“Too many people have come today, Miss Qin, you won’t mind if we stay here, right?”
A young man around thirty years old in the crowd suddenly opened his mouth and said, a few people beside him also spoke out in agreement, Qin Xuan Bing did not say anything after glancing at that person, she just nodded her head silently.
“That person’s surname is Zheng, called Zheng Hua, is that Zheng tycoon’s grandson, now serves inside his grandfather’s jewelry limited company, is known as a new generation of Zhou Tai Fook Jewelry’s leader, Xuan Bing and he is not familiar with, but it is not good to refuse his face.”
Lei Lei is afraid of Zhuang Rui have any idea, attached to Zhuang Rui ear, gave him an introduction to the person who just opened his mouth to speak, are mixed in the jewelry industry, the size of the other companies than Qin’s Jewelry, Qin Xuanbing if out of words to drive people words, that would be too much not to give face to the people, then again, this place is not her private.
To say that these super-rich children, to Qin Xuan Bing’s interest, in fact, far from Zhuang Rui’s interest, to their family wealth, want what kind of beautiful women do not have ah? Why hold a cold stone home, of course, is cold or hot, present in these people, only Zhuang Rui know.
But Qin Xuan Bing found Zhuang Rui so a mainlander, let these people curious, to know, from 97 years later, the mainland and Hong Kong’s intermarriage, that is very normal, but in Hong Kong’s upper class, or seldom heard of anyone who is willing to marry their daughters in the mainland, after all, from the weather and climate and living habits, the Hong Kong people in general is difficult to adapt to life in the mainland.
This time several people are pulling Bo Meng An in whispering, is also Bo Meng Yao was a few women pulled to the side. It was thought that they were also inquiring about Zhuang Rui’s origin, but although the Park siblings and Zhuang Rui had experienced the trip to Tibet together, they didn’t know much about Zhuang Rui’s affairs, and apart from knowing that Zhuang Rui was a Mainlander, they didn’t reveal any useful information.
“This is Mr. Zhuang’s first time in Hong Kong, right?”
The charity auction hadn’t started yet, and people of all ages were piling up and chatting, when suddenly, Zheng Hua, who was standing beside Bo Meng An, greeted Zhuang Rui with a smile and extended his hand.
As the saying goes, a hand outstretched is not a hand outstretched, Zhuang Rui shook hands with this Zheng’s Jewelry heir, who was wearing a pair of gold filigree mirrors and looked very civilized, and replied indifferently, “Yes, first time here ……”
“Hehe, I wonder what industry Mr. Zhuang is engaged in on the mainland? I now spend three or four months a year working in the Mainland, so if I have the chance, I’ll definitely pay Mr. Zhuang a visit.”
Zheng Hua to Qin Xuan Bing is not any heart, he just want to feel the bottom of Zhuang Rui, if there is a capable person, that naturally want to socialize, as the saying goes, more friends more road, business to do their level, a lot of things often do not rely on money to solve.
For the late seventies, people from the mainland to Hong Kong, in the beginning, is very much despised by Hong Kong people, but in the seventies the descendants of the red capitalists came to Hong Kong with bare hands, relying on a few funds. In a period of twenty years, he created a huge business empire with nearly twenty billion dollars in assets, which could not but impress people.
From that time onwards, these super rich people in Hong Kong, also intentionally or unintentionally and the mainland friendship, because the mainland that huge market, is they can not give up, at the same time, these people also recognize a truth, that is, doing business in the mainland, money is not as good as the right.
Zheng Hua is now suspecting that Zhuang Rui is not some kind of prince in the Mainland, right? If not, why would the Qin family be willing to marry their daughter off? You have to know that at this time in Hong Kong, it is still very popular to use marriages between powerful families to maintain cooperative relationships.
Zhuang Rui didn’t know what this Mandarin speaking Duke Zheng meant, and casually replied, “I’m engaged in some jade business in the Mainland, huh, it’s not worth mentioning.”
“Oh? Mr. Zhuang is also in the jewelry industry? Then we’ll have to get closer in the future.” Zheng Hua deepened his suspicions even more after hearing Zhuang Rui’s words.
“No, no, I only do some jade raw material business, I don’t have much contact with jewelry.” Zhuang Rui corrected Zheng Hua’s statement.
“Then Mr. Zhuang can be the superior of us people, when there is an opportunity in the future. Mr. Zheng will definitely pay a visit.”
Hearing that Zhuang Rui was in the jade raw material business, Zheng Hua immediately lost interest, knowing that several of the largest suppliers of jade raw materials in the mainland, he knew all of them and maintained a very good relationship, there was no one surnamed Zhuang in here, and thinking deeper, there didn’t seem to be any high-ranking officials surnamed Zhuang in the mainland either, so right now Zhuang Rui was just an average small businessman in his eyes.
Inside this group of people. Hidden is to Zheng Hua as the leader, heard Zheng Hua set out Zhuang Rui’s origin, the other several people’s faces are showing disdain to the color, but also did not go up to find fault, after all, to their status, if the rumor of a woman for a jealousy thing to, that shame can be a big loss, home is also inevitable to be reprimanded by the elders.
However, there are a few people are already in the heart of the secret calculations, how to make Zhuang Rui make a fool of himself, after all, this kid from the mainland today’s wind is too big, alone by Qin Xuan Bing arm, a few of them to steal the limelight.
Zhuang Rui saw that Zheng Gongzi did not pay attention to himself, but changed into Cantonese and next to a few people joking up, also do not think that, put his arm around Qin Xuan Bing to the side of the walk a little, whispered chatting up, Zhuang Rui feel a little strange, this is almost ten o’clock, the people are also to the almost, the charity auction why does not start?
At this time, from the door came in two people, one is the British butler, came in and stood in the doorway, as if in the lead what people, another waiter is running to Sir He that table, whispered something.
What made Zhuang Rui a little surprised was that the several old men who had been sitting there steadily, all of them stood up, even that old man Guo, was assisted to welcome towards the door, and the group of middle-aged men who had been sitting in the middle chatting idly, also closed their mouths and stood up to put on an appearance of welcoming the guests.
“Brother Bo, who’s here?”
Qin Xuan Bing had been with himself and definitely didn’t know, Zhuang Rui could only ask to Bo Meng An who wasn’t very far away from him.
“You don’t know? This charity auction today was organized by Sir He in order to build 100 Hope Primary Schools for the Mainland. Apart from the proceeds from the auction, the rest of the money will be paid out by Sir He, so Director Wang of the Hong Kong Xinhua News Agency was invited, as well as Commander Huang of the Hong Kong Garrison, this should be those two arriving.”
Seeing that the people beside him had all gathered towards the door, Bo Mengan hurriedly explained to Zhuang Rui before squeezing through as well.
Although they were all businessmen, they also needed a harmonious and stable environment to do business! Like the Hong Kong Garrison although it is only a deterrent force, but with its friendship is no harm, not to mention the Xinhua News Agency, that is, the mainland government sent to Hong Kong’s minister, today, if it is not the Chief Executive of Hong Kong is in the Mainland, I am afraid that they will also come to participate in this charity dinner.
In Pak Meng An this group of people surrounded the past, the door has walked into the two people side by side, walking on the right is a bit dressed in straight military uniforms of the general, shoulder a gold star in the light of the shine, the left of the person is a bit more than forty years old middle-aged man, dressed in a suit of Zhongshan, looks very lean.
“Hello Elder Guo, how dare I bother you to come to greet me! Out of order, out of order.”
As soon as the two of them entered the gate and saw the several old men who were walking towards them, that Director Wang immediately greeted them and shook Elder Guo’s hand, while that general gave a military salute before greeting the several old men, and as for the people next to them, they just nodded their heads slightly in greeting.
After a few people in the hall politely, Director Wang and Commander Huang were introduced to the table of a few old people, and those who feel they have some status in the venue, also have a champagne, go to that table and the two VIPs to say a few words, clink cups, as for those young people, but do not have the qualification, can only stand in place and watch from afar.
Sir He saw tonight’s grand finale of the VIP has arrived, then greeted the butler, immediately came in a dozen waiters, will be placed in the middle of the hall’s dining table moved to the side, in addition to moving a paved with red silk square table placed in the middle of the hall.