After chatting with each other for a while, Liu Yuyan went to the kitchen to get busy, and Li Yuan followed and helped out. As for Han Songlin and Luo Xiaozhong, they naturally had things to talk about.
They didn't sit on the sofa either, but stood on the balcony, and as far as the eye could see, there were lights from thousands of households warming the spring breeze.
'Now I finally understand why you didn't pay any attention to those little girls back then!' Luo Xiaozhong put his hand on the windowsill, his face full of mockery.
Before, Luo Xiaozhong knew that Han Songlin's wife, Liu Yuyan, was pretty, but he really had no idea how pretty she was.
But now he had to say it, and it really exceeded Luo Xiaozhong's imagination.
Han Songlin laughed a little, not wanting to talk about remembering the past and such: 'Now, my daughter is going to elementary school, so let's not talk about that! What is the situation with you and Li Yuan?'
Luo Xiaozhong: 'I married Li Yuan!'
Han Songlin naturally understood that by marriage here, it did not mean just getting a marriage certificate and such.
'No, you got married, why didn't you tell me?'
Luo Xiaozhong expressed his apologies and whispered, 'You understand, the situation in our family is not very good. Although the old man is still here, he has completely retired. Because of what happened to my eldest brother, it has also had a significant impact on me.'
Han Songlin understood that there was something going on, but he hadn't experienced it himself and didn't feel deeply about it. However, it wasn't like he didn't understand at all.
'Do you have contact with Zhou Tong?'
Han Songlin shook his head: 'She's abroad, so it's not very convenient to get in touch!'
Of course it's very convenient to get in touch with someone in the country, and communication technology now is incomparable to what it will be like in a few years, but it has basically achieved the goal of making communication faster.
Luo Xiaozhong said, 'I heard that Zhou Tong is in Siam right now, and has acquired quite a lot of property.'
Han Songlin's expression changed. Previously, he had always wanted to make a difference in the Southeast Asian market.
So what could he do through Zhou Tong?
Han Songlin and Zhou Tong get along well with each other when it comes to cooperation; sometimes it is really difficult to find a good partner.
Therefore, Han Songlin treasures his partners and would not casually infringe on their interests.
Everyone has a stake in the profits, and the cooperation can continue to move forward.
He glanced at Luo Xiaozhong, who is now the deputy mayor of Jiangzhong. To a certain extent, he and Han Songlin have a high degree of consistency in terms of interests.
What kind of interest?
Naturally, it's about Xinghai Group.
'Before, I had an idea, please help me think it through!'
Luo Xiaozhong: 'Go ahead!'
'Xinghai Group is interested in exporting machinery products to Southeast Asia, such as engines, motorcycles, trucks, various parts, etc.'
Exporting to earn foreign exchange was absolutely a top priority for China at this time!
At this time, China's entire foreign exchange reserves had not yet reached 3 trillion US dollars, and now it is only about 70 billion.
You read that right, that's all there is.
In the 1980s, China was desperately short of foreign exchange, because the country's entire foreign exchange reserves did not exceed 10 billion.
If you wanted to buy something, you had to scrimp and save for a long time before you could finally bite the bullet and make up your mind to buy it.
Upon hearing this, Luo Xiaozhong's face became serious; he had also carefully studied the current economic situation in Jiangzhong over this period of time.
Foreign trade is basically non-existent.
Yes, it is basically non-existent.
Luo Xiaozhong has not seen any data on this.
In addition, Luo Xiaozhong is even more surprised by one point: Is Xinghai Group already so powerful?
Xinghai Group was established not long ago, less than a year.
The fact that Xinghai Group is determined to achieve a production value of 5 billion this year has spread throughout Jiangzhong.
While people are surprised, they also feel that this goal can really be achieved.
'Do you have any plans?'
Han Songlin: 'Plans? I don't have any yet. I haven't even been to Southeast Asia. I was going to wait until next year to go there. Now, I want to talk to Zhou Tong and see if she can help.'
Helping, naturally, does not mean letting Zhou Tong work for nothing.
'What do you need me to do?'
Han Songlin: 'In the future, there will be plenty of things that will trouble you!'
'I like trouble!'
Han Songlin couldn't help smiling, pointing at Luo Xiaozhong and shaking his head.
'What are you two chatting about so happily? Hurry up and come over, wash your hands and eat!' Li Yuanduan served the food on the table and saw that the two were beaming with smiles, so she knew they were chatting about something happy.
Han Songlin said, 'Let's eat and chat!'
'Han Ting, go wash your hands with your sisters and get ready to eat!'
Han Ting cheerfully agreed, went to the toilet to fill a small basin with water, and told Han Yumeng and Han Yufei to wash their hands together.
As the eldest sister, Han Ting also helped to wash her younger sisters.
Luo Xiaozhong looked at the three little girls squatting on the ground washing their hands and couldn't help but feel envious.
My child, were they really this cute?
That's great!
'Ouch, the food tastes good, much better than what Li Yuan makes! Han Songlin, you are in for a treat,' Luo Xiaozhong said, after taking a bite and praising the food.
Han Songlin also took a bite and then his face looked a little strange.
Because the taste of the food didn't seem to be the way that Liu Yuyan usually cooked.
Having eaten Liu Yuyan's food for so long, he could still tell the difference in taste.
In terms of cooking style, someone who cooks for themselves is not like a chef; the food cooked by a chef, I don't know if it's because of training, but the food in the hotel bar actually tastes very uniform.
Individuals have very distinctive styles.
Even the same person cooking the same dish may not taste the same from one time to the next.
Liu Yuyan smiled, not because Luo Xiaozhong had praised her cooking.
She looked at Li Yuan, and although they had not known each other for long, they got along quite well.
This was indeed quite good.
Li Yuan looked at Luo Xiaozhong viciously and said, 'I made this dish!'
Han Songlin almost burst out laughing, but luckily he managed to hold back; otherwise, the dishes on the table would not be edible.
Smiling, he patted Luo Xiaozhong on the back, meaning: 'Brother, think about it, and explain how it happened!'
Luo Xiaozhong naturally knew very well that he had committed a major taboo, and he smiled awkwardly, 'Oh, I never thought that my wife could cook so well now. I'm in for a treat in the future!'
Li Yuan rolled her eyes at Luo Xiaozhong and said haughtily, 'Hmph, cooking and all that, I didn't want to learn it before; it's not like it's a difficult thing to learn!'
Luo Xiaozhong had no choice. He had tasted the food that Li Yuan had cooked before, and how could he describe it?
Pig food would taste better than what she cooked.
After the short interlude, Han Songlin and Luo Xiaozhong had also had three rounds of wine, and they didn't have to be so careful about what they said.
Luo Xiaozhong: 'Wang Huicheng's goal of supporting leading enterprises to drive the economic development of Jiangzhong seems to have initially been achieved. Now, Jiangzhong's economy, driven by the Xinghai Group, is developing at an astonishing rate.'
A few years ago, Jiangzhong's economy encountered difficulties, but in the past two years, Jiangzhong's economy has suddenly become different.