Chapter 933: A formal visit to the gambling king

It has to be said that Xia Yu's proposal at the beginning of the year gave MacLehose a big shock. Apart from the daily work of the Hong Kong government, MacLehose held successive high-level meetings to discuss Xia Yu's related proposals.

The first to bear fruit was the expansion of Jiuding University, which was almost a formality.

Although some people disagreed, most people could see the Governor's intentions and agreed to the expansion.

As the saying goes, you should see a person off to the West. Since a lot of land was given to Jiuding University to build the school before, it would not be a big deal to give it again, since it cannot be used for commercial purposes anyway.

In the end, the Hong Kong government decided to grant an additional 80 hectares of land to Jiuding University, which is connected to Jiuding University. Xia Yu asked Wang Gengwu to liaise with the Hong Kong government on the specific matters.

The reason for the additional 20 hectares was mainly because Wang Gengwu had proposed that one side of the land was a vast coastline with low development potential, so he strongly requested that it be included in the total area. He also wanted to be able to open new marine and environmental-related majors in the future, and finally, MacLehose approved.

Together with the original 60-hectare campus, Jiuding University would have a land area of 140 hectares, or 2,100 mu, which was barely comparable to the size of the university he attended in his previous life.

However, this area is already far larger than that of Xiangjiang University and Xiangjiang Chinese University, and in Xiangjiang, it can be considered very good. Xia Yu also heard from Wang Gengwu that he had received envy and jealousy from many senior executives at Xiangjiang University and Xiangjiang Chinese University.

Once the decision to expand Jiuding University was made, Wang Gengwu launched a publicity plan that lasted more than six months.

The plan was to continuously publicise Jiuding University through newspapers, magazines, television stations and other media channels. The content of the publicity was extensive, ranging from hardware facilities, professional settings, teaching staff, teaching environment, etc., to employment prospects. It can be said to be all-round publicity, just to first establish a good image in the minds of parents and students, and to pave the way for later work with Xiangjiang University and Xiangjiang Chinese University to compete for high-quality students.

In addition to the expansion of Jiuding University, Xia Yu is more concerned about the development plan of Xiangjiang.

However, he is also mentally prepared for this kind of thing. It has too far-reaching an impact, involving the future of Xiangjiang and the fate of millions of people. The Hong Kong government will not just go through the motions, as in the case of the expansion of Jiuding University.

As far as he knows, the Hong Kong government has been holding very intensive meetings recently, and the negotiations were once very heated.

After learning about the situation, Xia Yu was not indifferent, but immediately instructed his subordinates to collect the names and information of those who hold opposing views, in preparation for public relations one by one.

He just didn't believe that everyone could resist the financial and political power of the Kim family!

For the future of Hong Kong and the future of the Jiuding Group, his proposal must be passed, no matter what the cost!

After the Lantern Festival, on 21 February, Xia Yu's family.

'Yu, will you be home for dinner tonight?'

Li Qian asked, as she carefully helped Xia Yu get dressed in front of the dressing room mirror in their second-floor room.

Xia Yu said gently, 'It depends. If I'm coming back, I'll call ahead. If I don't, then don't bother preparing my dinner.'

Li Qian nodded lightly, 'Okay!'

'That's enough, let's go downstairs!'

After saying this, Xia Yu and Li Qian went downstairs together and walked out to the front of the house. By this time, three cars had already stopped, and the trunks of the cars were already open, and it was obvious at a glance that there were many gifts inside.

Before getting in the car, Xia Yuxiang gave Li Qian a kiss on the cheek, stroked her hair, and said tenderly, 'Qianqian, I'm leaving.'

Li Qian's face turned red with love, and she reluctantly nodded her head lightly, reminding him, 'Well, you must be careful.'

'Don't worry, I'll be careful!'

'You go inside first!'

After saying this, Xia Yu got into the car and closed the door. The driver immediately started the engine, and after Xia Yu gave the signal, the car drove off.

As she watched the three cars drive off one after the other, Li Qian pursed her lips and felt a little uncomfortable.

But then she thought of the harmonious experience she had with He Chaoqiong, and she comforted herself. Then she thought about last night's incident, and a blush quickly appeared on her fair, smooth face.

'That's good, someone to help me share the burden, otherwise where...'

After thinking about this, Li Qian felt a little unwell, her face growing hotter and hotter. She shook her head quickly to make herself stop thinking about it, then turned around and went upstairs.

According to her daily study plan, she still had half an hour of yoga exercises, an hour of charity industry studies, and another hour of management content studies. This morning, because of Xia Yu, her plans had been disrupted. She had to hurry and start her daily study plan to become as good as she could.

...

Xia Yu's three cars drove all the way to the outlying islands, and then boarded a special cargo ship arranged by the Jiuding Transportation Group, which had been waiting for a long time. The three cars drove directly onto the deck of the ship, which then set sail for Macau.

After more than 30 minutes, the ship docked and berthed, and the three cars drove off in turn, then drove straight to the home of the gambling king, Stanley Ho.

Originally, Stanley Ho wanted to come to the pier to greet Xia Yu, but Xia Yu refused in advance. He didn't care about such superficial formalities, and today's visit already carried a slightly different meaning. If Stanley Ho came to the pier to greet him, it would be a bit embarrassing!

Although there was no welcoming party at the pier, when Xia Yu and his entourage arrived at the Ho family's mansion halfway up the mountain, they saw Stanley Ho waiting at the door with his son, Lawrence Ho. Xia Yu hurriedly told the driver to stop the car, got out, quickened his pace, and walked towards the Ho family father and son with a smile on his face.

While Xia Yu and the Ho family father and son were warmly exchanging greetings at the gate, on the second floor of the Ho residence,

The second wife of the gambling king, Lan Qiongying, pushed open her daughter's half-open door. What met her eyes was a warmly decorated room.

A pink gauze-covered bed sat in the centre, on which sat an exquisitely crafted teddy bear, a gift from Xia Yu to He Chaoyong.

There are two exquisite crystal lamps by the bed, a large cream-coloured wardrobe to the left of the bed, a pink desk to the right, and a pink dressing table next to it. To prevent aesthetic fatigue, a few candy-coloured chairs have been placed around the room. The whole room is exquisitely decorated, with a natural colour scheme that is full of girlish charm.

At this moment, the slender He Chaoying is sitting in front of the dressing table, happily getting dressed, and doesn't even notice her mother push the door open.

Lan Qiongying walked up behind her daughter and, looking at her expression in the mirror, couldn't help but smile and say, 'Zhaoying, you've been getting ready all morning.'

He Zhaoying suddenly woke up, saw her mother in the mirror, and quickly turned her head. Looking at her mother's smile, He Zhaoying's pretty face suddenly flushed with red, and she said incoherently, "Mommy, I haven't. I just sat down.'

Lan Qiongying laughed lightly and said, "Really?'

He Chaoying nodded like a chicken pecking rice and said hurriedly, 'Yes! I just sat down and combed my hair.'

Lan Qiongying did not tease her daughter anymore, but walked behind her and placed her hands gently on her shoulders, saying softly, 'My daughter is naturally beautiful, so she doesn't need to dress up to look pretty. I wonder how many boys she will charm when she goes outside.'

'I don't want to charm anyone else, just one will do,'

He Chaoying muttered.

The smile on her face grew brighter as she thought of Xia Yu.

Seeing her daughter's true feelings, it was obvious that she was deeply in trouble, exactly the same as she was when she was young. A flash of nostalgia crossed Lan Qiongying's eyes, followed by a sense of grievance.

She didn't want her daughter to follow in her footsteps, and she had talked to her daughter countless times before, but now her daughter had still chosen the same path as her. In the end, she had chosen to compromise, after all, He Hongshen was the one in charge of the family.

She could only hope that Xia Yu would treat He Chaoying well in the future and not let her suffer.

'Mummy, what's wrong?'

He Chaoying asked, a little puzzled, sensing that her mother's mood was a little off.

Lan Qiongying immediately beamed with joy and stroked her daughter's hand, saying, 'Nothing, just remembering the younger days. As you get older, you always like to reminisce about the past.'

He Chaoying hugged her mother and said reassuringly, 'Mummy is not old at all, people walking by on the street think we are sisters!'

Lan Qiongying was amused and said with a hint of anger, 'Nonsense, mummy has so many wrinkles on her face.'

'No, in her daughter's eyes, mummy will always be the most beautiful...'

'I think you've had honey today, your mouth is too sweet.'

'Hee hee...'

After the mother and daughter had joked for a while,

Suddenly, Lan Qiongying heard voices from below and immediately said to He Chaoying, 'Chaoying, it looks like the guests have arrived.'

He Chaoying immediately stood up in surprise and wanted to run downstairs, but she stopped immediately, looked in the mirror again carefully, and made sure there was nothing wrong before taking her mother's hand and saying, "Mommy, let's go downstairs quickly.'

Lan Qiongying smiled and said, "Slow down, remember the etiquette you learned in etiquette class. Today is different from the outside, you have to take care of your father's face.'

'Don't worry, I know!'

She said, but she still paid a little more attention, but the joy and longing in her heart was about to overflow, so she went downstairs even faster than usual.

Sure enough, as soon as she got downstairs, she saw the handsome young man she had been worrying about sitting on the sofa with her father, laughing and chatting. She saw him looking at her with a gentle smile on his face.

He Chaoying, who had just descended the stairs, did not care about the presence of her parents and brother. Holding up her skirt, she walked towards Xia Yu like a cheerful peacock, and said joyfully, 'Xia Yu, you're here!'

If they were not at home and her parents and brother were not there, she would have jumped into Xia Yu's arms as usual.

However, the love in her eyes and the joy on her face could not be hidden at all.

After she finished talking to Xia Yu, He Chaoying called out to He Hongshan, 'Dad,' which made He Hongshan shake his head with a wry smile.

'Mm!'

'I'm here!'

Xia Yu nodded with a smile and replied, then praised, 'Chaoying, you're really pretty today.'

'Really?'

He Chaoying was overjoyed.

Seeing that there was no tea in front of Xia Yu and that her brother He Youguang was making tea, He Chaoying immediately said, 'Dad, Xia Yu, I'll go make tea for you.'

After saying that, she immediately went over to her brother to help: 'Brother, let me do it.'

After saying that, she took the cup without being told.

He Youguang was a little between tears and laughter. He glanced at his father, and after receiving a sign from his father's eyes, he could only helplessly put down the tea set and let his sister do it.

'Mr Xia, I rarely drink Chaozhong's tea at home, but this time I can finally enjoy it again,'

Stanley Ho said with a smile to Xia Yu.

Xia Yu pretended not to hear the bitterness in Stanley Ho's tone and smiled back, 'I have to thank Mr Ho for this opportunity to taste Chaozhong's tea art.'

Stanley Ho smiled, not intending to discuss this embarrassing topic in depth, and asked Xia Yu about the circumstances of his arrival.