Hello, 1983

Pasadena is also a famous wealthy area in Los Angeles. It is more than ten kilometers away from the city, with convenient transportation and pleasant scenery.

Liu Qingshan led Liu Yinfeng and Huang Yueming, driven by Huang Yueming, to Thomas' house in this small town.

Huang Yueming has a driver's license from Hong Kong Island, so it is easy to pass the test here.

While driving, Huang Yueming introduced: "If you can live here, your family's annual income must be at least US$100,000."

From a distance, Liu Qingshan saw Thomas standing on the side of the road, with a car parked beside him. At first glance, the familiar model was from the Trailblazer series.

The three had already spoken to Thomas on the phone before they came, so he greeted the guests on the only way, otherwise, Liu Qingshan and the others would definitely not be able to find his home.

"Oh, Liu, my old friend, I'm so happy to see you here!"

Seeing Liu Qingshan, Thomas immediately ran up and gave him a hug.

Liu Qingshan also took advantage of the situation and carried him around twice: "Thomas, you should lose weight, for the sake of your heart."

Thomas patted his belly lightly:

"Haha, since returning to China, my weight has started to increase. Liu, I miss your country's dishes the most. They are delicious and don't have to worry about gaining weight!"

The two of them haven't seen each other for a long time, but the friendship they forged back then was there, so they were extraordinarily affectionate.

Thomas looked at Liu Qingshan up and down again: "Liu, I didn't expect you to be an outstanding musician. Maybe in the future, I should call you Mr. Mountain."

"Don't come here, we met Yu Weimo, no matter when, our friendship will not deteriorate."

Liu Qingshan patted the other person's shoulder before introducing the second sister and cousin to Thomas.

After listening to Liu Qingshan's words, Thomas was also in a good mood. He led the way and drove for more than ten minutes before entering a courtyard similar to a country house.

The area here is vast and sparsely populated, so many people prefer to be close to nature. Just like Thomas’s house, there is a large green space with fragrant grass and lush trees, which is really enviable.

A middle-aged white woman, leading a seven or eight-year-old girl, greeted her at the door with a smile.

There were two dogs with them, who saw Thomas' car and waved their tails to meet him.

Liu Qingshan also nodded: This is a very warm family.

After getting out of the car, Thomas introduced the two parties: her wife, Mary, and her daughter, little Sarah.

"Welcome, friends from the East."

Mary seems to be very educated, probably influenced by her husband, she naturally has a kind of intimacy towards people from China.

"Ms. Mary, thank you for the hospitality of your family." Liu Qingshan handed the hostess a gift, including two bottles of red wine, and of course some special products from Jiapigou Mountain.

At this time, Sarah also came to Liu Qingshan: "Mr. Mountain, can you sign my name?"

"I watched live TV yesterday and your performance brought me to tears."

Liu Qingshan has gained his first little fan in this land, and of course he will not disappoint the little guy:

"Okay Sarah, you are a good boy with a good heart. This is a gift I gave you. It was prepared for me by my two sisters. They are as old as you are."

Sarah took the gift and smiled happily. She had a few small freckles on her face, which made her smile very cute.

The gift is a small box of Shanto persimmons, which lasts a long time.

And Thomas was also very happy when he saw the dried mushrooms brought by Liu Qingshan, and said in Chinese: "Chicken stewed with mushrooms, I haven't eaten it for a long time!"

And his wife stared at the two bottles of red wine in a daze, and finally couldn't help but ask Liu Qingshan, "Is this monkey wine?"

Liu Qingshan smiled and nodded: "Yes, this is a special product of our hometown, it is not a respect."

"Oh, that's too expensive." Mary was also really shocked, because she heard the housewife in the neighbor talk about this kind of fruit wine, and a bottle cost hundreds of dollars.

Liu Qingshan guessed that it was Victor's profiteer, and he must have increased the price.

But he is also very happy, after all, the name of the monkey wine has been opened.

The owner let Liu Qingshan and the others into the house. Inside, the walls and floors were all made of solid wood, giving them a natural and warm feeling.

Seeing Thomas kept talking about chicken stewed mushrooms, Liu Qingshan decided to grant his wish.

Mary quickly blocked: there is no reason to ask the guests to do it, it would be too rude.

On the other hand, Thomas said nothing: "It doesn't matter, Liu and I are best friends."

It's just that the time is a bit rushed, so I can only use a pressure cooker. Fortunately, Thomas has a pressure cooker at home.

Liu Qingshan pinged the chickens, while Liu Yinfeng and Huang Yueming soaked the mushrooms in warm water, then washed them clean.

Mary watched and studied, and she always heard her husband chanting the dish.

After the chicken and mushrooms were simmered in the pressure cooker, Liu Qingshan saw that there were a few potatoes and chicken wings in the kitchen, so he ordered another shredded potato and cola chicken wings.

Taking into account the taste of the Thomas family, Liu Yinfeng made another scrambled egg with tomatoes.

Of course, Mary was not idle, and started processing the ingredients that had been prepared for a long time.

This sumptuous dinner is a combination of Chinese and Western: in addition to the dishes prepared by Liu Qingshan and his brother, there are also American soup made by Mary, grilled lamb chops, etc., filling the table.

The Thomass toasted and the dinner officially began.

Of course, little Sarah first took a cola chicken wing, took a bite, and immediately smiled, nibbling at it, and kept peeking at Liu Qingshan.

And Thomas took a mushroom and slowly tasted it in his mouth: "Well, I tasted this again."

Mary also tasted the dishes prepared by Liu Qingshan and the others, and praised her repeatedly. Little Sarah is also a little clever ghost, and said that Mr. Mountain must come to his house often in the future.

After eating dessert, everyone drank another cup of strong coffee, and the dinner was complete.

After dinner, Liu Qingshan and Thomas went out for a walk and chatted, talking about each other's current situation, and then talking about study and work.

The topic gradually turned to Thomas' professional aspect. Thomas looked at Liu Qingshan sincerely:

"Liu, I feel that my inspiration is a little exhausted, and now I want to hear about your genius ideas."

How can Liu Qingshan have any ideas? What he has is only knowledge, but it is still possible to chat with Thomas, at least it is the development direction of future cars.

He casually mentioned a few fields, and Thomas stopped walking, pulling Liu Qingshan to run home.

As a result, Liu Qingshan and the others were not released until they had breakfast at Thomas' house the next day.

On the way back, Liu Qingshan was still in a daze, and when he got downstairs in the apartment, he found the angry elder sister Zhang, and he was completely awake.

"It was promised to teach us to stand, did you just tell us to stand here stupidly, I've been standing here for more than two hours!" Sister Zhang's mouth was like a machine gun, and it seemed that her resentment was not small.

"It's my fault, let's start now." Liu Qingshan didn't talk nonsense, he went directly downstairs and guided two people to stand.

Seeing that Sister Zhang was still puffed up, he warned again: "Be calm and everything is natural."

Sister Zhang also immediately became serious, and began to adjust her breathing according to the formula taught by Liu Qingshan.

Grace also gestured next to her curiously, and then ran out of patience and dragged Liu Yinfeng to the library.

Although it is holiday now, the school library is still open.

As for Huang Yueming, she went back to her and Big Sister Zhang's apartment. She didn't come back last night. It is estimated that there will be a lot of calls for her to handle.

She really guessed it. She checked the phone recording. In one night, she received five or six invitations to perform, as well as three newspaper interviews, and two TV stations.

One is for talk shows and the other is for music.

She selected carefully, and then made a few calls back.

When she was done, Liu Qingshan's late morning exercise was also completed. It was the first time for Lao Cui and Big Sister Zhang to stand, but they were tortured so hard that they were sitting on the steps as if they were collapsed.

As soon as Huang Yueming saw the situation of the two of them, he said that he was going to postpone the morning's itinerary.

As soon as Sister Zhang heard of the invitation, she immediately jumped up from the ground: "My mother is fighting, oh..."

Her legs were soft, she staggered, and she was about to fall.

Liu Qingshan reached out to hold her in time, and Big Sister Zhang muttered: "My life is hard, I can't do anything, I have a chance to knock on the door. If I don't fight, there is really no chance."

Watching the three of them leave by car, Liu Qingshan also nodded, and he couldn't help thinking of Du Bo's words: Yes, the Chinese live in a foreign country, don't they rely on spelling?

Everyone else was busy, and he couldn't be idle either. He went out to the school and went around to familiarize himself with the terrain first.

As a result, he asked while walking, but he didn't see the school gate and fence for a long time. He raised his head sharply and looked at the sign on the roadside. There was a teaching building in front of him.

It was only then that he understood that it turned out that the university campus is different from the country, and it is all open.

Not only is the campus open, but it is also open in the management of students.

This point, for Liu Qingshan, who is used to self-study, is a bit like a duck to water, and he can also devote more time to other aspects.

It may be because it is located in the central area of ​​Los Angeles. The campus is not too big. Liu Qingshan has been around for more than two hours, and he has basically walked around. Seeing that it is noon, he simply goes back to the apartment.

Liu Yinfeng and the others had already returned, and when they passed the supermarket, they bought a lot of vegetables.

After seeing Liu Qingshan, Grace shook the bag of chicken wings in her hand: "Boss, let's make the cola chicken wings from yesterday."

Liu Qingshan hummed angrily: "Who is the boss and who is the assistant? Have you ever seen the boss who cooks himself?"

Grace made a face, and then she leaned closer and said in a creamy sweet voice, "Boss, my massage technique is very good."

As she spoke, she stood behind Liu Qingshan and began to knead his shoulders with both hands.

Liu Qingshan could feel two soft, elastic things pressing against his back...

The three of them deliberately prepared some extra lunch, because Qian Yuzhen and the others called in the morning and came here at noon.

When lunch was served, the doorbell rang, and Qian Yuzhen and Hong Yunsheng appeared at the door together.

"Big Brother Hong, Sister Yuzhen, it's just in time, we'll have dinner right away." Liu Qingshan beckoned to them.

The two entered the room, Hong Yunsheng seemed to be a few years younger, and he and Qian Yuzhen were a good match.

Qian Yuzhen is wearing a simple and elegant cheongsam, her face is full of confidence, and the charm of a mature woman is very attractive.

"Welcome to our Eastern Hand." Grace leaned up enviously, holding Qian Yuzhen's slender palm, reluctant to let go.

The girl was still smiling: "Follow the joy."

The people in the room didn't even notice a smile. The name "Hand of the East" has been widely circulated on Wall Street recently.

Soon, several people were sitting around the dining table, Grace took out a newspaper and coughed pretendingly:

"Before we eat, I announce good news, the youngest self-made billionaire is born, Dangdang!"

Everyone was interested when they heard it. Here, people worship money. Worship of wealth, especially those self-made millionaires, is a god-like existence in the eyes of the people.

"Let me see, who is the lucky one?" Liu Qingshan grabbed the newspaper and saw the familiar face on it, it was the Bill from Microsoft.

He glanced at the content. Microsoft went public last year. In more than a year, its market value has doubled several times, so this Mr. Bill has become a new billionaire and a new idol.

But looking at Grace's cheerfulness, Liu Qingshan grumbled with some dissatisfaction: "Does it have anything to do with you, why are you happy?"

"Of course it matters!" Grace snatched the newspaper back again, shaking it vigorously.

Liu Qingshan understood a little: "You bought Microsoft's stock?"

Grace shook her head: "If I had the money, I would have bought it long ago. However, our Hand of the East is now the third largest shareholder of Microsoft. As the tide rises, all boats become rich. Of course, it is worth celebrating."

"Mr. Bill becomes a billionaire, and the Hand of the East can become a half-billionaire, which is amazing!"

It turned out to be like this, and Liu Qingshan did not notice that the corners of his mouth were slightly raised: This girl is quite interesting.

Many people are in such a moment, I am afraid they will be envious, jealous, and hateful, right?

However, stimulated by Bill's becoming a billionaire, after this weekend, Microsoft's stock price, I am afraid that it will take a rocket, is worth a wave of operation.

So he asked Qian Yuzhen, "Sister Yuzhen, it's time for us to sell the Microsoft stock we have. I need to get back the funds now."

Qian Yuzhen also nodded, and she also believed that the good news from Bill would definitely stimulate Microsoft's stock to soar, and it was a good time to take action.

At this time, her eyebrows were slightly wrinkled: "Qingshan, unfortunately, most of the Microsoft shares in our hands are restricted shares, which are purchased privately from the shareholders of the R\u0026D team, and cannot be traded in the stock market. circulating."

"According to the current stock price of more than 60 US dollars per share, it can only be cashed out to 10 million US dollars, and the remaining 6% or more are restricted shares."

Liu Qingshan couldn't help but smack his lips: Just like the dishes on the table in front of you, you can't eat them just by looking at them. Isn't this greedy?

Qian Yuzhen continued: "Although restricted shares cannot be circulated in the stock market, they can be transferred privately, but the price must be discounted."

You can still do this!

Liu Qingshan slammed his fist hard: "Okay, contact those private equity firms immediately, this time let's play a big game!"

"Can we have dinner now?" Grace asked weakly, staring at the attractive cola chicken wings on the table.