Du Suo also rushed back during the New Year and reported to Yang Dongxu face to face the training situation of Sharp Blade Security Company in Russia.
Since the big courtyard was built, it has always felt deserted because of its size. This year, it finally became lively with more than ten people coming in and out. The courtyard was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, making it very festive and no longer seemed so empty.
If Zhou Ya and Ran Feifei were also busy in the small courtyard, Yang Dongxu and his godfather had something to eat. So Ran Feifei, who is called aunt in the courtyard, obviously has nothing to do, and Zhou Ya has nothing to do.
Zhou Ya seemed to have been used to this for a long time, so she went to the study to get a book and started reading. Ran Feifei asked Yang Dongxu to take her around the courtyard.
"Why do they call you Master?" Ran Feifei hesitated and finally asked her doubts.
After being frightened, Yang Dongxu didn't need to shout like that when he spoke. In the future, when guests come to the door, the men will call them sir, and the women will call them girls or ma'am.
Cui Ma and others did not insist and immediately changed their words. It seemed that except for Yang Dongxu's title, which they insisted on not changing, they were not so rigid in other names. For example, they called Zhou Ya "aunt" from the beginning, Became Miss Ya.
"They are all old people from my master Xuan's side, so they are a bit old-fashioned in their thinking and living habits. Therefore, they maintain the etiquette of wealthy families in the past when it comes to dealing with people." Yang Dongxu said.
"Oh." Ran Feifei nodded in understanding and did not dwell on the matter. As long as those people don't call them aunt and grandma.
After wandering around the backyard for a while, the front yard called for dinner, and Yang Dongxu took his aunt to the dining room.
"Come and sit down, our family doesn't have so many rules. Mother Cui and Aunt Hua should stop working. They have been busy for a year. Let's sit down and eat together." When they arrived at the dining room, Yang Dongxu called Du Suo, Mother Cui and others. .
After looking at Yang Dongxu and then at Old Man Xuan, Du Suo sat down with a smile, and also asked a few others to sit down: "Sit down, everyone, don't be so formal. It's not like you don't know what the young master's temper is."
After hesitating, a few people sat down slowly. After spending time with Yang Dongxu, they naturally knew the good temper of their young master. He was very kind to his own people who never had so many twists and turns and rules.
Regardless of age or seniority, old man Xuan naturally sat in the main seat, followed by Yang Dongxu's grandpa Zhou Yiren. According to seniority, Zhou Ya should sit in the third position, then Ran Feifei, and then it was Yang Dongxu's turn. .
But this was just a general rule. Although Yang Dongxu didn't care about it, he still sat in the third position under Cui Ma's arrangement. They can relax some rules, but some rules cannot be broken. Yang Dongxu is the third most distinguished person in the family. Regardless of his seniority or age, he naturally has to sit in the third position.
"Come on, come on, let's all have a drink. I have been busy all year and finally can relax for a few days at the end of the year. Let's eat and drink freely. Your young master will have plenty to eat if he has money." Yang Dongxu raised his glass and said to Du Suo Several people wanted to stand up, but he waved their hands to stop them.
After a few glasses of wine, the atmosphere at the dinner table became less formal. Except for Du Fei, who didn't talk much, and Ran Feifei, who was here for the first time, everyone else interacted with each other.
Zhou Ya, who was elegant and even a little aloof in front of outsiders, seemed very peaceful at this time. Whenever she tasted something delicious, she would give it to Yang Dongxu.
Although he didn't pick out fish bones for Yang Dongxu, he peeled off several shrimp shells. Mother Cui and Aunt Hua, who didn't want to throw away all the rules at the dinner table, originally wanted to wait on Yang Dongxu, but they didn't come to join in the fun when they saw this scene.
Ran Feifei looked at Zhou Ya and then at her eldest nephew, whose expression was a little thoughtful, but not too surprised. Because as early as when she lived in the small courtyard, she was used to Zhou Ya's doting on Yang Dongxu.
Yang Dongxu is really like a young master at home. When he comes to eat, he opens his mouth and hands, and Zhou Ya almost chews the food for him before feeding him. Not only her, Zhou Yiren seems to have become accustomed to the doting of his daughter by his own godson over the years. Although it is a bit annoying sometimes, he only gives Yang Dongxu more homework, and his daughter is reluctant to scold him.
After the meal, Old Man Xuan and Zhou Yiren went to play chess nearby. There is no leisure time all year round. Even Zhou Yiren, who is dealing with documents on weekends, only allows himself some free time during the last few days at the end of the year. He works almost all the other time, and even his doting daughter can sometimes be ignored.
Seeing that Yang Dongxu seemed to have something to discuss with Zhou Ya, Ran Feifei, who was a little confused after drinking a few glasses of rice wine during the meal, went back to the room to sleep.
"The focus is on the Soviet Union...why?" In the study, Yang Dongxu was leaning in the Taishi chair. Zhou Ya was sitting next to him making tea. Seeing Yang Dongxu frowning, as if he had a headache, he walked over and rested his head on it. In his arms, he slowly massaged Yang Dongxu.
I don't know why, but Yang Dongxu drinks one drink a week, about two taels of tiger penis medicine to assist him in his martial arts training. Logically speaking, Yang Dongxu's drinking capacity should be good after so many years of training.
But the truth was exactly the opposite. He was fine with low-alcohol wine such as beer, but when the alcohol content reached over 50, he felt a little dizzy. So those old cellars, puree, etc. that were purchased at a huge price were all cheaper than Old Man Xuan.
But fortunately, Old Man Xuan is not a fan of foreign wine, so he asked the rich family to collect some foreign wine, such as Lafite and so on, and store a lot of it in the basement. Otherwise, Old Man Xuan, an old wine bug, would make the children hate it and not be able to keep anything. stock.
"I have been paying attention to the political situation in the Soviet Union in the past few years. Something may happen there." Yang Dongxu closed his eyes and enjoyed Zhou Ya's massage. The slightest trace of Zhou Ya's body fragrance penetrated his nostrils, making his body More relaxed.
"Something happened, what happened? Are we going to divest?"
"It's impossible to withdraw capital. Our stall is not small. The loss will be too great if we withdraw capital all at once. Aren't you and Toi familiar with each other? Find a way to get a loan from a Soviet bank. Interest-free ones are best, and the interest rates are reasonable. Even Higher is acceptable.
Anyway, you can do as much as you can. But the contract must specify that the repayment will be in rubles, not other currencies, let alone US dollars. That is to say, you cannot touch how many rubles you borrow and how many rubles you want to pay back. You can decide the rest by yourself. "
"Then what are you doing with so many loans?" He leaned his chest against the back of Yang Dongxu's head, poured out a cup of tea from the teapot next to him, touched it with his lips and felt that the temperature was just right, and brought it to Yang Dongxu's mouth.
Zhiliu... Yang Dongxu sucked the tea from the tea cup into his mouth, and said without opening his eyes with his eyes closed: "You have also learned some about currency exchange rates. You should know that the country's currency will depreciate when it is in chaos.
So the 1 ruble we get now can be exchanged for about 2 yuan in RMB. When the Soviet Union is in chaos, this ratio may become 1:1, or even 1:00. So if you take a ruble loan now, you will still be able to pay back the same amount of ruble loan after a while, but you will get a lot of benefits from it. "
"That is the world's largest country, a military power that can compete with the United States. Will it really lead to chaos?" Zhou Ya also went there from time to time in the Soviet Union.
Especially during the end of the year, in order to check Yang Dongxu's assets in the Soviet Union, she lived there for nearly a month, but she did not feel that there would be any problems in that big country.
Yang Dongxu grabbed Zhou Ya's hand, pulled her to the couch next to her, and asked her to sit down. Yang Dongxu lay down and rested on her thigh, which made her feel more comfortable.
Seeing Yang Dongxu arching on his legs like a puppy to find a more comfortable position, Zhou Ya smiled and tugged on Yang Dongxu's ears, and then continued to massage his head.
"Do you know what Xiu Shui Trade has traded from the Soviet Union?" He did not answer Zhou Ya's question just now, but asked another question.
"The wood is shipped to Japan, some steel cars and other things are shipped back to China, and some fertilizer production lines and so on. It seems that we are talking about car production recently..." Xiushui Trading's accounts also need to be verified by Zhou Ya, so for She knew exactly what was being traded.
"Not only these things, didn't Toy's uncle Ivan come to Yanjing to communicate again some time ago? The trade items he proposed also included arms, such as tanks and aircraft. Military technology is a bit troublesome, and even more so Sensitive, but even so, he didn't say it to death, who else has room for content..."
"In exchange for daily necessities?" Zhou Ya had a shocked look on her face.
"Well, it's the exchange of daily necessities. The price of paying directly is too high, and settlement of daily necessities is a good deal for both parties. Our light industry is developing rapidly here and daily necessities are cheap, but they are extremely scarce in the Soviet Union. You also know how scarce they are. So. By settling the daily necessities, they can make a lot of money by shipping them back to China, and both families are happy."
"Is this going to happen?" Zhou Ya looked at Yang Dongxu worriedly. She was shocked that Ivan wanted to do an arms deal with Xiushui Trading, but she was even more afraid that something would happen to Yang Dongxu.
"No problem. I will talk to my grandfather about this matter. Arms are a time bomb and can only be placed in the hands of the military. Anyone in the country who touches it will die.
But this is not the focus of what I am talking about. I am just telling you this to let you understand how far the Soviet regime has reached.
The army that protects the country secretly sells military supplies to make money and puts it into their own pockets. Moreover, what they were selling were not scraps, but airplanes and tanks. This was just Ivan’s side. I don’t know what others were selling.
So what do you think is the future of an army with such a commander? The troops who protect our country are like this. Do you think this country will still be peaceful? "These words should not only be said to Zhou Ya, Yang Dongxu will also say them to Zhou Yiren.
It’s 1988, and it’s only been a few years since the polar bear in the north suffered a big fall. So Yang Dongxu not only wants to make a profit for himself, but also hopes that the country can benefit.
You must know that even after the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the Russian era, military technology is still top-notch in the world. Even if they use weapons and equipment produced decades ago, they can still fight whatever they want.
If China wants to rise, it cannot do so without sufficient technological reserves. As a businessman facing such a world-shaking event, he can only follow behind to pick up some money, not even soup. If the government can join in quietly, it can get some meat to eat.
"Then if we do this, will it..." Zhou Ya was still a little worried.
"There is nothing to be afraid of. Their own people, especially those high-ranking officials, are making a lot of money at the expense of the public and private interests. We have normal transactions and there is a contract written in black and white. What should we be afraid of?"
Besides, the worst outcome is that Xiushui Trading is put on the blacklist of the Soviet Ministry of Commerce and will no longer be able to do business there. This loss is just a drop in the bucket compared to the money we can get, and it doesn't matter if the Xiushui trade is closed. "
