Rebirth in the 1980s: An Investment Life
Chapter 69

Acquaintance

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"It's getting late. A-Cheng has already booked us a hotel, so let's go now." Seeing Xue Chen's eyes darting around everywhere, Fu Hengzhou found it rather amusing. He had thought the other man was so composed, but in private, he had such an adorable side. Seeing his aggrieved expression, Fu Hengzhou could only sigh.

"Sure!" Xue Chen withdrew his pleading gaze and smiled in satisfaction.

That night, Fu Hengzhou and Xue Chen stayed at a nearby five-star hotel. Apart from the lack of wireless internet and cell phones, it was practically no different from the living conditions of later generations.

Their rooms were next to each other. Xue Chen still shut his hotel room door under Fu Hengzhou's burning gaze. After washing up, he lay on the soft bed, but perhaps because of the jet lag, he could not fall asleep. He could only pull the blanket over his head and silently count sheep. When he reached nearly 247, he finally drifted off.

Early the next morning, the doorbell rang. Somewhat helplessly, he got up to answer it and found Fu Hengzhou's assistant, A-Cheng, outside. That surprised him a little.

"Oh, our boss ran into a business partner today and just went out. He asked me to bring you breakfast. He knows Mr. Xue doesn't like Western food, so he specifically went to Chinatown to buy breakfast.

"Also, our boss said that if you're really bored, I can show you around. This place may not have China's beautiful scenery, but it has a different kind of crafted beauty."

"What's there to see? It's all stuff that was looted." Xue Chen complained as he drank his millet porridge.

"Then... I heard there's also a natural history museum here. How about..." A-Cheng quickly thought of another destination.

"To be honest, I really

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