Chapter 859 : The Invisible Aristocratic Family

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His ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍goal was to have Hongfan Electronics secure orders and collaborate, familiarizing themselves with the battery production and research and development process.

Next, ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Chen Fan would invest more funds into battery research and development for Hongfan Electronics.

As ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍long as they secured a foothold in the battery sector, Hongfan Electronics' future path would be smooth sailing.

Smart ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍phone business, solar batteries, and new energy vehicles...

No ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍matter which business they ultimately chose, these would be enough to secure Hongfan Electronics an early ticket to board the future new energy market.

By then, Chen Fan would hold four trump cards: Feifan Technology representing the internet market, Qifan Construction representing the real estate industry market, Feifan Media representing the entertainment and media market, and Hongfan Electronics representing the new energy technology market...

Even if Chen Fan were to retire early and no longer manage Ruofan Group, all of this would be enough to ensure Ruofan Group's invincible position in future competition.

Finally, Jenny herself expressed willingness to cooperate with Chen Fan, but the final decision would depend on whether the headquarters agreed.

Chen Fan expressed his understanding.

After meeting with Jenny, Chen Fan stayed in Beijing for a day, accompanying Su Ruochu on a shopping trip, buying some local snacks, and then embarked on his journey back to Yunhai alone.

While preparing to board at the airport, a flight from abroad had just landed.

At the airport bookstore, with over an hour left before his flight, Chen Fan casually browsed, wanting to buy a book to pass time on the plane.

After a round, he finally selected two books: one on "Game Theory" and Wang Guowei's "Renjian Cihua".

As he paid and was about to leave the bookstore, he bumped into a woman wearing sunglasses and carrying a suitcase.

The books in Chen Fan's hands fell to the ground.

"I'm sorry..."

Chen Fan was about to apologize, but the woman grumbled discontentedly.

"Can't you watch where you're going? If you don't need your eyes, you can donate them."

Chen Fan: "..."

Wasn't it clearly you who bumped into me first?

Before Chen Fan could speak, the woman left with a "Be more careful next time," and walked away with her suitcase, striding like a model.

Chen Fan shook his head speechlessly and bent down to pick up the books from the ground.

After this small incident, Chen Fan didn't think much of it.

Meanwhile, the beautiful woman in sunglasses dragged her suitcase directly out of the airport hall.

Outside, an elderly man wearing a gray Tang suit, accompanied by two men in suits and sunglasses, immediately came forward to greet her.

"Young Miss."

"Uncle He, long time no see."

The woman tossed her suitcase to the bodyguard beside her, then sat in the nearby Aston Martin with the old man.

On the way back, the girl removed the sunglasses she had worn throughout the journey, revealing a slightly bold and exquisitely beautiful face.

"Young Miss, you've lost weight again," the old man in the front passenger seat turned his head to look.

The woman smiled faintly: "Uncle He, this is called healthy beauty. Don't look at how thin I am, it's all muscle."

The old man chuckled, agreeing on this point.

The Young Miss had been taught by professional martial arts instructors hired by the family since childhood, and ordinary men could not easily approach her.

"Where's my dad?"

"The Master is waiting for you at home."

"Is my second uncle back too?"

"Yes."

"What are they up to?"

Uncle He hesitated for a moment, "This... I'm not sure either. You'd better ask the Master yourself when you get back."

Beijing.

In a large private estate.

To occupy such a large estate in Beijing, even in the suburbs where every inch of land is precious, is enough to demonstrate the wealth and influence of its owner.

In the living room of one of the buildings.

The woman who had just arrived from the airport stepped in, looking directly at the two middle-aged men playing Go in the living room.

"Dad, Second Uncle, I'm back."

The two middle-aged men looked up.

"Why are you back alone? Where's your little sister?"

"Little sister's body isn't suitable for long journeys, so I came back first."

The woman walked over and sat on the sofa without any regard for her image.

"Dad, tell me the truth, what exactly are you planning?"

"Hehe, Ruoxue, you've been abroad for over a year without coming back, and as soon as you return, you're interrogating your dad?"

The middle-aged man next to her, dressed in Taoist robes with an otherworldly appearance, joked.

This man was the Master Bai mentioned by the Taoist priest Chen Fan had met in Yinzhou a few days ago.

The middle-aged man called "dad" by the woman looked to be in his forties or fifties, with very handsome features, clearly a good-looking man in his youth.

This man was the helmsman of the Bai family, the Master of the Bai family, Bai Douhai.

The middle-aged man in Taoist robes beside him, always wearing a smile, was the Second Master of the Bai family, Bai Banshan.

The Bai family.

As one of the most top-tier and mysterious invisible aristocratic families in the country, few people in China knew of the Bai family's existence.

However, the assets controlled by the Bai family invisibly influenced people's lives in various aspects.

Bai Douhai slowly picked up the black stones from the Go board and put them into the Go container beside him.

His movements were slow and effortless.

After doing all this, Bai Douhai finally looked up at his eldest daughter, who had always been full of personality since childhood.

"You should know your little sister's situation. She doesn't have many years left."

"We've been trying all these years. We've tried every method. But there's still been no effect."

"Science and medicine are useless, they've already directly sentenced your little sister to death."

"This is fate."

"But our Bai family has never believed in fate. So I've had your second uncle cast a wide net across the country for years, looking for someone who meets the conditions."

"It was originally just a casual move, who would have thought that today we'd actually find someone who meets the conditions."

Bai Ruoxue frowned: "Dad, you're telling me you believe in mysticism for something that science and medicine can't solve?"

"I don't know if it's your brains that have gone bad or if there's something wrong with mine."

"This isn't fantasy or making a movie, I absolutely won't allow you to joke with little sister's life."

"Nonsense!"

Bai Douhai frowned and snorted coldly, immediately exuding a powerful aura of a superior, causing the atmosphere in the entire living room to tense.

"I see these years I've been too indulgent with you, making you forget even the most basic respect for your elders."

Bai Ruoxue pouted, seemingly unconcerned about her father's words.

"Even if you scold me, I still have to say it. Anyway, I absolutely won't stand by and watch little sister being sent away in such a frivolous manner."

"You..."

"Big brother! Calm down!"

The Second Master Bai chuckled and smoothed things over.

"Ruoxue, I know you can't understand it for now. But sometimes, things like fate are really hard to explain with science."

"Have you forgotten how our Bai family has taken each step to reach where we are today?"