On September 6, 1991, the three Baltic states declared independence. Before that, Xie Kaixiao had been running around trying to persuade people, and also made some arrangements. Now that these three countries have issued declarations of independence, the Mainland realized that it was not adequately prepared and immediately intensified its efforts.
Before having her child, Lu Jiaxin began to sell some fixed assets and stocks, like Coca-Cola, which had significant potential for future appreciation, and used them as collateral.
The Gulf War not only didn't cause the real estate market in Hong Kong to drop but instead went crazy and shot up. Just in March, the prices per square foot of many houses increased by over a thousand Hong Kong Dollars. Lu Jiaxin received the news, sighing inwardly, noting how similar this was to later domestic housing prices.