Because it was lunch time, Chen Zhaozhong's restaurant business was very good.
But he and his friend were already busy.
However, when Chen Zhaozhong was entertaining guests, he was quietly looking outside the door.
Because, he found that from this morning, there was always a car parked across the road at the door of his store.
Although the other party changed four cars and changed different positions, Chen Zhaozhong could still see that although the positions chosen by these four cars were different, they could all see the main entrance of his roast goose shop.
This made him feel a little nervous.
He knew that the New York police must have targeted him.
Being targeted by the police made Chen Zhaozhong feel nervous.
The guy saw something wrong with him and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Uncle Zhong, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay..." Chen Zhaozhong chuckled and said, "You go and do it first, don't worry about me."
The guy nodded slightly and said, "If you are tired, go down and rest for a while. I can do it alone."
Chen Zhaozhong nodded with relief, but did not intend to leave.
At this time, the car across the road suddenly started and drove away from Chinatown.
Chen Zhaozhong thought that the other party would soon change to another car to rotate, but unexpectedly, after the car passed, no other suspicious vehicles appeared.
This made him feel a little relieved.
But soon, his brows frowned again.
He immediately took off his sleeves and apron and said to the guy: "Qiangzi, put the suspension of business on the market. After the customer left, he would close the door directly, and then come downstairs to find me."
The guy didn't know why he was suddenly so anxious, so he nodded and said, "Okay, Uncle Zhong, I understand!"
After Chen Zhaozhong finished speaking, he went to the basement alone, with two rooms below, namely the bedrooms of him and his friend Qiangzai.
Chen Zhaozhong returned to his room and the first thing he did was to start packing his luggage. He only chose what was most important to him and put it in his suitcase. In addition, he even changed his clothes.
Not cleaned up.
Half an hour later, Chen Zhaozhong packed up a small suitcase.
The guy Qiangzai walked down the stairs quickly and said at the door: "Uncle Zhong, all the guests are gone, I'm closed."
"Okay." Chen Zhaozhong said: "Qiangzi, come in."
"Okay." Qiangzai pushed open the door and just walked into the bedroom, he found Chen Zhaozhong packing things. So he asked in surprise: "Uncle Zhong, where are you going?"
Chen Zhaozhong looked at Qiangzai and said, "Qianzhai, I may have to go back to Hong Kong Island in the near future. After I leave, I will hand over this store to you. You have learned almost all my skills over the years.
You can run this store well in the future, and life should not be too difficult."
Qiangzai asked in surprise: "Uncle Zhong...you...how could you go back to Hong Kong Island? That person named Liu will kill you..."
Chen Zhaozhong smiled slightly: "I was illegally stranded in the United States back then, and I was considered an illegal immigrant. Since the police have come to me, it is probably not too long before I was deported. Even if I don't want to leave, I can't help it."
Qiangzai blurted out: "Uncle Zhong, then you can't just wait for being deported! Otherwise, you can leave New York first and hide!"
"No." Chen Zhaozhong waved his hand and said calmly: "I have been hiding for more than 20 years and have been tired of hiding. If I hide like this, I will despise myself."
After saying that, he looked at Qiangzai and said seriously: "I have always wanted to go back, but I have never been able to muster up the courage. I just took this opportunity to go back, which can be regarded as helping me make a decision."
Qiangzi said nervously: "Uncle Zhong! You can live by hiding! If the Liu surnamed does not plan to let you go, you will die if you go back!"
Chen Zhaozhong smiled and said, "Even if he wants my life, he has to wait for a suitable opportunity. You can't kill me at the customs office when I was just deported, right? Besides, I was deported to Hong Kong Island.
The customs staff must take me over and take a process. I believe that no matter how capable the person surnamed Liu is, he will not dare to go to the customs to attack me. In this way, I can notify my family in advance and let them come to the customs to see me.
, As long as you can meet your family, even if you are killed by him when you go out, I will admit it."
Speaking of this, Chen Zhaozhong smiled slightly and said, "Qiangzi, you don't have to persuade me about this matter. I have my own decision. You can run this roast goose shop well. Don't worry about me for the rest.
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Qiangzai's eyes were red and swallowed even more: "Uncle Zhong...I don't want to run a roast goose shop, I just want to follow you and be a young man who can stay at the hall..."
Qiang Zai and Chen Zhaozhong have a very deep relationship.
He was originally a Chinese from Southeast Asia. His parents went to Southeast Asia to work hard in early years, but encountered some local turmoil, so he took him as a young man to smuggle him to the United States, intending to take root in the United States.
However, the snake heads used to transport their ships, which hit a reef and sank when approaching the U.S. coastline. A ship drowned more than half of them by dozens of illegal immigrants.
Qiangzi's parents were both buried in the sea in that disaster, while the young man floated on a small piece of wooden board for several hours, and was finally rescued by the Chinese who were traveling on the boat.
In that accident, all those who survived were young and half-aged children like Qiangzai. They were all parents who gave the children a life-saving floating object to allow the children to survive.
Those Chinese who run the boat, like Chen Zhaozhong, are all black households who smuggle or illegally stay in the United States. These black households can be regarded as helping each other on weekdays and have a small circle of their own.
When several children were rescued back to New York, the Chinese gathered together for a meeting.
They felt that these children were in a miserable situation. If they were not taken in, they would either starve to death on the streets, be deported by the US government, or be sent to a welfare home. So after everyone discussed, those who were capable of raising an orphan.
Qiangzi was adopted by Chen Zhaozhong.
He was only ten years old when he was taken back to this roast goose restaurant by Chen Zhaozhong. Now, he is twenty-two years old.
Because he had no legal identity, Chen Zhaozhong opened a shop while teaching Qiangzai to study, and then Qiangzai began to help him do things within his ability in the kitchen.
Later, when I became an adult, I simply started working as a friend at the Roast Goose Shop.
Qiangzai was very grateful for Chen Zhaozhong's grace and always treated him as a father. He even made up his mind to follow Chen Zhaozhong in this life and would support him when he was old.
But I never expected that Chen Zhaozhong would now decide to return to Hong Kong Island to die.
Seeing that his eyes were red and tears continued, Chen Zhaozhong smiled and said, "Qiangzi, I have no children. Since you came, I have made roast goose in the kitchen for years, and I have never hidden my skills in front of you.
I believe you have learned my skills from eight or ninety. In the future, as long as the police don’t come to you, you can run this store well and save more money. If you have the chance, go back to Southeast Asia to get your original ones.
and then settle down with a wife and children."
After saying that, he looked at Qiangzai and smiled slightly, "Of course, if I am lucky enough to die when I return to Hong Kong Island this time, you can come to Hong Kong Island to find me in the future!"