"How about it? I said it's him, right?" Hu Ti asked Mu Tian, glancing at Fan De Rui.
"Call a taxi!" Mu Tian ordered without answering Hu Ti's question.
Hu Ti waved hurriedly, and a rickshaw came running over.
Fandry finally lit up his cigarette and the car arrived in front of him. He glanced around, smoked a cigarette, got in the car and drove away.
Mu Tian and Hu Ti got on the called rickshaw.
"Follow the car in front." Hu Ti shouted in a low voice.
The coachman set up the cart, but stood still, stretching his neck and looking ahead.
"How can I keep up with you two?"
Mu Tian saw that the driver in front of him was not very strong, so he pushed Hu Ti out of the car and said, "Find another one." Then he shouted to the driver, "Hurry up and follow."
The driver originally wanted to ask for more money, but he didn't expect there was such a person. He shook his head, let go and chased after him.
Hu Ti stamped his feet at Mu Tian's car, called another car, and followed Mu Tian.
Fandry didn't seem to be in a hurry to go home. The car was walking leisurely on the road, looking more like he was looking for someone or somewhere.
Only then did Mu Tian have time to look back and saw Hu Ti's car following him. He felt relieved. If he knew that Fan Derui was such a good person, he would have asked Hu Ti to ride with him in the car so that he could exchange information.
What.
Hengchang Apartment is an eight-story building. Although it is not high, it covers a large area. The bays are more than 600 meters wide. The appearance does not look like a commercial residence, but more like a government administrative building.
At that time, Qiao Shikuan was designed by a British designer. The style was more like a manor building of an English rural aristocrat. The interior house types were very rich. Except for the duplex on the first floor and the top floor, the four middle floors were all flat floors, with one bedroom and two bedrooms.
There are three-bedroom units, but most are one-bedroom units. The duplexes on the first floor all have separate doors, more like a Townhouse. The duplexes on the top floor are all two-up, two-down units.
Qiao Shikuan is a smart man. When he applied for this land, he applied for dormitories for Hengchang Department Store. Therefore, the price was half cheaper, and the concession authority also filled in part of the tidal flat for free. But after the house was built,
The duplexes on the first floor and the top floor are all rented out. Only the four middle floors are used as staff dormitories, and less than one-third of them are actually used as dormitories. Because even though it is called a dormitory, employees still have to pay rent when they move in.
Yes, it's just 10% or 20% cheaper than what's on the market.
Many employees would rather find another place than live here because of privacy considerations and rent calculations. They also gossiped about the boss Qiao Shikuan behind his back, and even worse, directly called Qiao Shikuan a black-hearted capitalist. These people do not
Understand, are there any capitalists who are not evil-hearted? Besides, can he become a capitalist if he is not evil-hearted?
Guangdetang in Yangpu is where Qiao Shikuan made his fortune in Shanghai. It is the head office and flagship store of the Guangdetang chain. Fan Derui, who is the assistant manager of Guangdetang, will go to the main store in Yangpu after visiting all the branches every day.
Take inventory of the accounts and leave a clerk on duty in the store in case someone buys medicine for emergencies at night.
This tradition of selling medicines late at night has been carried out since Guangdetang opened. Therefore, this alone makes Guangdetang stand out among all pharmacies, and the brand remains strong. Of course, this is not Qiao Shikuan's credit, but Qiao Shiyou's contribution
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The four-story house on the top floor of Hengchang Apartment where Fan Derui lived was the largest and most luxuriously decorated in the entire apartment. Qiao Shiyou gave him to him as a reward for serving him twenty years ago.
Now he can't sell it, which makes him feel bad.
The reason why he drove the car as if he was wandering was because he wanted to wander on the street but refused to walk. He wanted to see all the living beings on the road and meet people who were more miserable than himself, in order to find a little balance and calm down.
own sad emotions.
In the morning, as soon as he arrived at the branch of Guangde Hall in Hongkou, someone sent a letter. When he opened it, he was almost frightened to death. There was a bullet inside, and there was nothing else.
It is true that silence is better than sound at this time.
He concluded that this must have been done by Wang Dabin. Because Wang Dabin was the helmsman of the Hongkou branch of Taishan Hui, he had to be close to the water to do such a thing.
So, Fandry decided to sell his apartment.
However, he went to several intermediaries and was told that there are more people renting houses now and fewer people buying houses. People who actually buy houses rarely find intermediaries. Those who fled to Shanghai with a lot of belongings can find a way around here.
Find some relatives and friends, even if they are just next to each other. Favors are stronger than business rules, so they are all exchanged privately in the circle. Many people who live in Shanghai have made a fortune through this. And there are no worries about taxes.
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Therefore, Fan Ruide, the assistant manager of Guangde Hall, is depressed today.
He wandered around Hongkou for a day and didn't come back until he had to go back to the Yangpu main store to take inventory.
There are many Japanese overseas Chinese in Hongkou, and the number is increasing rapidly. He wanted to try his luck there to see if he could find a Japanese buyer. But the agent there only said to help him keep an eye on it, but he was not sure.
After walking out of an agency, even though the waitress bowed to say goodbye and turned her head 90 degrees, he was in an extremely bad mood.
Fortunately, he met Xiong Yaowu, otherwise Fan Derui would have died of worry.
As the saying goes, Du Kang is the only one who can relieve worries. Xiong Yaowu took him to an izakaya not far away. Since the influx of Japanese overseas Chinese in Hongkou in large numbers, such small shops have mushroomed here.
At first Fan Derui was reluctant to go in, saying that the money he earned from the Chinese could not be earned by the Japanese. Xiong Yaowu said he was treating a guest, so Fan Derui went in angrily.
When Xiong Yaowu saw that Fan Derui was unhappy, he asked, "Mr. Fan, has something happened or is he in any difficulty? He can't be so happy."
Fandry looked at the room, which was full of people even though it was daytime, but the lights were on. Everyone was talking with their heads down, and some even whispered to each other, making it look like everyone was trading contraband or conducting espionage.
He also whispered to Xiong Yaowu that he wanted to sell his house but was unable to do so.
"Selling a house at this time is not a smart investment. Although the current market price of houses is good, leaving it for another two years is the best way to make a lot of money." Xiong Yaowu pretended to be surprised and put on a show.
As if he was thinking about others, he advised with all his heart.
"I can't help it. There is a hurdle in front of me, and I urgently need money to settle it." Originally, sake was different from Chinese liquor. At this time, Fan De Rui didn't taste any alcohol at all. "Isn't this horse-trading person just a swipe of water?
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His voice was a bit loud, and several Japanese overseas Chinese looked over. Xiong Yaowu quickly stood up, bowed around and apologized, then sat down and said to Fan Derui: "This is Japanese wine, and it tastes like this. You drink less, but drink more often."
I’m used to it. One day I’ll take you to taste the taste of Japanese girls, ha, open a chowder, you know.”
"You'd better not mention women to me. It's hard to say how long I'll live." Fandrui thought of the bullet and was extremely depressed. Now mentioning women to him would completely add fuel to the fire.