Li Guolou's carriage first went to Baozhifang in Donglaijiang Lane to pick up Chen Xiangfang and Xie Xiuzhu to go home. Baozhifang will be opened tomorrow, and some people are trying to do business inside, and some people are pretending to be guests for dinner.
, speaking in local dialects, which gave the ordering clerk a headache. Fortunately, the menu with photos was a big help. If you don’t understand the customer’s dialect, you can just ask the customer to point to the dishes and know what he wants to order?
There were red balls tied on the beams, red ribbons hung high on the window lintels, and various red Spring Festival decorations hung in every corner of the restaurant. This time Li Guolou praised Na Bazi greatly, and for Na Bazi
My request is that we must do a good job organizing the activities tomorrow morning and not lose to the scene when the "Japanese Goods Store" next door opened Little Japan.
Zheng Lingling shuttled between the tables and refused to stop even if she was asked to do so. She was a bit crazy.
A guest had come in and wanted to have dinner. Chen Xiangfang hurriedly stepped forward to give the guest a bag of bread and respectfully sent the guest out.
Na Wu and three of his compatriots were sitting at the Eight Immortals table near the door, with four bird cages hanging on the beams above their heads. They were drinking tea in style, taking out their pocket watches to check the time, as if they were tired of waiting for guests.
Li Guolou worked hard and gave each person a little of the gifts sold in the Tianjin Concession. This way, there was immediately a lot of space on the carriage, and the whole family could squeeze in when returning home.
Yelia and Xie Xiuzhu kept talking, and they looked at Li Guolou and smiled while talking.
Roberts and Torres were taking photos for people in the Cuiyun Pavilion upstairs. Qian Shuiping went in and out, organizing people to go in and take photos.
Li Guolou asked: "Xiaofang, why hasn't Roberts left yet? It's been five days. Hasn't he finished taking photos?"
Chen Xiangfang smiled and said: "Now that you're done with it, are you still willing to leave? The bed we slept in was occupied by the two of them. The second mistress rented a room not far next door. When the decoration is completed, Baozhu Photo Studio will open for business.
Already."
Li Guolou said: "Can't you persuade Sister-in-law Qian? How come it's so fast? I think they have to be in contact with each other for at least a while."
Chen Xiangfang raised her head and said, "Hey, we did it right in the back where the employees slept. Sister-in-law Qian also told me that Roberts raped her. Why would my grandma go to the employee dormitory with her if she has nothing to do?"
You can tell lies, so the second mistress can only give them the key to the south house on Bolan Street. Xiaolou, please don't sign any unequal treaty with the foreign devils. Roberts doesn't dare to talk about the terms of the contract anymore."
"Not going back?"
"When the Qing Gang came forward, Ma Da Bangzi didn't dare to say a word even if he had ten courages to do so. He didn't even dare to come and cause trouble. You just continue to pretend to be confused. Don't worry about this kind of thing." Chen Xiangfang glanced at him.
Li Guolou said: "I have never made a mistake. I just fell into trouble with Sister-in-law Qian. I originally thought well that Wu Cuilian and Roberts would be a great pairing. Now I can only let Sister-in-law Wu stay alone in the empty boudoir."
Chen Xiangfang said: "Sister-in-law Wu is also jealous. She came here the day before yesterday and begged the second grandma to find a job for her. The second grandma did not agree, fearing that Roberts would change her mind and say that she would find a job for Mrs. Wu in the future. Your old neighbors are all
They had been here before, and they saw that the fool Zhou Xiaohuan was also involved, and they wanted to come here to find a job. Wang Kuai kept talking for a long time, and the second mistress couldn't bear to give him a few taels of silver and send him away. They will come again tomorrow, which is a headache.
Do it yourself."
The others in Li Guolou were not afraid of Wang Kuaizui, but they were afraid of Wang Kuaizui. He didn't say anything about Honggu to anyone. He just asked the two grandmothers to stay away from Wang Kuaizui and his son. If there was no other way, he sent some small money to send Wang Kuaizui and his son away. No.
Thinking that people will act based on their faces, Wang Kuaizui is so thick-skinned that he would come here to cry when he has nothing to do. I am sure Li Guolou will help when he sees the father and son in their current situation. Wang Kuaizui and his son
They took turns asking for money, treating this place as their grandma's house.
Li Guolou spread his hands and said: "Xiaofang, why are the poor people like seeing flies when they see me? They want to swat me one by one. I haven't even had a sip of tea at home. How in the world do I owe them?"
Chen Xiangfang smiled and said: "Xiaolou, you have a good face. If you are bullied by others, no one will be afraid of you. If you open a mouthful, the water will flow over and it will flow endlessly in the future. Who told you to do it?
As the third brother, when you become rich and powerful, people who come here to borrow money can be queued from here to the Anhui Association."
"Then what should we do?" Li Guolou had already seen the terrifying scene, with a ferocious smile on everyone's face, trying to squeeze him dry. They stretched out their hands in front of him one by one, grabbing hard without flinching.
Chen Xiangfang sighed: "What can I do? Xiaolou, don't you want to be famous? This is how Jiyu came. Wang Wu is like you now. He doesn't even dare to go out on the street and hides in the headquarters all day long. Do you think he feels good?
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"Oh, no wonder I can't see Wang Wu all day long. It turns out he is hiding from the God of Plague. Wang Wu is fatter than me now, and people come to him every day. I am a little jealous of him. Now I know that too many people is not a good thing. Song
Gongming just has too many people and cannot feed these subordinates, so he has no choice but to surrender to Song Huizong." Li Guolou drew inferences and immediately thought of higher-level matters.
Chen Xiangfang praised: "Xiaolou, you are really amazing. You are more powerful than Jin Shengtan. Your opinions are unique and reasonable. Why did Song Jiang surrender? There were too many people under his command. He was a bandit and could not capture the city. He could only surrender. Qianming
I told my second grandmother to ask her to comment on Water Margin and add this insightful sentence."
Li Guolou said: "I'm better than Song Jiang. If I don't kill my wife, which one of you will have a second spring? I promise to make the case look like an accident and no one will be able to solve it even if it lasts a thousand years."
Chen Xiangfang snorted coldly: "You are so powerful. We are still young and can satisfy you, but you will not be peaceful in the future."
Li Guolou shook his head and said: "I don't want to be like Hu Xueyan, who falls in love with everyone he meets and has endless beauty. I just want the person who loves me to be by my side. Don't be blind to money and listen to the second grandma in everything."
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Chen Xiangfang cooed: "I listened to her last time and we made love to you together. Otherwise, the position of grandma would have been taken away by a foreign woman. Why didn't I listen? She is an educated scholar. You...
No scholar can compare with her."
Xie Xiuzhu, who was upstairs, invited them to come up and take pictures. Li Guolou glanced at her and said, "You are the eldest grandma. From now on, we should follow the rules and ask them to greet each other every morning, so that they will remember who is the boss."
"You little rascal, you don't want to be a bad guy and you want me to do it, right?" Chen Xiangfang pointedly expressed Li Guolou's inner thoughts.
Li Guolou said softly: "I take advantage of other people's softness. You take advantage of me. Why are you afraid of them? From now on, you will be the villain in the family. I cannot have a say."
Chen Xiangfang said: "Yeah! I know, come up with me. The last photo was taken well. This time Lingling takes the photo, we take turns hugging her."
Li Guolou grabbed Zheng Lingling from under a table and carried his daughter upstairs. When he saw Qian Shuiping, he glared at her fiercely, which was a disgrace to a woman in the Qing Empire.
Qian Shuiping leaned into Li Guolou's ear and said, "I am very happy. This is called pursuing a new life."
Li Guolou said anxiously: "Lingling, if we don't listen to Aunt Qian, cover your ears."
Zheng Lingling covered her ears, shook her head and said, "If you don't want to listen, we won't listen."
The cute appearance of the child caused a burst of laughter. The noisy downstairs was full of people, drinking tea, talking and laughing, and the shouts from the waiter were particularly pleasant.
At the No. 5 table at the door, a Manchu man asked a little worriedly: "Na Wu, do you think the business here will be good during the Spring Festival?"
Na Wu took a sip of tea and said: "I hope, Na Bazi said that this is the opposite. If others don't do business, we will do it, and all the gold and silver will fall here. I also wish my brother well, he is the only one in our family who has
I have a lot of brothers in my family, but their jobs have not been settled yet, and they are all looking forward to his great success."
Another Manchu said: "That fake foreign devil is just taking advantage of him. He is so rich, but we only lose money in this business."
Na Wu Baiyan said: "Why are you in a hurry? Take your time, take care of grandma well, and we will make great progress."
"Do it!" The four Manchus expressed their broad sentiments with tea instead of wine.
After Li Guolou took the photos, he went to talk to Na Bazi alone and told him not to go underworld. He told Na Bazi the preliminary plan of the Chaoyang Project. The focus of his work was to establish friendship with officials.
Can't go in either.
With the bunches of grapes on the trellis, the man immediately changed into a different person. He no longer acted like a gangster brother, but returned to his true nature as a good man. He swore not to imitate others and act tyrannically on the street. During the Spring Festival, the officials everywhere
He must have visited all the rooms. As long as the relationship is not broken, he can come in handy at any time in the future.
Li Guolou said: "When you step into this circle, you will know that the big ones are easy to talk to, but the little ones are difficult to deal with. The people at the top are paid to do nothing, and the people who really do the work are all at the bottom. So when you get the approval, you will exclusively talk to the people at the bottom.
When people build good relationships, don't pretend to be a leader. If people don't favor you, they will still suffer. We can't fall into the gutter."
Na Bazi nodded and said: "Third brother, didn't I sell it to you a long time ago? Don't worry, our whole family knows who the real brothers are. It's enough that there are kings and five in the underworld. I won't join in the fun anymore. Third brother, you Chaoyang
Planning is enough to pass the time, so I want to find something else to do. I feel that I am also a planner, and I can’t stay idle when I stay in one place.”
Li Guolou shook his head and said: "The restaurant is busy all day long, and Xiaofang has no time to do anything else. The photo studio is just for the grandmother at home to kill time and not make a fortune. The preliminary preparations for the Chaoyang Project will take one or two years, and there are
I can't think of any business that makes money."
Na Bazi smiled playfully and said: "Second brother, let me remind you, move some of your family's business in Shanghai here, won't you fill up your spare time?"
Li Guolou said: "I don't want to use my family's money anymore. If I want to do something, my family must pay for it together. Otherwise, in the end, I will become a part-time worker."
The bad guy came closer and said, "Third brother, don't let me fool you. Wang Wu has already told me that there will be a lot of money when the war begins. As long as the place is taken back next year, will there be no money? Besides, if you take the foreign
I cheated my family, can I use the money I put in the bank?"
Li Guolou spoke sharply and said: "That Bazi, how can you say such words? I am the third brother in the world."
The man picked up the teapot, added some tea to Li Guolou, and said with a slight smile: "You fake foreign devil, stop pretending. I want to pass it now. As long as you have money, I will also marry the widow into the house. Just be easy-going when you talk to me."
, Listen to me, I made the right move by bringing you into the Ministry of Justice. Give me a share and start a business. Even if I lose my legs, I will still build a good relationship. How about we open a domestic product store?
Is the store competing with Oriental stores?”
Li Guolou shook his head like a lang drum and said: "Don't buy domestic products just because you listen to patriotic propaganda. Once the enthusiasm is over, it's better to shop around. We all rely on our ability to make a living. Isn't it interesting to mention the height of the country? Now
If domestic products are not good, we must admit that we will be industrialists in the future, but now we should still do business that we can manage, and don’t think of ourselves as so great.”
"Then what to do?" Na Bazi asked unwillingly.
Li Guolou said: "Wait until my brother and sister come. Be strict with your words and don't tell your sister a word about the Chaoyang Project. Your sister, I must kick you out of here. Otherwise, the whole world will know about my family's affairs."
Already."
Na Bazi smiled and said: "I've been talking about my sister, when you came to my house and I got you drunk, everything would be solved. If you pretend to be a lady, you will become an old girl."
Li Guo Tower rose from the ground, clawing Kanaba's neck desperately, and said angrily: "Don't say such things, I'm already too busy."
Na BaZi waved his hand and hissed, and the two of them knew who was superior and who was inferior as soon as they fought.