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Chapter 78 Zhou family, caring people
The ninth day of the first lunar month is a good time to move.

Starting from the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Xian Yaowen asked Zheng Yueying to help Wang Xiamin add household items to the new building. After three days of busy work, the new building was finally filled. On the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, Xian Yaowen, Wang Xiamin and Qi Longque first moved into the largest building. of new buildings.

For convenience, this new building is called Building 1.

Another building that has been built is called Building No. 2, and Xian Yaowu has exclusive access to the fourth floor and rooftop; the two two-bedrooms on the third floor are allocated to Gu Baozhang and Dong Xiangqian; the three one-bedrooms on the second floor are allocated to savings. Fei, Qi Longdao, Zheng Yueying; a shop on the ground floor was rented to Liu Ye Shuwan, and the other one was temporarily vacant.

The original old building was vacated for Ip Man. He was very anxious and moved in as soon as it was vacated. He must have had enough of living under the control of others at the Hong Kong and Kowloon Hotel Staff Association.

Speaking of which, Liu Ye Shuwan was even more anxious. She loaded the shop with goods on the fifth day of the lunar month, and set off a bunch of firecrackers on the auspicious sixth day of the lunar month to open the business.

After moving to a new home, everyone was very happy. Everyone stayed in their own homes and no one came out to move around. Xian Yaowen was no exception. He stayed in the spacious study room, hunched over the desk and writing plans comfortably.

About half past nine, he became uncomfortable again.

He originally planned not to go out this morning and just stay quietly by himself, but he didn't expect Zheng Yueying to come and kill him.

"Sir, Su Lizhen just came to see me."

Xian Yaowen stopped writing and asked, "Any clues?"

"Early this morning, Chu Tianlan gave the divorce letter to Su Lizhen."

"Huh?"

Zheng Yueying sneered and said: "Last time I went to see Su Lizhen, she didn't tell me that Chu Tianlan's lover already had her. Today she finally told me the whole story."

"Tell me carefully. I just wanted to listen to a story to wake up my brain."

Xian Yaowen put the pen cap on the pen, put down the pen, adjusted a comfortable posture and leaned on the back of the chair, ready to listen to the story.

Zheng Yueying turned from ridicule to laughter, "Sir, I may disappoint you. The story is not bizarre, and there are no twists and turns. It is just a very simple story. Su Lizhen married Chu Tianlan when she was eighteen years old, and she has been seven years old this year. Years ago, Su Lizhen never became pregnant. Although Chu Tianlan wanted a child at first, she never said she wanted to find a concubine. The two of them treated each other with respect..."

"Ha, the inability to conceive is not necessarily the woman's fault. From a probability perspective, the man's fault is more likely."

"Sir, you will know if you listen to what I am going on to say." Zheng Yueying's smile changed from playful to cunning, "One day at the end of last year, Chu Tianlan suddenly told Su Lizhen to make peace with her. Su Lizhen refused, and the two of them had a few quarrels. Oh my God, Chu Tianlan just told Su Lizhen the truth. He had found a sweetheart outside and was already more than two months pregnant. With his income, he simply couldn't support three children.

Su Lizhen was furious and refused to make peace, so the two of them had a quarrel. Chu Tianlan didn't come back for a long time, maybe she went to live with her best friend. It wasn't until the sixth day of the Lunar New Year that Chu Tianlan came back. As soon as he came back Just tell Su Lizhen that if she doesn't want to reconcile, she will write a letter of divorce. After two days of trouble, Su Lizhen finally got a divorce letter. "

As he spoke, Zheng Yueying's cheeks were full of sarcasm.

"Only a letter of divorce? Didn't Chu Tianlan give Su Lizhen any money?" Xian Yaowen said, suddenly thinking of a possibility, "Su Lizhen wouldn't have said anything about her 'lover' in anger, right?"

When Zheng Yueying heard this, a string of laughter like silver bells spilled from the corners of her mouth, "She told me that she said it. I asked her what she said, but she refused to tell her."

Xian Yaowen's head was full of black lines, "So, the current situation is that Su Lizhen agreed to be my lover out of anger?"

"I don't know if she's angry or not, but she did agree. Now I'm just waiting for you to nod, sir. If you don't have other arrangements, sir, I'll go over and help her pack her things right away."

"It's like this, Chu Tianlan still doesn't plan to move out?"

"The lease hasn't expired yet." As he said that, Zheng Yueying giggled again.

"Okay, you still have the nerve to laugh, but you ruined a good errand." Xian Yaowen rubbed his temples and said with a wry smile: "My original idea was to wait until the two of them separated before mentioning the lovers. The order should be clear. , but now they are mixed together, it looks like I still have some credit for the divorce letter."

Zheng Yueying stopped smiling and said softly: "Sir, it doesn't matter if you don't prioritize. I don't think Chu Tianlan will hold a grudge against you, sir."

"It doesn't matter to me whether Chu Tianlan holds a grudge or not. He has neither power nor power, so he won't cause me any trouble. It's just that things have become like this and their nature has changed slightly. I feel a little bit... awkward."

Xian Yaowen sat up straight and thought about it for a moment, "In this case, you can go downstairs to find Amin and tell her that Su Lizhen will stay in her second bedroom for a while, and then go over and help Su Lizhen pack her things. When they are finished, You take Su Lizhen to the hospital for a physical examination, focusing on Hualiu and gynecological diseases."

Zheng Yueying was stunned and said: "Su Lizhen is a serious woman."

Xian Yaowen raised his eyes and looked out the window, and said quietly: "She is serious. Chu Tianlan may not be serious. How can we reassure people if we don't check her out."

Zheng Yueying hesitated for a moment and said something a little presumptuous, "Sir, if you do this to hurt people, it will plant a thorn in Su Lizhen's heart. It will be difficult for her to completely return to your heart in the future. Keeping her by your side will leave a hidden danger."

"Whether it hurts or not depends on what you do." Xian Yaowen looked away from the window, turned to look at Zheng Yueying's face and chuckled: "The tuberculosis that the Qi family has is not contagious. Only the family knows about it. She coughed every day, and the tenants in the old building should have guessed that she was a tuberculosis ghost. In everyone's understanding, tuberculosis is contagious, and Su Lizhen must have thought so too.

You can tell Su Lizhen that Aunt Qi's tuberculosis is quite special and she won't be infected if she is in better health, so it's natural for her to go to the hospital for a check-up. When she gets to the hospital, you shouldn't be unable to let her have a gynecological check-up. You shouldn’t and don’t need me to teach you how to do it word for word. "

"unnecessary."

Zheng Yueying is not that stupid, she just didn't turn the corner at the beginning. Xian Yaowen has already reminded her to this extent, how could she not know what to do next.

"Get some money from Amin and buy her some clothes."

"Ok."

After Zheng Yueying left, Xian Yaowen continued to write his plan.

……

It's lunch time.

Zhou Xiaohuan, who had just finished his push-up training at Deng Boer's place, was rushing home.

The Zhou family lives at 1008 Keton Road, Mid-Levels West, Hong Kong Island. It is a garden house purchased in the s, covering an area of ​​more than square feet. Going back twenty years, the price of Xian Yiuman's tenement house was almost the same as today. Half, and the price of the Zhou family's garden house was rounded up to two million.

The Western Mid-Levels is only one step away from the top of the mountain. Being able to live on Keton Road shows that the Chow family is extraordinary. His family is one of the first Chinese families in Hong Kong to live within the radius of the summit. To say how extraordinary the Chow family is, you can start with His neighbor saw some clues.

It just so happens that the neighbor on the left of the Zhou family is also named Zhou. The owner of the family is named Zhou Yannian. He has a lot of assets and owns many enterprises such as Asia Refrigerated Food Company, Kowloon Ice Factory, Nian Feng Rice Shop, and Seafood Food Company. He is very influential in Hong Kong's industrial and commercial circles. Li has many titles, including honorary advisor of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, advisor of the Kowloon Chinese Chamber of Commerce, honorary president of the Rubber Industry Chamber of Commerce and Cotton Industry Chamber of Commerce. At the same time, he is also the president of the Dongguan Chamber of Commerce, and is the leader of Dongguan businessmen in Hong Kong.

The neighbor on the right side of the Zhou family is Liang Fengxuan, who has an equally extraordinary status. He is the president of the Wuyi Hometown Association. The Liang family also has many industries in Hong Kong, but most of the industry is concentrated in mining. There are lead mines in Ta Kwu Ling and Sha Tin Needle Mountain. There are tungsten mines, magnetite mines in Ma On Shan, graphite mines in Dashao, and many energy mines of various sizes in Nanyang. He is a veritable mining tycoon in Hong Kong.

As for the Zhou family itself, in addition to the large-scale Yangtze River Cloth Industry, which is involved in the weaving and garment-making industries, it also has many warehouses in Wharf and several other small docks. In addition, it also has many trading houses under its name, with many businesses. Import, export and re-export business of various types of commodities.

Zhou Maochen, the head of the Zhou family, also known as Zhou Xiaohuan, has an extraordinary influence in industry and commerce. He is the vice president of the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, the president of the Grain and Grocery General Chamber of Commerce, and a director of Po Leung Kuk, a justice of the peace and many other titles. . It is very strange to say that Zhou Yannian is the president of the Dongguan Chamber of Commerce, secretly supporting the Dongguan-based detective, and is the big man behind Dongfuhe. Zhou Maochen is the vice president of the Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce. He also secretly supports Chaozhou agents in the hope that latecomers will come to the fore. He is the main force behind Fu Yixing.

Not only do the two gangs in Chaozhou and Dongguan have a life-or-death feud, they also have a deep struggle for interests. Fighting to the death is common, but as the two big bosses standing behind them, They are neighbors, and they usually move around a lot. On the surface, their relationship seems to be very harmonious.

After returning home, Zhou Xiaohuan got off the car at the door of his garden house. Under the service of his servant, he took off his coat and put on casual home clothes. He also changed the shoes on his feet into home shoes. After tidying up, he Walk to the dining room.

There is a popular saying in the Chaozhou area, "If a tree is divided into branches, a child will be divided into a family." In most families with two or more sons, their parents will choose the appropriate time to separate their sons' families after most of their children are married or married off. Let the sons stand on their own feet and seek their own development.

This method is very common, but it is a helpless choice. A powerful family usually does not choose to separate the family. Instead, it is a big family living together, with three or four generations living under the same roof, and everyone has to eat. Open several tables.

The Zhou family is such a traditional family. As long as the family agrees to eat at home, they must wait until everyone has arrived and sat at the table before they start eating.

Zhou Xiaohuan performed extremely well today. He did a few more push-ups than expected. Naturally, his body was more exhausted. He took a longer rest than usual afterwards. No, he came back a little late. By the time he arrived in the dining room, his family had already Sitting neatly at the dining table.

His father, Zhou Maochen, was sitting upright on the throne, with a serious look on his face with a hint of frost.

Zhou Xiaohuan lowered his head and sat down in the empty seat between his mother Ling Junru and his sister Zhou Ruoyun, and called Zhou Maochen "Father" in fear.

Zhou Maochen did not respond, his face remained serious.

When Ling Junru saw this, she glanced at her precious son Zhou Xiaohuan, then turned to Zhou Maochen and said, "Master, Ah Huan is back. Let's start dinner."

Zhou Maochen spit out the word "hum" from his nostrils and said in an unhappy tone: "Let's eat."

After he finished speaking, no one moved their chopsticks. It wasn't until he put a chopstick on the plate that others picked up their chopsticks and reached for the plate.

For five minutes, no one spoke at the table, and no sound of chewing could be heard. Only the occasional subtle noise of chopsticks and dishes colliding could be heard. This shows the importance of the rules of the Zhou family and the depth of Zhou Maochen's majesty.

It took about five and a half minutes before anyone at the table spoke.

"Father, I heard that there is a new garment factory under construction in Tuen Mun. It is very large. The two factory buildings that are about to be built can accommodate about a thousand workers. This is only the first phase. It seems that there will be more in the future. There are several phases of construction.”

The speaker is Zhou Xiaoyun, the eldest son of the Zhou family. He is the son of Zhou Maochen’s late wife. He is thirty-two years old. He has perfectly inherited Zhou Maochen’s abilities and ambitions. Since he took over the Zhou family’s grain, oil, groceries, and dock warehouse businesses, , became more and more powerful, and he established several new companies and new trading firms, involved in many new fields, and expanded the territory of the Zhou family.

When Ling Junru heard Zhou Xiaoyun's words, her expression changed slightly. She stretched her foot under the dining table to the right and kicked Zhou Xiaohuan's calf twice.

She was anxious. Zhou Xiaoyun, a scoundrel, had gone too far to bully others, so he gave her son eye drops like this.

Zhou Maochen attaches great importance to the Yangtze River Cloth Industry, and he is personally responsible for this industry. Zhou Xiaohuan holds the title of manager in the Yangtze River Cloth Industry, and is mainly responsible for external relations.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhou Maochen is preparing for the division of his family a hundred years later. The two sons will develop in different directions. They will observe it for a few years and then decide how to distribute the family property based on their abilities. Should they be divided equally? It is possible that the sons who are more capable and can further strengthen the Zhou family will take the lion's share.

Now Zhou Xiaoyun is worried about the business of Yangtze River Cloth Industry, and everyone knows Sima Zhao's intentions.

Zhou Xiaohuan received the signal from his mother and was aware of Zhou Xiaoyun's sinister intentions, but he could only act in a hurry. He had no choice but to do anything. He knew nothing about this matter and couldn't even talk to her.

After Zhou Xiaoyun finished speaking, he began to use his peripheral vision to observe the reactions on the faces of Ling Junru and Zhou Xiaohuan. As he thought, he, the second mother, was still so shrewd, and his cheap brother was still a loser. When his peripheral vision glanced at Zhou Ruoyun's face, he I couldn't help feeling a little angry, "Ignorant girl, you and I were born to the same mother, and your elbows are actually turned outwards."

Zhou Ruoyun was also the daughter of Zhou Maochen's first wife. When he was less than one year old, his first wife contracted a serious disease and died. Before Zhou Ruoyun could remember, Ling Junru took him with him. Naturally, they had a harmonious relationship with Zhou Ruoyun. In addition, there was a big age gap between Zhou Ruoyun and Zhou Xiaoyun. Playing behind Zhou Xiaohuan caused her to be close to the second wife even though she was from the first wife.

It's just that she is a shrewd girl, and she understands the competitive relationship between her eldest brother and her second brother, and she also knows that no matter which side she favors, she will end up in trouble. Therefore, what she often does is to make peace with Xini.

As soon as Zhou Xiaoyun mentioned the new garment factory in Tuen Mun, the words "Sin Yiu Man" immediately popped into her mind. Isn't this scoundrel whom she had come into contact with twice opened a garment factory in Tuen Mun? I hate it so much, Student Affairs Office He actually left it to himself to post the recruitment brochure.

She was thinking in her mind and said to Zhou Xiaoyun at the same time: "Brother, are you talking about Zhonghua Clothing?"

"Little sister, do you know?" Zhou Xiaoyun was very surprised. He also heard the news by chance from a friend who had just entered the textile industry. How could his little sister know about it?

Zhou Ruoyun smiled slyly, "What's so strange about this? Not only do I know about Zhonghua Garments, but I also know that its boss is named Xian Yaowen. At the end of last year, he went to our school to recruit people, and the school appointed me to assist him. This person is a bit rogue, but he is very important to us." The talent is very willing, and the salary is up to 1000 yuan a month."

Zhou Maochen, who had been eating quietly, heard the strange emotion when his little daughter said the word "rascal", and also heard the high salary of a thousand yuan. He put his chopsticks on the dish, and the butler Uncle Hua standing behind him immediately ordered the servant to deliver Serve fragrant tea.

When Zhou Maochen held the tea cup in his hand, the others put down their chopsticks one after another. They were all family members who had been together for at least ten years, and they all knew their habits. Zhou Maochen was very particular about eating but not talking when sleeping, although he did not reach the level of eating. He is not allowed to speak at all times, but when he wants to speak, it is best to put down your chopsticks and listen, otherwise a scolding will be inevitable.

Zhou Maochen rinsed his mouth with the fragrant tea, took another sip, then put down the tea cup and said slowly: "Ayun, tell me about Xian Yaowen, Xiaoyun can supplement."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Xiaoyun immediately replied: "Father, I heard about this Xian Yaowen from a friend. Some time ago, he was recruiting skilled female garment workers everywhere and poached many from other garment factories. Only then did he fall into the manufacturing industry. With the eyes of some people in the clothing and fabric industries, everyone knows that a big crocodile has arrived in the garment industry.

I sent someone to investigate along the lines and found out that a large-scale garment factory was under construction in Tuen Mun.

As far as I know, the current number of workers in Hong Kong's large and small independent garment factories is just over 3,000. Even our Zhou family only has more than 200 workers in garment manufacturing, which is already considered a big number in the industry. scale.

Xian Yaowen started with a thousand people, which shows that his ambitions are not small. At first, I thought this was a libertine who didn't know who the sky was and the earth was high, and he was misbehaving, but the results of the investigation were not like that.

Xian Yiu-man and his younger brother Xian Yiu-wu had just arrived in Hong Kong for about three months and had no parents. They bought a tenement house in Sham Shui Po within a few days..."

Zhou Xiaoyun glanced at Zhou Xiaohuan, paused for a moment, and then said: "My people only made a rough investigation, not too in-depth, and they don't know the source of the funds to buy the house.

Some time later, Xian Yaowen took a few people by plane to Paris. After returning, he bought land and built a factory in Tuen Mun. The source of the funds was still unclear. I only knew that the funds were transferred from Europe to HSBC. I asked HSBC. An acquaintance inquired about it, and the other party only told him that the amount of funds remitted was not small. The specific number was presumed to involve customer privacy and was not convenient to disclose. "

"It's not convenient to disclose?" Zhou Maochen was slightly surprised, "Who are you looking for?"

"Miss Michelle Morgan."

Zhou Maochen thought for a while and said: "Our Zhou family has a good personal relationship with Miss Morgan. This is not the first time we have asked her about things. Why didn't you tell her this time?"

Zhou Xiaoyun shook his head gently, "I asked, but she didn't say anything. I thought afterwards that maybe Xian Yaowen's father's identity was unusual. I have never met Xian Yaowen, but I heard that he is a semi-Tangfan. This is something Ah Huan and Xiaoyun should know better than me, both of them have met Xian Yaowen."

Zhou Xiaoyun said it calmly, but in fact he had hidden evil intentions. He asked people to investigate Deng Bo when he was a child, and accidentally brought his landlord Xian Yaowen into view. Later, he happened to hear about the Chinese clothing industry, so he launched an investigation into Xian Yaowen. Waiting for the investigation As a result, there is the "suggestion of ideas" just now.

"Ah Huan?" Zhou Maochen looked at Zhou Xiaohuan with an unhappy expression, "What's going on?"

(End of this chapter)