Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

The Lou family’s current property in Hong Kong is not far from Victoria Park.

Victoria Park was built in 1955 and is located on the reclaimed area of ​​Causeway Bay. It is backed by Jardine's Lookout in the south and adjacent to the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter across Victoria Park Road in the north. It is the largest park in Hong Kong.

When Chen Xu heard the name Causeway Bay, he immediately thought of a familiar guy, the leader of Causeway Bay, Chen Haonan...

“Are there a lot of these gangsters?”

This is what Chen Xu asked Lou Bancheng.

Lou Bancheng was speechless. It would be fine if you didn’t care about skyscrapers or something, but why are you interested in these guys?

"There are really a lot of them, everywhere. Some are locals and some have escaped from the mainland. Don't worry about these people."

Lou Bancheng said with a smile, and Chen Xu could see the disdain for these gangsters in his eyes.

But this is normal. The gangsters are not as glorious as they are portrayed in movies and TV shows. They can chop anyone they want. Do you believe this?

Come on, what era is it now? Are you still playing with knives, guns, sticks and clubs?

Just like the group of bodyguards who followed Lou Bancheng to pick up Chen Xu, all of them were armed. You, a gangster, come and chop them up and see how many people you need to get close to them.

The times have changed.

"Why is Brother Chen interested in these people?"

"No, Mr. Lou, just call me Xiao Chen or Brother Chen. It's not that I'm interested, but I feel that Hong Kong is not as good as I imagined. Under this magnificent city, there are probably a lot of bones. You can see it from the many gangsters."

"Brother Chen, you are really clear-sighted. This Hong Kong city is a paradise for the rich and a hell for the poor..."

The Lou brothers who followed behind were whispering.

"Brother, our good father seems to be very optimistic about this guy. Is this guy really that powerful?"

Lou Yi was very curious about Chen Xu. He had heard that Chen Xu and Lin Chan were both martial arts masters, but now they were both using guns. Could martial arts masters still block bullets?

"Those little devils and enemy spies thought the same as you did. Now the grass on their graves is three meters high."

Lou Jie doesn't agree with his brother's point of view. You play with guns, so does that mean martial arts masters can't play with guns?

He had been to Linjia Village with his elder sister, and had seen Chen Xu and Lin Chan fighting by the river a few times. It looked like they were all afterimages. His elder brother was just ignorant...

Lou Jie felt very superior, at least his knowledge of martial arts far exceeded that of his elder brother.

"Xiao Jiezi, I feel like your skin is itchy..."

Lou Yi felt that he was being looked down upon. He might not be able to do anything to Chen Xu, but that didn't mean he couldn't do anything to Lou Jie...

At the dinner table, Chen Xu realized that they had arrived too early and the equipment they needed was still floating on the sea.

Chen Xu didn't care, he just had to wait a few more days.

It's a good opportunity to take my wife and daughter around Hong Kong City.

The Lou family arranged a room for him and said that they could also help arrange a tour guide if he wanted to go out for a visit. Chen Xu said he didn't need it, and it was up to others to decide.

In the evening, when Chen Xu and Xu Damao were chatting, they found out that the Lou family still had a lot of connections in Gangcheng. Although they couldn't catch up with the old families that had taken root here long ago, they were also one of the new elites in Gangcheng.

Chen Xu sighed a little. If this was a plot arrangement for a film or TV show, he remembered that Lou Bancheng was already terminally ill when he arrived in Gangcheng, and died not long after. But now, Lou Bancheng is still alive and well.

He knew that the Lou family's business was doing well in Hong Kong.

After all, it can be seen that Lou Xiao'e had her own industry ten years later. After all, to put it bluntly, Lou Xiao'e was just the daughter of Lou Bancheng's concubine, but she was able to get so much of the family property later. We can roughly guess that the Lou family must have had considerable influence in Gangcheng at that time.

Now the Lou family has just managed to gain a foothold and has bought a piece of land of their own near Victoria Harbour. According to Xu Damao, they are planning to build a factory.

It seems that after losing his business in Sijiu City, Lou Bancheng is planning to start over in Gangcheng.

Chen Xu felt that Lou Bancheng had a good vision, but the good industrial chain in Gangcheng did not last for many years. By the 1970s, the industry in Gangcheng was almost ruined.

As time goes by, the port city is expected to move towards the entertainment and tourism industries.

Chen Xu was not surprised by this. After all, the port city was still a concession area. How could others be so kind as to help China leave behind an industrial base? It would naturally transform in a more profitable direction, especially projects that could make quick money.

Xu Damao now looks well-dressed, dressed in a suit, tie and shirt, and looks like a successful person no matter how you look at him.

However, when Xu Damao came over with wine and food to drink with him in the evening, Xu Damao seemed a little sad.

"Brother, tell me, can I really go back?"

"Why? The Lou family treats you badly?"

"That's not the case. It's just that I don't feel as comfortable in Hong Kong as I do in Forty-Nine City. It's like... like I'm always wandering outside."

Chen Xu probably understood what Xu Damao meant. To put it bluntly, he had no sense of belonging to Gangcheng.

This is not just the case with Xu Damao. Many Chinese people who have lived abroad for many years also have this feeling. After all, not all people who go abroad are Run people. There are always some who leave the embrace of their motherland for other reasons.

At that time, overseas Chinese really spared no effort in supporting China, and this support lasted for many years. This is enough to show that the hearts of most people still remain in China.

As for those who say that the moon is rounder and the weather is fresher abroad, they are only a minority.

There are all kinds of birds in a big forest. It's normal that there are some idiots among so many people in China.

"Don't worry, you will definitely be able to go back. By the way, that idiot Zhu told you not to go back. He said that Sijiu City is hell."

Xu Damao:?

"what's going on?"

Chen Xu told Xu Damao about Sha Zhu's current situation. It was rare for Xu Damao not to gloat over his misfortune, but just to sigh.

Sha Zhu didn't know what to say about his situation. He could only say that maybe this was his fate. He, Xu Damao, had never thought that he would leave the old city and go to the port city to develop.

Thinking about it now, it seems like a dream.

"That guy is hopeless."

Xu Damao, who was a little tipsy, said so.

Chen Xu nodded in agreement. There was indeed no hope. With Sha Zhu's current condition, it was unknown whether he could survive the next ten years.

"I heard that the mainland is in a mess now, and I don't know what will happen in the future..."

After Xu Damao finished speaking, he lay down on the table.

It is indeed refreshing to drink some wine when you are in a bad mood. Wine can relieve sorrow but it is easy to get drunk.

Xu Damao’s last words reminded Chen Xu of China in the 21st century.

Who would have thought that China would develop so rapidly half a century later, catching the whole world off guard? Although there were still various shortcomings at that time, it was many times better than it is now.

Comparing the current situation with future achievements, you will find that China has really worked hard enough.

As for the current domestic situation.

"It's just a little bit of wind and frost..."

Chen Xu's voice was low, as if he was talking to himself, but also as if he was talking to Xu Damao.