Siheyuan Great Craftsmen

December 20, 1954. The annual Spring Festival is approaching, and every household on the peninsula begins to prepare for the coming of the new year.

Both the community and the police seemed unusually quiet during this period.

Kowloon Island, inside a black car.

Zhou Tian, ​​however, looked out the car window with great interest at the tall buildings and busy traffic outside the peninsula.

"Comrade Zhou, how is the peninsula? Is it much more prosperous than the inland?"

Inside the car, a middle-aged man who came to pick him up looked at him with a smile.

"It's still prosperous, but it's not necessarily better than the inland areas!"

Zhou Tian retracted his gaze and turned to look at Liu Qi, but deep in his eyes, he could not help but sentence the man in front of him to death. After all, he was a Chinese citizen sent by the higher-ups to be stationed on the peninsula, and his inclination in speaking was so unclear. No one knew why the higher-ups would let such a person work on the peninsula.

"I don't agree with that. I've been to Sijiu City. Although Sijiu City has changed a lot in the past few years, it is still far behind the Peninsula. We should face up to the gap instead of denying it!"

As Liu Qi spoke, a hint of disdain flashed in the depths of his eyes. Over the years on the peninsula, he had seen many people coming from the mainland. At the beginning, they all said that the inland would be no worse than the peninsula in the future, but as time went on.

When these people finally returned to China, many of them looked frustrated. Isn't this obvious?

But he didn't care about it. He didn't believe that Zhou Tian was different from others.

“It does need to be addressed, but I think the development of the peninsula is not actually that fast!”

Zhou Tian's spiritual sense was so sharp, how could he not see the disdain in Liu Qi's eyes, but he still smiled politely and truthfully.

Perhaps the economy of the peninsula has shown signs of taking off due to its geographical location, but in his heart, he has no interest in the peninsula today.

Having seen the prosperous city in his previous life, the current peninsula is only comparable to the fourth or fifth tier small cities in his previous life, and is even worse than the Changping suburbs that he built. I don't know what Liu Qi has to be proud of.

What's more, this place is under English rule, and he has no intention of being a dog for foreigners.

Perhaps because they had nothing in common, the two chatted for a few more sentences and then the car fell into silence.

As the car slowly moved forward, it stopped at the door of a relatively luxurious hotel in a blink of an eye. Zhou Tian walked down on his own without the doorman to greet him. Liu Qi also opened the car door and got out.

"Comrade Zhou, this is the hotel we booked for you, the Peninsula Hotel, which is also the most luxurious five-star hotel in the Peninsula!"

Seeing Zhou Tian looking at the hotel building in front of him, Liu Qi couldn't help but step forward and show off.

"Oh, I thought you would rent me a house at first, but I didn't expect you to spend so much money. That's troublesome!"

Zhou Tian turned his head to look at him and said no more. Then, he followed Liu Qi into the Peninsula Hotel. With the doorman bowing to him, the two of them went directly to the front desk, asked for the hotel key, got in the elevator and went up to the third floor.

It was not until they arrived at Room 302 that Liu Qi opened the door of the hotel and Zhou Tian walked in without changing his expression. It must be said that even though Zhou Tian knew that The Peninsula Hotel was the most luxurious hotel on the Peninsula, when he entered the hotel room, he was still shocked by the luxurious decoration.

Not to mention the spacious living room, even the large floor-to-ceiling balcony is in no way inferior to the decoration of later generations, and is even almost as good as the basement under his courtyard house.

Especially the cashmere blanket in the living room adds a touch of luxury to the room.

“When will the negotiations begin?”

Looking at the decoration in the room, Zhou Tian came back to his senses, sat down on the soft sofa, and looked at Liu Qi.

"Comrade Zhou, the time needs to be decided by the other party. It is estimated that the time will not be delayed too long. During this period, Comrade Zhou can stay here as much as he wants. We will contact you at any time. In addition, if Comrade Zhou needs anything else, you can notify us at any time and we will handle it for you!"

"Oh, that's it. Okay, I get it then!"

Zhou Tian didn't care much about what Liu Qi said. As for the fact that the negotiation required the other party to set a time, this was actually not a problem for him. Although he didn't know why the higher-ups couldn't wait to send him over before the time was set, since he was here, he didn't think about it anymore.

"Okay, then I'll go back first. If you have any questions, Mr. Zhou can go to the front desk and call me!"

After saying that, Liu Qi turned around and left the hotel room. After he left the room, his expression changed instantly, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself with disdain: "I don't know why the higher-ups sent such a stupid guy here, and even asked us to book such a luxurious room for him. Could he be the second generation of some family?"

Thinking about it, he remembered that he had never heard his uncle mention the name Zhou Tian. Then he didn't think about it anymore, left the Peninsula Hotel and returned to China Merchants Steamship Co., Ltd.

After returning to the company, before he sat down, a young woman in black work clothes came over.

"Liu Qi, the general manager wants to ask you to come over!"

"Okay, Sister Min!"

Liu Qi immediately stood up and said respectfully that he couldn't afford to offend the young woman in front of him because she was the secretary of General Manager Wang Yuanming.

Afterwards, he followed the young woman all the way to the general manager's office. After entering the office, the young woman automatically closed the door and walked out.

"Xiao Liu, sit down!"

Wang Yuanming, who was sitting in the main seat, saw Liu Qi coming in, smiled and motioned him to sit down, then asked: "How is it going, have you arranged a place for Comrade Zhou Tian to stay?"

"General Manager, it has been arranged. It's room 302 at the Peninsula Hotel!"

Liu Qi did not dare to be negligent in front of the general manager.

"It's fine once it's arranged. The negotiation was supposed to be held soon, but somehow the other party postponed it. But it's good this way. It will allow Comrade Zhou Tian to get familiar with the situation on the peninsula!"

Wang Yuanming felt relieved when he heard Liu Qi's words. Unlike Liu Qi, he had already learned about Zhou Tian's identity from his old leader. Now that Zhou Tian had arrived on the peninsula, he had to protect him well. If something unexpected happened, he would become a sinner in the country.

"Have the bodyguards been arranged?"

"General Manager, I have already given instructions. They will keep an eye on Comrade Zhou Tian's movements around The Peninsula Hotel. As long as Comrade Zhou Tian leaves the hotel, they will protect him in secret. The leader is Comrade Zhou Tian's personal bodyguard!"