Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

In the morning, Wu Juan and He Zhan took Wen'er and Wu'er back to the countryside. He Lai also followed Sha Zhu and his son to Master Hu's house, where they had a sumptuous lunch.

Afterwards, He Lai went to Grandpa Feng's place and spent the whole afternoon there. Grandpa Feng taught He Lai many Chinese medicine techniques and told him not to waste his medical skills.

It was 4:30 in the afternoon when He Lai returned to the courtyard.

The courtyard was quite lively, with children setting off firecrackers.

At Sha Zhu's house, Yu Shui was talking to Qin Huairu and the others. When she saw He coming over, she immediately blushed and kept silent.

Several children from Sha Zhu's family immediately surrounded He Lai and began to wish him a happy new year.

He Lai also gave each of them a small red envelope, sent the children away, and came to the rain.

"Rainwater, what are you talking about?"

"Nothing... nothing. Come on, brother. You must be hungry. I'll go cook for you." After saying that, Yu Shui ran away with a red face.

"Uh...what's going on?" He Lai was speechless. Did she find out when he was pretending to be asleep?

Chun'er and Qin Jingru covered their mouths and laughed secretly. Qin Huairu also smiled and said, "Xiao Laizi, did you bully our Yu Shui?"

"Sister-in-law, don't talk nonsense. How could I possibly bully Yu Shui?" He Lai quickly denied it and turned to Chun'er and Qin Jingru and said, "Aren't you two going to wish Brother Lai a happy new year?"

"Brother Lai, Happy New Year." Chun'er said with a smile.

"Well, Chun'er is so obedient. Here, I'll give you two pieces of chocolate. They are delicious." He Lai immediately took out the chocolate and gave it to Chun'er.

"Thank you, Brother Lai!" Chun'er said as he took the chocolate.

When Qin Jingru saw Chun'er got the chocolate, she immediately said, "Brother Lai, Happy New Year!"

"Yeah." He Lai agreed softly.

Qin Jingru was stunned when she saw that He Lai had no intention of taking anything. Shouldn't she give her a piece of chocolate as well?

"Come on, brother, happy new year!" Qin Jingru added.

"Sister Jingru, Happy New Year to you too." He Lai said with a smile.

"I'm not happy!" Qin Jingru said with a pout.

He Lai chuckled and then took out a handful of sweet dates from his pocket and gave them to her.

"Now you are happy, right?"

"Thank you, come here, brother." Qin Jingru held a pile of sweet dates in both hands and immediately smiled.

"Sister-in-law, aren't you going back to the countryside this year?" He Lai asked.

"No, there's nothing to do there. There's nothing to eat at my parents' place."

Qin Huairu said.

Qin Huairu's hometown is in Changping, far away from the old city. Anyway, she has asked someone to bring some food coupons and money to her parents as a token of filial piety.

After chatting for a while, He Lai went home. Yu Shui was cooking in the kitchen.

"Rainwater, what delicious food can you make?"

"Ah, Brother Lai, I'm making stir-fried meat with oyster mushrooms and a steamed mandarin fish." Yu Shui was stunned for a moment and replied.

"Oh, then let me help you light the fire." He said as he sat down and continued, "Don't go into the wrong room next time."

"Yeah." Yu Shui replied in a low voice, her face flushed.

He Lai added firewood to the stove while chatting with Yu Shui. After a while, the meal was ready, and the two were about to eat when Sha Zhu came over with two lunch boxes.

"Xiao Laizi, Yushui, I brought you two dishes, lion's head and nine-turn large intestine, made by the master." Sha Zhu said as he opened the lunch box.

"Uh... there are so many dishes, Yu Shui and I can't finish them together. How about Brother Zhuzi eat together?" He Lai said.

"No, no. If you can't finish it, you can heat it up and eat it in the evening. I'm going back." After saying that, Sha Zhu ran away.

He Lai shook his head and ate the food with Yu Shui.

While clearing the dishes, He Lai said to Yu Shui: "Yu Shui, let's get married after this year."

Yu Shui looked up at He Lai, gradually revealing a bright smile, and replied with one word: "Okay."

Although Wu Juan had already mentioned marriage to her, He Lai had not officially told her yet. Unexpectedly, when she got into her brother's bed on a whim, He Lai mentioned marriage to her.

"You silly girl." He Lai tapped Yu Shui's forehead and said.

"Hehe, come on, brother is smart!" Yu Shui said with a smile.

Time passed quickly, and Xiaohu and Wu Sheng successfully entered the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill as buyers. With the help of He Lai, the purchasing tasks were completed easily.

He Lai has been working in the steel mill for the past year and has not done anything special except going to the Canton Fair.

Life this year was particularly simple, just eating and working.

Of the two trips to the Canton Fair, He Lai only went to Gangcheng once in October, but he only handed over the supplies in the space to Lu Zixuan and gave him the money that Lu Zixuan deserved.

Of course, He Lai also learned some things about Hong Kong City from him.

First of all, under Lei Luo's control, Ming Pao's sales were surprisingly good, and it had become an indispensable newspaper for people in Hong Kong. Due to Lei Luo's dominance, almost everyone in Hong Kong had the newspaper, after all, they all made a living in Hong Kong, and they dared not disrespect him.

However, the content of Ming Pao is indeed very good. Ming Pao Monthly is divided into several categories, and the literature category alone is subdivided into several categories. The Young and Dangerous novels in it are very popular among young people who are involved in the underworld. He Lai also specially contributed the Young and Dangerous comic version.

Then there was real estate. Following He Lai's instructions, Lu Zixuan acquired a large number of houses and land. The houses were only rented out and not sold, and he developed all the factories himself, while he only negotiated cooperation with some construction companies for the land.

Most of the land was acquired in cooperation with the real estate developer Huo Ying, who was building high-rise buildings. He had a large number of construction workers and was very experienced in building buildings. Huo Ying was also a patriot and got along well with Lu Zixuan.

Because He Lai has Lei Luo's support, even though the Eagle government does not want to allow people who are close to China to develop, it does not make it too difficult for them. After all, Lai Xin Industry is already a major taxpayer.

There was no major resistance in the development of Lai Xin Industrial, and He Lai's wealth grew rapidly during the year.

Finally, there is the gambling city. Because there is no longer any strong competitor due to the intervention of Stanley Ho, the departure of Ye Han, and the vigilance of the Fu family, the gambling license has not been changed.

Although Mr. Fu died of illness in late 1960, Fu Huo still followed Mr. Fu's last words and He Lai's advice, and communicated with the Portuguese Governor of Las Vegas. He used most of the casino's profits on the construction of the Las Vegas, no longer used funds outside, and carried out a thorough construction and transformation of the Las Vegas.

This made the governor of the gambling city see the sincerity of the Fu family, and he was willing to hand over the gambling license to the Fu family and let the Fu family manage it. After all, changing the operating rights of the gambling city is a big deal. All the forces in the gambling city are now related to the Fu family. If one is not handled well, the gambling city will be in turmoil for many years, and it is hard to say whether the casino can continue.

In his previous life, after Ho Hung-sang obtained the gambling license, there was no casino business for the next three or four years. It was not until the Fu family withdrew from the gambling city and entered the Hong Kong city that they got a chance to catch their breath.

In order to thank He Lai, Fu Huo decided to entrust the construction task of the luxurious casino and hotel to Lai Xin Industry where He Lai worked.

After He Lai learned about this, he instilled the idea of ​​the future Lisboa Casino into Lu Zixuan and asked him to go in the most luxurious direction.

After all, if a gambling city wants to attract gamblers, a luxurious casino is essential!