Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

"Brother Lai, why are you outside?" Yu Shui came out wearing a dress.

"Ah, I'll take a walk. Well, this dress looks great on you." He Lai smiled and nodded.

The loose Hong Kong-style dress looks very good on Yu Shui. After all, she has a thin waist. Although her figure is not exaggerated, she still has a good figure. Coupled with her beautiful face, she looks like a star in the poster.

"Really, Sister Xiao'e? They said so too." Yu Shui said with a blushing face.

She also had several dresses in the city, which she only wore when she was at school, but rarely wore in the courtyard. After all, there were a group of women in the courtyard, and Yu Shui was afraid of being gossiped by them.

Yu Shui took He Lai's arm and strolled in the garden, talking about the interesting things that happened during their afternoon shopping.

He Lai looked at Yu Shui's happy expression and knew that she should be longing for this kind of life. After all, the old city in the 1960s was like a cage, restricting people at all times.

"Yushui, I'm going to the casino tomorrow, do you want to go with me?"

He Lai asked.

"Las Vegas? Are we going there to gamble?" Yu Shui asked curiously.

"No, there's a casino opening over there and I went over to cut the ribbon," He Lai explained.

"Then can I go?" Yu Shui asked expectantly.

"Of course you can, but you have to change your appearance, and you are Mrs. Wu, not He Yushui, understand?"

He Lai touched her head.

"Okay, so should I just go by the name on Gangcheng's ID card?"

"Ah."

"Brother Lai, are there casinos everywhere in Las Vegas?"

"Of course not. This casino isn't a big place, but there are many nice scenic spots. I'll take you around when the time comes."

"What are they?"

"There are the Ruins of St. Paul's and the Mazu Temple..."

He Lai talked to Yu Shui about the various attractions in Las Vegas.

It was not until the servant came to inform He Lai that the meal was ready that He Lai stopped and took Yu Shui back to the house to eat.

……

The next day, He Lai took Yi Wanrong and Yu Shui to the casino.

Lu Zixuan and Huo Ying also accompanied them, after all, the construction of the Lisboa Casino could not do without them.

On the yacht, several people sat together and chatted.

Huo Ying spoke first: "Mr. Wu, long time no see."

"Well, Mr. Huo, long time no see." He Lai also responded with a smile.

"I didn't expect that the boss of Lai Xin Industrial is you. I always thought you were just a... I'm really sorry." Huo Ying said somewhat embarrassedly, but did not dare to say the word gambler.

After all, the current Lai Xin Industrial is much larger than Huo Ying's company. It involves multiple industries in Gangcheng, including real estate, plastic products, clothing industry, lighter industry, etc. Now he even has a share in the casino in the capital.

"A gambler, huh? That's okay, I gamble once or twice now and then."

He Lai said nonchalantly.

"That's good. I heard that Mr. Wu is from the mainland?" Huo Ying asked curiously. He claimed that he was also Chinese, so he could only ask He Lai if he was from the mainland.

"Well, I am indeed from the mainland. But I am not from the government. Mr. Huo, please don't misunderstand me. I also hope that Mr. Huo will not tell anyone about me."

He Lai replied.

"Oh, is that so? Don't worry, I understand." Huo Ying nodded and continued, "Mr. Wu, you are really a young and promising man!"

"Haha, I'm actually a hands-off boss. Zixuan basically manages the company for me."

He Lai pointed at Lu Zixuan and said with a smile.

"Mr. Lu is a talented person, but even a good horse needs a good horse trainer. Without Mr. Wu's insight, there would be no Lai Xin Industry today."

Huo Ying said.

"Okay, Mr. Huo, stop flattering me. I'm a young man. If you flatter me, I will fly!"

He Lai joked.

"Haha, Mr. Wu, you are really humorous." Huo Ying also laughed.

"By the way, Mr. Huo, how is your relationship with He Hongsheng now?"

He Lai asked curiously. After all, Huo Ying in his previous life was deeply cheated by He Hongsheng.

He cheated Huo Ying again and again, but Huo Ying chose to forgive him until they finally parted ways completely.

"It's okay. I still have some business dealings with him. What's the matter? Is Mr. Wu still upset about what happened back then?"

Huo Ying said truthfully.

"I don't mind what happened back then, but I did hear about Mr. Huo and some of his past events."

He Lai said.

"Oh? What old story?" Huo Ying asked curiously.

After all, his relationship with Stanley Ho is not as good as rumored by the outside world!

"I heard that you and he were college classmates?"

"Yes."

"I heard that Mr. Huo went to Dongsha Island to partner with others to do the business of salvaging seaweed. He was the partner, right?"

"Ah."

However, Huo Ying's face looked bad. This was a past event that he didn't want anyone to mention.

"How is it? Do you feel stupid? You trusted such a person? He made a lot of money, but you didn't even get your capital back, and you almost lost your life because of it."

He Lai joked.

"Mr. Wu, how did you know?" Huo Ying looked at He Lai in surprise.

It is said that Huo Ying made a lot of money from this seaweed scam, but no one knows that he actually lost money. Huo Ying also doesn't want others to know that he suffered a loss. After all, when doing business, image and face are the most important things.

"Haha, it's not difficult for me to find out. I'm just a little curious. Why do you still want to cooperate with such a shrewd person who says one thing in public and another in private after he treated you like this? I really can't understand it."

He Lai asked.

"There's nothing to hide about this. He and I were classmates in college, but I started from scratch. They don't have connections like them. The connections behind him, Stanley Ho, are not available to me as a small businessman. I need these connections to help me gain a foothold. Without connections, I can't gain a foothold in Hong Kong, or even in this small gambling city."

Huo Ying spoke slowly.

He Lai thought so too. He realized that he couldn't build his business by relying on Lei Luo, Lou Bancheng, Zhuang Shijiu and others.

"Well, Mr. Huo is right. It is indeed difficult to gain a foothold without a background and connections."

He Lai said.

"What about you, Mr. Wu? You wouldn't say that you have achieved your current size only because of your gambling skills and the Fu family, right?"

Huo Ying asked curiously.

"As for me, you are right. My first capital was indeed given by the Fu family, but I won it from his casino. Of course, I have been doing well in Hong Kong City, and there should be some help from the Fu family.

But the person who supported me was not him, but Chief Chinese Inspector Lei Luo."

He Lai had no intention of hiding it from Huo Ying.

"Lei Luo? Well, with this person, we can indeed gain a foothold in Hong Kong City. However, it is Mr. Wu who has his own abilities. The business he has developed is beyond the reach of even Mr. Huo."

Huo Ying nodded. He also had contact with Lei Luo. Usually, as long as he was paid, he would help to handle things. But Lei Luo also had a big appetite and would ask for millions at any time.

"Mr. Huo, don't belittle yourself. Your real estate business is doing very well. I often hear Zixuan say that.

And I very much hope to cooperate with honest and patriotic people like Mr. Huo.”

After He finished speaking, he stood up and stretched out his right hand.

"Me too, it's a pleasure working with you." Huo Ying also stretched out his right hand and shook hands with He Lai.

"Mr. Huo, I hope you break up with Ho Hung-sang. I don't want to be disgusted by such a dishonest person one day. I am not as magnanimous as Mr. Huo and am willing to cooperate with such a two-faced person."

He Lai added a final sentence.

"it is good."