Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Not only the children were confused, He Lai also laughed out loud after putting the yellow croaker into the space and settling it down.

Thinking back to the 1960s, the yellow croaker was everywhere in the sea and was not a rare fish.

I ran back without even taking my shoes. It’s a bit embarrassing to think about it.

Then he took out a pair of shoes from the space, put them on, and drove home.

On the way, He Lai specially put the dog and the golden eagle into the space and gave them a big meal.

When He Lai returned to the villa, he found that Wu Juan and Yu Shui were not there. It seemed that Jiang Xiaoman had taken them out.

At this time, the benefits of having a servant were reflected. The little girl He Tong was playing under the care of the maid.

When He Tong saw He Lai coming, she immediately raised her hands and shouted "Daddy" and ran over.

He Lai caught his precious daughter, feeling very happy as he finally had some time alone with his daughter.

“Master, that lady and young mistress were taken away by Madam Lu, saying that they would come back after picking up Miss Wu’er and Master Wen’er.”

The maid said aside.

"Okay, I understand." He Lai nodded.

He Lai put He Tong on his neck and started playing with her in the yard.

He Tong hugged He Lai's head and laughed happily.

Unfortunately, they hadn't played for long before Zhuang Shijiu and Lou Bancheng came over, carrying two boxes behind them.

"Oh, you're having fun!" Zhuang Shijiu said with a smile.

"Uncle Jiu, Uncle Lou, why did you two come to my place and bring a box with you? Is this a gift or something for me?"

He Lai saw the two of them, greeted them with a smile, and took He Tong off his neck.

"Hey little brat, this is just a little gift for you. Since you didn't come to visit us, Lao Lou and I had no choice but to come and see you."

Zhuang Shijiu pretended to be angry.

"Tongtong, this is your ninth grandfather." He Lai pointed at Zhuang Shijiu and said.

"Ninth...Grandpa...Grandpa!" He Tong followed He Lai and read.

“This is Grandpa Lou!”

"Lou…Grandpa…Grandpa."

"Oh my, little girl, you are really good. Grandpa will hold you. Grandpa will hold you."

Zhuang Shijiu immediately took He Tong from He Lai's arms.

"Come on, Uncle Lou, come in and sit down." He Lai invited the two of them into the house.

Several people sat on the sofa, Zhuang Shijiu coaxed He Tong in his arms, with no intention of talking at all.

He Lai could only look at Lou Bancheng.

"Haha, we came here today just to ask you something."

Lou Bancheng spoke.

"What's the matter?" He Lai asked curiously.

"I heard that your batch of meat has arrived and Lu Zixuan has already put it all away, is that right?" Lou Bancheng asked.

When He Lai heard this, he knew what they were going to do.

"Well, that's the case. If you want it, Uncle Lou, just ask him for it. How can he not give it to you?" He Lai said with a smile.

"That guy really didn't give us any. He said that his restaurants also wanted the meat, so there wasn't enough to go around. And since you're here, he had to keep some for us. He told me that he would ask for your permission before giving us the meat."

Zhuang Shijiu interrupted.

"Uh...Okay, I got it. I'll talk to him tomorrow and give you some first, okay?"

He Lai said helplessly.

"A little is not enough, I want half!" Zhuang Shijiu simply stretched out five fingers and said.

"Uncle Jiu, I'm here. Don't worry, meat will be delivered every month."

Although there was still some meat in his space, He Lai was too lazy to operate it again.

"You said you would give me this every month, so I won't ask Mr. Lu for it anymore. I'll ask you directly!"

Zhuang Shijiu said.

"Well, Uncle Jiu, you still have to ask him for it. I'm a hands-off boss, you know."

He Lai said awkwardly.

"Hey, you've come to Hong Kong City, but you're still so lazy!"

Zhuang Shijiu was speechless.

He Lai could only smile awkwardly, and then a voice came out.

"Grandpa is bad, don't talk about my daddy, daddy will hold you."

He Tong was seen struggling to crawl out of Zhuang Shijiu's arms to He Lai.

"Hey, you little girl, you still know how to protect your dad!" Zhuang Shijiu lifted He Tong up and hugged her tighter.

"Tongtong, be good. Grandpa Jiu and your father are just joking."

He Lai smiled and sat down next to Zhuang Shijiu, coaxing the little girl.

Lou Bancheng looked at He Lai and wanted to ask but didn't say anything. In fact, he really wanted to know how He Lai got so much meat from China, and the quality of the meat was simply top-notch, but he also understood that this was He Lai's method and he would never tell him, so he simply didn't ask.

Afterwards, the three of them talked about the situation in Gangcheng. He Lai suggested that they pay more attention to the housing prices in Gangcheng, which would definitely fall sharply by then.

The Hong Kong city is now in a state of economic depression. House prices have been falling, while commodity prices have skyrocketed, and the residents of the Hong Kong city are very dissatisfied.

Soon, something happened in Li’s factory, and the workers began to strike and march, triggering a series of unrest.

Lou Bancheng and Zhuang Shijiu are actually quite worried about their situation. These capitalists are really scared now, fearing that Hong Kong City will be destroyed.

Feeling very conflicted, Lou Bancheng even suggested going to Singapore, but Zhuang Shijiu said he didn't want to move anymore. After all, he was old, and who could guarantee that the situation would be any better if he moved to a new place.

He Lai was even more calm. After all, he knew that although this movement would have a certain impact on Hong Kong City, it would only last a few months.

Apart from causing a wave of wealthy people to flee Hong Kong and sell their houses at low prices, there is no other impact. Hong Kong will only get better and better.

He Lai said that he must take this opportunity to reap the low-priced houses, otherwise Hong Kong City will never have such low housing prices again.

……

The facts were just as they had originally been, with Mr. Li’s plastic flower factory being the first to go bankrupt.

A simple labor dispute unexpectedly ignited the fuse.

His factory has enacted extremely strict regulations, including that workers who damage production machines will not be paid and the factory will not allow workers to take leave.

Negotiations between labor and management failed, and on April 4, Li, the richest man, fired 28 workers, including labor representatives, on the grounds of "business contraction" and closed the injection molding machine department of the branch.

Subsequently, the workers in the port city went on strike one after another, and the strike soon swept the entire port city, and even Lai Xin Industry in Helai was affected to a certain extent.

Fortunately, He Lai's company's welfare benefits are among the best in Hong Kong, so not many workers choose to strike, and most of them just do it to support the movement.

He Lai also spoke up in time and told them that they could go out for exercise but it should not affect the normal operation of the company.

In the following months, He Lai took the opportunity to join forces with the Fu family, the Huo family, Lou Bancheng, and Zhuang Shijiu to start buying up those houses that were being sold at low prices. He would buy as much as others sold.

There was no chance left for Mr. Li to get rich through real estate, and this wave of welfare benefits showed that he wanted it. After all, Mr. Li was a complete profiteer and did not bring any benefits to China.

During this period, except He Lai who appeared very calm, everyone else was more or less worried.