I traveled through time without patched pants, I was the richest man in the Republic of China

On the outskirts of Queen's Road West, high-rise townhouses are lined up on both sides of the narrow streets.

The lower two or three floors are shops, and the upper floors are apartments for living.

The people here are different from the fishermen living in the shabby houses in the fishing village. Most of them are Chinese with stable jobs.

When Wei Miao was eating his third bowl of cart noodles on the street, he finally saw the person he was waiting for.

Uncle Wei was dressed in a suit and tie, with his hair shiny with oil, and holding a chubby child in his arms.

There was a slightly plump woman accompanying him, and a servant next to him was holding a chubby baby.

Wei Miao heard someone from the shop downstairs greeting them enthusiastically.

"Mr. Wei, Mrs. Lou."

"Mrs. Lou, you have been taking good care of yourself during the confinement period. You look very healthy."

"The two kids are so plump and cute..."

Faced with layers of flattery, Wei A'er was fine. He smiled slightly and said politely in Hong Kong dialect, "Business is booming."

The woman next to him had a look of impatience and arrogance on her face, her nose turned up and she kept rolling her eyes, ignoring the enthusiasm of the street vendors.

Hong Kong Island was a British colony in the late years of the previous dynasty, nearly a hundred years ago.

There were few strong men in Great Britain, so a strict hierarchy was established.

The foreign devils considered themselves superior and used one set of laws for their own people, while they continued to apply the policies of the previous dynasty to the Chinese.

Using Chinese to govern Chinese is a good example of what big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimps in Hong Kong.

Therefore, the Chinese were divided into different classes.

The Chinese who ate the empire's food were the upper class, the wealthy businessmen were the middle class; those doing business in the shops on both sides were the lower middle class, the fishermen were the lower class; and those snake-like northern girls who came here to make a living like Qin A'man were the lowest class.

Wei Miao suddenly felt that Brother Lu was actually quite capable. He bought a mountain and established a Chinese community on his own.

It is true that having money makes things easier, but it is not easy to manage such a large business.

As expected, it’s Lu Aotian!

Thinking that he owned half of the houses and shops in Shibapu, Wei Miao silently flattered Brother Lu a little.

The noodle shop owner waited until the Wei couple walked away before he spat and muttered a few curse words before being pulled back by his skinny wife.

"Be careful not to be seen by anyone and tell her about it." After saying that, he glanced at Wei Miao.

The breakfast time had passed, and Wei Miao was the only adult customer in the small noodle shop.

"Why call her Mr. Wei but Mrs. Lou?" Wei Miao swallowed the smooth noodles in his mouth and asked curiously.

The boss was indignant and said:

"The man from the Yan family doesn't even have his last name on his children, so why would his wife take his last name?"

When the boss heard Wei Miao speak in Mandarin, he explained:

"嚴家蓮 means marrying into the family."

Wei Miao naturally knew what it meant to marry into the family, which was equivalent to the woman marrying the man.

"Mr. Wei is a good man. If the Lou family hadn't taken advantage of his misfortune and forced their barbarian wife to marry him..."

The proprietress pulled the boss who was about to speak, and he lowered his head and continued rolling the noodles.

Wei Miao had the basic information in his hands, so he naturally knew what was going on.

When Mr. Hu learned that his father was in trouble and critically ill, he rushed to Hong Kong Island. He spent money and used some connections to send Wei A'er and his group to the police station.

It is said that Wei A'er and his group insisted that they were not the masterminds, but were just small fry who got in on the action. All their money had been cheated away, and they had nothing to say, so they could only put them in jail.

It was at that time that Wei A'er was chosen by Lou Anmin, the director of the police station, to be the son-in-law of his only daughter.

"Those two children don't look like Mr. Wei." Wei Miao slurped his noodles and spoke casually.

Although she didn't like gossip, she knew what kind of topics could quickly arouse people's nerves by listening to Xu Ayu and Xiao Qian chatting.

Sure enough, as soon as she said this, the proprietress who was wiping the table paused, looked outside and sat down after realizing that no one was paying attention.

"I've long seen that these two kids don't look like Mr. Wei. When Mr. Wei came to our house a month ago, Mrs. Lou announced that she was pregnant. And in just July, she gave birth to twins in Maria Hospital..."

Wei Miao didn't expect that just picking up a topic would lead to unexpected gains. This was not written in the information.

"Does Mr. Wei know?" she asked casually.

The proprietress sighed and said with a somewhat ambiguous look in her eyes:

"So what if I know? Mr. Wei has no relatives or friends here. The master of the Lou family is the director of the general affairs department of the police station. Most of the shops here belong to his father-in-law. His father-in-law has a small gang under him that specializes in collecting protection fees in our area..."

The boss sneered, "The patrol came and exploited us, and then the gangsters robbed us. The officials and the gangsters colluded with each other and lost all consciences and died!"

He spoke a little too loudly, which frightened the lady boss so much that her face turned pale. All she could say was, "Keep your voice down. Don't you want to live anymore?"

Wei Miao pretended not to notice the quarrel between the couple and continued to ask a piece of gossip that no one could refuse.

"Then is the baby she gave birth to Mr. Wei's?"

When the proprietress heard this, her eyes widened. She obviously didn't expect that a kid could say such shocking words.

Lou was a wealthy family on this street, and even though everyone disliked Miss Lou's attitude, they had to admit that she was able to give birth.

In just over three years, she gave birth to four sons. Even people wouldn't dare to perform this way on the stage.

She had a good family background, married a live-in son-in-law, and gave birth to four sons. Not everyone is blessed with this.

"It shouldn't be. Although Mrs. Lou has a bad temper, Mr. Wei is likable and handsome, and they have a pretty good relationship." After a while, the proprietress spoke uncertainly.

The boss spat and cursed silently.

From the lip movements, Wei Miao could tell that the words were insulting someone to be dissolute and vulgar.

The proprietress had a strange expression on her face, as if she was trying to suppress the excitement. She wanted to open her mouth but was afraid of causing trouble, so her face was distorted from the suppression.

"A few days ago, the Lou family held a full-moon banquet in the Lotus Building. I wonder if anyone has seen what the full-moon baby looks like..." The proprietress muttered as the rag in her hand became wrinkled.

Wei Miao finished the last mouthful of soup in the bowl, praised the cart noodles for being delicious, paid for the noodles promptly, said goodbye to the shop owner and his wife, and walked out.

After a few words, the two people holding the child had already walked out of the street.

After watching their backs from afar and seeing the family of four getting on two rickshaws on the roadside, Wei Miao withdrew his gaze.

She had already understood the general situation and did not have too many feelings in her heart. She had even determined that there was no need to meet Wei Er.

Nowadays, passenger ships run from Hong Kong Island to Shanghai every three days, and there are crew members on the ships who specialize in carrying letters and running errands.

If you are willing, it is very easy to find out about the family's situation and bring some money with you.

And there was no news from home, which showed his attitude.

Maybe she would tell Xu Ayu and the others about it after she got home, or maybe she wouldn’t say a word.

When Wei Miao walked to the street, the rickshaw had already gone far away.

People come and go on the spacious and prosperous streets, some with hope on their faces, while others are numb all over.