Siheyuan: Living in the People's Community, with a Heart for the Red Star

Xiangjiang Tsuen Wan Villa District

Inside Villa No. 7, Lao Yang's old friend Soli was sitting on the sofa with a glass of red wine, chatting happily with a bald white man opposite him.

"Charles, do you know? I have recently started to believe in Buddhism. In China, God obviously cannot protect his devout believers! Only Buddha can make me calm down. I am living in fear every day and full of doubts about the world. I don't know which one is real. Seeing you, my sorrow is dispelling. As a wise man, please enlighten me!"

The bald white man Charles looked at his haggard, confused, alcoholic old friend Soli and consoled him, "The world is mysterious and worthy of our awe! There are too many things that we cannot understand or control. What you see is only a part of what the world allows you to see. The wickedness hidden in the darkness is suffocating, so we must yearn for light and pursue light! Let light drive out darkness and let darkness be silent forever. Especially in the mysterious East, the yellow race has always been shrouded in mystery. They have a series of mysterious operations that we white people do not have. So friends, don't be confused, we can only use powerful forces to crush all the darkness! Come on, my old friend, tell me what difficulties you have encountered? What has led you to the current embarrassment and fear!"

"Oh, wise Charles, you don't know what I've been through? Here I saw..."

Excited, Soli waved the wine glass in his hand and loudly told Charles about his experience. His slender fingers trembled slightly when he talked about the horror.

Charles listened to Soli's story, which went from relaxed at the beginning to solemn at the end, and then showed a suspicious look at the end. Charles now suspected that Soli had mental problems. The situation he described was beyond his cognition. Although he knew that there were a lot of incredible things in the magical East, he would never think that such a thing beyond the limits of human beings would happen.

Charles asked solemnly, "You suspect that the blond devil and Li Dazhuang have some kind of cooperative relationship, or that they serve a certain organization. But as far as I know, no matter what era, the yellow race and the white race have no basis for reliable cooperation. Especially in ancient mythology, the main gods are pure and cannot be defiled. If there is some kind of cooperation between them, it is still possible, but if they are the same group of people, it is difficult to coexist peacefully! Although Chinese martial arts have a certain effect of strengthening the body, it is definitely not as powerful as you say! I would rather believe that Li Dazhuang's strength is caused by mutation for some reason. No matter which country's mythology, the more powerful it is, the more fatal weakness it has. As long as we observe carefully, we will always find it!"

Soli stood up and sat next to Charles, hugged Charles' shoulders and said, "Please, brother, I have lost the faith to fight, and the rest is up to you. You must capture Li Dazhuang and restore order to the world!"

Charles patted Solly on the back and said, "Don't worry, brother. I will handle this matter carefully."

Soli picked up the bottle of red wine on the coffee table and drank it as he walked.

"Goodbye, Charles! I'm going out to relax and will be back in a while. I'll leave the rest to you! Amitabha!"

Charles frowned as he watched Soli run away with his tail between his legs. He didn't know what Soli had been through, but he knew that Soli was definitely not someone who would be easily defeated. Everything was strange and unusual, and he became very interested in the mysterious Li Dazhuang.

Soli drove away from Villa No. 7 and told his men, "Drive directly to the dock! I want to go on vacation."

He opened the window, threw the bottle of red wine in his hand into the woods, and closed his eyes to rest.

Xiangjiang Kowloon Villa District

Haitang led a few girls to sit in the living room and play mahjong. Butler Tian standing next to them was reporting today's intelligence.

Rose complained to Begonia, "My husband has been gone for more than half a month! I don't know what he's been doing. He didn't even come back to tell me. I don't know if this cruel man misses us!"

Shen Yuting said while playing mahjong: "It is said that he went to the mainland, and there must be some big moves! Recently, the company's focus has shifted to Southeast Asia, and many people have been sent there to build a base. With my husband's personality, he either won't do it, or it will definitely be a big deal if he does!"

Cui Li Niang also echoed, "I don't know what he's thinking! Just like the previous martial arts conference, it was such a failure and cost a lot of money. I don't know what he's trying to achieve!"

Deng Lijuan, who was sitting on the side drinking tea, changed the subject and said, "Hey, how can we understand these things! It's good to stay at home to take care of your husband and children. We can't participate in fighting and killing. Let them do whatever they want! We just need to take care of the family."

Haitang asked Butler Tian, ​​"Uncle Tian, ​​have you heard from the master recently? Did he go to the mainland?"

Steward Tian nodded and replied, "Yes, ma'am. Before the master left, he told us to go to the mainland and recruit some soldiers to serve as instructors to set up a mercenary company framework. Recent news from the mainland shows that they have begun to gradually promote private placement of retired soldiers. I guess it was because of the master."

Haitang was relieved and said, "It's good to be in the mainland. At least it's relatively safe and there won't be any accidents. This way we can rest assured!"

Several people also echoed while playing cards: "Yes, yes, safety is the most important!"

Deng Lijuan looked at Haitang's slightly bulging belly with envy. She was the only one among these people who didn't have a child yet, and she had a mixed expression of loss, envy, and jealousy on her face.

After Butler Tian finished his report, he turned and left the living room.

After housekeeper Tian left, the girls started discussing children and maintenance. They were chattering a lot and showed no sign of worrying about Old Yang.

Kyoto of China

Zhao Jingyi rented the west wing of the compound. Old Yang hugged Zhao Jingyi and asked softly about the evening's plans. Zhao Jingyi replied lazily:

"We have already booked it. We booked Chun Man Lou, which is not far from here. My colleagues and I just walked there after work. It won't take us long to walk home after the show, and it's safer this way! We have already booked the table with the restaurant. It is definitely of high quality. Most of the dishes are meat, and the portions are big. We can also pack up the leftovers and take them home!"

Old Yang was also very satisfied when he heard about Zhao Jingyi's arrangement. After all, under the current conditions, packing up leftovers to take home is not only not shameful, but will also make people around him envious.

"Okay, this is a good arrangement! I'll bring some liquor and drinks over later. Let your colleagues have a good meal. It's a relief for them to meet such a powerful president! They will remember this for the rest of their lives."

"From what you said, it's as if they were eating delicacies and fine wine. It's just that our conditions are still poor now. When conditions improve, no one will be interested in these meals. Now you're inviting people to dinner, and you're treated like they're taking advantage of you! After all, you're the richest man in the country, so don't be so stingy!"

Zhao Jingyi got up, stepped over Lao Yang, put on her slippers, got out of bed, washed up, and prepared to go to the hotel.

Xingbang Company Headquarters

Li Yuping had originally planned to go home early after get off work today to accompany Lao Yang and Zhao Jingyi to the restaurant for a farewell banquet. But as luck would have it, before leaving get off work, a bombshell piece of news came from below.

A large number of transport vehicles of Xingbang Company in Luoyang, Henan Province were looted by local residents, resulting in casualties. However, the local government refused to deal with the matter on the pretext that the disaster was serious and the law could not punish the masses, and demanded that Xingbang Company bear the losses on its own.

After the intelligence of this matter came up, the company headquarters immediately organized a high-level meeting to discuss the solution to the problem. As Yang Shangjin's general consultant in the company, Li Yuping could not go home to discuss with the senior management.

In the private room on the second floor of Chun Man Lou, Zhao Jingyi and Lao Yang had been waiting for a long time. There were two dining tables with 20 seats, and several plates of dried fruits and candies were already placed.

The original plan was to have two tables for Lao Yang, Li Yuping, Zhao Jingyi and the 19 people from the West City Supply and Marketing Cooperative, a total of people. But when all the people from the West City Supply and Marketing Cooperative arrived and the food was served, Li Yuping had not returned yet.

Zhao Jingyi didn't wait any longer and ordered the feast to begin. Each table had 20 dishes, each of which was generous in portion. Two baskets of steamed buns and pancakes were placed on the table. Lao Yang took out the prepared Fenjiu and juice and distributed them to everyone.

The banquet officially began amid the congratulations of colleagues. The men came forward to toast, mainly to persuade Lao Yang to drink. Every man who saw Lao Yang wanted to get him drunk. A few cheerful men got themselves drunk before they had eaten much of the dishes.

The drunken look of the men caused loud laughter from the women soldiers, who then began to toast Lao Yang. With the rest of the men cheering, Lao Yang drank another pound of liquor. Seeing that Lao Yang was not drunk at all, the crowd applauded his drinking capacity, and no one dared to persuade him to drink again. They attacked the delicious dishes, after all, they had not had such a high-end feast for several years.

After the banquet ended at around 8pm, Li Yuping did not show up. Under Zhao Jingyi's arrangement, the women packed up their food and each of them was given a dish. Several familiar male comrades drove the drunk ones away. After Lao Yang settled the bill with foreign currency, the two returned to the compound.

Seeing that Li Yuping was not at home, Lao Yang thought she had not returned yet. He asked Zhao Jingyi to wash up and rest first, and drove to the headquarters of Xingbang Company to inquire about the news.

When he arrived at the gate of Xingbang Company, he was stopped by the security guard. Since outside vehicles were not allowed to enter, Lao Yang had to park the car on the road outside the Xingbang Company.

After asking the security guard about Li Yuping's situation, I learned that she was in a meeting upstairs and the end time of the meeting was unknown. I had no choice but to ask the security guard to call inside and ask Li Yuping to come out.

Old Yang waited for about half an hour before he saw Li Yuping rushing out of the building.

Li Yuping excitedly shouted when she saw Lao Yang: "Husband, you are here. We just happened to have something to do. We are unsure about the decision and need you to handle it!"

Old Yang took Li Yuping to the car and asked her to tell the story.

After listening to Li Yuping's narration, Lao Yang realized the serious consequences of this incident. The three-year natural disaster was not something that could be solved by words. It was caused by human losses. Although there were human factors in the grain-grabbing incident in Henan, it was also for a bite of food.

Although Xingbang Company has been transporting food to the inland, the poor road conditions and low transportation capacity have seriously affected the food circulation. Although the current situation is much better than in the past, it cannot meet the needs of everyone, and a major conflict will break out if provoked.

The atmosphere in the car suddenly became quiet. Li Yuping looked at Lao Yang nervously, waiting for his decision.

Old Yang carefully looked through his memories of this period and found that after this year, the situation in China will gradually improve next year. It seems that he still needs to work harder to help the people get through this and change the fate of many people.

He took out a newly completed aid plan from the space and handed it to Li Yuping. Li Yuping took the exquisite and beautiful box, opened it and saw the plan made of silver foil inside.

The plan for disaster relief was engraved on it. It was mainly to purchase a large amount of disaster relief grain from Xingbang Company in the name of the Ministry of Commerce, and to be responsible for transporting the grain to the disaster area. The escort force was undertaken by the local troops. The grain price was based on the price before the disaster. Each household could only purchase 10 kilograms of grain per day, based on the household registration. Each grain transportation and the amount of grain transportation were reported to the whole country by the local radio station, and supervised by the people of the whole country. Families who did not buy grain could directly complain to Xingbang Company or the local government.

Xingbang Company has the responsibility to distribute food, collect information and report to the higher authorities. The temporary inspection team will supervise and prevent individual local governments from taking bribes and extorting money. The greatest efforts will be made to ensure the safety of the people in the disaster area.

Li Yuping quickly read the terms on the silver foil and felt that her husband was really amazing. Everything could be solved quickly in his hands. She excitedly rushed over and kissed Lao Yang, then quickly left the car and ran back to the office building.

In fact, Li Yuping has always been puzzled as to why people would not step into Xingbang Company even though they were in Kyoto, but instead use such clauses to control the company's development.

Lao Yang was the only one left in the car. He felt bored, so he lay down on the backrest and sorted out the items in the space so that the space could be used more clearly and effectively.

After Li Yuping returned to the conference room, everyone's eyes were focused on the box in her hand. They were familiar with this kind of box, and there were several of them in the company's headquarters building, guarded by special personnel. Although everyone was puzzled as to why Li Yuping brought back a box in such a short time, the box was still authoritative, and no one doubted the authenticity of the contents of the box.

Because after being appraised by many domestic experts, they all said that no one in the country could make the same gold book and silver certificate. All the gold book and silver certificates and boxes were made in one go without any flaws.

He opened the box and took out the silver foil inside. He scanned the people sitting there and began to read out the regulations according to the text on it...

After reading the instructions, Li Yuping said to the senior executives at the meeting: "This is the latest instruction I just received from General Manager Yang. I hope everyone will implement it conscientiously and do their job well!"

Li Yuping put the silver foil into a box, pushed it in front of the three responsible persons and said, "Please check the authenticity of the silver certificate. And start assigning tasks to solve the current problems facing the company as soon as possible!"