Du Yongxiao has been busy preparing for the construction of Times Square these days and rarely goes home to eat.
The reason why I came back today was not only because I missed the food cooked by my mother Li Cuilian, but also because I wanted to see my younger brother Du Yongshun. The reason was also very simple, because of Wan Chai Pier.
Now that the first loan from HSBC is coming soon, a lot of construction materials are needed to build Times Square, including stones, sand, cement, bricks, etc., which all need to be transported from the New Territories and Kowloon.
The transportation costs of land routes are relatively high. The truck transportation loading and unloading fees, fuel costs, tolls, and all the human and sophistication alone add up to a lot of money.
On the contrary, the cost of crossing the waterway through the pier will be much lower. It can be loaded and unloaded directly onto the ship. There are not so many stuck points in the middle, and there is no need to pay too many exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes.
But the problem is that Wan Chai Pier is part of Hong Kong Island. Under the control of Chinese Inspector Lei Luo and Hong Kong's old society Hutchison, if the other party cuts off the terminal transportation, the construction of the Times Mine will immediately be stranded.
When tens of thousands of workers stop working, construction materials pile up, and HSBC comes to collect debts, Du Yongxiao will be in a desperate situation.
Du Yongxiao has always been cautious in doing things. Now that the newspaper has published that Hengchuang teamed up with HSBC to build a new coordinate for Hong Kong Island, countless jackals and tigers are waiting eagerly, waiting for Du Yongxiao to make mistakes and bite him hard.
I don’t know anything else, but at least Yangtze River Industries is paying attention to his movements. As Boss Li said, engaging in real estate is not like playing house for children. There are many tricks and fatal points in it. So what Du Yongxiao has to do is to cut off all these possible crises.
Wan Chai Pier is one of them.
As Du Yongxiao's younger brother, Du Yongshun has been working at Wan Chai Pier.
He loves this job very much.
Even after Du Yongxiao became prosperous, he was still unwilling to leave the dock.
Du Yongxiao said several times that he would help him find a comfortable and promising job, but Du Yongshun refused.
Although Du Yongshun has brain problems, he also knows what he can and cannot do.
At the dock, he could carry five sacks at one go and was respected as "Dock Li Yuanba".
He could devour the large pot of food provided by the dock and eat ten steamed buns in one sitting.
He could sit on the edge of the pier, kick his legs, and watch the seagulls circling in the sky.
At that moment he knew that he belonged to the dock and could not live without it.
If there is any change in the situation now, it is that the people at the dock respect him and no longer laugh at him behind his back. Everyone says that he has a good brother who is a detective. Even the boss of the dock, Killer Xiong, is very polite to him. From time to time Treat him to barbecued pork rice.
Du Yongshun is very satisfied with the current situation. Compared with his father Du Dapao, who is as ambitious as the sky and as thin as paper, he appears to be much more practical and low-key.
As soon as Du Yongshun entered the room, he started eating without even bothering to wash up.
In order to win over this "comrade-in-arms", Du Dapao put all the good meat into his bowl and said, "Eat more. If you are not full, let your mother cook it again!"
Du Yongxiao gulped down three large bowls of rice and his stomach was slightly full. Du Dapao was about to recruit him to help him speak, but Du Yongxiao said: "Ashun, go to the balcony, I have something to tell you!"
"Okay, brother, wait for me!" Du Yongshun buried his head and pulled another large bowl of rice before following Du Yongxiao upstairs.
Du Dapao was anxious behind him and wanted to follow but was too embarrassed to speak. At this time, Bai Mudan said: "Mr. Du, if you really need one hundred thousand yuan in urgent need, maybe I can help you."
"Ah, really?" Du Dapao was overjoyed, "How can you help me?"
"You also know that I run a casino, and my monthly turnover is more than 200,000 to 300,000 yuan. I can help you provide funds first, and when you build your factory, you can pay me back when you have the money." Bai Mudan said it was easy, but in fact it was just letting go. rush. This money will have to bear interest, but the casino belongs to Du Yongxiao, and the wool comes from the sheep, so Bai Mudan is not afraid of Du Yongxiao's audit.
Du Dapao wanted to jump up at this moment, he was so happy.
"Thank you, Miss Bai! You are truly my Guanyin Bodhisattva, the reincarnated parent! Come, I'll drink tea instead of wine, and leave alone!" Du Dapao raised the tea and toasted to Bai Mudan.
Li Cuilian could see and hear clearly, and knew that her husband was determined to start a business this time, and her son had a reason for refusing to help him. Since Miss Bai was willing to take action, she didn't say anything more, but she couldn't bear it in the end. He picked up a piece of fat meat and threw it into Du Cannon's bowl: "As a human being, don't be too ambitious! Eat the piece of meat first, and remember to work seriously so that you can have extra meals every time!"
"Ah Shun, are you really unwilling to come over and help me?" To Yongxiao stood on the balcony, blowing in the wind, and said to his younger brother Tou Yongshun, "I can help you arrange a very comfortable job in Nathan Road and Yau Tsim Mong, such as security supervisor , just lead people to patrol every day!"
Du Yongshun took out a hard-boiled egg and handed it to Du Yongxiao, "I bought this in Wan Chai. It's delicious. Try it!"
Du Yongxiao took it but didn't eat it and continued to ask: "What can you do at the dock? Besides carrying sacks, you can also make bets and arm wrestling with those coolies---"
"Brother, do you dislike me and think that a job like this is embarrassing for you?"
"Uh, how could it be?" Du Yongxiao said insincerely.
"Brother, if you don't dislike it, why don't you eat eggs? You used to love them." Du Yongshun said, peeling off the hard-boiled eggs and bringing them to Du Yongxiao's mouth. "Try it and see if it tastes the same as before?"
Du Yongxiao bit into the hard-boiled egg, chewed it, and said, "Well, the taste is still the same."
"It's different, brother!" Du Yongshun said with a smile, "The hard-boiled eggs now are definitely not as delicious as before. We were poor and often hungry in the past. At that time, whether it was hard-boiled eggs or green vegetables and tofu, they were treasures and you couldn't bear to part with them. Eat it, just keep it for me. Now that our family environment is better, I haven't eaten hard-boiled eggs for a long time. It's not that I can't afford it, but it's not high-end. My mother often cooks grouper, braised chicken, etc. Big fish and big meat---"
"Brother!" Du Yongshun glanced at Du Yongxiao, "But I like to eat hard-boiled eggs!"
Du Yongxiao looked at his younger brother's persistent eyes and said nothing.
In the eyes of his younger brother Du Yongshun, the job at Wan Chai Pier is the hard-boiled egg in his heart forever---
You can fill your stomach and realize your own value.
Thinking of this, Du Yongxiao suddenly felt enlightened. He reached out and patted Du Yongshun on the shoulder and said, "Okay, I promise you! As I said, one day I will lay down the entire Wan Chai Pier for you. Soon, I will fulfill my promise!"
Beep beep beep!
While brothers Du Yongxiao and Du Yongshun were chatting, a car horn suddenly sounded below the tenement building.
Du Yongxiao leaned over and looked down, only to see a black car with the police license plate 999 parked below. Abalone Inspector Chen Xijiu had a cigarette in his mouth, raised his head and shouted towards the tenement building: "Inspector Du, Brother Luo is here to invite you!" "
