Chapter 649 Lao Qin
The colonial city of Karachi is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with one side open to the plains.
The sky surrounded by mountains on three sides is shrouded in defensive light curtains, and the opening on one side is separated by a defensive light curtain that is more than ten meters high and thousands of meters long. There is only one entrance and exit.
After David got off the spaceship with Yang Xiao and four guards, they walked into the checkpoint at the entrance of the valley. David took out a jade token, which was the base's ID card and a pass to enter the colonial city.
Standing at the entrance were a dozen men in black cloaks and dozens of tower guards.
One of the tall and burly men glanced at David, smiled, and said:
"Stationmaster Dai, you are here. No need to look, please come in."
"Thank you Captain Lin."
David said, pointing to Yang Xiao and the four guards behind him.
"These are my five followers."
The man called Captain Lin waved his hand,
"Please come in."
David nodded,
"Thank you, Captain Lin. By the way, I want to ask you, how many people came to participate in the competition?"
"Almost everyone is here. You are relatively late, but the official competition has not started yet, so you are just here to have fun."
David and Captain Lin said goodbye and walked along the street in front with Yang Xiao and the other five.
Yang Xiao discovered that in addition to being relatively large, the overall prosperity of this valley was similar to that of a small town with tens of thousands of people on Earth.
After walking for about ten minutes, David arrived at a hotel called "Valley Sunset".
The hotel has three floors and has a closed structure with an open patio in the middle.
Four rows of houses with a zigzag structure surround a courtyard. Each row has about 20 guest rooms, and there are 60 guest rooms on the three floors. The four sides add up to more than 200 rooms.
The decoration inside is very modern, the lobby is magnificent, the lights are bright, and the rooms are very clean.
David and his group of six people opened three rooms.
There are two tower guards at the door of the hotel lobby, four service ladies inside, and a woman who looks like a foreman.
Yang Xiao took a look and found that the appearance of these girls was somewhat similar to that of Leah, Lucy and others. They were probably slaves plundered from Gamma Planet and bought by the hotel owner as waiters.
David was familiar with this place and had been here often before.
After registering at the counter, everyone went to their respective rooms.
Yang Xiao shared a room with a man in a black cloak, David had a separate room, and the other three guards shared a room.
The three rooms were next to each other. David and others went to their respective rooms to rest briefly, and then went out to have lunch together.
The first floor of the hotel is dedicated to eating.
Yang Xiao followed David into the restaurant and saw that it was very lively, with at least 20 people eating and chatting.
"Oh, Station Master Dai, are you here?"
An old man saw David in the distance and stood up to say hello.
David walked over,
"Stationmaster Qin, you are here too."
"Come, sit down and eat together. Let's just start and add a few more dishes."
There were only him and another young man on Mr. Qin's table. There were four dishes on the table, three dishes and one soup.
The young man has a handsome appearance, and there is a sense of arrogance between his eyebrows.
Mr. Qin immediately introduced:
"Qin Lu, this is stationmaster Dai, haven't you met Uncle Dai yet?"
The young man stood up and bowed slightly to David.
"I've met Uncle Dai."
David was stunned and laughed:
"Old Qin, this is your son, right? He is very handsome, and he is indeed formidable. You can retire with peace of mind."
Mr. Qin smiled and said:
"Thank you Stationmaster Dai for the compliment. My son came from Wu Star three months ago. I'm old now and want to pass on the business of the base to him. It's better than just sitting around in Wu Star all day long with nothing serious to do, right?"
After hearing this, young Qin Lu said unconvinced:
"Father, why am I just idle? I was making friends and learning skills. Look, don't my current Go skills surpass yours? I learned them all from my friends."
Mr. Qin laughed and said:
"Okay, you're right. Father doesn't object to you making friends.
However, Ziyuanxing's base is the biggest business of our Qin family. While I can still move, you can work with me for a few years.
Inheriting this business and managing this base well is better than anything else!
Your Uncle Dai has been through this before, he understands. "
Yang Xiao heard from Lao Qin's tone and guessed that Qin Lu was not willing to take over his father's base.
In fact, it is understandable that Wu Star must be much more prosperous and fun, but in this Ziyuan Star it is equivalent to land reclamation. In addition to making money, the entertainment life is naturally much worse.
David laughed and said:
"Old Qin, Qin Lu is still young. Young people naturally like to play, and they will stop playing in a few years.
Your base is different from mine. You are a private investor. Apart from handing over a part of the money you make, most of it is yours. Have you made enough over the years?
Even if Qin Lu doesn't take over and you sell it, you won't have to worry about taking care of yourself for the rest of your life, haha! "
Lao Qin smiled bitterly and said:
"Stationmaster Dai, you can stand up and talk without pain in your back. How can I compare with you? Basically all the funds and personnel in your base are allocated to you by the above. You don't have to bear all the risks of losses. You can still get dividends and ensure harvests during droughts and floods.
My place looks nice, but I have to bear all the expenses and risks myself. The taxes I pay are also heavy, and I won't have much left at the end of the year. "
Yang Xiao suppressed a smile after hearing this. When old man Qin persuaded his son just now, he described the base as a cornucopia. Now when talking to David, he cried about poverty, saying that few people make money all year round.
This routine is almost exactly the same as that of people on earth.
Lao Qin and David had a few laughs, and they understood each other tacitly.
Lao Qin glanced at Yang Xiao next to David.
"Who is this? I seem to be very ignorant."
Lao Qin has been dating David for a long time and is familiar with most of the people around David.
"Ah, look, I was busy talking and forgot to introduce you. This is Yang Xiao, my Go teacher."
"Your Go teacher?"
Lao Qin was stunned and looked at Yang Xiao with a strange expression.
Qin Lu on the side seemed very excited after hearing this. He immediately looked at Yang Xiao and said:
"Where did Uncle Dai hire the Go teacher?"
David was stunned for a moment and said honestly:
"Master Yang came from the earth. He was originally a miner under me, but he was good at chess, so I became my teacher and learned Go from him."
"oh!"
After Qin Lu heard this, the excitement in his eyes immediately disappeared, and he turned to look at his father.
"Father, let Uncle Dai order more dishes. I'm hungry."
Lao Qin said quickly:
"I was so busy chatting that I forgot about eating."
With a wave of his hand, he called the waiter from the restaurant and said:
"Open another one for us next to it, there are five of them."
Lao Qin stretched out his hand and pointed at Yang Xiao and the four guards behind David.
(There will be another update in the evening)
