An Ziyuan, restaurant on the first floor.
Huang Shitong took the decanter from the nanny's hand. The collection he had taken out from the wine cellar had already been opened and put aside to wake up for ten minutes.
He filled the wine glasses in front of Li Shaoze and Yaozi to seven points, then put down the wine vessels and asked with a smile: "Aze, I heard that you are good at playing cards?"
"Uncle Tong, it's just entertainment. I'll accompany you anytime you want."
Li Shaoze picked up the wine glass and stood up without being humble or arrogant. The three of them clinked glasses before he started to taste the wine.
This bottle of wine was definitely expensive, but it didn't quite suit his taste. Maybe it's because I've never had such a decent red wine before, so I just felt that the sweetness in the wine was too high and it had a slightly astringent taste.
This shouldn't be a quality problem, it's most likely due to insufficient sobering time.
But he would not pay special attention to these details, and would instead focus on the appetizers and main dishes on the table.
Because Hong Kong Island is currently covered by the Queen, the upper class likes to entertain guests with Western food.
Li Shaoze is not a fan of salads, but he is very interested in the foie gras and turkey on the table. Because he used to eat Western food, usually the buffet steak from Fifty One on the street, and he had never tasted such high-quality food.
So while chatting, Li Shaoze ate happily.
As for how to chat with my uncle? Of course, I will use some connotative jokes to praise my uncle. A few words made my uncle laugh, and it didn't take any thinking at all.
And with the bonus of later generations' conversation, it made Tongshu nod secretly, feeling that this policeman was not an idiot who only knew how to fight bravely.
Both his vision and knowledge are quite bright. In time, he may not be a different person.
In the middle of the meal, Uncle Tong put the steak knife in his hand on the right edge of the dinner plate and suddenly asked: "Aze, have you considered moving in?"
Li Shaoze was stunned for a moment. He didn't open the door upside down. What happened when he moved into the villa? Besides, living on the top of the mountain will make going to the police station more tiring in the future.
So even though Uncle Tong was very generous, he still refused with a smile: "Thank you, Uncle Tong, but it's not convenient to go to the police station on the top of the mountain."
"Daddy..."
Meiko pretended to be unhappy and put down the knife and fork in her hand.
She knew her father had good intentions, but he also had to consider Aze's face. She was ready to move into Li Shaoze's old house, so now she naturally helped her husband speak up.
Since the death of his wife, Huang Shitong has really no choice but to raise his hands in surrender and say: "Okay, remember to come back to see me often."
"I just heard recently that there is a piece of land in the Lu family in the New Territories. I will look for an opportunity to buy it. When you get married, I will build you a new house."
When Meiko heard that her father didn't force her, a smile appeared on her face, she raised her glass and said, "Thank you, father."
"Thank you, uncle." Li Shaoze didn't take this sentence too seriously. Anyway, as long as he didn't force him, the old man would be happy as he pleased.
After dinner, the family sat on the observation deck to enjoy the breeze.
Looking at the moon and stars in the sky and the sweet and quiet sea, Huang Shitong was smoking a cigar when he suddenly received a call. He walked into the hall and picked up his vest, turned around and said to Li Shaoze: "Aze, come with me to play cards."
"I just want to introduce you to some uncles."
Li Shaoze turned his attention to Meazi, who smiled and put on his coat for him: "Go, my dad always likes to play cards at this time."
"Okay, wait until I come back."
Patting the back of the hand on his shoulder, Li Shaoze put on his coat and went out with his uncle.
…
Peninsula Hotel, driveway in front of the lobby.
A Mercedes-Benz stopped slowly, and Li Shaoze and Huang Shitong got out of the car doors on both sides.
Although many luxury hotels have been built on Hong Kong Island in this era, such as the previous Cointreau Hotel and so on. But the most famous one is the Peninsula Hotel, known as the "Lady of the Far East".
The Peninsula Hotel opened in the early 1990s and has been expanded many times to become the most luxurious hotel in Asia.
After Li Shaoze walked into the hotel, he couldn't help but feel that it was very noble. The decoration in every corner showed the pattern.
"When I was a stockbroker, I would often play cards here with several colleagues and talk about the current situation. During the stock market crash in 1973, we worked together to repel the invasion of foreign capital and saved many good Chinese capital. company."
"Becoming the only place in Asia to hold on to the financial market."
"After that, we old brothers rented a suite here and played cards here when we had nothing to do."
Huang Shitong walked into the elevator and pressed the button for the twelfth floor. At the same time, he described the origin of this card game in an unhurried tone.
After Li Shaoze heard this, his brows jumped and he felt something in his heart.
The water in this poker game is probably a bit deep.
"Uncle Tong, what do you usually play?"
"We're fighting the Landlord." Huang Shitong led Li Shaoze to the box at the end of the twelfth floor. The large private room is equipped with sofas and wine cabinets. Outside is a viewing platform with an exquisite small card table in the middle.
There were two unopened playing cards on the card table, as well as four uncles in suits and ties. Seeing Huang Shitong coming with a junior, they couldn't help but feel very interested, and everyone focused their attention on Li Shaoze.
"Aze, this is Uncle Xiang, Uncle Chen."
Seeing Li Shaoze greeting them, Sima Xiang and Chen Zhan both smiled and nodded slightly.
"Uncle Yun, Uncle Dong."
When the two were introduced, Mai Shengyun and Lin Rundong had expressionless faces, took a puff of their cigars, and quietly looked at each other. They felt that they had seen this junior before somewhere, and they felt a little familiar.
After Li Shaoze finished greetings, Huang Shitong introduced everyone: "My nephew works as an errand in the West District and is very good at playing cards."
"Oh? Let's play some." Sima Xiang walked to the card table and sat down. He opened the poker and faced Li Shaoze's face.
Li Shaoze felt that he needed to be more humble. He reached out to take the cards and took the initiative to help his uncle shuffle the cards. Unexpectedly, Sima Xiang blocked it with his hand: "Haha, do you like shuffling cards?"
"Quite like."
Li Shaoze retracted his hand and replied with a smile on his face.
Unexpectedly, Sima Xiang shook his head: "I don't like shuffling cards the most."
"Once the cards are shuffled, I won't know whose king is there. Even if I have to shuffle them, I have to shuffle them myself."
Sima Xiang looked very kind and shuffled the cards very slowly, but the sharpness in his eyes shocked Li Shaoze.
…
Today's card game didn't last long.
Huang Shitong's purpose of bringing Li Shaoze here may be to let him see his true energy. However, in the eyes of other uncles, Li Shaoze was at best an unknown junior who was not qualified to play cards with them at the same table.
In the end, only Uncle Xiang sat down and fought with Huang Shitong and Li Shaoze. After the fight, Huang Shitong poured two glasses of wine and asked Li Shaoze to accompany him to the balcony to chat.
"The fight was pretty good." Huang Shitong took a sip of wine and leaned on the railing.
Li Shaoze had just lost both games. At this time, he could only smile apologetically: "I lost both games. In terms of poker skills, I still can't beat my seniors."
"It's okay. You'll get used to it if you hit her more often." Huang Shitong answered and started a new topic: "Aze, I plan to ask Yazi to resign from the police station."
"Resign?"
When it came to asking Meazi to resign, it was a bit beyond Li Shaoze's expectations.
Since it was him who was under suspension investigation, Meako had no problem at all.
What's more, in the police station, Meiko is not just a flower vase. Not only can she handle administrative matters, she can also perform very well when participating in operations. Definitely worthy of the title, capable of both literary and military skills.
When Li Shaoze wanted to ask, he was blown away by the wind and woke up: "Uncle Tong, you don't like Meazi to be a policeman."
"Well, she has always liked being a police officer, and I can't do anything about her." Huang Shitong nodded and put down the cigar in his hand: "But it didn't matter before. Now that you are dating, it is not suitable for you to be in the same police station."
"Now let her come out and accept my business. It's good to get some exercise in advance."
"After all, the police station is a government department and cannot be opened as a mom-and-pop shop."
As soon as Li Shaoze heard the last sentence, he knew that Yazi's resignation was indeed the best choice.
A large part of the reason is even because of his appearance.
Otherwise, Meako would not be able to remain a small police officer with the support of her uncle. I believe you can reach a certain height in the police force.
But now that Li Shaoze appears, one person is destined to leave the police force.
Uncle Tong knew very well that a man could not have a career, and the last person to leave the police force was Meiko. What's more, Tongshu himself doesn't like it, and Meiko works at the police station.
"I have already told Meako about this matter, and she has considered it very clearly, but she needs to listen to your opinion."
"If you agree, I will help Yazi open a securities firm first." Huang Shitong patted Li Shaoze on the shoulder: "From now on, let Yazi come out to take over my shift first. I will fully support you in your development in the police force." .”
"Okay." Li Shaoze groaned twice and clinked glasses with his uncle.
Will the landlord know whether he can join in? It doesn't matter, as long as he has a place in Hong Kong's security meetings from now on.
