Years: Salted fish life since going to the countryside.

Chapter 1708 Tradition
Han Li sat on the sofa with two Scottish Fold cats in his arms. After calming them down, he tossed them among the other little ones.

These little guys were all controlled by Han Li using "basic beast taming technique". Although it was their first time meeting, there was no fighting over territory or vying for leadership.

After the Filipino maid went to buy groceries with the menu, Han Li told Guan Zhilin to take a shower and change into comfortable home clothes.

However, to Han Li's surprise, his increasingly powerful physique made him feel no difference in time difference between the two places.

But Guan Zhilin, an ordinary person and a delicate female college student who doesn't exercise much, couldn't do it.

After Guan Zhilin finished showering and changing into her pajamas, the fatigue from the long flight and the jet lag immediately overwhelmed her.

Seeing Guan Zhilin's tired face and his forced composure, Han Li coaxed and persuaded him to go back to his room and rest first, saying he could show off his culinary skills at dinner later.

After covering Guan Zhilin with a blanket, Han Li went downstairs to the living room. He made himself a cup of tea and then picked up the phone to call Zhong Chuhong and Hao Hongmin.

The Chung sisters are currently at the garment company; there's not much going on at home or at the company.

Hao Hongmin was still in school at this time, so Jing Shujuan answered the phone. Han Li listened to her talk at length about home appliances and furniture before hanging up.

Next, Han Li called lawyers Jin, Anita Koch, and Kennan Spencer, as well as Ji Zehao and Delina Heck from Italy.

Whether it's normal business or acquisitions, the key is to proceed step by step; nothing can be accomplished overnight.

Therefore, Han Li's calls, like before, yielded no new developments.

However, when Han Li called Attorney Jin and Ji Zehao, he asked them to book a private room at a high-end restaurant in Central the next afternoon and invite accountant Kang Cuilan to have a pre-New Year's get-together.

The main reason Han Li met with them was that the company was gradually getting back on track.

Whether it's the employees recently recruited by Ji Zehao, the long-term employees who remained after the taxi company's restructuring, or the 580 taxi drivers,

They were not comparable to those people Han Li had previously hired who didn't even receive a salary, weren't even considered temporary workers, and only received commissions after successful house transactions.

The company's full-time employees are given red envelopes (cash gifts) by their bosses on the first day of work after the New Year.

It doesn't matter how much money is in the red envelope, even if it's just a dollar. The most important thing is that this is a local custom in Hong Kong, symbolizing good luck for the start of the new year.

Because taxi license plates are too expensive for the average person to afford, the vast majority of taxi drivers in Hong Kong rent vehicles from companies to work.

These drivers only need to pay rent to the company and refuel their cars; they don't have to worry about anything else. Vehicle maintenance, insurance, engine oil, tires, radio, and passenger pick-up calls are all handled by the taxi company.

Another scenario is where the company doesn't handle anything, and the driver is responsible for all vehicle expenses. In this case, the rental fee is much cheaper, but the minimum rental period is six months.

In either case, the driver needs to pay the company a large deposit almost equal to the vehicle's value to prevent them from renting the car and then selling it.

Even if Han Li were in Hong Kong during the Chinese New Year, he would never do anything like showing his face in public or revealing his appearance to the world.

It's generally best for the boss to personally give employees a red envelope (a traditional Chinese gift of money) at the start of the work year.

Even if the boss is present and only personally distributes red envelopes to supervisors, while others distribute them to other employees, the boss can still win people's hearts to the greatest extent possible just by being there, letting everyone know who they are working for.

Moreover, among these employees are Ji Zehao, the general manager in charge of all work, Jin, the lawyer in charge of all legal matters of the company, and Kang, the accountant in charge of the company's finances. The boss personally distributes red envelopes to these people.

Han Li neither wanted to nor could show his face about this, so Guan Zhilin, the nominal boss of the company, was the best candidate to give everyone a start-of-work bonus.

This is also the best time to push Guan Zhilin to the forefront. As for what will happen after she takes the lead, we'll see when the time comes.

Even if Guan Zhilin wanted to break away from Han Li and go solo, it wouldn't be a problem. After all, she was just a puppet with the title of legal entity, only receiving a fixed salary each month, without any authority whatsoever.

After making that phone call, Han Li began drinking tea, reading, and studying, pondering how to improve this year's performance report and recommendations.

When I need a break, I can write a Harry Potter 2 book for a while.

Guan Zhilin's sleep to adjust to the time difference started at 11 a.m. and lasted until after 6 p.m.

By this time, Han Li had already had the Filipino maid prepare all the hot pot broth and ingredients.

After washing up and going downstairs, Guan Zhilin grumbled about her oversleeping while going to the kitchen to make a soup so she could drink it after the hot pot meal.

During their meal, Han Li told Guan Zhilin about tomorrow's situation. Unexpectedly, while she was happy to hear it, she cautiously asked a question.

"Honey, can I use the name 'Han Guanzhilin' tomorrow?"

The practice of women taking their husbands' surnames after marriage gradually disappeared in the early days of the People's Republic of China.

However, in many homes in Hong Kong, especially in families with good upbringing, wealth, and cultural heritage, this custom and form of address are still maintained.

The situation in Hong Kong now is different from that in mainland China. In mainland China, it is simply two surnames plus a clan name at the end, such as: Jia Zhangshi, Xihongshi, Zhang Wangshi, etc.

In Hong Kong, a woman being given her husband's surname is the greatest recognition a wife can receive, and it also signifies the husband's tacit acceptance of her status at home.

Those mistresses, concubines, and mistresses don't have this right. Even if the wife dies, it's very, very difficult for them to gain this recognition.

(For reference, you can look to the case of that man from Macau; only his first wife was entitled to take his surname.)

Even after the death of the first wife, many of the children from the second, third, and fourth wives were very outstanding, but their mothers could only introduce them by their own names, which is why they were not entitled to be given their husbands' surnames.
Because the matter of taking her husband's surname was somewhat vague in Han Li's memory.

Firstly, the memory is from a long time ago, and secondly, I have never encountered this situation since coming to Hong Kong.

For example, Chung Chu-hung's family was barely able to feed themselves, and as the eldest child in the family, she had neither the opportunity nor the energy to learn about this tradition.

As for Hao Hongmin, without any prompting, her understanding of this situation is probably not as good as Han Li's.

For these reasons, Han Li didn't quite understand what was going on after Guan Zhilin finished speaking.
(End of this chapter)