Hong Kong Comprehensive: Who said that those who practice martial arts have no money?

Chapter 200 Convenience for emergencies on the third day

These days, after Li An finishes his work every day and returns to Kowloon across the sea, he will go to the barber shop on Nanjing Street to help out, or practice boxing and kicking with his senior sister.

However, I did feel a little sleepy after hanging out with Li Zhengtao last night.

After explaining some things to Wu Shihao, Li An didn't stay at the pier for too long. He crossed the sea from Central Pier and returned to Yau Ma Tei Ferry Pier, then went directly back to the Walled City.

By this time it was already four o'clock in the afternoon, and the dance hall was starting to open.

Realizing that Huaman was not in the ballroom, Li An simply filled his stomach outside, took a shower and covered his head before going to bed.

The room is brightly lit.

Huaman closed the door, came to the bedside and glanced at the sleeping Li An, and suddenly the corners of his mouth turned up.

She lay beside the bed, stretched out her slender fingers, and gently played with Li An's neck like a kitten, until Li An opened his eyes and grabbed her wrist.

Their eyes met, Huaman let her wrist be held by Li An, and smiled sweetly:

"You're awake!"

"what time is it now?"

Li An rested his other hand on the bed, sat up straight with his upper body, leaned back on the head of the bed, and glanced out the window through the gap in the curtains.

Total darkness.

"It's almost early in the morning. When I came back, I saw that you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't wake you up."

Huaman raised her head and looked at Li An with a smile.

"I see you are very tired? Did you go away after finishing your errands?"

"how come?"

Li An's face didn't change, he put his arm around the woman's waist, and suppressed her in response to the woman's exclamations.

"Don't make trouble, someone will come later."

Hua Manxiang's cheeks were slightly red, and she held Li An's chest with both hands.

"It's so late, who would be so ignorant?"

Li An lowered his head as he spoke.

Boom boom boom!

There was a knock on the door.

Li An paused and looked at Hua Man.

"I just said someone is coming."

Huaman chuckled and pushed Li An away with both hands.

"I saw you slept for such a long time, and I was worried that you would be hungry when you woke up in the middle of the night. When I called you upstairs, I sent someone outside to buy food."

After saying that, she stood up and rolled her eyes at Li An, straightened her wrinkled skirt, and walked towards the door.

"Sister Huaman."

Standing outside the door was a waitress wearing a white lace shirt.

She glanced at Huaman, who had a red face and disheveled hair, and then glanced at Li An, who was getting out of bed. She seemed to realize something, and her face turned a little red.

"Give me something to eat."

"Oh."

She handed the food to Huaman and walked away quickly.

When Li An walked out of the bathroom after washing, Huaman had already placed the food on the coffee table.

Two bowls of wonton noodles and two portions of bean sprout soup.

Li An was not polite, took the chopsticks handed over by Hua Man, picked up the bowl and started eating.

Huaman picked up another bowl of wontons and ate it in small bites. While eating, he said, "Today I went to Boundary Street to check out the shops."

It is worth mentioning that after more than a week of operation, the turnover of Chengzhai Baihui Supermarket has continued to increase steadily.

The current turnover has remained at the level of 15,600 per day, which means that the store is on the right track.

Calculated based on 20% of the overall retail gross profit, this turnover is almost a profit of more than 3,000 yuan, which is relatively considerable.

Huaman also began to recruit new clerks while preparing to open a new store.

Li An raised his head:

"Have you found the right one?"

"not yet."

"You can go to Kowloon Tsai and have a look."

After Li An replied, he continued:

"There are also many famous schools in Kowloon Tong next door. People living there have high incomes and are willing to spend money."

Opening a store is easy, as long as you have sufficient funds. But a lot of preparation work needs to be done in the early stage of site selection.

For example, in the retail industry, factors such as the flow of people and the surrounding environment need to be taken into consideration during this period. Areas with high traffic can bring more customers. The surrounding needs to take into account the needs and habits of consumer groups.

Huaman nodded: "Okay, then I'll go take a look tomorrow."

Li An took a sip of sprout soup.

"Hong Kong is a small area, every inch of land is precious, and supermarkets have requirements for store area. Sometimes it is difficult to find a suitable store. Like this."

After a pause, Li An said thoughtfully:

“If you see a suitable location, you can also buy a smaller shop.”

Hua Man rolled her eyes at Li An and joked:

"What can I do if I'm younger? Are you planning to open a store?"

With the increase in customer traffic, even this 300-square-meter shop on Longjin Road is a bit stretched, and many products cannot be displayed at all. She is ready to buy the shop next to it to open it up.

"more or less."

"Are you really planning to open a store?"

"If the area is smaller, there are ways to make it smaller."

Li An smiled and said slowly:

“In residential areas with less traffic, we can also open convenience stores similar to storefronts, which do not sell fresh seafood, but only sell cigarettes, some daily necessities, drinks, etc.

Now that more and more citizens are reading newspapers, convenience stores can also sell newspapers to attract more customers. "

"convenience store?"

This was probably the first time Huaman heard the word convenience store. She looked at Li An with some confusion.

"It means convenience. The products sold are mainly citizens' daily necessities. In fact, this kind of convenience stores existed in Europe and the United States more than ten years ago, but this kind of instant store has not yet been introduced to the market here. "

After explaining, Li An thought about it again and said to Hua Man:

"After I go to the pier tomorrow, I will come back to accompany you to find a shop. Maybe I can give you some advice."

He was in the convenience store business in his previous life, so he had some experience in choosing locations.

"Okay!"

Huaman smiled sweetly.

"By the way, An, I almost forgot to tell you. The office space of the Welfare Association has been renovated. In three days, my brother and the others will ask neighborhood representatives to discuss matters within the city. He hopes that you, the honorary president, will have time. You can go and participate.”

"Ok."

Li An nodded.

The next day.

It's still dark.

Li An opened his eyes and looked at Huaman who was curled up next to him, exposing her snow-white back. He reached out and pulled the quilt upward to cover her. Then he got out of bed, picked up the clothes that had been kicked by the two and put them on the ground. on the sofa.

Turned around and entered the bathroom.

After washing up, I briefly stretched my muscles, and the sky was already brightening.

After saying hello to Hua Man who woke up, Li An left the city and rushed to the ferry terminal.

By the time he arrived at the dock, it was already eight o'clock in the morning.

At this time, the coolies on the dock had just started work, and Wu Shihao took the troops to Pier 7. Hou Shijie also took people to Pier 4.

Maybe it’s because Long Chenghu and Hou Shijie are so skilled, or maybe these foremen on the dock are too useless.

Without causing any trouble, these foremen were swept out of the dock.

Seeing that things were going well, Ang Lee did not stay long and went directly to Boundary Street. After meeting Faman who was waiting at the Boundary Street Dance Hall, he headed to Kowloon Tsai in the middle of Boundary Street.

In the next two days, Li An was busy choosing a location for the shop and did not go to the dock again.

There was no movement at Liangong Le, which Wu Shihao was secretly paying attention to, and Chen Shou seemed to have no intention of regaining his position. Everything was calm.

Until the third day.

Huaman left the city with her bag early in the morning. In the past two days, Li An accompanied her almost all the way around Kowloon Tsai and Kowloon Tong, and also saw many of her favorite shops.

She went out today to make appointments with several landladies to discuss rent issues.

Li An, on the other hand, put on a formal suit and came to the Welfare Association on Xiguan Street.

Perhaps because of the death, this stone house in a back alley and close to the edge of the city wall, which was burned down by Yang Zhuluan fifteen years ago, has never been inhabited.

It happened that the Welfare Association didn't have an office space yet, so Duan Yingfeng had an idea. Thinking of the stone house where he had been secretly practicing boxing, he simply renovated it and used it as an office space for the Welfare Association.

Walking into this stone house with an area of ​​less than 80 square meters, the first thing that catches the eye is the plaque hanging high in the middle. The words "Chengzhai Welfare Association" are very conspicuous on it. The room was very empty, except for a long table that could seat about twenty people, there was nothing extra.

When Li An came in, seven or eight people were already sitting around the long table. What surprised him was that Fat Zai Chao and Luo Tuo Ding had come over early and were sitting on chairs drinking tea.

"Li An, you're here, sit here."

Duan Yingfeng, who was sitting on the chair, stood up with a smile and said hello, and stretched out his hand to indicate to Li An to sit in the top and center position.

When the people at the table saw this, they couldn't help but look at Li An.

They were all representatives elected by the neighbors and were not familiar with Li An. The attitude of the president, Duan Yingfeng, towards Li An made them a little curious.

But Fat Zai Chao and Luo Tuo Ding were not surprised at all, and had no expression on their faces.

The two of them had long since decided that the real decision-maker in the welfare association was Li An, and Duan Yingfeng and Quan Lao were just people who helped Li An run the welfare association, otherwise they wouldn't be huddled in New Territories and Tai Ting Street.

What they were worried about was not Duan Yingfeng and Quan Lao's skills, but Li An's background and the gunmen who brought them to the walled city.

What puzzled them was Ang Lee's purpose in setting up this welfare association.

Is it really just doing good deeds?

"No, I can just sit in the back."

Li An refused.

Duan Yingfeng and Quan Lao are now running the welfare club, and he has no interest in taking the limelight from the two of them to take the position of president.

Duan Yingfeng wanted to say something more, but Li An had already arrived at the table, pulled out his chair first, and sat opposite Fatty Chao.

At this time, the agreed time had not yet arrived, and many neighbors including Boxer, the vice president, had not arrived yet, so everyone just chatted in low voices.

Li An said nothing, listening to everyone's chatter and drinking tea quietly.

Fatty Chao opposite him suddenly looked at him and asked:

"Li An, I heard that the Welfare Association is going to destroy the confiscated pink bricks and opium today?"

Li An smiled when he heard this:

"Hey, Brother Chao, you came earlier than me, so you should know better than me."

Fatty cleared his throat and said seriously: "You can't say that. Master Ding and I just came here to join in the fun. As the honorary president of the Welfare Association, you should be very clear about the affairs of the Welfare Association. Of course I will I asked you."

"It's just a false name. I'm not involved in the welfare association. If you have any questions, you can ask Duan Yingfeng and Quan Lao."

Ang Lee laughed.

The voices of the two people talking were not too low, and Duan Yingfeng, who was sitting on the side, heard them clearly.

He turned his head to Fatty Chao and said with a smile: "It does happen. This time, the neighbors are invited here not only to discuss matters in the city, but also to deal with the confiscated drugs."

Fatty Chao's eyes flashed: "The goods from the Hometown Association, plus the confiscated cigarettes, are worth six to seven hundred thousand at least. Is the Welfare Association really willing to give up?"

“I know there are still many neighbors who are worried about whether our welfare association is a hometown association?

Don't worry, everyone. When other neighbors arrive, we will destroy the goods from the hometown association, as well as the pink bricks and opium confiscated from the foreign societies, in front of all the neighbors to show our attitude. "

He said this not only to Fat Zai Chao and Luo Tuo Ding, but also to the other people sitting at the table.

Fat Zai Chao and Luo Tuo Ding looked at each other and breathed an inexplicable sigh of relief.

What he was always worried about was that doing good deeds was just a cover for the welfare association, and its purpose was to control the city, and then further drive out all their names and monopolize all businesses in the city.

"What about Xin Street and Dajing Street?"

Luotuoding tested Duan Yingfeng's attitude.

Duan Yingfeng stared at the camel tripod with a serious look on his face.

"Except for the prescribed Xin Street and Dajing Street, no large or small characters in the walled city are allowed to cross the boundary. Otherwise, the tools will be confiscated and they will be driven out of the walled city."

There was a sound of hurried footsteps.

Entering the door was a male waiter wearing a small suit.

He glanced around at the people sitting around the table, walked quickly to Li An, and lowered his voice:

"Brother An, someone called to look for you at the dance hall."

"Who?"

"He said his name is He Yi and he has something urgent to do with you."

The waiter whispered back.

Li An frowned slightly, stood up and looked at Duan Yingfeng.

"I have something to do, so I'll take the first step."

Duan Yingfeng was startled for a moment, then opened his mouth and said, "The neighborhood representatives will be here in a moment. How can you, the president, be absent?"

"You are the president, I am just here in name."

"You're already here, why don't you say a few words before leaving?"

Duan Yingfeng looked a little embarrassed.

Li An saw the other party's mood and added: "In this way, if it's not an emergency, I can come over in time."

".All right."

Seeing Li An's serious face, Duan Yingfeng couldn't force himself.

Li An said no more and hurried back to the ballroom after leaving the welfare meeting.

Ten minutes passed, and before the call was hung up, Li An picked up the receiver.

"Hey, He Yi, what's so urgent?"

He Yi's voice on the other end of the phone had a hint of urgency, and just one sentence made Li An frown.

"How many brothers Wu Shihao were taken away?"

Li An subconsciously said:

"People from Lian Gong Le?"

"No, it's Detective Liu from the Western District Police Station, Liu Changquan."

Li Anxin relaxed, but in an instant his brows tightened:

"Didn't Li Zhengtao sort out the relationship with the Western District Police Station early? How could something like this happen again?"

"When we captured Pier 7 two days ago, the plainclothes officers from the Western District Police Station didn't say anything. Who knows what madness Liu Changquan got, but he took the Wu Shihao brothers away as soon as they arrived at the pier. I have already passed through with Sir Li. I called him, and he has gone to the Western District Police Station now."

He Yi's tone on the other end was fast and urgent.

Waiting quietly for He Yi to finish speaking, Li An thought about it for a moment:

"Tell me the matter carefully."

(End of this chapter)