The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 457: The Consul of San Francisco? Is he here to pick peaches... or to deal with me?

Looking at Gong Yanyong kneeling on the ground, Lin Mingsheng sighed again: "Why did you come back?"

"Master, I really know I was wrong! I don't want to be alone in Hawaii anymore... This is my home! Look at me, I'm a cripple now, I can't even run fast, I can't do anything! I really know I was wrong!"

"Master, I have followed you for so many years, and I have always regarded you as my father... I really know I was wrong, and I admit my mistake to Junior Brother Chen. Master, please help me, if you ask, Junior Brother Chen will definitely agree!"

Gong Yanyong knelt on the ground, moved his knees and crawled forward two steps, with a pleading look on his face and red eyes.

Lin Mingsheng looked at him and remained silent for a while.

To be fair, he really treated Gong Yanyong as his own son at the beginning, and he felt distressed to see Gong Yanyong like this.

But Gong Yanyong's leg was broken by Chen Zhengwei, and he was worried about keeping such a person around.

After all, Lin Changning is his daughter.

After a moment, Lin Mingsheng's eyes became more severe, and he asked sternly: "Why did you come back?"

"Master, I really know I was wrong. I want to go back to you and to Chinatown. Master, you treated patients before and I helped you get medicine in the pharmacy. You accepted disciples and I taught them martial arts. When have I ever been selfish? I just couldn't figure it out before, but now I have figured it out..."

Gong Yanyong still begged desperately, playing the emotional card.

"Master, I also brought something." Gong Yanyong remembered something and quickly grabbed the package next to him and took out a wooden man from it. On the wooden man was a map of acupuncture points and red lines.

Gong Yanyong held the wooden figure:

"Master, do you still remember this? You gave it to me when you taught me medicine. When I left, I didn't take anything else but this. I left it as a souvenir."

Lin Mingsheng's gaze finally softened, but he didn't say anything.

One after another, his disciples began to come to wish him a happy new year.

"Master, Happy New Year..." Several apprentices greeted Lin Mingsheng loudly as soon as they entered the door. Then they saw Lin Mingsheng sitting on a chair in the hall, and a man in gentleman's suit kneeling in front of him.

The voices of the disciples became smaller and smaller. Confused, they walked to Lin Mingsheng's side and only then could they see clearly the face of the man who had his back to them.

They were all shocked:
"Eldest brother?"

"Big Brother, why are you back?"

"Kuohai? Ahua, you came at the right time, please help me beg the master!" Gong Yanyong's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw the person coming.

"Kuohai, do you remember who taught you kung fu when you first started? Do you remember why I had a conflict with Junior Brother Chen? Because you helped him and were injured. Kuohai, you were shot in the arm, Ahua lost one ear, and Yuanbao... Yuanbao was shot twice..."

"That's why I was angry... and that's why I had a conflict with Junior Brother Chen... Now I've come to my senses, and I know I was wrong back then. Can you please help me beg Master?"

Kuohai and Ahua both looked at Lin Mingsheng. There were four people who were injured at the time, and they were among them. Fortunately, their injuries were not serious.

Only Yuanbao was the most unlucky. He was shot twice and died two days after returning.

It was because of this incident that Gong Yanyong clashed with Chen Zhengwei and was expelled from San Francisco.

After that, Kuohai and Ahua felt resentful for a long time.

"Master, Senior Brother knows he is wrong...why not let him stay..."

After a long while, Lin Mingsheng said to Situ Xianyi, "Go to your Senior Brother Chen's house. If he wakes up, ask him to come over."

……

Chen Zhengwei was woken up by Lin Changning, and he had to put the finishing touches on the lion dance.

The largest lion dance team belongs to him, and it starts from the doorstep of his house.

When Chen Zhengwei came out of his home, the lion dance team and the Chinese people who were waiting outside greeted him: "Mr. Chen!"

"Mr. Chen came out to add the finishing touches!"

"I wish Mr. Chen a happy new year, great fortune, good health, and all the best!"

Chen Zhengwei smiled and nodded at everyone, took the pen and paint, and added the finishing touches to the lion's head.

Firecrackers were immediately lit nearby.

The whole street was filled with the sound of firecrackers, followed by the sound of gongs and drums, and the whole street was boiling.

Chen Zhengwei looked at the door for a while, then went back and collapsed on the sofa, wondering whether he should go back and catch up on some sleep.

Lin Changning watched the lion dance at the door for a long time, then came back and sat next to him and said:

"My father asked you to go to the martial arts gym!"

"What are you doing?" Chen Zhengwei asked casually.

"Gong Yanyong is back!" Lin Changning said.

"Who is that?" Chen Zhengwei's mind was still blank.

It took a moment for my brain to come back to its senses. The name sounded somewhat familiar.

"You're talking about that idiot! I kicked him out of San Francisco...he dares to come back? Does he think I'm talking nonsense?" Chen Zhengwei said casually.

At that time, Gong Yanyong confronted him in front of so many people, but he didn't kill the other party with a single shot. It was already out of consideration for the face of Lin Mingsheng and those fellow apprentices.

In fact, given his current status, he doesn't care about small people like Gong Yanyong at all.

If he had asked someone to send a letter back begging for mercy, Chen Zhengwei might have let him come back.

But before he could open his mouth, the other party came back... Chen Zhengwei was not very happy.

Isn't it obvious that he just treats his words as bullshit?
"The Qing Dynasty's ambassador to the United States arrived yesterday..." Chen Zhengwei thought about it and guessed that the Qing Dynasty's ambassador knew him somehow, and then found out that he had some relationship with him, so he brought him here.

If Gong Yanyong wanted to go to New York with the other party, Chen Zhengwei thought about it and didn't care.

He guessed that his father-in-law Lin Mingsheng came to him because he wanted to let go of the past.

"Forget it, let's let him go for your father's sake." Chen Zhengwei said.

The two talked for a while, and someone outside brought morning tea in: "Brother Wei, Happy New Year! I wish Brother Wei will dominate the United States every year!"

Suddenly a bunch of people started to speak together.

As soon as he heard the voice, Chen Zhengwei knew it was Ah Long without turning around. He turned around and saw that it was Ah Long who came with a group of thugs to pay New Year's greetings. The thugs were holding a box in their hands, which contained his morning tea.

"Happy New Year to sister-in-law, I hope you will always be so beautiful and have a baby soon!" A Long said with a smile again.

Lin Changning smiled and said, "I wish you a happy new year too!"

"What about me? What about me?" Qiao Niang rushed out from the small building next to her when she heard the voice, followed by Zhengwu.

"Qiao Niang, I will find a good husband for you later!" A Long laughed.

"I don't want to!" Qiao Niang was immediately unhappy.

"Then I hope you can be as majestic as Brother Wei in the future! But be careful not to be too majestic or you won't be able to get married."

"I also hope my son studies hard and becomes the first Chinese president in the future!"

Aaron chuckled and said that he had covered everything without leaving out any one.

Lin Changning said: "Bring the box over there!"

A'long immediately walked over and brought over a box. Lin Changning opened it and found it was filled with stacks of red envelopes.

"This biggest one is for you!" Lin Changning gave A Long a red envelope.

"Thank you, sister-in-law!" A Long immediately took it with a smile: "Sister-in-law, I was reluctant to spend this red envelope, so I kept it in the bottom of the box for my luck." "You guy..." Lin Changning laughed and took out red envelopes to give to other men.

Those who came to pay New Year's greetings were Chen Zhengwei's closest subordinates, as well as people from the Chen, Rong, and Yan families. Therefore, the red envelopes prepared by Lin Changning were very large. For example, Ah Long's red envelope contained 200 US dollars, and the red envelopes of other men contained 50 US dollars.

Lin Changning prepared several boxes of this kind of red envelopes.

"I said this guy has the sweetest mouth!" Chen Zhengwei laughed.

"Sister-in-law, I also brought you a gift!"

"Brother Wei is also involved!"

Aaron opened the box that his henchman brought and took out a red hat with a bunch of beautiful bird tail feathers on it.

"This is made of bird of paradise feathers. Those people went crazy for it! I got the best hat in all of San Francisco! Of course I'm going to give it to my sister-in-law!"

"Brother Wei, look at the gift I gave you, a pocket watch, made of pure gold and inlaid with 63 diamonds. Brother Wei, your lucky numbers are 6 and 3, which suit you best!"

"How thoughtful!" Chen Zhengwei took the pocket watch with a smile.

Lin Changning had just distributed all the red envelopes when Ah Hu, Rong Jiacai and Yan Qingyou also arrived with their men.

These people also brought New Year gifts.

Next came Situ Ye, Rong Jiasheng and others, and the yard was crowded.

Except for some high-ranking ones who stayed in the yard, the other thugs paid their New Year greetings, received their money and then went out. However, they did not go far and were all chatting near Chen Zhengwei's house.

In fact, outside Chen Zhengwei's house, there were still many people queuing up to wish him a happy new year.

Inside the house, Chen Zhengwei was lying on the sofa, chatting with A Long and others.

"You all brought so many gifts, I have to prepare bigger red envelopes next year!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

"Everything we have now was given by Brother Wei! It's only natural to give gifts to Brother Wei!" Ah Hu said on the side.

"You should lose weight. You're heading for a body shape like Poland!" Chen Zhengwei patted Ah Hu's belly.

This guy…his fortunes have risen over the past year.

Other things are not high, but the weight is very high.

I drink with those people from the Chamber of Commerce every day. My weight has increased from 120 to 130 kilograms to 200 kilograms, and my chin has double layers.

"Along, buy two vicious dogs tomorrow and let them out to bite him every day! He's in this condition, he can't even run away if he's chopped!" Chen Zhengwei turned around and said to Along with a smile.

"Brother Wei, who would dare to chop me now? Everyone knows that I am your younger son!" Ah Hu also laughed.

"Brother Wei is right, Ah Hu, you've become as fat as a ball!" Ah Long looked at him with ill intention.

Not far away, Lin Changning's hands were tired from handing out red envelopes, so he called a few men to help him.

Chen Zhengwei was in a good mood looking at the lively atmosphere in the yard. He liked lively atmosphere.

After those thugs came to pay New Year's greetings, the people from the Chamber of Commerce came again.

Like a revolving lantern, one wave after another.

"Mr. Chen, congratulations on your prosperity!"

"I'm already so rich, why do I need to get even richer? But I appreciate your kindness!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

"The more money Mr. Chen makes, the better life will be for Chinese people! Now all Chinese people in North America rely on Mr. Chen!" Liang Yi Yue immediately followed.

……

It was not until the evening that Chen Zhengwei strolled out of the house, with Lin Changning holding his arm.

"Mr. Chen, congratulations on your prosperity and a happy new year!"

The Chinese people and shop owners along the way were constantly wishing each other a happy new year.

"Damn, I'm so tired! No one should wish me a happy new year next year!" Chen Zhengwei complained to Lin Changning.

Before, it was better when those thugs and people from the Chamber of Commerce came to pay New Year’s greetings in the yard.

Now, every step you take requires at least three people to greet you. Who the hell can stand this?
Except for Chen Zhengwei who was a little unhappy at the beginning, the whole Chinatown was full of joy.

There were lion dances all over Chinatown today, and even at the street corner there were different lion dance teams meeting each other, fighting with the crowds watching nearby cheering.

On the other side of the square, hundreds of thugs lined up to hand out red envelopes.

Same generous deal as last year, $1 per person.

But this year there are more people and more red envelopes.

Including the ones Lin Changning gave to his henchmen, the total amount of red envelopes given out was 100,000, which was the entire fortune of a small wealthy man.

Chen Zhengwei strolled all the way to the martial arts gym.

I saw many disciples from martial arts schools were there.

Another round of New Year greetings from fellow apprentices. Chen Zhengwei dealt with everyone and walked into the hall. He saw Lin Mingsheng sitting there and Gong Yanyong standing obediently aside.

Chen Zhengwei first greeted Lin Mingsheng, glanced at Gong Yanyong, sat aside, took out a cigar, lit it, crossed his legs and said:

"I remember I had someone kick you out of San Francisco. Who asked you to come back? Do you think I'm talking nonsense?"

"Junior Brother Chen, I know I was wrong! I came back this time to apologize to you. I was stupid before. Junior Brother Chen, you have a big family and a big business now, why bother with me? Otherwise, I will kneel down and apologize to you!"

Lin Mingsheng and other junior brothers are here. If the eldest senior brother Gong Yanyong kneels down to Chen Zhengwei, it would be unacceptable both morally and logically.

What's more, he had a conflict with Chen Zhengwei because he stood up for his other junior brothers.

So Gong Yanyong didn’t think that Chen Zhengwei would make him kneel down at all.

"Then kneel down!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile, without even looking at Lin Mingsheng standing aside.

Lin Mingsheng's face was as gloomy as water.

Gong Yanyong's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he knelt on the ground without saying anything. "I was wrong before, Junior Brother Chen, please be magnanimous and don't bear grudge against me."

"I'm just kidding. Are you really kneeling? If this gets out, it won't sound good!" Chen Zhengwei laughed.

He asked casually, "Are you here with the Minister to the United States?"

Gong Yanyong hesitated for a moment and knew that the most critical moment had come.

This matter cannot be concealed.

If I conceal it now, and then someone finds out that I actually came back with the Consul of San Francisco and work in the consulate... that would be big trouble.

"In addition to the American minister... the San Francisco Consul is also here this time... the San Francisco Consul hired me to work in the consulate!" Gong Yanyong said stiffly.

"Consul in San Francisco? What is that?" Chen Zhengwei was confused.

How come he didn't know when there was still a consul in San Francisco?

"Yes...sent to San Francisco by the Qing government to solve the problem of unequal treatment of Chinese workers..."

"Unequal treatment? What unequal treatment is there in San Francisco? Could it be that the Americans were bullied in San Francisco and he came to help the Americans?" Chen Zhengwei crossed his legs and said nonchalantly:
"In the past, the Chinese were bullied...they didn't come. I opened up the situation in San Francisco, and they sent a consul over...was he here to pick peaches? Or to deal with me?"

When he said the last few sentences, Chen Zhengwei's eyes became unfriendly.

(End of this chapter)