A century-old wealthy family that rose from Shanghai

Chapter 248 Taking advantage of the situation
Summer has arrived.

It was the weekend, and Yan Renmei brought her classmates to visit us and had a party by the pool.
There were eight beautiful girls from China and the West, all wearing swimsuits, playing and frolicking in the swimming pool, which was a feast for the eyes.

Of course, swimsuits in this era were all one-piece and relatively conservative, allowing only long legs and arms to be seen.

The eight girls were originally playing in the swimming pool, but suddenly they saw Chen Guangliang leading the maids to the lawn beside the swimming pool, and they immediately started teasing them.

Zhang Hanfen, the daughter of the Deputy Minister of Finance, was cheerful and generous. She was the first to tease, "Brother-in-law, do you want to come down and play with us?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the other girls followed suit and made fun of them.

Kong Lingyi smiled and said, "Brother-in-law didn't dare to come here just now, of course he didn't dare."

Shen Youfen, who had a crush on Chen Guangliang, said at this time: "What are you afraid of? What kind of society is this now? Besides, many men are out there watching beauty pageants and dancing with dancers. I don't know how happy they are."

Is this a case of love turning into hate and sowing discord?

After hearing what Shen Youfen said, Yan Renmei finally said, "Brother Liang doesn't like this kind of socializing, not to mention dancing with a dancer in his arms. That would really affect his status. Don't all my good friends have boyfriends?"

The girls were stunned. Yan Renmei's words were very wise - usually when they got together, no one didn't want to dance with Chen Guangliang, because Chen Guangliang was a good dancer and a very talented person.

Shen Youfen deliberately said: "Okay, you compare us with the dancer, sisters, let's tickle her!"

Chen Guangliang ignored the women's playful behavior and did not participate. Even though he was interested in beautiful women, he would not eat grass near his home. Moreover, having an affair with his wife's best friend was a taboo.

After a while, the girls discovered that Chen Guangliang did not leave, but was fiddling with something on the lawn nearby, and they immediately became curious.

"It smells so good, what is it?"

The women came out of the swimming pool one after another, and then the maids handed them dry towels to put on.

"Brother-in-law, you actually know how to cook?" the girls said excitedly.

This is a big deal!
Chen Guangliang smiled and said, "Today we are going to Barbecue. I will cook for you myself. You sit over there and I will grill it for a long time and serve it to you."

A table had been set up on the lawn and there were umbrellas to block out the sun.

The girls refused to move no matter what, and watched Chen Guangliang skillfully operate the barbecue with stars in their eyes.

"The mutton skewers are ready. Come and try them, everyone. They're the freshest mutton, just slaughtered this morning."

Chen Guangliang brought the table and everyone started eating.

This scene made Yan Renmei feel proud and particularly happy.

This man is a powerful man outside, but he is a perfect husband at home.

"Brother Liang, let's go eat together. Let Aunt Qin and the others cook!" After a while, Yan Renmei came to Chen Guangliang and wiped the sweat off his face with a scented towel.

Chen Guangliang turned his head and said, "I'm here to entertain your friends today, so I want to show my sincerity. Please go over quickly, as this fumes are bad for your skin."

Yan Renmei said coquettishly: "No, I want you to come with me!"

Seeing this, Chen Guangliang signaled the maid to take over, as he had already taught her the secret of barbecue.

After a while, Chen Guangliang sat at the "daughter's table" and gathered with everyone.

"Everyone drinks beer and has barbecue, that's the perfect match!"

When the girls heard this, they naturally didn't hesitate to give each of them a bottle of ice-cold Tsingtao beer and became happy.

"Hey, Hitomi, why aren't you drinking?"

Chen Guangliang laughed and said, "We are planning to have a baby, she can't drink!"

When the girls heard this, they all started joking.

Yan Renmei was no slouch either, saying, "What are you laughing at? Women have to give birth to children sooner or later!"

Chen Guangliang also said at this time: "It's all my fault! If I didn't want a child, I wouldn't let Renmei consider pregnancy at this time. We are all friends, please help me in school in the future."

The girls were already sixteen or seventeen years old, and they were all in their prime. When they heard what Chen Guangliang said, how could they make fun of Yan Renmei? They were so envious that they couldn't contain themselves.

"Brother-in-law, don't worry. Renmei is under our care at school. I promise she'll be fine!"

"Yes, we are good sisters."

After some deception, all the little girls made promises to Chen Guangliang.

In fact, Yan Renmei would never be bullied at school. After all, she was known as "Mrs. Chen". Many girls were afraid of her and no one dared to use tricks on her.

It’s just that Chen Guangliang socialized everywhere to help Yan Renmei have more friends.

That night, there was another round of trouble.

Yan Renmei said lazily afterwards: "Brother Liang, is your body different from that of ordinary people?"

I finally discovered that women in this era are naive.

Chen Guangliang smiled and said, "Well, it's good for you anyway, so don't worry about anything else!"

Yan Renmei misunderstood and said coquettishly, "How can I benefit from it? You always make me feel exhausted, and I am worried about whether I can be satisfied with myself."

Chen Guangliang immediately said, "Don't let your imagination run wild. I won't allow that kind of feudal remnant thinking to appear in my family!"

Chen Guangliang's generation before him certainly had the idea of ​​taking a concubine, but the young people of their generation had all received Western education, and few of them took concubines.

For example, Bao Yugang, Dong Haoyun, Zhao Congyan and others in previous lives did not marry concubines. This is the "Shanghai style".

On the other hand, although Guangdong Province also received Western education, it also retained many traditional bad elements.

Of course, whether it is Western education or feudal dregs, the fundamental reason why Chen Guangliang only wants to marry one wife at present is - family harmony and children's education.

Because he values ​​family inheritance more than his own enjoyment.

It is possible that he will be interested in a woman in the future, but he will never marry her.

Seeing Chen Guangliang like this, Yan Renmei was immediately moved and said, "Then I will be a good wife in the future. If you have any embarrassing requests, I will agree to them!"

Chen Guangliang's heart suddenly burned, and he immediately said, "It's not a shameful request, but a way for couples to enhance their relationship!"

"It's obviously you who are more creative, apart from other things, your barbecue party today is really good at pleasing girls."

"Are you jealous?" "No"

"Haha. They are your friends. I entertain them, so you can have face."

"Well, you're so nice to me!"

Early the next morning.

The family was having breakfast when Yan Renmei suddenly felt nauseous and hurried to the bathroom.

Chen Guangliang followed suit, and Yang Hui also reacted and followed behind to watch.

"Hitomi, how's it going?"

"It's okay, Brother Liang, I just feel a little nauseous and retching." "Let me pat your back."

After a while, Chen Guangliang came out with his arm around Yan Renmei's waist. Yang Hui asked eagerly, "Are you pregnant?"

Chen Guangliang smiled and said, "Mom, it's not certain yet, but Renmei and I are already trying to have a child, so don't worry!"

Yang Hui smiled and said, "That's good, that's good!"

The family continued to eat. As to whether she was pregnant or not, it was not certain yet.

But Chen Guangliang believes that as long as he wants children, he will have them.

No. 13 Yingchunfang, Gu’s residence.

At this time, Mrs. Gu Li Li and eldest son Gu Jigen invited some of Gu Zhuxuan's disciples to come and discuss.

Among these disciples, there are the person in charge of Tianchan Grand Stage, the person in charge of Gu’s car dealership, the person in charge of teahouses and restaurants, etc. These people are all disciples of Gu Zhuxuan and are also members of the Subei Gang.

Although Gu Si is now in prison, his reputation has been severely damaged, and he is being forced to pay his debts by his creditors, the Jiangbei Gang behind him is still very united.

Li Li said, "Everyone, although Mr. Gu is in prison, we will quickly use our connections to clear his name and get him out. Our most pressing concern is the creditors demanding payment, so I'd like to ask for advice on how to repay him."

The failure of real estate investment dealt a heavy blow to the Gu family.

Moreover, there are too many places to spend money recently. I have to run various businesses and I am also in debt, so I am always a little short of money.

As soon as Li Li finished speaking, some people said to sell the teahouse and hotel, some said to sell the Tianchan Grand Stage, some said to sell some of the license plates of Gu's car dealership, and some said to sell the land and properties in Zhabei.

His eldest son, Gu Jigeng, said, "The Tianchan Grand Stage can't be sold. The land in Zhabei is for sale now, so people are just getting a bargain. I think the car dealership should sell some of the cars, about 850 of them, which is enough. A license plate and a car cost yuan."

Over the years, Gu Zhuxuan has been purchasing a considerable number of Dazhaohui license plates. He now owns nearly 1400 Dazhaohui license plates, as well as Huajie and Zhabei license plates. There are probably 2000 vehicles of all sizes, and more than 5000 drivers alone (few vehicles but many people).

Seeing that things were almost done, Li Li said, "Everyone, we're all family. If anyone is willing to buy it, we'll sell it for 800 taels. That's already a pretty good price. After all, the license plate originally cost 750, and the car should be worth at least 850-900 taels."

When everyone heard this, they fell silent!

The market is not good now, who is willing to take risks?

After the Japanese withdrawal, Shanghai's business began to decline. Besides, the rickshaws had been under great competition for several years.

Seeing this, Li Li cursed the Jiangbei gang leaders inwardly, saying they only cared about making money and couldn't help at all when the time came. The key was that they couldn't afford to offend these people, because without them, their Gu family would be bullied by others.

So, Li Li said, "Since everyone can't come up with money and our Gu family is in urgent need of money, don't blame me for sharing this cake!"

Back then, Gu Zhuxuan spent more than 10 yuan to buy land in Zhabei, but now he has lost to yuan, mainly due to the loss of construction fees and taxes.

These lands may not be able to be sold at a high price now, but they will eventually increase in price in the future.

So after discussing it, the Gu family decided to sell the license plate.

In fact, after the news that the Gu family planned to sell 400 Dazhaohui license plates was released, no car dealership took over.

Gu Zhuxuan's reputation was ruined at this time, so everyone naturally planned to "raise the price". No one would want him even at 800, let alone 700.

There was even a rumor in the car dealership that this batch of photos would be taken, and Changjiang Car Dealership was ready to take them, so everyone should not rush to take them.

For a moment, no one asked anymore!
After all, Chen Guangliang has very good connections in this circle, and many small car dealerships are also worried that the drivers of these cars are from the Subei Gang, and they will be bullied by the Subei Gang in the future.

The people in the Gu family immediately understood that their master had really hit a wall this time and had offended others too much.

On this day, Du Yuesheng came to Gu's house as a "peacemaker".

Li Li, Gu Jigeng and the leaders of the Jiangbei Gang all greeted them respectfully.

After Du Yuesheng sat down, he also said, "I sympathize with Brother Gu's misfortune this time. If it weren't for the huge reaction from the business community, I would have spoken up for Brother Gu no matter what."

Li Li quickly said, "Thank you, Mr. Du. We were unlucky in our relationship, inviting that ungrateful Wang Xinggao into our family. He was reckless and even implicated my master. Not only was he wrongfully imprisoned, but he also attracted so many creditors demanding payment."

What a bullshit injustice! If it weren't for Gu Zhuxuan's inflated ambition, he wouldn't have been so reckless as to blackmail others and get caught by them.

Of course, Du Yuesheng was in a good mood. Even if Gu Zhuxuan was released from prison, his influence would drop significantly.

Not to mention, someone is watching Gu Zhuxuan and cleaning him up.

Those banks suddenly demanded repayment of their debts, and Du Yuesheng knew without a doubt that it was Chen Guangliang who was using his influence to interfere in the matter.

"Mrs. Gu, I'm here this time because of the creditor banks and money houses. I'm also here out of respect for Brother Gu. I'm here to act as a peacemaker and resolve this matter as quickly as possible so that Brother Gu's reputation won't be ruined."

If you don't pay back your debts, your reputation will be ruined, even though it has been like this recently!
"Mr. Du, please speak up. We believe you are fair!"

Du Yuesheng nodded and said, "I heard that you were planning to sell 400 Dazhaohui rickshaws recently, but no one dared to buy them. I took a look and it seems that everyone is worried about Mr. Gu's influence and the need to take care of the brotherhood of the Jiangbei Gang. But this is not a solution, so I received another commission from Chen Guangliang. He said he is interested in taking over these rickshaws, but he wants 500 Dazhaohui rickshaws and the price can only be 650 per car. His reason is very convincing, saying that everything is in ruins and the market is not good. You can consider it!"

At this moment, the leaders of the Jiangbei Gang all showed expressions of dissatisfaction, but because of Du Yuesheng's prestige, they did not dare to attack.

Li Li could only bite the bullet and say, "Since Mr. Du is here to mediate, we are not ungrateful. But 650 for a car and a large license plate is indeed a bit cheap. Would you mind giving it some consideration?"

Du Yuesheng stood up, bowed, and said, "This is natural. There is no forced sale. Anyway, I am just a peacemaker! If you have considered it, you can contact my disciple and I will ensure that the payment and goods are settled."

"Yes, Mr. Du."

Du Yuesheng then offered to leave.

He was very happy to see Chen Guangliang weaken Gu Zhuxuan's power, so he came here to act as a "peacemaker". Of course, if there were no benefits, no one would be willing to make a trip in person.

His advantage is naturally government bonds. He has now mobilized two to three million to buy government bonds, and some of the money is borrowed.

After Du Yuesheng left.

"Madam, Chen Guangliang is just taking advantage of the situation. In my opinion, we should just dismantle these cars and sell them instead of selling them to him." said a leader of the Jiangbei Gang.

Li Li said worriedly, "The creditor banks are putting pressure on us now. We've sold almost everything we can, and we still have to manage relationships. We can't afford to delay any longer!"

It also costs money to use all your connections to save the master.

Zhabei was bombed, and the Gu family lost nearly one million.

This will cost almost two million dollars.

The Gu family’s savings over the years are running low on social expenses, so they have no choice but to sell their property.

Another leader said, "We can sell it, but after all, this affects the jobs of over a thousand of our brothers. We have to agree not to fire them."

Someone echoed, "Yes, since Chen Guangliang is taking advantage of the situation, let's let these brothers stick to him. They can still be used by us in the future."

As soon as this was said, everyone agreed to sell these cars.

Their meaning was very simple. The Changjiang Car Dealership bought these cars, but the drivers were still their Jiangbei brothers. So it would be easy to do something with them in the future.

This kind of trouble-making is in line with their gangster style.

If Gu Zhuxuan hadn't betrayed anyone this time, or if he had made a more subtle threat, Chen Guangliang might not have been able to do anything to him. After all, the barefoot are not afraid of the ones wearing shoes.

(End of this chapter)