Reborn in 1970, I thrived in Hong Kong.

Li Huai-ren and Guan Jia-hui sat in the Zhong family's women's clothing store for a while, had a cup of tea, and then said goodbye and left.

Before leaving, Li Huai-ren noticed the work uniforms hanging in the shop. A thought struck him, and he pointed to the uniforms and asked Mr. Zhong:

"Uncle Zhong, do you also make work clothes in your shop?"

Mr. Zhong glanced at his work clothes, smiled, and said:

"Oh, that was a workwear sample that a friend asked me to make for their toy factory."

Upon hearing this, Li Huai-ren was overjoyed. He had been worrying about how to get closer to Chung Chu-hung's family, and now this opportunity had come.

He immediately said:

"Uncle Zhong, I wonder if you could make two sets of work clothes for each worker at Phoenix Daily and Phoenix Hardware & Plastics Factory based on this sample?"

By the way, could you make the men's and women's work uniforms for the office staff of Phoenix Daily and Phoenix Hardware & Plastics Factory? I'd like to order two sets for each of them.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Zhong frowned, about to say something.

Mrs. Zhong, who was standing nearby, grabbed Mr. Zhong's arm and pinched it hard, desperately signaling him to be quiet with her eyes. She then turned to Li Huai-ren and said:

"Yes, of course we can do it! By the way, how many people are there in total at Phoenix Daily and Phoenix Hardware & Plastics Factory?"

Li Huai-ren smiled and said:

"The Phoenix Daily has a total of 158 employees, while the Phoenix Hardware and Plastics Factory has more, with 688 employees, for a total of 846 employees. Each person has two sets of work clothes, which is 1692 sets."

Can your store deliver the goods within a month?

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhong's eyes immediately lit up. Completely ignoring the subtle signals her husband was giving her, she readily agreed.

"No problem, of course no problem. As long as you provide the dimensions, delivery within a month is guaranteed. But you have to pay half of the deposit first."

Pay half the deposit first?

Upon hearing this, Li Huai-ren immediately understood what was going on. The Zhong family probably didn't have the money to prepare so much fabric. He smiled and said:

"Payment will have to be made sooner or later. Paying a larger deposit will result in a smaller final payment, which is fine."

During this period, ordinary workers' work clothes, made of Dacron fabric, cost around HK$6 per set. Skilled workers' oil-proof canvas overalls cost about HK$20.

Although Mrs. Zhong loved money, she acquired it ethically, without exaggerating prices, and directly gave the current market price.

Li Huai-ren naturally wouldn't haggle with Zhong Mu over every penny, and generously stated that the price was no problem, but the quality had to be excellent.

The matter was settled in this way. Li Huai-ren and Zhong's mother agreed that after the work started on the ninth day of the lunar new year, someone would send money over, at which time the two parties would formally sign the contract.

After watching the taxi carrying Li Huai-ren and Guan Jia-hui turn the corner and disappear from sight, Mr. Zhong immediately scolded Mrs. Zhong:

"You're being reckless. Work uniforms don't earn much, and how are the two of us supposed to make 1692 sets in a month?"

Mother Zhong rolled her eyes at him:

"Of course, the two of us can't do that much, but don't we have many former coworkers in the garment factory?"

Which of them doesn't have a sewing machine at home? Which one doesn't take on side jobs and do them at home?

Don't worry about this matter; just focus on running our shop.

I've done the math. For ordinary workers' uniforms, we provide the fabric and pay for the tailoring, which costs a maximum of HK$4 per piece. We make a net profit of HK$2 per piece.

The work clothes for skilled workers cost a maximum of 12 yuan for fabric and labor, and we make a pure profit of 8 Hong Kong dollars per set.

Hehe, from this order, our family will make at least 3,500 yuan in pure profit!

After saying that, she smiled happily, looked at her husband, and suddenly asked:

"Is this Li Huai-ren really possessed by the God of Wealth? He actually brought money to our family on the first day of the Lunar New Year?"

"Oh my goodness, that damn Ah Hong, how could she face our God of Wealth with such a stern expression, not giving him a single smile?"

After saying that, she ignored her husband, turned around and left to vent her anger on Cherie Chung.

On this side, as soon as Guan Jiahui got into the taxi, she said to Li Huai-ren:

"Li, you scoundrel, I don't like Cherie Chung. I'm telling you, you're not allowed to let her come to your house, understand? Humph!"

Li Huai-ren ignored her, but secretly he was pleased:

"She's incredibly low-key, with almost no scandals; you, on the other hand, are so high-profile that you often cause a stir. You two are the complete opposite, it would be strange if you had a good relationship, hehehehe."

In the afternoon, Li Huai-ren went to Li Zhao-ji's house alone to offer New Year's greetings.

When he arrived at Li Zhaoji's house, Li Zhaoji had just returned from having tea at the Peninsula Hotel with Bao Shoufu, He Gambling King, Li Ka-shing, and others, and called him to his study.

"Ah Ren, Phoenix Daily is doing a great job, much better than I expected."

"How are things? Any cash flow problems? If you're having any, be sure to tell your fourth uncle, okay?"

Li Zhaoji gestured for Li Huai-ren to sit down, and as he spoke, he took a red envelope from the copy of "Das Kapital" on the bookshelf in the study and handed it to Li Huai-ren, who had just said a lot of auspicious words to him.

Li Huai-ren didn't think much of it and accepted it as a regular red envelope, replying:

"Fourth Uncle, Phoenix Daily's sales are good, and its commission is already the highest among its peers. There are no cash flow problems for the time being."

"Well, that's good, that's good!" Li Zhaoji nodded, then looked him over carefully and said:

"You look much better than before, and you've gained weight too, that's great! It seems you've finally grown up..."

Later that day, when Li Huai-ren returned home and opened the red envelope, he discovered that the red envelope given by Li Zhao-ji was a HSBC cash cheque for HK$600,000.

He felt a warmth in his heart and kept this kindness in his heart.

Silent all night.

The next day was the second day of the Lunar New Year, a day when many married women in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao return to their parents' home.

Li Yawen and Luo Jiazhuang set off from Hong Kong Island early in the morning, followed by a small truck loaded with various New Year's goods such as abalone, sea cucumber, shark fin, and fish maw.

The arrival of the two people brought a sense of life to the large villa, making it no longer quiet and deserted.

In the following days, Li Huai-ren didn't go anywhere. At home, he either wrote and drew, tinkered with something, or exercised in the back garden, practicing the set of movements and breathing methods taught by the old Taoist Zhang Quan-yi.

Strangely enough, Li Huai-ren seems to have become addicted to practicing this set of movements and breathing techniques; he feels uneasy if he doesn't practice it for a day.

His masculine energy was growing stronger and stronger, and the phenomenon of "one pillar reaching the sky" in the morning, which had not occurred for a long time, had been happening frequently in the past few days.

Li Huai-ren was overjoyed, knowing that his previously depleted body was slowly recovering its vitality.

After the Spring Festival, Li Huai-ren gained several kilograms. He is no longer the skinny "oversized clothes hanger" he used to be. Although he is still lean, he has developed muscles.

The ninth day of the Lunar New Year is an auspicious day to start work.

Early in the morning, Zhong's mother, who hadn't slept much the night before, got up, opened the shop door, and waited inside for the people sent by Li Huai-ren to arrive.

This year's Spring Festival was truly indescribable for her. Starting from the afternoon of the first day of the Lunar New Year, she worried that the order that could bring in a huge income for her family might fall through.

Mrs. Zhong couldn't eat or sleep well, and she didn't even have the heart to enjoy playing mahjong, which she loved, during the New Year holiday.