Reborn in 1970, I thrived in Hong Kong.

Not long after Li Zhaoji went in, Li Ka-shing's (I know he's not actually Li Ka-shing, but I'm just calling him Li Ka-shing to avoid censorship) car arrived.

Li Huai-ren quickly went to greet him and offered New Year's greetings as he stepped out of his car.

"Mr. Li, Happy New Year!"

Li Ka-shing glanced at him, then replied with a smile:

"Happy New Year, Jin!"

He then reached out and patted his arm, saying:

"You're a force to be reckoned with! Ah Ren, you made quite a splash last year, and you even boosted your fourth uncle's construction company's revenue by several times!"

If you come across any good projects in the future, don't forget me! We can collaborate, right? Let's make money together!

Li Huai-ren didn't take what he said seriously, nor was he naive enough to do so. He smiled and said:

"Definitely! Mr. Li, no problem!"

Seeing his quick and easy answer, Li Ka-shing's eyes narrowed for a moment, then returned to normal. He already held him in high regard, but now his opinion of him rose even higher.

"His reaction was so quick, I almost believed he would cooperate with me. That old fox Li Zhaoji has a little fox in his family! It seems that from now on, we not only have to be wary of Li Zhaoji, but also of this little fox."

It's really strange. He wasn't so quick-witted or smart before. He was easily fooled by Old Man Shao and dared to follow me and take over seventeen theaters.

What exactly happened?

Li Ka-shing gave him a red envelope and then went inside.

Not long after he left, Mr. Guo, Li Zhaoji's business partner, arrived in his car, accompanied by his three adult sons.

Li Huai-ren had met with them frequently before, and the two sides were quite familiar with each other. He wished Boss Guo a Happy New Year, accepted the red envelope he gave him, chatted for a few words, and then the four of them, father and sons, went into the Peninsula Hotel first.

Next to arrive was Zheng Yutong, whose wife was Li Huai-ren's mother's cousin, so Li Huai-ren had to call him uncle.

However, back then, Cheng Yu-tung's attempt to reclaim Chow Tai Fook shares from Li Huai-ren's mother strained the relationship between the two families.

However, in Li Huai-ren's memory, when his parents were physically eliminated by the British, Cheng Yu-tung also stood up and protested and put pressure on the Hong Kong British government together with his fourth uncle, Li Zhao-ji.

Therefore, upon seeing Cheng Yu-tung get out of the car, he took the initiative to go up to him and wish him a Happy New Year:

"Uncle, Happy New Year!"

Zheng Yutong looked at Li Huai-ren with a complicated expression, took out a red envelope and gave it to him, then patted his arm:

"Aren, happy new year!

You haven't visited your uncle's house in a long time, have you? You should come over more often for a meal and to see your aunt, brother, and sister.

"Relatives need to visit each other more often to stay close; do you understand that principle?"

Li Huai-ren nodded, a thought suddenly striking him. He came up with a way to break this high-end matchmaking scheme and immediately said to him:

"Uncle, I understand. If possible, I'll take my girlfriend to wish Auntie a Happy New Year tomorrow morning."

Cheng Yu-tung was taken aback for a moment, then laughed heartily:

"Haha, Ah Ren, you've finally grown up and found someone to date properly?"

Okay, okay, I'll tell your aunt when I get back today that our whole family won't go anywhere tomorrow, we'll just wait for you to bring your girlfriend over to wish us a Happy New Year!

By the way, whose daughter is your girlfriend?

Li Huai-ren smiled and said:

"She's my neighbor's daughter, and she's the same age as me."

Cheng Yu-tung didn't think much of it. He knew that the area where Li Huai-ren lived was inhabited by prominent people in Kowloon. He nodded happily, chatted with him for a while, and then went into the Peninsula Hotel.

He had just left when the gambling king's Rolls-Royce came to a smooth stop in front of Li Huai Ren. A little girl of eight or nine years old jumped out of the car and shouted:

"Happy New Year, Ah Ren!"

Li Huai-ren smiled when he saw that it was Miss He, the eldest daughter of the gambling king's second wife (Note: Don't ask me if the protagonist will take her in, the protagonist really wants to, but can't, because the great god of marriage doesn't allow it, it's that simple).

"Arjun, Happy New Year!"

The gambling king opened the other car door and walked over, handing him a red envelope:

"Happy New Year, Jin!"

Li Huai-ren turned around, quickly accepted the red envelope with both hands, and offered him a New Year's greeting:

"Mr. He, Happy New Year!"

The gambling king carefully examined him for a few moments, then nodded in satisfaction.

"Ah Ren, not bad, not bad. Now you are not only handsome, but also tall and strong. This is what a promising young person should look like!"

"Stop hanging out with that Zhao monk, understand? Yeah, work hard, try to get into HKU, and after graduation, manage your businesses well—that's the real job!"

He pulled Li Huai-ren along and spoke to her for a long time in the tone of an elder before leading Miss He into the Peninsula Hotel.

Li Huai-ren watched the father and daughter's retreating figures and shivered.

"Damn it, is the gambling king lecturing me like he's my future father-in-law?"

Given Miss He's personality, shrewdness, and abilities, if she were to enter the household, would I still be able to enjoy the bliss of having two wives?

Is there still a chance for me to have a happy sex life after all the hard work I put into practicing the Rejuvenation Technique?

I swear! The girls I want to recruit, "Xia Yufanghong, Xianzhenminxin, and Zhilianxuetong," even if they were all tied together, they wouldn't be a match for her!

No, absolutely not, she absolutely cannot accept it!

Just as Li Huai-ren came to his senses, the vehicles of the four ship owners, Xu, Dong, Zhao, and Cao, arrived almost simultaneously.

Li Huai-ren quickly went to greet him.

Each of the four shipping magnates gave Li Huai-ren a red envelope. Zhao, the shipping magnate, looked at him and said:

"Ah Ren, it's been a year since you last came to my house, hasn't it?"

"Sigh, you've become too sensible, but the monk hasn't settled down yet. You have to give him a hand and stop him from flirting with those disreputable women!"

"I'll fucking kill you! I've been away from your son for a year, and only now am I slowly getting my reputation back from being as filthy as shit. And you want me to jump into the shit pit and fish your son out of the shit that was originally a pile of shit?" Li Huai-ren was stunned, cursing inwardly.

But he said:

"Uncle Zhao, as you know, I own several companies, and I also have to go back to school to attend classes."

I had no experience in running a business and managing a company, so I could only learn as I went. Last year, I was out early and back late almost every day. Where would I have had time to visit my master?

Before Zhao, the shipping magnate, could say anything more, Dong, the shipping magnate, who had always disliked Zhao Shiseng's lifestyle or perhaps had a business feud with Zhao, bluntly stated:

"Is your son the kind of person who listens to advice? You're his father, and he doesn't listen to you. What good will it do to have Ah Ren try to persuade him?"

"Let's go, don't make things difficult for Ah Ren, and don't block Yu Gang's car that's following behind us."

Upon hearing this, Zhao, the shipping magnate, shook his head helplessly. What they said was true, and he had no words to say anything more. He gave a wry smile and followed the three shipping magnates, including Dong, into the Peninsula Hotel.

As soon as the four entered the Peninsula Hotel, the shipping magnate's car appeared at the entrance. Hong Kong's richest man had finally made his grand entrance!

Li Huai-ren quickly went to greet him.

Bao Chuanwang pushed open the car door and actually got out of the car with his three daughters and youngest daughter. As soon as they got out of the car, all three of them looked at Li Huai Ren and stared at him!

Li Huai-ren immediately sensed something was wrong and cried out in his heart:

"not good!

The daughter of the gambling king, Ms. Ho, is too young. The third and youngest daughter of the shipping magnate, Mr. Bao, is about the same age as me.

"What the hell? So, whichever of those two sisters takes a liking to me becomes my arranged marriage partner?"