Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 513 Regulations

Geng Hui said, "Yes, I support this. This incident was so frightening; just thinking about it makes me shudder."

Xinghai laughed and said, "Finding someone who can fight is easy. Don't just look at their height. Ga Zi can't beat Xiao Wei. There are plenty of strong and good fighters in our village. The key is whether they dare to make a move. I'll call for you."

Chen Hui said, "Okay, go ahead and call him, but make sure he's reliable."

Xia Maosheng's focus shifted: "Gazi can't beat Xiaowei? Xiaowei's skinny, how can he fight?"

Liu Liu chuckled and said, "Gazi admires Xiaowei the most. Xiaowei has been beating him up since they were kids. Not just in our village, but even in the town, Xiaowei is considered tough. Back then, Xiaowei was always the one leading the fights. He was daring and strong. He's stronger than Gazi, but he just doesn't gain weight. Can you guess why Xiaowei is such a good fighter?"

Xinghai chuckled, and Xia Maosheng asked, "Why?"

Xinghai said, "Xiaowei is a coward, hahaha, he's the most timid one in our group."

Chen Hui asked curiously, "If you're a coward, shouldn't you be afraid? How can you fight?"

Liu Liu said, "He's strong and daring. Once he knocks someone down, he's not afraid anymore. Back then, he was too scared to walk alone at night."

Xia Maosheng scratched his head and said, "This is the first time I've heard this theory. But it's not necessarily true. My dad said that the people who are most likely to survive and make a name for themselves on the battlefield are usually not very brave. It should be someone like Xiaowei, who is afraid of dying, so he tries to kill the other side."

Chen Hui said, "Alright, that's enough. Let's go. Geng Hui, you go find Aunt Wang. We're going to Wu'ai; we can look for a place there." The group got into the car, and Geng Hui went to Xiao Wei's house by herself.

Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Xiaowei parked his car in the open space behind the restaurant. The ground had been leveled, and the entire open space was paved flat and neat, divided into one-meter square blocks with thin wooden strips. The whole area felt much more spacious and bright. There were also a few flower beds along the side, but they were still empty.

After locking the car, Xiao Wei walked towards the back door of the restaurant, when he heard Huang Laowu call out, "Xiao Wei, Xiao Wei." Turning his head, he saw Huang Laowu squatting at the entrance of the billiards club with a money bag on his back, waving at him.

Xiao Wei walked over and squatted down next to Huang Laowu, saying, "What's wrong? Is something the matter? Did you finalize the deal with the side dishes?"

Huang Laowu said, "We've reached an agreement. We'll pay 12,000 yuan a month for groceries. Is that alright?"

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, how come it's so cheap? I thought it would cost twenty or thirty thousand."

Old Huang laughed and said, "Do you think this is Fengtian? He's so idle and doesn't have a single penny. He wanted 15,000, but we bargained it down to 12,000. Now we're just waiting for you to come back and make the final decision. I've already called Fengtian about the case and everything. We've found a lumberyard for the renovations. Oh, right, didn't you originally want to lease the lumberyard? You're not doing it anymore?"

Xiao Wei took out a cigarette and offered one to Huang Laowu, then lit one for himself and said, "I'm not offering it anymore, it's pointless. His price isn't reasonable, let's talk about it later."

Huang Laowu said, "A couple of days ago, Hei Zi brought some people over and caused trouble, but Liu Huasheng took care of it and detained them."

Xiao Wei said, "He's betting big, isn't he? What's he doing here causing trouble?"

Huang Laowu recounted the whole story, and Xiaowei said, "Okay, as long as Heizi's mother can keep this a secret, this is a good way to handle it. You and Lao Hou are loyal to each other, so this is the right thing to do. Let Heizi be detained for a while, it will be good for him to sober up. Call Huasheng over for dinner tonight."

Huang Laowu said, "Third Brother returned the money Hei Zi lost, because Hua Sheng scared him off. He doesn't have any powerful backers, just an uncle who's the head of the fire department. He returned 30,000 yuan, what are we going to do with that money? I haven't gone to the police station to get it yet."

Xiao Wei said, "We can't give this money directly to Hei Zi's family, it's easy for it to slip through. How about this, you look around the city and use this money to buy a house or shop in the city center, put it in Hei Zi's mother's name, so she can collect rent from it later. This way, the money will come in gradually, and you'll also have a house in your hands, which will be the biggest help to her family."

Huang Laowu said, "Thirty thousand might not be enough to buy a shop, right?"

Xiao Wei said, "It's not 30,000, it's 20,000. Aren't you and Lao Hou going to get that money back? Things should be handled one thing at a time, it's best to clarify things. His family hasn't withdrawn their share yet, and they're not in a hurry for the money. Just use that money to calculate how much they spent on the house. Just explain things clearly to his mother."

Huang Laowu nodded and said, "That's right. Okay, let's do it that way."

Xiao Wei said, "Once things are settled, let's get on with it quickly. Find someone to divide the grocery store into two halves and move the counter over so the grocery store can move. After they've finished moving, start dismantling it, half in half, so it won't affect the business of either store."

Huang Laowu said, "He still has to build the counter and stuff over there. Okay, I'll partition it first and move the case over there."

Xiao Wei stood up and said, "I'll go to the hotel and see what's going on. We can talk about it tonight." He then went to the hotel.

It was break time, and Sister Zhang and Brother Zhai were chatting in the lobby. Ding Chunyan was playing a handheld game console. Handheld consoles were all the rage these days, with games like Tetris and Snake being incredibly popular. Each console cost over a hundred yuan, making it a luxury toy.

Xiao Wei greeted everyone, saying, "Brother Zhai, Sister Zhang, Li Bing, come over here, I want to discuss something with you."

The four of them went up to the second floor, found a private room, went inside, and closed the door.

After sitting down, Xiao Wei lit a cigarette for Brother Zhai and said, "Brother Zhai, can you help me find a chef for this place? Can you go to Andong? I'll give you a basic salary of 1,500, and I'll cover your room and board."

Sister Zhang nudged Brother Zhai and said, "Go for it! Where else can you find such a good deal? Two or three thousand a month is more than ten full-time workers! The boss is so generous!"

Brother Zhai took a drag of his cigarette, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Anton is too far away."

Xiao Wei said, "Why don't you come with your sister-in-law? It's not like you're going to live apart. She can just do whatever she wants at the factory; they're building a food factory there."

Sister Zhang said, "You men are really something. Is sleeping that important? More important than making money."

Brother Zhai blushed, glared at Sister Zhang, and said, "You, what are you saying?"

Sister Zhang asked Xiaowei, "What about me? What will I do? Will you give me a raise?"

Xiao Wei said, "From now on, Sister Zhang, you'll have to manage this place for me. Sister Shang is taking over the food factory, and I'll probably be spending most of my time in Fengtian after October. Sister Zhang, you can be the store manager, with a starting salary of one thousand yuan, okay? Please help me get things settled here."

Sister Zhang slammed her hand on the table and said, "Damn, just you wait, I promise I'll make it look beautiful. Wow, this is like a windfall! From now on, I'll be yours to manage this hundred-plus pounds of my business."

Xiao Wei said to Li Bing, "Now that the fertilizer plant has been built in Hongliang's area, he has to stay in Fengtian most of the time. Why don't you go to Fengtian too and work in the food factory, still in charge of dough work? I'm planning to work there making frozen steamed buns and dumplings."

Li Bing nodded and said, "Then what should we do here? Should we just leave it all to Sister Shang?"

(End of this chapter)