There are many Chinatowns in Toronto, and Cahuulan Street is one of them.
This Chinatown is not the largest, but it has the largest number of Chinese people living in it. It is also among the top three Chinatowns in Toronto.
The scale of this street cannot be compared with San Francisco's Chinatown, but living here feels like you are back in China. Foreigners with blue eyes and yellow hair are rare here, and Chinese people with yellow skin and black eyes are walking around everywhere.
The senior Lin Lang mentioned lives here.
On the way back, Lin Lang seemed a little excited every time he mentioned this senior, and the look of genuine respect on his face was not concealed at all, which made Li Yang even more curious about this senior.
The car stopped beside a narrow street, and Lin Lang jumped out first.
"Mr. Li, let's get out of the car first, it's not easy to access traffic here!"
Lin Lang said to Li Yang with a smile, and then looked back at the street behind him.
This street is not wide, but it is very deep. At first glance, it really feels like you are back in China. It is very similar to some pedestrian streets in China.
There are many shops on both sides of the street. These shops all have Chinese signs. Some shops have no English instructions at all and are all in Chinese. This phenomenon is rare abroad.
Yesterday, Li Yang and the others went to Chinatown, but the signboards there were all a combination of Chinese and English, and some shops only had English names and no Chinese characters. It can be said that here and there are exactly the opposite.
Standing at the intersection of the street, Lin Lang looked slightly absent-minded and said slowly: "Mr. Li, this is the oldest Chinatown in Canada, with a history of more than a hundred years. Many people have lived and grown up here since they were young.
, they have never even gone back to China!”
Speaking of this, Lin Lang paused for a moment, and his face suddenly showed pride: "However, every Chinese here can speak their mother tongue, and they are all very fluent in Chinese. Even if they never go back to China once in their lives, they
I can still speak fluent Chinese!”
Lin Bowen walked to Li Yang and whispered: "Mr. Lin, my grandfather came from here, and my father and uncle also lived here when they were young!"
Li Yang nodded immediately. At this time, he finally understood why Lin Lang was so emotional after arriving here. This can also be said to be his hometown.
Lin Lang did not immigrate here by himself, his fathers immigrated here. As a Chinese, it was not easy for them to carve out such a large territory here.
Li Yang finally understood why the Lin family could speak standard Mandarin. This had a lot to do with their education since childhood.
The most fundamental thing for Chinese people living here, something they have learned since childhood, is that they must never forget their origins and never deny their identity as Chinese.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Li, for making you laugh. Let's go!"
Lin Lang smiled, and the sentimental look on his face suddenly disappeared without a trace, and his whole person returned to its former majesty. This was Lin Lang who controlled the Lin Group.
Bai Ming, Mr. Mao and Li Can all looked around, and then followed Li Yang into the street.
Mr. Mao has been abroad many times and visited Chinatowns in many places, but Chinatowns like this where basically only Chinese people exist are rare. When walking on the road, Mr. Mao kept nodding.
This street is the main street, and there are several secondary streets in it. On the way, Lin Lang kept introducing this place to Li Yang.
There are currently more than 20,000 Chinese living here, half of whom were born here, grew up here, and then went to the world from here.
Some of the houses here are old-fashioned buildings, but there are also many new houses that have been renovated in the past ten years. The newly renovated houses were funded by the Lin Group and were all built for free. Lin Lang used this way to tell himself and the Lin family
They are not people who have forgotten their roots.
Just renovating these houses has cost the Lin Group hundreds of millions of dollars, and on average it costs tens of millions of dollars every year.
When talking about this money, Lin Lang didn't have any regrets. Instead, he was proud of it. Hundreds of millions of dollars were just like a dollar in his mouth, and he just threw it away.
"It's just ahead. Don't be surprised when you see this senior!"
Walking to a small street, Lin Lang's face suddenly became excited. He actually took Li Yang's hand and walked quickly inside, saying something as he walked.
Lin Bowen, who was following behind, was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly took two steps to follow. He rarely saw Lin Lang acting so out of control.
Approaching this small street where only four or five people could walk side by side, Li Yang also looked very surprised. This place can be said to be the oldest housing area here, and it is very different from the high-rise residential buildings renovated by the Lin Group next door.
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"Ahua!"
Lin Lang had just walked a few steps, when someone from far away stretched out his hand to say hello. Li Yang looked around, and the look of surprise on his face became even more intense.
This small street is actually full of jade shops, to be precise, they are jade processing shops. Many people are sitting in dilapidated houses processing jade, and the methods they use are the same as those of the last century.
However, they were very serious about their work. Li Yang paid attention to the finished jade articles carved in one of the shops. The carving work of several of them was very good. They were not as good as the masters, but they were still fine works.
"Brother Lang, are you here?"
At the door of a shop in the distance, a middle-aged man in his forties was sitting. This middle-aged man was very tall and looked very loyal. He was standing there, looking at Lin Lang stupidly.
"Ahua, is grandpa here? I brought a child here today, a very amazing child!"
Lin Lang reached out with a smile and patted the middle-aged man on the shoulder. The middle-aged man just smiled, nodded and pointed inside.
"This is actually a processing site of our Lin Group. The people here are very good at jade carving skills. Most of the jades they process are recycled by our Lin Group Jewelry, and a small part will be sold directly by them here!"
Lin Bowen stood next to Li Yang again and explained in a low voice.
Li Yang nodded silently, constantly wondering in his heart whether this was a way for the Lin family to help these people.
Lin's Jewelry has hundreds of branches throughout the Americas. It's definitely not possible to rely on these people alone. However, with Lin's Jewelry recycling, their craftsmanship will not be interrupted and they will be able to live a stable life here.
In fact, it is similar to what Li Yang guessed. This is indeed a reward from the Lin family to some of their former neighbors.
The Lin family's fortune began with jade and jewelry. Without these people, there would be no Lin family today. The Lin family has developed now. The essence of not forgetting the roots is indeed worthy of everyone's respect. This may be one of the reasons why the Lin family can continue to grow bigger and bigger.
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"Li Yang, let's go!"
Lin Lang waved to Li Yang from the front, his face looking a little excited again.
Li Yang looked back at Lin Bowen and followed quickly.
There is a yard behind the store. The yard is not big, and there are a lot of things scattered around. There are several houses in the yard. The houses behind the store are much larger than the ones in front.
There were several benches in the yard. Lin Lang asked Li Yang and others to sit down and quickly walked into one of the rooms.
"Grandpa, I'm here to see you!"
Lin Lang's laughter immediately rang out in the room, followed by the whisper of an old man. After a while, Lin Lang came out pushing a wheelchair. Sitting in the wheelchair was a thin old man with silver hair on his head and a face on his face.
His wrinkles are also very deep, and you can tell at a glance that he is very old.
"Li Yang, this is the senior I told you, Mr. Chen Chong. He is also my first teacher in jade!"
Lin Lang pushed the wheelchair and introduced Li Yang with a smile. The old man in the wheelchair was sitting upright, smiling, and looking at Li Yang curiously.
"Hello, Mr. Chen!"
Li Yang immediately bowed and said hello softly, while also looking at the old gentleman.
The old man in front of him can also be said to be the oldest person Li Yang has ever seen except in his hometown.
"Li Yang, I learned those three-legged cat skills on the gambling stone from my grandfather!"
Lin Lang added another sentence, and Li Yang was slightly startled and respectful.
At this time, Li Yang finally understood the identity of this old man. He turned out to be Lin Lang's master in stone gambling. Li Yang was very clear about Lin Lang's stone gambling skills. There was some gap between him and the Jade King, but compared to ordinary stone gambling.
The experts came and became much stronger, and Shao Yuqiang couldn't compare to Lin Lang.
It can also be said that among the masters of stone gambling that Li Yang has seen and heard of, Lin Lang has the strongest stone gambling ability except King Jade and Mr. Zhuo. Anyone who can teach such a disciple is definitely worthy of respect.
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After introducing the old man, Lin Lang introduced Li Yang to the old man: "Grandpa, this is the Li Yang I mentioned to you on the phone last time. This time in Yangon, Zhuo Lian and Ma Guming successively
Lost to him, he is only twenty-six years old this year!"
When Lin Lang said this, Li Yang keenly noticed that the old man's eyes flashed with a glint that was extremely inconsistent with his age.
"The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. Alang said you were very young. I didn't expect you to be so young. Is the kid at Xiaozhu okay now?"
The old man said slowly, his voice was very soft, and there was a kind of majesty in his old age. As he spoke, the smile on his face became even brighter.
This made Li Yang even more surprised, and he forgot to answer for a while.
"Li Yang, grandpa is getting older. He is ninety-five years old this year. However, grandpa is neither blind nor deaf, but his movements are a little inconvenient!"
Lin Lang added with a smile. As soon as he finished speaking, the old man laughed loudly: "Alang, why is it slightly inconvenient to move? If you are paralyzed, you are paralyzed. It is not something that needs to be kept secret!"
Mr. Chen's words made Lin Lang feel slightly embarrassed, but the smile on his face never changed. Lin Lang was very happy and satisfied that the old man could always have such a cheerful mind.
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