Li Ya was busy investigating the mole, Yu Zecheng was busy framing the case, and only Wang Xu was free.
Three days later, a shop called Wang's Antique Shop opened on Victory Street outside the French Concession.
There were no crowds of guests, no rush to attract people, a string of forty-ring firecrackers were lit, and Wang Xu’s first foundation in the Republic of China officially came to an end here.
On the street, passers-by just looked at each other curiously, and then went about their business.
Wang Xu was not angry. He was holding a teapot and wearing an old-fashioned long coat, leaning against the door and playing a tune.
The business of an antique shop is not lively. It is common for the shop not to be open for three years and to be open for three years.
After all, ordinary people don't have enough to eat, so they won't have antiques, and there will rarely be high-quality products.
From the bottom of his heart, Wang Xu had no intention of taking the mass route. Why did he open the antique shop opposite the French Concession? Because the wealthy businessmen in the French Concession and the officials in the north of the city were his parents.
"My thoughts are very dangerous for breaking away from the mass line!" Wang Xu held the spout of the teapot in his mouth, looking at the people walking on the street like a landlord or a wealthy man.
Because it is close to the French Concession, prosperity and poverty coexist.
Here you can see noble foreigners in suits, as well as ragged porters carrying luggage for foreigners.
From time to time, the Japanese military police passed by, holding plaster flags and staring at the French Concession, as if the French Concession was a piece of cake that they wanted to swallow.
"Master, please sit on a chair and rest for a while." Seeing Wang Xu standing outside and not coming in for a long time, a sensible guy moved out the chair.
Wang Xu said nothing, nodded quietly, and sat on the chair.
Today, in his antique shop, there are four clerks, a shopkeeper, and a cook.
These are all people Yu Zecheng found. None of them are underground members. They are all poached from other antique shops.
Gadgets, when the guy shows up, he can look at them almost exactly.
If that doesn't work, the shopkeeper will step in, and he will do nothing but take care of the accounts.
The shopkeeper in the shop is known as Sanshou Liu, not as a thief with three hands, but as someone who sees antiques with two hands, and he has one more hand than others.
Wang Xu spent two gold bars just to dig up this person. If Sanshou Liu's son hadn't been clamoring to move to Shanghai, which required a large sum of money, Sanshou Liu might not have agreed.
"I heard that there was a murder case at the Spindo Hotel in the French Concession. I heard that the dead man was soaking in the bathtub with a piece of clothing covering it. It was terrifying when he was found!"
"Hey, I've also heard that the person who took my car last time was the chef of the hotel. I heard from him that someone smelled a strange smell more than half a month ago, but the ghost manager refused to open the door.
That’s what delayed it.”
The two porters pulling the rickshaw were talking quietly as they ran past Wang Xu.
Wang Xu stopped drinking tea and narrowed his eyes slightly. It took him a while to recover.
It seems that Xie Ruolin's body has been discovered.
That's right, it's been more than a month, and my rent is already due. It's strange that no one noticed.
Wang Xu drank tea sips and thought about it carefully, but he didn't feel too scared.
The French Concession is the French Concession, and Tianjin City is Tianjin City.
Just like the Japanese did not rush into the French Concession with their faces broken, the policemen in the French Concession would not go outside to cause trouble.
Not to mention that more than a month has passed, and Gui Lao Manager still doesn’t recognize him.
Even if they knew each other, so what? He was standing on Victory Street. Would the police from the French Concession dare to come and arrest him?
"Master, how dusty is it outside? Look, your shoes are dirty." The voice in his ear brought Wang Xu back to reality.
Looking down, I saw the new boy, Li Si, kneeling on the ground, using his sleeves to clean his shoes.
There was a playful smile on Wang Xu's lips. Li Si was the least capable among the several waiters, but he was the one who was the best at flattering.
The other waiters in the store all looked disdainful, and even Liu Yishou shook his head slightly.
But this Li Si didn't care about anything. If someone who didn't know about it saw him, they would think that this man was shining people's shoes in front of an antique store.
"Li Si, how many people are there in your family?" Wang Xu sat on the chair and did not move. There is someone who is willing to act like a cow or a horse. How can you stop him?
"Sir, there are seven people in my family. In addition to my parents, I have three younger brothers and one younger sister." Li Si didn't even look up as he spoke and polished his shoes carefully.
Wang Xu nodded slightly, put the teapot in his hand, and sighed: "With your cleverness, being a clerk in an antique shop is a bit humiliating. If I were your father, I would send you to the police station or the Political Security Bureau.
In a place like this, if you are so shameless, your life will be difficult."
"There's no way I can go to that place. My parents sent me to an antique shop as an apprentice since I was a child. I've been wandering around for almost twenty years, and I'm used to it." Li Si polished his shoes.
While peeking at Wang Xu's expression, he whispered: "My biggest wish in this life is to be a shopkeeper. It would be better if the store is bigger."
"Did you hear something?"
Wang Xu looked down at him and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, tell the truth."
With a smile on his face, Li Si said in a flattering manner: "I heard from the master that boss you are a person who does big things. A store is only temporary and will continue to expand in the future. I knew at that time that following people like you, boss,
I can never make a mistake in my life, and I am ready to follow you wholeheartedly."
Hearing such words, Wang Xu just smiled and said nothing more.
Liu Yishou was the shopkeeper, and Wang Xu couldn't hide some plans from him.
This store in Tianjin City is the first and will not be the last.
When Wang Xu hired Liu Yishou, he frankly said that he wanted to make the Wang Family Antiques Store as big and large as possible, and the more, the better.
Wang Xu was not surprised that Li Si was a thoughtful person and could know something in advance from his master Liu Yishou.
"Li Si, among these apprentices, you are the least skilled, but also the most clever. Master, you must do the things I have asked you to do well. I can't treat you badly." Wang Xu opened his mouth and drew a pie, but what was going on in his heart?
Well, only God knows.
However, even if the branch's antique shop was opened elsewhere, Wang Xu would not let Li Si be the shopkeeper.
A person like Li Si is suitable to be kept around. If he is really put in charge of a store, then the sky is high and the emperor is far away. It is hard to say whether the store's surname is Wang or Li.
"Don't worry, sir, I will definitely take care of the things you entrusted to me." Li Si didn't know that he had been crossed out in Wang Xu's heart, and he was still feeling happy.
Wang Xu did not criticize, put the teapot in his hand aside, and said: "I admire your cleverness. Don't tell me, I really have a task for you here. In Tianjin City now, there are many antique shops of all sizes.
, I will count no less than 30 stores. The task I give you is very simple. Within a month, I want to hear that the reputation of the Wang Family Antique Shop is the best among the 30 stores. Can you do it? "
"Yes, I can do it." Li Si said without thinking, knowing that this was his first mission and he must not leave it in vain.
Wang Xu nodded with satisfaction, patted Li Si on the shoulder, and whispered: "Ask Shopkeeper Liu to pay twenty yuan, and then let me see how beautifully you have done it."
"Yes, yes..." Li Si walked away happily, not noticing the playfulness in Wang Xu's eyes.