"Hai Wen, from now on, when your company's imported American cosmetics and French perfumes come in, pick the best ones and leave a few sets for me," Chen Mingxiang said.
Not to mention cosmetics, even if you sacrifice your own "beauty", you must flatter Liu Nina and Xu Caili. These two women are so useful.
"Why do you, a grown man, need cosmetics and perfume? Do you have a girlfriend?"
Lu Kunyu was very sensitive, and suddenly became very nervous, staring at Chen Mingxiang without blinking.
Next to Zhou Haiwen, forget about the envy in his heart.
In terms of family background, my family is quite famous in Shanghai. In terms of appearance, I am no worse than Chen Mingxiang, but there is always a little difference, and I can only stay at the stage of being a friend.
"What are you thinking about? Of course I give you the first of these good things. You are my favorite little junior sister!"
"For the remaining ones, I want to establish connections. There are many female employees in No. 76. Giving this thing can best bring us closer to each other."
Chen Mingxiang looked at her and said with a half-smile.
When Lu Kunyu heard the first sentence, a seductive blush appeared on his jade-like face. He lowered his head and stopped talking. His expression was sweet but shy.
I really have no chance!
Zhou Haiwen's heart felt so cold, as if he drank a glass of ice water in the dead of winter.
The driver of the Zhou family brought twelve large yellow croakers, two more than Chen Mingxiang requested.
He understood what Zhou Haiwen meant. Dealing with the Japanese cost money, and he had just started working and was a little cash-strapped. There was no need to talk so much between the two brothers.
"Brother Zhang, do you know where there are cheap houses for rent?"
"I will invite Captain Shibuya to dinner in two days. You also know the situation of my family. That kind of small house really treats Japanese people a bit poorly."
Banquets with Japanese people cannot be held in his uncle's house, nor in the house he rents. Adhering to the principle of three cunning rabbit holes, Chen Mingxiang plans to rent another one.
"Okay, brother, you can actually establish a relationship with the Japanese. Let me think about it. Not to mention, there are actually several unsettled properties in the assets of No. 76, and there is one next to Jing'an Temple."
Hearing that Chen Mingxiang had established a relationship with the Japanese, Zhang Lu also became active.
When Chen Mingxiang arrived at the place, he saw that the yard was quite large and could even fit a truck into it.
Right now, this is the junk warehouse of the secret service headquarters, and there are two gangsters guarding the door.
The yard was full of piles of furniture, covered with oilcloth, and weeds everywhere.
After the Japanese captured the Shanghai Stock Exchange, they raided the homes of many senior officials of the National Government in mountainous cities.
They took away valuables such as gold, silver and jewelry, but they couldn't take away the furniture and furnishings.
These bulky gadgets were not valuable during the war and were not antique porcelain. The spies were too lazy to deal with them and threw them all here.
Chen Mingxiang opened the oilcloth and took a look. Most of them were tables, chairs and benches from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
After wandering around casually, I walked in and saw that the decoration was quite luxurious, with solid wood floors and thick carpets in the living room, and a glass chandelier on the roof.
There is a kitchen, a small dining room and a servant's bedroom, as well as a bathroom and toilet for bathing. All the furniture is available, and there are also a lot of sundries piled up.
There is also a separate reception room on the first floor. It is the residence of a Japanese businessman. It must have sliding doors and tatami mats. For some unknown reason, it still maintains the original style.
The second floor has a Japanese-style study room, two master bedrooms, a guest room, bathroom and toilet.
The room was full of messy things, the floor was full of dust, and no one had been there for who knows how long.
“It’s such a waste to have such a good house piled up with clutter.”
Chen Mingxiang turned around and said to Zhang Lu.
"This yard has not been processed yet. If you like it, just buy it!"
Zhang Lu said with a smile, he also wanted to sell Chen Mingxiang a good deal.
"Brother Zhang, do you think too highly of me? The houses in Shanghai are more expensive than those in Nanjing. How can I have so much money to buy them?"
"With my small salary, I still receive Huaxing coupons. Whether I can have enough to eat is another matter. I want to buy a house in my next life!" Chen Mingxiang's heart moved.
Before the pseudo-National Government came into being in Nanjing, the Shanghai Stock Exchange belonged to the so-called puppet power reform government, led by the traitor Liang Hongzhi.
This pseudo-government issued a currency called Huaxing Bonds through Huaxing Commercial Bank. All major government agencies under the pseudo-government must use Huaxing Bonds for salary payment.
But the market does not recognize this kind of currency without foreign exchange reserves as a basis, that is, without a root. You can't buy anything with Huaxing bonds.
Chen Mingxiang has lived in Shanghai for several years. The houses here are very expensive, and a hundred gold bars are not enough to buy a yard, especially the house in the Jing'an Temple area.
"Don't talk about that unlucky Huaxing coupon. Can this junk thing buy anything? The ones issued on the 76th are ocean and French currency. Otherwise, who would be willing to work for the Japanese?"
"If we go by the housing prices in Shanghai, if someone wants to buy this yard, it will cost at least NT$30,000, which is equivalent to a hundred large yellow croakers."
"But you are one of our own, and Director Li is also very satisfied with you. I will go and tell Captain Wu later. As long as he agrees, I will take down the ten gold bars." Zhang Lu said with a smile.
"Brother Zhang, are you kidding me? I can borrow ten gold bars, but I can't even dream of buying such a big yard!" Chen Mingxiang's heart moved.
It seems like there must be something fishy about this yard, otherwise it would definitely not be at this price. What the hell, it’s just my own people, it’s pure bullshit!
"We are all brothers. Of course there is a reason why it is so cheap. You should consider it carefully before buying it," Zhang Lu said.
After hearing this, Chen Mingxiang learned that this courtyard used to be the residence of a Japanese businessman, probably from the intelligence agency, who was later killed by the military commander.
Considering safety issues, the Japanese handed over this house to No. 76.
The head of the general affairs section wanted to move here, but within a few days he was so frightened that he almost peed his pants.
The captain of the second action team put his mistress here and was so frightened that she went insane. It was later turned into a warehouse.
That’s so!
No wonder that such a small amount of money can buy a courtyard with a two-story small foreign-style building. This kind of thing is simply unbelievable in Shanghai. No wonder people say that miracles are everywhere here!
As for evil spirits, Chen Mingxiang doesn't care. He has never believed in ghosts and gods. Although superstition is very popular in the military, Boss Dai is a typical example.
"Not so good. Director Li is very optimistic about this guy, and now he has a relationship with the Japanese. We have no shortage of space on No. 76. It's a bit unlucky to have people die in that courtyard. If Director Li knew about it, he would think we were causing trouble.
Woolen cloth!"
When Wu Sibao heard Zhang Lu say that Chen Mingxiang was willing to buy it, he felt a little hesitant.
The place is really a good place, the area is spacious enough, and the decoration is luxurious enough. After all, it is the residence of Japanese businessmen, and it is a European architectural style, which was first designed by the French.
But there are too many strange things going on in that yard. Don't scare Chen Mingxiang into a mental disorder.
