"London, Heathrow Airport has arrived! Passengers, please get off the plane safely!" the announcer announced at the airport in a sweet voice.
Passengers all around got off the plane one after another.
London, known as the "Fog City", is right in front of you.
When Shi Zhijian walked out of London Heathrow Airport, he adjusted his watch according to the time provided by the airport.
There is a seven-hour time difference between Hong Kong and London. It was five o'clock in the afternoon when we boarded the plane, and now it is around ten o'clock in the morning in London.
Next to him, his niece Jiang Meibao yawned and clapped her hands a little unhappily, holding a stuffed bear in her arms.
Yan Xiong was wearing a windbreaker, sunglasses, and a toothpick in his mouth. He was dressed like Brother Ma and followed behind Shi Zhijian.
The saddest thing is Ax Jun, this strong man who wears clothes that can stretch out his clothes, dragging suitcases with both hands, shoulder bags hanging around his neck, and carrying three packages on his back, he looks like a Sha Monk.
"Hey, I really don't understand why I have to carry so many things, but you can do it with nothing?" Ax Jun couldn't help it, and asked Yan Xiong, shaking his windbreaker and looking cool at the passing ghost girl.
Yan Xiong looked around, took off his sunglasses and blinked at Ax Jun: "Are you talking to me?"
"I'm not the same as you, but the same ghost?" Axe Jun said angrily.
"Now, as an elder, I have to educate you! If you can't bear even this little pain when you are away from home, how can you ask Mr. Shi to let me give you a bigger burden in the future?"
"No, I'm just curious why you didn't mention anything?"
"Didn't I carry anything?" Yan Xiong looked at his empty hands, "Ajun, do you know what is the biggest difference between you and me?"
"What?"
Yan Xiong nodded his head: "I rely on my brain to survive! You rely on your strength to survive! Do you understand?"
"Huh? That seems quite reasonable!"
"It's not quite reasonable, but it makes a lot of sense! Now that you've come to England, can you speak Ingres?"
"Foreign language, I can't!"
"That's it! You don't even know who Ingres is, what else can you do to help the boss? If you don't help us carry our luggage, do you still want to build rockets, go to the moon and become an astronaut?"
Ax Jun was choked and speechless.
Yan Xiong snorted again, put on his sunglasses again, glanced at the sexy girl next to him, and said to himself: "Wow, I suddenly feel a lot younger when I come to London! Haha!"
"Uncle, I don't like it here!" Baoer raised his head and said to Shi Zhijian with his mouth pouted.
Shi Zhijian looked at Bao'er's aggrieved look, touched her head and said, "I know you don't like it here, but there's nothing you can do about it, you have to go to school here!"
"I have no friends here! I'm so lonely!" Baoer's eyes were red and he was about to cry.
Shi Zhijian had to stop, looked at her and said, "Then you have to be patient. Your mother has said that if you run back now, not only will your legs be broken, but I won't even be able to save my legs!"
"Humph!" Bao'er said angrily, "You are in the same group and colluded!"
Shi Zhijian had to lower his voice and said: "Well, you can stay here for a while and give it a try. If you still don't like it by then, I will send you back to Hong Kong so that your mother will have nothing to say, okay?"
"Now, what you said can't be deceptive!" Bao'er said, holding out his little finger, "Come on, let's pull the hook!"
Shi Zhijian felt that it was childish to do so, but he still stretched out his hand to hook up with Baoer.
"Hang yourself on a hook and you won't be able to change it for a hundred years!" Baoer said solemnly.
Shi Zhijian, Bao'er and the others followed the flow of people off the plane and walked towards the outside of the airport. The ten o'clock sunrise in London was dazzling, and the noise outside gradually became louder. Soon they saw busy traffic and car horns.
On both sides of the corridor, people waiting to be picked up raised their feet or raised their hands to make improvised pick-up signs with the person being picked up written on them.
There were not many Chinese on board this passenger flight from Hong Kong to London. Shi Zhijian and the others were very conspicuous among the crowd. What was even more conspicuous was the young man in the pick-up crowd holding a "Shi Zhijian" pick-up sign high.
His name is Hong John, he was Xu Sanshao's best friend when he was studying in the UK. He is a British Chinese and a top student at Cambridge University.
This time Shi Zhijian came to London to study, and Xu Sanshao asked him to help him get his student status.
Shi Zhijian led people towards John Hong: "Hello, are you Mr. John Hong?"
John Hong was stunned for a moment when he saw Shi Zhijian, as if he didn't expect that Shi Zhijian would be so young, only in his early twenties, but he immediately came back to his senses, stretched out his hand and said, "Hello! I am John Hong, and you are... Shi Zhijian?"
"Yes, nice to meet you!" Shi Zhijian shook hands with him.
John Hong is in his thirties, wearing denim jackets and jeans, and has a British-style beard that is very popular at the moment. Even so, you can still see that he is extremely handsome and belongs to the type of handsome man with a sharp and angular face.
After Shi Zhijian introduced himself, he went back to introduce Yan Xiong and Ax Jun to John Hong. Finally, he pointed at his niece and said, "This is Bao'er. Like me, she also came to study abroad."
"Wow, you are so awesome for studying abroad at such a young age!" John Hong praised Boa with an exaggerated expression and extended his hand to shake hands with Boa.
Baoer reluctantly shook hands with him and said, "You are more powerful than me, but my grandma is powerful!"
John Hong was startled for a moment and then laughed.
In fact, those who can come to study in the UK now are all from Hong Kong who are from well-off families. How many poor people can come? But Xu Sanshao did not tell John Hong the specific identity of Shi Zhijian, so John Hong regarded Shi Zhijian as a young master from a wealthy family.
Boy, he is the kind of person who can't endure much hardship, otherwise why would he still have a servant? As for Bao'er's words, it strengthened Hong John's guess that the other party was just a little rich in Hong Kong, maybe a nouveau riche.
I just want to come to England to be gilded.
"Let's go. You guys must be tired after flying for so long. I'll drive you to a place to rest first!" Hong John has a cheerful personality. He immediately threw away the cards in his hand and even took the initiative to help Ax Jun with his luggage and took the lead to walk outside.
go.
Shi Zhijian and the others followed closely.
There was an outdoor travel-style trailer parked on the street outside. John Hong threw his luggage onto the trailer, pointed at the car and said: "Let's meet, this is my Honey! She has accompanied me almost all over the British Isles!"
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Looking at this old trailer with its patchy condition, it looks like a lot of effort has been put into it.
Shi Zhijian smiled: "Your Honey is very pretty!"
"Really? I plan to renovate her when I have time, and she will be even more beautiful then! Okay, get in the car first!"
Fortunately, this trailer has a lot of space. Even with luggage loaded and so many people on board, it still looks very spacious.
John Hong sat on the driver's seat, lit the ignition, and took out a can of Carlsberg beer from the storage box below and threw it to Shi Zhijian, and Yan Xiong behind him. He said handsomely: "There is no tea here. Gui Lao likes to drink beer the most. You guys
Just make do!”
As he spoke, he opened a can himself, raised his neck and took a sip.
After drinking the beer, Hong John casually wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, turned his face, and saw Bao'er staring at him with wide eyes, and said hurriedly: "I almost forgot, children can't drink beer, and there happens to be a treasure here.
It’s easier on you!”
As he spoke, he took out a jar of lollipops from the storage box and handed it to Bao'er like a magic trick: "But this is the best lollipop in Britain. There are various flavors in this jar!" After that, he said
I couldn't help but swallowed my saliva greedily.
When there was a lollipop to eat, Baoer suddenly became happy.
Hong John drank beer and shouted: "Let's go!"
The trailer buzzed and sped away!
…
"Hey, Ajian, I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to get used to living in London for a while, so I decided to arrange it for you here. Do you mind?"
When Hong John took Shi Zhijian and others to Chinatown in London, he opened his mouth to explain to Shi Zhijian.
"Although this place usually looks a bit messy, there are many Chinese people, and there are many Chinese restaurants, where you can eat, drink, and have fun!" John Hong pointed to Chinatown and said, "The most important thing is that even if you don't understand the language, you can still be here.
To survive, you don’t have to look at the faces of those ghost guys!”
Shi Zhijian took a look at the environment in Chinatown. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would have thought he was in another "Hong Kong", with Chinese restaurants everywhere, red lanterns hanging high, and even a Tutu Temple with the Tutu God on the roadside——
This is very rare for London, where land is at a premium.
With a lollipop stuffed in her mouth, Bao'er looked curiously at the place where they were going to live.
Two grown men, Yan Xiong and Ax Jun, were licking ice cream and looking around.
"It's pretty good. I wonder where we live——"
Before Shi Zhijian finished speaking, John Hong pointed to a small building in front of him and said: "I have already arranged your place for you! Have you seen that small building? It has three floors, with air conditioning, a sofa and a freezer.
, all daily necessities are available!”
As he spoke, Hong John led the three of them directly towards the small building.
Along the way, many Chinese vendors doing business and Chinese people passing by greeted John Hong——
"Hello, Mr. Hong!"
"Master Hong, can you pay the rent later this month?"
"Young Master Hong, my daughter is sick, can the rent be reduced or reduced this month?"
John Hong waved his hand very generously, and basically agreed to all the other party's requests.
Yan Xiong followed behind Shi Zhijian, biting his ice cream and muttering: "This is obviously a charterer!"
Shi Zhijian knew very well that John Hong, who appeared to be a top student at Cambridge University with a bright future, was actually the leader of the Chaozhou Gang in Chinatown! One-third of the entire industry in Chinatown belonged to his family!
Due to family influence, John Hong was unable to continue his studies after graduating from college. Instead, because of his special status, he had to inherit the family business. Relying on the foundation accumulated by the Chaozhou Gang, he founded many new companies, focusing on catering and entertainment.
In fact, in this era, London's Chinatown had the largest number of Hong Kong people, and when there were more people, it was easier to form groups, and the Teochew Gang was the most famous overseas society. Chinese people were willing to join the Teochew Gang in order to protect themselves, so the Teochew Gang in Chinatown became more and more powerful.
Of course, with the development of Chinatown, a large number of Vietnamese, Japanese, Koreans, and Malays have poured in!
These people are fierce and brave, and they are even more ruthless in fights than the Chaozhou Gang. They continue to encroach on the territory of Chinatown, slowly expand their power, and make Chinatown more and more chaotic. The Chaozhou Gang, who are mainly Hong Kong people, is even more challenged.
John Hong's family business is no longer as good as before.
John Hong had enough brains. Since he could no longer continue to fight, he started to explore other legitimate industries. In the past few years, he had become prosperous.
As John Hong said, this small villa is really exquisite and a great place to live.
Shi Zhijian was very satisfied with this. Even Baoer, who was very picky, couldn't help but choose the room she liked first. There happened to be a flower shop opposite her room. When she opened the door, all kinds of flowers came to her face!
Hong John took Shi Zhijian and others to see the room and saw that the time was almost noon, so he proposed to go out to eat, and he was responsible for treating the guests!
Bao'er is jet-lagged, not hungry, and says she needs to sleep because she's sleepy.
Yan Xiong couldn't bear it either. After all, he was not a young man.
There is nothing wrong with Ax Jun, but he has to stay to take care of the "old and frail" Yan Xiong and the "young" Bao'er, so he can only cook instant noodles at home.
Shi Zhijian originally didn't want to go out, but John Hong insisted on remaining a landlord.
Shi Zhijian couldn't put it down, so he simply washed up, changed his clothes and went out with John Hong.
…
Soon, Hong John took Shi Zhijian to a place of feasting and entertainment, surrounded by various signboards, such as "Young Beauty Acupressure", "Chinatown Sauna" and so on.
Shi Zhijian couldn't help but pointed: "You treat me to these?"
"Of course not! You are such a handsome boy, wouldn't it be an advantage to those women to do this? Let's go! In the alley!" John Hong walked towards the alley with Shi Zhijian with a smile.
"Do you know why this place is called Chinatown? Because there are the largest number of Hong Kong people here! So do you know what is the biggest characteristic of Hong Kong people? They are good at eating! They are especially good at making soups and cooking! But these are just childish. The most classic thing is dog meat. Unfortunately,
It is illegal to kill dogs here!" John Hong said as he took Shi Zhijian to a restaurant without a signboard, "In this case, let's do something else? What do you think is the most interesting thing here?"
Shi Zhijian shook his head, "I can't guess."
"Of course it's snake soup!" Hong John said with a smile, "Actually, I don't like killing dogs. Dogs are so cute! Snakes are different. Even God says it is Satan. If you eat more, you will treat it as a helper.
God boss takes revenge!”
Shi Zhijian couldn't help but laugh: "Why don't you feel like you graduated from Cambridge University?"
"Really? Ten years ago, I was a gentleman, but ten years later I became like this, a gangster!" John Hong said, "It's all because of life!"
"Wow, Mr. Hong, you're here, and there happens to be a fat dragon. How cool is that?" The owner of the Snake Soup Shop smiled widely as soon as he saw John Hong.
"Yes! This is my good friend. You can get him some of the best to replenish his body!"
"OK! It turns out that this handsome guy is from Hong Kong! Do you know that there is a Snake King Soup in Hong Kong? The shop is opened by my younger brother!" the boss said jokingly.
Shi Zhijian was startled. He knew about that store in Hong Kong and had visited it before.
When I think about it again, this is how the Chinese people spread their glory. Whichever business is good, it will bloom all over the world.