"Sorry, my surname is Shi, and I am a businessman! Are you workers here? I would like to discuss something with the person in charge of your factory."
Shi Zhijian took out cigarettes from his arms, knocked out a few and handed them to Fat Boy Kun and the others.
At this moment, Fat Zai Kun and the other three couldn't care less about the three unloyal watchdogs. Seeing that Shi Zhijian was in a neat suit and spoke politely, and that he looked like a big shot, they just wiped their hands casually on their bodies, and then took over their duties separately.
Passing the cigarette in Shi Zhijian's hand, he saw the brand and saw that it was a premium Marlboro. It was said that a box cost 23 Hong Kong dollars. It was considered a very luxurious cigarette in this era. After all, the monthly salary of soda workers like them was only 300.
"Our boss is not here." Fatty Kun said.
"Our boss is the village chief here!" Hei Zai said.
"Today our village chief's great-grandfather celebrates his birthday!" Xiangzi said.
Shi Zhijian smiled: "Can you take me there?"
"This?" Fatty Kun hesitated.
The man next to him shouted loudly: "I'm not asking you to walk, why not take a car? What's the trouble?"
As soon as Fat Zai Kun and the others heard that there was a car ride, they immediately became active.
"I'll go! I'll go! I'll take you there!"
The three of them raised their hands together. They had never sat in a car before, and they didn't know how enjoyable and majestic it would be if they did.
"Hei Zai, Xiang Zai, don't argue. I'm older than you, so let me do such heavy work!" Fatty Kun said with a straight face, holding a cigarette in his mouth, then turned back and bowed to Shi Zhijian: "Boss Shi is
Well, get in the car first! Where can I sit? I will take you there! Be careful, there are dogs in the village, they are all loose and not tied up!"
…
To Kwa Wan, San Mui Tsuen.
When Shi Zhijian drove to the village, the whole village was extremely lively. Today is the birthday of the boss Lai Taigong, and almost everyone in the village came to pay his respects.
There are also many kinds of birthday gifts, such as local eggs, local duck eggs, cabbage, radish, bacon and sausage. In short, not many people get money, most of them are local specialties.
In the living room, the boss Lai looked unhappy and said to the old lady: "We villagers are so boring. You are celebrating your birthday and you use these things to fool people!"
He also said: "Last time Zhang Heiniu and his father celebrated his birthday, as the head of a village, I gave him a gift of five yuan. This time he not only refused to give the money, but also just brought a basket of salted fish. It was so disrespectful.
Got it!"
The old lady criticized the boss Lai, "We are all from the same village, and no matter what we give you, it is all from the same heart! If you care too much, your life will be shortened!"
The boss Lai rolled his eyes and said, "You're kind-hearted. I'll settle the score later. How much money will you lose on your birthday?"
Just when Boss Lai was feeling unhappy, he heard people outside shouting: "There are cars! There are sedans!"
This To Kwa Wan village is very remote. There are not many cars, not even bicycles. Many people go to Kowloon City to go to the market on foot, or take the nearby ox-drawn carriage.
"Who is here? Go out and have a look!" the old lady said to the boss Lai.
The boss, Lai, picked his nose and said, "Who could he be? He's probably from the tax bureau, or he's from the water conservancy bureau! Only ghosts from a poor place like us would come here!"
"Maybe you came to wish me a happy birthday!"
"Grandpa, how old are you? You are just talking nonsense! You have been staying in this village all this time. Who knows you? And you drive here to wish you a happy birthday? What a wonderful idea!"
Saying this, the boss Lai moved his buttocks and stood up, "I'm going to take a look first. If they come here to collect taxes, I'll give them the salted fish eggs collected today!"
…
A black Volkswagen car parked near a dirt yard.
Shi Zhijian, Da Daoxiong and Fatty Kun were surrounded by a large group of people as soon as they got off the car.
"Fat Kun, are you so prosperous? You even get to ride in a car?"
"No, I'm bringing someone here to take a look!" Fatty Kun said, but his face was full of pride. He even deliberately leaned his butt on the front of the car, holding a cigarette in his mouth and posing as a car model, "That's right.
, where is the boss Lai? This boss Shi has something to do with him!"
The villagers were chattering around the car. Some reached out to touch it, some looked inside, and some imitated Fatty Kun and leaned on the front of the car. They said to Fatty Kun, "I'm staying with my grandpa in the house.
He doesn’t seem very happy, he collected too much salted fish!”
Shi Zhijian asked Dao Daoxiong to take the cartons of cigarettes and distribute them to the male villagers.
For a while, the crowd around the car was as lively as the Chinese New Year.
"What's going on? It's so noisy?" Lai, the boss, walked over with a straight step.
Fatty Kun immediately stood at attention and said to him: "Someone is looking for you!"
"Look for me somewhere?"
"Is it me? My name is Shi Zhijian. Nice to meet you!" Shi Zhijian saw the rightful owner coming and hurriedly stepped forward and extended his hand.
Boss Lai looked Shi Zhijian up and down, but did not shake hands with Shi Zhijian, but asked: "Who are you? Why are you looking for me?"
Shi Zhijian retracted his outstretched hand, with the smile still on his face. This time he took out a cigarette and handed one over.
The boss Lai looked at the high-end cigarettes and said, "I smoke local cigarettes myself, and I'm not used to smoking this kind of foreign cigarettes!" As he said this, he reached out to take the cigarette and put it on his ear.
Shi Zhijian did not immediately say that he wanted to come here to buy a soda water factory, but smiled and said to the boss Lai: "Sorry, I came in a hurry. I just heard everyone said that today is the old lady's birthday, so I prepared a small gift, which is not respectful!"
"
As he spoke, Shi Zhijian took out his wallet from his pocket, opened it and took out six Hong Kong dollars, totaling six hundred yuan.
"Axiong, do you have any red envelopes?"
When Dai Daoxiong asked, he said: "No, Brother Jian, I don't know if someone has a birthday today, but I am not prepared."
Shi Zhijian was very embarrassed and said to the boss Lai: "This... Liuliu Dashun! Please forgive me for the lack of red packaging."
Boss Lai was stunned for three seconds. Did someone really bring money to pay homage to the great-grandfather? Or was it six hundred as a gift?!
Come on, did I have a bad attitude just now?
Suddenly, the boss said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, as long as it's money, I don't mind if there are red envelopes! Red envelopes are just a custom, they are a sign!" As he said this, he hurriedly took the 600 Hong Kong dollars, feeling very happy.
"Is that Boss Shi? If you have nothing to do, come in and have a drink!" Boss Lai invited.
Shi Zhijian looked at the noisy surroundings and knew that there was no way to negotiate business on such an occasion, so he said: "How about this? I have prepared a banquet at the nearby 'Dragon City Hotel' and would like to invite you and the many people from Anle Soda Drink Factory."
Let’s have a potluck dinner together!”
"Well," Lai, the boss, scratched his chin with his fingers and looked hesitant, "Today is my great-grandfather's birthday. I am very filial and cannot leave casually!"
"Really, that's a bit of a pity. Originally, I invited a few beautiful girls to come over and sit with me... They all really want to meet a big shot like you!"
"Beautiful girl?" Boss Lai suddenly excited, "That's what you said, Boss Shi. You have come all the way and are so sincere. If I don't appreciate you, I'm looking down on you! Let's go first!"
"But----" Shi Zhijian pointed to the inside of the banquet, "You just said that you are very filial, so is it okay to leave like this?"
"It doesn't matter! My great-grandfather can't die without me! Those beautiful girls are different. I don't know how disappointed they are when they can't see me!" After saying that, the boss Lai got into the car and told the fat boy Kun outside, "You
Let’s have a drink with my grandpa! I’ll accompany Boss Shi to the big hotel! The beautiful girl will be sad without me!”
