Chapter 911 0899 [A Tiger Cub in the Family, Eagle Eyes and Wolf Look Back]

"Master, the second young master has come back from outside, and breakfast has been prepared. I'm waiting for you to go over and have dinner." Uncle En, the old servant of the Li family, was sitting across from him in the backyard, wearing a black silk Tang suit, carving puppets by hand, with a smile on his face. Li Xiaohe said with a smile.

Sixty-seven-year-old Li Xiaohe, who was lean and lean, put down the carving knife, and Uncle En next to him had already handed over the towel just right.

Li Xiaohe wiped the sweat from his face, looked at the unfinished work in front of him and said to his uncle beside him: "I really like Gu Long's "The Passionate Swordsman", especially Li Xunhuan's carving skills!"

Uncle En smiled: "That's a martial arts novel, it can't be taken seriously. Even if Li Xunhuan comes back to life, what's the advantage of your craftsmanship, sir?"

Li Xiaohe smiled and said, "Don't praise me! At my age, I have long been ignorant of worldly affairs. I occasionally read those martial arts novels to enjoy myself. It is said that playing with carving can cultivate one's sentiments, and it can also give me, an old man with nothing to do, something to rely on."

"Master, how come you are old? In my eyes, you will always be eighteen."

"Haha, you, you, what you say is true or false, but I just like to hear it! If I am eighteen years old, aren't you only sixteen?"

"You're right, I'm two years younger than you, master. I was beaten by my master for stealing rice cakes back then. If you hadn't saved me, I would have been kicked out of the Li family." Uncle En said with a trace of nostalgia in his eyes, "Although at that time It’s silly, but I feel very fulfilled. A piece of rice cake can make me happy for a long time. I would rather break my legs to steal it.”

"Haha, you steal rice cakes, and I steal perfume and jade - I think back then, you took me to a nightclub and found a different dancer for me every time. As a result, I wore a different perfume every time, which almost made my father almost Break my legs."

"I'm just grateful to you. You saved me. Of course I have to consider you first for my benefit!"

"You, you, you want to go play, but you don't have any money in your pocket, right? You treat me as a scapegoat. I help you buy the whole clock every time."

"Hehe." Uncle En smiled, his eyes showing a hint of cunning that only young people can have, "Master, you are still aware of everything and know everything."

"You know nothing! You have deceived me for so many years, and who did that little Taohong love back then?"

"Of course it's you, sir. You are talented, rich, and handsome!"

"Shit! I finally found out that Xiao Taohong and you were childhood sweethearts. Before you entered our Li family, you were your childhood sweethearts, but you didn't expect that she would end up in a prostitute..."

Uncle En's expression darkened, "Fate is playing tricks on you, no one can imagine it."

"Since you and she were childhood sweethearts, why did you give her up to me?"

"Because you like it, Master." Uncle En said firmly, "As long as it is what you like, I will help you do it!"

"Even if you give me your beloved woman, you won't hesitate to do so?"

"yes!"

Li Xiaohe took a deep look at his uncle and said, "Okay, let's not talk about this. After all, it's all in the past. You tell the front and I'll change my clothes and go over right away."

Uncle En smiled and looked at the puppet that Li Xiaohe had not finished carving. Obviously, it was a female figure, which seemed familiar. Who else could it be if it wasn't Xiao Taohong?

"The master is also an infatuated person!" Uncle En sighed in his heart, "It has been so long since Xiao Taohong passed away, but he still thinks about her. It is worth dying for a prostitute to get such love from him."

Uncle En once again insisted that he had done the right thing before, and felt that he was doing the right thing by giving up Xiao Taohong and giving it to Li Xiaohe. Even if Xiao Taohong died of depression in the end, Uncle En would not regret it.

After all, there was a man who loved her.

No, two men loved her.

She has knowledge underground, so she should have a smile on her face.

Watching Uncle En leave, Li Xiaohe took the puppet again and gently stroked the puppet, as if stroking a woman's hair.

"You left, why bother leaving me? I am old now, and the only thing I can think about you is to carve a statue for you, like Li Xunhuan, for the rest of my life."

After saying that, Li Xiaohe coughed violently, and in the red candlelight, his thin figure looked like Li Xunhuan in "The Sentimental Swordsman".

…

When Li Xiaohe walked into the restaurant, his casual Tang suit had changed into a straight suit, and his face did not show the relaxed and freehand mood of making wood carvings in the backyard at all. Only a serious expression remained. His eyes swept over the person sitting in the restaurant. By the time his family arrived, everyone had hurriedly stood up and said proactively: "Master, you are here!"

"Sit." Li Xiaohe walked to the main seat of the dining table and glanced at everyone again.

Wife, two concubines, three sons, two daughters, eight people in total.

The dining table was large, but only slightly spacious. After all, including him, there were already nine people. If we included his two grandchildren and one granddaughter, there were twelve people.

In the Li family, women are accessories and have no say. Especially in the family business, they have always been prohibited from speaking. Their domain is housework.

Li Xiaohe gave all the housework to these women and let them busy themselves with intrigues, so that they would not be greedy and interfere with the family business when they had something to do.

The eldest son, Li Zhaoyuan, wears thick myopia glasses, has thin cheeks, and a bloodless face. His hair is parted in the middle, and he wears a long coat. His body looks a little frail, and he coughs from time to time.

The second son, Li Zhaoheng, was full of energy and had leering eyes. When he looked at Li Xiaohe, he looked respectful and polite on the surface, but in fact he looked like a hawk looking at a wolf.

The third son, Li Zhaozhen, looks fair and has a pair of erratic peach blossom eyes. He is dressed fashionably. Although he is wearing a suit, he is wearing a colorful scarf and his hair is shiny. You can smell the Paris perfume on him from a distance. He is completely a noodle with oily hair. Rich playboy.

Sister Lan, the self-dressing girl, ordered the food to be served. Although it was breakfast, there was a lot of food on the table, including Hong Kong style western toast, fried noodles with soy sauce, ham noodles, pineapple buns, porridge and fried dough sticks, etc.

"Father, these are the recent stock quotes of our Ricci Real Estate. Please take a look at it!" When the eldest son saw his father sitting down and eating porridge, he couldn't wait to put a thick stack of information that he had prepared long ago on Li Xiao's hand. He Qianqian: "It is now March 1975. Each share of Ritchie Real Estate has risen from 0.78 Hong Kong dollars per share before December last year to 0.83 Hong Kong dollars per share. After my analysis during this period, 3% of Ritchie Real Estate's Stocks were traded in the stock market during this period, and the transaction volume was approximately HKD 3 million to HKD 4 million.”

Li Zhaoyuan's expression was joyful when he said these words. As the eldest son of Li, he has always coveted the position of the head of the family. Unfortunately, he is weak and not as good as his second brother Li Zhaoheng in terms of personal abilities. For this reason, he is very distressed and tries his best to Fafa wants to show off his talents in front of his father and gain recognition.

This time is a good opportunity. The stock of Ritchie Real Estate under his control has finally risen, which is a great news.

Li Xiaohe picked up the pile of information and looked through it expressionlessly, then asked: "What about the stocks of Li's Real Estate?"

"The stocks of British-owned companies such as Wheelock, Tramway Company, Wharf, etc. also have different increases." Li Zhaoyuan said to his father Li Xiaohe.

Li Xiaohe folded the information and looked at Li Zhaoyuan: "Since those stocks have increased, why do you feel so happy when Ricci Real Estate's stock has a slight increase?"

"Uh, this-"

"Are you happy because you are in charge of Ritchie Properties and it belongs to you?"

"Father, that's not the case. Please listen to my explanation -" Li Zhaoyuan wanted to defend.

Li Xiaohe glanced at him with sharp eyes.

Li Zhaoyuan shut up immediately.

"Remember, whether it is Lee House, Wheelock, Wharf, etc., it is our Lee family property! It is not just yours, it is yours! As the eldest son in the family, you have to look further and understand Look at the overall situation instead of focusing on your own one-third of an acre, that is short-sighted!”

Li Zhaoyuan was speechless after being scolded, and it took him a long time to lower his head and say: "Yes, father."

Lee Zhaoheng and Lee Zhaozhen had different expressions.

Li Zhaozhen was gloating over his misfortune. For him, his eldest brother was simply overestimating his abilities and always wanted to be in the limelight, but he always made a fool of himself.

However, Li Zhaoheng's expression was calm and composed. It seemed that he never paid attention to all the actions of Li Zhaoyuan from the beginning to the end. To put it more bluntly, he did not regard this stupid poke brother as a competitor at all.

His calmness was pure contempt.

Li Xiaohe took a sip of coffee and looked at his youngest son Li Zhaozhen: "You smile very happily. Can you tell me what happy things happened and share them with everyone?"

"Ahem, father, I -" Li Zhaozhen quickly suppressed her smile, covered her mouth and pretended to cough, "I just thought of something else, it's not worth mentioning."

"Not worth mentioning? What about the Ritchie Automobile Dealership you are in charge of? I heard that the profits have dropped recently. Could you tell me the reason? Is it your poor management, or is it because everyone doesn't like riding in the car and is instead exercising and walking?"

"Haha!" The eldest brother Li Zhaoyuan couldn't help covering his mouth and snickering. This is called retribution. Let's see how you make a fool of yourself.

When Li Zhaozhen saw his father asking this question, he said with an embarrassed look: "That's right, those drivers asked me to raise my salary. My father said, those who are capable work harder, they are poor, haha, if it weren't for our Li family to enjoy the meal, they would all They were hungry, but they dared to threaten me now. Of course I refused, so they launched a collective strike. Many cars were not driven, and business was poor! "

After hearing what his third son said, Li Xiaohe snorted coldly: "You remember what I said very well, but I also said that those who are capable work harder, and the more they work, the more they gain. The support of people is the key to success or failure! Why can our Li family be so successful? We are here today? It’s not because of how powerful we are, but because many people rely on us for food. We should keep in mind that if you give others something to eat, you will have more ways to live!”

"The drivers are on strike, why? Because they don't have enough to eat! Other car dealers have already raised their wages by 10%, but ours is still the same! The money I asked you to increase your salary is enough Where did you go with 1.3 million?"

Li Xiaohe looked at his son fiercely.

Li Zhaozhen trembled under his father's gaze and almost fell off his chair in fright. He said hurriedly: "My father is like this. Not long ago, I saw someone investing in the catering business, so I partnered with him. Who knew -"

"Who knows anything?"

"Who knew he was a big liar, and he actually donated money and ran away!" Li Zhaozhen had to tell the truth, "Now I have called the police, and the police are looking for him -"

Li Xiaohe smiled: "He is your friend?"

"Yes."

"Where did we meet?"

"Big, rich man."

"How long have you known each other?"

"That three..."

"Three months?"

"Three days."

"You've only known each other for three days and you dare to hand over more than one million to the other person and jointly invest in catering with him?" Li Xiaohe smiled, with a murderous look in his smile.

Li Zhaozhen was trembling, and she said harshly: "Well... I thought he was a good person!"

"What do you think? Haha, you are my son, but you are so naive and romantic. What do you think? Do you think that because you are my son, you can do whatever you want, and it doesn't matter if you waste public funds?"

"No, father, listen to me -"

"Shut up!" Li Xiaohe scolded, "I don't want to hear your excuses anymore! From today on, you stay at home and think about your mistakes. As for the car dealership business, let others take care of it for the time being."

"Ah? Father, you can't do this. You know, I put a lot of effort into my car dealership..."

"I told you to shut up!"

Everyone shivered violently, and the surrounding temperature dropped sharply.

Li Xiaohe's principal wife, Li Lu, glanced at her youngest son, and Li Zhaozhen quickly shut up, not daring to argue with his father any more.

Although Li Xiaohe said that he would be happy to let them do what they wanted, everyone knew that Li Xiaohe had always been the family emperor. His words were golden rules, and no one dared to violate them, let alone resist.

After dealing with his younger son Li Zhaozhen, Li Xiaohe turned his attention to his second son Li Zhaoheng, who was also the most like him: "Tell me, what have you been doing recently?"

Lee Siu-heng saw his eldest brother and his third brother making a fool of themselves in front of him. He looked calm and did not show any pride. Seeing his father speak, he replied in a respectful tone: "Reporting to my father, recently I have been trying to take over the thousand acres of land in Tsuen Wan. !”

"But what about the industrial land that Du Yongxiao plans to build a car factory on?" Li Xiaohe said calmly.

"Yes!" Li Zhaoheng was not surprised at all that his father was well informed about the news.

"I know what I'm saying, how do I get it?"

"Join vertically and horizontally?"

"What kind of Zongheng?"

"I joined forces with Li Jiacheng of Cheung Kong Holdings."

"Where's Heng?"

"I contacted the big guys from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to prepare to criticize Du Yongxiao."

"reason?"

"Traitor!" Li Zhaoheng said, "He colluded with the Japanese to open a car factory and squeezed the blood and sweat of the Chinese people. His heart is to be punished!"

Li Xiaohe smiled: "It's quite a big fuss."

"You have always taught me, to achieve the goal, do whatever it takes!"

"Okay!" Li Xiaohe took a deep look at the ambitious son who looked most like him, then pointed at the soup on the dining table and said to Li Zhaoheng: "Drink the soup!"

It’s reward and recognition.

"Thank you father! Please use it too!"

The father and son treated each other as guests and drank soup from each other.

The eldest son Li Zhaoyuan and the younger son Li Zhaozhen looked at each other and knew that this soup was not for them.

Looking at the second eldest brother Li Zhaoheng, the two of them were filled with jealousy.

"I heard that Du Yongxiao is not an ordinary person, brother, if you want to defeat him, don't shoot yourself in the foot!"

The two of them cursed inwardly.