Siheyuan: Living in the People's Community, with a Heart for the Red Star

Old Yang looked at Zhang Qing who was busy at the side with a smile, and answered Secretary Cui's question casually: "What can I do? My career is on the right track, and it's time to enjoy life. It's better to go back to my hometown to be safe than to go out and worry. I really don't have any purpose, I just want to walk around and relax. I don't think there is any place in the world safer than Kyoto, I just come back to enjoy the simple atmosphere of China! It just so happens that I found out that Yuping is pregnant when I came back this time, so I will take her with me when I leave. Basically, I won't go back to China in the short term, so they won't be worried anymore!"

Secretary Cui also slowly frowned as he listened to what Lao Yang said.

"It's good this way. Most of the people related to you have left the country, so you don't have to run back for no reason. We can go through normal international trade from now on, which is more in line with our identities. Giving blindly will only lead to endless greed. Your situation is indeed special, and I can't give you any good advice. You have to walk your own way in the future. I will also step down soon, and I can't help you with anything."

Old Yang looked at the depressed Secretary Cui, sat up straight and moved closer to him. He comforted him softly, "Uncle Cui, you should try to retire, hand over your work and enjoy your retirement life. When the situation becomes possible, I will take you to Hong Kong to live with me, help me take care of the children, play chess with the old man, and brag!"

Secretary Cui's mood suddenly improved. He looked at Old Yang and asked, "I heard from them that you have five sons. That's incredible! Your Old Yang family has expanded. I really want to go over to see your children and spend some time with you in your old age. But I guess it's hard to realize that!"

Old Yang immediately smiled and said, "I know that you, Uncle Cui, just want to see the child, so when I came this time, I brought you a set of photo albums."

Old Yang took out a thick photo album from his briefcase, placed it on the table and pushed it in front of Secretary Cui, saying, "These are photos of me, my wife, and our children. Take them out and look through them when you miss me. When conditions allow, I will take you to Hong Kong and we can take a family photo together."

Secretary Cui excitedly began to look through the photos in the album, which included photos of Old Yang and his wives, as well as photos of Old Yang and his wives and children. In particular, a photo of his five sons was particularly attractive.

Finally, here is a family photo of Lao Yang and his whole family.

Secretary Cui was a little excited, and kept muttering: "Great, great, great! Look at these kids, each one is more handsome than the other, and each one is so strong!"

Soon Zhang Qing, who had finished making tea, came back and replaced a cup of tea for Secretary Cui. He poured out the tea in Lao Yang's cup and replaced it with a cup of steaming hot tea.

After putting down the teapot, Zhang Qing kept his eyes on Lao Yang's family album. He was very curious about the photos of Lao Yang's family and wanted to take them from Secretary Cui to have a closer look. Looking at the beautiful girls and lively and cute children in the photos, Zhang Qing gave Lao Yang a thumbs up and said with his mouth: You are awesome!

Old Yang kept an eye on Secretary Cui, fearing that he would get excited and cause trouble. Seeing that Secretary Cui's emotions had gradually calmed down, he put his mind at ease and began to exchange glances with Zhang Qing.

Secretary Cui was very satisfied with the photo album brought by Lao Yang. He looked through it twice before stopping.

He took a sip of tea, calmed down, and said, "You are not bad! You are lucky to have achieved what you have now. Don't be complacent, and develop seriously. 'It is easy to conquer a country, but difficult to keep it'. Only by maintaining your current strength can you show your true ability! Your high-profile behavior will definitely cause dissatisfaction among others. I am old, and my thoughts cannot keep up. I don't know how to persuade you. I hope you can take care of yourself and stick to your original intention to achieve your goal."

"I know it's boring for you to accompany an old man like me, so I won't keep you here. Go back and accompany your wife! I heard that the girl from the Li family is also pregnant. Be nice to her. She really wants to help you wholeheartedly. She manages Xingbang Company quite well, saving me a lot of effort. Now I am going to retire, and she is pregnant. I guess it will be difficult to control Xingbang Company in the future. No one can predict what it will become, and you should have an idea in your mind. Okay, you can go, let Zhang Qing see you off for me!"

When Old Yang saw that Secretary Cui had chased the people away, he really had nothing to say to Secretary Cui, so he stood up and said goodbye.

"Okay, Uncle Cui, I will definitely remember your words and will never betray my ancestors and bring shame to China! I won't bother you anymore. I will go back and make some arrangements. If conditions permit, I will come to see you again. I think your current health can still support you for many years. There is really hope that you can live with me in your old age. If you grit your teeth and hold on, I will apply to the higher authorities to take you to Hong Kong to live in your old age!"

Old Yang stood up and waved to Zhang Qing beside him, then walked towards the door, ready to say something to Zhang Qing again.

Zhang Qing stood up and said hello to Secretary Cui, then followed Lao Yang out of the room. When they arrived at the living room downstairs, Lao Yang waited for Zhang Qing, and the two walked out of the house side by side.

"Xiao Qing, I'm telling you, you're in danger now. You have power in your hands, and you have things on your mind. If you're not careful, you'll abuse your power. It's not that it's bad to like someone, but everyone has their own life trajectory, and some things can't be interfered with just because you want to. Unless you are as detached from the secular world as I am! Possessing incomparable power, otherwise you must think about whether you can withstand the pressure that comes next. This pressure is not only for you, but also for the girl you like. Can she bear this pressure?! If you have the ability to raise her secretly, that's another matter, otherwise don't provoke her!"

"I'm very optimistic about you. If you really want to, you can apply to come to my place after Cui Bo retires. Then you can bring that girl with you. After all, my place is not like the country where no one cares about your bullshit. As long as you have money, you can have three wives and four concubines!"

Old Yang still wanted to dig Zhang Qing into his own camp. If the top beam was not straight, the bottom beam would be crooked. He had seven or eight wives, and his subordinates certainly could not be monogamous! In this way, Zhang Qing's family would have no objection. After all, there is no mother who doesn't want her son to marry more wives!

Zhang Qing shook his head and refused: "Although the conditions there are very attractive, I still don't want to go. The country needs people like me! I can't let the country down for training me. Brother Yang, don't worry, I will take care of it!"

Lao Yang patted Zhang Qing on the shoulder and said, "Okay, I respect your opinion. If you really can't make it, you can come to my place anytime. When you see your brother, tell him to come to my place when you have time. I will support him with some cars. I want to see how far he can climb. Some people are worth investing in!"

Zhang Qing nodded and replied, "Okay, Brother Yang, I'll tell him tonight. Ask him to arrange a time to see you tomorrow. You and sister-in-law should have a good rest first!"

The two of them arrived outside the courtyard. Old Yang's car was parked outside the door. Old Yang asked the driver to open the trunk, took out a bag of gifts and handed it to Zhang Qing, saying, "There are some supplements in it. Take them in and keep them for Uncle Cui. Make some for him when you have time. Don't give them to other people. I want him to live a few more years and enjoy life!"

Old Yang took out another bag of gifts and handed it to Zhang Qing, saying, "This is for you. There are some little things in it, and some small gifts to please the little girl. Although I don't think your marriage is good, I still hope you don't have any regrets! I can't help you much, so you should take care of yourself!"

"Thank you, brother. I will be careful!"

Zhang Qing is still very grateful to Lao Yang. After all, Lao Yang supports him.

Old Yang waved his hand indifferently and said, "Don't thank me. I'm not a good guy! I have a lot of wives, so I can't give you any good advice! Everything depends on you. Okay, go back, I'm leaving too!"

Lao Yang got into the bulletproof car and told his bodyguards to start heading back.

The clock in the car showed that it was around four o'clock. The snow on the roadside was shining brightly. The pedestrians and vehicles on the road were hurrying by, and no one stopped to admire the scenery.

Old Yang glanced at the pedestrians on the road and inadvertently saw an acquaintance, Zhao Changbao, the young man from the compound that Old Yang first met. This boy was walking on the road with a few other guys, and from time to time he would grab a snowball and throw it at the girls passing by, causing a lot of scolding. Some of the fierce ones even grabbed snowballs to fight back, but they were soon hit by Zhao Changbao and his gang and fled in a hurry.

Lao Yang asked his bodyguard to park the car on the side of the road and watched Zhao Changbao and his group of mischievous boys making snowballs and throwing them at passers-by. Lao Yang lowered the car window and watched. Soon, one of Zhao Changbao's men noticed the parked car and Lao Yang who was observing them. He then quietly walked behind Zhao Changbao and whispered something in his ear. Zhao Changbao glanced at the car and saw Lao Yang inside through the car window. He shuddered in his heart and quickly called the man who was making snowballs to leave.

He saw Lao Yang waving at him in the car window. Zhao Changbao hesitated for a while, gritted his teeth and gave orders to his younger brothers.

"Go wait for me in the alley ahead. I have something to do and will be there soon."

Seeing that his younger brothers had all left, Zhao Changbao strolled to Lao Yang's car, smiled at Lao Yang through the window and asked, "Brother, did you call me for something? I didn't provoke you!"

Old Yang looked at Zhao Changbao, who was wearing a green leather military jacket and a cotton hat, and asked, "It's fate that I met you! Why haven't you found a job yet? Why do you keep flirting with girls all day long?"

Zhao Changbao said very embarrassedly: "My family found me a job at the street office, but I couldn't stand it after one day. It's not just trivial matters, but I can't be free all day! I'm not cut out for that kind of work? I just found a few guys in the yard to mess around. I didn't do anything illegal, I just didn't want to be restricted!"

Old Yang looked at Zhao Changbao who was anxious to explain and did not continue to ask him questions. He turned around and asked about the situation of Zhong Yuemin and others.

"I think you are just too well-off. I don't care about your affairs. I just want to ask you where Zhong Yuemin, Zhang Haiyang and the others have gone."

Zhao Changbao was relieved when he heard that it was not because of him. When he heard that they were asking about Zhong Yuemin and Zhang Haiyang, he introduced them to Lao Yang without hiding anything.

"They and the other boys they played with were all recruited into the army. I heard they won a prize in a martial arts competition a while ago. My family scolded me for that. These two guys didn't stop even after they left! My family wanted me to join the army, so I ran away and have been living at a friend's house recently. Being a soldier is hard and tiring. Whoever wants to go can go, but I won't go!"

Old Yang was speechless looking at the rebellious Zhao Changbao. You didn't want to join the army, which is such a good way to get promoted, but you just wanted to be a street urchin and flirt with girls all day long. I have to say that your ideal is really amazing!

Old Yang didn't want to have any close friendship with these parasites, so he took out a Daqianmen that he had saved and threw it to Zhao Changbao, admonishing him: "You can play and make noise as you like, but don't embarrass your father! Stay away from those crazy hooligans. It's not my turn to teach you a lesson, so you better take care of yourself!"

Lao Yang knocked on the front seat, and the bodyguard started the car and continued to move forward. Lao Yang also rolled up the window to block the cold wind outside.

Zhao Changbao was very puzzled when he saw the cigarette in his hand. He asked about Zhong Yuemin's news and got a ticket to Daqianmen. He was really a rich man, but he didn't know who he was! Just look at the car and you can tell it's not simple. It's definitely not from China. The license plates are all from abroad. Zhao Changbao didn't hesitate anymore. He happily took the cigarette and went to the alley to show off to his friends.

Lao Yang leaned back in his chair and looked out the window at the street with the breath of the times, wondering whether he should dig up some movie and TV protagonists and send them abroad to change their fate. Anyway, he was already trying to change the course of history, so changing the fate of some people shouldn't be a big deal. It would probably take a long time before he could openly return to China after leaving this time, so he took this opportunity to take a group of people away as a game!

The car quickly returned to Guaijia Hutong and drove directly into the courtyard. Ma Yu, who was waiting respectfully, hurried forward to open the car door and ushered in Old Yang.

"Arrange food and lodging for the bodyguards. Come to the living room to find me later and tell me about the recent situation at home."

After getting off the car, Lao Yang asked Ma Yu to arrange food and lodging for the bodyguards.

"Okay, boss!" Ma Yu agreed quickly.

Old Yang walked quickly into the living room and sat down beside the eight-immortal table, waiting for Ma Yu to arrive. When the hired worker saw Old Yang sitting down, he quickly made a cup of tea with hot water, brought it to Old Yang, and then quietly retreated to the side of the living room.

Lao Yang opened the teacup and counted the tea leaves. Soon Ma Yu hurried into the living room and stood next to Lao Yang.

"Boss, everything has been arranged!"

Lao Yang looked up and asked, "How much money is left on the account?"

Ma Yu immediately replied: "There are still more than 400 million in the account, which is the balance paid back from the meat trade by the master."

"Then keep 100 million of the money and use the rest to buy nearby residential land. Buy all the houses that can be sold around us, preferably those with private deeds, and then find some familiar people to rent them out. I don't want our area to be filled with other people's spies or people who are looking for trouble!"

"Okay, Boss, I'll get it done!"

"How's it going at the factory?"

Ma Yu answered hesitantly, "There is not much work at the factory. There are only two people taking turns on duty. There is no income there. Should we remove it?"

"Be careful over there, there's someone on duty! You don't need to worry about what to do, I'll make the arrangements. Just remember to collect the payment and put it into the account!"

"Okay, boss. I'll pay attention next time!"

Ma Yu quickly admitted his mistake.