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

The next day, Lao Yang took Mina for a drive in Osaka. They found a building near the city center that was actually for sale. So they asked the driver, "Do you know what's going on with this Jinbao Building? Why is it for sale?"

The driver is a local who is familiar with the area. He told Lao Yang about the news of the building. The owner of Jinbao Building, Heiwulang, died suddenly some time ago. The bank required the remaining loan of Jinbao Building to be returned or let the heirs continue to pay. Heiwulang's wife was unable to repay. Heiwulang's family asked to take over Jinbao Building, but did not intend to give Heiwulang's wife the property. So the three parties took the case to the court, and finally ruled to sell the building to repay the bank and then distribute it, so Jinbao Building was put up for sale, but no one bought it because the asking price was too high.

Lao Yang was very satisfied with this situation. The location of this building was just right for the gang's base. Lao Yang asked his younger brother to pull over and told him to contact the owner of the building. Lao Yang decided to buy the building. The younger brother immediately got out of the car and ran into the Jinbao Building. He asked for the contact number from a tenant and called the other party, telling him that he was from the Yamaguchi-gumi and asked him to come over immediately to meet and buy the building. He confirmed that the meeting place was downstairs of the building.

I returned to the car and told Lao Yang: Mr. Li has already made all the contacts. He will come with all the paperwork and a notary lawyer.

Lao Yang was very satisfied with my brother and decided to get off the car to walk around nearby to reward Mina. Yes, Mina, my brother is too ugly. Lao Yang took Mina out of the car to walk around the nearby stores. Mina was very excited and kept talking. After walking around for more than ten minutes, I found that there was nothing I wanted. There were only some small electrical appliances, snacks and the like.

Lao Yang soon got annoyed, looked around, and found a shop called Domi Tea House across the street. So Lao Yang called Mina and walked to Domi Tea House. The tea house covers a large area, and the antique decoration is a combination of Chinese and Japanese styles. There are five or six tea tables in the hall, and there are several compartments scattered around.

As soon as Lao Yang entered the teahouse, a waiter came forward and bowed, saying, "Welcome, gentlemen. Are you in the lobby or in the private room?"

Old Yang looked at the two tables of guests in the hall. They were all quite old and were sitting there slowly tasting their tea. Old Yang said, "Let's have a separate room and find a tea artist for us."

The waiter immediately bowed and said, "Yes, sir, please come this way."

Old Yang hugged Mina and came to a compartment near the window. The compartment was quite large, about 10 square meters, with a tea table and two rows of tea tables for guests to sit and drink tea.

Entering the compartment, Lao Yang asked the waiter, "What kind of tea can you provide?"

The waiter immediately said, "We offer a lot of teas, including black tea, white tea, green tea, matcha, etc. I wonder if you have a favorite tea, sir."

Old Yang thought about it and said, "Then let's have some Da Hong Pao. Find me a good tea artist. Make the tea. I have guests soon. Bring me a pot of tea so I can taste it."

The waiter immediately bowed and said, "Okay sir, please wait a moment, I will arrange it for you."

The waiter left the compartment. Lao Yang said to the younger brother who followed him, "Go tell the driver to bring the salesperson here. I'll wait for them here."

I left the compartment immediately. Less than five minutes later, a beautiful woman in kimono walked into the compartment, bowed to Lao Yang and said, "Hello, sir. I am the tea artist You Youmeizi. Next, I will show you my tea art and let you drink the mellow tea."

Old Yang looked at the confident You Youmeizi and said, "Let's start."

The tea artist sat down at the tea table and began to brew tea. Old Yang had no interest in tea ceremony, but he felt relaxed watching the beautiful woman brew tea. Soon, a cup of brewed tea was brought to Old Yang for him to taste.

Old Yang looked at the small cup of tea in front of him. Although the color was pretty, he still felt that he was at a loss. He took the cup and sipped it into his mouth. He rinsed his mouth and felt nothing. Then he swallowed it. There was still a little fragrance, and he didn't feel any difference from the tea he drank before. This must be the legendary cow drinking peony. Old Yang didn't care, but the tea artist frowned after seeing it, but didn't say anything.

Old Yang said to the tea artist, "Keep brewing."

The tea artist started to make tea again, and Mina covered her mouth and laughed at the side.

Lao Yang said to Mina who was watching the joke, "You should sit down and taste it too."

Mina knelt beside Lao Yang and waited for the taste. Soon, another pot of tea was brewed. The tea artist gave it to the two of them. They drank separately, but Lao Yang drank it all in one gulp. Mina picked up the teacup and tasted it carefully. She looked like a decent person. Or else people are different.

Lao Yang asked the tea artist to brew several kinds of tea. He tasted some of each and put the rest into the space when no one else was paying attention.

While we were tasting, my younger brother came in with three people: a woman, a middle-aged man, and a man in a suit who looked like a lawyer.

After Lao Yang asked them to sit down, he said, "I like Jinbao Building and want to buy it. I also know that you want to sell this building, so please give a price. I don't want us to waste time on this. I believe you have already inquired about my background before coming here. I am the boss of the Yamaguchi-gumi in Osaka. I hope everyone will not cause any unpleasantness."

A man and a woman hurriedly said, "We are willing to sell Jinbao Building, and we will definitely offer the lowest price. How about 20 billion yen?"

Lao Yang was very satisfied with the attitude of the two people and agreed directly, saying: "Very good, I am very satisfied with your attitude. Have you brought all the documents?"

The two men took a briefcase from behind and placed it on the table, saying, "It's all here."

Lao Yang nodded and said to Mina, "Go check it out. If there is no problem, I will transfer the property to your name."

Mina stared at Lao Yang with eyes wide open in disbelief and asked, "President, are you sure you want to put it under my name?"

Lao Yang nodded and continued, "I will rarely come to Japan in the future, so this can be regarded as compensation for you. If you work hard in the future, I will give you more."

Mina immediately knelt down in front of Lao Yang and swore: "Mina Harada swears allegiance to the master. I will follow the master's will and obey the master's orders for the rest of my life. I will risk my life for the master! Please accept my loyalty, master!"

Old Yang said solemnly: "Very good, I accept your loyalty. Go and complete the formalities."

So Mina stood up and went across to look at the legal documents carefully. She communicated and discussed with the lawyer in a timely manner. Finally, she confirmed that there was no problem and drafted the transfer agreement. Lao Yang added: "We will pay in pounds. I don't have yen to give you."

The three were even happier after hearing this. Foreign exchange is restricted in Japan, but if the transaction is settled in foreign exchange, there will be a premium of about 5%, which means that hundreds of millions of yen will fall into their pockets. Lao Yang certainly didn't care about this, so several people signed the agreement happily. The lawyer took all the documents to handle the official procedures and promised to complete the transfer within three days. Lao Yang was very happy to reward the lawyer with 1 pounds and asked him to complete it as soon as possible. The lawyer left excitedly.

Lao Yang changed to Maojian in the teahouse and tasted it. It was indeed much lighter than Dahongpao. But he didn't feel the feeling of being in heaven and becoming an immortal as described in the books. Tea tasting is a lie. Lao Yang didn't drink it anymore. He asked Mina to pay the bill and the three of them left the teahouse.

It was almost noon when Lao Yang and a few others came to a western restaurant in the center of Osaka. Lao Yang asked two of his younger brothers to take turns eating and gave them 1 yen. Lao Yang took Mina into the western restaurant to try out the western food and see if the Japanese wagyu beef was as delicious as the legend said.

They each ordered a plate of wagyu beef, some side dishes, and a bottle of red wine. The side dishes came very quickly. They were some Japanese specialties, all with dipping sauces, and even some mashed potatoes! After seeing this, Lao Yang had no appetite and let Mina eat it all.