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

The two women immediately became nervous. Haitang quickly touched her belly and said, "Fortunately, my husband is not a god!"

Rose hugged Lao Yang nervously and asked, "Honey, when can I get pregnant? Will it become harder and harder in the future? Maybe I won't get pregnant at all!"

Lao Yang comforted her and said, "No, it's just that the chance is a little low, not that you can't get pregnant! Your body is great and there won't be any problems. We can just exercise more when the time comes!"

Rose immediately hummed and got into Lao Yang's arms. Lao Yang hugged her and said, "It's enough for you to know my ability. I just want to tell you that I will become stronger and stronger and there will be fewer and fewer people who can hurt me. You don't have to worry about my safety. Just stay at home and take care of the business. Don't let anyone trick you into going to other places to target me. Our business is just a cover. It doesn't matter if it's gone. Safety is the most important thing!"

The two girls nodded immediately and said, "We will stay in Hong Kong and never go anywhere else!"

Lao Yang patted the two on the back and said, "Don't be so nervous, I'll just go out and play with you guys when the time comes!"

The two women leaned into their husbands’ arms and said, “We all listen to our husbands!”

"Try not to tell outsiders about my abilities. This is my trump card."

The two women immediately nodded and said, "We won't, husband!"

Lao Yang led the two girls back to the living room and started talking about what happened after Lao Yang left. Just as the three were chatting enthusiastically, a person ran in from the door. The three saw that it was Deng Junlai who ran in hurriedly. Deng Junlai rushed over excitedly to hug Lao Yang after seeing Lao Yang, and Lao Yang immediately stood up to stop him.

He shouted, "Stop, stop, what are you doing! Don't you know that your sister Haitang is pregnant? You are so irritable, sit opposite me!"

Deng Junlai immediately said aggrievedly: "I just want to give you a hug. I'm so happy to see you! I didn't know what to do after you lost contact because of me! How to face my sister. Brother-in-law, it's great that you're back! I feel relieved immediately."

Deng Junlai came over and hugged Lao Yang tightly. Lao Yang also hugged Deng Junlai, then pulled him off his body and threw him onto the sofa opposite.

Deng Junlai said aggrievedly: "Brother-in-law~! How come you are so violent and don't know how to be gentle!"

The three of them immediately yelled at Deng Junlai with goosebumps all over their bodies, "Behave yourself! If you keep doing this, we'll throw you out!"

Especially Rose had already come to Deng Junlai's side and pinched Deng Junlai's arm, causing Deng Junlai to grimace in pain.

Deng Junlai begged for mercy and said, "Sister, I was wrong, sister, I was wrong, please let me go!"

Rose withdrew her hand. Deng Junlai rubbed his injured arm and complained, "Sister, why haven't you become gentle at all? You are still so irritable."

Rose snorted and said, "There's no point in talking to you. I'll just hold you down and give you a beating! Let's see if you'll behave yourself in the future!"

Old Yang at the side also nodded and said, "Right, right, right, Rose is right. It is only natural for a sister to beat her brother. Just bear with it!"

Deng Junlai stared at Lao Yang and said aggrievedly: "Brother-in-law, how can you spoil my sister like this? I was counting on you to stand up for me in the future!"

Old Yang said with disdain: "Tsk! As for you, kid, stay in Hong Kong and don't run around. If there is anything, just arrange for your men to do it. Our gang is not short of money. We can just use money to buy anything we want! I don't expect you to make any money from the gang. As long as you can keep the gang running normally and don't let anyone run away, that's enough!"

Lao Yang said seriously, "Have you found out who led you to Vietnam?"

Deng Junlai explained: "I just returned to the gang yesterday to start arranging investigations, but I haven't found any useful clues yet."

Rose interrupted and said, "The people who can provide information to Jun Lai are either his close friends or the top leaders of the gang. Ordinary minions cannot influence Jun Lai."

Haitang also spoke up: "Our gang has expanded too fast! Most of the people were attracted by money, and it's easy for other gangs to insert traitors. We have to clean them up, otherwise it will feel a bit unfair to use our money to do things for others!"

Old Yang agreed and said, "Okay, now that the company has a certain scale, we need to keep improving. Junlai, you should work harder to identify the gang members and screen them first! And continue to increase recruitment efforts. It is best to recruit people from the mainland who are brave and daring, and the chance of being undercover is much lower. Recruit some of these people, and then bring some locals who know the ins and outs of the gang into the gang. In the future, try to refer to other people's suggestions as much as possible, and don't use them to make decisions. Think carefully before deciding whether to do it or not. Don't rush in blindly, as it is easy for others to take advantage of you!"

"Okay, brother-in-law, I will pay attention to it." Deng Junlai accepted it humbly.

Lao Yang suggested: "Recruit more capable female gang members and hand them over to your sister after training. Your sister will arrange for the protection of the villa, especially Haitang's safety!"

"Okay brother-in-law, I'll arrange this right away!"

Old Yang stopped Deng Jun who was about to leave and said, "Okay, stop running around here. The family dinner is about to start. I decided to invite the guards and servants of the villa to have a reunion dinner together. The ingredients are almost ready, and we can eat in about an hour. Don't leave, let's eat together."

Deng Junlai immediately agreed: "Okay! Brother-in-law. Then I will eat here and arrange things in the afternoon."

So the four of them started chatting in the living room, talking about some family gossip during the New Year and some strange things that happened in the world recently.

At about 1 p.m., Butler Tian came to the living room and invited the four of them to the banquet: "Master, Madam, Young Master Deng, the banquet is ready, and the wine and food are already placed in the front yard of the villa. The guards and servants are already in place, waiting for the four masters to come."

Old Yang stood up and walked out, and the three also stood up and followed him to the front yard. Old Yang came to the main table in the courtyard, and the guards and servants who stayed behind in the villa immediately bowed to Old Yang and the others and said, "Happy New Year, Master and Madam! May everything go well for you, may all your wishes come true, may your husband and wife live in harmony, and may you have a son soon!"

It seems that they have rehearsed it. Old Yang said with a clasp of his hands: "Thank you all for your hard work in my Li Mansion! Today is the Spring Festival, and I have troubled you to leave your families and protect my safety and take care of my daily life. I feel guilty, so I arranged this banquet to reward you. And I promise to double this month's salary as a year-end bonus! I will give each of you a red envelope later, as a reward for your hard work on duty! You have worked hard with me, and I can't let you sweat in vain!"

The guards and servants below clapped their hands excitedly and cheered loudly: "Thank you for the reward, Master!"

Lao Yang was very satisfied with everyone's performance, and then he continued to say to everyone: "Well, I see that everyone is full of passion. I will offer a little more prize, and we will play a little game."

Old Yang took out a stack of metal sheets from his pocket. Each sheet had a number engraved on it. Old Yang called over housekeeper Tian and handed him a stack of metal sheets, saying, "Give one to each person. Those who get a number can leave."

After taking the metal pieces, Tian Guanjia gave one to each person, and there were still a few left. Lao Yang collected a few pieces, and then found the corresponding numbers from another stack of metal pieces and collected them as well.

Lao Yang said to everyone, "Everyone has a number in their hands now. Later, I will take a small box and put the number plates in it. After shaking it, I will randomly draw a number from these numbers. The one who draws the number will win the prize today. Today's prize is a charm of the Three Gods of Fortune, Longevity and Happiness."

As Lao Yang was talking, he took out a gold lucky star, a silver fortune star, and a jade longevity star from his pocket and placed the three ornaments on the table. Then he asked housekeeper Tian to find a small box, dug a round hole in the middle, and threw the number plate in. Lao Yang picked up the box and shook it, which made a loud clanging sound. After shaking it thoroughly,

Old Yang said, "The first person to be drawn will be the Jade Birthday Star. I will draw it myself."

After saying that, Lao Yang reached into the box and took out a number plate. He looked at it and shouted, "Who is number 10? This birthday boy will be his!"

One of the maids immediately stood up and shouted happily: "Aiya! I won, I'm number 10!"

Old Yang waved to her and said, "Come, come over here!"

The maid immediately ran to Lao Yang, bowed and said, "Thank you, Master. Thank you, Master!"

Old Yang handed the birthday star to her and said, "This birthday star is yours. You can take it home to worship it, play with it, or sell it. It is worth a lot of money! Don't be fooled."

After the maid returned and sat down, Lao Yang shook the box again and said, "Everyone, look at this Silver Star. There is a surprise inside it! Madam Rose will draw it out for you. Please applaud and welcome it!"

Everyone applauded enthusiastically, and Lao Yang handed the box to Rose. Rose also rubbed her hands excitedly and took out a number plate from it, looked at the number on it and shouted loudly: "Who is number 20? Number 20, number 20!"

At this time, a young man at the security desk stood up, raised his number plate shyly and said, "Madam, it's me, number 20!"

Lao Yang waved to him and said, "Come forward!"

The young man immediately walked over quickly. Old Yang picked up the Silver Lux Star and handed it to the guard, saying, "Don't underestimate the Silver Lux Star. The value of these three gifts is equal. You have to discover the secret yourself!"

Then he handed it to the guard. The guard bowed and said politely: "Thank you, sir! Thank you, madam!"

Then he returned with Luxing in his hands. Several people at the same table immediately rushed to check to see if they could find the secret of the silver statue.

Old Yang continued, "Okay, next is the Golden Lucky Star, and our Lady Haitang will draw it for everyone."

Lao Yang shook the small box and handed it to Haitang. Haitang reached out and took out a number plate from it, looked at it and said, "Number 7, the number I drew is 7."

Immediately, a kitchen helper at the maid's table stood up and said, "Yeah, I'm number 7!"

Old Yang waved to her, walked over quickly, bowed to Haitang and said, "Thank you, sir, thank you, ma'am!"

Old Yang picked up the golden lucky star and handed it to her, saying, "Here, this is a pure gold lucky star. You can take it home to worship it, or you can sell it, or you can make a set of jewelry, a dowry, or something like that!"

The kitchen helper took the golden star and bowed to Lao Yang, Haitang and Meigui, saying, "Thank you, madam, and thank you, sir."

Then he returned to his seat, and the people at the same table began to take turns looking at and touching Jin Fuxing, all of them were envious.

Lao Yang clapped his hands and said, "Everyone, pay attention. This year's small gifts have been distributed. There will be more next year! If I am at home during the Mid-Autumn Festival, we can also hold a small lottery event!"

Applause and cheers: "Thank you, sir, you are so generous!"

Old Yang calmed down and said, "Okay, let's start eating. The food will get cold soon!"

Everyone started eating. Lao Yang also sat down and asked Butler Tian to sit at the same table. He said to Butler Tian, ​​"Lao Tian, ​​you will take 10 Hong Kong dollars from the account later as your bonus this year. Just withdraw it from the account."

Butler Tian wanted to stand up, but Lao Yang stopped him by pressing his hand, saying, "Don't stand up, just know about this!"

Butler Tian still said: "Thank you, sir!"

Old Yang picked up his glass and stood up and said, "This New Year is the first New Year we have gathered here! It is also the first New Year since our family rose to prominence and settled in Hong Kong! From now on, you will continue to thrive in Hong Kong year after year as our family prospers. Let's raise our glasses and wish our lives get better and better!"

After saying that, Lao Yang raised his glass and drank it all, and everyone toasted as well. Haitang couldn't drink alcohol because she was pregnant, so she drank juice.

After they finished drinking, Lao Yang continued, "Okay, let's continue eating. Such good food cannot be wasted. Everyone must eat more!"

Then everyone started eating.

There was a special person serving wine to each table. After a while, the wine was filled and everyone had taken a few bites of the food. Then Lao Yang asked Haitang to say a few words.

Haitang stood up and picked up her juice and said to everyone: "This year is my first year to marry into the Li family. It is also my first New Year to spend time with everyone. And now I am pregnant with a child of the Li family, which means that our Li family will have a bright future! I wish the family will prosper, the people will grow, and everyone will live a happy life and your family will be safe. Cheers!"

Then everyone raised their glasses and said together: "Thank you, Madam. Congratulations on the birth of your baby boy!"

Haitang sat back down with a shy look on her face. Everyone began to discuss in a low voice whether the lady was pregnant with a boy or a girl.

After all the wine was filled and everyone had a round of drinks, Lao Yang signaled Rose to say a few words. Rose stood up, picked up the wine glass and said to everyone: "Thank you all for your hard work this year and for growing together with our family! After my sister became pregnant, I felt that the family had a new vitality. You can be said to be the elders of the family, and you will become the foundation and relatives of our family in the future. I hope that everyone will abide by their duties in the future and grow together with the family. The family will not forget your efforts! I wish you all good health, harmonious families, and higher salaries in the new year. For the honor of the family and for a happy life! Cheers!"

Everyone cheered, "Thank you, Madam Rose. We will definitely take our family as our pride and repay them for their kindness!"

Steward Tian stood up and said, "Alright! The master has finished toasting. Please stand up! Cheers to the master and the mistress!"

Everyone raised their glasses to toast Lao Yang and his two wives. Deng Junlai was still eating, he didn't usually get to eat so much delicious seafood. Lao Yang kicked him to drink, and he quickly put down the food in his hand, picked up the glass and started drinking.

The lively meal lasted until about 2 p.m. When the reporter from the newspaper arrived, everyone was still drinking. Old Yang asked housekeeper Tian to arrange for the reporter to sit down and eat together. The reporter could not refuse and sat down to eat some.

At 3:, everyone dispersed and started to clean up. Old Yang, his two wives, Deng Junlai, and housekeeper Tian returned to the living room with the newspaper reporter. After housekeeper Tian poured tea for everyone, he went to direct the cleaning up of the banquet.