Back to the Republic of China to open a department store

On the way back, Rorschach kept silent.

Even a rough man like A Le, who has no nerves, can see that his young master is in a bad mood today.He has served the young master for so many years, Luo Xiazhi will always have a spring breeze on his face, even if he is unhappy in his heart occasionally, he will not put it on his face to make people worry.

Now that the young master looks like this, he thought of being seen by his wife when he got home...

He looked in the rearview mirror in embarrassment, and happened to meet Gu Hanlin's gaze.

Principal Gu, think of a way...

He said with his mouth.

Gu Hanlin turned his head to look at Luo Xiazhi's frustrated expression, smiled and said, "You're hungry, I missed lunch. How about we go eat something?"

"I'm not hungry."

Luo Xiazhi looked out the window and said coldly.

"But I'm hungry. You see, I've been sitting with you in the office all morning. I haven't eaten anything except a cup of tea. I'm going to gurgle now."

Seeing him pretending to be pitiful, Luo Xiazhi sighed.

"Then eat whatever you want."

"Okay! Ah Le, there is a western restaurant on the right in front. Today is Sunday, and we open foreign meat!"

A Le nodded to him gratefully, and stepped on the gas pedal.

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"If you compete with this steak again, the plate will be torn apart by you."

Looking at Luo Xiazhi who was cutting the steak with an angry face, Gu Hanlin reluctantly put his plate aside, took his plate over, and cut it into small pieces with a knife.

"I...I'm in a bad mood today. I'm sorry."

Luo Xiazhi frowned and said.

He knew that he was throwing a child's tantrum, but he couldn't help it—the blow was too big this morning!

Anyway, what he studied in his "last life" was personnel affairs, but he didn't lose in the advertising battle, but he actually lost in his major.

It is simply "capsizing the boat in the gutter".

If it wasn't for Gu Hanlin's action to help him regain his victory in the end, he would have lost his bottom~pants, which is so frustrating.

"This is good. You are usually too young and mature, and you keep everything in your heart. After a long time, you will get sick... Cut it up and eat."

Pushing the steak back in front of him, Gu Hanlin smiled softly.

"What? Do you want me to feed you?"

Seeing that he didn't do anything yet, Gu Hanlin sighed "pretentiously helpless", picked up a small piece of beef with his own fork, and put it to his mouth, "Ah..."

"Ah, you are big, don't make trouble."

Although there are few people ordering meals here, there are still two or three tables of guests in the restaurant, what does it look like... He doesn't want to be in any tabloids because of this.

Gazing at Gu Hanlin, Luo Xiazhi seemed to take a bite of beef for revenge, eating quickly.Completely threw the western food etiquette that is followed in the weekdays to the country of Java.

"I lost, I have nothing to say. In addition to Manager Jiang, those subordinates who followed him to change jobs also participated in the matter of reselling the privileges of VIP guests... Afterwards, I will ask Manager Hua to investigate thoroughly in the company and make sure to catch all these moths. come out!"

VIP privileges are so easy to use, presumably more than one department "committed the crime".

In this era of manual bookkeeping, it is simply too convenient to exploit loopholes.What's more, they only use the privilege of VIPs to shop in advance, so there is no problem at all if they only look at the incoming and outgoing ledgers.

Hey...Speaking of which, this VIP plan that made him proud for a long time made him swallow the bitter fruit twice in just one month...

Rorschach shook his head sadly.

Then think about how to improve it.

Seeing his gloomy face, Gu Hanlin wiped his mouth and suggested, "I don't think you should push yourself too hard. Otherwise, there aren't any big sales promotions recently anyway, why don't we choose another day?" Hit the sun, how about going around Shanghai to have fun?"

"I'm not in the mood..."

Rorschach retorted subconsciously.

"For so many years, you have been busy every day like a wind-up alarm clock. Now this season, neither cold nor hot, how about going out for a walk? Let me see Suzhou is very good."

"Suzhou?"

Speaking of Suzhou, I haven’t been there for so many years in my “this life”, but I often went there in my “last life”, such as the Lion Forest, Humble Administrator’s Garden, and Pingjiang Road.

"Yeah, don't you want to go and see that fellow Liang Shaolong? There's also classmate Li Ye."

Gu Hanlin is persuasive and persuasive.

"But something so big happened today, I just patted my ass and left..."

Rorschach looked puzzled.

"You don't go out of business right away without a department store. If you get angry and sick, that's a big problem."

Gu Hanlin decided without any explanation.

"A Le, you go to the train station to buy three round-trip tickets to Suzhou, and then send your young master home, take the clothes of the past few days, and then we will meet at the train station at... three o'clock in the afternoon. I also Go home and get some change of clothes."

"Okay, I'm going to buy tickets now, young master, eat slowly, and I'll pick you up in a while."

Sitting at a table in the back, Ah Le, who was eating pasta alone, put down his fork and was about to leave graciously.

"Wait, wait...I think..."

Faced with this "travel as soon as you say it", Luo Xiazhi still resists it.

"Okay, Ah Le, hurry up, what if we can't buy it when it's late? If you hesitate in Xia Zhi, we don't need to take the clothes anymore. Now I will let Ah Le drive us to the train station. Anyway, Liang Shaolong's side There is everything, and if you don’t prepare for anything, you can still go directly.”

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The news that Luo Xiazhi was going to Suzhou to relax suddenly shocked the women at home, and then they hurriedly started to prepare.It just so happened that Luo Minmin brought his one-year-old son to play, so he also started arranging together.

"Yes, you must bring underwear and shirts. Are two suits enough? You should bring three suits, in case you have to go out there. Don't forget the vest, the matching vest. There are also ties, collar clips, watches, Pocket watches, watch chains, cuff pins...ah, Xiao Shannon is really too, if you want to go out, tell me sooner, now it’s like a war."

Bai Fenghuang stood in front of his son's wardrobe, complaining while helping him pack his suitcase.

It is definitely a "big news" that everyone's young lady is going out these days, and there are too many things to prepare.

Fortunately, Luo Xiazhi is only going to visit friends this time to relax. If he participates in social activities in Suzhou City, he must prepare a dress and a full set of accessories.

If it is a young lady traveling, it will be even more troublesome.Morning gowns, evening gowns, everyday clothes and a complete set, from hats to gloves, from jewelry to shoes, have to be properly prepared. A few hours is not enough.

"Mom, can this dress go with this handkerchief? Bao, sit in your uncle's arms obediently and don't move around."

Sixth Miss Luo Minmin was also busy preparing with Bai Fenghuang. Her son Abao was sitting in Luo Xiazhi's arms at the moment, writhing restlessly.

"Mom, I'll clean it up myself."

Luo Xiazhi sat on the sofa with Ah Bao in his arms and said.

"Do you know where your things are put? Don't make any trouble, just hold Bao well."

Bai Fenghuang turned his head and rolled his eyes at him.

"Beat (uncle)...Abaaba..."

Ah Bao put his head close to Rorschach's ear, babbling without knowing what he was talking about.

This child is now at his most fun time, he looks like a snow dumpling, white and fat, in Shanghai dialect it is "Fu Da Da, tender Da Da".Luo Minmin took him back to her natal family from time to time, and everyone in the Luo family liked him very much.

Speaking of which, He Lan has become more indifferent and lazy recently, and she didn't react when she saw her grandson. She nodded and went back to the Buddhist hall to continue chanting. Sometimes Luo Xiazhi almost forgot that there was such a person in the family.

"Sixth sister, I may have been away for a long time this time, and my eldest brother will not return to Shanghai until the day after tomorrow. I don't worry about the old and the young at home. You might as well stay at home for a few more days with my mother. "

As Luo Xiazhi said, he made a gesture to put Abao's small fist into his mouth and bite, which made the child scream.

"Okay, I'll make a phone call and go home later, and ask the servant to bring me and Abao's clothes and so on."

Luo Minmin smiled and put a dozen sorted clothes into the rattan suitcase.

"Okay, Ah Bao is here to accompany the little grandma, so the little grandma will not be lonely."

After tidying up the two boxes and putting them at the door, Ah Le turned around and took the boxes downstairs.

Bai Fenghuang, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, slapped his head, "Hat, I forgot the hat. I still have an umbrella, just in case it rains."

Luo Xiazhi didn't feel that he needed to bring so many things when he went out, but with his family background, many ostentations and etiquettes were beyond his control.If he makes a wrong step, it won't be Luo Xiazhi's face that will be lost, but the entire Luo family's.

"Xiaoxia, it's not that Momma is nagging, you are already in your twenties, you should find a wife, from now on, you will leave this kind of thing to your wife, so Momma can take it easy."

"Do you want to ask a lady to come in to pack your things? Then I might as well ask an aunt to come."

"You!"

Bai Fenghuang stretched out his hand and tapped his forehead, then turned around and went to tidy up and salute again.

"Smile, have you done your homework? Come in and play with Po."

Seeing the big orange cat "Isabella" smiling and holding "Isabella" at the door, looking inside, Luo Xiazhi waved to her.

"Humph!"

Who knew that the eldest lady didn't appreciate it at all, she turned her head aside.

"What's the matter? Didn't you say 'A Bao is so cute, I like A Bao' last time? You don't like my brother now?"

Luo Xiazhi held A Bao's little hand, ticking like a beckoning cat.

"Who said I like my brother, I hate my brother the most!"

The little girl stuck her tongue out at him and ran away, causing Aunt Lin to yell downstairs, "Miss, don't run so fast! Oh, how can you look like a rich lady?"

"Noisy!"

Luo Xiazhi turned his head and looked at Luo Minmin, then shrugged helplessly.

Well, children in the rebellious period are really unpredictable.

Thinking about the child's "Second Secondary Phase" two years from now, and not knowing what he will be like by then, it's really scary to think about it.

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Because they had called Suzhou in advance, as soon as the three of them got off the train, they saw Liang Shaolong and Li Ye on the platform who came to pick them up.

"Okay, it's time, I'm here for dinner."

Liang Shaolong pointed to his watch and said.

"It's just right, let me show you the big new villa that the young master bought. Let's go!"

Several people walked outside the station, looking at the Ford car parked on the road, Luo Xiazhi turned his head in disbelief, and met Liang Shaolong with a embarrassed expression on his face.

"This car... is it your father's?"

"How could it be? That car drove back to the northeast when it was in Fuling, and now there is a town house in the garage of the ancestral house."

"Then this... isn't it, didn't the young master of the Ming family take a photo of that Christmas?"

That's right, the black car parked in front of the Suzhou Railway Station was the one that hung in the atrium of Shimai Department Store back then, and Liang Shaolong had been thinking about it for a long time, but because Mr. Liang had an accident at the end, he couldn't be there to participate in the auction. department.

"How about it, isn't it great? I have a lot of ways!"

Liang Shaolong said triumphantly.

"Isn't it just the latest Buick this year, and I exchanged it with Master Ming. It's still second-hand."

Li Ye pierced through mercilessly, making Luo Xiazhi and Gu Hanlin laugh immediately.

"You know shit!"

Liang Shaolong jumped angrily, "This car is the young master's 'heart disease', I feel uncomfortable if I don't buy it. You don't care if he bought it second-hand, I am willing!"

"Ha ha……"

Li Ye noncommittally walked to another car that was following the Ford, got in the car, and closed the door.

A Le looked at Liang Shaolong, who was blushing, and followed him to the car behind, so as not to harm Chi Yu.

Luo Xiazhi was worried about whether Li Ye would be bullied by that little lunatic Liang Shaolong in Suzhou, but now it seems that he thought too much.

After leaving the urban area of ​​Suzhou, the car drove towards Mudu for a while, and saw a small all-white western-style building standing in a beautiful mountain forest, with smoke rising from the kitchen, it seemed that dinner was really ready up.

"Let's go! Tonight, we won't go home until we're drunk!"

Jumping off the car, Liang Shaolong took Gu Hanlin with his left hand and Luo Xiazhi with his right hand and walked towards the gate of the villa.

Ale, Li Ye, and the servants of the Liang family came in with their luggage.

"Master Liang, yes."

Walking into the hall, Luo Xiazhi looked at the magnificence inside, and the decoration was even better than that of the Luo Mansion, and he praised, "How long has it been, Mr. Liang has accumulated such a large family business, the textile factory It's quite profitable."

"How about it? They are all real antiques, they came from Peking, and they are said to have flowed from the palace."

Liang Shaolong picked up a porcelain vase on the multi-treasure stand and showed off.

"Yes, yes, it's amazing. Wow, Young Master Liang has moved all of our Shimai's luxury goods department here. You bought a camera, but you also bought a projector? Are you going to watch movies at home? "

On the right side of the living room is the salon room, which is simply a large family amusement equipment exhibition hall.

There is a record player on the bar counter, and next to it is a dozen ~ vinyl discs piled up higher than a person, and the latest camera is placed carelessly on the billiard table.

The most "eye-catching" thing is not the projector that shows movies, but a professional video camera that is one person tall, the kind that shoots movies!

"Master Liang, are you planning to enter the film industry?"

It was the first time Luo Xiazhi had seen this thing in his previous life, and he carefully touched it with his hand and said.

"Hey, didn't I plan to record a video when the textile factory opened, so I planned to invite a photography company to come. Who knew that you said that the machines you snatched should be low-key, and I wouldn't even be allowed to hold the opening ceremony. The more I The more I think about it, the more uncomfortable it is, just like that Ford car, scratching my heart... Then I bought this machine last month."

He took out a bottle of whiskey from the wine cabinet and poured it for everyone. Liang Shaolong didn't seem to care, but he was so excited that he wanted to raise his tail (?) and said, "It didn't cost much. My textile factory can do it in a few days. Earn it back."

"Master Liang seems to be born to be an entrepreneur. He should have opened a factory a long time ago."

Luo Xiazhi felt better after being teased by him, and he simply stroked his hair furiously, "You will be the textile king of Shanghai from now on."

"Speak well, keep a low profile."

Liang Shaolong, a big living treasure, put on a show.

Shaking the wine glass, Luo Xiazhi walked to the bed, saw a yellow wall on the east side of the small building, and asked curiously, "What is that? Is it a temple? There seem to be workers, are they building a temple?"

"Well, the Earth Temple..."

There was something wrong with Liang Shaolong's expression, "Don't look, go down and eat, the servants are ready."

"Master Liang lived in the ruined temple for a year before."

At this moment, Li Ye who was holding a glass of white water (children are not allowed to drink) spoke.

"After the disbandment of 'Qinglongtang', most of the banknotes were distributed to the disciples for settling expenses. The brothers who remained had to pay living expenses every month. The remaining money went to their hometown in Northeast China and there was not much left. "

"Li Ye! Shut up!"

Liang Shaolong stared angrily.

"In order to set up a factory, Young Master Liang sold the Liang family's house in Shanghai and pawned the plum garden on the outskirts of the city to others to raise funds."

"what?"

Gu Hanlin looked at Liang Shaolong in surprise.

"When I came to Suzhou, Master Liang had just bought this house. These things were added in the past two months. The servants at home were also newly hired. Master Liang invested all the money in the factory He went to the temple. It was okay during the day, but he had nowhere to live at night, so he stayed in the land temple halfway up the mountain. He promised Miaozhu that he would rebuild the temple when he made money, and build a golden body for the land god. Now he is building the temple Woolen cloth."

Regardless of Liang Shaolong's objection, Li Ye finished speaking in one breath, and hid behind Gu Hanlin in order to avoid Liang Shaolong's raised arms.

"Why did you say everything? When I received the call in the afternoon, what did I tell you to ignore it?"

Liang Shaolong angrily slammed his wine glass on the bar counter.

"I was sent by the third young master to help you and take care of you. Of course I will report to the young master if you are doing well!"

Li Ye stuck out half of his head stubbornly and retorted.

"Shaolong!"

Grasping Liang Shaolong's raised hand, Gu Hanlin choked up and said, "Why didn't you tell us, it's been almost two years, why didn't you tell us. Your life is not good at all, your life is not good at all... ..."

"elder brother……"

Putting down his hands, Liang Shaolong hugged Gu Hanlin's shoulders, and couldn't help crying.

That year he suddenly lost the most important relative in his life, and there were no relatives or friends in the clan to rely on.A dude who used to just do nothing in the past suddenly had to take on heavy responsibilities, had to attend funerals, disbanded gangs, and started a factory.

But he is very face-saving, a person who reports good news but not bad news, but he survived by himself.

How many thrills and sorrows during the period, only those who have experienced it can understand the hardships.

"That's it... Qinglongtang has offended too many people. Hearing that I want to disband the gang, there are still many enemies who came to take the opportunity to seek revenge. Look here..."

Unbuttoning the front of his clothes, Liang Shaolong pointed to several scars on his body, "Fortunately, there are still a few former disciples around me protecting me, otherwise, really, you won't be able to see me."

Sitting at the dining table, Luo Xiazhi covered the small wine cup with both hands, sobbing under the influence of alcohol.

It's too difficult, Liang Shaolong has really been too difficult these two years.

Compared with what happened to him, what was the blow he suffered?

It's so insignificant.

"It's okay, it's all over."

After putting on his clothes, Liang Shaolong sniffed and raised his wine glass, "Let's have a toast. Toast—everything is 'over'."

Luo Xiazhi hastily raised his glass.

"and also……"

Gu Hanlin turned his head and glanced at him, "Respect—everything's 'hard to pass'!"

"Ding!"

The three young men looked at each other and smiled.

Respect, everything in the past, and what can't be passed.

The author has something to say: Respect, everything is in the past, and what can't be.

2020 is really too difficult. A friend said that I seem to be advertising for Shanghai tourism, ha... I guess I guessed half of it.I used to do overseas tourism operations.

At the beginning of this year, I had already prepared my visa and wanted to travel abroad. I didn’t expect that not only did I fail to go, but I also lost my relatives during the epidemic, and then lost my job. I have been at home until now... But it is precisely because of this that I have the opportunity After reading so many books and studying the business cases of old Shanghai, I came to write this novel.After all, I haven't been able to write for many years.

There are still 2 months left, and 2020 is about to pass. I hope that everyone can pass whatever is "passable" and "difficult"!