Back to the Republic of China to open a department store

tick tock

The second hand of the large vertical clock in the center of the office made a regular beating sound. Rorschach leaned his elbows on the desk, pressed his right hand against his forehead, and closed his eyes in pain.

"brute……"

He spoke softly, full of feeble anger.

Luo Muze, you actually attacked your family and your children.

After really taking refuge in the Japanese, not only is the conscience completely wiped out, but even the humanity is gone!

"Third Master!"

The door of the office was opened, and Li Ye rushed in stumbled.His eyes were red and bloodshot, but after entering the door, he shy away from looking at Luo Xiazhi's face.

"I've made an appointment with Director Gu, and we'll go together when he comes."

Luo Xiazhi raised his head slowly, and said calmly, "I called home, and said with a smile, I want to go back to the girls' high school to see my classmates. After dinner, I will take her home after attending the Christmas party in the department store. .”

From today until Christmas on the 25th, department stores will extend their business hours and hold a Christmas party at the French restaurant on the fifth floor.

For this reason, Luo Xiazhi invited a band with an all-foreigner lineup to accompany the restaurant, and also hired a tall and handsome white Russian male waiter to serve the dishes.This trick has attracted many men and women who like the warm atmosphere of foreign festivals, but don't really want to go to the Mu En Hall to sing praises and pray.

"Third Master, I'm sorry."

Walking to the desk, Li Ye knelt down with a "plop", lowered his head and said dejectedly, "It's because I didn't take a fancy to Miss, and let the third master down."

"You child... Does this have anything to do with you?"

Luo Xiazhi didn't have the habit of making people kneel down, but before he got out of the desk to help him, when he came in from the door, the dusty Gu Hanlin pulled Li Ye up.

"I don't say anything like 'a man has gold under his knees'. Now it's the Republic of China, and the practice of kneeling before others has long since stopped. Your third master is not that old-fashioned person!"

His merciless words made Li Ye, who was already ashamed, feel even more ashamed, and almost wanted to find a crack in the ground to sneak in.

Seeing Principal Gu walking quickly to the third master and asking and comforting him generously, Li Ye silently stepped aside.

I don't know if he is thinking too much, but I always feel that President Gu is not as kind to him as before...

"How could you have this?"

Hearing the third master's low exclamation, Li Ye turned his head and saw Principal Gu took out a pistol... from the briefcase he was carrying.

"Liang Shaolong gave it to him. When his father was gone before, he was afraid that someone would trouble my family, so he specially left it for me to defend myself."

As Gu Hanlin said, he "clicked" to open the insurance, then closed it skillfully, and handed it to Luo Xiazhi.

"Bring it to you."

Luo Xiazhi shook his head, opened the drawer under the desk, and took out the golden revolver given to him by his elder brother.

"I have it too."

As he spoke, he raised his hand.Li Ye only saw a golden phantom flickering in front of him, he subconsciously caught it, and the exquisite pistol fell into his hand.

"You carry it, it's more useful than mine."

"Master..."

Li Ye held the gun as if holding a heavy burden.

Luo Xiazhi turned around and came to the hanger. Just as he was about to take two steps forward, Gu Hanlin walked up to Luo Xiazhi and put on a light brown English double-breasted coat for him.

"I heard from Liang Shaolong that your marksmanship is very good, not so good, you hold this gun, it will be useful at critical times."

Luo Xiazhi put on his hat again, turned around and said to Gu Hanlin.

"Don't worry, my second brother doesn't dare to do anything to me, and I can't use your gun either."

Now is not the time for the Japanese to fully reveal their ambitions for China, and their control over Shanghai is not as high as it will be ten years later.

After all, he is also a well-known business tycoon in Shanghai. He has too many profit chains, and Luo Muze has not lost his mind to the point of losing his mind.

Otherwise, he would choose to attack himself directly instead of threatening himself with a smile.

The three got into the car and drove all the way to Jiashan on a cold and bleak winter night.

When Luo Xiazhi was a freshman, he visited Xitang with his classmates.

At that time, Xitang was already heavily commercialized.Just like the so-called ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River, you will be charged an entrance fee when you enter the door.Both sides of the street are lined with various antique homestays, bars, specialty shops, costume photography shops and coffee shops, full of the "pseudo petty bourgeoisie" taste of money everywhere.

But at this time, this "tourist resort" in a hundred years is nothing more than hundreds of ordinary Jiangnan towns that have not yet fallen under the bulldozers.Because it connects Hangzhou and Shanghai, it has a convenient location and the business is relatively developed.But absolutely no one will come here on purpose to travel, watch the scenery, or drink tea.

"So, why did Luo Muze and his wife choose this place?"

Luo Xiazhi looked at Gu Hanlin in confusion, and the latter shook his head inexplicably.

Luo Xiazhi usually drives this car on the wide streets of Shanghai. It is the first time for Li Ye to drive this car on this kind of bumpy and winding country road.Because there were no street lights, he could only turn on the headlights all the way, trying his best to identify the situation of the road ahead.

To be honest, if they really clashed with Luo Muze in a while, it would not be easy for them to jump into the car and escape with people in this car condition.

It was past seven o'clock when they arrived in Xitang.For petty bourgeois travelers a hundred years later, this point is not even the time for the bar to open.But in the countryside, on this cold winter night, on the road, apart from the mourning dogs, let alone people, not even a "red man (ghost)" can be seen.

"There's a light over there!"

Suddenly, Luo Xiazhi leaned behind the driver's seat, pointed to a brightly lit building not far away and said, "It looks like a tea house, hurry up! Xiaoye, drive faster!"

Li Ye nodded, and stepped on the accelerator hard.

The three got off the car in front of a building called "Yanlai Teahouse".

There are only two floors in this building, and it is absolutely inconspicuous to hide in a pile of white walls and black tiles during the day.But because it is lit up and down the second floor at night, it is particularly eye-catching.

"stop!"

The three of Luo Xiazhi got out of the car and were about to rush in, but were stopped by a "Lian Jiazi" who was not too tall but could see the muscular tangle.

"Na ni mo no ka?"

Good guy, the last sentence "stop" is quite proficient, so it can be seen that I often say a lot.The next sentence is Japanese that people can't understand.

"Xiaoye, what did this guy say? Did he ask me about my identity?"

Rorschach took half a step back.

Li Ye nodded, stepped forward and chattered a lot to the two guards.After he finished speaking, one of them hurried upstairs, walked to the stairs after a while, and nodded to the muscular man.

"Look, this is the importance of mastering one more foreign language..."

Luo Xiazhi glanced at the empty first floor.Neither the boss nor the buddies were there, so I understood that this place was "booked out" by these Japanese.

Fortunately, Luo Xiazhi was still in the mood to joke, but when the three of them wanted to go upstairs, the short man standing at the stairs stretched out his hand again and stopped Gu Hanlin and Li Ye.

"Third Master, he said that only Luo's family can enter, we can't."

Li Ye faithfully translated.

Gu Hanlin raised his chin and touched the gun in his coat pocket.

Why do his hands feel so itchy?

"You tell him, you two, are my 'family'. We have to go up together."

"Third Master?"

Li Ye never expected Luo Xiazhi to answer like this, and forgot to translate for a while.

Family... Is he considered Third Master's "family"?

Not the picked-up son of the enemy.It's not a driver, it's not a secretary, it's not a servant, it's a "family"... Just like Principal Gu, like Miss Xiaoxiao, uncle, and Mrs. Eight, are they part of the family?

Li Ye was so excited that he almost choked up, after stumbling through the translation, his eyes could never leave Sanye Luo's back.

Gu Hanlin, who was standing beside him, saw this scene clearly.

Although the young man's infatuated eyes were not as thrilling as reflected by the five-color neon lights that day, they made it more clear that he had long been deeply in love and could not extricate himself... So what is the situation between him and Liang Shaolong? ~ Is the bed fake?

Gu Hanlin touched the gun in his pocket, feeling his hands were itchy and hot.

The past two months were delayed by the school and the bureau, and I didn't have time to find that guy.After today's business is over, if that kid doesn't give himself a clear explanation, "two" of them...he won't let go of any of them!

The Japanese blocking the way glanced up at his partner standing by the railing, then nodded to get out of the way.

"Uncle Three!"

As soon as Luo Xiazhi reached the second floor, a figure quickly rushed towards him.He stretched out his hands and caught Xiaoxiao who threw himself into his arms.

"Third Uncle, Third Uncle...you are finally here."

Smiling raised his slap-like face, sniffed, "Third Uncle, Second Uncle..."

Luo Xiazhi bent down and took a good look at his little girl.

I haven't seen her for a few months, and she has indeed grown taller, but also darkened and thinner.

Unlike what he had expected before, Xiaoxiao's eyes turned red only when she saw him, and there was no trace of crying before.

Who was that little girl crying on the phone just now?

"Xiaoxiao is really close to the third uncle, and doesn't like me, the second uncle..."

Not far from the two of them, Luo Muze, who was wearing a gray mink coat and a stove was still burning under his feet, smiled at the two of them while drinking tea.

Opposite him sat his beautiful wife, wearing a light blue kimono with a short mink fur coat, and the dancing firelight reflected her delicate profile.

If he hadn't known how vicious these two people's minds were, Luo Xiazhi would really like to praise them as a pair of "bi people". They look as exquisite and luxurious as the male and female puppets enshrined on the Japanese March [-]rd Girl's Day .

"Second brother has been away from home for too long. It's normal for a child to have no impression."

Luo Xiazhi walked in front of Luo Muze with a smile in his arms.

As he spoke, he quickly scanned the second floor, and found that besides the couple upstairs, there were seven or eight "thugs" on the bright side, plus the two downstairs... In order to deal with himself, this couple The couple really took a lot of thought.

"There……"

Gu Hanlin followed him upstairs and began to observe carefully.

Soon behind a half-open box, a squatting little girl was found.Maybe it was tired from crying, so I could only make a weak sound like a cat.

"Hey, isn't this the deputy director of the Tangtang Shanghai Education Bureau? Director Gu, why are you coming to 'drink tea' with my brother?"

Putting down his teacup, Luo Muze said mockingly, "I heard that you and my younger brother are sworn brothers. I didn't expect your relationship to be so good... You are Xia Zhi's sworn brother. After all, we are indeed 'family members' .”

"I didn't expect Xia Zhi to be such a good person, and Brother Luo to be such a staunch figure. Their biological brothers would actually unite with the Japanese and set up a trap for the 'family'."

Gu Hanlin strode up to Luo Xiazhi's side, and counterattacked unceremoniously.

"Principal, Brother Li Ye..."

Xiaoxiao felt a little more at ease seeing the two of them appear.

"Who is that little girl over there?"

Gu Hanlin pointed in the direction of the wing.

"Oh... that, it's Xiaoxiao's good friend."

Hearing the obvious sarcasm in Gu Hanlin's words, Luo Muze didn't take it seriously at all, and ordered someone to bring that girl out.

The little girl was terrified at first, but when she saw so many people appearing at once, she lowered her head in fear and kept trembling, crying loudly.

"I heard that my little niece will return to Shanghai from Hong Kong today, but I specially 'invited' her best friend over from Yangzhou...but Xiaoxiao didn't like it, hey...it's a waste of my life Mind."

Luo Muze said hypocritically.

"Yangzhou...is this a girl from the Zhou family?"

"Yes, Third Uncle, this is Zhou Mandi, my former classmate at the Shanghai Missionary School for Girls, and my best friend."

Xiaoxiao walked to the little girl named Zhou Mandi, and took her trembling little hand.

"I just heard her call me at the train station, so I ran out of the car in a hurry... After I got out of the car, I was dragged into the car by this Japanese woman. Then I came here."

Smiling and said angrily.

"Tsk, this kid really has no rules. What 'this Japanese woman'? She's your second aunt!"

Luo Muze glared at her.

That's right, this should be Miss Zhou from the "Yangzhou Sauce Garden" family, Xiaoxiao's best friend ever.

After her father was killed by the Japanese, she was sent back to the countryside of Yangzhou by her mother.Not only that, her family's former land was also seized by Datsubaki Trading Co., Ltd., and the Sakura Department Store was built.

"Everything is our family's business, why should it involve other people's family."

Seeing the little girl's frightened appearance, Luo Xiazhi said in disapproval.

This girl is too pitiful, the family ruined by the Japanese is not counted, and she has to worry about it.

"Since Xiaoxia said so, send someone to send her back to Yangzhou tomorrow morning."

Luo Muze clapped his hands, and someone immediately took the little girl down.

"I heard that my second elder brother and second sister-in-law invited me to drink tea, but what kind of 'tea' is it?"

Having said that, Luo Xiazhi took the initiative to pick up the topic.

Gu Hanlin and Li Ye both smiled and stepped aside.

"Xiao Xia is really 'quick talk'. Then I won't beat around the bush."

Luo Muze sent someone to bring a cup of tea, Luo Xiazhi looked down, it was Japanese matcha.

The second elder brother and second sister-in-law are really interesting, they clearly occupy someone else's tea house, and they "bring their own tea".

"No, drinking tea at night, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep at night."

Luo Xiazhi stretched out his slender fingers and pushed the teacup aside.

"My father wants to open a gauze factory here in Jiashan."

Tsubaki Yingko, who had been silent all this time, said, "I heard that you and the eldest son of the Liang family have cooperated to open a textile factory and a garment factory. The business is booming. It can be said that you are making money every day." .”

It's hard for this Japanese to use idioms better than Liang Shaolong.

"I learned that Young Master Liang is Director Gu's cousin, so he's just a gangster. Since my brother-in-law is connected with his elder brother's cousin, he will help out. Then the direct brothers, the 'my family' in the 'my family', You shouldn't be stingy with helping, right?"

After the woman finished speaking, she raised her cherry-colored lips and looked at Luo Xiazhi with a smile.

"Heh, Dachun Trading Co., Ltd. has strong strength and strong financial resources. No matter how you look at it, it's not my turn to invest."

Rorschach sneered.

"And now there are so many Japanese running spinning mills in China. In Shanghai alone, there are Japanese textile companies such as Yamada, Yamato, and Yamaguchi. If Daitsubaki Trading Co., Ltd. considers partners, why doesn't it consider them?"

"Hey, Xiaoxia, look at what you said - aren't we 'our own family'? You see how united they are in Cantonese, we have to learn from them, and do business together as a group."

Luo Muze said brazenly.

"Xiao Xia, please come forward. Doesn't this reflect the importance and welcome of the Shanghai business community to our big Japanese business community? Moreover, I don't need you to give real money, as long as you are a 'nominal director'."

As Luo Muze spoke, he took out a bilingual "Share Equity Confirmation Letter" from his pocket and spread it in front of Luo Xiazhi.

"Look, as long as you become our 'honorary shareholder', you can get 5.00% of the dry stock of the factory. And you can also participate in dividends at the end of the year-how about it? Doesn't the brother 'take care' of you very much?"

Take care, take care of me too much...

Luo Xiazhi's molars became sore after hearing this.

This guy clearly knows that he is an important member of the "Chinese Domestic Products Promotion Association", and that Shimai Department Store basically does not import Japanese products, but he still wants to drag himself into the water and open a factory together. This is clearly to kill him!

"Second brother's proposal is very good...but it's not a trivial matter. Why don't you allow me to think about it and go back and discuss it with our eldest brother?"

He had to find a way to delay the time.

"Hehe, I heard that you, Xiao Xia, have been in charge of business for a long time. Big brother's opinion is just a reference..."

Luo Muze also put down his teacup with a nonchalant smile, and said lightly, "Think about it, of course you have to think about it. Here, although it is a small place, the scenery is good. I heard that the water vapor on the river in the morning is misty, and the big Shanghai In comparison, it has a different charm. As for me, I have already booked an inn in the town for you and Xiaoxiao, third brother."

He glanced at Gu Hanlin, who had a steely complexion, and Li Ye, who was full of anger, and smiled, "I didn't expect Xiao Xia, you brought friends here... It's okay, I'll pay more myself, and I'll pay their rent too. That’s it. As for you, just bring your friends and our little niece to live here, think slowly, think slowly...one day is not enough, you can live for two days, two days is not enough..."

"Don't think about it, I promise you."

Luo Xiazhi said suddenly.

"Third Master!"

"Uncle Three!"

Not only Li Ye and Xiaoxiao were taken aback, but even this "dog man and woman" didn't expect Luo Xiazhi to agree so readily. They thought that even if Xiaoxiao was in their hands, it would take a lot of trouble.

"However, 5.00% of dry stocks is too little... I want [-]% of dry stocks. And instead of dividends at the end of the year, I want dividends every quarter. I only accept US dollars for dividends, which are sent to my personal account in Citibank. account."

Rorschach reported a series of conditions.

"Okay! The third brother is indeed a 'business genius' praised by everyone in Shanghai. Ten percent... yes, no problem."

Luo Muze and Chun Yingzi looked at each other, and after the latter nodded, he ordered someone to find a pen and paper, and drew up a new contract.

"Okay, Xiao Xia, let's sign it with a seal."

Luo Muze graciously placed the newly written "Share Equity Confirmation Letter" in front of Luo Xiazhi, along with a pen and a piece of inkpad.

"I have my own pen."

Luo Xiazhi took out a German gold pen from his pocket, without looking at the contract, quickly signed his name at the end, and then took out the private seal he carried with him from the inside pocket of his coat.

Seeing the bright red "Rorschach Seal" stamped on the contract in black and white, Luo Muze and his wife both heaved a sigh of relief.

"Happy, the signing of this contract couldn't be happier."

Luo Muze clapped his hands, "Come here, try the sake I brought back from Japan to celebrate. This is a good wine produced in Sapporo, Hokkaido, and you can't drink it in Shanghai."

"No, I'm going to take Xiaoxiao home."

Luo Xiazhi said, and stood up.

"Third Uncle...it's all because of me...uh..."

Strong, even when encountering a sudden kidnapping, she didn't cry and smiled, and finally couldn't help but shed tears at this time.

She is no longer a little girl who doesn't understand anything. She can't understand what the contract signed by the third uncle just now means. After tomorrow, everyone in Shanghai will know that the third uncle of the Luo family and the second uncle Like my father, they all defected to the Japanese and became the lackeys of the Japanese!

It's all because of her, it's all because of her...

"It's not too late to leave tomorrow morning, the rooms are all booked anyway."

Luo Muze said casually, picked up the contract and looked at it.

Hey... He, the third brother, has such a good business, how can he be so ugly when he writes... Sure enough, "no one is perfect"...

"I promised my eldest brother and mother that I would bring Xiaoxiao home. The dishes and snacks she likes have been prepared at home..."

Pulling the arm that Xiaoxiao Buying shook, Luo Xiazhi was about to go downstairs.

The two Japanese standing at the top of the stairs saw the boss gesturing to give way, so they didn't try to stop them.

"Third Uncle, I'm sorry...I'm sorry..."

Xiaoxiao walked and cried, while Luo Xiazhi didn't dare to slow down for a moment.

"Drive, hurry up!"

It wasn't until the four of them got into the car that Luo Xiazhi gritted his teeth and looked back fiercely - his frenzied second brother actually walked to the balcony in the cold and was waving at him.

"Third Lord, what should we do? That contract fell into the hands of the Japanese, and that is the biggest threat to you and Shi Mai!"

Li Ye said hurriedly while stepping on the gas pedal.

He looked at Luo Xiazhi's cold and silent expression from the rearview mirror, and then anxiously glanced at Gu Hanlin who was sitting in the co-pilot.

"Principal Gu, you can also say something."

Gu Hanlin was no less angry than any of them at this time. His brain was running at high speed, trying to find a solution to Luo Muze's move.

"Li Ye, stop the car."

When the car finally drove out of Xitang and arrived at the next town, Luo Xiazhi said suddenly.

"Squeak..."

The brake lever made a harsh sound, and it stopped slowly on the side of the road.

"Third Master?"

Li Ye turned his head.

"Stay with a smile, and the others get out of the car."

Luo Xiazhi said, and opened the car door.

The three men approached a solitary telephone pole with a weak light.

"Hanlin, let's do it."

While speaking, Luo Xiazhi took out his wallet, watch, gold pen, private seal and other items from his pockets little by little, and put them on the field ridge by the roadside.

"Third Master? Principal Gu?"

Li Ye looked at the solemn expressions of the two of them, and an ominous premonition arose spontaneously.

"I will avoid your vital points...but it will still hurt, you have to bear it."

Gu Hanlin twisted his handsome eyebrows, his eyes were full of unbearable.

"It's okay, I'm not afraid... By the way, just wait a moment."

He turned around, walked to the car, motioned for Xiaoxiao to roll down the window.

"Smile, you are a big kid. After a while, you close the curtains of this car...then cover your ears..."

He said softly, and reached out to touch the little girl's cute mushroom head.

"Third uncle, what are you going to do? What are you going to do?"

The little girl was crying and hiccupping.

"Remember what Uncle San said - close the window and cover your ears."

After speaking, Luo Xiazhi turned his head resolutely and walked back under the streetlight.

"bring it on."

He squatted down first, and smeared his company with the soil from the edge of the field, then took off his coat, and threw it into an empty field after the rice had been harvested.

"Third Master, what are you going to do? Principal Gu?"

Under Li Ye's surprised eyes, Gu Hanlin took out his gun and aimed at Luo Xiazhi...

"Bah!"

A loud gunshot echoed in the open space, causing the wild dogs and domestic dogs in the nearby town to bark wildly.

"Uncle Three!"

Xiaoxiao, who hugged her ears and huddled in the car, screamed heart-piercingly.

The author has something to say: Yes, this is a "bitter trick", please read the title!