Season 2 Episode 10 Business on track

  "Right, right, I heard Liu's brother just returned to Jiangbei and hasn't settled down yet. Let your sister-in-law help you introduce one, she's idle with nothing to do except taking care of the kids and being a matchmaker, there are still several good ones among her university classmates."

  Liu Ziguang was speechless with laughter and tears, just as he was about to politely decline, Shen Fang said again: "I have a classmate who is quite good-looking and works as a high-ranking executive in a large company, I think she's quite suitable for you."

  "Is that the Wei Zixuan who just got dumped?" Scarface said, realizing his mistake as soon as the words left his mouth. He could only awkwardly laugh it off, but Liu Ziguo was taken aback, having no idea that Wei Zixuan and Shen Fang were classmates. Hadn't he heard that Wei Zixuan had never been in a relationship? Could it be that she had gotten dumped because of him?

  Shen Fang glared at Pockmark and said: "Don't listen to his nonsense. By the way, where does Little Liu work?"

  "Oh, I work at Zhicheng Property." Liu Ziguo replied.

  "That's great, this colleague of mine is also in Zhicheng Group, but her workplace is on the other side of Fuhao Square. How about this, I'll invite her out another day and we can find a place to have tea together."

  "Hehe, thank you sister-in-law, I think it's not necessary anymore. Actually, I've known Assistant Wei for a long time." Liu Ziguang said.

  "Ah, you've known each other for a long time? You're not...?" Shen Fang said, suddenly covering her mouth. In fact, she didn't need to say any more, Liu Ziguang had already guessed what she meant. Shen Fang's implication was that Wei Zixuan wouldn't be the one you abandoned, would she?

  This little girl's imagination is indeed rich, but Liu Ziguang doesn't say anything. A tough life doesn't need explanation, love to think whatever you want.

  The atmosphere was a bit awkward, and Zhi Zi raised his glass and said, "Come on, let's have a drink."

  Suddenly, the door of the private room opened and Hei Bao led several brothers in, all holding wine cups, saying they wanted to drink with Guang Ge. Seeing this lineup, Shen Fang said to Ba Zi: "Then you go down, remember to drink a little less."

  The scar nodded, wanting to go downstairs with Liu Ziguang, but unfortunately, Yaya clung to Hero Uncle and refused to let go, saying that she wanted to take her uncle to the kindergarten to show him off to the little friends. It took a lot of effort from Shen Fang Lao Da to coax her into calming down.

  The first floor hall was bustling with excitement, everyone had already drunk a lot and were staggering around. When Liu Ziguang came down, Mu Sanshui immediately came over with a cup of wine in hand. His face was already bright red from drinking, but his mind was still clear. He patted his chest in front of Liu Ziguang and promised that he would use Nantai's sand and pay the bill on time. Liu Ziguang also said that if anyone gave Mu trouble in the future, he should just give him a call. The two men clinked glasses together three times, being as affectionate as old friends who hadn't seen each other in years.

  Just as they were talking, the scar-faced man led a few people over. Mu San Shui was very good at reading the situation and smiled: "Director Liu, you're busy." Then he returned to his seat.

  "Liu Di, let me introduce you to these friends of ours from the Jiangbei road... " Scarface introduced them one by one to Liu Ziguang. Those men with a strong air of Jianghu also politely clinked glasses and drank with Liu Ziguang. Among them were two people who were still in Lao Si's camp this morning, but now they were sitting together drinking wine. This is what they call 'not fighting, not knowing each other'.

  Many underworld big brothers are unclear about Liu Ziguang's route and speak very cautiously, vaguely revealing a meaning, that is, this time Laosi fell, whose territory should his site belong to.

  Lao Si is doing well in Jiangbei, with several bath centers and hotels near the night market under his control. He also has a stake in the famous 1912 bar. In addition, his influence extends to construction sites throughout the city, where he makes money by hauling sand and soil. He also has dozens of capable fighters at his disposal, making him a notable figure on the Jiangbei road.

  But this time, Lao Si was in a slump. Recently, his third brother had an accident and somehow got mixed up with bank robbers, and was shot dead by the police on the spot, leaving no whole body behind. With Lao San's fall, all of Lao Si's official connections were severed, and he began to decline. Then, his sand-digging business was also snatched away by others. To regain his dominance, Fourth Brother gathered his brothers from the underworld to fight, but instead of regaining his power, he lost his life in a tragic way. All these happened just this morning, and everyone knew what had gone on.

  Lao Si is finished, even if he doesn't die, no one will bother with him anymore. The power vacuum left behind needs to be filled urgently. Logically speaking, Lao Si's territory should be taken over by someone, and it's not necessary to ask Liu Ziguang's opinion. However, the rules of the underworld are not so clear-cut, and it's usually a matter of who has the bigger mouth and eats more. But Lao Si was knocked down by Liu Ziguang, and this newly risen dark horse is so ferocious that if they take over without asking his opinion, they're afraid of provoking him.

  Liu Ziguang knew the meaning of everyone after saying lightly: "I am a person with formal work, what turf is not turf, I am not interested, you love to divide it as you like, don't affect me doing business."

  Although he spoke in a low-key tone, everyone else heard another meaning from it. Liu Ziguang has great ambitions and is afraid that a small Jiangbei City cannot hold him.

  ……

  The drinking lasted until three o'clock in the afternoon, when everyone gradually dispersed. Today's battle was a major reshuffle of the Jiangbei underworld, with the former Fourth Brother becoming Old Fourth and never recovering from this defeat. Especially the story of him pissing his pants on the riverbank became a laughingstock. On the other hand, Liu Ziguang's reputation shook far and wide, earning him the title of the most formidable Big Brother in Jiangbei, and no one dared to underestimate him by half.

  As for the outcome of Lao Si, there are several versions circulating. Some say that Lao Si was directly beheaded by Bei Xiao Shuai and thrown into the Yangtze River to feed the turtles. Others claim that Lao Si's hands and feet were cut off, rendering him a cripple. There are also those who say that Lao Si escaped unscathed but was so traumatized that he never dared to set foot in the underworld again, instead opening a newspaper stand on a certain street where he spends his days selling newspapers and magazines. The stories are told with such vivid details that they seem almost true.

  Although Liu Ziguang expressed disinterest in the dock, others tacitly gave up control of the night market and dock areas. Liu Ziguang didn't hesitate to let Bai Xiaoshuai take over the entire night market, as well as nearby hotels, internet cafes, and bath centers, while also allowing Meng Heizi to take control of the dock.

  Bei Xiaoshuai suddenly became the big brother in charge of the entire street, and was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night. His dream of many years had finally come true! In fact, this so-called "big brother" is just a conventional rule, no matter whether it's a collision, a black car, a thief, or a small-time crook, they will all greet each other when crossing paths. The big brother may not even collect protection fees from the shops in his area, but rather those clever shop owners will take the initiative to come and build relationships with him, send him some gifts as a gesture of goodwill, or invite him to sit down at their place often, which is also a way to maintain order.

  Meng Heizi stood up for the team at a critical moment and was tacitly approved by Liu Ziguo to manage the dock area. This northeastern big man also knew how to gauge the situation, so it would be fine to let him take charge of the sand transportation route along the Nan Tai River in the future.

  The ones who have changed the most are still those junior high school students from Chen Guang Mechanical Factory, who didn't like to study normally and spent their days hanging out in internet cafes and game rooms. Now they've also joined the dockside battles and think they've really become part of the underworld. Before, they would at least show up to school three days a week, but now they just skip class altogether and spend every day playing at Bei Xiao Shuai's black internet cafe, smoking cigarettes.

  Bei Xiaoshuai has also been quite busy lately, he finally started to implement another one of his life ideals, that is to open a large internet cafe, the kind with hundreds of machines on multiple floors, every day he's busy with several younger brothers and doesn't even return to his own black internet cafe, just leaving it to be managed by a few students.

  Business is booming for Sha Zi, with four trees and Liu Zi Guang taking advantage of the coolness. The price of sand at 100 yuan per square meter he didn't intend to lower it. After all, real estate is a lucrative business, even if he lowers the price, the benefits won't go to the consumer's head, so why not make more money.

  Mu San Shui also introduced Liu Ziguang to several construction sites, with a daily sand usage of hundreds of cubic meters, greatly increasing the transportation pressure. Liu Ziguang hired several fleets, 50 or 60 dump trucks, to transport sand to various construction sites. In his spare time, he could also haul some earthwork, anyway, it was all the same type of work, so he just did it.

  The earthwork business has always been a favorite of underworld figures, as it makes money quickly and doesn't require much technical expertise. Now, the earthwork business in Jiangbei City has been cut into by someone else, but no one dares to speak out against it. The lesson of Lao Si's downfall is right there; even a big shot who can gather 500 men was brought down, let alone you?

  ……

  Business is on the right track, and there's more money in hand, but not yet to the point of splurging, Liu Ziguang first bought an automatic washing machine, air conditioner, and refrigerator for his family, and then added a laptop computer for himself, which was required by Fang Fei to buy, in order to chat with QQ at night.

  With more money comes more responsibility, the property company has over a hundred security guards, dozens of workers in the sandpit, and fifty or sixty mud trucks in the transportation team, as well as several authentic barbecue stalls, all relying on Liu Ziguang to maintain. He is the kind of person who manages loosely, leaving everything to his brothers to operate, and he just acts as a boss.

  The son became the deputy manager of the company and also had a business outside, his daughter-in-law was about to enter the door, the old father and mother were so happy that they couldn't close their mouths, and they also gained face in front of the neighbors. However, the old couple still couldn't rest, they wanted to do something, the old man's injury finally healed, he started repairing his tricycle, preparing to set up a stall at the night market, while the old woman continued to sweep the streets every day, no matter how many times Liu Ziguo told her it was useless.

  The elderly are like this, suddenly becoming idle is not good, losing the sense of existence for a while, and getting sick. So Liu Ziguang didn't say anything else, but the section of road that his mother was responsible for cleaning was particularly clean every day, without even a piece of trash or fallen leaves. Of course, Mother Liu wouldn't know that every night after the barbecue stalls closed, there would be several people who specifically went to sweep the street, sharing some of the cleaning tasks with her.

  Sha Zi's business is doing so well, Wei Ziyun deserves credit. Thinking of this assistant Wei and himself having a small misunderstanding, Liu Ziguang decides to give her a call and ask her out.

  The phone call reached the headquarters of Zhicheng Group, and Wei Ziqian heard Liu Ziguo's voice, but surprisingly, there was not a hint of excitement, still cold as ice, however, she quickly agreed and even took the initiative to suggest going to 1912 Bar.

  I was having a good time at that broken wine bar, but since they asked, I couldn't refuse, so Liu Ziguang agreed.

  It was agreed that Wei Zixuan would meet up with Liu Ziguo, who was wearing slippers and had wandered out of his house without anything to do. Before he knew it, he had arrived at the vicinity of Bei Xiaoshuai's internet cafe. The iron-roofed building was dark inside, with the sounds of computer games drifting out. Outside, a few pool tables were surrounded by kids in school uniforms smoking and laughing loudly as if no one was around.

  Liu Ziguang sauntered over, wanting to see if Bei Xiaoshuai was inside. As he walked up to the metal hut's door, he suddenly saw an old man with a head full of white hair being pushed out from inside.

  "Get out of here, you old geezer!" A loud and unruly voice came from inside.

  Liu Ziguang's eyebrows gradually furrowed.

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