Chapter 68: The Birth Gate (2)
Luo Qiu followed Song Haoran's footsteps, and it didn't take long for him to come to a commercial building.
This building is not very tall, only six floors, and the door is written in the appearance of such and such a joint chamber of commerce.
Song Haoran didn't go up right away, but instead walked around in front of the chamber of commerce building, a whole circle.
"Is the new speaker of the Chamber of Commerce your niece?" Luo Qiu suddenly asked.
Song Haoran shook his head, "It's not Song Ying, it's just her uncle, that is, my brother-in-law's younger brother." Nepotism, don't you feel this way? ”
Luo Qiu just smiled and didn't speak.
Song Haoran said: "Speaking of which, you are really amazing. I don't know why, every time I'm with you, I always feel as if I don't have any worries, no matter what I want to say, don't restrain myself, it's really quite relaxing. ”
Luo Qiu looked up at the layers of the commercial building, "Maybe it's because I don't know how to give advice to others." If you don't give advice, you won't be able to influence other people's thoughts. ”
Song Haoran didn't think so...... Because he understands that this is because this outcast blood relative has a quality that can make people feel at ease.
In the hustle and bustle of 'Chinatown', just because he stood by Luo Qiu's side, he felt like he was in an empty field. You won't notice his presence in particular, but you won't ignore his presence either.
After thinking about it, Song Haoran just thought of a word that could describe this eldest nephew: just right.
"Are we going in now?" Luo Qiu looked at the door of the Chamber of Commerce.
Through the glass door, you can find the clerk sitting at the reception of the Chamber of Commerce, who has already looked curiously at them standing outside the door.
"No, we'd better go back to the back door. Song Haoran shook his head, and then led Luo Qiu around to the back alley of the commercial building again.
What made Luo Qiu curious was that Song Haoran did not come directly to the position of the back door, but stopped five or six meters apart.
There is also a kicking door here, a very ordinary kind of iron door, Song Haoran stretched out his hand and knocked on the iron door, which is a way of knocking with strange rules.
And he only knocked once, and when he had knocked on the door, he stood still while looking at his watch. He then spoke, "This door is called 'Shengmen', do you know why?"
Luo Qiu shook his head.
Song Haoran said indifferently: "This building was originally built according to the direction of gossip. Daddy deliberately let people leave this door, and named it 'Shengmen'. ”
"The door of life, the door of life. Luo Qiu stretched out his hand and touched the iron door, and said slowly: "Life, it represents life." Living, meaning hope. Therefore, the door of life is the door of hope and the door of hope. ”
Song Haoran's lips moved slightly, and then after looking Luo Qiu up and down, he nodded and said, "I didn't expect you to be able to comprehend Dad's original intention the first time...... That's right, the name Shengmen is the meaning of hope. Daddy left this door in order to give those who are really in difficulty in Chinatown a way out. ”
Song Haoran paused, and then said: "Dad often says that people are good and people don't deceive the sky. Although we are doing some blood-stained business, when it is time to preach morality, we will preach morality. ”
"Good fortune. Luo Qiu nodded and said with a smile: "Old Man Song is cultivating Futian. ”
Song Haoran was stunned and said, "How do you know that Daddy believes in Buddhism?"
Luo Qiu smiled and said, "There is a statue of Buddha in front of the door. Since Mr. Song is the founder here, I think it has something to do with it. ”
"You're very observant. Song Haoran looked at Luo Qiu's gaze with more and more appreciation.
Luo Qiu said at this time: "Since this is a door that needs to be opened to give people hope, why are you knocking on the door now?"
Song Haoran sneered: "If I don't knock now, I'm afraid it won't open in the future...... Here it comes. ”
The door shaft creaked.
Song Haoran put down his watch, and the iron door in front of him suddenly opened. I saw a middle-aged man in his forties with gold-rimmed glasses appearing in front of the two of them with a slight panting.
He looked a little nervous, but wiped his face with a handkerchief to hide it, "Young Master Haoran, why are you here!
"Three minutes and eighteen seconds. Song Haoran smiled.
The middle-aged man was stunned, "What three minutes and eighteen seconds?"
Song Haoran said: "From the time I knocked on the door, it took three minutes and eighteen seconds before the door opened. And it's you, the chamber of commerce, who opened the door, do you think I should be happy or disappointed?"
"Young Master Haoran...... There's a reason for that too, and I can explain it. The middle-aged man hurriedly said.
"Well, you explain it to me right away. Song Haoran nodded.
The middle-aged man subconsciously said, "This ...... Why don't we go in and talk about it? It's not convenient here. ”
"I think it's very convenient here, the wind is cool and the water is cold, and there are few people, and it's quiet enough. Song Haoran smiled, and even made a gesture of please, "President Baishuitang, please speak." ”
President Bai Shuitang hurriedly said: "That's right, the people from the Chamber of Commerce found out about your arrival, but you don't seem to have something going on, and you haven't walked in." They told me about it, so I hurried down to pick you up. And then you walked away again? I thought it might be you knocking, so I came over and opened the door for you again, and time was wasted. ”
"Oh...... Then you mean, blame me for not greeting you beforehand, right?" Song Haoran smiled.
"Don't dare...... It's that I'm moving too slowly. President Bai Shuitang bowed his head frequently and said, "I'm too slow, I should exercise more." ”
Song Haoran smiled with relief, and suddenly patted the belly of the head of Bai Shuitang, "Well, you should exercise more." ”
So saying, he walked in from the side of the White Water Pond.
The destination is the office of the president of the Chamber of Commerce. Song Haoran sat directly in the position of the president of Baishuitang without saying a word, and the current president of the chamber of commerce could only stand in front of the desk crampedly.
Who Chinatown belongs to, Bai Shui Tong knows very well in his heart. If that father is described as the emperor, then the one in front of him is naturally the crown prince of the dynasty, and his Baishuitang is at most a relative.
"Young Master, who is this?" Bai Shuitang glanced at Luo Qiu, who was sitting on the sofa next to him.
Song Haoran waved his hand and said, "Don't care about him." I'm here today, and there's actually no special reason. It's just that I happened to come back and pass by today, so I came over on a whim to take a look. ”
"It should be, it should be. President Bai Shuitang hurriedly said: "It's our honor that the young master can come over and see here!"
"Is Chinatown developing well recently?" Song Haoran casually picked up the documents on the desk and scanned them.
President Bai Shuitang said with a natural expression: "It's not bad, recently we have attracted investment and built a new supermarket, and business is very good." ”
"Supermarket?" Song Haoran said curiously: "If you build a supermarket here, won't it affect the business of other merchants?"
"Of course not. "There are many shops in this supermarket, and we plan to gather all the self-employed people in the retail industry, so that it can not only be convenient to manage, but also to increase efficiency." Young master, you see, although Chinatown was also very prosperous in the past, all kinds of retail shops were too scattered, whether it was tourists or locals, it was often inconvenient to buy things, but if it could be gathered together...... Oh, and here's a list of supermarket performance for the last two months that you can take a look at. ”
The president of the white reservoir took out some documents and reports.
"Are you still very prepared?" Song Haoran smiled and looked at it seriously.
President Bai Shuitang said: "Actually, it just so happened that Miss Sakura came to see the account book today, and these are actually ready to be shown to her, but I didn't expect you to be able to read it again." ”
"Oh, has Song Ying seen it?" Song Haoran nodded, and then casually threw the document report aside, "Since she has seen it, then I won't read it." ”
Actually, Miss Sakura also said that there was no problem. President Bai Shuitang hurriedly said.
Song Haoran suddenly stood up, "Actually, there is nothing to do, I'm still in a hurry, you don't need to send me, I'll just go by myself." ”
"Well, okay. President Bai Shuitang hurriedly opened the door of the office for Song Haoran.
Before going out, Song Haoran suddenly paused and said: "By the way, the door shaft of 'Shengmen' is a little rusty, so let's have time to put some engine oil or something." Otherwise, you think, those people who come to knock on the 'raw door' hear a squeaky sound every time they open the door, it will be a little scary. ”
"I know, I'll call the master to repair it immediately!"
After Bai Shuitang watched Song Haoran and Luo Qiu enter the elevator, he hurriedly closed the door of the office, and then made a phone call, "Find someone to put some oil on the door shaft of 'Shengmen'." ”
The call was finished, and President Bai Shuitang frowned, and then quickly opened a drawer of his desk, and there was also a mobile phone in it, he picked it up, thought for a while, and then made another call.
"Something...... Song Haoran suddenly came......"
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The clerk at the front desk was curious about who the two people who came out of the president's office were.
Song Haoran is a suave type, always with a charming and beautiful smile on his face, and Miss Clerk can't help but take a few more looks—as for the one next to him, it looks much more ordinary.
I always ignore it inadvertently, but I can't ignore the past, just like ...... It's like a unique handicraft in the middle of the room.
Song Haoran sincerely added incense in front of the Buddha statue in the lobby of the Chamber of Commerce, and then lit a few more and sent them to Luo Qiu's hand, "Believe it or not, it doesn't matter if you worship it, ask for peace of mind." ”
A breeze suddenly blew in the lobby, and the curling cigarettes in front of the Buddha statue suddenly became chaotic.
Luo Qiu took the incense and asked, "This Buddha statue has been consecrated by someone." ”
"Well, it's a master in Thailand, and my dad invited him to consecrate him with a lot of money. Song Haoran nodded: "How do you know?"
Luo Qiu said: "Some Buddha statues that have done the consecration ritual will have more things, and there are more Dharma objects here. ”
"You know a lot. Song Haoran didn't care.
Luo Qiu said indifferently: "Because there is a very knowledgeable person around me recently, she has taught me a lot of things. ”
"Good thing. Song Haoran nodded.
Luo Qiu extinguished the incense in his hand, put it back, and said indifferently: "Since it has already been opened, then I won't use the incense." The Buddha statue has a spirit, so let's leave it to those in need. ”
"Is this also exquisite?" Song Haoran was stunned, and then said funny: "Weird...... Well, it's almost time for us to go back, Daddy should be in a hurry. If he doesn't go back, he's going to be mad...... I'm telling you, Daddy is crazy, but it's terrifying. ”
Luo Qiu nodded, "Let's buy some apples when we get back." ”
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Oni and Lluvia were still waiting at the car at the corner of the street, and when they saw Song Haoran and Luo Qiu coming with a bag of apples, Lluvia hurriedly opened the back seat of the car.
Song Haoran let Luo Qiu sit in first, and then he walked to the other side, and then he whispered in Lluvia's ear: "Check the white pond." ”
Lluvia nodded, and as if it was fine, she got into the car.
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Caroline slipped away while the restaurant was open in the morning, while people were busy.
As for the expression on the face of the restaurant employee after she found out that something had been stolen from the kitchen, Caroline didn't plan to think about it.
A night's rest refreshed her.
But she suddenly didn't know where she was going — she didn't dare go back to her house, maybe the police, and the Boston boss would be squatting there.
As for the hospital, she didn't dare to go there, the 'eldest cousin and the second cousin' knew about the matter between her and lawyer Carlo, and she was afraid that going to the hospital would be self-defeating.
Her purse, her papers, were not on her at this time. She didn't even have a coin on her - she had planned to smash the cash register of the restaurant where she was hiding to get some cash, but the cash register apparently had an alarm system, and she couldn't do without the restaurant, so she could only wait for the police to come and take her.
It's just that she was born in a slum and has been exposed to it since she was a child, and Caroline still has some skills to make a living - in addition to selling her body.
The target is in front of her, an office worker walking with a newspaper, and Caroline's target is the other party's wallet.
But she is not a professional, she has only known female thieves and taught her a little bit of stealing, and Caroline herself has not worked this practice.
Stealing, not as fast as she lays down in bed - especially since she is still young, and men like her body.
Caroline deliberately bumped into the office worker who was looking down at the newspaper, and was going to quietly take advantage of the other party's distraction to pull out the wallet from the bag of his cow font library, but at this moment she suddenly felt dizzy.
She missed the perfect time.
She sat down on the ground, and the office worker saw it and reached out to pick Caroline up. It's just that Caroline sat on the ground in a daze as if she had lost her soul at this time.
She stared blankly ahead.
A woman is pushing a stroller across the street...... It's a green light, and the woman is on the phone. However, at this time, a red sedan seemed to be unable to brake, perhaps for other reasons, and directly hit the woman.
The woman's body was knocked out of the road a long way ago, and the stroller was completely crushed by the wheels into a pile of tatters, bloodstains......
"Miss, miss, are you alright?"
The sound of a call.
Caroline was stunned, she suddenly stood up, looked at the sidewalk in front of her, and blurted out, "Save ......"
Only then did she realize that there was a red light ahead, and there was no woman pushing a stroller at all. Caroline rubbed her forehead, "I...... I'm fine, thanks. ”
The office worker looked at him suspiciously, and said, "Okay, be careful yourself." ”
It seems that she is in a hurry to go to work - Caroline watched the other party walk away, and there was a pang of chagrin in her heart, the wallet still could not be taken out of the other party's bag, and a good opportunity was missed.
Caroline shook her head and sighed, intending to find a new target.
She was suddenly lightly bumped by someone.
"Oh, I'm sorry. ”
It was a woman on the phone, pushing a stroller, walking past her.
After accidentally touching Caroline, the woman quickly apologized, and then started talking on the phone again, pushing the stroller past.
"Oh...... It's nothing, it's just that I accidentally bumped into someone, where did we just go? Do you get your hair done? I think about it, I know about a new store? Interested......"
Far away.
Crossroads ahead.
Caroline watched in horror, her eyes widening, huge.