Seeing that it is not far from the birthday of the eldest lady of the Ou family next Wednesday, Lu Li never knows what gift to give, he doesn't care about money, the key is to be in line with his heart, with the special relationship between him and Ou Chenli in the long-term cold war, he is afraid that he will not be liked by the hostess if he chooses anything, and if she doesn't do it well, she may be thrown out of the door in front of the guests, which will be embarrassing.

After walking around Funakoshi, Matsusakaya, and Daimaru, Lu Li walked to the counter specializing in doll toys, "Sir, do you need anything?" ”

"Give me ......" Lu Li searched aimlessly, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "Bring me one of those dolls, what is this called?" ”

The girl smiled and took out a doll that looked a little tattered, "This one is called RaggedyAnn, also known as a tattered doll, don't look at it as tattered, in fact, it was deliberately designed like this, just to cater to the trend of people looking for handmade toys, so it is very popular." Can I ask, what is the relationship between the girl who received this doll and you? ”

"Ordinary friends, very, very ordinary friends. Well, I'm going to do it, please wrap it up. ”

After paying the money, holding the gift box with the tattered doll, he returned to the store first, changed clothes with Xu Yunjian, and took a taxi straight to the Ou family's mansion in the middle of the mountain, "Oh, fuck me!" I'm fucking, I'm fucking! The taxi traveled all the way, and Xu Yunjian scolded endlessly, "Xiaoxiao, have you seen it?" There is such a nice house here! How are you, don't you look hot? ”

"Of course I'm hot, but what's the use? If I were you, I would make a lot of money, and then buy a property here, and then you would have a party every day, and no one would care about you until dawn. ”

"I'm sure I can't. Why don't you hurry up and make money, then you buy it, and come back to borrow it for me? ”

Luley laughed at his whimsy, "Okay, I didn't say it, as long as I make money in the future." If you buy a house like this, you can use it if you want. ”

Xu Yunjian didn't smile, but his eyes turned red thoughtfully, "Xiaoxiao, you ...... me I really don't have anything to say, I'm just talking about it, are you serious? ”

Lu Li didn't expect him to say such a thing, and turned around and spat him, "You don't talk nonsense!" I'm telling you. We brothers can say whatever they want, and when we get to someone's house in a while, don't be rude, you know? ”

"Yes, yes. I just eat and don't say a word, okay? ”

While talking, the car was parked in front of the Ou family's mansion, and the taxi could not go inside. The two got out of the car and had to walk inside. This trip was really long, Xu Yunjian walked stiff with his legs, and finally saw the lights of the Ou family's villa-style courtyard, "Fuck, it's really big." ”

"Didn't I tell you, don't scold the street, don't scold the street. When I turned around, I was about to say it, how bad is it for people to hear it? ”

"Got it, why are you talking so much?" Xu Yun's sword heart was greedy, and he sped up his pace all the way, not even bothering to walk the path surrounded by trees. I walked briskly from the still turquoise lawn, stood under the porch of the gate, and looked up at the neon lights and figures shuttling on it, as if it was very lively.

Luli has been here, and finally recognized the butler Andrew, and greeted the other party, the two walked into the hall, turned to the left, it is the living room, if there are guests coming, they have to wait here, but when they turn the corridor, they unexpectedly find that the living room is deserted, where are the guests? On the contrary, the long tables on both sides are full of all kinds of delicacies, and they look so lonely and pitiful.

"Did you see someone just now? Where have they gone? ”

"What we just saw may be a servant in the house." Luli looked at the clock on the wall, it was just past six o'clock, "Don't worry, we're too early." ”

Xu Yunjian looked at the table full of delicacies, and swallowed greedily, "Xiaoxiao, no one comes, let's eat?" ”

"Why are you so unproductive? Bear with me! Lu Li stared at him with hatred, and said sharply: "I can tell you, Xu Yunjian, if you dare to steal it, I will break your dog's leg!" ”

"Mr. Lu,......" Andrew came in after them, and said very respectfully, "Please wait a minute, I will inform Madame and Miss." ”

He could only understand when he called Luli's name, and as for the English he said later, it was all ignored, "That, Mr. Andrew, this time Miss Ou's birthday party will not ...... Just the two of us, right? ”

"Of course not." Andrew replied with a smile, and Lu Li felt relieved, so he only heard the other party say in Cantonese: "There were many guests this afternoon, but they all left after congratulating the young lady on her birthday." ”

Luli's mouth immediately turned into an 'O' shape, "How can this be?" ”

Andrew smiled bitterly, he is the housekeeper of the Ou family, and he knows very well what kind of virtue this delicate girl in his family is, but he is finally the housekeeper of the family, and he has a profound educational background, in line with the concept of a gentleman not speaking ill, it is not good to reprimand him directly, "Oh, Mrs. and Miss have come down." ”

The three of them looked up, it was Ou Pei Linying, mother and daughter, who walked down the stairs slowly, both in evening dresses, but Ou Pei Linying was vermilion, and Ou Chenli was golden, "Mrs. Ou, Miss Ou, good evening." Lu Li bumped Xu Yunjian, and the latter hurriedly said, "Good evening." ”

Ou Chenli seems to have just cried, even if she retouches her makeup, it is difficult to hide the loss of her jade appearance, and she looks very pitiful. Originally, yes, this is the first time she has celebrated her birthday in China since she became an adult, and the past few times have been abroad, but at that time, with a group of classmates and friends, she was intimate and affectionate, compared to today's ice and ghosts, it really has to make people feel that things are wrong!

In fact, not only her, but Ou Pei Linying, who is a mother, is also very unhappy in her heart, her daughter's birthday, she is not good at inviting too many business partners, thinking that her daughter will always invite some young people to come, and when the time comes, they will be incompatible with each other, making the seats full of unhappy, why bother? Therefore, there is not much preparation, who expected Ou Chenli's popularity to be so bad? Many people are giving gifts in the unit, and only politely refuse her invitation! The huge Ou family mansion, in addition to the mother and daughter and the servants, there are only two guests, which is really miserable!

Luli was also a little embarrassed. As if he had caused it himself, he stepped forward and gave a gift, "Miss Ou, happy birthday, this is a birthday gift for you." ”

Ou Chenli is not the slightest bit reserved at this time. There was even a little panic in her look, she took the gift and opened it, and she could see clearly under the light, it was a tattered doll, the girl blinked, and suddenly cried loudly! He turned around in a cry and went upstairs. Leaving Lu Li and Xu Yunjian looking at each other, "What's wrong?" It's a gift you give, people don't like it! ”

"No, it's not." Ou Pei Linying smiled bitterly and said, "On the contrary, this tattered doll. It was the last gift she gave to her on her birthday before her late husband's death. Now I see things and think about people......"

"Oh, this ...... It's so bad, I don't know. ”

"It's okay, you don't know," Ou Pei Linying gave Andrew a wink, and motioned for him to go up and persuade the child, no matter what. There were still guests present, and she left like this. How rude? He accompanied the two of them to sit in the living room, and asked people to bring tea and talk to them.

"Mr. Lu, thank you very much for coming to the little girl's birthday party, you also saw it. Hehe...... if you two don't come. I really don't know how to end it. ”

Lu Li also felt a little funny: The two of us are here, will you end well? "Well, as the New Year approaches, everyone may have something waiting to be dealt with. I don't know the customs here in Hong Kong, but after New Year's Day. I went home once, and to tell you the truth, it was a busy few days! Sanitation must be done inside and outside the house, and it is not over until people are sleepy and tired. ”

"Are you a Tianjin person? Is it far from Hong Kong? ”

"Yes, far away. If you don't understand that, it's very close to the capital, and you just need to know the general location of the capital to know where our city is. ”

"I understand, I understand." Ou Pei Linying nodded frequently, and she said: "Forever, whether as a lawyer or as your friend, I have never had the opportunity to talk to you. I beg your pardon. ”

"You are so polite, there is a saying in our north that makes steel on the blade, and I think these words are no more suitable to describe Mrs. Ou. Let's just talk about the disaster I caused in Hong Kong in April last year, Mrs. Ou is not visible on weekdays, and she shows her grandeur at a critical moment! Eloquent in court, to be honest, I didn't understand a lot of what you said at the time, but just look at the face of the opposing lawyer, good guy, Qingguo is valuable, Douban is green! ”

Ou Pei Linying smiled at his subtle words, "Goo~~!" ”

The two turned their heads in amazement, but it was Xu Yunjian who stroked his stomach with one hand, and smiled with a begging smile on his face, "Xiaoxiao, I'...... Hungry, I'm really hungry. ”

Lu Li and Ou Pei Linying laughed at the same time, "You'll be hungry, go ahead!" ”

Xu Yunjian was overjoyed and was about to get up, but Lu Li grabbed him again and whispered a few words to him, "Okay?" What about buying and selling? ”

"Just leave one or two. Just go. ”

"Oh."

Ou Pei Linying didn't know what dumb riddle they were playing, and Lu Li took the initiative to explain, "Today is Miss Ou's birthday, I think, invite a few friends to come over, and everyone will be lively together, is it okay?" ”

"Of course, of course, I'll send a car to pick it up?"

Lu Li thought about it and thought it was feasible, "Okay, I'll trouble you, and save them from not knowing the way." ”

Ou Pei Linying nodded with a smile, called the people in the house, and gave a few words of command, led by Xu Yunjian, and went out all the way. The two of them were able to sit down and chat again, "I have a question that I always want to ask you, how did you come up with the idea of coming to Hong Kong to do business?" Of course, I can understand that you have ambitions that are not allowed to spread on the mainland, but when you come here, aren't you worried that you will encounter a lot of trouble? Or, what do you want to achieve? ”

"My goal? In fact, it's not worth it, I just want to make more money, the more money I make, the better, see someone in trouble, wave my hand, take it! ”

"What do you use it for?"

"Money, what else can there be?"

Ou Pei Linying was very stunned, "You mean, when you make money in the future, you are ready to do this...... When you see anyone in trouble, don't you ask the reason for giving him flowers? ”

"I'm not so generous to give money if you don't ask for the reason, but do what I can. Help more people. That's where I end up becoming. ”

Ou Pei Linying nodded, thought for a moment, and asked: "Just with such a hot pot restaurant, I'm sorry, I have no intention of despising you, I just think that with just a hot pot restaurant, when can you achieve the goal of being rich and helping the world?" ”

When it comes to eloquence and critical thinking, the three Lu Li together are not Ou Pei Linying's opponents, but with three or five sentences, they can be fooled by the other party, but they feel very proud and say: "Of course it is impossible to rely on a hot pot restaurant, but things have to be done little by little, and the rice must be eaten one bite at a time." My plan is specific; And, judging from the current progress, there is still a lot of potential for it. ”

"So, what is it?"

"The first step, of course, is to gain a firm foothold in Hong Kong, obtain an official Hong Kong identity card, and make this hot pot restaurant bigger, and you know, I have some connections in China, so I think that in the next three years, through a large number of cattle, sheep, pigs and other livestock and poultry meat such as chickens, ducks and geese produced from the mainland, to eat away at the local market in Hong Kong little by little."

Ou Pei Linying was taken aback! Of course, she doesn't have to make soup by herself now, such work at home is done by servants, but she was not born rich, before marrying her husband, and even when she was studying in Hong Kong, the United States and other places, she had to solve the problem of eating by herself, until she obtained a lawyer's license and married to the Ou family, she gradually stayed away from cooking, but she still knew some about the prices of various agricultural and sideline products in the market.

Taking various livestock products as an example, the average price of pork in Hong Kong is about 7.33 yuan per pound, which is converted into two yuan and nine jiao, and she doesn't know the situation on the mainland, but it should not exceed one yuan and five jiao.

With pork, we can know the rest, all kinds of agricultural products necessary for life, and it is not a dream to give a teenager from the mainland a complete monopoly! Of course, this is only a beautiful vision, and there are still many questions about whether it can be realized, and Hong Kong people who have lived under democracy for many years are not as stupid and benevolent as mainlanders, and when they find that their sources of livelihood have been cut off, the huge reaction that erupts is enough to break his bones. But Ou Pei Linying thought about it seriously, but she couldn't find a really effective way to snipe him. Merchants are profit-seeking, and anyone who has cheap and large quantities of products in his hands will end up with all the wholesalers and middlemen coming to his door and begging for a bowl of rice.

Ou Pei Linying turned her brain quickly, she secretly hated that she didn't know much about business operations, but suddenly she thought: I don't understand, don't others understand? "Oh, Mr. Lu, you've been talking for a long time, you're hungry too, aren't you? Why don't I bring you some refreshments? ”

"No, I'm not hungry yet. Wait for Xu Yunjian and them to come back together. ”

"It's fine." Ou Pei Linying didn't force it, and found an excuse to get up, "Mr. Lu, you sit down for a while, I'll make a phone call and come back soon." (To be continued......)