These days, Ang Lee is busy every day, and after returning to Kowloon after crossing the sea, he will go to the barber shop on Nanjing Street to help, or accompany his sister to practice kung fu.

However, I fooled around with Li Zhengtao all night last night, and I was indeed a little sleepy.

After explaining some things to Wu Shihao, Ang Lee did not stay at the pier for long, and crossed the sea from the Central Pier to the small ferry pier in Yau Ma Tei, and then went back to the city directly.

By this time, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon, and the ballroom was also open.

Finding that Hua Man was not in the dance hall, Ang Lee simply filled his stomach outside, took a shower and covered his head and slewed.

The room was brightly lit.

Hua Man closed the door, came to the bedside and glanced at the sleeping Li An, and suddenly the corners of his mouth turned up.

She lay on the edge of the bed, stretched out her slender fingers, and gently tugged at Ang Lee's neck like a kitten, until Ang Lee opened her eyes and grabbed her wrist.

Looking at each other, Hua Man let his wrist be held by Li An, and smiled:

"You're awake!"

"What time is it?"

Li Ang propped his other hand on the bed, sat up straight, leaned back on the head of the bed, and glanced out the window through the gap in the curtain.

It was pitch black.

"It's almost early in the morning. When I came back, I saw that you were sleeping soundly, and I didn't wake you up. ”

Hua Man raised his head and looked at Li An with a smile.

"I think you're tired, huh? It's not like you're messing around, is it? ”

"How so?"

Li An's face did not change, he wrapped his arms around the woman's waist, and in the woman's exclamation, he reflexively suppressed her.

"Don't make a fuss, wait for someone to come"

Hua Manxiang's cheeks were slightly red, and her hands supported Ang Lee's chest.

"It's so late, who would be so uninteresting?"

Ang Lee said as he buried his head.

Knock knock!

There was a knock on the door.

Li An made a move and looked at Hua Man.

"I'll just say someone is coming."

Hua Man sneered and pushed Ang Lee away with both hands.

"I see that you have slept for so long, and I am worried that you will be hungry when you wake up in the middle of the night, so when I came upstairs to call you, I asked people to go out to buy food."

As she spoke, she got up and glanced at Li An, straightened her wrinkled skirt, and walked towards the door.

"Sister Hua Man."

Standing outside the door was a waitress in a white lace shirt.

She glanced at Hua Man, whose face was red and her hair was scattered, and then glanced at Li An who was on the bed, as if she realized something, and her face was a little red.

"Give me something to eat."

"Oh."

She handed the food to Hua Man and walked away quickly.

When Li An came out of the bathroom after washing, Hua Man had already put the food on the coffee table.

Two bowls of wonton noodles and two servings of sprout soup.

Li An was also polite, took the chopsticks handed over by Hua Man, picked up the bowl and ate it.

Hua Man picked up another bowl of wonton and took a small bite, and said while eating, "Today I went to Boundary Street to take a look at the shops. ”

It is worth mentioning that after more than a week of business, the turnover of Chengzhai Baihui Supermarket continued to increase steadily.

The current turnover is maintained at the level of 15,600 per day, which means that the store is on the right track.

Based on the overall gross profit of 20% of the retail, this turnover is almost more than 3,000 yuan of profit, relatively speaking, it is still very considerable.

Hua Man also began to recruit new store staff and prepare for the opening of a new store.

Ang Lee raised his head:

"Did you find the right one?"

"Not yet."

"You can go to Kowloon Tsai to have a look."

After Ang Lee replied, he continued:

"There are also many famous schools in Kowloon Tong next door, and the people who live there have high incomes and are willing to spend money."

It's easy to set up a store, as long as you have enough money. However, a lot of preparatory work has to be done in the early stage of site selection.

For example, in the retail industry, it is necessary to take into account factors such as foot traffic and surrounding environment during this period. Locations with a high flow of people can bring more customers. The surrounding area needs to take into account the needs and habits of consumer groups.

Hua Man nodded: "Okay, then I'll go and see tomorrow." ”

Ang Lee took a sip of sprout soup.

"Hong Kong is a small area, every inch of land is expensive, and supermarkets have requirements for shop area, and sometimes it is difficult to find a suitable shop at once. That's it."

After a pause, Li An thought about it and said:

"If you see a suitable lot, you can also take down the smaller shop."

Hua Man glanced at Li An and quipped:

"What can you do if you're smaller? Are you going to open a store? ”

With the increase in customer flow, even the more than 300-square-meter shop on Longjin Road is a little stretched, and many goods can't be placed at all, so she is ready to buy the shop next to it and open it up.

"Pretty much."

"Are you really going to open a store?"

"It's a little smaller, it's a little smaller."

Li An smiled and said slowly:

"In residential areas with a little less traffic, we can also open convenience stores like grocery stores, which don't sell fresh aquatic products, but only cigarettes, some daily necessities, drinks, and so on.

Nowadays, more and more people read newspapers, and convenience stores can also sell newspapers to attract more customers. ”

"Convenience store?"

Hua Man should have heard the word convenience store for the first time, and she looked at Li An with some confusion.

It means convenience and convenience, and the goods sold are mainly the daily necessities of the citizens. In fact, this kind of convenience store has existed in Europe and the United States more than ten years ago, but this kind of instant store has not yet been introduced to this market. ”

After explaining, Li Ang thought about it again and said to Hua Man:

"Tomorrow, after I go to the dock, I'll come back to accompany you to find a shop, maybe I can give you some advice."

In his last life, he was in the convenience store business, and he still has some experience in site selection.

"Okay!"

Hua Man smiled sweetly.

"By the way, A'an, I almost forgot to tell you, the office of the Welfare Association has been renovated, and in three days, my brother will let the neighborhood representatives discuss the affairs in the walled city, and he hopes that you, the honorary president, can attend if you have time."

"Okay."

Ang Lee nodded.

Following.

It's not dawn yet.

Li An opened his eyes, looked at Hua Man who was curled up beside him, revealing his snow-white back, reached out and pulled the quilt upwards to help cover her, and then got out of bed to pick up the clothes that were kicked to the ground by the two and put them on the sofa.

Turned around and went into the bathroom.

After washing, I briefly moved my muscles and bones, and the sky was already bright.

After saying hello to Hua Man who woke up, Ang Lee rushed to the small ferry pier after leaving the walled city.

By the time he arrived at the docks, it was already eight o'clock in the morning.

At this time, the coolies on the dock had just started work, and Wu Shihao took the men and horses to Pier 7.

And Hou Shijie also took people to Pier 4.

Maybe Long Chenghu and Hou Shijie are sharp, or maybe these foremen on the dock are too waste.

Without making a wave, the foremen were swept out of the docks.

Seeing that things were going well, Ang Lee didn't stay long, and went directly to Boundary Street, and after meeting Hua Man who was waiting at the Boundary Street Dance Hall, he went to Kowloon Tsai in the middle of Boundary Street.

In the next two days, Ang Li was busy with the location of the shop and did not go to the dock again.

And Wu Shihao's secretly concerned Liangongle did not have any movement, Chen Shou didn't even seem to have the slightest intention of getting back to the field, everything was calm.

Until the third day.

Hua Man carried her bag out of the city early in the morning, and in the past two days, Ang Lee accompanied her to almost finish the transfer of Kowloon Tsai and Kowloon Tong, and also saw a lot of favorite shops.

She went out today to make an appointment with a few landladies to discuss the issue of rent.

And Ang Lee changed into a formal suit and came to the welfare club located on Xiguan Street.

Perhaps because of the death, this stone house in the back alley, near the edge of the walled city, which was burned down by Yang Zhuluan fifteen years ago, has never been inhabited.

It just so happened that the Welfare Association did not have an office place, Duan Yingfeng had an idea, and remembered that this stone house that he had been secretly coming to practice boxing had been secretly used as a place for the Welfare Association to work after repairing and renovating.

Walking into this stone house with an area of less than 80 square meters, the first thing that catches your eye is the plaque hanging high in the center, on which the five words "Walled City Welfare Association" are very conspicuous. The room was empty, and there was nothing left except for a long table large enough to seat twenty or so people.

When Li An came in, there were already seven or eight people sitting around the long table, and to his surprise, Fat Tsaichao and Camel Ding came over early and were sitting on chairs drinking tea.

"Ang Lee, you're here, sit here."

Duan Yingfeng, who was sitting in the chair, stood up with a smile and said hello, and stretched out his hand to signal Li An to sit in the middle of the upper position.

Seeing this, these people at the table couldn't help but look at Li An.

They are all representatives elected by the neighborhood, and they are not familiar with Ang Lee, and Duan Yingfeng, the president's attitude towards Ang Lee, makes them a little curious.

And Fat Boy Chao and Camel Ding were not surprised at all, and there was no expression on their faces.

The two of them had long decided in their hearts that the real person in charge of the Welfare Club was Ang Lee, and Duan Yingfeng and the boxer were just the ones who helped Ang Lee run the Welfare Club, otherwise they would not have retreated in the New Territories and Dajing Street.

What they cared about was not Duan Yingfeng and the boxer's skills, but Ang Lee's background and the gunmen who brought the walled city.

It's just that what puzzles them is the purpose of Ang Lee's welfare club.

Is it really just about doing good deeds?

"No, I'll just sit in the back."

Ang Lee opened his mouth to refuse.

Now that the welfare club is run by Duan Yingfeng and the boxers, he is not interested in stealing the limelight of the two of them to sit in the position of the president.

Duan Yingfeng wanted to say something more, but Li An had already come to the table, took a step to pull out the chair, and sat opposite the fat boy.

At this time, it was not yet the agreed time, and many neighbors, including the vice president of the boxer, had not yet arrived, so everyone was just chatting in a low voice.

Li An didn't make a sound, listening to everyone's small talk while quietly drinking tea.

The fat boy on the opposite side suddenly looked at him and asked:

"Ang Lee, I heard that today the welfare committee is going to destroy the confiscated pink bricks and opium?"

Ang Lee smiled when he heard this:

"Hey, Brother Chao, you came earlier than me, you should know better than me."

Fat Zai cleared his throat and said, "You can't say that, Ding Ye and I just came over to have a good time, as the honorary president of the Welfare Association, you should be very clear about the affairs of the Welfare Association, of course I have to ask you." ”

"It's just a name, and I don't get involved in the welfare association. If you have any questions, you can ask Duan Yingfeng and the boxer. ”

Ang Lee snorted.

The voice of the two of them was not small, and Duan Yingfeng, who was sitting on the side, could also hear it clearly.

He turned his head to Fat Tsaichao and said with a smile: "There is indeed such a thing, this time let the neighbors come over, in addition to discussing the matter of the walled city, it is also to deal with these confiscated poisons and products." ”

Fat Boy's eyes flashed: "The batch of goods from the fellow townsmen's association, plus the confiscated cigarettes, is worth six or seven hundred thousand to say the least, and the benefits will really be willing?" ”

"I know that there are still many neighbors who are worried that our welfare will be a fellow villagers' association?

Rest assured, when the goods from the Fellow Townsmen's Association, as well as the pink bricks and opium confiscated from the foreign associations, arrive, we will destroy them in front of all the neighbors to show our attitude. ”

He said this not only to Fat Tsaichao and Camel Ding, but also to the others sitting at the table.

Fat Zai Chao and Camel Ding glanced at each other, inexplicably relieved.

He was always worried that doing good deeds was just a front for the Welfare Society, whose purpose was to control the walled city, and then take a step closer to driving out all their precepts and monopolize all business in the walled city.

"What about New Street and Oi Street?"

Camel Ding tested Duan Yingfeng's attitude.

Duan Yingfeng stared at the camel ding, his face serious.

"In the walled city, except for the prescribed Xinjie and Dajing Street, it is not allowed to cross the border, otherwise the offenders will be confiscated and driven out of the walled city."

A rush of footsteps rang out.

Entering the door was a waiter in a small suit.

He glanced around at the people sitting around the table, walked quickly in front of Li An, and lowered his voice:

"Brother An, someone called the ballroom to look for you."

"Who?"

"He said his name is He Yi, and he has an urgent matter for you."

The waiter whispered in response.

Li An frowned slightly, stood up and looked at Duan Yingfeng.

"I have something to do, go first."

Duan Yingfeng was stunned for a moment, opened his mouth and said, "Those neighborhood representatives will come over later, how can you, the president, be absent?" ”

"You're the president, I'm just putting on a name."

"It's all here, why don't you say a few words before leaving?"

Duan Yingfeng was a little embarrassed on his face.

Li An saw the other party's emotions and made up again: "In this way, if it is not urgent, I will be too late to come over again." ”

"Okay."

Seeing that Li An's face was serious, Duan Yingfeng was not reluctant.

Li Ang didn't say much more, and hurried back to the ballroom after leaving the welfare party.

More than ten minutes passed, and before the phone hung up, Li An picked up the receiver.

"Hey, He Yi, what's so urgent?"

He Yi's voice on the other end of the phone carried a hint of eagerness, and only one sentence made Li An's brows furrow.

"How many brothers Wu Shihao were taken away?"

Ang Lee subconsciously spoke:

"Liangongle's people?"

"No, it's Inspector Liu from the Xihuan Police Station, Liu Changquan."

Li Anxin was relieved, but in an instant, his brows tightened:

"Didn't Li Zhengtao settle the relationship between the Xihuan Police Station early? How could this happen? ”

"When I took down Pier 7 two days ago, the plainclothes people at the Sai Wan Police Station didn't say anything. The ghost knows what Liu Changquan is crazy about, and as soon as he came to the dock, he took Wu Shihao and the brothers away. I've been on the phone with Li sir, and he's gone to the Sai Wan Police Station now. ”

He Yi's tone on the other end was fast and urgent.

Quietly waiting for He Yi to finish speaking, Li An pondered for a moment:

"Tell me more about it."

(End of chapter)