Xing Baohua and Huo Sanshao arranged to meet two hours later.

It wouldn't be good to see Old Master Huo arrive empty-handed!

I don't even know what the other person likes?

According to our Chinese customs, tobacco, alcohol, and tea.

To be honest, Xing Baohua didn't know where to find this kind of thing; he could just go to any store.

It's clear that Mr. Huo can't be so casual.

Left with no other option, I took out the phone number of the news agency director and asked him.

No one knows him better than him.

I found the right person! They said there's an unassuming old shop near Central that has a wide selection of great stuff.

The shop is called Liang Ji. Although the shop itself is inconspicuous, it is quite famous in the surrounding area.

You'll know as soon as you ask.

After arriving in Central, it took some effort to finally find it.

The finest Da Hong Pao tea costs tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars per kilogram, and that's not even the best tea.

The best is Pu'er tea, a single cake weighing several hundred grams costs 120,000 Hong Kong dollars. It is said to be very old.

It's because it's expensive that not many people buy it, so it sits for longer and longer.

The most expensive and best wine here isn't Maotai or any other liquor.

It is Acanthopanax senticosus.

Local Yongliwei brand Wujiapi.

It comes in a brown ceramic bottle, and looks like it weighs about half a pound.

The asking price is 260,000 H coins.

They're so desperate for money, no wonder they're so inconspicuous. They're even quite famous in the surrounding area, probably because they're notorious for their scandals!

This is a classic case of making enough money in one opening to last three years!

Xing Baohua took a closer look to see what exactly this thing cost 260,000 yuan.

I noticed an inconspicuous "1876" on the yellow label. I guess that's when the company was founded.

Turning it over, I saw another set of numbers: Summer of 1923.

Xing Baohua realized he had encountered aged wine. As for whether he could drink it, or whether it would upset his stomach, Xing Baohua didn't know.

But if you're buying it as a gift, that's about saving face.

Generous with money.

Xing Baohua estimated that even Old Master Huo wouldn't drink it, and it was highly likely that it would just be placed in the display case as an ornament.

I asked the shopkeeper, "Is this wine drinkable?"

"This is a medicinal wine, very potent. It needs to be mixed with fresh wine before you can drink it. Otherwise, just one drop can keep you drunk for three days and three nights," the shopkeeper said.

Xing Baohua didn't believe it. He knew he came from Shandong. Hundreds of years ago, a wine seller in the mountains said that after drinking his wine, one could cross the hill after three bowls.

As it turned out, a burly man from eastern Shandong drank eighteen bowls of wine and even went hunting.

Xing Baohua felt that half a jin of liquor wasn't even enough to satisfy his hunger.

I thought, "I'll buy it!" I bargained with the shopkeeper and calculated the price, including the tea and the wine.

What's frustrating is that the store just won't offer a discount.

A tea cake, a bottle of wine, and nearly 400,000 H coins were spent.

I felt so sorry for her!

This was in the 1980s! You could buy a sports car for over 400,000 yuan.

Upon arriving at the Huo residence, someone was already waiting for them.

Xing Baohua got out of the car and led him inside.

As soon as they arrived at the door, the Third Young Master came out to greet them.

First, help Xing Baohua carry her things, and politely say, "You've come all this way, why did you bring anything?"

"You should have said so earlier! I had to run all over Hong Kong and spend 400,000 to buy this little bit of good stuff to offer to the old man." Xing Baohua retorted, seeing how hypocritical the third young master of the Huo family was.

"This is it? Four hundred thousand? You're not trying to fool me, are you?!" He raised his hand to examine the item, but couldn't discern anything special. The item was bundled up by the shopkeeper.

Both items were packaged in gift boxes, so you couldn't tell what was inside from the outside.

He then led Xing Baohua to the hall, put the gifts aside, and asked Xing Baohua to sit down and wait while he went to invite the old man.

When the old man came out, Xing Baohua quickly stood up.

He stepped forward and said, "Hello, Uncle."

The old man admired Xing Baohua, who was able to build his own wealth empire on his own, proving himself to be a capable person.

As the saying goes, conquering a country is easy, but maintaining it is difficult.

The same applies to mansions and mansions; not to mention the proverb that wealth doesn't last three generations.

So after this old man passed away, he donated one yuan of the 300 billion yuan worth of land to a foundation named after him.

Anyway, his children fought a legal battle for the inheritance for several years over the 300 billion.

Regardless of what his descendants are like, Mr. Huo is a very respectable person.

When he passed away, the country showed him the utmost respect; the flag in the special administrative region was flown at half-mast, and the coffin was covered with a flag.

That kind of patriotism is something most people can't do.

And he happens to be one of those people who is capable of doing it.

Xing Baohua spoke frankly to the old man about the deal with the desert country.

Don't be fooled by the unusual nature of the goods being transported; treat them as ordinary cargo. Report back that they are fire-fighting equipment custom-made for a desert country.

Egg trucks are also called fire trucks, and anything that can be erected is called a fire ladder truck.

Turning around, I saw the car's green body painted red.

Although it may seem a bit like burying one's head in the sand, it can still fool people for a while.

Mr. Huo did something similar in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

The situation was much more complicated back then than it is now.

There is a risk, but it's very small. Xing Baohua admitted to paying half again as much as possible in freight charges.

Actually, it had nothing to do with the shipping cost. Back then, the old man organized a fleet of supplies at his own expense to cross the front lines to the north.

We're now near the Red Sea. Aside from encountering a small group of pirates from the Strait of Malacca, there shouldn't be any problems.

After discussion, Xing Baohua decided to separate the eggs from the truck. One part of the truck would be used to transport the eggs, while the other part would be used to hide them.

The rest is to be handled by the Huo family. Prepare the ships so they can head north to load cargo at any time.

We'll talk about shipping costs later.

Well, that's the style of a hidden tycoon; they don't even care about shipping costs of hundreds of millions.

Everyone says Li Ka-shing is the richest man in the world, but the truly wealthy are low-key.

They do not strive for fame or fortune, but live quietly in the bustling city, making money discreetly.

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