Chapter 04 Crossing the River

Everyone knows that Mr. Chu and Mrs. Chu are a harmonious couple and are extremely loving.

They have five children, all of whom are outstanding.

The second child is a pair of twin boys.

Their facial features are like their father, tough and handsome.

Their eyes are like their mother, unique and charming.

Even if they glance at someone carelessly, it will make people's heart beat faster.

Their straight nose is hard to look away.

Their nose bridge is clear, the line is smooth, and it ends perfectly at the highest point, which is both proud and arrogant.

When they are not smiling, they have a posture that looks down on everyone.

They are really handsome and have an unparalleled demeanor.

They are tall and have a good figure.

Like a pair of cranes standing proudly among chickens, they attract countless people's envy and excitement.

Even popular male actors are not as popular as them among girls.

Moreover, these two sons are not like those rich and powerful dandies who do not work properly.

They all have proper jobs.

One settles ghost affairs in the underworld and takes care of those wronged souls.

The other is a policeman in the world of the living, settling mainlanders who have smuggled into the country.

Therefore, it is nothing for the sons to be a little grumpy when they wake up.

Zhuo Ying felt very distressed: "Is it because there are too many people smuggling into the country recently? Can't they be arranged?"

Chu Xiangfeng pressed his right butterfly bone with his left hand, as if he was in some discomfort.

He did not speak, opened the bedroom door, and turned around to wash up.

Zhuo Ying did not ask any further questions and closed the door for him.

When they got downstairs, the card game that had been fought all night had ended.

The third wife of the Liang family, Xu Meihe, was a plump and wealthy lady. She took her arm and greeted her warmly, "Mrs. Chu, are you going shopping? Let's go together."

Zhuo Ying smiled and said, "Okay."

The two of them walked together, and they didn't look like people of the same age at all.

Because Zhuo Ying was more than half as thin as she was, tall, and wore a lilac-colored cheongsam with gold satin, graceful and full of life.

In addition, her five children were all successful in their careers. Except for the unresolved marriage issue, there was nothing to worry about. She looked more energetic. She was in her forties, but she looked like a fashionable girl in her early thirties.

Especially those smiling red lips, painted with bright lip gloss, were particularly bright and beautiful.

Xu Meihe was different. All the children in her family were troublemakers.

Her family always caused trouble for her.

As a result, her hair turned gray in her early forties, and she had to dye her hair frequently to cover it up.

There were also many wrinkles on her face, which made her look worried.

She envied Zhuo Ying and asked in disbelief, "Mrs. Chu, does your Ah Zheng really have a girlfriend?"

After all, the twins didn't like to talk to people.

One would only nod politely, and the other would ignore everyone she met.

How could a girl tolerate this?

It was simply unimaginable.

Zhuo Ying didn't know what was going on, so she smiled and said, "Yes, when his girlfriend comes to play at home, she will invite you to have afternoon tea."

"Then I have to congratulate you in advance." Xu Meihe was a little disappointed. Her daughter didn't have such a good fortune. She

started pursuing Chu Weizheng in middle school and continued until college.

In the end, he didn't even look at her.

She had no choice but to launch an attack on Chu Xiangfeng, but the result was the same.

Her daughter was so angry that she finally went abroad to study.

Now that she was taken advantage of by a woman who came out of nowhere, Xu Meihe felt sour.

She asked, "But Mrs. Chu, your two sons look exactly the same. I still can't tell who is who. Now that Ah Zheng has a girlfriend, will he mistake her for someone else? It would be bad if he makes a fool of himself."

Zhuo Ying was not worried at all.

Her two sons really look exactly the same in appearance.

However, there are still differences in their bodies.

Chu Weizheng has a cinnabar mole on his chest, a small one, very round and very unique.

Chu Xiangfeng's chest is smooth, but there is a blue heart-shaped birthmark near his right butterfly bone.

Except for family members, no one can tell the difference between the two brothers in clothes.

However, if it is a girlfriend, she should be able to recognize them.

After all, the loving couples in the world are unique in each other's eyes.

Moreover, A Zheng's working hours are very shady, and he usually sleeps during the day.

And A Feng must be at work during the day.

Therefore, as long as the woman has a normal schedule, it is unlikely that she will make a mistake.

But in this way, the woman's schedule will be out of sync with A Zheng's...

Never mind, it's useless to think about these things now.

Let's talk about it later.

She sat in the car with a smile and said firmly: "Of course not."

In the car, Xu Meihe was still unwilling to give in and asked: "Do you know the name of Azheng's girlfriend? Who is in her family? Don't be a poor person from a small family who comes here for your family's money."

Zhuo Ying sneered, what other money could her family have?

They were all defeated by my brother-in-law and sister-in-law.

Pity her man, he had earned enough money for retirement, but he wanted to become a hands-off shopkeeper as soon as possible and have grandchildren.

Now I have to run around for those prodigal sons.

You shouldn't be soft-hearted. Whenever the old man cries or makes a fuss, he won't leave the house.

But wouldn’t it be a joke to tell outsiders about this kind of thing?

She smiled and said jokingly: "It doesn't matter. Money can be spent and come back again. As long as Zheng is happy, I don't care about anything else. By the way, Mrs. Liang, I heard that your father fell ill some time ago and made a will? Does the one in the mainland also have a share?"

Speaking of family property, Xu Meihe's face suddenly turned very sour.

She bit her back teeth in hatred: "Don't mention it, how can a daughter be like that? For twenty years, she has ignored her parents, what's the difference between them being dead? I didn't expect that my old man still thought of her. Not only did he leave her a trust fund and shares, but also an office building, a liquor store, a jewelry store, a newspaper, and a ship. We are so angry that we are looking for a lawyer to see if we can apply for her death, so that she won't come back to harm the whole family. Anyway, there has been no news for these years, it's no different from being dead."

Zhuo Ying couldn't help but sneer. What's wrong with the elders being willing to leave some property to their daughter?

This Xu Meihe is really something. After getting married, she treats her husband's family as her own.

Her sister-in-law is still the best. She didn't hide anything that should be given to her.

Zhuo Ying looked down on people like Xu Meihe and asked, "What if Liang Zhiyin has a child?"

"If she has one, then she has one. As long as Liang Zhiyin doesn't come back, there's no way to prove that the child is hers. What are you afraid of?" Xu Meihe sneered. Her sister-in-law was so stubborn that she insisted on following her husband back to the mainland to support construction.

She didn't even think about how poor the mainland is.

The old man was so angry that he threatened to not recognize her if she dared to step out of the Liang family's door.

As a result, she really left.

Don't you know if love is that important?

Even my parents don't care.

Now that the old man is dying, he still can't forget his daughter,

which is so infuriating. In this case, don't blame them for being rude.

Liang Zhiyin and her children want inheritance, there is no way!

She was gritting her teeth and really lost her grace.

Even if she really thought so in her heart, she shouldn't show it openly, right?

Maybe she really thought that Liang Zhiyin was dead, so she didn't care.

Zhuo Ying felt that this woman was too selfish and would squander the Liang family's property sooner or later.

She smiled and stopped at the intersection ahead: "Mrs. Liang, I still have to go to A Zheng to get the size of his girlfriend. I'll talk to you next time."

Xu Meihe was angry, and didn't think much about it. It happened that there was a liquor store next to her that was looked after by her brother, so she got out of the car.

The car drove out for a long distance, and the driver, Uncle Fa, asked: "Madam, are you really going to find Master A Zheng?"

"No, those who go to him during the day must be difficult cases, and we can't cause trouble for him." Zhuo Ying is a very sensible mother.

Ghosts and other things usually have the energy to come out and make trouble at night.

Those who can make trouble during the day must be extremely powerful.

She asked Uncle Fa to turn around in front: "Go to Sheung Wan and find Mrs. Zhong."

Mrs. Zhong's husband is an inspector, and Mrs. Zhong should know something.

When she asked, it was true.

Recently, gang fighting has become fierce, and too many people have died. In addition, many people from the mainland have drowned, and there are countless innocent souls every day.

Zhuo Ying rubbed her eyebrows: "Turn around and find the master."

She wanted to see if her husband could share something for the two sons.

If this goes on, Ah Zheng will have no time to fall in love.

She still wants to hold her grandson.

Soon, she came out of the office, exhausted, and kept rubbing her temples.

Uncle Fa felt distressed and asked: "Madam, do you want to go to the hot spring to relax?"

"No need." Zhuo Ying is not a person who fears things.

Since the man works hard for the family's rise and fall, then the pressure of the two sons can only be solved by her as a mother. She

lit a Marlboro, rolled down the window, looked at the bustling crowd outside, and asked, "Did Abang change his number?"

Abang was a brother of her man in his early years. Later, the two had different goals and paths and became strangers.

Fortunately, although Abang has been in the underworld in recent years, he has never touched anyone in the Chu family.

Maybe the brotherhood is still there. It's

just that there are too many reasons.

In short, she wants to give it a try. This is the only power she can use at present, independent of the Chu family, and will not be involved in A Zheng and A Feng.

Uncle Fa nodded: "No, it's still the same one as before."

"Still living in Mong Kok?"

"Yes, his wife and children all live in Central, and he stays in the old house."

"Go find him." Only when the melee at the pier is resolved can her son breathe a sigh of relief.

A-Bang is in his fifties, just like Lao Chu.

When he saw his long-lost sister-in-law coming to visit him, his eyes were red.

They all escaped from Shanghai during the war.

He brought his widowed mother and younger brothers and sisters, and Lao Chu brought his amputated father and younger brothers and sisters.

The two families lived together in Mong Kok for many years.

The first days were very difficult. The two just wanted to do business honestly to make money, but they were met with cold eyes, discrimination and oppression everywhere.

A-Bang has uneven eyes and a bad temper. He is not as likable as Lao Chu. When they opened a store together, there were few customers, but Lao Chu's business was booming.

So Lao Chu supported Abang for more than three years.

Later, the gang members came to his house to collect protection fees. Abang couldn't afford it and was beaten unconscious.

It was Lao Chu who paid for him to go to the hospital. During that time, Abang's family was taken care of by Lao Chu and Zhuo Ying.

After Abang recovered from his injury, he changed. He

robbed the gangs and developed quickly.

However, Lao Chu didn't want to do dangerous business because he wanted to get married and have children, so he gradually distanced himself from him.

In recent years, Lao Chu has been committed to taking the right path, only doing legitimate transactions and operating legally.

From scratch, he has accumulated a family business bit by bit.

It's a pity that his younger brothers and sisters are too wasteful, which is really annoying.

Now that the eldest sister-in-law suddenly came to find him, Abang thought that the Chu family's company could not support it, and he was quite happy.

It's not easy. After so many years, my elder brother and his wife finally need him. He

immediately turned around and took out his checkbook: "Sister-in-law, tell me, how much money do you need?"

Zhuo Ying pushed the checkbook back: "No, I'm asking you to lend me money."

"Borrow someone?" A Bang was still excited, "Someone is causing trouble for you?"

"No, sit down, don't be excited, listen to me..." Zhuo Ying saw his reaction and thought there was hope, so she asked for help frankly.

It turned out to be because of the dispute at the pier.

A Bang could not refuse: "Sister-in-law asked, A Bang has no choice but to agree."

Zhuo Ying was very grateful and smiled: "Thank you very much, A Zheng has a girlfriend, I don't want him to be so busy. If they get married, I will definitely invite you to the wedding."

"Really!" A Bang was very happy, "Sister-in-law, then I'll wait for your good news!"

"Okay, you sit at the table with the elders!" Zhuo Ying smiled and patted his shoulder, turned around and left.

A Bang was so happy that he hurried to make arrangements.

In the evening, he called Zhuo Ying back: "Sister-in-law, this matter is a bit tricky, involving a large transaction. I will act as a middleman to mediate, and then take action if it doesn't work."

"Abang, be careful, tell me if you need me to do anything, don't carry it alone." Although Zhuo Ying asked Abang for help, she didn't want to be a hands-off manager.

She was also investigating the matter. She

tried her best to reduce the burden on her sons.

Abang smiled: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I will definitely not be polite to you."

*

Liang family.

Third wife Xu Meihe was angry: "What did you say? The goods at the dock were seized by the people from the Heshan Hall?"

That was all the belongings of her brother from her natal family!

She had finally taken it out of her husband's hands and gave it to her brother! She

was so angry that she broke the vase and beat and scolded the servant.

When her husband came back and saw her like this, he rolled his eyes in disgust: "You just keep throwing things around all day long. Aren't you afraid of scaring the child?"

Xu Meihe didn't dare to lose her temper in front of her husband, so she quickly ran over to flatter him: "I'm just too anxious. We originally agreed to give that jewelry store to our third room, but now the old man insists on leaving it to your sister. Why don't you fight for it?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? Maybe she's dead." The man untied his tie and put down his briefcase. "Don't you have a good relationship with Mrs. Chu? Go find her and ask her for help. Her husband's company has problems. It's just right that we can register the goods under her husband's name. The Heshan Hall should be lenient."

"Will it work?" Xu Meihe was a little unsure.

The man glanced at her fat body with disdain: "Why not? Chu Huaiyang and Abang from Jifengtang are old friends. Abang has been secretly protecting the Chu family over the years. As long as the goods are registered under the Chu family's name, they will definitely be kept. Chu Huaiyang happens to be short of money, I will lend him some money without charging interest, he will definitely agree."

Xu Meihe breathed a sigh of relief and went to find Zhuo Ying the next day.

Zhuo Ying couldn't make a decision on her own, so she waited for the man to come back and ask.

Chu Huaiyang is fifty-six this year. He has been overworked recently and looks a little old, with a patch of white at the temples.

He leaned on the sofa and rubbed his painful brows: "No, Aying, they are smuggling, which is illegal. I would rather the company go bankrupt than help with this."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Zhuo Ying respected her husband very much. He has been law-abiding all these years, which is very rare.

The Liang family was so angry when they received the news that they simply bypassed the Chu family and went directly to Abang.

Abang originally planned to deal with the chaos at the dock. Now the Liang family is willing to honor him and give him some money. The only request is that he protect the goods of the third wife's family.

This is not a difficult task.

After receiving the money, Abang worked day and night to deal with this dispute.

But this matter is indeed tricky and needs to be handled step by step.

Abang drank with this person today and said some good things about him.

Go play golf with that guy tomorrow and ask the other party to make amends.

A few days passed in a flash, and the time for the final negotiation came.

*

Liang Xinxin's next journey was smooth.

No matter what she lacked, she only needed to shout "Fox Spirit" when no one was around, and it would appear for her immediately.

She was full of curiosity about this strange man.

After asking, she found out that he happened to be in Hong Kong.

She was quite looking forward to it, if only she could see what he looked like.

At this time, she came to the pier.

The snakehead told her that it would cost 500 per person to cross the river.

She only had a little over 200 left in her hand, and she had to leave some money for Jie Xiaojun to take back, so she had to find a corner where no one was.

She whispered to the void, "Fox-vampire, the snakehead asked me for 500 yuan to cross the river. Can you lend me some? I'll pay you back when I make money."

The man on the other side seemed to have just woken up and yawned, "No need to pay it back, take it."

As soon as the voice fell, a big bundle appeared in Liang Xinxin's hand.

A full 100 pieces, 1,000 yuan!

God knows she worked hard to make embroidery and saved more than 600 yuan in three years.

He gave her 1,000 yuan at once, so generous!

The girl felt an indescribable feeling in her heart. It

was numb and crisp, as if someone was holding a feather and stroking her.

She was very grateful and said again and again, "I will pay you back. I wrote an IOU, but what about your name? Should I write Fox-vampire?"

"Yes, I will write Fox-vampire." In this way, the IOU would not count.

Liang Xinxin said "oh", and after writing, she threw the note in the air: "Can you receive it?" She

asked the system on the other side, and it said yes.

It costs 100 tokens.

The moment the note disappeared, Liang Xinxin completely believed that the person who had been accompanying her in the dark for the past half month might really be a vixen!

She hurried out, handed over 500 to the snakehead, kept 100 for herself, and gave the rest to Li Xiaojun: "You keep 100, and the rest is for grandma."

Li Xiaojun was stunned: "Where did you get the money?"

"Don't ask, go back quickly." Liang Xinxin was tired of the bumpy days on the truck, and wanted to get to the other side as soon as possible, or find a hotel, take a comfortable shower and sleep.

Xie Xiaojun had no choice but to wait until she got on the boat before turning around and leaving.

It was getting dark, and the waves on the river were not big.