Chapter 129: No More Pretentiousness (2,000 New Words)
After half a month, Gu Yu once again boarded a ship bound for Hong Kong, but this time he came openly.
He searched all the ports in Guangcheng, but found nothing.
Xiuzhu's whereabouts are unknown, and he inexplicably feels that she should be in Hong Kong. After all, the sea area where she disappeared is almost reaching the border of Hong Kong.
He could have gone to Hong Kong secretly, but without an identity, it was not easy to find someone in Hong Kong.
It happened that the higher-ups would be sending people to Hong Kong in the near future to discuss solutions to the freshwater resource problem, and he took some effort to follow along.
Going back and forth, half a month was wasted.
"Comrade Gu, please come in and sit down. It's windy outside."
Gu Yu nodded politely and walked in.
The official who was speaking couldn't help but sigh that Comrade Gu was just as unkind as the rumors said. Ever since he met him, he seemed to have this cold look on his face and he had never seen him smile.
The ship going to Hong Kong this time was very high-end, and the decoration inside the ship was even more high-end and grand. Gu Yu did not stay in the lobby for long and went straight back to his room.
He collapsed on the bed in despair, and was trying hard to stay together even outside. He was worried about Xiuzhu all the time.
Without me and in an unfamiliar environment, she must have been very uneasy. Moreover, the gangs in Hong Kong are complicated and the security outside is not good. She has no identity card and will definitely not be well off if she gets into trouble.
The more Gu Yu thought about it, the more anxious he became. He had been suffering from insomnia for the past half month and had to rely on medication to stay asleep. If he couldn't find anyone this time, he would probably go crazy.
"Xiuzhu, be good. Wait a few more days until I come to find you."
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The room was unusually quiet, and of course, no one responded to him.
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Xiuzhu was arranged by Zhou Cuihua to live in a mansion...in a storage room next to the inconspicuous servants' room.
"Aunt Xiuzhu, will you live with us too?", Yangyang squatted on the ground, supporting his chin with his hands, looking at the familiar fairy aunt in front of him.
"Yes, I can only live here with you guys for now." Xiuzhu raised her hand and touched his furry little head.
The maids' quarters were at the back of the main house, and they lived next door to them.
Zhou Cuihua did find a job quickly, working as a servant in a wealthy family. Servants were divided into different grades, and Cuihua was at the lowest grade, doing hard labor, so she couldn't even live in the slightly better servants' room. She could only live in the pitifully small utility room with Yangyang.
Fortunately, Zhou Cuihua was used to living a hard life, and she was not picky. She just wanted a place that could shelter her from the wind and rain.
The bed inside was built by Zhou Cuihua herself in a haphazard manner, just by putting some tattered mattresses that she found from somewhere on a wooden board.
Xiuzhu was a little tired, but she stopped being pretentious and lay on the wooden board holding Yangyang, waiting for Zhou Cuihua to come back and bring them food.
"I'm back. You must be hungry. Come and eat. We were lucky today and got some chicken wings. Xiuzhu, you and Yangyang share it." Zhou Cuihua's tone was somewhat proud. She had snatched the food in her hands from other servants with great effort!
Two bowls of white rice topped with green vegetables, 2 pieces of barbecued pork and a chicken wing.
This meal would be a very sumptuous one even in the inland today.
In the 1960s, even in Hong Kong, not every household could eat meat. For example, the Tian family lived not much better than the people in the inland areas.
Hong Kong is indeed prosperous, with bright lights and feasting, but those belong to the rich. Even the servants in their homes eat meat twice a week to satisfy their cravings.
Therefore, the competition to be a servant in a wealthy family is very fierce.
Zhou Cuihua successfully defeated her competitors of the same period by relying on her great strength and thick skin.
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Xiuzhu hadn't had any food in her stomach for almost half a month, and when she saw the meat in the bowl, she swallowed unconsciously.
The barbecued pork with white rice was so delicious that she almost cried after taking a bite.
She didn't hesitate to eat the chicken wings. She and Yangyang each took half and ate them separately.
Seeing how delicious the food was, Zhou Cuihua felt a little greedy. She raised her hand and touched her stomach. This was all the food she had and she couldn't bear to eat it herself, so she gave it all to the two people in the room.
I can only wait until night time and go to the kitchen to see if there are any leftovers.
She is now mainly doing odd jobs. She helps out wherever there is a need for help. She goes to the vegetable market to help buy vegetables and to please Tao Jie who works in the kitchen.
It’s convenient for me to get some food on a daily basis.
"Cuihua, what does this family you work for do? Their house is so big and they have so many servants." Xiuzhu only remembered to ask about the specific situation of this household after finishing her meal.
"I don't know. I have only met the head butler. As for the master, mistress, young masters and young ladies of this family, I have never seen them, and I have no chance to meet them. I can only do some odd jobs and I am not qualified to go to the master's house." Zhou Cuihua said truthfully.
She doesn't care about the comparison at all. She is willing to do any job as long as she can have enough food to eat and a place to live.
Although you can get more benefits by being in front of the wife, serving people is not that easy. It is better to do odd jobs and be lazy.
"By the way, I heard from Sister Tao that the master of this family has four wives in total. It's different from our place. In Hong Kong, this is the norm for wealthy people. They will marry several wives, and it's legal." Zhou Cuihua gossiped with Xiuzhu in a low voice.
She was really shocked when she heard it. With four wives, they would be fighting for favor and quarreling every day. When that bastard Qin Hai brought back He Qingqing, it was enough to give her a headache.
How can life go on if these four women get together? The master of this family is really strong.
"Four wives, plus their children, doesn't that mean there are a lot of masters? You haven't seen any of them?" Xiuzhu was a little surprised. She accepted the matter of having four wives well.
After all, the He family, which made a lot of news in the previous life, was like this, appearing on the hot search every few days.
"I haven't seen it. Sister Tao said that the four wives don't live together. Now the master lives with the fourth wife. Ours is the eldest wife's house, and the only one who lives here with her is the third lady." Zhou Cuihua helped Xiuzhu sort out the complicated personnel situation in the house.
The family's surname is Liang, but the head of the family is the eldest wife. She has a bad relationship with Mr. Liang, so she is just the first wife and has not divorced.
The first wife has four children, a son and three daughters. Now the eldest daughter is married, the second daughter has gone abroad to study, and only the youngest third daughter lives here permanently.
The only young master is very busy at work. I heard that he is on a business trip. Anyway, she has never seen him in such a long time!
Zhou Cuihua nervously approached Xiuzhu and whispered in her ear: "This young master is divorced. Do you think I have a chance?"
Xiuzhu rolled her eyes speechlessly, and said in a gloomy tone, "I think if you have a chance to be his stepmother, it would be much better to just become the fifth wife of this Mr. Liang."
Zhou Cuihua touched her chin and fell into deep thought when she heard that. Actually, it was not impossible. If she was given a big house like this to live in, she would not mind whether Mr. Liang looked old or not.
Okay, then she changed her target.
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Gu Yu arrived in Hong Kong a week ago along with relevant negotiators for the inland freshwater project.
The fresh water resources in Hong Kong are in short supply, and ordinary people have great difficulty in even using water for daily use. The leaders decided to introduce fresh water from Guangzhou into Hong Kong to help solve the current predicament.
A huge amount of financial, human and material resources have been invested, and the goal is to complete this major project within one year.
However, the fact that the project was completed in such a short time caused foreigners stationed in Hong Kong to question it and expressed distrust. They also wanted to sow discord between the two places and were unwilling to cooperate.
The purpose of their visit this time is to help them sign the treaty smoothly and ensure that this great project will not be destroyed or interfered with by those with ulterior motives.
Thanks to Gu Yu's outstanding performance in the army, his familiarity with various languages, and his grandfather's connections, his superiors approved his participation and put him in charge of guarding against possible ulterior motives of foreigners.
Although he took the trouble to participate in this mission in order to find Xiuzhu, since he accepted the job, he must be responsible for it to the end.
These days, Gu Yu has to be on guard against the ulterior motives of foreigners and also try to find Xiuzhu. He is exhausted.
"Mr. Gu, our people have searched the entire Xiangjiang Island and Xinjie in the past two days, but we couldn't find the beautiful girl you asked us to find. Do you want to continue looking?" the visitor said respectfully.
Gu Yu's face was tense, his dark eyes concealed a stormy sea. He closed his thin lips tightly, and the air pressure around him dropped to the lowest point.
The people in the Qinglong Gang, who were engaged in fighting and killing every day, did not dare to disrespect Mr. Gu at this moment. His aura was too strong.
At that time, people were extremely generous.
A few days ago, Mr. Gu came to their lair. When they saw the cold expression on his face, they thought he was here to fight for gang territory!
Unexpectedly, Mr. Gu asked them directly how much it would cost to find someone, and then generously paid them double the money and asked them to find the beauty in the photo.
“What about Jiulong Island? We have to look for it there, including some small villages on the coast.” His voice was a little hoarse and his brows were furrowed, as if there were two mountains crossing on his forehead.
"Okay Mr. Gu, I'll ask my brothers to ask."
The people from the Qinglong Gang quickly agreed. They really put a lot of effort into looking for someone. After all, if they found the person, Mr. Gu would give them a generous extra fee.
You don't have to go out fighting, and you can get half a year's profit in one go. Who wouldn't want to take this job!
After Gu Yu finished talking with the people from the Qinglong Gang, he went to a crowded place to try to find Xiuzhu.
His eyes kept scanning every corner. He stopped from time to time, and then continued to move forward hurriedly, eagerly searching for the familiar figure in the vast crowd.
As time passed, Gu Yu's face became darker and darker. He clenched his hands into fists unconsciously, his nails digging into his palms, but he didn't feel any pain at all.
No miracle happened, his Xiuzhu was not here.
Gu Yu pursed his lips and uttered a few unconscious whispers, as if calling out to the disappeared person.
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