Siheyuan's Journey Through the Ages

Chapter 119 The Protagonist Who Pursues the Way of the Gods

Ma Qing stood downstairs, thought about it, went to the pastry shop on the corner and bought five pastries for 5 yuan, planning to visit his tenants today.

After Ma Qing finished visiting the tenants and returned to his room in the building, he planned his future path.

He was thinking to himself that now that he had bought the property, he had a place to stay in Hong Kong. He was also going to open a real estate agency with Lawyer Liang, which would be an income.

In addition, since I am about to open a grocery store, I can take out the things in the space and sell them. This is a completely no-cost business.

There is still so much gold in my space, I can find a way to sell it, and I can also find some inventions suitable for this era from Xiaoqi. I should find a factory to produce industrial products. In this way, in a few years, I will be successful in my career and reach the peak of my life. The Li family, the Huo family, and the British financial group, all get out of my way. From now on, Hong Kong will be named Ma.

"If you want to die, just do it. I can't stop you." Xiao Qi said this coldly after hearing Ma Qing mumbling to himself.

"Is there anything wrong with my plan?"

"What's the problem? You said you encountered a lot of problems when you sold the necklace and bought the house. Don't you know what happened?"

"You still want to sell gold. Let me do the math for you. Your necklace sold for nearly $5. The current price of gold is $45 an ounce. An ounce is about 29 grams. If you want to sell it for $5, do you know how much gold you need to sell? 32000 grams, a full 32 kilograms of gold, to sell it for $5."

"Who are you selling such a large amount of goods to? Aren't you afraid of being robbed by other thieves? Can you explain clearly the source of the gold?"

"I can sell it in batches so it won't attract attention." Ma Qing retorted.

"Hong Kong is so small, are you sure you won't be discovered? Is it really that safe? Let me remind you, in your previous life, countless wealthy people who came to Hong Kong brought with them a lot of gold and silver. But the strange thing is that none of the wealthy people in Hong Kong came from this kind of background. Don't you know what happened to the Lou family? If they are doing well, they will return to the mainland to open a restaurant?" Xiao Qi stated.

"Then I can open a factory, invent something, and manufacture industrial products."

"Sure, but you can't rush. You need to integrate into this society first, build certain social relationships, and form bonds with more people. You are alone now and are already on the verge of danger. Your current wealth is already envied and hated by others. Even if you are kidnapped or killed, no one will care. The cost of committing crimes for you is too low. I suggest you get married and have children as soon as possible." Xiao Qi threatened Ma Qing. Ma Qing's survival was very important to Xiao Qi.

Ma Qing doubted, "Not really. What does this have to do with whether I have a family or not?"

"Hey, you really have a pig brain. For example, if someone wants to swallow up your wealth, can't you think of the difference between you alone and your family?"

Ma Qing stopped talking and did not respond. Instead, he complained, "Xiao Qi, it's all your fault that I can't let go of my hands and feet. I'm always hesitant."

"Are you lying to me? Do I really need to locate the space door one minute in advance to open it? Can't I access items anytime and anywhere like in other novels? How cool it would be if I just waved my hand and a gun appeared in it. And now that I have entered the space, why can't this space door be closed? You make me feel insecure." Ma Qing actually didn't understand why his space restrictions were so severe.

"..." Xiao Qi said helplessly: "Ma Qing, please stop testing me. I really can't do what you said. I also advise you not to be too arrogant. A peanut or a dagger can still kill you. You should be low-key. Your life is very important. You and I are connected."

"You are so useless. What's the difference between having you and not having you?" "Then I will close the space and you can play by yourself. I am useless anyway." Xiao Qi just gave up.

"Hey, Brother Qi, it's just a joke, why do you take it so seriously?"

"..."

Ma Qing was both lucky and unfortunate to encounter such a system. It was as if someone gave him nuclear weapons but not rockets. It was always uncomfortable to use. Although he said he was cheating, he was still an ordinary person in essence. It seemed that he still had to follow the path of hiding.

The next morning, Ma Qing got up around 9 o'clock, ran to the tea restaurant on the next street to read the newspaper and have breakfast. When he came back in his slippers, he found Huang Hongtu was already waiting in front of the shop.

"Here you are. Have you quit your job at the rickshaw?"

"I quit. From now on, I will work wholeheartedly with my boss."

"Okay then, your first job is to find me a decoration team that can do shop decoration." Ma Qing gave the order directly without any hesitation.

Ma Qing opened the shop and walked in, thinking about how to make good use of the 90-square-meter shop and open a grocery store. It could be considered an exercise for himself.

But unexpectedly, Huang Hongtu was gone for the whole morning and only came back with a master in the afternoon. Ma Qing thought to himself that this was really screwed. He didn't know whether he should keep such an employee or not.

"Boss, I brought the people back. I walked five streets this morning and found a few stores that I thought had the best workmanship. I asked their bosses for the names of the decoration companies. I called these companies separately and asked about the prices. I called the two companies that quoted the cheapest prices. This master is one of them, and the other will be here soon."

"..."

Damn, what kind of a talented employee is this? Such a talent is actually a rickshaw driver. Isn't this nonsense? Ma Qingxin thought that it was a good thing that he didn't lose his temper first and curse him. Wasn't this blaming the wrong person? It seems that Huang Hongtu is not a simple person. Once he gets the opportunity, he might soar to the sky.

"Not bad, not bad, Lao Huang. With your work attitude, promotion and salary increase are just around the corner." In his previous life, Ma Qing had been promised big promises by his boss and had been fed up with them. He never expected that he would be able to make big promises for others as well.

Forget it. I still can’t do this kind of thing. I’ll reward you for your contribution: “I’ll increase your monthly salary by ten yuan from now on.” Ma Qing said generously.

As Huang Hongtu kept thanking them, people from another decoration company also came. Ma Qing didn't waste any words and directly started to put forward his requirements.

“The shop was completely whitewashed, and the floor was covered with black marble.”

"Make open shelves all around. The upper part should be open shelves, and the lower part should be storage cabinets. The wood should be thick and strong, and the structure should be simple and stable."

(End of this chapter)