Siheyuan's Journey Through the Ages

Chapter 160 Finally Gaining a Firm Foothold

Amidst the exclamations, everyone envied Ma Qing's good luck, while Lu Luo stared at the two cards on the gambling table, not knowing what he was thinking.

Seeing that his boss didn't say anything, Lu Luo's lackey thought that Lu Luo didn't want to admit his fault, so he cursed directly, "You are so ignorant, you dare to cheat in front of us..."

"That's enough. Admit defeat. Take the check and pay." Lu Luo ordered.

Ma Qing quickly stopped him, "No need, just consider this money as my apology."

Lu Luo was very dissatisfied. "What do you think of me, Lu Luo? I don't care about a mere one million. If you don't accept the money today, the news that I, Lu Luo, lost and refused to admit the loss will be known to everyone in Hong Kong tomorrow. How can I still live as a human being?"

Ma Qing had no choice but to take the check from Lu Luo. Unexpectedly, Lu Luo added: "Don't think that it doesn't matter if you don't take it. Hong Kong is so small, don't let my reputation be bad."

After hearing what Lu Luo said, Ma Qing was a little confused. Should I take the money or not? Damn, you are a former black policeman, how can you be so awesome?

"Since Chief Inspector is planning to retire, you should not stay in Hong Kong. Your presence makes the people above you feel uneasy. Why bother? When you are gone, everyone can just part ways and live happily. Isn't that good?" Ma Qing said in a low voice, pretending to be mysterious.

"You are..." Lu Luo was a little surprised. He had submitted his resignation report, but it had not been approved yet. Apart from himself and the senior management, no one else could know about this. He had not told anyone.

"Don't worry about who I am. Think about what I say yourself."

Ma Qing is just an ordinary businessman now. He just took advantage of his information advantage as a time traveler and dug a small trap for Lu Luo. "This proposal is just compensation for my accidental interception of your money."

Ma Qing did not stay in the club for long. Winning one million was completely unexpected. Now the cost of supporting Tao Yaoyao was entirely paid by Inspector Lu. He was responsible for paying, and Ma Qing was responsible for... It was actually quite hard work.

Watching Ma Qing leave, Lu Luo's lackey was envious of Ma Qing for taking away one million. On the other hand, his greed prompted him to have evil thoughts: "Boss, are you going to let him go like this? Do you want to..."

Lu Luo felt annoyed. Rather than saying that he was forced to resign because of corruption, it was more like he was on the wrong side. The young man just now must have a complicated background. There was no need for him to offend a young man who knew the inside story of the high-level struggle just for a mere one million yuan. It was better not to provoke this man.

"This matter ends here. If I find out who is causing trouble for this young man, I will make him pay for it." Lu Luo said, still not feeling reassured, "I'm about to retire, so you guys better behave yourself."

When the lackey heard that his boss was actually going to retire, he realized that the boss was only 48 years old, which was the prime time for a man. How could he retire at this time?
How did this young man know that the boss was going to retire? This was a complicated matter. I didn't dare to ask any more questions, and I couldn't help but feel a little scared.

……

February 1969, 2, noon on New Year’s Eve.

Ma Qing brought his three women, Yan Luoqing, Guan Yidie, and Tao Yaoyao, standing at the door of Kowloon Ping An Restaurant, welcoming the guests. At the end of the year, Ma Qing decided to hold a year-end banquet and invite his customers and employees to celebrate. Ma Qing traveled here alone, and what he feared most was that people would think he was the kid who took gold to the market. So today, when Ma Qing's career is in full bloom, he urgently needs to show the society that he is not alone.

The bulging bellies of Yan Luoqing and Guan Yidie announced to everyone that they had successors. Some people might think that Ma Qing was suffering from paranoia, but Ma Qing himself was just afraid.

After all, there were so many wealthy people who fled south to Hong Kong, but only a few of them had successful experiences in later generations, especially those who arrived in Hong Kong after 49. You can imagine how much gold, silver and jewelry they brought with them, but only a few of them became famous in later generations. This is very strange.

Ma Qing looked at the guests who kept coming in and the three women around him who were helping him greet the guests, and he couldn't help feeling a sense of satisfaction.

"Mr. Chen, just come if you want to. Why bring any gifts?" This is Chen Xianbo from the Nanyang Chen family. He is the Nanyang agent of Yaguang Zhisu. At the same time, he also purchases pulp from his family, so they are business partners with a solid business relationship.

"Brother Liang, why are you here so late? Come quickly and help me greet the guests." This is lawyer Liang Haowen, the first noble person he met after coming to Hong Kong, a close partner, and a good man with guaranteed character.

"Mr. Zheng, please come in, you are late, please have one more drink." This is Zheng Yumian, the major shareholder of Yaguang Intelligent Plastics, his own money bag, a possible close partner in the future, and possibly an enemy in the fight for the company's equity.

"Manager Zhang, you are here. Please go up to the second floor quickly. We have reserved four tables for Rongfa Trading. Please bring your colleagues upstairs." These are the employees of Rongfa Trading.

People kept coming, including the management of various companies under Ma Qing (ordinary workers were not invited because there were too many of them, so Ma Qing simply gave out red envelopes to everyone), suppliers, sellers, partners, and basically everyone who could be invited.

Anyway, Ma Qing is not short of money now. He won one million by gambling with Lu Luo. After thinking it over again and again, he decided to cash it out. Considering the situation Lu Luo is facing now, it should be safe.

From this incident, we can see that Ma Qing is actually a very contradictory person. On the one hand, he is afraid of things, but on the other hand, he is unwilling to suffer losses. How to put it, it's like a Pixiu in a turtle shell. This person doesn't have a big vision.

“Thank you all for the New Year…I, Ma Qing, thank you all…” Ma Qing spoke on the stage, speaking generously: “Looking to the future, we will face more opportunities and challenges.

But I firmly believe that as long as we unite as one and forge ahead, there will be no difficulties that we cannot overcome. Let us work together to create a better tomorrow! Finally, I wish you all a happy new year, good health, happy family and all the best! "

The crowd below the stage applauded enthusiastically. Ma Qing looked at these people below the stage. This was the accumulation of his five years in Hong Kong. He should be considered to have completely become a Hong Konger.

There is nothing great about being a Hong Konger, but being a local who is not excluded and can be accepted is very important to Ma Qing, and even more important to Ma Qing's future development.

That night, Ma Qing still didn't dare to drink too much. He was still afraid of exposing his identity as a time traveler. Even if no one would believe him even if he told others, he would not tell this secret to anyone.

Time travel is both a gift and a curse. You gain something, but you will also inevitably lose something.

(End of this chapter)