Hong Kong Storm: The King of Jobs

Chapter 483, Section 64: The dishes served should be chosen according to the person! (Happy Children's Day!)

(Thanks to Wardrobe Guest, Bald Song, for his support! Thank you so much!)
To be honest, Black Tiger doesn't come to Luk Yu Tea House often. He only came once with Handsome Sheng, and the other times he came to tell Young Master Wang about the handover of the property.

This was the first time I'd been invited as a guest of honor, and I was a little surprised.

"Sir, who are you looking for?"

When the head manager of Lu Yu Tea House saw unfamiliar guests enter the hall, he immediately went up to them and greeted them with a smile.

"Wen Sheng asked me to come; I wonder if he's arrived yet?"

Black Tiger took out a cigarette, tapped it three times to get a Red Wan cigarette, and tossed it into his mouth with a show of bravado.

The front desk manager quickly took out a lighter and helped Hei Ahu light his cigarette: "Wen Sheng and Wen Shao have arrived and are in the Xingyu Liyun private room. This way please!"

Following behind the front desk manager, Hei Ahu and his companion arrived at the Xingyu Liyun private room. The front desk manager knocked on the door, waited a second, and then announced, "Wen Sheng, your guest has arrived."

Five seconds later, the door to Xingyu Liyun's private room opened, and Wen Tianxin, the young master, appeared in front of Hei Ahu with his round, chubby face.

"Young Master Wen, am I not late?"

"Young Master, you look radiant; something good must have happened. I, Ah Hu, congratulate you in advance!"

Hei Ahu quickly took the cigarette out of his mouth, threw it on the ground, and said a lot of auspicious words with a fawning smile.

Hearing the scoundrels' flattery, Young Master Wen felt very comfortable, because his lover was newly pregnant with their first child, so of course he was happy.

"Haha. It's a small matter. It's not confirmed yet. But if there's a result, you, Ah Hu, must come and have a drink at our wedding!"

"The old man is waiting inside! Come in quickly. My father has been talking about you for almost half an hour, saying that you are a Chao Feng boy, sharp-minded and decisive. I have never heard such good words from you."

Young Master Wen warmly embraced Hei Ahu and led him into the private room, treating him like a brother. With a flick of his finger, he sent the folded red spruce fish flying.

The front desk manager accepted the tip from Young Master Wen with one hand, while his other hand was busy closing the door to the private room so the guests could have a good chat about business.

Old Wen was sitting in the main seat. When he saw Hei Ahu walk in, a friendly smile immediately appeared on his face. He patted the chair next to him and gestured for Hei Ahu to sit down next to him.

Then he glared at his unfilial son and said rudely, "Ah Hu has been busy all day and must be starving. You, as the boss, have no sense of propriety at all."

"Go tell the kitchen to prepare some congee and side dishes. You absolutely must order the 'Scholar's Congee.' Ah Hu, drinking the Scholar's Congee will bring you good luck. I guarantee you'll become the top scholar and win three consecutive top honors."

"Okay! I'll go order right away!"

Wen Tianxin quickly realized that his father wanted to talk to Hei Ahu alone, so he quickly stood up and went to help Hei Ahu order food.

Seeing his son walk out the door, Old Man Wen finally spoke up: "Ah Hu, what a pity this time. If Handsome Sheng had disappeared like this, the entire Yau Ma Tei gang would have been yours this time!"

“You have the most henchmen, and the place is lucrative enough. You can recruit more people anytime. Although I don’t understand the rules of the red room, you’re a nobody. If the boss disappears, you, as the second-in-command, can step up and hold things together. Nobody can say anything against that.”

"But it's alright. Handsome Sheng is lucky to have escaped this time, but he has offended too many people. Many big bosses want to get rid of him. I think he won't be so lucky next time!"

From the moment Hei Ahu stepped forward to fight for the ledger, this scoundrel had no way back and could only stick to his own path.

When people talk to each other, it's best to be direct and straightforward, rather than beating around the bush. After all, gangsters aren't very bright and can easily get sidetracked, so it's better to just explain things clearly.

After saying this, Old Man Wen's face was full of regret, and this was not an act; he genuinely felt sorry.

After all, this good-for-nothing guy, Liangzai Sheng, only took half a year to build a business that even he himself envied. Just the garbage cleaning company alone made him drool.

Such a good industry can serve as the foundation for family inheritance. It's unacceptable to let a gangster who has nothing to offer for today get it for free!
The world's treasures belong to the virtuous! Old Man Wen believed he was the most suitable owner of the waste disposal company.

“Brother Sheng is very organized. Each person is responsible for one side. The two newcomers, Xi Ren and A Cong, are both experts in the martial arts world. Even if I have enough seniority and experience, I still can’t manage the branch.”

The old man sitting next to him, Wen, was usually shrewd and clever, but as soon as he spoke, anyone in the know could tell that he was an amateur.

There are indeed only three big bosses in the hall, but each big boss manages their own business. Handsome Sing manages the entire hall because the entire Yau Ma Tei hall territory was won by Handsome Sing.

So, when the gang leaders try to extract money, they have to go through the gang. They get skinned alive by Handsome Sing. The territory belongs to the boss. In Yau Ma Tei, Handsome Sing is the boss whose word is law.

In any business on a turf, a handsome guy has to make a living.

But the winner of the title is Spinach East. As long as Spinach East is in charge, he has no chance of taking control of the territory unless a fight breaks out.

But Black Tiger couldn't say these things to Wen Hailiang. He was about to open his own gang and needed the boss's support, so he pretended to be relaxed and said, "Handsome guy is very arrogant to beat this bastard."

"He relies on his status as a top-ranking gangster to show respect to any of the underworld brothers. Now, many people hate him to the core. The only reason they haven't made a move is because he's a key source of income, so everyone's currently supporting him." "Once that income stream is gone, the underworld brothers definitely won't let him off the hook!"

"Handsome Sheng's good days won't last long!"

Black Tiger echoed Old Man Wen's words and cursed a couple of times, saying that if you become a gangster, it's either you kill me or I kill you. Sooner or later, you're all doomed. Dying of old age is the exception.

"Hehe! Tiger, you're a sharp-witted kid, very smart. If you want to walk the path of life well, you have to follow the right people and get on the right boat!"

"Although Handsome Sheng is generous, every single bill he gives you is tainted with dog shit. If the cops want to get you, they can just fabricate a charge and all the money in their hands will be gone."

"Robin was so arrogant back then, but look at him now? His wife and kids still have to leave for another place."

"Women can't be trusted these days. Robin's wife is young and beautiful, and her pockets are full of money. Her son-in-law will definitely have his eye on her. In the end, the son-in-law will be spending the money that Robin risked his life for, sleeping with Robin's wife, and beating up Robin's son."

"Ah Hu, we're all men, we all know what's on our minds."

"Once you win over Handsome Sheng, his minibus company and advertising company will all be yours. I only want the waste disposal company. With these two companies, you can finally walk the straight path!"

Money can be a powerful motivator, and Wen Laogui didn't beat around the bush; when dealing with a roughneck, it's all about money.

Handsome Sing's minibus company and advertising company are indeed very valuable, especially after Uncle Deng gave Handsome Sing the Jordan minibus routes. Just from the Yau Tsim Mong to Kowloon City area, he can earn tens of thousands of dollars every month without lifting a finger.

Besides, Handsome Sheng is currently running a car rental business. If he were to take them all back and run them himself, he would definitely earn even more.

Hei Ahu stroked his chin and nodded, quite satisfied with the conditions offered by Wen Sheng.

"Everyone says that Ji Mi and Spinach Dong are smart guys, but in my opinion, you, Ah Hu, are the one with the sharpest mind. Have some tea!"

Seeing that Hei A Hu had completely sided with him, Wen Lao Gui smiled smugly. Now that Liang Zai Sheng's right and left arms were on his side, his chances of winning were even greater.

"Thank you, Mr. Wen!"

Hei Ahu knew he was on a sinking ship, with no chance of turning back, and could only follow Wen Laogui down this dark path.

"Dang Dang Dang"

"Creak..."

There was a knock on the door of the private room. After five seconds, the door opened and Wen Tianxin returned to the room with a waiter pushing a dim sum cart. He smiled and said, "Scholar's Congee, freshly made shumai, and shrimp dumplings."

"And the most popular dishes recently are raw cuts, salmon sashimi, and Arctic surf clams."

“Ah Hu, we’re all from Chaofeng. We’re not used to the local Shanghai cuisine or the seafood from Ningbo. I’ve eaten at Zhao’s private kitchen a few times with Xin Shao, but it didn’t suit my taste.”

"After trying many different dishes, I still prefer lettuce in broth and blanched bok choy hearts."

The side dishes at Luk Yu Tea House are exquisite, and needless to say, they are more expensive than the abalone at Fook Lam Moon. However, Chinese tycoons prefer this style and do not eat the abalone at Fook Lam Moon, but rather the choy sum at Luk Yu Tea House.

Because the vegetables at Luk Yu Tea House are grown on a plot of land in the New Territories, they learned from the Westerners and created a completely green ecological farm.

The vegetables and rice produced on this farm are all grown with organic fertilizer, requiring no expense or pesticides, relying on ecological balance.

With ample water and fertilizer, and without the use of pesticides, the vegetables can achieve a high standard of flavor.

Luk Yu Tea House even sends a batch of these organic vegetables to its major clients during holidays.

Even the upscale French and Italian restaurants inside the Peninsula Hotel place orders with Luk Yu Tea House's farm.

This table of side dishes and snacks is enough to prepare a grand feast at Fu Lin Men.

But this performance of showing respect and courtesy to scholars was a waste of talent.

When Wen Laogui saw Hei A Hu's expression, he knew that his good-for-nothing son had messed up!

Blackie is a child from a public housing estate in Yuen Long. He ate bok choy every day when he was a child and never got to eat meat. Now you're making bok choy for him, he's definitely not happy.

But since things had come to this, Old Man Wen could only smile and say, "I'm a little hungry, so I can have a bite with you, Ah Hu."

"Too vegetarian! I'd like some meat dishes. Thanks to Ah Hu, I can have some meat too."

Young Master Wen had long since memorized his father's rule of not eating after noon, but he wasn't stupid. Seeing his father's treacherous smile, he immediately realized what was going on, quickly went out the door, and called the tea room waiter at the stairwell to order several main dishes.

(End of this chapter)