Mixed in 1980

Chapter 48: Hong Kong Guest Appointment
"Hasn't your help been enough? Don't talk about nonsense, just tell me whether you give me face or not."

Li Hongbing remembers it all.

After Chen Fan came back from his work in the countryside, he finally had someone he could talk to in this yard.

It was also Chen Fan's encouragement and seeing Chen Min making money that he followed suit and started a pickle business. He felt hopeful about life again.

Even the idea of getting married was given by Chen Fan.

Then there are the things that happened in the past few days. Chen Fan came up with an idea and used the house issue to take control of all those who had bullied him.

"Then I won't be polite."

Having said that, Chen Fan still had the nerve to refuse: "Brother Bingzi, let me ask you a question. Why didn't you go to Hong Kong with your family back then?"

Not only Chen Fan was curious, everyone in the yard was curious.

Li Hongbing's family is not short of money. They moved to the slum to avoid the limelight. If Li Hongbing had followed them, he would have lived the life of "the young master of the Li family."

It's better than staying.

Li Hongbing glanced at his wife who was packing her luggage in the room, walked a few steps outside, and sighed softly: "My brain is out of control. I fell in love with a little girl back then, and I ran away on purpose on the day my family was leaving."

"Pfft..."

Chen Fan couldn't help laughing. It turned out that he was blinded by love.

How old was Li Hongbing at that time? He should be only about 15 or 16 years old. It is really not good to fall in love too early.

Li Hongbing's face darkened. He knew that he couldn't tell anyone about this. If he did, he would be laughed at. He also blamed himself for being so foolish back then and thinking that he had found true love.

"Brothers, we are chatting."

Zhang Jianjun walked out of the darkness, took out his cigarette and refilled it for the two men: "Brother Bingzi, you are leaving soon, right? Is everything okay with the house?"

Li Hongbing took the cigarette, lit it, and sighed, "Jianjun, I'm sorry about this."

"Brother Bingzi, you're not going to sell it, are you? Who did you sell it to?" Zhang Jianjun's heart tightened. The matter had been almost settled, yet someone could still snatch it away.

"Sold it to me."

Chen Fan was secretly happy and patted Zhang Jianjun on the shoulder: "Jianjun, I'm sorry, my buddy is getting engaged soon, and my family is in need of a house."

"I……"

Zhang Jianjun's face turned black. Is it easy to buy a house?
You've been flattering Li Hongbing these past two days, you've checked out of restaurants twice and even invested two bottles of Maotai. Things were about to be done, and you just cut it off?

Your engagement has nothing to do with me.
"My buddy is getting engaged and needs a house urgently. I understand. You are still single, so don't worry. Ask around for other houses. Even if you have money, you might still be worried about not being able to buy a house."

"I……"

Zhang Jianjun's face darkened. What do you mean you're still single? It's great to have a partner.

Trying hard to calm down, Zhang Jianjun looked at Li Hongbing and took a deep breath: "Brother Bingzi, why don't you consider it again? If not, I'll give you another 200."

"Jianjun, there's really no need for that. Just ask for other properties." Li Hongbing declined politely.

"Brother Bingzi..."

"Hey, it's getting dark. It's time to go back and rest. We have to get up early tomorrow." Li Hongbing looked up at the sky, turned around and went back to the house.

"Jianjun, take a rest early."

Without waiting for Zhang Jianjun to say anything, Chen Fan turned around and went back to the house, closing the door.

Zhang Jianjun stood there in a daze. It took him a while to react. He pointed at Li Hongbing's door, then at Chen Fan's door, and finally he couldn't help but slap himself in the face.

I've been fooled!
Everyone in the courtyard knew that Li Hongbing had a good relationship with Chen Fan. If Chen Fan wanted to buy a house, why did he have to wait until today? Maybe the house had already been transferred.

Li Hongbing has been amusing himself these days.

Not only himself, but everyone else was fooled as well. They were often tricked by Li Hongbing into going to restaurants and being treated to good wine and cigarettes.

I was the one who was cheated the most. I treated myself to two meals, drank Maotai and smoked Peony cigarettes.

I wasted dozens of dollars going in for nothing, what a complete fool!

"This matter is not over yet, let's wait and see!" Zhang Jianjun gritted his teeth, stomped his feet in anger, then turned and left.

The next morning, Li Hongbing knocked on the door, handed a bunch of keys to Chen Fan, and left with his wife and luggage.

From today on, he moved out.

At 4:30 in the afternoon, Li Hongbing came back alone, picked up Chen Fan and Xu Jinqiu, and got into an old black Santana driven by a middle-aged man in his thirties.

"Brother Bingzi, your family is great. We can even get a car when we get to the city."

Not everyone can drive a car these days. It has little to do with whether you are rich or poor. Private individuals are not allowed to buy cars.

"It's not mine. It was arranged by the Ministry of Foreign Trade."

Li Hongbing gave a brief introduction, saying that his family had some property in Hong Kong, and that the family came back for an inspection and had someone specially assigned to receive them.

Like most inspection teams, Li Hongbing and his family stayed at the Friendship Hotel.

This place belongs to the Foreign Affairs Hotel, which was once an important venue for foreign affairs activities. It has more than one thousand guest rooms, apartments and offices, as well as thirty restaurants with different flavors.

"Comrades, follow me."

The driver parked the car, got out and led the way, all the way to the Chinese restaurant.

Wang Chunyu was already waiting, with a woman in her thirties standing next to her. Although she was dressed casually, her sense of fashion was still very prominent.

The most striking thing about her is her short hair, which gives people a capable feeling.

"You are Xiaofan and Xiaoqiu, right?"

The woman came forward very enthusiastically, and her every move did not seem fake: "I am Hong Bing's elder sister, Li Hongying. If you don't mind, you can call me Sister Ying."

"Hello, Sister Ying." The two people greeted.

"Let's go in."

Li Hongying took Xu Jinqiu's arm and walked in while praising the girl. Her words were neither hypocritical nor exaggerated, which made people feel very comfortable.

She didn't stop until she was seated.

Holding the menu, she looked at it with Xu Jinqiu: "This restaurant is pretty good. Xiaoqiu, what do you like to eat? Don't be polite to me."

Xu Jinqiu looked at the menu and frowned slightly.

People say Quanjude is expensive, but compared to this place, the prices are all very reasonable. Just looking at the prices on the menu, one meal can cost you half a year's salary.

After thinking for a while, he said openly: "Sister Ying, you should order some. This is my first time here and I am not familiar with the dishes here."

"Xiaofan, what about you?" Li Hongying looked at Chen Fan.

"Sister Ying, you order. We all have no dietary restrictions." Chen Fan smiled. He had been to this place several times in his previous life, and the consumption was indeed a bit high.

Li Hongying didn't pretend to be polite and ordered eight dishes according to the taste of Sijiucheng: "Order these first, we can add more if they are not enough."

Call the waiter and take the menu away.

Li Hongying picked up the teapot again and poured tea for everyone: "Xiao Fan, I specially found the newspaper today to read the editorial you wrote. I didn't expect that you are so young, but you can see things so clearly."

Chen Fan was surprised that Li Hongying had really put so much effort into entertaining him.

“I was just writing it for fun.”

"You didn't write it for fun, did you? You wrote it to vent your anger on Xiao Qiu, right? But what you said is right. Xiao Qiu is indeed as beautiful as a legend. No female star in Hong Kong can compare to her."

"That's true!" Chen Fan nodded.

In Hong Kong's entertainment industry, most of the actresses with good looks have not yet made their debut. For example, Thirteenth Aunt has just entered the industry and has no works yet.

"What are you humming about?" Xu Jinqiu glared at the man. Couldn't he be more humble?

"Wife, this is the truth. If you go to Hong Kong to film a movie, you don't even need any acting skills, you can become famous just by being a vase." Chen Fan said jokingly.

"Xiao Fan is right. There is really no female star in Hong Kong prettier than you. I recently invested in a movie, but couldn't find a female lead."

"Sister Ying, are you in the film and television industry?" Chen Fan was surprised. The Hong Kong entertainment industry is full of mixed people, and it is not easy for anyone to gain a foothold in this field.

"My family is mainly engaged in the clothing business, so it is inevitable that we have some connections with the entertainment industry. Occasionally, if we come across a good project, we will also invest in some films. Xiaofan, you are a novelist. If you have a good story, we can also cooperate."

　Thanks to all my friends, I have made it to 61st on the new book list and 13th in the category. I never dared to think about it before. Thank you!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)