The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 120 The Burning Flame

Murder is murder, without even a hint of warning.

Even though everyone present was the president of various associations and was a prominent figure in Chinatown, Chen Zhengwei showed no mercy.

Not to mention others, even Lin Yuanshan was frightened.

"Mr. Chen is right. We all come from Chinese workers, and we have all experienced that kind of days. We have tried hard in the past, but we have never achieved anything. Now that Mr. Chen is willing to do something for Chinese workers, I will definitely support him." Liang Yi Yue spoke immediately.

"Yes, we will definitely fully support Mr. Chen!" everyone spoke up.

clap clap clap!
Chen Zhengwei applauded and laughed, "You all have a heart, unlike those who flopped!"

"As a human being, you must have a sense of social responsibility! And Chinatown also needs your sense of social responsibility!"

"I'll leave this matter to you all. When you go back, notify your members to register with the labor service company! Then explain the matter clearly!"

"To be honest, even if I don't do these things, I will still make every penny I deserve! Besides, do I need money? I don't care about money at all!"

"I just don't like seeing Chinese people being bullied by foreigners. I'm not doing this for myself, but for everyone in Chinatown, every Chinese worker! So go back and make things clear. If someone from any guild hall doesn't cooperate and causes trouble, I won't go after them, I'll go after you, the guild leaders!"

Chen Zhengwei's eyes swept over everyone one by one, and everyone's backs were covered in cold sweat.

"Don't worry, Mr. Chen, we will definitely make it clear to you what you mean!"

"It would be great if everyone understood! And you won't suffer any loss in this matter. The Chinese workers will earn more money and have money to spend, and Chinatown will become more prosperous. Everyone of you will benefit!" Chen Zhengwei smiled.

"That's enough. Let's talk about another thing. The foreigners don't see the Chinese as human beings. Why? Because of the right to vote! Here, you have the right to vote to be respected. Without the right to vote, who would look at you seriously?"

"Let everyone in your respective associations plan to become naturalized! Even if they want to return to the Qing Dynasty in the future, it doesn't matter. There is no such thing as nationality in the Qing Dynasty! As long as there are Chinese in the United States, all of them will be naturalized!"

Everyone felt really embarrassed this time.

They really don't want the Chinese to become naturalized citizens, because if they become naturalized citizens and learn English, their associations will have no control over the Chinese.

On the contrary, as long as the Chinese do not become naturalized citizens, they cannot leave Chinatown and can only rely on various associations here.

But this is not the biggest problem right now.

"Mr. Chen, you need to be in the United States for five years to become a citizen. At least half of the people in Chinatown cannot meet the requirement, and the Immigration Bureau will also hold us back. It's not that we don't want to, but it's really impossible!"

"And even if we become naturalized citizens, they won't give us the right to vote! Aren't those black people also Americans? They even helped the United States fight the Civil War, but they don't have the right to vote either!"

"I will find a way to deal with these things, but I will just notify you first!" Chen Zhengwei said casually.

In fact, it was not that blacks did not have the right to vote at that time, but that California's election policies, such as literacy tests, property requirements and tax requirements, were simply impossible for blacks to meet.

But as long as it is not absolutely prohibited, there are ways to get around it.

Even federal laws can be circumvented, let alone the fact that these are just state election policies, which are not unchangeable.

Chen Zhengwei glanced at everyone and sneered, "You haven't even thought about doing it yet, but you already think it's difficult and impossible, so you can't get by here!"

When everyone heard this, they all nodded in agreement, but they were secretly dissatisfied in their hearts.

You said it lightly.

How long have you been in the U.S.? You don't know the situation here at all!
However, these words were kept in mind and no one dared to express them in front of Chen Zhengwei.

"Okay, don't just sit there, come and eat!" Chen Zhengwei called to everyone.

"Mr. Chen, how about you raise a drink?" Lin Yuanshan asked.

"Okay!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile, picked up the wine glass and poured half a glass of wine.

Before he could speak, the others stood up.

Chen Zhengwei sat there holding up his glass and said with a smile: "I love making friends the most. The more friends you have, the easier it is to get by! As long as you treat me as a friend, you can come find me if you have any problems in Chinatown in the future!"

"Of course, of course!" everyone said hurriedly. Seeing that Chen Zhengwei wanted to drink, they quickly tilted their heads back and poured the wine into his mouth.

Although Chen Zhengwei's words were not quite suitable for talking about drinking, who would dare to raise this issue at this time?
"Everyone sit down! Why are you all so polite?" Chen Zhengwei laughed again.

Then everyone sat down.

After that, with everyone's careful flattery, the meal was finally a great success for both the host and the guests.

Of course, Chen Zhengwei eats well, but it’s hard to say about others.

However, Chen Zhengwei still left some food in his stomach, after all, he had several children at home.

"By the way, is anyone living in Huang Baoru's house now?" Before leaving, Chen Zhengwei remembered something and asked Lin Yuanshan.

"Someone is staying there, should I ask them to move out?" Lin Yuanshan asked cautiously. "It's so late, where should I ask them to move out? Let's do it tomorrow!" Chen Zhengwei said casually.

"I'll arrange it when I get back." Lin Yuanshan said quickly.

Until Chen Zhengwei left, everyone looked at each other. Two people were missing from the meal, and everyone's backs were wet with sweat.

At this point they could finally breathe a sigh of relief, force a smile, and leave in twos and threes.

As for the Qingpu Guild Hall, there was a slight commotion, but it didn't cause any trouble.

After all, there are so many of them, and when one dies, another one will take over.

Chen Zhengwei returned home. The gas light in the living room was on. The two children were playing, and Lin Changning was watching them quietly.

"Are you still waiting for me? What do you want to eat? Ask the restaurant to deliver it!" Chen Zhengwei sat directly on the sofa.

"We've finished eating. Senior sister made it!" Chen Zhengwu said. After all, Chen Zhengwei doesn't eat at home most of the time.

Before, the two of them either ate at the martial arts gym or had the food delivered to them by the restaurant.

Chen Zhengwei was furious when he heard this: "You guys didn't even wait for me for dinner?"

"Brother, I originally wanted to wait for you. But don't you have something to do tonight? We can't let my sister go hungry, so let's eat first!" Chen Qiaoniang immediately took over the conversation.

"You are the only one who is good at speaking!" Chen Zhengwei smiled.

Lin Changning sniffed and smelled the smell of gunpowder and alcohol emanating from Chen Zhengwei. He was somewhat surprised, but he couldn't figure it out and didn't want to ask more questions.

Chen Zhengwei started chatting casually: "Today, I called the presidents of the various associations in Chinatown to have a meal and chat. I plan to gather the strength of all Chinese workers to negotiate with the foreigners and ask them to raise their wages. For the same work, the foreigners get 30 yuan a month, and the Chinese workers get 15 yuan a month. How can this be acceptable?"

"Tsk tsk, it turns out there are still some people who are so blind that they don't want to contribute, nor do they want to pay!"

"And then?" Lin Changning was intrigued by Chen Zhengwei's words and was a little curious.

As for the fact that the presidents of those associations didn't want to pay, she thought it was quite normal.

Most wealthy businessmen were like this, and she had seen and heard all kinds of things like this when she was in Singapore.

Although there are some kind-hearted people who do good things, they are very few in number.

Given Chen Zhengwei's personality, she was somewhat curious about what Chen Zhengwei would do.

"After killing them with one shot, the others became obedient! Without saying a word, they all agreed readily!" Chen Zhengwei slapped his thigh and sneered.

"These people just don't remember. I gave them a chance at the beginning, but they have to be beaten up again before they learn their lesson!"

He waited until Wu Shiying went in before cleaning up the place, just to make an example of her, but he didn't expect that there would still be people who were so blind.

"Why do you do these things?" Lin Changning asked after thinking for a while.

In fact, she always felt that Chen Zhengwei was a strange person. The feeling he gave was completely different from other people. Standing in the crowd, he looked very abrupt.

Whether it's temperament, expression, or style of speaking and doing things.

Some of the things he did were not something that someone like him would do.

Although Lin Changning was in the martial arts gym every day, he had also heard some things about Chen Zhengwei.

"In the eyes of foreigners, whether it's me or the Chinese here, we are the same! I am Chinese and the Chinese are me!"

"Chinese people are looked down upon, and when I go out, I am also looked down upon. The status of Chinese people has been raised, and their voices are louder, so when I go out, my voice is also louder!"

"This is America. Here, Chinese people are a group and a symbol! None of us can wash it off! When I help them, I am also helping myself!"

Chen Zhengwei said lightly, as if he was talking about something very trivial.

Lin Changning understood and thought for a long time before saying, "This is a white people's place. If you were in Xingzhou, it would be much easier to do these things!"

Xingzhou is another name for Singapore.

Although it was a British colony, there were not many British people there, but there were many Chinese.

She felt that Chen Zhengwei would definitely do well there.

"It's just a tiny country!" Chen Zhengwei sneered, then spread his hands and grinned, showing his white teeth: "The United States is so big, there should be a place for me!"

The ambition displayed by Chen Zhengwei and the aggressiveness that she had never seen in anyone else made Lin Changning's heart beat a little faster.

She felt that Chen Zhengwei was like a ball of flame burning wildly.

(End of this chapter)