The arrogance started from Chinatown

Chapter 441: Nanyang Chinese Circle
Chen Zhengwei got off the boat, followed by Lin Changning.

The newly elected mayor of San Francisco, James Audis, surpassed everyone else. Without any reserve of a mayor, he pushed everyone else to the sides.

He walked over a few steps, took off his hat and said in a respectful tone: "Mr. Chen, welcome back to San Francisco!"

Even my waist is not as straight as before.

He knew better than anyone that this was Chen Zhengwei's San Francisco.

And for the next two years or even longer, he will be the mayor here, or some other position in California.

"Good afternoon, James! You look good now! Congratulations on becoming the new mayor. I will help you host a cocktail party later!" Chen Zhengwei smiled and patted James' shoulder.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen!" James said with a smile.

"Brother Wei! The entire San Francisco is waiting for you to come back!" Rong Jiacai, Yan Qingyou and Chen Zhenghu stepped forward. The three of them had just been pushed to the back by James, and they felt a little amused.

I have to say, James has a humble attitude... no wonder he can become the mayor.

However, the three of them did not show any contempt in their hearts. Even after James became the new mayor, he still maintained this attitude, which was smart.

Schultz was behind them.

"Such a big fuss...you know I like this the most!" Chen Zhengwei looked around and smiled at the three people.

"Mr. Chen!"

"Mr. Chen!"

Seeing Chen Zhengwei's gaze sweeping over, those wealthy Chinese businessmen bowed one after another.

Customs officer Chester and the little-known director of the Investigation Bureau also came over.

"Mr. Chen, welcome back to San Francisco!"

"Chester, long time no see!" Chen Zhengwei greeted everyone one by one, and when he saw the director of investigation, he turned his name over in his mind for several times but couldn't remember it.

I just laughed it off and said a few words casually.

Michael followed behind the director. Chen Zhengwei patted Michael on the shoulder and said, "Long time no see, Michael!"

"Long time no see! You are amazing!" Michael's face was filled with smiles. He had also watched Chen Zhengwei get to where he is today.

He personally helped to do many things.

Now I also have a feeling of being in another world, and besides that I feel excited.

With Chen Zhengwei's current influence, he is full of expectations for his future.

Behind them were the owner and manager of the shipping company. Chen Zhengwei walked over and chatted with them at the dock for half an hour before smiling and saying to them, "I'm very happy that you guys are here to welcome me today! Tomorrow night, I'm hosting a banquet at the Gold Club!"

"You will definitely come, right?"

"Of course!" everyone said quickly.

No one would refuse Chen Zhengwei.

"I'll tell you about my heroic deeds then!"

Everyone laughed again, but the laughter of customs officer Chester seemed awkward and forced.

Fortunately, he has a good relationship with Chen Zhengwei now and also has shares in the Golden Club.

"Then I'll go back and have a rest. I've been sitting on the train for a week and my bones are so weak!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

Everyone quickly made way for each other.

Only then did Chen Zhengwei take his men away.

"Brother, brother!" Chen Qiaoniang and Chen Zhengwu were standing next to the carriage outside the dock.

Chen Qiaoniang climbed onto the carriage and waved towards here, looking excited.

Seeing her like this, Lin Changning glared at her.

Chen Qiaoniang pretended not to see it and jumped up and down on the roof of the carriage. She wouldn't get beaten today anyway.

When she saw the two men approaching, she reached out and placed her hand on the edge of the top of the carriage, flipped down very flexibly and lightly, and rushed to Chen Zhengwei in three or two steps, talking non-stop.

"Brother, I miss you so much! Many people say that you have won the battle. A few days ago, firecrackers were set off every day in Chinatown. Many people are looking forward to your return..."

"Brother!" Chen Zhengwu is obviously a boy, one year younger than Qiao Niang, but his temperament is much calmer than Qiao Niang.

"If you have anything to say, talk at home!" Lin Changning glanced at Qiao Niang from the side. Qiao Niang immediately felt a chill on her back and the hair on the back of her neck stood up.

But thinking that his sister-in-law couldn't beat him today, he immediately became lively again.

The group got on the carriage and before they reached Chinatown, they saw a lot of people standing in front of the Golden Club, all there to welcome Chen Zhengwei. There were even more people watching the excitement near the square.

"Here he comes! Brother Wei is back!" Seeing the carriage coming, several men lit up a long dragon of firecrackers and then ignited them.

Suddenly firecrackers rang out, and the streets were filled with the sound of firecrackers.

The red paper wrapping the firecrackers flew everywhere, and the streets were filled with smoke.

"Fuck! What a pig brain!" Chen Zhengwei cursed in the carriage. If he hadn't sensed danger, he would have thought someone was going to shoot him.

The men in other carriages even pulled out their guns.

Chen Zhengwei signaled the carriage to wait for a moment, until the sound of firecrackers stopped, before letting the carriage continue to move forward.

"Weige!"

"Weige!"

As the thugs shouted one after another, the whole Chinatown became boiling.

Seeing that Chen Zhengwei was not going to get off the carriage, Lin Changning said, "So many people are waiting to see you, why don't you go down and say a few words?"

"No more talking!" Chen Zhengwei said after thinking for a while.

In fact, he had a few words to say, but they were not appropriate in this occasion.

Let someone spread the word later.

"Then ask her to come over for dinner tonight!" Lin Changning saw Wanyun standing at the edge of the crowd through the car window, with a few thugs following behind her, and spoke.

It’s better to let Wanyun join than those ghost girls.

But there was one thing: she had to hand over the accounting business.

When we returned to our house in Chinatown, it was spotless.

Chen Zhengwei and Wanyun were not here these days, but Qiaoniang and Zhengwu were there, and someone came to clean the house on normal days.

"It feels colder here than in Chicago!" After returning home, Lin Changning relaxed and asked someone to light the fireplace.

In mid-December in San Francisco, the temperature was in the high teens during the day and less than ten degrees at night, but it was chilly and humid.

Lin Changning grew up in Singapore and has never liked the weather here.

In the evening, Chen Zhengwei set up a feast at home. In addition to his father-in-law Lin Mingsheng, there were also important subordinates such as Rong Jiacai, Yan Qingyou, Chen Zhenghu, Schultz, Situ Ye, Rong Jiasheng, and Lin Zhengan.

The other one was Wan Yun. This time, she was called over. She was filled with surprise and joy, and dressed up nicely.

Although she was arranged to sit at the table next to her, together with Qiao Niang and Zheng Wu, it was enough to make her happy.

Generally, when the host holds a banquet, the concubine will sit at the table nearby.

Letting her in through this door also showed Lin Changning's attitude. Wan Yun had a smile on her face the whole night, and she tilted her head to look at Chen Zhengwei from time to time.

Qiao Niang looked at her, then at Lin Changning, and then winked at Wanyun. "You fought beautifully, where did you learn this? To be honest, I was sweating at the beginning!" Lin Mingsheng was sitting at the table, holding the wine glass between his fingers and praising Chen Zhengwei.

He had led troops and fought in wars before, so he knew how amazing it was that Chen Zhengwei had won three battles in a row and even captured the army commander-in-chief.

"As soon as they stick their butts out, I know what shit they are going to do! I can't think of how I can lose!" Chen Zhengwei said with a smile.

Seeing him like this, Lin Mingsheng blew his beard. But he won, so Lin Mingsheng could only swallow his other words.

"I'd like to offer a toast to Brother Wei. This time, Brother Wei has demonstrated the Chinese people's spirit and opened up a way for them! No one in the United States will dare to discriminate against us in the future!" Yan Qingyou stood up and said, holding a glass of wine.

The others also stood up and toasted. "We toast to Brother Wei too!"

After a moment, Ah You said again: "Brother Wei, tell us about your war! You even captured the Army Commander-in-Chief!"

When talking about this, Chen Zhengwei was beaming with joy.

He was also very proud of this kind of thing.

"The one we caught is the commander-in-chief! Just like what I said just now, as soon as they raised their butts, I knew what they were thinking! At that time, I led my men to raid Sherman's lair directly..."

"When Sherman saw me, he almost cried... Maybe there aren't many famous generals in the United States, otherwise I really want to fight them all..."

"Come on, come on, let's toast to Brother Wei again!"

Chen Zhengwei's house was bustling throughout the evening.

It was not until late at night that Chen Zhengwei rested.

……

In Singapore, Zhang Ziang ran quickly into a yard holding a newspaper.

"Uncle, there's news! There's news from America!"

Zhang Yan was chatting with someone in the hall. The other person was in his forties, wearing a long gown and a mandarin jacket. He was also a famous boxing master in Nanyang, the boxing coach of Yixing Company, Chen Yasi, known as the Fourth Master.

Chen Yasi was a master of Hung Gar, but Hung Gar emphasized bridge and horse movements and was slow to develop, while Cai Li Fot emphasized fast strikes. Therefore, Chen Yasi visited Zhang Yan from time to time to learn Cai Li Fot, and added some fighting techniques of Cai Li Fot to Hung Gar. As a result, his disciples became famous in Southeast Asia.

His school is also known in Southeast Asia as Hongtou Caiwei.

Hearing Zhang Ziang's voice, both people in the hall raised their eyebrows.

Zhang Yan took the newspaper and asked, "What does it say?"

"We won! We forced the US government to sign the Washington Treaty! The news spread from the US to the UK, and then here!"

"Brother Chen is really amazing!" Zhang Ziang said excitedly.

"Won?" Zhang Yan was stunned for a moment, then looked down quickly.

The news of Chen Zhengwei's fight with the US government was brought to him by the passenger ship. He felt that it was not good at the time and felt regretful.

I think Chen Zhengwei is still too impulsive.

However, what no one expected was that Chen Zhengwei led his men to fight against the US government and actually won.

Zhang Yan quickly scanned it, his face showing joy, and he said repeatedly: "Great! Brother Lin really found a good son-in-law! This time he showed the power of the Chinese and also established a foothold in the United States!"

Chen Yasi then asked: "What are you talking about..."

Zhang Yan explained: "I have a nephew who is studying in the United States. I went to visit him before and got to know a man there. His father-in-law is Lin Mingsheng, whom you have also met, Brother Chen."

"The man you are talking about is San Francisco's Chen Lao Hu, Chen Zhengwei, right?" Chen Yasi narrowed his eyes slightly, with a hint of coldness on his face.

Zhang Yan was stunned for a moment and asked, "Brother Chen also knows him?"

"He and his men killed everyone in my Yixingtang branch from top to bottom! How could I not know him?" Chen Yasi sneered.

Previously, a piggy bank came back from San Francisco and brought back the situation there.

Yixing Company had not one but two branches there, Yi Hai and Yi Xing, both of which were swallowed up by Chen Zhengwei.

If San Francisco wasn't too far away, Yixing Company would have gone there long ago.

As for the nickname Chen Lao Hu, it means that Chen Zhengwei is domineering, cruel and violent, and it came from the mouths of the crew.

"Brother Chen, it's better to resolve this feud than to create one!" Zhang Yan advised, pushing the newspaper in his hand over: "The Chen Lao Hu you mentioned, led his men to fight all the way to Washington in the United States, and the commander-in-chief of the US Army was arrested! He signed the Washington Treaty with the US government!"

Chen Yasi took the newspaper and looked at it, and said nothing for a long time.

Although the United States is far less powerful than Britain, it is still not comparable to those small countries.

Chen Zhengwei was able to defeat the US government, so naturally, he was not someone that their Yixing Company could afford to offend.

However, Chen Yasi was still angry and unwilling to speak softly, so he said, "This man killed his compatriots overseas. He is not a good person. The United States is far away across the ocean and has a large population. When the US government comes to its senses, he may not be able to get away with it!"

Zhang Yan felt both amused and confused after hearing this. How could he not know about these gangs in Nanyang?
Apart from anything else, most of the piglets on the plantations in Southeast Asia and even America were sold by these gangs in Southeast Asia, and they also did a lot of opium business.

Zhang Yan didn't want to say more. Chen Yasi sat for a while, then got up and left.

After Chen Yasi left, Zhang Yan took the newspaper and read it several times. Zhang Yan said several times in a row: "Great, great!"

"No matter how good you are at boxing, you can only defeat a few or even ten people!"

"This Chen Lao Hu is truly amazing!"

"Go get two dishes and bring out the wine!"

The news that a group of Chinese had established themselves in the United States, made a name for themselves, and even forced the US government to sign the Washington Treaty also spread in a small area in Southeast Asia.

Although many Chinese in Southeast Asia do not know the situation in North America, they have heard of a person named Chen Zhengwei in North America.

Many people were excited and asked people to inquire about the news in North America.

Some people knew that Zhang Yan had been to the United States, and they came to ask Zhang Yan and Zhang Ziang about it. Some things about Chen Zhengwei gradually spread in the Nanyang Chinese circle.

Even in teahouses, people made up stories about Chen Zhengwei's time in the United States.

……

In the morning, Chen Zhengwei yawned and got up from the bed. There was no one around him.

And the sound of wooden stakes being hammered into the ground was heard from the yard.

Lin Changning would practice boxing whenever he had free time and he never had a single day off.

He put a cigarette in his mouth and pushed open the window, only to see Qiao Niang and Chen Zhengwu squatting in the yard.

Chen Zhengwu was holding a book in his hand, reading it and asking, "Sister-in-law, what do you think God is for?"

Qiao Niang was squatting in horse stance and felt tired. When she heard this, she rolled her eyes and said:
"I want ten dollars and I pray to God... God won't give it to me!"

"I robbed ten dollars at gunpoint, and then I prayed to God to forgive me, and God will forgive me!"

“That’s what God is for!”

Lin Changning was hitting the scale pole at the side. When she heard this, she paused and the scale pole almost hit her elbow.

Chen Zhengwei was stunned at first, then burst into laughter.

He had only one thought in his mind: Qiao Niang was worthy of being his sister.

This approach to the problem really goes straight to the core.

It should be cultivated well in the future.

　I have adjusted my schedule again and will update earlier.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)