Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

When Wang Feng arrived at Villa No. 7 and found that no one was paying attention to him, he went to the rockery, took out three catties of top-grade tea from his spatial storage, and headed towards Villa No. 8.

"Son-in-law."

"Hello, son-in-law."

Two young men were standing at the entrance of Villa No. 8, holding rubber batons just like those at Villa No. 6. To Wang Feng's surprise, both of these young men knew him, even though Wang Feng had no recollection of them.

"Are my parents-in-law inside?" Wang Feng asked.

"Yes, sir, I'll take you inside."

The young man responded respectfully and gestured for Wang Feng to proceed.

Wang Feng nodded and followed the young man into the villa.

As soon as he entered the living room, he saw Lou Bancheng and Tan Yali sitting leisurely, some drinking tea and others reading newspapers. Wang Feng quickly greeted them with a smile, "Dad, Mom."

Lou Bancheng and Tan Yali turned around and saw Wang Feng, and were overjoyed. Lou Bancheng smiled and said:

"Wang Feng, it's been a long time since you've been to Hong Kong Island. Come and sit down."

As he spoke, Lou Bancheng waved to the young man again: "Xiao Wu, you can go down now."

"Yes, sir."

Wang Feng sat down on the sofa opposite Lou Bancheng. Tan Yali poured tea for Wang Feng with a big smile. She was very satisfied with this son-in-law.

"Thank you, Mom."

Wang Feng placed three catties of tea leaves on the coffee table and said with a smile, "Dad, here are three catties of tea leaves. When I come next time, I will bring you even better things."

Upon seeing another three catties of tea, Lou Bancheng was overjoyed. Hearing that there was something even better, he immediately became interested and asked:

"Wang Feng, what exactly is it? Don't you have it now? Are you still hiding it from me?"

"Dad, this thing is still being prepared and will be ready in a while. Don't worry, I'll definitely bring it to you next time I come, and I guarantee you'll be satisfied," Wang Feng said mysteriously.

"Hahaha, good, good, your mom and I are waiting for your mystery gift." Lou Bancheng laughed loudly.

Tanya then looked at Wang Feng and asked, "Wang Feng, how's our son? It's been so long, is she pregnant yet?"

"Mom, my son is doing very well now, so you can rest assured."

At this point, Wang Feng shook his head with a wry smile: "My son isn't pregnant yet, but Jingru has been pregnant for six months."

Tanya Li and Lou Bancheng were somewhat disappointed to hear that their son hadn't conceived after so long. When they heard that Jingru was already six months pregnant, they both showed surprised expressions.

"Wang Feng, Jingru is pregnant, we can't be careless. Didn't we say before that Jingru was still working as a chef at the steel rolling mill? You should make her quit her job right away. Let me tell you, pregnant women can't be inhaling cooking fumes all the time, it's not good for either the mother or the baby," Tan Yali reminded her.

Lou Bancheng chimed in, "Yes, Wang Feng, you're not short of money. Since Jingru is pregnant, it's best to let her stay home and rest."

"Hehe, Dad, Mom, don't worry. Jingru quit her job a long time ago. During my stay in Hong Kong, Jingru will stay with my son and he can help take care of her."

Wang Feng explained with a smile that he didn't want to talk about Lu Banxia to them yet, otherwise they would talk about her behind her back.

"That's good."

Tan Yali smiled and nodded. She had nothing to be jealous of that Qin Jingru got pregnant first while Lou Xiao'e was not. Qin Jingru was the first wife, so it was reasonable for her to get pregnant first.

For so long, Qin Jingru and her son hadn't been able to conceive, and she had even suspected that Wang Feng was impotent. Now that one of them was pregnant, she was sure her son would be able to conceive eventually.

Lou Bancheng's thoughts were similar to Tan Yali's. He wasn't jealous of Qin Jingru, after all, Wang Feng had gotten his marriage certificate with Qin Jingru first.

The three chatted over tea, and Wang Feng asked his father-in-law about his recent development. Overall, things were going quite well. They had plenty of manpower and money, and with the support he had provided, they had established a firm foothold in Hong Kong.

Lou Bancheng has now opened two more factories, one for food processing, producing canned meat and fruit, and the other for clothing. Currently, Lou Yigen and Lou Er are each in charge of one factory.

Lou Bancheng had originally considered opening a plastics factory and making plastic flowers, based on Wang Feng's suggestion. However, when he learned that a man named Li Jiacheng in Hong Kong had already made a large business in this industry, he gave up on the idea, as he simply couldn't compete with him given his current financial situation.

Wang Feng had lunch with his father-in-law and mother-in-law at Villa No. 8 before returning to Villa No. 6.

At noon, he and Lou Bancheng each drank a bottle of baijiu. Wang Feng was fine, but Lou Bancheng was helped back to his room to sleep by Tan Yali.

Back at Villa No. 6, Lao Liu, the general manager of Maple Leaf Group, had already been summoned back by Ninth Master. He stood at the villa entrance with several young men, and as soon as he saw Wang Feng, he hurriedly greeted him respectfully.

"Young Master Wang, you're back? Ninth Master asked me to take you to our company this afternoon."

Wang Feng was very satisfied with Lao Liu's attitude. He was afraid that if they were given too much power, Lao Liu and the others would become arrogant and think they were superior. If that happened, he would have to consider cleaning up the house.

"Have you eaten?" Wang Feng asked.

"I've eaten, Young Master Wang," the sixth brother replied respectfully.

Wang Feng nodded: "Let's set off after we've eaten."

"Yes, Young Master Wang."

Lao Liu led Wang Feng to a Mercedes-Benz, opened the door for Wang Feng to get in, and sat in the passenger seat himself. He then called out to the driver, and the car headed towards Kowloon.

The sixth brother was the only one among the five who didn't have children yet, and he was also quite tactful, which is why Ninth Master arranged for him to be the general manager of Maple Leaf Group.

As for the second and third brothers, things remained the same as before: the second brother was in charge of security, the third brother was in charge of purchasing, the fourth brother was in charge of recruiting security personnel, and the fifth brother was in charge of the villa's security. Each of the five of them performed their duties well and did a good job without any major problems.

After driving for more than half an hour, the car stopped at a ten-story office building. Lao Liu got out of the car, opened the back door, and said respectfully, "Young Master Wang, we've arrived."

Wang Feng nodded, got out of the car, and looked at the office building in front of him, along with the four large characters "Maple Leaf Group." He was quite satisfied.

This kind of building is definitely incomparable to those of later generations, but you can't see this kind of building in China now.

"Young Master Wang, please come with me. I'll show you around our company."

"Um."