Courtyard House: Drunk and tipsy, the whole courtyard exposed at the start.

"But he has been with our Lou family for so many years, I want to save his life."

"These five large yellow croakers are enough to buy his dog's life. What do you think?"

Lou Bancheng was very serious. Despite the high price paid, so many people in the No. 95 compound witnessed what happened yesterday. If Zhang Dabiao really wanted to pursue the matter, and the police came to his door, he couldn't possibly protect Qu San despite the pressure from the national law enforcement agencies.

So the key is still Zhang Dabiao's attitude.

Zhang Dabiao suddenly felt dazed—the idea of ​​taking my dog's life flashed through his mind.

He was only in a daze for a second before picking up a large yellow croaker and sighing to himself.

The Lou family is damn rich.

The old standard price for a small yellow croaker is 31.25 grams (1 tael), with an official price of 130 yuan and a black market price of 170 yuan.

A large yellow croaker weighing 10 taels (312.5 grams) according to the old system has an official price of 1300 yuan and a black market price of 1700 yuan.

That means Lou Bancheng would have to spend 6500 to 8500 to save the life of a servant.

You still have to watch your own expression.

To put it simply, Zhang Dabiao naturally wanted to kill Qu San directly, since Qu San had attacked him.

But considering Lou Bancheng's attitude and the big yellow croaker...

It's not impossible.

If there was no chance to make a move yesterday, then there's no way we can do it now.

Why shouldn't I accept money if you're offering it to me for free?

Moreover, Lou Bancheng and Lou Yufan are truly willing to spend money on their family members and relatives.

Isn't it said that capitalists are all ruthless?

Zhang Dabiao pretended to think for a long time before finally sighing, "Boss Lou, let's not beat around the bush. Yesterday, I really intended to kill him directly."

"But since you're so willing to let him go, I'll reluctantly do you a favor."

"I also received news from Roy Cheung that I know about what happened in Hong Kong."

"Your eldest son is not kind at all."

"Lou Yufan, Qu Wu, and a few of their men want to kill Zhang Yaoyang, and Qu San wants to kill me."

"You can't kill me, so you're just going to try and fob me off with five big yellow croakers?"

"Boss Lou, that's not how things are done."

Lou Bancheng's face turned ugly after being directly exposed. In the end, he could only give in after enduring for a long time, because if Qu San went in, it would inevitably involve many other things.

Over the years, he has handled many of the Lou family's shady dealings.

If Zhang Dabiao was not satisfied and wanted to continue pursuing the matter, then the only option would be to make Qu San disappear completely.

So Lou Bancheng had no choice but to ask.

"Then tell me, what should we do?"

"You need to pay more!"

The Money-Giving Hermit is Online!

Now that we finally have a legitimate opportunity to take advantage of the Lou family, why not take it?

Houses and such are hard to acquire, but what about gold and antiques? Does your Lou family want to take them out of the mainland?

No way!

I must take everything!

Lou Bancheng was speechless with exasperation.

Why didn't you say so earlier?

You should have said so earlier if you wanted money.

What I fear least is the other party being greedy for money!

So, quite helplessly, he sent Lou Xiao'e to fetch five large yellow croakers. Only then was Qu San's private revenge settled.

Ten large yellow croakers, weighing 3125 grams, that's over 3 kilograms!

Qu San is really valuable!

Zhang Dabiao expressed his satisfaction and was preparing to go back when Lou Bancheng asked Zhang Yaoyang if Zhang Dabiao had any good ideas to revive "Yu Fan Plastics Factory".

Zhang Dabiao shook his head.

"Even if I have some great ideas or designs, it's not convenient to send them out. What if the department finds out? How am I supposed to explain that?"

"I won't get involved in Hong Kong affairs; I'll leave that to Roy Cheung."

"What I can do, he can do too."

Lou Bancheng was puzzled: "How could someone who knows how to invent something also know how to do it? The education and environment you two received growing up are completely different!"

"Don't ask. The answer is that twins have a telepathic connection, and their talents are exactly the same." Zhang Dabiao was too lazy to explain. Why ask so many questions?

If your plastics factory really becomes successful, and the Ministry of Foreign Trade finds out, and I have a great idea but instead it's making money for your Lou family, how am I supposed to explain that to the higher-ups?

Lou Bancheng: "?"

However, he did not ask further, assuming that Zhang Dabiao was avoiding suspicion regarding his overseas connections.

As for the specifics, let Lou Yufan negotiate with Zhang Yaoyang.

Moreover, Lou Bancheng did not believe that Zhang Dabiao had the ability to design plastic products because of the lack of living environment.

As for the plastic factory in Hong Kong, whether it held on for a few more days or a few less, the outcome would be the same, so Lou Bancheng did not place his hopes on Zhang Dabiao.

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After finishing the exam on the third day, Zhang Dabiao finally relaxed; he'd been dealing with a lot of trouble lately.

Zhang Dabiao was quite confident that he would pass the exam.

In terms of money, he deposited another 10 yuan into the bank. With the interest already generated, Zhang Dabiao's bank savings totaled over 40 yuan (he would deposit 1000 yuan at a time to round it up). He also had a few hundred yuan in spare change, which was enough for his needs.

It was late December when Zhang Dabiao told his girlfriends that he was going to do some shopping in the surrounding area and then headed to Hong Kong.

Because the lease for the tea stall has expired, the police and triads' offerings of incense and other gifts, as well as the salaries of Ah Xiang and the other two, have all been paid in full, with a remaining balance of over HK$1000.

With the HK$10 given by Lou Yufan, Zhang Dabiao can expand his business a bit more; today he's looking at the shop.

While busy at the tea stall, Ah Xiang complained about how many cups he had broken recently, which had increased his costs considerably.

The tea stalls use inferior ceramic cups, which they buy secondhand for HK$2 each. However, the police and triads always make a lot of noise, especially the triad members with blond hair, who practically smash the cups on the table, so they often break.

Guests sometimes break things accidentally, but it's not appropriate to cause trouble for them over that.

Furthermore, some customers asked if the milk tea could be taken away.

In this era, food delivery existed, mainly relying on bicycles for delivery, commonly known as "flying wing" delivery. The containers for milk tea were mainly tin foil cups/aluminum foil cups. Tin foil cups have good heat insulation, are not easily deformed, and can be adapted to the temperature of hot milk tea; in a few cases, thick paper tube cups are also used, but their popularity is far lower than that of tin foil cups.

But this cost is something tea stalls simply cannot afford.

Zhang Dabiao suddenly remembered—why not use disposable plastic cups?

Safe, hygienic, and with a lid, it can be taken away.

It's actually quite inconvenient for people to finish their drinks at your tea stall in the dead of winter and then leave.

Zhang Dabiao misses the milk tea of ​​later generations, with its pearls, coconut jelly, taro balls...

or……

Should we start immediately?

So he went to find Lou Yufan, since there was a plastics factory there.

Upon closer inspection, Lou Yufan was seen bowing and scraping as he sold equipment from his factory to others.

Zhang Dabiao quickly stopped him.

"Let's go to the office and talk."

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"Making plastic milk tea cups?"

"Zhang Yaoyang, what kind of joke are you playing with me?"

"Although my Yufan Plastics Factory has declined now, it was once one of the main forces competing with Li Ka-shing for the plastic flower market."

"I can't win against plastic flowers, I admit it."

"No matter what, I can manage to make a living by manufacturing daily necessities and toys."

"But you want me to make plastic cups for milk tea?"

"How much does a cup of milk tea cost? Hot drinks are 3 cents and cold drinks are 4 cents. How much can I make from a single plastic cup?"

"Besides, I, Lou Yufan, can't afford to lose face like this! Wouldn't that make me a laughingstock among my peers?"

In the office, Lou Yufan was yelling and shouting angrily.

Isn't this Zhang Yaoyang insulting?!