Returning wealthy individuals develop their hometowns and become rich in the 1980s

"Those damn Huaxing guys, they even dare to attack my men!"

Inside the bungalow, Bo Pi, Wu Mu, Gao Zihui, and three others were drinking around a small table. Few dishes had been served, but they had already finished almost a whole case of Tuocheng beer they'd bought at Huaxingsheng Supermarket. Now, fueled by the alcohol, Bo Pi slammed his fist on the table and shouted, "Tomorrow I'll have people smash up Huaxing's place!"

"Smash, smash, smash! All you know is how to smash! Can you use your brain? Huaxing isn't afraid of our threats at all. Today, Wubushe and his gang were cornered and beaten so badly they're in the People's Hospital with casts on their bodies. Can't you see the trick here?" Bird Fatty slammed the beer bottle down on the table, looking at Thin Skin.

"They're one of the top real estate developers in our city now, and I heard they've even been involved in the redevelopment of the old city area. You're going to go head-to-head with them? You're out of your mind."

"We run an underground black market, not some damn gangster, fighting and killing all the time. You think the police aren't keeping a close eye on us enough?" Bird Fatty said, getting carried away with his own words, and slammed his hand on the table.

"I told you today not to go to Huaxing and cause trouble, but you wouldn't listen. Now look what's happened, they're really going after us. Just watch, they definitely have more tricks up their sleeve!"

Bird Fat only wanted to make money and didn't want to attract too much attention. He knew that the underground black market he was involved in was a shady business, but it seemed that the police hadn't been watching Thin Skin and Black Eyes as closely in recent years, and he was starting to get a little carried away.

And then there's Gao Zihui. Over the years, he's been running a sand quarry, using some underhanded methods to force many of his competitors to stop. After monopolizing the sand quarry business in Jiping Town, he's become quite arrogant.

These three all think they're someone important!

The worst thing a person can do is not know their own worth. Often, after thinking too highly of themselves, they can't let go of their so-called face, act impulsively, and end up losing everything.

Bird Fatty understood that the best course of action at this moment was to meet with Liu Kun to discuss the matter. Since Liu Kun had the Chen family of Lianzhai as his backer, it was impossible to force him to leave. Therefore, the only viable option was "cooperation and mutual benefit."

But Bo Pi and Wu Mu thought they were big shots in Jiping and couldn't see through Liu Kun, the Chen family's "lackey." They wanted to confront the Chen family directly, but the difference in strength was too great. The Chen family didn't care about them at all, and Huang Bingkun alone made them obedient.

Gao Zihui snorted coldly, "Fat Bird, so you mean, they're already riding on our heads, and we're just going to let them shit and pee on us!"

"Brother Gao, I'm a few years younger than you and Brother Wumu, and there are some things I shouldn't say, but I have to say them today. We're like rats in a ditch, unable to see the light of day. Sometimes, it's better for us to endure than to make a scene. As the old saying goes, a true man can bend and stretch!"

"What a load of rubbish about being able to bend and stretch," Wu Mu spat disdainfully. "They think they can't do anything to Huaxing? I refuse to believe it. Tonight, I'll call a dozen of my brothers, bring some paint, and splash their sales office with it!"

"What's the point?" Bird Fatty really didn't understand Black Eye's thought process. What's the use of splashing paint on someone? Besides making the Chen family hate them even more and treat them even more ruthlessly, do you really expect splashing some paint to make the Chen family compromise and back down?

That's utterly idiotic!

Wu Mu was also quite drunk by now, slamming his fist on the table and chair, shouting, "I just want to disgust that Chen guy, I don't care if it's meaningful or not, I just want to vent my anger!"

Just as the four were arguing heatedly about this, the door was pushed open forcefully. A gust of cold wind rushed in, and Gao Zihui, who had his back to the door, shivered. Turning around, he saw that it was one of his buddies from the battlefield, and immediately started cursing, "You brat, are you so ill-mannered? Didn't your father teach you to knock before entering the house?!"

The worker at the sand pit was stunned. He was extremely anxious, while his boss was still drinking. He hurriedly said, "Boss, the gate to our sand pit is blocked. The vehicles can't get out. You'd better go back and check it out!"

"Grass!"

Upon hearing this, Gao Zihui slammed his chopsticks on the table, stood up, and asked, "Who's so bold as to block my place? Is it Liu Gou's gang?"

"No, it's from Hengtong Transportation. Boss, you'd better go back and check. The trucks we need to haul away are all loaded with sand, but the entrance is blocked, so none of them can get out. We've already arranged with Nanzhai; the sand has to be delivered tonight, they need it for tomorrow!"

"Let's go, I want to see who's got the guts to block my place, Gao Laohu's place," Gao Zihui said, and hurriedly led his men out the door. The two of them, each on a motorcycle, arrived at the entrance of the sand pit.

From afar, Gao Zihui spotted a brand-new semi-trailer truck, its headlights on, parked across the entrance to his sand quarry. It was carrying something covered by a tarpaulin, though he couldn't tell what it was. Gao Zihui walked to the driver's side door and banged on it, yelling, "Get out! Get the hell out here!"

"Boss, the driver isn't in the car, he's in the back," said the farmhand, who was driving a second-hand motorcycle that wasn't as fast as Gao Zihui's. Seeing Gao Zihui banging on the car door, he stopped and pointed to the back of the car to tell his boss that the driver was changing a tire in the back.

Gao Zihui stormed to the back of the car and saw three people gathered around the rear wheel, seemingly discussing something. Gao Laohu stepped forward, grabbed one of them, and shouted, "Get this piece of junk out of here right now!"

"I can't drive away, boss. The tire's flat. I can't move," Cai Shuisheng said, looking at the fat hand gripping his shoulder and gesturing for Gao Zihui to see for himself.

When Gao Zihui looked, he saw that the other two were shining their flashlights. Sure enough, one of the tires was flat and stuck in a mud pit. His sand pit was frequented by heavy trucks every day, and the road surface was not paved with cement. Over the years, the vehicles had been driving over it, making it full of potholes. Now that the tire was stuck, it was impossible for it to get out.

"Drive it away right now! I don't care if you can move it or not, I'll push you away!" Gao Zihui shouted angrily, pointing his finger at Cai Shuisheng's nose. "My sand quarry loses thousands of yuan if it's closed for a day. If you delay, I'll impound your vehicle!"

"Push? My semi-trailer has more than 60 tons of cargo, you push it for me," Cai Shuisheng turned around, broke free from Gao Zihui's hand that was gripping his shoulder, pointed at the wheels and said, "Don't even think about driving it out until you change the wheels. You're in a hurry, but I'm even more in a hurry than you."

Upon hearing Cai Shuisheng's words, Gao Zihui became even more enraged. He grabbed Cai Shuisheng by the collar and cursed, "You son of a bitch! If you don't move your car today, I'll break your legs!"

"Do you even know who my boss is?" Cai Shuisheng said fearlessly, wiping the spit that Gao Zihui had sprayed on his face. It was incredibly smelly!

"Your boss is like the Jade Emperor; he's gotta move your car today!"

"My boss is Mr. Chen Zaiguang of Guangdong Company. You dare to lay a finger on me!"