Huayu: King of Kung Fu

The Star Ferry docks at Wan Chai Pier.

Once ashore, you'll find yourself in Central, the heart of Hong Kong Island, where the entire Hong Kong skyline is concentrated.

Lin Hu's team was visiting Hong Kong for the first time, and they were quite impressed to see so many skyscrapers rising from the ground.

Wang Baoqiang asked innocently, "Brother, why are all the buildings in Hong Kong so tall?"

"The place is small, so we have to build the buildings taller."

Lin Hu comes from another time and space, and he's seen too many skyscrapers to feel anything.

Most of them were on a budget, traveling on a shoestring budget.

Lin Hu originally wanted to take everyone to climb Victoria Peak and overlook Victoria Harbour from a high vantage point.

But it was too hot, so I went to Causeway Bay to shop at a department store where I could enjoy the air conditioning.

……

"Is this Causeway Bay?"

Everyone looked at the narrow street in front of them and felt incredulous.

In the late 1990s, video parlors were very popular in mainland China, and Hong Kong films were all the rage. Lin Hu's team members watched a lot of "Young and Dangerous".

Brother Hao Nan is known as the boss of Causeway Bay, which sounds very impressive.

Causeway Bay, that must be a bay, right? How much territory does Chan Ho-nam manage?

I never imagined it was just a street a few hundred meters long!

Everyone immediately felt somewhat disillusioned.

Fang Yu complained, "Damn, Chen Haonan only manages this small area? He's not even as good as our village secretary."

Lin Hu said, "Don't underestimate this little place. Every inch of land here is incredibly valuable. The economic benefits it generates in a year might even exceed those of your entire city!"

Huang Bo tossed his blond hair and said, "Damn, how much protection money does Brother Hao Nan collect in a year?"

Lin Hu curled his lip: "Hong Kong has returned to China now, those gangsters wouldn't dare collect protection money anymore!"

Upon hearing this, everyone felt greatly encouraged and said, "Yes, yes, Hong Kong still needs to be governed by us Chinese."

Stepping into Daimaru Department Store, you'll find a dazzling array of goods, even more abundant than those in Beijing's shopping malls. Hong Kong is, after all, a shopping paradise.

This shopping mall has dedicated tasting booths, offering a wide variety of products such as roast chicken, braised pork, and cakes.

When the martial arts masters heard that they could eat for free, they immediately started showing off, and in no time, they had devoured all the food they were supposed to sample.

This prompted a sales clerk to mutter discriminatory remarks under her breath, such as "Ah Chan" and "a reincarnated evil spirit."

Gao Yuanyuan felt a little embarrassed and whispered to Lin Hu, "Let's not let them eat here; it's such a bad influence!"

Lin Hu scoffed, "This was supposed to be a free sample, why can't we eat it?"

He then instructed the waiter, "Another plate of roast duck, please!"

The sales clerk said impatiently, "It'll be gone once you finish eating!"

Lin Hu glared at him: "You don't have your mother, do you believe I will file a complaint against you?"

Daimaru Department Store was the first Japanese-owned department store in Hong Kong, and its opening in the 1960s directly changed the business environment in Hong Kong.

For example, it offers free samples with a wide variety of food; you can eat as much as you want until you're full.

So when Lin Hu asked the waiter to bring another plate of duck, he didn't dare refuse.

Lin Hu was fierce and had a bunch of people with him, so the sales clerk didn't dare to talk back and swallowed her anger as she brought over a plate of duck.

That said, with such a large group of them together, it was really too conspicuous, so Lin Hu told everyone to have free time and meet at the door two hours later.

Lin Hu was worried that some of them might sneak away and stay in Hong Kong to work illegally, so he specifically instructed Wang Baoqiang to keep an eye on the group of martial arts instructors.

He then took out another 500 Hong Kong dollars and gave it to Wang Baoqiang, instructing, "We won't eat for free. Whichever one you think is delicious, buy it for a late-night snack!"

Everyone went their separate ways. Huang Bo, who had a little money, went shopping for clothes with his girlfriend, Xiao Ou.

Zhang Jin, who was also well-off, left on his own.

Lin Hu wanted to buy Zhou Xun some gifts, thinking of buying some brand-name cosmetics, so he headed towards the beauty section.

Seeing this, Gao Yuanyuan followed.

Lin Hu said, "I want to buy some cosmetics for Xun-ge'er. Can you help me try on some makeup?"

Gao Yuanyuan was taken aback, feeling inexplicably wronged, and said, "Xun-ge'er... is your girlfriend?"

"Yes, her name is Zhou Xun. She is an actress who has acted in Chen Kaige's films 'Temptress Moon' and 'The Emperor and the Assassin's Creed.'"

Zhou Xun is not famous yet and only plays minor roles. Gao Yuanyuan thought for a moment and said she didn't remember her.

Lin Hu casually said, "She's a very nice person. I'll introduce you to her when we get back to the capital."

Gao Yuanyuan said, "Okay!"

As we were talking, we arrived at the Lancôme store.

When the saleswoman saw that Lin Hu was with a pretty young woman, she immediately greeted her warmly.

Lin Hu casually picked out a lipstick and asked Gao Yuanyuan to help him try on the color.

The sales assistant used a disposable lip brush to scrape the lipstick from the sample and carefully applied it to Gao Yuanyuan's full and plump lips.

Gao Yuanyuan has fair skin, and after growing into a mature woman, she is especially suited to bright red lips. Her urban beauty look in "Caught in the Web" is absolutely stunning.

However, she is still a young girl and is more suited to light-colored lipsticks.

Lin Hu chose a mauve color, and after Gao Yuanyuan applied it, her lips looked full, moist, and glossy, which was very beautiful.

Lin Hu examined it carefully, then nodded and said, "It's really beautiful, this is the one!"

Gao Yuanyuan felt a moment of confusion, unsure whether Lin Hu was praising her beauty or imagining Zhou Xun looking beautiful with lipstick on.

The saleswoman showered him with compliments: "Sir, you're so lucky, your girlfriend is more beautiful than a celebrity."

Lin Hu shook his head and laughed, "She's not my girlfriend."

"Not now, but it will be in the future!"

The two spoke in Cantonese, and the saleswoman took out a new lipstick and wrapped it up for Lin Hu as she spoke.

Lin Hu paid HK$288, thinking to himself, "Women's stuff is damn expensive."

The two of them shopped for over an hour, buying Estée Lauder body lotion, Chanel perfume... all sorts of random things, spending several thousand yuan.

"I'd like two bottles of this perfume, please!"

The two bottles of Chanel perfume cost over a thousand yuan, and Lin Hu handed one of them to Gao Yuanyuan.

"Yuanyuan, thanks to you today, otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to buy it. Consider this perfume a thank you gift!"

Gao Yuanyuan was feeling a bit depressed; she felt like a substitute.

She didn't want any gifts.

"This is too valuable!"

"It's just a bottle of perfume, don't refuse!"

"Okay... thank you!"

Gao Yuanyuan hesitated for a moment, but ultimately accepted the perfume.

……

After shopping, everyone went hiking on Victoria Peak.

After dinner, Lin Hu suddenly felt a little uneasy.

He packed half a roast goose, bought two bags of peanuts and a few bottles of beer, planning to go back and watch the World Cup.

Around 11 p.m., the opening match of the French World Cup officially started. Lin Hu sat upright in front of the TV, as if he were about to play.

Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Lin Hu opened it and exclaimed in surprise, "Yuanyuan, what brings you here?"

"I also want to watch the World Cup. It's not fun watching it alone. Can I watch it with you?"

"Oh, then come in!" Lin Hu stepped aside to let her in.

Gao Yuanyuan, wearing a white dress, passed by Lin Hu, and a faint, youthful fragrance wafted through the air.

Looking at her beautiful and innocent appearance, Lin Hu suddenly had a strange thought.

In the original timeline, many of Gao Yuanyuan's relationships involved interfering in other people's love triangles, such as the most famous incident of competing with Yuan Quan for Xia Yu.

Lin Hu couldn't help but wonder, "Could it be that she knew I had a girlfriend, which triggered her passive ability?"

Lin Hu placed the food and beer on a stool and moved it to the bedside.

"The room is a bit small, so let's watch it from the bed!"

"OK!"

The two sat cross-legged on the bed, eating peanuts, drinking beer, and watching the ball game.

Gao Yuanyuan transformed into a good student, asking questions whenever she didn't understand, and Lin Hu explained them casually, creating a very harmonious atmosphere.

However, Lin Hu only appeared relaxed on the surface. Throughout the entire competition, his heart was actually in suspense, fearing that something unexpected might happen.

He only breathed a sigh of relief when the final whistle blew, and Brazil defeated Scotland 2-1.

"We won!"

Lin Hu laughed heartily, and excitedly picked up Gao Yuanyuan, jumped off the bed, and spun her around several times!