Reborn in Hong Kong, my cousin is Crippled Ho

Chapter 116 The Eye of the Storm is Calm

That evening, at seven o'clock, it was drizzling.

Waterloo Road, Zhou Yongshan, holding a floral rain shelter, walked over in 5 minutes from the Yau Ma Tei branch.

The maid, Sister Li, had been waiting downstairs for a long time.

Seeing the young lady approaching, she quickly opened a sturdy black umbrella and clattered her wooden clogs as she went to greet her.

"Miss, it's raining, why don't you take a taxi?" Sister Li tilted her umbrella to shield Zhou Yongshan from the rain, her tone full of concern.

Zhou Yongshan said softly, "It's just a short distance, why take a taxi?"

"You can't say that! The road is slippery when it rains. What if she falls?" Sister Li muttered to herself as she helped Zhou Yongshan to No. 32, a new six-story tenement building facing the street.

"Hello, Miss Zhou. These are freshly baked bread rolls. Would you do me the honor of trying a few?"

"Miss Zhou, I just made some pear syrup candy—"

The shop owners downstairs all came out smiling when they saw the two.

Zhou Yongshan smiled politely and declined everyone's advances.

Sister Li folded up the two umbrellas and helped her up the stairs: "Miss, you were right not to accept their things!"

Once we take in these scoundrels, it will be very difficult to collect next month's rent.

After all, you can't refuse someone who gives you a bribe, and you can't refuse someone who feeds you.

They know how to play the victim, and you're beautiful, kind-hearted, and have a good temper.

"Then they'll cry a few times and demand rent reductions again—"

Sister Li walked ahead carrying an umbrella, her thick, long braid, jet black with a few streaks of white, weighing down her pale white bamboo gauze short blouse.

Zhou Yongshan walked behind and saw this woman. In order to protect herself, the right side of her top and her black silk trousers were soaked by the rain.

She quickly advised, "Sister Li, remember to make some ginger tea later to ward off the chill of the rain."

Note: "Ma Jie" refers to women from Shunde who, in their youth, underwent a "combing" ceremony at the Guanyin Temple, vowing never to marry and coming to Hong Kong alone to work as maids for wealthy families.

This group, because they have no husbands or children to burden them, are able to keep secrets and will not gossip about their master's affairs.

In addition, being from Shunde, he possesses exquisite culinary skills.

When working in Hong Kong, one must also be able to cook both Chinese and Western sweet soups, and stew delicious Cantonese soups.

Zhou Yongshan is actually the illegitimate daughter of Justice of the Peace Zhou Xiyu. However, he was able to arrange for her to work at Hang Seng Bank, buy this tenement building nearby, and send a housekeeper to take care of her.

Aside from her sensitive status preventing her from visiting the Zhou family mansion on Keton Road, Zhou Yongshan has received more attention than the daughters of Zhou Xiyu's other two concubines.

The master and servant walked to the fourth floor. From there to the sixth floor, there were three floors in total, all of which were not for rent. For privacy and security, a large iron gate was specially installed in the corridor.

Sister Li took out her key and opened the door. As she stepped aside to let people pass, she casually hung two umbrellas on the iron bars: "The ginger tea has been brewed for a while. Miss, you should drink some too, to warm yourself up."

Zhou Yongshan, carrying her bag, pinched her earlobes with both hands: "I know, I know, Sister Li, you're even more annoying than my boss."

"What? Someone at the bank actually dared to harass Miss?" Sister Li exclaimed in shock, locking the iron gate and chasing after him. "I'll call the master tomorrow and have him contact Manager He to fire that blind bastard!"

Li Jie, who started her career at 19 and entered the Zhou family at 20, has served Zhou Xiyu for longer than the two previous housekeepers of the Zhou family.

Zhou Xiyu could even entrust her with something as trivial as his illegitimate daughter, which shows the extent of his trust in her.

When asked to call the master, Sister Li actually managed to get through, and she was by no means an unsophisticated servant.

The manager, Mr. He, whom they angrily mentioned, is none other than Mr. He Tian, ​​the general manager of Hang Seng Bank, who is in charge of the bank's daily operations and branch management.

Zhou Yongshan knew that Sister Li really had that kind of influence, and seeing that she was getting serious, she quickly stopped her.

Last year, at the age of 19, Zhou Yongshan graduated from English College and became an intern at Hang Seng Bank; now at 20, she is already a loan officer at the Yau Ma Tei branch.

This appointment was completely unconventional and disregarded the bank's internal promotion rules.

No matter how much the higher-ups tried to silence them, rumors about Zhou Yongshan's extraordinary background continued to circulate within Hang Seng Bank.

Lin Yuanshan could tell from Zhou Yongshan's appearance and age that she was someone important when they first met, let alone the employees of Hang Seng Bank.

For Zhou Yongshan, suitors weren't just a matter of individuals, but a dozen.

Boss, colleagues, clients—every day she goes to work and receives a lot of roses. Now, she feels like throwing up whenever she sees roses.

I was worried that if I just said something casually, Sister Li would make that phone call.

The boss who hoped to curry favor with the Zhou family through work-related favors will lose his job.

Zhou Yongshan, on a sudden inspiration, pulled out Lin Yuanshan's business card: "Sister Li, come and see, I met a very interesting client today."

"Wow, so many words!" Sister Li's attention shifted instantly, and she was amused by the information on the business card: "The master's business card is simple. A name, a number, nothing else, simple and easy to remember."

After dinner, Zhou Yongshan went up to the music room on the fifth floor to practice the piano alone.

After clearing the dining table, Sister Li walked to the living room alone.

She picked up the phone receiver and dialed a number: "Hello, it's me, Li Xing from this old Taoist temple. I have something I want to talk to the master about."

That night.

Hua Kun, the eleventh of the nine dragons and eighteen tigers, nicknamed Bengkou Hua, the leader of the Dongguan gang branch, Dongyihe, suddenly issued an order.

He ordered his underlings, who were in charge of gathering information, to investigate a young man named Lin Yuanshan with all their might.

Moreover, the investigation must be conducted secretly, without leaking any information or resorting to violence.

Unanimously!

Lin Yuanshan sent Bai Mianjie to investigate Zhou Yongshan, and at the same time, the Zhou family also sent their hired thugs to investigate him.

On the contrary, Zhou Yongshan, who was at the center of this storm, was completely unaware of these things.

The next morning, Ms. Zhou went to work at the bank in her high heels amidst a group of tenants greeting her with "Good morning."

Lin Yuanshan's business card had an incredibly detailed factory address.

Tung Yee Wo's men in To Kwa Wan easily found the Far Shan Plastics Factory.

The opening ceremony a few days ago was so grand that any scoundrels who specialize in gathering information could easily find out a lot about Lin Yuanshan with just a little inquiry.

A 18-year-old from Chenghai, he came to Hong Kong about a month ago and opened a factory with 30 employees.

As messages were delivered to Bengkou Hua, he touched the half-broken front tooth he had lost when fighting for territory years ago, and clicked his tongue in disapproval: "I knew it, the name sounded familiar! It turns out to be the villain Yuan that Master Hai mentioned last time!"

"That rascal, he's really cunning. He actually set his sights on that old Taoist priest—"

Narrowing his eyes, Beng Kouhua chuckled, grabbed the receiver, and quickly dialed a number: "Hey, Thirteenth Brother, I have some news that relates to the villain Yuan you mentioned last time."

"I'll sell it to you for 5000 yuan, do you want it?"