Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings

"Grandson, my dear grandson is coming back! Hurry up, everyone, get ready to welcome our little master back!"

Du's Mansion---Dad Du Dapao was very proud and roared at the servants.

Now the whole Du family is considered a big family with a large family and a large business. In addition to Du Yongxiao's lineage, there are also Du Yongshun and Du Yongmei's lines.

After Du Yongshun and his girlfriend Chunli failed in their business outside, they were finally persuaded by their mother Li Cuilian to return to the Du family.

In addition, Dad Du Dapao invested money to let Du Yongshun and Chunli invest in "Shunfeng Express" founded by Du Yongxiao.

Du Yongshun himself worked at the dock, and the friends he met were all people in the market. Shunfeng Express happened to be very suitable for him.

Chunli was an ambitious woman, but her ambition also made her fail in her business several times. After falling, she realized that she was not a "business genius". Compared with Du Yongxiao, she was nothing. To be precise, if it weren't for the help of her boyfriend Du Yongshun's elder brother Du Yongxiao, she would not even have the opportunity to start a business.

Now she also recognizes her own ability, no longer forces it, and accepts the fact that her future husband Du Yongshun has a lack of brains but a good heart, and plans to be the young lady of the Du family in peace and stability.

Everything is developing in a good direction.

Now there is even more good news. Jiang Ling'er gave up the custody of her son and planned to let Xiao Tangyuan go home. This is really great news.

Dad Du Dapao and mom Li Cuilian almost cried with joy when they heard the news.

The old couple hugged each other and almost cried at night.

For Du Dapao, there are three unfilial acts, and the biggest one is to have no descendants.

Du Yongxiao is his eldest son, but he has not yet married, let alone holding a grandson. This makes Du Dapao very depressed. Every time he worships the ancestral tablets, he feels that the ancestors are secretly looking for him to "give him the middle finger".

Mom Li Cuilian is even more guilty and panics, thinking that it is because of her teaching and not strict discipline that Du Yongxiao is still not married at such a age, and his grandson is still not settled.

Now it's good!

A big grandson fell from the sky!

Little Tangyuan, little Tangyuan!

The old couple didn’t know how many times they dreamed and cried.

When they heard that Jiang Ling’er ran to Thailand with him, Du Dapao and Li Cuilian almost forced Du Yongxiao to chase him to Thailand and bring back their grandson.

Unfortunately, Du Yongxiao was not helpful.

He ignored the feelings of the old couple and didn’t chase him to Thailand.

As a result, Du Dapao and Li Cuilian had a cold war with their baby son Du Yongxiao for half a year.

Du Yongxiao was afraid of being scolded, so he lived at home, either in the official residence or on the top of Taiping Mountain.

Now, Du Yongxiao returned majestically with his son, Little Tangyuan, and wanted the child to "recognize his ancestors".

This happy event almost made Du Dapao and his wife cry with excitement.

They arranged for the servants to prepare various ceremonies, offer the ancestral tablets, and arrange incense, candles, fruits, three kinds of meat, roasted suckling pig, etc.

They also gave red envelopes to the servants, saying that today was a big day and they should celebrate together, and each person would receive a thousand red envelopes!

The thirty-five servants were so happy that they kept saying "a house full of children and grandchildren" and "prosperity and health".

Du Yongxiao hadn't come back yet, but Du Dapao had already put on a brand new red jacket, dressed like a groom, and was waiting at the gate to welcome his grandson.

Du Dapao was directing the scene at the gate, and Li Cuilian was not idle either. She told the servants inside: "Go and make more delicious food! My grandson is still young, and a baby who is breastfeeding is easy to take care of. You just need to make some thousand-year-old ginseng soup with golden silkworms, stewed old hens with cordyceps, steamed bird's nest with willows in the west window, slow-cooked hericium with shark fin, etc. Don't make it too much trouble. I don't know how my precious grandson's appetite is, but he has to eat a little. It's the first time he eats at home, so I have to find out his appetite so that I can keep him fat and white in the future..."

Li Cuilian's series of instructions confused the servants.

"Wow, this young master is so lucky! ”

“Yes, there are so many exquisite menus before we even meet the person!”

“Good reincarnation, there is nothing we can do! This dish is our monthly salary!”

“Be content, the master and his wife treat us well, and it is the first time to welcome the return of the little master, so everyone should enjoy the snacks!”

Towards evening——

The huge Du family is decorated with lights and colors, and the glittering facade of the Du family can be seen from a distance.

The wealthy neighbors around heard the news and came to congratulate with valuable gifts.

The first to come was Kowloon Bus tycoon Lei Juekun, who held a pair of jade ruyi, which meant "everything goes well, perfect and beautiful." ”

With such a good meaning, Du Dapao and Li Cuilian certainly accepted it.

Besides, in this "10 billion battle", Lei Juekun firmly stood on the side of Du Yongxiao. He stood on the right side and was very timely. Du Yongxiao won the victory and became the first person in Hong Kong, the real emperor of Hong Kong. Lei Juekun had to be more worldly-wise now.

The second person who came after hearing the news was the "clothing king" Lin Baixin, who was also Du Yongxiao's good comrade in Africa.

In this 10 billion battle, Lin Baixin also expressed his attitude and firmly supported Du Yongxiao.

Now that the dust has settled, Du Yongxiao has become the biggest king, and he is the best in Hong Kong. Lin Baixin took this opportunity to come and congratulate him, and by the way, sort out the relationship he had established before, so as to avoid being unfamiliar.

This time, the gift that Lin Baixin brought was an antique "Pearl Shirt", which was the treasure of Lin Baixin's collection.

When he got this treasure, he started to make a fortune by making clothes. It can be said that this "Pearl Shirt" is of great significance to him.

It is said that this pearl shirt once appeared in the ancient and modern novel "Three Words and Two Shots" and the title is "Jiang Xingge Reunites with the Pearl Shirt".

In other words, this "Pearl Shirt" is a real treasure from the Ming Dynasty.

This time, Lin Baixin took the risk and directly took out this heirloom and gave it to the Du family, which shows how much he values ​​this "friendship".

Du Dapao and Li Cuilian did not expect Lin Baixin to give such a valuable gift. They wanted to refuse it, but Lin Baixin stopped them and said, "Ah Xiao and I are as close as brothers!"

Looking at this wealthy man with gray hair, who is ten years older than himself and is now in his fifties, but is "as close as brothers" with his son, Du Dapao didn't know what to say.

Such a generous gift,

can only be accepted.

As Lei Juekun and Lin Baixin arrived one after another, other bigwigs were unwilling to lag behind and came to congratulate one after another, and the scene was almost crowded.

The third person to come to congratulate was Huo Zhenting, the eldest son of the Huo family.

Mr. Huo and Du Yongxiao are truly "as close as brothers".

His arrival is appropriate and necessary.

As we all know, Mr. Huo has the entire Huo family behind him, and the Huo family is a well-known "red aristocracy" in Hong Kong.

Now they not only have support from the mainland, but the British Hong Kong government has also relaxed its suppression of them, and the future is promising.

But even such a big family now has to take the initiative to make friends with Du Yongxiao.

The reason is very simple---

Du Yongxiao is now the real number one in Hong Kong.

Those who don't have the opportunity will create opportunities to make friends with him.

Those who have the opportunity will of course take the initiative to renew their friendship with Du Yongxiao.

As for Mr. Huo, he didn't think so much.

Although he came here on behalf of the Huo family this time, it was more of a personal relationship, because he was Du Yongxiao's nominal "big brother".

Du Yongxiao called him "big brother" more than once.

The relationship between the two is very close.

Especially on the eve of this 10 billion battle, everyone was not optimistic about Du Yongxiao, thinking that Du Yongxiao was vulnerable in front of the anti-Du alliance and would definitely fail.

Even the entire Hong Kong business community is collectively singing the bad news about Du Yongxiao.

No one is willing to help Du Yongxiao, fearing that the money will go to waste.

Only Mr. Huo is determined to take out 300 million to support Du Yongxiao without telling his family.

300 million!

Compared with the friendship between Du Yongxiao and Mr. Huo, the weight of this money is not weak at all!

It also made Du Yongxiao thoroughly understand the loyalty of this Mr. Huo.

Although Du Yongxiao did not accept the money in the end, he kept this friendship firmly in his heart. The Huo family and Mr. Huo are his lifelong debt of gratitude!

So this time Mr. Huo came to congratulate Du Yongxiao, and he did not bring very expensive gifts, but just a simple painting, and this painting was written by his father, Mr. Huo Yingdong.

The painting is very simple, a picture of lotus leaves, and several large and small fish are swimming under the lotus leaves. With just a few strokes, it is vivid and interesting.

Next to it is the Han Dynasty Yuefu Jiangnan written by Huo Da Lao in calligraphy: "Lotus can be picked in Jiangnan, the lotus leaves are so lush, and fish play among the lotus leaves. Fish play in the east of the lotus leaves, fish play in the west of the lotus leaves, fish play in the south of the lotus leaves, fish play in the north of the lotus leaves..."

The whole painting is so simple, but people with a little knowledge know the meaning of this painting: "The knees are full of joy, and the children and grandchildren are around the knees."

Both Du Dapao and Li Cuilian are not well-educated, but it does not prevent them from liking this painting very much, not to mention that there are many people with high cultural level around them who will take the initiative to explain the meaning of this painting to them.

After understanding the meaning of this painting, Du Dapao and Li Cuilian were really happy and felt that this painting was better than any gift.

The old Du family has nothing now, such as jade ruyi and pearl shirts, which are all external things and money. They have nothing to lack. Now they only lack a grandson, no, they lack many grandchildren!

With the appearance of Mr. Huo, other bigwigs and wealthy people in Hong Kong came on stage. Qiu Degen, the bigwig of Far East Bank, who had received Du Yongxiao's favor and let Du Yongxiao "repay evil with kindness", came with heavy gifts.

Li Zhaofu of Far East Securities, who "turned hostility into friendship" with Du Yongxiao and was also let off by Du Yongxiao, came with heavy gifts.

Shaw Brothers Film Company bigwig, movie studio tycoon Run Run Shaw and his close lover Fang Yihua came with heavy gifts.

Jewelry king Zheng Yutong, century shipping king Bao Yugang, shipping giant Xu Aizhou, Cao Wenjin, Mr. Dong, etc., all came with heavy gifts to congratulate.

This scene shocked Hong Kong and was comparable to any film and television celebration or business celebration.

The bigwigs and tycoons came one after another like walking on the red carpet, and the media reporters who heard the news chased and reported, directly turning tonight into a century day of celebration for all.

At the entrance of the Du family's residence——

Reporter interview——

"Hello Mr. Zheng Yutong, I am a TVB reporter! How do you feel now?"

"I am very excited now! Mr. Du and I hit it off right away and have a deep friendship! Now that the Du family has an eldest son and grandson, I am happy for him and the Du family! This is a happy day, I hope everyone can give more space and don't report it randomly! Thank you!"

"Hello, Mr. Xu Aizhou! What do you think of what happened in the Du family today?"

"Well, although Mr. Du and I are not very familiar with each other, we are both directors of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and we are all Chinese. We often help each other! As for opinions, this is of course a happy event. We Chinese have always emphasized branching out and flourishing since ancient times, haha! So today is really a happy event! Sorry, I have to go in!"

"Excuse me, Mr. Dong, are you here to celebrate the Du family's big event today?"

"Of course, as the chairman of the Hong Kong Shipping Association, I have cooperated with Mr. Du Yongxiao in many aspects. I admire him very much! The most important thing is... this time should be a celebration for all, after all, the Du Group has a successor!"

"Wow, Mr. Dong, your last sentence is profound. Can we understand it this way, that the future successor of the Du Group has been determined?"

"How to understand it is your business. I want to go in now. Sorry, please make way!"

The media reporters are still blocking the door, hoping to interview more business tycoons.

In fact, at this moment, in addition to those business tycoons who have cooperated with the Du Group, some bigwigs in the political arena also came after hearing the news.

First of all, the police, high-level foreigners came together. In the past, they disdained this kind of Chinese tradition, but now it is their "big brother" Du Yongxiao's family holding a wedding, and they, the subordinates, must come to celebrate, and the more gifts, the less blame.

Then came some Legislative Council members, some Justices of the Peace, and the bosses of the Urban Planning Department, the Taxation Bureau, the Environmental Protection Bureau and other major departments.

What was surprising was that Sir Bailiqu, the boss of the Judicial Bureau, also came!

As we all know, Du Yongxiao and Bailiqu are a pair of sworn enemies, and no one expected that this foreigner would come uninvited.

Only some people who knew the inside information knew that Bailiqu, the boss of the Judicial Bureau, had already surrendered to Du Yongxiao. It seemed that Mr. Du had caught his pigtail or something. In short, now the two of them have made peace...

The appearance of Bailiqu brought the scene to a climax.

And the Governor of Hong Kong, Murray MacLehose, sent the secretary of the Governor's Office to celebrate, which completely heated up the whole scene.

"Oh my God, the Governor's Office sent someone!"

"The Du family is so proud!"

Everyone was shocked.

The media reporters were even more shocked!

Staring with eyes wide open, looking at everything in front of them in disbelief.

Originally, the grandson of the Du family "returned to his ancestral home" today, which was a private matter of the Du family, and the Governor's Office had no need to come to congratulate.

But MacLehose took the initiative to send his personal secretary over. What does this mean?

It means that Du Yongxiao's status and position cannot be ignored by the Governor's Office!

It can even be said that the Governor's Office is actively "fawning" on Du Yongxiao!

This is not an exaggeration.

According to Du Yongxiao's current strength in all aspects, he really has this kind of power, which the Governor's Office dare not underestimate.

Just when the scene was full of surprises---

Du Yongxiao returned by car holding the little glutinous rice balls!

Instantly--

firecrackers rang!

The Du family--

boiling!