Chu Xiaoxin shook his head in disbelief. "Zhang Yuliang? No way? Getting together with my older brother? My older brother doesn't like going out drinking at night like I do. They've never even met. Zhang Yuliang's personality is very similar to mine; he definitely wouldn't get along with someone like my older brother."
"In less than two years, you've signed off on eleven batches of Santonin deworming medicine, each time for 300,000 HKD. If I'm not mistaken, these eleven batches are just one, the same batch still stored in the dock warehouse. It's just been transferred around on the books eleven times. This morning I went to every pharmacy in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The 0.5g * Santonin Deworming Tablets have been discontinued for a long time due to lack of sales. Gaili Subsidiary Company in the Britain has mountains of this medicine because the 0.5g tablets are low in toxicity but have too many side effects. Even a strong adult who takes one will feel dizzy and drowsy for several days. Children who take it will vomit, have abdominal pain, dizziness, and even develop hives. Moreover, the price is too high for ordinary people to afford, so pharmacies throughout Hong Kong don't sell this deworming medicine. They'd rather sell the less effective Ganji Powder * (a traditional Chinese medicine for infantile malnutrition)." After Chu Xiaoxin checked his appearance, Song Tianyao walked to the mirror and straightened his collar before speaking.
Chu Xiaoxin looked at Song Tianyao in the mirror. "But Likang sold the medicine to Fuzhong Company at a price of Hong Kong dollars 1,300 per kilogram, making an extra Hong Kong dollars 100 per kilogram."
"But what if Fuzhong Company and European Coast Company have other deals behind the scenes? Young Master Shun, you don't need to worry about that. Of course, I, as the secretary, will investigate. In short, if we find out that guy named Zhang Yuliang really did cut flesh from Likang back then, we'll cut flesh back in kind. He cut flesh from Likang's leg to keep Likang afloat, and we'll slit its throat and shut it down." Song Tianyao turned to Chu Xiaoxin and said, "Don't worry, I need to let my boss know that hiring me for two hundred dollars a month is worth it. Leave these troublesome things to me. That's what a secretary does. And Young Master Shun, you're just responsible for playing the Justice of the Peace. Anyway, your generous spirit suits the title of Justice of the Peace very well. Come on, there are still people waiting for you at the top of the mountain."
"Wow, you actually have the nerve to call me a money-spending boy? If I'm a money-spending boy, what are you? A money-burning boy? Burning paper money isn't as fast as you burning real gold." Chu Xiaoxin was too lazy to even think about whether Fuzhong Company and Zhang Yuliang's European Coast Company had some kind of deal behind the scenes. Since Song Tianyao said that the Hong Kong dollars 300,000 worth of deworming medicine would be perfect for negotiating a cooperation with the Foreign Devil and wouldn't be a loss, then it didn't matter. Now Chu Xiaoxin was already fantasizing about how, a few months later, the Likang Trading Company, which Song Tianyao managed for him, would make a fortune through smuggling, allowing him to spend money lavishly. "I can even throw money at a pop star like Judy and have her lying in bed, while you can't even get a woman to spend a night with you with a single gold bar."
After leaving Chu Xiaoxin -hsin's room at the Dulles Hotel, he met up with Angie Perlis in the coffee shop, and the three of them took Chu Xiaoxin's Ford to the Queen's Road Tai Ping Shan Tramway boarding point.
Angie Perlis had clearly dressed up; her previous retro dress had been replaced with a simple, low-cut, off-the-shoulder pencil skirt in a light purple color. (Note: In the 1950s, pencil skirts were known as "one-piece skirts" in Britain and were very popular among working women, allowing them to maintain both professionalism and feminine elegance and sexiness.) She wore a vintage silver and pearl necklace, her shoulder-length wavy hair flowing down her shoulders. The tight, knee-length skirt perfectly showcased her fair, unstockinged legs, and she completed the look with black high-heeled shoes. Standing before Song Tianyao, she gave him the feeling that he had returned to his pre-time-travel days.
The simple British-style clothing that was popular among trendy men and women in the previous life now looks not much different from the clothing of the Britain woman in front of me.
The Tai Ping Shan Tramway is probably Hong Kong's earliest public transportation. Although historical records from the Hong Kong Colonial Government list both the tram and the Tai Ping Shan Tramway as being prepared in 1882, five years later, there was still no tram in Hong Kong, while the Tai Ping Shan Tram had already been operating for two years.
The reason, of course, is that the area from the top to the Mid-Levels of Tai Ping Shan Peak is entirely comprised of the gardens and residences of Britain high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen. Before the cable car was built, the Britain colonial government had been imitating the officials of the Qing Dynasty by riding in sedan chairs carried by four or eight people up the mountain for decades. They had long been fed up with the bumpy and slow ride on the mountain roads. Therefore, when they began to plan for public transportation, from the Governor to the staff, everyone insisted that the Tai Ping Shan Tramway should be built first. As for the tram, it didn't matter if it was delayed for a few years, since these Britain officials would not ride it anyway.
Today, the cable car has been switched from steam and coal-fired power to electric propulsion, and it is no longer restricted to Britain as before. Now, China person only need to pay one dollar for the cable car fare, and there are no restrictions on riding in the first-class cabins, except for the seats reserved for the Governor and his wife.
As soon as Song Tianyao entered the cable car and took his seat, he heard Chu Xiaoxin mutter something softly next to him. Looking in the direction Chu Xiaozhong walking steadily and smartly dressed, along with a capable woman with short hair and a women's suit and dress walking towards the cable car.
"Should we wait for the next train? Who knows when my older brother will also be going to the mountaintop?" Chu Xiaoxin said to Song Tianyao.
As Song Tianyao watched Chu Xiaozhong and his companion approach, he said, "We were able to meet with Deputy Director Shi Shek Chi-yik, and Young Master Zhong can do the same. If you don't want to talk too much, just say hello. If Young Master Zhong something unpleasant, you can ask him about Fu Zhong Trading Company. I bet after you say that, Young Master Zhong won't want to chat with you anymore. It's only an eight-minute walk, it'll be quick."
As they were talking, Chu Xiaozhong and the woman had already paid the cable car fare and entered the carriage. The first thing they saw upon entering the carriage was Chu Xiaoxin, Song Tianyao, Angie Perlis sitting in the first row behind the Governor's seat.
"Brother, shall we have dinner at the Peak Restaurant?" Chu Xiaoxin stood up and said to Chu Xiaozhong.
Regardless of his opinion of Chu Xiaozhong, Chu Xiaoxin had always been raised with strict discipline and was very polite to his father and brothers. Generally speaking, as long as Chu Xiaozhong didn't deliberately provoke him, he would usually greet them politely and then quietly slip away. At this moment, Chu Xiaoxin did just that, getting up to greet his elder brother.