A little while later, several old neighbors from the Kowloon Jialin Road Squatter Area who had been on good terms with the Song Family also came by ferry. Even Sister Fen started socializing with Song Chunliang, Zhao Meizhen and others, afraid of neglecting the guests. Scribe Hui, along with Song Wenwen and Wu Xiu'er, were busy distributing candy and pouring tea for the neighbors, working up a sweat.
"Sister Yun, I've come to congratulate Uncle Liang and Aunt Zhen." A tall and strong figure walked in from outside and walked up to Lou Fengyun, who was in charge of bookkeeping. Lou Fengyun looked up and Chen Tai gave her a bright smile, pushing a Red packet in front of Lou Fengyun.
"A-Tai?" Lou Fengyun glanced at the few henchmen behind Chen Tai, reached out and opened the Red packet, glancing inside: two hundred Hong Kong dollars.
Chen Tai, dressed in a clean T-shirt and trousers, wore a gold chain around his neck as thick as a thumb. The cigarette in his mouth, judging from the label, was a Britain State Express 555 cigarettes. Looking inside, Lou Fengyun saw Song Chunliang and Zhao Meizhen surrounded by neighbors offering their compliments. Lou Fengyun could only stand up and say to Chen Tai, "You're so kind. Auntie Zhen and the others are too busy. Wait a moment, your Brother Yiu will be here soon. Ah Hui, prepare some tea for A-Tai and the others."
Upon hearing Lou Fengyun's instructions, Scribe Hui carried the teapot over. Seeing that it was Chen Tai had come to the door, he smiled and patted Chen Tai on the shoulder with one hand, "A-Tai, you know this place better than I do. Just pour yourself some tea."
Chen Tai still wore a bright, honest smile, but his henchmen behind Chen Tai, seeing that even the Scribe Hui was carrying a teapot, dared to pat Chen Tai on the shoulder, were about to step forward and speak.
As if he had eyes in the back of his head, Chen Tai ordered without turning around, "This is Brother Hui, call him Brother Hui."
"Brother Hui." Several of Chen Tai's henchmen looked at Scribe Hui with dissatisfaction and called out.
Scribe Hui, completely oblivious to the expressions on his henchmen's faces, said, "Hey, a lot of your neighbors are inside. I'll go help them out first."
Just as he turned around, Golden-Tooth Lei and Mangongshi arrived with several men outside the shop, and they happened to run into Chen Tai's group.
"Brother Lei, Brother Shi." Chen Tai greeted Golden-Tooth Lei and Mangongshi and the others.
Lou Fengyun also greeted Golden-Tooth Lei, and slowly walked out from behind the counter to personally greet these martial arts figures. Song Tianyao's parents didn't know how to greet martial arts figures, and since Song Tianyao wasn't present, she had to do it herself.
Golden-Tooth Lei no longer dared to regard Lou Fengyun as the fourth brother of Fuyixing who could be scolded at will. This widow in front of him was obviously following Song Tianyao. If he continued to act like the boss of Fuyixing and let this woman whisper in Song Tianyao's ear, he would be even less likely to be favored by Song Tianyao in the future. He had already let Yan Hung steal the credit and surpass him in the Tan Changshan matter.
Lou Fengyun seemed to have forgotten that Golden-Tooth Lei had ordered her to be disciplined by the family. She, Chen Tai, Golden-Tooth Lei, and others moved a few stools to the Wind-and-Rain Corridor at the entrance and chatted. At least on the surface, they seemed to be having a good time, but their eyes would occasionally glance outside the walkway.
Just then, an old Ford car was heard in the distance. Upon hearing the car, Golden-Tooth Lei, Chen Tai, Lou Fengyun subconsciously got up and took a few steps outside into the Wind-and-Rain Corridor, assuming that Song Tianyao had driven back. However, when they stood outside, they discovered that Yan Hung, along with two subordinates and a woman, got out of the car parked across the street.
When Lou Fengyun first looked over and realized it wasn't Song Tianyao, she lost interest in observing more closely. She recognized Sergeant Hung assumed he had brought his wife to support her. However, when she saw Yan Hung leading the woman by half a step, yet slightly turning to the side as if leading the way, her womanly intuition sank. That wasn't Yan Hung's woman. In this situation, could she really believe that Yan Hung had brought the Detective Chief Inspector's wife to offer congratulations? It could only mean that this woman was related to Song Tianyao.
She stood at the entrance of the pharmacy and looked at the woman. The woman, who was being led by Yan Hung, also happened to look up at Lou Fengyun, who was standing under the sign of British-German Western Pharmacy. The two women's eyes met for only a moment before they looked away.
Golden-Tooth Lei and Yan Hung were also somewhat embarrassed. Their current positions were as if they had each taken sides. Golden-Tooth Lei led his men to stand on Lou Fengyun's side, while Yan Hung led two of his men to accompany Meng Wanqing across the street, clearly separating them.
Seeing Lou Fengyun, whom he had kicked, standing at the pharmacy entrance like the lady of the house, Yan Hung shuddered. This woman was now Song Tianyao's woman too? Damn it, his luck was indeed a bit bad. Now he could only hope that the famous Miss Wanqing beside him would gain more favor from Song Tianyao and prevent that widow from becoming too powerful, lest she hold a grudge against him for that kick and whisper sweet nothings in Song Tianyao's ear.
Looking at the pharmacy's sign again, "British-German Western Pharmacy," Yan Hung felt a little uneasy. "British-German Western Pharmacy," he thought. "It really is British-German Western Pharmacy." Meng Wanqing, who was beside him, and the Widow Yun standing at the door, weren't they just like Britain and Germany in wartime—sworn enemies? There would be a lot to fight in the future. He hoped that Miss Wanqing would be strong enough to outmaneuver the widow and take good care of him. After all, they were comrades who had survived that night together, and who had achieved their current success and triumph.
"Beep beep," another Ford car drove in from outside the street and honked at the pedestrians. When they saw the car appear, everyone stopped what they were doing. Lou Fengyun stood at the shop entrance, Golden-Tooth Lei stood beside her, and Meng Wanqing and Yan Hung had just walked to the side of the street when they heard the horn and stopped. All four pairs of eyes looked toward the Ford 49 that had slowly stopped on the side of the street.
Song Tianyao and Gao Lao Cheng got out of the front seat of the car. Before they could even stand properly, the back door of the car was opened, and a capable and neat young woman wearing a women's suit and high heels got out of the car. She naturally stood next to Song Tianyao and walked side by side with Song Tianyao toward British-German Western Pharmacy.
Yan Hung unconsciously scratched his nose, as if talking to himself, "Could it be that the woman who got off the car with Secretary Song is Germany, and the other two are from the Anglo-American Allied forces?"
Chapter 193 Meng Wanqing