Lin Yujing observed Song Tianyao's expression and asked softly, "A-Yao, is there something you want to tell your third aunt?"
"Third Aunt, I've arranged for people to buy Xizhen Properties shares little by little in the stock market. Isn't Yunzhi bored? Once we've bought a certain number, and I'm in charge of Xizhen Properties, I'll turn the Lin Family into an amusement park for Yunzhi. That way, he won't be bored anymore. After seeing you last time, I thought about how the Lin Family should return the favor to you in the same way they sent you away. I originally wanted to keep it from you, Third Aunt, but I'm afraid you'll be heartbroken if you find out later, so I might as well be honest with you. And I want to ask you, Third Aunt, will you help me?" Song Tianyao turned his head to look at Lin Yujing and said with a smile.
These words startled Lin Yujing, causing her eyes to widen in shock. Although she wasn't in business, she knew that Xizhen Properties was a company founded by her father, Lin Xizhen, and was the foundation of the Lin Family business, second only to the opium trade. In its early days as a listed company in the 1930s, its market value was already four or five million Hong Kong dollars. Now, it was probably worth tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars.
Song Tianyao actually wants to swallow a giant elephant whole? To usurp someone else's place? And he wants me to help him? Help him with what? Help him watch how his insatiable greed leads to his downfall? Or help him plead with his brothers on his behalf when the Lin Family discovers the affair and takes action against him?
"What... what can I do for you? A-Yao, don't do anything foolish just because you've made some money. You can't beat the Lin Family!" Lin Yujing suddenly felt the air tense and said to Song Tianyao in a hurried tone.
Song Tianyao Lin Yujing's hand, which was gripping the edge of the table and had veins showing faintly. "Third Aunt, I know what I'm doing. I won't go against the Lin Family right now. I need your help because I want you and Yunzhi to stay in the Lin Family temporarily until I take you Yunzhi. Until then, you can't sever ties with the Lin Family."
"That's it?" Lin Yujing looked into Song Tianyao's eyes and asked.
Song Tianyao nodded. "That's it. I lost, so everyone can pretend nothing happened. I won, so I have to remind them that it's time for someone else to live in the Lin Family."
Chapter 261 After Drinking
Except for New Year's Eve, when Song Tianyao had a rare day off, he spent his reunion dinner with his family on Tai Wo Street, drank with his Scribe Hui, Nine-Tattooed Dragon, and Zhao Wenye, and in the evening he took Xiu'er and a group of women to stroll through the flower market.
The hired fireworks troupe set off a variety of fireworks on Tai Wo Street for four hours that night, attracting residents from several streets to come and watch the spectacle.
However, starting from the first day of the lunar new year, Song Tianyao became so busy that he disappeared again.
Lian Yan Hung, Golden-Tooth Lei, and the others came to Tai Wo Street to pay their respects and offer New Year's greetings on the morning of the Spring Festival, but they did not see Song Tianyao. Lou Fengyun and Meng Wanqing accompanied Song Tianyao's parents to receive these guests.
As for Song Tianyao, he naturally went to the Chu Family to pay New Year's respects first, then had lunch with Chu Yaozong, and in the afternoon accompanied Chu Xiaoxin to the Lu Family to see Lu Wenhui. In addition to paying New Year's respects, Lu Wenhui also chatted with Song Tianyao for a while about the follow-up operation of the Hong Kong Lu Peiying Blood Transfusion Service Centre under Oxfam Hong Kong.
In the evening, Song Tianyao and Chu Xiaoxin hosted the Hong Kong Oxfam New Year Dinner at the Hong Kong Hotel. In addition to Oxfam members, Foreign Devil officials from the Social Welfare Department and the Medical and Health Department, there were also several hospital owners who came to visit because of the newly established blood transfusion service center. As the treasurer of Oxfam, Song Tianyao stayed until the end of the dinner and stayed at the hotel.
The next afternoon, Song Tianyao got up and went to see Chu Yaozong again. After filling out a form in Chu Yaozong's study, his Xianrong Company officially became a member of the Chiu Chow Chamber of Commerce. On the evening of the second day of the Lunar New Year, the Chiu Chow Chamber of Commerce held a Spring Festival banquet at the Chiu Chow Restaurant. Chu Yaozong introduced him to the members of the Chamber of Commerce. After the banquet, Song Tianyao was naturally drunk again.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the wig factory resumed operations, and Song Tianyao returned to the factory again. This time, more than a dozen female workers were less than usual returning after the Spring Festival. Sister Xiong had already found out from other workers who knew the former female workers, and she mysteriously told Song Tianyao:
"Boss, I heard that those dozen or so female workers all had someone come to their door on New Year's Eve, promising them a monthly salary of 180 yuan, and that they would all be foremen when the factory opens in the future. Even if production stops temporarily, their salaries will still be paid."
When Song Tianyao casually mentioned this to Lou Fengyun's pretty face turned pale with anger. Although worker turnover was common, the other party was the Tang family. Song Tianyao had already been considerate enough to the Tang family, including helping Tang family order machines and promising to help train their workers. Yet the Tang family was still not satisfied and actually thought of openly poaching people from the factory?
"I'll have Golden-Tooth Lei find someone to go to the homes of those dozen or so female workers and wish them a Happy New Year. I guarantee they'll be back at work obediently within three days!" Lou Fengyun said, her pretty eyes wide and her expression somewhat fierce.
Song Tianyao smiled at the other person, "You still think of yourself as the Gambling den owner's wife?"
"Huh?" Lou Fengyun looked at Song Tianyao in confusion.
Song Tianyao stretched out, drank the tea specially made by Fu Yi Niang for him, and said slowly, "The person you are facing is not a Jianghu person. If you use Jianghu methods, doesn't it mean that you take the initiative to expose your flaws to the other party? Hong Kong has a factory workers' federation. If you let Jinya Lei come to your door to stir up trouble, if those female workers have the support of the Tang family, and then start with the Workers' Federation, saying that the boss of Jiuguang Wig Factory is bullying the resigned workers, what will you do? Kill all the workers in Hong Kong? Stupid, doing business is not a gangster, and you are no longer the proprietress of a gambling stall."
"What can we do then? Are we just going to watch the Tang family act like this and let them steal our business?" Lou Fengyun said, still dissatisfied with Song Tianyao's criticism of her for being stupid.
Song Tianyao looked at Lou Fengyun and chuckled twice. These two neurotic laughs startled Lou Fengyun: "What's wrong with you?"
"No, I just thought that Tang Wenbao and Tang Jingyuan are really far inferior to Tang Boqi. Having the two of them standing behind Tang Boqi and helping to hold him back makes me feel much more at ease." Song Tianyao shook his head at Lou Fengyun to indicate that he had no problem with it.
"When you have some free time in a few days, go to Wanqing's place and ask her to help you choose a few outfits that look sophisticated, something you'll need after the Lantern Festival." After laughing, Song Tianyao said to Lou Fengyun, "I have other plans for today, so you keep an eye on the factory."