"What did He Xian promise you that made you go to such lengths for him, A-Yao?" Lu Wenhui asked Song Tianyao as she exhaled a puff of smoke.
Chu Xiaoxin poured three glasses of red wine, handing one to each of them, then took one for himself and sat down next to Song Tianyao. He winked at Song Tianyao, and while Lu Wenhui was tasting her wine, he whispered two words to Song Tianyao:
"Foreign Devil."
Clearly, Second Young Master Chu was afraid he wouldn't know the situation, so he secretly leaked some information.
Song Tianyao clinked his wine glass against Second Young Master Chu's and gave him a knowing look. Second Young Master Chu immediately turned his head with a smug look on his face and asked Lu Wenhui, who was holding a glass, how the red wine tasted.
Even though Lu Wenhui had specifically instructed him not to say too much to Song Tianyao, Second Young Master Chu felt that Song Tianyao clearly closer to his father-in-law.
First, the two most dazzling young men in Hong Kong's business world right now are, of course, Justice of the Peace, the second Second Young Master Chu Xiaoxin- hsin, who has achieved great success at a young age, been appointed Justice of Jiuguang Peace, and is the owner of Likang Company in Hong Kong. The second young master Song Tianyao, the former secretary of Chu Xiaoxin, who was the owner of Jiuguang Wigs and who pretended to be weak while actually swallowing up the Lin Family.
Secondly, there's no need to elaborate on how he obtained the Justice of the Peace and how Likang built his fortune. Lu Wenhui has only suddenly given him a concubine's daughter, whose importance is obvious.
"I owe Mr. He a favor from before, and I also owe Mr. He a debt for speaking up for me regarding Pedro Lobo's matter, so..."
Before Song Tianyao could finish speaking, he fell silent under Lu Wenhui's gaze. Lu Wenhui shook her head slightly. "As a lawyer, I've probably said more to others than you and Ah Sin A-Yao combined. You don't need to talk about owing favors. If you were to always remember favors in business, no one could survive long. I've seen too many in the firm. Which of these wealthy people doesn't owe countless favors? Now they're rich and powerful, and those they owe favors to—they've either been ruined or are unknown. Even those lucky enough to repay a tenth of the favor are considered to have a conscience. So, are you trying to make me believe you, A-Yao, would risk your life for someone else's favor? I don't see how you can profit from this situation."
Song Tianyao sighed very softly. Lu Wenhui seemed more difficult to deal with than Chu Yaozong. Chu Yaozong was a traditional businessman who was used to hiding his thoughts and not revealing what he saw. But Lu Wenhui was a politician and lawyer who had been educated in Britain. When she heard that he was going to give her a perfunctory answer, she immediately blocked all possible ways to do so and continued to press for that little bit of truth.
He Xian said he would help him sort this out, and his bank would support me in my future business dealings.
"Without Macau banks, given your previous methods, you could easily get a loan of several million or tens of millions from any bank in Hong Kong now. You don't even need He Xian; Ah Sin by your side could handle it for you."
"He Xian said he'd help me sort this out, and then I could go over to Macau and get involved. I'm interested in Macau's gambling industry; the dog racing track in Macau has been abandoned for so long, and I'm planning to find a way to get it up and running again."
Although Song Tianyao's tone was extremely sincere and his attitude extremely earnest, Lu Wenhui in front of him still had that disbelieving expression:
"Gambling? You want to go to Macau? He Xian wants to settle in Hong Kong, Pedro Lobo wants his son to study in Hong Kong. You want to go to Macau? And Macau's gambling industry, you, a Hong Kong Konger, want to get involved? I don't think even if He Xian dared to agree, you wouldn't dare to go."
"Mr. Lu, what exactly do you want to hear?" Song Tianyao shook his head with a wry smile.
Lu Wenhui put down her wine glass. "Ah A-Yao, are you trying to make me happy with all sorts of excuses?"
Both men's faces went expressionless. Song Tianyao glanced at Lu Wenhui, then lowered his head. "I think the same as He Xian. The infighting between Hong Kong and Shanghai is hurting the China person."
"Hmm." This time, Lu Wenhui's tone was no longer teasing; she nodded slightly. "So, what are your plans next?"
Song Tianyao shook his head dismissively with a smile, "Haven't thought of that yet."
"If you don't want to talk, then don't. You haven't thought of anything yet? How can you come up with such a lame excuse? If you didn't know what the consequences would be, would you even do anything?" Lu Wenhui sighed and frowned slightly at Song Tianyao: "You're shrewd and resourceful, but don't be too calculating. And even if you want to mediate, you should keep a low profile. The Britain in Hong Kong are watching this matter closely. It wasn't your business, but now you're stirring up trouble and even trying to suppress the storm. Be careful the Foreign Devil don't give you a hard time. Of course, the Britain want both sides to fight fiercely right now. Otherwise, why haven't the Britain mediated the strike at the two major Boat Gang' docks for so long? They're thinking that if the China person are defeated, the Britain shipowners will benefit. Hong Kong is a Britain colony now. You're showing off too much, and you're working for He Xian. Keep a low profile. If you can avoid getting involved, then don't. Remember one thing: in Britain colony, don't harm Britain interests. The city you're standing in right now is called Hong Kong, and it's Britain colony."
Song Tianyao, who had been looking down, suddenly looked up at Lu Wenhui after hearing Lu Wenhui last words, then picked up the glass of red wine on the table and drank it all in one gulp.
Then, his eyes gleaming, he looked at Lu Wenhui and said, "Mr. Lu, I know you gave me this advice because of Mr. Chu, and I am very grateful. I, Song Tianyao, am not a good person, and my business methods are far from honorable. I am nothing more than opportunistic and cunning, open and covert robbery. I know that many people say behind my back that I am not an honorable businessman, and I admit it. But just because I am not an honorable businessman does not mean that I have forgotten who I am or where I am. I am not an honorable businessman, but I am an honorable China person."
At this point, Lu Wenhui's expression remained unchanged. Song Tianyao stood up, while Chu Xiaoxin stared wide-eyed at Song Tianyao, who had contradicted his father-in-law, as if he were an idiot. He even disregarded the possibility that Lu Wenhui might see and desperately banged Song Tianyao's heel with his leather shoe, signaling the other party to think it over.