mesbooks Chapter 135: Busy supporting the family in the foreign land
Chapter 135: Busy supporting the family in the foreign land
Seeing that the kid looked shrewd, Lu Pingsheng didn't hide it.
"White Rose, I won't tell you about Durand and the other two people."
Wei Miao certainly knew that shipping was complicated and that relationships in all aspects needed to be infiltrated, but the two of them tacitly did not mention Wu Ziyang.
"Then how much of the shares do I own?" Wei Miao was very concerned about this question.
Lu Pingsheng patted his chest and assured: "However much Brother Lu takes, you will take as much."
Although Wei Miao is greedy for money, she is a fair person. Lu Pingsheng is busy organizing the event, providing money and manpower, and she and he get the same share, so she feels like she is getting the upper hand.
So she asked, "How much do you take?"
"One percent." Lu Pingsheng cleared his throat and looked at Wei Miao with a guilty look.
Wei Miao pulled a small face, and said after a while:
"Brothers should settle accounts clearly. The ten percent of shipping and the ten percent of sulfa penicillin should not be mixed up!"
Seeing that the little brat didn't get angry, Lu Pingsheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He couldn't either, as shipping was complicated.
Behind the White Rose is the Green Gang, behind Durand is the French Concession, and the other two represent pirates and the Japanese Customs respectively.
He set up this scheme for the purpose of making small profits but for the benefit of the big interests. The most important thing was to open up a sea transportation route for future blockades.
Wei Miao seemed to know what he was thinking, and he put his hands on his knees and said seriously:
"Brother Lu, I know you are doing this for my own good. There is an opportunity to make money and you are willing to bring me along. I am very grateful."
Lu Pingsheng looked at the boy's sincere expression and said weakly, "How about I give you another 20% from mine?"
"Really? Thank you, Brother Lu, you are such a good person."
Wei Miao's eyes were as bright as the moon in the night sky outside as he stared straight at Lu Pingsheng, filled with the most sincere joy.
Lu Pingsheng: ...
After Lu Pingsheng came back, not only did Wei Miao become a pauper overnight, but the workload of refining sulfa powder also increased.
Wei Ada has been very busy these days. After delivering two buckets of braised meat to the dock every day, he has been running around outside.
One is to see if there is anyone buying a house, and the other is to go to the French Concession to see if there are any suitable houses.
"If you have a large family, with the same amount of money, you can buy a small courtyard in the Chinese area, but only half of it in the French Concession."
He said with some melancholy, "If all the money is used to buy a house, then the future life may not be so easy."
He had inquired and found out that water, electricity, rice and grain in the concession were a few cents more expensive than here.
I felt a little shaken.
Xu Ayu said, "We have to move. I have asked Mr. Lu about this. He said that the living environment, education level and medical conditions in the concession are all excellent. People go to higher places, and water flows to lower places. Even for the sake of the children, we can't stay here."
Xu Ayu was frightened by the last cholera incident, and the death of Master Dong made her even more panicked.
This house must be moved, the sooner the better.
In a teahouse in the concession, when Wei Miao and Lu Pingsheng entered, they saw White Rose and Dr. Ding having a pleasant conversation with Durand.
To be more precise, Dr. Ding was reading the newspaper with his head down, Durand was being attentive to White Rose, and White Rose was smoking a cigarette and chatting with the prodigal son in a casual manner.
When Durand saw Lu Pingsheng, he stood up and gave him an exaggerated hug, and then he went to hug Wei Miao.
"Smart kid, I haven't seen you for a long time. You have grown a lot taller. My cousin Louis can't forget you!"
Just as he was about to hug Wei Miao, Lu Pingsheng stopped him and said:
"Don't let your bad smell bother the kids."
Durand spread his hands and said to Lu Pingsheng in a slick way:
"I only smell like Miss White's roses."
Bai Meigui looked at Wei Miao and understood what was going on. Since Lu Pingsheng took out so much money at once, she knew that part of it belonged to the little devil.
I just don't know whether the little brat took the initiative or was plotted by Lu Pingsheng.
Thinking of this, she looked at Lu Pingsheng with a bit of hostility.
"A Miao, come and sit here." She waved to the well-behaved Wei Miao.
After Wei Miao greeted Dr. Ding, he sat obediently next to Bai Meigui.
Lu Pingsheng obviously didn't expect that Bai Meigui would form an alliance with Dr. Ding.
He thought that White Rose's big move was instigated by the Green Gang.
Bai Meigui glanced at Lu Pingsheng with a half-smile, "Mr. Lu, don't worry. I have already made arrangements behind the scenes for the Qing Gang."
Speaking of business, Durand also became more serious, and said with some complacency:
"No one in the French Concession needs to worry, including the ships we want to buy. I have already contacted the local shipyards. We have enough money to buy two new ships, but..."
The handsome young French gentleman kept the secret a secret.
Seeing the smug look on his face, Lu Pingsheng stepped forward, put his arms around his neck and said familiarly:
"Say it."
Durand leaned over to Lu Pingsheng's ear to bargain, "I want to ask Miss Bai to go to the movies with me."
Lu Pingsheng knew his character and didn't bother to talk nonsense. "Then buy two new ships."
Durand saw that everyone else nodded, and suddenly became anxious, "Don't you want to hear the second plan?"
Everyone else was serving water and drinking tea and ignored him.
The handsome foreigner was embarrassed and said:
"You know, I used to be an excellent naval officer. The fleet I served in has supply ships that are about to be retired. If you agree, the money we invested can buy four supply ships and repair them at the same time."
No one here is stupid, especially Lu Pingsheng.
He knew that before Hans' raid on Popo, Western powers relied on colonization to gain wealth around the world. European countries were very satisfied with this method, and domestic military forces were relaxed and corruption was rampant.
He had no idea whether these four supply ships were officially retired or forced to retire, but getting two more ships for the same amount of money was definitely a pleasant surprise.
Wei Miao sat quietly by the side, listening to the adults' heated arguments.
Although Durand's Chinese was not satisfactory, he could still keep up with the pace and was unwilling to suffer any financial loss.
After a competition, the benefits were redistributed.
Wei Miao felt relieved to see that Lu Pingsheng had not suffered any loss, after all, her money was still included in Lu Pingsheng's share.
When they parted, it was already late in the evening. The sunset glow hanging in the horizon was as red as blood, coloring the sky that was about to get dark.
Under the bright light of the teahouse sign, Bai Meigui looked at Wei Miao and smiled:
"It's my birthday in a few days, you must come."
Lu Pingsheng stood by and seemed to be hesitant to speak, but in the end he said nothing.
Wei Miao smiled and said:
"Miss Bai's birthday will surely be a great occasion. If my mother allows me, I will definitely go."
When Lu Pingsheng heard Wei Miao's words, the corners of his mouth twitched.
White Rose ignored Lu Pingsheng's warning, looked at the little devil's cunning eyes, and said coquettishly:
"Little slippery man."
Durand climbed up the pole as soon as he saw it, took White Rose's boneless hand and kissed it lightly on the lips:
"Miss Bai, I wonder if I have the honor to attend your birthday party."
White Rose cast him a wink and said with a smile:
"Welcome."
On the way back in the car, Lu Pingsheng looked at Wei Miao with a slightly apologetic look.
Wei Miao suddenly felt something was wrong.
"Ah Miao, in order to keep our original share, we have to fill in the contents of the cellar."
Wei Miao glared at him with her slender eyes, but Lu Pingsheng was driving very seriously and seemed unable to see her angry expression.
Even so, the car suddenly stopped, and inertia caused Wei Miao's head to crash forward. There was no pain, only Lu Pingsheng's groan.
Wei Miao tried to break free from his arms, but was held down by Lu Pingsheng.
"do not move."