Chapter 55: Kong Zhen Arrives to Surrender

  A sleek black BMW 7-series, speeding down the Beijing-Kaiping highway like a bullet. The surrounding cars, noticing the BMW zooming past on the inner lane like a ghostly shadow, instinctively give way quickly.

  The BMW car, due to its excellent sealing performance. The people in the car couldn't feel the loud wind noise outside caused by high-speed friction. The boss sat in the back seat, lazily leaning against the headrest, with his eyes closed.

  High-quality car audio, 360-degree surround sound. Floating with a soft and sweet melody...

  A soft and husky female voice echoed in the car: You finally found a way to distinguish between victory and defeat, the price of winning or losing is that we both fall apart. Your outwardly healthy self has countless inner wounds...... Just like this, you conquered me, cutting off all retreats..... My decision was foolish....

  Lao San chuckled and said, "Big brother, whenever I hear little sister-in-law sing, I always think it's fun!" Lao Si laughed and chimed in, "Haha, are you also imagining little sister-in-law lying under big brother's body singing a conquering tune? Haha!"

  The old man opened his eyes, scolding angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about! What is this little sister of yours? She's just a confidante, occasionally called to relieve the fire!" As he spoke, he couldn't help but burst into strange laughter.

  Old Two curiously asked, "Big Brother, I heard that the girls in Northeast China are all very promiscuous. Is it true that they sing 'Conquering' while lying on the bed? Are they also very promiscuous?" Old Big Brother chuckled and said, "At first, she pretended to be innocent with me! But after I gave her money and let her lie down... Hehe..." Old Big Brother returned to his room, laughed endlessly, and remained silent.

  "Hey, big brother, come on and tell us! What happened next? Were there any exciting things? How was the skill of playing the huqin and singing?"

  The boss was about to speak, but suddenly felt the phone in his waist ringing! He took it out and looked at it, and his face changed instantly. He shouted: "Everyone be quiet! Second brother, quickly turn off the speaker! It's my dad calling."

  Everyone heard it was Lao Ye Zi's phone and quickly turned off the speaker. One by one, they quietly waited for Lao Da to answer the phone.

  The boss saw that the sound was turned off and calmed down a bit. He cleared his throat, connected the phone: "Hello, Dad! You're looking for me..."

  All that could be heard was the low, discontented voice on the phone, asking: "Little rabbit! Where did you run off to?" The eldest son, like a mouse seeing a cat, spoke in a low voice: "Dad, my brothers and I are going to Xingda District to inspect a project. We're on our way..." His voice was trembling slightly.

  The old man asked, "What project are you investigating? What projects can be investigated in the Beijing Xingda District? You're not going to investigate some young woman's bed again, are you?! I'll tell you! Fu Bei! Don't think I'm an old fool!" After finishing speaking, he coughed a few times on the other end of the phone. Fu Lao suppressed his excited emotions and said, "I'm telling you, Xun Kun's son is serving as a high-ranking official in Jiangnan. He's really making waves now! Today, I played chess with my older brother and heard that he won't be transferred next year, but the year after that, he'll definitely be transferred to the sea to serve as a commander!"

  Fu Bei was taken aback for a moment. Being able to serve as the commander of the naval guard, he is basically already the next leader of Huaxia...

  Fu Bei thought of riding bicycles to school with his younger brother Fu Xi and Xie Feng when they were young. The scene of riding from the big yard to school suddenly made him feel a little heartache. Thinking that Xie Feng was about to become the helmsman of Huaxia, while he himself was still muddling along, and his dreams were still far from being realized, his heart couldn't help but ache secretly!

  Fu Lao heard that his eldest son didn't say anything and continued to mutter: "Look at your younger brother, now he is also a filial child. What are you doing every day?"

  Fu Bei said in a low voice: "Dad, my dream is to stand at the pinnacle of Huaxia Financial Street just like you..." Old Fu roared: "Nonsense! I am for the people, for the common folk. What are you for?"

  Fu Beidi, who was out of breath, said: "Dad, I'm working hard for the prosperity of China..."

  Old Fu excitedly said on the phone: "Damn it!" and then hung up.

  Lao Si was driving with a hint of a bruise on his forehead. Lao Er and Lao San didn't dare to speak up. They kept their heads down, silent for a while before Lao Er cautiously asked: "Big brother! Why did your dad call? Are we still going?"

  Fu Bei's head was leaning against the window, weakly saying: "My dad is looking at other people's sons! The ironworker has arrived, ah... we still have to eat, right? Go! Why not go?"

  A black horse galloped across the night sky, leaving a trail of charm behind it...

  At eight o'clock, it was the most lively time in the night market. Centered on Dongxing Restaurant, there were crowded food stalls on the square opposite to it and the empty land beside Dongxing Restaurant, all of which were packed with people.

  Today, Dongxing Restaurant has added another major feature. Li Xiaoteng's Spicy Hot Pot stall actually set up a large fish tank.

  In the aquarium, the goldfish and rainbow fish swimming back and forth under the light look particularly beautiful! And on the edge of the hot pot, a ladle of soup is being blown by the gentle breeze, wafting out waves of fragrance. The flavor of five-spice peanuts and the numbing spiciness of the hot pot blend together in harmony, making customers feel especially coordinated, their mouths watering uncontrollably, their fingers itching to dig in!

  A handsome young man lining up to buy malatang asked Li Xiaoteng with a smile: "Boss, why are you still selling peanuts? The taste is not bad! Come and give me a plate later!"

  Li Xiaoteng looked at the young man and smiled, saying: "Brother, how old are you this year?" The young man puffed out his chest and said: "I'm 17 this year!" Li Xiaoteng shook his head and said: "Then I advise you not to buy it! This peanut is a strong tonic for yang energy, if you eat too much, you'll get a nosebleed!" The young man disagreed and said: "Hey! Why would I get a nosebleed from eating too much? Look, that girl over there is my girlfriend! Eating too much will be just right for a wild night!"

  Li Xiaoteng shook his head helplessly and said: "You can't even open a room without an ID! Let's just forget about it!"

  A middle-aged man standing behind the young man asked with a strange expression: "Boss, can this peanut really invigorate and nourish?" Li Xiaoteng looked at the middle-aged man and nodded: "Yes, I added many invigorating spices. Eating it is comparable to taking blue pills!"

  The uncle suddenly said: "Then I really have to try it! How much is a plate?" Li Xiaoteng smiled and said: "Not expensive! Ten yuan a plate!"

  The old men and young masters in the back of the queue, as soon as they heard, immediately expressed that they all wanted to try one. The scene suddenly became fiery, while the girls and young women in the queue, all blushed, seemingly also wanting to jump up and sell a plate to their own men to taste. Everyone was just chatting with Li Xiaoteng about the efficacy of the medicine when Kong Zhen squeezed into the crowd and shouted at Li Xiaoteng: "Teng brother! Do you have time? I want to chat with you!"

  Li Xiaoteng suddenly saw Kong Zhen, and was taken aback for a moment. He looked at the crowd queuing to buy spicy hot pot, then turned his head to look at Zhao Baozi who was serving dishes to customers. Sighing, he said: "I'm a bit busy now! You sit down first, if you want to eat something, just ask Zhao Baozi!"

  Kong Zhen looked at busy Li Xiaoteng and shook his head, saying: "Teng Ge, is there anything I can help with? Let me lend you a hand!"

  Li Xiaoteng looked at Kong Zhen in surprise, then nodded and said: "You see who wants to buy peanuts, you just use a bamboo sieve to scoop up a plate for everyone, ten yuan per plate. You're also responsible for collecting the money!"

  Kong Zhen hastily nodded with excitement and stood in front of the steel bucket. He shouted loudly: "Who wants peanuts! Big and fragrant peanuts!" The young man hurriedly handed Kong Zhen 10 yuan, glanced at Li Xiaoteng out of the corner of his eye, and whispered: "Give me a plate!"

  Kong Zhenle hurriedly served a plate to the young man and handed it to him, shouting: "Qian Zhenghao ~~!"

  Li Xiaoteng smiled and watched as Kong Zhen poured peanuts for the young man, but didn't say anything. Speechless, he shook his head. The young man took the peanuts and ran off, as if afraid Li Xiaoteng would snatch them back.

  "Hey! Hey! You hot and spicy...!" Li Xiaoteng shouted loudly. The young man heard Li Xiaoteng calling him and ran even faster!

  Li Xiaoteng looked at the little guy who disappeared in the blink of an eye, shaking his head helplessly. He shouted to Zhao Baozi: "Dong Ge! Go deliver the mala tangbao to that side later! They paid but didn't even want the food..."

  Li Xiaoteng helplessly shook his head and continued to cook the mala hot pot that customers had ordered. Kong Zhen took advantage of the lull in business, leaned over and whispered to Li Xiaoteng: "Brother Teng! I've come to seek refuge with you..."

  Li Xiaoteng looked at the dishes in the pot, without raising his head. He asked with a smile: "Aren't you supposed to be a great mastermind? How did you figure it out so quickly?"

  Kong Zhen shook his head helplessly and said: "Teng Ge, I've lost my job..."

  Li Xiaoteng raised his eyes and looked at Kong Zhen, slightly surprised and asked: "Lost your job? Did you fire the boss today?"

  Kong Zhen shook his head and said, "No, it's the boss who fired me!" Li Xiaoteng asked curiously, "How did you get fired by the boss? Did you buy some classic stocks that plummeted again?"

  Kong Zhen's face suddenly turned slightly red, and his expression twisted as he said: "I bought Lafite Electronics this afternoon! I think there is a high probability of sending and converting this ticket. When it fell to the limit in the afternoon, I thought it was over-oscillated! At the limited position, I swept away a lot of goods!" Li Xiaoteng's hand shook suddenly. He tilted his head and looked at Kong Zhen with suspicion, asking: "You swept up Lafite Electronics?"

  "Right! I was buying on the disk, and I hung a string of orders. Absorbed a lot of goods. All were pulled down to the limit board. But at that time, the main force just didn't want to move. And fell again..."

  Li Xiaoteng thoughtfully asked, "Didn't the stock price surge in the afternoon? How did you still get fired?" Kong Zhen resentfully said, "When the boss called me out at that time, the stock price was still plummeting! After I got kicked out, the stock price immediately rebounded!"

  A little woman in the queue on the side shouted: "Boss, don't just chat! Watch my celery, don't overcook it!"

  Li Xiaoteng hurriedly smiled and said to the young woman: "Sister! Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on it! Haha..."

  Kong Zhen sold another bag of five-spice peanuts. Looking at Li Xiaoteng, who was busy, he asked strangely: "Boss Li Xiaoteng, do you trade stocks?" Li Xiaoteng nodded and said: "Yeah! It's going well! Let's communicate more in the future." Suddenly remembering Kong Zhen's girlfriend, Li Xiaoteng hurriedly asked: "Kong Zhen, has your girlfriend's matter been resolved? You come to my place every day and work very late! Won't your family have any opinions?"

  "Alas! Don't mention it! I'm now the only one who eats and the whole family won't go hungry! My girlfriend and I broke up!"

  Li Xiaoteng narrowed his eyes and looked at Kong Zhen, asking strangely: "Didn't you give her the money?" After speaking, Li Xiaoteng's face turned somewhat gloomy. Kong Zhen hastily shook his head and said: "How could I not give it to her? I went to find her, as soon as I entered the door, I saw a man sitting in the room... Zhang Na told me that we were finished... Her father's medical expenses, that man has already paid!"

  After finishing, his eyes seemed to be shining with tears. Kong Zhen hurriedly blinked and said to Li Xiaoteng: "I came here today for two reasons. First, I was going to surrender to you, Brother Teng. Second... second is that I want to return the money to you!"

  Li Xiaoteng puckered his mouth, looking a bit unpleasant. Thinking of Kong Zhen's affairs, Li Xiaoteng felt a little nauseous, as if he had eaten fly dung. He then said calmly: "Follow me from now on and I'll make sure you have a chance to prove yourself! Consider the money your first month's salary..."

  The words had not been finished, when a white BMW came swaying from afar and stopped in front of Li Xiaoteng's hot pot stall, squeezing through the crowded queue.

  "Hey! Hey... guys! This is a no-parking zone!"

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