Chapter 94: One Move

"Renchun, Yichun, are the mutton dumplings delicious today?"

"good to eat!"

"Haha, if you like it, uncle will take you to Xilaishun next Sunday to continue eating. Of course, you can also go to Donglaishun to eat mutton hotpot."

"Wow, uncle you are so nice!"

"Uncle, I'm going to eat at Dong Lai Shun;"

"No, I want to continue eating dumplings."

Wang Deming held Chang Yichun, who was eating a lot, and Chang Renchun, who could not stay idle for a moment and was running around, and the two siblings bickered with each other and walked home slowly and happily.

There was still some snow on the street corners, which made a "crunching" sound when stepped on. From time to time, familiar pedestrians were seen on the road, and they all enthusiastically congratulated each other on the Winter Solstice.

"Renchun, run slower, be careful not to fall."

Yan Baozhen, who was beside him, had a flushed face. She tightened the black fox fur cloak she was wearing, and after giving Renchun a loving exhortation, she turned around and said jokingly, "Deming, you have finally gotten what you wished for, right?"

"Shouying has already told me that tomorrow we will go to Lama Temple to find the great lama and compare your and Shouchun's birth dates."

"Haha, don't worry, I will definitely pay more money tomorrow and make sure the great lama will say good things about me."

"Oh, by the way, Deming, what's your date of birth?"

"Uh" Wang Deming suddenly realized that he didn't even know his own birth date!

After a moment of hesitation, he casually brought up his birthday from his previous life to make up the number, "Sister, how about this, I'm 16 this year, and my birthday is on the 19th of the twelfth lunar month, what's the time, let's say Mao time"

"Yeah, that's fine." Yan Baozhen looked at Wang Deming suspiciously, then asked with concern: "Deming, how did you convince that family to marry Shouchun to you?"

"The scene at the gate today made me feel half-hearted. Why would I call Lehua over?"

"That's too unruly!"

When Yan Baozhen mentioned this, Wang Deming narrowed his eyes slightly, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, "I asked clearly."

"It wasn't the Shou Chong family and the Cha Kui Yuan family who called over."

"They were the white gloves of the Cha family before them, the Liu family of the Four Great Hengs in Beijing, and the "Pawnshop Liu" before liberation. They are related to the Le family by marriage."

"Before, it was the Liu family who had been instigating the Cha family and that family to marry Shouchun to the Le family."

Humph, as expected, the people who deal in finance are the ones with the real evil hearts. But if you mess with me, how can I let you get away with it?

In the main hall of the second courtyard of the Cha family in Qinlao Hutong, Cha Kuiyuan and Zhang Shouchong sat in the main seats on both sides of the table, while Liu Yuchen and Le Huashi sat on the right.

"Brother Yuchen, Master Le, please give me some tea."

Zhang Shouchong sighed and complained: "Brother Yuchen, alas, our family is unfortunate!" "Shouchun, this child is too young, and now he has set his sights on that mud-legged man named Wang Deming!" "Tell me, what can I do?"

Liu Yuchen's eyes changed, he turned his head to look at Le Huashi, and said with dissatisfaction: "Brother Shou Chong, you are the current head of that family, what's wrong?"

"Brother Yuchen, times have changed! Besides, this is my uncle's house."

Liu Yuchen's face gradually darkened, and he lowered his eyelids. "Brother Kuiyuan, Brother Shouchong, our families have been friends for generations, and we are also related by marriage to the Prince Qing's Mansion."

"You two now also know the position of Mr. Le Songsheng, the fourth branch of the Le family, in the new government."

"This is unacceptable!"

Zhang Shouchong narrowed his eyes and cursed in his heart, who the hell would want to associate with a family like you who run a pawnshop and give birth to sons without an assholes? Our family was a major shareholder of the Salt Bank in the early days! Hundreds of properties!

If I hadn't been severely cheated by Bald Jiang, would I have invested money in you?

Relatives from Prince Qing's Mansion, if it wasn't for money after liberation, would Prince Qing's Mansion marry into a family with you money-minded businessmen?
Cha Kuiyuan saw that Zhang Shouchong looked unhappy, and immediately came out to smooth things over, saying, "Brother Yuchen, you are right. We have been friends for generations, and it is thanks to the Liu family's business over the years that our family has a steady flow of income."

"Although our income has been cut off after liberation, our relationship is still there." "Brother Yuchen, I have something I would like to ask you for help."

"Brother Kuiyuan, please speak."

Cha Kuiyuan looked bitter and said helplessly: "We would like to ask you to help us exchange some American bills."

"Brother Kuiyuan, don't you always distrust the foreign devils' money? Why?"

"Alas, weren't our two families reported for their extravagant lifestyles a while ago? So after much thought, we decided to exchange our little fortune for American dollars."

"Mr. Le should know that it is not easy to exchange this in the capital. So I would like to ask Brother Yuchen to help exchange some when he is free to go to Hong Kong."

"You are an old businessman. Your family has had business in Hong Kong before. You have a legitimate excuse to go there."

"Of course, we will stick to the old rules for the hard work fee."

Liu Yuchen's complexion finally recovered and he smiled, "Well, no problem."

"Originally, the Le family also found me and wanted to go to Hong Kong to exchange American bills. It just so happens that we can do it together!"

"I don't know, how much are you two going to exchange this time?"

Cha Kuiyuan and Zhang Shouchong looked at each other and said, "Let's exchange 2 yuan to test the waters first."

Liu Yuchen smiled even more, "No problem!"

Wang Deming kept talking with a sneer on his face, "After liberation, the pawnshop was closed down by the government, and Pawnshop Liu lost his legitimate business. In the past two years, he has been following the Le family, trying to get them to do business and invest money to open a medicine shop."

"I just found out that most of the US notes that the Le family exchanged before were exchanged by the pawnbroker Liu in Hong Kong."

"Since Pawnshop Liu has such a way, we must make good use of it and continue to help them."

"And then haha."

Yan Baozhen didn't quite understand what he said, nor did she care. She nodded in confusion, then praised with a smile, "Deming, you are really great! The Four Hengs and Tong Ren Tang are all big businessmen. Their current status is higher than that of the government offices and the mansions."

"You are really capable to convince that family to marry Shouchun to you!"

The No. 95 courtyard in Nanluoguxiang was already in sight. Wang Deming slowed down his pace and said softly, "Haha, that's because I solved their biggest worries and pains!"

"Sister, I will help them open a factory."

"Ah!" Yan Baozhen's face turned pale when she heard that. She said in a short voice, "Deming, didn't I tell you not to borrow money to open a clinic first? Why do you want to open a factory now?"

"Sister, don't worry."

"Renchun, come here and hold your sister!" Wang Deming called Renchun over, put Yichun's little hand in Renchun's hand, and rubbed Renchun's head.

After standing still, Wang Deming watched the brother and sister running home laughing, and lowered his voice, "We don't have to spend any money, and we can get a house for free, so why not?"

"When Courtyard 18 is vacant and Shouchun and I have completed the engagement process, we will find a time to move in. Haha, there is also an east wing."

Yan Baozhen didn't care about the house at all. She looked anxious and worried, frowning, and asked, "But didn't you say that it will be more difficult to do business in the future? You are an exploiting class, and sooner or later you will be..."

"Well, but it will be fine for at least a few years."

"And I have thought of a foolproof plan!"

　The Four Hengs: The four most powerful money houses in Beijing, namely Henghe, Hengyuan, Hengxing and Hengli. The Liu family was the founder of Henghe. After Henghe went out of business, the Liu family changed its name and became known as the "Pawnshop Lius", which remained prosperous until the liberation of Beijing.

　　The major shareholder of Henghe is Zeng Chong’s family from Qinlao Hutong;
　　The Natong family in Jinyu Hutong is the major shareholder of the Salt Bank;

　　Natong, ancestral surname: Yehenala; Zengchong, ancestral surname: Chahala

　　
　
(End of this chapter)