Chapter 44: Playing Along

  Chapter 4: A Coincidental Encounter on Stage

  The place where the two people were, in the northwest of the town, although it was a bit remote, today is the day of the fair, many villagers came to the fair, now that the rain has subsided, some people have already returned home, so occasionally there are also people passing by.

  Zhang Shufang's face was thin and she didn't dare to hug Wang Haodong in public, so they quickly separated.

  Seeing her pretty face flushed with red, Wang Haodong couldn't help but say: "Shufang, you're really beautiful."

  Zhang Shufang's face turned even redder as Wang Haodong spoke, and she said in a low voice: "I... I'll be leaving soon."

  "Qian Qian didn't go to class?"

  "Uh-huh." Zhang Shufang nodded and said that Zhang Qian's school was already on vacation, letting students review their books at home. On the 5th, they would gather at school and go to the city together to take the college entrance exam. She is now studying at home.

  "Alright, then you go back, remember to check the quality of the refrigerator and induction cooker, don't let them get damaged by rainwater."

  Wang Haodong reminded him a few words, somewhat reluctant to part with him, "By the way, when do you plan to come to town to do business?"

  Zhang Shufang said: "After finishing the wheat harvest, it's raining now. When the weather clears up, we can start harvesting again."

  Wang Haodong knew that the days when the two of them would meet in town were not far away, so he nodded and handed her the umbrella, letting her take it back.

  Wang Haodong saw Zhang Shufang off, and didn't return until her figure disappeared into the rain.

  When I returned to the big yard, the heavy rain turned into a light drizzle, and the sky also brightened up a bit, no longer as gloomy. It can be seen that this storm will soon subside.

  "Hao Dong, where are you going?" Wang Kai was playing with dumbbells and asked when he saw Wang Hao Dong.

  "Wang Haodong replied: 'I bought some things and it rained, I was hiding from the rain outside, how's everything?'"

  Wang Kai smiled and said: "After we returned, we were on high alert all the time. Since no one came to provoke us, I let my brothers go to sleep to rest and recover."

  What kind of trick is Wu Bin playing?

  Wang Haodong was thinking in his heart, Wang Kaitian started the scene, and the people under him were ambushed. On the second day of starting the scene, no one came to find trouble, it seemed not right, could it be because of the rain?

  Wang Haodong didn't quite understand Wu Bin, so he just made a guess. He didn't know what the other side was thinking, but there's a saying that goes "when soldiers come, use generals to resist; when water comes, use earth to block." For now, they could only guard the tree and wait for the rabbit, watching how things developed before making their next move.

  Wang Kai no longer played with dumbbells, Wang Haodong and he sat in the living room on the first floor eating watermelon, smoking and chatting, unknowingly until noon, Wang Kai ordered takeout, calling up people who were sleeping to come out and eat together.

  Ding ding ding.

  Wang Haodong's phone rang, he took a look and it was the electrical store owner's call, so he answered it, "Hello, Wang boss, has my stuff arrived at the destination?"

  "They all don't want refrigerators."

  Hearing this, Wang Haodong hastily asked: "What does it mean?"

  "To be exact, it's not that they won't accept it, listen to my explanation. The one with the surname Xiao said that in a few days he'll come to town and since the refrigerator can't be used at home, let's put it in my store first, then when he comes to town, I'll have it delivered for use. The Zhang family said that after harvesting wheat, they'll go to town to do business and need to rent a house there, so the refrigerator will also be sent to their rental place."

  "They both wanted the electric stove and said they could use it now. They didn't want the refrigerator, so I had no choice but to take the refrigerator back."

  After listening to his explanation, Wang Haodong understood the meaning of Xiao Yufen and Zhang Shufang. Since they had an arrangement and it was reasonable, he agreed to listen to them. So he said: "Then trouble Mr. Wan, put the refrigerator in your store first, and move it over when they need it in a few days."

  "No problem, oh, if I had known earlier, I wouldn't have sent it. The road in your Liujiayuan Village is really bad, and after the rain, it's even more muddy. The car almost got stuck in the pit."

  Listening to his complaints, Wang Haodong just smiled. When he first entered the village, wasn't he also made very unhappy by that terrible road?

  After hanging up the phone, takeout has arrived, and Liu Lele and others who were sleeping have also woken up, rubbing their sleepy eyes, gathering in the first-floor hall.

  At noon, Wang Kai allowed drinking, but still couldn't drink white wine. One person drank two bottles of beer. After lunch, everyone rested for a while. Wang Kai asked Wang Haodong, "Want to go take a look at Wu Bin's place?"

  "Let's go."

  Wang Haodong didn't know Wu Bin, and had just joined Wang Kai's camp. The people there also didn't know Wang Haodong, so he could go and investigate the situation for now. Upon hearing this, Wen Yan agreed.

  "We all know each other here, but you're a new face, so go take a look. I'll bring you to the entrance and you can go in yourself. Who knows, maybe one day we'll have business to attend to inside his place, just consider it getting familiar with the environment."

  Liu Lele and others also asked: "Kai Ge, can we go?"

  "Are you going to send yourselves to death?" Wang Kai glared at them and they stopped talking.

  At that time, Wang Hao Dong and Wang Kai left the big yard together, went west to the main road, Wang Kai told him that Wu Bin's place was in Zhen Nan, he had bought land, built a magnificent three-story building, with an area of about 10,000 square meters, occupying a large area, the facilities inside were also very complete, not only attracting wealthy people from nearby towns, but also customers from the city would come to play here.

  Wang Haodong asked: "Does Wu Bin have any other connections besides his rich father?"

  "Wu Bin doesn't have any real ability, no matter what he does, it's all mainly relying on his father's connections. His father was poor back in the day and even worked as a laborer at my father's construction factory. Later, he got to know the deputy director of the town public security bureau and started doing business in construction engineering. About 15 years ago, he got a mine in the south of the town and opened a coal company that specialized in contracting out coal transportation, and gradually became wealthy."

  After hearing these descriptions, Wang Haodong understood that Wu Bin's family had connections with both the black and white ways. However, he knew that in today's social environment, those who played by their own rules usually didn't rely on relationships with the white way, but rather relied on relationships with the black way to see who could outdo each other. Of course, there were also those who didn't follow the code of the Jianghu and would use the white way to strike down their opponents, which he would secretly guard against.

  Wang Kai took Wang Haodong to a place two hundred meters away from Wu Bin's entertainment club, pointing ahead and saying, "That's it."

  Taoyuan Entertainment Club...

  Wang Haodong took a closer look, this building has three floors, with high walls outside, dark-colored bricks on the wall, an electronic gate at the entrance, and inside is a large courtyard, where vehicles come and go from time to time, looking quite upscale and doing good business.

  "You go take a walk around, the expenses are on me. Just come back before 5 pm this afternoon." Wang Kai said, patting Wang Haodong's shoulder, and turned to leave.

  Wang Haodong walked past with big strides, and on the edge of the electronic gate stood four men in black clothes wearing security uniforms, looking very serious. When he came in, they glanced at him but didn't notice anything unusual, then turned their faces away and stopped paying attention.

  Wang Haodong walked into the yard, and as soon as he entered, there was a parking lot with an area of over 1,000 square meters. There were many cars parked inside, in various colors and styles, from expensive BMWs and Mercedes-Benz to cheap QQs, ranging from high-end to low-end, but all in large quantities, almost filling the entire parking lot. It could be seen that business was booming.

  He trampled over the red carpet and Wang Haodong saw four people wearing cheongsam dresses welcoming him, he couldn't help but feel amused. Generally speaking, you can only see welcoming ladies in hotels in the city, unexpectedly there are also welcoming ladies in this small town, Wu Bin's arrangements are really clever.

  "Welcome." The greeter smiled and said to Wang Haodong, "The first floor of our entertainment club is a dining area, which can hold banquets and ordinary meals. The second floor is an entertainment venue, you can take the elevator inside."

  "Thanks, I'll go take a walk around myself."

  Wang Haodong walked in, and the hall was playing soft light music, the air conditioner was also turned up to make people feel very comfortable after entering.

  With a glance, Wang Haodong found that there were many guests here. The hall had more than 20 tables, and more than 10 of them were occupied. He also saw several private rooms, which must have been occupied by guests as well.

  The service staff walked over and asked: "Sir, how many people are there?"

  "Excuse me, can I go straight up to the second floor here?"

  "Alright." The waiter led the way, taking Wang Haodong to the elevator entrance.

  Wang Haodong took the elevator to the second floor, and as soon as he got out of the elevator, he saw a large hall with pink lights on. Inside, there were many small sofas for rest, and at this moment, some guests were lying down. Service staff came over to ask if they wanted to take a bath first?

  Wang Haodong nodded in agreement, and the waiter brought over a pair of shoes.

  After taking the number plate, Wang Haodong took off his clothes and followed the service staff to the bathing area.

  After a casual rinse, Wang Haodong took the opportunity to observe the environment here. The second floor didn't have many people watching the scene, mainly with male and female waiters. Male waiters were responsible for serving male guests, while female guests had separate bathing rooms, dressing rooms, and separate female attendants. They hadn't opened up to the point of mixing men and women together in the bath yet.

  Wang Haodong came here not just to have fun, but to investigate the operation mode and power distribution of this place. If their conflict escalates to an irreconcilable level in the future, he might bring people to cause trouble here, so he needs to get familiar with the terrain of this place.

  Thinking so, Wang Haodong had already finished washing his bath, wiped it clean, changed into the uniform of the bathing center, and entered the large rest hall.

  The lighting in this hall is pink, with a hint of ambiguity, and the music played is also soft and gentle, giving people a very lazy feel.

  Wang Haodong found a place to lie down and soon a service staff came over and asked him, "Sir, do you need any services?"

  "What services do you have here?" Wang Haodong asked.

  The waiter said: "There's a leisure bar here, and there are women to accompany you, as well as a game room. If the gentleman wants to play cards, that's also possible."

  "Alright, I just took a bath and want to rest for a bit. Can you get me a cup of water, chrysanthemum tea?"

  "Alright."

  After the waiter left, Wang Haodong was soon served tea. As he sipped his tea, he took a glance around and found that there were also women in this rest hall, although they were very few, only about one-fifth of the total number.

  "Being able to open such a club in this small town and still doing pretty well, Wu Bin is not simple."

  Wang Haodong muttered to himself, finished drinking the tea, and walked around. The decoration here is not bad at all, no different from those in the city center. It can be seen that Boss Wu Bin has spent a lot of thought on it. This place has style and grade, far better than Wang Kai's place, and the income must be much higher too.

  Of course, Wang Hao and others are just grassroots, in the initial stage of entrepreneurship, whether it is level or money-making ability, they are still starting from scratch, perhaps, they will also have their own scene, making a fortune...

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