Chapter 50 Suzhou City Gang

  This fatty was naturally the young master of the Green Gang, Lu Botao. Lu Botao's face turned red as he stood up and pointed at the crowd, cursing: "Shut your mouths! Whoever laughs, I'll cut off his balls and throw them into the lake to feed the fish."

  A loud shout, and indeed the ship became much quieter.

  "Haha, what a big tone!" Yang Huaiyan stood up and looked at Lu Botao with a mocking face.

  "It's you!" Lu Botao saw Yang Huaiyan and didn't get angry, instead he obediently sat down.

  Yang Huaiyan shook his folding fan, very satisfied. He looked at Song Kai again and said: "So the good friends of Song's store are all such people, full of dirty words, fat like a bear, haha, no wonder your Red Dust Inn would do deceitful things."

  Song Kai doesn't understand.

  People on the boat were discussing it enthusiastically.

  Yang Huaiyan was delighted, and Song Kai, that guy, really had eyes but no beads, and actually bumped into my turf. On this boat, five or six out of ten are wine-meat friends I've drunk with before. If I don't humiliate you, Song Kai, when will I?

  Her small fist clenched tightly, she said in a low voice: "What's that rascal's name? Wait, wait until I regain my identity, and I'll definitely chop off his head!"

  Lu Bo Tao also smiled awkwardly and sat back down carefully, saying in a low voice: "Song Da Xia, don't be offended, I really was..."

  Song Kai waved his hand and said, "How did you end up here too? Could it be that Brother Lu is also a refined person?"

  Lu Bo saw Song Kai and indeed didn't mind, let out a sigh of relief, saying: "Refined words can't be eaten as rice, the main thing is that Autumn Moon Miss performed today to contend for the Flower Crown, I have to come and give some support. By the way, Song hero, you don't have any grudges with Yang Huaiyan, do you?"

  "There is some discord," Song Kai nodded.

  Lu Bo Tao said in a low voice, "Song Da Xia needs to be careful. This person may not have much city government, but he is vengeful and difficult to deal with. The key is that his father has some power, the old man does things without revealing anything, and is extremely doting on Yang Huaiyan. If Song brother can bear it, then let's just bear it."

  Song Kai looked at Lu Bo Tao strangely, "Oh? So Yang Huaiyan's father, Yang Rongguang, I've also heard of him. He's just the county lieutenant of this county, not a big official, why are you so afraid of him, Brother Lu?"

  Lu Bo looked at Song Kai, smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Song, you don't know that Yang Rongguang is not only the county magistrate but also the head of the city's waterworks association. Not to mention me, even if it were my father, he wouldn't dare be presumptuous in front of him."

  "What's the relationship between you and the Green Gang?" Song Kai asked in puzzlement.

  Lu Bo sighed and said, "The three major gangs in this city are the Cao Gang, the Xin Gang, and the Taihu Gang. The Xin Gang has now switched to escorting caravans and has many skilled outlaws, but they are not as powerful as you, Song brother. However, they are still very strong and are among the most powerful in Suzhou City. But generally, the Xin Gang doesn't get involved in gang affairs. The second is the Cao Gang, which you also know about. As Suzhou City's main water transportation hub, each dock is a contested territory for gangs, and the Cao Gang is the largest gang within the city limits. They not only occupy the docks but also control the import and export of goods, and even manage several city gates and roads. Recently, they have developed very rapidly. As for the Taihu Gang, I'm sure you've heard of them, Song brother. They are based in the Taihu area and rarely enter the city easily. However, since the Taihu area is far from the imperial court, they have the most people."

  After listening to Lu Botao's words, Song Kai was stunned. It turned out that this ancient gang had already been perfected.

  Nie Ling Cong leaned in close, "So what's with your gang? Just now when you were scolding that person, it was pretty impressive. Tell me, what's the situation with your gang?"

  Lu Bo Tao only then saw that Nie Ling was a woman, his face involuntarily turned red. Although he was the young master of the Qing Bang, due to his stout build, in front of unfamiliar women, especially beautiful unfamiliar women, Lu Bo Tao still felt somewhat ill at ease.

  "Our Green Gang... at most ranked fourth, although it's just one place lower than the Huo Gang, but the strength is far behind, and there's no way to mention them together," Lu Botao was honest.

  Song Kai nodded, he had thought that Lu Bo Tao's strength was not bad, spending his days taking a few people to stroll around the brothels and black markets, but unexpectedly, compared to Yang Huaiyan, he was still far behind.

  Yang Huaiyan?

  Song Kai was stunned, Yang Huaiyan's strength is actually so great?

  If it's like that, wouldn't your own hotel have gone bankrupt long ago?

  Nie Ling Tong also looked at Song Kai and said in a low voice: "Look at you, for Liu Yujuan, you actually got into such big trouble."

  Song Kai bitterly smiled, "I also didn't know Yang Huaiyan's identity background was so grand."

  Lu Bo Tao held the cup and said, "So, Brother Song, if you can bear it, just bear with it. This Yang Huaiyan is not to be feared, he's just a spoiled rich kid. His father, Yang Rongguang, is the one who's truly formidable. However, Yang Rongguang is a reasonable person and has been keeping a low profile lately, knowing how to handle things with tact. Our gang's evaluation of him is not bad either. If Brother Song hadn't provoked Yang Rongguang, I believe there won't be any major issues. As for Yang Huaiyan, haha, I'm stupid enough, but my dad always says that I'm a bit stronger than him."

  Song Kai and Nie Tingting burst out laughing.

  Before long, the performance officially began. On ship No. 1, officials of all levels from Suzhou City, including Dong Changyun and Kong Shan, took their seats according to etiquette. Then a burst of cymbal sounds was heard, followed by the start of the competition.

  The drum and music sounded, and the first one to appear was Yang Liu, a famous courtesan of Meng Xian Garden.

  The willow's figure is extremely delicate and beautiful, singing a peaceful tune.

  Lu Bo Tao stared at the nearby painting boat stage, clicking his tongue and saying in a low voice: "This Meng Xian Garden must have spent a lot of money."

  "Why?" Song Kai asked in surprise.

  "The first one to appear is the most likely to win this year's Huakui," Lu Botao said in a low voice, "You see, someone will soon give her a bouquet of flowers, and the number of bouquets directly determines their ranking."

  Song Kai nodded.

  Lu Bo Tao continued in a low voice: "The first one to appear can directly receive the flower basket, from now on until the last person finishes performing, someone will give her a flower basket. However, the last performer is pitiful and only has that little time to receive the flower basket. So, this competition is a contest between the various brothels from the very beginning."

  Nie Lingdang snorted in disdain, "It's just a courtesan competition, yet they've managed to come up with so many rules and regulations. These literary pretenders are truly boring."

  Song Kai just smiled and it seemed that this bureaucratic style, behind-the-scenes operation had already begun.

  Sure! Here is the translation:

  As expected, soon someone shouted loudly: Yang Huaiyan, Mr. Yang, presents ten flower baskets to Miss Yang Liu!

  Lu Bo's chubby face twitched, and he muttered: "This Yang Huaiyan, it seems that he is going to vigorously promote Miss Yang Liu again. One flower basket is worth one or two silver coins, ten flower baskets are worth two gold ingots. This is just the beginning, I believe that soon, this Yang Liu will become rich."