Chapter 337: Chapter 330: Best Friends Forever
Mu Xiulan was very happy about Sisi bringing three friends, and of course, Boss Qiao was happy if his wife was happy. Most importantly, he saw the dozens of jars of wine Sisi brought over, and his mood became even better. These wines were Boss Qiao’s treasures! With them, he felt even more spirited than in his younger days!
Boss Qiao was overjoyed, smiling warmly. He announced right there that this summer vacation, Qiao Xingbang would accompany Sisi and her friends throughout their trip in Hong Kong, and also handed out big red envelopes to each of Shangguan and their group, containing 1000 yuan each!
Moreover, Shangguan and the others didn’t need to worry about their ID cards while in Hong Kong. To Boss Qiao, that was a small case. Mainly because before 1980, Mainlanders just had to enter Hong Kong to get an ID card, which was very easy. However, after 1980, Hong Kong introduced the ’repatriation policy’ making it harder to obtain an ID card.
Shangguan, Zhang Jie, and Sisi shared a room. Fortunately, the bed Mu Xiulan prepared for Sisi was big enough for five people, and Mo Liu went to another guest room to rest.
"Sisi, your room is so beautiful, and the bed is so big," Zhang Jie exclaimed as she rolled around on the bed.
Sisi smiled and let Shangguan and the others go to shower first, pulling out many dresses from the wardrobe. Zhang Jie’s figure was similar to hers, so her clothes fit Zhang Jie well. Shangguan was too tall, so they would need to shop for clothes at the mall tomorrow. The clothes they brought were good too, but they weren’t quite up to par in Hong Kong.
Seeing so many beautiful dresses, Zhang Jie whistled happily and started picking enthusiastically, while Shangguan lay on the bed uninterested, watching Zhang Jie’s fashion show.
"Sisi, you’re really lucky to have so many beautiful clothes. How come I’ve never seen you wear them at school?" Zhang Jie asked, trying on a light purple mini-dress and looking at herself in the mirror.
Sisi gave her a look, "If I wore these clothes, I’d already be labeled as a bourgeois miss. If I wore them to school, I’d end up in the campus newspaper!"
"Hehe, right. Sisi, those people are just jealous of you. Just think of it as if they farted,"
"Sisi, that beautiful aunt earlier, she’s your real mom, right? You two really look alike."
Zhang Jie had many questions; why was Sisi’s real mom in Hong Kong and even seemed married, while Sisi and her dad stayed on the Mainland? Moreover, the man Sisi’s mom married seemed so unimpressive, not even comparable to Uncle He’s toe!
Usually, people wouldn’t ask about such personal matters, but Zhang Jie was straightforward. Besides, she and Sisi had faced battles and enemies together; their relationship was extraordinary! She couldn’t hold back the questions, feeling uneasy.
Shangguan also stared at Sisi with bright eyes, also feeling anxious inside.
Seeing her two curious friends, Sisi smiled and briefly shared her story.
"That’s how it is. Because of the turmoil, Mama and Daddy were separated for ten years. Uncle Qiao was my Mama’s lifesaver. Mama thought Daddy was undoubtedly dead at the time and later married Uncle Qiao. Sigh, one can only say, fate plays tricks on us! Fortunately, Uncle Qiao treats my Mama very well, and Daddy and I are at ease. Now, the most important thing is to help Daddy find happiness soon!"
Zhang Jie and Shangguan were moved with sighs, unable to believe how much suffering Sisi’s parents had endured. Luckily, Sisi had good fortune to meet such a great family as the Tian Family, otherwise who knows what her life would have become?
"Sisi, you aren’t marrying Tian Xinhua just to repay the Tian Family for raising you, are you?" Zhang Jie suddenly asked.
Sisi rolled her eyes, annoyed, "What are you saying? Am I that kind of person? I genuinely like Brother Xin Hua, just like you and Brother Gangzi."
"Hehe!"
"Sisi, what does your Uncle Qiao do? I feel like he, just like your second brother, doesn’t seem to be a good person?" Zhang Jie was like someone on stimulants tonight, becoming a chatterbox.
"Yeah, Uncle Qiao has killed more people than you’ve killed chickens!" Sisi joked to scare her.
However, Zhang Jie wasn’t someone easily scared; hearing this only excited her more, "Really, what does Uncle Qiao do? What kind of job involves killing so many people? An executioner?"
"Uncle Qiao is the boss of the Yaoxing Gang, one of the top three gangs in Hong Kong." Sisi glanced at her, then snuggled up to Shangguan, pulling up the blanket, too lazy to continue talking with this chatterbox.
"Wow! A gangster boss, so impressive! Sisi, your family’s story could really be made into a movie, all its twists and turns would definitely be interesting!"
Nobody paid her any attention, and Zhang Jie kept talking enthusiastically to herself, "Look at this house, the cars, and those servants, tsk tsk, covering with winter blankets in the heat of summer, what’s toxic about this? It clearly smells like herbs!"
"When you get back to Beijing, you better not talk like this, be careful about being criticized in big-character posters!" Sisi warned her.
"I know, I’ll just talk about it in front of you two." Zhang Jie didn’t care, admiring the room’s furniture and decor for a while before she drunkenly fell asleep.
The next morning at breakfast, Brother Li and Brother Fei came over as usual. It’s funny that these two, despite being thirty and not lacking in looks, money, or a nice house, especially Brother Li, who had become the idol of all women in Hong Kong after shooting a few films, can’t even step out without disguising themselves.
Now, Brother Li is not just Yaoxing Gang’s Brother Li, but Hong Kong’s Brother Li, soon to become Southeast Asia’s Brother Li, and might even make his way to Hollywood! Of course, the latter is He Chunfeng’s dream.
Yet these two diamond bachelors, rich and handsome as they are, always loiter around the flower gardens instead of settling down. Boss Qiao had urged them many times, but they just wouldn’t listen, shamelessly coming over to the Qiao Family for breakfast every morning, and sometimes even for dinner, and eventually, Boss Qiao couldn’t be bothered to nag anymore.
Boss Qiao’s film company had grown larger and larger, now a sizable one within Hong Kong. Over the past few years, He Chunfeng had produced several well-received and hit movies, making Boss Qiao a fortune. The welfare of Yaoxing Gang skyrocketed, attracting many followers to join the gang.
Unintentionally, Yaoxing Gang had expanded significantly, surpassing the other two gangs to become the biggest in Hong Kong, something Boss Qiao had not anticipated. Happy about this, he naturally felt even more grateful towards Sisi, believing his wife was right — Ah Nan was truly his lucky star! Ever since Ah Nan came back to them, everything has gone smoothly!