On the 20th day of January 1925, the 26th day of the lunar month, it was a great cold

Before eight o'clock in the morning, An Yi came to the business bank and found that all the employees were nervously concentrated in the store, even the manager Ou, who had asked for leave for a cold, was sitting on a high chair by the back door and smoking, and the ninth uncle next to him signaled to An Yi slightly, letting him sit next to him, and he didn't say anything about drinking tea after he was done.

An Yi was deeply puzzled, and suddenly heard several colleagues standing at the door shouting and shouting, and soon stood respectfully on both sides of the door, Shopkeeper Chen left the cash register, strode out of the door, and bent down to welcome the owner Ou Yaoting and his wife and Miss Ou into the store.

Miss Ou's little face was red from the cold, like a cute apple, her big eyes looked so soft, bright, innocent and flawless, and her upright Xiao Yao nose, blew broken skin and lovely red lips were admirable. As soon as she entered the door, she looked around, and when she saw An Yi and the two old men together, she immediately glared at him, and her slightly upturned lips looked naughty.

Shopkeeper Chen coughed, everyone stood up straight, and An Yi supported the sick manager Ou and did not join the ranks of the employees in the left and right rows, but took half a step forward and stood still.

Ou Yaoting said a word of gratitude to all the staff, and then sent year-end red envelopes to each employee with his graceful and kind wife, and twenty-six employees received the red envelopes and bent down one by one to thank them, and then bowed to the shopkeeper Chen and went back to spend the annual leave, and after more than ten minutes, there were only five or six people left in the store, including An Yi, who was supporting Mr. Ou.

Mrs. Ou came to An Yi's side and looked at it carefully and kindly: "Sure enough, he is a beautiful boy, even more handsome than Shui Sheng said, like a scholar from a famous family, not bad, not bad!" ”

Ou Yaoting saw An Yi lowered his head embarrassedly, and smiled: "Xiao Yi, take it, this is your share, your performance in the past three months has been very good, you are honest and diligent, and you can bring out two first-class skilled apprentices who can be on their own, amazing!" With this mind at a young age, the future is limitless! ”

An Yi took the red envelope handed by Mrs. Ou with both hands and bowed deeply: "Mrs. Xie!" Mr. Xie! ”

"No thanks, this is what you deserve, okay, it's time to go home and rest after so long, it's time to go home and rest, the eighth day of the new year will start, don't worry, I heard that you never know how to rest when you work." Mrs. Ou kindly admonished.

"Thank you, ma'am!" An Yi bowed again and turned to leave.

"Xiao Yi wait!"

Ou Yao* took a step forward and walked into the store, obviously not wanting people to hear his words: "Xiao Yi, today I will leave Guangzhou for Hong Kong, planning to set up the company's headquarters there, and several commercial houses in Guangzhou will be supervised by the shopkeeper Chen, if you have the opportunity, you can help him solve problems, I know you have this ability." Although others think you are young, I can see that you have great potential, have your own unique views on management, and work meticulously and keep improving, which is very rare, so I want you to work hard for a few years first, and a lot of heavy responsibilities will eventually fall on your shoulders. ”

An Yi said anxiously: "No, no! Mr. has won the award, I am not as good as Mr. said, I just do my part. ”

Ou Yaoting laughed: "Okay, I won't be verbose, but there is one more thing you have to listen to, the Shui Sheng family also went to Hong Kong with me to settle down, originally I wanted Uncle Jiu and his old man to move together, but he was reluctant to leave Guangzhou, and you will take care of his old man for me in the future." After the aquatic is gone, there will be no driver in the firm, during this time you have a lot of help to drive and deliver, you need to take on the things that go out of the car in the future, and guide and guide your two apprentices when you are free, although they are now skilled, but far from your unique vision and rich experience, you have bothered me more for these things. ”

"Don't worry, sir, I'll do my best." An Yi solemnly agreed.

Ou Yaoting nodded with satisfaction: "Very good!" But you also pay more attention to the current situation, Chen Jiongming is about to call, pay attention to your own safety, maybe you have also heard Uncle Nine say that I was the vice president of the business group, Chen Jiongming hated me for supporting the national government, so I had to leave Guangzhou to avoid a period of time, and the family asked you and the workers. ”

"Understood!"

An Yi bowed to Uncle Nine and Manager Ou and said goodbye, not seeing the jealous gaze of Shopkeeper Chen on the other side.

An Yi walked to the door and was about to step down the steps, when a crisp voice suddenly sounded: "Stop!" Why are you so rude? ”

An Yi turned around helplessly and smiled at Miss Ou who walked in front of him: "I forgot to say goodbye to you, I'm sorry!" Happy Chinese New Year! ”

"Humph! Tell me, how did you know my sister Hui Shu? Miss Ou stared at him hatefully.

A burst of virgin fragrance soaked into An Yi's heart, he only felt that his heart was beating faster, and it was difficult to control himself, and he stammered and replied: "Last time...... It was at noon on the day of your holiday that Miss Jin Huishu and my group of Whampoa brothers came together, and they became familiar with it during dinner. ”

"You're honestly not lying."

Miss Ou nodded and tightened her little face again: "Also, why didn't you invite me to go with you that day?" Don't you know that there are so many outstanding students in Huangpu that I want to meet? ”

An Yi cried out bitterly: "Auntie, when did you tell your little brother about this?" If you don't say it, how dare I bother you? If others misunderstand that I have a crush on you, it's no wonder that I wasn't thrown off the Pearl River by your father! ”

"Poof—"

Miss Ou couldn't help laughing: "The guy with a flamboyant tongue has a thief in his eyes!" Hum! I know that my dad values you so much, but you still talk nonsense, see if I don't tell my father. Forget it, spare you once, but if I'm in a good mood, I'll write to you from Hong Kong, and you must reply to it, otherwise I'll ask Dad to fire you and let you wander! ”

"Okay! As long as I receive your letter, I will reply immediately, okay, auntie? It's cold outside, you take off your coat again, don't go to Hong Kong to have a runny nose. An Yi joked seriously.

Miss Ou was furious and slapped An Yi, but An Yi didn't dodge at all, and took a hard punch.

This punch hit An Yi's shoulder blade, so painful that Miss Ou covered her hand and scolded her: "You damn thing, you actually wear so little, it hurts me to death......"

An Yi walked down the steps without looking back, turned to the sidewalk on the left and walked a few steps, but was stopped by Shui Sheng, who had been waiting for a long time: "Xiao Yi, wait, I'll tell you something." ”

"Aquatic, what's the matter?" An Yi never commensurate himself with the people he did not approve of in his heart.

Shui Sheng got used to it and didn't care: "I tell you, you have to pay more attention to Shopkeeper Chen in the future, you can't afford to hide." He is his wife's brother-in-law, and now he is in charge of the Ou family's eight major trading houses in Guangzhou City, such as Zhongtian, it was he who proposed to the master last night to let you drive a truck, very insidious! ”

"Aquatic, why are you telling me this?" An Yi looked at Shui Sheng puzzled: "What's wrong with driving besides?" Isn't it okay to have time to do more? ”

Shui Sheng shook his head anxiously: "I knew that you were upright, in fact, I am very grateful to you, you know?" Do you know that you are upright and righteous? He Shuisheng helped me a lot, do you remember? That's why I think of you as my own brother! Oh, you are still young, you don't understand the insidiousness in the mall, Chen Siyan has long been full of resentment when he hears the master praise you from time to time, he has followed the master for nearly ten years and has not praised you as much as the master, so he is jealous, understand? Again, Chen Jiongming's 100,000-strong army is about to counterattack, and now when will there be no gunfire in the counties and towns near Guangzhou? Bullets don't have long eyes, what if one day he holds a grudge and arranges for you to die? Brother, you are a real person, but you can't help but keep an eye on it...... Don't say it, the master is out, remember my words, Xiao Yi, remember! Do you hear that? ”

Seeing Shui Sheng hurriedly running to the second car at the door and standing, An Yi sighed, bowed his head and left, suddenly realizing that he still had a thin red envelope in his hand, and he didn't want to fold it and put it in the inner bag, so he walked alone along the sidewalk by the river embankment with a heavy heart.

Outside the police booth not far away, the sharp-eyed little policeman Lu Kun saw An Yi walking slowly alone, and immediately ran into the police booth and rang the phone, and immediately ran out after a report, and called another guy to whisper a few words.

An Yi didn't pay attention when he walked to the police booth, he just lowered his head and walked forward, Lu Kun took two steps forward to block An Yi's way, and greeted him with a smile. An Yi responded politely, asked about Li Tiekui's eldest brother's recent situation, and asked if he would go back for the New Year on vacation? After chatting for nearly ten minutes, An Yi was about to say goodbye and leave, but who knew that Lu Kun was very enthusiastic and kept asking, and another little policeman was also watching with a smile, An Yi had to answer his recent life one by one.

A black American Dodge sedan slowly stopped on the sidewalk of the police booth, An Yi was surprised that Lu Kun and the two stood up and saluted, then turned around, and saw at a glance that Deputy Director Gong, who was dressed in a black coat, had gotten out of the car and walked towards him with a smile:

"But I've found you, I'll call you Xiao Yi too, do you agree?"

An Yi bowed slightly politely: "Of course, you are older than me." ”

Deputy Director Gong laughed and smiled very happily: "You are so interesting...... I came back too busy, I didn't find you twice, and then I was relieved to know that you were in 'Taichang', no, I came here when I had time today. ”

An Yi immediately understood why Lu Kun and the other little policeman had stayed with him for so long, and they were still talking nonsense. Lu Kun smirked embarrassedly when he saw An Yi's reproachful eyes, and An Yi couldn't do anything about him.

"Xiao Yi, how about going to my office and having a look? I haven't thanked you yet. Deputy Director Gong asked kindly.

An Yi shook his head: "How can I help anything?" It's better not to help, but the more you help, the more you help, and you almost delayed. ”

Director Gong was stunned for a moment, and was very interested in An Yi: "That's it, no matter what, you also helped me, and I will do you a favor today, eldest sister." Don't you live in the Qinjia compound on Chaoxing Street? I don't have any identification until now, right? And you get along very well with the proud sons of Huangpu, and the eldest sister will take it upon herself to help you settle a household registration in Guangzhou, how about it? ”

An Yi was taken aback: "You...... You know all about it, huh? ”

"I not only know your life, but also know your work, you have a unique skill in repairing machinery, your boss Mr. Ou Yaoting is full of praise every time he mentions you, saying that you are the only genius he has seen in his life, which makes us understand the other side of you." Deputy Director Gong smiled meaningfully: "How about it, if you are willing to let the eldest sister help you with this, get in the car, it won't delay you for long." ”

An Yi thought about it and nodded, followed Deputy Director Gong to the car, thinking in his heart that Lao Tzu had really fucking met an agent......