[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life":3,"chapter-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-839":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Siheyuan: The Salted Fish's Beautiful Life",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2111641,3398,"Chapter 839: The South","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-839",839,"\u003Cp>It was the Double Ninth Festival. Cao Cao Weiguo followed his superiors to the south to inspect the Huangpu Shipyard. Upon arriving at the factory, they were met with a warm welcome from the workers. The workers greeted Cao Cao Weiguo enthusiastically in their local-accented Mandarin. Although these workers were covered in oil stains and sweat, their eyes were full of passion for life and dedication to their work. They treated Cao Cao Weiguo and his entourage like family, eagerly introducing them to the various conditions of the shipyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo was deeply moved by their enthusiasm. Seeing the workers' skilled techniques, their passion for their work, and their love for the motherland, he felt that this was a collective full of fighting spirit. Their mental outlook filled Cao Cao Weiguo with confidence in China's industrial development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the inspection, Cao Cao Weiguo drove alone to a coastal fishing village. There, he met Li Li Kuiyong, Jin Peng, and their group. After handing over five heavy suitcases to Li Li Kuiyong and the others, Cao Cao Weiguo took a handbag out of the trunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zzzzt!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the zipper of the handbag was pulled open, the eyes of Li Li Kuiyong and Jin Peng widened. Inside was a pile of dark, gleaming, and hair-raising hardware.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo distributed the hardware to everyone: \"Each of you take one for self-defense. Once you reach Tuen Mun, you must follow all of Director Lou's arrangements. Remember, no unauthorized actions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Li Kuiyong said steadily: \"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jin Peng said excitedly: \"Don't worry, brother-in-law.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the appointed time, the Lou family's ship arrived on schedule. Under the cover of night, Li Li Kuiyong, Jin Peng, and their group boarded the ship bound for Xiangjiang. After drifting on the ocean for several days, they finally reached their destination. In the bustling city of Xiangjiang, they began a new life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As newcomers, they faced various challenges: unfamiliar language, difficulty adapting to local customs, and concepts they couldn't understand—all of these caused them distress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, they had the Lou family as their towering tree. Under Lou Lou Xiaoe's arrangements, they entered the Lou family's shipping company to work as white-collar elites. They didn't have much work but received generous salaries, moved into apartments, drove cars, and lived a life they hadn't dared to imagine before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the elegant villa, Lou Lou Xiaoe opened the suitcase again. Inside were neatly stacked gold bars and several precious gold, stone, and jade artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to those gold bars and antiques, Lou Lou Xiaoe cared more about Cao Cao Weiguo's letter: \"Buy land, buy ships, acquire Cheung Kong Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa, the Electric Lighting Group, Sun Hung Kai stocks... That hateful guy only knows how to order people around, and doesn't even know to come and see me and his son.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the help of the gold and antiques Cao Cao Weiguo had secretly shipped over in recent years, Lou Lou Xiaoe successively founded real estate companies, shipping companies, opened jewelry stores, ran newspapers, and built garment factories, shoe factories, plastic factories, food factories, and electronics factories... Relying on sufficient capital, she quickly became a prominent figure in Xiangjiang, a respected businesswoman, and a wealthy woman with countless assets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, compared to her achievements and fame in business, she cared more about that person far away in Jingcheng. Day and night, she longed to take her son back to their hometown, back to that person's side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Knock, knock, knock!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come in!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle-aged woman in a suit pushed the door open and said softly: \"Director Lou, Chairman Huo sent someone to deliver an invitation, inviting you to attend the cocktail party at the Peninsula Hotel the day after tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Lou Xiaoe said with a calm expression: \"Got it. Accept the invitation and adjust the schedule.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged woman said in a low voice: \"Yes, Director Lou. The general manager of the Tuen Mun Great Wall Hotel called. The thugs from Hong Xing have caused trouble at the hotel for the third time, and he is asking for your instructions on how to handle it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lou Lou Xiaoe frowned: \"He has to ask me about such a small matter? The company pays him to be the manager, is he just eating for free? Tell him to make his own decision. I don't care what method he uses to solve the problem, I only look at the results. If it affects the hotel's business, then tell him to pack his bags and leave. My Lou family doesn't pay to raise useless people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged woman exited the bedroom, went to the first floor, and dialed the number for the Tuen Mun Great Wall Hotel: \"Chen Qinghua, Director Lou said for you to make your own decision. No matter what method you use to solve it, you must not affect the hotel's business, otherwise, you will be unemployed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The general manager of the Tuen Mun Hotel, Chen Chen Qinghua, said with a bitter face: \"Sister Xia Jing, why am I so unlucky? I was bullied by local gangsters at an Italian restaurant, and after finally returning to Xiangjiang, I'm being harassed by thugs here again. What kind of world is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Jing comforted him gently: \"Chen Qinghua, aren't they just a bunch of thugs? It's nothing. You have Director Lou behind you, and the Great Wall Group. Since Director Lou told you to make your own decision, then go ahead and do it. Do you want me to introduce you to Director Liu of Dongsheng?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Chen Qinghua shook his head hurriedly: \"Forget it. I've heard the rumors about Director Liu, I don't want to get involved in a murder case.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Jing asked: \"Then how do you want to deal with those thugs?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Chen Qinghua hesitated: \"I have a friend who is quite good at fighting. I want to invite him to Xiangjiang to serve as the hotel's security manager.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Jing: \"Since you have a way, then that's fine. Just remember to be careful. Those thugs can do anything when they get desperate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After ending the call, Xia Jing put down the phone and returned to her office, burying her head in the mountain of documents. As Director Lou's secretary, she managed everything from astronomy and geography to trivial matters. Her work was endless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Xia Jing was not annoyed by the heavy workload; instead, she treated these tasks as medicine. The endless work became a good remedy for her to shift her emotions and relieve her pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she had endless work on hand, she had no time to recall the past in Paris that made her regret so much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Chen Chen Qinghua left the hotel, drove to the countryside, and found his friend who was catching fish by the river. From far away, he waved and shouted: \"A-Long!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Chen Qinghua used to run a restaurant in Rome. Because he was threatened by a business group that forced him to sell the restaurant's land and frequently sent thugs to cause trouble, the restaurant's business went from bad to worse. In desperation, he sought help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Long came to Rome at the request of his uncle to protect Chen Chen Qinghua. At first, Tang Long was very unaccustomed to Roman customs, which made Chen Chen Qinghua and the restaurant staff feel resentful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day, the gangsters came to cause trouble again. Tang Long acted in anger, knocking the thugs down with sharp leg techniques, which made Chen Chen Qinghua and the restaurant staff look at him with new respect. Later, the business group retaliated repeatedly, but Tang Long defeated all the enemies with his high martial arts and tenacious fighting spirit, wiping out the gangster group in one fell swoop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although that group was destroyed by Tang Long, Chen Chen Qinghua, who was in a foreign land, ultimately could not save the restaurant. Facing constant pressure, he had to sell the restaurant at market price and returned to Xiangjiang with his savings. After several twists and turns, he entered the Great Wall Group and became the general manager of the Tuen Mun Great Wall Hotel. ===== CHAPTER 1587 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1365,"2026-06-16T08:22:08.756Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","5945244e101f0260adbe389001ded52482ff1527cafe788b1c76476aa89ed2d9","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-840","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-838",843,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-cover.gif"]