Chapter 455: Don't Call Him 'Ah Can' Anymore

Before Li Yue left with Li Ye, she called Li Dayong again to urge him to hurry to the capital airport to meet up.

Li Dayong hadn't gone home for this Spring Festival; he had been on duty at the Changbei Machinery Factory the whole time, fully embodying the spirit of a young man who can endure hardship and also setting a very good example.

However, young people are also the most persistent when it comes to love. Li Dayong and Pei Wenhui were in the heat of a passionate romance at this moment, and they wanted to take things a step further whenever they had the chance.

Because the paperwork for Li Ye and Li Yue to go to Hong Kong was handled by Pei Wencong, Pei Wenhui knew their itinerary. So, she just gave a hint, and Li Dayong excitedly prepared a lot of gifts, waiting to go to Hong Kong with Li Ye to pay his respects to his future mother-in-law for the first time.

When Li Ye saw Li Dayong at the airport, he looked just about as happy as a new groom.

But when Li Dayong saw the Santana that Li Ye was driving, he couldn't help but let out a sigh.

Li Ye knew he was sighing for that Lu Xun.

Li Ye couldn't help but give him a light kick on the butt, laughing and scolding, "Alright, stop pulling such a long face. I'll compensate you with a new one when I get back. If that doesn't work, I'll give you my Ferrari in Hong Kong, how about that?"

In a place like Hong Kong, there are many, many rumors of people getting rich overnight, so in the hearts of the vast majority of people, they all harbor a dream of becoming a tycoon.

Of course, you couldn't buy a Ferrari in the mainland at this time. The first Ferrari in the mainland was in '92, bought by a tycoon surnamed Li for a price exceeding 130,000 US dollars.

"I'm not going to look for Master Ye! If I'm going to look for one, I'll look for one like Master Huang. It's a pity Master Huang died young..."

"Hey, hey, hey, we aren't poor people! Let me tell you, that Ah Xuan who rents with me works as a site laborer on the construction site. How much money does he make a month?"

Fu Yiruo laughed, "This is a Ferrari, but it's not my car; it's my brother's car. I'm only driving it for two days because my brother isn't here."

Li Dayong twisted his mouth and said helplessly, "Brother, that Ferrari of yours isn't easy to drive. I always feel cramped after sitting in it. Last year, Liu Xiaohui said that a man should drive an off-road vehicle, which is why she urged Guo Tianyong to buy that Lu Xun."

"Wow, two Ferraris, two Rolls-Royces. Are those bodyguards getting out of those two Mercedes? Whose tycoon's car is this? Old Ghost, do you recognize them?"

"Why would I want to take revenge? I don't have enough time to repay the kindness! Mr. Li, please get in the car."

These three people were, of course, Li Ye, Li Yue, and Li Dayong.

And the ones who came to pick them up were naturally Pei Wenhui, Fu Yiruo, Pei Wencong, and Luo Runbo.

Old Ghost said indifferently, "Time is very valuable for wealthy families. If they weren't picking up a big shot, why would they come early and wait so long?"

However, because of the new product research and development in Changbei, Li Dayong had been to Hong Kong several times recently, so he had actually touched a Ferrari a few times.

Pei Wencong knew that Fu Guiru had been waiting for Li Ye and Li Yue. Since it was a family reunion, it might not be convenient for him to go in at this time.

"How is that possible? I've read the communique. It's not like what you said. Old Ghost, you're talking nonsense again."

Li Yue looked at the brand-new red sports car and asked with an itch in her heart, "Is this car yours? What brand is this?"

Li Ye was also amused, "So even a burly and strong man like you has awkward moments!"

Ah Liang was stunned for a moment and said stubbornly, "That just means they are good at fighting; it doesn't necessarily mean they are the ones in charge..."

Li Ye and Li Yue had standard Northern accents, which Ah Liang naturally recognized as soon as he heard them.

Seeing Li Ye's appearance, Pei Wencong didn't feel that he was a bumpkin; instead, he felt a bit closer to him.

However, Li Ye said, "If you have time, let's go in and talk about the next step of the plan."

But looking at it now, he, this big guy, didn't have the fate to drive a Ferrari with one hand in this lifetime!

Pei Wencong opened the back door of the Rolls-Royce with a face full of smiles, let Li Ye in, and then acted as the driver himself.

"And the chassis of this car is too low. With the kind of roads in the mainland, it's not very easy to drive in the city."

If Li Dayong had said, "It's nothing, smash it as you like, what kind of relationship do we have," then there would have been a rift between the two.

Li Ye first refused Pei Wencong, and then said, "However, it's fine if you find a way to get another one. My mother might travel between Pengcheng and Hong Kong in the future, and she needs a comfortable, good car."

And from the 1990s to the 2000s, Ferrari sold less than 200 cars in the mainland in total.

When Li Ye arrived at the parking lot and saw those two Rolls-Royces, he couldn't help but laugh, "Old Pei, why did you bring so many cars? Are you trying to take revenge for what I said back then?"

But the two young girls who got out of the two Ferraris were bright-eyed and white-toothed, and they were much more decent than those so-called Miss Hong Kongs.

"Fine, fine, I wish you win the Mark Six lottery every day, you don't even need to go to the mainland, you'll be a big tycoon every day, with two Miss Hong Kongs at home..."

"Pfft," Old Ghost laughed mockingly, "My father came from the north. You have no idea how powerful they are..."

"But he goes to Pengcheng once a month, and he stays for many days every time. At first, I thought he was smuggling goods, but later I found out... you can keep a mistress for a month in the mainland for a few hundred bucks."

"Mr. Li, Ah Bo and I can't wait anymore."

"Hmph, I thought it was some kind of news! If you have the guts, go ahead. The laws over there are very strict. Don't blame me for not telling you. If you happen to get caught, you'll lose a layer of skin even if you don't die."

"You can drive your brother's car as you like; he doesn't come here often anyway."

Ah Liang said unconvinced, "What's so powerful? How powerful are they?"

A motorcade consisting of six cars slowly stopped at the parking space outside the airport, attracting the attention of many taxi drivers nearby.

Li Yue got into the car, looked left and right, and instantly felt that her Santana was no longer appealing.

The people who got out of the two Rolls-Royces were fine; they looked like big bosses in suits and leather shoes, which wasn't rare in a place like Hong Kong.

Two years ago, when he took Li Dayong to Hong Kong, he asked Pei Wencong to buy him property in Hong Kong and buy a car for him to use when he went there in the future.

Haven't you seen many childhood friends who grew up together become hypocritical and estranged from each other because of the gap in their circumstances and wealth when they grew up?

Ah Liang widened his eyes and looked at the three people left and right. No matter how he looked at them, they didn't look like "big shots."

Several taxi drivers were bragging and chatting while watching the motorcade, their eyes full of envy and desire.

Old Ghost laughed, "You can't even beat them in a fight, so who do you say is in charge? Isn't the person in charge a big shot?"

When Li Ye first came to Hong Kong, he once teased Pei Wencong for not being able to afford a Rolls-Royce. Now that Pei Wencong finally drove a Rolls-Royce, he naturally had to come over and "show off" properly.

After the motorcade of Ferraris and Rolls-Royces left, the taxi driver Ah Liang returned to his companions with a gloomy face.

"Hahahaha~"

"Hmph, then I want to see what kind of big shot they are picking up."

"Oh right! Master Huang was so powerful, yet he couldn't even calculate his own death date."

"Hahahaha~"

"Right, right, right, you should hurry up and save money to find Master Ye and take a look, see when your luck will come."

"Pfft, one Miss Hong Kong is enough. I like that small-eyed Maggie Cheung..."

Just at this moment, the people in the several cars suddenly all got out, which made Ah Liang's eyes light up.

And Li Dayong had already gotten into Pei Wenhui's Ferrari, acting all lovey-dovey with her. At this moment, that bear didn't mind the cramped space of the Ferrari anymore.

"Wow, if I could marry a girl like this, then this life would truly be worth it."

The motorcade drove into the small road leading to the mountaintop and arrived at a mansion above the fog line before stopping at the entrance.

Old Ghost said firmly, "They are waiting to pick someone up, and it must be a big shot who is even wealthier and more powerful than them."

"Aiya, Old Ghost, you are such a killjoy. I'm not talking to you anymore."

As it turned out, Pei Wencong bought Li Ye a mountaintop villa and a Ferrari, but Li Ye hadn't been there for the past two years and hadn't enjoyed the life of a Hong Kong tycoon. Pei Wencong still had to drive that Ferrari out for a spin every once in a while to avoid affecting its service life.

If you hesitate for even a second when your boss asks you to be filial to his mother, you are not a qualified subordinate.

So she couldn't help but ask, "If this car were sold to the mainland, it would definitely cost a lot of money with the tariffs, right?"

If Li Ye always acted superior in front of him, he would feel at a loss.

【This is too young, isn't it?】

Fu Yiruo shook her head and said, "I don't know the specific price, but I heard Liu Xiaohui say that it seems like it's not being sold in the mainland for the time being."

Li Dayong pouted high and said aggrievedly, "You're still laughing, brother. That Lu Xun was equivalent to Liu Xiaohui giving it to me. I hadn't cherished it for a few days before it was 'blessed' by someone else.

It's only because of your good temper. If I had been at the scene, I would have definitely broken Qi Muyuan's leg..."

"What's going on? Such a big scene, just to pick up a few 'Ah Cans'? Since when did 'Ah Cans' become big shots?"

Pei Wencong didn't hesitate for even half a second and agreed to Li Ye's request.

And that "Old Ghost" who always said killjoy things was considered an outlier.

For a sedan like the Santana, the minimum ground clearance was higher than many off-road vehicles decades later.

"If Mr. Li likes it, I'll find a way to see if it can be shipped to the mainland. As long as Mr. Li needs it, you can use it at any time."

2:30 PM, Hong Kong Airport.

But after a while, Ah Liang, who had a bad back, still asked Old Ghost, "Hey, what do you think they are waiting for? Why haven't they gotten out of the car?"

Li Ye got into Pei Wencong's car, shifted his butt left and right, squeezed his back hard, and then said with satisfaction, "Hmm, it's really different from a Mercedes. Old Pei, you really know how to enjoy yourself."

The big boss and the young girl entered the airport, and after a while, they picked up three people and came out.

"Okay, okay, I will implement this matter as soon as possible."

This really wasn't because people in the mainland couldn't afford it, but because the quota Ferrari gave to the mainland was just that small, which was too bullying.

Old Ghost narrowed his eyes and said calmly, "Ah Liang, don't call them 'Ah Can' anymore. The Joint Communique has been signed. After '97, they will be the ones in charge. Do you dare to call them 'foreign devils' in front of the Hong Kong British now?"

Ah Liang asked suspiciously, "I believe you when you say they are picking someone up, after all, they are all empty cars, but how can you be so sure they are picking up a big shot?"

Fu Yiruo happily grabbed Li Yue and walked towards Li Ye's Ferrari.

The difference between a luxury item and a commuter car must be worlds apart; otherwise, the designer is incompetent.

"There are so many tycoons in Hong Kong, how could I possibly know them all? But even if I did, what's the use? Would those tycoons know poor people like us?"

"That definitely wouldn't be appropriate. You know the situation in the mainland; there's no need for that."

Pei Wencong smiled brilliantly.

Old Ghost slowly turned his head, looked at Ah Liang coldly, and said, "Every major military power in this world has fought a war with them, and none of them won in the end. Tell me, are they powerful or not?"

Pei Wencong turned his head and asked Li Ye, "Mr. Li, is it convenient for us to go in today?"

Ah Liang was a bit unconvinced and simply moved closer, wanting to see what was going on.

"Oh~"

"You are just afraid of this and that, which is why you've been poor your whole life. People need to be bold to make a big fortune. Look at so many big tycoons, weren't they poor people before?

Maybe one day when our luck turns, we can also live in a mansion on the Mid-Levels."

"Hmm, that's true. Ah Liang, your back is bad, two is indeed too much to handle."

Facing Li Dayong's resentment, Li Ye didn't get angry, because this was how close friends should be.

Li Yue felt balanced. Given the road conditions in the mainland now, cars with low chassis simply couldn't be driven.

This time Li Ye came to Hong Kong not only to reunite with his mother but also to listen to Luo Runbo's report on the gains in the Hong Kong stock market last year and to discuss the next step of the plan.

So when Pei Wencong said "can't wait," it certainly wasn't just polite talk.

As the saying goes, traveling thousands of miles is only for wealth; the early bird catches the worm.

If a little bird doesn't dare to sleep in because of two worms, then Pei Wencong and Luo Runbo, who have followed Li Ye for these years and have eaten their fill of delicacies, how could they not have time, how could they not be professional? ===== CHAPTER 456 =====