Chapter 221 Injured
Song Yuanchao was stunned for a moment. Only then did he understand the ins and outs of the money. He didn't expect that Zhang Yong would get his revenge back for him without making a fuss in the blink of an eye.
Originally, Song Yuanchao planned to settle the score with these guys later, but now Zhang Yong settled the matter in advance without even saying hello, which made Song Yuanchao surprised and touched.
"There won't be any sequelae, right?" Song Yuanchao asked.
"What sequelae can there be? Half of this storefront is mine. The three little bastards are borrowing my storefront . The things they sell are also imported from me. In fact, you are still their owner. These little bastards are blind. Since they don't want to live a good life, just send them to continue living their previous life. Even if I give them the courage, they dare not talk nonsense in front of me!" Zhang Yong said calmly, cutting vegetables with a kitchen knife in his hand. The kitchen knife made rhythmic sounds, and he cut the potatoes into thin potato strips.
Zhang Yong didn't take this matter seriously at all. Now there are so many people eating with him. Let's not talk about other places, just talk about Maiyang Road. In fact, Maiyang Road has changed from the original second-hand market to its current appearance entirely because of Zhang Yong.
After working with Song Yuanchao, Zhang Yong started looking for a more suitable store after working for a while. After a friend’s introduction, he found this store on Maiyang Road.
After taking a look here and walking around the area, Zhang Yong keenly discovered that the location of Maiyang is really good. Although it is a bit depressed at present, Maiyang Road is close to Xiafei Road and is located in the best old concession area in Shanghai. The surrounding transportation is convenient and the quality of residents is relatively high. This place is very suitable for opening a clothing store.
As for the depression, it is because the positioning of this place was wrong before. It is not appropriate to open a second-hand market in such a place. The second-hand market should be in the lower corner, or in the Central Shopping Mall. There is no suitable consumer group to set up a second-hand market in an upper corner like Maiyang Road.
In this way, Zhang Yong decisively chose Maiyang Road as the store address, and even took over nearly half of the stores on the entire street in one go.
At that time, because the second-hand goods market was depressed, it was very easy to buy a store here, and it didn't cost much. Moreover, Zhang Yong had already made up his mind after making the decision. He would not open a clothing store first, but would pretend to deal in second-hand goods and negotiate with the original store owners one by one.
Since business in the second-hand market was very poor at the time, many shop owners had already backed off from continuing to open shops there, so Zhang Yong completed his layout effortlessly.
After taking over nearly half of the stores, Zhang Yong and his people spent some money to reorganize the stores a little, and then opened more than ten clothing stores in one go.
Some of these clothing stores belonged directly to Zhang Yong, while others, like Fan Baoguo, were run by several of Zhang Yong 's brothers as second bosses. As for the remaining stores, once these clothing stores opened and became popular within a month, Zhang Yong rented them out at several times the original rent.
We have to admit that Zhang Yong is indeed a born businessman with a keen vision and decisive actions. He acted decisively when no one was optimistic about the prospects of Maiyang Road. Not only did he transform a lifeless Maiyang Road into a new clothing street in Shanghai, he also took advantage of the fashion trends to acquire nearly half of the stores and stalls on the entire street in one go. Such an approach is simply admirable.
After listening to Zhang Yong's explanation, Song Yuanchao couldn't help but admire Zhang Yong. This is the difference between Zhang Yong and Luo Yang. If it were Luo Yang, he would definitely not have such courage.
The little episode just passed. Zhang Yong didn't want to ruin their fun because of those three blind little guys, so he continued to chat and laugh with Song Yuanchao while preparing the meal.
More than an hour later, a table full of delicious food was placed on the table. Looking at the table full of delicious dishes, Lin Yan and Li Xiaoyun were almost stunned.
They originally thought that Zhang Yong and Song Yuanchao would just prepare a few simple dishes, but now they have prepared such a large table. It is surprising that the food is so sumptuous even though it is not a festival.
"I am now beginning to believe what your brother Yuan Chao said." Lin Yan sighed as she looked at the food on the table.
"What did my brother Yuan Chao say?" Li Xiaoyun asked curiously.
"Forget it...I won't say any more." When the words came to her lips, Lin Yan just laughed and stopped talking.
Li Xiaoyun was so curious that she pulled Lin Yan to tell her what was going on. Lin Yan had no choice but to secretly tell Li Xiaoyun about the so-called "buy, replace and burn" proposed by Song Yuanchao. Li Xiaoyun was amused when she heard it and couldn't help laughing out loud.
"You look so happy, what are you so happy about?" Song Yuanchao came up from downstairs with Zhang Yong, carrying the last dish. As soon as he entered the room, he saw two people laughing together.
"I'm laughing at you two Master Ma." Li Xiaoyun said happily.
"Master Ma? What Master Ma?" Song Yuanchao and Zhang Yong looked at each other and didn't understand what Li Xiaoyun meant for a moment.
"Silly! Mrs. Ma! If it's not Master Ma, then who is it?" Li Xiaoyun revealed the answer happily. Song Yuanchao was stunned for a moment and then he reacted immediately. Then Zhang Yong also understood, and they both laughed at the same time.
Zhang Yong's cooking skills are not bad, Song Yuanchao's is also good, and with the sumptuous dishes and the air-conditioning in the room, the four of them sat at the table, eating and chatting, feeling very relaxed.
Although Zhang Yong was not a college student, he had read a lot of books. In addition, he had been in society for many years and knew a lot about many things. After three rounds of drinks, Song Yuanchao and the others listened with great interest as Zhang Yong talked about some interesting stories on the Shanghai Road, especially Li Xiaoyun, who would occasionally interrupt and ask a few questions. Zhang Yong did not get angry, but smiled and explained to her in detail.
The meal lasted for several hours, from the evening until around eight o'clock in the evening. Although Song Yuanchao and Zhang Yong both drank a lot of wine, since they only drank beer and it was a slow-cooked wine, they were only slightly tipsy. After going downstairs, a cool breeze blew over from outside, and they felt refreshed all over.
"Brother, I didn't enjoy drinking today. Let's have a good drink again in a few days." Before leaving, Zhang Yong put his arm around Song Yuanchao's shoulders and said as they walked. To be honest, Zhang Yong has many brothers under him, but he has few real friends.
Although he knew that Song Yuanchao was very different from himself as a college student, and that Song Yuanchao had a brighter future than himself, while he, Zhang Yong, was just a gangster who had his current net worth by coincidence, deep down, Zhang Yong felt a little inferior when facing Song Yuanchao.
But Song Yuanchao never cared about Zhang Yong's identity, and never avoided, flattered, or disliked Zhang Yong in his interactions. This made Zhang Yong very grateful to Song Yuanchao. In addition, his current situation was inseparable from Song Yuanchao. He didn't know what Song Yuanchao was thinking, but in Zhang Yong's heart, he had long regarded Song Yuanchao as his best friend.
"Okay, I'll be staying in Shanghai for a few more days, let's meet up for a drink before we leave. By the way, if you have time, how about going to Guangzhou with us?" Under the influence of alcohol, Song Yuanchao was in a very good mood and cheerfully invited Zhang Yong.
"Going to Guangzhou? No problem. Just tell me when you're leaving in advance and I'll get the train tickets." Zhang Yong nodded with a smile. Anyway, many things in Shanghai have been regularized, and his brothers are used to taking care of the daily work. It's no problem for him to go to Guangzhou to play for a few days. It would be better to go there with Song Yuanchao.
As he spoke, Zhang Yong handed a jar of bayberry wine in his hand to Song Yuanchao. He had just made this bayberry wine this year. Drinking it when you feel unwell or have a stomachache is more effective than taking medicine. This stuff is rare in Yanjing, and is only common among the people in Shanghai.
After taking the bayberry wine, Song Yuanchao thanked him. At this time, they were almost at the intersection. There was a bus stop across the road in front of them. Seeing that Zhang Yong looked a little tipsy, Song Yuanchao asked him to go back first, and they would take the bus home directly.
As they were saying goodbye, a figure suddenly rushed out from a dark corner not far away. Song Yuanchao's reaction was a little slower than usual because he had been drinking. By the time he realized something was wrong, the figure had already rushed to a distance of only a few meters away from him and Zhang Yong. Under the dim light of the street lamp, the guy wearing a flowered shirt and bell-bottom pants, with a mustache and holding a triangular scraper that was shining with a cold light, wasn't he the guy who extorted money from them today?
"Go to hell!" The guy's face was distorted, and his pair of small green eyes were shining with brilliance. He shouted loudly at Zhang Yong who was facing his back, and stabbed Zhang Yong's back with the triangular scraper in his hand without hesitation.
"Be careful!" Song Yuanchao suddenly came to his senses and subconsciously pulled Zhang Yong to the side. Zhang Yong was also drunk, so his movements were much stiffer than usual. Although he heard the shouts behind him and Song Yuanchao's reminders, and he reacted immediately , his overall dodging speed was much slower than usual.
With a muffled groan, Zhang Yong's right arm failed to dodge and was instantly cut by the triangular scraper, with his flesh and blood gushing out.
Song Yuanchao was sober by this time. Seeing that Zhang Yong was injured, Song Yuanchao was anxious and threw the bayberry wine in his hand at the other person without thinking.
This kid was very agile. After missing the first attack, he immediately turned around and was about to attack the injured Zhang Yong again. At this time, Song Yuanchao's bayberry wine hit him. The kid dodged hurriedly, but failed to avoid it completely. The wine jar did not hit his head but his shoulder. The wine jar broke with a crash, and a pungent smell of wine filled the air.
Zhang Yong was injured due to carelessness. Although it was just a scratch on his arm, the triangular scraper was so powerful that the cut on his arm kept bleeding like a child's mouth.
But Zhang Yong didn't care about his wound at all. His face turned pale and his teeth were clenched. With the force that Song Yuanchao had used to pull him away, he turned around and faced the guy who had attacked him.
"Crap!" Zhang Yong cursed loudly, and flew forward and kicked the triangular scraper in the boy's hand at the moment when the bayberry wine hit him. Zhang Yong's kick was fierce and accurate, quite like Bruce Lee's style. The boy screamed and the triangular scraper was kicked away by Zhang Yong.
Zhang Yong hit the guy with a ruthless kick, and then he raised his left foot and hit the guy directly in the chest. The power of this kick made Song Yuanchao dumbfounded. The guy was kicked three meters away by Zhang Yong, and rolled on the ground twice, screaming in pain.
