Siheyuan: Living in the People's Community, with a Heart for the Red Star

Chapter 177: Expanding the Cave

When the ladies saw Lao Yang leading the three girls of Mudan into the hall, they all stood up and surrounded them. Each of them gave Lao Yang a big hug, and Lao Yang also kissed each lady on the forehead.

Everyone sat around on the sofa and asked about their experiences on this trip. Luo Yun took the initiative to talk about the one-sided war on Belitung Island. At the end of the questioning, Haitang took the initiative to ask about the pregnancy of the three girls.

"Mudan, Jingyi, Xiaoyun, have you ever felt pregnant after all this time?"

The three girls immediately felt embarrassed when Haitang asked this, looked at each other and shook their heads. Zhao Jingyi said discouragedly: "Sister Haitang, although we tried very hard, it seems that we still can't get pregnant!"

The other two women also nodded. Haitang comforted the three of them, saying, "You can't rush this kind of thing! Rose was also very anxious at the beginning. She pestered her husband all day long, but she ended up getting pregnant before that!"

Rose on the side heard this and said quickly, "Sister Haitang, what are you talking about? Don't expose my shortcomings!"

Haitang laughed and said, "Hahaha, our Rose is embarrassed. You were not like this at that time."

The girls also laughed softly and teased each other.

Old Yang was very happy when he saw the happy family. This was the family he deserved to protect for his whole life. He would never allow anyone to destroy his beautiful life!

With the implementation of the plan that Lao Yang had planned when he left, Belitung Island began to enter a period of rapid development. Changle Company, as a company, resisted the attack of the Indonesian government and made a name for itself. It had a huge appeal among the middle and lower classes around the world. With the overwhelming recruitment advertisements of Changle Company, a large number of young people began to secretly go to the registration points of Changle Company in Hong Kong, Belitung Island and Singapore to apply to join Changle Company or Changle Mercenaries.

Changle Mercenaries accepts all who sign up, even criminals who have committed crimes can join Changle Mercenaries, and will be responsible for transporting them to the Belitung Island Mercenary Base for training and screening. As long as you meet the mercenary requirements, you can officially apply for mercenary qualifications to join Changle Mercenaries. If you are not selected to become a Changle Company employee, you will be sent out of Belitung Island and given some money as travel expenses.

The next day, after Lao Yang finished dealing with things in Hong Kong, he accompanied Haitang, Meigui, Shen Yuting and other pregnant women to the manor delivery room to receive prenatal examinations by doctors. All the women were very healthy, there was no risk of premature birth, and the babies were also developing very healthily, with no deformities found, so everyone was relieved.

With permission, Mina flew from Japan to Hong Kong overnight and lived in Lion Rock Manor.

With the return of Lao Yang, the manor became very happy, full of warmth and joy.

After 12 o'clock in the evening, Lao Yang coaxed the girls to sleep and flew to the cave on the south coast of Belitung Island. He carried a snakeskin bag filled with food and water, and Lao Yang felt guilty and put two bottles of wine in it.

As soon as Lao Yang entered the cave, he saw Soli and Charles, who were lying limply, sitting at the entrance of the cave waiting for Lao Yang. After seeing Lao Yang fall, they immediately got up, rushed to Lao Yang and reached out to grab the snakeskin bag.

Old Yang looked at the two people who were in such a mess and asked with a smile: "What's wrong? Why are you two like this? Didn't I leave you enough food for 3 to 4 days? It's only been a day and you've become so cowardly!"

Solly and Charles ignored Lao Yang and took the bag and took out the water bottle from it and drank it. Soon, the two bottles of water were completely drunk by the two of them, and their stomachs were slightly swollen.

Lao Yang said jokingly: "Do you two want to die from drinking too much water? You are now prisoners, and you have already drunk a belly full of water. I have advised you, if you die from drinking too much water, don't blame me!"

The two stopped drinking water, resisted their inner desire, picked up the bread in the bag and ate it to divert their attention from the thirst for water. Of course, after they had eaten and drunk their fill, they picked up the snakeskin bag and followed Lao Yang into the cave.

After entering the cave, Lao Yang found cans piled in a corner. Lao Yang couldn't help but sarcastically said, "Sometimes I really don't understand, are you two secret agents? You don't even have the most basic survival plan, and you consume the food in your hands without restraint! Aren't you afraid that I won't come in time and you two will starve to death?"

Although Soli and Charles were full, their throats were still sore and they were unwilling to pay attention to Lao Yang.

Old Yang took out the red wine from the snakeskin bag, and a dagger appeared in his hand, which knocked the cork out of the bottle. He took out three glasses from somewhere and poured the red wine into them.

Soli and Charles were not polite either. They each picked up a glass and shook it, then took a solemn sip and enjoyed it.

Charles smacked his lips and looked at Lao Yang hesitantly and asked, "Dear Boss Li, do you have any cigars or cigarettes?"

Under Charles' eager gaze, Lao Yang took out a box of cigars from his jacket pocket. They were Cuban roasted cigars. Lao Yang threw the cigars and lighter on the stone table. Charles immediately picked them up, opened the cigar box, took out a cigar, took out the cigar pliers in the box and cut off the cap. Then he roasted the lighter and took a deep puff. The strong smell of smoke filled the entire cave.

Charles enjoyed it contentedly, taking a sip of cigar and a sip of wine. Although Soli envied him, he didn't like cigars. He looked at Lao Yang and couldn't help asking, "Boss Li, do you have any cigarettes?"

Old Yang looked at the expectant Soli and said with a smile: "I didn't expect our Mr. Soli would ask me for cigarettes. Oh, what a coincidence, I don't smoke! ... But I do have some cigarettes on me!"

When Suo Li heard that Lao Yang didn't smoke, he looked disappointed. But when he heard that he had cigarettes, his eyes started to light up again. When he saw Lao Yang take out a pack of Hardman from his pocket, his eyes became eager.

"Boss Li, you are such a good person! When I return, I will apply to be transferred out of the Asia region and will never go against you again!"

Solly's voice was harsh and hoarse due to his dry throat and the speed at which he spoke.

Old Yang was given a good guy card, and he didn't know what to feel, so he threw the cigarette in his hand to Soli. Soli quickly caught it, snatched the lighter from Charles, took out a cigarette for himself, lit it and smoked.

Old Yang said to the two of them, "Friends, I have to remind you mercilessly! I only have so much on me, so you should smoke sparingly. It may take a few days for me to come back next time. If you use up all of it, you will have to bear it!"

When the two heard that Lao Yang might come back in a few days, they were not calm. Charles asked quickly: "Boss Li, do the people you sent to Europe and the United States have confirmed the information of the super weapon? When can we leave?"

Old Yang would not simply let the two go, but would also put more pressure on them. It would be best if they were inclined towards him so that he could get useful intelligence in the future.

"You two are also aware that my power has just begun to expand, and there are many places that I cannot set foot in. Even if I know that the company you mentioned exists, I cannot be sure whether there are super weapons inside. So I have to inconvenience you two to stay for a while. I think there will be good news soon! I will try my best to provide you with food and water, but you two also need to be restrained! After all, it is very tiring to go back and forth."

Old Yang said to the two men with an embarrassed expression.

Soli and Charles also knew that it would not be easy for Lao Yang to go up and down the mountain once, and it would be impossible for the two of them to complete the task, not to mention carrying a lot of food and water.

"Boss Li, please bring more water and food, especially water. Water is lost very quickly in this cave, and a lot of water needs to be replenished every day. Please give more water if possible!"

Charles also knew that it would not be easy for Lao Yang to get up and down, but he still asked with a try-it attitude. This is the experience summed up by people who have lived for a long time. If you try, there is always hope that you will succeed. If you don't try, you will give up completely!

So Charles succeeded, and Lao Yang nodded and agreed: "Very good, Charles. I will fulfill your wish and get you more water this time, but you still need to work hard in the future. I may come again in three days or five days, because I have been busy recently, I hope you two can understand!"

Charles nodded excitedly and said, "Okay, okay, thank you for your generosity, Boss Li! We will stay in the cave peacefully and wait for your arrival."

After confirming that the two people were healthy, Lao Yang did not stay any longer, but said goodbye to them and left the cave. After eating and drinking, Solly and Charles were exhausted physically and mentally, and did not get up to see Lao Yang off. One lay on the rocking chair, and the other lay on the stone bed to sleep and rest.

After leaving the cave, Lao Yang came to the entrance and took out several large plastic buckets of clean water, 10 kilograms of bread, 20 boxes of canned fish, two bottles of salad dressing, 20 packs of instant noodles and two quilts. As for whether the instant noodles could be cooked, that was not Lao Yang's concern. Lao Yang was very considerate and put another roll of toilet paper for Charles.

After finishing, Lao Yang jumped directly to the sea surface, changed into the Feilong and dived directly into the sea water under the cliff. He dived about 50 meters, drilled into a passage leading to the cliff, and entered the deep well he dug.

They started to dig deeper, preparing to dig to a depth of less than 10,000 meters. The water pressure above 10,000 meters could no longer bring Lao Yang the pleasure of improvement!

As Lao Yang continued to dig, he cleared a lot of rocks and continued to fill the sea. As he continued to dig deeper, the rocks became harder and harder, and the types became more diverse. Sedimentary rocks, granites, and igneous rocks appeared one after another.

When Lao Yang dug to a depth of 12,000 meters, the rocks he dug out had begun to become scorching hot. Lao Yang estimated that he might have reached the magma layer!

Lao Yang estimated that a long time had passed, so he returned to the entrance along the deep well. He took out a sealed mechanical watch from the crack in the rock and checked the time. It had been more than 24 hours.

It is still late at night. Lao Yang estimated the date. It has been more than 20 days since the last time he went to Kyoto. It is time to go back to Kyoto to take a look and send some meat over.

Old Yang came out of the underground cave and swam along the ocean current to the Indian Ocean. Soon he found a large group of hairtail fish in a shallow sea area, chasing a group of sardines to eat. He immediately collected the hairtail fish and large sardines into the space. Following the ocean current, he collected about 2000 tons of sea fish, then broke through the water and flew directly to Kyoto, China.

When passing through the jungle of Vietnam, they found a group of elephants eating. The whole group of elephants was about 50 elephants. Lao Yang immediately landed in front of the elephants and quickly killed 20 adult elephants, and put the elephant carcasses into the space.

At around 4:00 in the morning, Lao Yang returned to the Jingdu compound and entered the west wing to check. He found Li Yuping sleeping in the bedroom. Lao Yang washed up, climbed onto the bed and fell asleep with Li Yuping in his arms.

When Li Yuping woke up in the morning, she found someone hugging her, and her muscles immediately tensed up. She turned around and saw that it was Lao Yang, and immediately relaxed. The little resentment in her heart burst out, and she stretched out her hand and twisted Lao Yang's waist hard. Then, of course, a big fight was inevitable, with thunder and lightning, and yin and yang turned upside down!

Li Yuping was absent from work this morning!

Old Yang held Li Yuping in his arms and listened to Li Yuping chattering about what had happened in Kyoto in recent times.

In short, China's position in the international community was very embarrassing. After the Soviet Union abandoned China, material imports and scientific research and development all fell into a trough. In particular, the heavy debt caused an imbalance between supply and demand, and life was difficult. If it weren't for the smuggling of materials by Lao Yang's Xingbang Company and the occasional meat supply from Lao Yang, most parts of China would have starved to death.

Many students who studied in the Soviet Union were sent back to China, and they returned with great resentment. The families of these repatriated students were either powerful or wealthy, and they soon entered important departments in China after returning to China. These people messed around and caused considerable damage to China's economic development and social stability.

There are many such people in Xingbang Company, who have entered the middle and senior management through connections, causing great trouble for the company to implement Lao Yang's established policies. Li Yuping was overwhelmed and had to put out fires all day long. If Li Yuping's father had not held a high enough position and had sufficient experience, he would have been squeezed out.

These people have backgrounds and are young and energetic, so naturally they don't care about the boss behind the scenes who never shows up. They were successfully brainwashed by the KGB and believed that they were the representatives of the proletariat and had the right to exercise dictatorship over all non-proletarians, and that all capital should be nationalized and distributed by them!

Lao Yang patted Li Yuping on the back and consoled her, "We are not angry. Didn't I tell you a long time ago? These assets can be given up. If you are not satisfied with your work, why not come with me to Hong Kong? Jingyi, Xiaobai and the others are all living well. If you still want to start a company after you go there, we can set up a company in Hong Kong for you to manage."

Li Yuping still shook her head and refused, saying, "No, this is a critical period. If I leave, these people will definitely mess up the company and collapse it in an instant. I can't let our family's hard work go to waste. If I leave in disgrace, I won't feel happy and have regrets in my heart, as if I am afraid of them!"

Old Yang looked at the stubborn and competitive Li Yuping and gave her some advice with a smile.

"The company needs to develop new business. You can release a few high-profile tasks in the name of the company and let these overseas students compete for them. Then you can send them to the projects. These people don't have much ability. They will definitely run into obstacles everywhere when they go to the places. After being hit, they will no longer be so arrogant, and you can control them!"

Li Yuping felt that what Lao Yang said was indeed a good idea, so after having lunch with Lao Yang, she hurried to the company to make arrangements.