Chapter 417: Hung Hing's Great Joy
"Mr. Lin, there's something I'd like to confirm."
Lin Feng received a call from Wong Bing-Yiu.
"Chief Huang, if you dare to accuse me of killing Boss Ma again, I'll turn hostile."
Boss Ma was not killed by Lin Feng, but by Bu Tonglin.
Lin Feng would never admit to something he hadn't done.
Wong Bing-Yiu said sheepishly:
"I was confused at the time."
"Besides, I only had a tiny bit of suspicion in my heart."
Lin Feng chuckled:
"That reason is quite plausible."
"You police officers, you see everyone as a suspect."
"Coupled with my bad reputation, especially among drug dealers, it's normal for you to suspect me."
Wong Bing-Yiu said with a bitter smile:
"Mr. Lin's magnanimity is truly admirable."
Lin Feng said casually:
"Have you all withdrawn your money?"
Wong Bing-Yiu sighed:
"I have to thank Mr. Lin for this. If it weren't for your reminder, who knows if I'd be able to withdraw the money now."
"I've withdrawn mine, but a portion of my subordinates still haven't."
"Fortunately, Sister-in-law's TV program let us know that the money can be withdrawn from other banks."
"The brothers' emotions have at least been appeased."
Lin Feng smiled slightly:
"That's good!"
Lok Wai-Jan's TV program was naturally something he asked her to do.
The news about HSBC having money was also released by him.
Lin Feng wished that everyone would temporarily withdraw their money from the banks.
That would be a lot of fun!
"You always come to me only when you need something."
"We're old acquaintances, so just say what you need to say."
"What is it this time?"
Wong Bing-Yiu said sheepishly:
"I can't hide anything from Mr. Lin."
"It's like this: recently, the assassins on the Outlying Islands suddenly disappeared without a trace."
"Old Guan from the Outlying Islands Headquarters asked me to inquire about what exactly happened."
Lin Feng said speechlessly:
"Isn't it a good thing that the assassins are missing?"
"Are you even nervous about this?"
Wong Bing-Yiu said with a bitter smile:
"If they left, that would be fine, but if they're hiding among the populace, that's a huge hidden danger."
"Nobody wants to run into an assassin when they're out on the street, right?"
Lin Feng said casually:
"I won't charge you for this piece of information."
"They haven't gone into hiding; they've all withdrawn from Hong Kong."
Wong Bing-Yiu was especially surprised:
"Withdrawn?"
"Why?"
Lin Feng said as a matter of course:
"No one is paying them anymore, so what would they stay here for?"
"They're assassins, not volunteers; they don't have such noble sentiments."
Wong Bing-Yiu was even more perplexed:
"What do you mean no one is paying them anymore?"
Lin Feng said impatiently:
"That woman of Boss Ma, the Okamoto devil, was killed."
"The employer is dead, so who's going to pay them?"
"Ah?!"
Wong Bing-Yiu frowned and said:
"Madam Ma was also killed?"
Lin Feng snorted coldly:
"What? You want to avenge her?"
Wong Bing-Yiu quickly said:
"Am I crazy to avenge them?"
"They were a drug lord couple."
"I'm just curious, who killed them?"
Lin Feng said indifferently:
"It's not your place to manage who it was. Even Okamoto's side has characterized it as an internal drug lord conflict. Do you still want to seek justice for them?"
"When the Tycoon Group's workers were rioting in the streets, why didn't I see you this active?"
Wong Bing-Yiu wished he could slap himself twice.
He was really bored out of his mind.
Well, he had immediately touched upon Lin Feng's taboo.
Who in all of Hong Kong didn't know that Lin Feng hated drug dealers the most?
"Mr. Lin, I didn't mean that."
Lin Feng snorted coldly:
"Whether you meant it or not, from now on, if you want information, pay up!"
He threw the phone to Li Fu,
"Chief Huang is really a buzzkill."
Li Fu shrugged.
He could understand Wong Bing-Yiu; it was purely an occupational hazard.
However, Lin Feng was clearly in a bad mood, so Li Fu naturally didn't bother to say anything good about Wong Bing-Yiu.
Lin Feng was about to continue his breakfast when Liang Kun and his wife suddenly came in, smiling.
"Brother Kun, Sister-in-law, you're here, eat with us!"
But as soon as he finished speaking, he felt something was off.
Liang Kun was as happy as an idiot:
"Ah Feng, good news, great news!"
Lin Feng carefully observed the two of them. Liang Kun was smiling so widely he couldn't close his mouth, and Shuiling was also beaming.
It must be great news.
Liang Kun sat down, took out a cigar, glanced at Shuiling, and quickly put it away consciously.
"Ah Feng, good news!"
Lin Feng's heart stirred, and he looked at Liang Kun in disbelief,
"Brother, Sister-in-law is pregnant?!"
Liang Kun's smile instantly froze, and he looked at him as if he'd seen a ghost:
"How did you know?"
Shuiling also looked surprised:
"Ah Feng, we just got confirmation from the hospital, how did you know already?"
"Did Ah Wu tell you?"
Mo Chiu-Nam quickly said:
"Sister-in-law, I didn't say anything."
"Perhaps Li Jie said it."
Li Jie sighed:
"It wasn't me either. For such a surprising moment, it's better to keep it a bit mysterious."
Li Jie was thinking of his wife and children, and couldn't help but feel a little sad.
Liang Kun waved his hand:
"Don't guess, just ask him, isn't that enough?"
Lin Feng shrugged:
"Is it that hard to guess?"
Shuiling asked softly:
"Ah Feng, how exactly did you guess?"
Lin Feng smiled:
"Actually, this isn't hard to guess."
Liang Kun's eyes widened:
"This isn't hard to guess?"
"Master Jin of Sun Luen Shing isn't as accurate as you."
"Don't keep me in suspense, quickly tell me, how did you guess?"
Lin Feng shrugged,
"This is completely effortless, alright."
"You two have always been loving, you're our role models."
Shuiling covered her mouth and laughed:
"We got married after you did."
"Your and your sisters-in-law's relationship is our role model."
Lin Feng laughed:
"The only reason Master Jin can't compare to me is that he doesn't understand your living habits as well as I do."
"I know you've already started preparing for pregnancy..."
Liang Kun rolled his eyes:
"You know that, but can you also know when your Sister-in-law got pregnant?"
Shuiling playfully scolded:
"Ah Kun, don't interrupt, let Ah Feng speak first."
Liang Kun quickly begged for mercy; in fact, he also really wanted to know.
Lin Feng smiled:
"I said you two are loving, and I wasn't just being polite."
"Brother Kun cherishes Sister-in-law, and Sister-in-law respects Brother Kun."
"When Sister-in-law is preparing for pregnancy, Brother Kun never drinks alcohol or smokes cigars at home."
"However, Brother Kun is the Dragon Head, and when he eats with his brothers, entertaining is unavoidable."
"Sister-in-law also wouldn't want to prepare for pregnancy and make Brother Kun lose face."
"Of course, she definitely wouldn't do anything to spoil the mood here with me."
"However, today, here with me, Brother Kun actually consciously put down his cigar, and unusually didn't smoke!"
"What's even stranger is that Sister-in-law didn't give any signal beforehand!"
"If I couldn't guess that, then I shouldn't be in this business!"
Liang Kun said in astonishment:
"You guessed it just like that?"
Lin Feng smiled:
"Otherwise?"
"It's not hard!"
"We've been friends for so many years; I know your personality best."
"To make a guy like you, who has no taboos, consciously abide by the rules set by Sister-in-law, even putting aside your pride..."
"Besides Sister-in-law being pregnant, I really don't know what else could make you do that."
Liang Kun scoffed:
"That's really boring."
Shuiling's eyes sparkled, and she said sincerely:
"Ah Feng, your brotherly bond is truly strong."
Lin Feng laughed heartily:
"Brothers for life!"
He clapped his hands, calling over Li Fu,
"Xiao Fu, you heard it just now."
"Sister-in-law is pregnant, quickly clear away these greasy things, and hire the best confinement nurse in Hong Kong to take care of Sister-in-law."
Shuiling said in astonishment:
"I'm only eight weeks pregnant..."
"No need to be so nervous, right?"
Lin Feng said seriously:
"That won't do. You are now a key protected person."
"Whether the Li family has an heir depends on you."
Shuiling said happily,
"Alright then."
Liang Kun's expression was very complex.
Lin Feng patted Liang Kun's shoulder and said to Shuiling:
"Sister-in-law, Brother Kun and I are going to have a cigar."
Shuiling smiled and said:
"Go ahead, go ahead."
The two came into the courtyard, and Lin Feng directly called Ho Man:
"Ah Min, Sister-in-law is pregnant."
"Come back and see her when you have time."
Liang Kun said speechlessly:
"Why are you more nervous than I am?"
"She's only eight weeks pregnant, less than two months, and her belly isn't even showing. Why are you so nervous?"
Lin Feng sighed:
"Brother Kun, you really need to learn from me and observe carefully."
"Didn't you notice Sister-in-law's walking posture?"
"She's carrying herself, just like a heavily pregnant woman."
"She's carrying the Li family's child now, we have to take care of her."
Liang Kun snorted coldly:
"Others weren't so delicate when they had babies, and she's not a delicate person, yet you spoil her so much."
Lin Feng shook his head:
"You're wrong."
"It's not me spoiling her; our whole family spoils her."
"Believe it or not, Ah Min will be here in a bit?"
Liang Kun said in surprise:
"Ah Min is a school director, would she drop work and rush back?"
Lin Feng smiled:
"Want to bet?"
Liang Kun rolled his eyes:
"Am I crazy to bet with you?"
"I never win when I bet with you, so no bet!"
Lin Feng laughed heartily:
"No bet is the right choice."
"Not just Ah Min, but everyone who gets the news will come back."
"Even if they can't come back, they'll send gifts."
"If Old Mother knows about this, she definitely won't be able to stay in Repulse Bay."
Liang Kun gasped, saying dejectedly:
"Is it that serious?"
Lin Feng shrugged:
"When I was young, our family didn't have the means, otherwise, my life would probably have been similar to Ah Sang's."
Liang Kun nodded slightly:
"That's for sure."
Lin Feng laughed:
"Our family has means now, so Sister-in-law naturally has to live a better life."
"Otherwise, what are we brothers risking our lives for?"
"If we make money and don't enjoy it, do we still have to live like before?"
"Wouldn't that mean we worked for nothing?"
After Lin Feng finished speaking, he pulled out a box of cigars from his pocket. Liang Kun swiftly snatched it from his hand and, without waiting for Lin Feng to trim it, started fiddling with it himself.
"Brother Kun, how does it feel to be a father?"
Liang Kun's mood was a little complicated:
"What feeling?"
"I just hope that whatever is in Water Ling's belly, whether it's a son or a daughter, doesn't turn out like you when you were little."
Lin Feng was momentarily stunned.
"You don't even know how annoying you were when you were little, but you were also very cute."
Liang Kun took a deep drag from his cigar, exhaling a thick cloud of smoke,
"I'm really unlucky."
Lin Feng came back to his senses and quickly said:
"What nonsense are you talking?"
Liang Kun said with a wry smile:
"No nonsense."
"Water Ling is eight weeks pregnant."
"Which means she got pregnant not long after we got married."
"Good heavens, I wasted over a month eating big meals!"
"Oysters, turtle soup, cow's delight, lamb kidneys... I'm practically sick of eating them all."
"If I had known, would I have suffered this?"
Lin Feng wondered:
"That's not right, Sister-in-law's period must have been a month late, right?"
"You didn't know?"
Liang Kun shrugged:
"For a Triad woman, isn't an irregular period normal?"
"Who would think of that?"
"But thankfully, I'm free starting today; I finally don't have to eat those unappetizing big meals anymore!"
Lin Feng laughed heartily:
"Alright then."
"When do you plan to tell Old Mother the good news?"
Liang Kun thought for a moment and said:
"Tomorrow!"
Lin Feng was surprised:
"Why tomorrow?"
Liang Kun said casually:
"Wouldn't Old Mother be overjoyed to hear it?"
"She definitely wouldn't continue to live in Repulse Bay but would live with us."
This was almost certain; helping a daughter-in-law through her confinement period was something most mothers-in-law, unless they were too unreasonable, would do.
This was also a long-standing tradition in their Mainland.
"The house has a room ready for Old Mother, but you know, she's sentimental and can't bear to throw many things away."
"I estimate we'll have to move."
Lin Feng said speechlessly:
"What are you thinking?"
"Sister-in-law is the most important now; just let Sister-in-law persuade her."
Liang Kun doubted:
"Can Water Ling persuade her?"
Lin Feng shrugged:
"Anyway, she has more sway with Old Mother than you do."
Liang Kun's mouth twitched.
Lin Feng sighed faintly:
"It was last year, I think, when I took my wives to Old Mother's place."
"She looked at my wives and was very happy."
"When it was time to leave, she said something unintentionally..."
Liang Kun was dismissive:
"What could Old Mother have to say to you?"
"It's always the same old things, isn't it?"
Lin Feng shrugged:
"Old Mother said that your elder brother's nature might not allow him to settle down, and he might end up alone."
"When your children grow up, they can visit him often so he won't be too lonely."
Those words completely silenced Liang Kun.
Lin Feng smiled:
"See, now you know how high Sister-in-law's status is in Old Mother's heart, right?"
"Even though Sister-in-law doesn't have a good background, Old Mother doesn't mind."
"Someone willing to marry you, in her eyes, means your Old Li family's ancestral grave is smoking green!"
"Now, it's even more so; you finally have an heir."
"Half of Old Mother's worries are gone."
Liang Kun's eyes were slightly red, but he still stubbornly said,
"Old people are the most troublesome; they have endless worries."
"Before, she worried I didn't have a wife; with a wife, she worried about no children. Now that Water Ling is pregnant, she starts worrying if the child can be born safely..."
"You'll see, once the child is born and mother and child are safe, she'll start worrying if the child can grow up safely and not go astray..."
Lin Feng sighed softly:
"Children are a debt!"
Liang Kun was speechless for a moment.
After a long while, he asked:
"I have one now, what about you?"
"Didn't you tell me last time that having children was a bit troublesome for you?"
Lin Feng rolled his eyes:
"I have eight wives, so even if each of the eight has one chance of conception each month, they'll likely get pregnant."
"The doctor said my 'seeds' are a bit too vigorous, which ironically makes it harder to conceive."
"However, that doesn't matter."
Liang Kun said seriously:
"Don't say that."
"Before, I actually had an 'it doesn't matter' attitude towards having children."
"We started out risking our lives from a young age; the environment was very harsh, living one day at a time. Why have children? Are we going to let them join the Triad with us?"
"Now, it's completely different."
"If your plan succeeds, we won't have to live a Triad life anymore, and with children, we can give them the best life."
"They can do whatever they want; if they want to be doctors, they can be doctors; if they want to be lawyers, they can be lawyers. We have the means."
"You're still young; if you have children, you'll have enough time to nurture them."
"It certainly won't be worse than our past."
Lin Feng looked at him suspiciously:
"Brother Kun, how come I didn't know you were so long-winded? You're more nagging than Old Mother."
Liang Kun flew into a rage:
"You brat, how dare you speak to me like that?"
"Don't you know it's rare for me to speak my heart?"
Lin Feng scoffed.
Liang Kun sighed:
"If I had these conditions back then, how could I have led you into the martial world?"
Lin Feng said casually:
"If you hadn't risked your life to provide for me back then, I would have died long ago."
Both brothers fell silent.
After a long time, Liang Kun smacked his lips:
"It feels pretty good to be alive now, doesn't it?"
Lin Feng rolled his eyes:
"Who would want to die if they can live?"
"Compared to those who started out with us, we are countless times luckier."
"However, I don't want my children to be involved in the martial world again."
Liang Kun asked:
"Ah Sang, aren't you letting him get involved in the martial world?"
Lin Feng shook his head:
"No."
Liang Kun frowned:
"Then why are you having him train his body from a young age?"
Lin Feng said curiously:
"What does training the body have to do with being in the martial world?"
"It's always good to strengthen the body and have some self-defense skills."
Liang Kun was particularly puzzled:
"Are you kidding?"
Lin Feng said speechlessly:
"Whether it's Ah Sang or my future children, or even your children, I plan to have them train their bodies with me from a young age."
Liang Kun frowned:
"Martial arts training is very tough."
Lin Feng said casually:
"Compared to the hardships of martial arts training, it's better than having no self-preservation ability when they grow up."
"Martial arts training is tough, but it can cultivate a strong character in children. Compared to that, I think it's pretty good."
Liang Kun pressed on:
"Is it really necessary?"
Lin Feng immediately gave an example:
"Have you forgotten the case that happened a while ago?"
"Little Tycoon, the son of Tycoon, was kidnapped."
"Tycoon paid 1.04 billion for him."
"Do you want something like that to happen to you too?"
Liang Kun snorted coldly:
"Who dares to kidnap my child? I'll kill him."
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Chapter 418: Liang Kun Wants to Do Good Deeds
"Where is Sister-in-law?"
Liang Kun stared dumbfounded at everything before him—Ho Man had come, Lok Wai-Jan had come, and most importantly, Old Mother had also arrived.
"When did you tell Old Mother?"
Liang Kun was completely bewildered.
Lin Feng rolled his eyes, "I only told Ah Min; I never spoke to Old Mother."
"Ah Min probably told her."
Liang Kun said speechlessly, "I was planning to go to her personally to give her a surprise. Ah Min, that bigmouth!"
Lin Feng shook his head, "You wanted to hide such a big matter from Old Mother?"
"I don't know what you were thinking."
Old Mother, flanked by Ho Man and Lok Wai-Jan, burst in tempestuously: "Ah Kun, Ah Feng, where's Shuiling?"
Lin Feng immediately abandoned Liang Kun and scurried forward like a lackey: "Old Mother, please slow down. Sister-in-law is inside the house."
Old Mother frowned, "Ah Kun, why aren't you inside with Sister-in-law? Leaving her alone in there?"
Liang Kun felt extremely wronged, "Old Mother, Ah Feng and I just came out for a cigar."
He was clever for a moment, "Isn't Shuiling pregnant?"
"Smoking cigars is bad for her health, so Ah Feng and I came outside to smoke."
Old Mother nodded in satisfaction, "Smoking is bad for the baby's health. You two are doing the right thing."
Liang Kun had just breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sister-in-law still has a long time before she gives birth. You should quit smoking!"
Liang Kun was dumbfounded.
"And quit drinking too!"
Liang Kun was on the verge of tears.
He was unwilling; he had to struggle a bit.
"Old Mother, why doesn't Ah Feng have to quit?"
Lin Feng's eyes widened. Good heavens, is this how a Triad boss acts? If he's having a bad time, he wants his younger brother to have a bad time too?
I'll remember this.
Old Mother shot him a glare, "Ah Feng's wife isn't pregnant, so why should he bother quitting smoking?"
"When his wife gets pregnant, he'll have to quit too."
Lin Feng was stunned, glaring fiercely at Liang Kun.
Ho Man and Lok Wai-Jan looked at the two with sympathy, unable to help.
In this family, Old Mother held the highest status, and the two women knew very well how to curry favor with her.
That's why, after getting the good news, they reported it to Old Mother immediately.
Old Mother looked at her two sons with disdain, "You two don't need to go in. Just stay here."
After speaking, she led the two women directly into the house.
Liang Kun looked up at the sky, speechless, sighing, "What kind of situation is this?"
Lin Feng gritted his teeth, "You actually dragged me down with you?"
Liang Kun defended himself, "You've always been favored, so I brought you up, hoping to get an exemption based on your influence."
"Who knew that even you, the most favored youngest son, couldn't do it."
Lin Feng said angrily, "You're truly foolish."
"The youngest son and the eldest grandson are the darlings of the elders."
"With an eldest grandson on the way, why would Old Mother care about her youngest son?"
Liang Kun was confused, "What?"
Lin Feng retorted, "Haven't you seen how much Old Mother dotes on Ah Sang?"
"He goes to Repulse Bay every week."
"Even his martial arts training time with me has to be coordinated."
"And you just now actually fantasized about using my influence to get out of quitting smoking and drinking?"
"Truly smart in one aspect, foolish in another."
Liang Kun sighed, "If a man doesn't smoke, drink, or lust in his life, then what's the point of living?"
Liang Kun was extremely lustful, but of course, after marrying Shuiling, he could only be tied to her alone.
He didn't even engage in casual flirtations anymore.
Firstly, Lin Feng constantly harped on about public restrooms being unsafe, and Liang Kun was afraid of catching some troublesome illness.
Secondly, Shuiling was truly capable of killing someone.
If she ever found out that Liang Kun was cheating behind her back, Liang Kun would be fine, but that other woman might very well be finished.
With these two factors, Liang Kun lost all such inclinations.
Now that Shuiling was pregnant, it meant he couldn't indulge in women for the next nine months or so, leaving only smoking and drinking as his sole hobbies.
If he had to give up even smoking and drinking, Liang Kun would genuinely suffer!
Lin Feng said speechlessly, "Boss, once the baby is born, you'll be free."
"It's only nine months; just bear with it, and it'll pass."
Liang Kun sighed, "Forget it, in the future, I just won't smoke or drink at home, won't that work?"
Quitting smoking and drinking was impossible for him; not doing such things at home was already Liang Kun's biggest concession.
Lin Feng shrugged, "I guess Old Mother also knows you won't follow her words; she's just giving you a reminder."
"You're her flesh and blood; how could she not understand you?"
Liang Kun felt even more powerless, "Men are supposed to be the head of the household, so why do I feel my status at home is getting lower and lower?"
Lin Feng asked in surprise, "When did you ever have status at home?"
Liang Kun was speechless.
That… was actually quite true!
Ever since Lin Feng was adopted, he had replaced Liang Kun as Old Mother's favorite.
Anything good to eat or use was always given to Lin Feng first.
Of course, Lin Feng's sweet talk and filial piety were also important reasons.
Later, when Lin Feng got a wife, Liang Kun's status dropped even further.
He was constantly nagged to get married, and Old Mother's gaze towards him grew more disdainful by the day.
He finally managed to get a wife, fulfilling Old Mother's wish, and thought his family status must surely improve somewhat, right?
But then Shuiling was placed above him.
Now, with Shuiling pregnant, observing Old Mother's attitude towards her, it was imaginable that once the baby was born, his own status would sink even lower.
Liang Kun was particularly indignant, "I am clearly the eldest son, so why is my family status so low?"
Lin Feng shrugged, "Many eldest children in families are like this."
"Haven't you heard, 'the eldest is honest, the second is cunning, the third is as sly as a ghost…'"
"Our family only has two children; you're the eldest, I'm the second. There's no third child as sly as a ghost, so you should be secretly happy."
Liang Kun spat fiercely, "So you're saying I should thank the heavens?"
Lin Feng nodded gravely, "You should indeed thank them."
"Leaving everything else aside, the things we two brothers did in the past, for us to still be alive, it's truly the heavens looking out for us."
Liang Kun fell silent for a moment, then murmured after a long while, "You're right!"
"Before, we were reckless, only caring about fighting for our lives. We both have many lives on our hands, and we didn't think much of it."
Low-level gangsters wanting to make a name for themselves had to rely on fighting.
Once they became Triad bosses, they no longer had to do such things.
It could be said that it was completely different from their previous world.
Of course, this difference only existed within the Top Ten Gangs.
In smaller Triads, even if you rose to power, due to the different foundations of the Triads, the hall master who was supposed to fight would still continue to fight.
Not to mention Liang Kun, even Lin Feng had many lives on his hands.
If you wanted to get ahead, weren't a second-generation rich kid, and didn't have a noble patron, fighting for your life was the only option.
Compared to them, Chicken, Lok Tin-hung, and others were particularly lucky.
Lin Feng said nonchalantly, "This is the fate of people in the underworld."
"Poor background, uneducated, and unwilling to work honestly, what other choice is there besides fighting for your life?"
"For us to be alive is already an immense stroke of luck; we cannot ask for more."
Liang Kun shook his head, "I'm not asking for more; I'm just thinking if I should accumulate some good karma."
Those who live in the underworld constantly struggle on the edge of life and death, never knowing when they might be gone, so they are the most superstitious.
They worship Lord Guan more diligently than anyone else, consulting every kind of fortune-teller they can find.
People in the underworld rely on the saying, "What is destined will eventually come; do not force what is not."
Living by the sword, fighting for their lives, it's all about whose fate is tougher.
Those with tough fates rise, those with weak fates fall.
That's all there is to it.
Lin Feng could understand Liang Kun's thoughts, "You want to accumulate some good karma for the child?"
Liang Kun nodded, "I'll probably go to hell after I die."
"Before, I didn't feel anything about it; anyway, what we've done, how is it different from being in hell?"
"But the child is different."
"I'm not a good person, and Shuiling isn't exactly a good person either."
"If I don't accumulate some good karma for the child, the child might be born bearing our debts."
"That won't do."
"Ah Feng, you've been doing good deeds all these years. Do you have any good projects for me to get involved in?"
Lin Feng said casually, "There are always good deeds to be done."
"If you want to do them, I welcome it."
"Right now, there's a big project, which is to help children in the mountainous areas of our Mainland get an education."
"To allow them to learn knowledge."
Liang Kun was startled, "Mainland?"
Lin Feng nodded, "Yes, Mainland!"
"Our Mainland has a large population base and low prices, so the same amount of money can help more people."
"If even one percent of these sponsored children can become successful, they will also be our support in the future."
Liang Kun quickly said,
"Ah Feng, I want to do good deeds, but I didn't expect them to repay us for anything."
Lin Feng shook his head:
"Your thinking is wrong."
Liang Kun frowned and said:
"Doing good deeds should be without expecting anything in return."
Lin Feng explained:
"That's true, in a way."
"I'm not asking them for anything in return. Our group runs legitimate businesses, and our Mainland will be our top priority in the future."
"If the children we sponsor can succeed and work for our company, have you ever thought about the sense of accomplishment that would bring?"
"We employ them, provide them with good jobs—these are living examples."
"The social impact of that would be much greater."
Liang Kun thought for a long time, always feeling something was off, but he couldn't pinpoint what it was.
After much thought, he still couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking.
Lin Feng's meaning was actually very simple: he wanted a full-cycle approach to doing good.
Doing good deeds without expecting anything in return is not wrong, but it's not sustainable in the long run.
The most sustainable way to do good is to create a continuous cycle.
Ultimately, doing good deeds requires vast sums of money; relying solely on pure altruism is not sustainable.
With the immense potential of our Mainland, if even one percent of the children sponsored by the company succeed, and if one percent of those successful children join the company, they can continuously create wealth, which in turn allows for continued investment in charity. Only then can it be sustained long-term.
This was fundamentally different from Liang Kun's understanding of good deeds.
In the Mainland's mindset, good deeds should inherently be done without expecting anything in return; otherwise, what kind of good deed is it?
In Lin Feng's understanding, changing a person's original destiny is the greatest good deed.
Sustaining the change in certain people's lives is the ultimate good.
If a person has never seen light, then darkness is irrelevant.
But if you show him light, ignite a spark of hope, and then cruelly extinguish that spark of hope... that's not a good deed, that's creating evil.
Liang Kun shrugged:
"I don't understand what you mean, but you know more than I do, so listening to you can't be wrong."
"I'm going to take out some of my savings to do good deeds. Help me pick a good project."
Lin Feng smiled:
"Today is a good day, and Brother Kun's words also reminded me."
"It's time to accumulate some good karma for our children."
"I'll put aside ten percent of the profits from this project."
"It will be invested in charity, to sponsor children in the mountainous areas of our Mainland."
Liang Kun said in surprise:
"Ten percent, won't that be a bit little?"
Lin Feng looked at him speechlessly:
"Brother Kun, do you know how enormous the funds for this project are?"
"Ten percent is not a small amount."
Liang Kun frowned and said:
"It's only tens of millions..."
Lin Feng clapped his hands:
"Good heavens, the guy who borrowed money from me to buy a building a while ago now looks down on tens of millions."
Liang Kun said awkwardly:
"It's just that I'm a new father, so I'm a bit excited."
Lin Feng rolled his eyes:
"Don't worry, I'm not that petty."
"After all, our net worths are different now, so how could we only contribute so little to charity?"
Liang Kun asked in surprise:
"How much exactly is this ten percent you're talking about?"
Lin Feng said casually:
"More than your net worth before."
Liang Kun gasped:
"Are you kidding me?"
With Lin Feng's help, Liang Kun's net worth grew like it was being inflated.
When Liang Kun married Shui Ling, he truly married into wealth; Shui Ling's net worth was more than ten times his.
However, a single project from Lin Feng allowed Liang Kun to surpass Shui Ling.
That time, his net worth reached over two billion.
For this project, ten percent of the profit was even higher than his net worth?
How was that possible?
Lin Feng explained:
"These past few days, Chen Taotao has been very busy in the stock market."
"Taking advantage of HSBC's weakening, he indeed seized a lot of substantial profits."
"Let me put it this way, just the day before yesterday, our capital expanded thirtyfold!"
Liang Kun's mouth dropped open:
"That much?"
Lin Feng smiled and said:
"According to my estimates, by the time this project ends, our total capital will expand even further."
Liang Kun frowned and said:
"Ah Feng, why don't we stop while we're ahead?"
Lin Feng said speechlessly:
"This is just the beginning."
"HSBC hasn't even started to fight back yet!"
Liang Kun was startled:
"You still want to go head-to-head with HSBC?"
Lin Feng sneered:
"We've been going head-to-head with HSBC for a while now."
"From the moment we first created this run on the bank, we've already stood against HSBC."
"Do you think HSBC doesn't know we're behind it?"
"After Mr. Shen's disappearance, HSBC quickly stabilized the situation. They've elected a new acting president, a man named Brown, who has already called me."
Liang Kun frowned and pondered for a long time,
"Can't we retreat?"
Lin Feng nodded:
"Once the arrow is shot, there's no turning back. Either we cripple them, or we wait for them to recover and slowly devour us."
"These are the only two paths, no other choice."
Liang Kun gritted his teeth and said:
"Lifelong brothers, you fight, and I'll be with you!"
"It's just HSBC? Let's do it!"
Lin Feng laughed heartily:
"I knew it, Brother Kun is always behind me."
Liang Kun's expression was calm,
"At worst, we'll just go back to being Triad members."
Lin Feng shook his head:
"Now that I'm on this path, I don't want to be a Triad member anymore."
"When this war ends, our identities will change."
"No matter what, we won't be associated with traditional Triad members anymore."
Liang Kun looked at him suspiciously:
"That's HSBC, are you that confident?"
Lin Feng said seriously:
"Brother Kun, when have you ever seen me fight a battle I wasn't confident in?"
Liang Kun said irritably:
"You're still talking? Haven't you done enough reckless things like a greenhorn?"
"Don't forget how you got that scar on your chest?"
"Damn it, I thought you wouldn't make it and was preparing for your funeral."
"Luckily, you're tough, boy, and you pulled through!"
Lin Feng was extremely speechless:
"I'm talking about after I turned seventeen!"
"Why do you always bring up old things?"
"Who hasn't been young before?"
Liang Kun said amusedly:
"You're clearly a young man in his twenties, why do you speak so old-fashioned?"
"In my eyes, even when you reach my age, you'll still be young!"
"What, you don't agree?"
Lin Feng raised both hands in surrender,
"Alright, I can't argue with you!"
"No wonder the elders say, 'Don't share a tomb with an old man when you die, he'll only expose your shortcomings.'"
Liang Kun patted Lin Feng's head,
"Why say such disheartening things? We still have a long time to spend together."
Lin Feng smiled:
"You can trust me to handle things. After this war is over, I guarantee our children will all be second-generation rich."
Liang Kun smiled and said:
"You will definitely get what you wish for."
He looked up at the sky,
"Who would have thought that the little baby I picked up on the street back then has grown to this extent?"
Lin Feng shrugged, pulled out his cigar case,
"Want one?"
Liang Kun shook his head:
"No thanks!"
"Old Mother is here, so I won't smoke."
"You smoking is fine, Old Mother dotes on you."
"But if I smoke... I'm the chairman of the Hung Hing Group, am I still going to let Old Mother chase after me to hit me at this age?"
Lin Feng burst out laughing.
"Brother Kun, Ah Feng, what's so amusing?"
The two brothers looked in the direction of the voice, to see Chiang Tin-Yeung slowly getting out of his car.
Liang Kun asked with a smile:
"How is Mr. Chiang doing?"
Chiang Tin-Yeung had, after all, gone to see Chiang Tin-Sung. He was his only biological brother, so he couldn't not go.
"Sigh."
Chiang Tin-Yeung sighed deeply,
"I almost didn't get in."
Liang Kun and Lin Feng exchanged glances, both looking surprised and uncertain.
"You're his biological brother, how could he not see you?"
Chiang Tin-Yeung's face was clouded with gloom,
"My brother has completely changed, he doesn't even mention Hung Hing matters to me, and he seems somewhat uninterested in my affairs."
"If I bring up your matters, his face immediately changes."
"Sister-in-law, who was by his side, also got quite an earful."
"I just feel like he's a completely different person."
Chiang Tin-Yeung sighed. He had originally intended to have a good chat with Chiang Tin-Sung, but he hadn't expected to encounter such a situation, which left him feeling utterly dispirited.
Lin Feng smiled:
"Mr. Chiang, you've come at just the right time. I have some good news to tell you."
"My Sister-in-law is pregnant."