Li Li personally cooked a large table of delicious dishes to entertain Yang Jian and the others.
Bai Zheng was in a good mood and brought out all six bottles of Maotai that Yang Jian had brought.
"Xiao Yang, Meiyun, and Afeng, Anan, Junjun, today's mission is to finish one bottle each, otherwise, you'll be letting down my wife's cooking. She hasn't cooked for a long time."
"That's right. I've known godmother for so long, and this is the first time I've eaten her cooking. Yang Jian, I'm a little jealous. You're closer to my godfather and godmother."
Meng Meiyun said coquettishly, sitting next to Li Li.
Li Li smiled and said, "Xiao Yang, don't listen to their nonsense. Your Zheng Ge just loves alcohol and can always find an excuse to drink. Drink as much as you can, don't force yourself. Meiyun, on the other hand, likes to cook herself. She cooks every time she visits, so I don't get a chance to."
Yang Jian was a little surprised. "Meiyun can cook?"
"What do you mean by that? Why can't I cook? My culinary skills are no worse than a hotel chef's. Don't believe me? Ask godfather?"
Meng Meiyun appeared very proud.
Bai Zheng nodded. "Meiyun's cooking is indeed good, and she's also beautiful and has a good personality. It's a shame she found such a scoundrel like Chen Kai as her boyfriend. I'm very displeased. By the way, Xiao Yang, do you have a girlfriend?"
Yang Jian was startled. What did he mean by this? Was he trying to set him up with Meng Meiyun? He quickly nodded. "I have a girlfriend. She's a middle school teacher."
"Teachers are good. Your Li Jie was also a teacher, but she resigned to take care of the children."
"Really? Zheng Ge, what about your children?"
"My two children are studying abroad. Your Li Jie resigned because she had to go there often to take care of them. She used to be a teacher at Dongjiang University."
This surprised Yang Jian even more. How could a university teacher be associated with a mob boss? Li Li was clearly very beautiful when she was young.
However, he could understand. Wasn't Lu Yao a top student from university? She still fell for him, who was involved in the underworld.
In fact, it wasn't hard to see that most of the gangsters who did well in the underworld had beautiful wives.
It was true that bad boys were attractive to women.
Bai Zheng sending his children abroad was clearly to prevent retaliation from enemies and to secure a retreat for himself. People like them committed many illegal acts and could be targeted by the police at any time. They were also prepared to flee abroad at any moment.
Yang Jian suddenly felt that he needed to be vigilant when dealing with such people, as they might abandon him and run. Therefore, it was best not to bring money from home to invest. Agreeing to stay in Fenghuang Street was a good choice, as he didn't have to spend any money and could make a profit without investment.
After lunch, Bai Zheng took Yang Jian and the others onto his private yacht and cruised along the coastline, enjoying the scenery and the sea view.
This was Yang Jian's first time seeing the sea and riding a luxury yacht. He had broadened his horizons and the experience was certainly shocking. The lives of the rich were beyond imagination.
After spending the afternoon on the yacht, they went to a seafood restaurant in the city for dinner.
Around 8 PM, Bai Zheng took Yang Jian and the others to Dongjiang Bone and Joint Hospital, where Fo Ye was being treated.
On the third floor of the inpatient department, Ah Bao and a few brothers were guarding the door. Upon seeing Bai Zheng, they quickly opened the door.
Fo Ye's right leg was in a cast and suspended by the head of the bed. He might have woken up after a nap. Seeing Bai Zheng enter, he tried to sit up but couldn't move.
"Don't move. You seem to be quite seriously injured. What did the doctor say?"
Bai Zheng waved his hand at him.
Just as Fo Ye was about to speak, he suddenly saw Yang Jian appear behind Bai Zheng and his face filled with panic. "You, you, why are you here?"
"Xiao Yang is a brother of my junior brother. He's here to see me today, and only now do I know that you've had so many conflicts with him, and that you've always been the one provoking him. Ah Bao was able to successfully get you out thanks to the information provided by Xiao Yang. Shouldn't you thank him?"
Bai Zheng wasn't here to care about Fo Ye, but to resolve the conflict between him and Yang Jian.
It was easy to dodge an open spear, but difficult to guard against a hidden arrow. Fo Ye was vengeful. After suffering such a great loss this time, it was hard to guarantee that he wouldn't retaliate more fiercely. Although he was crippled, he had money and could easily hire assassins.
Thank him? Fo Ye felt a million grass-mud horses galloping through his mind. He had been crippled by this person, and now he had to thank him. What kind of situation was this?
But in front of Bai Zheng, he had no temper and could only lie there, clasp his hands together, and say to Yang Jian, "Mr. Yang, I'm sorry. We are family, brothers. Everything that happened before was a misunderstanding. It was my fault. I apologize again, and thank you for saving me."
"No need for apologies, and even less for thanks. Since you are Brother Zheng's brother, then our past issues are settled. Of course, if you're not convinced and still want to retaliate against me, I'll accept it all."
Yang Jian didn't consider him family, let alone a brother.
"No, no. Not to mention you are godfather's brother, just based on Mr. Yang's skills and methods, how would I dare to retaliate? Wouldn't that be seeking my own death? I really have no intention of retaliating. It's already a blessing to be alive and back."
Fo Ye was introduced to Bai Zheng by Meng Meiyun, so he also called Bai Zheng godfather, although Bai Zheng never admitted to having him as a godson in public.
"Alright, Xiao Chen. Since the misunderstanding has been cleared up, I have two things to tell you."
"Godfather, please tell me."
"Have all your people in Fenghuang Street withdrawn?"
"Yes, Xiao Song just told me that the Xichuan Gang has driven out all our people. Godfather, you need to step in. Fenghuang Street is the territory you built. You can't just hand it over."
His elite forces had been almost completely crippled by Yang Jian, and Fo Ye knew that he had no strength to contend with the Xichuan Gang in the short term.
But he knew very well that as long as Bai Zheng stepped in, the Xichuan Gang wouldn't dare to be so arrogant, because he was the true local overlord, one of the top four mob bosses in Dongjiang City. If he really got serious, he could wipe out the Xichuan Gang.
"You don't need to worry about this. I'm here to tell you that all businesses in Fenghuang Street except for the alcohol business will be handed over to the Xichuan Gang. Xiao Yang will take over the alcohol business. You arrange for someone to liaise with him, as he is not familiar with this area."
"Godfather, are you giving up Fenghuang Street?"
"It's not exactly giving up. From now on, Xiao Yang will be in charge of Fenghuang Street, and the Xichuan Gang will also be under his management. Xiao Yang will be both my brother and my partner.
Also, the alcohol business in Fenghuang Street will still give you a two percent profit. You don't need to get involved anymore."
"Thank you, godfather. Then I'll have Xiao Song liaise with Mr. Yang. He's in charge of the alcohol business."
Fo Ye was an experienced man and knew that Bai Zheng was seeking reconciliation with the Xichuan Gang. Coincidentally, Yang Jian was someone who was respected by both sides.
Thinking of being kicked out of Fenghuang Street, he naturally felt unwilling. However, to still get a two percent profit under the current circumstances, he should be content. It showed that Bai Zheng still cared for him as his godson-in-law.