If they are discovered, the worst that can happen is that they will just stop cooperating with you. They won’t lose anything anyway.

In the end, the only one who got hurt was the shop owner. He didn't make much money and also ruined the reputation of his shop.

So Zhao Maizhou would not even consider these people.

Who else can he turn to?

Buying people again?

Definitely not. It would be better to rent a shop...

Just when he was in trouble, Lin Shi came to him.

If he were to say, it’s no wonder his mother always said that Lin Shi brought good luck to her. Now it seems that he brought good luck to their entire family.

Was he just dozing off?

Lin Shi brought the pillow.

He looked at Zhao Maizhou with an embarrassed look on his face, "Brother Maizhou, I have something to discuss with you."

Zhao Maizhou looked at him in surprise. "What's the matter? Just tell me."

Lin Shi's cheeks flushed slightly and he looked extremely embarrassed.

"It's, it's, it's that... Do you really need someone here?"

He hesitated for a long time before finally uttering a complete sentence with difficulty.

Zhao Maizhou: “?”

Lin Shi gritted his teeth and said, "It's like this. When I was setting up a stall in the south of the city, I was bumped into by friends from the same village. They didn't expect that I was actually working for Chen's Braised Food Shop, so they had some ideas and came to me for help..."

Having said this, he lowered his head embarrassedly again.

Zhao Maizhou smiled and soothed him, "It's okay, just speak slowly. Why are you being so polite to us? Of course, I won't be polite to you either. I will definitely reject unreasonable requests directly. Just speak boldly."

He also left himself a trick, saying both good and bad things first, so even if he was rejected later, it wouldn't be considered a hurtful relationship.

Seeing that he looked normal, Lin Shi nodded with relief.

"The reputation of Chen's Braised Food Shop has long been known throughout the county. They know that I know you, so they wanted me to ask you if they can cooperate with you, that is, they buy goods and sell them in other places. Of course, if you don't want to, just ignore what I said."

Zhao Maizhou's eyes lit up instantly.

He stared at Lin Shi as if he had seen a treasure, which made Lin Shi feel creepy.

"Mai, Mai Zhou?"

Zhao Maizhou smiled very sincerely. He asked several questions in succession, "How many people are there? Are they all your friends? What are their personalities like?"

Lin Shi nodded heavily. "There are five of them, all from our village. Three of them are my friends since childhood, and the other two are my relatives. Don't worry about their character. I can guarantee that they are all honest people."

Of course, Zhao Maizhou did not completely listen to his one-sided words, he still kept it in mind.

"Okay, give me their names and I'll ask someone to find out. If they really have no problems with their character, then we can cooperate."

Lin Shi's face lit up with joy. He had not expected that this could actually work. He immediately told him the detailed information about each of them.

He was not shy at all and did not hide anything from them, from their height and appearance to their embarrassing childhood experiences.

It can be seen that they are really good friends, otherwise they would have been hostile to him if they knew about it.

Zhao Maizhou had to interrupt them at the end, otherwise Lin Shi would have revealed all three generations of their ancestors...

He couldn't help but hold his forehead with his hand. There was no need to explain it in such details. He didn't want to know so much.

His mother always says that he is honest, but he is not as honest as Lin Shi.

As soon as he said a word, Lin Shi told him almost all their details.