He told Liu Guangtian about it in secret. Liu Guangtian was initially furious, but then had no choice but to swallow his anger and help Liu Guangfu make plans.

There's nothing we can do about it; who doesn't like money?

If you were to ask what was the most profitable thing to trade in 1989, the answer would definitely be fruit rolls (implied meaning).

Since the transfer of fruit rolls was officially permitted, a term has appeared repeatedly in major newspapers: regional arbitrage.

Because fruit prices vary across different regions, you can make money by buying low and selling high.

Some people made a profit of 2,000 yuan in just three days!

Liu Guangtian suggested to Liu Guangfu that they use this excuse to lure the Smiling Tiger to Li Huaide.

The two brothers put their heads together and immediately got to work.

Unable to resist the lure of high profits, the smiling tiger predictably fell into the trap and was successfully brought before Li Huaide by Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu.

As for what happened next, that's beyond their knowledge.

Li Huaide was very generous and gave a reward of 500 yuan in one go!

This made the brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu extremely happy.

After leaving the crystal trading company, they went straight to Sha Zhu's restaurant, Shu Xiang Yuan.

It's true that the Yan family had a grudge against Sha Zhu, but the Liu family didn't.

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu come to eat at Shazhu's place without any burden.

They arrived outside of mealtime. Sha Zhu and Xiao Dang weren't there. Only an old man sat at the door with a teacup, watching people come and go on the street, looking quite content.

Liu Guangfu stepped forward to greet them, and Yi Zhonghai was quite surprised: "What brings you here?"

Liu Guangtian replied, "Uncle, what are you talking about? If you come to a restaurant and don't eat, what else can you do?"

Yi Zhonghai nodded and stood up: "Then please sit down first. If you want tea, please pour it yourselves. I'll go and call Zhuzi back to cook some dishes!"

After Yi Zhonghai left, Liu Guangtian said to Liu Guangfu with a look of disgust, "What is this? There isn't even a waiter. It's really embarrassing!"

Liu Guangfu was also helpless: "If we don't go here, where else can we go? Qili Pavilion, do you dare to go there?"

Liu Guangtian was speechless, but stubbornly persisted: "Do you even know what it means to be the customer's king?"

Liu Guangfu rolled his eyes: "The premise is that we have to be rich, otherwise we'll look like a bunch of idiots, which would be embarrassing enough!"

Liu Guangtian sighed dejectedly, then took out a cigarette and tossed one to Liu Guangfu, saying, "I just don't understand why Dad offended Fatty back then?"

Instead of looking for the cause within themselves, the two brothers even chimed in, "You know what I mean! If it weren't for our old senile dad offending Fatty, we'd be living the high life like Thunder Tiger and Dragon Tiger, eating and drinking well with Fatty. How comfortable would that be?"

Liu Guangtian cursed irritably, lit a cigarette and took a deep drag: "Stop dreaming, let's think about what's right now, how to cling to Li Huaide's coattails."

"..."

Someone came to eat, and soon Sha Zhu returned with Yi Zhonghai.

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were not outsiders either. Sha Zhu didn't even bother to change his clothes and asked them, "What are you all eating today?"

Liu Guangtian slammed his fist on the table: "Twice-cooked pork! It has to be twice-cooked pork!"

Liu Guangfu retorted, "Stir-fried pork kidneys, I love eating pork kidneys!"

Sha Zhu laughed: "Alright, two dishes are enough for the two of you; I'll also give you a plate of peanuts and a dish of fried small fish, that'll be perfect. What do you want to drink?"

Speaking of wine, Liu Guangtian asked Shazhu, "I heard you have foreign wines here?"

Sha Zhu was taken aback by the question, and only then did he realize what it meant: foreign wine; it was exported and then resold domestically. Fatty's third sister, Chen Fang's company, supplied the wine to Lou Xiao'e, labeled it with the "Lebashi" trademark, and then sold it back to the mainland.

With this inflow and outflow, the value naturally increases, but it's not particularly outrageous; it's affordable for domestic wage earners and small business owners.

So even Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu, now that they have money, want to be the first to try it.

Sha Zhu shook his head as he listened: "That's called red wine. Here's what we'll do: I'll open the wine for you first, let it rest for a while, and then you can drink it when the food is served."

Liu Guangfu was stunned: "Shazhu, what do you mean? This wine can make you sleepy?"

Sha Zhu didn't know how to explain it to them, so he simply said, "Alright, don't ask anymore. Just watch me demonstrate it once and you'll understand."

In no time, Sha Zhu returned with a bottle of red wine with foreign writing on it and a decanter.

Liu Guangtian looked at the decanter curiously and said, "Why does this thing look like a chamber pot?"

Liu Guangfu ignored him, his eyes fixed on Sha Zhu, watching him skillfully use a lighter to burn open the mud seal, pull out the cork, and make a "bang" sound!

The garnet-red liquid was slowly poured into the decanter. Sha Zhu instructed the two brothers, "The aroma of this wine cannot fully evaporate in the bottle. It only comes out when it comes into contact with air, and the wine tastes better that way. Also, there's tannin, which is a substance produced during the brewing of this wine. It's sour and astringent, and you have to remove that stuff before you can drink it."

Upon hearing that the wine would be sour and astringent if not properly sobered up, Liu Guangfu resisted the urge to have a glass immediately. Instead, he asked, "Shazhu, you're really cultured now. Who told you all this?"

Sha Zhu gave him a look as if he were an idiot: "Of course it's the distributor. If he doesn't teach me, how am I supposed to help him sell alcohol?"

The "he" that Sha Zhu mentioned was none other than Chen Fang's husband, Boss Li.

"..."

When Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were at Shuxiangyuan, the Smiling Tiger was beaten until he was covered in blood.

Li Huaide's thugs were ruthless when they attacked, and Dingguang Wusi gave the Smiling Tiger a thorough beating.

The smiling tiger tightly covered his vitals, stubbornly remaining silent.

Seeing that the beating had gone on long enough, Li Huaide waved his hand and said to the smiling tiger who was sprawled on the ground like a lump of mud, "From now on, you will fully cooperate with Xu Damao. If this matter is messed up again, you know what will happen."

After his men carried the smiling tiger out, Li Huaide called out from inside, "Come out."

Wearing black stockings and red shoes, You Fengxia swayed gracefully as she walked out, knelt before Li Huaide, and said with a smile, "You beat him so badly, aren't you afraid he'll betray you in a fit of anger?"

Li Huaide pinched her chin and said with a mocking expression, "What I'm about to do has no conflict of interest with him, and besides, I have dirt on him. He won't dare to defy me!"

You Fengxia said with a flirtatious look, "I want to drink black coffee. Take me to Qili Pavilion."

Li Huaide kept shaking his head: "That stuff has no taste other than bitterness, why do you like drinking it?"

You Fengxia blinked: "I just like its bitterness."