After a while, Cao Jianguo asked, "What do you think we should do now?"

Cao Pingzhi thought for a moment and said, "Dad, we should build a laboratory to secretly verify the correctness of these formulas. Then, we should quickly seize the market and use our channels to suppress the Shenlong Group while it's still unprepared."

Cao Jianguo felt relieved, he thought so too.

"The formula has intellectual property rights. Will there be any problems?"

Cao Pingzhi said, "Of course, there's no problem with this kind of small matter. Second Uncle will definitely be able to handle it. Isn't this right within his authority?"

"Okay, you go ahead and do this, but remember, you must not let anyone know about this, including Qi Jie and Cao Ying. No one else can know about this except us, father and son."

"I know that."

Cao Pingzhi continued, "If Cao Ying knew about this, she might really ruin our plan."

"Ma Ming is quite courageous. Now he even dares to confront us." Cao Jianguo's face was a little gloomy.

Cao Pingzhi's expression was also grim. "This is what annoys me the most. What right does he have to compete with us? Is it just because of this highway project? Does he think he will die after this project is completed? He is so childish and short-sighted."

"Pingzhi, don't look at things so superficially." Cao Jianguo frowned and said, "Yes, I am angry too, but I absolutely cannot let anger affect my judgment. If I lose my composure, I will easily make mistakes. Look beyond the surface to the essence. Don't you think this is very strange?"

"What do you mean?" Cao Ping was taken aback, then immediately realized, "You mean to say that Ma Ming's trump card isn't this project?"

Cao Jianguo nodded: "Perhaps, he has Tang Xiaobao's support behind him, otherwise, he wouldn't be so confident."

"I haven't heard that Tang Xiaobao wants to work in the real estate industry."

“There is no sign of that at the moment.”

"Moreover, even if he wants to enter the real estate industry, he will not be able to threaten us in a short time. The circle of this industry is so small that it is not easy for him to get in." Cao Pingzhi analyzed.

Cao Jianguo said: "Who knows, maybe he really dares to come in."

"That's perfect. It's right in our hands. Since he is so unkind, we can't blame us for being unrighteous. Let's just show our weakness head-on." Cao Pingzhi sneered.

Cao Jianguo encouraged: "Young people should have a sharp edge, but they should not be impatient or irritable. They should not overestimate their enemies, nor underestimate their opponents."

"I understand, Dad." Cao Pingzhi accepted it humbly.

"This negotiation has yielded nothing. What do you think now?" Cao Jianguo seemed to want to train his son.

Cao Pingzhi frowned and said, "Tang Xiaobao won't even meet me, so we definitely can't get the agency. As for Ma Ming, over 20 road construction companies are bidding. Even if we were to participate, our chances of winning would be zero."

"So you mean we don't need to fight for it?" Cao Jianguo said expressionlessly.

Cao Pingzhi was a little surprised: "Does father still want to fight for it? That's useless, isn't it a waste of energy?"

"I think you can't put down your pride, right?" Cao Jianguo said calmly, "Are you afraid of losing face?"

Cao Pingzhi blushed and agreed.

"madness!"

Cao Jianguo's attitude turned stern, and he said in a deep voice, "When faced with setbacks, you must persevere. We definitely don't have a chance of becoming the exclusive national agent, but being able to get the agency in a province is also beneficial. Don't worry, with Cao Ying's relationship, Tang Xiaobao won't do anything so extreme. And maybe we're overthinking it. Think about it from another perspective. If you were Tang Xiaobao, would you still hand over the national agency to our Cao family? He's not stupid. How much profit is involved? He knows it well."

Cao Pingzhi looked ashamed. "Dad, you're right. This reminds me that maybe we've really thought too much. I'm not mature enough and I've let you down."

Waving his hands, Cao Jianguo said seriously, "Pingzhi, I'm training you as my successor. Do you want to lose to your cousin? You are my son, Cao Jianguo. It would be a real shame for a grown man like you to lose to a woman. It's not too late to make mistakes now, or be immature, but if you make a mistake, you must learn from it. You can't fall in the same place twice or three times in a row. Do you understand?"

"I understand, Dad." Cao Pingzhi felt even more ashamed, but he was also a little excited and excited in his heart.

This was the first time Cao Jianguo spoke frankly to him.

Thinking about taking over his father's power in the future, Cao Pingzhi felt full of energy.

Cao Jianguo continued, "Of course, we have to look at problems from different angles. When facing problems, we usually have to have several preparations. My analysis just now may not be the truth, but we have secretly built a laboratory, so we have a second-hand preparation. Sooner or later, we will become competitors. Our Cao family has experienced too many similar situations to be where we are today. We should never trust outsiders. Only by holding the initiative in our own hands can we have the greatest confidence. Now, among the four major families in Jiangnan, the Luo family and the Shenlong Group will definitely be very close, and the Zheng family has never had any conflicts with Tang Xiaobao. Even in the last incident, they remained neutral. This is cunning and very likely to get a good share of the cake in this year's agency war. Only the Chen family has a deep hatred for Tang Xiaobao, and the conflict is irreconcilable."

After a pause, seeing Cao Pingzhi's face full of learning, Cao Jianguo continued, "Then we will have to cooperate with the Chen family in the future."

"Cooperate with the Chen family?" Cao Pingzhi was puzzled. "But the Chen family has been trampled down by Tang Xiaobao, and now they are seriously injured. Cooperating with them would be worse than knocking them off the altar. Jiangnan can have four major families, so why can't it have three major families?"

"You still need to practice."

Cao Jianguo frowned and sighed.

Cao Pingzhi was unconvinced: "Dad, am I wrong again?"

"Not convinced?"

"I just don't understand." Cao Pingzhi felt a little guilty and didn't dare to speak too confidently, but he was really not convinced.

He could understand cooperating with the Zheng family, and he could also understand cooperating with the Luo family, but why should he cooperate with the Chen family?

The Chen family is no longer the Chen family of the past. Among the four major families, it can be said that it has fallen behind. In addition, its cowardice with the Shenlong Group has made many people in the business community stay away from it.

In this case, if the Cao family were to choose a partner, it definitely shouldn't be the Chen family.

"Do we have no choice?" Cao Pingzhi added.

Cao Jianguo shook his head: "No, of course we have a choice. The Four Great Families are just a name given by the outside world. There are many families with similar power to ours in China. We have to choose who to cooperate with, so of course we can choose others."