Seeing his younger brother's stunned expression, Feng Haidong chuckled and asked, "What's wrong?"

Feng Haiwen snapped out of his daze upon being asked the question and asked incredulously, "Second Brother, are you really willing to lend us money? But we don't know when we can pay it back."

Feng Haidong smiled and said, "It's okay. My restaurant business has stabilized, and the daily income is quite considerable. You don't have a problem with the 5,000 for now. You can pay me back when you have the money."

After hearing his second brother's words, Feng Haiwen's impression of his second brother completely changed.

As the youngest child in his family, Feng Haiwen was quite spoiled at home from a young age.

Especially with an older brother and two older sisters, it can be said that Feng Haiwen hardly suffered any hardship in his childhood.

Because he was favored at home, Feng Haiwen naturally became somewhat spoiled and arrogant.

Although Feng Haidong is the older brother, he is about the same age as Feng Haiwen, so naturally Feng Haidong cannot always give way to his younger brother Feng Haiwen like his older brother and two older sisters do.

Therefore, Feng Haiwen was not as close to his second brother as he was to his eldest brother and two older sisters.

Later, when Feng Haiwen entered the factory, he suddenly discovered that his second brother was actually a celebrity in the factory circle.

Because Feng Haidong had done publicity for the factory, was eloquent and talented in singing and writing, he was almost always the center of attention at factory-wide social events.

Throughout the city's factory system, there are few who haven't heard of Feng Haidong.

In addition, since Feng Haiwen's factory and Feng Haidong's factory were in the same district, he heard people talking about his second brother every day from the beginning of his employment. Many of his coworkers tried to build a relationship with him because of his second brother, Feng Haidong.

This invisible pressure severely damaged Feng Haiwen's long-held confidence.

Feng Haiwen originally considered himself to be quite literate, having done propaganda work at school and being a skilled writer.

But seeing my second brother publish promotional articles in the factory newspaper, and even in other newspapers...

Feng Haiwen felt immense pressure, yet he was completely unable to cope.

So all of these things combined made Feng Haiwen extremely jealous of his second brother, Feng Haidong.

Because of this jealousy, Feng Haiwen has had very little contact with his second brother over the years. When they go back to their parents' place for holidays, the two brothers at most maintain a superficial brotherly and respectful relationship.

This also led to Feng Haiwen having many prejudices against his second brother.

Today, when Feng Haiwen saw that his second brother readily agreed to lend him the money without any hesitation, he finally realized that he had harbored too much prejudice against his second brother out of jealousy.

Feng Haiwen remained silent for a while before finally speaking: "Second brother, I was wrong before. I shouldn't have been prejudiced against you. I have to admit that you are the most outstanding one in our family. Before, I was jealous and refused to acknowledge your excellence."

Feng Haidong was taken aback at first, then he laughed: "Hahaha, Haiwen, why are you suddenly saying this?"

Before his younger brother could speak, Feng Haidong patted him and said, "Don't think too much. We are brothers after all. What deep-seated hatred could there be between brothers?"

Feng Haiwen looked up at his second brother and nodded emphatically: "Yes, thank you, second brother."

Feng Haidong said, "Don't be so polite, but Haiwen, I still want to tell you that you are a smart man and you should know very well that state-owned factories are probably going to fail one by one. You and your Lijun should make plans as soon as possible."

Feng Haiwen nodded after hearing this: "Second Brother, I've also noticed that the situation in various factories is not good right now. Many factories are already unable to pay wages. We really need to make plans as soon as possible."

Feng Haidong thought for a moment and said seriously, "Lijun's battery factory still has a chance. It depends on whether their factory can get out of the predicament through this round of investment and fundraising. If Lijun's factory can successfully transform, it should still be able to succeed. That's why I'm willing to lend you money."

Feng Haiwen asked with some surprise, "Second Brother, do you think Lijun's factory is a good fit?"

Feng Haidong nodded: "Yes, the factory manager of Lijun's factory is capable. I heard that after this round of investment and fundraising, she plans to go to the south to learn from others and introduce some new things. This shows her determination to run the factory well."

Feng Haidong naturally couldn't tell his younger brother that the battery factory where his brother and sister-in-law worked in his previous life had indeed survived.

Moreover, after the nationwide promotion of electric bicycles, they seized the opportunity and reaped a huge wave of benefits.

However, in his previous life, his younger siblings were unable to invest money and were ultimately forced to leave the factory when it laid off employees.

Therefore, Feng Haidong felt that he should help his younger brother and sister-in-law at this time.

Because he already has that ability.

Feng Haiwen said, "Yes, Lijun also said when she got home that their factory manager wanted to transform the factory to adapt to the upcoming market competition."

Feng Haidong said, "This is inevitable, and many companies will likely try it next."

Upon hearing this, Feng Haiwen couldn't help but mutter, "I wonder what will happen to our factory?"

When Feng Haidong heard his brother's words, he remembered that his brother worked in a cement factory, and naturally thought of the future real estate boom and the subsequent large-scale infrastructure projects.

But all that is too far off now. Right now, it won't be easy for my brother's factory to survive the next few years.

Feng Haidong could only tell his younger brother, "Pay close attention to the situation at the factory. If there are any changes and you're unsure about them, you can come and discuss them with me."

Upon hearing this, Feng Haiwen immediately agreed: "Okay, Second Brother, I will definitely pay attention. I will discuss any changes with you when there are any at the factory."

Feng Haidong smiled and said, "That's right. We brothers are together, and we can get through any difficulty."

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