The construction site of Brother Supermarket Store No. 5 is completely covered by safety netting, and workers are working inside.

When foreman Zheng Dashan saw the big boss arrive, he hurriedly ran over carrying three hard hats: "Boss, General Manager Du, General Manager Hu..."

His face was obsequious, and he bowed and scraped like a lackey.

Wang Peng put on his safety helmet, nodded to him, and looked up at the five-story building that had already been completed. The workers were plastering the walls.

This building cost over two million yuan, and if they want to open it for business, they'll need another two or three million. Wang Peng has invested all his savings in it.

"Boss Zheng, won't this delay the construction schedule?" Wang Peng asked.

"No!" Zheng Dashan said eagerly, "I guarantee that the construction period will not be delayed by a single day, and I guarantee that it will be completed according to the quality requirements."

Wang Peng nodded and said with a smile, "Boss Zheng, as long as the quality inspection is passed, I won't shortchange you a penny of your wages. I will settle the payment according to the contract."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Dashan was overjoyed and grabbed Wang Peng's hand tightly, too excited to speak.

There are cases of wage arrears for migrant workers everywhere now, some of which have been delayed for several years. It's simply inhuman.

"Boss Zheng, don't get agitated," Hu Mingyue said. "Does the provincial capital say they don't know our boss's reputation? Do you think he would default on migrant workers' wages?"

Zheng Dashan hurriedly let go of Wang Peng's hand and shook his head repeatedly: "No, absolutely not."

He added, "The reason I underreported the wage by 50,000 is because I believed that Boss Wang would not delay paying our wages."

"Boss Zheng, don't get agitated," Wang Peng said with a smile. "Can the security department lend me these three? And could you help me find a few more masks?"

"Yes, boss, please wait a moment." Zheng Dashan hurriedly opened his van and took out a pack of face masks.

"Thanks." Wang Peng put the mask in his bag. "Brother Lei, let's go."

The construction site was underway and there wasn't much to see; he was more interested in visiting the Brilliant No. 5 store.

Zheng Dashi watched the car drive away, a smile creeping onto his face. Hearing Wang Peng's promise to pay wages according to the contract made him feel at ease.

Assistant Zheng Hong whispered, "Brother, is he reliable?"

"Hmph!" Zheng Dashan sneered, "If others say that, I'll just ignore it. But if Boss Wang says it, I'll believe it without a doubt."

"Why?" Zheng Hong shook his head. "Brother, what we fear most is wage arrears. Why do you trust him?"

Zheng Dashan looked puzzled: "Don't you know Wang Peng, the owner of Brothers Supermarket?"

"I don't know." Zheng Hong shook his head. "This is my first time in the provincial capital. Is this Boss Wang different from the others?"

"I'll take you to Brothers Supermarket another day to broaden your horizons." Zheng Dashan patted him on the shoulder and asked, "How much do you earn a month?"

Zheng Hong was taken aback, then asked urgently, "Twenty yuan a day. Brother, is this the price you agreed upon with me?"

"Don't be nervous," Zheng Dashan said. "Even the toilet cleaner under Wang Peng earns 1,200 yuan a month."

"What?" Zheng Hong's eyes widened. "B-Big Brother, you're not kidding me, are you? You can get 1,200 yuan a month cleaning toilets?"

Zheng Dashan nodded: "Go ask at Brother Supermarket. Any sales clerk there can earn more than 1,500 yuan a month."

“That’s what makes Brothers Supermarket unique, it’s one of a kind in the whole country.” Zheng Dashan patted Zheng Hong on the shoulder again. “How could someone who treats his employees like brothers possibly owe migrant workers their wages? You may not know this, but he also comes from a rural background, and his father was a farmer.”

Zheng Hong was so shocked that he couldn't speak. He whispered, "Big brother, I also want to work at Brother Supermarket."

"I still want to go?" Zheng Dashan pursed his lips and continued, "Everyone in the entire provincial capital is watching, it's not our turn."

Zheng Hong was completely relieved. He also didn't believe that Wang Peng would default on wages.

Near Huihuang Supermarket No. 5, Du Lei parked his car in the underground parking lot. The three of them put on masks and entered Huihuang Supermarket.

This supermarket is indeed very large, and business is booming. There's a long queue at the KFC on the first floor, with people waiting to eat fast food.

Hu Mingyue whispered, "Brother, half the credit for the success of Brilliant Store No. 5 in Brilliant District comes from KFC."

Wang Peng nodded. In recent years, KFC has become incredibly popular in China, and it has also become extremely popular in the provincial capital.

It seems that eating KFC has become synonymous with fashion. Wherever KFC is, there are crowds of customers; you can't argue with that.

"Brother Lei, is the KFC in the college district still unwilling to come to our No. 3 store?" Wang Peng asked.

Du Lei nodded: "His location is very good, the foot traffic is no less than ours, but he doesn't come."

"Hmph!" Wang Peng sneered, "Mingyue, your public relations department's first stop is to go to KFC's headquarters in Beijing to coordinate the opening of a branch in our supermarket."

“This is difficult!” Hu Mingyue said with some difficulty. “Brother, KFC’s policy in China is to only set up one store per district.”

"If it were a simple matter, would you even need to step in?" Wang Peng patted his arm, looking at the line of people waiting to buy KFC.

After a moment, he said softly, "Once our fifth store is built, if we can poach this KFC, we can steal a lot of customers, right?"

Du Lei nodded hurriedly: "It would be better if we could pry them away. If we can't, we'll have to find a way to get KFC to move in."

Hu Mingyue stood at the back of the line and said with a smile, "You guys sit down and rest first, I'll treat you to KFC."

Wang Peng smiled slightly, pulled Du Lei to sit down in a chair, and the two continued chatting.

Just then, Du Lei's phone rang, and he answered it and put it to his ear.

A moment later, he hung up the phone, his expression turning very serious.

"Brother Peng, my people have sent a breaking news report. At the Brilliant Board meeting an hour ago, Wang Cheng was reappointed as CEO."

“This news is absolutely true,” Du Lei added. “The previous president has been fired.”

"Oh? That's interesting." Wang Peng was surprised.

With Wang Cheng's abilities, it's only a matter of time before he returns to the position of president.

“Brother Peng, this isn’t good for us,” Du Lei said. “I actually quite liked that idiot from before.”

Wang Peng was taken aback, then chuckled softly. The suggestion that Brilliant acquire Brothers' shares was the brainchild of Brilliant's former president.

Fifth floor, CEO's office. Wang Cheng stared at the closed-circuit television, the screen monitoring Wang Peng and Du Lei.

"Brother, are you here to spy on me? Don't think I don't know what you're thinking." Wang Cheng sneered.

"What is he thinking?" Chairman Zhao Laixi asked in a deep voice.

“Chairman, he’s trying to poach our employees and bring KFC to his No. 5 store,” Wang Cheng replied.

“That’s impossible.” Zhao Laixi sneered. “The difficulty for Wang Peng to poach KFC is no less than the difficulty for us to poach James Bond.”

Speaking of James Bond, Wang Cheng had a headache. James Bond didn't cooperate with Brilliant City; in the Brilliant City district, he only cooperated with Yonghong Supermarket.

It was only thanks to James Bond's customer referrals that Yonghong Supermarket was able to barely survive.