Pei Yuezhi spoke first, saying, "Thank you for the treat today, Zixun. I didn't expect you to come and support me."
Qiao Zixun immediately replied, "No need to be so polite. We're already acquaintances, and with Yun Zhi here, we should definitely come and support him."
"Zixun, have you been very busy lately? It's been quite a while since I've seen you come for dinner," Liu Yuanyuan said politely.
"I have been very busy lately. Sister Pei, do you remember when I lied to Luo Wei and said that my second uncle was deliberately making things difficult for him?"
Pei Yuezhi remembers it clearly; at the time, she was worried that Luo Wei might do something underhanded.
Qiao Zixun began to speak slowly.
It turns out that later on, the Qiao family really did find an excuse to cut off their business with him.
Luo Wei, being so petty, definitely took it to heart. Moreover, since Uncle Qiao is currently in charge of the Qiao family, he believed that the person who was dissatisfied with him was Uncle Qiao.
As the saying goes, petty people are hard to deal with, and Luo Wei is a typical petty person. He secretly contacted people who were at odds with the Qiao family and together they stole the Qiao family's goods.
This is all because Uncle Qiao has offended many people over the years, which gave Luo Wei an opportunity to take advantage of him.
This shipment is very important to the Qiao family; it's destined for the capital. These people have intercepted it, and the delivery date is fast approaching, yet they still can't deliver.
The entire Qiao family is in complete chaos.
Although Uncle Qiao is currently in charge, Old Master Qiao is still alive. However, the family fortune was built by Qiao's father, so even though he is alive, he has never been in charge of the family business.
Old Master Qiao was furious about what happened, and even said that Uncle Qiao would never be as good as his brother.
Uncle Qiao was also very angry. He knew that someone was behind it all, but he had no idea who it was. He also knew that he had made too many enemies and had no way to investigate.
With the delivery date fast approaching, the Qiao family has yet to produce the goods, and the other side is already urging them.
That was a batch of top-quality Nanjing brocade, extremely precious and expensive.
The goods simply cannot be found in a short period of time, making it impossible to fill the gap.
"What should we do? Won't you be implicated too?" Pei Yuezhi couldn't help but worry after hearing this.
After all, it was to get himself out of a predicament, but I never expected that Luo Wei would be so petty.
Qiao Zixun smiled mysteriously: "Don't worry, I've already switched that batch of goods. My second uncle isn't very capable, and he's not very bright either."
"He made a big fuss and sent so many people to transport the goods. Even a fool would know that there must be something good in there."
“He has many of my people there, and they had already switched the goods. I switched to a more discreet trucking fleet and secretly transported the goods back.”
Hearing Qiao Zixun say this, the three of them finally felt relieved.
"Zixun, did you know all along that Luo Wei would tamper with this batch of goods?" Liu Yuanyuan asked him with some curiosity.
Qiao Zixun shook his head: "I didn't know. It's just that he's attracting too much attention, so I was taking precautions in advance. I didn't expect that I would actually succeed by accident."
Pei Yunzhi said, "No matter what you do, you must be careful. It is indeed inappropriate for your second uncle to be so careless."
"Yes, my grandfather also said that when my father was still alive, these kinds of accidents never happened. Several elders in the family felt that my second uncle was somewhat incompetent."
"When the deadline comes, if he can't deliver the goods, the compensation he needs will be more than the cost of the goods. If I help him out then, his family will find out sooner or later. He's not as good as me."
Qiao Zixun fanned himself with a fan, speaking with great confidence, and he did indeed look quite spirited.
Seeing his confidence, everyone was no longer worried.
"By the way, Yunzhi, are you free in a few days?" Qiao Zixun turned to ask him, remembering something.
Pei Yunzhi shook his head: "My sister's new shop has just opened, and I need to stay and help her out, so I'm afraid I won't have much free time."
Qiao Zixun sighed with some regret: "Alright, since you're not available, I'll have to find someone else to look for."
“Wait a minute, Zixun, what do you need him to do?” Pei Yuezhi asked.
“That’s right,” Qiao Zixun said, sharing his thoughts. “I’m not exaggerating, but Yun Zhi is indeed very knowledgeable and resourceful.”
"I hope Yunzhi can give me some advice, and then after I take over the family business, he can help me check the accounts."
Pei Yunzhi smiled upon hearing this: "So that's how it is. I thought you needed me to go out and do something. No problem, why don't you come to the shop to see me every night?"
“I stay here at night so it won’t interfere with my work during the day.”
Qiao Zixun was overjoyed to hear his agreement: "Yunzhi, thank you so much. Having a friend like you is a blessing I earned in my past life."
The two drank tea instead of wine and even clinked glasses.
“No.” Pei Yuezhi interrupted after thinking for a moment, “If that’s the case, Yunzhi won’t have any time to rest. Why don’t you focus on helping Zixun first, Yunzhi?”
"As for the shop, as you saw today, we can manage even with one less person. You don't need to work day and night."
“But then you won’t have time to rest,” Pei Yunzhi said.
Pei Yuezhi shook her head and continued, "I'll discuss this with my father when I get back, and we can have him come to the shop to do some light work."
Pei's father is much better now. Yesterday, Pei Yuezhi saw him secretly chopping firewood, which scared him so much that he rushed over to stop him. Unexpectedly, he was not hurt at all and his face did not turn red or white.
He seems to have recovered well, so we let him just come to the store to get food, which isn't hard work, so Pei Yunzhi doesn't have to do so many different things by himself.
“Let’s agree on this for now. Dad will be in charge of selling the limited-quantity meals, Yuanyuan and Zhenzhen will serve the dishes, the two sisters-in-law will continue with their original duties, and my sister can take a break,” Pei Yuezhi said.
"Besides, Dad needs to move around more; it's good for his health. We don't need him at night, so he can stay home and teach the kids, which is perfect."
Listening to Pei Yuezhi's eloquent explanation, Pei Yunzhi no longer refused. He really wanted to help Qiao Zixun, after all, he was his close friend. Now that he needed help, how could he sit idly by?
"We really can't keep up with changes in our plans. We think everything through in advance, but the results always change. From now on, we'll just take it one step at a time," Liu Yuanyuan aptly remarked.
Everyone laughed at that.
After the meal, everyone prepared to go home. In the kitchen, the bowls and chopsticks they had used for eating were washed clean, and the kitchen was tidied up.
Pei Yuezhi wanted to chat for a while longer, so she let Liang Zhenzhen and the others go back first. As for the table where they had eaten, she let Pei Yunzhi clean it up.
After chatting for a while longer, Pei Yuezhi knew it was time to go back and braise the duck products, so she took Liu Yuanyuan and went back first.
Qiao Zixun and Pei Yunzhi also talked about the Qiao family.
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