"Since Fifth Brother has said so, then I won't beat around the bush. I'll still sell this batch of goods through you."
"Fifth Brother should also know that since I've already made it in Shanghai, this is definitely not the first time."
"Anything from Shanghai is of high quality, and Beijing is definitely in short supply as well. This will only benefit you, Fifth Brother."
“But as you said, you told your brothers to handle the good stuff themselves, so I can’t break your rules here.”
"But I also know my own limitations. I thought about it and realized that I still need Fifth Brother to help me sell these goods."
"Of course, the brothers will be well paid for their hard work, and I'm counting on Fifth Brother to help me find a safe place for the goods."
"Everything remains unchanged in Beijing. I won't interfere with Fifth Brother's own supply sources either. I wonder if Fifth Brother would be willing to help with this?"
Li Baichuan's face remained expressionless. He knew he couldn't be as perceptive as his wife; all he could do was keep his emotions hidden.
His wife said that letting others guess and think will always yield unexpected results.
"These are all minor matters. I'll be happy if you can find something I can help you with. If you trust me, just leave the goods with me."
"Nowhere is safer than here, and the issue of selling isn't a big deal. We'll ship it together with the goods from Beijing."
"Don't worry, the price will definitely be good. And of course, I won't refuse to pay for the drinks for the brothers later."
Kang Laowu agreed readily; to him, it would be good if Li Baichuan could use him.
Only when someone needs his help can their relationship last. It's always been him who needs his help; Li Baichuan never needs him to do anything.
He was happy to finally have a chance to help out.
"Then it's settled. Is Fifth Brother's car here? I'll bring the goods over at noon." Li Baichuan had originally planned to find a place to stay at his own place.
Hearing him say that, I also felt that there was no place safer than the Kang family's stronghold.
They rise and fall together; if something really goes wrong, his little bit of wealth won't stand a chance.
"I'm here, Brother Xiao Chuan, you can go drive it," Kang Laowu replied with a smile.
He was quite surprised that the man trusted him so much that he delivered the goods so immediately.
After Li Baichuan left, several of Kang Laowu's men surrounded him.
"Fifth Brother, what does that kid mean? He wants us to help him ship goods. Not only is he so arrogant, but he also doesn't offer us any benefits. He just wants to get rid of us with a little bit of hard work fee?"
Having followed Kang Laowu for so many years, these men no longer needed to hide anything from each other.
"Arrogant? He has the right to be arrogant. This is nothing. You expect him to take a ten percent of the profits?"
"Don't you think about it? It wasn't easy for us to get back on our feet this time, but we've turned misfortune into a blessing and gained access to the Li family's connections."
"Ever since he came to us, don't you all know that things have become much easier for us?"
“Last time, he notified us of a major investigation, but gave us three days to prepare.”
“We completely removed the goods from the black market. In the past, no matter how capable you were, if you could get a heads-up before the people from there arrived, you were considered to have real power behind the scenes.”
"We'll probably find out what's going on here as soon as the higher-ups have a meeting. And what makes them so powerful? It's no exaggeration to say they can control everything."
"How much trouble can he solve for us? You all know there are many people who are envious of us. If he doesn't cooperate with us, he'll just choose another one."
"If someone wants to scheme against us, we have absolutely no way to fight back. It's our good fortune that he even takes a liking to us."
"We're just helping him ship his goods right now, and they don't interfere with our business at all. Aren't we satisfied?"
"To be honest, I was also surprised. With a background like the Li family, why would they choose the black market when they could have gone through any other path?"
"If he needs our help, that can only be a good thing. Even if he finds his own way, or even if he wants our way, I'll still share half of it with him."
Kang Laowu looked at his subordinates who had followed him all the way. They were not unaware of these things, but now that they were secure, they were resentful.
"Fifth Brother, we just feel aggrieved. Even without him, if we are more careful in the future, we might not necessarily get into trouble."
The group of men were not used to suddenly becoming so humble. They had followed Fifth Brother all the way, and he was a man who would shed blood but not tears.
They can't get past the mental hurdle of trying to please someone like that.
"Ridiculous! Didn't you guys use your brains when you went up there? We're not just a few of us; we have so many brothers behind us."
"So many of our brothers went in last time, did you really think those guys were pushovers? The fact that we're able to hold our own here now is not because we're so capable, but because we've boarded a good ship."
“If you think I, Kang Laowu, am useless, and that you are being wronged by following me, then I won’t stop you.”
Looking at his brothers who had risked their lives for him, Kang Laowu wouldn't have said a word to anyone else.
But he couldn't ignore these people, so he lowered his head and his voice became very hoarse.
"I know better than anyone how important it is to have someone behind my family that allowed my Kang family to survive this time. I used to think I was invincible."
“But I’ve realized that I’m nothing at all. I know you can’t access that darkness. And those four look unstable now.”
"The situation is very tense right now, but I know that no matter whether the four of us win or someone else wins, the Li family will not fall, and neither will we."
"What we should be worried about now is whether people will respect us in the future, but you are still thinking about saving face."
"Still thinking about getting a share from him? Do you think he's easy to talk to?" Kang Laowu knew that his brothers were used to being flattered, and this was a huge drop in status.
Wasn't he the same? He used to be the least successful of his brothers, but later he made a name for himself in the black market.
His family had always held him in high regard, but this incident dealt him a heavy blow. His family was terrified and were all thinking of severing ties with him to protect themselves.
If it weren't for his connections and a bit of luck, which allowed him to rise again, he would probably be divorced and separated from his family by now.
Once his family members realized he had befriended a big shot, they all became friendly again.
He doesn't blame them; he would have chosen to save himself in the same situation.
But he knew from that time on that only by having his own abilities could he have enough confidence.
If he can't even rely on his family, he can't expect unimportant outsiders to wholeheartedly help him.
When Li Baichuan asks him for help, it only brings him benefits and no harm, making him feel more at ease.
He just needs to give his subordinates a good talking-to, otherwise they'll cause trouble sooner or later.
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