Chapter 303: Turn Back and Be a Good Man
After Cheng Xi left, Wang Yuanchao slumped in a chair, rubbing his temples.
I just want to lie down and live my life peacefully, but how come another big trouble comes to me? It really makes me upset.
Wang Yuanchao leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest, feeling completely speechless.
After adjusting his mood, Wang Yuanchao went to several production workshops and brick kilns to understand the current production situation. He then worked around the entire factory for a whole day and returned home after work in the evening.
As soon as I entered the yard, I saw a young man with muscular body, full of rebelliousness and wildness, chatting with Widow Du and Zhang Yuanyuan in the yard.
When the young wife saw Wang Yuanchao entering the yard, she said happily:
"My Lord, are you back?"
"Yeah, I don't have anything to do today, so I'll be back at the end of the day."
"Cousin Kangwu is here, and the food is ready. Come over and eat, gentlemen."
Wang Yuanchao said with a smile:
"Okay, cousin Kangwu, please wait a moment. I'll move the table to the yard and we'll eat there."
"Okay, it'll be cooler in the yard."
Wang Yuanchao strode into the kitchen and moved out the eight-immortals table. Widow Du also came into the kitchen and started putting food on the table.
Widow Du specially invited Du Kangwu to come over for dinner that night. The meal was very sumptuous, with fish, meat, chicken, and rabbit.
After Widow Du had served the food, Wang Yuanchao said to Du Kangwu with a smile, "Cousin Kangwu, shall we have a drink?"
Du Kangwu smiled casually and said:
"Okay, drink some then."
Wang Yuanchao and Du Kangwu sat down and opened a bottle of Moutai. After filling it up, Wang Yuanchao raised his wine bowl and said:
"Come on, cousin Kangwu, let's go first."
"Come on, cheers."
"Dry."
After a glass of Maotai, Wang Yuanchao said in a tipsy tone:
"Cousin Kangwu, I asked you to come here today because I want to ask you for a favor. I wonder if my mother-in-law has told you about this?"
Du Kangwu nodded slightly and said:
"My aunt told me a little bit. Maybe you want me to come forward and sell game to the Red Brick Factory, right?"
"Well, that's about it. You know, things in the mountains belong to the collective.
I was in a sensitive position as the director of the red brick factory. If I or my immediate family members stepped forward, it would have a bad impact.
So I want you to sell the game I hunted in the mountains to the Red Brick Factory, and you can take two cuts of the spoils. What do you think?"
Du Kangwu was eating pheasant meat while listening to Wang Yuanchao's speech. After listening to Wang Yuanchao's words, he narrowed his eyes and said, "Brother-in-law, can we only sell it to the Red Brick Factory?"
When Wang Yuanchao heard Du Kangwu's words, he looked at him meaningfully, but did not speak. Instead, he picked up the wine bottle and filled the two of them with wine, picked up the wine bowl and said, "Come on, cousin Kangwu, let's go for another one."
"Okay, cheers."
"cheers."
After drinking this bowl of wine, Wang Yuanchao said meaningfully:
"I mean it can only be sold to the Red Brick Factory. It's safe."
Du Kangwu pondered Wang Yuanchao's words for a while, and then realized that Wang Yuanchao might have known about him, so he simply said, "The price offered by the Red Brick Factory is too low."
Wang Yuanchao picked up a piece of salted fish and put it in his mouth and ate it, then said:
"Everything is nothing more than a weighing of pros and cons.
When the risks and benefits are not symmetrical, it is best not to do it.”
Du Kangwu picked up the bottle on the table, filled them up again, and said in a defiant tone:
"Since ancient times, wealth and honor have been sought through risk. The ways to make money in the world are all written into the criminal law. If you want to stand out, you have to risk your life."
Wang Yuanchao shook his head in disapproval and sighed, "The right path in the world is full of vicissitudes. The crooked and evil ways will not last long. If you walk too much on the night road, you will always encounter ghosts. If you walk by the river too often, how can you not get your shoes wet?"
After listening to Wang Yuanchao's words, Du Kangwu's arrogance became a little depressed. The righteous path in the world is full of vicissitudes. Everyone understands the truth, but how many people can actually do it?
If you can succeed by taking the right path, why do so many people take such risks?
Du Kangwu sighed and shook his head, then drank the wine in the bowl without saying anything. Wang Yuanchao knew that for a ruthless person like Du Kangwu who risked his life to make money, it was actually useless to just talk big, so he picked up the bottle, filled it up for him, and said:
"On one side is a safe and risk-free long-term flow,
On the one hand, you can't make a mistake. If you make a mistake, you will be hit and you have to do things with your head on the line.
You are a smart person and you should know how to choose. "
Du Kangwu looked at Wang Yuanchao with drunken eyes on the surface, but he was not drunk at all. Looking at his cheap brother-in-law who had built two profitable industries and made such a big name in the local area with his bare hands in less than three years, although Du Kangwu often compared himself with him in his heart, he still admired his cheap brother-in-law very much.
This man's ability is obvious to everyone, and his reputation is incredibly good. Even Du Kangwu himself is proud to have this cheap relative.
Du Kangwu knew that Wang Yuanchao's words were for his own good, and he also knew that Wang Yuanchao had almost figured out his background with just a few simple words, so Du Kangwu simply didn't bother to hide it and said directly: "Brother-in-law, when you are in the world, you can't help yourself.
Now I have a bunch of people who depend on me for food, I can't turn back,
Instead of trying to persuade me, why don't you help me get a position as a buyer for the red brick factory?
That’s a big help to me.”
Wang Yuanchao looked at Du Kangwu in astonishment, thought for a moment, and said:
"Loyalty and brotherhood?"
Du Kangwu sighed and said:
"Yes and no? I am a brother to you, but I know too much. I can't get away with it. The people above me won't let me go."
Wang Yuanchao thought for a moment and asked directly: "Black or white? How old is he?"
"White, county-level, I'm in charge of the black market in the grove next to the commune,
I can’t even touch the higher levels.”
After hearing this, Wang Yuanchao had an idea in his mind and began to weigh whether Du Kangwu was worth the effort to get him out.
After thinking for a while, Wang Yuanchao suddenly asked: "If I find you a chance to withdraw safely, are you willing?"
Du Kangwu looked at Wang Yuanchao in surprise. Although he had not had much dealings with his cheap brother-in-law,
However, Du Kangwu thought that he knew Wang Yuanchao very well, and he was also very clear that Wang Yuanchao was not the kind of person who liked to brag.
So he nodded quickly and said, "Brother-in-law, when I was young, I didn't know the depth of society. A family like mine, once you step into a pit, you can't climb out at all. You can only walk all the way to the end.
If there is a chance to climb out of the pit, my brothers and I would definitely be willing to do it."
(End of this chapter)
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