You mean?
"That's right. We can take advantage of this opportunity to attack the Zhang family while they are vulnerable and wipe them out in one fell swoop."
"It's not impossible, but we need to plan it carefully, otherwise we might not achieve the results the higher-ups want."
"That's right, but how exactly to do this is a matter for those above to handle. We can only assist them from the sidelines."
You're right.
"By the way, your older brother and sister-in-law must have been a lot of help today!"
"It's true, I only realized today that my brother and sister-in-law are really good with words."
"Really? What's wrong, Xiao Chen? Is there something you need?"
"Madam, it's nothing. I just overheard some conversations between the neighbors outside the door."
"Is it related to those three families? Or is it related to me?"
"They all exist, but most of the time they're referring to those three companies."
"What about the small minority?"
“A small group of people, they, they are discussing yesterday’s topic.”
"Look! Now the neighbors all know, and it probably won't be long before the whole city of Beijing knows."
Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast. Just wait and see! I'm sure it won't be long before people start spreading rumors that I'm being unreasonable.
"Then how about we publish a statement in the newspaper?"
"No need. Even if we were to publish it, it wouldn't be us, and it wouldn't cost us a penny. After everything is over, we can have the three families publish an explanation in the newspaper."
"Okay, that's settled then. I'll have to make you put up with this for a while."
"It's okay, we've been through this before."
Back when I first returned from the countryside and started my business, the women in the military family compound said all sorts of things, "You're only just getting started."
"I'm sorry to have troubled you."
"What are you saying? If you can't even stand this little bit of grievance, how could I have built such a large business? Besides, I'm only doing this because it's to cooperate with what the higher-ups are doing. I wouldn't bother with this at all."
"That's true, but over the years, you've helped the higher-ups so much time and time again. Don't you plan to ask for anything this time either?"
"What do you want? I already have plenty of money to pay back. Just buy whatever you want with money."
Besides, even if I didn't want it, they still gave me everything they were owed.
Besides, nothing I could ever compare to this courtyard.
"It's true. Who would have thought that this courtyard was only worth a few dollars back then? In the blink of an eye, almost thirty years have passed, and the property value has increased many times over."
"Right! With this courtyard alone, if the higher-ups want to help, they have to."
Besides, when serving the country, how can one make demands?
"That's true, but no matter what, I'm sorry to have troubled you."
"Don't bring this up anymore. In my opinion, there's really no grievance at all."
I know in my heart that, putting aside everything else, just about what happened yesterday, even if I don't care, I can still vent my anger and feel relieved. I can't say I feel wronged.
There is one thing I just thought of: we have repeatedly refused to reconcile with the three families. Do you think they might find a middleman to mediate?
Although the head of the Zhang family just left in a huff, aren't there two other families left?
Do you think they might?
"Regardless of whether they can or not, and no matter who they invite to their home, there is no possibility of reconciliation. After all, the higher-ups are looking for this breakthrough. If we agree to a settlement in private, then all the previous work will have been for nothing."
And don't forget the Jing family is behind us. If we reconcile, they'll definitely know where our weaknesses lie, and then we'll probably be led by the nose by them.
“That’s right. In that case, if anyone comes to visit again about yesterday’s matter, it’s better not to see them at all.”
"That's right, and another point is that, so far, we have stated that we are handling this matter strictly by official procedures and will not consider so-called personal feelings or emotions."
Those we know well are aware of our family's stance on this matter. Even if any of the three families were to ask us to act as a mediator, the other party would probably have to reconsider.
After all, older people care more about their reputation.
"That's true. Unless someone is the kind of person who wants to come to our house to find out what's going on, they wouldn't be so curious to come here."
"That's right, but at that time, we'll have to be careful whether the other party is an enemy or a friend."
After all, the other party might be from the Jing family.
"That's right. I originally thought that after retiring from the company, I could slowly enjoy my retirement, but now it seems that what I've done in the past few years is no less important than what I did at the company."
And yet, I still have to face backstabbing and intrigue. When I used to play with those people, I thought it was a piece of cake. I thought no matter how they played, they couldn't come up with anything fancy.
But now it seems that's not the case at all. Putting aside the Jing family, the heads of these three families are all seasoned old foxes who have been through countless battles.
And to run into Sa right away, they really think highly of me.
"Just because the three of them are older and more experienced than you, are you worried that you can't beat them?"
"How could that be? I was thinking, if I had known it would turn out like this, I would have worked at the company until I was sixty before retiring, so that I wouldn't have to deal with those old guys when I finally had a chance to rest."
"That's just your opinion. When that time comes, you'll probably be even busier than you are now."
"Thinking about it, they'll definitely be busy with work while dealing with this kind of thing, so they'll be even busier, won't they?"
"Since that's the case, let's just forget about it! It's fine as it is now; at least we can still have some tea and chat here. Otherwise, we probably wouldn't even have this opportunity."
"Right! You don't really need to push yourself too hard. Back when you were in the business world, you were all alone."
Now, not only do I help, but others are also helping you figure out a way to deal with them. Even if a few more old foxes come, it shouldn't be a problem.
"That's true. If you ask me, they'd be out of their minds to think they can mess with us. Why do they have to challenge us? Aren't they afraid of accidentally getting crushed to pieces?"
"That's true, but in my opinion, those people are probably not good enough for them. Otherwise, why would they single out our family as their opponent?"
"That makes sense. In that case, let's play along with them. I wonder if the higher-ups will find out that Old Master Zhang left our house in a huff."
"You don't need to worry about that. Although I didn't go out to see the guests off, I'm sure there are plenty of people outside watching our house."
"That's true. With their current capabilities, sometimes when they're out in the open, if the other party doesn't say anything or accidentally reveals themselves, I really wouldn't be able to tell who they are."
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