Chapter 476 - 474: What to Lead With?
She didn’t mind the healthy competition among peers, and after all, with the large annual output of mountain goods, how much of a splash could the small amount of silver they, the Wang Family, invested, possibly make?
Boss Qian just couldn’t tolerate even that small splash and his methods of dealing with the Wang Family were both swift and vicious. One plan failed and he immediately hatched another. It seemed he had done such things many times before.
He definitely couldn’t be let off easily!
"Clan Leader, let’s not mince words, Boss Qian has already bullied us to our faces. If we make light of this major issue and dismiss it as trivial, he’ll think we are afraid of him! He might become even more ruthless towards our family in the future!"
"Besides, he dares to hire thugs to hurt people today, who’s to say he won’t dare to start a fire tomorrow? There are thieves who stay thieves for a thousand days, but no one can guard against a thief for a thousand days. Do we have to give up doing business and just wait for them to send someone to harm us every day?" Wang Yongzhu’s words left the Clan Leader speechless.
Wang Laozhu happened to overhear and came over with a grim face: "Yongzhu! How can you speak to the Clan Leader like that? The Clan Leader is also looking out for the best interest of our Wang Family. What do you, a child, understand? That Boss Qian may not have the good reputation of Benefactor Wu, but he’s the big bully in our town. For years, he’s controlled the mountain goods business. All the big and small mountain goods shops have to listen to him if they want to continue doing business."
"Now, it’s our family’s high profile that has angered Boss Qian, bringing this disaster upon us! If you ask me, we should prepare gifts tomorrow and go talk to Boss Qian, and if he allows our family a small share of the business, that would be enough."
Ever since Wang Yongan left, Wang Laozhu’s heart had started to feel uneasy.
With Wang Yongan around, protected by the name of Scholar Master, he had been very confident. Since ancient times, commoners don’t fight with officials, and although a Scholar isn’t an official, he has academic honor and could become one in due time. In the eyes of the country folk, that’s almost the same as being an official.