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Liu Guangfu followed Liu Guangtian to Liu Guangtian's house.

“What good would it do to separate from Xu Damao? If he finds out, he definitely won’t take us with him anymore.”

You can't afford to offend him for the sake of one business deal.

Liu Guangtian whispered, "Don't ask that yet. Let me ask you something. Do you feel comfortable following Xu Damao?"

"Comfortable my foot! He's obviously treating us like errand boys. He won't let us get involved in the real money-making business. If I had no other choice, I wouldn't want to work for him."

Facing Liu Guangtian, Liu Guangfu spoke his mind.

Following Xu Damao may seem glamorous on the surface, but the two brothers are not satisfied.

The small favors Xu Damao gave him were a lot for Banggeng, but nothing to them.

It was for this reason that the two of them went to buy and sell treasury bonds.

Liu Guangtian nodded: "That's exactly right. We followed Xu Damao and compromised, but in the end, we didn't get much benefit at all."

Xu Damao has been wary of us all along.

This is an opportunity.

If we cooperate with Li Huaide and make money, we'll be rich.

Do you think we still need to beg Xu Damao?

Liu Guangfu realized, "That makes sense. Now that we have money, there's nothing we can't do. There's no need to continue following Xu Damao."

Liu Guangtian nodded: "That's the right way to think. There are so many ways to make money outside, why do we have to be his lackey?"

He and Sha Zhu never even glanced at us.

"Damn it, let's do it."

The two brothers discussed it and then went back to rest.

When Xu Damao woke up in the morning, he saw Liu Guangtian washing up by the pool.

"Guangtian, come out with me today."

Liu Guangtian refused outright: "Brother Da Mao, not today. Guangfu and I are going to visit relatives."

"I've never heard of you having any relatives," Xu Damao said, looking at the two of them with a puzzled expression.

We've lived in the same courtyard for so many years, and we've never seen Liu Haizhong visit relatives.

Liu Haizhong was obsessed with officialdom, his eyes only fixed on those in positions of power. He looked down on his poor relatives.

Liu's relatives had long since lost contact with him.

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui were in the same situation as him.

Yi Zhonghai was worried that his relatives would take advantage of his family's wealth, so he stopped contacting them himself and also prevented his aunt from doing so.

Yan Bugui wanted to contact his relatives, but they were unwilling to do so.

No one can stand someone who is always scheming.

Liu Guangtian deliberately moved closer to Xu Damao: "Isn't it because he's getting old? He asked us to clean up his grandparents' graves."

Xu Damao thought about Liu Haizhong's age, and wondered if he might pass away any day.

As people get older, they should indeed consider this issue, so he had no doubts.

"If you don't want to go, then forget it."

Xu Damao strolled away and saw Tang Yanling at the Intermediate Court: "Are you all set? Come out with me."

Just as Tang Yanling was about to agree, Qin Huairu came out.

"Da Mao, Zhong Hai isn't feeling well. I'm planning to have Bang Geng take him to the hospital for a checkup."

How about tomorrow?

This reason was reasonable, and Xu Damao didn't insist: "Then forget it."

After Xu Damao left, Tang Yanling questioned, "Mom, what are you thinking?"

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu didn't come with Uncle Xu today, which is a perfect opportunity for Bang Geng to show off.

Why didn't you let Banggeng go with you?

At this point, Qin Huairu no longer intended to hide it from Tang Yanling.

She pulled Tang Yanling into the house and told her about the smuggling.

"Now you know why I didn't let Banggeng come along. He's going with Guangtian and the other person to find You Fengxia to discuss something important."

Upon hearing this, Tang Yanling smiled ingratiatingly: "Mom, you should have told me sooner."

"This is great news, I definitely support it." Qin Huairu, worried her daughter-in-law might be upset, added, "Zhonghai just discussed this with Liu Haizhong yesterday, I haven't had a chance to tell you yet."

Tang Yanling's eyes lit up; she wanted to take this opportunity to make more money.

She also told her family about the treasury bond trading business. Several of her brothers joined in and did it too.

The earnings weren't a lot, but they weren't a small amount either.

Because of this incident, her family's attitude towards her has improved a lot.

She also wants to bring her family along to this profitable business.

"Mom, how much money can our family contribute this time? Is it enough? If not, I can borrow some from my family."

Qin Huairu saw through her daughter-in-law's little scheme at a glance. She didn't refuse.

"I know you want to help your family, but you must remember that you are now a member of the Jia family, and you are Wutong's mother."

If you could borrow money from your family, that would be wonderful. However, you need to be mindful of what you should and shouldn't say.

Fearing that Qin Huairu wouldn't let her join, Tang Yanling quickly said ingratiatingly, "Don't worry, I know what's important. Even brothers should keep clear accounts."

I'm just going to my parents' house to borrow money; I won't tell them about my business.

These are Tang Yanling's true feelings.

The business of buying and selling treasury bonds is large, but the profits are not much. She told her family that it was nothing to curry favor with them.

The smuggling business is different.

According to Qin Huairu, it's about making money while lying down, and making a lot of money.

Even if Qin Huairu didn't say it, she wouldn't be willing to share it with others.

Qin Huai suddenly remembered Tang Yanling's two best friends: "Where are your two friends?"

Tang Yanling shook her head: "I don't know. There's been no news for several months."

You don't mean to make me borrow money from them, do you?

They didn't have much money.

Moreover, they are as shrewd as monkeys; if you ask them for money, they will definitely ask you all sorts of questions.

I think it's best not to tell them.

Tang Yanling didn't even want to tell her own family, let alone her two best friends.

Once she makes money and becomes a rich woman, she will definitely tell them as soon as possible.

Qin Huairu was just asking casually, with no other intention. Seeing that Tang Yanling wasn't interacting with them, she said nothing more.

Before long, Liu Haizhong brought the Liu Guangtian brothers to the Intermediate People's Court.

Qin Huairu also brought Banggeng out and they went into Yi Zhonghai's house together.

As the leader, Liu Haizhong was the first to speak: "Everyone knows about the smuggling, so I won't say anything more."

I'll just say one thing: from now on, you have to listen to me.

This was a promise made by Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui to Liu Haizhong. Neither of them would go back on their word.

"Don't worry. As long as what you say makes sense, we'll listen to you."

In just one night, their promises had already gone awry.

Yesterday, the two of them said unequivocally that they would listen to Liu Haizhong without any conditions.

Liu Haizhong didn't notice the difference and rambled on to everyone.

"Okay, that's all I have to say. Do you have anything to add?"

Yi Zhonghai stepped forward and said, "What Lao Liu said earlier was very good, so I won't say anything more."

I want to remind you that Guangtian, Guangfu, and Li Huaide are not good people.

When you cooperate with him, you must be very careful. Don't completely trust him.

Yan Bugui added, "When doing business with him, you must be assertive and try to get as much of a share as possible."

Before Liu Guangtian and Guangfu could speak, Qin Huairu interjected, "Guangtian, Guangfu, you are the elders, and Banggeng is the junior. You must take good care of him this time in this business deal."

Thank you all so much!

Seeing this situation, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu felt a pang of regret. They realized they shouldn't have gotten on this bandwagon.

Now they have no way out; they can only go down this path to the bitter end. (End of Chapter)