Wanjin Lady

Chapter 277 Testing
Whenever Yaksha needed him, he would rush forward and call out twice! With just two calls, Yaksha would give him more than he could earn in a year!
Look at this time, Yaksha got him a big deal at once, which is enough to support Zhuji Grain Store for ten years!
It's not shabby to earn money.

I just don't know why Yaksha suddenly invested in Zhuji Money House with a ten-year grain order?
The contract was signed last night, and he transferred a small portion of Zhuji's shares to Yasha. Although he didn't know what Yasha was up to, Zhu Wang... took it anyway.

As soon as Zhu Wang entered the teahouse, he found that Yaksha was going to do something big again today. In the largest private room of the teahouse facing the river, dozens of local wine merchants from Bozhou gathered together, and at the head of the table were the Yuan and Liao families, the largest wine merchants in the entire Bozhou city.

The elder lady wore a gray cotton gown, dressed simply like a leisurely old woman in the countryside. Only the emerald green jade hairpin in her hair revealed her reserved aura of wealth. Sitting next to the elder lady was Liao Chunlai, the second in command of the Liao family. He was in his early thirties, with a thin, horse-like face and narrow eyes. He looked quiet, but he was definitely a powerful figure.

As for the others, they were all local wine merchants that Manager Xu had introduced to last time, including the Zhang family's grandfather and grandson, the Wang and Li families, and Lei Zexin from the Lei family, with whom he had dealt before.

Lei Zexin clearly had a grudge against Wen Wan because of the incident with selling his son. As soon as he looked up and saw the young woman enter, his face darkened. "Madam Yuan, you said... today is a gathering of old friends. Why is this young woman here?"

As everyone knows, the last time Wen Wan sold the recipe for Ruiguo Juice, she had a hot relationship with the Lei family, but then it came to nothing for some reason. Lei Zexin was so angry that he cursed the Wen family for being untrustworthy and said he would never do business with such a woman again!

The elder lady acted as a peacemaker, "Manager Lei, calm down. Today, let me, an old woman, be the middleman and help Wen Wan to make connections. This girl said she has a big business deal she wants to discuss with everyone. Since you are already here, why not listen to what this girl has to say."

Everyone couldn't help but wonder, judging from the tone of the elder lady's voice, she seemed to be very familiar with Manager Wen.

But didn’t the two families have an unpleasant dispute over the winery?
Of course, there were also those who were well-informed. They not only knew the relationship between the young lady in front of them and the Yuan family, but also knew that Wen Wan had a great background. For example, Liao, who was competing with the Yuan family, had long known that Wen Wan was the adopted daughter of Mr. Qiushan. This was why she was able to become an extraordinary person so smoothly.

Liao Pingzhang just smiled at Wenwan to express his goodwill.

Shopkeeper Lei, on the other hand, refused to give in. "Hmph, I promised you I wouldn't cooperate with that bitch named Wen! We agreed that day that I would pay her two thousand taels of silver. She gave me the recipe, and I took out all the silver, but she keeps making excuses. This bitch doesn't keep her word. Don't let her fool you!"

Zhu Wang, the fence-sitter, called out twice at the perfect moment, "Manager Lei, if a deal isn't written down in black and white, it can't be done honestly. And as for the two thousand taels of silver... you're just trying to take advantage of Manager Wen, you're young and inexperienced... and you're trying to take advantage of him... but why are you so angry when you didn't get what you wanted?"

Zhu Wang admires himself very much.

Now I can say without blushing or panting that Yaksha is "young and naive".

The feeling of helping Yaksha fool people... Don't tell me... I really don't want to tell you... It's so fucking good!
In front of everyone, Wen Wan leaned slightly towards Shopkeeper Lei, her face solemn, "Shopkeeper Lei, I was wrong about this. I was desperate and tried every possible means. I thought I'd sell as much as I could for the prescription, thinking that as long as I could get some help from everyone, I could save my father's life..."

At this point, Wen Wan wiped away her empty tears and said in a mournful voice, "It's just that something unexpected happened that day, and I suddenly found a new clue. Lord Xiong also encouraged me a lot, saying that as long as there is new evidence that can overturn the case, I don't have to worry about anything else."

"Later, I went to see my father again. He repeatedly forbade me to sell the ancestral recipe. I had no choice but to break his promise." Wen Wan bowed to Shopkeeper Lei, "I hope you will understand. I came here today because, firstly, I wanted to sincerely apologize to you, and secondly, I do have some business to discuss with you all."

Shopkeeper Lei waved his sleeves, "You're the only one with a reason! What do your family's affairs have to do with me? Instead, I've been exhausted from raising money everywhere. Do you think I should thank you?"

Wen Wan pursed her lips, unwilling to argue with Lei Zexin any further. The Old Madam smiled and smoothed things over, "Zexin, for my sake, don't bother with this girl. Since we're here, let's make the best of it. We have nothing else to do today, so let's sit down and listen to this girl's business." Manager Lei snorted coldly, "Today, I'll do it for the Old Madam's sake!"

"Thank you, Manager Lei!" Wen Wan bowed. The room was already full of people. Wen Wan took two steps forward and walked into the middle of the crowd. Zhu Wang walked to the side and looked at the man's back with interest.

Here she comes, here she comes, here comes the scammer.

"There are dozens of merchant guilds, large and small, in Bozhou City, including shipping guilds, salt guilds, silk guilds, and pawnshop guilds—"

"Over the past few decades, they have leveraged their natural village and clan ties to connect with each other, support each other, share resources, and work together. This has not only avoided vicious competition among peers, but also strengthened internal cohesion, allowing them to continue to grow and develop."

"But Bozhou has never had a liquor guild. We're like a pile of loose sand, each operating independently, fighting tooth and nail for petty profits. Imagine if we could form a liquor guild, share resources, and expand from this small corner of Bozhou to all over the country. Wouldn't that be much better than fighting among ourselves?"

Someone interrupted her with ill intentions, "Manager Wen, are you planning to establish the Bozhou Wine Merchants Association?"

Wenwan replied with a gentle smile: "Yes, there is such an idea."

"Manager Wen, you've been so used to being the head of the Wen family..." the man snorted coldly, "Now you want to be the head of all of us, right?"

Someone immediately agreed.

"Manager Wen is so arrogant! Such a big deal, and the elder lady hasn't said anything... Manager Wen is overstepping his authority... Isn't he afraid of getting caught off guard?"

"Manager Wen is young, but he's quite impressive. Want to establish a Chamber of Commerce?" The man turned to the elder lady and Liao at the top of the table. "If you two give the order, we small breweries are willing to follow."

There are pros and cons to joining a chamber of commerce.

Sharing resources, expanding together, and becoming bigger and stronger sounds good.

However, the daily operating costs of the Chamber of Commerce are not low. Small wineries may not get any actual benefits from joining the Chamber of Commerce except paying a hefty protection fee.

What's more, the selection of the chairman is crucial. According to the current situation, the position of chairman will definitely fall into the hands of the Yuan and Liao families.

But these two families are not kind-hearted people. Would they be willing to give them a bowl of soup after eating the meat?
Some small breweries naturally disagreed, but they were more tactful, saying, "The salt merchants' gang... they all came from the same valley, from the same village and surname. Ultimately, they're one family, so they naturally stick together. Our breweries are scattered, and if people are divided, it's hard to get things done."

Wen Wan smiled, "Of course I know that I am young and inexperienced, and I cannot convince others. I have never dreamed of the position of gang leader. It's just that the business I want to talk about requires everyone to unite—"