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After a slight pause, Xiao Shan looked at Yan Bugui and said, "So not only do they not dare to cause trouble for Brother Zhu, they even have to come and apologize to Third Master!"

"We'll make them go to the school and apologize to Uncle San in front of the whole school, and compensate Uncle San with a brand new pair of glasses."

"Uncle, let's forget about the medical expenses. After all, we beat them up."

Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui was incredibly excited: "No, no!"

If Brother Cheng really apologizes to me in front of the whole school, that would be even more satisfying than beating them up.

Liu Haizhong nodded after hearing Xiao Shan's words and said, "That's definitely how it should be, otherwise how will Lao Yan teach the children in the future?"

“Well then, let’s wait for Boss Cheng and the others to come and apologize to Third Uncle!” Xiao Shan said to Yan Bugui. “Third Uncle, when Boss Cheng and the others arrive, please have them come to my house. I’ll talk to them about having them apologize at the school!”

Yan Bugui nodded hurriedly and said, "Okay, okay! Xiaoshan, we really owe you all this time!"

The following afternoon, not long after Xiao Shan got home from get off work, Brother Cheng arrived at his house with a bruised and swollen face.

Judging from their appearance, they must have gone to work before coming to Yan Bugui's house to apologize.

Even after being beaten up like this, they still insisted on going to work. It seems that these two brothers don't come from very well-off families!

Upon seeing Xiao Shan, Boss Cheng greeted him somewhat reservedly, "Director Xiao!"

Xiao Shan didn't invite Boss Cheng and his men inside. Standing at the door, he coldly asked them, "Boss Cheng, is that right? Do you know why I'm looking for you brothers?"

Cheng Laoda smiled obsequiously at Xiao Shan: "I know, I know! We just went to apologize to Teacher Yan in person!"

“Simply going to apologize is far from enough!” Xiao Shan said calmly to Boss Cheng.

Cheng Laoda's heart skipped a beat, and then he glanced at his younger brother beside him.

If they had known that Yan Bugui lived in the same courtyard as these two guys, they wouldn't have acted so impulsively.

But now that the fight has already begun, all we can do is grit our teeth and look at Xiao Shan, saying, "Director Xiao, what do you think we should do?"

“Well then, considering that you’re both standing up for your children and that you’re all from the same factory, I won’t make things difficult for you brothers.” After pondering for a while, Xiao Shan looked at Brother Cheng and said, “However, you must go to the school tomorrow, apologize to Teacher Yan in front of all the teachers and students, and compensate Teacher Yan with a brand new pair of glasses.”

Yan Bugui's glasses are still in use, and the temples are wrapped with tape.

Being able to get a new pair of glasses now is a blessing in disguise.

After all, these days, eyeglasses are quite expensive!

A pair of glasses for nearsightedness costs an exorbitant 35 yuan.

Boss Cheng agreed so readily, he probably doesn't know the price of the glasses.

When it's time to take Yan Bugui to get new glasses, it'll probably hurt to spend the money.

Seeing that Brother Cheng was about to leave, Xiao Shan added a word of advice: "By the way, you can spoil your child, but you can't do anything reckless for him. It won't do you any good, understand?"

"I know, I know, thank you for reminding me, Director Xiao!" Brother Cheng said hurriedly.

The next day, Brother Cheng went to the factory early in the morning to ask their workshop director for leave.

After requesting leave, the two brothers went straight to the school and told the principal that they wanted to apologize to Yan Bugui in front of the entire school.

The principal was quite puzzled!

He went to find Yan Bugui early this morning, intending to take him to cause trouble for Brother Cheng.

After all, Yan Bugui being beaten by a student's parent at school was also a dereliction of duty on his part as the principal.

To everyone's surprise, Yan Bugui simply said it wasn't necessary, and that Brother Cheng would come over to apologize later.

I didn't expect them to actually come.

The principal was naturally happy to avoid having to make the trip himself.

The principal immediately summoned all the teachers and students to the school auditorium.

Brother Cheng sincerely apologized to Yan Bugui on the stage in the auditorium.

They also said they would compensate Yan Bugui with a new pair of glasses.

Yan Bugui generously forgave Brother Cheng's rude behavior.

After the apology was over, Brother Cheng took Yan Bugui to an optician to get new glasses.

When Brother Cheng saw the price of the glasses, he immediately regretted agreeing to get them for Yan Bugui.

Chapter 405, Han Li Analyzes the Pros and Cons of His Subordinates Advising Liu Bei to Declare Himself as King! (Please Subscribe!)

"Brother, why did you hit someone's glasses?!" Looking at Yan Bugui, who was picking out glasses, Cheng Laoda's younger brother looked at Cheng Laoda with resentment and whispered, "This pair of glasses is almost as much as my monthly salary!"

Boss Cheng said speechlessly, "How was I supposed to know these glasses were so expensive! If I had known they were so expensive, I wouldn't have smashed them!"

If these glasses weren't expensive, Yan Bu wouldn't be using them with both temples wrapped in tape.

Although Brother Cheng was heartbroken, there was nothing he could do.

The only option was to have Cheng's younger brother go back to Jiang Guihua to get the money, and then come back to settle the bill.

Wearing brand-new glasses, Yan Bugui's face was beaming with joy, even though his right eye was still bruised.

He even started to have his own plans.

Taking that punch meant I had to replace the glasses I'd worn for ten years, so it seems like a pretty good deal.

And so, Yan Bugui happily hummed a little tune as he rode his bicycle home.

Of course, after the steel rolling mill closed for the day, Yan Bugui made a special trip to thank He Yuzhu and Xiao Shan again.

After all, if it weren't for the two of them, he wouldn't even be able to get his new glasses back, let alone find the factory where he was beaten up.

After seeing off Yan Bugui, who had come to express his gratitude, Xiao Shan continued to stroll around the backyard with his son in his arms.

While strolling around Xiaoshan, I discovered that Liu Bei was tagging everyone in the chat group.

Seeing Liu Bei's @ tag, Xiao Shan diverted some of his attention to the chat group.

Liu Bei: "@All members, the strategist has now led the troops to capture Chang'an, and we have now recovered the four provinces of Jing, Yi, Yong, and Liang. The ministers are advising me to follow the example of Emperor Gaozu, seize the throne, and declare to the world that we should jointly punish the traitor Cao! What do you all think I should do now?"

Huang Rong: "As expected of Zhuge Liang, he took Chang'an so quickly, amazing!"

Ying Zheng: "Uncle Liu, what's your own opinion? Do you want to become king?"

Liu Bei: "It's not that I intend to become king, but now that I have more and more civil and military officials under my command, how can I, as the Left General, bestow titles and rewards upon them?"

Liu Bei was also in an awkward position. Given Zhuge Liang's achievements, it seemed a bit beneath him to pass on his own position as Left General!

Ying Zheng: "I think you'd better not declare yourself king yet!"

Han Li: "I also think it's best not to declare yourself king now; the disadvantages outweigh the advantages!"

Everyone knows that Han Li is the most cautious person in the chat group, so when Liu Bei heard Han Li say this, he immediately asked Han Li why he said that.

Han Li: "Uncle Liu, the only advantage of you becoming king now is that you can unify the government and make your rule legitimate! But there are a whole host of drawbacks!"

Han Li: "First of all, now that you've declared yourself king, you'll inevitably have to promote and reward your civil and military officials, which will require a significant increase in their salaries!"

Han Li: "Secondly, after subordinates are promoted and granted titles, those with high titles become arrogant and complacent, while those with lower titles harbor resentment and may even go on strike, which is detrimental to the unity of the subordinates."

Han Li: "Furthermore, Cao Cao still has many men loyal to the Han Dynasty. By declaring yourself king, you are essentially cutting off their hopes of surrendering, pushing them to Cao Cao's side, and creating unnecessary enemies for yourself."

Han Li: "In the end, if you declare yourself king, Sun Quan will be in trouble. After all, the rules of your Han Dynasty stipulate that people of different surnames cannot become kings! If Sun Quan is in trouble, do you think he will let you have an easy time? If he then allies with Cao Cao, the pressure on your side will be immense!"

Ying Zheng: "As expected of the most cautious person in our group, these reasons are irrefutable!"

Ying Zheng: "Uncle Liu, if you still have doubts, why don't you ask your chief strategist?"

Liu Bei: "Conquering Chang'an will surely involve many complicated matters, so I won't trouble the strategist with such a trivial matter. Tomorrow I will go and tell the ministers that we will not declare ourselves king for the time being!"

Ying Zheng: "@Han Li, Brother Han, how's your cultivation going?"

Han Li: "I am currently cultivating inside the Crimson Forbidden Land!"

Zhang Chulan: "That means you could be with Nangong Wan..."

Han Li: "Speechless gif!"

Group owner Xiao Shan: "Qin Huang, how's things going on your end?"

Ying Zheng: "I have now dealt with the enemies in the south and north, and I am considering whether to expand westward!"

Zhang Chulan: "Unless there is a revolution in transportation, it will be quite difficult to expand westward!"

Ying Zheng: "Yes, that's exactly what I'm struggling with right now! And even if there are satellite phones to transmit messages over long distances, no one can guarantee that the generals stationed there won't turn to evil!"

Yue Buqun: "If that's the case, then it is indeed a troublesome matter!"

Seeing that Liu Bei's problem had been solved, Xiao Shan withdrew his attention and continued to stroll around the yard with his son.

The machine tools brought back from John Bull were quickly installed and put into production.

A dozen days later, seeing the surge in production, an overjoyed Li Huaide called Xiao Shan to his office.

After entering Li Huaide's office, Xiao Shan looked at Li Huaide with some doubt and asked, "Factory Director, what instructions did you give me when you called me here?"

Li Huaide happily told Xiao Shan about the surge in production: "Xiao Shan, we really owe you a lot this time, which is why we were able to successfully purchase this new type of machine tool!"

"To thank you for your contributions to the factory, this is the reward I applied for for you!"

As he spoke, Li Huaide took a thick envelope from his desk drawer and handed it to Xiao Shan.

"Thank you, Factory Director!" Xiao Shan said to Li Huaide with a smile as he took the envelope.

Li Huaide said with a big smile, "No need to thank me, this is a reward from above! By the way, Xiaoshan, there's something else I need to discuss with you!"

"Factory Director, please speak!" Xiao Shan looked at Li Huaide, pretending to listen attentively.

Li Huaide said slowly, "Xiaoshan, based on the current output, our factory will definitely shine at the end-of-month summary meeting! People from other metallurgical plants will definitely ask us about the machine tools."

"And since you're the one who knows the most about machine tool ordering, you'll have to come with me to the summary meeting at the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry, is that alright?"

Xiao Shan smiled and nodded: "Of course, no problem!"

Xiao Shan knew perfectly well that since Li Huaide had asked him to attend the monthly summary meeting at the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry, he must have planned to introduce people from other metallurgical plants to purchase machine tools from Allen's factory!

Chapter 406, Li Huaide, Who Wants to Get Some Benefits! (Please Subscribe!)

Given Li Huaide's personality, he would definitely have a plan before doing something like this!

After all, the other party in the transaction was John Bull. His Red Star Steel Mill acted as the middleman, helping other factories order machine tools, and he should at least receive some service fee.

However, Li Huaide probably wouldn't dare pocket the money himself; he'd likely have to use the steel rolling mill's name to charge those factories a certain handling fee.

If it ended up in his own pocket, it would only be because Li Huaide thought he had lived too long.

However, it's not without its profits.

After all, Li Huaide now holds the lifeline of other metallurgical plants in his hands!

Li Huaide decides how many machine tools those metallurgical plants want!

If they want more machine tools, the managers of those metallurgical plants will have to cultivate a good relationship with Li Huaide and make some private connections.

If we're meeting privately, I can't go empty-handed!

Therefore, Li Huaide could absolutely profit from this.

Just as Xiao Shan was pondering this, Li Huaide heard Xiao Shan agree and said with a smile, "Xiao Shan, this is my plan. We'll help those metallurgical plants buy machine tools from John Bull. Our factory will also have to put in a lot of effort. We'll ask them for a token amount of compensation for their hard work. What do you think?"

“I think the factory director is right!” Xiao Shan naturally wouldn’t object to Li Huaide’s plan. “To put it bluntly, we’re in competition with those metallurgical plants. We can’t just work for them for free!”

Xiao Shan's words were exactly what Li Huaide wanted to hear, and he immediately put on a look of having met a kindred spirit: "That's right, that's exactly the point."

"However, we can't charge too much. How about we charge a handling fee of £12 per unit?"

"I think this price is quite reasonable!" Xiao Shan nodded with a smile.

To be fair, Li Huaide's handling fee was indeed not much!

Those metallurgical plants would probably accept this price.

After all, if they were unwilling to pay the £12 handling fee, they would have to send someone to John Bull to buy the machine tool.

Whether the price can be negotiated down to that level is another matter, but the travel expenses involved will be a considerable sum.

I believe the leaders of these metallurgical plants can distinguish which is more important.

"This handling fee is collected by our factory, so we don't need to charge too much. It would be bad if it caused dissatisfaction among our brother factories!" Li Huaide said to Xiao Shan with a smile.

Xiao Shan nodded slightly: "Of course!"