A 50-year-old man is reborn and becomes a complete slacker, leaving his scumbag children completely

Upon hearing Lu Wenlong's words, Du Tianchuan and Du Wu were overjoyed; Lu Wenlong was indeed going to make a move.

Unable to contain his anxiety, Du Wu immediately told Lu Wenlong, "Brother-in-law, there are two state-owned factories in Hangzhou that are buying his fish. One is a state-owned textile factory, and the other is a state-owned food factory."

Upon hearing this, Lu Wenlong considered it briefly and then smiled and said to them, "Don't worry, Hu Dahai was able to successfully sell the fish to these two state-owned factories probably because of his good service."

"I'll be going to Hangzhou tomorrow. I'll have to give those two factory managers some face. Just wait for my good news."

As soon as he finished speaking, Du Tianchuan and Du Wu were overjoyed, feeling extremely comfortable and happy, as if they had already seen themselves successfully replace Hu Dahai and become the suppliers for the textile and food factories.

Du Tianchuan, in particular, had recently heard that Hu Dahai had earned nearly ten thousand yuan in just a short period of time selling fish, and the key point was that Hu Dahai was only a middleman. If their Lingdong brigade had sold the fish directly, they could probably have earned even more.

That night, Du Tianchuan and Du Wu kept flattering and praising Lu Tianlong, and the three of them drank until they were completely drunk.

The next morning, Lu Wenlong was woken up by Du Baiying, who was also eager for him to help resolve the matter.

Because once this matter is resolved, the Du family's prestige in the Lingdong Brigade can be enhanced once again.

Du Baiying was very smart. She knew that Lu Wenlong was gaining more and more power, so she needed a strong family to help her maintain her position. Otherwise, she would be abandoned by Lu Wenlong sooner or later.

Lu Wenlong had no choice but to drive directly to the state-owned textile factory and the state-owned food factory.

He went to the textile factory first because there were many workers there. He thought that if he could win over the textile factory first, then the food factory would be a piece of cake.

However, when he met ** and explained his purpose, **, who had been all smiles, suddenly looked a little sullen.

“Wenlong, I should give you some face, but I can’t make the decision on this matter because Hu Dahai has done a great favor for our textile factory, and we can’t be ungrateful.”

He answered directly, without any of the politeness and smile he had shown earlier.

Upon hearing this, Lu Wenlong felt as if he had hit a brick wall, utterly humiliated, and nearly choked on his tea. Luckily, he hadn't brought Du Tianchuan and Du Wu along today, or they would have both lost face.

He figured that the authorities would at least give him some face; if they couldn't give all the fish to Du Tianchuan and his group, they could at least allocate some to their Lingdong Brigade. And even if they couldn't cooperate with the Lingdong Brigade, they didn't have to be so direct. Didn't he have any pride?

However, Lu Wenlong didn't want to offend the government too much. After all, as the director of a textile factory, he must have some connections, and if pushed too far, it wouldn't be easy to handle. He left the state-owned textile factory dejectedly and went straight to the food factory.

Textile factories are difficult to manage, but food factories should be a bit easier to handle, since food factories are smaller, and Zhang Zhaoxing, who runs a food factory, doesn't have the same powerful backing as [a certain company/organization].

On the way to the food factory, Lu Wenlong was full of confidence, feeling that he had it all figured out.

When he arrived at the food factory, Zhang Zhaoxing indeed gave Lu Wenlong an even warmer welcome.

“Old Zhang, I’m here today because I want to talk to you about something. Your food factory needs so much fish every day. You could actually buy it from our Lingdong Brigade. The brigade leader is my father-in-law, and they’re willing to offer a lower price. If you’re willing, it would be a good thing for both of us.”

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Zhang Zhaoxing, Lu Wenlong said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhaoxing paused in his hand as he poured tea for Lu Wenlong: "Brother Wenlong, did you come to see me today about this matter? This is really putting me in a difficult position!"

“What’s so difficult about that? They’re all fish, it doesn’t matter who you buy from, the fish are all the same, and we’re willing to give you a lower price, so why not?” Lu Wenlong didn’t understand, and at the same time, he was a little panicked. Was this food factory going to go bankrupt?

Thinking of this, in order to save face, he decided to use some heavy-handed tactics to pressure Zhang Zhaoxing: "My return to Hangzhou this time was actually at my boss's behest. Besides, with your goods being delivered in and out, if something bad were to happen, you, as the factory manager, wouldn't have a good chance of explaining it."

Hearing Lu Wenlong's words, Zhang Zhaoxing immediately felt uncomfortable; this was a blatant, overt threat. However, he couldn't directly lash out at Lu Wenlong, so he could only take a deep breath and slowly say:

“Brother Wenlong, to be honest, it’s not that I don’t want you to sell fish here, but I have no choice but to buy from Hu Dahai. Even if you say today that I can’t send my goods out of Hangzhou, I have no choice but to buy from him.”

"Because the recipes for all the products I make are from Hu Dahai, I have to buy seasonings from him every day. Without his seasonings, we can't make any of our products. If we don't even have products, what are we supposed to give away? Air?"

Lu Wenlong was shocked, utterly shocked. He had no idea why Hu Dahai had such abilities.

"You're not lying to me, are you?" Lu Wenlong asked again in disbelief.

Zhang Zhaoxing argued forcefully, "Why would I lie to you? If you don't believe me, go to our factory and ask. Back then, our factory was on the verge of bankruptcy. If it weren't for Hu Dahai helping to deliver two products, our machines would probably be rusting by now."

As he spoke, he opened the car door, implying that Lu Wenlong could go to the factory and ask anyone: "If I'm lying about anything, I'm not Zhang today."

Seeing Zhang Zhaoxing's reaction, Lu Wenlong knew that what Zhang Zhaoxing said must be true, otherwise he wouldn't have said it. Of course, he wouldn't openly go to the food factory to ask, as that would be completely pointless.

"Can't you really help me?" Lu Wenlong changed his tone, from being forceful to being gentle.

But Zhang Zhaoxing on the other end still shook his head: "I really can't help. You know, if I, Zhang Zhaoxing, lose this food factory's profit channel, what will the higher-ups do to us?"

Zhang Zhaoxing subtly shifted the conversation from "I" to "us," as if subtly reminding Lu Wenlong not to act recklessly, implying that if something really goes wrong, he wouldn't take responsibility alone and would drag Lu Wenlong down with him.

Lu Wenlong wasn't stupid; he naturally understood the veiled threat in Zhang Zhaoxing's words and had no choice but to give up and leave the food factory.

Meanwhile, in the Lingdong Brigade at this time.

Du Tianchuan and Du Wu were also discussing:

"Dad, now that my brother-in-law has taken action, how could we possibly fail? Maybe those two factories will need us to deliver goods tomorrow. I think we should hurry up and collect fish in the brigade. When my brother-in-law comes back and sees that we've collected so many fish, he'll definitely think we're smart."

Du Wu blinked his two small eyes and said with a serious expression.

After hearing his words, Du Tianchuan pondered for a moment and also felt that they made a lot of sense.

So the two of them immediately went out and started shouting throughout the entire brigade: "Let's get ready! Tonight, our families will gather to go fish-buying! My son-in-law has already set up the fish-selling channels for us. Starting tomorrow, our Lingdong brigade is going to make a lot of money!"