Twilight Rain in the Mountains

Chapter 5

After getting up for breakfast the next day, Fan Hongren invited Xiao Zuofan to take a walk in the workshop.Fan Hongxuan looked a little pale, he didn't know how he spent last night, he refused to go with him, and went back to his room early to rest.

Mo Tong followed behind Xiao Zuofan, listening to Fan Hongren introduce the properties of the Fan family one by one while leading the way.

The Fan family is the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River. It was pioneered by the ancestors and passed on from generation to generation. The property covers silver villages, restaurants, wharves, and cloth workshops.After Master Fan passed on the family business to Young Master Fan, he stopped intervening in the management and devoted himself to his collection of poetry, painting and ink treasures.Unexpectedly, Tian was jealous of Yingcai, and an accident took away the young master of the Fan family.When Master Fan and Mrs. Fan were distraught, it was the Second Young Master Fan who stepped forward and provoked the entire family business by himself, so that the Fan family property would not collapse.

As for Fan San...he has been foolish and cynical since he was a child, so he can't be counted on at all.

"Brother Hiroshi manages such a huge family business all by himself, it is indeed hard work. ”Xiao Zuofan said sympathetically.

"The eldest brother is gone, and I am the only one who can support the Fan family's business. No matter how hard I work, I have to persevere."It's just that recently I've gradually felt powerless. 』Fan Hongren brought Xiao Zuofan to the VIP room of Mingcha House, and asked him to sit down and drink tea to talk.

"Why? 』Xiao Zuofan took a sip of the green tea in the cup, and immediately felt the aroma of the tea spreading in his mouth, the taste was sweet and fragrant, it was his favorite Biluochun, it seems that Fan Hongren worked hard.

"Young Master Xiao doesn't know something. In recent months, a youth chamber of commerce has popped up out of nowhere in the Jiangnan area.The president of this chamber of commerce is mysterious and ruthless. He bought the land that my Fan family was interested in at a high price, and then set up another store. He clearly wanted to fight against us.The power of the Youth Chamber of Commerce is growing day by day, and it has reached the point where it can influence the market without knowing it. 』Fan Hongren held the white porcelain teacup in his hand, as if he wanted to crush it in his palm.

"Brother Hong, don't worry. 』Xiao Zuofan felt sorry for the white porcelain teacup.The body of the cup is crystal clear and the workmanship is excellent, it would be a pity if it was really crushed.

He pondered for a while, and said: "Businessmen do business for profit, and the Xiao family has also heard about the sudden rise of the Youth Chamber of Commerce."I heard that although they spend a lot of money to buy the market, they have never deliberately raised or lowered the market price to compete maliciously.In this way, rather than chasing profit, they are more likely to invade the market and consolidate their position. 』

"Not only that, Mr. Xiao, they clearly want to destroy our Fan family's property.Although my father no longer intervenes in the family business, the Fan family property must not be destroyed in my hands.So today I went to find Young Master Xiao, no, Mr. Xiao to discuss, hoping that Mr. Xiao can consider the friendship between the Xiao and Fan families and make decisions for the Fan family. 』Fan Hongren became more and more excited, and almost knelt down to Xiao Zuofan.

It turned out that I was asking for something, no wonder I specially invited my young master to taste tea today.Mo Tong thought to himself.

The Xiao family has been officials for generations. Since Miss Xiao married as a princess, the family status has skyrocketed, and there are an endless stream of people who come to aspire to power.

Mr. Xiao was originally the minister of the Ministry of the Interior. He retired and returned to his hometown a few years ago, and no longer interferes in political affairs.As the only son of the family, Young Master Xiao was born intelligent and had extraordinary qualifications. He was admitted to Juren at the age of 13. Master Xiao intended to send him to the imperial court, but Young Master Xiao refused for some reason. low score.So he is still an ordinary local official in the south of the Yangtze River.But it seems that the official position is not big, but because of the family status, it has great prestige in this area.

"Brother Hong's words are out of character.My father has always been concerned about the situation of the Fan family, and asked me to pay more attention to this chamber of commerce.It's just that after many inquiries, I didn't find any violations of laws and disciplines by them, and it's not good to interfere in their capacity as officials. 』There are so many things to be asked to decide, Xiao Zuofan naturally responds with tact.It is necessary to show the deep concern of the parents and officials for the local businessmen, and to express the integrity and law-abiding principles decently, "No matter how you say it, if the other party really wants to bring down the Fan family maliciously, the Xiao family will not sit idly by."When I go back, I will thoroughly investigate all the personnel involved in their chamber of commerce and their business activities. 』

Fan Hongren was detoured a few times, and he always felt that this was not the answer he was looking for, but he didn't know how else to intercede.Just in a bit of a dilemma, the storyteller from Mingchaju came to the stage and started storytelling again.

"Today, I want to tell everyone about the new illness of the third young master of the Han family. 』Mr. Qin waved his paper fan, shook his head and spoke.

"What disease is it? 』There were guests in the audience asking questions in cooperation.

"Broken, sleeve, it, obsession." 』Mr. Qin rolled his eyes, and said every word as if announcing a happy event.

The audience suddenly exploded.

Xiao Zuofan inexplicably felt a heat on his face.

"Ahem, brother Hong, does it mean that he also likes to listen to stories told by this storyteller? 』He deliberately didn't listen to the noise downstairs, and asked Fan Hongren.

『Hahaha, this storyteller said that Mr. Han’s stories are full of wit and fun, lively and interesting. When business is not busy, I like to drink a cup of tea here, listen to books, and have fun. 』Fan Hongren became interested and stretched his neck to look up the stage.

How many people in the world can listen to bad things about their own brother so cheerfully?

Mo Tong suddenly felt pity for Fan Hongxuan.

Thinking about it, Fan Hongxuan was born to a kabuki, his mother died of dystocia, and he was born without a mother.Although Master Fan dotes on him, he probably suffered a lot from the white eyes and bullying he suffered since he was a child.It's also thanks to his bohemian personality, otherwise he probably wouldn't be able to bear growing up so big.

Mo Tong thought about raising his eyes to look at his young master, and found that he was also drinking the tea in the cup with a delicate expression.

"Brother Hiroshi, I suddenly remembered that the uncle my father entrusted me to visit lives nearby, so I will leave first. As Xiao Zuofan said, he got up and bowed, ignored Fan Hongren who wanted to keep him, turned and left.