"Uncle Wang, I just found the boxes here. Two-thirds of the tobacco pipes in each box are made of jujube wood and one-third of them are made of poplar wood. Do you know what's going on?”
Uncle Wang was shocked. He walked directly to the box and opened it to observe. He then went to the other boxes to observe. He turned around and said to Azurepeak,"Eldest Young Master, that's really the case.”
" Everyone, stop what you're doing and come over," Uncle Wang shouted at the workers.
The workers stopped what they were doing and gathered in front of Azurepeak and Uncle Wang, looking at each other. Azurepeak said," I found that the boxes that contain the tobacco pipes are two-thirds of jujube wood tobacco pipes and one-third of poplar wood tobacco pipes. In other words, the poplar wood tobacco pipes are mixed with jujube wood tobacco pipes. Does everyone know which part of the assembly line had a problem? "If anyone reports it in time and makes up for the mistakes in production, the bonus for this month will be doubled." Azurepeak's tone was very decisive, as if he would not give up until he investigated.
"I don't know. What's going on?”The workers whispered to each other. Some of them shook their heads, some curled their lips, and some lowered their heads. No one knew what they were thinking.
" Eldest Young Master, we won't be able to find anything in a short while. It's best if you go and appease Master Wu first. Leave this to me," Uncle Wang said.
"Alright, if the poplar wood pipe in Master Wu's hand is really from our family, we will definitely compensate you. " Then I'll go first," Azurepeak said and was about to leave the factory when Meng Lin stopped his brother." Brother, I'll go with you."”
"Let's go."
As soon as the siblings left the factory, Uncle Wang said to the workers,"" Those in charge of producing tobacco pipes, come over. The rest of you can go back to work." Seven to eight workers were left in the crowd, while the rest went back to work.
Azurepeak drove his sister and told her about Master Wu along the way. Master Wu had just celebrated his 60th birthday and was still in his prime. A few days before his birthday, he had bought a large batch of tobacco pipes from the Xia family's factory and planned to give them to his good friends who had come to celebrate his birthday. Master Wu came from a poor family when he was young and got married very early. He was stubborn, stubborn, and had a bad temper. However, he was surprisingly hardworking, had extraordinary courage, and was sensitive to opportunities. He had made a fortune. During the First World War, he was less than 40 years old and made a fortune by selling firearms. After the First World War, he used the money from selling firearms to invest in many dance clubs, bars, and casinos in Shanghai. For some reason, he became a regular customer of the Xia family. All the leisure snacks of the dance halls, bars, and casinos under his management were purchased from the Xia family. Every birthday and festival, there was an endless stream of guests at his house. He also bought many crafts such as ceramic pipes from the Xia family as gifts. When his wives bought cloth, they would not go to any shop but our house. Even the clothes and benefits of their employees were bought from the Xia family. They had been on good terms with the Xia family for many years. There have never been any problems, but something happened as soon as I took office. It's really like "the heavens are about to give me a great responsibility". Azurepeak smiled bitterly when he said this.
"Then will Master Wu cut off our cooperation because of this?”
As soon as Meng Lin finished speaking, Azurepeak drove the car to the ground floor of a villa. Then, he braked. Before he could answer his sister's question, one of the male bodyguards on both sides of the villa's door immediately went forward to open the door.
" Young Master Xia, Master Wu knew that you would come, so he asked us to wait." The bodyguard was very polite.
Azurepeak brought Meng Lin upstairs with the bodyguards and stopped in front of an office. The bodyguard knocked on the door and a man's voice came from inside the room."Come in."
The bodyguard pushed the door open and bowed."Master Wu, Young Master Xia is here!"
"Let him in!"
"Yes, sir."
As soon as Xia Qingfeng entered the room with Meng Lin, he saw Master Wu drinking tea on the sofa with his head lowered. He did not seem to have any intention of welcoming the siblings. Azurepeak was quick-witted. Without waiting for Lord Wu to raise his head, he went straight to the point and said very sincerely,"Master Wu, we came here today to apologize to you."
When Grand Wu heard the word "apology", he immediately put down the teacup in his hand and laughed loudly. As he laughed, he stretched out his hand and gestured for them to sit down.
Meng Lin looked at Lord Wu. He was really awe-inspiring. He could suppress the crowd without saying anything, but his smile was very friendly. It seemed that he had nothing to do with that kind of majesty. The sky was full, the land was wide, and he had the face of an emperor. His red complexion also proved that his body was still very strong. The siblings sat on the sofa in the front seat. Azurepeak continued,"I just found out that there was something wrong with the pipe. Before I could investigate it, Uncle Wang reported that Master Wu had also found out. I rushed over with my sister to apologize to you and discuss the compensation.”
After hearing Xia Qingfeng's words and seeing his sincere attitude, Master Wu smiled and said," It was my friends who discovered the problem with the tobacco pipe. When I gave them the tobacco pipe for my 60th birthday, they praised that it was made by Master Xia and that it was resistant to fire and durable. They have been using his tobacco pipe all this time, and all of my friends snatched it up. In the end, not even a month after I went back, people came to complain to me one after another. They said that the so-called durable pipe that Master Wu used was burnt out in less than a month. I've been using the Xia family's tobacco pipe for many years without any problems. I've given it to someone else for their birthday before and nothing happened. But this time, something happened. It really makes me lose face."
"I'm really sorry for bringing trouble to you, Master Wu. Why don't I explain to your friends one by one and apologize? The Xia family will also pay for their compensation as long as Master Wu is happy.”
"Hehe, it's necessary to explain. Forget about the compensation.”
"No, no, since the problem is with us and we made Grandmaster Wu's friend unhappy, we should compensate him.”
"Hehe, alright. Actually, I, Grand Master Wu, came here today to see Young Master Xia's attitude. Now, it seems that he thinks that the descendants of the Xia family are smart and capable, and that the inheritance passed down from generation to generation has a chance to last for a hundred years.”
"Thank you for your praise, Master Wu. As for the compensation, please state your price.”
"Hehe, what Master Wu wants to see the most is your attitude. Since you're sincere, just give me another box of tobacco pipes. There's no need for compensation. I've been in the business world of Shanghai for more than 20 years. I don't need this money. However, I hope that there won't be any problems with the pipe this time. If something happens again, I don't know where to put my old face, haha.”Wu Ye's hearty laughter was enough to prove that he was a talkative and open-minded person. However, he didn't beat around the bush when he spoke, which more or less exposed his impatient temper.
"Haha, thank you for your magnanimity, Martial Lord. Don't worry, in the future, every box of tobacco pipes you give to Master Wu will have to go through my inspection.”Azurepeak was relieved.
" Mm, okay." Grand Wu nodded in satisfaction. As she spoke, she looked at the woman sitting beside Azurepeak." Is this the young miss who returned from overseas?”
" Greetings, Master Wu." Meng Lin smiled politely.
"Hehe, this woman who came back from overseas is different from ordinary young ladies. She must be very talented, right?"
"Master Wu, I don't deserve it." Meng Lin smiled humbly and did not say anything else.
"It's already noon. Let's go after lunch and discuss the next order with Master Wu."
" Alright, then we'll do as you say." Azurepeak agreed to Grand Wu's request the moment he heard the order.
Grand Wu shouted in the direction of the door," Dong." The bodyguard who had sent the two of them upstairs just now pushed open the door and entered." I'm going to have lunch with the Xia siblings at noon. Go to the Drunken Immortal Restaurant and book a private room."”
" Yes," the bodyguard said and turned to close the door.
In the private room of Drunken Immortal Restaurant. At a four-corner table, Master Wu was the banker while the siblings sat opposite each other. When all the delicacies were served, they began to talk.
"I, Master Wu, made my fortune with firearms back then. I believe Old Master Xia has told you kids about this. Sigh, I had no choice but to do the firearms business. When I was young, my family was so poor that I couldn't even make a living. Therefore, after a few years of school, I began to do manual labor to support my family. My father died early. In order to let my mother live a good life earlier, I worked very hard to do physical labor. However, physical labor could not earn a lot of money in the end. In order to let my mother enjoy life earlier, I thought about finding opportunities to make a fortune all day long. At that time, a war happened. I felt that making firearms was a good business. Although it was very risky, looking at the poor days at that time, I felt that if I continued to be poor, I would be better off dead. I might as well take the risk and take a gamble. Speaking of which, I still have to thank Old Master Xia for supporting me with the first sum of money. At that time, your grandfather was already in his fifties, and the Xia Family's third factory had just been built. I used to work in his first factory. After thinking about it, only Old Master Xia could help me. So when I borrowed money, I only said that I wanted to do business. Later, the firearms gave me a windfall. When I returned the money, your grandfather found out that my business was selling firearms.”
When they heard this, Azurepeak and Meng Lin were both touched by Master Wu's straightforwardness and sense of humor. They couldn't help but laugh.
"At that time, I mustered up my courage to look for him. He didn't think much about it and gave me 300 taels of silver. He said that it was fate that we had worked together. He saw that I had worked in his factory for so many years and knew that I was a hardworking person. Moreover, helping others to get rich was also a virtuous thing. So, I was very grateful at that time. I secretly swore that if I really got rich in the future, I would definitely repay Old Master Xia. Therefore, after I started a bar and dance club business, I have always returned the courtesy with the Xia family. He did not consider other people's products. Old Master Xia managed them well, and the quality of the products had never been problematic.”
" Sigh, who knew that something would happen after I took over. I'm really ashamed…" Azurepeak looked guilty.
Master Wu waved his hand and continued," I understand the Xia family's character. The products have been fine for so many years. There might be something fishy about this incident."
Master Wu, you…are implying something." Azurepeak was confused.
"Hehe, Master Wu has been in the business world for more than 20 years. With my 20 years of experience, this incident is not an accident, but man-made!”
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