When Grandpa Wu heard the words "apologize", he was shocked. With two words, he immediately put down the teacup in his hand and laughed loudly. As he laughed, he stretched out his hand to signal 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. Speaking of which, it's a coincidence that I've been using the Xia family's tobacco pipe for many years without any problems. I've also given it to others for their birthday celebrations before, but nothing happened.”
"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, Master Wu, was here today to see the attitude of the young master of the Xia family. Now, it seems that the descendants of the Xia family are smart and capable, and the ancestral inheritance 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.
"Yes, alright." Wu Ye nodded in satisfaction. As she spoke, she looked at the woman sitting beside Azurepeak." Is this the young miss who returned from overseas?”
"Hello, Martial Lord." Meng Lin smiled politely.
"Hehe, this woman who came back from overseas is different from ordinary daughters. She must be very talented.”
"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 siblings will respectfully accept your request.”Once Azurepeak heard about the order, he immediately agreed to Lord Wu's request.
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 having lunch with the Xia siblings at noon. Go to the Drunken Immortal Restaurant and book a private room.”
"Yes." After the bodyguard finished speaking, he turned around and closed 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…there's a hidden meaning in your words!”。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!”
"What is it? Master Wu, you said it was man-made? Our Xia family business is so big, but we don't seem to have offended anyone.”Azurepeak was a little puzzled and also quite anxious.
"Uh…Hehe, Master Wu was just saying it casually. Don't take it to heart. A mistake, haha." After saying that, Grand Martial gestured for everyone to start eating and changed the topic.
When Azurepeak heard what Lord Wu said, he didn't know if there was a hidden meaning behind his words or if Lord Wu was just saying it casually. For a moment, he became depressed. Although he tried his best not to show a gloomy expression on his face, he felt a knot in his heart.
During the meal, Master Wu had been paying attention to Meng Lin's every move. His eyes revealed a different kind of emotion. He also asked Meng Lin some questions about her overseas studies. Meng Lin also answered them casually. As they chatted, Master Wu started to talk about it. Recently, more and more foreigners came to Shanghai to do business. Their business was very good. It was a pity that he did not have any trustworthy employees who knew foreign languages. If Meng Lin could help him, he would naturally not treat her unfairly. Moreover, if the project earned money, there would be a large amount of dividends at the end of each year. When Meng Lin heard this, he felt that this was a good opportunity to train himself. However, he had just become the deputy general manager of the Xia family, so he was afraid that he would not have much time to come to Master Wu's place. Master Wu said that as long as he was willing to help, he did not have to come to work at his place. He could come over anytime during the weekends and bring his work home to do. Meng Lin didn't think too much about it, nor did he ask his brother who was sitting opposite him. He agreed.
Azurepeak was worried for Menglin. He felt that it was very hard to work during the day and on weekends, he had to work for Master Wu. Would he fall sick from exhaustion? However, Meng Lin seemed to have made up his mind. Azurepeak did not stop him. He was just a little surprised. He saw that his sister was usually not too ostentatious, but he did not expect this girl to have such a strong opinion.
After eating and drinking to their heart's content, when the siblings left, Martial Lord said to Meng Lin,""From today onwards, you're my employee. If there's any urgent work here, I'll send someone to look for you at any time. You just have to complete the task on time.”
On the way home, Azurepeak kept thinking about what Master Wu had said. Meng Lin could tell that something was on his brother's mind. As it was his first day at work, he did not know much about the factory, so he did not know how to come up with ideas. Therefore, the two of them kept silent. The car quickly arrived at the entrance of the factory where the accident happened. As soon as the two of them got out of the car, Old Wang came up to them.
"Young Master, Young Miss, you're back.”
"Uncle Wang, have you found out?" Azurepeak asked.
"Young Master, the workers all said that Wang Asan was in charge of the tobacco pipes a few days ago. After the production of this batch of tobacco pipes, he asked for leave and did not come to work.”
"Wang Asan? The newcomer from two months ago?”
"Yes, yes, it's him. Everyone said that he had been working quietly since he came. He rarely interacted with people and had no friends. They didn't know why he suddenly stopped coming and didn't inform them in advance.”
"Did you go to his house to look for him?"
"Oh, I sent Xiaofa there. He hasn't come back yet.”
The three of them were walking into the factory when they heard someone call out from behind,"Dad."”Uncle Wang heard his son's voice and turned around. Xiao Fa was back.
"How is it?" Uncle Wang asked with concern.
"Father, I went to look for him. He has already moved out. I heard from the neighbors that he just moved out two days ago.”
"Aiya, what a coincidence!”Uncle Wang was exasperated.
Azurepeak suddenly remembered what Martial Lord had said,"It was not an accident, but man-made."”He knew that this matter might not be as simple as he thought. If it was man-made, Ah San was the most suspicious. Then why did he do this? He had only been in the Xia family's factory for two months, and these two months had been peaceful. There had been no conflicts, let alone revenge. For a moment, Azurepeak was confused.
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