"What is it?" Chu Xiaoxin listened with great interest.
Song Tianyao hesitated for a moment. "At the time, I considered that the Chu Family's dock business had always been managed by Chao Yong Yi, and Brother Ten Chan Ah-sap was very experienced in the underworld. I sent his men to tell him about Fuyixing's Golden-Tooth Lei giving me fifteen gold bars. I hoped he could do me a small favor, even just by saying that Chao Yong Yi was willing to give sixteen gold bars. That would have been enough for me to back down and postpone the conversation to another day. But for some reason, Chan Ah-sap suddenly flew into a rage, took his men and left, even threatening to deal with me. I..."
"Fuck your mother, Chan Ah-sap! I was harassed by some cops at Lichi Garden, and I pretended to be blind and refused to show my face. Yan Hung from Fuyixing ran around for me all night, and the Big Brother even gave my business money to take care of him. How could Chan Ah-sap be worthy of humiliating my guest, especially since the guest helped me! Most importantly, Fuyixing wanted to hire me and knew to give fifteen gold bars. That bastard Chan Ah-sap from Chao Yong Yi has been working in my business for so long, and I haven't even had a drink with him!" Before Song Tianyao could finish speaking, Chu Xiaoxin slammed his coffee cup on the table, spilling coffee and staining the white tablecloth. "I can't make decisions about other businesses in the Chu Family, but Likang Trading Company is mine! A-Yao, you tell A-Hung and Golden-Tooth Lei to go to the docks tomorrow and wait for me. I'll arrange for them to start work!"
Song Tianyao nodded. The first step of the strategy he had been laying out at the seafood restaurant last night had already been taken.
Chapter Forty-Seven Letter
"Do you think Chairman Chu?" Song Tianyao asked Chu Xiaoxin with a smile as he watched Chu Xiaoxin roar in anger.
Chu Xiaoxin fixed his gaze on Song Tianyao, his tone already tinged with annoyance. "Fake? You came here so early in the morning to tell me a myth?"
"It's half true, half false. The truth is that Chan Ah-sap did go to Taibai Seafood Restaurant to cause trouble. The false one is that he didn't throw a tantrum on his own; he ran away because I took fifteen gold bars from Fuyixing." Song Tianyao said unhurriedly, seemingly unconcerned about the look Chu Xiaoxin was giving him.
Chu Xiaoxin grabbed a napkin and wiped the coffee stains that had just splashed onto the back of his hand. "Why?"
"I don't like him. The reason is simple: he doesn't listen to my boss. I can't just wait for my boss to complain to Chairman Chu about him; that would make my boss seem petty. I'll be the bad guy, and I'll do it so others will see that my boss gives me a thumbs up, Young Master Shun Xin is righteous and does justice to his fellow Chiu Chow natives." Song Tianyao said to Chu Xiaoxin, "What do you think?"
Although Chu Xiaoxin graduated from Queen's College, one of Hong Kong's top secondary schools, it doesn't mean he is a social elite. He just comes from a high-ranking family. Otherwise, the Chu Family wouldn't have only given him Likang Trading Company to manage, and he still couldn't manage it well and had to hire a secretary to help him.
In just two days, Song Tianyao had figured out his boss quite well. Although his boss was uneducated and somewhat spoiled, he was a decent person. He always talked about keeping his word and was willing to give people a chance. Like that night, he trusted Song Tianyao, whom he had just met, and followed Song Tianyao's instructions to beat up Cheung Wing-kam's godson. He even asked Song Tianyao to go see Yan Hung on his behalf and run errands outside. He also believed Song Tianyao's claim that he could settle things with Cheung Wing-kam for only two thousand yuan. If it were anyone else, would they really think twice and believe him so easily?
Another point is that Chu Xiaoxin is afraid of trouble. In the past, in order to avoid trouble, he would not use his brain when doing things, and would only do things according to the first thought that came to mind.
So what Song Tianyao just said left him speechless, because what he really thought of was to report Chan Ah-sap's misdeeds to Chu Yaozong when the opportunity arose. In his opinion, this was the simplest and most direct method. He only needed to tell his father, and the rest would naturally be his father, Chu Yaozong, causing trouble for Chan Ah-sap.
But now, listening to Song Tianyao talk about it, it seems he doesn't intend for me to complain to my father, which makes me seem petty.
Another thing that quickly calmed Chu Xiaoxin down was that Song Tianyao was willing to help him find a solution and was also willing to bear the infamy.
Where can you find such a loyal secretary? In other words, Chu Xiaoxin is already twenty-two years old. Who would want to act like a child and complain to their parents at such an age? He knows that complaining will make him look bad in front of his father. After all, he is the second young master of the Chu Family, yet he can't even handle the position of the head of a Chiu Chow Gang and has to rely on his father. Even without his father scolding him, he feels ashamed. But there's nothing he can do. The eldest Chu Family, Chu Xiaozhong, is currently managing the business in place of his father. Chu Xiaoxin can't possibly take away the Chu Family name that Chan Ah-sap is carrying.
"So?" Chu Xiaoxin put down his napkin and looked at Song Tianyao: "So, you're letting Fuyixing manage the Likang Trading Company's dock business?"
Song Tianyao nodded. "That's it. Fuyixing Red Pole Yan Hung worked tirelessly for a whole day and night for Young Master Shun's matter, and in the end, he was transferred away in uniform. Young Master Shun, out of consideration for Sergeant Hung Xiong's favor, and because Chan Ah-sap didn't step forward that night, handed over his Likang Trading Company to Fuyixing. Isn't that reasonable? Should we speak to Chairman Chu privately?"
"No need. The business is mine. The name 'Likang' was given by my father, but the name registered with the Commerce and Industry Department is mine. My father makes the decisions regarding the Chu Family, but I make the decisions regarding this small business." Chu Xiaoxin said to Song Tianyao, "Are you saying that if you want to deal with Chan Ah-sap, you should let Fuyixing take over my dock business?"
"Yes," Song Tianyao said firmly. "Young Master Shun, you are a generous and righteous person. As your secretary, there are some things I can say to you face to face. How many people outside who claim to work for the Chu Family are truly afraid of you? How many people take your generosity for granted? They are Young Master Zhong than you. Why? Because Young Master Zhong is the next head of the Chu Family, and you are not. To put it somewhat inappropriately, after Chairman Chu passes away, Young Master Shun Xin, without Young Master Zhong even having to ask, someone will voluntarily help him take your Likang back from you. For example, someone like Chan Ah-sap."
Seeing that Chu Xiaoxin did not refute him but remained silent, Song Tianyao stared into Chu Xiaoxin's eyes and continued: