Yu Shiting spoke with a smile throughout, and his eyes held the affection of an elder when he looked at Song Tianyao. Tan Jingwei sneered inwardly at this scene. This old fox's acting skills were far superior to those of the actors in vinyl records. Not long ago, he had performed a martial arts opera with Song Tianyao in front of him, and now he was playing the role of a loving father-in-law and son-in-law?
"Uncle Gu, it's been a long time." Tan Jingwei stopped looking at Song Tianyao and Yu Shiting, turned his gaze to Gu Quan beside him, and greeted him respectfully.
Gu Quan smiled and nodded, then put on a stern face and pretended to be displeased as he lectured Tan Jingwei: "Jingwei, why haven't you come over to visit lately? Linshan has been busy until midnight every day for your little business. You should take some time to care for her. Even if you're not married yet, she's still your fiancée!"
The others around them smiled as they listened to Yu Shiting and Gu Quan speak to the two younger members of the family, but in their hearts they were pondering the deeper meaning behind their words.
On the surface, it seems that Song Tianyao Yu Shiting, with Yu Shiting openly supporting him and Xu Pingsheng secretly backing him, is better than Tan Jingwei. However, this is not the case. Xu Pingsheng missed his chance and did not establish a relationship with Song Tianyao from the beginning like Yu Shiting did. Furthermore, Song Tianyao's apparent conflict with the Hong Kong pushed Xu Pingsheng Song Tianyao to the opposite side. Therefore, Yu Shiting was able to publicly express his support for Song Tianyao as his future father-in-law.
Gu Quan's support for Tan Jingwei is different. Gu Quan married Gu Linshan, the legitimate daughter of the Gu family, and holds a pivotal position in the Gu family. At a young age, she has already begun to take over the family business. This time, she joined forces with Tan Jingwei to suppress Song Tianyao and Shanghai people's stocks, pressing them step by step, and has clearly gained the upper hand.
"Uncle is right, my little business has indeed caused Linshan trouble." Tan Jingwei smiled modestly at Gu Quan, then glanced at Song Tianyao and said confidently, "But I think after tonight, Linshan won't have to be so tired anymore, because after tonight, it won't matter whether she does that little business or not."
Gu Quan's eyes lit up upon hearing this. From Tan Jingwei's words, it seemed he was absolutely confident that he could resolve the issue of the employees who Two Airlines Uprising tonight?
Zhou Xiyu, Cai Yuanbai, and Lu Wenhui were even more shocked. Tan Jingwei hadn't even told his future father-in-law about his plan, so they, as outsiders, had no way of knowing. But it seemed that the final decision would be made tonight?
The three looked at Chu Yaozong, hoping to get information from him, but Chu Yaozong frowned slightly and shook his head slightly at them.
Although Yu Shiting didn't know what Tan Jingwei was relying on, he couldn't see any clues on Song Tianyao's face. Based on Yu Shiting's understanding of Song Tianyao, this son-in-law was always unreadable, but his lack of reaction was the best response he could get.
"Mr. Tam, although I work on ships, I know a little about the stock market." Yu Shiting, with a cigar in his mouth, exhaled a puff of smoke. "The small business you mentioned, Mr. Tam, has caused us Shanghai people quite a bit of trouble. I'm afraid it's not something you can just back out of so easily, is it?"
When facing Yu Shiting, the shipping magnate of Shanghai, Tan Jingwei still put on a great show of courtesy, standing up respectfully and giving a half-bow.
The next second, Tan Jingwei turned his gaze to Xu Pingsheng, the Shipping King of Hong Kong, and asked in a gentle voice, "Boss Xu, isn't that Brazil cargo ship at Swire Dockyard owned by the Xu Family?"
Upon hearing Tan Jingwei's seemingly random remark, almost everyone present simultaneously turned to look at Xu Pingsheng.
Song Tianyao's hand trembled, nearly shattering the teacup in his hand. He barely managed to catch it, but still spilled tea all over his hand.
Tan Jingwei glanced over and saw this scene, a smile appearing on his lips.
Xu Pingsheng asked in confusion, "Mr. Tam, the Xu Family has so many businesses with Swire that I can't even remember them all, but I really don't know which ship you're referring to?"
"Isn't that the ship that's setting sail from Victoria Harbour tonight?" Tan Jingwei raised the corners of his mouth. "Boss Xu, you really don't know?"
Xu Pingsheng looked slightly surprised and was about to speak when the door to the conference room was pushed open from the outside.
Xu Enbo stormed into the meeting room with a grim expression, and with just one sentence, Xu Pingsheng's face changed drastically.
Xu Enbo stared intently at Tan Jingwei: "That ship was sent out by me; it has nothing to do with the Xu Family!"
On the sea, a cargo ship flying the Brazil flag glides slowly forward, cutting through the waves.
Two Brazil sailors on the bow of the ship held up binoculars, gazing at the Qingzhou Lighthouse gradually receding into the distance behind them, with relieved smiles on their faces.
The seas from Brazil to Hong Kong are fraught with danger, with the constant threat of pirates. However, once the ship reaches Hong Kong, the risk is greatly reduced—a pattern that sailors have observed over the years.
Since the death of the former Pirate Queen Zhang Yueying, pirates in the waters near Hong Kong have almost disappeared. Even if a few remaining pirate groups occasionally emerge, they are only chased away by the Hong Kong Marine Police with machine guns.
Therefore, for sailors on long voyages, the most feared part of the route was the section before reaching Hong Kong, while once they reached Hong Kong, it was equivalent to reaching their destination.
"After this voyage, I plan to go back to land and do some small business," a sailor said to his companion in English, putting down his binoculars.
His companion, still holding binoculars, looked around and asked, "Have you made enough money to start a business?"
"That's about it." The first sailor laughed, "The China person are all rich and stupid. You should learn from me. Pretend to be sick before you go to sea. If the China person refuse to raise the price, sue them. We're white, the judge will definitely rule in my favor."
"You're really resourceful. At most, I'll just sneak a little cargo and resell it on land." His companion put down his binoculars and laughed loudly. "But I agree with you on the point that the China person foolish, because they never seem to notice how much of their goods are missing."
The first sailor to speak chuckled in agreement, but their smiles quickly froze on their faces.
Suddenly, the roar of motors filled the sea. The two sailors looked in the direction of the sound and saw two faint lights rapidly approaching the cargo ship in the darkness.