Lu Chengwen smiled. "It's fine, it's fine, I—"
Huo Leiting said:
"Cheng Wen. Let's be direct. Reclamation Port has already begun construction, and I know you've been making arrangements all around it. Uncle has no objections to your other businesses. If you need help, just tell Uncle."
"Yes, yes."
"But if those small groups suddenly pull out, they'll disrupt the Reclamation Port project. I imagine they're using this to threaten you. I encountered this sort of thing when I was young too. Back then, there was no choice. With no one else to rely on, I could only use those fickle people. But use them as you may, you must make sure you can keep them under control."
Lu Chengwen nodded. "Uncle is right. These people are mediocre in ability, yet full of ideas. Every one of them thinks he's some regional lord, haha. Given the slightest chance, they want to elevate their own status. They're very restless."
"That's why," Huo Leiting said, "I can help you deal with them. If something goes wrong with the Reclamation Port project, the government may directly repossess it, understand? This is the bigger picture. It concerns not only the actual profits of our two families, but also a major project affecting the nation and people's livelihoods. This is completely different from building a few houses or putting up a park! Cheng Wen, you need to think this through."
"Understood, understood. Actually, I—"
The woman suddenly spoke. "Cheng Wen."
Lu Chengwen had always felt that this woman had an overwhelming presence.
Whenever she spoke, she gave people the sense that she could not be refused. And no matter what she discussed, she never let anything show. You could not tell whether she was happy or unhappy, because her expression was always stern.
Even when