Tang Zhishang was about to politely refuse, but Lu Cheng beside him smiled and said, "Take it. The company needs this stuff right now."
Hearing that the company needed it, Tang Zhishang immediately grew serious. "Then I'll accept it."
"All right, you don't need to stand guard here anymore. We'll handle the rest ourselves. Take the brothers and get some rest."
Xiao Ran said to Tang Zhishang and the others.
"Yes. Just say the word if you need anything." With that, Tang Zhishang turned and gave his team a look. They lined up and headed down the stairs.
"What a fine team."
Watching Tang Zhishang and the others walk away, Xiao Ran couldn't help but admire them.
The company was an organization outside the three major forces—the Changchun Association, East Dragon Workshop, and Penglai Tower—but its foundations were actually not very strong.
Yet the company stood above all three. That wasn't because of its background, but because of the employees who worked there.
They kept a low profile, but were willing to work hard. Their ironclad discipline was something no other organization could match.
They were the nation's true blades.
"What, are you envious? If you need it, I can be your guide and recommend you to the company's board of directors. Then, if you need manpower, the company can assign people to you."
Lu Cheng rarely joked with Xiao Ran.
Xiao Ran hurriedly waved him off. "No, thanks. I gave Yang Jun part of Jingqi Pavilion's shares instead of handing them directly to the company because I didn't want to tie this up with patriotism and national duty. It's not that I don't love my country; Jingqi Pavilion just isn't suited to becoming state-owned."
"Hahahaha! Look how tense you are. Don't worry. The company actually thinks very highly of