Afterward, Qin Siyang spoke privately with Zhao Longfei again about why he had so decisively left the Four Surnames Merchants' Association.
He felt that the Wang Family's discourtesy hardly seemed enough to make Zhao Longfei turn around and leave without hesitation.
Granted, Qin Siyang's insight into people's hearts and his careful consideration of schemes had left even the big shots marveling.
But he still fell a little short when it came to grasping the broader situation. From the beginning until now, he had never had the chance to make decisions as the leader of a faction.
Knowledge gained on paper was always shallow; true understanding required firsthand practice. A lack of experience could only be remedied by living through things.
Fortunately, he had a senior like Zhao Longfei beside him who was willing to share his knowledge, allowing Qin Siyang to pick up quite a bit of theory in another way.
"Principal Zhao, why did you give up on cooperating with the Wang and Xie families so decisively? I don't think the Wang Family's failure to send someone to welcome you was reason enough."
Zhao Longfei greatly appreciated Qin Siyang's deeper consideration of the matter.
He had long since stopped holding anything back from this junior, and said frankly:
"Just as no one acted immediately when Yan Budong died, the alliance between Wang, Xie, Yu, and Huan hasn't completely fallen apart yet. Some people are still clinging to illusions. It's not done cooking yet. We need to wait a little longer."
Just as they had waited a long time before moving against the Yan Character Legion, they would have to wait a while before moving against the Four Major Mining Companies.
It wasn't done cooking yet.
Those few words were worth studying over and over.
The two essential skills for