The end of the world is too far away, so we only talk about the present.
When night fell, Sun Dacai knocked on the door of his brother-in-law Qi Amo's house with a dozen thick gifts.
He didn't want to run over.
Because if you come, you need to bring some gifts, which is really expensive.
A discount on gifts?
Don't even think about it, it won't work.
As for the saying that etiquette is less important than affection, it is not even a feather in Zhou's mind.
As long as she feels slightly dissatisfied, she will taunt her from the first day of the new year to the fifteenth day of the new year, making you feel so disgusted that your teeth will go numb.
Therefore, if you can't help but come, don't come. It's better to be like a tortoise and spend the passage of time in a calm and contemplative manner.
Save if you can!
However, this time it was an exception. It seemed a bit impossible not to come to the door.
Qi Lan kept nagging there, saying that since my family's Ah Man became an official, he has been constantly helping relatives from all over the world, and our Sun family has also benefited from this.
If it weren't for my younger brother, where would the Sun family get all these furniture? If it weren't for my younger brother, we might still be selling dry goods in our hometown in Yongchuan!
Look now, my brother is still worrying about Xiao Qiaoyun's marriage. How much trouble do you think this takes?
Since I have received the favor from my brother, I have to express my sincerity.
Sun Dacai felt that they were all related to each other, so expressing too much would make them appear outsided.
Qi Lan retorted, saying that our ancestors often say that if you are polite to many people, you will not be surprised. If you don't move around, you will really see others.
Even relatives cannot lose the due courtesy. If they really wait until they meet strangers, they will regret it.
Also, because of the incident of lending money to the Zhou family, both families were somewhat unhappy. Why not take advantage of the opportunity to improve it?
Sun Dacai made some trade-offs and adopted his mother-in-law's suggestion.
So he brought a few kilograms of Korean wild ginseng and Javanese bird's nest to visit.
After entering the door, I saw my brother-in-law Qi Yu drinking wine alone.
Oh, it's better to come early than to come by chance.
Let's have a meal!
Sun Dacai brought him a stool very rudely and sat down on it.
Qi Yu glanced at the gift in the corner and immediately smiled approvingly at his brother-in-law.
This old boy finally knows how to be filial.
"Oh, by the way, where are the girls? Why don't you come to eat?"
"They have already eaten and are now busy packing Xiaotong's luggage!"
Sun Dacai saw that his brother-in-law was unwilling to talk more about this, so he stopped in time without asking any more questions, and also changed the topic to something else.
For example, about Xiao Qiaoyun’s marriage.
"Aha, what is this Qi Qingyun like? You shouldn't be mistaken, right?"
"Oh? Brother-in-law can't trust me?"
"No... I just think that if we have such a precious daughter in our family, if we marry the wrong person, wouldn't it be a waste of life?"
"Don't worry, we can't make any mistakes!"
After chatting for a few words, Sun Dacai started complaining impromptu.
The family is short-sighted, mother-in-law and mother-in-law.
What Qi Yu didn't expect was that a boss like his brother-in-law would be just as reluctant to let his daughter get married as he was.
He also felt that someone had reached out to steal his precious things.
On this issue, Qi Dalang seems to have some double standards.
For the niece of the Sun family, he considers it from the rational aspect, but for his own daughter, he considers it from the emotional aspect. The two are completely different dimensions.
Only a father can understand this complex emotion.
Speaking of Xiaotong's betrothal, Sun Dacai seemed to have thought of something.
He suddenly said: "Aha, I overheard a relevant rumor about my eldest niece's marriage from a businessman from the north."
Qi Yu was shocked when he heard this, and quickly put down his wine glass and asked, "Tell me, what kind of rumors are they?"
Sun Dacai replied: "There are rumors that the man who granted the marriage, Liang Yingzhong, the chief minister of the cabinet, actually made a unilateral request to His Majesty to cancel the engagement. The royal family leader Li Zuoyi also expressed support for this."
What?
break off an engagement?
When Qi Yu heard this, he was displeased and said angrily: "Liang Yingzhong, how dare he think that my daughter is not worthy of his Liang family? Humph, let's see how I deal with her when I take up my post in Beijing!"
Sun Dacai couldn't say anything about this, so he had no choice but to say yes.
After calming down, Qi Yu asked again: "Brother-in-law, do you know why the Liang family regretted their marriage?"
"How can I know such a secret?" Sun Dacai shook his head repeatedly and replied.
"Then...what does the emperor say?"
"The rumor said that His Majesty ignored it and seemed to be considering it."
That's it! Qi Yu scratched his head and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
This matter has a strange smell everywhere, and it is difficult to think logically for a while.
Forget it, don’t think about it!
It would not be too late to clarify in the future when the information is relatively sufficient. Anyway, the daughter is about to go south, and even if the emperor tries to hinder it, it is impossible to achieve her goal.
Haha, it feels good to have a backup plan!
Sun Dacai thought for a while and then said: "There is one more thing I want to talk to you about."
Qi Yu toasted with wine and said with a smile: "Brother-in-law, please speak!"
"Don't all the Western countries have established embassies in our Qiongzhou? These ambassadors recently jointly submitted a letter to my chamber of commerce, asking our Qiongzhou to increase the export of cigarette products..."
"Oh? How much bigger do they want it to be?"
"According to them, it takes at least ten times!"
"Ten times? That doesn't mean it's impossible!"
Qi Yu gave a concise reply almost without thinking.
However, he then put forward an additional condition.
"I request that when they buy cigarettes, they must also increase their efforts to introduce my Qiongzhou novels. Otherwise, there is no need to discuss this matter!"
"Ah? This..."
Sun Dacai was puzzled to understand this strange condition.
He really couldn't figure out what the connection was between cigarettes and novels.
However, since my brother-in-law said so, he had to do it.
Moreover, he is also happy with it.
If the export of cigarettes doubles, then his income can surpass that of the Hai family, and then sit on the top spot as the richest man in Qiongzhou. And he, the vice president, will naturally follow suit.
In the business district, whoever has more money is the boss.
In other words, it's all about money.
Qi Yu had no intention of paying attention to his brother-in-law's daydream. What he cared about was the opportunity for cultural dissemination.
If this can be accomplished, its impact will be immeasurable.
Don't underestimate it.
As for how to operate specifically, Sun Dacai naturally has business operating rules and does not bother Qi Dalang.
After finishing chatting about the business, the two began to drink and drink together.
It seems that at this moment, they are relatives in the true sense.
There were neither officials nor businessmen, so all they talked about were trivial things about their hometown.