Just when Li Jin and Zhang Jiang were drinking each other, Su Cheng.
As one of the two famous ancient cities in the south of the Yangtze River, Suzhou's elegance and elegance are qualities that most other cities do not possess.
In a manor with green bricks and gray tiles hidden in the mountains and rivers on the outskirts of the city, Yan Bin stood in the middle of the antique lobby with a respectful expression.
Several servants stood silently in the corner of the lobby, waiting for orders at any time.
Not long after, there was a sound of footsteps, and then a strong old man with white hair and beard, wearing a Tang suit, walked out of the room.
This old man who looks no different from an ordinary person doing Tai Chi in the park early in the morning is none other than Hu Taidou, the spiritual leader of the Domestic Huizhou Chamber of Commerce.
Although the energetic Hu Taidou is over eighty years old, he is still going strong. Although he needs to rely on crutches when walking, his steps are not slow.
"teacher……"
When Yan Bin saw Hu Taidou, his whole body tensed up and he bowed his head respectfully to greet him.
Hu Taidou nodded, sat down on the Taishi chair, pointed to the empty chair in front of him, and said, "Come, sit down and talk."
Yan Bin did not move, but gritted his teeth and said, "Teacher, today I shamelessly came to my door to ask you to provide justice to my disciple!"
Hu Taidou's snow-white brows frowned slightly.
Although Hu Taidou has retired now, his disciples and former officials are spread all over the world.
Yan Bin is one of his many disciples, but although this disciple is quite diligent, he is not very outstanding among his many disciples.
But when he saw Yan Bin, a man in his forties, crying to him like a wronged child, Hu Taidou immediately felt that something was unusual.
"What's going on? Sit down and talk slowly." Hu Taidou signaled the servant to bring tea and said warmly.
Yan Bin then sat down and told what happened.
But after Yan Bin's processing, the whole thing turned into Li Jin being domineering and aggressive.
The Yan family, on the other hand, was willing to compromise and give in step by step.
Yan Bin sensibly concealed the relationship between Li Jin and the Huo family. After all, this relationship was too important, and even Hu Taidou would not be willing to provoke the Huo family.
As for what Yan He and Yan Hai did to Su Wanqing, Yan Bin didn't even mention a word.
He said that he was developing a project in the southeastern province, and Li Jin took advantage of his home field advantage and bullied him to snatch the project away.
"Not only that, he also tortured my son and my brother until one went crazy and the other became a cripple!"
"My son Yan He is pitiful. Although he is not a young talent, he is at least polite, modest and sensible. I am driving him crazy!"
"Not to mention my brother, that Li Jin directly ordered people to cut off my brother's descendants!"
"Teacher, this is equivalent to exterminating my Yan family!"
"Even so, he is not going to give up yet. He says he will go to the Shanghai Stock Exchange and crush the Yan family to death."
"I, Yan Bin, am already in my forties after all, and I really can't swallow this sigh of relief. However, Li Jin and Su Dongsheng are so powerful that I can't support myself, so I can only ask you, teacher."
Facing Yan Bin who looked sad, Hu Taidou just listened quietly and did not express his position.
Having lived for more than eighty years, Hu Taidou, who had already emerged in the business world in the previous dynasty, had seen too many intrigues in his life.
So he didn't need to think too much to guess that this matter was not that simple.
Although he didn't know the personalities of other members of the Yan family, he knew Yan Bin well.
"Yan Bin, you are my disciple. You were my apprentice at first, and you stayed with me for seven or eight years before you became a disciple, so I know something about you."
"Perhaps there is something wrong with the young man named Li Jin and Su Dongsheng you mentioned, but if you ask yourself, are you not at fault at all?"
Faced with Hu Taidou's question, Yan Bin said firmly: "Teacher, I am just doing business legitimately. If I have offended them, it is the project in Southeast Province that has offended their interests."
"But this is normal business competition. If I lose, I will naturally not say a word and admit defeat."
"But now they are not following the rules and are starting to use tricks. Not only are they using their resources and connections to suppress me in Southeast Province, but they are also breaking a taboo and attacking my family, thus eliminating the Yan family's future."
"Is this a slap in my face? This is a slap in the face of all Huizhou merchants!"
After listening to Yan Bin's words, Hu Taidou smiled instead. He looked at Yan Bin meaningfully and said, "Are you going to get on the line and force Hui merchants onto your chariot?"
"Why, if I ignore you today, it will be the fault of the entire Huizhou merchants. Is it my fault?"
Yan Bin quickly stood up and said, "Teacher, that's not what I meant..."
Hu Taidou waved his hands and sighed: "I know very well whether you mean that, but I don't plan to care about these things anymore."
"Over the years, your brothers and sisters have been in trouble outside and have come to my door for help. When did you ever see me talk to you?"
"You have to know that I am just a retired bad old man, and I have stopped interfering in those industries. I can't care that much about the disputes of you younger generations even if I want to."
Yan Bin's heart gradually sank following Hu Taidou's words.
Finally, Yan Bin gritted his teeth and said to Hu Taidou: "Teacher, when my father passed away, he once said that you still owe him a favor."
Hu Taidou's face turned gloomy.
And the atmosphere in the entire lobby solidified with these words.
Yan Bin's heart was in his throat.
Facing his old mentor, Yan Bin knew very well the energy behind this old man.
As long as he says a word, he will turn into a street rat when he walks out of this door, and everyone will shout and beat him.
He really didn't dare threaten Hu Taidou unless it was absolutely necessary.
After a long time, Hu Taidou said slowly: "To be precise, there are two favors. The first favor was that your father asked me to accept you as a disciple, and I did it. The second favor, I never had the chance to repay. You
Are you sure you want to use it now?"
"Think carefully. If you want to use it, I will help you with this matter, but after that, don't say that you are my disciple, Hu Taidou."
Obviously, Yan Bin's threat had angered Hu Taidou, but such an old man valued promises more than his life, so he left the choice to Yan Bin.
Yan Bin didn't worry too much. He looked up at Hu Taidou and gritted his teeth and said, "Teacher, please help me!"
Hu Taidou seemed not surprised at all by this choice. His eyes were half closed and he said calmly: "Okay, what do you want me to do?"