"Inside this little tea leaf, there are other things besides human feelings and sophistication."
Through the rim of the cup, Li Jin looked meaningfully at the scattered tea leaves.
"Once upon a time, I drank tea with Mr. Hu, but things have changed and now you are the one drinking tea with me."
Li Jin sighed and did not intend to continue this heavy topic.
Ding Zhen laughed twice, but there was a lot of emotion in his smile. He didn't know whether it was because he missed Mr. Hu or something else.
At this moment, a sharp shout pierced the air and broke the silence in the room.
"Open the door!"
Ding Zhen opened the door slowly.
Outside the door, it was those senior foxes from the Hui merchants.
"Ding Zhen, what's going on? Have you thought about it clearly?"
The leader is called Long Wei, who is in the timber business. He is fifty-eight this year and is definitely an older person among Huizhou merchants.
Behind him, there were two more people standing.
One of those two people, Long Qiang, is Long Wei's brother and is also in the timber business.
The other one, Sun Ji, is in the tea business.
In the past, Long Wei had a certain say in Huizhou merchants, but he was afraid of Mr. Hu at that time and did not show up often.
But since Hu Taidou passed away, Long Wei began to recruit friends from Huizhou merchants and was ready to make a move.
Thinking about it, Hu Taidou's position among the Huizhou merchants was unshakable. When he was alive, no one among the Huizhou merchants dared to cause trouble.
But the problems of Huizhou merchants have also been exposed.
When Mr. Hu was alive, Huizhou merchants were only peaceful on the surface. In fact, Huizhou merchants had never been peaceful inside.
Hu Taidou was well aware of this at the time.
Therefore, when he gave up his throne to Ding Zhen, he entrusted Li Jin with more help.
"Senior Long, and other seniors, please take a seat first."
After Ding Zhen opened the door, his eyes wandered and he looked a little nervous.
"Humph, you still understand the importance of dignity!"
There is an unwritten rule circulating among Huizhou merchants: young people must respect senior people.
But Long Wei and others were obviously too deliberate in bullying Ding Zhen based on their seniority.
"Where's the tea? Bring the tea over quickly."
As soon as Long Wei sat down, he saw the empty kettle, which Li and Jin had finished drinking an hour ago.
"Okay, wait a moment."
Ding Zhen responded, put in new tea leaves, filled up the tea, and pushed the kettle in front of the three of them.
"What are you doing standing still? Come on down!"
Long Wei glanced at Ding Zhen angrily.
From the moment they entered the house until now, several people have been putting pressure on Ding Zhen, and Ding Zhen was naturally nervous at first in front of these old foxes.
But since Li Jin came to his home and he understood what Li Jin meant, Ding Zhen's face gradually turned cold.
He understands that only when one strives for his own strength can others support him!
"If you like to drink, just drink! If you don't want to drink, just do whatever you want!"
Ding Zhen's tone was cold and there was no emotion on his face.
"You kid, have your wings stiffened? How dare you talk to me like that?!"
"In our Huizhou business community, the younger generation wants to serve tea to the older generation, don't you know?!"
Long Weiwei shouted, his face equally cold.
"Long, I call you senior to give you face. Don't forget, I am now the president of the Huizhou Merchants Chamber of Commerce! And since you came in, I have not lost any of my courtesy as a junior. On the contrary, it is you who rely on your elders and sell your elders.
What’s the purpose of deliberately stirring up trouble?”
Ding Zhen's eyes met with Long Wei's.
"You still have the nerve to mention Mr. Hu? Look what our Huizhou merchants will become after you take over the business!"
"Let me tell you, Mr. Hu was blind when he gave up his seat to you! If you ask me, I am the only one who can sit in this seat!"
"Okay, let's not talk nonsense. Let me ask you, do you want to give up this position or not?!"
Long Wei, who was always a grumpy person, went straight to the point.