The night is getting darker and the rain is getting heavier.
Saito Yui, dressed in black business attire, stood at the entrance of the alley with others. The hand holding the umbrella was cold and her fingertips were already a little numb.
As a branch of the family, she was transferred from the countryside to the main family in the past two years. Also transferred to the main family with her was Makoto Saito.
Therefore, when the parents asked her to pick up Lin Zengxian, saying that she wanted to entertain this distinguished guest, Saito Yui imagined a very grand scene.
I never expected it, is this what is called “hospitality”?
Behind her, there was an old-fashioned ramen stall parked in the alley. It was operating stubbornly regardless of the fact that it was already late at night and it was raining heavily.
Inside the curtain, Lin Zengxian and an old man with white hair and beard were sitting on the only round chair. In front of them were steaming braised pork belly ramen and soy sauce ramen. Between the two bowls were a white porcelain bottle and two
Shot glass.
"You don't have to say that about yourself. When I first met you, I thought you were an interesting young man. I even thought about whether you and Maaya would get married, hahahaha."
Wearing an old but clean white chef's uniform, Saito Nobushige, whose face was wrinkled, raised his head and laughed, as if he was saying something very happy.
As the head of the Saito family, although Saito Nobushige is already an old man, he has always been energetic, clear-headed and sharp, and his actions are as vigorous as those of young people. It is very appropriate to be called "old and immortal" by his opponents.
"The successful purchase of the boat was mainly due to connections and inside information. This just proves that I can get started. It is equivalent to getting the test answers in advance. I will not think too highly of myself just because of this."
Putting down his chopsticks, Lin Zeng turned around and stared into Saito Nobushige's eyes. Lin Zeng smiled enviously, as if he hadn't finished speaking yet.
Saito Nobushige usually looks like an optimistic old man, but in fact few people are willing to look directly into his eyes for a long time, especially inside the Saito family, where one would feel like being stared at by a snake.
"As for Maaya, she and I are close friends. We have never had any thoughts beyond friendship. You just need to say these words in front of me once, otherwise I will wonder if you want to sow discord between me and the Uesugi family.
"
Natsuhiko Uesugi and Lin Zengxian are good friends. They have a very good relationship and can be called hardcore.
However, the reason why Lin Zengxian met Natsuhiko Uesugi in the first place was entirely because Natsuhiko Uesugi was Saito Maaya’s boyfriend.
In terms of friendship between friends, he and Saito Maaya are not bad at all.
"It's boring, boring and not humorous at all."
Waving his hand, Saito Nobuhige shrugged his eyelids and sighed with a bored look on his face.
As expected of a father and daughter, Uesugi Maaya has exactly the same style as him.
"Let's get down to business. As agreed, I will provide you with all the information in Osaka Bay first, especially the actions of Mitsubishi and Sumitomo. I will ensure that the information you get is the most timely. But I am not sure how you manage Asia and Europe.
This route is a bit curious.”
After restraining his joking, Saito Nobushige picked up the spoon and took a sip of the steaming soup, but it was as if there was ice in his mouth, without any sign of enjoyment.
Lin Zengxian is not a genius in business, and his current strength is not strong. It is even more uncertain whether he can inherit Great Wall Heavy Industry in the future. As Lin Zengxian himself said, winning those big ships only proved that he can get started.
Therefore, since he decided to board Lin Zengxian's ship, Saito Nobushige must know clearly that Lin Zengxian has a reliable plan for the future.
In other words, he wants to see protection.
Before Hanjin Shipping collapsed, it had already shut down its container business from Asia to the Black Sea. Now it collapsed, which can be called a major shock.
"The Duchess of Danzig and Prince Carl are the capital of their two countries. At least I can steadily win orders from Central and Western Europe. Don't say you don't know that I have these two people by my side. I will despise you.
Old man."
He picked up a piece of chopsticks and put it into his mouth, deliberately making a slurping sound. Lin Zengxian's face was expressionless, but his tone was not revealing at all.
For Lin Zengxian, Saito Nobushige, an old man who was greedy for money but knew how to abide by the rules, was not only Uesugi Maaya's father, but also a major creditor of the Hanyu family.
"After Hanjin Shipping goes bankrupt, shipping companies from all over the world will rush to carve up Hanjin Shipping's corpse, but the market will usher in a cold winter first, and the gap in world shipping will not be filled in a short time."
Knowing what Saito Nobushige wanted to know, Lin Zengxian had no intention of covering up these things that were or were about to be exposed.
"In my country, the old people often say something called going with the flow. Regarding this route, thanks to our country's strong manufacturing industry, as long as I can make my ship run, I will make money.
And since my company is registered in Qingdao, operating this route naturally has a home field advantage, and I will definitely be able to eat meat."
Pick up a small piece of the braised pork belly in the bowl and slowly put it into Saito Nobushige's bowl. Lin Zengxian picked up the white porcelain bottle and poured wine into his cup, only to find that the color was purple.
"What did you do? Did you put grape juice in this? Are you crazy?"
Lin Zengxian picked up the cup and smelled it, then took a sip and glared at Saito Nobushige in disbelief.
"Don't look at me like this, my daughter won't let me drink."
Raising his hands and scratching his neck, Saito Nobushige curled his lips and reluctantly poured grape juice into his own cup, his voice sounding very aggrieved.
"Hapag-Lloyd Shipping Company also bought Hanjin Shipping's ships at a low price. They also want to operate this route, but they do not have the advantage like me. The route approval process takes time, so I will go through Prince Carl
I proposed to Hapag-Lloyd to rent their ships. On the one hand, I improved the shipping capacity and increased the shipping income. On the other hand, they received the rent and everyone made money together."
Knowing that the "daughter" Saito Nobushige mentioned was the eldest daughter Rei Saito and not the youngest daughter Uesugi Maaya, Lin Zengxian was too lazy to discuss the grape juice with him.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "As for how to operate the ship specifically and how to make the ship make more money, Manager Song of Putuo Shipping will help me solve the follow-up matters. I don't need to worry about it. I just need to deal with it."
Just take care of these early stages and set a good stage for him."
There were only so many things that could be told to Saito Nobushige. Lin Zengxian stopped talking. With a spoon in one hand and chopsticks in the other, he really started to enjoy his dinner.
"Putuo Shipping is just a sideline player within your group. There has been no improvement in recent years. Do you trust that Manager Song so much?"
Knowing that Lin Zengxian would not reveal any more information, Saito Nobushige, who had made up his mind, put the candied eggs in his bowl into Lin Zengxian's bowl.
"Manager Song is a master of business. He is not adaptable to the group's factional struggles and does not know how to effectively protect himself."
Lin Zengxian unceremoniously ate the extra candied eggs and pointed at himself.
"Actually, I don't understand either. I am less experienced than Manager Song. It's just that because I am Lin Yishan's son, I can have the opportunity to avoid certain things."
Lin Zengxian stopped talking while burying his head in eating noodles.
"Forty-seven years ago, I was riding this ramen cart selling ramen on this street. I never imagined that I would become the head of the Saito family. When my wife celebrated her birthday, I bought a wooden comb and carefully
I keep it close to my heart and give it to her as a birthday gift when I get home. I also didn’t expect that I would have so much money to spend on my wife’s birthday now.”
As he immersed himself in eating noodles, Saito Nobushige stopped talking.
At the entrance of the alley, Saito Yui stood upright, not relaxing at all.
She knows that the opportunity she has now is hard-won.
She knew that there were many pairs of malicious eyes staring behind her, and there was no way to avoid them.
She didn't know how much money she would have available for her birthday in the future.
Thinking of this, the hand holding the umbrella trembled slightly, and the smell of rain, blood, mud water and sugar water mixed together and rushed straight to the brain. An irresistible impulse came to his heart. Saito Yui turned around suddenly and stared intently.
I was looking at the ramen stall in the heavy rain, staring at the light emitted by the old light bulb on the stall.
Under that light, there was a surgeon who voluntarily "exiled" away from his native family when he was young, lived alone abroad for more than ten years, and did not know how to do business.
Under that light, there was an illegitimate son of the family who only knew how to make ramen when he was young. When someone hit him, he would just hold his head and protect his face without saying a word.
Two people like this, now coming together, are going to make a big deal.
After a moment of silence, under the doubtful eyes of his companions, Saito Yui turned around and stood up again.
Listening to the sound of rain, she thought of Maaya Uesugi.
Before setting off to pick up Lin Zengxian, I heard Saito Nobushige saying that his little daughter must be angry.
What a proud woman that is.
That woman should be surrounded by people who are as proud as her, right?
Just like the two people in the alley behind you...
around?
The image of Saito Makoto, the girl who came here from the countryside with her, flashed through Saito Yui's mind.
Yes, Makoto was sent out by the parents to work as a temporary assistant for that person.