When entering the theater, Zhou Yuan saw Madam Wei and Wen Lanzhi, and when he saw them, he went over to say hello, no matter whether his aunt and sister-in-law recognized him or not.
Zhou Yuan walked up to the two of them and greeted them, “Auntie, hello, sister-in-law.”
Madam Wei and Wen Lanzhi saw the jade-like elder brother greeting them and were confused by his address for a moment. They had no impression of the ger in front of them.
Min Yueting asked her friend, “Do you know him?”
Wen Lanzhi thought for a while before remembering that her husband’s cousin from the countryside married a ger. It can be seen that the other party’s temperament and low-key luxury don’t look like it, so she hesitated, “Are you, Cousin Wei Cheng’s husband?”
Zhou Yuan replied with a gentle smile, “Yes, sister-in-law.”
Madam Wei next to her, seeing Zhou Yuan’s fine attire, thought that the ger in front of her had a good family background, so she must have misidentified him. She wanted to take this opportunity to get acquainted, and when she heard that he was the husband of the son of her second brother’s family, she made no secret of her disgust.
She even thought that since the other party was wearing this outfit, he was slapping his face by pretending to be rich, and she didn’t know how he snuck in.
Madam Wei is ignorant, so she can’t see the value of Zhou Yuan’s body. The brocade in the imperial city costs a hundred taels, not to mention the high-quality sapphire worn on his waist, one that Wei Cheng asked Yin Chengfeng to buy from the imperial city. The upper precious pink pearl bangle is worth a fortune.
Madam Wei dismissed them as fake and was unwilling to answer back the greeting, she turned to chat with the Wang Family pair of mother and daughter.
Wen Lanzhi was very displeased with her mother-in-law’s behavior. She didn’t have much contact with her second uncle but after all, they were all relatives of her own family, so she had to take care of her own family.
Wen Lanzhi had a good first impression of Cousin Wei’s husband, appreciating his demeanor and presence. However, she was very displeased with the flattering eldest wife of the second uncle’s family, whose dog-licking behavior was irksome.
Wen Lanzhi was uncertain about how Cousin Wei Cheng’s husband could enter the venue or where he would be seated, so she decided to take Zhou Yuan to sit with her. The seating arrangements were already fixed, but with Min Yueting’s presence, adding an extra seat would not be an issue.
In reality, Zhou Yuan’s seat was in the prestigious first row, but he chose to accompany Wen Lanzhi to the third row. He simply smiled and graciously accepted Wen Lanzhi’s kind invitation, offering no explanation for his change of seat.
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Madam Min, aware of the situation, allowed Zhou Yuan to sit in the third row. She was surprised to see Zhou Yuan and someone from the Wei family conversing, knowing Wei Cheng’s usual aversion towards them.
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Madam Min’s observations were astute; she noted the unusual gathering of the Wei family and pondered the implications. The scene before her was a tableau of relationships, each interaction a thread in the complex tapestry of family and society.
As the opera continued, the focus shifted seamlessly between the dramatic performance on stage and the equally compelling drama unfolding within the audience. Wen Lanzhi’s feelings towards Cousin Wei’s husband and the flattering eldest wife of the second uncle’s family contrasted sharply, reflecting the varied and nuanced human connections that defined the evening. The night promised not just entertainment, but a deeper understanding of the ties that bound them all together.
Wei Cheng had just arrived, and his clothes were no longer low-key like the first time he came to the Chamber of Commerce, but high-key. He was dressed in black brocade with dark patterns, tall, handsome, and imposing.
As good as he could since he meant to oppress people in terms of momentum.
Facing a group of powerful people in Nanshan County, Wei Cheng did not have stage fright, and behaved like a nobleman, not like a countryman at all.
The merchants of the Chamber of Commerce and those who hadn’t seen Wei Cheng in the Chamber of Commerce last time were now seeing him for the first time. Everyone’s thoughts turned several times. They all had to face up to this imposing man in front of them as they realized that becoming an official merchant was undoubtedly based on his personal ability.
After exchanging pleasantries, they just socialized, talked about the situation, complimented each other, and changed the topic. Some topics were brought up by the others intentionally or unintentionally as a hint to what they wanted, he calmly smiled and didn’t answer.
Wei Cheng is not someone to be led by the nose, he has always been in the lead when negotiating in shopping malls because the sovereignty is in his hands. Whatever the Chamber of Commerce’s idea is, as far as the source of goods in his hand is concerned, the sovereignty is in his hands.
They were talking and talking while Wei Cheng was thinking about whether his wife was taking good care of himself.
President Min and the others saw that the person concerned did not answer, so how could they plan to continue the conversation? After a few eye contacts shared between them, President Min pointed out euphemistically: “Well, Brother Wei, you have become an official merchant and registered with the Chamber of Commerce. As a member, you should understand the rules of the Chamber of Commerce, you are an official merchant, and you have relative privileges in the Chamber of Commerce, and you can get official business resources from the Chamber of Commerce.”
After the Chamber of Commerce had been managed by a non-governmental organization and developed into a commercial economy by the imperial court, half of the management power of the Chamber of Commerce belonged to the imperial court. All chambers of commerce are led by official merchants. Only official merchants can sell goods controlled by the imperial court and official merchants get the resources of goods controlled by the imperial court from the Chamber of Commerce.
Such as official salt, official tea, porcelain, silk, overseas trade goods……
Wei Cheng said modestly, “President Min, you are the president of the Chamber of Commerce, and this Wei is a new official merchant. I don’t understand many of the rules you have here, so I ask President Min to give you some advice.”
Chairman Min was satisfied with Wei Cheng’s attitude, and said with a smile, “It should be so, you and I are official merchants of the same level, you don’t have to be polite, and you can come to the Chamber of Commerce to receive your privileges when you are free.”
Wei Cheng had no idea about this privilege for the time being. The resources he has on hand are more profitable than selling official products. What’s more, he is interested in overseas privileges. The Chamber of Commerce in Nanshan County has no overseas resources to obtain.
Wei Cheng said with a smile, “President Min, this matter is not urgent. I am busy with workshops and north-south trips, so I have no time for other things right now.”
President Min laughed, and said, “Speaking of Brother Wei’s new large workshop and North-South Supply Line, the merchants in the Chamber of Commerce are interested in cooperating with you, and we are all from the same Chamber of Commerce so I wonder if Brother Wei would be willing?”
“President Min’s proposal is good, and this way, the fat will not flow into the field of outsiders.”
The others followed closely and agreed with Chairman Min’s proposal.
Wei Cheng just smiled and said nothing.
There was a hint of embarrassment in the smile on President Min’s face. This Wei Cheng was calm and cautious in doing things. President Min gave the following people a look and asked them to speak up. It was the head of the Cui Family who answered first: “Brother Wei, everyone is a member of this Chamber of Commerce. The businessmen should advance and retreat together. I heard that Nanbeihang is a firm that specializes in the wholesale supply of goods. To be honest, Brother Wei, we are all interested in cooperating with you, to wholesale goods from Nanbeihang. For mutual benefit, I think Brother Wei will agree.”
Wei Cheng replied, “Patriarch Cui, you are needlessly praising this Wei, and you give me face by going to Nanbeihang to buy goods. I don’t see why not. Of course, if you cooperate with me, I know it’s cause you think highly of me.”
Patriarch Cui said with a smile, “Brother Wei’s words are really refreshing.”
Chairman Min and the merchants present were all satisfied with Wei Cheng’s sense of humor, and there were smiles on the corners of their mouths, thinking about how to get a share of the pie.
Cui Patriarch continued, “Since Brother Wei agrees, we can eat as many high-grade goods as there are in the North-South Supply Line. I wonder how many goods Brother Wei can provide to the Chamber of Commerce?”
The corners of Wei Cheng’s lips twitched slightly: “The North-South Supply Line has rules, as long as it is within the scope of the workshop’s shipment capacity, the Cui family can have as many sources as they want.”
The North-South Supply Line rules?
Everyone was stunned. This meant that if they wanted high-end goods, they had to provide the goods they had.
That’s not their original intention. They didn’t want to provide the source of goods in their hands just so that they could get wholesale high-level sources of goods from the North and the South.
Patriarch Cui asked, “Brother Wei, what do you mean? If we want the source of goods, we can only provide the source of goods according to the North-South Supply Line’s rules?”
Wei Cheng replied, “If you want to cooperate, you have to follow the rules. I think you all come to discuss cooperation with me with sincerity and this Wei pays attention to integrity in everything he does. The north-south rule should be upheld with integrity meaning, the south-north rule will not be changed for anyone.”
The faces of the people present immediately turned ugly.
Wei Cheng continued, “I am cooperating with the owner of Tai Fu Lou, and I provide him with high-grade goods from the North-South Line. The owner of that provides me with the supply of the sauce factory, including the supply of sugar in his hand. I think everyone here knows that the North-South Supply Line has a source of white sugar, these are the cooperation conditions that I have reached with Master Yun, if I make an exception, I will offend Master Yun.”
Speaking of this, Chairman Min can’t force Wei Cheng to provide them with goods, they certainly can’t offend Young Master Yun’s family.
Everyone in the Chamber of Commerce knew about the cooperation between the Yun family and Wei Cheng.
This method does not work but they are still greedy for high-quality goods from the North and the South.
Some people secretly thought about negotiating afterward, the source of goods could be made by anyone, and they could choose some unnecessary partners to withdraw the cooperation and turn to the high-end source of goods obtained by cooperation with Nanbeihang.
Wei Cheng doesn’t care about their thoughts, as long as they conform to the north-south rules, he will not refuse.
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