At this time, the old servant Wan Changyou took two cups of tea and a few plates of snacks to Li Ling and the others, allowing him to take the opportunity to avoid the old man's sharpness. After thanking the other party, he tasted a sip of fragrant tea first, nodded and praised: "Good tea!"

"This is a famous tea in Jiangnan called Biluochun. If Brother Li likes it, I will give you a few kilograms later. It will be all new tea for this year." Wan Lang cooperated and said, finally diluting the slightly tense atmosphere in the hall.

"Then I'll thank Brother Wan." Li Ling also smiled and then looked at the old man: "The old man has misunderstood. I have never thought of instigating Brother Wan to be enemies with his family." After a brief interruption just now, his mood had calmed down and he responded quite naturally.

The old man still looked like he was smiling, and he couldn't see too much emotion. He just said slowly: "Then I'm going to ask Mr. Li, you, since someone in my Wan family is already opening a bookstore and has achieved some success in Hengzhou Prefecture, why bother let Xiaojiu do this again?"

"Old Master..." Wan Lang was about to say something, but the old man stopped him. In fact, he had faced his father's questioning before, but he could not give a credible reason. Unexpectedly, the one who was made difficult this time was Li Ling.

When he fell on Li Ling's worried gaze, he saw him drinking tea leisurely and picking up a piece of pea cake to taste it in small mouthfuls. He was no longer nervous. After a while, he smiled and said, "The old man's statement sounds reasonable, but..."

He paused deliberately, but the old man did not support him, and still looked at him with a smile. After all, a person who is old is so old, how could he easily lead him? Helplessly, Li Ling could only say himself: "In the eyes of the younger generation, the way of doing business is only whether there is profitable or not. Add a word to whether doing so violates the law. As long as it is profitable and does not violate the king's law, we can do any business. Although Wanjia has opened a bookstore early, it does not mean that others cannot do this business, right?"

"I have never said I wouldn't let others open a bookstore, but Xiao Jiuer is my descendant of thousands of families, and it would be very unreasonable to fight with my own people."

"It depends on what kind of descendants you want to have to take over your older generation's class." Li Ling became solemn as he spoke: "If you just want him to be a successful person, and you will be able to protect the foundation you two or three generations of hard work for the rest of your life, and it will be a day to live, then I think it would be wrong for you to object so much. Of course, it depends on whether Brother Wan himself has greater ambitions.

"And if you want a descendant who can make Wanjia business go a step further and even carry forward it, then I think Brother Wan should not be restricted by the so-called family relationship!"

"Haha, you're saying pretty..."

"These few words of younger generation are not big talk, but the truth. Please think, Brother Wan used to do business under the wings of you and other elders. Even if he has achieved success, I am afraid that neither you nor other elders will really regard him as an equal businessman, right? Because in your heart, he is still a child who needs your care. Even if you don't say it in your mouth, the facts always exist.

"If this continues, Brother Wan's enterprising spirit will be eliminated. In the end, he gets used to someone to protect him and become a commoner. Then one day, when you are gone, how can he stand up and take on the important tasks in the family if something happens to the Wan family? Of course, if your Wan family has better candidates to cultivate, you naturally don't have to worry about this.

"But old man, aren't you afraid that Brother Wan will have resentment in such an environment? Originally, he might be able to show his talents in the shopping mall with his own talents and make a career. But it is because of your obstruction that his ambition has failed. Even if he can only obey his destiny now, it is difficult for him to complain in the future, or even..."

"Of course I don't know this, Brother Li is worried too much." Wan Lang was nervous when he said it, and quickly denied it. Li Ling smiled at him: "Brother Wan, don't be nervous. I just said that if, the old man is so smart, he will definitely not blame him."

The old man opened his mouth and laughed: "You really dare to say it. If I hadn't known that you were friends, I would have thought you were harming my Xiaojiu'er."

"I just said a possibility. Actually, I don't want this to happen, so..."

"But the problem is that even if Xiao Jiuer really wants to go out and try it out by herself, there is no need to open a bookstore to compete with her family."

The old man's words reached the key point, and his old eyes immediately locked on Li Ling to see how he explained it. Li Ling only smiled: "The old man's words do make some sense, but I still feel that they are still a little lacking. When doing business, you always have to compete with others and always offend your peers. Instead of fighting with outsiders, it is better to let Brother Wan and his family compete in a more peaceful and fair way first. In this way, even if the winner is really decided, it will not hurt the harmony, right?"

Why didn't I expect to say such a thing? Wan Lang blinked his eyes and almost applauded Li Ling. He felt even more joy in his heart and nodded at the other party.

Li Ling's words are not over yet: "And I have read it before. Although Wanjia Bookstore has developed rapidly in recent years, it still has many hidden dangers. Instead of being targeted by outsiders, it is better to let Brother Wan try it out with us. Even if there is any damage, it will not be too big. Moreover, the little money lost is still in your own hands."

"You are so confident, and you think that Xiao Jiuer and you can compete with us Wanjia Bookstore?"

"Since you've already planned to open a bookstore, you still have this confidence."

"Then tell me, what are the hidden dangers they have?" the old man asked with a smile.

This time, Li Ling did not speak again, but looked at Wan Lang. It would be no good for him to say all of his words. It was time for the elders to see Wan Lang's vision and ability. Wan Lang immediately said: "In fact, from the previous failure of Jiangcheng County, the grandson had already seen some problems in the third room. One is that the books were too single and could not be seen before, but once the opponent took out those picture albums, they lost the power of competition;

"The second is that the development is too fast. The book markets in Fucheng and the other three counties have been swallowed up in three years. Although this can make money, it is by no means a long-term solution. Moreover, their appetite is too big. Fucheng can't even see other bookstores now, and it has become our signature store. Others are either bribed or squeezed out. This is really no room for nothing. Once there is a change, it will be a loss."

At this time, Li Ling added: "And it makes too many enemies by doing this. As long as someone calls him up in the future, the bookstore and bookstore owners who were defeated by Wanjia Bookstore will inevitably become your biggest enemies. So instead of taking advantage of others, it is better to let Brother Wan gather their strength."

"Haha, you can see far, and what you said makes sense..."

"Old man, have you promised me to open a bookstore?" Wan Lang nodded, and immediately became overjoyed and asked anxiously. But the old man shook his head gently: "But I still have a concern. After all, this is the business of the third house. If you are allowed to take their business, what will they think? If others learn from it in the future, what should we do?"

It is indeed not easy to manage a family well, especially if there are many houses like Wanjia and there are certain contradictions between them, the methods of the head of the family must be evenly matched.

"But..." Wan Lang frowned, and he was about to tell the story of his previous cloth selling by the three houses, but Li Ling shook his head and stopped him, and then said: "I think that if the old man only wants the younger generation to keep the achievements, of course he can arrange this way and take charge of the business. But if he wants to make the Wan family's business bigger, go out of Hengzhou, go out of Lianghuai, and become a truly famous big merchant in the world, then internal competition is also necessary. Only in this way can he choose the most suitable candidate to regain vitality to the Wan family. As for the contradiction you are worried about, as long as it is better than them openly, they will naturally feel embarrassed to get entangled. What's more, Brother Wan used only his own property this time, and he did not ask for money from the house."

"So after all, are you very confident in Xiao Jiuer? I think he will succeed?"

"That's right, this is not only about having confidence in him, but also about myself." Li Ling looked straight into the old man's eyes and said firmly.

"What about you, what else do you have to say?" He looked at Wan Lang again.

Wan Lang swallowed and said, "Old man, my grandson has been working under the protection of his family and Brother Hai over the years. This makes some people say behind my back that I am just leaning against the big tree, but I don't have any skills. This time, I really want to make some foundation based on my own skills, and I have Brother Li and Boss Gu to help me, and I will definitely succeed this time!"

The old man sighed softly, was silent for a moment, and then said, "Since you have made up your mind, I will no longer stop you, otherwise you will blame me instead. In this way, I will let you try this time, and I will convince you at home. But there is one thing you have to make a note first."

"Please tell me..." Wan Lang's heart was excited, his face turned red.
Chapter completed!