Chapter 33: The One Who Tests the Waters

Su Tianyu looked up at the young man at the door and grinned: "Haven't seen you for several days, Brother Kong!"

The newcomer was none other than the old taciturn Kong Zhenghui. He nodded at Su Tianyu: "Looks like you're living well, Brother Tianyu."

"It's alright, Brother Yuan treats me to delicacies every day and takes me out every night."

"Keep up the good work. I've always seen potential in you since you were young, a good seedling for making money on the side," Kong Zhenghui patted Tianyu's shoulder with cold humor and sat down on the sofa.

"You all know each other, so I won't make introductions," Yu Mingyuan smiled at Su Tianyu and said directly: "The Kong family has a stake in this business."

Su Tianyu nodded slowly: "Any business that Brother Kong is interested in must be good."

Yu Mingyuan spoke very straightforwardly. He took the teacups from the tea set, arranged them in his order, and said: "Dirty gang companies all have their own regional circles, like the Fuzhou Association's Changqing, the Shanghai Gang, the Chaozhou Association, and your Su family's Northeast Gang circle. These are actually invisible wealth. If we can cooperate, we'll start with the sales channels we've just opened, and you expand new ones. If you can open up distribution channels in your own circles, this business will make money even while lying down."

Even if Yu Mingyuan hadn't said it, Su Tianyu had considered this point. Because according to what he had said earlier, the Su family would only act as couriers for transporting goods and assist in sales, but this kind of team role was the lowest. Because any organization that dared to make money on the side could do it, there was no technical barrier at all. So for Yu Mingyuan to approach the Su family, he must have been after something else, which wasn't hard to guess.

The three of them sat together drinking tea and chatting, briefly discussing the outline of this business, when another young man walked in.

Su Tianyu had seen this person before. His name was Tang Baiqing, about 32 or 33 years old, with a thin build and handsome features, except that he always looked like he hadn't woken up, as if his health wasn't very good.

Su Tianyu had a good memory. He remembered that Yu Mingyuan had introduced this person to him before. He seemed to be from the maritime police unit, though his specific position wasn't mentioned at the time.

"Little Su, you've met Baiqing before."

"Yes, hello, Brother Tang," Su Tianyu extended his hand to him.

"Hello," Tang Baiqing, with his very pale face, yawned and shook hands with Su Tianyu before sitting down next to Yu Mingyuan.

"Baiqing works in the Maritime Police Anti-Smuggling Department," Yu Mingyuan said with a smile. "Our business can't do without his care."

Tang Baiqing lounged lazily on the sofa, his left foot on the tea table, and replied with his hands in his pockets: "It's more like you, Young Master Yu, are taking care of us, giving us small civil servants opportunities to make extra money."

"Mutual help, hehe!" Yu Mingyuan grinned and added softly: "Baiqing's father also has a good relationship with my dad."

"So it's a family friendship," Su Tianyu understood everything in his heart upon hearing this.

Why had Yu Mingyuan been taking him to all kinds of parties and dinners every day before? Thinking about it now, those weren't casual actions. Yu Mingyuan's purpose in doing so was twofold: to let Su Tianyu unconsciously see his vast circle of friends, and the people he had introduced him to before were all related to this business.

Thinking of this, Su Tianyu's image of Yu Mingyuan improved a few notches in his mind, feeling that this person was very methodical and patient in doing things.

"Little Su, go back and discuss this matter with your Second Uncle. If you're interested in doing it together, we'll start setting things up," Yu Mingyuan sat chatting idly with everyone for a while before getting to the point: "I can't guarantee anything else, but if you do this business steadily for a few years, your Su family's status will definitely be different."

Su Tianyu smiled and replied: "I'm just an idle person in the family, and I'll definitely apply for civil service in the future. I can't have a say in this matter, it still depends on Second Uncle's opinion."

"Mm, go back and talk to him about it."

"Alright," Su Tianyu nodded.

Tang Baiqing glanced at Su Tianyu and said in a very weak voice: "Little brother, how desperate are you to apply for civil service? A department director's monthly salary is only a few thousand, what's the point? You'd better listen to Mingyuan's advice and focus on making money on the side. When you have money in the future, you can directly buy an official position."

"Hehe, yes," Su Tianyu didn't argue with him, just nodded in agreement.

......

After their chat, Su Tianyu left alone and took a car back home.

Around five o'clock in the evening, a large group of Su family members were sitting in the courtyard having dinner. As soon as Su Miaomiao saw Su Tianyu, she immediately called out: "A very pretty young girl came looking for you today."

"Ah?" Su Tianyu was confused.

"Dog Six, you're doing well, aren't you? Just started working for a few days and you're already bringing women home?" Su Miaomiao teased with a smile. "You're just like your Second Brother."

"Who was it?" Su Tianyu was puzzled.

"Seems like... seems like her name was something like Qiqi. I was busy then, didn't remember clearly."

"Damn, I forgot!" Su Tianyu suddenly remembered that he had promised to fix An Qiqi's car but hadn't done it yet: "Never mind, I'll find her in the next couple of days."

"How's it going recently, Little Six? Are you adapting well at the company?" Big Brother asked.

"Let's eat first. Wait a bit, and I'll have a private meeting with you and the old man," Su Tianyu picked up his rice bowl and started eating.

After dinner, Su Tianyu called Big Brother and Second Uncle to the side room of the main building, and they sat inside to chat.

After listening to Dog Six's introduction, Su Zhengcai frowned slightly: "Smuggling, huh? Is this reliable?"

"The Kong family is already preparing to do it, and I've also met Yu Mingyuan's main connections," Su Tianyu thought for a moment and replied: "Personally, I think the Yu family has the ability to set this up."

"The gun incident last time left me with some psychological shadow," Su Zhengcai might look carefree on the outside and speak with a rough manner, but he was actually a very sensitive person inside. "We're doing the courier work, which means we have to handle receiving and delivering goods ourselves. If something goes wrong, it won't be easy to smooth over."

Su Tianyu thought carefully: "Uncle, you mean...?"

"If someone could test the waters first, try out the situation, that would be best."

Su Tianyu paused for a moment, blurting out: "Could Zha'nan District's most cultured person - Bai Hongbo - test the waters?"

As soon as he said this, the three bastards in the room all looked at each other.

"He can!" Su Zhengcai slapped his thigh and said: "Little Six, you haven't been playing with idiots for nothing!"

"The Bai family has the capital to enter the game. They have the Chaozhou Association behind them, with natural sales potential. Yu Mingyuan didn't call their family this time, probably because they haven't reacted yet, haven't submitted their calling card clearly," Su Tianyu immediately stood up and said: "I must be the good guy here, I'll go talk to Big Bai."

"Go quickly, otherwise if the idiot reacts, it'll be troublesome," Su Tianbei, who had been listening to everyone's conversation outside the door, immediately walked in and said sarcastically.

Half an hour later, in the Bai family's storage yard, Bai Hongbo looked sideways at Su Tianyu and asked: "Have you gotten that close with Yu Mingyuan already?"

"Just a little, just a little," Su Tianyu said in a low voice. "If you're willing to do it, I'll make the connection and mention it to Yu Mingyuan."

"I have quite a few friends at the docks, this business does make money. I want to do it, but I don't know... if my dad will agree!"

"Hurry home and ask, I'll wait for your news, OK?"

"Alright, I'll go home for a bit."

After they agreed, Bai Hongbo drove his big SUV back home.

......

In the Bai family study, Old Bai looked at a book, sitting in a chair and cursing: "Do you have a smuggler's brain? Why do you want to do this?!"

"I think it's an opportunity, just now..."

"Don't mess around, I'll be satisfied if you can just manage our family's current business well."

"Dad, the Su family is going to do it, and the Kong family has also joined in!"

"...!" Old Bai suddenly looked up upon hearing this: "That old dog Su Zhengcai is also willing to do this business?"

"He's willing!"

"Then we must do it!" Old Bai said with his hands behind his back: "If he's already tested the waters, wouldn't we be idiots not to do it?!"

With these words, the family with the most cultural heritage in Zha'nan District also fully entered the game, and a bloody struggle quietly approached.

......

At the Yu family home.

Yu Mingyuan held the phone and said softly: "Just talked, but I feel it's almost done. You can start preparing."