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Chapter 145 Lu Yuanbo's Enlightenment

Lu Yuanbo ate a meal he had never eaten before.

After Yu Nian'an left, he followed Lu Yuanqing back to the hotel, still not knowing whether their deal had been finalized.

Back at the hotel, Lu Yuanbo couldn't hold back any longer and asked directly, "Brother, how did your talks go today?"

Did it work out or not? We haven't heard a clear answer yet.

Lu Yuanqing chuckled and said, "What do you think?"

Lu Yuanbo stroked his chin, deep in thought: "Unwilling?"

"How could you tell you were unwilling?" Lu Yuanqing asked, raising an eyebrow.

He wanted to see what Lu Yuanbo could figure out.

Lu Yuanbo scratched his head: "I just had a feeling!"

"Brother, look! If he wanted to agree, he would have agreed right away. But now, we've met, we've eaten, but he hasn't said a single word of affirmation!"

"I think he probably doesn't want to agree to our request! But what do we do now?"

By the end, Lu Yuanbo's face showed worry!

If they don't reach an agreement this time, how will they explain it back home?

Lu Yuanqing relaxed his body, leaned leisurely against the headboard, and said calmly, "You saw it right, Yu Nian'an was unwilling at first!"

"Huh?" Lu Yuanbo opened his mouth wide and said, "Brother, didn't you say..."

"What did I say?" Lu Yuanqing laughed. "I said I was very confident? I guaranteed that Yu Nian'an would give us the contract to make the bamboo baskets and bread bowls?"

"Ah! Right! Didn't you make that promise to the captain and the others back then?" Lu Yuanbo said blankly.

"Pfft!" Lu Yuanqing burst out laughing. "If I didn't say it this way, do you think the brigade leader and his team would be so enthusiastically gathering people in the village to learn weaving?"

"So?" Lu Yuanbo wasn't stupid; he clearly understood what Lu Yuanqing was trying to say.

Lu Yuanqing raised an eyebrow at him and smiled, saying, "Fourth brother, let me teach you a lesson today: no matter what you do, even if you're not sure yourself, don't show your worries in front of others!"

"Actually, before coming to the city, even though I made some amazing promises to the captain and the others, as you've seen today, I wasn't really confident at all!"

"A leader like Yu Nian'an, who has relatives backing him, can 'swagger around' in the factory, but when it comes to making real decisions, he will also regret it, because he himself cannot guarantee anything!"

Lu Yuanbo's face twisted in anger. "But you helped him, and he promised you. You can't be so untrustworthy!"

What credibility can be found in someone who doesn't keep their word?

Lu Yuanqing did not directly say anything negative about his black-and-white remarks.

"What do you think he did wrong?" Lu Yuanqing retorted. "I just helped him out unintentionally, which led to our friendship. Given our current situations, I'm the one who needs to ask him for help. Does he need to ask me for help? So, he might have just said something casually, but you took it seriously? You really treat him as a friend!"

"...This, him, you, aren't you brothers?" Lu Yuanbo's mind was about to explode.

So what his brother meant was that the two weren't friends?

This is ridiculous! Just a moment ago they were calling each other "Yuan Qing" and "Brother Yu," and they were so affectionate during dinner. Where did that go?

Won't it be the same in the blink of an eye?

"Hahaha!" Lu Yuanqing was immediately amused. "Fourth brother! You're too naive!"

"When doing business, the worst thing is to be too familiar with someone you don't know well. You're just saying polite things, but you're treating them like a good friend?"

"So, you say you're close, but you're not actually friends at all?" Lu Yuanbo pressed on, as if he was about to give up!

Lu Yuanqing raised his eyebrows and said, "Well, if it weren't for business matters, Yu Nian'an and I might have become friends. But since we've talked about business, the only way to describe our relationship right now is as business friends!"

Lu Yuanbo: "..."

Lu Yuanqing sat up straight, patted his shoulder, and said, "Getting back to the point, regarding your belief that Yu Nian'an wouldn't give us the task, I can tell you directly now that he will agree."

"Why!" Lu Yuanbo felt his brain couldn't keep up, desperately wanting to grow a few more. "He clearly didn't really want to..."

Lu Yuanqing: "The reason I said you were right at the beginning is because when Yu Nian'an agreed to my request, it was out of gratitude that he was acting impulsively. In other words, when he said it, he didn't even consider whether he was qualified."

"So, in reality, Yu Nian'an had no authority to delegate the tasks to us at all, then..."

Lu Yuanqing tapped him on the head and laughed, "What's the rush? Let me explain slowly."

“Originally, I also felt that he didn’t have the authority. After all, Yu Nian’an got into the bamboo ware factory through connections. I didn’t expect to solve this problem by relying on him alone. I originally just wanted to use his connections to find someone who could take responsibility to talk to about this matter!”

"Ha! I never expected I would underestimate Yu Nian'an's connections! This guy's background is quite impressive! I got him drunk so much this year before I finally found out that the director of the bamboo ware factory is actually his uncle!"

"Hehe!" Lu Yuanqing hadn't expected such a pleasant surprise. "Now, I'm 70% confident that we can secure the contract for the bamboo ware factory this time!"

Lu Yuanbo tried to keep up with what Lu Yuanqing was saying, “Brother, so you didn’t have any expectations for Yu Nian’an in the first place. You only knew that he was able to become a small leader in the bamboo ware factory because he had very strong connections, and those connections were with the bamboo ware factory. So you contacted Yu Nian’an in order to get in touch with the people behind him.”

"The fact that he was able to bring Yu Nian'an into the bamboo ware factory and make him a minor leader means that the power behind him must be extraordinary. I never expected that the factory director would be his uncle. Now it's questionable whether Yu Nian'an has any real power in the bamboo ware factory!"

Lu Yuanqing smiled with satisfaction and said, "Continue!"

Lu Yuanbo pursed his lips, knowing that Lu Yuanqing was testing him. After thinking for a moment, he continued, "Now that we have seen Yu Nian'an's abilities, he should be able to handle something as simple as taking on bamboo baskets."

"Now, brother, we don't need to spend more money and time negotiating business with Yu Nian'an and the people behind him. We can just deal with Yu Nian'an directly!"

"But how do we handle Yu Nian'an? Brother, you said you're 70% confident now, do you have a plan?"

Lu Yuanqing's smile widened, a mixture of surprise and disbelief.

He hadn't expected Lu Yuanbo to think so deeply.