human ice maker

Chapter 712 The Dusty Mystery and the Disaster of the Three Great Families ([-])

"Ah!" All the elders and the patriarch sat together in the meeting hall of the Long family. Long Haiyou, who was sitting at the bottom, couldn't help sneezing, wiped his nose and muttered softly.

Sitting next to Long Haiyou, Long Xiaosheng, the elder of Long's family, looked at him and said with a smile, "Haiyou, your physique is not good. Don't just focus on making money, pay more attention to exercise."

Long Haiyou smiled openly at him and said, "I will pay attention, thank you for your concern."

With a smile on the corner of Long Xiaosheng's mouth, he turned his head to look at the patriarch. If he saw them like this and thought that the relationship between the two was very good, he would be very wrong.In fact, most of the elders sitting here were opposed to Long Haiyou joining the elders' seat, including Long Xiaosheng.The concept of respecting martial arts has long been ingrained in the hearts of these old and stubborn people. This does not mean that they look down on disciples who are engaged in business or politics because of this. A large family needs a lot of financial resources and political asylum if it wants to survive for a long time. understand better than anyone else.It's just the paranoid thinking that the rules passed down from their ancestors are unbreakable, which makes them feel very disgusted with the disciples who are not from the right track of martial arts who take power in the clan. Become a family of politics or business, not a family of martial arts.What's more, these old stubborn people have been trained by the family in a closed way since they were young, and they have been instilled with the idea that "disciples who practice martial arts are superior to others" and that "the only way to become successful is to practice martial arts", which is why several big families are now " A deformed situation of external development and internal closure".If it hadn't been for the head of the Long clan to push Long Haiyou up in spite of all the differences, I am afraid that there would not even be a place for Long Haiyou to stand here.

Long Haiyou also knew very well that he had no place in the elders' seat, and his only backing was an old patriarch.But the patriarch is getting old, and he doesn't know when he will step down from this position. Without the support of the patriarch, he will have to obediently get out of the elders' seat, so he urgently needs a chance to express himself.

Thanks to his parents for giving him a smart head, and thanks to so many years of experience in the business world. Rich experience makes him better at capturing opportunities.

And this time, Long Haiyou's opportunity finally came...

"Haiyou." The patriarch suddenly called his name.At this moment, all eyes in the conference hall were focused on him.

Long Haiyou stood up, bowed slightly and said respectfully: "Patriarch."

Patriarch Long turned his eyes around the crowd, and finally returned to him, asking, "What's your opinion about Chu Yuan?"

In fact, there is no room for discussion on this matter. Except for the patriarch's family members who have not yet voted, the other elders have unanimously decided that the Long family will openly support the Wang and Yang families, and even lend them troops to deal with 11.Facing the sharp spearheads of the elders in the clan, the leader of the Long clan quietly pushed it to Long Haiyou who didn't have much say in the elders' table.

Long Haiyou immediately understood what the old patriarch meant, and pretended to think about it, before answering: "What I mean is that our Long family should remain neutral and not favor sides."

"Two sides?" Long He, the first elder in the clan and one of the strongest contenders for the next clan leader, shook his head, picked up the teacup in front of him, lifted the lid, and blew lightly into the steaming cup. He breathed a sigh of relief, took a sip and then slowly put it down, then looked at Long Haiyou, and said with a smile: "Haiyou, didn't you listen to the meeting just now? All the elders have unanimously decided to lend troops to The Wang family and the Yang family, what do you mean by saying that the two are not partial? You have to know that we really have no way to refuse the conditions that the Wang family and the Yang family have offered us. Step up a step. Oh, I remembered, I heard that you have a good relationship with Chu Yuan. Right?"

Long Haiyou secretly scolded the old fox, but Longhe's words were hidden, implying that Long Haiyou wanted to disregard the interests of the family because of his personal abolition of the public.It would be fine in the past, but now that Long Haiyou is eager to take the position, how can he let him shake his position in the elders' seat with a few words.

With a chuckle, Long Haiyou still kept a smile on his face, and said with an impeccable respectful attitude: "Elder He, favors belong to favors, and families belong to families. I still have to distinguish between public and private. I can't do it for my own sake. Harm the interests of the entire family."

"Hehe. Is that so?" Long He said with a sinister smile, "Then I'd like to hear, how do you explain that you don't favor sides?"

Long Haiyou nodded slightly, and said: "Actually, we have to talk about the whole matter separately. First of all, if we come forward to help Chu Yuan, we will definitely confront Wang and Yang. This kind of matter is not only about the current or long-term interests Looking at it, it will be harmful to our Long family. Especially after the incident, we will sink ourselves into it and become a thorn in the eyes of these two families. If the Wang family and the Yang family join forces to deal with us together, huh It is conceivable that our Long family will be in great trouble at that time. Therefore, it is very unwise to help Chu Yuan. Even if I have a good personal relationship with him, I will never agree to put the future of the entire family on this useless It's a gamble of odds."

Long He nodded and said: "That's right, we have considered this point, so it is impossible for our Long family to help Chu Yuan. Even if he has a good relationship with some people in our family, if I am the first to disagree with saying that this matter affects the relationship between our Long family and the Wang and Yang families." After a pause, he continued: "What's more, our Long family has no friendship with him. Moreover, the conditions jointly offered by the Wang family and the Yang family are indeed very attractive. So..."

"Elder He." Long Haiyou interrupted, "We can't help the Wang and Yang families either."

Long He frowned, his expression was obviously displeased, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Oh? You mean, we give up this time's benefits and sit on the mountain to watch the tigers fight? Haiyou, do you know that the Wang family and the Yang family What conditions did the family offer?"

Long Haiyou nodded and said, "I know. I also know that the terms they offered are really exciting, even I can hardly refuse. But!"

Long Haiyou deliberately emphasized the two sounds of "but", and said: "Once we accept their conditions, it will be tantamount to tying ourselves and the entire Long family to the boat of the Wang family and the Yang family. From the perspective of long-term interests, It is also doing more harm than good to our family!"

The elders below began to whisper to each other, and many of them showed dissatisfaction.Long Haiyou's meaning was very clear, to give up the benefits this time.You must know that these benefits and gains are linked to the private interests of the elders. Giving up family interests is equivalent to giving up their private interests. How many idiots would be willing to do this?
Seeing the reactions of the elders, Longhe couldn't help showing a little smile on his face. He glanced at the old patriarch proudly, and then said, "Haiyou, you are still young. You don't understand many things. I don't blame you." You. In fact, it’s nothing to be tied together with Wang and Yang. It can bring our family to a higher level, and at the same time, we can have two more steadfast allies. I don’t see any disadvantages in this kind of thing. Or you Do you really want to help that person named Chu Yuan?"

Everyone in the audience nodded their heads, businessmen value profits, and families also value profits.After all, who would think too little of money?What's more, if these projects fall into their hands, the oil and water alone will be enough for them to drink a few pots.Who wouldn't want to wear a famous brand from head to toe, drive a world-class car when going out, be the focus of the audience wherever he goes, surrounded by a lot of young and beautiful women all the time?Elders are also human beings, and as human beings they have desires, and money is the source of desires.

What?A group of old men also miss women all day long?Please, this is a family of ancient martial arts. For those who practice martial arts, five or sixty years old is just entering the prime of life.Besides, don't you often hear that eight or ninety-year-old men marry a beautiful 60-year-old daughter-in-law?Why can others, they have money and status, but not a strong "mature old man"?

Therefore, Long He's simple words pushed Long Haiyou to the front of the waves and became the target of public criticism.Anyone who hinders them from making money and picking up girls is an enemy.

Sure enough, the eyes of the elders looking at Long Haiyou changed immediately, and all of them were more or less hostile.

"Cough!" Long Haiyou coughed dryly, filtered out all these gazes, and continued, "Elder He, what I'm talking about is long-term interests. If you just limit your eyes to the present, the terms they offer are indeed difficult Refuse. Among other things, the Yang family's pharmaceutical company in Zhenzhou, whose technology is approaching maturity, can immediately increase our family's income by eight to ten points."

Long He smiled and said: "Since you also know the benefits of this, then I believe I don't need to say more about it?"

Long Haiyou shook his head and said, "But if we take their benefits, we have to fulfill our promise. Once we take action against Chu Yuan, we will be completely against him."

"What's the matter?" Another elder, Long Cang, said, "It's just Chu Yuan. Although he helped us, we also helped him. Now we owe nothing to each other, and we don't have any friendship with each other. Of course, if he can get We can still consider offering better conditions than those of Wang and Yang."

Long Haiyou shook his head, still smiling, and said, "Elder Cang, from the perspective of short-term benefits, the conditions offered by the Wang and Yang families are indeed worthy of our help. But all the elders here have Have you ever thought about what the consequences will be if we stand on the opposite side with Chu Yuan?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.

Long He frowned deeply and said: "What consequences can there be? It's just Chu Yuan, are you still afraid that he will stir up the wind and rain? Besides, the Wang family and the Yang family are chasing him at the same time, whether he will survive or not is another matter." Haiyou, you must know that we only have one chance, if we miss this one, if we want to join the partnership again, those two families will not agree."

(End of this chapter)