The Rise of the Xiao family
The hidden House Pi was one of the hidden houses that were ready to make a move. House Pi was worried about not having a chance to get involved in the common world, but the Xiao family gave them a great opportunity! The Xiao family's guardian, Uncle Pi, was the housekeeper of the hidden house. Though he had an affair with a maid and was kicked out by the head of House Pi, he was still part of the hidden house. Now that he was in a vegetative state, House Pi announced to the public that they would investigate the truth!
And so, the hidden House Pi naturally came to House Xiao, and through their connection, they interfered with the affairs of the common world!
Xiao Ji didn't quite understand Pi Zhishan's words, but Xiao Ben was a smart man. He understood immediately. House Pi wanted to get money from the common world, but they couldn't do it directly, so they turned their attention to the Xiao family! Uncle Pi was just an excuse. Looking at the two young masters' faces, they didn't seem to care about Uncle Pi's life or death. Otherwise, why didn't they ask to see Uncle Pi after coming to the Xiao family for so long?
Xiao Ben let out a sigh of relief. As long as House Pi wasn't here to cause trouble, then everything would be fine! And, it seemed like House Pi was going to use the Xiao family to get involved in the common world's business. Then the Xiao family wouldn't have any trouble!
"Young Masters Pi, there are two reasons why the Xiao family fell to this state. One is that when my old man was alive, he made a lot of mistakes in investments and lost most of the family's assets. The second reason is that we didn't have a strong master, so our ranking wasn't high, and we weren't treated well …" Xiao Ben was honest, telling them the reason why the Xiao family fell. "And, on the matter of Uncle Pi, the Xiao family made a mistake. They didn't know that Pengzhan Industries had a strong master backing them up, so they lost both their assets! But, at the end of the day, the Xiao family didn't have a strong master … "
"Of course I know what you're saying!" Pi Zhishan nodded. "If I send you a strong master, will you be able to expand your business in a short period of time?"
"Young Master Pi, to put it bluntly, the more support you give me, the bigger the stage I can step on!" Xiao Ben said, "When aristocratic families do business, most of the time, they rely on their connections and strength!"
"Alright, now, let's talk about the division of profits." Pi Zhishan roughly understood what Xiao Ben meant, but Xiao Ben's request was not a problem for Pi Zhishan! House Pi had already discussed it, and they would send their masters to House Xiao. Of course, to the outside world, it was just to investigate the truth behind Uncle Pi's injury, and to protect Uncle Pi's friends, House Xiao!
"What does Young Master Pi want to do?" Xiao Ben's expression turned serious. This was a very important question.
"Ninety percent. You get ten percent, we get ninety," Pi Zhishan said calmly.
"This …" Xiao Ben's expression changed as he smiled bitterly, "Young Master Pi, isn't this a bit too harsh? "That …" Xiao Ben's face changed. He smiled bitterly. "Young master Pi, isn't that a bit too harsh?
Although the situation was dire, Xiao Ben thought that House Pi wanted to use Xiao family to make money, so he bargained.
"Xiao Ben, you need to understand the situation!" What Xiao Ben didn't expect was that Pi Zhishan would turn against him! He smiled coldly and pointed at Xiao Ben. "You Xiao family are just trying to redeem yourselves. To put it bluntly, if I wanted to kill you, it would only take a few minutes! If House Pi wants to make money, we can easily support a puppet house! If we cooperate with House Kang, I'm sure they'll be willing, right? "
In reality, Pi Zhishan was just scaring Xiao Ben and Xiao Ji. House Pi wouldn't dare to cooperate with others! After all, the hidden house treaty wasn't a joke. Although the witness was gone, the hidden house council still existed!
There was a reason for House Pi to cooperate with Xiao family. Even if the hidden house council came looking for them, House Pi wouldn't be afraid. They had an excuse to explain themselves. But if they supported a puppet house, it would be a different story!
But Xiao Ben and Xiao Ji didn't know about these things. They knew that hidden houses couldn't earn money from the common world directly, but if they could borrow someone else's hand, it wouldn't be a problem. Wasn't that what House Yu did? So Xiao Ben didn't know that House Pi wanted to cooperate with Xiao family no matter what. He thought that it was just a feeling!
And so, Xiao Ben was a little scared! He realized that they were cooperating with Xiao family because they respected Xiao family. Otherwise, they could just find someone else to cooperate with, and Xiao family would be nothing!
Thinking up to here, Xiao Ben's face immediately revealed an awkward expression as he said with some embarrassment: "Young master Pi, please calm down … I was just casually saying … 10% is 10% …"
Xiao Ben calculated in his heart. If they really got House Pi's support, then they'd be rolling in money. Ten% wasn't a small amount! It'd be better than the current situation, right? Plus, with House Pi's help, Xiao family's status would rise. Xiao family would become like House Yu in the common world. When that happens, what's the point of having so much money? Buying flowers was enough. As long as they kept their relationship with House Pi, Xiao family's prosperity was guaranteed!
"En, at least you know what's good for you!" Pi Zhishan said faintly. "Actually, the bottom line grandpa gave me was 10%. Originally, we didn't want to give you even 10%, just a fixed salary for Xiao family. But as the saying goes, if you want a horse to run, you have to feed it. So, I told you the bottom line and saved you the bargaining process!"
"Thank you, Young Master Pi!" Xiao Ben's heart skipped a beat. Thank god he didn't insist. If House Pi got angry, the consequences would be dire!
"No need for thanks, it's just a win-win situation." Pi Zhishan was amused. House Pi's bottom line was thirty percent, the same as House Yu, but Pi Zhishan went all the way to ten percent. It was because of House Xiao's current situation that he felt this way.
Xiao family really had nowhere else to go. To be able to get House Pi's help was a great thing. As for the division of profits, that was secondary! If their business was as big as House Yu's, then 10% wouldn't be less than Xiao family's entire income at its peak!
"Then the masters from House Pi …" Xiao Ben remembered the crux of the matter. If the masters from House Pi weren't there, then everything was just empty talk.
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