Chapter 35: The Four Great Families
"What are the four major families?, King Jia Shixue?" Chu Tian said scratching his head.
"What kind of nonsense? Do you think I'm talking to you about Dream of Red Mansions?"
Li Ruodan glanced at Chu Tian angrily, and then remembered that Chu Tian had just come to Tianhai City the day before yesterday, and he definitely didn't know much about the situation here, so he patiently explained to him:
"In Tianhai City, there are four big families, these four families after decades of efforts, gradually formed their own forces here, they through continuous operation and operation, almost mastered the entire Tianhai municipal, military, business and other important contacts and material resources, known as the four families of Tianhai City by the outside world. ”
"In this case, then tell me specifically, which are the four major families? I guess, it must include your Li family, right?" Chu Tian heard this and asked.
When he went to the Li family as a guest the day before yesterday, Chu Tian had already learned that many of the Li family's children were now in important positions in various fields in Tianhai City.
"Our Li family is one, but it's ...... Because of internal friction, the Li family's power has been declining in recent years, and if it continues like this, it will probably be a matter of time before they are squeezed out of the four major families in Tianhai City. ”
Li Ruodan thought of the current situation of the Li family, and couldn't help but smile very self-deprecatingly, and then continued to say to Chu Tian: "In addition to our Li family, the other three families are the Wang family, the Qi family, and the Chen family. ”
Speaking of this, Li Ruodan remembered something, so he looked at Chu Tian and said, "Do you remember the Wang Zegang you helped me drive away when we first met?"
"Of course I remember, it's that Wang Da Shao, right?" Chu Tian nodded and said, "What's the matter? The Wang family that Sun Liang mentioned just now is the family that Wang Zegang is in?"
"Exactly, Wang Zegang is a member of the Wang family, one of the four major families in Tianhai City. Li Ruodan quickly confirmed Chu Tian's judgment.
"By the way, I still don't know, what did that guy want to do when he came to look for you that day?" Chu Tian looked at Li Ruodan and said curiously.
"What good can you do?" Thinking of this, Li Ruodan's face turned cold:
"He came to me several times to force me to cooperate with him in business. He took a fancy to a subsidiary of our Li family and wanted to invest a very small amount of money to buy 51 percent of the company's shares from me, which was just blackmailing me. ”
"Why does this kid want to do this?" Chu Tian was quite puzzled by this: "Doesn't he know that you won't agree to such an rude request from him at all?"
"You have actually seen that now our Li family has a lot of internal and external troubles, and the Wang family just wants to take advantage of this opportunity to take advantage of us, in their opinion, if our Li family does not comply, then it will definitely be a dead end. ”
"I don't get it. Chu Tian frowned tightly and said: "Since that Wang Zegang cooperated with the Li family, it is clear that he is rubbing oil, you should be the most correct choice to reject him, how can it be a dead end?"
"You don't understand the situation, so it's too simple. ”
Li Ruodan had his stomach full, picked up a tissue to wipe his mouth, and continued: "The so-called four major families in Tianhai City are not just an illusory and worthless title, in fact, they can be among the ranks of the four major families, and each of them can enjoy many benefits;"
"Whether it's in politics, business, or the military system, people who know that you are from the four major families will look at you differently;"
On the contrary, if you are squeezed out of the ranks of these four families, in the future, in all areas of society, not only will you not be able to receive special treatment, but you will also be very likely to receive all kinds of unfair treatment due to the pressure of public opinion.
"It is highly likely that if any of the four great families were brought out of this circle, they would probably sink and never be able to turn over. ”
"Is it so serious?"
Chu Tian would never have thought that the difficulties and challenges that the Li family was facing were far more severe than he had imagined before.
"Yes, the challenges facing the Li family are indeed very serious. ”
Li Ruodan sighed helplessly and said: "Sadly, until now, some people in the Li family have not seen the status quo clearly at all, and they are still there to hate and calculate each other for a little personal benefit, speaking of which, this is really a very sad thing." ”
"Ruodan, don't worry, I promise, I will definitely not let the Li family be kicked out of the ranks of the four major families. Chu Tian saw Li Ruodan's sad face and sentimentality, and he rushed out without thinking about it.
“……”
Hearing Chu Tian's words, Li Ruodan was stunned for a moment, she opened her mouth slightly, looked at him without blinking, and only asked softly, "You, why are you so good to me?"
"Because you're my boss. Chu Tian said with a smile: "As the saying goes, take people's money and eliminate disasters with others." Since I take your salary, of course I will do my best for you. ”
"Oh. I don't know why, when Li Ruodan heard the answer given by Chu Tian, he felt extremely disappointed in his heart.
In fact, even Li Ruodan herself couldn't tell what kind of answer she wanted Chutian to give just now...... In short, it's certainly not what he just said.
"By the way, what is that Wang Zegang's status in the Wang family?" Chu Tian didn't notice the strangeness in Li Ruodan's expression, and asked her about something that seemed very important to him.
"Wang Zegang, like me, is a person who has been cultivated by the third generation of the family. Although Li Ruodan didn't know Chu Tian's intention to ask about this matter, he still introduced him very seriously: "The difference is that because he is a boy, he is more valued by the family, if nothing else, continue according to the current situation, in time, he will definitely be able to sit in the position of the head of the Wang family." ”
"That's right. After listening to Li Ruodan's introduction, Chu Tian quickly fell into deep thought.
"What are you thinking?" Li Ruodan saw Chu Tian sitting there and didn't speak for a long time, so he looked at him very curiously and asked, "Why did you suddenly ask about Wang Zegang?"
"Oh, nothing, just curious. Chu Tian came back to his senses and smiled faintly at Li Ruodan: "Ruodan, I will send you to work in the company in a while, and then, I will be free to move around in the morning, and at noon, I will go back to the company to find you, and go out with you in the afternoon to meet guests." ”
"What are you going to do in the morning?" Li Ruodan asked with a suspicious look on his face as he looked directly into Chu Tian's eyes.