Chapter 194: Undercurrents are surging
Liu Xinpeng immediately understood what Ma Fan meant. He assured Ma Fan that his subordinates would never touch pornography, gambling and drugs, otherwise the identification would be handled by Ma Fan.
And Ma Fan didn't get too entangled in this matter. For Liu Xinpeng's force, Ma Fan actually has plans and arrangements.
"Brother Liu, do you want to unify the power of Shanhai City?" Ma Fan asked inadvertently.
Liu Xinpeng's body trembled when he heard this. This sentence was asked to his heart, and he Liu Xinpeng dreamed of annexing the power of the other three families.
You must know that Shanhai City is the capital city of the southern province, Liu Xinpeng and the other three bigwigs are called the Four Tigers of Shanhai, and his hotels, entertainment venues, security companies, restaurants and other industries are dozens of large and small, but the comprehensive strength only accounts for a small part of the Shanhai market. Therefore, Liu Xinpeng dreamed of expanding his power. However, when it comes to his part, it is very difficult to take a step forward, because the current balance is not easy to form, and if any of the four tigers wants to expand their power, they will inevitably touch the interests of the other few and will inevitably be countered by the joint efforts of the others, so Liu Xinpeng has had empty ideals for many years.
Listening to Ma Fan's question today, Liu Xinpeng suddenly felt endless hope rise in his heart. He knew that Ma Fan would not ask himself this question for no reason, and since he opened his mouth to ask, he must have a useful intention.
"Mr. Ma, you mean...... Could it be ......" Liu Xinpeng asked a little hesitantly.
"As long as you have this intention, I have a way for you to unify and integrate the forces of the other three." Ma Fan said lightly.
"Great! Mr. Ma, to be honest, I've wanted to do this for a long time! But I haven't had this ......opportunity before," Liu Xinpeng said, patting his thigh.
Ma Fan looked at Jiang Ming and Wang Shun beside him.
The two of them understood, and hurriedly got up and said, "Mr. Ma, Brother Peng, we still have some things, otherwise we will ....... Say goodbye first? ”
Liu Xinpeng looked at the two of them, and then looked at Ma Fan and said: "Mr. Ma, rest assured, my brother Liu Xinpeng can definitely be trusted!" Ma Fan looked at the few people in front of him and nodded.
If you want to trust, you must trust. It seems that Liu Xinpeng is also a bright and upright man.
"Since it's your brother, there's no need to avoid suspicion." Ma Fan Dao.
"Come on!" At this moment, Zhao Tongtong came over with a few plates of skewers.
"Come on, come on, let's try the barbecue of Tongtong's house first!" Ma Fan said, "Tongtong, you should come along!" ”
Zhao Tongtong looked at a few people, and obediently found a stool to sit down next to Ma Fan, a little embarrassed.
"Come, let me introduce, this is my friend Zhao Tongtong, and this barbecue stall is opened by her parents. This is Liu Xinpeng's eldest brother, and these two are ......"
"Oh, my name is Jiang Ming, this name is Wang Shun, and they are all Brother Peng's subordinates." Jiang Ming hurriedly said, "I'm really sorry for today's incident!" ”
"It's nothing, it's all in the past." Zhao Tongtong smiled, a little embarrassed.
Ma Fan picked up a skewer of roasted dried beans and ate it.
"Well, that's good! But ......"
Zhao Tongtong saw that Ma Fan wanted to speak and stopped, so he couldn't help but hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”
"This dried tofu actually tastes pretty good, but I have a way to make it taste better......
"Really? Then you must teach me! Zhao Tongtong hurriedly said.
Ma Fan got up and came to Lao Zhao's barbecue stall. He looked at the row of ingredients placed in front of him, picked them up one by one, sniffed them carefully, and couldn't help but shake his head.
These seasonings are too ordinary, perhaps to save costs, and some of the seasonings are too low in quality, so the taste can't come out.
Ma Fan put his hand in his pocket and pretended to be, in fact, he took out some things from the Mixed Yuan Ring, which was the travel essentials used by Xuantianmen to equip the people of the sect, the seasoning bag.
After taking out a few ingredients, Ma Fan began to grill the skewers.
"It smells so good!" Lao Zhao and his wife and Zhao Tongtong couldn't help but be amazed when they smelled the fragrance coming from their noses. Even Liu Xinpeng, who followed later, felt a strange fragrance coming to their noses.
Looking at the strangely shaped spice jar in Ma Fan's hand, several people seem to have never seen it.
"Well, it's baked! Try this! Ma Fan cut a few skewers of dried tofu in his hand into small pieces and put them in the lunch box for a few people to taste.
A few people couldn't wait to taste it. I didn't know that after this taste, I praised it again and again: "It's so delicious!" I've never had such a delicious baked tofu! ”
Lao Zhao and his wife couldn't help but keep looking at Ma Fan with hot eyes. They knew that this must be the reason for the spices that Ma Fan had taken out.
"Brother Ma, what kind of seasoning do you use?" Zhao Tongtong also saw the problem.
"Hehe, this is my unique secret recipe!" Ma Fan sold the guanzi. The last time he grilled fish in front of the waterfall in Fontaine's hometown, he used some of these ingredients, all of which were locally sourced, and it seems that there is no shortage of these ingredients on the earth.
He also learned about the actual situation of Zhao Tongtong's family, looking at this hard-working girl, Ma Fan didn't mind helping her.
"Oh." The hope in Zhao Tongtong's eyes instantly dissipated again. She thought that the unique secret recipe that Ma Fan said was the kind that would not be passed on.
"Hehe, seeing that you are so cute, I'll help you! As long as you call me Master, I will pass on the unique secret recipe to you! Ma Fan said with a smile.
"Master!" Zhao Tongtong called out without thinking.
Only then did she know that Ma Fan was joking with herself, but she really needed the secret recipe of this ingredient.
"Alright! Seeing that you are so sincere, I will teach you! Ma Fan laughed, "But I can't teach you today, I still have business." When I'm free, I'll teach you myself. ”
When Zhao Tongtong heard this, he couldn't help but be happy. Not only can he learn Ma Fan's unique secret recipe, but more importantly, he can be alone with Ma Fan, which makes Zhao Tongtong feel excited just thinking about it. She looked at Ma Fan with tenderness in her eyes and sincerely said thank you.
Lao Zhao and his wife also hurriedly thanked him. Their hearts are also full of anticipation.
At this time, some passers-by who smelled the fragrance also gathered around, wanting to see what was emitting such an attractive fragrance from this barbecue stand.
"Boss, what is this, so fragrant! I'll order a few skewers to eat! ”
"I'm going to eat it too!"
"Boss, what are you selling?"
Lao Zhao was a little caught off guard in the face of this kind of scene.
"Everyone, today is just trying out new dishes, let's come back in a few days! Everyone is welcome to take care of business when the time comes! Ma Fan said.
"Yes, yes, today is a trial, and we will start selling new dishes in a few days!" Lao Zhao hurriedly followed.
The crowd finally dispersed.
Ma Fan sat down with Liu Xinpeng and the others to discuss the things that Fang just mentioned.
Zhao Tongtong saw a few people talking about business, and consciously did not join in the fun, but helped his parents to grill skewers.
Soon, Ma Fan and Liu Xinpeng discussed the preliminary plan. Liu Xinpeng's heart was full of hope, and a smile filled his face.
When checking out, Wang Shun hurriedly paid the money. Of course, here is his lowest status, who will pay if he doesn't pay? Ma Fan didn't shirk either, but Lao Zhao didn't take money anyway. In the end, Ma Fan insisted that Lao Zhao collect the money, and Lao Zhao accepted Wang Shun's money.
Zhao Tongtong wanted to stay and help his parents sell skewers, so Ma Fan and the others said goodbye to Zhao Tongtong's family and went back.
"Ah Ming, this Zhao Tongtong's family seems to have an extraordinary relationship with Mr. Ma, and in the future, you will arrange someone to take care of Zhao Tongtong's parents' barbecue stall. In addition, go back and knock on the bastards who caused trouble, today this matter is due to Mr. Ma, if you change to another ruthless role, I don't know what the result will be! Now is the extraordinary period for the implementation of the plan, you keep an eye on me, don't go wrong again! On the way, Liu Xinpeng carefully advised.
"Brother Peng, rest assured! I will definitely take good care of Lao Zhao's barbecue stall! Jiang Ming said.
"Brother Peng, is this Zhao Tongtong Mr. Ma's girlfriend?" Wang Shun didn't know Ma Fan originally, so he didn't know about him.
"Just talk too much!" Jiang Ming slapped Wang Shun on the head.
"Hehe, Mr. Ma's girlfriend? I know that the daughter of the Imperial Capital Long family is his girlfriend, but this Zhao Tongtong ...... It seems that Mr. Ma is affectionate, but I don't know what Mr. Ma thinks? Liu Xinpeng couldn't help but think of Long Qian, "But no matter what, let's treat Zhao Tongtong as Mr. Ma's girlfriend, and it's always right to take good care of her family!" ”
"Brother Peng, is this Mr. Ma really capable of helping you realize your plan?" Jiang Ming asked.
"I trust him, this Mr. Ma is definitely a rare figure in a thousand years!" Liu Xinpeng's tone was unmistakable.
During this time, Huang Haifa, with the support of the Xu family, stepped up his expansion efforts to the other three. The delicate balance reached by the four families is becoming more and more fragile, and Liu Xinpeng's worries are becoming more and more obvious during this time. Although he also has network resources on it, he is not in line with the Xu family, so Liu Xinpeng is also worried that when the Xu family comes forward, those network resources above him will be completely useless. After all, during this period of time, the entire Dahua was not peaceful, and many gossip about the affairs of the Long family and the Xu family had been spread well. And Ma Fan has a great relationship with the Long family, and when the time comes, with Ma Fan pulling the strings, even if the Xu family wants to come out to pay for themselves, they can also go online with the Long family, and there will be an extra layer of protection at that time.
Thinking of this, Liu Xinpeng couldn't help but feel good.
"Huang Haifa, you just wait! We don't know who killed the deer! Liu Xinpeng said secretly.
During this time, Liu Xinpeng's nerves were highly tense every day. The undercurrent of forces from all sides in Shanhai City is surging, which means that the mountain rain is coming. In particular, Huang Haifa seems to be a little ignorant of the tacit understanding formed by all parties before, and is wantonly expanding his power. One of Mr. Liu's security companies has been poached by a third of its business, and another security company's clients have a tendency to waver. Although the business of the security company is a normal business competition on the surface, everyone knows what is going on behind it. As for the methods used by Huang Haifa are very glorious, and whether illegal means are involved later, in fact, Liu Xinpeng is also very clear.