Chapter Eighty-Six: The Pang Family
Although Pang Gongzi is not very good-looking, he is cunning by nature, stubborn in character, unwilling to admit defeat easily, and likes to point fingers in the family business, looking quite scheming, so Master Pang intends to hand over the family business to him to take care of.
Since ancient times, there has been no business or treachery, but Pang Gongzi's personality is what he likes, so Master Pang can rest assured that he will entrust his business to Pang Hu to take care of. He thinks that if Pang Hu is a soft-hearted person, he is not suitable for managing the Pang family's large and small businesses, after all, the Pang family also has a lot of business dealings, and it takes a scheming person to solve these troubles.
After Pang Hu took charge of the Pang family's business, he had a lot more money on hand, he could dispose of the Pang family's property at will, as long as Master Pang nodded, he Pang Hu could use as much as he wanted.
Fortunately, Pang Hu is not a person who is insatiable, and there is a limit to the use of money, although Master Pang is old, he also knows what Pang Hu did.
He felt that as long as Pang Hu was not extravagant and unscrupulous, even if he was generous, it would not be too much. After all, it is still a bit beneficial to be in charge of the business in the future.
On weekdays, Pang Hu likes to live a bright life, eat and drink, and have fun. I often invite a group of fox friends to get together for three days and a big party for five days, which can be said to be a lot of money. Although some large and small business were negotiated at the wine table, there were also a lot of bills on hand.
Some people in the family can't look at it, and they think that the savings of the Pang family's painstaking management have been squandered by Pang Hu so casually, which is really a bit excessive. But Mr. Pang felt that Pang Hu was still relatively young, and he was not mature enough in the operation and management of the business. As long as you start a family in the future, your mind will not be so casual.
Therefore, Master Pang turned a blind eye and did not restrain Pang Hu's behavior too much, but intentionally or unintentionally clicked it, and asked Pang Hu to pay attention to the impact and did not say more.
The business of the Pang family not only has a lot of stores at the foot of Yuxu Mountain, but also has some business contacts in the towns and villages near and far.
In the Pang family, except for Master Pang and the old lady, no one can point fingers at him, so Pang Hu is even more unpopular, but he also knows that his qualifications are still shallow, and he can't make the members of the family completely surrender to him, so he usually tries to suppress his flamboyant personality, and put on a face of filial piety and being a family member to buy people's hearts, so that everyone is not too against himself.
After all, in the future, this family still has to be up to him, and now he will annoy everyone, so how can he let Master Pang rest assured that he will hand over the power to him in the future?
Pang Hu is a person who is quite deep in the city, and he knows the stakes, so he tries to buy the hearts of those who can be bought, and tries not to exacerbate the contradictions if he can't. Anyway, the well water does not interfere with the river water, and as long as it can get by, it will not rush to suppress and intensify the contradictions, resulting in irremediable consequences.
Regarding Pang Hu's idea of marrying Murong Yuxi, Pang Hu talked to Master Pang secretly, wanting to win the strong support of Master Pang.
Master Pang also knew that General Murong was a nobleman who was an official in the court, but Pang Hu wanted to marry Yuxi as his wife, and Master Pang knew that this matter was not so simple.
Although Pang Hu is worth a lot, he has no fame so far. You must know that a powerful person like the Murong family is interested in fame, fortune and identity, and Pang Hu, a businessman who only has money in his eyes, is only afraid that he is a little powerless if he wants to climb to a powerful person like the Murong family.
Master Pang just smiled when he heard this, although he thought that Pang Hu's idea was a bit naïve, but if he climbed to a powerful person like the Murong family, he was afraid that he would be like a fish in water at the foot of Yuxu Mountain in the future.
So Master Pang didn't immediately oppose Pang Hu's idea, but he didn't express his full support, he knew that it was not appropriate to make a conclusion now, it was not appropriate to ask Pang Hu to do what to do, it was better to think about it in the long run, let Pang Hu try it, and see what the result would be.
Even if the Murong family disagrees, it won't be a loss of face. After all, the power of the Murong family is also well known in the local area, even if it is not successful, you can talk to the Murong family, and if you have anything in the future, you can also leave a friendship in hand.
You must know that on this ground, except for the Huyan family, who can sit on an equal footing with the Murong family, there is really no one left.
Master Pang had heard about the affairs between the Huyan family and the children of the Murong family, and he knew about the marriage contract between Xiuxiu, the eldest daughter of the Murong family, and Ruiqi, the eldest son of the Huyan family, and he also knew a little about the problems between the two of them.
As for the other inside affairs, except for the close ministers of the two families, other outsiders avoided it, and of course outsiders didn't know much.
Although Master Pang learned a little from his friends in the business field, he still wanted Pang Hu to give it a try with a hint of luck, to see if he could do what he liked, and to find out General Murong's thoughts.
If General Murong unexpectedly agreed, then the Pang family would be considered a success, and from then on, they would climb to this powerful family.
Master Pang therefore promised Pang Hu that he could use the family's property, and if he needed something like a treasure, as long as he had something at home, he would go and get it. After all, if you want to impress a powerful person like the Murong family, the ordinary gold and silver treasures and silk and silk satin will not be looked at by others at all, and at the same time, it will also look tacky to the Pang family.
If you want to take it by surprise and impress a noble person like General Murong, nothing unexpected will not work at all.
Pang Hu was so troubled by this, what kind of thing could unexpectedly move General Murong's heart, he really couldn't think of it.
He is an ordinary man, where has he ever seen those otherworldly treasures? But what this future father-in-law is interested in, Pang Hu has no certainty in his heart, and he is a little unpredictable.
If you choose from the inventory at home, there are actually a lot of precious gems and jades and famous paintings, but these things can only be used as a foil, and it may not be possible to impress the hearts of General Murong and Miss Yuxi.
Pang Hu racked his brains and thought about it for several days, not only was his food tasteless, but he couldn't sleep at night. By the third day, he still hadn't come up with a good solution.
On the third day, Mr. Pang called Pang Hu to him: "Hu'er, you are going to the capital today, to the jeweler Boss Zhao in the capital to buy a batch of gold and silver jewelry, the jewelry of Baoyi Zhai in Beijing is the best in the Central Plains, Boss Zhao is also our old customer, you go to a trip, choose some good things to take home to replenish the supply."
There are a lot of silver taels in the account room, so you should bring a little more and put it on your body just in case. Remember along the way
Be careful and don't be too ostentatious. There are a few reliable guys in the family, and you call a few to go with you. Wait a minute, you can get ready and go!"