Chapter 178: Infighting Emerges, What's Your Opinion? (Seeking Monthly Votes)_3
If the Wei Family, like other families, also suffered losses, then no one would say anything.
Everyone is the same, which means the losses are also shared equally.
This mentality is a twisted existence, but quite real.
It's about not just me suffering, but everyone else suffering along with me.
To delve deeper, what Zhou Xingcai exploits are merely two things.
The first thing is feeling worse for others earning money than for me losing money.
The second thing is that after I lose money, others must lose even more than I did.
As for how the money is lost, or who causes the loss, that doesn't matter.
After all, I can't defeat the person who makes me lose money, so I can only fight within.
These are typical business psychological traits.
Once spoken aloud, they are known, but truly knowing doesn't mean they can be laughed off.
Thinking about it, Zhou Xingcai this time encountered Yuchi, otherwise, this woman would still be quite formidable.
Only when life is finally restricted does she panic.
No matter how powerful a person is, whether man or woman.
Once faced with death, they will all fall into despair.
When a person dies, feet to the heavens, once dead, status and all depart from them, naturally inducing a tremendous fear.
The higher someone thinks they stand, the more irreplaceable they consider themselves, the more fearful they are of death.
Which makes them more easily destroyed by the shadow of death.
So they place the entire situation on the heads of Changsun Hao and others, slowly observing the scenario.
Apart from Bai Rou's personal fondness for Yuchi, they genuinely believe Yuchi is inactive.
That is, Yuchi is just waiting to see them make a fool of themselves.
You must know that borrowing money from the trade association doesn't require any interest in the short term, but over time, there will be interest.
And to Changsun Hao and others, the money of the trade association originally includes their share.
It's like using your own funds, yet still needing to pay interest.
That is, I use my money to help the trade association profit, yet Yuchi is the one who controls it.
Logic that was not tight from the start is now exacerbated by the aforementioned mentality, and Yuchi is immediately blamed.
"So I've already brought this matter to light!"
"If within ten days, Yuchi does not resolve this matter for us, then our Zhangsun Family will directly withdraw from the trade association."
"Our Zhangsun Family will never again engage in business with the Wei Family, people like him are simply not trustworthy!"
Changsun Hao spoke with raised eyebrows, further voicing the plan he had long contemplated.
At this moment, he completely forgot how much more money had been earned recently, and indeed forgot what Yuchi had previously done for the trade association.
Anyway, as long as there's any loss, it's Yuchi's conspiracy, that guy obviously isn't a good person.
Fortunately, he hadn't let his granddaughter Changsun Mei learn more from Yuchi, who knows what bad things she might have learned otherwise!
And since Changsun Hao spoke thusly, aside from Bai Rou, the other patriarchs expressed their agreement.
In Xufu Town, there are only six major families.
Besides the Wei and Zhangsun Families holding 20% of the clothing share each, the other families each only hold 10%.
So when it comes to this rupture, choosing between the Zhangsun and Wei Families requires a consideration of interests.
Under normal circumstances, other families would certainly choose to follow the Wei Family.
After all, there is the trade association.
Yuchi himself has a good relationship with the Four Major Institutions.
But if it really comes to a rupture, things would be different.
Without the trade association, can the Wei Family still stay close to the government?
How is that possible; with interests above all, even when the Zhangsun Family was so powerful, they didn't say they were so close to the government.
"Once the trade association is gone, Yuchi is merely the third young master of the Wei Family, without them, he's nothing."
Changsun Hao further added.
Since that's the case, the words could be more straightforward.
Seizing this opportunity, aside from Bai Rou from the Bai Family, the other three patriarchs were eager to express themselves.
"Our thoughts align with the senior's."
"Since Yuchi has set a ten-day timeframe, if he doesn't resolve it within that time, we'll immediately leave the trade association."
"As we leave the trade association, we'll also take what's originally ours within it!"
"Indeed, we'll definitely and steadfastly follow the senior in business from now on."
"We'll return to our previous cooperation model."
"So now, we'll watch how Yuchi acts."
"If he continues to appear indifferent, we won't cooperate with them anymore."
Isn't it just speaking?
These three patriarchs are quite open-minded, anyway, saying a few good words to gain favor with Changsun Hao doesn't cost them anything.
If the Zhangsun Family really breaks with the trade association, and if the trade association is extremely powerful, they can abandon the Zhangsun Family at once.
Whoever is more imposing, they'll follow.
In business, this isn't disgraceful.
And now Bai Rou has yet to speak.
"Patriarch Bai, what is your stance?" Changsun Hao looked at Bai Rou.
Bai Rou's face was evidently very conflicted, sitting there, pondering deeply.
Now facing the pressure from Changsun Hao, after thinking it over, she could only yield and said:
"If Yuchi really can't resolve this matter within ten days..."
"Then it shows he doesn't care about the life and death of our other collaborating families."
"Continuing to follow the Wei Family at that point would be like being deceived by him and helping him count money. I will draw a clear line then."
After she finished speaking, she clutched her dress, initially having thought of offering herself to Yuchi tonight.
Forcing herself upon him.
But now it seems that won't happen, and Yuchi won't see the new undergarment she just had made.
You should know, there are little lotuses and little bears on the undergarment.
And Changsun Hao was satisfied.
The other families were also very pleased.
This was exactly the effect they desired; combining their five family shares, they held sixty percent of the clothing shares.
Can Yuchi's twenty percent still stand in their way?
Then reclaiming the two percent clothing share scattered in Xufu Town would lead them to prosperity.
Especially Changsun Hao, his face was already adorned with numerous smiles.
Instead, he wished Yuchi would fail to handle this matter.
By then, he would become the tyrant of Xufu Town, establishing an entity similar to the trade association himself!
Kicking out the Wei Family would make their Zhangsun Family the sole power!
He could then calmly visit the magistrate, even conversing directly with figures like Chen Guangsheng from the Celestial Capital Department...
Wouldn't that be splendid?!
Letting a young man like Yuchi press down on himself for so long, the longer it dragged on, the more uncomfortable it felt.
So now, having the chance to see Yuchi fall from his high position, just imagining it brought immense pleasure.