Chapter 143

At nine o'clock in the evening, Su Tianyu pulled Wei Xiangzuo to a clean table in the Tongji Association's employee restaurant.

At this late hour, there were few people in the restaurant, only two employees on the night shift wiping tables.

The chef had also finished work for the night, so the two of them just ordered something simple to eat. Wei Xiangzuo picked up his chopsticks, eating dumplings while sharing his ideas with Su Tianyu.

After listening, Su Tianyu pondered for a moment and said, "The method is feasible, but it's a bit slow and passive."

Wei Xiangzuo took a drag of his cigarette and said with some difficulty, "If you want it to be effective, you have to lay the groundwork and do more preparation."

"How about this?" Su Tianyu compromised. "You can start working on this, and then we can both think about whether there's a better way."

"That works too," Wei Xiangzuo nodded.

Su Tianyu ate some side dishes, his brow furrowed as he said, "The difficulty with this matter is that you can't openly confront the Er Dang faction. The situation in Dragon City is different from Bana City and Sao Paulo. This is our own territory, and it's the gathering place for our overseas Chinese. If we don't have a plan, don't have preparations, don't have a reason, and rashly launch a war or a military conflict, that would be extremely irresponsible..."

"That's right," Wei Xiangzuo nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

...

The next day, Su Tianyu got up early from the small bed in the Tongji Association and continued to work on the following tasks.

After washing up, Su Tianyu sat at his desk, sipping tea while calling Zhao Weihu on his phone, "Hey, Brother, are you busy?"

"Not really," Zhao Weihu asked with a smile, "What's up so early in the morning?"

Su Tianyu put down his teacup and laughed, "It's still about the association. Recommend a few representatives from your side for the association's management, so I can arrange positions for them."

"Sure, I'll put together a list for you," Zhao Weihu nodded, "I'll have someone send it to you later. Also, have Bana City stockpile more military supplies recently, there might be a big operation here."

"Is Little General planning to make a move?" Su Tianyu perked up.

Zhao Weihu said softly, "Yes, the time is about right. Only by taking care of those unstable warlords can things stabilize on the old Mexican side."

"That's great, my brother-in-law is arriving these days, I'll talk to him about it."

Su Tianyu chatted with Zhao Weihu for a while longer before hanging up.

Throughout the day, Su Tianyu communicated with various forces, discussing issues such as related lists and representatives. His phone was practically glued to his face, getting almost too hot to hold.

It wasn't until around seven o'clock in the evening that Su Tianyu put down his phone and stood up to gently stretch his stiff waist.

All the positions were mostly settled; next was the work of reviewing them.

"Is it this late already?" Su Tianyu glanced at the clock on the wall, thinking about asking Wu Boxin out for dinner to discuss the specific details of the association and the issue of his position allocation.

"Dilingling!"

Just as Su Tianyu was about to contact Wu Boxin, the phone rang first. He picked it up and saw that it was his family's old man calling.

Su Tianyu slid the phone and answered, "Hey, Second Uncle, what's the order?"

Su Zhengcai's tone was hurried, and he immediately launched a series of questions, "I heard they're coming back? When are they arriving? How long are they staying?"

Hearing the old man's rapid-fire questioning, Su Tianyu couldn't help but laugh, "Hehe, Uncle, who are you asking about? Why are you so incoherent...!"

Su Zhengcai said angrily, "Who else could it be?! Isn't Tiannan bringing Xiao Zhang, and the Meng Jun family back?"

Su Tianyu scratched his head, "Yes, they'll be here tomorrow."

"What time are they arriving tomorrow?" the old man asked again, "Give me a definite time so I can prepare a meal."

Su Tianyu quickly said, "Second Uncle, we'll probably be hosting them directly when they arrive, after all, they're here on official business, so you don't need to prepare a meal."

Su Zhengcai scolded directly, "Damn it, this is my own home, what do we need you to host for?"

"......!" Hearing this, Su Tianyu's head ached a bit, "Uncle, my brother-in-law is representing the Old Triangle to participate in the association..."

"Don't give me that crap, no matter how busy you are, you can't not come home for dinner, right? Besides, when can't you host?" Su Zhengcai directly issued an ultimatum, "Bring them back to me tomorrow, I've prepared everything here."

Su Tianyu said helplessly, "Alright, alright, I got it, then you wait at home."

The Second Uncle gave some instructions before hanging up the phone.

Su Tianyu put down his phone, still chuckling to himself, "Ai, this old man."

The Second Uncle was getting older and older, becoming more and more family-oriented, always thinking about having these children come back. Every time there was an activity, he would get very excited, often unable to sleep the night before.

...

At five o'clock in the morning the next day, Su Zhengcai lifted the covers and sat up from the bed. Afraid of disturbing his old wife, he silently put on his clothes, gently pushed open the door, and strolled around the courtyard.

After warming up, Su Zhengcai walked into a small courtyard next to him, pushed open the door of a room, and woke up a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy from his bed.

"Grandpa... what's up..." the child said groggily. His name was Xiao Jie, and he was the youngest son of one of Su Zhengcai's nephews. Although young, he was very clever.

"Don't sleep, get up and come out with me," Su Zhengcai said softly.

"Oh..." Hearing his great-uncle's instructions, Xiao Jie rubbed his eyes, jumped out of bed, put on his clothes quickly, and followed him out the door.

Half an hour later, just as dawn was breaking, Su Zhengcai drove a small half-truck, with Xiao Jie, towards the Zha Nan Wharf seafood market.

The old and the young quickly arrived at the market, parked the car on the side of the road, and the night fishing boats had just returned, shoveling loads of seafood onto the shore.

At this time, the harbor had just opened, and the ground was covered with all kinds of seafood, each one lively and kicking, jumping around on the ground.

A fishy stench of seafood came over them. Xiao Jie was young and hadn't suffered much, so he couldn't help but cover his nose, and his face couldn't help but reveal a look of disgust.

Su Zhengcai's face was full of excitement as he wandered in front of the various stalls, busy haggling with the vendors.

"Are these crabs fresh? I don't want them if they're not fresh."

"Yo, these shrimps were just caught? I'll buy more, boss, give me a discount."

"The knife fish looks good... Xiao Jie, come and help me carry this!"

A round sun hung over the sea, golden light shining on the entire port. Su Zhengcai's thin body didn't know where it got the strength, carrying bag after bag of seafood, taking vigorous steps, and continuing to pick with Xiao Jie.

...

At the same time, in the Old Triangle, a small plane taxied out of the runway and flew straight towards Dragon City.