As the power of the Cao family continued to expand, and they continued to erode the people of the Bai family and the Xue family, the heads of the Bai family and the Xue family formed an alliance. The two families complemented each other and joined forces to fight against Cao.
Since then, these three families have formed a tripartite confrontation. The two major families have finally become evenly matched with the Cao family and have reached a balanced trend.
"So that's it..." Mo Lin nodded thoughtfully.
Ye Xiaoyue continued: "It's not that simple. Do you think that the Cao family is so willing to maintain this balance? Over the years, the three families have been constantly quarreling, and a book of thirty-six strategies was almost broken by these three families. It’s about breaking that balance.”
"No, the Cao family has new attention. They plan to cultivate a fourth big family and join forces with their Cao family, so that they can threaten the Bai family and the Xue family."
"This time the construction of the resort in the north of Yaozhou City is the property that the Cao family is fighting for for the fourth big family that has not yet been born. The head of the Bai family has far-sighted vision and has seen this early, so he will seize it from the Cao family at all costs. this right.”
Mo Lin nodded slightly. Ye Xiaoyue said it so lightly, but everyone knew that it was not that easy at all. In this situation, whoever is in charge will have a headache.
"Who is the fourth great family that the Cao family plans to cultivate?" Mo Lin asked casually.
"That's the young man in a suit standing behind Cao Zijie just now. His name is Sun Ming, and he is the future successor of the Sun family." Ye Xiaoyue said: "This Sun family is just a second-rate family, not much better than our Ye family, but in people's eyes The first thing is that last year the second young lady of their family married into the Cao family, so it’s considered a marriage.”
"What are you talking about?"
While the two were talking, Bai Hongyi slowly walked over from a distance and asked.
"It's nothing, I'm just talking about your three major families." Ye Xiaoyue said truthfully.
"Hey, what's there to say? It's just intrigues and profit-seeking things." Bai Hongyi sighed and said, "To be honest, I feel tired when I think about myself and Cao Zijie fighting to the death when I become the head of the family. Then This guy is not a gas saver."
Mo Lin said doubtfully: "The Cao family is such a big family, and there must be many descendants in the family. Why are you so sure that Cao Zijie will become the head of the Cao family in the future?"
"You don't know this person. This Cao Zijie is a well-known figure in our circle. Not only is he outstanding in ability, but he is also ruthless in doing things. Even his own brother died at his hands." Bai Hongyi sighed.
Mo Lin couldn't help but be shocked after hearing Bai Hongyi's words. What kind of person he is? He even refuses to let go of his own brother.
However, if you think about it, it is said that the family relationship between the big families is very weak, and the struggle for power itself is a life-and-death struggle. If Cao Zijie had not been more ruthless, he would not be able to stand in front of Bai Hongyi and show off his power now.
"Hey, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go get something to eat. It should be almost time to finish eating." Bai Hongyi stretched and said casually.
Later, Bai Hongyi took them to a five-star restaurant outside Antique Street. He didn't even look at the dishes and said directly to the waiter: "Bring nine portions of your signature dishes!"
The people who can come here to spend money are either rich or noble and powerful. The waiter didn't dare to neglect and hurriedly went to prepare the dishes.
After a while, a table of dishes was served, nine dishes, four meat and four vegetables plus a soup. All of these dishes were expensive delicacies, and one plate alone would probably cost several hundred.
"Hey, Cai Fan, you haven't tried these dishes before!" Ye Xiaoyue couldn't help but teased after seeing Mo Lin's greedy look.
Mo Lin chuckled twice. He still had an eye for the price of these dishes. Needless to say, this table would probably cost close to 10,000 yuan.
If it were him, even if he used the money to buy a few pairs of expensive sneakers, he wouldn't use it for food.
"These dishes are all cheap. Wait until evening and let you see what the real expensive dishes are." Bai Hongyi said with a smile.
"In the evening?" Ye Xiaoyue asked doubtfully: "Aren't we going to the Milky Way Huating to see the rough stones in the afternoon? This kind of place basically lasts a whole day, and there is no time to eat."
"No, this rough stone auction is quite big. Most of the rich people in our province will go there to join in the fun, so there will be a dinner in the evening." Bai Hongyi said lightly. .br>
"Oh, it turns out it is
so. "Ye Xiaoyue nodded and said.
"Well, when it comes to this rough stone, I feel a little annoyed." Bai Hongyi seemed to have thought of something, with a trace of sadness on his face.
"Hey, what can bother us, Mr. Bai, do you mind telling me and letting my brother give you some advice?" Ye Xiaoyue said with a smile.
"There's nothing that can't be said. It's just that at this rough stone auction, last time, and the last time before that, the finished rough stones our Bai family won were not very good. It can be said that we lost a lot."
"The jade I used for processing this time was from half a year ago. Hey, I wonder if my luck will be better this time."
"Young Master Bai, please be patient. As the saying goes, thirty years to the east of the river and thirty years to the west of the river. People's luck cannot always be so bad." Mo Lin looked at Bai Hongyi and said.
"I hope so..."
The three of them chatted while eating, and it was past noon before they knew it.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Bai Hongyi called the waiter over, took out a black VIP card, handed it to him and said, "Check out!"
The waiter nodded slightly, then left quickly, and returned Bai Hongyi's card after a while.
Mo Lin asked doubtfully: "What kind of card is this? Don't you need to enter the password?"
"Haha, the country bumpkin has revealed his secret!" Ye Xiaoyue said with a smile: "This is their store's supreme VIP card. There is no money in this card at all. It just registers the cardholder's name information. Take this card There is no need to pay at all.”
"Damn it, there is such an operation." Mo Lin couldn't help but cursed. He really didn't expect that Bai Hongyi's card could be used here for free.
Ye Xiaoyue looked a little amused at Mo Lin's surprised look. He casually took out a yellow card and said, "Look, I also have this kind of card."
"What are you..."
Mo Lin took the card and looked at it casually. Except for the color, Ye Xiaoyue's card was exactly the same as Bai Hongyi's.
"Don't look at it. My card can't be compared with his. I'm just a gold member. I can only get a discount on purchases here." Ye Xiaoyue rolled his eyes at Mo Lin.
"Okay, you guys are really rich..."
Galaxy Huating is a high-end club with all kinds of large-scale entertainment facilities.
Usually people who come to a place like this are rich or expensive, and there are luxury cars at the door.
Mo Lin took Bai Hongyi's car to the entrance of the Galaxy Courtyard. At a glance, the lights were shining and magnificent. Many people were wearing suits and entering and leaving the Galaxy Courtyard in formal attire. These people seemed to belong to the upper class.
Maureen, on the other hand, was wearing a white T-shirt and black sweatpants, looking out of place here.
"Brother Lin, continue." Ye Xiaoyue's voice sounded behind him.
As soon as Mo Lin turned around, Ye Xiaoyue threw a packaging bag over. He quickly caught it and took a closer look. It contained a suit.
Ye Xiaoyue said: "It is definitely inappropriate for us to dress like this for this occasion. Let's find a place to change our clothes."
Mo Lin nodded. After all, this was his first time coming into contact with a suit, and he didn't know whether it would look good on him.
Under the leadership of Bai Hongyi, they successfully entered the gate of Galaxy Huating Club.
There are four security guards guarding the gate. From their upright posture, it is not difficult to tell that they were former soldiers.
These security guards looked at Mo Lin a little strangely. Maybe it was because his clothes were too shabby, but they came with Bai Hongyi and Young Master Bai. No one knew Bai Hongyi's reputation, so none of them dared to stop Mo Lin. Forest.
Mo Lin naturally noticed the looks of these security guards, which made him feel uncomfortable. He thought to himself that he would never come here again after this matter was over. He didn't like this kind of occasion, let alone being with these rich people. Deal with powerful people.
As soon as they entered, Mo Lin and Ye Xiaoyue went to the bathroom to change their clothes.
"Haha, I didn't realize that Brother Mo Lin, you look pretty good in this suit." Bai Hongyi said with a smile when he saw Mo Lin walking out in a suit.
"Okay...does it look good? Why do I feel weird?" Molin said with some embarrassment.
"Is this your first time wearing a suit? I felt the same way before, but I didn't think so anymore after I got used to it." Ye Xiaoyue also said with a smile.
Afterwards, Bai Hongyi took them to the center of the club
Sixth floor.
As soon as the elevator opened, Molin saw rough stones of varying sizes, with a staff member standing in front of almost each one.
It is said that this batch of rough stones was jointly organized by the Cao family and the Bai family. Almost half of the huge venue was filled with rough stones. Many jewelry and jade dealers and people who were interested in stone gambling gathered around these rough stones to look at them carefully. .
Jewelry and jade accounted for a large proportion of the Bai family's business, so Bai Hongyi took this stone bet very seriously. He said hello to Mo Lin and Ye Xiaoyue and followed the others to watch.
Mo Lin is not interested in gambling on stones, and he has no capital to gamble. The cheapest piece of rough stone here is priced at 100,000 yuan. Where can he get so much money? And with a price tag of 100,000 yuan, what good-quality rough stones can be found?
Betting on stones is a big gamble in itself. It involves luck and vision. If you are lucky, you will become rich overnight, but if you are unlucky, you will lose everything overnight.
At this time, Mo Lin saw a bunch of people talking around a super large rough stone, and he suddenly became interested.
This rough stone sells very well. It has a crystal clear appearance, clear lines, and is extremely large. The possibility of it exploding green is relatively high, so the price is not low. The starting price is 10 million.
"Well, this stone is pretty good!"
"It makes sense, I think it will definitely come out green, and the quality will definitely not be bad!"
"Of course. I heard that this is one of the three final rough stones in this rough stone auction. It will definitely not be bad."
People present talked a lot, and they all felt that this stone would definitely turn green.
The waiter next to the rough stone said: "In this rough stone auction, you can bid on the three final rough stones. The one with the highest price will win!"
