I am chasing a rough man in the 80s
Chapter 876 How Can You Say It’s Mischief

Chapter 876: Chapter 876 How Can You Say It’s Mischief

"My father wants to set a trap for the Zhang family, he’s been working on this plan for the past six months."

The water flow at the fourth master’s minefield was abnormal, and Suizi noticed that a portion of his funds had all gone into a jade processing factory.

And that factory, Yu Jingting also "accidentally" checked, confirmed to be a state-owned jade factory that had already completed its rectifications.

The person who purchased that factory was well-known to Yu Jingting, Wang Cuihua!

Using his wife’s name, the fourth master acquired a nearly bankrupt processing factory and then used that factory’s name to interface with his minefield.

Funds moving from the left hand to the right, such abnormal behavior surely concealed a major move.

Upon finding his mother’s name, Yu Jingting immediately thought of his father’s intent to set someone up.

Although at the time the fourth lord and the old master were at odds, Suizi and her husband both felt that this was meant to avenge the old master, definitely scheming to trap the Zhang family.

"My father and Jingting are very alike in dealing with emotions, he would never cheat his own people, so it’s obvious he’s preparing to deal with the Zhang family."

The old master looked at the fourth master, the fourth master looked at the ceiling, muttering to himself.

Both these little brats had exposed all his secrets, and he was still thinking about playing it cool and not telling the old man.

"My father plans to use the processing factory as a hold, meticulously craft the contract to tempt the Zhang family into foul play, and then at the right time, hit them where it hurts and bring them down in one fell swoop."

The fourth master really enjoyed fishing and would take the kids fishing whenever he had time.

In the realm of business, he was also a master of this strategy.

Lure the opponent with a taste of sweetness, then catch everything in one fell swoop.

He was the heir personally chosen by the old master, with a definite natural talent for business, and Suizi thought that Yu Jingting must have inherited it, considering how accurately he could assess situations.

"That’s right, I plan to grind down the Zhang family over some time, let them see some benefits first, then place a large order. You know what the Zhang family is like; if they don’t tamper with it, that would be strange."

These minefields sometimes swindled the unsuspecting. If the factory’s quality control wasn’t strict enough, it could lead to devastating losses. But according to the rules of the trade, one could only admit defeat.

The previous processing factory had closed down because of this.

The fourth master intended to exploit this fact, play the fool to catch the wise; in Suizi’s view, it was like a high-level boss returning to the newbie village to dupe people for fun.

"Since that’s the case, we’ll use their trick against them and raise the stakes. The old master is just right for rooting out moles and traitors, while dad can take this chance to swallow up their turf. By the time they recover, it’ll be like catching a turtle in a jar, and there’s no escape for that damn dog."

Yu Jingting made this process sound very simple, but in practice, it was a lengthy one, so Suizi gave a cautious estimate, 2 years.

"Are you sure? The Zhang family has been in this business for many years, can they really fall for this?" The old master’s blood was boiling with the tale, but he still had some concerns.

"If you start off playing big with them, they certainly won’t bite, so initially, you have to sweeten the pot. Of course, Jingting and I have also looked into it, fishing shouldn’t be a waste of money. We can take that processing factory, replace the management with our people, and I’ll discuss with Jingting afterward whether we can shift to exporting. We’ll handle the channels, dad, put your people in quality control, and making a profit won’t be too difficult."

There’s just one principle, not a penny of the family’s money should be wasted.

Once the money is in the Yu family’s hands, it should be turned into offspring; not doing so would be a strategic error.

"Turn to exporting?" The fourth master became interested.

Suizi nodded.

"I’ve done some market research, and currently, domestic jade processing factories mostly produce rough decorative objects with poor craftsmanship, making it hard to drive up the prices. We could completely focus on crafting fine pieces."

The craftsmanship of the 1980s, when compared to future generations, can be described with a single phrase, and that is a flagrant waste of natural resources.

The price of the jade ornaments they produced couldn’t fetch a high price, and wasn’t much better than marble.

"Which one of you two came up with this idea?" the old man exclaimed in awe.

"We came up with it together, you know, just chit-chatting casually after finishing up work—ow!" Yu Jingting cried out in pain; this little wench, why did she step on his foot!

Wasn’t he allowed to tell the truth now?

In fact, most of these seemingly perfect business plans, to outsiders, were pieced together on a bed, with each person contributing a sentence at a time.

Yu Jingting’s mind was the clearest at night, especially after finishing his "tasks," when his dopamine levels were at their peak and his brain cells were especially active.

They could discuss during the day, but they were both busy, so the most relaxed time was then, going sentence by sentence, identifying and filling the gaps, making the plans very well-rounded.

"You can spare us the unnecessary chatter and focus on the matter at hand!" Suizi ground her teeth in irritation.

"How is this not the matter at hand? I was thinking of imparting some wisdom to Grandpa - a man needs a stable home for a successful career. Look at my dad, isn’t he a big-time idler around your place, not doing anything serious? Just look, he learned his lesson as soon as he got back, and isn’t it all because of my mom? Needless to say..."

Yu Jingting was crazily throwing seductive glances at Suizi, it was just short of grabbing a megaphone and shouting, who else has a virtuous wife like mine? Jealous, aren’t you? Drooling, aren’t you~

The old man was unconvinced and wanted to retort, but then he remembered the fortunes Suizi had told for him and swallowed back his words.

On this issue, the father and son of the old Yu Family indeed had the right to speak.

"Regarding business matters, we’ll go about it this way: they make their little maneuvers behind the scenes, while we pull Jinnan in to keep things in order."

Officially, Jinnan was to help out with issues on the front, while Fourth Master smoothed things over behind the scenes in the business sphere. One out in the open, the other hidden, creating little frictions now and then to fake disharmony.

Then, let Jinnan find trouble with Fourth Master from time to time, but ultimately it was the Zhang Family that ended up "accidentally" getting hurt.

The old man listened to all kinds of cunning plans from Yu Jingting and felt a wave of satisfaction wash over him. After being pursued by the Zhang Family for so long, it was satisfying to see someone even more ruthless.

"You really are a genius, my boy. Why don’t you consider taking over your father’s and my minefield?" The old man increasingly felt that his grandson, who came as a total surprise, would not struggle to become a regional powerhouse if he followed along with him.

"I’m working myself to the bone to make money precisely so I won’t have to take over the family business," Yu Jingting wiped away an imaginary tear for himself.

He did everything to make money just to avoid taking over the family business; in fact, he even had a pig farming project in hand. If he didn’t push himself, he’d be dragged back to be a secondary commander, and with his wife’s staunchly traditional mindset, would she even allow him in bed?

A man not allowed in bed, what’s the point of living then?

They finished discussing the serious matters.

Yu Jingting stood up with an eager to please attitude, offering the old man fruit and pouring him tea.

Seeing this, Fourth Master’s hair stood on end.

"What mischief are you up to now?"

Based on past experiences, when this little rascal was overly attentive, it surely meant he was scheming something.

"How can you call it mischief? I just remembered, Grandpa, you and I have an outstanding bet, remember?"

Previously, the old man made a bet with Yu Jingting using Suizi as the subject, wagering on her reaction.

The old man lost, and Yu Jingting took the chance to bring it up.