Wu Haicong said, "Mr. Gu makes a fair point. The only one who can stay out of this matter is my wife's eldest brother.
"When Old Master Hou was young, he didn't intermarry with the other aristocratic families. Plus, the Hou Family's descendants are few, so their entanglements with the other families are the least.
"However, to maintain the relationships between the families, they might just have to stand behind the scenes this time."
Cen Gaosong asked, "Will they agree to yield such a large share of the market?"
Gu Wenheng smiled enigmatically. "They are all people who deeply understand the greater good. For the better development of this region, the major families can be considered to have done their best for this land."
Once the first step was taken, the second would follow. As long as a breach was opened, the rest would be easy to negotiate.
Cen Gaosong was speechless.
