What's more, my brother would be ruined.

"This is a reward from Mr. Li. We provided him with the raw materials, and he was able to detect the problem."

Wang Hao told the truth.

Wang Li nodded, seeming to understand. Although he knew that it was such a small thing and he should not ask for a reward, his mother really needed the money.

"In that case, brother, we will accept it and return it to Mr. Li when we have money."

The two brothers really can’t bear to leave their mother. After all, she is their only relative. It is really not easy for their mother to raise two children alone.

Here, Li Jiandong took Wang Hao to test his raw materials.

Of course, we not only tested it in our own factory, but also asked friends’ factories to test it.

The results of several tests were the same, all proving that the raw materials were unqualified.

Li Jiandong took several test reports and went to see Mr. Zhang again.

"Mr. Zhang, take a look at these reports."

Li Jiandong gave several reports to Mr. Zhang, and Mr. Zhang's expression changed drastically after reading them.

"Don't you have any raw materials? Is this a forged report?"

Mr. Zhang was calm and decided not to admit his mistake.

Li Jiandong smiled and said, "The young people in our factory have the habit of preparing for a rainy day. They keep a portion of each batch of raw materials just in case something goes wrong."

"I didn't know at the time, but later the child found me and sent it to me, so I tested it. I originally thought that it would be fine if I didn't cooperate, but now the root cause of the problem has been found. I don't know how Mr. Zhang will explain it?"

Li Jiandong asked with a playful smile.

Mr. Zhang didn't know what to do now, as he had the advantage and could control Li Jiandong.

There is no other way now, I can only accept the defeat.

"Boss Li, I can't say anything if this is the case. I will just be your match."

Mr. Zhang didn't expect that he would not only have to compensate for the losses, but also lose a big customer. This was really a huge loss.

"Mr. Li, I'm sorry, this time our staff found a problem with the inspection. Do you think our contract can still be continued?"

Mr. Zhang had no choice but to shamelessly ask for continued cooperation, as he had lost too much in compensation and it was difficult to explain to his superiors.

Li Jiandong smiled and said, "What did you do earlier? If you had been nice and agreed to pay me half the compensation, I wouldn't have said anything and we could have continued our cooperation."

"But Mr. Zhang's attitude was too tough at the time, and I couldn't stand it. Now that the result is out, the only thing I can do is to terminate the contract. I need a trustworthy partner."

Li Jiandong's words made Mr. Zhang a little overwhelmed.
I thought I could be fearless after signing a three-year contract, but now I dare not say anything.

"Mr. Li, we have been friends for so many years, please give me a chance."

Mr. Zhang pleaded for mercy while speaking, but Li Jiandong remained calm and there was no way he would be soft-hearted this time.

I originally thought that everyone makes mistakes, and as long as they admit their mistakes with a good attitude, they will be fine.

But unfortunately, they have missed their chance.

"Mr. Zhang, it's because we are friends. I have already given you a chance, but you didn't want it."

Li Jiandong tells the truth.

Mr. Zhang knew that Li Jiandong was really angry. I'm afraid the contract must be cancelled this time.

"Lao Li, I have no choice because we can't afford to pay for it. Otherwise, I wouldn't cheat. Please forgive us. As for this product, I will give you a batch for free."

Mr. Zhang knew that he had no choice but to admit his mistake now, as there would be no more chances if he didn't admit it.

Li Jiandong didn't want to talk anymore. After all, things had come to this point, so there was no point in talking nonsense.

"Mr. Zhang, please take care of yourself. I'm going back now."

In the end, Li Jiandong did not agree to continue the cooperation. Mr. Zhang knew that there was no chance anymore and there was no point in continuing the conversation.

I could only shut up and let Li Jiandong leave.

Li Jiandong sighed softly. They could have been very good friends.

Mr. Zhang has exhausted all his last friendships.

"Old Li, what do you think? Is Mr. Zhang willing to compensate?" Yan Fugui asked when he saw Li Jiandong.

Li Jiandong nodded. "He agreed to compensate us for all the damages, but asked us to continue our cooperation. I refused. I don't want to cooperate with such a dishonest business anymore."

Li Jiandong has his own thoughts and feels that there is no need to worry about the future for a little bit of compensation.

"But isn't this a good thing? Otherwise we would have to look for a new supplier."

Yan Fugui felt that finding new suppliers was a laborious task.

Li Jiandong shook his head. "I don't want to cooperate with such dishonest merchants anymore. There is no point in doing business with them. If they cheat us again, we won't be able to afford it."

Yan Fugui understood what Li Jiandong said, but it was not easy to find a qualified raw material supplier.

"But Lao Li, after we get this batch of cosmetics, we will have no raw materials. This time I just pieced it together."

Yan Fugui was speaking the truth and was extremely anxious. Although the money spent on purchasing the raw materials at a high price was all paid by Li Jiandong, it still took a lot of effort to find the materials.

Li Jiandong knew that there were not many people doing business in this era, and it was not easy to find a large raw material factory.

"It's okay, leave it to me."

Li Jiandong had an idea in his mind that he could no longer cooperate with Mr. Zhang no matter what.

If you lose your integrity once, you will never be able to use it again in your life.

Yan Fugui knew that Li Jiandong had a lot of clever ideas, but he was afraid that Li Jiandong could not solve such an unsolvable problem.

But what Li Jiandong said makes sense. If they continue to cooperate with Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang might bully them someday and provide them with inferior raw materials, although they can strictly control the home inspection.

However, there are certain disadvantages. If production is delayed, customer demand will be delayed, which is not good for doing business.

Yan Fugui could only wait for Li Jiandong's idea and see how to solve this matter.
After returning home, Li Jiandong kept thinking about this problem and how to better solve it.

"what happened to you?"

Qin Huairu felt a little worried when she saw Li Jiandong lost in thought.

Li Jiandong shook his head. “You don’t understand factory matters.”

Qin Huairu shook her head helplessly. She really didn't understand anything about factory affairs, but there was nothing she couldn't do as long as she wanted to.

Over the years, I have done a lot for Li Jiandong. Is there anything I have not done well?
It’s really infuriating that Li Jiandong still says that he is not capable and does not understand.

"Aren't you just asking about the factory? Isn't it because the factory doesn't have raw materials? Why don't you produce them yourself?"

Qin Huairu said angrily.

However, this sentence reminded Li Jiandong that since he had no suppliers, it might be a good idea to open his own factory.

"Huai Ru, you are really my lucky star. You are the one who supplies yourself."

Once Li Jiandong makes a decision, he will definitely succeed.

Qin Huairu actually said that out of anger, but she didn't expect Li Jiandong to take it seriously.

"I'm just saying it casually. If you supply the goods yourself, you will have to come to the factory and it will be very hard for you."

Qin Huairu didn't want to make Li Jiandong work hard, and what she said just now was just a joke.

"What you said makes sense, and it can solve the problem once and for all."

Li Jiandong was extremely happy, but now Qin Huairu couldn't keep calm. It was just a joke, but unexpectedly, Li Jiandong now had another job to do.

"Oh, why am I so rude."

Qin Huairu slapped herself, neither too hard nor too light, and Li Jiandong smiled.

"What are you doing? You did the right thing. If you hadn't told me, I don't know how long I would have thought about it. It's better to be young and have a clear mind."

Li Jiandong hugged Qin Huairu and kissed her on the forehead. Qin Huairu blushed.

"What are you doing? You are so frivolous. You are already so old."

Qin Huairu lowered her head, looking shy, and she really had the energy of a 20-year-old girl.

"How can I be so dishonest? You are my legally married wife. It doesn't matter if I kiss you even in public, let alone at home." Li Jiandong said with a smile.

"Alright, alright, stop talking nonsense. The child is already so big. Fortunately, the child is not around. If the child hears us, he will laugh at us."

Although Qin Huairu has followed Li Jiandong for so many years, her ideas are still very conservative.

"The children don't care anymore. This is a good opportunity for them to see how loving we are." Li Jiandong is still as talkative as ever.

Qin Huairu shook her head helplessly, she really had nothing to say to her husband.

"Master's wife, why is your face so red? What happened?" While the two were arguing, Yang Jie came in.

"Nothing, nothing, just talking about something young, your teacher's wife is shy."

Although Li Jiandong has avant-garde ideas, he still pays great attention to his image in front of the younger generation.

"Why are you here? Shouldn't you be in Hong Kong at this time?" Li Jiandong asked curiously.

"I came here to see Bang Geng, and also, I heard that something happened at Master's factory. Why is it that something happened to your cosmetics?" Yang Jie said to herself.

Li Jiandong also found it very strange. Could it be that the cosmetics factory was not compatible with him? Why did all these strange things always happen?

"I met the wrong person this time. I thought he was a friend and would not lie to me."

Li Jiandong also felt it was a pity. Opening a cosmetics factory was originally a good thing for him as it could help many people solve their work problems.

But since the cosmetics factory opened, the problems that have arisen have been strange and weird, which is really troublesome.

"Master, you are too kind to others, so they always try to cheat you. You can't be too kind in business."

Yang Jie said clearly that he has a lot to say about doing business.
"It's just that your master is too kind. He wants to help everyone he meets."

Qin Huairu also felt that her man was too kind and weak.

"What should we do now? Re-screen the raw material manufacturers?" Yang Jie asked him.

"There is still a chance that this problem will arise during re-screening, so your master's wife gave me a hint that I can set up a raw material factory, and then I can be self-sufficient."

Li Jiandong hid nothing from his apprentice and told him everything truthfully.

Yang Jie nodded, thinking that this was a very reliable method, but it was very difficult to implement.

"This is indeed the best way, but it is very difficult to implement. How about this, Master? Your factory is producing raw materials now. Let's relax. Take me to the market this afternoon, okay?"

Yang Jie is, after all, still a child, and very playful.

"You young people are going to the market to walk around. Why should I accompany you? Let Banggeng go with you."

Li Jiandong knew that his female apprentice was here to find trouble.

"Master, please don't talk about him. He always says he has work to do and that work is more important than me. He doesn't want to go shopping with me at all. That's why I came to you. After all, I'm not familiar with North City at all."

Yang Jie pouted and looked a little angry.

I came here from Hong Kong just to see my boyfriend and go shopping hand in hand with him, but I didn't expect that my boyfriend's work here is more important than me.

"Great! This good boy is full of justice, so he thinks work is important. You should be relieved about this. How about this? Your wife and I will go shopping with you this afternoon."

Li Jiandong still recognizes his apprentice.

“That’s a great feeling.”

Yang Jie was extremely happy at this moment.

In the afternoon, a few people went out to the street together and saw a little girl setting up a stall on the street and being bullied by a bully.

"This is my territory. You haven't paid the protection fee. Why are you selling goods here? Please get out of here."

A snake and a group of his minions bullied a little girl.

"Your name isn't written on it, so how can you say it's your territory? It's obviously public."

The little girl is also a very powerful character and she won’t give in easily.

"How dare you take over from me? But that's OK. You're pretty, so go ahead and sell it. You can also accompany the brothers after you're done."

Several men started to do something else and started to make physical advances.

The little girl backed away again and again, although she was not afraid of the bad guys.

But after all, a woman like me can't beat these grown men.

"What are you doing? What are you doing?" The little girl shouted anxiously as she backed away.

When Li Jiandong heard the noise, he hurried over to help. After all, seeing injustice and helping others has always been his motto.

"Old Li, what are you going to do?"

Qin Huairu followed anxiously, shouting as she ran
"It seems that Master is going to save people. Master always believes that it is his duty to help those who are injustice." Yang Jie ran behind, supporting Qin Huairu.

"Your master, you are so old and yet you still meddle in other people's business."

"We quickly chased after him and stopped him. Otherwise, how could he defeat so many young men?"

Qin Huairu pulled Yang Jie and quickly followed, determined not to put her husband in danger at all costs.

"Why are you little thieves bullying a little girl? Stop it!" Li Jiandong shouted.
A man saw a middle-aged man coming and sneered a few times.

"I advise you to mind your own business. Look at all of us. You are so old. Can you beat us? You want to be a hero and save the damsel in distress at your age. What are you thinking?"

The leader of the gangsters said sarcastically, as if he was very powerful.

Li Jiandong subdued several people by just raising his leg and flipping his hand.

"Yes, I am indeed old and not as young as you are, but that doesn't mean I can't beat you. You guys are unlucky to have run into me."

Li Jiandong held the little girl tightly behind him.

The thugs knew that they were no match for Li Jiandong and could only stop and talk.

"Uncle, you are meddling in other people's business. You should have asked the reason for the incident beforehand and not acted without knowing the truth."

One of the thugs wanted to reason with him and said calmly.

Li Jiandong looked at the gangsters and sneered a few times. It was really funny that these people wanted to reason with him.

"Speak to me rationally. I am rational in my case. And no matter what your reasons are, it is shameful for so many grown men to bully a little girl."

How many people did Li Jiandong satirize again?
"Uncle, we don't care whether it's shameful or not. This piece of land belongs to us. We have to collect protection fees from merchants. But this girl doesn't have any protection fees. She actually sells ointments here. Of course, we have to charge her some interest."

One of the men said.

Li Jiandong understood that these people were just local tyrants with some minor abilities.

So everyone was afraid that they just wanted to do business well and were willing to give them money, but the little girl had no idea since it was her first time.

"The girl has just arrived and doesn't know the rules. Do you want to take advantage of her?" Li Jiandong asked back.

"It's not that we have to take advantage of the uncle, it's that he doesn't talk to us properly."

The gang leader said with a frown.

"Alright, alright, let's stop being reasonable. Let's end this matter here. Don't embarrass this little girl. Just do what you need to do."

Li Jiandong felt that there was no point in continuing the conversation. After all, collecting protection fees was very normal in this era.

The few people knew that they couldn't beat the old man, so they just let the matter go and left.

"Little girl, are you okay? Nowadays, markets charge protection fees." Li Jiandong explained to the girl.

"Thank you for saving me. I really didn't know there were so many rules in this market. I can buy whatever I want at the big market in our place."

The little girl had bright eyes and it was obvious that she came from the mountains.

Li Jiandong smiled and said nothing.
"So you are a girl from the mountains. It's okay, you will know it later." Li Jiandong said with a smile.

Qin Huairu and Yang Jie just followed up at this moment.

"Brother Huaimin, you are already old, how can you run so fast? If something happens to you, what should I do? How can I explain it to the children?"

Qin Huairu blamed her husband a little. After all, she had finally made the trip home. If something happened to her husband, the child would definitely blame her for not taking good care of him.

"I'm fine, right? They're just a few petty thieves, how could I not be able to defeat them?"

Li Jiandong never took those petty thieves seriously.

Qin Huairu shook her head helplessly, "Alright, alright, stop talking. No matter how young you look or how good you are, you are already old, over 60 years old."

Qin Huairu, I kept complaining. After all, compared to being a hero, I hope that the man can be safe.

Yang Jie nodded. She agreed with the Master's wife on this point, after all, they had been in love since then.

He always just wanted his boyfriend to be safe, nothing else mattered.

"Yang Jie, please help me persuade your master's wife."

Li Jiandong was willing to listen to his wife's nagging again, so he asked his apprentice to persuade his wife. (End of this chapter)