From Sidekick to Bigshot

Chapter 968: Jian Yubo Visits the Second Master of the Zhai Family

Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales

Jian Yubo arrived at an ancient courtyard house.

The owner of this courtyard house was the Second Master of the Zhai family.

The Second Master of the Zhai family liked to stay here when he was in Beijing.

As Jian Yubo previously worked for the Second Master of the Zhai family, he knew certain things about him.

He knew that the Second Master of the Zhai family would not be able to sit by and merely watch things happen. Therefore, as he knew that the Second Master of the Zhai family would return to Beijing, Jian Yubo decided to visit the courtyard house.

Sure enough, Jian Yubo encountered the Second Master of the Zhai family’s bodyguards at the entrance of the courtyard house.

When the bodyguards saw him, they did not stop him. Instead, they let him in.

Inside the courtyard house, a dignified middle-aged man was seated. He was the Second Master of the Zhai family.

The Second Master of the Zhai family was not surprised by Jian Yubo’s arrival.

“Did you come to confirm something?”

“I wanted to confirm what you’re planning to do,” Jian Yubo replied. There was a deep look in his eyes.

“Are you wondering why I rushed back to Beijing and yet refused to solve the troubles that A Sheng and Yiling are encountering?”

“Yeah.”

The Second Master of the Zhai family paused for a moment before he said: “Well, the Zhai family has no shortcomings other than protecting people we’re close to even if that person is in the wrong. Therefore, I won’t let anything happen to my niece-in-law.”

Upon receiving this answer, Jian Yubo did not turn around and leave. Instead, he continued to stand there.

The Second Master of the Zhai family asked: “What else do you want to know?”

Jian Yubo: “Who did this?”

The Second Master of the Zhai family: “If you weren’t Yiling’s cousin, I wouldn’t allow you to be standing here and asking me these questions.”

The Second Master of the Zhai family wasn’t a nice man who would just give answers to people’s questions.

The reason why he answered Jian Yubo’s previous question was not because Jian Yubo was once his subordinate. Rather, it was because Jian Yubo was Jian Yiling’s cousin. He understood that Jian Yubo was acting out of concern for Jian Yiling.

Jian Yiling: “I’m asking this because I’m her cousin.”

The Second Master of the Zhai family smiled briefly before he answered Jian Yubo’s question: “The Goodman family.”

Upon hearing this, Jian Yubo frowned for a moment: “One of the eight most powerful and rich families in the world.”

“That’s right. It’s them.”

Jian Yubo was silent for a moment.

It was slightly surprising that the Goodman family was behind all this.

It was said that together, these eight families held sixty percent of the entire human population’s wealth.

The Goodman family was one of these families.

They had Western aristocratic lineage.

However, their wealth accumulation history was not glorious. During the Crusades, they relied on plundering and robbery to accumulate such wealth.

Despite this, no one doubted their family’s power.

Although many centuries and dynasties had passed by since then, the Goodman family always remained strong.

However, Jian Yubo understood the Goodman family’s reason for doing such a thing.

In order to break into Beijing’s market, destroying one of the existing competitors was the best choice.

After all, if the two families fought, they, as the third party, would benefit tremendously. This saved them time and effort.

“Then, are you not going to make a move?”

The Second Master of the Zhai family smiled again before he replied: “Well, A Sheng hasn’t been interested in anything ever since his childhood days. Furthermore, he has always been incredibly reluctant to touch anything related to business. After all, he told us that he could die any day. Therefore, putting effort into anything was meaningless for him. However, three years ago, after he came back from Hengyuan City, he was a changed person. He became diligent and motivated. Do you know how scary it is when a gifted person puts his entire heart and soul into one thing?”

Jian Yubo understood what the Second Master of the Zhai family was getting at.

“Then, why did you come back?”

“Well, once you become someone’s uncle, you will understand what I’m doing. Although I believe in A Sheng’s abilities to deal with things, I still can’t help but worry. I want to come back to see what’s happening.. I guess I was just worried that something would happen to them.”

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