Seeing that An Mingjiang hadn’t spoken and his expression remained placid, Old Nine continued.
"It was one thing when that Lu Yuanbin seized three-quarters of the black market, but now he’s pushing me so hard I can’t even hold on to my last quarter."
"Mr. An, if you don’t step in this time, what little market I have left will be stolen away."
Old Nine had been beaten up today, and he easily figured that the excuses those women used to cause him trouble must have been fed to them by Lu Yuanbin.
’Of course I can’t just let this go. Besides, I’d long been unable to stand Lu Yuanbin making a fortune from facial soap. Before I got into the business myself, I hadn’t thought much of it, but now that I’m selling it, I realize just how profitable it is. The facial soap business is more profitable than selling rice, flour, meat, and eggs all put together. That being the case, I might as well take down Lu Yuanbin and seize his supply channels. With the facial soap trade in my hands, I wouldn’t care about any other business. The only problem is that Lu Yuanbin has more men than I do now. Getting rid of Lu Yuanbin will require An Mingjiang’s help.’
"Mr. An, look at the injuries on my face! This is all because of that brat Lu Yuanbin’s dirty tricks. He’s going too far!"
Hearing this, An Mingjiang finally showed some concern for Mr. Jiu’s injuries, then said consolingly, "Old Nine, try my tea. This is some Da Hong Pao I was gifted. It’s quite good."
Old Nine didn’t dare to refuse and picked up his teacup to drink.
An Mingjiang spoke again.
Old Nine didn’t hide anything. "It’s the facial soap business. Mr. An, you’ve probably heard of it."
An Mingjiang was a little surprised.
He actually did know about the facial soap business, simply because his wife and daughter at home had been clamoring to buy some. After they bought it, they kept saying how wonderful it was.
His wife and daughter heaped endless praise on the facial soap, and even he had to admit that their skin had improved a lot recently.

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