639: The Wang family withdraws, the mad man

Five Directions City, Wang Family.

Wang Family Head sat alone in the courtyard, and opposite him was his son, Wang Shang.

"Father, are we really not going to ask the Ning family for help?"

"Those telephones are really just stones, the core technology must be with the Ning family!"

Because of the crowds of people gathering at the entrance every day, Wang Shang had significantly reduced the number of times he went out to play recently.

Wang Family Head put down the teacup in his hand with a slightly heavy heart, his expression lacking the confidence he had shown when meeting with Qiong Family Head earlier: "Yes, what we're selling are all just stones; we've been selling stones from the very beginning."

"Father, you knew from the start that what we were selling were stones?!" Wang Shang exclaimed, his voice slightly raised in surprise.

"It wasn't that I knew from the beginning, after all, our production process is exactly the same as the Ning family's. At first, I just thought there were some flaws."

"There were flaws? If there were flaws, Father, why were you in such a hurry to sell them? Shouldn't you have overcome those problems before shipping?" Wang Shang was somewhat bewildered. He had originally thought his old man's mind was failing, but he didn't expect him to be so clear about what he was doing.

Wang Family Head chuckled: "There's money, why wouldn't I earn it when there's so much money in front of me? If you really wait until you make a flawless telephone, this window for making money would have long passed."

"But these are fakes, aren't we ruining ourselves by selling fakes?!"

"Who said we are selling fakes? We are just lending our name, the guarantee is from the Qiong family."

"The Qiong family?!" Wang Shang's breathing hitched, and he couldn't help but lower his voice: "Father, you even set a trap for the Qiong family?"

Wang Family Head leaned back slightly noncommittally: "This Qiong family thought that since they dealt with the Ning family and the Zhou family with us, they were one of us. In reality, they didn't consider that now the Zhou family is protected by the Seventh Princess, and the Ning family has the telephone industry as its pillar. The only one we Wang Family can target is their Qiong family."

Speaking of this, Wang Family Head sighed deeply, feeling a headache coming on again: "I just didn't expect that after the Qiong family was pushed into the water by us without realizing it, there would be so many large and small Family forces in Five Directions City who also got involved in this stone telephone business."

"The mess is too big, so big that once we withdraw, we will become the target of everyone. And too many common people are affected, so many that they can even ignore the so-called guarantee rules."

"You say, our Wang Family's telephone and the Ning family's production steps are exactly the same, where exactly did the problem occur?" Wang Family Head still said unwillingly at this moment. Things had reached this point, and he also felt like he had messed up. The Wang Family was even on the verge of being burned.

"Maybe if we leave it for two more days, it will turn on by itself?" Wang Shang said in a low voice.

Wang Family Head slowly shook his head: "If only that were true, we could take over the entire market! Unfortunately, we don't have time."

"The Ning family sent a letter before, and the Qiong family also received it. Because I refused in front of the Qiong family, the Qiong family probably won't go to the Ning family for help anytime soon."

"At this time, we can only go to the County Office and ask the officials to help us explain the guarantee relationship to the common people and withdraw directly."

"We've only lent our name, paying some money will suffice. At that time, we need to be careful of the dying counterattacks from the Qiong family and other families, and also explain the situation to the common people as much as possible to clear our name. As long as we survive this wave, our Wang Family will surely prosper!"

Ning family.

Ning Buxiu was walking out of Ning Mansion with a long saber wrapped in cloth on his back.

Not long after walking, he ran into Ning Jiushan.

At this moment, he was holding the Wang Family's reply and shaking his head slightly.

Seeing Ning Buxiu, he seemed to have found someone to confide in: "Xiu'er, you said you wanted to invite the Wang Family and the Qiong family to discuss matters related to telephones, but the Wang Family directly refused us."

"This guy, hasn't he realized that what he's selling is just a piece of stone?"

"Refused us?" Ning Buxiu listened and nodded slightly: "That's good, it means they've seen our letter."

"What's the use of seeing the letter? Didn't we want to call them over to discuss the telephone problem? Now they've refused." Ning Jiushan didn't understand what Ning Buxiu meant by 'that's good'.

Ning Buxiu patiently explained: "Our letter wasn't to invite people over, it was mainly for people to see, for Young Master Qiong to see."

"Young Master Qiong? Qiong Juanshu?" Thinking of this idle and useless second-generation fop, Ning Jiushan was even more confused.

"It's considered sowing a good seed. At least when the Qiong family is having a hard time, we've extended a helping hand and shown our willingness to help, it's just that they didn't accept."

"This good seed will allow us to have more peaceful days."

After speaking, Ning Buxiu glanced at the gloomy sky: "I won't say more, I'm going out for a trip."

Seeing Ning Buxiu walking towards the door, Ning Jiushan's thoughts couldn't help but pause, and he instructed: "Be careful going out so late. Your Uncle Cang went to Huangniu Town after delivering that batch of goods to Biancheng Town, he's not in the Ning family during this time."

"Cang Poshi still went to Huangniu Town?" Ning Buxiu frowned.

He had tried his best to delay, but he didn't expect the other party to go to that place before him.

If that's the case...

That Family who fled from the coast should have also arrived at Huangniu Town.

Ning Buxiu's gaze narrowed slightly.

This Family in the original work was the protagonist's Mother's maiden Family, and it was precisely for this reason that it attracted Zhou Wuji's attention, leading him to enter Huangniu Town and start that side quest.

If he replaced the protagonist and saved this Family, would it also be considered a blow to Zhou Wuji and result in a new software reward?

After all, there was a very special person in this Family.

...

Huangniu Town.

Compared to the gloomy evening sky in Five Directions City, it was as bright as daytime here.

A convoy of over thirty people walked on the wet muddy ground.

The appearance of the Town ahead also became clearer.

Houses were arranged along the main street of the Town, while the houses connected by small paths behind them were not arranged as regularly.

"This Town is so simple, it doesn't even look like there's a decent inn." The young man who poked his head out of the carriage to look around mumbled.

He was the eldest son in the Family, ranked second, and had an older Sister above him.

As for below, he had six younger siblings.

"Yes, I also wanted to have a good meal and drink, but the food in this place is probably not as good as our dry rations." His younger brother, who was in the same carriage, agreed.

At the front of the convoy, Martial Instructor Wu wrung out his wet clothes and then looked at the carriage currently covered in mud: "Lord, this is the only inn in Town, how about we rest here for the night first?"

"Okay, tell the innkeeper to feed the horses well, so we can travel tomorrow." The Lord in the carriage lifted the curtain, revealing a face with a hint of authority.

"Waiter, waiter!" The guards of the convoy, seeing that no one came out for a while, went directly into the shop and shouted.

After two shouts, someone finally came out of the shop.

However, the person who came out did not have the enthusiasm that people usually associate with a waiter.

"Why aren't you excited when there's business?" A guard muttered: "We're staying at your inn, how many empty rooms do you have?"

"Staying at the inn?" The waiter wearing old coarse cloth clothes had a bit more expression on his usually dull face: "Why? Why do you want to stay at the inn? Why do you want to come to the Town, there are already so many corners, why do you still want to come?!"

Just like a sudden onset of madness, the waiter suddenly roared, his face red with anger.