I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 207 Hidden Deeply
Soon, Xue Da brought Xue Ke into the study.

Jia Cong discovered that Xue Ke had a square face, looked better than Xue Pan, and seemed loyal and reliable.

When Xue Ke saw Jia Cong, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Brother Cong's deeds are well-known."

"It is true that hearing about someone is not as good as meeting them, and meeting them is worse than hearing about them!"

Jia Cong smiled and said, "Brother Xue, thank you for your compliment. Please sit down and talk."

The two of them sat down as host and guest and chatted for a while.

A quarter of an hour later, Jia Cong couldn't help but look at Xue Ke with a new respect.

Xue Ke is Xue Baoqin's elder brother. Xue Baoqin once followed his father to visit six or seven of the ten pavilions in the whole Daxia.

And this Xue Ke has been to more places than Xue Baoqin.

He has traveled almost all over Daxia.

Therefore, his profound knowledge made even Jia Cong look at him with new eyes.

If Jia Cong did not have the knowledge gained from the information explosion of later generations, I am afraid he would have been outdone by him.

What Jia Cong didn't know was that Xue Ke was even more surprised at this moment.

The strange Taoist said: A scholar knows everything about the world without leaving home.

Jia Cong, who had never left the capital, seemed to have been to every place in the world.

No matter which place's culture or customs he talked about, he knew almost everything.

This Third Master Cong was actually much more powerful than what he had heard.

In this case, we can cooperate with them with confidence.

In fact, Xue Ke's conversation was also an intentional test of Jia Cong.

If it were any other stranger meeting for the first time, Xue Ke would naturally not talk so much.

Now that the test was completed, Xue Ke couldn't help but say: "Brother Cong, I came to visit you this time because I have a business and I want to cooperate with Brother Cong."

Xue Ke's words made Jia Cong curious.

He and the Xue family already have business cooperation.

The rouge and powder business was started by them together.

This Xue Ke came to me and wanted to do business with me.

Is this to get rid of the Xue family? Or is there another business?

For a moment, Jia Cong became curious.

Jia Cong couldn't help but ask, "I wonder what kind of business Brother Xue wants to cooperate with me. I would like to hear the details."

Xue Ke said: "Of course it's the rouge and powder business. I want the overseas share."

Huh?
Xue Ke's words once again took Jia Cong by surprise.

The Xue family actually does overseas business?

If this is the case, the Xue family's foundation is probably much deeper than what he sees.

The Xue family's business actually expanded overseas.

Presumably, when the two families split up, the eldest family got all of Xue's domestic businesses and firms.

The second wife got the overseas business.

Thinking of this, Jia Cong couldn't help but say, "I'm a little confused about what Brother Xue said."

"Your Xue family already has a share in the rouge and powder business. If you want to do overseas business, just go find Brother Pan. Why come to me?"

It would naturally be more convenient for them as a family.

Xue Ke laughed and said, "Brother Cong, according to the information I have, this rouge and powder business was founded by Brother Cong."

"Until today, even though Brother Cong is not in charge of the business, this business is still led by Brother Cong."

"If you want to pray to Buddha, you must pray for the true Buddha. That's why I went straight to Brother Cong."

Jia Cong looked at Xue Ke deeply, and then asked, "So Brother Xue has secretly investigated me."

Xue Ke hurriedly apologized: "I hope Brother Cong will forgive me. As the saying goes, business is like a battlefield. Only when you know yourself and the enemy can you win every battle."

"Not only Brother Cong, but also several other businesses, I have also investigated them." "I have even collected some information in the capital."

Hearing this, Jia Cong's heart was moved.

Xue Ke's words were not meant to show off, but to demonstrate his strength in front of him.

At this moment, Jia Cong realized that he was deceived by his first impression and that judging people by their appearance was really a bad idea.

This Xue Ke is a very capable person!

The power held by Xue Ke is probably far greater than that of the first wife.

This person is probably an ambitious person.

However, Jia Cong was not afraid of the other party's ambitions.

The cooperation between the two parties is just a matter of each taking what it needs.

Moreover, the other party is doing overseas business, so there is no conflict of interest between the two parties. Instead, there are many areas for cooperation.

Thinking of this, Jia Cong couldn't help but smile and said, "Brother Xue is a generous person. This cooperation is fine, but some details need to be discussed further."

Hearing Jia Cong's agreement, Xue Ke breathed a sigh of relief and looked delighted.

Next, the two of them patiently discussed some details of the cooperation.

Half a day later, the discussion was finally completed.

And this is just a preliminary cooperation.

Next, a deed must be signed.

Next, Xue Ke revealed some of their other overseas businesses to Jia Cong.

It turns out that they have a huge overseas business and do almost anything that can make money.

Jia Cong guessed the meaning of Xue Ke's words and roughly understood Xue Ke's intention.

He probably wanted to develop cooperation in other areas besides rouge and powder.

For example, he also purchased some valuable goods such as spices, furs, and gems from overseas.

Want to seek cooperation with Jia Cong.

This made Jia Cong somewhat puzzled.

Wouldn't it be better if Xue Ke's second wife and the first wife cooperated on these businesses?
It seems that there must be some friction between the second and first wives.

Jia Cong was also unwilling to delve into the Xue family's affairs, and at the moment, he had no intention of expanding his business again.

Nowadays, the share of rouge and powder alone, plus the profit from alcohol, is already more than enough.

With the current strength of Ningguo Mansion, guarding these riches is already somewhat conspicuous.

If we continue to expand, we may not be able to hold on.

However, Jia Cong did not refuse outright.

Even if you don't do these businesses now, you may not be able to do them in the future.

Jia Cong ordered people to prepare a banquet and invited Xue Ke to stay for dinner, and then they left happily.

But after Xue Ke left, he returned to Xue's house.

Since Xue Pan had already moved out of Lixiangyuan, Xue Ke, as an outsider, naturally would not live in the Jia family, so he moved into the main house of the Xue family.

Not long after Xue Ke came back, Xue Baoqin also left the Grand View Garden and quietly came to the Xue Mansion.

After the brother and sister met, Xue Baoqin couldn't help but ask, "Brother, you met Jia Cong from the East Palace today. What do you think of him?"

Xue Ke couldn't help but praise: "Sister, Brother Cong is truly an outstanding person in this world!"

"His demeanor and knowledge are the only ones you have ever seen in your life!"

Xue Baoqin couldn't help but smile after hearing this and said, "This is the first time I've heard my brother praise someone like this!"

"I am actually curious about what kind of person this Third Master Cong is to deserve such praise from my brother!"

Xue Ke couldn't help but say, "Sister, you must not do this. You are already betrothed to the Mei family, how can you do such a thing?"

(End of this chapter)