Chapter 1105 — The Pi Family's Experts
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"Hmm... that much is true. Zhaoming is right. Guifeng, did you hear that? You are the one who made a mess of this, so now you go and fix it! You must find a way to win the Xiao family's forgiveness!" Old Master Kang gave a cold snort and spoke to Kang Guifeng.
"This... yes..." Kang Guifeng was somewhat at a loss for words. Wasn't this asking far too much? They had offended the Xiao family to the point of no return back then — was there any chance of repairing the relationship now? And besides, the Xiao family already had the Pi family's support. What use was a marriage alliance with the Kang family now?
"Anyone can talk a good game. Of course the relationship must be repaired, but given the current situation, is repairing it even possible?" Kang Jinglong, displeased at having his thunder stolen by Kang Jingming, sneered with open sarcasm. Kang Jingming was clearly aiming his words at Kang Guifeng and Kang Jinglong!
"Whether it can be repaired is Uncle's business. There is nothing I can do about it — I wasn't the one who offended the Xiao family, was I?" Kang Jingming said in that veiled, needling way of his.
"You—" Kang Jinglong was so furious he was choking on his words, glaring with wide eyes and unable to speak.
"That's enough, Zhaoming. Stop pointing fingers at others!" Old Master Kang, after all, was still a little fonder of Kang Jinglong than of Kang Jingming.
"Grandfather, I wasn't pointing fingers. The first point I raised can only be carried out by Uncle — as the saying goes, the one who tied the bell must be the one to untie it. There is nothing I can do about that. But that is only the first part. There are ways we can go about mending our relationship with the Xiao family. For instance, the Xiao family is currently eager to recruit business partners — isn't our Kang family a fine candidate?" Kang Jingming waved his hand and went on: "When we cooperate, we can afford to take a small loss. Mending the relationship is what matters most!"
In truth, everyone knew these things Kang Jingming was saying. It was just that the Kang family had all lost their heads and simply hadn't thought of them. And Kang Jingming, who had come into this matter with the intention of showing off in the first place, happened to be thinking with a relatively cool head!
The matter actually cost Kang Jingming nothing at all. Whether or not the Kang family advanced to the rank of an aristocratic house made no difference to his eating, drinking, and merrymaking — he was nothing but a spoiled rich boy, and by his grandfather's design he could never be allowed to inherit the family business anyway. So he, by contrast, had far less to worry about.
"At the critical moment, it is still Zhaoming we must rely on!" Old Master Kang was overjoyed at Kang Jingming's words and said hurriedly: "Come, then! If we are to cooperate with the Xiao family, we must naturally lower our posture and sacrifice some of our interests!"
Kang Guifeng's eyes lit up as well when he heard Kang Jingming's words. He had to admit, Kang Jingming did have some brains after all. This idea, plain as it was, was solid — otherwise, if they went to the Xiao family empty-handed to mend the relationship, on what grounds would the Xiao family ever mend it with them? You were the one who proposed the marriage alliance, and you were the one who called it off — are you playing them for fools?
"Of course, that is only one aspect. The idea is out there now, but whether it succeeds still depends on how Uncle handles it!" Kang Jingming was nothing if not sly. In fact, even doing all this might not win the Xiao family's forgiveness — but Kang Jingming had shifted the responsibility onto Kang Guifeng in a single stroke. If the thing failed, it would be because Kang Guifeng was incompetent, not because Kang Jingming's idea had been unsound!