Drive a RV and go farming in ancient times.

Since he planned to develop quietly and avoid attracting others' envy as much as possible, Xu Huaiyi has been keeping a low profile recently, going to school and coming home every day, being honest and peaceful as if the recent commotion had nothing to do with him.

He seldom even went to the bookstore, and devoted more of his energy to practicing martial arts.

He also had to study. At the college, Sun Yu was watching over him. When he returned home, Mr. Jiang gave him special tutoring. He was extremely busy, feeling both pain and happiness.

As a result, he didn't have time to pay much attention to what was happening outside until Su Zhe came to his door.

Seeing that he didn't look very happy, Xu Huaiyi went to the study to talk with him.

"What happened?"

"The amusement park was stolen!"

Hearing this, Xu Huaiyi was surprised but not too surprised, "Who did it?"

Su Zhe gritted his teeth and said, "Who else could it be except my good brother who wishes I were dead?"

Xu Huaiyi suddenly realized, "Su Rui? That's not surprising. He must have sent someone to keep an eye on you. Building an amusement park is such a big deal, it's impossible to hide it from him. But, how did he steal it? Was there a traitor among the carpenters you hired?"

Ordinary guys don’t have the ability to reveal those facilities. At most, they can give a general idea, but they definitely don’t understand the key points. Only the master craftsmen who have mastered the drawings have this ability.

Sure enough, Su Zhe nodded in annoyance, "There is a person named Wu Derong, and something went wrong."

Xu Huaiyi raised his eyebrows, "Didn't you ask these people to sign a confidentiality agreement beforehand?"

Su Zhe said, "Of course they signed it, and promised huge profits, and had someone investigate their backgrounds, but I didn't expect that Su Rui captured Wu Derong's only son and used his son as a threat. The Wu family has only one son for three generations, so his son is more important than the fate of him betraying me."

"Where are the people now?"

"Locked up by me."

"What about his son? Was Su Rui released?"

"Um……"

Xu Huaiyi understood, "Is the progress of Su Rui's amusement park faster than yours?"

Su Zhe smiled bitterly, "Not only that, not only is the progress fast, but the scale is also larger. He has my father's support and controls the entire Su family. There are many skilled carpenters. When he gives an order, those people have to work for him day and night. He is not short of money, so how can the amusement park he built be bad?"

"This is someone stealing our technology..." Xu Huaiyi was also very depressed, but in this era, there is no such thing as piracy and infringement. Even if he knew that the other party had stolen his technology, he had no place to complain. At most, he would be morally condemned. "Su Rui is so shameless, and no one in the Su family said anything?"

Su Zhe said bitterly, "With my father's support, who else can care? Besides, Su Rui has promised them benefits. The amusement park will be the Su family's property, and they can all profit from it. So they just turned a blind eye and pretended to be confused."

Xu Huaiyi frowned, "This is a mess that will ruin the Su family's reputation. This is not a wise move. They wouldn't be so short-sighted for a little profit, right?"

After all, he is the first imperial merchant of the Yong Dynasty and can become the richest man. Reputation and reputation are more important than anything else. If he does things like stealing other people's skills and stealing their business, it will not only lower his own value, but also destroy his own Great Wall.

Su Zhe said, "Outsiders will only think that this is just a fight within the Su family."

Xu Huaiyi snorted, "What internal strife in the Su family? They probably don't know that I own 20% of this amusement park. This also infringes on my interests, okay?"

Su Zhe looked apologetic and stood up to apologize, "I am sorry for you. If I had been more careful, Su Rui would not have succeeded..."

Xu Huaiyi waved his hand, "Why are you being so polite to me? Can I blame you? It's not your fault that Su Rui has been targeting you. No matter how cautious you are, he can still take advantage of you. He is shameless and it has nothing to do with you."

"Huaiyi..." The more Xu Huaiyi said this, the more guilty Su Zhe felt. "Don't worry, even if Su Rui gets there first, I won't let you suffer any loss. I'll make up for the lost profit."

Xu Huaiyi rolled his eyes at him and said, "Who do you think I am? You only care about money and not friends?"

"not me……"

"Okay, can I still take my anger out on you? Whoever made the mistake should bear the responsibility."

Su Zhe felt sore in his eyes for a moment and lowered his head while drinking tea.

Xu Huaiyi pretended not to notice, got up and went out the door, and told Wei Liang, "Tell the madam to prepare a few simple quick dishes and bring a pot of wine. Also, tell the young masters not to wait for me. After playing, take a shower and go to bed. I'll tell you the story tomorrow. I'll tell you a little more then to make up for tonight..."

Wei Liang responded respectfully.

Soon, Wei Ci came in with a food box, put down four dishes and a pot of wine, bowed and left. He was very well-behaved from beginning to end, with his eyes downcast and not even glancing at anyone.

After she left, Xu Huaiyi invited Su Zhe to sit down and eat. He had already eaten at this time, but Su Zhe was still hungry because he was anxious and angry. He originally had no appetite, but he didn't want to let Xu Huaiyi down.

"Don't just drink. Drinking on an empty stomach will make you drunk easily. Come, have some braised pork."

Su Zhe followed the good and followed the flow.

"How does it taste? Good, right?"

"Hmm, the sauce has a strong aroma, it should go well with rice."

"Hahaha, it's really good with rice, but the most delicious way to eat it is to chop it up, add some chili peppers, and stuff it into white flour pancakes. It's best to have the pancakes fresh out of the oven, crispy on the outside, and take a bite. Wow, have two of these early in the morning, and pair them with a bowl of appetizing spicy soup, and you can eat as much as you want. Eat one without saying a word."

No matter how bad Su Zhe's mood was, he was still somewhat interested by his description, "Is it really that delicious?"

Xu Huaiyi said, "How could I lie to you? You are lucky to have caught up with me. Did you see this braised pork? This is prepared for tomorrow morning. It is braised in advance and soaked in the soup overnight. It will taste better tomorrow morning. Don't leave tonight. Stay overnight and you will know when you try it tomorrow morning. I guarantee that I would not exchange it for anything else."

Su Zhe was not shy and agreed immediately.

After eating for a while, another maid came in, this time bringing wonton stew and a fruit plate. She was younger, but as well-behaved as Wei Ci. She didn't look sideways and never glanced at Xu Huaiyi. She put the things down, bowed and left.

Xu Huaiyi looked accustomed to it.

Su Zhe said with emotion, "Who trained the maids in your house? They are very dutiful."

Xu Huaiyi drank the delicious wonton stew and said without raising his head, "Isn't that what we should do? We can't let those who are not doing their duty be allowed to do so under our noses."

"It's supposed to be your duty, but how many people really do it? Who doesn't want to climb up the social ladder and follow the male master to enjoy wealth and glory?" Su Zhe was curious, "Is there no one who wants to seduce you behind my sister-in-law's back?"

Xu Huaiyi shook his head, "No, have you forgotten my requirements for choosing a maid? She can't be said to be ugly, but her appearance is very ordinary. This kind of woman doesn't have a pretty face to rely on. She can only do things steadily, so she doesn't have the confidence to seduce others."

"But the two people I saw coming in just now were pretty..."

"They are the people around my wife. The tall one has already been promised to a husband's family, and the short one is only twelve years old, still a half-grown child. Because she has some talent in cooking, she has been assigned to the kitchen. In addition to the two of them, there are a few others, all of whom were selected by my wife to be trained as her right-hand men. They can't be too ugly..."

"My sister-in-law is also capable."

"Haha, that's true..."

After the bookstore became famous, who in the capital city doesn’t know that such a beautiful bookstore was created by Gu Huanxi?

Su Zhe said enviously, "You have such a good wife, and you have the protection of your teacher. I am far inferior to you. If there were someone willing to support me, Su Rui would not dare to bully me so blatantly..."

Hearing this, Xu Huaiyi said casually, "Do you think that with the protection of the master, no one will try to take over the bookstore? Since ancient times, money has always moved people's hearts, and there are not many people who take risks for this?"

Su Zhe was shocked. "Someone attacked the bookstore too? Could it be the Su family again?"

Xu Huaiyi said, "Don't be so nervous. Even if it's the Su family, I won't blame you. It won't affect our relationship."

"But……"

"Stop it, don't waste your time. The situation is not as serious as you think. There are many people who are jealous of the bookstore, not just the Su family. Who doesn't want to make more money? So, don't think about monopolizing it. If we eat meat, we have to give others some broth. If we eat alone, we won't get far. Sooner or later, we will be strangled by others."

"I don't want to eat alone, including the amusement park. I know very well that once it is built and opened for business, others will definitely learn from it. It's just a matter of time. But Su Rui is too unfair. He is directly taking the meat from our bowl. We haven't even started eating yet, but he has already gotten the advantage. How can I accept this?"

Su Zhe drank a sip of wine, his eyes bloodshot, and slammed the table, "This is too much!"

Xu Huaiyi echoed, "It's really too much, he broke the rules."

Su Zhe said, "So, I will not keep silent this time. If I really swallow this loss, he will become more aggressive in the future, and then I will have no place to stand, and I will not have the face to be the president of the Chamber of Commerce anymore."

Xu Huaiyi asked, "Then how do you plan to fight back?"

Su Zhe's eyes flashed with ruthlessness, "I have already found out when he will open. We will try to open on the same day and let the children play for free. Isn't he stealing business? Let's see how many customers he can steal!"

Xu Huaiyi gave him a thumbs up, "This is a really great move, it's like cutting off the firewood from under the cauldron. Who would be willing to pay for the same amusement facilities when there are free ones? Hahaha, you are going to make his efforts go in vain. No, it's a waste of time. He must have spent a lot of energy, material resources and financial resources to build the amusement park, and finally when he was about to succeed, you counterattacked him. Hahaha, you are going to piss him off to death!"

Su Zhe was not happy. "It's just a loss of 800 for every 1,000 we injure. Even if we ruin his business, we've worked in vain. All the money and effort we invested have been wasted..."

"Will you regret it?"

"No, I can still afford this little bit of money. Even if it hurts, I won't let him succeed!"

Xu Huaiyi nodded. In business, although harmony brings wealth, one must bow down when necessary, but one cannot be tolerant blindly, and one cannot give in when one needs to be brave. He does not like to be friends with people who always compromise. "You are right, I support you."

"Really?" Su Zhe was excited and ashamed, "I'm sorry for getting you into trouble."

"It won't cause any trouble. I didn't pay any money. Besides, the amusement park is free, so it's not like we can't make some money." Xu Huaiyi said slowly, "Are all the houses I asked you to build around it finished?"

Su Zhe nodded, his eyes sparkling, "You want to?"

"Well, if things get bad in the east, there will be good in the west. Have someone prepare some snacks quickly. I'll give you a few recipes later. I guarantee they'll taste good. Also, have someone prepare some shops that are popular with women, such as clothes, jewelry, or teahouses where you can rest and play cards..."

Su Zhe nodded hurriedly, and without even waiting for a moment, he called his personal servant in, gave him a series of instructions, and finally warned him with a cold face, "Tell everyone to keep their mouths shut. If this news leaks out again, I will kill them directly."

The servant bowed his head and agreed.

When he turned to leave, Xu Huaiyi casually said, "Leave a bigger shop for me."

"Yes, Master Xu."

Su Zhe asked curiously, "Huaiyi, what do you want the shop for?"

Xu Huaiyi explained, "If you want to retain people, you have to be competitive. Others can't easily learn things. The snacks I just mentioned can make a lot of people popular, but Su Rui asked people to taste them and study them a few times, so they can learn a lot. If we can do it, he can do it too, so we have to do something with technical content."

Su Zhe understood it immediately, "Like writing on cloth with water?"

No matter if they are businessmen or nobles in the capital, who would not be jealous of the benefits brought by the water-writing cloth? Is there no one who has studied it? Of course there are, and there are many, but so far, no one has succeeded.

Xu Huaiyi smiled and said, "I guess so, but I'm talking about women's beauty and skin care."

Hearing this, Su Zhe said thoughtfully, "I do own a shop that sells rouge and powder. The goods are imported from the south. The quality is relatively good and the price is not cheap. However, the business is average. There are too many similar shops in the capital, so I don't pay much attention to it."

"What I said is not the same as what you said. Never mind. I'll let you see it some other day and you'll understand. Let me prepare for a few days."

"well……"

Xu Huaiyi started talking about something else, "Have any other businesses under your name been robbed?"

Su Zhe said, "Yes, but none of them are as ruthless as the amusement park. Su Rui didn't think much of the business I did before. Later, after cooperating with you, he set his sights on me. However, he wanted to kill me more than to disrupt my business. Now he probably thinks that the road is not working, so he turned back to attack the business."

"Did he take action against the seasoning workshop?"

Su Zhe laughed at himself, "No, it's not that I'm not jealous, but he didn't dare to do it because he knew that the Second Prince had 30% of the profit behind him. He is just a bully who only bullies the weak and fears the strong. As for the club, he didn't dare to make a move because the Sun family was backing him up. However, I heard that he also wanted to set up a similar arena to challenge me."

Xu Huaiyi said calmly, "It's normal. If we make money, people will follow suit."

"Aren't you worried?"

"What are you worried about? Being surpassed? No, we are not standing still. He can only follow us and imitate us forever, picking up what we have left. No matter how exquisite the fake is, can it be more valuable than the real thing? In fact, it is a good thing to have a wolf chasing us from behind, so that we don't lose our ambition. Having an opponent can make us stronger."