Chapter 183: Brothers' Doubt

Hong Bo agreed with mixed feelings.

Li Jiaci immediately tossed his car keys to him.

"Take my car and go—swift and decisive!"

"Got it!"

Hong Bo grabbed the keys and went out.

At that moment, Zhao Chen stepped forward, curious: "Brother, what do you want to discuss?"

"Your task is simple!"

"Help me recruit a batch of computer-savvy youths outside!"

"I also need people with export-trade work experience!"

"Pay and benefits negotiable, preferably locals!"

Li Jiaci gave his instructions.

Zhao Chen finally absorbed the information.

"Got it, bro!"

"I'll bring any recruits here for you to interview!"

Li Jiaci nodded: "Exactly, hurry up and get it done!"

"Okay!"

Zhao Chen didn't dare delay.

Leaving the office, he hopped onto Li Yihu's motorcycle and rode off.

These days, finding computer-savvy youths isn't easy.

Because computers are a rare commodity these days, not every home has one.

But schools generally have computers and even dedicated computer courses.

So we should focus on highly educated individuals.

Thus their wages would be a separate matter.

Li Jiaci did a quick mental calculation.

He couldn't help feeling a pang of pain.

Thump thump thump.

A knocking sound rang out.

Liu Jiang pushed the door open, poked his head out, and asked: "Brother, where did everyone go?"

"What are you up to?"

Li Jiaci exhaled a puff of smoke, narrowed his eyes, and fired back a question.

Liu Jiang just smiled.

"Today's goods are all sold out; I want to go out for a spin with Huzi!"

"But I couldn't find him or his vehicle!"

"So I came to ask you!"

"Since they're not here, then I..."

Liu Jiang was about to pull his head back in.

Li Jiaci stubbed out his cigarette, hurriedly said: "Since you're so free, come with me to a place!"

"Where to?"

"The leather market!"

……

The timber factory had a total of two private vehicles.

Just now Hong Bo drove one off, leaving a four-seater small truck with a cargo bed.

Li Jiaci got in the car and instinctively reached for his phone to navigate to the leather market.

But when he pulled out his phone and looked,

He immediately felt let down and pursed his lips.

"Useless thing!"

"Besides making calls and sending texts, you can't do anything!"

Liu Jiang squeezed into the passenger seat, hearing this, couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Hahaha..."

"Brother, you're being a bit unreasonable!"

"Isn't a phone just for making calls and sending texts?"

"What else could it be used for?"

"Could it be used to play games?"

"Could it be used to watch TV?"

"Could it be used to listen to music?"

Li Jiaci gave him a deep glance.

He slipped the phone into his pocket.

Then he said: "You know nothing about the future!"

"Isn't that nonsense?"

"I live in the present, only knowing present matters!"

"I haven't been to the future either, so how would I know what will happen later?"

Liu Jiang fastened his seatbelt, complaining.

Li Jiaci sighed.

He really wanted to tell this foolish younger brother that in the future, phones wouldn't just be for playing games, watching TV, listening to music...

They could also have face-to-face video chats!

A palm-sized screen could hold hundreds of apps.

Each app's functions are different.

Everything from navigation, photo editing, food delivery, travel, health monitoring, and so on is available.

Unlike today's phones, which are just bricks in hand.

They arrived at the leather market.

Li Jiaci parked the car at the roadside.

A pungent smell emanated from inside the market.

Dozens of leather shops stretched as far as the eye could see.

The two spent three or four hours in the market, and when they came out, they also had some of the pungent smell on them.

But heaven does not betray those who strive.

Finally, Li Jiaci found a leather shop with qualified quality.

The shop's owner was elderly, and business wasn't as booming as others'.

But Li Jiaci directly splurged a large sum, ordering all the leather in his shop.

Such tremendous fortune just smashed onto his face like that.

The owner held that thick stack of deposit, still thinking he was dreaming.

When seeing them off, the owner's face was about to split from smiling.

They returned to the car.

Liu Jiang asked, somewhat puzzled: "Brother, I see other shops' leather is bright and vivid; why did you pick such an inconspicuous little shop?"

Implicitly, this shop's leather has few color varieties, and its styles aren't as novel as others'.

Li Jiaci started the car and drove toward the bustling main road.

While watching the passing traffic, he explained.

"The leather that looks bright and vivid also contains more formaldehyde!"

"We have leather craftsmen; we don't care about the leather's style, only its quality!"

"Once we have it in hand, it's ours to make into whatever we want!"

"As for color, it can be changed later!"

Liu Jiang nodded thoughtfully.

They passed a traffic light.

He lit a cigarette, hesitantly asking: "I feel like you're not the same as before, brother?"

"'In what way?'"

"'Specifically, I can't put my finger on it, but I just feel you've changed!'"

"'Heh, who doesn't change?'"

Li Jiaci gave a light laugh to brush it off.

Liu Jiang puffed on his cigarette, shook his head, and said: "If it were just some small changes, I wouldn't say anything, but now you seem like a know-it-all, understanding everything as if you'd experienced it all before!"

Upon hearing those words.

Li Jiaci's heart tightened.

He has been a bit overly impulsive lately.

Isn't this also because he's anxious to expand the Furniture Factory's scale?

Liu Jiang exhaled a mouthful of smoke.

"'Brother, are you hiding something from me?'"

Li Jiaci laughed nervously twice and said: "We sleep on the same kang every day, heads down, never seeing each other's faces—what could I hide from you?"

"'That's also true...'"

Liu Jiang continued: "You're my brother, I trust you!"

Shiqiang Mu Cai Chang.

After Li Jiaci returned, he locked himself in the office.

He was tormented all the way by Liu Jiang's few questions.

Heaven knows how much he wanted to tell the truth, admit that he had experienced future events, and was even a reborn person!

But would anyone believe him if he said it?

No.

What loneliness could there be in a state where everyone else is drunk while he alone is sober?

Under the night sky.

Li Yihu brought the Car Fleet back, rushing in hurriedly.

"'Brother!'"

"'Tell you good news!'"

"'That boss didn't give us trouble; he directly refunded the money for the leather!'"

Here, this is the returned money!

He then dumped a sack of red tickets onto the coffee table.

Li Jiaci asked, "Is everything going this smoothly?"

Li Yihu chuckled.

He shook his legs nonchalantly, wearing a self-satisfied grin.

I got all the drivers of the Car Fleet to come over!

There are dozens of people, a dark mass of them!

That boss was so frightened seeing us he almost lost his wits!

He not only gave back the money politely, but kept calling me "big brother"!

He was terrified we'd wreck his store!