Chapter 157: We became sisters

Ping Tian Cilang was vexed about where to buy supplies when he heard someone speaking nearby.

He followed the sound and saw a young man sitting opposite him.

Ping Tian Cilang frowned slightly and asked, "Who are you?"

"Who I am doesn't matter," Chen Yongren said confidently. "What matters is that I can solve your current predicament, Mr. Ping Tian Cilang."

"A predicament?" Ping Tian Cilang's heart stirred, and he immediately understood Chen Yongren's intention.

Because my business with Yu Kuntai fell through, many foreigners have come knocking, hoping to get a share.

But that bunch is extremely greedy, taking advantage of the lack of strong sellers in Songhu, they're simply looting the situation.

Ping Tian Cilang certainly doesn't want to be sucked dry by them.

However, those who came before were all foreigners.

Now, unexpectedly, an Eastern-faced person has shown up, and this guy is completely unfamiliar to me.

"Your Japanese isn't very fluent; you're probably not Japanese, are you?" Ping Tian Cilang asked.

"That's right," Chen Yongren nodded, his expression unchanged. "Since childhood, my parents have taken me to the U. S. to do business; I only recently came to Songhu."

"From now on, you can call me Jie Cheng Jie Xian."

Anyway, this is just a made-up identity I'm using to trick Ping Tian Cilang, and I won't use it a second time.

As an immigrant identity, even if Ping Tian Cilang wanted to, it would be hard to uncover.

Upon hearing that, Ping Tian Cilang nodded.

When he heard the other party was also Japanese, Ping Tian Cilang immediately took a liking to him.

"Although I've taken U. S. citizenship, I never stop thinking of my homeland and want to help my compatriots win victory," Chen Yongren said solemnly.

"To not forget our language, we speak Japanese at home."

"The longer I stay overseas, the more I yearn for my hometown."

"Although the U. S. also has cherry blossom trees, they're ultimately not the cherry blossoms of my homeland."

"There's also the hometown's taiyaki, dorayaki, sashimi, and those friendly neighbor ladies."

"These are the flavors of my childhood..."

As he spoke, Chen Yongren grew somewhat emotional, pulled a handkerchief from his pocket, wiped his tears, and said, "Sorry, I lost my composure."

With his god-tier acting, shedding a couple of tears was no trouble for Chen Yongren.

Seeing Chen Yongren's flustered state, Ping Tian Cilang's fondness for him doubled.

"Jie Cheng Jie Xian-kun, once we close this deal, I'll definitely take you back to Japan for a look," Ping Tian Cilang comforted.

This is truly a patriotic person.

"No, I'm after your money," Chen Yongren added. "If I hadn't learned that your cooperation with the Green Gang fell through, I wouldn't have come specially to visit."

"But when I saw that foreigner opening his mouth wide like a lion at you, I really felt heartbroken."

"Exactly, those foreigners are simply hateful!" Ping Tian Cilang said harshly. "The price they demand..."

Suddenly, Ping Tian Cilang felt he almost blurted out the price the other party had previously offered.

In business, the biggest taboo is revealing your bottom line.

After collecting himself, Ping Tian Cilang asked, "Jie Cheng Jie Xian-kun, I don't know what supplies you have."

"You know, I'm not after a small sum."

"Ping Tian Cilang-kun, if I lacked ability, I wouldn't have come knocking," Chen Yongren said, sitting upright and pulling out a list from his pocket.

He gently placed it on the table: "Ping Tian Cilang-kun, this is the supplies list I've prepared; please have a look."

Ping Tian Cilang immediately picked up the list and glanced at it quickly.

Rice, white flour, salt, and even the most sought-after white sugar.

These are exactly the supplies they urgently need.

No, I must not let them see my expression; Ping Tian Cilang feigned calm and said, "Jie Cheng Jie Xian-kun, I'm very satisfied with the supplies you've prepared."

"I don't know, what price is this batch of supplies?"

"If it's too expensive, I can't accept it."

"We're both Japanese; after all, in the end we fight for our country." Chen Yongren feigned contemplation and said:

"No matter the black market price today, my price will always be two percent lower than theirs."

Upon hearing that, Ping Tian Cilang felt a surge of joy.

"Two percent lower?"

"That is to say, I could profit from that two percent difference?"

"By then, I could earn more than 20,000 yen!"

"Really?" Ping Tian Cilang said to Jie Cheng Jie Xian-kun, somewhat disbelieving.

"Of course," Chen Yongren nodded. "For the empire's victory, what are these petty gains?"

"Let those black-market fools leave their goods to mold in the warehouse!"

Ping Tian Cilang nodded in approval.

Chen Yongren added, "Ping Tian Cilang-kun, if this deal goes smoothly, I'll have my family send more supplies to expand our business scale."

"No problem!" Ping Tian Cilang exclaimed. "I don't know when Jie Cheng Jie Xian-kun is free; let me first inspect the goods—how about today?"

Making contact with a stable-supplying family would give me a chance to gain more profits later and spare me the trouble of running around looking for people to buy supplies from.

"It might not be possible now; I have my own affairs to attend to later," Chen Yongren casually made up. "This is something my family entrusted to me; I can't be careless."

Ping Tian Cilang sighed: "Then can we do it tomorrow?"

"Then we can only wait until after eight in the evening," Chen Yongren said.

Ping Tian Cilang nodded: "All right, let's set it for nine o'clock, still at the Splendid Prosperous Hotel."

When the time comes, I'll prepare the money first, wait for the goods to be inspected, and then we'll sign the contract on the spot.

"No problem." Chen Yongren agreed straight away.

Seeing the situation, Hirata Jiro laughed happily.

The army's supplies can still last a few days; after the deal is done, the food can be sent to the front in time, just enough to bridge the gap.

Hirata Jiro thought his troubles would soon be resolved.

But he never expected that Chen Yongren had no intention of doing business with him from the beginning, but was deliberately setting a trap to steal his payment.

After fixing the time, they exchanged pleasantries again, and Chen Yongren then left the hotel on some pretext.

Now we just wait for next year's bumper harvest.

……

A certain special-protection hospital in Songhu.

Because the injured area was indeed somewhat special, the surgery also ran into many difficulties.

Fortunately, Takayanagi Shuji's attending physician was highly skilled.

After several hours of surgery, his life was saved.

But Takayanagi Shuji could only relieve himself by squatting from now on, and also face the possibility of leakage at any time.

Upon careful thought, it's not completely without good news.

At least the diaper he likes to wear can actually be used as a diaper.

Upon learning that Takayanagi Shuji had been injured, Takayanagi Mitsuko rushed to the hospital to nurse him; looking at the unconscious Takayanagi Shuji, her expression was complex.

Before, he just couldn't.

Now he completely lacks it.

And it's completely gone, not a trace left; the function has disappeared outright.

Although sometimes, having it or not doesn't make much difference.

Of course.

At present, these are all minor issues.

But once Takayanagi Shuji wakes up, how will we tell him this bad news?

We can't just say it outright.

Shuji, we've become sisters, right?