Chapter 494: The faces of all beings

“In my thirties, I grew to live like what you are seeing now,” Old Jin said, “As for the current you, you still do not know what you live for and how to live. So, I say that you have still yet to see yourself. You’re still living beneath the sights and expectations of others...there’s still time, though. No rush.” 

The topic of Xu Tingsheng ended there.

“As for the two of you,” Old Jin turned to look at Huang Yaming, “When sitting downstairs just now, I was actually thinking if I should cold-heartedly watch on as you are swallowed whole and eaten alive or do a little something...”

The answer to this question was obvious. Had it been the former, he definitely wouldn’t be here right now, saying these words.

“Did you really think tonight was just a drinking party, to see whether the bar is good and worth investing in? Do you really think that people who can secure their foundations in a place like Binzhou are just a bunch of rough, reckless men? Let me tell you, we actually would invest in you for sure without even having to come to Yanzhou. What we truly prize is your foundation, a large part of this being Xu Tingsheng.”

“We want to borrow your foundation to pave the way for us, because this is something we lack.”

“The main reason we came was to see whether you are easy to deal with...after tonight,...