Chapter 15 — Forty Billion And People Only Ask For A Kitchen

Duc Tai doesn't apply for jobs anymore. He seeks to become a partner.

One morning, Thao received a cooperation proposal from a new distribution company. The contract lists the name of another representative, but the office address is the same as Duc Tai's old warehouse.

“He wanted to cut into his chain,” Thao said.

I read the contract carefully. The terms require Moc Bep to hand over the recipe, the right to use the brand and pay a very high "market support" fee.

“Don't sign.”

“But they said they could get us into 40 supermarkets.”

“If they really have a channel, they don't need to get the recipe first.”

I called a lawyer. It turned out that Duc Tai was being sued, his assets were frozen, so he couldn't do business in his name. He used the name of an acquaintance to approach suppliers.

That afternoon, he went to the central kitchen.

"An Nhien, we are family. I will only let you participate in a part."

“What do you want?”

"Twenty percent of the profit. You take care of the output."

“I never had any proven output.”

“You look down on me?”

“I look at the data.”

Duc Tai slammed his hand on the table, making the vegetable pot vibrate. The guard stepped forward. I turn on recording.

"You leave the kitchen. If you continue to cause trouble, I will report you to the police."

He smiled coldly.

“You think if you have money you can do anything you want?”

“No. I just want to know what rights the person I'm talking to has.”

Duc Tai left. That night, he posted a post implying that Moc Bep used money of unknown origin. The article was shared by several relatives.

Minh Khang read it, then called his brother-in-law.

“I deleted the post.”

“Are you scared?”

“I'm afraid you'll give evidence to defame others.”

“Are you defending your wife to that extent?”

"Correct."

He hung up and sent the screenshot to the lawyer. I looked at him and said he didn't need to confront himself.

"I'm not confrontational. I'm just telling him to let him know I won't stay silent this time."

I realized Minh Khang did not become aggressive. He just stopped being afraid of being called an unfilial younger brother.