67 Wang Plans to Involve Ben in his Business Plan

Wang pulled out his phone and called Ben as he walked back to his car. "Hey, thought I would call by for a few minutes if you're home," Wang said without preamble.

"Sure but you should know I invited Baozhai for dinner tonight, not sure if she will show up, though," Ben said warily trying to gage Wang's mood.

"I don't care," Wang shrugged despite his brother not being able to see him.

"Alright see you when you get here, you can tell me how Changying is when you get here," Ben said realising she must be okay if Wang wasn't by her side.

"Jack's given her some pretty heavy painkillers so she will sleep most of the night," Wang chuckled. "See you soon."

Wang considered what he planned to say to Ben. He knew Ben would back his business plan but he liked to show he had considered every angle before asking for such a large investment from the family. He considered going it alone, being his own boss and not being beholden to the family way of doing business. It was what he, and Baozhai had talked about for so long, breaking free of the shackles of the family. He had put off becoming a family man far longer than any of his brothers had but now confident that he had found a woman that could accept his family's traditional ways he was not as concerned about joining the family.

He pulled up in front of the large riverfront home. If he had his choice he wouldn't live in the city, he'd be happy in a home like his Uncle Zachariah, looking out over the wineries and mountains of the hinterland. He was barely out of his car when the door burst open, and his nephew ran down to greet him wrapping his arms around Wang's legs.

"Hey!," he yelled happily as Wang hoisted the small boy up into his arms. "I'm so glad you're here. I need your help." His face turned serious, and he lowered his voice.

"I know that's why I came," Wang said equally seriously. "I told you I can feel it when you need me, and I will always be here." He had started up the stairs before Ben arrived at the door to welcome him. "We've got some important business to discuss," Wang said with a perfectly straight face, "Can we use your office?"

"I see, sounds serious," Ben scratched his cheek. "Dinner is almost ready so better be quick then," Ben said stepping back from the door and letting them through.

"Are you staying for dinner?" He asked.

"We'll have to ask Mama because she wasn't expecting to have a feed me as well," Wang said noncommittally as he carried the boy through the house. "Where are your sisters?"

"Getting dressed up because Lucy might be coming too," rolled his eyes in a perfect impression of his father. After five daughters Ben's wife had finally presented him with a son who suffered daily under the effects of living with so many sisters. Reaching the office, he sat the little boy in the chair behind the desk adjusting to its highest setting before taking a seat n the other side.

"I almost five now," BJ began leaning his forearms on the desk and clasping his hands as he had seen his father do.

"Practically middle-aged," Wang said seriously and received a roll of the eyes.

"I'm starting school next year, I'm not a baby anymore," he said emphatically.

"Indeed," Wang agreed nodding.

"You have to make them take the training wheels off my bike," BJ said in a pained voice. "I ride Alexander's bike all the time without them. I can do it. You have to tell mama she won't listen to me, and Papa just does what she says. Girls are sooooo bossy." He shook his little head as I this caused him grat pain.

"I'll talk to Papa tonight, and we'll take those trainers off. It's important for us men to stick together on matters like this. You're a young man; you need your ride to look cool. I get it." Wang said supportively. "Leave it to me, I'll make it happen." He leant across the desk to shake hands with the little man still keeping a straight face. "Come to think of it, you might be about due for a bigger bike this Christmas maybe we should think about a letter to Santa, if he brought you one without training wheels, then there wouldn't be a problem anymore." Wang considered if crossing Emily was a good idea right now.

"About that, do you think Santa knows everything we do? I mean, well, do you think if your sister was mean and you accidently did something mean back, he would understand that right?" The little boy looked worried.

"Geez mate it would have to be a pretty special letter," Wang sat back in his seat and scratched at the stubble on his face. "I tell you what, I've got a friend who is really good at writing letters, what if I bring her over to help you out with that?"

"A girl?" BJ said with disgust.

"She's the best letter writer I know and if you want that new bike..." Wang left the sentence hanging.

"You'll still talk to Papa tonight won't you?" he asked hopefully.

"Consider it done. Now we better get to dinner before they send the girl's to look for us," Wang pulled a face.

He stood and held his hand out for his nephew to take before walking back through the house to find the family gathered in the massive kitchen.