Cut Off All Old Ties

Early in the morning, they went to a mutton restaurant in town and asked for two pounds of lamb, four side dishes, and two bottles of wine.

"Well, this time we got off on the wrong foot," Cao Zizhen said.

"Nonsense, we are not on the wrong foot," Cao Meng said. "We are engaged in inter-provincial operations, so we are not familiar with the situations over here. It is quite normal to encounter some difficulties, but we cannot be afraid of it. And, we won't retreat, just like what we did to overcome difficulties in Sichuan and Dongbei. We have managed it, haven't we?"

As the boss of this team, Cao Meng always cheered them up when they encountered difficulties. The meaning was simple: the difficulty was temporary, and all setbacks could be overcome. They would win and make money sooner or later. Yet, he also felt the increasing difficulties to lead this time.