Chapter 263 Where is my brother-in-law? What does he mean?

The little girl suddenly became agitated, and Xie Nanzhi felt even worse looking at her.

but……

Xie Nanzhi's gaze darkened, her expression turning serious. She bent down to pick up the bank card with five million yuan, looking at the young girl. "I know you blame me, but you also need to understand that I didn't cause the fire, nor did I set the fire that killed your father. I could have easily avoided coming here, and I don't need anyone to give you this five million yuan. I could have just waited for the court's verdict, and I think it would be much less than five million yuan. What do you think?"

A child this age already has the mindset of an adult, and Xie Nanzhi believed that the child could understand what she was saying.

After a long silence, the little girl deflated like a punctured balloon and began to sob quietly.

The woman walked up to Xie Nanzhi, her eyes red, and said, "President Nan, I know you are a good person, otherwise you wouldn't have made an exception to hire our family's Daquan back then. Our whole family remembers this kindness. The child is just having a hard time accepting it, please don't hold it against him."

When the factory was first established, Sun Daquan applied for the job several times before Xie Nanzhi finally made the decision to hire him.

It wasn't about educational background or age, but rather that Sun Daquan had a disability in his left leg. After all, factories are labor-intensive industries, and it's somewhat inappropriate for people with disabilities to be there.

Xie Nanzhi happened to be visiting the factory at the time and witnessed this scene.

Sun Daquan and Xie Nanzhi said that he used to work on construction sites, but he became disabled due to an accident and has been out of work for two years. He tried selling fruit, but the economy was bad, and he lost money and owed a lot of money to his relatives.

Xie Nanzhi saw a man in his forties crying in front of her, crying like a child, and she felt a pang of pity.

Later, Xie Nanzhi approached the factory director and made an exception to hire Sun Daquan, assigning him work that was as easy as possible.

Xie Nanzhi didn't think too much about it at the time; she just wanted Sun Daquan to have food to eat and be able to support his family.

But it was this decision that ruined Sun Daquan's life.

During the fire, everyone escaped, but Sun Daquan perished in the blaze.

On the way there, Xie Nanzhi was still thinking that if she hadn't felt pity for Sun Daquan, would his fate have been different?

But in this world, there are no "what ifs".

Xie Nanzhi handed the bank card back to the woman and placed it in her hand, saying, "With this money, your life and your child's life won't be so difficult. Sister, now is not the time to talk about pride. Your child needs money for school, understand?"

The woman nodded, choked with emotion and unable to speak.

Xie Nanzhi sighed and didn't linger any longer.

Just as she was about to leave, the little girl cried and said, "Auntie, you are a good person."

Xie Nanzhi turned her head and smiled faintly.

Xie Nanzhi's mood remained heavy until she boarded the car.

After all, it's a human life, a living, breathing human life.

With both hands gripping the steering wheel tightly, Xie Nanzhi's brows looked as if they were about to snap.

After a while, Xie Nanzhi took out her phone and called her fifth senior brother, who was far away in the Middle East. In less than ten minutes, Emil had solved the problem for her.

However, it might take two days later.

Xie Nanzhi was already very grateful, and then she personally called President Xiao.

At 7 p.m., Xie Nanzhi booked a private room at Wanshou Restaurant.

Xie Yuanyang was worried. "Nanzhi, my people found out that Pei Jingchuan met with President Xiao in private. I'm afraid things won't go so smoothly today."

President Xiao was originally poached from Pei Jingchuan, and now that she's had an accident, Pei Jingchuan certainly won't let such great news pass him by.

Xie Nanzhi remained calm and composed, saying, "We'll act according to the circumstances."

Xie Yuanyang nodded, then asked, "What about my brother-in-law? What did he mean?"

Xie Nanzhi said softly, "He sent me a message this afternoon saying he has returned to the capital."

Xie Yuanyang was a little confused. He took a deep breath and said, "Given the current situation, how can he still be thinking about going back to Beijing? I don't know what my brother-in-law is thinking."

Xie Nanzhi didn't know how he came up with this idea, but she knew that Wei Chizheng must have had a reason for doing so.

About twenty minutes later, President Xiao finally arrived with his secretary.

Mr. Xiao wouldn't be so high and mighty as to use this matter to interrogate someone, acting like a petty person.

After Mr. Xiao took his seat, he casually explained, "There was a traffic jam on the way, Mr. Nan, please forgive me."

Xie Yuanyang got up to pour the wine, and Xie Nanzhi said with a smile, "I understand. It's peak season. I always get a headache when I travel at this time."

Xie Yuanyang raised his glass and said, "Mr. Xiao, this is a toast to you."

Mr. Xiao did not pick up his glass, and his expression remained serious. "There's no need for a toast. Mr. Nan, I've heard about what happened at the factory. I suppose they can't deliver the goods on time, right?"

Since she had come to the point, Xie Nanzhi didn't beat around the bush. She put her hands together and said, "Mr. Xiao, what you said is indeed the case. So, I wanted to discuss with you today whether we could extend the delivery time. Of course, the compensation will not be reduced in the slightest."

Mr. Xiao frowned, clearly troubled. "Mr. Nan, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that I don't have that much time to wait for you. Because I also need these materials to process goods and deliver them to my client."

"Mr. Xiao, how about this? We are willing to compensate Party A for the losses you have caused. Could you give us a chance? Just two days, just two more days would be enough."

Mr. Xiao raised an eyebrow. "Two days? Mr. Nan must be joking."

Xie Nanzhi said confidently, "I'm not joking. What I say, I will definitely do."

Mr. Xiao seemed to be considering it as well. After a moment, he shook his head. "Mr. Nan, I'm really sorry, we've compressed the time cost to the extreme, no more than two days. It seems we have no choice but to terminate the cooperation."

Xie Nanzhi was a little anxious and hurriedly said, "President Xiao, our cooperation has been very pleasant for the past two years. This was just an accident."

Mr. Xiao, “I know how you feel, but Mr. Nan, I also hope you can understand my difficulties. As for future cooperation, there will still be opportunities.”

Xie Nanzhi's expression turned serious. Suddenly, Xie Yuanyang, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but ask, "President Xiao, are you planning to cooperate with Wei Jing?"

Mr. Xiao did not deny it. "Mr. Xie, we are not at fault, so it is our freedom to choose who we cooperate with, and you have no right to interfere."

Xie Yuanyang also realized his tone and wanted to explain but could not refute it.

At this moment, Xie Nanzhi stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "President Xiao, regardless of whether our cooperation can continue, I've decided to be your friend. So, let's not talk about work today. I'll toast you with this glass; please feel free to drink as you please."

Xie Nanzhi readily agreed and drank a cup of wine.

Most of the social engagements we attend involve drinking this kind of high-proof liquor, and drinking too much of it is extremely harmful to our health.

Seeing this, President Xiao didn't want to make things difficult for a woman. Besides, Nanzheng Group is now a powerful force in the business world, and it's rare that she would put aside her pride to handle things personally.

Mr. Xiao wouldn't refuse, so he had a drink with him.

Just then, Xie Nanzhi's phone rang.

She glanced at it, her brows furrowing.