Chapter 86 Planning

Gu Ningwei frowned, puzzled, "No way, is the Internal Audit Department also under my father's control?"

According to the group's regulations and the requirements of listed companies, internal audit should be directly under the leadership of the group's board of directors. Gu Zhicheng is the chairman and the legal representative of the group, and the internal audit department should be directly managed by him.

"Don't mention it." Secretary Xie shook his head. "Your father's temper is really hard to describe. The Internal Audit Department was originally under your father's control, but he has a bad temper. The Internal Audit Department only reports bad news and never good news. In the past two years, there has been nothing that made him happy. After listening to a few reports, your father became impatient. In one meeting, he scolded everyone in his department, saying that they only knew how to find faults and never proposed solutions..."

"The internal audit department is there to find problems, and solutions are the responsibility of management. My dad is wrong to get angry." Gu Ningwei frowned and shook his head to express his disagreement.

"Yes, he's wrong, but who dares to say anything?" Secretary Xie sighed. "Now that this has happened, no one dares to say or do anything. Their enthusiasm has dropped, and your father is even more dissatisfied. He doesn't want to manage it anymore and has simply assigned this department to Mr. Gu and is no longer in charge."

"Huh? Isn't this a voluntary relinquishment of power?" Gu Ningwei frowned and said half mockingly, "Does he trust my uncle that much?"

Secretary Xie glanced at him and remained silent for a long time before saying, "After all, they are family, brothers. If your father doesn't trust them, who else can he trust?"

He looked at Gu Ningwei again: "You keep making him angry. He won't trust outsiders like us."

Gu Ningwei chuckled, stood up, and walked to the window. He stared silently at the clear sky outside the glass. He remained silent for a long time before turning around and smiling, "Uncle Xie, you've been with my dad for a long time. I remember you often came to our house when I was a child. My mom still mentioned you often later."

Secretary Xie was startled when Gu Ningwei's mother was mentioned, then smiled and said, "Oh, my sister-in-law is such a great cook. The braised spareribs and winter melon and kelp soup always make me miss them. I've never eaten anything better than what my sister-in-law cooked."

Gu Ningwei smiled without saying anything.

He was talking about recalling the time when he started a business with the two Gu brothers. At that time, there was no office, so they worked and discussed things at Gu Zhicheng's home. When it was time for dinner, Su Xiu would prepare a table of food for them to eat and chat. At that time, they were all very young, energetic and ambitious. Faced with endless opportunities, they just wanted to grab them desperately.

That was a very inspiring time.

"Oh, it was so good back then. We all worked together and thought the same thing about everything. Even if we had different opinions, we would just say them face to face and it would be over. I remember that time your father and your uncle slammed the table and hit the bench because of a disagreement about business, which scared us all. My sister-in-law said at that time, don't pay attention to them, and the two brothers were like children and they would be fine after a while. And sure enough, they really were fine after a while."

Secretary Xie touched his gray hair and immersed himself in memories.

Gu Ningwei didn't interrupt him, listening to him tell the story of his father's business, how they pushed carts and pulled goods to the streets to sell, how they refused to take a car and would rather walk more than ten miles under the scorching sun to make a little money, and how they went door to door to beg for customers, and read the customers' faces...

He had heard these familiar entrepreneurial stories from his mother, Gu Zhicheng, and Gu Zhiguang, and he had heard them so many times that he was tired of them.

But listening to it now, I feel very uncomfortable.

He said to Secretary Xie, "Uncle Xie, you are an old man in the group. Now you see many things more clearly than my father, and sometimes you have to remind him."

Secretary Xie stared at Gu Ningwei, sighed softly, and nodded slightly.

Han has been extremely busy these days.

Gu Ningwei said that Professor Tang was coming to hold a meeting of the R&D department today, and asked Han Que to preside over it, while he left it alone.

Han Que disagreed, and Gu Ningwei said that this was Han Que's job and it was not his business.

Han was speechless as he heard Gu Ningwei continue to argue, "You are all professionals, so handle the process yourselves. If I interfere too much, I will be like an outsider interfering with the professionals, and it will affect your work progress."

Han refused, saying that he had never met such an important guest as Professor Tang, so how could he not go?

Gu Ningwei said, "Although Professor Tang is well-known in this field, he's not a man-eating tiger. Han Que, you are responsible for the R&D department. This is within your scope of work. You can't expect me to help you with everything."

Han was unconvinced: "What do you mean by you come out to help me? This is clearly your guest. You are the president and you can't neglect your guests."

Gu Ningwei simply acted like a rogue: "Then why don't you just not mention that I'm at the company? Or maybe I'll chat with him after you guys finish the meeting, but I won't be attending the meeting."

Han was amused by his attitude, pointed at him and said with gritted teeth: "Then what do you, the president, care about?"

Gu Ningwei's smile became even more mischievous: "I take care of you. Aren't you my assistant? Just help me take care of it, and I'll take care of you."

Han really wanted to slap his handsome face. The words buried in his heart suddenly came out, "Gu Ningwei, you did it on purpose."

Gu Ningwei pretended not to know and asked in confusion, "Why did I do this on purpose?"

Han knew that he had let the cat out of the bag, so he bit his lip and didn't answer.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Gu Ningwei chuckled and pulled her closer to him, blowing air into her ear in an intimate tone, "You're right, I did it on purpose."

As he said this, he leaned over and kissed her earlobe, slowly tracing her ear with the tip of his tongue. Han felt numb all over and couldn't help but let out a soft moan.

Gu Ningwei raised his eyes to see her face which was like a lotus, her eyes moving, charming and lovely, his heart full of tenderness. He put his arms around her waist and whispered a few words softly.

Han Que suddenly opened his eyes wide, pushed him away and said, "Gu Ningwei, you rascal..." His face flushed, "Shameless."

Gu Ningwei smiled mischievously: "Why am I shameless?"

"It's broad daylight, and you're..." She was too lazy to continue, "...are you going to let me work?"

"I'm working. I'm doing well. Don't you feel so happy every time?" Gu Ningwei chuckled and tried to pull her into his arms.

Han's face flushed, and she pointed at him, gritting her teeth. "As a company leader... not only are you not doing your job properly, but you're also affecting your employees' work..." She broke free from him and ran to the door. "Reflect on yourself. I have things to do, so I won't accompany you anymore."

As she said this, she ran away in panic like a frightened little rabbit, and Gu Ningwei laughed behind her.

Han went downstairs to Zhening Company and told Liu Tongtong that an important guest would be arriving soon. He asked her to prepare tea and drinks, and he went to the R&D department.

When I walked in, I saw Qiao Hui and a few young people cleaning the workstations. I was a little surprised and asked, "Why are you suddenly cleaning now?"

Qiao Hui said, "Sister Han Que, didn't you say someone was coming to visit our R&D department today? We can't bring shame to the company."

Han then suddenly remembered that he had accidentally told Qiao Hui about this once, but he didn't expect that she had remembered it.

I couldn't help but feel touched and immediately said, "Yes, Professor Tang's team is coming to meet with us today to discuss the future research and development work."

"Professor Tang?" Qiao Hui's eyes lit up and she looked at Han Que expectantly. "Is that Professor Tang Zifeng?"

"Yes. It's Professor Tang Zifeng from University A." Han nodded.

"Ah? Really? The company actually hired Professor Tang Zifeng. That's impressive! I heard that Professor Tang never does business with companies. He says he focuses on scientific research and doesn't get involved with companies. He's not willing to take advantage of others."

Han nodded. "I don't know why Mr. Gu was able to ask him for help, but no matter what, with his help, we will definitely be able to overcome the current difficulties."

Qiao Hui nodded, feeling much more energetic, and the young people around her were also visibly excited.

Half an hour later, Liu Tongtong came in to inform Han Que that the guests had arrived.

Han hurried out to the front desk to greet them, only to see four people chatting at the front door. The man in the lead was wearing a black shirt and gray pants. He had regular features, a handsome appearance, and an extraordinary demeanor.

Han was stunned. She had never seen Tang Zifeng before. She had only seen some photos of him online, most of which showed him wearing masks in the laboratory. Although there was a clear photo on the university's official website, it was much older than the one in front of her.

"Professor Tang?" She hesitated, then smiled and walked forward.

Tang Zifeng turned to look at her, sized her up briefly, and said with a smile, "Is this President Han? I'm Tang Zifeng."

Han quickly extended his hand and said, "Welcome, welcome, Professor Tang, please come and guide us."

Tang Zifeng shook hands with her politely, and then introduced the three people behind him as his assistants and graduate students who were engaged in research in related fields.

Han Que shook hands and greeted everyone one by one, then led them to the R&D department, answering Tang Zifeng's questions and introducing the company.

Tang Zifeng listened as he walked, looking around their office space. When they arrived at the R&D department, Qiao Hui and others were already standing at the door to greet them. When she heard Han Que's introduction, Qiao Hui suddenly widened her eyes, looked at Tang Zifeng, and then looked at Han Que in confusion.

Han knew that she was questioning Tang Zifeng's age just like himself, but he pretended not to know and continued to introduce the basic situation of the R&D department with ease.

Tang Zifeng nodded as he listened, and looked at the equipment in the R&D department: "It seems that the previous foundation was okay. These equipment are quite advanced."

Han nodded and said, "Yes, the company has invested a lot of energy and funds in research and development. Our R&D expenses have always exceeded the industry average. If it weren't for the unexpected situation, we wouldn't..."

She paused and didn't say anything else, not knowing how good Gu Ningwei was to him.

Tang Zifeng nodded gently and said, "Ning Wei told me something. It's okay as long as I'm here, don't worry." As he spoke, he suddenly remembered something and turned his head to ask Han Que, "Where's Gu Ningwei? Why didn't he come to see me?"

Han Que: "..."

She quickly said, "Boss Gu is on a conference call with the group and told us not to wait for him. He will come over to see Professor Tang after he finishes his work."

As she spoke, she sighed in her heart that she could lie so fluently now, and complained that Gu Ningwei always gave her problems.

"It's okay, he doesn't need to come." Tang Zifeng didn't mind and scoffed, "He won't understand anyway. We're professionals having a meeting, so it's best if he doesn't interfere."

Han Que: "..."