After paying the wages of fifty or sixty workers, it was already past eleven o'clock at night.

After the crowd dispersed, Luo Guangming called Da Xiong over and told him that the remaining workers would also be paid their wages the next day.

Big Bear waved his hands hurriedly and said excitedly:

“Those sons of bitches, all they think about is running away when something goes wrong. They took their wages and ran away, but I won’t run away either. The rest of the brothers will follow you, Boss Luo, to do great things in the future.”

Gao Baoliang noticed the injuries on his face, yet he was still so agitated, and patted him on the shoulder, asking:

"Can you guarantee the rest of the people won't cause trouble?"

He patted his chest and assured them, "Absolutely. Those people were instigated to do that. I tried a lot of persuasion, but it was no use. No one caused trouble today, and they won't cause trouble again in the future."

Upon hearing this, Luo Guangming instructed him to reassure the other workers, assuring them that the company wouldn't collapse and would gradually recover.

Back inside, Ji Tingting called back, her voice filled with anger as she addressed Ji Yang:

"I'm so angry! That Li Jiabao clearly recognized my voice, but he deliberately asked who I was, speaking in such an official tone. He even said that if I had any problems, I should talk to his secretary, and since we're old friends, he would help me solve any difficulties."

Who is he insulting?! Who asked him for help?!

Ji Tingting was rebuffed and got nothing out of her.

Ji Yang could only comfort her, telling her not to get upset and that there were so many of them, they would surely find a solution.

The next day, Luo Guangming and others arrived at the company and found that, as expected, no workers had come to cause trouble in the office building, and the cash that was to be distributed was temporarily put away.

Unexpectedly, just after they held a meeting about how to properly preserve building materials, a leader from their partner company came over.

They came with only one purpose—to terminate the contract.

"President Luo, I heard that your company was shut down by order of the mayor himself, and we don't know when it will resume! If we continue to cooperate with you, it will only delay the delivery of our building, and the higher-ups will punish me."

The project manager of a large building project said he was also in a difficult position.

It would be better to terminate the contract before the workers move in and start work.

If the contract is terminated, the 30% of the prepaid project payment must be refunded.

As for the penalty for breach of contract, he would symbolically pay one thousand yuan.

But all the cement, sand, and red bricks for that building are ready, and construction is about to begin. The advance payment has already been paid out. How can we get a refund?

Forced into this situation, Luo Guangming and Gao Baoliang discussed it and called Lin Chen of the design institute. They agreed that if the other party breached the contract, they would abide by the contract.

The full amount of money owed should be refunded, but the penalty for breach of contract should also be paid in full.

The contract stipulates that the penalty for breach of contract is five percent of the project cost.

Then you can only get 25% of the refund amount.

Seeing that Luo Guangming and his group were so adamant, the other party reluctantly agreed.

Luo Guangming had no choice but to borrow another 200,000 yuan from Jiang Ning to pay the advance payments for several projects.

The company's management team was heartbroken as they looked at the mountains of building materials piled up on the site.

Without the project, these things would be nothing but scrap here.

They wanted to return it to the original manufacturer, but they refused to accept it. They tried to sell it to other construction sites, but the manufacturers took the opportunity to lower the price, offering only half of the purchase price.

Luo Guangming also got angry. Anyway, these things won't spoil, so what's the harm in keeping them?

He ordered his men to protect these items properly, putting those that were afraid of water in the warehouse and covering the rest with tarpaulins.

Having done all this, they realized that the capital city was too complicated, so they actively investigated surrounding cities, preparing to relocate the company again.

Just as the construction company was seeking solutions, Jiang Ning's company was facing the same predicament.

Xu Yan has reported to her several times that several foreign businessmen who were previously interested in cooperating have now refused to negotiate.

Even the garment factories that had been cooperating with them began to refuse to continue their cooperation.

Jiang Ning asked them why, and they only said that they had been warned that continuing to cooperate would affect the factory's development.

She was so angry that she was trembling all over. Over the years, she had always had a relatively smooth life and had always managed to turn bad luck into good. But this time, she felt powerless.

Because she didn't know who her opponent was!

Just as she was at a loss, Meng Jiao called.

"Ningning, I couldn't help with the construction company's matter, but a foreign friend is interested in your trading company. Could I do an interview with you?"

Jiang Ning told her not to take it to heart.

"I heard you got divorced. I admire your courage. Have your friend come to the company to see me."

These foreign journalists like to interview managers of domestic companies to learn about the country's development.

Jiang Ning felt this was also an opportunity to showcase her company, so she agreed to the interview.

Soon, foreign journalist Paul arrived at the company, learned about Jiang's Company's business, and had an in-depth face-to-face exchange with Jiang Ning.

"As a newly established company in China, what are your expectations for the future?" Paul asked finally.

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "I hope that in the future our trade with foreign countries will become more regulated, fair, equal and mutually beneficial, instead of the current situation where we sacrifice our own interests to achieve transactions."

I also hope that more and more Chinese products will go global and win the hearts of people all over the world.

After Paul carefully wrote it down in his notebook, he stood up:

"Ms. Jiang, it's a pleasure to chat with you. You are the most beautiful general manager I've ever met. Don't worry, my report will make more people aware of you."

Jiang Ning saw him to the door, and then asked Wang Meizhu to see him out to find a car. They held hands, feeling a sense of comfort in their hearts.

Although we don't know if things will get better, the more we try, the greater the hope.

When she got home from get off work, she saw Lin Chen directing the workers to lay stones.

It turned out that the stone had finally arrived, and together with Gao Baoliang, they pulled the stone back from the station.

The entire process of transporting this stone, from finding a truck to hiring workers, cost over two hundred yuan, which is quite a sum.

Wang Xiufen felt it wasn't worth spending so much money to transport such a small stone back.

Jiang Ning didn't know much about stones, but Lin Chen said that there might be jade inside this stone. She thought that even if there was only a little bit of jade inside, the two hundred yuan wouldn't be a waste of money.

“Mom, you always think this yard is too plain, so we can use this stone to create a landscape.”

She advised Wang Xiufen.

Ji Min also came over to join in the fun, placing her hand on the stone as if sensing something, and then closed her eyes.

Before long, she pointed at the stone and started shouting, her expression anxious, almost as if she were having a seizure.

Jiang Ning quickly took her home and had someone move the stone to a corner.

It seems she and this stone don't get along; it's best not to move it out.