The branch manager, who had stepped forward, complained:

"Since you're here today, I have a suggestion to make: knowing that the source of the goods is a good product, why can't our purchasing department adopt the opinions of the sales department?"

"Why do our purchasing colleagues insist on removing products that sell well from the shelves?"

"Isn't this blatant act of not making money completely contrary to the purpose of the meeting host who is investigating why revenue is declining?"

The store manager had been in charge of selling "Lu's" brand soy sauce back then, when the soy sauce factory only had a few products.

Unfortunately, just as we saw the business opportunity, the purchasing department suddenly appeared and said they wanted to remove the product from the shelves.

Not only did the branch manager not understand, but even Zheng Hongshan didn't quite understand this behavior:

"It sold well, and then they took it off the shelves?"

This problem is definitely the fault of the purchasing department. The store managers looked at each other and said: Who knows what crazy thing the purchasing department has gone wrong with!

Seeing the store managers' expressions, Zheng Hongshan understood immediately and instructed his secretary to summon the purchasing department manager for a meeting.

This hinted at a confrontation. The branch managers exchanged uneasy glances, and then Xiao Han, the bolder one, stood up to take his leave first.

"Um, General Manager, we've been in a meeting for quite a while now, and there are still some things to take care of at the store."

"If there's nothing else here, we'll head back now."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Hongshan was about to fly into a rage.

He wondered what was wrong with the store managers of these branches. They were the ones whose sales were declining, and they were also the ones who were pushing the problem onto the purchasing department.

Oh, now that the purchasing manager is coming, you guys are scared? You don't dare stay and confront him?

Zheng Hongshan's expression changed slightly as he was about to speak, but his brother-in-law pushed the door open and entered, grinning at him with a smirk.

"Brother-in-law, Xiaozhou told me you were looking for me?"

Suddenly.

Zheng Hongshan suddenly remembered why his brother-in-law, who was good for nothing and had an insatiable appetite, was here.

The person in charge of purchasing for all Guangyuan supermarket stores in Nanshan City was his brother-in-law, Sun Ye.

This is awkward. No wonder Xiao Han and his family were in a hurry to leave. Did they think they were being nepotistic and trying to exonerate their brother-in-law?

It has to be said, these store managers are absolutely right.

Zheng Hongshan was also in a dilemma.

He used to be like Xiao Han and the others, except he was in charge of branches in other cities.

The general manager of the main store in Nanshan City was originally Zhou Huan.

However, it was only after he resigned that headquarters transferred Zheng Hongshan from the neighboring city.

Although he was promoted, his wife had no choice but to resign along with him, losing a good job.

To please his wife, Zheng Hongshan agreed to help his wife's good-for-nothing brother-in-law get a job at the head office, so that Sun Ye wouldn't be idle all day long.

Now, in front of these branch managers, Zheng Hongshan was embarrassed and could only nod hastily, agreeing to Xiao Han and the others' request to go back.

As Xiao Han and the others left the meeting room, they all exchanged knowing glances and lowered their voices, saying:

"Did you see that? It's like you just remembered that the purchasing manager is his brother-in-law. Who are you trying to fool?"

"This time, it's up to us to handle it. Good luck to you guys."

Only Xiao Han shook his head and sighed:

"Sigh, since Zheng Hongshan took over, he's made a complete mess of the gambling industry in Nanshan City. It makes me miss the old Manager Zhou."

After Xiao Han's reminder, everyone remembered the former general manager:

"Who says otherwise? If you ask me, Manager Zhou is much more benevolent than this guy surnamed Zheng."

"Not only is he kind and righteous, but he also never picks fights or yells at people. He's also very easygoing. Any problems that arise are resolved by him. The higher-ups have never made things difficult for us lowly laborers."

"That's right!"

They might have previously criticized Zhou Huan as a stingy miser who strictly controlled corruption in their branch stores.

Now we have Zheng Hongshan, who doesn't do his job properly and only promotes his cronies and shifts blame, as a contrast.

Doesn't that just highlight Zhou Huan's goodness?

With Xiao Han's deliberate prompting, everyone started reminiscing: "Hey, does anyone know why Manager Zhou resigned this week? We didn't hear anything about him before he left."

"Did you leave Nanshan, or did you go to a better job somewhere else?"

Xiao Han said, seemingly casually:

"It seems Manager Zhou mentioned back then that he had high hopes for the 'Lu's' brand, and he even switched jobs after leaving the company."

"Oh, right! That Baiyue Supermarket that almost drove several of our branches out of business, Manager Zhou is now the store manager there. I heard that his salary and benefits are more than double what he gets at Guangyuan."

Upon hearing that Baiyue was offering Zhou Huan a salary that was so much higher than before, everyone was filled with envy and jealousy, almost to the point of hatred.

"Really? What connections did Manager Zhou use? Did he really get promoted?"