Chapter 231 I have top-secret animal intelligence. The Xia Group's building has stood in this old business district of Jiangcheng for more than 20 years.

Although its appearance shows signs of age, it still exudes the composure and confidence of a long-established company.

Xia Zhining stood downstairs, looking up at the building she had entered and exited countless times, her gaze complex.

She first went to the printing room and printed a thick stack of documents. Then she instructed the person Xia Qingqing had sent to receive her: "Take these documents to Conference Room Number One on a trolley."

At this moment, in Conference Room No. 1 of the Xia Group.

All shareholders, core project members, and several top consultants specially invited from overseas were present, waiting only for Xia Zhining.

The waiting fostered discontent, and a somber atmosphere filled the meeting room.

"Make us all wait for her? This animal communicator is really something else now, she's got quite the airs."

"The group is currently short of cash flow, and a consulting fee of five million is simply outrageous!"

"Chairwoman Xia, why did you agree to Xia Zhining's request so easily?"

Sitting at the head of the conference table, Xia Zhuangya finally spoke slowly: "She has the qualities to make people wait."

Once Xia Zhuangya spoke up, the others dared not say anything more.

When Xia Qingqing heard her aunt defending Xia Zhining so much, the smugness on her face instantly vanished, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned down.

Just then, the heavy door to the conference room was silently pushed open.

Xia Zhining stepped in, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

Without the slightest hesitation, her gaze swept over everyone and landed precisely on Xia Zhuangya, who was sitting in the main seat.

Xia Zhuangya's well-maintained skin was fair and smooth, and she wore a perfectly tailored pearl white suit, with warm-colored South Sea pearls adorning her neck and earlobes.

She exudes a refined elegance and radiant beauty, possessing an inherent dignity.

Thinking of the suffering her mother endured while fleeing the Xia family's siege, while this woman sat here reaping both fame and fortune, Xia Zhining's fingers tightened.

When her eyes met Xia Zhuangya's, the other woman waved to her: "Ningning, long time no see, come sit next to your aunt."

Xia Zhining walked straight to the empty seat next to Xia Zhuangya, sat down calmly, and didn't even glance at the angry shareholders.

This move further fueled the already discontented shareholders' anger.

They suffered heavy losses due to the termination of the vaccine project led by Xia Cheng and his imprisonment. Faced with Xia Zhuangya, who took over with great force and had a powerful background, they had doubts but dared not act too recklessly.

But when faced with Xia Zhining's "down-and-out" state, their anger found an outlet.

A senior shareholder was the first to raise objections, his tone sharp: "Five million in consulting fees? And you want a full share of the profits? These conditions are far too harsh!"

"The group needs cash flow right now. If you distribute it like this, what will we make?"

Another person immediately chimed in, their tone laced with disdain: "Advisor Xia, I hope you know your place."

“You are now just a consultant hired by the group, no longer the carefree young lady of the Xia family you used to be!”

Upon hearing this, Xia Zhining stood up without saying a word, clutching the documents, and made as if to leave: "Then I'll leave?"

She sighed and shook her head regretfully: "Sigh, we even revised the dog food product plan, but it seems that none of you are interested."

Now, everyone was stunned.

Xia Qingqing clearly stated that she had sent over the problematic original plan just three days ago.

The problem that even their top-notch nutritionist team, which they had hired at great expense, couldn't solve, Xia Zhining solved in just three days?