Chapter 84 We don't want these shares anymore.
"Hmm," Xiaoli nodded, a smug look on her face, "Don't you recognize me?"
"You work here?" Xu Lan glanced at Xiao Li's bare legs; the skirt was a bit short, barely covering her buttocks.
"I guess so," Xiaoli said, glancing at Xu Lan's clothes with a hint of disdain in her eyes. "Why are you standing here?"
"I'm a bodyguard," Xu Lan said succinctly.
"Tch!" Xiaoli curled her lip. "What a waste of your face. Being a bodyguard is tiring and dangerous. How much money can you make?"
"Do you want to work for me? I know the boss well, I can introduce you to a job here."
“No need, I quite like my current job.” Xu Lan refused without hesitation.
Xiaoli, unwilling to give up, continued to persuade her, "I only helped you find a job because we're from the same hometown. If you don't know someone well, the boss won't hire you."
"If you perform well and get selected, you'll have the opportunity to become a print model or a star in City B."
Xu Lan frowned, puzzled. "Isn't this a hot spring resort? How does it have anything to do with models?"
Xiaoli looked around to make sure no one was watching, then leaned closer to Xu Lan and said, "Our boss doesn't just have this one business; he also has media companies, advertising companies, and the like."
"We get free room and board here, the treatment is excellent."
Xu Lan nodded, "That's a pretty good offer, but it's not suitable for me."
Seeing that she was unmoved, Xiaoli gave up trying to persuade her, took out her phone and said, "Let's add each other's contact information. In case you want to change jobs, you can contact me anytime."
That's fine. Xu Lan added Xiao Li as a friend. Xiao Li waved to her and walked inside, entering a room.
Xu Lan remembered that room; a middle-aged man had gone in about half an hour ago.
Xu Lan sighed. It's better to have less contact with people who aren't on the same path in the future.
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Chu Rou and Mo Chi spent the whole night together, so they woke up a little late the next day.
Chu Rou opened the door and was startled to see Xu Lan and Feng Fei standing there. "You two haven't been standing here all night, have you?"
Feng Fei remained mostly silent, while Xu Lan replied with a smile, "No, Uncle Feng and I took turns sleeping."
"Uncle Feng?" Chu Rou couldn't help but laugh out loud. She glanced at Feng Fei and said, "You know what, he really does look like Xiao Lan's uncle."
Feng Fei remained expressionless, standing there like a wooden statue.
"Mo Bao and I are going to the finance department to check the accounts. You can go back to your rooms and rest for a while."
Chu Rou couldn't bring herself to exploit people like a capitalist, and she was very understanding of Xu Lan and Feng Fei.
"Sister Chu Rou, are you the owner of this resort?" Xu Lan asked in surprise.
"No, just a shareholder."
Xu Lan nodded and didn't say anything more. It was good that Sister Chu Rou wasn't the boss.
Chu Rou and Mo Chi went directly to the villa's finance department. The finance manager had received the news and had already prepared the financial statements for the most recent year.
Mo Chi glanced through it first, focusing only on the profit and loss statement. Finding nothing wrong, he handed it to Chu Rou.
Chu Rou carefully examined each form. She noticed that the amount for "other expenses" was quite large, so she asked the finance manager, "What items are included in this 'other expenses'? Why is it so much?"
The finance manager looked flustered. "This other expense is... well, it's just some daily expenses. There's no corresponding account for it, so it's been put under other expenses."
"Where does the daily consumption come from?" The meticulous Chu Rou couldn't accept such an ambiguous answer.
The finance manager was somewhat embarrassed and didn't know how to answer, so he could only deflect by saying, "You should ask General Manager Wang; he knows how these expenses were incurred."
The finance manager thought that mentioning General Manager Wang would resolve the matter, and that shareholders should at least give the boss face!
Chu Rou thought for a moment, then looked at the finance manager and said, "Then please call General Manager Wang over."
"Ah?" The finance manager panicked. "President Wang might not be at the resort; he's very busy."
Chu Rou looked at Mo Chi, "Then you call President Wang."
After considering it over, Mo Chi decided to offend Wang Hong over his wife. The shares in the resort were not as important as a single hair on his wife's head.
Mo Chi called Wang Hong and summoned him over.
Knowing Mo Chi's background, Wang Hong rushed over, "Mr. Mo, what are your instructions?"
Chu Rou asked the question again.
After listening, Wang Hong chuckled twice. "President Mo also knows that there are some non-staff members in our resort. Their expenses cannot be included in employee salaries, so they have to be recorded as other expenses."
Looking at this rather large expenditure, Chu Rou asked, "President Wang, do we have many non-permanent staff here?"
"Haha, it's alright. The main thing is that it includes food and accommodation, as well as clothing and skincare products, all provided by the resort," Wang Hong explained.
Chu Rou didn't ask any more questions. Since there were no problems elsewhere, she left with Mo Chi.
When they returned to their room, Chu Rou kept frowning.
Mo Chi smoothed out her brow. "What's wrong? Isn't the profit from this manor pretty good?"
"What does 'non-staff member' mean?" Chu Rou looked at the ink pond. "Is this place involved in prostitution?"
Mo Chi scratched his brow. "It doesn't seem that clean, but we don't have the authority to make decisions."
“Then let’s sell the shares. I don’t want anything illegal in our business, otherwise I won’t be able to sleep well.”
Mo Chi thought for a moment, "These shares originally belonged to Qi Hang. I should ask him what he thinks about withdrawing or transferring them!"
Chu Rou nodded, "If it doesn't work, let's give it back to him. Let's not take advantage of this."
Mo Chi nodded in agreement.
The two had no interest in staying at Zhuoling Manor any longer, so they went straight home.
After arriving home, Mo Chi called Qi Hang and explained the situation at Zhuoling Manor, finally mentioning the possibility of withdrawing his investment or transferring the property.
Qi Hang remained silent for a long time. "I know there are some girls at the resort who work as hostesses, but as for whether they end up in bed with me, I don't know."
"However, these kinds of things are unavoidable in our entertainment venues. Why are you suddenly being so cautious?"
"Better safe than sorry." Mo Chi couldn't possibly tell Qi Hang that it was because he had an extremely righteous wife who couldn't stand anything that skirted the law.
This cannot be blamed on Chu Rou. Her biological father was a martyr, her stepfather was a government official, her stepbrother was a lawyer, and she also had a police chief uncle who cared about her.
Growing up in such an environment, she cannot tolerate even the slightest imperfection.
Qi Hang scoffed, "You're actually on the same page as my dad. Fine, since you don't want those worthless shares, I'll contact Wang Hong and have them take them back and give you cash directly."
"Thank you, Brother Qi!"
Mo Chi hung up the phone after he finished speaking.
Qi Hang's smile faded. He tossed his phone onto his desk, leaned back in his leather chair, closed his eyes, and tapped his fingers on the armrest.
He felt something was wrong; Wang Hong and Wang Qiang were definitely hiding something from him.
Why spend so much money every month to support prostitutes? Qi Hang didn't think a run-down mountain villa needed so many prostitutes.
And why is there so much sexy lingerie in Wang Qiang's suburban villa?
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