"Serve tea to the three of you," Xu Zhaoyue instructed, and someone immediately brought out the tea.
After the three of them drank their tea, Manager Yang spoke first, "Mr. Xu, this is the store's account book for the year, just waiting for you to take a look." There was a small box next to him.
"I initially trusted Manager Yang, but after what happened a few days ago, I really don't dare look at these ledgers anymore." Xu Zhaoyue's words were based on evidence, and Manager Yang couldn't explain them away.
So Manager Yang looked at Old Lu beside him and said, "Boss, I'm sorry to have brought this good-for-nothing nephew here so abruptly. This is just a small token of my appreciation, and I hope you can accept it."
Master Lü winked at Xiao Lü, who immediately picked up the box he was holding and said, "It's here."
The maid took it, opened it, and showed it to Xu Zhaoyue. It was another bracelet she had seen that day. "This gift is quite valuable," Xu Zhaoyue said with a smile, then told the maid to put it away.
“You flatter me, Miss. My nephew is good for nothing. I was thinking of putting him in the shop so that I can keep an eye on him and train him. If he becomes successful in the future, I can introduce him to you for work.”
"I didn't expect that I would make a mistake when I wasn't watching him. I should be punished as an adult. It's inevitable for young people to make mistakes. I just hope that Miss will give him another chance."
Master Lü suddenly kicked his nephew, "Apologize to the young lady and apologize!"
"Yes, yes, Miss, I was wrong. I was just confused for a moment. I really haven't done it many times." Nephew Lu immediately knelt on the ground to admit his mistake.
Xu Zhaoyue was somewhat surprised, but when she saw Manager Yang give her a reassuring look, she understood that Master Lü must have had his reasons for doing this.
"Alright, get started. Since you didn't make many, how many is that? You need to give me the records. Master Lü, ever since I came back that day, I've been thinking, even if someone deliberately bought substandard products from us and passed them off as superior ones."
"These invoices and such were issued by us, right? If someone gets hold of this, it could be a serious problem."
"So I think we need to resolve this matter first. As long as your nephew hands over the list to make amends, I'll pay for it. If it gets out, the reputations of all the masters in the shop will be damaged."
Xu Zhaoyue's words were exactly what Master Lü feared. Reputation is the most deadly thing for someone like him who needs it to make a living; otherwise, he wouldn't have spent so much money to give away glass-type jadeite.
"Oh, I had him bring the list. Hurry up and get it out." Master Lü had already thought of this. After his nephew went back and told him, he forced his nephew to think through the list.
Lu's nephew took out the list again. Xu Zhaoyue took a look and saw that seven items of medium quality had been changed to superior quality, and some of them had doubled in price.
"I'll keep this list for now. It's Master Lü, your nephew. I have a good place for him," Xu Zhaoyue said, referring to Hengyuan Transportation.
Just as Master Lü was hesitating, Xu Zhaoyue advised again, "We don't know what's going on on this list yet. If things really escalate, he, as the person involved, could cause a scene in the store. It's easier to handle if he's not in the store."
"Alright, thanks to Miss's high regard for him, let him go." Master Lü gritted his teeth and stomped his foot in agreement, then kicked him again as he left.
"Does Manager Yang know about this?" Xu Zhaoyue still had something to say to Manager Yang.
Manager Yang shook his head and then nodded, "I don't know, but I should have guessed it sooner. It's just that there were no problems with the accounts, so I didn't check in detail."
Xu Zhaoyue flipped through the ledgers, starting from six months ago, and successfully found those handled by her nephew Lü. "There really is no problem. He remembers it was just medium-grade goods. Could it be that the invoices he gave them were all fake?"
"It seems that way, even if we have invoices, they won't be able to trace it back to us." Manager Yang is extremely strict about managing invoices, which is how the jade shop escaped a disaster.
Xu Zhaoyue nodded, "Yes, but we still need to deal with it. But why is Master Lü's attitude so good, so different from before?"
"The Jade Association will be holding its selection process this November, so we can't afford any problems at this time," Manager Yang said.
"No wonder." Xu Zhaoyue hadn't heard anything about this, so she really did have some luck this time.
After checking the accounts, Manager Yang left. At this time, Yue Lanxing also came over. He didn't come out because he didn't want his nephew Lü to recognize him.
"Have someone investigate these stores to find out what's going on. The important thing is, where are the bracelets? Think of some ways, either find a reason to make them go back to the store to exchange them for real ones, or find someone to stage an accident and compensate them according to the amount on the invoice."
Yue Lanxing took the list. "There are no big families on it, so the problem is relatively simple. I'll arrange for someone to go and find them."
"No big family? No wonder he came to you. He doesn't know us, but he saw that you were dressed well and assumed you were a young master from some family. He only dates people who have some money but not much and like to show off."
Xu Zhaoyue's analysis was spot on. The people Yue Lanxing sent brought back news that the seven were still in their own hands, so the rest would be simple.
This time, Zhao Mutou was the main one to handle things; he was an expert at gathering information.
Yue Lanxing came to Zhao Mutou to invite him to dinner. "You can choose the restaurant. Is there anything you'd like to eat at?"
"You're treating me to dinner? I'm paid to do this, it's just my job." Zhao Mutou said politely for a few moments, and when Yue Lanxing was wondering why he would say something like that, he told her the place.
"I'll order a few more dishes, some of which I'll pack up to take to the orphanage for the children, and also for Xiaoxi." Zhao Mutou didn't hold back when ordering, saying that the children liked these dishes as he ordered.
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