"Should we negotiate with the Long family? Wen Shu was able to find Long Yin as her fiancé in such a short time. There's a high chance she heard rumors about him and deliberately got engaged to him."
“In this way, she can take advantage of the Long family’s influence without actually getting engaged to Long Yin. Everyone knows that Long Yin is impotent, so there’s no reason why Wen Shuwen wouldn’t know.”
"Besides, how could a normal woman choose a man who is impotent instead of a normal man when she gets married?"
Li Yuanqing's face tightened as he looked intently at Li Zhonggeng. "This matter is probably not that simple. This Wen Shu definitely has ulterior motives!"
Li Zhonggeng frowned and nodded, saying, "What you said makes a lot of sense. Wen Shu is very likely using the Long family's influence to fight us for the child."
Li Yuanqing asked, "Dad, what do we do now? Are we supposed to let a mere girl like her lead us by the nose? When has the Li family ever been threatened like this?"
"Furthermore, while Long Xiaosheng certainly wields considerable influence, can he really interfere in other people's weddings and births? If he dares to do that, we'll make trouble for him. We'll accuse him of abusing his power for personal gain!"
Li Zhonggeng glanced at Li Yuanqing and frowned again. "How can you just spout such nonsense? Long Xiaosheng hasn't done anything. If you go to him with these kinds of words, what good do you think the Li family will get?"
"The best situation for the Li family and the Long family is to not interfere with each other. No matter what it is, once it gets out of hand, it will not have a good impact on either family. Yuanqing, you need to put aside your idea of focusing on small details. You need to consider the big picture more. Sometimes it is necessary to compromise."
“Long Xiaosheng does have a lot of influence, but we can’t blame him for everything that happens to the Long family!”
After being reprimanded by Li Zhonggeng, Li Yuanqing dared not speak for a moment.
Li Zhonggeng glanced at her again, "Why are you silent? Let's continue our previous topic."
Li Yuanqing could only say, "This is something we need to find a way to resolve. We absolutely cannot let a girl like Wen Shu lead us by the nose!"
Li Zhonggeng snorted coldly, "Can she lead me by the nose? Originally, I entrusted this matter to you, and I trust you to handle things. But now that the Long family is involved, I can't stand idly by."
He thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll call Long Yin's father first and find out what he thinks. This marriage is so rushed, it's really suspicious."
Li Yuanqing nodded. "Yes, I also find it suspicious. By the way, Dad, I ran into Li Duo on my way to Third Grandmother's place."
Li Zhonggeng asked, "What is Li Duo's reaction now?"
Li Yuanqing said, "He didn't react much, he's still the same. Dad, I think Li Duo is starting to give up a bit. I'm worried that if this continues, he won't be able to muster any enthusiasm, and it will actually damage his morale."
Li Yuanqing glanced at Li Zhonggeng and tentatively said, "How about we assign him something to do? How about we give him the project in Hongjiang?"
Li Zhonggeng paused for a moment, then looked up at Li Yuanqing. "That project is so important, are you sure you trust him with it?"
Li Yuanqing subconsciously avoided Li Zhonggeng's gaze, not wanting to meet his father's eyes.
Because she was naturally a little guilty when she said that.
She had never been willing to back down in front of Li Duo before, and she was very stubborn.
However, Li Duo still sensed something was amiss. His previous reminder proved that he had been paying close attention to the Hongjiang project.
Li Du's words struck a nerve with Li Yuanqing.
But she couldn't show it.
Because there really was a problem with that piece of land in Hongjiang.
When Li Yuanqing first took over, the Hongjiang project was still in the early stages of contact and there were no concrete negotiations. However, after she took over, she vigorously promoted the project in order to obtain it and personally followed up on it. The matter has now been settled and the contract has been signed.
Originally, Li Yuanqing thought this project would be a great benefit to the Li family, but he never expected that the project would turn out to be a trap.
However, by the time Li Yuanqing realized something was wrong, the contract had already been signed and half of the payment had been made.
For a moment, Li Yuanqing didn't know exactly what was wrong, but she felt vaguely uneasy.
Recently, several large-scale projects in other provinces have collapsed, with developers absconding with the money and leaving investors with a mess, causing many investors to go bankrupt.
Although the Li family won't go bankrupt because of the Hongjiang project, the loss isn't just a few sums of money, but hundreds of millions.
Li Yuanqing was eager to get rid of the Hongjiang project, so she took this opportunity to propose to Li Zhonggeng that the Hongjiang project be handed over to Li Duo.
Once the project is in Li Duo's hands, any problems that arise afterward will have nothing to do with Li Yuanqing, but rather with Li Duo's incompetence.
At that time, Li Yuanqing would have the grounds and reasons to criticize Li Duo.
This would encourage the board to launch a new round of suppression against Lide, preventing Lide from re-entering the board's consideration of successors, thus allowing him to gain a foothold in the board.
Li Zhonggeng glanced at her calmly. "The Hongjiang project is very important and requires extreme caution. If anything goes wrong, the trouble will be immense. You should oversee it personally."
Li Yuanqing's face stiffened.
Personally oversee it?
Her personal involvement means that the project is still in her hands.
Li Yuanqing refused to give up. She said again, "Dad, the main thing is that I'm worried about Li Duo. He's not young anymore, and he was already unhappy about me taking over the Li family business. If you let him continue to slack off, I'm afraid he'll..."
Li Yuanqing didn't finish her sentence, but her meaning was clear: neglecting Li Duo for a long time was not a good thing. She was afraid that Li Duo would develop a rebellious mentality, and then it wouldn't just be a case of giving up, but a real mess.
"The main problem is that things tend to turn around when they reach an extreme. I'm afraid that if he's so busy at first and then suddenly becomes idle, he'll feel a sense of loss and his resentment towards the Li family will intensify."
"The Hongjiang project was originally under Li Duo's personal supervision, so I've been considering whether handing it over to him would be another form of assurance?"
“You just said that the Hongjiang project is very important. It is precisely because it is important that I am considering entrusting the project to him. This way, he will feel more at ease and will not harbor resentment towards the Li family.”
“We entrusted him with such an important project, which shows that the Li family has not given up on him, but is just punishing his willfulness. There is another reason why I did this. I recently heard that other groups have extended olive branches to Li Duo, inviting him to take up important positions in their companies.”
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