Chapter 444 Is the news reliable?
Li Wanchang was ill, and his condition was as serious as a mountain falling.
After lying in bed for nearly half a month, he felt slightly better, but he had lost a lot of weight and looked very haggard.
Ji Yongxiu was sentenced to twelve years and six months in prison in the final trial for several crimes including sexually assaulting minors and recording and disseminating obscene pornography.
As a senior executive of the Li Group, this news shocked the group and dealt a huge blow to it.
High-level scandals have always been fatal to large companies. On the day the verdict was announced, the incident made headlines in major media business news. Li's stock price fluctuated and its market value evaporated by tens of thousands of yuan overnight.
The company suffered huge losses and had to bear the condemnation of the people. Negative comments were overwhelming, and several major projects in cooperation with other companies were postponed and shelved.
Li Wanchang never imagined that he would pay such a heavy price for misusing a person.
"Honey, Secretary Hu is here. Shall I ask him to come up?"
The door of the room was pushed open, and Mrs. Li stood at the door and said.
She has been unusually well-behaved these days, and basically serves Li Wanchang every day. She has never seen him so seriously ill. Mrs. Li appears proud on the surface, but is actually very timid.
As a wealthy wife, her greatest support is her husband. How could she not be afraid?
Li Wanchang leaned against the headboard of the bed and raised his hand when he heard this: "Help me downstairs. You can't lie down all the time. I feel much better today."
"Okay." Mrs. Li said as she stepped forward to help Li Wanchang up: "Slow down."
Li Wanchang's forehead was covered with sweat as he slowly walked down from the upstairs. Secretary Hu was very worried when he saw this: "Chairman, you're not well yet? It's been almost half a month."
"Much better. I've just been sick for too long, so I don't have much energy left. I'll be fine after a few days of rest. Don't worry." Li Wanchang sat down on the sofa. The sunlight from the floor-to-ceiling windows just happened to hit his back, making him feel very comfortable. He straightened his posture before looking at Secretary Hu and asking, "Didn't you just come to see me the day before yesterday? Why are you here again? Is there something urgent?"
When he said this, Mrs. Li knew that the two of them might be discussing business matters. She was always tactful at such times, so she stood up and said, "I'll make you a pot of flower tea."
After Mrs. Li left, Secretary Hu mysteriously took out his cell phone, searched through it for a moment, and then handed it to Li Wanchang: "Chairman, take a look at this."
Li Wanchang took it and his face suddenly turned serious when he saw the content on the phone.
"Is this information reliable?"
"It's almost certain. Section Chief Jin said the proposal has passed the regional meeting and has been submitted to the city government. After reviewing and summarizing the proposal, the city government gave a very positive response. This Yangming District may become a gold nugget."
Li Wanchang rubbed his fingers together and said thoughtfully, "That's really unexpected. I thought the next hot spot for development would be South City, but I didn't expect Yangming to make such a big move. These district leaders are quite capable."
Just thinking about Yangming District, Li Wanchang couldn't help but think of the "Yuanjing Industrial Park". At that time, Ji Yongxiu almost bought it from Shen Ci. If this matter had been successful, wouldn't the industrial park be worth several times more in the future?
What a pity!
"Is this news urgent?"
What Li Wanchang meant was whether other groups might have heard the news as well.
Secretary Hu shook his head uncertainly. "It's hard to say. Nothing is certain. We may have received the news, but there's no guarantee that others will have caught wind of it as well. Chairman, if we're going to make a move, we have to seize it quickly. This kind of opportunity is truly rare, and those who act quickly will always reap the benefits."
Li Wanchang naturally understood this principle. After thinking for a moment, he said, "First, go check and see if there is anything unusual in Yangming District recently."
"Yangming District has many factories and low-priced plots of land, so we will focus on collecting and investigating them."
Secretary Hu probably already knew what the chairman was going to do, and immediately nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go right away."
"Secretary Hu, please have a cup of tea before you leave." Mrs. Li came over with the brewed tea. Seeing Secretary Hu getting up to leave, she couldn't help but try to keep him.
Secretary Hu declined with a smile, and then exchanged a "don't worry" look with Li Wanchang before leaving the Li family.
Mrs. Li personally escorted the person out the door.
Sitting back on the sofa, Mrs. Li glanced at Li Wanchang and couldn't help but whispered, "You're not fully recovered yet. Let's put the company's affairs aside for now."
"I'm fine, don't worry."
Because this news made him feel much better, he slowly looked around the living room, and everywhere was clean.
"Didn't the nanny take leave and go home? Did you clean the house yourself?"
Mrs. Li blushed when she heard this, pursed her lips and smiled, "Have you ever seen me do these things? The cleaning company I found is the one you asked me to find."
"Did I ask you to find it?" Li Wanchang frowned in confusion, not reacting for a moment.
"Yes!" Mrs. Li nodded and reminded him, "This cleaning company is called 'Jingjie'. You suddenly told me the other day while lying in bed that you would hire this company for our home cleaning from now on."
At this point, Li Wanchang finally realized: "Oh, I remember now. I must have been sick and confused. I can't remember anything."
"This 'Pure World' was posted by Chairman Jiang himself on WeChat Moments. I guess it was opened by his family."
"Which Chairman Jiang?" Mrs. Li asked.
"How many Chairman Jiangs can I expect to be so respectful?" Li Wanchang whispered, "Chairman Jiang of Jiangdong Group."
Mrs. Li was shocked when she heard this and said in disbelief, "Jiangdong Group is a large-scale business, how come they're also involved in housekeeping services?"
"Who knows? But since I saw it, I have to react. I'll be able to have a say in front of Chairman Jiang in the future." Li Wanchang patted his stomach and said, "I'm a little hungry. Go get me something to eat."
"Let me order takeout for you!"
Li Wanchang glanced at his wife and knew that she didn't have the ability to cook, so he nodded speechlessly.
Mrs. Li picked up the phone and seemed to have thought of something. She looked up and said, "By the way, Xiaozi knew that you had been sick for several days and hadn't recovered yet. He was worried and wanted to come back to see you."
"It's okay now, don't make him suffer." Li Wanchang waved his hand.
Mrs. Li pouted in grievance: "Well, I miss my son too. If he wants to come back, let him stay for a few days!"
Li Wanchang glanced at her and said unhappily, "If you miss him, you can fly over to see him. You have plenty of time anyway. He still has to go to school and prepare for exams."
Mrs. Li's heart instantly deflated. How could she go when her husband was so ill?
"No matter what, he must come back for the Chinese New Year this year. He spent the Chinese New Year abroad last year." Mrs. Li whispered.
Li Wanchang looked at her and said nothing.
(End of this chapter)
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