Chapter 72 A whale falls from the Ruan family's sky, and all things come to life. ...
Jiang Miaomiao smiled faintly, "Not at all. I'm just doing this as a way to advance and retreat together... Isn't President Xie a busy person? Why do you suddenly have time to chat with me? I remember I visited you several times before and was rejected, saying there was no need for us to cooperate."
Xie Ran frowned and said coldly, "If you instigated Jiang Mian to report the Ruan family just to cooperate with me, then fine, I'll give you a chance."
Jiang Miaomiao looked up in surprise, finally meeting Xie Ran's gaze in the rearview mirror. She saw his face, ashen as a pig's liver. "Chairman Xie, I'm speaking plainly," she said slowly with a smile. "Are you genuinely unaware, or are you pretending not to understand? Is all of this because of you?"
A fleeting look of regret and helplessness crossed Xie Ran's face, but it was enough for her to catch it. Clearly, he knew. Therefore, "I truly feel even more sorry for Jiang Mian."
Xie Ran's dark and unfathomable eyes gazed at her intently, and he asked, word by word, "Why?"
Her gaze towards Xie Ran was a mixture of pity and resentment.
"You instigated Jiang Mian to report the Ruan family, in an attempt to implicate me?"
Jiang Miaomiao corrected, "Chairman Xie, I've reminded you not to always flatter yourself. You're just a fraction of Jiang Mian's success, that's all!"
"This time, we will exhaust all our connections and backup plans to ensure that the Ruan family has no chance of recovery. Only by establishing our authority can we prevent others from easily bullying us again. This is why Jiang Mian is determined to do this even knowing the consequences."
We are naturally delighted to have your help.
If you want to be an observer, that's fine too.
This was her threat, her warning, and also her hidden request.
"You dare?!" Xie Ran snapped.
Jiang Miaomiao sneered: "Whether you dare or not, please wait for the final result, Chairman Xie. Since the car hasn't been driven, there's no need to drive it anymore. I'll just go back the way I came. After all, I've only written half of the complaint page, and there are still many things I haven't done personally."
She opened the car door and drove away.
Xie Ran remained silent.
After a while, he suddenly called Jing Yanyu and Jiang Yi back quickly: "Before Jiang Mian reports the Ruan family, our Xie Group will step in."
"Great idea!" Jiang Yi blurted out. "If Sister Jiang and the others report you, they'll all perish together. If you report me, Boss, you'll at most get a scratch. Anyway, you're thick-skinned. Even if the Ruan family gangs up on you, they won't be able to scratch you much."
"Ahem." Jing Yanyu coughed twice and glared at Jiang Yi. Where did all this blunt truth come from!
...
Jiang Mian's office.
Jiang Miaomiao looked at Jiang Miaomiao, who had been "sent" away by Jing Yanyu but had returned, and asked suspiciously, "Did you go to have a private conversation with Jing Yanyu?"
Jiang Miaomiao shook her head: "Heaven and earth bear witness, he just saw me into the elevator."
Jiang Mian asked suspiciously, "Is it just to see you into the elevator, nothing else?"
Jiang Miaomiao thought for a moment, "There are indeed things I need to do."
Jiang Mian pressed, "What is it?"
Jiang Miaomiao laughed and said, "He even pressed the elevator button for the second basement level for me."
"..." Jiang Mian really wanted to throw a tissue at her. "If there's really nothing else, why did you come back?"
Jiang Miaomiao pointed to the computer: "Since someone will report it for us, I'll hurry back and close the page I was just about to finish editing."
Jiang Mian was slightly taken aback: "What do you mean?" As soon as she finished speaking, her phone received a text message.
[Jing Yanyu: Junior sister, someone else has taken care of reporting this. You two can now sit back and reap the benefits.]
Jiang Mian pressed Jiang Miaomiao, asking, "What exactly did you two talk about? I'm your ally, and there are some things I must be honest about."
"Why did you report the Ruan family when there are so many companies? It's because Ruan Zhiqi has been provoking and making things difficult for you."
"Why did I report the Ruan family? Because, from a business perspective, I want to take a slice of the Ruan family's market!"
Jiang Miaomiao shook her head: "Mian, don't flatter yourself. Xie Ran's involvement in reporting the Ruan family might be partly because he caused Ruan Zhi Qiu to provoke you, but more so because the Ruan family has repeatedly pressured him to cooperate and arrange marriages. He has long disliked the Ruan family, and eliminating this thorn in his side and devouring the market vacated by the Ruan family is exactly what he wants. Moreover, this time, the participants are not just you, me, and him, but many more people."
...As for who else?
The next day, Jiang Miaomiao invited Shang Han to sit at a teahouse.
Shenzhen is a small city, but those at the top of the game are always the first to know about any slight movement or change in the industry.
Shang Han glanced at Jiang Miaomiao, who was already waiting alone in the private room, and smiled gently. Her expression seemed calm and composed. After sitting down, she exuded a cat-like languor and charm. "I heard you've been encouraging various parties to join forces to report the Ruan family for tax evasion? Do you know that this move requires self-examination? Can your Longgang Mall withstand scrutiny?"
Shang Han stared at her intently for a long time, then suddenly lowered his head and chuckled softly.
Jiang Miaomiao felt a little uncomfortable at her laughter. "What's so funny, Miss Shang? Did I say something wrong?"
Shang Han managed to suppress her laughter after a while, but the mockery in her eyes, nose, and lips was still unmistakable. She rested her chin on her hand and asked, "Miss Jiang, it turns out you're even smarter than I thought. Can you guess who I'm planning to target?"
Jiang Miaomiao smiled and said, "Your Shang family is so large that I, as an outsider, wouldn't know."
Shang Han nodded, but said, "It's one thing for me to want to close the net, but it's another thing to be forced to close it."
Jiang Miaomiao said, "Miss Shang, we should focus on the results when doing things. The process is not important."
Shang Han's eyes remained unmoved: "I am the opposite. Many things have a predetermined ending, so I can only cause trouble in the process and enjoy the pleasure of being in control of the process! But I also understand that you and Jiang Mian are in a difficult situation, so I can indulge the two Jiang sisters this time. Since the Xie Group has openly reported the Ruan family, I will secretly give them another helping hand."
So this hurdle not only didn't present any obstacles, but it also seemed to be divinely aided?
Jiang Miaomiao immediately became extremely respectful: "Miss Shang, may I ask why you are 'indulging' us?"
“If I don’t ‘indulge’ you, then who can I indulge when I’m occasionally overly kind? Is it someone like Song Xiyan, a shameful plaything who can’t be presented in public, or someone like Xie Ran, a self-righteous hypocrite? But I only let my two sisters act first and ask for permission this time, and it won’t happen again.” Shang Han replied, revealing a ruthlessness that was not commensurate with her age, but she was still as beautiful as a siren, making people gradually relax.
Jiang Miaomiao had never investigated Shang Han's background, nor dared to, but she occasionally overheard things and pieced together a conclusion: "Never get close to Shang Han." Because no one who got close to her had a good ending.
But Shang Han was willing to lend a helping hand and give it a push.
She was also sincerely grateful: "Thank you so much, Miss Shang. If I need anything, as long as it's not illegal, I will definitely repay your kindness."
Shang Han nodded and said, "This is the second time I've heard you say thank you. I've made a note of it. There will be a chance for you to redeem it sometime."
***
The Xie Group openly provoked conflict, while Jiang Miaomiao and others secretly ganged up on the Ruan family.
The Ruan family was suddenly struck by a thunderous blow, their business was besieged, causing a stir and exclamations of surprise in the industry!
Because Xie led various businesses in filing a joint complaint, the government had no choice but to intervene and investigate. This investigation uncovered numerous bad debts belonging to the Nguyen Group. However, since it was their first offense of tax evasion, they were only given a warning and a notice to pay back taxes, in accordance with laws and regulations.
A harmless warning and a tax notice.
That's all. The Ruan family is naturally fearless. Once they get through this hurdle, if they can't deal with the Xie Group, they're not afraid of dealing with Jiang Miaomiao and Jiang Mian.
Miss Ruan Zhi Qiu couldn't wait to run up to Jiang Mian and show off her power again!
It just so happens that Jiang Mian has recently been attending various business events with Jiang Miaomiao. Looking at the smug Ruan Zhiqi, Jiang Miaomiao sighed, "Miss Ruan, this is just the beginning. You think it's over already?"
Ruan Zhi Qiu was startled: "What do you mean?"
Jiang Miaomiao waved her phone. "You'll know once you take a look."
Ruan Zhiqi quickly took out his phone and found that all the trending topics and headlines were filled with netizens condemning the Ruan family for tax evasion.
...
Jiang Miaomiao had just asked Wen Rongying to publish the amount of tax evaded by the Ruan family on the internet.
Isn't it popular these days to "seize public opinion and incidentally claim high moral character"? A few hundred million in back taxes may not mean much to the Ruan family, but it's a different story for the general public.
Ordinary people's daily consumption is subject to taxes, and even the small amount of money they receive in their monthly salary is subject to taxation.
People pay their taxes according to the rules, and even if they know there are certain channels for tax reduction or exemption, they know they can't get involved, so they give up helplessly. Now, the Ruan family's company has suddenly been exposed for evading hundreds of millions of yuan in taxes so easily, an amount that is a huge fortune that they could not earn in several lifetimes.
The public is furious.
You earn so much money and still evade so much tax!
We earn less, yet we pay taxes dutifully! Why?!
The Nguyen Group has broken the law!
Our demand for the government to publicly punish wrongdoing is not out of hatred towards the rich! It's about punishing evil and promoting good!
...
The internet dug up information about Ruan's family history, including their ancestors for eighteen generations and various scandals, and used every trick in the book to mock them.
Ruan Zhiqi quickly called his father and asked him to suppress all the trending headlines.
If Mr. Ruan could suppress it, he would have done so long ago. These comments weren't from ordinary online trolls; most were complaints from genuine users who had been provoked. Suppressing one only angered several others, followed by a dozen or so even more vicious counterattacks. Even Mr. Ruan was having a headache!
Ruan Zhiqi glared fiercely at Jiang Miaomiao and Jiang Mian: "Did you do this?"
Jiang Miaomiao waved her hand, signaling Jiang Mian to take half a step back.
She crossed her arms and looked back at Ruan Zhi Qiu indifferently, "I did it all by myself."
Ruan Zhi Qiu cursed, "Jiang Miao Miao! I have no grudge against you. I even rented your shop so you could make money. Why are you doing this?"
Jiang Miaomiao twitched the corner of her mouth. "I can make money by giving my shop to anyone. Fine, I guess you've given me a chance to make money. But you've caused me more trouble, haven't you? Because you rented the shop to bully people and created all sorts of reckless activities that caused too many safety accidents. It's a small matter that my mall was raided, but it's true that you've repeatedly refused to learn your lesson and caused many people to get injured."
Ruan Zhi Qiu choked up, "Even so, so what? What business is it of yours if someone else gets hurt? It's not like I haven't offered compensation."
Jiang Miaomiao shrugged and said, "It's none of my business. But I'm protective of my own."
Ruan Zhiqi gritted her teeth and said hatefully, "You think you can bring down our Ruan family with this kind of public opinion? You're dreaming! What do a bunch of brainless keyboard warriors know? Believe me, I can send a lawyer's letter to sue a few of them, and they'll all be crying and begging for mercy on their knees!"
"A lawyer's letter is only effective against defamation, but what netizens are saying is clearly true. Didn't you knowingly become a third party? Didn't your father use his power to forcibly seize other people's business? Besides, this is just the beginning..."
Jiang Miaomiao raised an eyebrow, a mocking smile playing on her lips. Because there were still key figures who hadn't made their move!
The venomous beauty, Shang Han, was waiting for the final moment to strike her enemy.
Shang Han once said, "Reporting the Ruan family for tax evasion will at most cost them a piece of flesh. How can that compare to the crime of monopoly? The Ruan family has been domineeringly seizing the market and squeezing out new businesses for a long time, relying on being locals."
If the Ruan family is ultimately convicted of monopoly, it will be equivalent to being blacklisted by the government or even becoming a thorn in their side, and no company will want to cooperate with them in the future.
In this way, the Ruan family had no chance of recovery.
...
The government had just issued a warning and notice to the Nguyen family for tax evasion two days ago. That afternoon, it fined the Nguyen Group 4 billion yuan for "monopoly."
This is a blow that no company can withstand!
The Xie Group's legal team couldn't help but applaud, because they hadn't expected such a ruthless move.
All I can say is that the Nguyen Group is too much of an eyesore.
There are just too many masters of kicking someone when they're down.
Public outrage stems from the Nguyen Group's tax evasion, while savvy businesspeople are eyeing the Nguyen family's "monopoly crimes."
The matter was very serious. Even though the government was reluctant to let go of the Nguyen Group, it couldn't just pay money and be done with it as before. So it took the opportunity to establish its authority and make an example of them.
When the Ruan family falls, everyone pushes them down.
One whale falls, and all things come to life.
The market vacated by the Ruan family was quickly divided up by other merchants, with Xie Ran taking the biggest slice!
Jiang Miaomiao believes that more people should see through Xie Ran's seemingly sincere but actually hypocritical and mercenary face.
She did gain an early advantage and score points, but the problem is that she's now primarily focused on mall operations and some real estate, which differs from the manufacturing market positioning vacated by the established Ruan family business. Venturing into this market from another industry is risky due to insufficient experience and a long time commitment. But abandoning it would be a waste!
Thinking about it again, she suddenly remembered Jiang Si. "The Ruan Group has gone bankrupt, and the manufacturing market that's now available is a good fit for you. Do you want it?"
Jiang Si immediately became alert, having been given a PTSD reaction by her niece's sharp rebuke. She laid it all out beforehand, "Name your terms. I'm also looking to expand into the Pengcheng market; after all, Hong Kong is a bit too small."
Jiang Miaomiao honestly asked, "Give me another 2PP commission?"
Jiang Si sighed deeply, "You've also been the president of Da Jiang Group, so you know the wholesale and factory prices of Da Jiang Group's cosmetics. So how dare you ask for another 2PP commission? The two prices are almost even, this is going to make me lose everything! Just 1PP, any more and I'll pass."
"Alright, alright." Know when to stop.
"Then I'll go to Shenzhen this week. You can pick me up from the airport."
"Okay, okay."
This is a victory in a class struggle, and it is worth celebrating.
Jiang Miaomiao immediately booked a VIP room at Jiangmian's Four Dining Hall, allowing everyone to bring their families.
Ren Ziwei retorted, "What do you mean by bringing family members? You're just abusing your power to bring men and your godson to eat and drink with public funds!"
Jiang Miaomiao retorted, "Then why don't you find a partner and bring along an unofficial family member soon?"
Ren Ziwei flew into a rage: "Do you think you can just get rid of being single whenever you want? What if you want to be single again but can't shake off a relationship like your brother?"
Jiang Miaomiao: "..."
She said, "You're such a scumbag, yet so clear-headed."
Jiang Mian took nine menus into the private room and distributed one to everyone, including Xie Ziqi. Since Jiang Miaomiao was treating, "Everyone, just order the most expensive signature dishes. Don't order anything that's not expensive!" Jiang Mian suggested.
Jiang Miaomiao exclaimed in shock, "Jiang Mian, I've always treated you well. Is this really necessary?"
Jiang Mianmiao said expressionlessly, "You're acting like you weren't the one who tricked me a while ago!"
Jiang Miaomiao covered her forehead in shame: "Let's not dwell on the past, let's look forward..."
Jiang Mian replied, "You treating me to a meal and me running a shop to make money don't conflict. I'm only looking at making money..."
Yan Yousui, standing nearby, tried to secretly slip his wallet under the table to Jiang Miaomiao, hoping to give her a chance to pay the bill. But she simply pushed it back into his coat pocket. Seriously? Was it about money?
Jiang Miaomiao said seriously, "You have to give me a discount on this meal."
Jiang Mian nodded: "Recharging will make you a member and you'll get a discount, but it will only take effect next time."
Jiang Miaomiao said, "You're the boss, you can't make an exception."
Having witnessed Jiang Miaomiao's deceptive process of setting up membership cards as gold, silver, diamond, and black gold cards, Jiang Mian refused to compromise: "I'll just copy you." So it's all karma.
After several team-building celebrations involving meals, Shi Yi suggested, "How about we go to a bar and party all night next time?"
Before anyone else could speak, Jiang Miaomiao vetoed the idea outright: "You can go privately, but the team building activity is out of the question."
Shi Yi protested, "Why? Bars are so much fun!"
Jiang Miaomiao replied, "Our organization includes the elderly, the infirm, and the disabled, so the theme of our team building activities should be health-oriented. We'll skip bars and the like."
Shi Yi clicked his tongue and said, "Boss, our team building needs to keep up with the times. You can't reject the trends of the young people."
"Going to bars is a trendy thing for young people?" Jiang Miaomiao raised an eyebrow, disliking that statement. She closed the menu and looked at Yan Yousui on her right.
Yan Yousui has long shown signs of being henpecked. "I don't like going to bars; staying up late is bad for my health."
Continuing to the right, there's Ren Ziwei: "They're also prone to getting AIDS like Luo Jialang did."
Further to the right is Xie Liang: "It's easier to make mistakes and cause trouble when you drink. It's better to drink at home."
Turning left, we see the short, stout Xie Ziqi: "What kind of place is a bar? Can we eat there?"
Continuing to the left, there's Xi Shouge: "Looking for trouble. I need to stay home tonight to read and recharge."
Not to mention Jiang Mian, even Wen Rongying didn't support her: "I did some statistics, and although the results are unpleasant to hear, among the bad cases involving bars, 60% of the victims are women. In terms of case types, those involving rape, gang rape, drugging and rape, and drug trafficking account for as much as half."
Shi Yi didn't believe it: "If someone chokes to death while eating, would you just refuse to eat?"
Wen Rongying said, "Eating is a necessity, while staying up all night at a bar is an optional form of entertainment."
Shi Yi retorted, "Why should we be the ones to be cautious when others commit crimes?"
Wen Rongying choked up, "If we're not careful, are we supposed to tell criminals not to commit crimes? Even the death penalty can't scare away criminals."
Shi Yi was isolated and helpless, and his face was really damaged: "I don't know how you can talk so seriously! What era are we living in? You bunch of old-fashioned people."
"Debate is fine, but you can't let robber logic capsize the whole ship." Jiang Miaomiao reminded Shi Yi to stop at the right time, then turned to Wen Rongying curiously and asked, "Master, you two seem to have incompatible values. What exactly do you like about her?"
Others wanted to hear it too.
Wen Rongying truthfully replied, "Because she's the most fashionable. I'm a country bumpkin, so we can balance each other out."
The crowd booed, but Shi Yi gave him a flirtatious wink, praising his good taste.
Since everyone has their own preferences, Jiang Miaomiao didn't say much and instructed Jiang Mian to prepare the dishes and start the meal.
A table full of delicious-looking and fragrant dishes immediately won everyone's hearts. Everyone forgot their worries and chatted happily. Even Xie Ziqi downed two bottles of Want Want milk, then snuggled into Jiang Mian's arms, burping as he drank.
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