Chapter 97 The Secrets of One Store
After working non-stop for several days, I'm finally able to sleep in at home today. Bai Guanqun went to class early, Xu Qingmin went to work, and the three women next door went dancing.
She's not used to suddenly having free time; she's really destined to be busy, and she gets anxious when she's idle.
Today wasn't supposed to be a day off, but I still went to the company anyway.
She had only been working in her office for a short while when Xu Qingmin entered with a dark expression.
"Song Yilin, my company can run just fine without you. You've been busy for so many days, don't you know how to give yourself a break?"
Song Yilin knew that Xu Qingmin was concerned about her, and there was no need to explain further at this time.
Song Yilin closed the door, drew the curtains, and drew circles on his chest with her finger: "There's no one at home, and I'm not used to it, so I came to the company. Mainly, I also missed you."
Xu Qingmin grabbed her hand: "Don't move. I haven't touched you for days. Don't force me to do it to you here."
Song Yilin immediately became honest. She had been feeling unwell these past few days, probably from being tired, so she hadn't had any thoughts about that kind of thing.
"Since you're here, I'd like to ask you something. I've already removed Zhou Jian's former confidants from their positions, but I still can't decide whether to dismiss them or offer them amnesty."
When the topic turned to work, Xu Qingmin became serious: "What are your concerns?"
"These people are all quite capable. If we fire them directly, they'll go to our rival companies, and they'll all have some resentment towards us. It's not appropriate for us to send talent to our rivals. But we didn't sign non-compete agreements. We didn't think about this issue when we acquired them. Now, if we ask them to sign them, they definitely won't. But if we don't fire them, they're all Zhou Jian's people, and keeping them in the company will always be a ticking time bomb."
Xu Qingmin pinched her nose: "Actually, you already have a plan in mind, don't you?"
"I really don't have it, that's why I came to you for help."
"These people were promoted in name only, but laid off in reality. I transferred them all to other industries within the Xu Group, promoting them one or half a level. Gradually, those who were not suitable were laid off for unsuitable positions, while those who were suitable could stay. Zhou Jian's circle is only in the car dealership; he can't reach into other industries."
Song Yilin gave Xu Qingmin a kiss with a surprised expression and praised him sincerely, "Thank you so much, President Xu, for helping me solve a big problem."
Xu Qingmin pushed her away: "Stop it. This isn't a genuine compliment. You're just waiting for me to say what you want to hear."
Song Yilin pretended to be stupid.
She had come up with a solution, but their relationship was special. If she directly told Xu Qingmin that he would definitely help her resolve the matter, what if Xu Qingmin wasn't so willing to resolve it that way?
Once or twice, she could act cute as Xu Qingmin's girlfriend, but it wouldn't work if it happened too often. So from the beginning, she and Xu Qingmin had to be professional. Once she became dependent on him, there would be no end to it, and she wouldn't be able to grow.
Xu Qingmin pinched her cheek: "Song Yilin, you're being too formal with me."
"Am I being too formal? It's because I want to be with you for a long time, so some things need to have certain rules and limits."
I like hearing you say that.
After the matter was resolved, Xu Qingmin wanted to spend some more time together, but Song Yilin forcibly kicked him out. She now held a certain position, and she wouldn't do such a thing in the company again.
Xu Qingmin didn't insist. It seemed that since they met, he had respected her wishes and stopped imposing his ideas on her.
Xu Qingmin had just left when Xiao Zhang came in to report on the store's affairs.
This store definitely has a lot of problems.
"Please call Mr. Yang in for me."
Mr. Yang strolled in and sat down in the chair in front of her desk.
Yang Lan asked in a displeased tone, "What does President Song want with me?"
Song Yilin smiled gently: "Is President Yang upset that I didn't bring you along on the inspection?"
Yang Lan also got straight to the point: "Yes, I wouldn't say anything if you went to other stores, but why did you go to store number one?"
"So, is there anything in this shop that you can't touch?"
"Even Zhou Jian doesn't care about this shop, so why should you? As long as it makes money for you, that's enough, isn't it?"
"This shop has been operating many unauthorized services, including adding and modifying parts, and even handling scrapped cars. Do you know that? If something happens to them one day, it will implicate the Xu Group."
This place is full of illegal businesses, many of which are involved in organized crime; it's truly a den of thieves.
Fortunately, it was people from the Xu Group who went; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to find anything. They had already collected anything that seemed suspicious beforehand, meaning they had already sensed the group's presence as soon as Song Yilin left and made preparations to allow the auditors to investigate openly. If it were a regular auditor, they naturally wouldn't have found anything. The Xu Group's auditors were accompanied by their legal department. Those people had handled many cases and could spot the problems at a glance.
Yang Lan clearly knew nothing about this, her eyes wide as she exclaimed, "What? They really dare?"
"Yes, they really dare to do that. Can you tell me now who controls this store?"
Yang Lan thought for a moment: "There is a very influential person in the area. Zhou Jian had already given him half of the operating rights of this store as a gift, but it is still registered under the name of Xin'ao Group."
"So, we shouldn't have acquired this company in the first place; we lost money?"
"You and your husband set up a scheme to buy the profitable Xin'ao Group at such a low price. You didn't lose money. But if you had known about this store, you definitely wouldn't have included it in your initial cost calculations."
If someone holds half the operating rights, then that person must be operating in the shadows. Legally, the store still belongs 100% to the Xu Group. Even if it's done secretly, the Xu Group still has half the operating rights.
Who is this person?
"General Manager Chen of Lijiang Group."
"who?"
"Chen Yan, the general manager of Lijiang Group."
I haven't heard of this person in a while. Xu Qingmin took her to a banquet before, and the person Xu Qingmin wanted her to give her was this person. He even bought ten cars for her.
This person already had half of the operating rights to the store, so why would he buy a car from her?
"I understand, you can leave now."
Chen Yan knew that the business she was involved in was somewhat shady, and it turned out to be this kind of shady method. Xu Qingmin had always given him face before.
So this person does have some strength. Although he can't match the scale of the Xu Group, the Xu Group doesn't want to offend him.
This is a difficult situation.
After get off work, Song Yilin waited for Xu Qingmin to leave work together.
Xu Qingmin was surprised to see her and said, "It's rare for you to wait for me after get off work. Usually, I'm the one waiting for you after get off work."
"So, instead of you waiting for me to get off work every time, why don't I wait for you just once?"
"good."
Upon seeing her arrive, Xu Qingmin stopped working, shut down his computer, and went home with Song Yilin.
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