The crisis of 1997 was also an opportunity.
After a long silence, Ding Anping spoke first: "You don't believe me either?"
Li Wei stared at him and said, word by word, "Whether I believe you or not is not important. What's important is how to make my aunt believe you." This is a matter between the two of you. After all this commotion, what can I do?
He couldn't detect any warmth in Li Wei's tone, and Ding Anping said dejectedly, "I really didn't mean it. I thought it was your aunt."
Li Wei looked at Ding Anping intently for a long time. Regardless of the truth, Ding Anping seemed sincere at this moment. Moreover, Li Wei felt that no matter what Ding Anping was thinking, this kind of low-level mistake was not something he would usually make. In other words, he wouldn't have dared to do it under his aunt's nose.
As the ancients said, "Discuss matters, not intentions; if you judge intentions, there are no good people in the world. Discuss intentions, not matters; if you judge matters, there are no filial sons in the world."
Thinking of this, Li Wei said, "You don't need to be so discouraged. Since things have already happened, we can only try to salvage the situation. After all, on the bright side, your aunt still cares about you. Otherwise, I would have been worried that you would have no chance at all."
A glint of light flashed in Ding Anping's eyes: "That's true. You've seen how she treats me all the time. She treats me like her subordinate. Sigh, what's most infuriating is that I'm actually quite happy to run errands for her. Don't you think I'm being a masochist?"
Li Wei nodded solemnly: "That's right, it's just being a masochist, but who told you to like it? Nobody forced you."
After listening to Ding Anping's ambiguous complaints, Li Wei felt less resistant to him than before. She realized that he wasn't actually that bad, and his performance over the years had been remarkable.
Ding Anping perked up slightly and straightened up, saying, "That's true. I'm not complaining. So many people would love to be someone's subordinate but don't even have the chance. I just feel that after all these years, your aunt should know what kind of person I am. Everyone has seen it, right? How can she condemn me so easily over such a small matter? When we interrogate suspects, we adhere to the principle of leniency for confession and severity for resistance. I don't have any prior criminal record, so she should at least give me a chance to prove my innocence..."
Li Wei interrupted his meaningless monologue: "It's no use telling me all this. You need to figure out how to make your aunt believe you. Take your interrogation of a criminal, for example. There's bound to be some kind of torture... oh, that psychological battle of wits and courage, right? Either way, you're in the wrong. Manslaughter is a crime. Do you really think you can just walk away without any punishment? Do you think that's possible?"
Ding Anping looked at Li Wei in disbelief: "It can't be that serious, can it? I didn't do it on purpose!" It's not a big deal.
Li Wei raised an eyebrow and slammed her hand on the table: "Suspect, you better behave yourself. You haven't cleared your name yet. I hope you take this matter seriously. Your attitude won't help prove your innocence at all. You need to carefully and thoroughly explain the whole story to the investigators—my aunt—and then deeply reflect on the potentially serious consequences of your actions, as well as your unwavering loyalty to the organization. And you must be determined to have your actions investigated by the leadership in the future. Otherwise, your life is a waste of resources, and only death can appease public anger. Do you understand, Ding Anping?"
Ding Anping was stunned for a long time. He murmured, "I always thought you were pretty smart. I didn't expect you to be exceptionally smart. You're still a junior high school student...?"
Li Wei drank some water. She coughed and said, "My intelligence won't help you at all. Your attitude determines success or failure. Do you understand?" Women love to use the tactics of crying, making a scene, and threatening suicide. The essence of this tactic is equally effective on men.
Don't you see? How many toads jump out, snatch away the swan's flesh, and never return?
Ding Anping is much better than a toad, isn't he?
Ding Anping was, after all, a novice, and really had no experience in this area. Looking around, there seemed to be no one who could impart this kind of experience to him, so he could only use Li Wei as his advisor for now. However, he wasn't entirely confident: "You've never been in a relationship before, what you're saying... will it work?"
Li Wei rolled her eyes at him: "Do you have a better way? How do you know it won't work if you don't try? Don't worry, this is valuable experience I summarized after reading countless romance novels. I don't usually tell this to just anyone. You're lucky today."
Ding Anping found it even more unreliable: "So it's just theoretical talk. I almost believed you." Sigh, it's so hard to find someone who could give me advice, but it turns out to be a big con artist.
Li Wei looked at him as if he were an idiot: "Although it's not my experience, do you know who the authors of those romance novels are?"
How did he know about this? He immediately replied, "Who was it?"
Li Wei said authoritatively, "They are all young and beautiful women. Do you know how much of their advice is based on experience? They are all experts in this field! Let me tell you a secret. They are much more experienced than my aunt. I've already told you all my secrets. If you still can't handle this, I'll really look down on you."
Ding Anping was truly at his wit's end. After thinking for a while, he decided to give it a try, even if it seemed hopeless: "How about we give it a shot?" Actually, what the girl said wasn't entirely unreasonable.
Li Wei said indifferently, "It's not us, it's you. No one can help you with this. Sincerity is the key to success. The important thing is to have the will."
All deception and fraud will ultimately amount to nothing more than a paper tiger.
Whether Ding Anping can overcome this hurdle in the end is not that important to Li Wei. The main thing is that her aunt is in a very depressed mood right now, which is not something she can tolerate. What is the point of working hard and studying hard? Isn't it so that we can live a happy and joyful life? Anyway, her aunt is still young and has many choices.
As for Ding Anping, it all depends on his own fate.
Actually, when you think about it carefully, it's not a big deal. To put it bluntly, it's just a matter of jealousy.
Li Wei understood this point and asked for all the financial statements for this period. She glanced at them briefly, but there wasn't much to see. Although the company's finances had a large volume of business, the accounting was relatively simple, and there were no liabilities or other investments, so it was quite clear at a glance. She just wanted to know a rough profit figure.
As for specific costs and management, her aunt is very diligent now; the books in her room are already taller than a person.
Looking at that diligent spirit, Li Wei believed that she would be successful in the future. Even if her own abilities couldn't keep up with the company's pace, she believed that as long as she kept learning, she would still have a good eye. At worst, she could find someone more capable. She would never be like some of the older generation who clung to power and ultimately ruined the hard-earned business.
After a busy morning, Li Wei wanted to go out for lunch. She went downstairs to her aunt's office, only to find that her aunt was gone. She asked her assistant, Xiao Sun, who said that she had gone out with Ding Anping.
Li Wei wanted to ask her aunt in detail about her emotions at the time, but Xiao Sun couldn't give a clear answer either. It seemed her aunt was quite good at controlling her emotions at work; at least, people who weren't very close to her couldn't tell anything.
There weren't many people on duty anymore, and Li Wei didn't have much of an appetite, so she simply bought a bag of biscuits and a bottle of yogurt nearby, ate them on a bench in the park, dusted off the biscuit crumbs, and decided to go to the Xinhua Bookstore to browse.
When Li Wei came out of the bookstore carrying a pile of books and magazines, she regretted it. She really should have brought Luo Da with her. This kind of physical labor is not something a beautiful woman should do!
Li Wei returned to the company with arms aching as if they were about to break. Her aunt still hadn't come back. Li Wei thought about it and wondered if her aunt would even be able to go home to see her grandmother today, so she decided not to count on her anymore. She had someone pack up the pile of books and help her take them to the bus stop. Anyway, the bus stop was just one stop from home, so it was convenient.
Li Wei's pile of books was incredibly diverse: there were food magazines for her family; fashion magazines for girls; workbooks for school; sports magazines for Luo Da; storybooks and comic books for Li Lianhui and Luo San, and much more.
Sitting in the car, Li Wei looked at the bag at her feet. She was focused on making money through business, but seemed to have completely neglected her spiritual needs. This wouldn't do! We had to grasp both aspects firmly.
Li Wei made up her mind. She would go to the post office on Monday and subscribe to dozens of newspapers... Oh, right, should she set up a newspaper and magazine room like at school? Why bother with a newspaper and magazine room? She could just use the time to decorate a study for her dad. They always show it on TV, those tycoons wearing silk pajamas and glasses, saying to people all the time, "Come to my study."
Yes, that's it. First, create some conditions for Dad's mental preparation, then properly groom him to be a tycoon, so he doesn't stagnate at the level of a minor tycoon. Although Dad doesn't wear glasses now, he'll need them in a few years due to presbyopia. Then, glasses and pajamas will be indispensable. Just imagine, I'll be a tycoon's daughter then, hehehehe…
The daughter of a tycoon, lost in her own thoughts, accidentally burst out laughing, startling the passenger sitting next to her. "Look at her, she's such a nice girl, could she have some kind of mental problem?" the passenger thought, and moved away in fright.
When Li Wei got home, she was worried that her aunt wouldn't be back that night, and her grandparents would feel lonely. After taking a shower and changing her clothes, just as she finished getting ready, Li Lin came back carrying her violin case and leading her two best friends.
Li Wei looked at her strangely and asked, "Why are you back so late? Shouldn't you have finished your classes by noon?"
Li Lin wasn't in a very good mood and replied, "After class, we went to Ding Anni's house to play. Ding Anni was supposed to come back with us, but her brother said his whole family was coming tomorrow, so he didn't let her leave first. I don't know why they made such a fuss!"
After saying that, he went with his classmates, leaving Li Wei deep in thought.
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