"It's that simple?" Hu Jingxin was a little incredulous.
Jiang Xiaoli analyzed for her, "Your uncle's chemical plant has always supplied products to 'Xingyun Daily Chemicals'. This business model is inherently abnormal and unhealthy. It's as if 'Xingyun Daily Chemicals' is supporting your uncle's chemical plant."
Your second uncle has worked at the company for many years and has some deep-rooted connections. If he wants to cause trouble for you, or interfere in the company and form cliques, it can easily lead to many of your decisions not going smoothly when they are implemented.
"As long as we cut off these two people's negative influence on the company and stop paying dividends, they won't be able to hold out for long. After that, isn't it up to you and Auntie to decide whether to buy back their shares?"
Hu Jingxin thought about it carefully, "Xiaoli, I'll talk to my mom about this in person when I go home for the holidays."
She nodded. "Xin Xin, to be honest, I did bring this up because I'm a little worried about our future cooperation. I'm afraid of trouble. But I assure you, whatever your final decision is with Auntie, it won't affect our cooperation."
Hu Jingxin smiled and said, "I understand. It's not just you. I hope that the research groups we've invested in can produce research results to help the company grow bigger and stronger. But I'm also worried that once we have research results, my grandfather and uncles' greed will be stirred up."
"The Chinese New Year is just around the corner. I should go home and have a good talk with my aunt. If the company wants to develop well, it should get rid of these leeches that are sticking to it and sucking its blood as soon as possible."
"I understand. Don't worry, I'll give you a definite answer when I return to Kyoto after the New Year."
...
Time seemed to fly by as the year drew to a close, and before we knew it, it was the last day of 1997.
Everyone has been very busy lately, so we only had time to get together tonight.
Jiang Xiaoli ordered two tables of food from "Heyiju" and had them delivered directly to her home.
Right now, they're busy setting the dishes on the table.
After bumping into Dafu for the third time, Zhong Yuan sighed, "We used to be fine living together in a small single room. But as time went on, we bought bigger and bigger houses, but it's never enough!"
Upon hearing this, Zong Jia looked around the house, which was full of people, and agreed, "Indeed, the space is a bit small."
Dafu chuckled, "You two should just be happy about it. It would be truly tragic if you kept buying bigger and bigger houses but had fewer and fewer people around you!"
Jiang Xiaoli came out of the kitchen carrying two plates of fruit. "Brother Dafu is right!"
Jiang Chengle stood up and took the plate from her hand. "That's true, but if you move to my and my uncle's place, with such a big yard and living room, wouldn't we be able to play around as much as we want?"
Li Guizhi looked around and said, "Xiao Li, how about we change the venue when we have a lot of guests over during holidays?"
Jiang Xiaoli smiled and snapped her fingers, "No problem! Let's move to a courtyard house for a while during the New Year!"
Jiang Chengle was dumbfounded. "Huh?"
Jiang Ruilin chuckled and said, "You silly boy, do you think Xiaoli can only go to our place?"
Jiang Chengle sighed softly, "Xiao Li, I advise you to spread your affections evenly."
The food was laid out, and the dozen or so of them sat down at two tables, one large and one small.
Li Guizhi, holding a glass of juice, said, "This year has gone by so fast. This year, Xiaoli and Ayu got married and settled a major life event. I wish you all happiness and joy every day from now on!"
Everyone clinked glasses, and Fu's father refilled his and Jiang Ruilin's glasses. "Hey, Uncle Xiaoli, I heard you're a bachelor too?"
Jiang Ruilin paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yes, I'm single too."
Dafu couldn't help but rub his forehead and say, "Uncle Jiang, my dad is just being direct. He didn't mean anything by it."
Jiang Ruilin smiled and said, "It's good to be direct. After all, I should be an old bachelor by now!"
"Hahaha," Jiang Chengle chimed in, "That's right! To put it nicely, you're a golden bachelor, but in reality, you're just a bachelor!"
Fu's father said with a smile, "What's there to be afraid of being single! The most important thing in life is to live comfortably!"
After a few drinks, Fu's father and Jiang Ruilin got along quite well.
The others also joined in the conversation. Jiang Chengle kept asking Zong Jia how to beat a new game, while Chang Yue pulled Jiang Xiaoli aside to ask Li Guizhi how to knit her beloved rose sweater...
After dinner, Jiang Ruilin and Fu's father said goodbye and left, and Li Guizhi also said that she wanted to rest early.
They got together and went crazy, carrying a barbecue grill and two cases of beer up to the rooftop.
Zhong Yuan skillfully lit the barbecue grill, and they gathered around it to keep warm.
While the others were drinking and chatting, Dafu went home and found several large boxes of sparklers somewhere. "Here, you girls can light them up and have some fun."
After drinking some beer, Yan Chengcheng lit a sparkler and spun around like a madwoman, constantly asking, "Is it pretty?"
Hu Jingxin said "it doesn't look good," and was "chased" around for a long time before finally stopping.
Unbeknownst to them, 1998 had quietly arrived.
A huge firework shot into the sky in the distance, and they all looked over at it.
Chang Yue glanced at her watch. "It's midnight."
Jiang Xiaoli stuffed a pinch of sparklers into the barbecue grill, lit them, and gave two to each person.
Happy New Year, everyone!
They all waved their sparklers with smiles and replied, "Happy New Year!"
Zhong Yuan suggested, "Let's each make a New Year's wish, the kind that we shout out loud."
The others thought about it and did not refuse.
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