After his verbal sparring session with Wang Cheng, Wang Peng felt completely refreshed. As for Wang Cheng's threats, he simply took them as a joke.
At that moment, there was a knock on the door, and Hu Mingyue pushed it open and entered the room.
She pulled up a chair and walked over to Wang Peng, giving him a playful smile: "Brother, I have a great idea, but I don't know if I should say it?"
"Just say what you have to say, why are you being so pretentious?" Wang Peng said irritably.
Hu Mingyue immediately smiled and said, "I plan to team up with my two sisters-in-law's private investigators to secretly investigate Zhao Laixi's death."
"Didn't you suspect he was murdered by Wang Cheng? Then let's investigate secretly. If we find any evidence, we can just hand him over to the police."
At this point, Hu Mingyue sneered: "For a scoundrel like Wang Cheng, prison is the best place for him."
Wang Peng nodded: "Alright, I'll leave this to you. Wang Cheng... his going to jail is the greatest contribution he can make to society."
"Hehe." Hu Mingyue laughed again and gave Wang Peng a thumbs up.
The knocking sounded again, and Du Lei appeared at the door: "Brother Peng, Zhao Laixi's wife sent this through someone."
He quickly walked to Wang Peng's side and handed him a funeral invitation.
Wang Peng opened the invitation and saw it was for Zhao Laixi's memorial service. He glanced at his watch; the service was in three days.
"Brother Lei, what do you think? Should I go and join in the fun?" Wang Peng wanted to go, but then felt it wasn't very interesting.
After thinking it over carefully, Du Lei smiled and suggested, "If you have time, you should go. After all, he's a veteran in the retail industry."
Hu Mingyue added, "Brother Lei is right, many supermarket managers will be there."
Wang Peng nodded and put the post in the drawer: "Okay, I'll make time to go."
He glanced at his watch and said, "It's almost time, let's go to the district."
The two left the office, drove to the district committee, and found Director Hu Yong. They were then told that Hu Yong was to travel with a higher-level leader.
Wang Peng checked the time and said, "Brother Lei, let's go to the Brilliant No. 5 store."
Du Lei nodded and drove the car to the outside of the Brilliant No. 5 store. The two locked the car and went into the store.
As soon as you enter the main gate, you can see the elevator in the lobby. It's exactly the same as the elevator in Brother Supermarket Store No. 5, extending from the first floor to the fifth floor.
Du Lei whispered, "Brother Peng, there are significantly fewer people here. Before our No. 5 store opened, this place was packed with people all the time."
Wang Peng smiled slightly, first moved everyone on the first floor, then took the elevator to the second floor.
There were even fewer customers on the second floor than on the first floor. Many of the sales clerks were idle, chatting in groups of three or five.
They went up from the second floor to the fourth floor, which was still just as deserted. Wang Peng shook his head: "Brother Lei, analyze this for me."
Du Lei slowly began, "There are still counterfeit goods here, and returns are extremely difficult. The service attitude isn't as good as ours either."
"Ordinary people and consumers aren't stupid. They're more comfortable shopping in our store, so they won't come here anymore," Du Lei added.
"Is the poor service attitude due to low employee wages?" Wang Peng pressed.
"Yes." Du Lei nodded. "The average salary here is only five hundred. Employees work at least 24 hours a day, and there are no holidays. Taking leave will result in a lot of deductions."
“With our brother supermarket here, the employees here are bound to come to work with resentment, so how good can their service be?” Du Lei added.
Wang Peng chuckled lightly, saying that no matter how much he said, the brilliant leader was still reluctant to give his employees more benefits.
As the two brothers chatted, they took the elevator down to the first floor. Just as they were about to leave, a young couple blocked their way.
The girl pointed to the northeast corner of the supermarket: "Handsome, I remember there was a KFC over there, but why isn't it there anymore?"
Wang Peng looked at Du Lei: "You're handsome, you answer."
"Hehe." The girl couldn't hold back and burst out laughing: "Aren't you employees here?"
Wang Peng shook his head: "We just happened to be wearing the same suits; we're not employees here."
Du Lei chimed in, "Sister, KFC has moved to Brothers No. 5 Store. It's just two stops west of here."
The girl was a little embarrassed and quickly thanked them, saying, "Thank you, thank you."
After saying that, she took her boyfriend's hand and walked towards the supermarket entrance.
Du Lei whispered, "Brother Peng, actually, KFC coming to our area is a huge blow. Many customers who eat at KFC also go shopping, especially young people."
“That’s right, I can already see the fate of Brilliant Supermarket. They will either go bankrupt or leave the provincial capital to develop elsewhere,” Wang Peng said.
He patted Du Lei on the shoulder and said with a smile, "When that day comes, I will hand over the company to you to manage."
"No way!" Du Lei immediately reacted, urgently saying, "Brother Peng, you're the soul of our brothers. If you just sit back and do nothing..."
"Stop talking." Wang Peng smiled slightly. "Brother Lei, I'll be satisfied as long as you manage the supermarket well and let me get more dividends."
He glanced at his watch and said, "Let's find a place to eat, then head to the airport to wait for Mengjiao."
Du Lei dared not persuade him any further and could only leave with Wang Peng, driving to the Xinglan Hotel.
After lunch, Wang Peng returned to his room to rest, but he couldn't fall asleep. Thinking about Li Mengjiao's upcoming arrival, he couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.
He waited until 4 p.m. when he received a call from Hu Yong, who told him to go to the international airport immediately to accompany his superiors to pick up the passengers.
Wang Peng informed Du Lei, and the two brothers immediately drove to the airport, where they met Hu Yong and a group of staff members.
Hu Yong quietly told Wang Peng, "The higher-ups are taking this matter very seriously, so you have to do your best."
Wang Peng nodded and followed them into the airport, standing at the back of the line, waiting for Li Mengjiao to get off the plane.
Time ticked by, and finally the announcement of the flight's arrival came over the loudspeaker. Not long after, the silhouette of an airplane appeared in the sky.
The huge plane landed slowly, and the staff worked in an orderly manner.
Wang Peng was getting bored waiting. Suddenly, the group moved forward, and he hurriedly followed. When he saw Li Mengjiao get off the plane, he waved to her vigorously.
Li Mengjiao saw him, waved to him, and walked towards him with a smile.
Many people at the scene recognized Li Mengjiao and gathered around her. Hu Yong quickly smiled and extended his right hand: "President Li, welcome back to China."
Li Mengjiao smiled politely at him, but did not shake his hand. She went straight to Wang Peng and hugged him tightly.
"Brother Peng!" She rested her head on Wang Peng's shoulder, like a young girl in love.
Hu Yong and the others were stunned and turned to look at them. Some of them knew about the relationship between Wang Peng and Li Mengjiao, while others did not.
Hu Yong hurriedly explained to his superior, "Director Tong, General Manager Li and General Manager Wang are... close comrades-in-arms."
Tong Jianhua laughed heartily: "Old Hu, why didn't you tell me this sooner? It's such important news!"
Hu Yong was speechless. Looking at Wang Peng and Li Mengjiao embracing intimately, he felt a chill run down his spine.
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