"So this partnership company, in addition to helping us manage disagreements, also has a very important function, which is to prevent others from joining." Jiang Xueying pointed to Article 6 of the contract and said, "Any new partner joining must be agreed upon by all partners. If any one person disagrees, it will be deemed as the entire company's disagreement."

"But..." Qiaoqiao raised her hand and asked softly, "If the young master takes a fancy to someone else in the future, can we still stop him? This is too unruly..."

She wanted to say that she was not a faithful wife. Women in this era would not dare to do such things easily. Even if they relied on their family's power, they would be labeled as a "jealous woman". For example, the wife of Marshal Qi...

"This is the meaning of the existence of this company." Jiang Xueying pointed at the contract on the table and said, "For example, if my brother is favored by some little slut again, if this company does not exist, he may use various means to defeat us one by one to achieve his goal. But with the company, even if someone gets excited and agrees on the spot, it doesn't matter, because her words don't count, only the company's decision counts."

This is the advantage of the company. The pressure is on the group, not the individual. Collective responsibility means collective irresponsibility. Of course, there is no need to worry too much.

"Brother will realize that the difficulty is rising sharply, and he will naturally retreat." Jiang Xueying said softly: "It is much better for everyone to be bad than for some to pretend to be good and some to be bad."

"As long as the five of us have a unified attitude, Big Brother can only sigh helplessly!" Li Mingyue slammed the table and said, "If the five of us combined are not as important as a little slut, then there is nothing to say. Let's go back to our own homes and find our own mothers!"

"How is that possible..." Xiao Zhuzi said faintly. I thought to myself that if you and Jiang Xueying didn't agree, no one would dare to eat what I offered to them...

Qiaoqiao and Secretary Ma also nodded. They knew that the young master was not heartless at all. On the contrary, he valued his relationship with them very much and would never abandon them.

"Anyway, let me make this clear. If that day ever comes, I will quit being the CEO of Jiangnan Group." Jiang Xueying said with a stern face, "I will become a nun!"

"Yeah, count me in too." Li Mingyue also nodded and said, "Brother Zhao is good in every way, but he is too soft-hearted and doesn't know how to refuse. We must be a little ruthless so that he won't make the same mistake again in the face of a huge price!"

Zhang Xiaojing blushed when she heard that, and felt a little hurt.

"Xiao Jing, I'm not talking about you." Li Mingyue said quickly.

"Then you're talking about me?" Jiang Xueying snorted.

"I just said that, why are you so anxious to come forward?" Li Mingyue crossed her arms and smiled, "Why, are you feeling guilty?"

"Am I guilty? When Brother Zhao and I were on a blind date, you were still ice-skating in Yuyuantan." Jiang Xueying put down the contract in her hand, picked up the teacup and took a sip elegantly.

"It's a pity that your blind date failed..." Li Mingyue covered her mouth with her backhand and laughed, "No wonder, Brother Zhao is not a pervert, how could he be interested in a child?"

"I'm older than you," Jiang Xueying glanced at Li Mingyue's chest and sneered, "In every sense."

"You..." Li Mingyue suddenly felt like an arrow hit her knee.

"Here we go again..." Qiaoqiao and Secretary Ma looked at the two helplessly, then looked at Zhang Xiaojing.

"Stop, stop, stop!" Xiao Zhuzi hurriedly stopped the two of them, and said with a smile: "This shows the necessity of establishing this company."

"Humph." Li Mingyue crossed her arms and said, "Who said it wasn't true?"

"Haha," Jiang Xueying nodded and said, "It is necessary."

"Let's continue. Where were we just now?" In order to prevent the two from arguing again, Zhang Xiaojing had to take on the role of host.

"When it comes to the issue of new partners joining, we should advance and retreat together..." Secretary Ma reminded.

"Well, it's not just about new people joining the team. From now on, we will not have the right to make any decisions on any major matters. We have to speak through the company." Jiang Xueying continued:

"In the future, all our conflicts and disagreements must be brought to the company level for consultation and dialogue, and decisions must be made in accordance with the company's rules and regulations. Once a decision is made, everyone must respect it, otherwise it will be regarded as a betrayal of the company."

"Yes, it doesn't matter if we quarrel loudly behind closed doors, but we must be united when facing the outside world and remember that we are a whole!" Li Mingyue nodded and emphasized.

"That's right. The purpose of managing differences is ultimately to achieve harmony among people." Jiang Xueying also nodded and said, "Everyone hopes to live in harmony, without having to indulge in vulgar house fights like other wealthy families, which are both heartbreaking and harmful to the body."

Qiaoqiao couldn't help but applaud. She was most afraid of family feuds. It was said that the wives of wealthy families had a hundred ways to make their concubines suffer. She was really worried that she would be so stupid that she wouldn't even know how she died.

She felt much more at ease now.

~~

After reaching a basic consensus, the five girls suddenly felt a strong sense of comradeship, and the emotional barriers seemed to have been eliminated a lot.

Then, there are the specific articles of association. The most important thing, of course, is who has the final say and who will be followed in case of disagreements.

As a system designer, Jiang Xueying took full account of the feelings of all parties and drafted the following charter:

Li Mingyue is the 'representative partner'. She is the head of the company and represents five people externally.

Jiang Xueying is the "executive partner". She is the brain of the company and makes decisions on daily affairs.

Zhang Xiaojing is the "arbitration partner". When there is a dispute between the representative partner and the executive partner, she will mediate and arbitrate.

Ma Xianglan and Qiaoqiao are "supervising partners" and can make comments and suggestions on the decisions and actions of the above three partners. The three must give positive explanations and make improvements as appropriate. In addition, when the arbitrators deem it necessary to deliberate, the three will vote to decide the dispute between the representative and the executor.

In addition, on major company affairs, such as family settlement, time allocation, disposal of major shared property, etc., partners adopt the principle of one person, one vote and the minority obeys the majority.

For the most important matters, a veto is adopted, that is, if one person disagrees, it is regarded as a collective disagreement.

Of course, there are not many matters that can be classified as the most important matters. The current charter stipulates that there are only three items: admission of new members, support of future children, and amendment of charter.

It should be said that Jiang Xueying put a lot of thought into the formulation of the rules and made sacrifices on her own initiative.

She took into account the feelings of the relatively disadvantaged Ma Xianglan and Qiaoqiao, and did not adopt the shareholding system. Instead, she stipulated that each person had one vote on major decisions... This gave the two of them equality in personality.

She took the initiative to give in and made it clear that Li Mingyue would be the leader. The young county lady was of course very satisfied, so she took the initiative to give up the power of being the head of the family and learned from her uncle to rule the country without any effort.

Xiao Zhuzi had entered through the back door, so he was naturally satisfied to be given the transcendent position of arbitrator.

As for herself, she could only "suffer" and "reluctantly" be the "restricted" head of the family.

In order to satisfy the four people, Jiang Xueying seemed to suffer the most. But in fact, this kind of restriction would not appear in 99% of the cases...

And power comes from how many people listen to you. And this family is not just Zhao Hao and the five of them. There are also hundreds of housekeepers, maids and servants... As the saying goes, "A county magistrate is not as good as a current manager." The longer she works, the more stable her position as the head of the family will be.

If the president of Jiangnan Group cannot beat a young county lady who is ignorant of the ways of the world, then Jiangnan Group will soon be doomed...

Of course, Jiang Xueying, who is smart, will try her best to avoid making Li Mingyue feel sidelined. After all, a company is about harmony among people, and if the partners quarrel, it will soon fall apart.

~~

Jiang Xueying analyzed the terms one by one, and sure enough, the four of them were very satisfied. They felt that they were fully respected, and their impression of Jiang Xueying improved a lot.

"If there is no problem, let's sign and seal it." Jiang Xueying still had a calm expression and took out the ink pad from her bag.

Ma Xianglan got up quickly and took the brush and ink from the table beside her. On the terrace there were bookshelves, painting tables, a piano table, chess and scales, and of course, various sizes of high-quality rice paper and gold-sprinkled paper were always available. The ink in the inkstone box was also soaked with high-quality silk cotton. The room was warm, so she could start painting after a short heat in the incense burner...

Li Mingyue was the first to sign the five contracts and then used her own seal.

Next came Jiang Xueying, then Zhang Xiaojing, Ma Xianglan, and finally Qiaoqiao also wrote down her name 'Fang Qiaoqiao'...

She didn't have a seal originally, but Sister Ma gave her one a year ago, so she didn't have to put her fingerprints on it and it would be so embarrassing.

"You have to keep it properly and don't let anyone see it, otherwise gossip will inevitably spread." Jiang Xueying gently blew away her share of the ink.

"Yeah." Qiaoqiao was fine at first, but after hearing what she said, she suddenly felt like she was holding a bomb in her hand and didn't know where to hide it.

"By the way, what is the name of our company?" Secretary Ma asked with a smile. She was very satisfied with the result. She finally got the sense of security she needed most.

"Oh, I haven't thought about it." Now that she didn't have to use all her might, the young county lady regained her innocent look. She patted her head, picked up the contract, and saw that the company name was blank. She looked up and asked, "Xue Ying, why didn't you name it?"

"I dare not take charge of major matters." Jiang Xueying smiled faintly and said, "Please discuss this with all the partners."

"Okay." Li Mingyue said, "Let's call it Zhao Hao Company!"

"No, no." Zhang Xiaojing shook her head and said with a smile, "How can I use the young master's name?"

She felt like she had signed a contract to sell herself. Whether it was because she had given up or because she had formed a gang, she finally relaxed...

"Why not call it Five Star Company..." Qiaoqiao was no longer so embarrassed and suddenly suggested, "Sir, don't you often sing, 'The five-star red flag flutters in the wind, and the victory song is so loud and clear?'"

"No, no, it's too hard." Ma Xianglan said, "You can call it Wucai or Wuyin as well."

"It's not grand enough." The young county lady shook her head.

Seeing that they had chosen many names but none of them were suitable, Jiang Xueying said helplessly, "Please ask our female champion to choose one first, otherwise my brother will have to get up."

"That's right." The three of them nodded, and then looked at Xiao Zhuzi and said, "Come on, one."

"Then I'll just randomly come up with one. Please forgive me for making fun of you." Zhang Xiaojing reluctantly said, "In the Book of Jin, there is a saying called 'Lianli Trees', which means trees with different roots but branches growing together. It is considered a good omen. I think the name 'Lianli Company' is okay."

"Very good, this is the name!" Li Mingyue clapped her hands and said, "I wish to be a pair of wings in the sky and a pair of branches on the ground!"

She read "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" and apart from the first few lines, she only remembered the last few lines.

"Okay." The three of them nodded, and the name 'Lianli Company' was decided.

But Qiaoqiao couldn't help but secretly grumble, Miss Zhang really reads all kinds of books, and even reads "banned books"...