Chapter 151
Tao Aihong felt that she couldn't explain it clearly to Jiao Huilan. Even though Jiao Huilan was the CEO of a listed company and her mother valued her as her eldest daughter-in-law, Tao Aihong always felt that Jiao Huilan looked stupid and didn't know how to adapt.
Tao Aihong thought, the brave ones will die of their courage and the timid ones will die of their hunger. She had all her money in the bank, and now was the perfect time to take it out and invest.
"At first I told you not to buy a house. If you hadn't bought a house, you would have had money to invest with me."
Jiao Huilan was kneading dough, so she was too lazy to pay attention to her. "Don't think about your investment. Mom wants to eat steamed buns tonight. Come and help me, otherwise it will be too late for dinner."
Tao Aihong reluctantly rolled up her sleeves to make pancakes.
"How come mom is such a good eater?"
"Mom doesn't eat as much as you." Jiao Huilan said to her unhappily.
"I am already a mother-in-law, and I still have to serve her."
Tao Aihong could only grumble secretly, not wanting to work any less. She was not stupid. All the money in the family was earned by her mother-in-law, and her grandson also depended on her for his whole life. She did not have to do anything and could only sit at home and money would fall from the sky. She was so happy.
The next day, Tao Aihong asked the factory driver to take her to the community behind Zhenxin Department Store.
Tao Jiangyuan looked at his sister driving the luxury car and felt unhappy.
His mother Zhao Ying also snorted: "Your sister is just lucky. You are no worse than her. You have both ability and appearance. Why don't you have such a good life as her?"
Zhao Ying curled her lips. What's the point of the daughter living well? The son living well is the real thing!
Tao Aihong is living a better life than Tao Jiang. Zhao Ying couldn't sleep well at night when he thought about this.
After Tao Aihong got off the car, Zhao Ying walked up to her with a smile, "My dear, did you bring your passbook with you?"
"Now people don't use passbooks anymore, they use bank cards," Tao Aihong looked around, "What kind of company is this? Why is it built in a residential building?"
"It's a shop below a residential building. This company is quite large, occupying several floors."
Zhao Ying pulled the lady's arm and said, "Lady, this is a good way to make money. Ordinary people can't even get in."
Tao Aihong was so fooled that she was stunned. "Is it really that difficult to get in?"
"No, this is a membership system. You have to be brought in by an old member to join!"
"Why?"
"You are stupid! Who wants to let others know about making money? Your brother only brought you in because he loves you."
Tao Jiang pulled the president aside and whispered, "President, did you see that? That's my sister. My sister is from the Meng family and is very rich! She can at least come up with a million. Later, if you ask for more, don't be too stingy and make people laugh at you."
The president smiled and said, "Don't worry, if I make money, you will get it. As usual, I'll give you 30% commission. I'll take 1 million and give you 300,000."
Tao Jiang was very happy. Her sister was rich, so it was normal for her to share some with him!
Under Tao Jiang's deception, Tao Aihong transferred one million yuan from her card.
Tao Jiang's method was really reliable. President Luo transferred over a million yuan to Tao Aihong the next month.
Tao Aihong was overjoyed when she saw that she had money, and she thought Jiao Huilan was a fool even more.
"Aihong, you can't take out this money." Tao Jiang said.
"Why?"
"One million, you made one million in one month. If you invest this two million with interest, how much can you make next month?"
Tao Aihong also thought so. "Then I'll go home and discuss it with Eryong."
"What are you still discussing? Meng Eryong doesn't like me. If he knew I asked you to invest, he would think I was cheating you. That's called prejudice! But you can see that the one million has already been returned to your account and you can withdraw it at any time. You should secretly take out the Meng family's money and invest more!"
Tao Aihong would never dare to do such a thing.
"Brother, the Meng family's money is not in my hands."
"What about the money in the factory? There is so much turnover in the factory. It would be easy to move a few million or tens of millions of dollars."
Tao Aihong was timid. She only dared to talk behind the back of Cricket Grandma and make up a story about Jiao Huilan to steal the Meng family's money, but she didn't dare to do it.
If her mother-in-law knew about this, she would be in big trouble.
Tao Aihong is not afraid of anyone except her mother-in-law.
"I can't do this," Tao Aihong felt guilty. "Eryong is easy to fool, but my mother-in-law is not an ordinary person. As soon as I put my butt there, she knows what kind of shit I'm going to do!"
Tao Jiang sneered disdainfully, "Does your mother-in-law have this ability? A 70-year-old woman, what does she know!"
"Don't disbelieve me. Just last month, 200 yuan was missing from the food factory's account. She knew exactly what the problem was! She knew who was good and who was bad in the factory, who was doing the dirty work behind the scenes, and how much money each department had. Besides, I'm afraid of her. I tremble when she looks at me coldly."
Tao Jiang thinks Tao Aihong is useless, but his ultimate target is not Tao Aihong.
What he was interested in was the Meng family's money.
He asked Tao Aihong for money, but Tao Aihong refused to give it to him, so he asked for it openly.
The chairman said he would give him a 40% commission if he could persuade Tao Aihong to transfer the money from the food factory.
If Tao Aihong transfers 10 million, he can get 4 million. Even if his sister turns against him, it's worth it!
Tao Jiang laughed dryly, "Aihong, you must seize this great opportunity! Besides, when you make money, you can return the original capital. How can your mother-in-law find out?"
Tao Jiang urged Tao Aihong to go home and get the money, but Tao Aihong could only respond with a few perfunctory words.
In the evening, Cheng Su poured water for Zhen Zhen to soak his feet, using an electric foot bath.
This was a project that Cheng Su valued last year. She thought there was a big market for small household appliances, so she asked Zhen Zhen to invest several million yuan to produce and develop foot foam buckets, massage basins, massage helmets and the like.
"Mom, try this foot bath, it has a massage function."
Zhen Zhen smiled and put his feet into the bucket. "Wow, this product is well made. It has bubbles and infrared rays."
"The foot baths on the market are too shallow, this one can soak up to the knees. People say that winter diseases can be cured in summer, so soaking your feet more often in the summer will be good for you."
Zhen Zhen was sweating all over. Tao Aihong glanced at her mother-in-law, secretly sat down beside her, and carefully observed her mother-in-law to see if she noticed anything wrong with her.
Zhen Zhen didn't even turn his head, "What's the matter with you eating melon seeds secretly?"
Tao Aihong was shocked, "No, I didn't do anything bad, absolutely not!"
"If I haven't done anything bad, then have I ever been smart enough to do something good?" Zhen Zhen moved his toes, not sure whether to laugh or not. "I'm not afraid of smart people doing stupid things, I'm afraid of stupid people using their brains. Once this stupid person uses his brain, bad things are bound to happen!"
Tao Aihong was a little angry, "How am I stupid? Don't look down on me!"
"Hey, you dare to be angry with me?"
"Didn't you say I was stupid first? I think you are prejudiced against me. You like Dasao, Cheng Su, Daya and the others, but you don't like me. You still think I am Tao Aihong from Batou Village back then."
"You're not?"
Tao Aihong was so excited when she thought about the million she had earned. "People grow up. I am a mother-in-law now. My brain is no longer what it used to be! Don't think that only my sister-in-law can make money. I made a million in a month. It's amazing!"
"It's really unbelievable. It's going to rain, and Aihong is going to make money," Zhen Zhen smiled, "Can you tell me, an old woman, what you did to make so much money?"
Tao Aihong told her mother-in-law that Tao Jiang had asked her to join the club. In order to show off, she even said that she had an extra million in her account.
"Account? Can I withdraw money from the account?"
Tao Aihong was stunned. "Take it to the bank, you can definitely withdraw it!"
Zhen Zhen looked at her and didn't say anything else, just asked her to go and get the money.
"Tell the president that I don't believe you can make so much money. If you can take out two million, I will invest one hundred million in you."
Tao Aihong was overjoyed. "Mom, if you invest 100 million and get 200 million back, I don't want you to buy me a house or a car. Just remember to give me a gold necklace."
Tao Aihong left happily.
Cheng Su frowned. This kind of scam was also popular abroad.
When Cheng Su was studying abroad, many of her colleagues were cheated out of money. Even people with high IQs and high education would find it difficult not to be cheated when faced with a scam they had never seen before. However, Cheng Su never expected that this kind of scam could be learned in China.
"Mother, are you trying to trick my second sister-in-law into asking her to return the money?"
Zhen Zhen sighed, "Your second sister-in-law is stupid and calculating, but she has one good point, she won't cheat her family. She can take advantage of her family in trivial matters, but she can't do such a thing as you ask her to set a trap for you. I think this must have been instigated by her brother Tao Jiang. Who told her not to learn her lesson and still associate with her mother's family? Let's take this opportunity to teach her a lesson!"
Tao Aihong told President Tao Jianghe about this when she got back.
When Tao Jiang heard that Zhen Guizhi was going to invest 100 million, his eyes turned red. "100 million? Did you hear that correctly?"
Tao Aihong said happily: "You heard it right, it's one hundred million! She was afraid that you were scammers, and said that as long as I can get the money back, she will believe me."
Tao Jiang and the president looked at each other and both felt that this was a bit risky.
Tao Jiang muttered: "She's not trying to trick us, is she?"
"Impossible," the president said. At the beginning of the century, this kind of scam was not common. Not many people in the north knew about it. Moreover, he was offering products for joining the guild, so no one would doubt him. "She's just an old lady who got a bonus from the times and made some extra money. Do you really think she has a clairvoyance? People are greedy. I gave your sister one million, how could she not be tempted!"
New members join the club every day, and the president has collected more than three million in one day.
He is willing to risk a million dollars.
Tao Aihong looked at the money in the card and showed it to her mother-in-law happily, "Look, I got back two million! I didn't lie to you! You can really make money!"
Zhen Zhen called Xu Wei, and Xu Wei gave an order and arrested the gang that very day!
The next morning, Zhao Ying brought Tao Jiang's wife to her home. When Tao Aihong heard that Tao Jiang had been arrested, she didn't believe it.
"He was really doing his job well, how could he be caught? Is there something wrong?"
Zhao Ying rolled his eyes and said, "I think I caught the wrong person. You know your brother. He is a very honest person. How could he dare to do anything illegal?"
Tao Aihong was anxious, "What did the police say when they arrested someone?"
No matter how bad Tao Jiang is, he is still her brother. If Tao Jiang is arrested by the police by mistake, she will definitely bail Tao Jiang out.
"The police said he helped others to make connections and charged them for bribes. Tell me, is it wrong to help? Your brother was wronged!"
Tao Aihong turned around and asked her mother-in-law for help. Zhen Zhen didn't say anything else and took her family to the police station.
"Comrade, my brother is Tao Jiang. What crime did he commit?"
The police officer glanced at Zhen Zhen and said, "Your brother is suspected of illegal fund-raising and fraud. The amount involved is more than 7.2 million yuan. You need to cooperate with the police investigation."
"Impossible!" Tao Aihong was anxious, "My brother is not that kind of person, how could he cheat?"
"What is your name?"
"Tao Aihong."
"Tao Aihong? The name sounds familiar," the police officer flipped through the membership list in his hand, "Found it, here, you are the Tao Aihong who saved one million? You are really rich, you just invested all your money after being fooled by a few words! Remember here, Tao Jiang brought member Tao Aihong to join the club, and he got a commission of 300,000! This club is for members, and there is a commission for bringing people in. Tao Jiang brought more than 400 people in, most of whom were employees of Zhenxin Food Factory."
Tao Aihong was stunned and snatched the membership booklet in disbelief.
It is clearly written above and cannot be false!
Her brother knew it was a scam but still dragged her into it just to cheat her out of her money!
Tao Aihong glared at Zhao Ying fiercely, "You also know that? You said Tao Jiang was acting as a matchmaker and charging commissions! This is what you call acting as a matchmaker!!"
Zhao Ying was anxious. "You two are siblings. How can you be called a fraud if you cheat your sister out of her money? Besides, how could you be cheated? If it weren't for your brother's help, would you be able to get back the two million?"
Tao Aihong was stunned. "I was able to get the money back, but it was all thanks to my mother-in-law! What does it have to do with my brother?"
"Your mother-in-law? Did your mother-in-law give you the money? I finally see clearly that you are an ungrateful person. Your brother is already in jail, and you still want to add insult to injury. If I had known you were such a person, I should not have given birth to you!"
Tao Ai's face turned pale. She knew that her parents didn't love her and that her brother was jealous of her.
But sometimes she also wants to show off in front of her family.
She wanted everyone to know that she was doing well.
But she had no idea that her family was a poisonous snake. It wasn't that they didn't like her being good, they just hoped she would be in trouble! They hoped to gnaw her until nothing was left of her.
Tao Aihong was still a little confused, so Zhen Zhen took her to the president's old house.
"Sister Zhen!" Xu Wei personally directed the work, which showed how serious this incident was. He pointed at the warehouse wall and was extremely anxious. "Don't tell me, it's thanks to your reminder that we were able to investigate such a large scam group! You can't even guess that this group has deceived more than 200,000 people!"
"So many people?"
"That's right. If the money was bundled up and piled on the ground, it would fill a wall in one day! We counted the money in the warehouse alone, and it was several hundred million. The initial estimate is that the amount involved in the case is 2 billion."
"So much money?" Zhen Zhen was quite surprised. "Where did you get so much money?"
"We in Xinyao do business and have money. Some factories are short of money and borrow money at high interest rates. Some people have a crooked mind and use high interest rates to attract members. In name, it is similar to a bank, lending money to business people, earning interest, and returning it to members. In fact, it is all fake! This group of people cheated once in the south, and ran away before being caught, and changed their ID cards to cheat in Xinyao!"
This group of people were originally planning to run away, but who would have thought that they were dazzled by Zhen Zhen's 100 million.
"They planned to cheat you out of 100 million and then run away! Who would have thought that you would work with me from the inside and outside to catch them!"
Zhen Zhen didn't expect that Tao Aihong, this idiot, indirectly did a good thing.
"Has the money been recovered? I just learned that Tao Jiang cheated many employees of Zhenxin Group. You see, I have made great contributions in solving the case, so I should at least make up for the money that Zhenxin Group was cheated of."
Xu Wei would give her face out of both emotion and reason.
"Don't worry, this is as it should be. Xinxin is a major taxpayer in Xinyao. If Xinxin gets in trouble, our city will be in chaos."
The president's office was smashed, and a group of members who received the news burned and looted it, and also released poisonous snakes to bite several employees.
There were even cases of lynching by deceived members.
Tao Aihong was frightened, but thanks to her smart mother-in-law, she got her money back.
She couldn't believe how this would end if she let her mother-in-law invest 100 million!
After hearing about this, Meng Eryong almost divorced Tao Aihong.
"Are you stupid? I've told you long ago that your brother is a worthless person! But you just wouldn't listen to me! If it weren't for my mother, all the employees of our Zhenxin Group would have lost everything!"
Tao Aihong felt guilty and anxious, "How should I know that my brother was lying to me?"
"Then you dare to ask me to invest with you! You dare to let me invest 100 million, what are you thinking?"
Tao Aihong really wants to help her mother-in-law make money.
Meng Eryong was very disappointed with her. He did not ask for his daughter-in-law to be gentle and sensible like Jiao Huilan, nor did he ask for Tao Aihong to have a prominent family background like Tan Wenyin.
He just hopes that Tao Aihong can live a stable life, but Tao Aihong always causes trouble for the family.
"What would you do if mom didn't give you the one million back?"
Tao Aihong was speechless.
Meng Eryong was so angry that he threw things, "Idiot! I can't live like this anymore!"
Tao Aihong felt wronged, lowered her head and dared not refute.
Meng Nan brought Juanjuan to make dumplings. She heard the noise next door and chatted with Zhen Zhen:
"Grandma, my aunt is a little bit stupid, but she is also responsible for this. Otherwise, we would never get back the employees' money."
Zhen Zhen couldn't help shaking her head, "If she hadn't been so stupid, would Tao Jiang have been able to enter the real heart?"
Meng Xi left work with her briefcase in her hand. "I was busy coordinating with the police today. I finally managed to return the employees' money to their cards."
"Have they all been returned?"
"It's back. It's several million! Fortunately, the police recovered several hundred million, otherwise none of them would have escaped!"
Tao Aihong's trouble made Meng Dong, who was far away in Beijing, very anxious. He was relieved only when he heard that the money had been recovered.
Meng Dong called Tao Aihong and gave his mother a severe scolding.
Tao Aihong still felt aggrieved, "I didn't know it was a scam, and I didn't get any commission."
"Luckily you didn't take it. If you had, do you think my grandmother would have tolerated you?"
Meng Dong knew that grandma was doing this for his and Wu Wa's sake. They were old, and Tao Aihong was already a mother-in-law. No matter how foolish she was, she was not fit to live with grandma, so grandma put up with Tao Aihong.
Meng Dong feels exhausted having such a mother. Not only can Tao Aihong not help him, she also holds him back.
If it weren’t for grandma’s support, Meng Dong really didn’t know how he would get through the day.
Meng Eryong and Tao Aihong were in a cold war for a long time.
Since this incident, Tao Aihong has become completely honest. Not only did she stop pleading for Tao Jiang, she also took the initiative to provide evidence that Tao Jiang had deceived her.
Zhang Cuihua was almost shocked when she heard this. "Then Tao Jiang will go to jail, right?"
"At least ten years!"
Gou Zi's mother clicked her tongue twice, "This guy is really not a good person. How many years will the president be sentenced to?"
Zhen Zhen heard Xu Wei mention that he wanted to sentence the president to death for speculation, but the outside world believed that the president should be charged with fraud, and the matter was still under discussion.
"By the way, I'll take you somewhere."
Zhen Zhen brought Gou Zi's mother and Zhang Cuihua to Martin's yard. Gou Zi's mother thought that Martin was a junk collector. But when she saw the disassembled Santana, she realized that Martin was actually a car maker.
Zhang Cuihua was furious. "Such a nice Santana, he just dismantled it like that? Aren't you afraid that he is a liar?"
What solar energy, what lithium-ion battery!
This sounds like a liar!
Martin waved his hands repeatedly, "I'm a college student, I'm not a liar."
"College students collecting junk? This is even more suspicious!" Zhang Cuihua didn't believe anything he said.
Martin was anxious. He was afraid that people would look down on college students and thought he had brought discredit to them, so he got into the modified Santana immediately.
"This is the electric car I modified. Look for yourself. It has a battery, a gearbox, and everything is good. It can run without refueling!"
Zhang Cuihua didn't take it seriously, "Then run one and let me see!"
"That's right. I'm telling you, don't think Zhen Guizhi is rich and easy to cheat. Her money is all earned by her hard work. If you dare to cheat her of her money, I will be the first one to not forgive you!" Gou Zi's mother said, and rushed to the kitchen to get the knife that Martin used for cooking. "If you dare to cheat, I will chop you up and use you as firewood for my Guizhi!"
"Look at him, there's not a pound of flesh on his body, only bones left. He can't even be burned with firewood," Zhang Cuihua said with a wicked smile. "If you dare to deceive Guizhi, I will take you away to sell your kidneys and blood! You'll pay with your flesh!"
Zhen Zhen gave Martin a very gentle impression. Martin did not expect that she would have such a tough friend.
"I'm not lying, this car can run!"
Martin stepped on the clutch, but the car didn't move. His face flushed instantly. "Impossible! It was working last night. I drove all the way to the canteen in front."
Zhen Zhen glanced at the steering wheel and asked, "Maybe the wires are not connected properly."
Martin said awkwardly, "I forgot to connect the line."
Time is limited, and it's good enough that Martin can do this.
He connected the cables, stepped on the clutch again, and the car started immediately.
The second-hand Santana sent by Zhen Xiangyang had average performance, but after being modified by Martin, the car drove out quickly and was so light that it seemed as if it had no weight.
Zhang Cuihua was stunned. "No, can a car really be powered by electricity?"
Gouzi's mother was also puzzled, "Guizhi, what does he do? The car is so heavy, how can it be driven by batteries?"
Zhen Zhen smiled and said, "Martin, he is the founder of our Martin Motors."
"Kill someone? The car was going fast enough, it could easily kill someone." Zhang Cuihua pondered.
Zhen Zhen was good at judging people. Martin was indeed a talented person. He installed his battery pack on Santana and made it possible for the electric car to change speed.
Martin was very excited because everyone saw his car on the road. He proved with facts that he could really develop an electric car.
He is not a stay-at-home kid; he is always inventing things.
Zhen Zhen proposed to inject capital into Martin, but Martin couldn't believe it.
"Boss Zhen, no, Sister Zhen, no, Aunt Zhen..."
Zhen Zhen laughed dryly, "If I keep talking, I'm going to become Grandma Zhen, Old Lady Zhen."
"No, do you really want to invest in me? It takes a lot of money to make a car!"
"How much do you think is appropriate?" Zhen Zhen asked.
"It must be at least 10 million!"
Zhen Zhen smiled, "I'll give you 50 million! If you don't have enough money later, I'll continue to invest."
“Fifty million?” Martin’s eyes widened. “Are you sure it’s fifty million?”
"Fifty million, Martin Motors... It sounds easy to pronounce, let's register this name. The company will also be called Martin, but I want 80% of your company's shares!"
How could Martin be dissatisfied?
Building cars costs a lot of money, and it is impossible for anyone in the country to be willing to invest in it.
Boss Zhen gave 50 million to buy 80% of the shares, which means that Martin is already a multi-millionaire!
He has money and can continue to develop cars. What else could he be dissatisfied with?
Zhen Zhen was a practical man, so he immediately asked Meng Panpan to bring the contract over. Meng Panpan brought a lawyer to draft the contract, and then found someone to use his connections to register the trademark and company, and went to the bank to open a company account.
Zhen Zhencai transferred the money to the company's account.
The office building that Meng Panpan helped find was right next to the Zhenxin Group.
She took Martin to visit the factory and said, "This is the old factory of Zhenxin Group. We have moved to a new location. You can use this place first. When the car is launched, we will expand the scale and production capacity."
Martin was stunned by Meng Panpan's professional attitude.
He slapped himself, still a little dazed, "No, Boss Zhen... Aren't you afraid that I'm a liar?"
“Liar? Who can you fool?” Meng Panpan looked at Martin’s thin figure. “When my aunt was racing in the mall, you were still in your mother’s arms! If my aunt thinks you can do it, then you can definitely do it!”
“…”
"Okay, my aunt and grandma still have something to tell me."
Meng Panpan opened the notebook. "She said that the company cannot rely on you alone, and you need the support of a team. She asked someone to go to the United States to inquire, and hired someone who graduated from Stanford, works on solar cars, and can make three-dimensional models. She also found someone who is good at computers and electronic power technology and likes to modify cars. There is also a talent who develops battery systems. In addition, there are 10 professional automotive engineers."
"..."Martin could no longer describe his surprise.
In just a few days, Mr. Zhen registered the company, successfully injected capital, and found a factory! She even recruited a team for him.
No, how could she be so capable as to attract so many people?
Martin asked Meng Panpan this question, and Meng Panpan smiled and said:
"Don't you know? My aunt has terrible super powers!"
"ah?"
"Money! Of course, this is just my aunt's most ordinary ability."
Not only did Martin think that President Zhen was scary, but she was also surrounded by a group of followers who followed her lead.
You know, Martin relies on the steamed buns his father gives him to support his daily life.
In order to save money, he ate two steamed buns a day and was reluctant to buy pickled vegetables.
Martin suddenly had so much money, and the first thing he wanted to do was to bring his father to the county town to live a good life.
Martin told his father that he had become a multi-millionaire.
His father Ma Deneng was silent for a long time after hearing this, then he rode his bike to take him to the police station gate and said earnestly:
"Son, it doesn't matter if you take the wrong path for a while. What's important is to know your mistakes and correct them! As long as you are willing to change, even if you have to spend 30 years in prison, Dad will wait for you!"
Martin was completely speechless. Only then did he realize that his father had misunderstood.
Martin immediately took Ma Deneng to Zhen Zhen's home.
After Zhen Zhen knew the whole story, he explained it in detail to Ma De Neng.
She thought she would have to waste some time talking, but Ma Deneng blushed and said embarrassedly:
"I believe everything you say. I often see you on TV. You are the goddess of my dreams."
Zhen Zhen is very interested in car manufacturing. She can't help but be excited when she thinks that the most powerful electric car in China, or even the world, comes from her company.
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