Chapter 16 The Xu Family Faces a Crisis
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It was already past ten o'clock in the evening when Fang Li returned home.
She and Wen Yang hadn't seen each other for a long time, and once they started talking, they had endless topics to talk about.
After they graduated from college and parted ways, they talked about her experiences in Hangzhou in the past two years. She told her everything about Wei and Song Yuchen that she had hidden from her before. Wen Yang was so angry that he wanted to buy a plane ticket back to Hangzhou on the spot to vent her anger.
Fang Li's lips were almost irritated, so she stopped her temporarily.
Later, when they talked about her book, Wen Yang immediately patted her chest and promised that she would help her contact a great publishing house, and also promised that as long as the book was successfully published, she would also take care of the subsequent promotion and distribution.
The car stopped at the door of the house, and Fang Li couldn't help but smile.
Look, Song Yuchen is really nothing. Even if she leaves him, there are still many people who love her.
It was almost eleven o'clock in the evening. Xu Qingrang and Uncle Hao and Aunt Hao were both old and had gone to bed.
The lights in the living room were still on.
When Fang Li entered the room, she saw Xu Fangye, who always used the excuse of being busy and asked Han Xi to help him get out of the hospital and board the plane, sitting at the bar with his long legs dangling, drinking.
"When did you come back?"
Hearing the voice, Xu Fangye turned around and said, "You're back. Come and have a drink with me, your brother."
Fang Li frowned.
Xu Fangye was still the same Xu Fangye, except that there were two deep wrinkles between his eyebrows, and his eyes were bloodshot, making him look very tired.
This is very wrong.
She hasn't seen Xu Fangye like this in all these years since he took over the company.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Fang Li went over and Xu Fangye poured her a glass of wine. "It's nothing. I just didn't sleep well last night."
"Do you think I will believe it?"
She had never seen him suffer from insomnia since he was a child.
She fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow and was more sleepy than a new mother in confinement. Her brother actually said that he didn’t sleep well?
Only a fool would believe that.
Fang Li put down her wine glass and looked at him seriously: "What happened? Didn't you say you wanted me to call Zhou Ran?"
Zhou Ran is Xu Fangye's assistant and has been following Xu Fangye since graduating from university.
Fang Li had met him several times before going to Hangzhou and was quite familiar with him.
Xu Fangye frowned slightly, "It's really nothing, I can handle it."
After saying that, he picked up the cup and drank it all.
After drinking, he picked up the bottle next to him and poured it into the glass.
Fang Li looked at him, and suddenly reached out and snatched the bottle of wine from his hand, taking away the cup beside him as well.
"Xu Fangye!"
Xu Fangye was stunned by Fang Li's shout.
After a while, he glared at her and lowered his voice: "What are you doing! Grandpa is asleep, keep your voice down!"
"If you want me to keep my voice down, I can."
Fang Li plopped down on the high stool next to him and looked at him seriously: "Tell me, what happened that could make even a sleepyhead like you lose sleep?"
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Xu Fangye's handsome face.
But soon, he turned depressed, and after hesitating for a long time, he finally said: "There is a problem in the company."
“…”
"Several of the company's projects in Hangzhou, Haicheng, and Beijing are currently stalled." Xu Fangye pinched his brow wearily. "If we can't find other partners quickly, or find a large amount of funding... the company will soon be dragged down by these projects."
Fang Li was silent.
So that's how it is.
"Then you found..."
Fang Li fell silent halfway through the question.
Judging from her brother's appearance, he must have not found it.
Otherwise, I wouldn't be under so much pressure and drinking alone here.
Fang Li paused, "How can I help you now?"
Xu Fangye sighed.
He suddenly propped up his head and looked at her sideways. "Although this problem is rather troublesome, if we can find a strong company willing to cooperate with us in development...but which company would invest such a large sum of money for no reason?"
Back in the room, Fang Li lay on the bed, still thinking about Xu Fangye's words.
The Xu Group was founded by Xu Qingrang and has a history of nearly a hundred years passed down through three generations.
From Xu Qingrang's experience in shipping, to Fang Li's father's transformation into import and export trade, to Xu Fangye's large-scale reforms after he took over the company, to engage in industry and technology.
The Xu family has always kept pace with the development of the times.
Fang Li never thought that one day the Xu Group would face a crisis, and that a company with a history of nearly a hundred years would one day encounter a financial crisis.
What Fang Li couldn't accept was that when her family's company ran into problems, she was completely unable to do anything and couldn't help at all.
Fang Li slept very uneasily all night.
She dreamed that the company went bankrupt, that Xu Fangye was thrown rotten vegetable leaves and eggs by shareholders, and even dreamed that her grandfather fainted and was rushed to the hospital after learning about the situation.
Fang Li was completely awakened.
She sat on the bed, sweating profusely, and didn't come to her senses for a long time.
That night, Fang Li helped Xu Qingrang to bed and started thinking about this matter again.
Xu Fangye seemed to be very busy. I hadn't seen him since early morning, and I had no idea if there was any new turning point in the company's crisis all day.
She went upstairs with a heavy heart, and at this moment, the sound of a car engine came from outside.
Then there was a muffled murmur.
Fang Li quickly turned around and went downstairs. When she opened the door, she saw a box truck parked at the door and a dozen bodyguards were moving things out of the warehouse.
Fang Li was startled. Seeing Xu Fangye standing at the front of the car with a heavy expression, smoking one cigarette after another, she immediately went over and asked, "Brother, what are you doing?!"
Xu Fangye turned to look at her but didn't say anything.
Fang Li saw deep fatigue in his eyes, as if there was nothing he could do.
Her heart skipped a beat as she watched the antiques that her grandfather had collected for most of his life being packed up one by one and loaded into the car. It felt like a hole had appeared in her heart, and the cold wind blowing through the room made her feel uneasy.
"Is this really necessary? There must be another way, right?"
Xu Fangye remained silent, and Fang Li became anxious: "Brother! Say something!"
"Boss Xu, we've almost finished moving everything."
"Okay, someone will be there to pick you up at the pawn shop. Be careful on the road."
"yes."
The truck started and drove out of the yard.
Fang Li chased after him and wanted to stop him, but didn't know how.
Turning back, I saw Xu Fangye directing the remaining people towards the garage. "Leave the car that Grandpa usually uses, and take away the ones that I own."
Fang Li's legs went limp and she fell to the ground.
What should I do? I love cars the most, but now I have to sell my car.
Is the Xu family really at the end of their rope?!
Fang Li couldn't sleep again.
The room was well soundproofed, but for some reason she could still hear her brother making phone calls.
What should she do?
How can I help my brother overcome this difficulty?
After tossing and turning all night, Fang Li sat up from the bed in the morning when the sky was still gray.
She couldn't just sit there and wait for death. She would never let the Xu family, which was founded by her grandfather, end like this!
Suddenly, she threw off the quilt and ran out of the room without even wearing shoes. She knocked on Xu Fangye's door twice and pushed it open without waiting for his response.
Xu Fangye was sleeping soundly when he was woken up by her thudding footsteps.
He was about to explode with anger when he woke up, but when he saw it was Fang Li, he quickly closed his eyes and his expression instantly became confused.
"What are you doing so early?"
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