Siheyuan's Journey Through the Ages

Chapter 148 The Effect of Small Punishment and Severe Warning

"Boss Ma, what do you think of this tenement building? If there is no problem, I will call the owner over and we can sit down and talk together. What do you think?"

In a tenement building in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, a man who looked like an agent was bowing and nodding to Ma Qing like a slave. There was nothing he could do. As an agent under Zheng Real Estate, how could he dare not be attentive when facing the tasks assigned by his boss?
"Not bad, the house is new, the building is beautiful, the layout is square, the orientation and location are also good, but the price is..."

"Boss Ma, this price is fine. A 5000 square foot house for 20. There's really no way to lower it any further."

Ma Qing turned to Guan Yidie who was standing beside him and asked, "What do you think? I think it's not bad. The shop downstairs and the rent of the apartment upstairs are enough for you to live on."

"I think it's not bad. You decide, husband." Guan Yide's temperament is much more lively than Yan Luoqing. Ever since Ma Qing gave her a few more injections, she has been extremely obedient. Of course, Ma Qing couldn't figure out whether this person was really obedient, and he didn't care.

It's so cool to own a woman just by buying a building. Ma Qing was secretly proud of himself while confirming the transaction with the agent. The agent quickly went out to find the landlord to finalize the deal. After all, he also got a commission.

So, it is easy to get things done if you have someone in the court. Zheng Real Estate had an internal traitor like Zheng Yumian, who used his company's high-quality resources to do favors for his private business partners, and it was easy to do so.

Ma Qing put his arm around the woman's waist, his eyes fixed on her full breasts under the cheongsam. "I've also bought the building, and all the profits will belong to you in the future. I've already told you the rules. If you want to leave, tell me in advance. Not only will I not be angry, I'll also give you some money. But if you don't follow the rules."

Ma Qing suddenly raised his hand from the woman's waist and landed heavily on her perky buttocks. "I'm very difficult to handle."

Guan Yidie gave Ma Qing a wink and gently slid her fingers across Ma Qing's face, "Such a young and handsome face."

His fingers slid down across Ma Qing's chest. "Such strong and visible abdominal muscles."

His fingers continued to slide down and he grabbed it. "You know, I don't know how to thank my cousin. I thought I would never be happy in my life. But that day in the hotel, when I saw you, I don't know why, my heart suddenly became happy. How could I leave? I will follow you for the rest of my life." After saying that, without waiting for Ma Qing to react, he ran upstairs to look at the house.

"You can talk." After listening to the woman's confession, Ma Qing touched his face and said to himself: "Am I so handsome?" A woman with a completely different style from Yan Luoqing, this is interesting.

Just as Ma Qing was intoxicated by her own beauty, Huang Hongtu walked in and said, "Boss, I've seen this store. It's in a good location. It's no problem to open a branch there."

"Well, Lao Huang, then you should put in some effort to set up this supermarket as soon as possible. Also, you know what to do about this woman's matter, just tell him what you want to do." Ma Qing reminded.

"What woman? I don't know." Huang Hongtu could of course see that Mrs. Guan, who opened this new store, had a special relationship with his boss, but what did it have to do with him? Mrs. Yan had fired him before, and she deserved it.

Seeing that Lao Huang was so understanding, Ma Qing nodded, but he still had to say something to his No. 1 employee: "Lao Huang, I found that there are some counterfeit and shoddy products in our supermarket chain that shouldn't be there. This is a serious violation of the promise you made to me."

"You have to give me an explanation. If this happens again, I will give you money to let you leave. Some things are my red lines, and no one can cross them." Ma Qing's face was like the weather in June, changing in an instant. Huang Hongtu had never seen his boss treat him like this, and sweat broke out on his head, cursing his brother-in-law in his heart.

Ever since Huang Hongtu took the position of general manager, he has recruited a lot of his own people into the company. Ma Qing knew all about it, but Ma Qing didn't care. To put it bluntly, Baixin Supermarket Chain is a channel company without core assets. It is a platform-building company that relies on a profitable business model. No one is irreplaceable.

"Boss, don't worry. This is my mistake. I will go back and rectify it immediately. I will tell my brother-in-law to get out right away." Huang Hongtu also understood at this moment that his boss was by no means a hands-off boss. He didn't know how many eyes were watching him.

“It’s not that simple. All substandard products will be removed from the shelves, and all customers who purchased substandard products will be compensated.

I am most responsible for this matter. I will pay half of the compensation, and the rest will be shared by the employees at the supermarket headquarters according to their positions. I don't believe that your brother-in-law was the only one involved in this matter. Didn't any of the employees at the headquarters suspect or report it? I left a phone number for reporting it."

Ma Qing was a little angry. This matter had nothing to do with him, and his attitude of not caring about it made Ma Qing decide to give the headquarters employees a severe punishment.

"I accept the punishment, but will all the employees at the headquarters be punished? I'm afraid..."

Ma Qing sneered, "What are you afraid of? If there are employees who disagree, pay them their full monthly salary and ask them to leave."

"I understand, boss. If there is nothing else, I will go back and deal with this matter first." Huang Hongtu is a little afraid of Ma Qing now and wants to leave quickly.

"Go ahead and take care of things. Come to Liang Haowen Law Firm next Monday and we'll talk about increasing capital and expanding the store." Ma Qing waved his hand.

……

"What? I just sold my ancestral home, and you want to increase investment in the supermarket chain. Can you please stop eyeing the money in my pocket and let me go, Mr. Ma?" In Liang Haowen's office, Liang Haowen looked at Ma Qing speechlessly.

"This time the capital increase is only 10 yuan. For you, it's just 2 yuan. There's no need to make such a fuss." Ma Qing said disapprovingly.

"You... I'm not as wealthy as you. Everyone knows that you persuaded Zheng Yumian to invest in your toy factory, and you sold your shares at a sky-high price. Of course you are not short of money, but I..." Liang Haowen complained. He felt a little resentful that Ma Qing didn't take him to play.

"Who told you to always cry poor? Now that you know about this, don't you know how much money Zheng Yumian spent? You're probably not able to afford it." Ma Qing was not polite either, he almost pointed at Liang Haowen's face and said, don't think too much if you're poor, just play as big as you can.

"Okay, 2 is 2. We really have nothing left this time. We have mortgaged our ancestral home for a loan. Next time you need additional capital, you'll have to find someone else." Liang Haowen said weakly.

(End of this chapter)