I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 222 Sweeping Things Up

When Yuan Xinhao saw Lin Lin hand over the proposal, his feelings of guilt and shame reached their peak.

He originally wanted Lin Lin to become the leader of the activists for the deputy director.

As long as Lin Lin can become the deputy director, he is willing to take the lead and use some underhanded tactics that can affect the performance of Ye Li's group.

As a result, his actions gave Su Cheng an opening to exploit his weaknesses.

This is not worth the gain.

Su Cheng might be up to some dirty tricks.

Su Cheng read through Lin Lin's proposal from beginning to end, but did not express her opinion afterward.

No one could guess what Su Cheng was thinking at that moment.

Lin Lin tentatively asked, "Hmm? Xiao Cheng, what do you think?"

Lin Lin wasn't actually asking about the plan; she was asking how to handle the situation after seeing the plan.

To everyone's surprise, Su Cheng gave an ambiguous answer: "Not bad."

Lin Lin: ...

Why don't we just ask Su Cheng what she wants?
Lin Lin thought about it and then rejected the idea.

That's too direct.

Adults value subtlety, which means listening to the underlying meaning.

Su Cheng didn't keep them in suspense and just said it directly.

face.

Satoko.

He wants them all.

Su Cheng's request was very simple.

Yuan Xinhao wants to obtain Ye Li's forgiveness.

It wasn't just Ye Li; Qin Fen, Zhang Yangwen, Mu Xueping, and others were also involved.

Everyone in Group Seven.

As long as this is done, Su Cheng will not pursue the matter.

As for the case work.

They can do whatever they want; Su Cheng won't get involved, much less tell Ye Li about their plans.

Sun Xiaochen, who was standing to the side, finally understood.

So, part of the purpose of today's gathering is to help Yuan Xinhao get out of trouble.

Sun Xiaochen knows Yuan Xinhao and usually hangs out with him, but they don't treat Yuan Xinhao as an equal; they always keep him in a superior position.

Sun Xiaochen and the others clearly understood who they were and where they were placed in their respective positions.

Yuan Xinhao has no standing with them.

But calling him a lackey or underling wouldn't be accurate. He might be Sister Lin's underling, but he's definitely not one of their underlings.

To be precise, Yuan Xinhao was one of their playmates.

But it doesn’t matter.

Let's just shovel it.

They were doing it out of respect for Sister Lin, not for Yuan Xinhao.

After hearing Su Cheng's conditions, Lin Lin immediately agreed.

She looked at Yuan Xinhao.

Yuan Xinhao immediately understood.

The meaning behind that look was that he should apologize to Su Cheng and soften his stance at the dinner table first.

Despite his reluctance, Yuan Xinhao had no choice but to do it.

"I'm sorry, Brother Cheng. I was just jealous and petty before, which is why I did something offensive."

"I hope you can forgive me, Brother Cheng."

Tell the truth.

No one at the dinner table cared about Yuan Xinhao's self-esteem or face.

Because Yuan Xinhao was originally the lowest-ranking person in the industry.

Whether he was faking it or not, Yuan Xinhao's attitude was very sincere.

After Su Cheng nodded, Yuan Xinhao had passed this test.

After the meal.

After saying goodbye, Su Cheng left the scene first.

Lin Lin, Sun Xiaochen, and others lingered in the parking lot for a while longer.

"Sister Lin, what exactly happened?"

Lin Lin then explained the whole story.

Actually, Sun Xiaochen and the others had already guessed most of it during the dinner.

"I see~" Sun Xiaochen looked at Yuan Xinhao, whose eyes darted away.

The current plot mainly revolves around Sun Xiaochen giving Yuan Xinhao a warning.

This matter is neither a big deal nor a small one.

As the second-in-command in this circle, he naturally has this power.

He didn't utter a single swear word, but he thoroughly humiliated Yuan Xinhao, leaving him utterly ashamed.

Yuan Xinhao dared not utter a single word in rebuttal; he could only lower his head like a little karaomi and listen to the criticism directed at him.

Sun Xiaochen said she was tired and sent Yuan Xinhao away.

"Alright, you can go now. I'll chat with Sister Lin for a bit more."

"Sister Lin, I don't know if his father is the richest man in some place. Next time you have a gathering like this, tell me in advance who the other party is."

"Hmm." "So, is this matter considered settled?"

"That's it."

"Okay, that's fine. Call me again if you need anything, Sister Lin."

"OK!"

……

Su Cheng returned to her residence, quickly washed up, and then sat on the sofa to smoke a cigarette before bed.

He chatted briefly with Lin Lin on his phone, but there was nothing specific, just polite conversation.

Su Cheng had already made that promise to Lin Lin.

First, Yuan Xinhao will not be held responsible.

Secondly, she wouldn't tell Ye Li a single word about Lin Lin's plan.

Lin Lin and the others were actually skeptical of the latter, but Su Cheng didn't care whether they believed it or not.

He didn't intend to reveal the plan to Ye Li, because there was no point in revealing it at all.

The plan Lin Lin came up with wasn't exactly a piece of cake, but it wasn't worth much either; it was just a temporary fix.

Furthermore.

Even if it had value, Su Cheng revealed it to Ye Li, and given her personality, she definitely wouldn't accept such a handout.

Even if Su Cheng conceals the source of the plan, it won't work; it would be too easy for the secret to be exposed, and Ye Li would definitely be even angrier.

Su Cheng unconsciously scrolled through her phone.

He opened the chat window with his father and repeatedly looked at their chat history.

Yes.

During the day, his father sent him several voice messages asking for money, saying that 20,000 was not enough and that Su Cheng should send him more.

This left Su Cheng speechless.

He thought he would be satisfied with 20,000 yuan, but he didn't expect his father to keep pestering him.

No, you old man!
Logically speaking, if they only asked for 20,000 yuan the first time, they definitely wouldn't ask for more than 20,000 yuan the second time.

But the old man just doesn't play by the rules.

Their exact words were: "Think of a way to raise some more, if that doesn't work, borrow from colleagues, and it would be best to raise as much as possible."

On the surface, Su Cheng was unaware that his father had been observing him from behind the scenes.

After Su Cheng made some money, it was impossible for the old man to be stingy; he had to be more generous.

The old man's motive was simple.

Opening a renovation company was a pretense; the real purpose was to take advantage of this window of opportunity to extract money from Su Cheng.

But the old man has to maintain his fake persona to make money.

These middle-aged men all have a dream: to be a boss, drive a Toyota Land Cruiser or Range Rover, and then keep a divorced, promiscuous woman born in the 80s as a mistress.

Many middle-aged men, knowing nothing about business, plunge headlong into becoming bosses, only to lose everything.

They became bosses simply to be bosses, not to run a business.

Many of them started with zero capital, relying entirely on loans, including bank loans and private loans, to fund their businesses.

In the end, he didn't become the boss, but instead became a defaulter.

There are many such middle-aged men in reality, especially in county towns.

Following this line of thought.

Su Cheng could see through his father's methods of swindling money from him.

This is not a one-time investment, but a bottomless pit that requires Su Cheng to keep pouring money in.

If we run out of money today to buy this material, or if we run out of money tomorrow to pay for that labor, we have to ask Su Cheng for it.

When Su Cheng heard about the million, his first reaction was that he had found a loophole in his father's story and could call the police on the grounds that his father had been scammed.

But it's of no use.

The initial million was just to throw out the idea of ​​"starting a business," not to actually ask Su Cheng for a million.

Starting a business is definitely a real business.

The old man always makes sure to go all out with his act. He must have already rented a storefront in his hometown of Yuzhou and organized several employees of the Dihao Group to disguise themselves as a renovation team.

They might even actually come to the homes of homeowners and help them renovate their new houses.

As for quitting one's job to start a business and going home to work with one's father, it is theoretically feasible, but only in theory.

My father will definitely try every means to stop it.
At this point, the old man hadn't actually revealed any flaws.

But Su Cheng had been playing with the old man for so long that he had long figured out the old man's methods, and he had already figured out how to deal with him and how to counter him.

Ideally, it should actually make money.

If the losses continue and they keep asking Su Cheng to cover the losses, then it's not necessarily a bad thing for Su Cheng.

What does losing money mean?
Losing money means that the father's authority is weakened.

You've squandered the money I saved for my wedding, house, and car, proving that you're incompetent, lack vision, and are bad at doing things.

From now on, Su Cheng can openly stop giving her father a single penny.

Moreover, the old man's words will no longer carry any weight. In the future, Su Cheng can simply ignore any attempts at moral blackmail and justifiably dismiss them as nonsense.

So, according to this calculation...

This is still a good thing for Su Cheng.

So Su Cheng transferred another 1 yuan to his father during the day, but he didn't say things like "This is all the money I have left" or "I have no money left."

Ok.

Go ahead and play.

Let's see who can outmaneuver whom.

(End of this chapter)