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

Chapter 223 The Old Man's Sworn Brother

Jingzhou.

A villa.

Bai Zihua carefully reported the situation of the renovation team to Su Tianyan.

"President Su, I need you to take a look at these documents."

"I have already marked the parts that you need to remember."

Su Tianyan always insisted on making the whole performance.

If he says he'll start a renovation company, he really will.

Only in this way can the authenticity be guaranteed to the greatest extent and the succession plan be successfully implemented.

"Um……"

Su Tianyan took the documents and began to read them carefully.

"Also, Mr. Su... I suggest we stop contacting the young master for now."

"You mean you want money back from him?"

"Yes."

Bai Zihua began to explain the pros and cons of this matter to Su Tianyan: "What if the young master quits his job and comes home to work on the renovation with you?"

Upon hearing this, Su Tianyan sternly rebuked, "He wouldn't dare!"

Although Su Tianyan was not angry, his face still held seven-tenths of his authority.

“If he quits his job and goes home, I’ll break his legs.”

Bai Zihua knew this was unlikely, because Xiao Cheng didn't understand this.

However, not knowing something doesn't mean you can't learn it. There aren't many technical barriers in the renovation industry, so there's still a chance.

What he really wanted to say was that if he kept asking Su Cheng for money, it would inevitably weaken his father's authority.

"President Su, you must understand, what if the young master trusts you and hopes you can make money?"

"What do you mean?"

Bai Zihua had to be more specific: "What I mean is, if you keep losing money and keep asking the young master to cover your losses, it will not only become increasingly difficult for you to ask for money in the future, but the young master will also become increasingly unwilling to give you money."

"He will feel that your cognition, ability, and wisdom are limited, and he will no longer consider your opinions on some important decisions."

“From now on, whatever you say will have no weight.”

Upon hearing this, Su Tianyan's eyes immediately sharpened.

He originally thought that Bai Zihua was trying to plead for the brat again, but that wasn't actually the case.

Bai Zihua is right!
Take the story of Old Zhang and his son who is in a vegetative state as an example.

If he didn't hold a special place in the brat's heart, he wouldn't have traveled all the way to Shiqu City to visit him in person.

Su Cheng neither knew nor cared about any vegetable or relative.

This gesture was entirely out of consideration for him.

Su Tianyan's idea was the same as Su Cheng's: to create a bottomless pit company and have him continuously fill the gaps in funding.

When Su Cheng wants to check the accounts, there won't be any flaws.

Su Tianyan has a professional team; it would be too easy for him to create fake transaction records or falsify accounts.

How could he not have thought of that!
No matter how much of a behind-the-scenes boss Su Tianyan is, he is still an insider.

No matter how deeply involved Bai Zihua was, he was still an outsider.

Sometimes outsiders can see things more clearly.

"Then what do you mean?"

Bai Zihua quietly stated his thoughts: "What I mean is, not only can we no longer ask the young master for money, but our 'decoration company' also needs to make money, and you should also send the young master red envelopes and transfer money to buy gifts from time to time to reward him."

Su Tianyan frowned.

Treat him?
Isn't this kid enjoying life enough?

Is there any need to reward them?
When Su Tianyan was in school, he had to get up every morning to slack off and earn his living expenses and tuition.

Su Tianyan and Xiao Li, a shifty-looking guy from the Peninsula, had discussed this matter while having dinner together.

Xiao Li said that he was admitted to university but had no tuition fees, so he had to clean up garbage every day for three years.

Su Tianyan was smoking a cigar at the time, and when he heard this, he almost coughed for a long time.

Xiao Li cleaned up construction waste, but he actually did sludge in the toilet. For two years, he was so smelly that he was practically covered in filth.

When Xiao Li heard about this, he immediately wanted to become sworn brothers with Su Tianyan, but Su Tianyan refused, and the two just became good friends.

How much hardship has that brat endured?

I only worked as a cashier at a convenience store for a year or two after graduating from university, and ate instant noodles a few times after starting work.

Reward my ass!

Moreover.

If we actually make a profit, then we'll have far fewer reasons to ask for money in the future.

"President Su, you've misunderstood me."

“What I mean is, as long as you make money through the renovation company, doesn’t that prove that your judgment was correct, that you are hardworking, and that you are a capable, intelligent, and wise father?”

Eh?
Su Tianyan's mind raced.

This seems to be the case.

But he wasn't comfortable letting his brat have complete control over such a large sum of money!

Sudden wealth will inevitably lead to reckless spending.

That brat is already planning to move houses.

"President Su, we don't know how much money the young master has yet. It's probably only a few hundred thousand or a million or so."

"This amount of money isn't much. Young Master's annual salary is already over a million, and he gets hundreds of thousands in bonuses from the cases he solves."

"We must trust that the young master has the ability to manage this money."

“Young Master isn’t a rich second-generation like Young Master Zhang. Moving to a new house is just to make commuting more convenient.”

Su Tianyan is only worried about people who aren't like Xiao Zhang, because it's easy for poor people to become arrogant after suddenly getting rich.

After much hesitation, Su Tianyan finally agreed to Bai Zihua's proposal.

If he makes money through the renovation company, his words will definitely carry more weight in the brat's eyes in the future.

Let's not even talk about those small-scale operations involving tens of thousands of yuan.

Then we can just ask that brat for tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, and get a big one right out of him.

Thinking about it that way, it's not so bad.

Su Tianyan didn't voice this thought; instead, she kept it to herself.

He then asked, "What about the case of Du Juan?"

Seeing that Su Tianyan agreed, Bai Zihua then began to introduce Du Juan's situation and the progress of the case.

"What?"

"It's been so long, and they still haven't come up with a plan?"

"How come such a simple case has taken so long? Are these people just sitting around doing nothing?"

According to Su Tianyan, Lin Lin and Ye Li are both experts at Shengyue Consulting, and they are both obsessed with it.

"What about that brat? Didn't he go too? Why is he confused as well?"

"Uh...Mr. Su, it seems that the young master was not involved."

“I know he wasn’t involved. Wasn’t he at the factory? Couldn’t he see the problems there?”

This is what Su Tianyan was worried about.

Once they have money, they become complacent and just sit around pretending to play games all day.

They no longer think about work and career, but about how to enjoy themselves and how to spend money.

In Su Tianyan's view, even though Su Cheng's position was inspector, he had been with the team in the factory for so long and hadn't found any problems.

Bai Zihua keenly sensed the source of Su Tianyan's anger.

It has something in common with the last time.

Is it a matter of attitude or ability?

Judging from Su Tianyan's reaction, he seems to believe that Su Cheng has both problems in this case.

That would be difficult.

"What's so difficult about the Du Juan case? What mistakes did they make?"

"Just dismantle the production line."

Su Tianyan didn't even look at the written materials, nor did he personally go down the production line; he discovered the problem simply by listening to Bai Zihua's oral account.

By dismantling the production line, we can meet the customer's needs.

With a wave of soft advertising and promotion, it would be a miracle if sales didn't pick up. "President Su, please don't worry, this case is still ongoing, you'll have to wait patiently."

Su Tianyan's face darkened.

"President Su, I suspect they might be intimidated by the amount of profit sharing from the Dujuan case, which is why they're being a bit hesitant."

"Furthermore, the handling of this case is related to the year-end awards, and even further, it will affect the selection of the deputy director."

Su Tianyan didn't care whether they were frightened or not.

This is like a group of master's students trying to solve a junior high school geometry problem, but they think it's an Olympiad problem, so they hesitate and dare not do it.

waste!

Speaking of the deputy manager.

Su Tianyan rarely inquired about Ye Li's situation: "How are that girl and that brat doing?"

"President Su, the people from the field team said that the relationship between the young master and Ye Li has improved, but they haven't completely reconciled."

"Easing? How so?"

"Young Master sent Ye Li medicine and ice packs, which Ye Li accepted. President Su, I must say Young Master is quite thoughtful; he values ​​Ye Li as a friend."

Su Tianyan had no expression; he lowered his eyes and seemed to be deep in thought.

Without saying a final word, he left the villa and headed straight for his resting place for the night.

……

the next day.

Su Cheng brought Qin Fen and Zhang Yangwen over to pack their things and move.

He didn't actually have much stuff, just two suitcases, so he didn't even need to call Lalamove.

The main purpose was to call the two people over to clean and tidy up the place for the landlord.

Although Su Cheng's landlord was also a mean-spirited old man, it was Su Cheng's responsibility and obligation to keep things clean as a tenant.

Three people were taking out the trash at the entrance of the building when an elderly voice came from passing by.

"Hey, Cheng!"

The speaker was Su Cheng's neighbor, an old man who lived in another building and had been retired for a long time.

"Hey? Grandpa? What's going on?"

"I'm just taking a walk. Is this your friend?"

"Yes, my friend."

"What do you mean by 'spring cleaning'?"

"Correct."

"Are you going back to your hometown or moving?"

"move place."

Where did you move to?

"The Second Ring Road."

"Oh, the Second Ring Road, what a great place, it's even closer to work now."

"If there's nothing else, I'll go upstairs first, sir."

"okay."

The three of them went back upstairs to continue cleaning.

Zhang Yangwen never expected that Su Cheng would live in such a place.

First of all, this old neighborhood isn't in very good condition.

In this old neighborhood, even a tricycle has a hard time getting through; people just randomly occupy parking spaces.

That doesn't matter, since Su Cheng doesn't have a car and doesn't stop anyway.

But the environment of this house is... well, let's just say it's not great, so Zhang Yangwen won't comment on it.

The essential.

The commute to this place is too far.

He took the subway for two hours to get there.

“It’s far, but it’s cheap, less than a thousand yuan.” Su Cheng explained, “Let me tell you, at this price you can only rent a partitioned room. I spent a lot of time to find this bargain.”

"Now that I've made some money, I can live closer to the company."

Zhang Yangwen was shocked when he heard about Su Cheng's rent.

He suddenly felt that he had lost his dignity.

Su Cheng spent so much time looking for an apartment to save money, and she also had such a long commute every day, yet her professional skills remained strong.

On the other hand, what about him?

I had an agency find me a place to live the day after I landed in Jingzhou, and it was a place that cost many times more than rent.

He's starting to regret it a bit, because the apartment he rented for seven or eight thousand or nine thousand wasn't as good as he'd imagined. It only had one advantage: it was close to the company.

Now I still have to worry about rent.

Qin Fen expressed a different opinion: "I say, Cheng-ge, you should have moved a long time ago. What kind of place is this? It's so far away, I'm afraid my car won't be able to get there."

"What, is your car some kind of old man's car?"

"No, what I mean is that I haven't charged my phone for several days, and I'm afraid I won't have enough battery left to get there. It's too far, and your neighborhood doesn't even have a public parking space."

"So what? If you can't, the three of us will push the cart for you later."

Qin Fen was actually right.

Su Cheng also dislikes this neighborhood.

Whether or not there's a parking space isn't important to Su Cheng; the key issue is that even charging her two-wheeled electric vehicle is difficult.

The key issue is that I don't have any money.

This is the best option if you're on a tight budget.

My father had complete control over the money in the early stages.

When you're broke, that's how it is; Su Cheng often has to eat instant noodles to get by.

"Did you see that old man just now?"

"Saw."

"Why do you know him, Cheng-ge?"

"I gave him my instant noodle cup and box, otherwise would Old Master Jing have talked to me on his own initiative?"

Su Cheng didn't think he had that much influence.

Su Cheng turned to Zhang Yangwen and asked, "Hey, Zhang, did your family give you any money?"

Zhang Yangwen replied shyly, "Not yet... but don't worry, Brother Cheng, I won't owe you any money."

Su Cheng: ???
"No, I'm not pressuring you to pay me back."

Qin Fen had no idea that Zhang Yangwen had borrowed money. He was initially taken aback: "Huh? Xiao Zhang, are you having some financial difficulties?"

"Uh, yes, something happened to the family business."

Zhang Yangwen seemed a little embarrassed when he explained.

In his subconscious, it seemed that being poor or showing weakness was a shameful thing.

He didn't dare touch the money he borrowed from Su Cheng; it was only enough to pay the rent for the next quarter.

Now I'm just hoping my dad will transfer the money to him next quarter.

Sheng Yue's internship salary was only enough to cover his daily expenses.

"credit card?"

"The credit card has been issued, but it hasn't been activated yet."

Su Cheng thought for a moment and reminded him, "You can activate it, but you have to be careful when using it. This thing is very powerful."

Su Cheng had previously refused to let Zhang Yangwen use this type of credit card.

Because once you start, the hole will only get bigger and bigger.

But then again.

Which young person doesn't have some debts?

If Xiao Zhang hadn't gone through this ordeal, Zhang Yangwen's values ​​wouldn't have been able to be reshaped.

Think about it this way.

It's definitely a good thing to let Xiao Zhang owe some money.

Anyway, with the Zhang family's Jin Hong Group backing him up, he can cover a hole of hundreds of billions of yuan, so what's a few tens of thousands of yuan in credit card debt?

"Yes, I understand!"

(End of this chapter)