I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 244 Certificate of Surrender

Luo Yan took the initiative to find him.

The sun was shining brightly today, and the nursery was a riot of colors. Fang Qingye simply moved the small table outside, and the two of them sat across from each other, drinking tea and chatting.

"Mr. Fang, the first thing I wanted to do by coming to see you is to thank you," Luo Yan said.

"Thank me for what? For suggesting you take on the position of general manager?" Fang Qingye asked in return.

"Yes, I really didn't expect to be able to take on this position, especially since it was your suggestion."

Fang Qingye smiled slightly and said:
"This shows that your abilities are recognized by me, Chairman Song, and President Qian. Otherwise, even if I made the suggestion, they would not have agreed."

"But I still thank you. If you hadn't suggested it, I wouldn't have been able to take on this position, even though I feel I'm capable of it."

Luo Yan is right.

Song Qingdong initially proposed that his son, Song Dacheng, should serve as general manager!

Qian Weimin rejected the idea outright.

Qian Weimin proposed his own people, but Song Qingdong rejected them.

At this moment, Fang Qingye's words became especially important.

I didn't expect him to suggest Luo Yan.

When the news reached Luo Yan's ears, she was very surprised. In fact, apart from a few limited encounters, the two had no personal relationship at all.

Therefore, Luo Yan came to the nursery today specifically to express her gratitude.

"President Fang, do you have any further instructions?" Luo Yan asked.

Fang Qingye laughed: "What instructions could I possibly give? Chairman Song has probably already told you everything he needs to say, so I have nothing to say."

“But you are the chairman of Nanxinhu Development Company, and now you are my boss. I should listen to you,” Luo Yan said with a smile.

Fang Qingye glanced at her.

This woman is very clever; her words have a hidden meaning.

"Alright then." Fang Qingye put down her teacup. "I'll only emphasize one point: construction quality! No shoddy workmanship or corner-cutting!"

Fang Qingye became serious as she spoke: "Also, the budget for this project is about 1.43 million yuan, which is quite a lot. Don't even think about saving money. All of this money must be spent! If it can't be spent in the future, I will ask you, President Luo, why."

"President Fang, your idea is quite unique," Luo Yan said with a smile. "For projects with a charitable aspect like this, many people would try to save as much as possible, especially when it comes to spending their own money! But you, you insist on spending it all!"

"Just because it's a public welfare project, it should look like one! Let's not talk about how it benefits the present and future generations, but at least when we bring our families here to visit in the future, we can see all of this and have a clear conscience, right?"

"President Fang, don't worry, I will do as you say," Luo Yan immediately replied.

"That's good, but we can't waste it," Fang Qingye added.

However, she wasn't too worried about this, as her newly hired vice president in charge of finance, Xu Mei, had specifically given her instructions:

Make sure you keep a close eye on my money!

As the two were chatting, Fang Qingye's text message alert rang. He took it out, glanced at it, and then smiled at Luo Yan, saying, "The government's executive meeting has approved our proposal in principle. Of course, it still needs to be submitted to the county party committee's standing committee for discussion, but I estimate there shouldn't be any major problems."

Luo Yan didn't ask who sent it, but simply raised her teacup: "Congratulations, President Fang." Fang Qingye also raised her teacup: "It should be congratulations to us."

"From now on, I will be working under your leadership, Mr. Fang. Please feel free to offer your criticism and guidance," Luo Yan added.

"Don't mention it. Let's work together to make this project and the subsequent real estate development a success."

"Okay, I will do my best."

Luo Yan chatted for a while before saying goodbye and leaving. Fang Qingye smiled and said, "Welcome to come for tea next time," but he did not see Luo Yan off at the nursery.

Watching her retreating figure, Fang Qingye picked up his tea and took a sip. He suddenly had a feeling that Luo Yan's visit today might have been a pledge of allegiance.

Furthermore, Luo Yan drove her own car and didn't go back to the company, but went straight home to prepare lunch.

Her husband, the deputy manager of a supermarket in the county town, came home from get off work and saw his wife busy in the kitchen, humming a song. He asked in surprise, "Why are you home so early today?"

"I didn't go to the company. I went to the nursery, the Four Seasons Nursery in the north of the city, to chat with Fang Qingye for a while," Luo Yan said.

"You had a pleasant chat?"

"Yes, our proposed renovation plan for Nanxin Lake has been approved by the county's executive meeting, and I, as the general manager, will soon be able to take office! Aren't you happy?"

"Luo Yan, I feel something's strange."

"What's weird?"

"You were the vice president of Kerry Group, and Song Qingdong valued you highly. Besides him, his son Song Dacheng also had a lot of influence in the company. Now you've gone to be the general manager of a new company under Kerry Group, and you've lost your position as vice president of the group. So, do you think you've been promoted or demoted?" the husband asked.

"Huacheng Development Company is not a subsidiary of Kerry Group; it's a new company invested in by the three companies! It doesn't belong to any one party," Luo Yan corrected.

"Is this why you were willing to take on the role of general manager?"

“Yes.” Luo Yan put down the shovel, turned around, and looked at her husband very seriously: “Kerry Group is known as the largest real estate company in Nanxin. It has been developing well in recent years, but there is a big hidden danger.”

You mean Song Dacheng?

"Yes, he is the successor of the Kerry Group, but to be honest, his abilities are far inferior to his father, Song Qingdong. Once Song Qingdong gets old and hands the company over to him, who knows what kind of mess he will make of it?"

"Also, I was promoted by Song Qingdong and am considered his confidant, but not Song Dacheng's confidant! Song Dacheng sometimes dislikes me, and actually I don't approve of some of his actions either."

“So, being appointed as the general manager might alienate or even drive people away from Kerry Group?” my husband said.

"Yes. Huacheng Kai Company is an independent legal entity with independent accounting. The 300 mu of land by the lake also belongs to our company and is developed by our company. If Kerry Group has any problems in the future, it will not have too much impact on our company, after all, there are two other companies."

"Moreover, I think Fang Qingye is a really good person. He's young but has the ambition to do great things! You know, just two years ago at this time, he was just a small employee at the Nanxin branch of Dongfangxing, but now he's said to be a big boss with assets of over 100 million!"

Seeing his wife's excited expression, the husband smiled and joked, "Luckily, Fang Qingye is only in her early twenties, or I would have thought you had feelings for her."

"What nonsense are you spouting?" Luo Yan immediately became displeased: "You think everyone has those filthy thoughts like you!"

"Okay, okay, I admit I was wrong. I'll cook and you can rest." The husband quickly admitted his mistake.

"Alright, dinner will be ready soon." Seeing her husband admit his mistake, Luo Yan didn't say anything more: "Besides, the general manager's salary isn't low either, it's 35 a year, hehe."

While some were happy, others were annoyed. In the office of the deputy manager of the Suzhou branch of Jinghai Country Garden, Manager Huang was raging at Hu Hao.

(End of this chapter)