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

Chapter 273 I hope you won't get scammed again.

Summer vacation has started, which is also the season when typhoons are rampant. Every year at this time, the nursery has to make preparations for typhoon prevention, mainly by reinforcing greenhouses and trees, and setting up drainage ditches.

Even Wu Zeyuan, who had a limp, came to help after finishing his accounting work. Fang Qingye was no exception; wearing a straw hat, with his trousers rolled up, he was barefoot and digging in the soil with a hoe.

Just then, he heard someone calling his name: "President Fang, General Manager Fang!"

Fang Qingye looked up and saw a young man walking into the nursery, carrying a gift box in his hand.

"Li Liang?!"

Fang Qingye recognized him; it was Li Liang from the Fengyi branch.

Li Liang is from Nanxin and was admitted to the Fengyi branch of Dongfangxing Bank in northern Jiangsu. Last summer, Fang Qingye participated in a surprise inspection organized by the provincial branch and went to Fengyi. As a result, it was found that a loan handled by Li Liang was problematic. The borrower provided forged property rights certificates to fraudulently obtain the loan.

It was later discovered that Sun Peng, the then-branch manager of Fengyi branch, colluded with outsiders to defraud Li Liang of loans and set him up.

After the truth came out, Sun Peng was dismissed and sentenced to prison, but Li Liang was also disciplined and transferred from the credit department. However, after Fang Qingye returned to Nanxin, the two did not keep in touch much.

Fang Qingye was a little surprised to see the young man come to the nursery to find him.

"Why are you back? On annual leave?"

"No, I resigned and came back," Li Liang said.

“Going home is fine, Fengyi is just a bit far. Come sit in my office.” Fang Qingye put down her hoe and warmly greeted Li Liang. She first washed her feet at the tap, put on her shoes and socks, and then went upstairs to her office, where she also poured him a cup of cold tea.

"Mr. Fang, I heard you also resigned," Li Liang asked, sitting on the sofa.

“Yes, I run a nursery now,” Fang Qingye said with a smile.

"Ugh, Dongfangxing is really unbearable to stay in," Li Liang complained, then quickly picked up the gift box as if remembering something: "President Fang, I heard you like to drink tea. This is Jiawang tea, which is famous in northern Jiangsu. I brought you a box."

"Thank you." Fang Qingye accepted it without hesitation.

"Li Liang," Fang Qingye asked, "what are you planning to do after you come back?"

"It's my old profession; I applied for a job in the credit department of a rural bank," Li Liang said.

"Oh? You went to the rural bank too?"

"Yes, as you know, I'm all alone in Fengyi, a place I don't know at all. I want to transfer back, but it's not possible for regular employees to transfer, so I can only resign."

“I happened to hear that the rural bank was hiring, so I rushed back to give it a try. I didn’t expect to get the job, and the salary here is higher than that of the Eastern Bank, so I resigned without hesitation,” Li Liang explained.

"Oh, that's fine too." Fang Qingye smiled and said, "Then do a good job. Just like I reminded you before, you need to be more careful when you do things."

“I understand, and I will never make the same mistake I did in Fengyi again.”

Li Liang sat for a while and then left. Fang Qingye saw him to the gate.

Hopefully you won't get scammed again.

Fang Qingye watched him ride away on his electric bike and sighed inwardly.

Time flies, and it's already early August. Tonight, when Fang Qingye came home to sleep, her mother happily told her...

"Yezi, the village bank has officially opened. There are so many people depositing money. There are long queues. I waited for almost an hour before I could deposit some money."

"You're open for business so soon?" Fang Qingye was surprised.

"Yes, it's right on Changle Road. They just set off firecrackers this morning. The interest rates are really high!"

Hey, hey.
Mom, aren't you usually interested in these things? Why did you join in today?
She asked Bai Ou to remind her parents, but forgot to tell her own parents.

"How much money did you deposit? For how many years? What was the interest rate?"

“A 100,000 yuan deposit at home has matured. I deposited it for three years, and the interest rate was 4.0%, which is higher than the 3.5% of the rural credit cooperative. They also gave me a bottle of oil and a lucky draw prize,” Mom replied.

4.0% for a three-year term?

This interest rate is normal; small and micro banks generally charge 0.5% more than major banks, which is within the range allowed by the government. Fang Qingye originally wanted to say something to his mother, asking why she was so greedy for that little bit of interest, but seeing how happy she was, he didn't say anything.

Oh well, I'll just keep it. After all, it's only 10, and I don't think there will be any major problems within three years.

"Mom, don't go to those small banks anymore. Big banks are safer!" Fang Qingye instructed.

“I know, I’ll save this 10.”

"Mom, when are you going to Hong Kong for tourism?" Fang Qingye asked again.

It turns out that every summer, Fang Jianwen would go away for a period of time to avoid those trying to get into junior high school through connections. This year, Fang Qingye suggested that they join a tour group to Hong Kong and Macau, with him covering the expenses, so they could stay for a few more days.

The parents accepted their son's filial piety.

"The Hong Kong and Macau travel permit won't be ready for another two days, and your dad is also preparing to pass his driving test (Part 2) before he leaves," Mom said.

"Okay, then go ahead with your schedule."

Fang Jianwen indeed passed his driving test (Part 2) on his first try. The couple happily went to Hong Kong, leaving Fang Qingye alone at home.

He was still staying at home that night, and someone had to watch the house. This morning, after getting up and having breakfast, he went to work at the nursery and suddenly received a call from Xu Mei of Huacheng Development Company.

"Chairman Fang, General Manager Luo just came over and said that the company's finance department should open an account at a rural bank and transfer 1000 million yuan from the company's account to it for a six-month fixed deposit. I think I should report this to you."

Fang Qingye's heart tightened: "Why transfer the money there? Is the other party offering higher interest rates?"

"Yes, Ms. Luo said the bank negotiated a rate for her, and the six-month interest rate is 2.3%, which is higher than the one-year interest rate," Xu Mei said on the phone.

"You haven't started yet, have you?"

"Not yet, I wanted to ask for your opinion," Xu Mei said.

"Alright, shall we wait for Mr. Luo to be at the company?"

"exist."

"I am coming now."

Fang Qingye immediately went downstairs to get her car. Suddenly remembering something, she took out her phone and dialed a number. This time, she called Wang Chenyang.

After the call connected, Fang Qingye went straight to the point: "Chenyang, has the newly opened rural bank attracted any deposits from you?"

"They're here. Their bank manager, Mr. Zhao, came in person, but I refused him outright," Wang Chenyang said on the phone.

"Heh, you're quite decisive," Fang Qingye laughed.

"I think that as a company's finance manager, the first priority is to ensure the safety of funds, not to be greedy for a little interest. Besides, I don't like Zhao Wenjun. I feel that he doesn't seem to have any sense of respect in his work. I don't like him. Maybe I'm just naturally cautious."

Wang Chenyang laughed on the phone.

"Okay, I understand. I'll do as you say. If your General Manager Jie or any of the directors pressure you, give me a call!"

"I understand, Mr. Fang. Has Huacheng Development been pressured to withdraw deposits?" Wang Chenyang suddenly asked on the other end of the phone.

"Yes, Xu Mei just called me and said that her company's CEO, Mr. Luo, asked her to transfer some funds to him." Fang Qingye didn't hide anything and simply explained.

"She just refused outright; that's her right as the vice president in charge of finance! Sigh, Xu Mei is still a bit too soft on President Fang, so don't blame her."

"Why would I blame them?" Fang Qingye laughed. "Alright, I'm going to Huacheng's place. Bye."

Fang Qingye drove straight to Huacheng Company, located on Qianjin Road. It was a six-story building facing the street, and Huacheng Company had leased the third and fourth floors.

Upon reaching the third floor, a bar was set up at the top of the stairs, where a girl dressed in an office lady uniform was sitting.

"Zhao Qiong?!"

(End of this chapter)