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

Chapter 274 "I am the chairman of the company, listen to me."

Fang Qingye was surprised to find that it was her elementary school classmate, Zhao Qiong.

"Hello, Chairman Fang!" The young woman greeted Fang Qingye with a smile and a very proper bow.

"Weren't you at Yunshan Teahouse? Why are you here again?" Fang Qingye asked.

“I resigned and applied for this job. Although it’s just a receptionist position, it sounds better than the teahouse,” Zhao Qiong said.

Fang Qingye understood what he meant. There were many teahouses on Tanxiang Road, and many of them had shady businesses. Although Yunshan Teahouse was more legitimate, it was still stigmatized. It was inevitable that people would point fingers at a girl working as a waitress there, especially since Zhao Qiong was a local.

"Mr. Qian is also a director of the company. Does he know you won't blame him?" Fang Qingye asked.

"I don't think Mr. Qian is such a big boss, he would be so stingy, right? Besides, you and I were elementary school classmates," Zhao Qiong said playfully.

Ah?
They really know how to use relationships.

I wonder if these things were mentioned when they came for the job interview?
However, Fang Qingye was too lazy to ask that question and simply said, "I'm here to see President Luo."

"Okay, please follow me."

Zhao Qiong led Fang Qingye to knock on Luo Yan's office door, and then politely closed it behind them.

Luo Yan immediately greeted him with a smile, "Chairman Fang, what brings you here today? Please have a seat, let me pour you some tea."

"Thank you." Fang Qingye sat on the sofa and waited for Luo Yan to pour her tea. After taking a sip, she asked, "President Luo, I came today to ask about something. Does the rural bank want our company to open an account with them and deposit some money?"

Luo Yan was a little surprised, but a smile appeared on her face: "Yes, Mr. Xu told you, right? It's true. A few days ago, Director Zhao of the rural bank came to me, hoping that the company could deposit some money there. I saw that the interest rate was quite high, so I agreed."

After listening, Fang Qingye put down her teacup and stared into her eyes: "President Luo, tell me the truth. Did Zhao Wenjun give you any extra benefits in this matter? I hope you're not lying to me. I will find out the truth."

Luo Yan rarely saw Fang Qingye with such a sharp gaze. Her expression changed slightly, but she quickly regained her composure: "Chairman Fang, I have not taken any benefits from President Zhao. I did this for three reasons."

"You said."

"First, the interest rates offered by rural banks are indeed high, as Mr. Xu has probably already told you."

Fang Qingye nodded.

"Secondly, we knew Zhao Wenjun when he was the vice president of Dongfang Bank, and we had a good relationship. I think you know that too. I was just trying to help him out of courtesy."

“Third,” Luo Yan hesitated for a moment before saying, “Some time ago, Mr. Qian told me that he wanted me to put some of my funds into the rural bank. Mr. Qian is also one of the investors, so I have to consider what he said.”

“Okay, I understand.” Fang Qingye said slowly, “President Luo, I am the chairman of the company. I am telling you that Huacheng Company should not open an account with the rural bank. If we don’t open one now, we can’t open one in the future! We are not greedy for that little bit of interest.”

"You'll have to figure out how to explain things to Zhao Wenjun yourself, but don't ruin things. After all, we're both from Nanxin, and we see each other all the time. Besides, we live in the same neighborhood now," Fang Qingye said with a smile.

"I understand, Mr. Fang." Luo Yan felt a bitter taste in her mouth.

Fang Qingye's meaning was clear: he refused, but it couldn't be said that he refused.

Why.
Of course, this problem isn't difficult; you just need to come up with a suitable reason. But there are more tricky problems, so Luo Yan quickly asked.

"But Mr. Qian is asking about it, how am I supposed to explain?"

"I'll just say I disagree," Fang Qingye said decisively.

Luo Yan glanced at him. "Okay, Chairman Fang."

"It's alright, I'm leaving." Fang Qingye stood up and looked at Luo Yan again: "President Luo, the finance department should listen to President Xu's opinions more."

"Chairman Fang, thank you for reminding me." Luo Yan's expression was somewhat gloomy.

Luo Yan escorted Fang Qingye to the stairwell, watched him go downstairs, and then returned to her office.

When Luo Yan got home from work, she told her husband about the big thing that happened at work that day.

Luo Yan's husband, Ma Kai, is the deputy general manager of a supermarket in the county. When he saw his wife looking sullen, he said, "Are you worried that Fang Qingye won't trust you in the future?"

"Yes, a little. You don't know how sharp his gaze was back then. Fang Qingye is usually very gentle and rarely looks at people like that."

"The 'gentle' attitude is just a facade. Yao Gang, the short-lived president of Dongfang Bank, was brought down after only a few months in office. The rumor is that Fang Qingye disliked him and went all the way to Huijing to find evidence of his crimes of colluding to defraud the bank, thus bringing him down! How can someone like that be gentle?!" Ma Kai laughed.

Luo Yan sighed again after hearing this, picking at her food, seemingly without any appetite.

"Alright, don't worry. Fang Qingye isn't a petty person. After all, he was the one who suggested you become the general manager. From now on, just follow Fang Qingye's advice and listen to Xu Mei's opinions on finances," Ma Kai comforted him.

Hearing her husband's words, Luo Yan felt better. Suddenly, another question came to her mind: "Honey, what do you think Qian Weimin will think when he knows about Fang Qingye's attitude?"

"What's he thinking? He's unhappy, but he can't do anything about Fang Qingye," Ma Kai laughed.
"Right now, your company's board of directors consists of only Qian Weimin, Song Qingdong, and Fang Qingye. The latter two are inseparable. Didn't you notice the rural bank's board of directors list? Almost all the wealthy people in the county are there, except for Song Qingdong and Fang Qingye! This shows that these two are in cahoots! What can Qian Weimin do to them?!"

“That’s true.” Luo Yan nodded.

"Alright, that's enough, let's eat!" Ma Kai urged.

Qian Weimin was indeed a little angry. Today, when he got home, he sat alone on the living room sofa, smoking in silence.

When his daughter, Qian Xiaoli, came in and saw the room filled with smoke, she quickly opened the door and asked, "Dad, what's wrong with you today?"

"Sigh, that kid Fang Qingye is really too much. He doesn't even give me any face!" Qian Weimin said angrily.

"Dad, you were praising Fang Qingye to the skies a while ago, and now you're criticizing him." Qian Xiaoli suddenly became interested and sat down next to her father. "Dad, tell me, how did he disrespect you?"

Qian Weimin then told his daughter the news he had received from Luo Yan.

"You're saying he disagrees with such a small matter? Besides, I was the one who spoke to Luo Yan first!" Qian Weimin said finally.

"Of course I admit that I also have some selfish motives. If I deposit more money in the village bank in my name, it will be easier for our own company to get loans in the future."

"Isn't that a bit much?" Qian Xiaoli suddenly exclaimed as if she had discovered something new: "Isn't your village bank's founding principle to be based in the county and serve agriculture, rural areas, and farmers? Mainly to provide small loans to agricultural enterprises and farmers? Why are you investing so much in the real estate sector?!"

"What do you know? Agriculture is a vulnerable industry. How much money can ordinary farmers borrow? They have to borrow from large companies like real estate companies to make money! In fact, everyone knows that serving agriculture is just a pretense."

"Oh dear, the way you're doing things, I think it's going to cause trouble in the future! Dad, be careful, don't end up with a lot of trouble before you even get to eat the mutton!"

After Qian Xiaoli finished speaking, she stood up and said, "I'm going back to my room."

"Hey, Xiaoli, you still haven't told me, isn't Fang Qingye infuriating?!" Qian Weimin looked up at his daughter.

"I think Fang Qingye did the right thing! Stay away from you bunch of old foxes!" Qian Xiaoli said with a grin.

(End of this chapter)