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

Chapter 378 Now that I see this mess with the rural bank, I regret it!
Xia He indeed didn't mention the matter again.

Two days later, Fang Qingye went to the rural bank again and transferred her 380 million yuan. The problems at the rural bank were more serious than she had imagined; caution was advised.

In August, Fang Jianwen took his wife on another trip. Since his son became a tycoon, Fang Jianwen has also become extravagant, and his travels are no longer limited to China; this time, they went to the United States.

This was also Fang Qingye's suggestion. While you're still young and the relationship between the Americans and us is still pretty good, go out and travel around. Who knows what will happen in the future? You're a Party member, so it's not certain whether you'll be able to go out again.

When her parents go on vacation, Fang Qingye can't stay at the nursery all the time. She has to come back every few days to visit and stay overnight.

This morning, Fang Qingye drove to the nursery. First, she went to a breakfast shop called Liu Sao across the street from her neighborhood. The crab roe soup dumplings there were quite delicious. If Fang Qingye slept at her parents' place at night, she would come here for breakfast in the morning.

Fang Qingye parked her car by the roadside and went into the breakfast shop, where she was surprised to see an acquaintance eating crab roe soup dumplings—Zhao Wenjun, the president of the rural bank.

Zhao Wenjun also lived in the same neighborhood. When he saw Fang Qingye come in, he greeted her with a smile, and Fang Qingye sat down at a table with him.

"President Zhao, I heard that your bank also has a cafeteria, but doesn't serve breakfast?" Fang Qingye asked.

"Yes, but the crab roe soup dumplings here are quite delicious, so I often eat here before going to work," Zhao Wenjun explained.

"It's delicious."

At this moment, the owner served Fang Qingye a basket of crab roe soup dumplings. He prepared a dish of vinegar, dipped the dumplings in it, and ate them with gusto.

Thinking of the investigation conducted at the rural bank, Fang Qingye casually asked Zhao Wenjun, "Director Zhao, has the investigation team left yet?"

"Not yet, it's still under investigation."

"That day when I went to the bank, did you hear Team Leader Yu say that they hadn't found any problems?"

Zhao Wenjun knew he was referring to the day of the bank run. He had also seen Fang Qingye there and knew what had happened. He sighed softly, "President Fang, you've worked in a bank before. Which bank doesn't have problems? It's just a matter of how big or small the problems are."

“That’s true.” Fang Qingye nodded and smiled. “As long as it’s not a major issue, the investigation team will turn a blind eye. After all, Nanxin Rural Bank is the first rural bank in the province and has a demonstrative effect.”

"Turn a blind eye? You're overthinking it. They'd love to dig up every inch of the place, especially that Xia He. After all, she was a colleague back then."

colleague?

You almost drove her away with your despicable means back then, do you think she doesn't hold a grudge?
Women are very vengeful.

Of course, there are deeper reasons why Xia He is so proactive and earnest.

You can keep an eye on the village and township banks yourself!
Fang Qingye naturally couldn't say these words aloud; she just silently ate her steamed buns.

"President Fang, I heard that when the rural bank was established, Zhang Xiaojun approached you and offered you the position of bank president?" Zhao Wenjun asked, changing the subject.

"Yes." Fang Qingye didn't hide anything: "Chairman Zhang did approach me, but he felt that I was too young and inexperienced to take on this responsibility, so he politely declined his offer."

“Sigh, you were right to have foresight. Now that I see this mess with the village bank, I regret it!” Zhao Wenjun said.

"President Zhao, you're a veteran banker, what storms haven't you weathered? You must have a way to solve this!" Fang Qingye comforted him.

"I hope so. I'm going to work now. Did you pay?" Zhao Wenjun said, standing up.

"I'll pay," Fang Qingye quickly stood up as well.

"Why are you being so polite with me? I'll pay, you can eat as you please."

"Okay, thank you."

Zhao Wenjun paid the bill and left in a hurry, while Fang Qingye continued eating her steamed buns. Thinking about it, Zhao Wenjun was quite a tragic figure.

He has the skills, but unfortunately he's been a bit unlucky.

After being parachuted into the bank by Xia He and losing his position as bank manager, he went to Shanghai but was forced to resign due to high-interest deposit-taking. He returned to apply for a job at a rural bank, hoping to make a big splash, but ended up encountering a bunch of "older sisters" who were overreaching and trying to take his belongings out of the bank.

Pity.

The investigation team stayed in Nanxin for a week, and Xia He would chat with Fang Qingye every night, so she knew everything about their investigation.

It was indeed quite shocking.

Major shareholders misappropriated bank funds, minority shareholders borrowed money using IOUs, and there were also instances of illegal loans being granted to companies.
The investigation report is said to be dozens of pages long.

Tonight, Xia He and Fang Qingye chatted on WeChat again, still talking about this matter.

"Qingye, we'll finish our investigation and return to Huijing the day after tomorrow."

"You've had a very successful trip," Fang Qingye said with a smile.

“Yes, the records of various violations are over ten pages long, enough to give the rural bank a headache,” Xia Hejiao said with a smile.

“The regulatory authorities must be the ones with a headache, right?” Fang Qingye said. “How should we handle this? Dismissal? Fines? But the fundamental problem remains unresolved. The most urgent task is to recover the misappropriated funds, which is no easy task.”

"That's none of our investigation team's business," Xia He said with a smile.
Our job is simply to investigate all the issues thoroughly, compile a report, and submit it. That completes my task.

“That’s true.” Fang Qingye nodded.

"Oh, right, Qingye." Xia He suddenly remembered something: "Su Ming called me this afternoon and said he's treating me to dinner privately tomorrow night, and he's also inviting people from the Nanxin branch who are quite close to him to sit down and chat. Did he call you?"

Su Ming is now the branch manager of Dongfang Bank's Nanxin branch. When Fang Qingye was at the Nanxin branch, he was promoted from head of the credit department to deputy branch manager.

After Xia He was transferred, Yao Gang, who was parachuted in from the Jinghai branch, was soon ousted by Fang Qingye after serving as the branch manager. Su Ming was then promoted to branch manager.

In less than three years, he rose from the head of the credit department to the top position in the bank, becoming the biggest winner.

Upon hearing Xia He's words, Fang Qingye replied, "No, I wouldn't be part of your bank's system now, so why would you invite me?"

“I heard him say on the phone that he wanted to invite you. He’ll probably call you tomorrow. You have to come! We haven’t had a meal together in Nanxin yet.”

"Simple, you treat me, or I treat you."

"Forget it, Nanxin isn't Huijing, so I won't cause you any unnecessary trouble. You can come to Huijing in a while."

"it is good."

The next morning, Fang Qingye indeed received a call from Su Ming.

"President Fang, I heard that Minister Xia is returning to Huijing tomorrow. I would like to invite her to dinner and also invite her former colleagues who are on good terms with her. So I would also like to extend a special invitation to you."

If Xia He hadn't reminded her, Fang Qingye would definitely have declined.

Since resigning and leaving the Nanxin branch, apart from Chen Meimei and Yang Yue, with whom I have had some personal contact, I have never contacted anyone else, nor have I ever stepped into the branch.

But since Xia He had told Fang Qingye in advance, she had no choice but to agree.

(End of this chapter)