Divine fortune teller and traditional Chinese medicine doctor

"Mr. Lu, if I remember correctly, we met at a dinner party last month, didn't we?"

Sun Jiancheng looked at Lu Ming with a forced smile and asked.

"Hello, Director Sun. Yes, I have a vivid memory of Director Sun's drinking capacity."

Lu Ming smiled politely and appeared quite calm.

"Hahaha! Ms. Lu's drinking capacity is quite impressive. Ms. Lu, what rules did my brother-in-law, Liao Haitao, violate that you're going to fire him?"

Sun Jiancheng laughed and went straight to the point.

"These are the hotel bills for Manager Liao's relatives and friends during his tenure as hotel general manager, and all of these expenses were recorded under the hotel's public relations expenditures. If your father and sister hadn't told me themselves, I would have been completely unaware. Although the hotel doesn't care about this amount of money, this is a very egregious act of abusing public office for private gain. If even a general manager is so undisciplined, won't everyone below be thrown into chaos? Director Sun, if your subordinate did this, how would you handle it?"

As Lu Ming spoke, she picked up her phone, opened a file, and handed it to Sun Jiancheng to look at.

Yes, she just notified the hotel's finance and food and beverage departments to check the accounts. This bill was just sent to his phone by the finance and food and beverage departments.

Lu Ming was furious when she saw the bill. That bastard Liao Haitao had secretly squandered nearly a million yuan of the hotel's money under the guise of official business.

Sun Jiancheng glanced at the bills on Lu Ming's phone, then looked at Liao Haitao and asked, "Haitao, are these bills real?"

"...Brother, yes, it's true. I had no choice! As soon as Dad, Xiaoyun, and their friends came, they said I was the general manager here, how much power I had, how high my status was. If I charged them for their meals and lodging, they would say I was incompetent. I'm just trying to save face for our family, aren't I?"

Liao Haitao explained with a pained expression.

"What? You're blaming Dad and Xiaoyun for this? Don't you have a brain? Eating like this once or twice is one thing, but you've been doing it for years! Look at these bills, how much is that?!"

Sun Jiancheng angrily rebuked Liao Haitao.

But he didn't say a word about his father or sister.

"Brother, I was confused! I was wrong... Brother, you have to help me! I can't lose this job! Xiaoyun is unemployed, and we still have a mortgage to pay!"

Liao Haitao grabbed Sun Jiancheng's arm and pleaded loudly.

He knew that only his brother-in-law could help him at this time.

"Um... Mr. Lu, how about this? Liao Haitao has realized his mistake. Let him make up for all the money and give him another chance. After all, he's worked at your hotel for so many years; even if he hasn't made any great contributions, he's still put in a lot of hard work. I believe he definitely won't dare to do something like this again."

Sun Jiancheng touched his nose and said to Lu Ming.

His expression was somewhat stiff and awkward, as if it made him, as a high-ranking leader, feel that it was beneath his dignity to plead with a businessman for his brother-in-law.

"Director Sun, you're a veteran of the officialdom. You should know very well that if an official embezzles public funds and is caught by the disciplinary committee, and then he makes up for the embezzled funds, does that mean he can escape punishment?"

Lu Ming asked, neither humble nor arrogant.

Her response made Sun Jiancheng's face gradually darken.

Although Lu Ming's words made sense, it was clear that the president of the Lu Group was showing no respect whatsoever to the director of the Market Supervision Bureau.

Sun Jiancheng initially thought that even if he had brought several people from other departments to cheer him on, President Lu would still give him face, right?

But now, Lu Ming's attitude made him feel extremely embarrassed.

"You surnamed Lu! Don't push your luck! My brother condescended to speak kindly to you, and you don't even give him the slightest bit of face? Does your Lu family still want to keep the business going?"

Sun Jiancheng's sister couldn't stand it anymore. She was already spoiled and pointed at Lu Ming, scolding her.

"Xiaoyun! Say less!"

Sun Jiancheng glared at his sister first, then looked at Lu Ming and said, "President Lu, leave some room for maneuver; you might meet again in the future. Why push things to the brink?"

"Director Sun, the reason our Lu Group has been able to stand strong in Qianlong City for decades is because of our strict management and excellent reputation. Whether employee or leader, everyone in the group is treated equally before the rules. If someone makes a mistake, they must be punished according to the rules. Of course, I value your face; I will give it when it's due, but there's no room for negotiation when it's not. You must understand that if I had directly called the police, your brother-in-law's fate would have been much worse. I only dismissed him; it's a matter handled internally within the company, and I'm already being lenient."

Lu Ming said righteously and sternly.

Hearing her words, Li Mu couldn't help but secretly admire this girl.

He is principled yet tactful, and unafraid of authority; no wonder he is able to take charge of such a large family group at such a young age.

"Hmph! I think you really don't want to keep this hotel running anymore!"

Lu Ming showed no respect whatsoever, and Sun Jiancheng finally couldn't help but snort and rebuke her.

His words carried an undisguised threat.

Actually, Lu Ming was also feeling bitter inside. How could she compromise under these circumstances?

Everyone in the hotel is watching her, the boss. If she gives Liao Haitao the green light today, how will she manage the group in the future?

But if we don't give them the green light, we'll inevitably offend Director Sun. If he deliberately makes things difficult for our group in the future, things will probably get tough.

"Director Sun, you certainly have quite the airs of an official!"

Suddenly, a deep, resonant male voice rang out.

Li Mu looked in the direction of the voice, and when he saw who it was, a smile immediately appeared on his lips.