Chapter 44: Discussion

After I finished speaking, I myself pushed the wheelchair hard toward outside the meeting room.

At this moment, Ya Li ran over.

"Chairman Zhao, you really intend to adjourn the meeting."

I nodded,

"Thank you, Manager Kang, for calling you over. For this small matter, I've troubled you. Thank you for your support. Let's adjourn; company reform isn't something that can be done overnight."

"Chairman Zhao, I think you should lay out the problem; that would be beneficial for the company's development," Ya Li said.

Ya Li doesn't understand the company's current situation; even if I spoke up, what could change? No one would change.

They definitely won't listen to me,

Only I will change.

I've made too many damn mistakes.

I laughed,

"Manager Kang, please go rest. It's late; you still have to come to work tomorrow."

"Then Chairman Zhao, are you going back to the hospital?" Ya Li asked.

"I'm not going back for now; I'll stay at the company a few more days, after all this is a company I founded myself—I'd rather die here than anywhere else."

After I finished speaking, I myself pushed the wheelchair toward the elevator entrance.

Watching my back, Ya Li could only helplessly walk out of the company.

Those left in the room,

after we left, all smiled happily,

then went to the company's fourth floor to have a group meal.

I alone came to the ninth-floor office,

I didn't turn on the room's light,

I sat alone in the wheelchair, at this moment gazing out the window at the beautiful scenery of Fengming Lake in Xin Cheng in the distance,

a group of elderly people were dancing square dance by the lake,

young parents were holding their babies, enjoying the summer evening breeze.

Under the tree shade, even younger people were cuddling and talking about love.

Everything was so beautiful.

I watched them, but they couldn't see me.

I stood at the window for a full half hour,

At this moment the office door was pushed open,

it was Nurse Lin entering,

"Chairman Zhao, the meeting's over; I heard you came back to the office yourself. I came to check on you—how's your leg? Does it hurt?"

Nurse Lin's concern made me feel an indescribable comfort.

I said to Nurse Lin, "Xiao Lin, my leg's fine; go downstairs to rest. I want to be alone for a while."

Nurse Lin turned on the light, then carefully examined my leg, confirming it was fine,

then went through the side door and tidied up the room inside,

then came out and said to me, "Chairman Zhao, the room is ready; toothpaste and face wash are also prepared. You can wash up directly. Don't smoke tonight, got it?"

I said to Nurse Lin, "Thank you, Xiao Lin; I understand, don't worry—I won't smoke."

Only then did Nurse Lin turn off the light and leave the office.

The room grew quiet again.

I then let out a breath,

Damn, I feel so stifled today; if Ya Li hadn't come to help, I reckon these people would have dragged me back to the hospital, then forced me to sign and voluntarily relinquish management authority, after which Xiao Hua would have openly and legitimately taken over the company.

I underestimated them.

I thought that as long as I came back, once the meeting started they'd be startled like they'd just walked by, not knowing what to do.

In fact, they weren't scared at all and had already prepared.

I stayed in the room, continuing to look out the window.

I took out my phone,

saw that the time was already almost eight.

Shi Yong still hadn't returned,

what the heck is this guy busy with?

I then dialed Shi Yong's number,

the call connected,

Shi Yong quickly said over the phone, "Brother, it's bad—I and Jinghe hit someone; we've just sent the person to the hospital. Forget it, a drunk person smashed straight into our vehicle. Ah, so damn unlucky."

Hearing Shi Yong say over the phone that they'd hit someone,

my heart jolted—could this be another coincidence?

I said to Shi Yong, "How is the person injured?"

Shi Yong said, "The person's fine; mainly we need to take a statement and draw blood, which is taking too much time, Brother. How did the meeting go?"

I said, "When you're done, hurry to the company; I have something to discuss with you."

Shi Yong said, "Okay, Brother. I got it."

Shi Yong hung up.

I then took out a cigarette, lit it, and smoked.

I was thinking about what happened tonight; Xiao Hua has changed, changed to the point I no longer recognize her, and she's also good at acting.

And she still has to pretend to be a good person.

Da Jun is determined to follow Xiao Hua to the bitter end.

The others are just small fish,

Right now, the first person I think needs to be dealt with is Director Feng.

This guy is too bad; it seems among them he's the one good at coming up with ideas.

I was smoking and thinking, I must find a reason to first fire Director Feng.

The others will have to come step by step,

Humph, Xiao Hua, since we've already torn our faces, then don't blame big brother.

For Da Heng Company, I can only do this.

When I was smoking the second cigarette, Shi Yong and Shi Jinhe came in from outside.

As soon as Shi Yong entered the room, he shouted, "Brother, why aren't the lights on?"

I said, "Save electricity. How was the car accident handled?"

Shi Jinhe said, "What else can we do? Give more money; this guy opened his mouth asking for 100,000."

Fortunately the police discovered this guy constantly drinking and staging accidents,

otherwise we would really have to give him 100,000 yuan.

We were in a hurry to leave, so we gave him 10,000 yuan and that settled it."

I nodded,

"Jinghe, tell me, how's the Xin Cheng Project Department doing?"

Shi Jinhe said, "The Project Department has resumed work, personnel are sufficient, but the main materials can't keep up; this is a trouble."

"If the materials keep up, I'll have them work night shifts; then the houses will be built faster."

I said, "What materials can't keep up?"

Shi Jinhe said, "Sand, gravel, cement, and rebar are all lacking. We have too many construction sites open. Brother, I think we should suspend two of them and focus our main efforts on these three sites: Qingyuan Garden, Four Seasons Garden, and Guanghua City, because these three sites need to be completed. That way we can build houses quickly and then sell them right away."

After hearing Shi Jinhe's words,

I said to Shi Jinhe, "Your opinion is very important; I'll follow it tomorrow."

"Will Xiao Hua agree?" Shi Jinhe asked.

"Don't ask him for now." I said.

I then asked Shi Yong, "Shi Yong, are you familiar with this person, Director Feng?"

"Feng Youzi, this guy is especially slippery, brother, what's wrong?" Shi Yong said.

"Shi Yong, I want to fire him." I said.

"If we fire him, Feng Youzi is Xiao Hua's person." Shi Yong worried.

"We must fire him openly and justly; you go find his mistakes. I believe this guy definitely has flaws; we want to fire him so Xiao Hua can't find fault." I said seriously.

"Are you going to use force against them?" Shi Yong asked.

"It's not me using force on them; it's them using force on me." I then told Shi Yong and Shi Jinhe about the meeting just now.

After I finished speaking, Shi Yong was so angry his fists clenched tight,

He loudly cursed, "Damn, they're courting death; wait, old man, I'll squeeze each of them into shit."

At this moment, Shi Jinhe patted Shi Yong on the shoulder,

"Enough, Shi Yong, keep your voice down so no one hears. Brother, my strength is too low now; inside the whole group everyone is Xiao Hua's people, just the three of us—can we handle them?"

After hearing Shi Jinhe finish speaking, I laughed,

"If I can't even handle these things, then Zhao Jianqiang living would be meaningless. We've gone through what struggles before; I believe they fundamentally don't understand me."