Chapter 59: Wang Changguang Comes to Stir Up Trouble

With Shi Yong by my side, I immediately felt safe.

I had never thought about safety before, but after injuring my leg, I found myself extremely timid.

Afraid that others would come to harm me.

Although that night Shi Yong's snoring was louder than thunder.

I still felt reassured listening to it.

That night finally passed.

The next day Shi Yong bought me steamed buns.

Shi Yong loves steamed buns the most; he believes nothing in the world is tastier than them.

He assumes that whatever he likes, everyone else will like too.

Whenever I ask him to get me breakfast, it's always steamed buns. He doesn't listen even when I tell him.

Eat it; it's better than having none.

After eating breakfast.

Xixi arrived.

I had Xixi go to the company's publicity department to get familiar with the work.

When Xixi saw me,

she said directly, "Uncle, I'm only helping you for a month or two. You need to hire people quickly."

I told Xixi, "Don't worry, Xixi, I'm not keeping you. It's just that Uncle currently lacks manpower."

Xixi nodded in agreement and went to work.

I told Xiao Hua that Xixi would handle publicity from now on and also serve as my office director.

Xiao Hua had to agree, because Xixi is also his niece and grew up with him on Niushiling.

Since everyone is familiar, Xiao Hua had nothing more to say.

The next morning, Xiao Wu sent someone to deliver the file bag to me.

I had Shi Yong take it to me,

the seal on the file bag was intact. That's great; Xiao Wu does a decent job.

At that moment my phone rang,

I saw it was Xiao Wu calling.

I hurriedly answered,

"Jianqiang, have you received the items?" Xiao Wu asked over the phone.

I replied, "Received; Xiao Wu works cleanly and efficiently."

"Haha, don't flatter me. But your company's manager Qi is a total idiot; while resting in the service area, I let a woman casually tempt him and he couldn't resist. That guy was already scheming in the car.

We took everything valuable from his car cleanly,

so that just taking a file bag wouldn't raise suspicion.

How about it, Jianqiang, this counts as mission accomplished. I've given the money to the brothers."

I said, "Of course, it must be given. Give the brothers an extra 5,000. Everyone's had a hard time."

"Jianqiang still works brilliantly. Alright, I got it. Goodbye," Xiao Wu said.

"Goodbye, Xiao Wu. When you come to Zaocheng, I'll treat you to a drink," I said.

"We'll talk later; it's the golden season for business now, I don't have time," Xiao Wu hung up.

I had just hung up Xiao Wu's call when Shi Yong's phone rang.

It was a gate guard calling,

Shi Yong answered, "Old Liu, what's up?"

The guard said, "General Shi, someone wants to enter the company to see the chairman, claiming to be the chairman's brother‑in‑law. I don't know him.

I want you to check whether he's really a relative of the chairman."

After speaking, the guard pointed the camera at the person outside the door.

Shi Yong's phone immediately displayed the person's avatar.

Shi Yong looked and indeed saw Wang Changguang,

then crouched down and said to me, "Brother, the brother‑in‑law is here, he wants to see you. Will you meet him?"

When I heard Wang Changguang had arrived, I didn't need to ask; it was certainly about Xixi.

I just needed to explain to Wang Changguang that Xixi should come over to help, not to work for the group.

I told Shi Yong, "Let him in. He's asking about Xixi joining the group."

Shi Yong said to the guard, "Let him in; he's the chairman's brother‑in‑law."

The guard replied over the phone, "Okay."

Then he let Wang Changguang in.

Soon after, I heard someone shouting loudly downstairs,

"Zhaoerhai, Zhaoerhai, come out for me."

I recognized the voice as Wang Changguang's,

only he dares to call my name that loudly.

I said to Shi Yong, "Push me out."

Shi Yong pushed me and we left the office.

By then Wang Changguang had already reached the ninth floor.

We met at the stairwell entrance.

I haven't seen Wang Changguang for three or four years,

Wang Changguang wore an ordinary undershirt, still had those thick glasses on, his hair and beard were grayish-white. Like a rural old man in his sixties.

I hurriedly said, "Brother-in-law, come in and have a seat."

Wang Changguang saw me,

He shouted angrily, "Zhaoerhai, I ask you, why did you stop funding the museum?"

I suddenly remembered that a few days ago, when I first came to the company, I had Director Xiao stop all the company's donations and assistance.

The museum's donations were included as well.

I took a look at Wang Changguang,

I then said, "Brother-in-law, don't be angry. It's not just that I stopped the museum's funds; I also stopped assistance funds in many places. Because the company now..."

Before I could finish speaking, Wang Changguang jumped up directly,

"I don't care about stopping funds elsewhere, but you cannot stop the museum's funds."

I looked at Wang Changguang, bewildered,

"Brother-in-law, why can't I stop it? Give me a reason."

"My treasures are all in there; if there's no money to support them, these treasures will get damaged." Wang Changguang said angrily.

After hearing Wang Changguang's words, I laughed,

"Brother-in-law, rest assured; even if I don't provide assistance, those treasures placed in the museum won't be damaged. You're worrying unnecessarily. You came over just for this trivial matter."

"Is this a small matter? This is a big deal. Let me tell you, Zhaoerhai, you capitalists earn so much money yet don't think at all about contributing to society."

"You people are too hateful."

"For a single building, you sell it so expensive, extracting richness from us common people."

"Yet you don't do any good deeds."

"Is it too much to ask you to give a little money to support the museum?"

"That's just a drop in the bucket for you."

"And you actually stopped it."

"Today I've come, and I must immediately give money to the museum." Wang Changguang said loudly in front of me.

At this moment, Shi Yong said from the side, "Brother-in-law, let me say a couple of things; the company is really in trouble now."

Wang Changguang shouted at Shi Yong, "I won't talk to gangsters from the underworld."

Shi Yong became anxious,

"Brother-in-law, who are you calling a gangster?"

"I mean you. Anyway, those who work in real estate as security are either gangsters or tyrants."

Shi Yong still wanted to say something,

I gestured for Shi Yong to stop speaking,

This Wang Changguang, his mind isn't quite right.

If we provoke him, who knows what he'll say next.

I then said, "Brother-in-law, don't say that. We are legitimate businesses; how could we be associated with gangsters and tyrants?"

"Zhaoerhai, you can pretend to be a good person in front of others. But don't pretend in front of me, Wang Changguang. I ask you, if you're not a tyrant, how was the forced demolition of Ten Thousand Chapters Village carried out?"

"Why, before the common people even agreed, did excavators come to tear down the houses?"

"I hadn't even finished writing the village history of Ten Thousand Chapters Village, and yet the village vanished overnight."

"If you're not tyrants, then what are you?"

"The common people have no avenue for complaint, yet you all collude together,"

"just to seize more land and build more houses."

"You've built so many houses that all the money in the world ends up in the hands of your Zhao family."

"A village with a thousand-year history, you say demolish and you demolish—just think how heartbreaking that is."

"Have you ever thought about its history?"

"Have you ever thought about its yesterday?"

"How many generations have been born there and lived there?"

"Generation after generation, they have continued to thrive, yet in the end it was all destroyed by your lot of grandchildren."

Upon hearing this, I also became angry. I, Zhaoerhai, after Wang Changguang said that, I've become a damned historical sinner.