Chapter 89: The matter is resolved

Ya Li said at this time: "Niu Ju, Chairman Zhao, you two are old friends, and Sun Zong is also your son. I'm involved in this; Niu Ju, you won't have any objections, will you?"

Niu Ju nodded,

"I trust Kang Zong; how this matter is handled must have an explanation; my son cannot be beaten at random."

Ya Li smiled, then looked at me and said: "Chairman Zhao, I want to have a private talk with Niu Ju."

I understood Ya Li's meaning,

so I leaned on my cane and stood up,

"You guys chat; I'll go rest in the tea room nearby."

With the waiter's support, I walked into the tea room.

Ya Li and Niu Ju both stood up and went to another small meeting room to discuss.

The waiter poured me a cup of tea and brought it to me,

I sipped it slowly,

At that moment my phone rang,

I saw it was Li Ming calling,

Li Ming anxiously asked over the phone: "Brother, how's the situation now? Did Niu Ju look for you?"

Just now, Xiao Long's teacher contacted Xiao Long, telling him not to go to the police station for his internship.

Xiao Long wants to go back to Zaocheng to ask what exactly is going on.

I said over the phone to Li Ming: "Brother, I'm currently having dinner with Niu Ju at the hotel."

This matter is rather troublesome; the issue of Xiao Long not being allowed to intern at the police station is Niu Ju's doing.

He wants to take advantage of the situation to stir things up and also cause trouble for you.

Currently, Ya Li is negotiating with Niu Ju, and there's no result yet. Xiao Long must absolutely not return to Zaocheng for now.

After hearing me finish,

Li Ming became anxious on the phone,

"What does Niu Ju want? What gives him the right to cause trouble for me? Regarding Xiao Long's matter, is he going to resort to underhanded tactics? I'm heading back to Zaocheng right now to confront Niu Ju face to face and find out exactly why."

I said over the phone to Li Ming: "Brother, wait for my message before you come back; you must absolutely not look for Niu Ju."

"Why? Because you've been too close to me, which has upset them."

"'Brother, what should we do now?' Li Ming asked."

"'Wait for Ya Li's negotiation result.' I said."

"'Okay, brother, I'll wait for your call.' Li Ming said and hung up."

I never expected such a small matter to cause Li Ming and his brother so much trouble.

Sigh, there's nothing to be done; who let him be my brother, and who let us be so close?

I lit a cigarette in the tea room, looking at another small meeting room in the hall, not knowing how Ya Li and Niu Ju were negotiating.

All I can hope for now is,

to settle this matter as soon as possible, so Niu Ju doesn't cause trouble for Xiao Long.

I don't want to bring any bad things to Li Ming.

I smoked about a cigarette, drank a cup of tea, and their discussion still hadn't ended.

During this time, I had the waiter open a room for me at the hotel,

Shi Yong had also drunk too much, so I had the waiter help him back to his room,

Today Shi Yong put in a lot of effort; without him, Niu Ju's tail wouldn't be sticking up to the sky.

Niu Ju brought Li Kezhang and Team Leader Guo to suppress me, but I didn't expect that getting Shi Yong drunk would make them all embarrass themselves on the spot.

This left Niu Ju only able to puff angrily on his cigarette,

If Shi Yong had made them drink until they passed out, I estimate that no matter what Ya Li says now, Niu Ju wouldn't listen.

To deal with such a person, you can only defeat him first, then negotiate.

Just as I had lit my fifth cigarette,

the meeting room door opened, and Niu Ju and Ya Li came out smiling.

Niu Ju gave Ya Li a thumbs-up and said: "Still, Manager Kang has a broad perspective and sees issues more deeply."

Ya Li held Niu Ju's hand and said: "With you praising me like this, I'm prone to arrogance; let's go have tea with Chairman Zhao as we used to."

Niu Ju and Ya Li walked into the tea room,

I had the waiter quickly pour tea for the two of them.

I didn't ask how their discussion went,

I just said: "Niu Ju, Manager Kang, try this pu'er tea; it's quite authentic."

Ya Li took a sip of tea,

then said: "Chairman Zhao, I just told Niu Ju that Sun Zong is your son and also Niu Ju's son. From now on, the Group Company side should properly nurture him."

I laughed: "Of course; if I don't nurture this kid Da Jun, who else would I nurture?"

I will definitely hand over the company to him next.

Niu Ju then said: "That's right, Jianqiang; as long as we properly raise our own children, Da Jun will surely be able to shoulder the Group's heavy responsibility."

I then said: "Yeah, we two support him; I think Da Jun can do it. Tomorrow I'll announce that he'll become General Manager, replacing Xiao Hua; I have many objections to Xiao Hua's management these days."

I deliberately said that to see how Niu Ju would react,

because Xiao Hua is Niu Ju's brother-in-law; if he disagrees,

I would directly propose letting Da Jun become chairman.

Anyway, there are only two positions that can promote Da Jun.

I never expected, Niu Ju slapped his thigh and said: "I think it should have been like this long ago; this Xiao Hua, although he's my relative, his management skills are really not good."

He messed up the Group Company, nearly causing it to go bankrupt.

The company's management is a complete mess,

Da Heng Group must promote young people,

Only young people have the drive and can shoulder heavy responsibilities,

I have high hopes for this kid Da Jun, Jianqiang—you should hand the company over to him,

He will solve many problems for you.

Then your burden will be much lighter,

You should hurry to the hospital to recuperate; dragging an injured leg around the company isn't good either.

Ya Li quickly said from the side: "Niu Ju, Chairman Zhao, you can't completely withdraw; he's a debtor. If he withdraws, who will our Southern Group collect debts from? He must continue working in the chairman's position."

"That's fine, listen to General Manager Kang's arrangement. This matter is settled as such. Li Ming's side, you tell Xiao Long: if he's willing to go to the police station for an internship, report anytime. Let him apologize in person; we've been friends since childhood, occasionally fighting and arguing—is that normal?" Niu Ju then took out a cigarette.

I quickly took out a lighter to light it for him.

Hearing Niu Ju's words, my heart finally relaxed completely.

As long as Niu Ju doesn't pursue Xiao Long's matter anymore, everything can be worked out.

I smiled at Niu Ju and said: "Niu Ju is right; these two kids have grown up together since childhood, often fighting each other."

Even as adults, they haven't changed this bad habit.

I told Xiao Long to apologize to Da Jun.

Let's just leave it at that,

Tomorrow Da Jun will become the General Manager.

Niu Ju said: "Apologizing settles this; appointing Da Jun as General Manager tomorrow—isn't Jianqiang being too hasty?"

I said: "Not at all; I've long wanted to replace Xiao Hua—he's just too disappointing."

The company's future development still needs to be handed over to young people.

All these years we've worked hard, isn't it for the children?

To give them a better future. You agree, right, Niu Ju?

"Yes, yes, it's all for the children. General Manager Kang, shall we go sing a song together?" Niu Ju invited.

How could Ya Li dare to refuse,

she said: "Okay, Niu Ju, Chairman Zhao, you should come too; that would be livelier."

I smiled and said: "I'll be on crutches; I won't spoil your mood, will I?"

Ya Li laughed,

"'No, just lean on your crutches and dance on the side, and you'll be fine.'"

"'General Manager Kang, you really know how to joke. Come on, let's accompany Niu Ju in singing a song.' I said."

Under the guidance of the waiter, we and Niu Ju walked into the karaoke room together.