Chapter 278: Foreman Luo

After Liu Shijie divorced, Sunshine Real Estate Company split into two. The businesses in Xingcheng went to his ex-wife, while those in Qingshui City went to Liu Shijie.

Because a contract had already been signed earlier, Chen Yang assumed Liu Shijie's ex-wife would continue to fulfill the contract, so he didn't ask further.

Unexpectedly, not only did the construction site stop work, but the workers' wages weren't paid either—this is a bit excessive.

Chen Yang had never dealt with Liu Shijie's ex-wife before, so he could only call Liu Shijie.

"Brother Jie, what's the situation with your ex-wife's side? Why keep delaying the workers' wages? Our company headquarters over there has stopped work."

"Sigh..." Liu Shijie's side let out a heavy sigh. "That stupid woman had her best friend handle the finances, and the friend ended up taking all the money overseas."

Upon hearing that, Chen Yang also became speechless.

Everyone says guard against fire, theft, and best friends. Liu Shijie's ex-wife was screwed over by her best friend, ruining what was originally a happy marriage, and she still hasn't woken up; now even her family property has been taken by that friend. She's utterly foolish.

"So what should we do now?"

"I'll go back to Xingcheng tomorrow. I negotiated this contract, so I should take responsibility."

"Alright then, see you tomorrow!"

Seeing Liu Shijie willing to come out and handle the aftermath, Chen Yang felt a bit relieved.

However, with all this going on, he definitely won't be able to return to Qingshui City on Sunday.

Fortunately, Lin Wei is a reasonable person. Knowing Chen Yang had important business, she drove his new Audi back by herself the next day.

Meanwhile, Chen Yang waited at the Old Hundred Citizens Agricultural Products Trading Company until eleven o'clock before seeing the fashionably late Liu Shijie.

His complexion wasn't good, and there was a very obvious slap mark on his face.

"Brother Jie, did you argue with your ex-sister-in-law again?"

"No." Liu Shijie gave a wry smile and shook his head, saying, "I was just scolded by my family's elder. He said my ex-wife's current situation is entirely my doing."

Every family has its own difficulties; Chen Yang could only respond with sympathy.

"So what should we do now?"

Liu Shijie said, "I should take over this project and continue with it!"

"Okay!" Chen Yang nodded. As long as Liu Shijie is willing to take responsibility, he can relax.

Liu Shijie also said, "Advance the unpaid wages for me. Once I cash out my US stocks, I'll repay you."

Chen Yang said, "I can front the wages for you, but you must do proper ideological work with the workers and make sure to guarantee the project quality!"

Liu Shijie assured Chen Yang, "As for the project quality, you can rest easy. I wouldn't go so far as to ruin my own reputation."

Chen Yang called the financial manager, Qian Duo Duo, over the company's internal line.

"Manager Qian, go prepare some cash. We'll head to the construction site this afternoon."

"Okay, how much?"

Chen Yang glanced at Liu Shijie, who said, "Five hundred thousand."

Upon hearing it was only five hundred thousand, Chen Yang was a bit surprised. "Brother Jie, are you really that badly off now? Did you spend all those several million I transferred to you?"

Liu Shijie shook his head and explained, "Your money is only for the Qingshui City project. Over here, I'm taking over the project in my own name as a replacement for my ex-wife—consider it the last thing I'm doing for her."

Chen Yang laughed and said, "Are you afraid she'll come back to pester you again?"

Liu Shijie sighed and said, "This time she brought out my family's elder just to seek a remarriage. Do you think I wouldn't be afraid?"

Chen Yang could understand Liu Shijie's predicament. If it were him, he also couldn't remarry that kind of woman.

After obtaining the money, Chen Yang, Liu Shijie, and Qian Duo Duo drove together to the construction site of the company headquarters.

Upon arriving at the destination, Chen Yang found the construction site in utter chaos. Workers were sitting on the ground playing cards, and everywhere at the gate there were posters demanding wages.

Upon seeing Liu Shijie get out of the car, someone immediately rushed over.

"Manager Liu, you've finally come—when are we getting our wages?"

Liu Shijie gestured with his hand for everyone to quiet down and said gently, "Friends, don't rush, I've brought the wages. Where is Foreman Luo? Have him come over."

When the others heard that Liu Shijie had brought the wages, they put down their cards and eagerly moved toward him. Some also ran back to the construction site quickly to call their subcontractors.

After two minutes, a middle-aged fat man wearing a red hard hat came running out of the site office. Seeing Liu Shijie, he teared up as if seeing his own father.

"Manager Liu, I thought you didn't care about the brothers anymore. Your ex-wife is worthless—I knelt and kowtowed in her office, but she didn't give me a cent of wages."

Upon hearing that, Liu Shijie's face flushed with embarrassment and he apologetically said, "Old Luo, I'm sorry about this."

Foreman Luo said in a negotiating tone, "Manager Liu, the brothers haven't been paid for two months. They can only drink thin porridge each day and have no strength to work. Could you please release some wages first to improve their meals?"

Liu Shijie took out the 500,000 in cash prepared by Qian Duo Duo from the car and handed it directly to Foreman Luo: "Old Luo, here's 500,000 in cash. If it's not enough, I'll make up the difference later."

Foreman Luo gratefully took the money Liu Shijie handed over, continuously saying thanks: "Manager Liu, thank you for understanding the brothers' difficulties."

Liu Shijie waved his hand and said, "Old Luo, you're being too formal. This matter is my negligence; I should actually be apologizing to you."

Foreman Luo said, "Manager Liu, the brothers don't blame you. As long as there's work, we'll still follow you."

Liu Shijie pointed at Chen Yang and said to Foreman Luo, "Old Luo, this is our party A, Chen Yang, the boss of the Old Hundred Citizens Agricultural Products Trading Company. All the projects I've taken on in Qingshui City are his. So as long as you do this project well, there will be plenty more work for you in the future."

Foreman Luo immediately smiled and extended his right hand to shake hands respectfully with Chen Yang.

"Boss Chen, please look after us in the future!"

While shaking hands, Chen Yang said, "Old Luo, if you have any life problems, you can come directly to me for help. But you must guarantee the project quality—I don't want to see such a lax scene again."

Foreman Luo immediately thumped his chest and promised, "Boss Chen, rest assured—we don't want to ruin our own livelihood either. If it weren't for that woman forcing us into this, we wouldn't have stopped work."

Chen Yang understood there were reasons behind it, so he didn't say anything else. His remarks were mainly to remind the other party of the importance of this project.

After Foreman Luo went to pay the workers, Chen Yang and Liu Shijie put on safety helmets and took a look around the construction site.

The headquarters building had just finished its foundations. The company's cold storage was already half-built; it should be ready for use in about a month.

However, Chen Yang already has a large cold storage in Xingcheng. Unless something special happens, there's no rush to operate this one.