Chapter 381: Farce

Zhang Ping'an was currently just trying to coax Chen Tai away; since Guan Daye had finally found a descendant, he had to make sure things were stabilized no matter what.

Of course, everything he said was true; given Chen Tai's current situation, if things continued like this, they would definitely be on the list for the Strike Hard campaign two years later.

To be honest, Chen Tai was somewhat moved; if not for the pressures of life, he truly didn't want to engage in fighting and killing, and he was especially tempted by the "big water pipe" (lucrative business) that Zhang Ping'an had mentioned.

"Alright, I'll discuss it with the brothers first."

"Fine, then we'll wait for your good news."

On the way back, Guan Daye still couldn't help but ask.

"Ping'an, do you think he'll agree after you said all that?"

"Uncle Guan, don't worry, it's not a big problem."

Zhang Ping'an didn't offer much explanation; Guan Daye was just a bystander caught in the fog. Anyone who could live a good life wouldn't choose to be a hoodlum; it was all forced by the circumstances of life.

How would a group of hoodlums like Chen Tai know how to manage a company? Once Zhang Ping'an arranged for a few people to come over and help them straighten out the company, he believed the profits could double.

When Zhang Ping'an and the others returned to their residence, Qian Xiaoniu had also returned, and along with him came the family of four, the Gao Qiqiang family.

"What's the situation?"

"General Manager Zhang, it's like this: that guy Gao Dedi went through the divorce procedures on the spot under the witness of several comrades from the Women's Federation and kicked them out."

"Although he paid a little compensation, they have nowhere to go now. Gao Dedi is certain they will return, which is why he is so fearless."

"Uncle, I can work, can I..." Gao Qiqiang didn't finish his sentence.

"This boss, I can work, I can do anything, I just ask that you give us a job," Gao Qiqiang's mother said, almost kneeling to Zhang Ping'an.

"Don't, you don't need to do that. Xiaoniu, contact Yang Jianye now and have him take them over."

"Alright, General Manager Zhang."

"Little guy, from now on you are the man of the house. Do you know about Oriental Farm?"

"Uncle, I've heard of it."

"Mm, someone will take you there in a moment. You and your mother will handle the onboarding; there are places to live there, so you'll be able to support your younger brother and sister. How about that?"

"Mm, thank you, Uncle. I will repay you when I grow up."

"Hahaha, good, I'll be waiting."

Looking at the frail woman and Gao Qilan in her swaddling clothes, Zhang Ping'an sighed slightly and went inside to get some medicinal ointment and Milk Powder.

"This is for treating bruises and injuries; rub it on the affected areas and massage them. There are also a few cans of Milk Powder for the children to eat."

"Thump."

Gao Qiqiang kowtowed directly to Zhang Ping'an, and Zhang Ping'an, having both hands full with items, couldn't easily help him up.

"Get up, child."

"Uncle, my name is Gao Qiqiang. May I know your name?"

"You may. Uncle is called Zhang Ping'an."

"Uncle Zhang, thank you."

"Boss Zhang, thank you, thank you."

"No matter."

"General Manager Zhang," Yang Jianye said.

"Mm, it's them. Arrange some lighter work for the two of them and assign them two adjacent dormitories."

"Alright, General Manager Zhang."

"Mm, go ahead."

Gao Qiqiang and his mother bowed to Zhang Ping'an again before holding the two children and following Yang Jianye away.

"Sigh, they are all pitiful people," Guan Daye, who had heard the gist of it from the side, said with a shake of his head and a sigh.

"Indeed. Since we've encountered them, we'll help where we can. Xiaoniu, find a group of people and have them map out the organizational structure of Chen Tai's company."

"Also, get all the necessary permits completed, like the Sand Mining Permit and the Stone Quarrying Permit; get them all processed."

Zhang Ping'an didn't even need to think; Chen Tai and his group definitely hadn't obtained them. If investigated, it wouldn't just be illegal sand mining, but also tax evasion; any one of those charges would be enough to get them into serious trouble.

"Alright, General Manager Zhang, I'll arrange it tomorrow."

"Mm."

The next morning, Qian Xiaoniu found people to run through all the procedures possible with Chen Tai and his legal representative subordinate; Chen Tai saw all of this with his own eyes.

A week later, Chen Tai's base had even changed its door plaque; the whole place had taken on a brand-new look.

"How is it, A Tai? Can you rest assured and go back with Uncle Guan now?"

"Mm, thank you, Uncle Zhang."

"Hahaha, no problem. When you come back in two years with your wife and children, it will definitely be a completely new company."

The current company structure was completely modeled after the Oriental Group, just with more shareholders: Chen Tai held the majority at thirty percent, ten trusted aides held five percent each, and the remaining twenty percent was divided equally among the old brothers who had always followed Chen Tai.

Of course, they only held dry shares with dividend rights; this way, everyone was a shareholder, and those who worked also received extra wages, giving everyone something to strive for.

The next morning, Guan Daye and the others flew back, and Zhang Ping'an continued his inspection work.

At the Shenzhen Branch, Zhang Ping'an looked down from the top floor at this "construction site." Everywhere was a construction site now; next year it would be time to officially enter the Mainland real estate market.

"Brother-in-law, the Hong Kong Headquarters building is estimated to be completed by the end of next year."

"Mm, no rush. The speed in Xiangjiang cannot be compared to the Mainland, let alone the fact that the headquarters is eleven stories taller."

"When the time comes, pull out the main personnel, and after the new year, have them come to Pengcheng to invest and build houses, then gradually infiltrate northward."

Zhang Ping'an actually wanted to blossom across the whole country, but on one hand, there wasn't enough manpower, and on the other, the North was still dominated by unit-based housing allocation; only in the special zones like Pengcheng were there policies for the gradual opening of land.

"Mm, good."

"Ring-a-ling, ring-a-ling."

"Mm, hm? Good, I understand. Don't take action yourselves, just report it to Public Security directly. Also, tell Gao Qiqiang and his mother and children."

"Very well, General Manager Zhang."

"What is it, brother-in-law?"

"A small matter. It's that domestic abuser I mentioned to you; he died in a car accident, drunk driving. His brothers and sisters are currently causing a scene at the entrance of the breeding farm."

Zhang Ping'an did not expect that his well-intentioned act this time would directly save Gao Qiqiang's mother; the original story mentioned that his parents both passed away in a drunk driving accident.

"No, he died in a car accident while drunk driving himself, what does that have to do with us?"

"They probably want to stir up trouble, or perhaps they want to greedily seize their house. Don't worry about it, someone will handle it."

Meanwhile, at the entrance of the breeding farm, Gao Dedi's three brothers and one sister, who hadn't been in contact for eight hundred years, were today strangely determined to "seek justice" for their younger brother.

"Return my brother's life! Return my brother's life!"

"Woo-wah, woo-wah, woo-wah!"

Two police cars approached from afar; these were among the small vehicles donated by the breeding farm. Almost every location of an Oriental Group industry would donate several small cars and motorcycles to the local Public Security bureau, and now they were coming in handy.

"What are you all doing? Causing trouble at someone's breeding farm entrance? Do you all want to go inside to spend the New Year?"

"Comrade Public Security, my brother died unjustly! It was all those foreign businessmen who harmed him!"

"Nonsense! Your brother Gao Dedi was driving under the influence; he brought this entirely upon himself. Since you are all here, I'll notify you now: his house belongs to his three children, so don't you dare have any designs on it."

"We have already investigated what your relationship is usually like. I don't care who instigated you, all of you go back now, otherwise, I will arrest you all for obstructing official business to spend the New Year inside."

The four of them looked at each other and fled in a sorry state, not expecting that not only did they fail to scrape up any profit, but they even lost the house in the process.

Yes, they had already contacted people and were prepared to sell it and split the money as soon as they went back. Now, they had suffered a double loss.