Chapter 826: Chapter 826: So He Was Just Made an Example
Didn’t he just hear what Ye Fei said?
So now he must not know what Zhao Dingye wants the old man to control Ye Fei about!
The old man blinked and looked innocently at Zhao Dingye.
His face full of expressions asking what exactly to control.
Zhao Dingye: "...".
Can this family even still work together?
He always thought this family was shameless.
If they weren’t shameless, how could they always hog the family role and never relinquish it?
When the old man was done, it passed to Zhao Dinghuan.
In the future, when Zhao Dinghuan steps down, it will pass to Zhao Gushen.
Other families have nothing to do.
Isn’t this shameless?
Zhao Dingye didn’t expect that the family, who had acquired a new wife, was even more shameless than before.
Of course, the shameless people now included Ye Fei.
Ye Fei even had the audacity to stab at his lungs!
The old man and Zhao Dinghuan clearly showed a no-interference attitude.
Zhao Dingye then looked at the old lady: "Second Aunt, I’m not saying anything else, but Ye Fei just married in, she’s the junior in our family. Is this how she talks to her elders?"
"Does she have any respect for me, an elder!" Zhao Dingye roared.
The old lady just smiled, showing no trace of anger.
But her words nearly angered Zhao Dingye to death: "Dingye, I think Xiao Fei makes a good point."
"See, you, as Gu Shen’s second uncle, have been given such a big business by experts for so many years, and yet you haven’t achieved anything." The old lady said.
"Before you took over, the company’s profits were like this, and after you took over, they’re still like this. Don’t underestimate your company just because it only manages mid-range chain restaurants. Mid-range restaurants have the highest market share and profitability."
"The rich are ultimately the minority, and the capacity for high-class restaurants is also limited. Annual profits have an upper limit, unlike the mid-range dining under your charge, which has a high market share, reasonable prices, and a large customer base; it’s a crucial part of the Zhao Family."
"The Zhao Family entrusted such an important part to you, yet you haven’t grown profits. The situation remains the same as before you took over, and years have passed without progress. Outsiders have not said you brought disgrace to the Zhao Family, so how could they say Xiao Fei has disgraced us?"
"After all, with your example as a second uncle, our Xiao Fei naturally doesn’t have to worry, right?" The old lady said with a smile.
Zhao Dingye’s face wasn’t just red; it turned a dark purple.
The old lady clearly used him as an example to say he was incapable and thus had no reason or qualification to manage Ye Fei’s matters.
But in what way was he lacking ability?
It was such a large company, and he managed it well.
How could they pair him with Ye Fei?
If she is so capable, let Ye Fei try managing the company!
"There’s no need to feel unconvinced, your second aunt voiced what I’ve always wanted to say." At this moment, the old man spoke up, "Before you, Ding Li was the one managing your company."
Ye Fei turned to Zhao Gushen, her eyes questioning.
Without Ye Fei asking, Zhao Gushen knew what she was puzzled about.
Zhao Gushen quietly explained to Ye Fei: "Grandpa refers to my fourth cousin, Zhao Dingli. Like my second uncle and third uncle, he is of the Ding generation."
"There are many in the Zhao family, my father, second uncle, third uncle, fourth uncle, etc., are all of the Ding generation. Even if they aren’t from the Zhao Family’s direct branch, they still follow the genealogical names. My second and third uncles are from the granduncle’s family. My fourth uncle’s connection is even more distant, his father was our grandpa’s cousin."
Ye Fei nodded to show she understood, so the fourth uncle’s father and the old man were not from the same branch, and who knows how many times cousins they are.
So, in this generation, they are not so close.
Zhao Gushen further explained: "The old man in the fourth uncle’s family is still around, but he’s aged and not as nimble as grandpa. His legs and feet aren’t so agile. During holidays, the fourth uncle’s family visits over there, and on the sixth day, we go over, so we’ll take you tomorrow to get acquainted."
The first day is a centralized New Year’s celebration, with too many visiting families, so even if we go, we don’t stay long.
After all, it’s one family and we can’t go like routine New Year visits, staying just a few minutes then leaving.
So instead, wait till there’s time to have a proper gathering.
With Zhao Dingli’s family, even if the family relation isn’t as close as with Zhao Dinglian and Zhao Dingye, they are also part of the Zhao Family.
Currently, Zhao Dingli still holds a position in Changping, and interactions have not been cut off.
But the Zhao Family is large, and not everyone can serve within Changping.
Only a few with notable skills hold positions within Changping.
The rest mostly rely on family support for their ventures outside.
Whether good or bad, the family doesn’t intervene; it’s their own household affairs.
As for Zhao Dingye, he isn’t completely incapable.
After all, he is managing a company, isn’t he?
It’s just that Zhao Dingye’s abilities aren’t very outstanding.
The reason he could take over a subsidiary really stems from his father and their relatively close relationship with the old man’s family currently.
If not, this subsidiary might not have come to be managed by Zhao Dingye.
Ye Fei straightened out the relationships and then heard the old man say: "You needn’t say this was an establishment left by Ding Li; when he managed this company before you, the financial reports each year were impressive."
"Annual profits consistently rose, and the most direct data charts would show they were always climbing."
"Until you took over, when it became flat, and the company thereafter acquired another company. That subsidiary, like yours, manages mid-range dining."
The Zhao family’s mid-range dining brands are numerous, and not all are managed by one subsidiary.
Given the vast industry, having all managed by one would be too extensive.
And if it met a manager of Zhao Dingye’s level, would the Zhao Family still profit?
While Zhao Dingye is still managing this company, if performance continues as such, he’ll no longer be allowed to oversee it.
"From the time Ding Li took over that company, its annual profits increased even more than before, and the brand reputation of the restaurants under its name grew significantly."
The old man looked at Zhao Dingye: "What I mean is, it’s not a company or restaurant issue, but a managerial one. Whether it’s your company or the one Ding Li manages now, there were no issues in Ding Li’s hands, but fell into yours and you could only reap, not advance the company."
