Chapter 999: Chapter 685: Pulling Strings? (Part 3)
Rong Si opened his mouth to say something, but before he could, his eyes rolled up, his lids shut, and he never woke up again.
..........
The Yin Family’s executive meeting dragged on until four in the afternoon. The decision to acquire Rong Group was unanimously approved by the company management and the board of directors.
With Yin Shixiu present, there was no room for doubt about the resolution passing.
What stunned Su Xiaomeng was that during the lengthy meeting, each manager voiced their opinions, and by four, a best acquisition plan was organized.
After reviewing it, Yin Shixiu made some modifications to inappropriate parts and immediately slammed the table to finalize it.
The plan was distributed, and while the stock market hadn’t yet closed for the day, the Yin Family’s actions to acquire the Rong Group were already underway.
This is what true swiftness looks like.
In over four hours of an important meeting, there was not a single employee’s discontent or impatience.
As the meeting ended, the employees Su Xiaomeng saw were all eager and ready to go, rubbing their hands together with excitement...
Being in such an atmosphere is indeed quite invigorating.
The key player, needless to say, is this "giant" still seated in a wheelchair.
As the meeting ended, one by one the attendees dispersed, leaving only Yin Shixiu and his wife, Chen Lan, and Secretary Luo in the large conference room.
Yin Shixiu was still flipping through the plan in his hand, highlighting certain details for Chen Lan to especially monitor during execution.
"Since Rong Jing has already relinquished his shares, this battle shouldn’t be too hard, right?"
Su Xiaomeng asked.
"If nothing unexpected happens, it’s not difficult, but you should know that Rong Jing made this decision without consulting Rong Si."
Yin Shixiu interlaced his fingers,
"Rong Si is a stubborn old man, and the more stubborn a person is, the harder they are to deal with. Arrogant and obstinate people—Shi Shengde is a lesson learned. Push this type of person too far, and the tricks they can unleash are countless."
"To prevent such accidents, we have to put in 120% effort."
Su Xiaomeng nodded,
"Alright, everything you say is right."
Once Yin Shixiu finished reviewing the entire plan and ensured nothing was overlooked, he allowed Chen Lan and Secretary Luo to leave.
Lowering his head, he rubbed his brow, and Su Xiaomeng noticed the fatigue on his face...
She proactively walked behind him, massaging his shoulders, letting him lean his head back on her, as she pressed on his temples.
Yin Shixiu opened his eyes to look at her...
"I thought you were angry with me again..."
"Why would I be angry with you?"
"Angry that I won’t properly rest."
"I was going to be mad at you, but then I thought, you’re such a scoundrel. Even if I got mad at you, you wouldn’t listen to me and rest properly, so wouldn’t my anger be in vain?"
"... Getting smarter?"
Yin Shixiu teased.
"You forced me to be, and you’re still proud!"
Su Xiaomeng gave him a sidelong glance, clearly displeased.
Yin Shixiu closed his eyes, enjoying her soft fingertips pressing at the edge of his skull.
"By the way... have you had any recent contact with that Mayor Ma?"
Su Xiaomeng suddenly asked.
Yin Shixiu, eyes closed, "Why do you ask?"
"Just asking..."
"Come on, what’s it about?"
"Ahem..."
Su Xiaomeng cleared her throat, then said,
"If you insist on asking, I’ll tell you then..."
"... Mhmm."
"My second grandaunt’s grandson, Le Qianjun, do you remember him?"
Le Qianjun?
Yin Shixiu searched his mind for that name, opened his eyes, and looked at Su Xiaomeng,
"No, I don’t remember."
Su Xiaomeng hurriedly said,
"He’s my second grandaunt’s grandson!"
"Have I met him?"
"No."
"..."
"Well, but that year when you went back to the Su Family Village with me, you should have met my second grandaunt’s son at least once..."
"I really don’t remember. Just tell me what’s going on."
Yin Shixiu said.
Su Xiaomeng quickly said,
"Le Qianjun is considered my distant cousin. The year we went home, he was planning to take the civil service exam and asked my uncle Su Jianyi for help, but Su Jianyi, you know, is snobbish..."
"So?"
"Qianjun passed the civil service exam, and these past two years, he’s been working at the Chengdu City Government..."
"What does that have to do with Mayor Ma?"
"Qianjun said there’s now an opportunity to transfer to Beijing for a position, and his superiors think highly of him. But it’s said that for grassroots civil servant positions transferred to Beijing, there are only a few spots, and Chengdu City Government only has one..."
"You want me to ask Mayor Ma to pull some strings?"
"What do you mean by ’pull some strings’? Don’t put it like that... like that, okay?"
Su Xiaomeng quickly said.
"Then, could Madam please clarify what you’re asking your husband to do?"
"Ahem... I was just thinking, if possible while you’re chatting or something... just casually mention cousin Qianjun?"
"Isn’t that still pulling strings? Mrs. Yin, haven’t you watched the current popular anti-corruption dramas?"
Yin Shixiu couldn’t help but laugh.
Su Xiaomeng’s face turned red, "Let me make a solemn statement, I’m not asking you to pull strings! Don’t act like, just by opening your golden mouth, Mayor Ma will immediately transfer cousin Qianjun over, okay? Do you think you have that much influence?"
"Mrs. Yin, when you say this, don’t you feel guilty? Don’t you know whether your husband really has that much influence?"
"Ahem... There’s no absolute certainty, and I think Mayor Ma is quite fair, not necessarily buying your words."
"Oh? Madam, you’re contradicting yourself; if I’m not pulling strings, how could there be any buying or not buying of influence?"
"Yin Shixiu, are you deliberately nitpicking my words?"
Su Xiaomeng placed her hand on his shoulder and gave it a harsh squeeze!
Yin Shixiu frowned slightly,
"Do you always resort to violence when words fail you? What’s with that habit?"
"Just say if you can help with this task or not?"
Su Xiaomeng’s chin lifted, nose all puffed up, she huffed.
Yin Shixiu lightly chuckled,
"Then could Madam tell me why Le Qianjun should be given such big face for you to speak up for him to me?"
Relatives from the Su Family Village are truly few that Yin Shixiu interacts with. The grandparents in the Su Family Village don’t quite understand what status or position Yin Shixiu holds.
However, while the older folks are unclear, if the younger generation still doesn’t get it, they’d truly be living in the dark.
Especially since both Su Xiaomeng and Yin Shixiu have trended on social media platforms.
But between Yin Shixiu and Su Xiaomeng, there remains a kind of tacit understanding...
If each relative from the Su Family Village asks them for help...
They genuinely don’t know how long they’d have to keep helping.
So naturally... when Su Xiaomeng speaks up, there must be a reason for her to do so.
"My second grandaunt became a widow at a very young age, having only one son, my second uncle, who only has one son, cousin Le Qianjun. The whole family is very genuine..."
"Stop, that reasoning is a bit far-fetched, isn’t it?"
Yin Shixiu looked steadily at Su Xiaomeng.
Su Xiaomeng took a deep breath...
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