Volume 3: The Richest Man in the World Chapter 38: End of Friendship
After hearing what Manager Liu said, Cai Qiaozhu left and no longer interfered in the affairs of Yihe Bank.
However, when the news spread outside , the shop owners and clerks in the business all felt the influence of the eldest young lady.
In the past two years, Wu Chengjian has been building up his prestige outside and then passing this prestige back to Yihe Bank, but when it comes to the internal management of Yihe Bank, he is far from having as deep roots as Wu Chengjun. There are quite a few clerks and shopkeepers in the bank, almost all of whom were brought up by Wu Chengjun. At this time, Wu Chengjun had just passed away, and the affection for the family was still there. In the past, when the uncle and sister-in-law were in harmony and the two families were in harmony, they treated the third young master like the eldest young master, but now that this incident has happened, many people's hearts are filled with ripples.
After sending Cai Qiaozhu away, Manager Liu walked straight into the compartment, sat on the small chair next to it, and slapped the table and said, "What's going on! Hao Guan, what's going on!"
Ever since Wu Chengjian turned the tide for the first time, Manager Liu has never questioned him in this tone again.
He couldn't pretend to be asleep anymore and opened his eyes.
Manager Liu said, "Everyone in Xiguan knows what kind of personality the eldest young lady has. If she hadn't been forced... pushed to a certain extent, she wouldn't have come out like this."
There were some things that Manager Liu didn't say out loud, but he knew in his heart that Cai Qiaozhu was so high-profile and was trying her best to exert influence in the industry without violating family rules and regulations. It was definitely not for herself, but for Young Master Guang.
Although Manager Liu has been visiting Yihe Bank less frequently recently, his prestige and qualifications are still the mainstay of the bank. Wu Chengjian may ignore others, but he has to keep things straight with him.
After a moment's silence, he said, "Someone wants to mess with me , the Yihe Bank, and the Wu family! My sister-in-law has fallen into someone else's trap."
Manager Liu asked, "Who?"
Wu Chengjian said lazily: "Who else could it be? After the Wu family falls apart, whoever can benefit is that person."
Manager Liu seemed to understand something and said, "Since you have seen through it, why don't you explain it clearly to your sister-in-law?"
"It's hard to explain it just by talking." Wu Chengjian said, "You should have heard something about Guang'er's appointment as an official and my opposition to Guang'er's appointment as an official."
Manager Liu pondered and said, "I've heard about this, but I don't quite understand. Isn't this a good thing? Although the eldest young lady bypassed you to make the arrangements, which was wrong of her, but since the official position has been given, as your uncle, why don't you just go with the flow? This way, the family will be harmonious, and the bank will have an additional young master with an official title, which is also a kind of honor."
"Look," Wu Chengjian said, " even you said so."
"What? Am I wrong?"
"There's nothing wrong with that." Wu Chengjian didn't explain, but suddenly his tone hardened: "But everything else is fine. My sister-in-law can beat me or scold me, or she can rectify the family tradition, or even take over Yihehang. I don't care. But on this matter, I won't give in even a little bit."
Manager Liu said, "Hao Guan, why are you doing this? If you do this, you can't blame the eldest young lady for being suspicious of you. If it were me, I would be suspicious too."
"I know, so I won't say anything." Wu Chengjian said, "If she wants to make trouble, she can do it. But Uncle Liu, don't ask why. Anyway, there is no room for negotiation!"
"this……"
Seeing that Uncle Liu, who had always been loyal and dedicated, also doubted him, Wu Chengjian suddenly made up his mind at that moment, thinking: "Forget it! No matter how difficult and dangerous the foreign affairs are, I can find another way. It's better than having people at home divided!"
So he said, "I'll take advantage of today to tell Uncle Liu the truth."
"Well, go ahead."
Wu Chengjian said, "My father said before he died that the Wu family and Yihe Bank cannot be split. I will listen to him, and this is my bottom line. Previously, Guang'er was instigated by the ignorant nanny and said something that disobeyed me. My eldest sister-in-law slapped him on the spot - it was this slap that made me realize that my eldest sister-in-law and I are still on the same page deep down. Just for this slap, for what she said to Guang'er, I can retreat from anything and give in to anything."
He drooped his eyelids. "Since my eldest brother fell ill, she, as a woman, has been holding on for so long after losing her husband. She must have accumulated a lot of anxiety, fear, and worries in her heart. In addition, some boring people always like to say boring things. It's rare that she can hold on until now before it all explodes. So, she is suspicious and angry now, and she can't help but toss and turn. Let her toss and turn. One day, when her anger is gone, she will understand my feelings."
Manager Liu said, "But if things keep going like this, I'm worried that family troubles will eventually spread to the rest of the industry."
Wu Chengjian said, "I'll be honest with you, Uncle Liu: no matter what happens to our family, we will continue to run Yihe Bank. But in the next period of time, I may have to trouble you to work harder and carry Yihe Bank for a while. It won't take too long, maybe a year at most, or about seven or eight months at least."
"What about after a year or so?" asked Manager Liu.
"After a year or so, either Yihehang will be disbanded, or..." Wu Chengjian looked towards the north: "We will move to the next level! First, we will lose everything that can be lost, and then, we can get everything that we could not get before!"
Cai Qiaozhu was very methodical in her work. She established her authority at home and spread the word in the industry. Wu Chengjian and Ye Youyu both kept a low profile. Within two days, everyone in the Wu family knew who was in charge now. Whenever the managers had any problems, they would run to Lirongyuan to report them, and Ye Youyu would no longer care.
After another three or five days, Cai Qiaozhu had sorted out all the family affairs of the Wu family. She then invited Wu Chenggou and his fifteenth uncle to come, and asked Mr. Zheng to accompany them. She told them that she was going to open the ancestral hall to announce the good news to her ancestors, and hoped that his fifteenth uncle could preside over the matter. She also took out the yellow paper from before - two dates on it had already passed.
His uncle and his sister-in-law made such a big fuss, who in Xiguan didn't know about it? Fifteenth Uncle was a kind man, and actually didn't want to get involved, but Wu Chenggou said: "This is a big happy event for our Wu family. I don't know what's wrong with the third brother, he just wants to make things difficult for Guang'er over this matter."
Cai Qiaozhu's face suddenly darkened, and she said, "Second Uncle, Third Uncle, I don't understand what he's thinking, so I argued with him. But don't involve Guang'er in this matter. Children can't tell good from bad, so as an uncle, you should say more nice things to him and don't plant thorns in his heart."
Wu Chenggou felt depressed, but he didn't know how to retort.
Mr. Zheng was nearby and tried to smooth things over, "That's right. This is a disagreement between Hao Guan and the eldest young lady, not between uncle and nephew. Guang'er lost his father at a young age, so his uncle is like his biological father. I believe Hao Guan has other long-term plans for Guang'er, but they are different from his mother's. It's common for biological parents to disagree with their children. But since your parents are still alive, whether Guang'er should resign or report to his ancestors, in terms of closeness, this matter should be decided by the eldest young lady."
Fifteenth Uncle said: "But no matter what, Hao Guan is still the head of the family. We still have to discuss this matter with him."
"Okay, Ah Liu." Cai Qiaozhu said to Wu Liu, "Go and invite Hao Guan to come over to discuss matters. Tell him that the fifteenth uncle and the second uncle are all here."
Wu Liu agreed to go, and the four people in the room just drank tea. After a long while, Ye Youyu came in.
In the past few days, Ye Youyu still came to greet Cai Qiaozhu every day, but the sisters-in-law were busy with their own things. After the polite conversation, one of them said goodbye and the other didn't stay. They never said what was in their hearts. Seeing that only she came, Cai Qiaozhu frowned and asked, "Where is Haoguan?"
Ye Youyu said, "Sister-in-law, Hao Guan said that if it's about Guang'er, there's no need to talk about it anymore."
Cai Qiaozhu's eyebrows flashed with anger, and then she heard Ye Youyu say, "In fact, five days ago, Hao Guan had someone submit a petition to the capital to dismiss Guang'er from his position as a deputy minister."
"What!" Cai Qiaozhu stood up suddenly, feeling angry, sad, and incredulous.
"This, this..." Mr. Zheng was speechless for a moment, but he understood immediately - although he was Guang'er's teacher, and many of the more important correspondence documents of the Wu family were drafted by him, Guangzhou City is so big that he is not the only one who can write, and with the power of the Wu family, what kind of high-level writers can't be invited? It's just a resignation form. Guang'er is not yet an adult, Wu Chengjian is the guardian designated by Wu Chengjun, and the uncle who is in charge of the family is like a father. The father can make decisions for his son without asking his son. He can ask his mother for family affairs and his father for foreign affairs. He doesn't even need to inform his mother about career matters such as taking office or resigning.
Wu Chenggou was also shocked, thinking that this was really the style of the third brother, acting first and reporting later without even notifying the parties involved.
Even the fifteenth uncle felt that Wu Chengjian had gone too far.
Cai Qiaozhu wanted to curse, but couldn't. She wanted to speak, but couldn't utter a word. Suddenly, she covered her face and cried out: "Why! He... Why did he do that?"
During this period, her ferocity and toughness were actually all forced. As a person who has always had her husband as the backbone and her uncle as the outer protection, her inner strength is not as strong as that of Tan Sanniang, not even Ye Youyu.
Ye Youyu had been sidelined and suppressed by Cai Qiaozhu these days. Although she didn't say it, she was actually a little angry. But when she saw Cai Qiaozhu losing her composure in front of others and crying like a pear blossom in the rain, the resentment in her heart suddenly disappeared. She thought, "My sister-in-law has a hard time too. No matter how sad I am for the time being, I still have my husband, but she doesn't..."
She couldn't help but say, "Sister-in-law..." She wanted to say something to comfort her, but she couldn't say anything that could comfort her.
"That's too much, too much!" Wu Chenggou shouted, "The third brother really went too far this time! Look, look, the eldest sister-in-law is so angry that she is crying."
He was frightened after being beaten up by Wu Chengjian . He had been quiet for two years, but the scar healed and he forgot the pain. Seeing the conflict between the first and third houses, he couldn't help but stir up trouble: "Everyone in Xiguan knows that my eldest sister-in-law is kind and virtuous. Everyone in the Wu family knows her good temper. Now the third brother is crying because of his success in the past two years. I wonder if the third brother has become arrogant! He thinks he can do whatever he wants, right?"
Ye Youyu couldn't help but want to retort, but thinking about Wu Chengjian's instructions, she held back.
Cai Qiaozhu pointed at Ye Youyu and said, "Go, go call Wu Chengjian over! If he doesn't come and explain this matter to me, I...I...I will break off all ties with him!"
