Chapter 567: Study Talk
After Shangguan Qiuhan left Shangguan's villa, Shangguan Zhengming called the housekeeper over and asked why Shangguan Qiuhan drank so much wine yesterday and what happened.
The housekeeper did not hide it, and told Shangguan Zhengming about the "big trouble" between Shangguan Qiuhan and Wen Ling yesterday.
In fact, when Wen Ling and Shangguan Qiuhan were talking yesterday, there was no one else around, and the housekeeper later heard Shangguan Qiuhan's roar and the sound of the wine bottle falling to the ground, thinking that the family had been robbed, and then he saw Wen Ling and Shangguan Qiuhan together.
However, at that time, the housekeeper only saw Shangguan Qiuhan yelling at Wen Ling, and broke the wine bottle, as if he was going to eat Wen Ling.
In fact, in the past ten years, Shangguan Qiuhan and even Shangguan Luocheng have treated Wen Ling like this, because of Wen Ling's existence, Shangguan Qiuhan and Shangguan Luocheng no longer feel that this home is their home, but has become Wen Ling's home, and Wen Ling's obedient and graceful temperament has also made her better cared for by Shangguan Zhengming, which has attracted the hostility of the two Shangguan Qiuhan brothers.
It is precisely because of this that the young and vigorous Shangguan Qiuhan and Shangguan Luocheng would have done something to Wen Ling several times if it weren't for the servants and housekeepers of the Shangguan family, but that was what they did when they were teenagers, at a rebellious age.
After that, Shangguan Luocheng left the East China Sea for some unknown reasons and went abroad to develop, and Shangguan Qiuhan also went abroad to study, and after returning to the East China Sea, he created the 'promise', or 'promise' is the company that Shangguan Qiuhan founded when he was still in college, and basically didn't return to this home.
As a result, there is less contradiction and friction between Wen Ling and them, from yelling at every turn in the past to the cold eyes of the previous one, it can be regarded as a great change, and even sometimes saying a sentence or two, for Shangguan Zhengming, this is of course a good start.
It's just that, after listening to the housekeeper's words, Shangguan Zhengming also wondered, in the past few years, Shangguan Qiuhan may have been because of Shangguan Moqing, and when facing Wen Ling, he was no longer as irritable as in the past, although people were cold, but they didn't react so violently, but what about Shangguan Qiuhan's attitude towards Wen Ling last night?
Shangguan Zhengming felt that the housekeeper should not be lying, at least in this matter, the housekeeper would never dare to hide it from him.
Immediately, Shangguan Zhengming waved his hand and ordered: "Go and find Madame, just say I'll wait for her in the study." β
After speaking, Shangguan Zhengming got up from the sofa in the living room and walked towards the study.
It didn't take long for the housekeeper to come to the study, but Wen Ling didn't come.
"Sir, ma'am, she is out. β
"What, didn't you tell her not to go out and wander around if she was fine?" Shangguan Zhengming asked loudly with a hint of anger on his face.
"Master, it was Mrs. Lin who called and asked Mrs. to go to the IELTS club, what was it doing, Mrs. didn't say, and I didn't ask more. The butler replied respectfully.
Long before Shangguan Zhengming came back, Wen Ling received an invitation from Bai Jinyu, inviting Wen Ling to get together at their Lin family's newly opened IELTS beauty club and invite them to experience the beauty services of the club.
Moreover, Bai Jinyu also wanted to use this opportunity to have a good talk with Wen Ling and solve the previous misunderstanding, after all, Bai Jinyu still had to think about her daughter, no matter what, if Lin Yuexi wanted to step into the door of Shangguan's house, then it was inevitable to get along with Wen Ling.
If Wen Ling has always had opinions on Lin Yuexi, then Lin Yuexi will undoubtedly suffer a lot of grievances in the Shangguan family, for the sake of her daughter, Rao is Bai Jinyu does not look down on Wen Ling, the lady of the Shangguan family from a civilian background, she has to do it hard, at least to have a good relationship with Wen Ling.
Especially Bai Jinyu's husband, the head of the Lin family, L Xiong, has repeatedly ordered that Lin Yuexi and Wen Ling must apologize well, and have a good relationship with Wen Ling, and must not be disrespectful to Wen Ling.
Although Bai Jinyu doesn't know if her husband really thinks about his daughter or has other thoughts of his own, at least now Bai Jinyu doesn't notice anything wrong, and she can't guess, after all, they are all people with status, and they are cranky for a little speculation, so it's really not suitable to stay in the Lin family.
"Bai Jinyu invited, Lao Guan, what do you think of this matter?"
The housekeeper Lao Guan is also the most trusted person of Shangguan Zhengming, and Shangguan Zhengming will not hide from Lao Guan in many things, Lao Guan is very discerning, although he cannot be said to be resourceful, but his age is there, and he is somewhat wise of an old man.
"Yes, sir, I heard that the Lin family's IELTS club has just opened, and I specially invited several wives of the family to experience their top beauty services, probably to take this opportunity to help the Lin family's beauty club make a name for itself in your circle. The butler spoke his mind.
"It's that simple?" Shangguan Zhengming stared at a document in front of him, with a few big words written on it, the preliminary plan of the old city renovation plan.
"What is the lord worried about?"
"I'm worried that Bai Jinyu's invitation to Mrs. to experience their Lin family's so-called highest-level beauty service this time is just a pretense, mainly to hear the opinions of several of our shareholders on their transformation plan, at the shareholders' meeting, many people obviously have different views on this plan, but because of L Xiong's face, it was not proposed, but judging from the majority of the votes against this plan, the Lin family wants to let this plan be implemented smoothly, but it is not so easy. Shangguan Zhengming sneered and turned his head to the housekeeper Lao Guan.
"It turns out that the master is worried about this, I have also heard about this matter, and I have heard a small news, I don't know if the master has heard of it. β
"What kind of gossip?" Shangguan Zhengming raised his eyebrows, and instantly became interested, and Tie Qing, who was angry by Shangguan Qiuhan's actions just now, was no longer iron-blue, and a trace of curiosity appeared.
"I really haven't heard of it, sir?"
"Okay, Lao Guan, don't sell Guanzi, it's really the same as your name, you like to sell Guanzi. β
Obviously, Shangguan Zhengming still has respect for the housekeeper Lao Guan, unlike treating others, only commanding and reprimanding from above.
Butler Lao Guan has been a housekeeper in Shangguan's family since Shangguan Zhengming's father, and it has been decades now, and even Shangguan Zhengming has to be called Guan Lao, but the housekeeper Lao Guan shows that he is a subordinate, and Shangguan Zhengming will treat Lao Guan like this, but in many things, Shangguan Zhengming still likes to listen to Lao Guan's opinion.
"I heard from some old friends that the Lin family seems to have a partner in the field, but I don't know who this partner is, but this partner seems to be very strong, at least not much weaker than our Shangguan family and the Lin family. The housekeeper Lao Guan came to Shangguan Zhengming's side and whispered the news he had gotten.
"Is this true?" Shangguan Zhengming asked with certainty.
"Whether it's true, this remains to be seen, but there is one thing that you still have to pay attention to, you also know that in the first two years, although the strength of the Lin Group was very strong, it was still under our Shangguan Group, but in just two years, it showed a trend of surpassing, I always felt that the rise of the Lin Group was strong, and it was inseparable from his partner. Lao Guan was indeed scheming, and he quickly realized the seriousness of the matter, and pointed out the key to the rapid development of the Lin family in one sentence.
"It seems that I really underestimate L Xiong, it's really an old fox, such a big thing, it is even a leak, and the secrecy work is done well, Uncle Guan, if you hadn't reminded me, maybe I really ignored this problem, in fact, I also thought the rise of the Lin family was a little strange before, but I haven't found the key, you say so, I think it's really likely to be the partner of the Lin family, maybe the backstage of the Lin family. β
Although Shangguan Zhengming is stubborn and self-serving, he likes to go his own way in many things and can't listen to other people's opinions, but he is not a brainless person, and he can support such a large company as Shangguan Group, of course, he can't be a mediocre talent, even if the Shangguan family has a decline in his hands, but he can't be blamed for all the blame.
"Another point, I also think it's very strange, although the previous projects you decided on have failed one after another, causing a lot of losses to the company, but, I think it's not just the master's problem, I suspect that there are other ill-intentioned people who are obstructing it, after all, even if we lose, it will not be just our company damaged, I have carefully learned about some companies in other places, doing the same projects as us, although not profitable, but not a lot of losses, but we have lost a lot, which I suspect is a problemγ β
For so many years, Shangguan Zhengming sent someone to investigate the matter at the first time when the company's project suffered heavy losses, and the feedback he got was always negligent in some small details and caused losses.
For example, in terms of marketing strategy, they just launched the first phase of publicity, and there were some small problems with the product, and this happened to be a little defective product of their company mixed in the qualified products, which suddenly made the publicity a joke, and the subsequent sales can be imagined.
"Uncle Guan, I have also carefully considered the problem you said, but now the people I sent out to investigate come back to give feedback are all problems of some people within our own company, if it is the intervention of other companies, it is impossible for us not to be aware of it in the slightest, do you say there will be ghosts around us?" Shangguan Zhengming showed deep thought.
"This may not be easy to judge, but, master, you still have to pay attention, I am worried that the Lin family's plans are not small. β
"I'll pay attention to this, Uncle Guan, don't worry, Mrs. never asks about the company, and I never talk about the company in front of her, and she doesn't know anything, since she was invited out by Bai Jinyu, let her go, didn't Mrs. really say anything to Xiao Han yesterday that shouldn't be said?"
"It shouldn't be, the second young master has always had a bad relationship with his wife because of his mother's affairs, and this time he is probably in a bad mood, so he will lose his temper with his wife. The butler looked stunned, lowered his head, and replied.
"I hope so. β
"Master, if it's okay, I'll go down first. β
"Go ahead. β
When the housekeeper turned around and left the study, there was a touch of helplessness and regret in his eyes, obviously, the housekeeper did not tell Shangguan Zhengming all about Wen Ling and Shangguan Qiuhan yesterday.