As a province with distinct seasons, Dongyang still has very low temperatures in winter.
Watching the autumn chill turn sharper, and with half of November gone, the construction industry was also gradually reaching the time to cease operations.
Zhu Xuanwen had been quite busy lately, after all, it was the end of the year, the time to settle accounts and collect funds. Otherwise, he couldn’t possibly cover the material costs owed for the year-end, could he?
During this period, Zhu Xuanwen frequently moved about, all to quickly get the projects audited and the money in his hands, so he could smoothly take his wife and kids to Sanya for a good new year.
The process, just like the years before, was to be performed once more this year!
However, during the auditing this year, he encountered too many problems!
“Mr. Zhu, our project in Hexi isn’t up to standard, and the auditors won’t pass it!” The manager from Hexi suddenly reported over the phone.
Zhu Xuanwen frowned, “Alright, I got it.”
After hanging up the phone, Zhu Xuanwen wondered, had he made a mistake somewhere?
Just then, another call came through!“Mr. Zhu, the cooperative project with China Railways has been withdrawn from their end, and they’re demanding that we complete it according to standards promptly. Right now… it’s all substandard, they want us to redo it next year!”
“Mr. Zhu, we…”
One phone call, and Zhu Xuanwen would think that he had made some mistake, overlooked something!
But when a flurry of calls came one after another, Zhu Xuanwen broke out in a cold sweat!
How could he not realize that he was in trouble?
But… after much thought, Zhu Xuanwen was still somewhat bewildered.
Who had he managed to provoke, exactly?
The more he thought about it, the more panicked he became!
Whoever could fail all his audits… who could that be?
Who had such power?
At this thought, Zhu Xuanwen’s sweat couldn’t be stopped!
He was no fool and knew such things didn’t happen without reason.
Zhu Xuanwen forced himself to calm down, but how could he be calm?
All those advance payments, and a bunch of debts to collect, if the higher-ups didn’t pass the audit and release the funds, even being sold after death wouldn’t cover it!
It was at this moment, he picked up the phone and dialed his father-in-law’s cell phone.
“Dad… I’ve run into a problem!” Zhu Xuanwen blurted out as soon as the call connected!
There was a slight pause from the other end, “Come over and talk.”
After hanging up the phone, Zhu Xuanwen quickly got up and hurriedly drove toward an old residential area.
Upon entering the home, Zhu Xuanwen almost knelt down.
“Dad! You have to save me!”
“I’ve run into a big issue!”
Seeing Zhu Xuanwen in such a worthless state, the old man sighed, helplessly shaking his head, “Sit down and talk slowly.”
Only then did Zhu Xuanwen recount the recent events.
Watching a grown man choke up and nearly cry, the old man really looked down on him!
But, after all, it was his son-in-law.
After listening, the old man picked up the phone, hesitated for a moment, and dialed the number of a former subordinate:
The person on the other end respected the elder, addressing him immediately upon answering the phone, “Hello, old leader.”
The old man grunted, “Xiao Wu, I want to inquire about something. There’s nothing special happening in the province today, is there?”
The question was phrased tactfully, but after hearing it, the other party fell silent for a moment.
Then, he said, “Old leader, to tell you the truth, have your son-in-law shape up, keep a low profile, stop causing trouble, and also, make sure that Zhida Construction Company completes its tasks promptly. Otherwise, the authorities won’t release a penny, don’t let him play any tricks, it might be better if Zhida was dissolved. Otherwise, look elsewhere; in short, it’s best not to stay in Dongyang.”
The message was quite clear!
The old man listened calmly, having weathered many storms; what didn’t he understand?
This subordinate was one of his more trusted contacts now. Hearing him say this, the old man nodded and didn’t ask further.
“Hmm, okay, thank you, Xiao Wu.”
After hanging up the phone, the old man looked at the despondent Zhu Xuanwen and said slowly, “Did you hear that?”
How could Zhu Xuanwen not have heard?
He had absorbed every word!
But it was precisely because of this that he was so distraught.
At this moment, his father-in-law was his last lifeline!
With this in mind, Zhu Xuanwen hastily said, “Dad, you must save me, I… I now…”
The old man cut him off, saying, “What kind of trouble have you gotten yourself into recently?”
Zhu Xuanwen was taken aback!
Was there ever a shortage of people he had offended?
How could one possibly keep count?
Recently…
There must have been seventeen or eighteen…
“I’m not sure who it was!”
The elder looked helplessly at his son-in-law and sighed, “Tell me about it, and I’ll help you analyze the situation.”
Zhu Xuanwen nodded, “There’s a section chief from the urban construction department in the western part of the city, over 50 years old, he…”
“A manager from Chengtai Group…”
“A clerk from the Public Security Bureau…”
“A business manager from the Industrial and Commercial Bank…”
…
As Zhu Xuanwen went on, the elder felt his heart clenching painfully, and he couldn’t help but cover his chest while taking a deep breath, fearing that something might happen to him!
This good-for-nothing dog, how did he manage to offend so many people recently?
How could I have been so blind back then?
Just as Zhu Xuanwen was about to mention the street cleaning lady, the elder stopped him!
“Talk about the key point!”
Zhu Xuanwen thought hard, the key point… 200 pounds? But suddenly, he remembered someone!
He hurriedly said, “Oh! There’s a president of the Second Provincial Hospital, named Qin Xiaoyuan. I went there to get a cut on my hand bandaged, and… he scolded me.”
“Later, I called a few people to cause him trouble at the Health Commission.”
At this point, the elder’s face changed!
“Why the hell did you go to the hospital causing trouble for no reason!”
“And you even went after a president? Do you have any idea how extensive a president’s connections and network can be? On his own turf that he’s been managing for a lifetime, what do you have to be acting wildly? Why don’t you go make a scene at the Public Security Department then?”
The elder grew more and more agitated as he spoke!
This useless thing, truly getting too big for his boots, where can’t you go and make a scene, you must go to a hospital!
And it’s even the hospital president!
This is just… making me mad.
Thinking of this, the elder didn’t want to say another word to him.
“Go apologize right now!”
Zhu Xuanwen was stunned, “Dad, is it really necessary?”
The elder chuckled coldly, “Not necessary? I’m telling you, it’s very possible that this whole thing was done by that president, don’t you doubt it.”
Upon hearing this, Zhu Xuanwen stood up quickly, ready to leave.
It was at this moment that the elder’s phone started to ring.
He opened WeChat to find that it was a video sent by the subordinate he had just called.
Curious, the elder was astonished and immediately began to watch the video.
The video was precisely one of Zhu Xuanwen showing off his hubris!
After watching it, the elder was so angry that he almost threw the phone away!
How impressive!
How impressive!
Truly remarkable!
At that time, the other party sent a message, “Old leader, the higher-ups have seen this video.”
After hearing this, the elder shook with rage and said to Zhu Xuanwen, “Get out! Get the hell out of my house and never come back!”
Zhu Xuanwen was taken aback, could he leave at this moment?
Of course, he couldn’t, who else could save him besides his father-in-law?
Think about his daughter, too!
Zhu Xuanwen hurriedly said, “Dad, calm down, don’t be impulsive, this isn’t the time to be angry; we need to think of a solution!”
The elder looked at this shameless thing, feeling so enraged he was almost sick, “Get out!”
Zhu Xuanwen sighed and, unconcerned, sat down on the sofa. What in the world was he to do?
The elder sighed deeply, feeling utterly helpless, and it was all his own fault!
All these years, he had been too indulgent.
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