After eting with his father, Cheng Qiaobei felt an indescribable complexity in his emotions and only went upstairs after smoking three cigarettes in the residential area.
Hearing the door sound, but not seeing him enter the room for a long ti, Chen Ningxi got out of bed and walked out of the bedroom, seeing Cheng Qiaobei sitting in the living room staring at his phone with a frown.
"You’re back?"
"!"
Cheng Qiaobei lifted his gaze to the approaching person.
Chen Ningxi sat down next to him, "What did you talk about?"
Cheng Qiaobei held her hand, sighed silently, "All that ssy stuff in the group."
If it bothers him, it ans the problem is serious.
Chen Ningxi didn’t know how to comfort him, "You’ve been trying very hard, don’t be too hard on yourself, do your best and leave the rest to fate."
Cheng Qiaobei lanted, "I experienced the developnt and glory of the group in those years, then its later expansion, and now I’m afraid I have to witness its decline."
This concerns the life and death of a group.
Chen Ningxi turned her face, "It’s that serious?"
Cheng Qiaobei nodded, "If everyone is united, we might get through the crisis, but now the group is internally divided, everyone is calculating their own gains and losses, Jade Jiali cannot get through this hurdle."
Chen Ningxi: "Is there no way at all?"
Cheng Qiaobei rubbed his forehead, "The entire group’s capital chain is broken, the hotel’s revenue has been plumting, so chain stores have started layoffs, and those not laid off are owed wages, previous bank loans are unpaid, and new loan applications are not approved."
Chen Ningxi said, "Can you seek financing?"
Speaking of this, Cheng Qiaobei was even more troubled, "Which investnt company would want to take over this ss, it’s clearly a bottomless pit."
"When the boat reaches the bridgehead, it will straighten itself, there will always be a solution." Although she said this, Chen Ningxi also felt his helplessness, looking at Cheng Qiaobei with a tired face, she advised, "It’s getting late, you need to rest more, don’t wear yourself out, sleep."
In the following days, Cheng Qiaobei was busy with franchise hotel matters, and under his guidance, Jade Jiali registered a short video account for live-streaming sales.
Things were initially heading in a positive direction, but one day, when Cheng Qiaobei opened the Jade Jiali account, he found it had been blocked. He imdiately called Cheng Xiangheng to inquire about the situation.
"What’s going on with the group’s account?" Cheng Qiaobei asked.
Cheng Xiangheng said, "Online sales are okay, but offline we’ve had a lot of negative reviews from guests, so even went to the live stream to complain, and when the operations team shut down the comnt section, it led to a large volu of complaints, then it was blocked again due to violations yesterday. We are still communicating with the official platform about the specifics, I’m also waiting for news."
Cheng Qiaobei pressed his aching temples, also annoyed by the Jade Jiali issue, and spoke in anger.
"Old Cheng, you are really getting old."
Cheng Xiangheng had been holding a grudge, especially having to ask for help from the son he least favored when there was no other way out. At this mont, his self-esteem and authority were both challenged, making his temper flare.
"So what if I’m old, no matter how capable you are, you still have to call dad. You helped once, and now you don’t take seriously? The group is just temporarily troubled, you think you can take this opportunity to make admit defeat? Impossible, I will never lose."
Cheng Qiaobei, expressionless, took a deep breath and said, "Alright, then you handle it yourself."
After saying this, he hung up the phone.
Deng Yan knocked on the door and ca in, seeing the anger on Cheng Qiaobei’s face, he put down the docunts and said, "Here are the franchise contracts for the latest three hotels, they need your signature."
Cheng Qiaobei picked up the pen, quickly signed, and handed them back to Deng Yan, "Call Zhou Chong in."
"Okay."
Deng Yan left the office, and it wasn’t long before Zhou Chong arrived.
Throughout the afternoon, Zhou Chong reported the progress of work in Cheng Qiaobei’s office, chatting about ideas and directions in the new field, and after considering, Cheng Qiaobei agreed with Zhou Chong’s proposal.
Seeing that it was almost ti to get off work, Cheng Qiaobei ended the conversation and left the company.
Since moving into the new office space, with the increase in business, the company had grown much larger than at its inception.
Cheng Qiaobei stopped by to buy groceries on his way ho. The two of them had moved into a new ho last week, and to avoid being overwheld by chores, Cheng Qiaobei had invited their previous maid to the new ho to help with household duties.
As Chen Ningxi entered, she heard sounds coming from the kitchen and put down her bag to head in that direction.
"What tasty food are you cooking? I could sll it from the doorway." She clung to Cheng Qiaobei’s arm, looking at the spicy crayfish in the pot, making her mouth water, "Wow, looks delicious."
Cheng Qiaobei said, "What do you an looks delicious, it tastes even better."
"There’s a basketball ga tonight," Chen Ningxi’s eyes lit up, raising her eyebrows she asked, "Shall we get so drinks?"
"I got it ready earlier, beer is in the fridge." Cheng Qiaobei lifted another pot lid, "There’s also garlic-flavored."
"Absolutely wonderful, Manager Cheng." Chen Ningxi smiled, tiptoed, and Cheng Qiaobei lowered his shoulder to et her for a kiss.
At seven-thirty, the basketball ga started on ti, shown on a screen playing casually, they watched while eating crayfish.
"Grab the rebound, pass it, go, go, go..." Chen Ningxi was so focused on the screen that she forgot to eat the crayfish she had just peeled.
Cheng Qiaobei paused from peeling shrimp, watching the player jump for a three-point shot intently.
When the basketball went straight into the hoop, Chen Ningxi excitedly exclaid:
"Score!"
Cheng Qiaobei also let out a low shout, "Nice!"
The two of them clinked their beers and downed them in one go.
People in sync can feel each other’s happiness, and more so, enjoy the comfort brought by joy.
The ga ended with the basketball team Chen Ningxi supported winning.
But the drinks were not finished, and Cheng Qiaobei brought up the unpleasant phone call from earlier in the day.
He was slightly tipsy, his gaze carried a wild drunkenness, rubbing the glass he said, "I argued with Old Cheng on the phone."
Chen Ningxi asked, "Why?"
Cheng Qiaobei briefly explained, and after listening, Chen Ningxi felt quite troubled too.
Cheng Qiaobei said, "I admit, my achievents today were built on his shoulders. That’s why he always thinks I’m not qualified to question him, and certainly not to challenge his authority. For the honors I received from him, I feel impotent to fight back."
"Don’t feel guilty, he’s using indebtedness to manipulate and control you." Chen Ningxi held Cheng Qiaobei’s hand, "Parents treat their children differently. I can only speak from my personal experience growing up. My parents aren’t perfect either, my dad didn’t have ti for , most of the ti my mom took care of , and to set up my future, she would provide with superior conditions within her capacity, but her arrangent was only to help stand on the board, and the final outco of the ga, win or lose, depends on my abilities."
Cheng Qiaobei played with her fingers, "You an to say that everything I have today, I earned myself."
"Yes." Chen Ningxi tried to tighten her grip on his hand, offering spiritual support to Cheng Qiaobei, "Even if you weren’t his son, even if you weren’t standing on the Jade Jiali platform, with your capabilities, you could still achieve sothing."
Cheng Qiaobei laughed, "Thank you for your guidance, Manager Chen."
Chen Ningxi released her hold and lifted her beer, "Cheers, to celebrate Little Cheng’s full recovery."
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