Chapter 220: Chapter 220: There’s a Mole Chapter 220: Chapter 220: There’s a Mole Hearing that sothing had happened to Yue Qingqing, Lin Chunju’s heart leapt to her throat.
Now that she knew it wasn’t a life-threatening situation, she sat back down steadily and let out a sigh of relief.
“Never mind, losing money is inevitable in business. Qingqing, you don’t need to remind him either, letting your dad suffer so losses isn’t a bad thing.”
In her heart, she always felt that the eldest son was too good at business, often thinking three steps ahead for every one taken.
This was naturally a good thing, but it made his path too smooth.
People who walk too smoothly often stumble into ditches unexpectedly.
Better to fall a few tis normally and learn to check the ground before continuing on your way.
So upon hearing it was a business matter, Lin Chunju didn’t plan to let her granddaughter get involved.
However, Yue Qingqing threw herself into her grandmother’s arms and said earnestly, “Grandma, it’s not about losing money in business. There are bad people around Dad.”
A mole?
Lin Chunju then paid attention. She could tolerate her eldest being tricked by outsiders but not by people he trusted.
But hadn’t Qingqing reviewed all the people her eldest had hired?
Lin Chunju reviewed the three hirees in her mind and then realized there was one she hadn’t t.
“Is it Yu Guoqiang?”
Yue Qingqing answered, “Maybe, I’ve never seen him so I don’t know, but I feel that the aura of that Auntie Lin from last ti was affected. Her husband must be the problem.”
“I understand, but let’s not make a fuss just yet. They say capture the thief with the goods. We need to fatten his courage first so he dares to show his tail.”
And Lin Chunju had another consideration, wanting to see if the eldest son could discover this matter himself.
If he wanted to grow the business, he would certainly face many challenges.
He can’t always rely on his little daughter.
Lin Chunju instructed Yue Qingqing to quietly go back to her room and not to alert Yue Jiandong.
Yue Qingqing nodded obediently and agreed.
In the following days, Yue Jiandong seed to have noticed sothing too, as he often appeared preoccupied during dinner.
But if he didn’t speak up, Lin Chunju pretended not to know.
Neither would Yue Qingqing.
When the sky falls, there’s soone tall to hold it up, and right now, Grandma was that person in the family.
Finally, after a few more days, Yue Jiandong hurriedly said to his mother in the morning,
“I have sothing tonight and probably won’t be able to co back for dinner.”
Lin Chunju stopped him and looked into Yue Jiandong’s eyes.
“Eldest, are you having trouble with your business?”
Yue Jiandong hesitated but did not speak.
He probably felt that, having vowed to grow the business, encountering problems at the start was a blow to his pride.
Lin Chunju said earnestly, “Our family does not hide its troubles. If there’s a problem, speak up; we will all help you figure out a solution.”
Yue Jiandong finally opened up, “Mom, I have encountered so issues…”
He explained the situation in detail.
Until recently, Yue Jiandong’s business had been very smooth, but so restaurants had reported that the quality of goods was not as good as before.
Yue Jiandong, who always targeted the high-end route, imdiately took this issue seriously, and made a special investigation.
He found that indeed so of the goods were not up to par.
Yue Jiandong imdiately agreed to compensation and paid double what was stipulated in the contracts.
He wasn’t the kind to pursue short-term gains, knowing that the long-standing reputation of his business was what allowed it to grow.
If this reputation was tarnished or fell, it would be hard to recover later.
Seeing Yue Jiandong’s good attitude, those restaurant owners felt quite satisfied and did not continue to make a fuss.
However, several other restaurants had secretly signed contracts with soone else.
One of the deputy managers from those restaurants, who had a good relationship with Yue Jiandong, secretly spilled the beans to him.
“It’s that one company you’ve always been competing with; the price per jin in the contract they signed with the manager is just a little lower than yours.”
Yue Jiandong knew that there was no such coincidence in the world; surely soone from his side had leaked the base price of the contract.
You shouldn’t use people you distrust, nor distrust those you use; Yue Jiandong was not soone prone to suspicion.
But given the circumstances, he couldn’t help but beco suspicious.
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