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“Isn’t it bad to let the elders cook for me?”
Chen Fang rolled his eyes and said, “What are you thinking about? My uncle is still resting at home. Do you want to make roast duck for you?”
Although one can recover in two weeks after donating bone marrow, Li Guorong is in old age and needs to rest at home for a while to avoid any accidents.
Guan Lin smiled a little embarrassedly: “Oh, I misunderstood…”
Then they came to Dayong Roast Duck Restaurant, which was jointly opened by Zhang Shuyuan and the head office in Beijing. The store manager naturally knew Chen Fang, and the shares here also belonged to Rongkai Group.
“President Chen.”
“Well, I just came here to have a meal, you don’t have to follow me.”
“Okay, I’ll have someone arrange it right away.”
The store manager breathed a sigh of relief. He originally thought that Chen Fang came to inspect the work, but unexpectedly he came to eat. So he didn’t have to worry anymore.
This is a turbulent time and he is really afraid of losing this job.
Chen Fang found a seat in the lobby. Although there were private rooms here, eating roast duck in a private room never felt right. This kind of common delicacy tasted much worse in a private room.
Just like spicy hotpot, it is originally an ordinary delicacy, but you have to make it into a high-end dish, and in the end it will just be a mess.
Chen Fang saw a child in the store. It seemed that he was not here to eat, but to do his homework… Thinking of this, Chen Fang became thoughtful. Could it be the child of the woman named A Mei?
Then she asked the waiter and found out that it was true. When the manager found out, he immediately criticized A Mei. A Mei knew she was in the wrong and prepared to come in and take her son out.
Chen Fang stopped her and said, “I don’t mean to chase you away. It’s okay for the child to do homework here. Just don’t delay the normal business…”
“this?”
A Mei didn’t know what Chen Fang meant.
“You should know the relationship between me and Li Guorong.”
A Mei nodded. It turned out that Chen Fang was asking about this matter. Li Guorong really cared about her in the store. A Mei even borrowed money from Li Guorong several times.
Chen Fang intended to let A Mei take care of Li Guorong, but unfortunately this woman was too addicted to gambling. She would either spend her salary on Mark Six lottery or on horse racing. Anyway, the mother and son often went hungry.
“My uncle’s family is in need of someone to take care of them. Are you interested?”
“Me? President Chen, do you want me to go?”
A Mei pointed at herself and said with some disbelief, and she didn’t understand what this “take care of” meant. Was it looking for a woman or a nanny?
“You can consider it, but you have to get rid of your gambling addiction first…”
Chen Fang didn’t say what it meant specifically. It all depended on Ah Mei’s personal understanding and Li Guorong’s own opinion.
In the play, Chen Fang found that Li Guorong was more or less interesting. After all, he had been alone for so many years and had no woman by his side, so it was normal for him to have some thoughts.
If Li Guorong, who was resting at home, knew about this, he would definitely praise Chen Fang as a good nephew. He was so filial that it was almost heartbreaking.
Ah Mei was silent. There were too many people like her in Hong Kong. They dreamed of getting rich every day, fantasizing that one day they would win the jackpot and live a comfortable life.
There are also many such people in the mainland in later generations, which has a lot to do with people’s inability to see hope.
Chapter 643 There is a long way to go.
The main reason was that Chen Fang saw that Li Guorong seemed to care a lot about Ah Mei, and he thought that he had no one to take care of him now, so what if the two of them got together?
However, I still have to go back and report this matter to Leslie Cheung. You know, he really hates people who act first and ask for permission later. In the drama, when Li Guokai gave money to Leslie Cheung at his farewell apartment, Leslie Cheung was very unhappy.
After the two finished their meal, they ordered their bodyguards to go to Li’s house. Even though Chen Fang gave him a villa, Li Guorong never moved there because he was more busy at his brother’s house.
Besides, because of Li Guokai’s recent incident, let alone moving.
Li Guorong’s plan was to wait until Li Yi got married before moving there.
On the way back, Guan Lin sat in the back seat, holding Chen Fang’s hand and said, “That woman just now, I was really moved by her appearance.”
“She naturally saw the conditions of the Li family.”
Isn’t it obvious? Ah Mei is a gambler, so what does she have to worry about if she can rely on Leslie Cheung?
Guan Lin was still a little worried: “But is this really reliable? You won’t be scolded then, right?”
“Don’t worry, I’m always very good at judging people.”
Li Guorong has been alone for so many years, and he should have someone to take care of him. As for the gambling habit, it can be changed. What can you gamble with if you have no money?
Soon the driver arrived at Li’s house. It was very quiet here. Only Li Guorong was at home, and of course the housekeeper Aunt Xian.
Seeing that it was Chen Fang, Auntie Xian immediately greeted him, “Hello, Mr. Chen Fang.”
“Ah.”
At this time, Chen Fang remembered that in the play, Aunt Xian’s son had a lot of troubles and even ran to the Li family villa.
“By the way, Aunt Xian, is everything going well at home recently?”
It seemed very casual, but after she finished speaking, Chen Fang kept observing her expression. Sure enough, Aunt Xian’s expression was a little unnatural, but she still smiled and said, “Everything is fine at home. I will definitely take care of everything at home according to Madam’s requirements.”
“Well, Aunt Xian, you are also an elder in the family. I believe you can do it well.”
Chen Fang knew that Aunt Xian must have embezzled the family’s money to fill the big hole left by her son, but Zhang Shuyuan didn’t know about it now. However, this is the Li family’s family affair, so he will remind her next time he goes to the hospital.
At this time, Li Guorong also came downstairs, and Aunt Xian tactfully stepped aside.
“Uncle.” x2
Guan Lin naturally followed Chen Fang in calling him that. It was just a name after all. It couldn’t be that if Guan Lin called Li Guorong “uncle”, Chen Fang would have to stay with her for the rest of his life, right?
“Well, I just came back from the hospital… The doctor said Guokai is recovering well.”
“That’s good… I guess it has something to do with the high degree of bone marrow matching. And uncle, you’d better rest at home and stop running back and forth all the time…”
Li Guorong waved his hands and said cheerfully: “Hey, I don’t have anything to worry about. I feel very healthy now.”
Then Chen Fang talked about what happened with A Mei.
Speaking of this, Li Guorong sighed and said, “Ah Mei, she is also a miserable person who only knows how to buy horses and Mark Six lottery tickets. She leaves her child in the store all day long and doesn’t care about him…”
Looking at Li Guorong’s expression, Chen Fang suddenly thought of something. Could it be that this A Mei looks very similar to Li Yi’s mother?
Li Yi’s mother is not Li Guorong’s wife. This woman disliked the child as a burden when she gave birth to him. Li Guorong couldn’t bear it, so he started to raise Li Yi.
Thinking carefully, A Mei and Li Yi looked somewhat similar, and Chen Fang now had an idea.
“Actually, hotel work is not suitable for her. Otherwise, I would ask her to come and take care of you…”
“Hey, how can this be possible…Besides, I don’t need anyone to take care of me here.”
Chen Fang just nodded and didn’t continue the topic…Although Li Guorong refused, Chen Fang assured that Li Guorong was willing in his heart, but he just couldn’t let go of his pride.
This matter still needs to be handled by Li Guokai and Zhang Shuyuan. After all, I am a junior and it would be wrong to do too much.
After having dinner at the Li family villa, Chen Fang and his companion left.
In the car, Guan Lin couldn’t help but laugh and said, “Well, you look frustrated.”
“Haha, you only see the surface.”
“this…….”
“Stop talking like this and go home.”
“it is good.”
Chen Fang did not go to the hotel to find Li Jiaxin that night. He had to treat everyone equally, so Guan Lin was the one who answered the phone when she called at night.
The next morning, when the two of them were having breakfast, Guan Lin pouted and said, “Your lover called last night. Will you come back tonight?”
Chen Fang raised his eyebrows: “Why, do you have any other ideas?”
“No…no, I just want to ask…why are you so fierce?”
Guan Lin quickly admitted her mistake. She was just complaining to vent her emotions, but then she thought that Chen Fang was not someone she could easily control, so she could only sigh in her heart.
Be more open-minded. There will be a lot of such things in the future. Either leave now or accept it calmly.
It’s impossible to leave, not in this lifetime.
In the morning at the Rongkai Group office, the financial director summarized last month’s expenses. Chen Fang frowned as he read it…the expenses were too high.
At this time in the drama, Li Guokai was preparing to lay off employees. Although the situation has improved with the help of Chen Fang…it is not to the point where Su Yuancheng has to take action, but it is only an improvement.
The financial director has been observing Chen Fang’s expression, and she also knows the current situation outside.
Fortunately, Chen signed it. I just hope Hong Kong’s economy will get better soon.
“President Chen, in fact, many employees have proposed to take the initiative to reduce their salaries. Everyone has expressed their willingness to tide over the difficulties with the company.”
“There’s no need to cut salaries. Difficulties are only temporary. Let’s do our jobs well and don’t hold back when the time comes to hire…”
Chen Fang has no habit of calculating employees’ salaries. Besides, this part is just a small part. Even if he reduces salaries, how much cost can he save?
The financial director secretly thought that he was a good man. She had followed Li Guokai for many years and knew that the other party would definitely agree to this position. After all, this would save a lot of money.
After knowing Chen Fang’s original words, the employees of Rongkai Group were deeply moved, and some even hoped that Chen Fang would continue to be the agent for a longer period of time.
I went to the hospital to see Li Guokai in the evening, and finally told them both about A Mei. Although Li Guokai had recovered a little while lying on the hospital bed, he was still unable to move.
Zhang Shuyuan was very surprised: “Brother, do you really think so?”
Chen Fang shrugged. “I can’t say what my uncle thought. He might have felt sympathy for Ah Mei because she looked very similar to Li Yi’s mother. Of course, whether they can be together or not is still unknown.”
Zhang Shuyuan smiled and said to Li Guokai on the hospital bed: “Guokai, this is a good thing. Brother has been alone for so many years…”
Li Guokai nodded in approval. Even though A Mei was a compulsive gambler, if she had a bit of brains, she would know what to do when faced with Po Tian’s wealth!
“But we have to wait until later, and we can’t rush this matter.”
This is natural. If I went straight to tell Leslie Cheung, I would be scolded.
Finally, they talked about the company’s affairs. Li Guokai was still a little worried about Hong Kong’s economy, but when he thought about the fact that he was lying in a hospital bed now, he couldn’t do much about it.
Finally, Zhang Shuyuan sent Chen Fang out. Li Mingsi had already gone somewhere. Anyway, Li Guokai was recovering slowly now, so there was no point for her to stay here. She might as well find some bad friends to hang out with.
Although she has no money, she can still find a few people around her to treat her. After all, the Li family is still there… and everyone will give her face.
“Second aunt, I see you have been in the hospital, you have to take care of yourself…”
“I’m in good health, I just want to talk to you about the shoe factory…”
Zhang Shuyuan still wants to save the shoe factory. After all, it is the hard work of her Zhang family, especially her parents’ lifelong efforts… As for who should take care of it, it would naturally be her eldest son Li Minghao.
Moreover, this shoe factory was originally left to Li Minghao by the Zhang family, and he has shares in it.
“Since you said so, I definitely support you… By the way, I found that something was wrong with Aunt Xian at home… I asked someone to check and found that she had embezzled the family’s money to invest in stocks for her son…”
Zhang Shuyuan said in disbelief: “This is impossible? Aunt Xian has been an elder in our family for many years.”
She hasn’t been home recently and has been staying in the hospital the whole time.
“Auntie Xian is naturally a good person, but her son is not ambitious and lost money in the casino…I guess Auntie Xian was forced to do that.”
Zhang Shuyuan decided to ask Aunt Xian to come to the hospital and find out what was going on. Chen Fang would not make up stories without any basis…it was most likely that was the case.
Chen Fang didn’t want to get involved in this matter. The reason why he had to deal with this risk in advance was mainly because of Aunt Xian’s gambling son. If he lost too much, he would do anything.
What if someone comes to my house to cause trouble? Others may not be able to enter the community, but with Aunt Xian as an “insider”, the situation will be completely different.
These things happen frequently in Hong Kong, otherwise it would be said that gambling harms people.
Aunt Xian rushed to the hospital. She originally thought that Zhang Shuyuan had something to tell her, but she didn’t expect that she had been discovered embezzling money from home to help her son trade stocks.
Auntie Xian was very embarrassed at the moment: “Madam, I…I will pay you back.”
Zhang Shuyuan asked back: “What are you going to pay back with?”
“I have a mortgage and I will put it up for sale tomorrow.”
This was bought with her life savings, and she never expected that she would have to lose it all now.
“Oh… forget it, forget it… this is my pension for you…”
After saying that, Zhang Shuyuan gave Aunt Xian a check for 100,000 Hong Kong dollars. She had done the most she could. Not only did she not pursue the matter of the hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars, she also gave her 100,000 Hong Kong dollars.
Aunt Xian didn’t expect that Zhang Shuyuan did not pursue the matter and even gave her a “pension”. It’s no use regretting it now. She can only blame herself for not educating her son well.
Zhang Shuyuan has always known that Aunt Xian is a good person and didn’t want to fire her. But she thought of Chen Fang’s reminder…what if Aunt Xian is threatened by her gambling son, what if something goes wrong?
Looking at Aunt Xian’s lonely back, Zhang Shuyuan sighed and said nothing.
Li Guorong at home was still wondering why Aunt Xian resigned?