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Chapter 145 Misunderstanding
In the study, Bai Jingyuan handed the brewed tea to his daughter and asked, "Have the products with food safety issues shipped from Country E been recalled?"
Bai Yi took a sip of tea and replied, "We have recovered 95% of the money. The branch staff has contacted consumers based on sales records for the rest. However, this incident has not had a negative impact on the brand so far. On the contrary, it has played a very good role in publicity."
"I am still very confident in your ability to handle things in this regard."
Bai Jingyuan continued to ask: "Are those people on the board of directors still giving you trouble?"
"It's normal for them to be dissatisfied with me, but time will tell."
"They are all veterans of the company. They worked with me without regrets back then, which led to the group's current size and achievements. When they were young, they were all elites with great talents and strategies. Now that they are older, it is normal that they sometimes cannot understand and support some of the reform ideas of you young people."
Bai Yi put down the water cup and said, "Do you mean for me to accommodate them? Now is the best time for enterprises to take advantage of the dividends of the times, vigorously develop and carry out reforms and innovations. If we continue to operate the brand according to the board of directors' idea of living off the past, our Bai Group will decline sooner or later."
Bai Jingyuan looked at his daughter with admiration and said, "It's not about accommodating them, but you can't do things too radically. When you took office, I told you that you must first secure this position and have absolute decision-making power in the group before you touch the people and rules you don't like."
“I have done that now.”
"Even so, now is not the right time. The prosperity of a group does not only rely on a capable leader, the strength of the team is also important."
"The reason why those veterans have been able to make it this far is that they must have extraordinary abilities. Some can be replaced, and some must stay. As for how to judge, you need to analyze it calmly. But the only strategy that is not feasible is a major change of blood."
Bai Jingyuan poured her another cup of tea and said, "Although you are very decisive, sometimes you can't rush for success. For those who want to achieve great things, the most important thing is to make decisions steadily and quickly."
Bai Yi understood what he said and after thinking for a few seconds, he replied: "Okay, I'll listen to you."
"Ah."
Bai Jingyuan stroked the cup in his right hand and asked casually, "Why did you come so suddenly this time? Why didn't you tell me in advance?"
"Are you wondering why I brought Ning Yuechen here?"
"I am indeed quite confused. Don't you always dislike her?"
Bai Yi succinctly applied Ning Yuechen's words just now: "I ran into her again by chance. She said she wanted to see Shi Yu, so I brought her here."
Bai Jingyuan looked at her and naturally didn't believe her. If someone else was really merciful and did a good deed every day, but as a daughter who would not do anything without benefit, she would not waste time doing such a thing.
But since she didn't say it, Bai Jingyuan wouldn't ask. After all, it didn't matter to him whether he brought Ning Yuechen here or not.
"Why would she be so kind to bring you to see me?"
Shi Yu, who was standing on the other side of the wall, frowned as she looked at Ning Yuechen and asked again, "She and Bai Jingyuan act in exactly the same way, both are profiteers who only do business for the sake of profit. You really didn't lie to Aunt Shi?"
Ning Yuechen felt a little guilty when she looked at him, thinking that no one knows a daughter better than her mother, so he could only pretend to be calm and talk nonsense: "Maybe she is annoyed by my pestering. After all, you know that she hates wasting time the most."
This reason really convinced Shi Yu. She looked at the high-end private clothes and the expensive accessories on the child, and doubts rose in her heart again: "Did she give you this outfit as well?"
Ning Yuechen continued to talk nonsense without blushing: "She said that I looked too sloppy, so she lent it to me for a while, and I had to return it in good condition when the time came."
Shi Yu was unhappy now, and complained in a dissatisfied tone: "When she just returned to China, she cut your living expenses to 100,000 per month, which was not even enough to buy a bag. Now not only is she reluctant to lend you even a decent piece of clothing, but she also asked you to return it. You are really petty, and you will never achieve great things."
Ning Yuechen: “…”
Bai Yi, who just walked out of the teahouse nearby: "......"
Bai Jingyuan looked down at his daughter who was frozen in place and asked, "This dress doesn't fit you at all. Why are you going back? Our Bai family isn't that poor, right?"
For the first time in his life, Bai Yi felt helpless and unable to defend himself.
Ning Yuechen naturally saw them as well. When he met Bai Yi's dark eyes, he felt guilty for a moment and hurriedly changed the subject: "Aunt Shi, let me accompany you to the back garden for a walk."
Shi Yu focused all her attention on Ning Yuechen and didn't notice the person behind him at all. She said, "Okay, it's time for lunch. I'll ask the chef to prepare some of the special dishes here, but you may not be used to them."
"It doesn't matter. As long as I'm with you, Aunt Shi, I can eat anything."
"You are still so sweet, kid."
"I'm telling the truth." Ning Yuechen started to act coquettishly.
Bai Yi watched them walk directly from the central bridge connected to the French windows into the back garden. Their backs gradually faded away, and then he asked his father beside him: "Dad, did you really not hesitate at all back then? Help Shi Yu and her lover."
Bai Jingyuan was stunned. He didn't understand why his daughter suddenly asked this question, but he still answered: "No, I fell in love with her at first sight, and I wanted to marry her in this life, so I brought her back to the Bai family without thinking of the consequences."
Even though he has regretted his actions over the years, he still can't let go.
His love for Shi Yu has gone from being infatuated at first sight to being deep in his bones. Even though he clearly knows that the other person will never fall in love with him in this lifetime, he can only go on with this mistake.
Accompanying Shi Yu for the rest of his life has become his obsession.
After a moment of silence, Bai Jingyuan asked: "How is the girl you like now?"
He knew that his daughter would not ask him this question for no reason, and he remembered what she said to him the last time she came, so he asked this.
"She is doing well now and stays with me every day."
The information revealed by her words made Bai Jingyuan feel nervous, and he asked, "Didn't you say that she has someone she likes?"
"The guy she likes already has a girlfriend, and if nothing unexpected happens, the two of them will get married together."
"You didn't do anything to her, right?"
Bai Yi was somewhat surprised by his father's nervous attitude and replied, "No, I plan to pursue her."
Bai Jingyuan took a deep breath and felt a little worried. After thinking for a while, he began to persuade her: "Yingzhen is indeed a good girl, but her sexual orientation is normal, right? I remember she had many boyfriends."
Halfway through his speech, he saw his daughter's face look a little strange. Thinking that he had guessed correctly, he continued to analyze the pros and cons for her: "Our Bai family and the Liu family are old friends, and that child has been your friend for so many years, and has been very loyal to you for so many years. So you must act cautiously and remember not to act rashly, otherwise it will hurt the harmony between the two families."