Volume 7: Mr. Love, Elite Lawyer, and Two Conjectures about Marriage Chapter 493 Shen Mingbao and Yang Manman live in harmony
The next morning, in Chen Tonggang's Tiantian Xiangshou gym, members who were working out complained:
"Is it fitness or sweat steaming?"
"It's so hot, is the air conditioner turned off?"
"Why is it so hot?"
"It's so hot, I'll go check it out!"
"The air conditioner really isn't on. I've never heard of high-temperature fitness. How can you train in this heat?"
"Let's go and judge the matter together!"
"Come on, come on, what's going on?"
…
All the members rushed to the front desk of Tiantian Xiangshou Gym and complained to the receptionist:
"You can't even afford to turn on the air conditioning in your gym? How can you work out in such hot weather?"
"It's so hot. How can I practice in such hot weather?"
"That's right. We paid so much money. What's going on with you?"
“Why is your service so bad?”
…
"Everyone, please be quiet for a moment, okay?"
Looking at the members who were making a fuss, Tiantian quickly explained to the thin receptionist:
"The air conditioner in the gym broke down this morning. We've already reported it for repair. Can you guys wait patiently for a moment?"
"How can we wait in such hot weather?"
"Go to their office and wait. The air conditioner in their office is not broken. Come on, come on, it's all run by the same boss anyway!"
"Let's go, let's go and have a rest together. There is free mineral water to drink over there!"
"No, no, you can't go over there and disturb them while they're working!"
Seeing that the gym members were rushing towards Zhirui Tianjie's office area next door, the receptionist hurriedly tried to stop them. At this moment, a man with pigtails stopped her and said:
"Your gym is leaking and it's ruined my coffee..."
"Please wait a moment!"
Without hearing clearly what the man with pigtails said, the receptionist quickly ran to the office area of Zhirui Tianjie nearby, where the gym members and Zhirui Tianjie employees were already making a fuss and an argument had started between the two sides.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
Looking at the men and women who suddenly poured into the company, a female employee of Zhirui Tianjie frowned and said:
"If you want to work out, go to the gym. What are you doing here?"
"The air conditioner over there is broken, let's come here to cool off for a while!"
"Yes, we'll leave once the air conditioner next door is fixed!"
"No more practice, I'm going to take a shower!"
"Hey, you don't have to take a shower, the shower is broken!"
"ah?"
"What's going on with this gym of yours? Is it still operational?"
"Could you please go out first?"
"Where's your boss?"
…
Just as everyone was arguing, the wise and talented President Qi came over. She frowned slightly and said:
"What are you doing? What are you all yelling about?"
"The air conditioning in the gym is broken, so they want to come here to cool off!"
A female employee explained. After listening to her, President Qi looked directly at the gym members and said bluntly:
"The air conditioner in the gym is broken. Why are you here? This is our office area. You are disturbing our work!"
"No, the air conditioning in the gym is broken, what should we do?"
"That's it. What should we do?"
…
Looking at the gym members who were talking at once, Mr. Qi said bluntly:
"You should go after whoever you paid for the card. Why are you making trouble here?"
"Yes, yes, let's go find the person who issued the card. Isn't this cheating?"
"Refund the card. Let's all go and cancel the card!"
"Let's go, don't disturb them at work, let's go find the boss!"
…
After sending all the gym members out of the office area, General Manager Qi asked someone to close the office door. As for Chen Tonggang, she had no control over it.
…
Every day I go to the slimming gym. In front of the shower room, there is a group of people gathered here. They are all sweaty and waiting to take a shower.
Just then, the person in charge of inspecting the shower room came out, and everyone surrounded him and asked what was going on and when it could be repaired.
Looking at the members talking at once, the person in charge of inspecting the shower room explained:
"Everyone, please be quiet. Our shower room is closed because it is leaking. We need to re-waterproof it. I am very sorry for the inconvenience!"
"What's going on with you guys?"
“Why is everything bad?”
"I'm sweating all over. What should I do if I can't take a shower?"
"I'm really sorry, there's nothing I can do about this, please understand!"
Surrounded by a group of members, the person in charge of repairing the shower room kept apologizing. At this moment, he saw Chen Tong trying to leave the company secretly and shouted:
"The boss is over there. I'm from the property management department, not an employee of their company. That's the boss. You all should go find him!"
"You should have said it earlier!"
Seeing Chen Tonggang, the members all ran to find him. Chen Tonggang also greeted them with a smile on his face. At this time, a man with pigtails walked towards Chen Tonggang and said:
"My coffee was..."
Chen Tonggang ignored him directly. He walked towards the gym members and said with an apologetic smile:
"Everyone is here. I will definitely solve these problems. Please rest assured that I will do it as soon as possible..."
Chen Tonggang was busy explaining to the members. He ignored the pigtailed man's attempts to interrupt him. Seeing Chen Tonggang ignoring him, the pigtailed man moved a chair and placed it behind Chen Tonggang. He stood on it and poured the cup of coffee in his hand onto Chen Tonggang's head. He said,
"How does it taste? Add flat white!"
"What are you doing?"
…
After finally calming down the noisy members, Chen Tonggang called over his partner Gangzi, who was also his good friend.
In the office, Chen Tong just told all the conditions in the gym, but Gangzi smiled nonchalantly:
"It's just a small incident. When doing business, these emergencies are inevitable. Just take care of the property management!"
"Is it that I didn't get the property management to deal with, or that you didn't get the decoration team to deal with?"
Hearing Gangzi's understatement, Chen Tonggang couldn't help but said angrily:
"The shower room is installed like a sieve. When I take a shower upstairs, it rains downstairs. What kind of decoration team did you find for me?"
"Isn't this just to save some money?"
Gangzi couldn't help but defend himself. Chen Tonggang glanced at him and said angrily:
"Then have you saved money? Now I am in trouble every day. Everyone comes to ask me. I used to like people calling me Mr. Chen the most, but now I am most afraid of people calling me Mr. Chen. Mr. Chen, when will the salary be paid? Mr. Chen, the shower room is leaking again, what should I do? Mr. Chen, when will the fitness equipment be maintained?"
At this point, Chen Tonggang suddenly remembered that the fitness equipment in the gym had not been maintained for a long time. He looked at Gangzi standing next to him and asked:
"Oh, by the way, when will the fitness equipment factory come over for maintenance?"
"The equipment factory has closed down!"
Gangzi was a little afraid to look at Chen Tonggang, and when he heard that the fitness equipment factory had closed down, Chen Tonggang suddenly stood up from behind his desk and said in surprise:
“It’s closed down?”
"The overall environment is not good. You know that. That fitness equipment factory is not a big company. It's normal for it to go bankrupt, right?"
"Is it normal to fall down?"
Looking at Gangzi who was shirking responsibility, Chen Tonggang said angrily:
"Didn't you tell me that fitness is an industry that goes against the economic cycle? That fitness equipment factory is absolutely reliable?"
"I didn't say that. These are what the experts on the Internet said. I believed them, so you can't blame me!"
"Gangzi, I said..."
Looking at Gangzi, who was always causing trouble but could not do anything, Chen Tong just couldn't suppress the anger in his heart. He suppressed his anger and said:
"Forget it, well, you should use the money to pay the salaries first. If you don't pay the salaries, the salesmen will also revolt!"
“No money!”
"Where's the money?"
Unexpectedly, Gangzi said he had no money. Chen Tonggang couldn't help but open his eyes wide and asked:
"I invested about 20 million yuan, and there is also the money from selling cards. Where did the money go?"
"Give it to another shareholder!"
"Aren't you another shareholder then?"
"I'm just a senior employee. There's a major shareholder behind me!"
Gangzi smiled awkwardly. Chen Tonggang couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling in his heart when he heard him say that. Even his voice trembled as he said:
"I've handed over the company's finances to you, what about Youdun?"
"Youdun, I also gave it to that major shareholder!"
Seeing that Chen Tonggang had been staring at him with a scary look in his eyes, Gangzi quickly explained:
"No, this is what happened. He asked me for UShield, saying he wanted to set up a private equity fund. Do you think I could refuse to give it to him?"
"That's my money, it's my money. You gave U-Dun to someone else without even telling me?"
"No, Tong Gang, listen to me, Youdun is in the hands of the Finance Department, and the Finance Department is their people, so I..."
"Okay, you don't have to say anything!"
Looking at Gangzi who still wanted to shirk responsibility, Chen Tonggang took a deep breath, tried to suppress himself and said:
"No matter what method you use, bring me all the money back. The wages of all the employees in the company, the collection notices of the office building, and the money for renovating the shower room. Where do you want me to find the money from?"
After listening to Chen Tonggang's words, Gangzi was silent for a while and said:
"I've called them for three days and no one answered. We might have been scammed..."
Hearing Gangzi say that he might have been defrauded, Chen Tonggang shuddered all over and nearly fell down. He had an investment of more than 20 million yuan, and there were also membership fees paid in advance by those members who signed up for membership cards. This money not only included the 20 million yuan borrowed from Yuan Xudong, but Chen Tonggang even embezzled money from the account of Zhirui Tianjie Company. In other words, when the salaries are paid at the end of this month, he will be finished. Not only will his Tiantianxiangshou Fitness Center be ruined, but Zhirui Tianjie's capital chain will also be broken. There are also those members who have already paid their membership fees in advance, and so many company employees and recently hired gym sales who need to be paid. If these problems erupt, he may even have to go to jail.
Thinking of this, he looked at Gangzi who was still standing in front of his desk and said angrily:
"Where's my knife?"
"I'll get it for you!"
Seeing that Chen Tong was about to chop him, Gangzi quickly ran away. Judging from their performance, although they were in poor condition, they were far from being dispirited or even desperate. Although the money was defrauded, it was not Gangzi and Chen Tong's personal money after all. There was also Miss Xue behind them. Because of this, they were not actually affected much.
Gangzi is a hopeless case, and Chen Tonggang is about the same. They are both equally matched and have no sense of self-blame or guilt for causing the company to lose more than 20 million yuan. Even Chen Tonggang is only worried about what is happening between him and Xue Kexin, and worried that her father will look down on him, instead of worrying about whether the 20 million yuan can be recovered in the end. When being with Xue Kexin, he begins to have no concept of money. After all, Xue Kexin's family is so rich, what is a mere 20 million?
On the other side, at Xue Kexin's home, after Xue's father finished exercising, Zhong Qihua handed him a towel to wipe his sweat and said:
"I heard that Chen Tonggang had a falling out in that gym?"
"As expected, he is a hopeless case and can't do anything!"
Father Xue smiled and heard him say this. Zhong Qihua smiled and said:
"You're right. If you can't help me, then I can't help you. Old Xue, can I discuss something with you?"
"you say."
"My brother Qiming has returned from the United States. I want him to be your assistant. What do you think?"
"Be my assistant?"
Father Xue said reluctantly:
"Isn't that your place?"
"Oh, I'm tired and don't want to do it anymore. Do you agree?"
"How about this, if you really want to train your brother, then you can assign him a position in a branch of our group company and train him for a few years first."
“How many years of training?”
"right!"
Looking at her husband, with whom she had been secretly married for ten years, Zhong Qihua smiled and said:
"Old Xue, you would rather spend money on your daughter's boyfriend than consider my brother's future, right? I know that everything has its own degree of closeness, but I have been secretly married to you for ten years so that you can take care of your daughter's emotions. I am almost forty years old now. When will you be willing to make our relationship public?"
"Hey, does this have anything to do with your brother's job arrangement?"
"Of course it does!"
"I've seen your brother, he's still a little kid!"
"That was ten years ago. He's much more mature than Chen Tonggang, right?"
"Didn't you say before that he was doing well in a foreign investment bank? Why did he come back?"
"Old Xue, what do you mean?"
Seeing her husband making excuses and refusing to let his brother come back to take over his position, Zhong Qihua said angrily:
"You think my brother and I have some plans for you, don't you?"
"Qihua, what's wrong with you? How could you miss me so much?"
"Okay, I resign. I don't want this position anymore. You can give it to whoever you want!"
After taking a last look at Xue Kexin's father, Zhong Qihua left the Xue family in anger.
…
At night, in the Rose Garden Villa, Shen Mingbao and Yang Manman sat cross-legged on the sofa in the living room, staring at each other. Yuan Xudong sat opposite them. The atmosphere in the room was a bit weird. After all, Shen Mingbao used to be Yang Manman's sister-in-law, and now...
In the end, it was Yang Manman who broke the silence first. She picked up the Hello Kitty pillow from the sofa and hugged it in her arms, pouting and saying aggrievedly:
“I’m hungry!”
"Make your own food!"
Shen Mingbao glanced at Yang Manman and said expressionlessly. Seeing her treat him like this, Yang Manman curled her lips, then acted pitiful with a wronged look on her face, and said coquettishly to Shen Mingbao:
"My stomach is growling. I'm really hungry. So hungry. Woo woo..."
As she was talking, she even started to cry. Although it was fake, Shen Mingbao still stood up from the sofa with an expressionless face, and then walked to the kitchen to prepare dinner. After Shen Mingbao left , Yang Manman gave Yuan Xudong a smug look. She was still holding Shen Mingbao's favorite Hello Kitty pillow, tilting her little head, and putting her right index and middle fingers in front of her big black and white eyes to make a very cute scissors hand shape. Looking at the somewhat proud Yang Manman, Yuan Xudong suddenly pounced on her, pressed her under his body, and used his hand to fiddle with the air bangs on her forehead and jokingly said:
"Yang Manman, you did this on purpose, didn't you?"
"What on purpose?"
Looking at Yuan Xudong who was pressing on her, Yang Manman opened her big watery eyes and said innocently:
"What are you talking about? I don't understand."
"Little fairy, why are you so cute?"
Looking at the innocent face of Yang Manman, Yuan Xudong liked her more and more. He liked young girls like Yang Manman who liked to act like a demon. Of course, the prerequisite was that the girl had to be very pretty, or cute. Yang Manman was both pretty and cute, which was exactly what Yuan Xudong wanted. He couldn't help but kiss her lips twice and said with a smile:
"I'll let you go for now. Wait till you see how I deal with you, little devil!"
After saying that, Yuan Xudong pinched Yang Manman's pretty face which had a little baby fat twice, then left her and walked towards the kitchen, ready to help Shen Mingbao cook dinner.
After Yuan Xudong left, Yang Manman also got up from the sofa. She was still holding the Hello Kitty pillow, and walked towards the kitchen with a pout. Then she hid at the kitchen door and peeked into the kitchen. By the way, she shrugged her nose to smell what delicious food would be prepared tonight. In the kitchen, Shen Mingbao was still cooking with an expressionless face. Yuan Xudong helped her beside her, such as beating an egg, picking two onions, etc., but Shen Mingbao ignored him, as if he didn't exist.
After a while, he kept hanging around Shen Mingbao, but she just didn't want to pay attention to him. Yuan Xudong couldn't help but start to find another way. When Shen Mingbao was making fried eggs, he suddenly reached out from behind and hugged her, gently sniffing the hair by her ear, and whispered softly:
"Wife, I was wrong, can you please forgive me?"
Seeing that Shen Mingbao still had no reaction, Yuan Xudong continued:
"It's all because of that little devil Yang Manman who seduced me. I made a mistake. Honey, I know I was wrong, isn't that enough?"
As Yuan Xudong spoke, he used his hands to play tricks on Shen Mingbao. Shen Mingbao could no longer remain calm. She couldn't help but grab Yuan Xudong's hands and said angrily:
"Pervert, why are you so mean?"
"Don't you just like my badness?"
"Bah, who likes you to be bad?"
"Then why were you so..."
"Don't talk nonsense, you are so annoying..."
…
After peeking at the kitchen door for a while, Yang Manman couldn't help feeling a little weird in her heart when she saw Yuan Xudong and Shen Mingbao flirting with each other. She suddenly felt that she was a little sorry for her brother. But then she thought again, her brother had already divorced Shen Mingbao, so this shouldn't be considered as being sorry for him, right?
After a while, Shen Mingbao found Yang Manman hiding at the kitchen door and peeking. He couldn't help but glared at her and said angrily:
"Why don't you come in and serve the food? Are you waiting for me to feed you?"
"Okay, here I come!"
With a laugh, Yang Manman threw the Hello Kitty pillow she was holding onto the sofa. She trotted into the kitchen to serve the dishes. She brought a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes. She sniffed it with the tip of her nose and said with a smile:
"It smells so good. I haven't had your cooking in a long time!"
"Who is your sister-in-law?"
Hearing Yang Manman still calling him sister-in-law, Shen Mingbao couldn't help but glare at her and said:
"Don't call me sister-in-law from now on, do you hear me?"
“Oh~~”
Yang Manman nodded and smiled:
"Then I'll call you sister. I have a brother, a sister, and a boyfriend. That's great!"
After taking a look at Yang Manman who looked very happy, Yuan Xudong coughed and then said seriously:
"Actually, I've always wanted to have a sister who I can rely on, and then a well-behaved and lovely sister. If you two don't mind, one can be my sister and the other can be my sister. What do you think?"
"Go away, who wants to be your sister?"
"Okay, I'll be your sister!"
After taking a look at Shen Mingbao and Yang Manman who had completely different reactions, Yuan Xudong said seriously:
"Very good, Manman is still well-behaved and sensible!"
