Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 1139 - 969: Gross Dereliction of Duty_2

Chapter 1139: Chapter 969: Gross Dereliction of Duty_2

Upon seeing Zhang Xiaoxi, his eyes lit up, and he said to Hu Yueyue with a chuckle, "Is she here for a job interview? It just so happens that I’m missing a secretary. You’d think that as the Vice President of a big company, I shouldn’t be serving tea and pouring water myself. That’s a bit unseemly. This young lady looks fine, let me personally conduct her interview."

His voice wasn’t low, so both Wang Ye and Zhang Xiaoxi heard him.

Wang Ye didn’t say anything, just slightly furrowed his brow, while Zhang Xiaoxi’s expression changed, looking at Hu Yueyue with a hint of anger.

Hu Yueyue’s face suddenly turned pale.

This cousin of hers...

Was good for nothing and just a source of trouble!

Inviting him into the company not only didn’t help her in any way but also brought major trouble upon her!

And now he’s talking about needing a female secretary? That’s the manager from the headquarters in the capital...

And the person standing beside is the real boss of the company!

She suppressed her rage, shot a fierce glance at the young man, and said through gritted teeth, "Get back to your office immediately! Don’t say another word!"

Perhaps Hu Yueyue had never spoken to him like this before, so the young man was frightened, staying put without a peep.

Hu Yueyue didn’t bother with him anymore and turned to invite Wang Ye and Zhang Xiaoxi to her office.

Seeing that Wang Ye had no reaction, Zhang Xiaoxi also kept quiet.

......

Hu Yueyue’s office was roughly seventy to eighty square meters, neither too large nor too small, decorated simply and elegantly, not luxurious.

But it contained all the areas an office should have: a work area, a reception area, and a rest area, quite fitting for her status as the company’s general manager.

Wang Ye and Zhang Xiaoxi sat down on the sofa in the reception area, while Hu Yueyue stood opposite them like a child who had done something wrong, head lowered and hands twisted together, unsure of what to say.

Zhang Xiaoxi glanced at Wang Ye, her eyes asking a question.

Wang Ye chuckled and said offhandedly, "This is one of your subsidiaries, naturally you should manage it, it has nothing to do with me."

Indeed, this leasing company was part of the asset management company Zhang Xiaoxi was in charge of.

All the company’s shares also belonged to that asset management company, without a doubt making it a subsidiary under Zhang Xiaoxi’s control. Whether there were problems or achievements, that was all within Zhang Xiaoxi’s scope of work.

Wang Ye, the big boss, preferred to remain behind the scenes, naturally indifferent to these trivial matters.

With Wang Ye’s response, Zhang Xiaoxi no longer held back and said with a stern face,

"Manager Hu, is this how you manage the company I entrusted to you?

What do you think this place is?

Your own personal company?

I delegated personnel authority to you so that it would be convenient for you to recruit and foster suitable employees, to build a highly efficient and combat-ready team!

And what did you do? You crammed the company with every kind of distant relative?

Oh, and the positions you gave aren’t low either, Vice President?

That annual salary must be quite high too, isn’t it? Maybe a hundred thousand or more?"

Feeling overwhelmed by her scathing and direct criticism, Hu Yueyue felt almost too unsteady to stand.

But indeed she had private intentions in some of her actions, and now that the manager from headquarters and the boss had witnessed it with their own eyes, she really didn’t know how to begin defending herself...

Zhang Xiaoxi was normally very kind when speaking with people; even if her employees made mistakes, she wouldn’t criticize them too harshly.

But this time was different!

Even though Hu Yueyue was personally recruited by Wang Ye, Wang Ye had also told her to oversee the situation here.

And since this company was part of the asset management company’s operations, there was no doubt that Hu Yueyue was her subordinate.

Now, in front of Wang Ye, such an embarrassing incident had occurred.

This wasn’t just an issue with Hu Yueyue alone; it also indicated that Zhang Xiaoxi’s own supervision of the leasing company was insufficient!

It was negligence in her work!

She certainly wasn’t going to spare Hu Yueyue any face now.

Moreover, Hu Yueyue’s actions, in a lesser sense, could be described as "abuse of public power for private gain," using the convenience of her role as the company’s general manager to place her own relatives in the company.

In a more serious sense, it could be considered embezzlement of company assets, an illegal act!

Having an unqualified relative serve as a high-ranking executive and offering a high salary is essentially a covert embezzlement of company assets...

After Zhang Xiaoxi finished speaking, Wang Ye smiled, waved his hand dismissively, and kindly said, "Let’s let Manager Hu explain first, there might be some misunderstanding. Manager Hu, please sit down, we’re all friends here. Speak freely, there’s no need to be so formal."

In Wang Ye’s eyes, bringing relatives into the company wasn’t such a grave mistake; after all, who doesn’t have personal biases?

As long as one doesn’t go too far, it’s fine.

Moreover, Hu Yueyue, a young woman who had suddenly risen to a high position, was bound to make some mistakes. It was only important that she hadn’t caused significant loss to the company.

Of course, the key was to see to what extent Hu Yueyue had done this.

If she had only placed one or two relatives in the company, that would not be too excessive, but if she really brought in a whole group of distant aunts and arranged high salaries for them, or even allowed them to get paid without working, that would be unforgivable!

Hearing Wang Ye say this, Zhang Xiaoxi’s expression slightly softened, and she nodded, "Sit down and let’s talk."

It was only then that Hu Yueyue nervously took a seat opposite to them, still not daring to look up at Wang Ye and the others.

Her eyes were already red, and after calming her emotions, she finally spoke:

"Mr. Wang, Manager Zhang, I...

I indeed made a mistake with this matter. The person just now is my cousin, my aunt’s son.

He graduated this year. My aunt knew I had become the boss in Peng City, so she brought him to me, insisting by all means that I arrange a job for him.

I initially refused, but my aunt was about to kneel down to me...

I really had no choice but to let him come to the company..."

Zhang Xiaoxi scoffed coldly, "Oh, so you have to listen to your aunt, right? Arranging an ordinary job would have been fine, but now you place him directly as a vice president, how do you explain that?"

Hu Yueyue continued with her head down:

"I... My mother passed away very early, and my father is often away working in other places and doesn’t come home. I basically grew up with my aunt.

Also, that vice president title is just nominal, the salary is not really high, it’s about the same as an ordinary employee, just three thousand five hundred yuan.

I didn’t have him manage any department; although he holds the title of vice president, in reality, his work is just that of my assistant.

Of course, I know this is wrong too.

Given my cousin’s ability to work and his character, he is not suitable for working in the company..."

This statement surprised Zhang Xiaoxi.

If the salary really was just three thousand five hundred yuan, that wasn’t much—it was the level of an ordinary employee.

It seems that this vice president was indeed merely a title after all.

Yet, she still questioned with a frown, "Besides this cousin, do you have any other relatives in the company?"

Hu Yueyue hurriedly shook her head, "No, no more! I promise there’s only this one. Later I will have the HR Specialist bring the employee files over, Manager Zhang can personally check them, all other employees, none have any relation to me.

And it’s stated in my cousin’s employment contract about his salary compensation.

I swear, everything I’ve said just now is true, and if there are any lies, may I be struck down as soon as I step outside..."

Seeing Hu Yueyue was about to swear an oath, Wang Ye quickly interrupted her.

He smiled and said, "Alright, there’s no need to be so serious."

Then he turned to Zhang Xiaoxi and asked, "Manager Zhang, how do you think we should deal with this matter?"

Seeing as he intended to leave the matter to Zhang Xiaoxi, Wang Ye naturally wouldn’t offer his own opinion.

Moreover, whatever decision Zhang Xiaoxi made in the end, Wang Ye wouldn’t object.

Whether it was firing Hu Yueyue or keeping her, both were acceptable.

After all, for Wang Ye, although Hu Yueyue wasn’t exactly a stranger, she was just someone he had come across by chance.

If it hadn’t been Hu Yueyue receiving Wang Ye back then, it might have been any other Yueyue like Wang Yueyue or Liu Yueyue, in any case, there was no difference to Wang Ye.

But Zhang Xiaoxi was different; she had a much closer relationship with Wang Ye and was indeed his bona fide "Housekeeper" in China!