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Chapter 432 - 204. New Year in Iwate Prefecture: It’s Good to Be Honest (1)_3

Chapter 432: 204. New Year in Iwate Prefecture: It’s Good to Be Honest (1)_3

"I’m sorry!" The person who had just mocked Executive Director Shensheng stood up and deeply bowed to Jiutiao Meijie and everyone else.

"There’s no need to talk about past mistakes, it’s a waste of everyone’s time." Jiutiao Meijie glanced at him, "Sit down."

"Yes!"

The meeting continued.

Dubian Che listened for a while and roughly understood what was going on.

Three executive directors were vying for control of a certain industry, among whom Anchuan and Heiqi, two executive directors, were the strongest competitors.

Another, Executive Director Shensheng, seemed to have the ability as well, but due to poor management of the Kagoshima hotel, his weaknesses were constantly seized upon.

Dubian Che always felt the name ’Shensheng’ sounded familiar, but he couldn’t remember where he had heard it.

This was unusual.

Considering his memory was already excellent, and he tirelessly trained it every day, he should be able to recall something he remembered.

Unless he had something more important on his mind at the time.

As he turned ’remembering where he had heard the name Shensheng’ into an exercise in mental agility, the meeting was drawing to a close.

Everyone had said what they needed to, quietly waiting for Jiutiao Meijie to make a decision.

Jiutiao Meijie leaned on the armrest of her chair, closed her eyes, and thought.

Silence fell.

"Executive Director Shensheng."

"Present!" The short, middle-aged, chubby man unconsciously stood up, his suit jacket tight across his belly.

"Take care of the Kanagawa matter yourself."

"Yes!"

Jiutiao Meijie then spoke about matters related to the New Year, instructing all the directors not to visit for New Year’s greetings since she was planning to travel.

After the meeting, Jiutiao Meijie had some business to attend to back at the top-floor office.

As Dubian Che wandered around the company, it didn’t take long for him to hear rumors that ’Executive Director Jiutiao Shensheng got the Kanagawa business because he moved a stool for the president’s boyfriend.’

The rumors were vivid and detailed.

There were claims that he was incredibly handsome, that the president was extremely fond of him and wanted to take him everywhere;

That he was top of his class, exceedingly smart, and that the president intended for him to be involved in company matters, perhaps even controlling the Jiutiao Family as a son-in-law in the future;

And so on and so forth... Dubian Che almost believed it himself.

When Jiutiao Meijie came down with a suitcase, Dubian Che quietly asked her about it.

"How big do you think your face is? It’s not because of you." Jiutiao Meijie handed him her luggage.

They got into the elevator, and Dubian Che pressed the button for the first floor.

"Then what was the reason?" Dubian Che asked, "It seems that Executive Director Shensheng is not particularly outstanding."

"No matter how unremarkable, he still has the Jiutiao name; it’s a decision my mother and I made."

"Oh!" Dubian Che finally recalled, "Was it that time I held you and kissed you, and then we found out your mother was watching us from behind?"

"Mhm." Jiutiao Meijie nodded.

"What kind of business is Kanagawa? I see those directors are all eager for it and not at all afraid of failing."

"The beauty cream you gave me." Jiutiao Meijie glanced at him, "Although there are still many unknown ingredients, it will enter the beauty industry with considerable advantages."

"What does that have to do with Kanagawa? Why does it specifically have to be there?" Dubian Che didn’t understand these matters.

"If Misezawa Village, your hometown, were voting for its assemblyman and all the agricultural products were being bought up by a company called Marutoku, and that company asked your parents to vote for someone, would they refuse?"

"....You seem to know a lot about my hometown."

Jiutiao Meijie hummed noncommittally, "To win over the assemblymen of Kanagawa, you must control enough jobs and have an industry that supports the local economy."

"What if Executive Director Shensheng fails? What will you do to him?"

"Send him back to Kagoshima, and unless he pays back the bank, he can stay there for life."

The company matters were concluded.

Dubian Che’s attention turned back to the suitcase he was carrying.

"What’s in here? The company’s top-secret files?" he asked curiously.

"The company’s files, real estate, are in a hidden compartment in my changing room. If you want to see them, you can go in by yourself next time."

"There’s a hidden compartment in the changing room? How come I don’t know about it?"

"There are many things you don’t know." Jiutiao Meijie said.

"That’s okay," Dubian Che said nonchalantly, "I’ve got several decades to get to know them in time."

"To live for decades, avoid doing things like taking Kiyono Lin back to your hometown with you."

"I came to invite you along, didn’t I? Besides, she’s essentially the only female friend I have, I’d have no chance to do more."

They left the elevator and walked toward the exit.

"So if it’s not top-secret files, what’s in the suitcase?"

"Clothes." Jiutiao Meijie replied briefly.

"Clothes?" Dubian Che was startled, "Meijie, don’t tell me you intended to go back to my hometown with me from the beginning?"

"Be thankful you came clean to me voluntarily." Jiutiao Meijie sneered coldly, "Once I would have gone to Iwate Prefecture and seen Kiyono Lin, I’d break your legs and take you wherever I went."

Dubian Che wrapped his arm around Jiutiao Meijie’s slender waist, pulling her into his embrace, and whispered in her ear with a smile:

"I’m supposed to be the man taking over the Jiutiao Family as their son-in-law, wouldn’t it be ugly to have a broken leg?"

The once formidable Jiutiao Meijie, who had scolded major corporate directors as if they were students, now lazily leaned into his embrace.

"Taking over the Jiutiao Family? Who gave you permission?"

"Everyone at the company says so, it’s what the people want."

"The Jiutiao Family is a family enterprise; we don’t have any ’will of the people’ regards."

"True to a capitalist and an old aristocrat, you dare utter such disregard for the will of the people."