My autobiography is definitely not a tragedy!
Chapter 472 - 306

Chapter 472: 306

"Consultant Sun, what’s the matter?"

This seemingly well-mannered Consultant Sun was the "professional" Gao Yuan had specially sent over to assist with the management of Mengshan Pasture.

If it wasn’t for the consultant meticulously teaching him all sorts of management details and thoughtfully offering various professional suggestions, he felt he would have probably made a mess of the general manager position in three days.

"Manager, we just spot-checked the materials and found that the cement grades have some discrepancies with our purchase list, and moreover, upon measuring with a caliper, this batch of steel bars turned out to be non-conforming ’skinny’ rebar.

For the sake of construction quality and safety, I had them halt the storage for now."

"What?!" Mr. Meng frowned and looked at his older brother.

"Big brother, is this true?"

Unexpectedly, Meng Li showed no signs of feeling guilty, as if he were caught red-handed.

"Little brother, you’re not in the construction business, so you don’t understand the ins and outs of this. I’m using these materials for building a factory, not a high-rise.

Around here, most construction projects use cement and steel bars like this, and it doesn’t really affect the quality of the work. Wasn’t the factory you used to run also built with supplies I provided? Did it have any problems over the years?

All this is just routine in the construction business!

I’m saying, Consultant Sun, you may be a management consultant, but you’re not from a construction background, right? Do you understand what ’adapt as the situation requires’ means?

Is such a minor issue really worth making such a fuss about?"

That Consultant Sun, however, was very good-natured and didn’t get angry, only smiling as he looked at Mr. Meng.

"Hmm! What you’re saying seems to make sense, but as a consultant, it’s my responsibility to report this situation to the general manager and offer my opinion.

As for the specific decision-making... of course, that’s still up to Manager Meng."

Mr. Meng felt somewhat helpless after hearing this.

He wasn’t a fool; ’adapt as the situation requires’ was nothing but an excuse for Meng Li to skim a little off the top for himself from the purchase.

He was just trying to use his status as the general manager’s older brother to press his advantage, that’s all.

"Consultant Sun, please have a seat for a moment, big brother, come out with me," Mr. Meng sighed and walked out of the room.

"Hmph!" Meng Li glanced at Consultant Sun, snorted coldly, and followed Mr. Meng out.

Once they were a few steps away, Mr. Meng turned his head, speaking with some resignation.

"Big brother, didn’t you see? Consultant Sun brought in a professional quality control team. If you tamper with the materials, it’s just embarrassing for yourself!"

"Little brother, what are you talking about? He’s an outsider; we are family. It’s just some trivial issues, and he’s making a big deal out of it.

In this company, who is the general manager, him or you?

Besides, we are brothers wearing the same pants.

You only have a small share in the company; there’s a difference between the company and us, little brother, you’ve got to see that clearly!"

Meng Li’s insinuation was clear: if he benefitted, Mr. Meng would too.

The two of them should be in an alliance of interests!

Mr. Meng sighed inwardly.

How could he not know his older brother’s slick nature? But out of consideration for the face of brotherhood, he couldn’t be too harsh and could only say,

"Big brother, this matter might not seem like a big deal, but it’s not insignificant either. You might think that consultant is just a consultant with no real power.

But he is someone who writes reports every day to the big boss behind him!

If this were ancient times, he’d be akin to a Jinyi Guard with direct access to the emperor!

Pursuing personal gain in front of him, do you really think this company is owned by our family?

Big brother, don’t even say it, just listen to me! I may not understand the twists and turns of business, but to take away my position would only take a word from them.

If we anger them, it’s entirely possible that they’ll pull their investment and walk away.

Our Meng Family Village barely scrapes by on a daily basis, and now there are so many people in the village and from miles around, all counting on ’Mengshan Pasture’ to lead everyone to prosperity.

If something goes wrong, especially if it’s because you and I didn’t handle things properly, everyone would point their fingers at us!

You saw how happy our father was recently.

If he finds out we messed this up, would he not break our legs?

Big brother, do you want a quick profit, or do you want to keep my position here for steady income? It’s up to you."

Meng Li’s face showed a mix of emotions as he stared at Mr. Meng for a long time.

In the end, whether truly convinced or moved by the idea of "steady income," he reluctantly nodded.

"After you’ve put it that way, little brother, if I as your older brother keep insisting, wouldn’t I be betraying my own brother and the whole village?

Fine! I’ll listen to you. I’ll return all the substandard materials and have them replaced!"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Meng breathed a sigh of relief.

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