Chapter 1319: Nepotism

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

Seeing that Jing Xiaolu was sitting in the driver’s seat, Bao Sanli was not too puzzled about it. He had already heard Bi Hai talk about the matter at KFC. Later, Yang Ming also entrusted him to order a car for Jing Xiaolu, so Bao Sanli had already seen Jing Xiaolu as Yang Ming’s woman.

Bao Sanli also met Zhou Jiajia before. Although she rarely appeared in Yang Ming’s company, he often saw her when he sent fruit and vegetables to Yang Ming’s home, so he also knew that she was Yang Ming’s girlfriend.

“Brother Yang, sister-in-law.” Bao Sanli saw Yang Ming, Jing Xiaolu, and Zhou Jiajia get off the car and nodded his head to them in greeting. He obviously had also considered Jing Xiaolu as one of Yang Ming’s girlfriends.

Jing Xiaolu was sweetened in her heart and squinted at Yang Ming. Seeing that he did not show any unpleasant expressions, nor did he deny Bao Sanli, she was even more proud in her heart.

“You came very quickly.” Yang Ming was very satisfied with Bao Sanli’s current work efficiency; he was resolute and unstoppable.

” Hehe , I was just nearby, so I came here quickly.” Bao Sanli listened to Yang Ming praise for him and immediately smiled. “Brother Yang, it’s already so late. Is there anything you want to do here in the company?”

“In the past two days, have you heard the rumors that the employees were privately passing around the company?” Yang Ming glanced at Bao Sanli and directly talked about serious matters.

“Something is being privately passed around?” Bao Sanli was stunned and looked at Yang Ming inexplicably. He didn’t know why Yang Ming suddenly asked him about the company’s gossip, but seeing Jing Xiaolu, who was next to Yang Ming, there must be some bad rumors in the company that went into Yang Ming’s ear. When he thought of it, Bao Sanli was shocked and began to work hard to recall whether there was anything peculiar in the company during these two days.

However, Bao Sanli was not in the company all the time. There were still many things to do every day, and he couldn’t fully understand the rumors between the employees. He thought about it for a long time, and he could only remember his secretary mentioning something suspicious when she was reporting to him tonight. “Brother Yang, could what you’re referring to be a farce in the company? A female employee who brazenly posted her photos online and used her body in exchange for the right to drive a BMW car for a week, right?”

“A farce? Brazenly?” Yang Ming asked Bao Sanli coldly.

Seeing Yang Ming’s ashen look, Bao Sanli secretly trembled. Did I say something wrong? However, why would Yang Ming be interested in this kind of thing?

“Brother Yang… I just heard about the matter when I was listening to the secretary’s report today. I don’t know the details…” Bao Sanli saw Yang Ming’s unhappy look and hurriedly lowered his head.

“A farce? You only consider it a farce?” Yang Ming asked, “You didn’t think about investigating it to know what happened?”

“I’m sorry, Brother Yang! I have neglected my duties…” Although Bao Sanli didn’t know why Yang Ming was so angry, it was definitely related to this rumor. Bao Sanli quickly reviewed himself and said, “Indeed, I didn’t pay attention to it then, and I did not investigate it afterward.”

Seeing Bao Sanli’s attitude, Yang Ming’s anger also dissipated. Indeed, Bao Sanli, as the president of the company, did not have much energy to find out about these trivial matters. Still, some small things were not trivial and could affect the overall fate of a company.

Many very large companies often started to decline because of some trivial matters, and finally, they became out of control before they pushed the company to extinction.

“The person in that post is Xiaolu,” Yang Ming said faintly after looking at Bao Sanli. “Do you think she is brazen? She wants to use herself in exchange for using a BMW for a week?”

Bao Sanli’s cold sweat came out; he did not expect that the person in the post would be Jing Xiaolu! Then, it is obvious that this post could not have been posted by Jing Xiaolu herself. Jing Xiaolu used her own body in exchange for the right to use the BMW car? It is inexplicable. Jing Xiaolu just drove Yang Ming’s BMW car, and the car I ordered is coming tomorrow. Jing Xiaolu is about to have her own car. How could she do something like this? Unless her brain went haywire…

Of course, Jing Xiaolu’s brain had not gone haywire. The only possibility was that others framed Jing Xiaolu… Bao Sanli was not as crude as he was before, and he also knew how to use his brain now. He was somewhat more refined in his rough ways. When he thought about it, he understood why Yang Ming was so angry!

If Jing Xiaolu did not post it herself, then the post must be created by someone else. Then who is this person who posted it? There was not even a need to think about it; it must be a person inside the company. If there was a contradiction between such colleagues, this kind of despicable trick was used to attack and frame the other party. It was simply disgusting to a certain extent. If this matter were not handled well, then the people in the company would follow suit. Then would the company get better?

Of course, this was just one of them! Secondly, what was the relationship between Jing Xiaolu and Yang Ming? Bao Sanli had long regarded them as a family, so how could Yang Ming not be angry when this kind of thing happened to Jing Xiaolu? Did Yang Ming’s girlfriend need to do such a thing?

However, when his secretary reported this to himself, it was obviously hearsay. He did not confirm who the female employee was, nor did he investigate the truth of the matter. He just treated it as a joke.

“Brother Yang, I understand. I will thoroughly investigate this matter!” Bao Sanli quickly assured after he thought about it.

“You will investigate? How will you investigate it?” Yang Ming looked at Bao Sanli’s solemn look and couldn’t help but laugh. “Do you know about computers? Can you find out who posted it?”

“This…” Bao Sanli was suddenly at a loss for words. Yeah, his thought was too simple before. If he wanted to investigate, he should be able to find out the problem; but the key question now was how to investigate? It was useless just to want to investigate; the main thing was how to investigate it!

Indeed, he did not understand computer technology, and he couldn’t take any actions in terms of computers. If he talked to employees individually, never mind whether there was any effect. Even if it worked, he would need to talk for a long time.

Therefore, this was the most stupid way, and it was not feasible at all. When Bao Sanli thought of it, he was a little discouraged. However, he immediately thought that since Yang Ming asked this, it meant that he definitely had great confidence in the matter. Otherwise, Yang Ming wouldn’t ask him.

“Brother Yang, do you have a good idea?” Bao Sanli’s eyes turned, and he asked.

“You kid.” Yang Ming smiled and patted Bao Sanli’s head. “You are quite alert now. Yes, you know Zhou Jiajia, but her other identity is a computer expert!”

Yang Ming pointed to Zhou Jiajia and said, “I asked you to come and open the door. We will leave the remaining matters for Jiajia to investigate.”

Bao Sanli didn’t think that this woman around Yang Ming had this ability, but it must be true since Yang Ming said so. Otherwise, Yang Ming wouldn’t bring Zhou Jiajia. Would it not be revealed after a while? Therefore, Bao Sanli looked at Zhou Jiajia admirably. “So Miss Zhou is also a person with great ability. It seems that I am the only mediocre person around Brother Yang!”

“What do you mean? Are you making a run on me? I am only an assistant at the company. You are the president. If you are mediocre, doesn’t that mean that I’m nothing?” Jing Xiaolu heard Bao Sanli’s words and was somewhat unhappy.

Bao Sanli secretly complained. He thought, I was busy flattering Zhou Jiajia but forgot this lady next to me. So, he quickly changed the topic and said, “How could that be?! Because Brother Yang sees that I’m too stupid, he’ll want to train you to become my successor!”

“That’s better.” Although she knew that Bao Sanli was blabbering, Jing Xiaolu still nodded happily.

Yang Ming also secretly laughed at Jing Xiaolu for being so calculative, but he didn’t say anything. After all, she had just been framed, so her mood was not good. At this time, she could relieve her depressed emotions by joking with Bao Sanli.

Bao Sanli opened the company’s door and accompanied Yang Ming into the company. Jing Xiaolu walked ahead with Zhou Jiajia.

“Brother Yang, it seems that I have to put in more thought into the company’s management.” Bao Sanli said as they went upstairs, “I used to manage the nightclub, which is different from the company’s business. If these disputes become an issue, it would also be a huge matter!”

” En , it’s good that you have this determination. I don’t blame you for this time!” Yang Ming waved his hand and said, “However, the company culture is related to the fate and development of the company. This bad culture must be corrected to nip the problem in the bud. Otherwise, everyone will follow by example. Then, how is the company going to develop?”

“I got it, Brother Yang. I will pay attention in the future.” Bao Sanli nodded. “Right, Brother Yang. You see, Xiaolu’s ability is almost good enough. Why don’t you promote her to be the executive vice-president? Old Hou and I usually have to run back and forth. Donghai and President Hua’s project could not stop, so we’re often not at the company. The management of the company can’t be without a trusted person. Although my secretary is a trustworthy person, she is not one of our people. Just like this time, she didn’t realize the seriousness and didn’t seriously find out which employee it was. Therefore, her business sensitivity and understanding are still not as good. Also, Xiaolu is often in the company and can help us collect some news or something…”

“Promote whoever you want to promote. I won’t interfere.” Yang Ming looked at Bao Sanli and smiled. “If you think she is capable enough, just use her. If it is simply because of the joke she made just now, don’t take it seriously. I am not a person who condones nepotism.”

“Of course, she is definitely capable enough…” Bao Sanli nodded. “At least, she is better than me. Xiaolu is a very capable person, and in this society, who has no ability? Those who can apply for our company are mostly people with undergraduate and master’s degrees. Even typists are secondary school graduates. So if you want to talk about ability, no one can say who is better than anyone. The key depends on the connections…”

“How can you make the politics of a company so complicated?” Yang Ming smiled, but he did not refute it. This was the case. In many companies, most of the management and the chairman of the board were somehow related to each other and generally had no education. Instead, the people under them were undergraduate or postgraduate students.

“That’s settled. I will discuss it with Old Hou tomorrow, and then I will execute the appointment.” Bao Sanli said, “I can’t let Xiaolu be wronged by this, right? Moreover, the most important thing is that Xiaolu’s level is not high enough. It would attract criticism if she drives the company’s BMW to work. Others will say that she is only a president’s assistant, and she drives a BMW?”

“Alright, if someone really criticizes, then wouldn’t it be more dazzling for her to be a vice president when she is so young?” Yang Ming glared at Bao Sanli. “I’m not afraid of what others say. Private companies are like this; our company is not the only one. Those relatives who have a relationship with the president can come to be leaders, and others can’t say anything.”

Bao Sanli smiled and stopped talking about this topic. “Right, the car is already here. The car key is in my hands. I have sent it to obtain the license plate. It will be back by tomorrow.”

” En , after the car arrives, then you can pass the key directly to Xiaolu tomorrow.” Yang Ming nodded and didn’t take it seriously. A car was nothing to him.

“Mengyan’s Audi A5 has also arrived. I also sent it together to obtain the license plate. I let Old Hou be responsible for it. It’s the city bureau’s license plate.” Bao Sanli said, “With that, it doesn’t matter if they occasionally break the rules.”

“Aren’t you looking for trouble for me over nothing? Mengyan’s dad is the chief of the city bureau. You obtained a city bureau’s license for her to drive?” Yang Ming was a bit dumbfounded. “You initially buy the car using our money; when people think that the government-owned car is being used for personal purposes, aren’t you smearing Uncle Chen’s face?”

” Ugh , Brother Yang, it’s not like this…” Bao Sanli broke into a sweat and quickly explained, “Our security company is a company that is affiliated with the city bureau, so there are special license plate numbers. Mengyan’s A5 and Xiaolu’s X5 is in the name of the security company, so there is no problem. We’re not afraid of others checking…”

Yang Ming rolled his eyes and thought. Of course, I’m not afraid of others checking, but I’m afraid that those who don’t know will criticize behind our backs. Who knows what your special number is? The starting number is the same, so ordinary people cannot tell the difference.

However, since Bao Sanli had already handled it like this, Yang Ming also had no other choice. He could only say, “Then you get them a security company pass and place it in front of the windshield glass. Make it more obvious so people would know that it’s our car when they see it.”

“No problem…” Bao Sanli hurriedly replied, and he secretly scolded himself for not being smart. Why didn’t I think of the relationship in between? It’s okay for Jing Xiaolu to drive it. However, with Chen Mengyan’s identity there, it is difficult to keep some people, who don’t know the truth, from thinking that she is driving the car from her dad’s unit for personal purposes.

Yang Ming nodded and didn’t blame Bao Sanli. He might have done it with good intentions, but he didn’t think much in detail. It’s just that in some cases, it was necessary to think about everything, especially since Chen Fei’s current position was very sensitive. It was difficult to guarantee that people would not think of anything.

Although Yang Ming now had the identity of Ming Yang’s young master, he was still not married to Chen Mengyan. Even after the two were engaged, no one would say anything if Chen Mengyan was lavish. After all, with this wealthy relationship that he had, unless Chen Fei suffered from neuropathy, he wouldn’t be involved in something like corruption, bribery, or the private use of government-owned cars.

The second floor of the company was a restaurant. There was no elevator in the lobby on the first floor; the elevator would stop directly in the underground parking lot from the second floor. Therefore, to take the elevator, they must first go up to the second floor.

Yang Ming and others went upstairs and took the elevator from the second floor.

“President Bao, you…” Zhou Jiajia spoke until here when she thought about Yang Ming and felt that her tone was not right. She wanted to say “your company,” but with her relationship with Yang Ming, she would sound like an outsider if she mentioned “your company.” Therefore, Zhou Jiajia hesitated before she said, “How many computers do we have in our company?”

“This… there should be hundreds of them…” Bao Sanli thought and replied, “Ming Yang Entertainment has more than three hundred employees; some people even have notebooks. It is safe to say that there should probably be around four hundred units. The Finance Department has statistics on fixed assets, and I can’t even access it now.”

Yang Ming had previously scolded Bao Sanli because he had reported an approximate number, so this time, he explicitly stated that the Finance Department could view the specific figures in fear of being scolded by Yang Ming.

However, this was not a major event, so Yang Ming did not pay attention to this. He waved his hand. “Jiajia, there are’s so many computers. Isn’t it…”

“It’s indeed a lot…” Zhou Jiajia also said with a bitter smile, “If I take a look at each computer, it will take a lot of time. I don’t know if I can finish it today. Although I can write a set of targeted troubleshooting procedures, I didn’t prepare it in advance…”

“Xiaolu, why don’t you think about it? Does anyone in the company have hostile intentions against you…” Yang Ming nodded and felt that the workload was too enormous. Even if Zhou Jiajia didn’t sleep, it was not enough to thoroughly check everything.

“Someone with hostile intention… It seems that there is no such thing…” Jing Xiaolu frowned and began to think hard. She thought for a while and said, “I didn’t offend anyone in the company. People are now passing rumors that I joined the company through connections, so I have to be more careful not to discredit you.”

“Xiaolu’s reputation in the company is very good.” Bao Sanli nodded in agreement. He was initially afraid that it would be hard to serve a madam that Yang Ming brought in, but Jing Xiaolu was really conscientious and had no sense of superiority. This was also an important reason why Bao Sanli wanted to promote her.

Otherwise, if she really had the style of a madam, and he placed her in the position of the vice president, it would simply be troubling himself. Therefore, Bao Sanli also often find out about Jing Xiaolu’s movements in the company. The news he got was also positive, saying that Jing Xiaolu was a very good person and very popular among her colleagues. So he said, “Brother Yang, I know that Xiaolu is very kind, and she would usually not offend people. She is also very steady in her work; better than that… who… Ugh …”

Bao Sanli wanted to say that she was much better than that Fifth Cousin, but it didn’t feel appropriate to say it aloud. So he couldn’t say it out after a long time.

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