Chapter 1013
: 1 emperor and 1 courtier
On the contrary, Li Meijia, who came from a very ordinary family, had never met anyone of a higher level except for Su Lingyi. In her mind, Su Lingyi's father, Su Jingren, was a person who could control everything.
She had visited Su Lingyi's home several times before and could tell that Su Lingyi's father doted on his only daughter. Seeing the situation today, Li Meijia was a little confused and said to Su Lingyi's father, "Uncle, what Lingyi said is true! You shouldn't have gotten so angry with her!"
Su Jingren was getting a headache just hearing them say such audacious things. He looked at Li Meijia and shouted sternly, "Shut up!"
Li Meijia was, after all, from an ordinary family. Although she didn't seem like a timid person on a normal day, she was still quite intimidated in the face of a big shot like Su Jingren. At Su Jingren's reprimand, Li Meijia immediately lowered her head and dared not speak.
Su Jingren looked at Lu Yan again and said, "President Lu, my daughter is being unreasonable. I apologize to you and hope you can forgive her!"
As Su Jingren spoke, he bowed deeply to Lu Yan in front of him.
Lu Yan looked at Su Jingren and said with a smile, "Young? She just said that she's almost thirty years old. If you calculate it carefully, the age difference between her and me is less than ten years. Can she still be called young?"
Su Jingren looked at Lu Yan and said in an almost humble tone, "I'm really sorry, Mr. Lu. No matter how old my daughter is, she's still a child in my eyes. This is a parent's instinctive reaction. I hope you can understand. You're right, she's not a child anymore and shouldn't have offended you. I hope you can give her a chance to make amends!"
Lu Yan looked at Su Jingren and said, "Your daughter is no longer a child. Not only did she throw a tantrum in a public place like a hotel, calling me a big liar, but she also called my friend a big liar. It's really unacceptable. You, Su Jingren, have a high reputation in the company, which shows that you have strong management skills. How could you have such an uncultured daughter?"
Lu Yan's words made it quite clear that he had long disliked Su Jingren. However, Lu Yan was only a vice president before, a position that seemed unattainable to outsiders. In reality, the one who truly held power in the company was always the chairman. Coupled with the company's complex relationships, Lu Yan ignored Su Jingren. Moreover, he considered Su Jingren a nobody, someone who only needed to do his job well. Lu Yan was too lazy to pay attention to him unless he was pushed to the limit, let alone lower himself to deal with such a small fry.
But today happened to be the day of this incident, and Lu Yan had to get an explanation from the other party. Otherwise, if he was bullied like this and didn't speak up for himself, wouldn't he be looked down upon? Moreover, this person was his subordinate, and someone who often contradicted him before. If he didn't teach him a lesson, how could he establish his authority in the future?
Upon hearing Lu Yan's words, Su Jingren knew in his heart that Lu Yan's words not only belittled his daughter but also implied belittling him. However, Su Jingren had his own unique methods to reach his position in the workplace. He forcibly suppressed his dissatisfaction with Lu Yan, his face full of a fawning smile, and said to Lu Yan, "If a child is not taught properly, it is the father's fault. My daughter's current behavior is also related to my failure to educate her properly. I apologize to your daughter on behalf of my daughter!" As Su Jingren spoke, he bowed deeply to Lu Yan again. In Su Jingren's view, this was already giving Lu Yan a lot of face. Although Lu Yan was now the head of Dongjiang Mining and his position was not as high as Lu Yan's, Lu Yan was still relatively young, while he was almost old enough to be his father. He had already sincerely apologized to him here and bowed deeply twice, which was enough to show his sincerity.
Furthermore, although Lu Yan rose to the top position at Dongjiang Mining at breakneck speed, the connections behind him are undoubtedly significant. However, many connections are not acquired without reason. If someone is willing to lend a hand, you must demonstrate your capabilities. Su Jingren acknowledges that Lu Yan's strength is not to be underestimated, but even with his outstanding personal abilities, accomplishing anything is by no means easy. He needs the full cooperation of his subordinates. If his subordinates are uncooperative and disunited, he will be nothing more than a lone commander who squanders his wealth.
He is indeed the top leader, but he is newly appointed. If we want to get things moving quickly, we will need the cooperation of the company's key personnel.
Su Jingren felt that as a veteran of the company, he had already done more than enough by apologizing to Lu Yan, and Lu Yan would definitely not make things difficult for him anymore.
However, Lu Yan was not a saint, and he already disliked Su Jingren. Today, with this incident, he took the opportunity to ignite the old man's anger and find a more reasonable excuse to deal with him.
Lu Yan looked at Su Jingren, who had a fake smile on his face, and laughed, saying, "Hehe, Vice President Su, how have you been? I didn't see you being this respectful to me when we were at the company before. Your sincere attitude today is really too much for me to bear!"
Su Jingren said, "My daughter just offended you because she didn't know you were my superior. If she had known, she would have been very respectful to you. How could she have spoken so disrespectfully? As the saying goes, ignorance is no excuse. Please forgive her for not knowing the truth and for the sake of my reputation!"
Su Jingren's statement clearly shows that he thinks he has enough face. The reason he thinks this way is because he has not properly positioned himself and has not changed his mind about the fact that the Dongjiang Mining Group has changed hands. He is still stuck in the world where Chen Yumin was the top leader in the past.
He didn't understand the principle of "a new emperor, a new court," but he overestimated his own importance, believing that Lu Yan's work couldn't proceed without the cooperation of a veteran like himself.
The company's general manager had reached retirement age and had already left the company and announced his retirement half a month ago. Of all the remaining employees, he was the most familiar with the company's various operations, which is why he had the foolish idea that Lu Yan couldn't do without him and therefore wouldn't make things difficult for him. (End of Chapter)