Chapter 2340
My Family Is Terrified of Poverty
Su Manyun is no longer the pretty receptionist she once was.
She has now become Lou Xiao'e's agent in Beijing.
Many skills are developed without you even realizing it.
For example, people in Beijing are thinking about developing Wangfujing.
The He Group was not notified of this matter by the authorities in Beijing.
There's no other reason; the He family simply doesn't have any successful experience in the business world.
But Su Manyun took the initiative to approach them and not only persuaded the leaders of the Sijiu Urban Management Bureau about this matter.
She even made two trips to Hong Kong Island to persuade Lou Xiao'e, who had little interest in the matter.
In the end, Lou Xiao'e invested ten million.
According to the contract, Lou Xiao'e will own the two commercial buildings once the market is completed.
When He Yuzhu learned about this, he was quite surprised.
Because of this, he didn't even pay attention to it from beginning to end.
After all, he has more contact with the industrial system and is not familiar with people in the commercial system.
He Yuzhu once asked Su Manyun who gave her the idea.
Su Manyun said no, she only heard about the project when she attended a development meeting at the city government, felt that it had development potential, so she thought about investing in it.
When He Yuzhu asked her how she saw the project's potential, Su Manyun looked at him as if he were an idiot, and after a long while said: "It's a big city with nearly ten million people, attracting millions of domestic tourists every year, and the number of foreign tourists is also increasing significantly."
If a business center like this has no further development potential, where else can it be found?
Since then, He Yuzhu has truly believed in Su Manyun and is now a qualified professional manager.
He Yuzhu is now finding it hard to keep up with that woman's imposing manner.
When those peach blossom eyes stared straight at him, He Yuzhu always felt that even sitting down was an offense to her.
Therefore, the last telegram He Yuzhu sent to Lou Xiao'e before the New Year was to ask his wealthy wife to reconsider the issue of Su Manyun's treatment.
On Hong Kong Island, Su Manyun's waist bent unconsciously.
Just now, when she got on the elevator and walked past the reception desk, Su Manyun still exuded the aura of a successful and beautiful woman.
She always felt that the beautiful woman sitting at the front desk was all looks and no substance, and that she was rather dull-witted.
She only glanced at it and already noticed several problems with the arrangement of things at the front desk.
For example, if the receptionist's perfume is too strong and irritates the nose, Lou Xiao'e definitely wouldn't like it...
And so on.
They would definitely sigh in their hearts, feeling that each generation is worse than the last, and thus feel that her excellence began back then.
And there was also a slight sense that Lou Xiao'e's judgment in choosing people was so dismissive.
But when she entered Lou Xiao'e's office, the elegantly dressed woman sitting behind the desk, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, looked down at the documents, leaving her standing aside in a distant manner.
Su Manyun didn't dare to utter a single word; the restraint she had developed as a former receptionist suddenly returned to her.
She stood there, leaning forward, not daring to move, completely at a loss.
Her palms felt damp, probably from sweating, but she didn't dare take out her handkerchief to wipe them.
He Yuzhu saw Lou Xiao'e's growth, but he never felt Lou Xiao'e's growth.
To put it bluntly, Lou Xiao'e is currently ranked at least in the top five among Hong Kong's richest businesswomen, and if some of her hidden assets are included, she could rank in the top three.
She is also the first woman in Hong Kong to achieve such a high status.
How could such a successful person lack any imposing presence?
When she met He Yuzhu, she was only subconsciously holding back. "Manyun, sit down, sit down and let's talk."
Why is it that the higher one's status, the more restrained one becomes than before?
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How is things at home?
Your husband must be yelling at me, right?
"When I arranged for you to go to Beijing, it ultimately caused you to neglect the family business." It might have taken thirty seconds, or it might have taken three minutes, before Lou Xiao'e's slightly magnetic voice finally rang in Su Manyun's ears.
Lou Xiao'e spoke in a low tone, but Su Manyun felt as if her words carried the sound of metal and stone, pouring into her ears from all directions.
Especially when listening to Lou Xiao'e's words, each of those respectful "you"s made Su Manyun's heart tremble.
"...Mr. Lou, thank you for your concern. Everything is fine at home."
"No matter how hard I try or how much I improve, it's all thanks to your guidance." When Su Manyun said this, she didn't know why, but she lost her usual composure. She tried to hold back, but her voice still trembled unconsciously.
She genuinely didn't know if there was something wrong with her work that required Lou Xiao'e to use such words to reprimand her.
"I heard that your family runs a trading company. How's business?" Lou Xiao'e didn't intend to beat around the bush and simply got straight to the point.
Su Manyun swallowed hard, inwardly groaning; she knew something was definitely wrong.
She looked up abruptly, her eyes filled with fear, but she met Lou Xiao'e's cold gaze behind her gold-rimmed glasses.
This made her swallow back the explanation she had kept hidden for so long. She could only smile bitterly and say, "Chairman Lou, I know I was wrong."
Please impose the penalty!
Lou Xiao'e laughed upon hearing this.
She got up, walked around the large boss's desk, took Su Manyun's hand and led her to the sofa, then invited Su Manyun to sit down.
It's really nothing serious.
Relying on mountains to eat mountains, relying on water to draft water.
Su Manyun was very successful in Beijing. With just a note, she could get priority clearance for her goods at the Tianjin Port.
From the old city of Beijing to Tianjin, any leader in charge of the economy had to give her some face.
Given her status, it's quite normal for her personal image to rise to a higher level.
It's perfectly normal to earn a little money with your family.
So she invested money, and her brother stepped in to open a trading company on Hong Kong Island.
Through the channels of Ho's Trading Company, some industrial products were shipped from Hong Kong Island to Tianjin.
Then, from Tianjin, some old, less conspicuous items that Su Manyun had collected in Beijing were sent to Hong Kong.
Back and forth, it's quite a bit of money.
Earning over a million a year is definitely not an option.
If He Yuzhu hadn't sent Lou Xiao'e a telegram saying that Su Manyun was growing rapidly, Lou Xiao'e would have given her a raise.
Otherwise, she might not be able to retain such a talented person.
It was this reminder that prompted Lou Xiao'e to set her mind at work and arrange for someone to investigate.
That's when the problem was discovered.
"Are you short of money?" Lou Xiao'e asked, half surprised and half concerned.
Su Manyun shook her head, but said with a wry smile, "Chairman Lou, I don't lack money. In fact, I'm very satisfied with my current job and income."
But my family was truly terrified of poverty.
When we were kids, what we feared most was typhoon days in Hong Kong.
...(End of this chapter)