"I hope you can do what you said this time!" After pinching his brows again, the old Charles, who was a little exhausted, hesitated for a moment, then sighed and said: "Also, he saved my wife after all. After finding him, try to be gentle and be careful not to hurt him." "Okay, we'll remember it!" "Well, remember it and go, go get the things back for me!" After the detectives left with new tasks, the tired old man relaxed his body, leaned back on the thickly cushioned office chair, put his index and middle fingers together, and kept rubbing his swollen temples. I'm still old... As Charles Department Store grew bigger and bigger, after all these years of good days, my vigilance has dropped too much. If it were twenty years ago, or even ten years ago, I would never let things develop to this point. Even if he couldn't be ruthless and forcefully stop the project of the water power company from the beginning, he would not be so lazy as to not even ask for control and agree to those bastards to name their companies "Charles"... Just as old Charles was pressing his aching head and thinking about training a qualified successor while he could still hold on to the stage, someone knocked on the door of his office.
"Knock, knock." The old man's body tensed up when he heard the knock on the door, as if he had pressed a switch, and he immediately switched back to a smart and capable state, and straightened his slightly hunched back, while looking down at the documents, he responded loudly: "Come in!" "Dad, it's us!" Accompanied by a somewhat helpless voice, a baby-faced girl in a professional suit helped Mrs. Charles, who was full of anger, into the office. "Charles!" As soon as the office door was closed and the voice inside could not be heard, the middle-aged woman, who was obviously fed up, screamed: "What's the matter with the company's shares! You gave away 40% of the shares in one go, is Charles Department Store still Charles Department Store?" "You still have the nerve to come to me?" Before the middle-aged woman opened her mouth, Old Charles already knew what she wanted to say, and slammed the table with force, and asked angrily with a frown: "What about the water company? Did the problems I was worried about finally come to fruition? If I hadn't reacted quickly and didn't rely on you to negotiate, Charles Department Store would be gone now!" "..." Hearing Old Charles mention the water company, the middle-aged woman's momentum was discouraged, but she still forced herself to continue: "That can't be all at once. I'm going to give away 40% of the shares, and most of them are from my mother's side..." "If you don't give away 40% of the shares, can you still stand here and yell at me?" Without hiding his fatigue in front of his family, Old Charles leaned back in his chair, rubbing his eyebrows and said tiredly: "Have you forgotten? Fifteen years ago, when Charles Department Store was almost defeated, I refused to give up any shares. I am definitely more opposed to dividing the shares than you, but this time I really have to divide them. Now it seems that the problem has been solved, but the solution is too rough. We can make a lot of money, but it hurts the interests of all our peers in one go. Do you know? The price standards of fifteen industries have been hit to the bottom line by us in one go. The opinions of the Federation of Commerce are already very strong. If we don't give away the shares, If we divide it up and let them have a sip of soup, what do you think will happen in the end? "
Looking at his wife who suddenly trembled and seemed to understand something, Old Charles said expressionlessly: "Although Charles Department Store can be completely expanded this year, after the end of the year, when the heat of the matter has cooled down and the compensation has been paid, Charles Department Store will no longer belong to Charles. Without the support of the Chamber of Commerce and the legislators, I alone can't keep this company, and I can't even guarantee basic safety. At that time, our family can only reunite in prison, understand?" Looking at his wife who suddenly sweated profusely and finally woke up from the stimulation of the huge amount of money, Old Charles seemed to be still unsatisfied, knocking on the table and raising his voice: "Do you know what your stupidest thing is? If you don't know, I'll tell you ! The stupidest thing about you is that you always think that everything will be done according to the rules! Do you think that if you write a veto in the contract, you can stop those old nobles from messing around? Do you think that if we kidnap the factories and retail channels, we can force everyone to make concessions? Do you think that after the company becomes big, you don’t have to take into account the opinions of the Chamber of Commerce? It’s so stupid! ” Looking at his wife, who was pale and relied on her daughter to help her avoid falling down, a trace of pity flashed in Old Charles’ eyes, but in the end he hardened his heart and added: “People are usually willing to play by the rules with you, because they are not sure they can beat me when playing with things outside the rules! But now we are the first to engage in dumping, destroying the rules that everyone defaults to, and driving others into a dead end. Do you still expect others not to play dirty and continue to play by the rules with you? At this time, if you don’t give up your shares quickly and drag capable people to carry it together, are you just sitting in the pile of money and waiting to die? ” “Dad! You... don't say that. Mom is also kind-hearted and wants to help you, but her vision is a little lacking. But think about it, Dad. How many people can start from scratch and become one of the top three merchants in the capital in just 20 years? How can ordinary people compare with you in vision? " After looking worriedly at her trembling mother, the baby-faced girl quickly gave hints with her winks while trying to smooth things over: "Dad! Mom was a pampered aristocratic lady. After she ran away from home to follow you, she learned to wash and cook, stayed up all night to help you with the pallet account, and worked hard with you all the way to this day. It's not easy. ah! Over the years, except for some errors in judgment this time, she has also helped you take care of the company's affairs in an orderly manner, and there has never been any trouble. Moreover, when I was young, you were always very busy. You have to be responsible for taking care of me, and at the same time, you have to learn how to..." "Stop talking." He shook off his daughter's hand that was supporting him. Her appearance and eyebrows were very similar to her daughter's, and she could vaguely see a bit of the coquettish look of her youth. She pursed her lips, turned her head and said with a stubborn expression: "If it's wrong, it's wrong. Why are you talking about these past things? I ran away from home and followed him in the past. It was your mother who I was willing to do! It was my own choice to make the mistake now. There is no need to trade these past things for sympathy! Also, look at your dad, he's going to die from exhaustion in the office if no one cares about him anymore, so you stay here and keep an eye on him! There are too many people coming to buy things now, and the people in the company may not be able to take care of them. I have to keep an eye on them! " "Mom, you have just recovered from your illness, otherwise I would still..." "No need for you!" "..." Looking at his wife who opened the door and left in a hurry, Old Charles was silent for a while, then waved his hand and said to his daughter who still wanted to say something: "You don't need to persuade her. I don't mean to blame her. The reason why I said that just now is to let her remember the loss she suffered this time. As for those things back then, I actually remember them more clearly than you.
do you know? Because your father is too poor and has no money to provide for your mother's health, she was not in good health after giving birth to you, and she didn't even have much milk. At that time, I still had to make money to support the family, and I couldn't do anything when I went out early and came home late every day. In the past, she was pampered and could only wear a torn apron. In the winter, she would go around begging for help while carrying you who was so hungry that she cried. In the end, she knelt down to ask for help. Get some milk..." Recalling the hard days of the past, Old Charles said with dark eyes: "When I was worried about the situation at home and rushed back early to see that scene, I made up my mind at that time. Even if I sell my soul to the devil and become a bastard who commits all kinds of evil, I will let you two live a good life! Alas! ...Now that I think about it, it's really... Your father and I have never been afraid of anyone in my life, except for your mother, who I always couldn't defeat. When the water power company was being established, if I could have persisted a little longer, maybe we wouldn't have ended up in this situation now... Never mind, still. Stop talking about this. " After touching the four small metal boxes stacked on the right side and confirming that the locks on them were still intact, Old Charles shook his head slightly and said: "Let's go, your mother is not in good health, we'd better go..." "Oh no!" Just when the two fathers and daughters were about to get up, the door to the office was suddenly opened, and an employee wearing a shopping guide's clothes broke in, with a look of panic on his face: "Boss! There's one out of the money box at the shopping mall..." "Gu! Gu!" Two deafening croaks of frogs outside the window interrupted the employee's unfinished words, while a gentle and clear baritone sounded in the hearts of more than 50,000 people around the Charles Department Store headquarters. "I ask you, you who come after wealth." After crawling out of the huge money box with some difficulty, the huge toad, covered in various currencies, puffed up the golden gills on both sides of his cheeks, spit out a golden wheel that could form a river with a squeak, and then narrowed his eyes. His eyes smiled kindly. "Is the gold I spit out enough to buy your life?"