All the office staff, including Ming Xinyue, couldn't help but laugh. Even Zhu Youmei, who was negotiating with a client in a foreign language, chuckled and then hurriedly apologized over the phone.
Pei Yuan and Sun Miao are genuine examples of the "pretentious" type; there's no doubt about that.
But these two were as docile as kittens in front of Xiaolinzi, which surprised all the office staff. Even though none of them wore glasses, they were astonished as if they had seen aliens.
The office worker was secretly furious at Lin Yao's explanation of his good character, but she knew he didn't want to say more. So she reluctantly accepted that Lin Yao, who seemed like an ordinary person, might have some extraordinary power behind him.
"Ah Yao, I'm here."
Xia Yuwen appeared at the door of the office. She had already obtained Hongyuan Company's employee card and could pass through the automatic card access control system on her own.
"It's time for lunch. Let's go to the coffee shop with the colleagues today; the cafeteria downstairs is too crowded."
Xia Yuwen's words drew cheers from the office staff. They loved this generous girl and felt that she was completely different from Xiao Linzi, who was so stingy that she couldn't bear to spend a penny more than she could afford.
In Xia Yuwen's opinion, she just wanted to spend more time with Lin Yao's colleagues and learn about her lover's current work and life. Since she only had the opportunity to be with these office workers during meals, she had to treat them to meals, using the bank card that Situ Hao had given her.
"I'm not after your money. I'll use all the money to treat you and your colleagues to meals, and incidentally satisfy my own little desires." This was Xia Yuwen's idea.
"Let's go, let's eat." Lin Yao stood up to greet Xia Yuwen, no longer wanting to think about the succession of the two aristocratic families.
"Three minutes left." Xiang Honglian's work attitude is now extremely upright, perhaps due to her good mood.
"Let's go first and find a table. There aren't many large tables in a coffee shop that can seat so many people." Lin Yao didn't turn around and left the office with Xia Yuwen.
Lin Yao was conflicted about the bank card in Xia Yuwen's hand.
This is clearly the bank card that Situ Hao used for bribery and gift-giving. According to Min Hong's principles, Situ Hao should also be severely punished.
But is that really how it should be?
Is time really that simple?
From the very beginning, when Lin Yao first met Situ Hao in Chengdu and helped Situ Yan cure her chronic illness, he could tell that Situ Hao was a kind and righteous person.
He possesses the calculating style of a businessman, and he also has the habit of currying favor with the powerful and capable.
Even though Situ Hao didn't gain a single penny from the subsequent Angel's domestic spokesperson qualification, and instead had to invest his own valuable medicinal herbs, even if it was an investment for profit, it couldn't erase Situ Hao's kind nature.
Because, upon suspecting that Lin Yao was backed by Min Hong, Situ Hao decisively provided financial support and resources worth millions, enabling Min Hong to overcome its most difficult period.
This money was Situ Hao's hard-earned money, the money he earned through hard work in the cruel business world, the money he obtained by pretending to be a grandson in front of powerful figures and giving up part of his dignity to run around for them.
Lin Yao kept this matter in his heart.
Now that Situ Hao has shown me the bank card he used to commit crimes, should this behavior really be punished without any regard for consequences?
Lin Yao was confused.
As they walked, Lin Yao fell quite a distance behind Xia Yuwen, which caught the girl's attention, but she didn't say anything to disturb him, because she knew that Lin Yao must be thinking about something important.
Min Hong is now being pushed into the limelight and criticized like never before, and she cannot hold Lin Yao back.
The environment! Everything depends on the environment!
Situ Hao doesn't just give 100,000 to anyone he meets; it depends on the person.
Some people can become close friends through eating, drinking, and having fun; some want to travel domestically and internationally; some like to collect antiques and calligraphy; some want to find a good school for their children; and of course, some are very direct and ask for money.
This external environment forced Situ Hao, who wasn't inherently bad, to follow the trend. He had to cater to their preferences, otherwise many things wouldn't get done.
Of course, there are also people who ask for nothing and act completely impartially. Situ Hao can only feel grateful and respect for these people from the bottom of his heart, and then try to become friends with them, friends without any exchange of benefits.
Lin Yao has figured it out.
Rome wasn't built in a day; only by cleaning up the entire environment can such things be completely prevented.
Isn't what Minhong is doing precisely this kind of effort—hoping to make the environment cleaner through her own actions?
Lin Yao, Luo Jimin, Lin Hongmei, Wen Youmin, Wu Jianwei, and even Zhong Degao were not naive or childish; they knew their own strength was weak.
Therefore, I simply hope that Minhong's actions can awaken the conscience of the people. Even if it cannot change the mindset of many people at present, it is good to plant a seed of goodness in their hearts. At least people's education of their children will allow this seed to take effect.
This seed will surely take root, sprout, and grow.
That's enough!
Just as the current crackdown is mainly focused on bribery, Lin Yao believes that Min Hong should reduce its focus on bribery in the future. After all, the workload is too large, and even if Min Hong's scale were ten times larger, it would probably not make much progress.
By cracking down on bribery, this breeding ground for crime is eliminated, and naturally, the practice of bribery will gradually decrease.
In this world, who would truly want to fawn over others as a subordinate, even at the cost of their hard-earned achievements?
"Focus your main efforts on the interests that are directly related to the people; that's the most important thing."
Lin Yao made his decision, thinking that those who accepted bribes and produced shoddy projects deserved to die; those who accepted bribes but disregarded the most basic project cost requirements, subcontracted the work layer by layer, or knowingly took on the project despite the serious consequences, using inferior materials and shoddy construction to build a project of great significance for generations to come, deserved to die!
This principle can be applied to other matters as well.
Lin Yao felt relieved, having found a suitable position and direction, and the depression and irritability he had felt for many days were swept away.
"I'm having Western food today, two steaks, one with black pepper sauce and one with curry sauce!" Lin Yao announced loudly, his good mood infecting Xia Yuwen, who had been sitting quietly without saying a word. The girl flashed a bright smile.
“Ah Yao, I don’t have anything to do in Beijing now, let me go work at Minhong.”
Xia Yuwen's sudden request surprised Lin Yao, who looked up at his lover in astonishment.
"Well... you know I've been out of school for almost a year now. It's all because my grandfather wanted to bring me to Beijing to meet Kang Dikai, otherwise I would have been working at my company long ago." Xia Yuwen's voice suddenly became very soft. She still felt ashamed when she talked about the previous wedding arrangements.