Chapter 221 - 220 The Dagger Revealed at the End of the Map (2/4)
"When I first started my business with Brother Wei, we really went through a lot of hardships. From the very beginning, we even slept under bridge arches. Later, as the company slowly improved, we experienced several crises. Once, the company couldn’t pay the rent, and the office was seized by the landlord. We had no choice but to move our operations to the rooftop. Just imagine how much hardship I endured back then!"
Wei Xueqing noticed that Liu Chengpeng said, "how much hardship I endured," rather than "we endured," and immediately said, "Uncle Peng, isn’t that a bit unfair? Didn’t my father also contribute back then? Everyone knows that you left and returned to the Shangdong Group three times, every time when you were in dire straits, and then came back when the company got better!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Chengpeng’s face turned sour.
After a long pause, he said gently, "Heh heh, you don’t understand the situation back then. In difficult times, someone always has to make sacrifices. Without my sacrifice, how could your father have acquired more than fifty percent of the shares, and how could everyone here receive their current dividend shares?"
"Uncle Peng! What you said is outrageous!" Wei Xueqing stood up abruptly, staring at Liu Chengpeng and said, "Back then, you couldn’t continue, so you wanted to sell the shares to my dad. The company was in debt, and its valuation wasn’t worth much. My dad even paid a premium to acquire them—aren’t you aware of how much kindness he showed you?"
"Indeed!" Liu Chengpeng said with a smile, "Sit down, don’t be anxious, let’s sit down and talk slowly."
Wei Xueqing snorted coldly and sat down because her whole body was trembling with anger, not wanting them to notice.
"I’m not complaining about what happened back then, just stating a fact—Shangdong Group was founded by me and Wei Qingzhong, Brother Wei."
The crowd remained silent.
With a grin, Liu Chengpeng scanned the room slowly and said, "So there’s no need to be serious about it; it’s all in the past. Let’s just respect the facts."
Wei Xueqing’s expression grew increasingly grim.