Chapter 1280 - 1282
Gong Ruini feels that she has been in a better mood these past few days, despite some rather upsetting events.
But where there are upsetting events, there are also things that bring joy.
For instance, her brother is back on track, and Gong Ruzhi can study the courses he likes and then pursue the career he desires.
As long as this kid doesn’t become overly proud and arrogant, Gong Ruini can foresee gaining another major cash cow for the family.
Previously, Gong Ruini thought that once Dai Liren wanted to enter the IT industry, of course, they wouldn’t want to miss such a great opportunity.
Now, of course, they won’t miss it, even though there’s a slight gap with the Dai Family, the problem isn’t serious.
Moreover, after Gong Ruwen completely left politics, it’s impossible for him not to have any helpers at all. At least the Chu Family and the Dai Family can provide some backing, which is better than nothing.
Gong Ruini is hopeful that after Gong Ruzhi completes his studies, he will be able to start his own business. Following Dai Liren to start a business is also a feasible option.
The problem is that while Dai Liren has already graduated from graduate school and is ready to start a business immediately, what about Gong Ruzhi? He hasn’t even entered university yet, and where does he have the time?
Even if he enters university, Gong Ruini hopes he can lay a solid foundation. Also, studying at university, especially in the United States, is a great place for him to quickly expand his network.
As for domestic affairs, Gong Ruwen has promised to help manage them for a year. Firstly, he hasn’t applied to a school in advance, so he needs to prepare. Secondly, he’s waiting for Chu Ling.
Chu Ling still has a year before graduating, and time is indeed quite tight for them. For example, they had never thought about studying abroad before, and never considered taking the TOEFL.
Tackling this isn’t a big pressure for Chu Ling since she majored in English, so it’s right up her alley, no difficulty at all. But for Gong Ruwen, it’s a significant problem.
Even though he had picked up some English before, he hasn’t really pursued it since graduating from university.
He doesn’t know how much effort he will have to exert to pass the exams.
Still, regardless of how busy Gong Ruwen is, he promised to camp at the training school. Besides helping promote the school more, he can also get a good sense of the study atmosphere.
Even though Gong Ruwen often reads books and improves himself after graduating, it’s undeniable that compared to the systematic and disciplined learning in school, it’s indeed lacking.
Qiao Yanran, seeing that Gong Ruini has been in a good mood lately, hesitated but eventually approached her.
Mainly because, if she doesn’t say it, wouldn’t someone else tell Gong Ruini?
Rather than letting others possibly provoke Gong Ruini, Qiao Yanran chose to tell her directly.
"What’s up?" Gong Ruini was somewhat displeased—why interrupt her just as she was thinking about good things?
Qiao Yanran cautiously relayed the recent rumors circulating around the school.
Ah, to think this matter even spread to the school; Gong Ruini was stunned. She knew today’s college students weren’t as straightforward as before, but she didn’t expect them to change this quickly.
It was only now that Gong Ruini realized something amiss. There were indeed people who seemed hesitant to speak around her these past days, many times stopping their conversations abruptly whenever she walked by.
Of course, Gong Ruini didn’t mind this, assuming they were discussing private matters.
Now it seems they were talking about private matters indeed, but specifically her family’s matters.
Gong Ruini glanced around the class, noticing quite a few people avoiding her gaze.
Sigh, Gong Ruini initially intended not to explain anything, believing that justice resides in people’s hearts. Why bother?
But now she’s irritated. Nowadays, justice is determined by who controls public opinion, and Gong Ruwen had angered a group of people by taking their money.
Those people can’t deny they signed the agreement before. By acknowledging it, they must agree to pay up.
Even though her brother never brought up how difficult it was to get this money, it seemed it was no easy feat.
Since those people aren’t willing to give the money quietly and are still up to little tricks, why should she remain polite? "My brother feels he hasn’t learned enough and wants to study abroad, but he graduated years ago and isn’t proficient in English. To ensure acceptance by a U.S. university, he thought of pausing to study."
"Can’t he study while working?" Qiao Yanran, although hearing this for the first time, quickly caught on.
"It’s not possible, the unit is busy. After my brother transferred to the factory, he’s been in charge of sales, either working overtime or traveling nationwide to promote products."
"So, there’s hardly time to study." Qiao Yanran suddenly understood.
See, sometimes explaining requires sensible people like Qiao Yanran.
"But why is the rumor that your brother demanded such a large compensation from the factory when he resigned?" Qiao Yanran recalled the sum mentioned.
"Thirty-eight thousand yuan," Gong Ruini remembered this amount vividly.
Thirty-eight thousand? Many people heard this number and felt that Gong Ruwen couldn’t be that greedy, but the specific amount made them suspicious.
Now, with Gong Ruini stating it so bluntly, it seemed more possible to be true.
This instantly made them look at Gong Ruini with a hint of disdain.
How could this be, Qiao Yanran was also dumbfounded, "It really is thirty-eight thousand?"
"Yes." Gong Ruini affirmed the sum again.
"When my brother became head of sales at the factory, the higher-ups set a sales plan for him."
"That amount was the total sales of the factory for the past three years. My brother said it was too pressuring and hoped to take it step by step, but the factory insisted."
"My brother compromised, offering to try this target with his team but asked for a yearly completion bonus."
"Finally, the factory agreed, also stipulating that if my brother failed, he personally would have to compensate the factory with ten thousand yuan." Even though she already knew the specific content of this agreement.
Each time she brought it up, though, Gong Ruini would boil with anger.
She genuinely didn’t expect those people to be so despicable, to go to such lengths to hinder Gong Ruwen.
This is unbelievable, everyone present was shocked by how unreasonable this agreement was.
Of course, some thought it was Gong Ruini’s idea.
"My brother still has that agreement signed by the factory, with the official seal, financial stamp, and signatures from the factory director and party secretary."
"My brother worked hard for so long and finally completed the target on time, but the factory doesn’t want to pay him that sum, so my brother had to initially cover thirty-two thousand."
"The remaining six thousand is the bonus my brother should receive."
"Now that my brother is leaving, there’s no reason not to take this money, right?"
Such a large amount, just the bonus itself is six thousand, and some thought the reward was too much, but they knew that Gong Ruini’s debating skills were formidable.
"I know some of you think my brother’s commission is too high, but consider how much effort he put in."
"Plus, we studied law, and we should know what it is we signed—it’s a contract."
"Since it’s a contract, it should be followed accordingly. If you break it just because you deem the payout too high, why not set lower targets in the first place?"
"Had my brother not completed the task, wouldn’t he have had to pay ten thousand yuan?"
"This time, my brother is outright demanding thirty-eight thousand, actually on behalf of the entire sales department, since he advanced the payment. Isn’t this unpaid wages? I suppose this needs the union’s attention."
Yes, the union still exists these days.