The heavens set sail from the courtyard

The funeral was successfully held in the end. Wang Gang presided over the memorial service for Manny and then personally accompanied her to send her father into the crematorium.

Aunt Qin cried uncontrollably at the funeral. Manny now believed that Aunt Qin and her father were truly in love, but she still couldn't forgive Aunt Qin for causing her mother's death.

So after the funeral, Manny asked Aunt Qin to move out of the villa and into an apartment according to the previously agreed-upon arrangement.

Aunt Qin kept her word and left with nothing, only taking some personal belongings and not even a decent designer bag.

Manny herself didn't live in her father's villa. Instead, she put the house up for sale, sold everything she could, and moved into Wang Gang's house temporarily.

Wang Gang's house is already renovated. Although it's only 100 square meters, it's perfectly fine for two people to live in.

However, after Manny moved in, it became inconvenient for Miley to come over.

Although Mi Lai has let go of the past and only wants to enjoy life, she is not completely indifferent to Manny. At the very least, a threesome is absolutely impossible.

Wang Gang also tried to avoid the two women meeting. In fact, both Mi Lai and Manny were quite busy, and unless Wang Gang deliberately arranged it, the chances of the two meeting were very small.

Mi Lai has decided to follow her family's arrangements and study abroad. Fortunately, she made several million yuan by investing in stocks with Wang Gang, so her father doesn't have to pay for her studies.

Wang Gang helped her choose the finance department at New York University. Mi Lai was worried that she wouldn't get in, so Wang Gang tutored her step by step, even practicing the interview several times in advance.

Mi Lai had good grades and, with money paving the way, easily received her acceptance letter and was scheduled to leave a month later.

Perhaps because of their impending separation, Mi Lai has been particularly clingy to Wang Gang lately, wanting to be with him 24/7.

Manny understood, and since she also needed to start working on her company, she voluntarily moved out of Wang Gang's house.

Manny originally wanted to sell her father's company, but Aunt Qin persuaded her to.

The company was her father's life's work, and Manny wanted to test her abilities, so she tried to manage it. She became very busy and even had to live at the company.

Wang Gang also held a position at Manny's company, but because some of his senior colleagues disliked him and kept sabotaging him behind his back, Manny and Wang Gang were slow to gain control of the company.

For those who disobeyed, Wang Gang did not choose to deal with them at the beginning. Instead, he endured it, secretly collected dirt on them, and prepared to strike decisively and cut off their supply lines.

What Manny needs to do recently is not to take control of the company, but to familiarize herself with the company's business, try to cultivate some direct subordinates, and understand who can stay and who must be fired.

But all of that takes time.

Wang Gang had not forgotten what Xu Zhisen and Lu Tao had done at the funeral. A gentleman does not leave a grudge unavenged, and Wang Gang would not let the two of them get away with it.

An anonymous whistleblower letter was quickly sent to the planning bureau.

The complaint was simple: in the renovation project of Xu Zhisen's company's old building, Lu Yaxun, as the deputy director, violated regulations by privately helping Xu Zhisen resolve the issue of incomplete qualifications.

Lu Tao soon received news that his adoptive father had been suspended from his job and was under investigation, so he rushed home to find out what was going on.

Lu Yaxun was quite frank; he readily accepted the investigation and packed his things to go home that same day.

"Old Lu, what's wrong with your boss? He was doing fine, so why was he suspended?"

Lu Tao was even more anxious than Lu Yaxun about Lu Yaxun's suspension.

"It's alright, it's just a normal internal investigation. I'll just come back and rest for a couple of days, and everything will be fine soon," Lu Yaxun said frankly.

"Have you offended someone?" Lu Tao's mother knew her husband well; if it were just baseless accusations, he wouldn't have been suspended from his job so easily.

"It's just that the bureau received an anonymous tip," Lu Yaxun sighed. "Don't worry! It's just an internal investigation; the matter hasn't reached higher-ups yet."

Lu Tao frowned and asked, "Will there be any trouble?"

Lu Yaxun smiled at his son and said, "I've been in the planning bureau for so many years, I've seen all kinds of storms, so don't worry about me." Lu Tao breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Lu's mother complained, "I told you not to help Xu Zhisen. His company doesn't have all the necessary qualifications. Why are you worrying about it?"

Now that people are saying he's involved in collusion between officials and businessmen, even if nothing serious happens, it will definitely affect his career in the future!

Lu Yaxun glanced at Lu Tao and sighed, "I'm not helping Xu Zhisen, I'm helping Lu Tao. This is his first project, and if it fails, it will be bad for his reputation."

Lu Tao said emotionally, "Old Lu, I'm sorry, I've dragged you into this."

"Silly child," Lu Yaxun laughed, "We're family, why are you talking about implicating us?"

Lu's mother also said, "Lu Tao, come back and spend more time with your father whenever you have time."

Lu Tao hesitated and said, "The company is developing a new project recently, and as a designer, I might be very busy."

Lu Yaxun understood and said, "Work is important. At your age, this is the time to work hard. Don't be afraid of hard work. There's no harm in learning more."

Lu Tao said, "Xu Zhisen is planning to build a European-style city. He has already found the land and is preparing to participate in the auction."

Lu Yaxun reminded him, "Lu Tao, you are still young and lack experience. I'm worried you won't be able to handle projects that are too big."

Lu Tao said, "Xu Zhisen hired a lot of experienced designers to assist me."

Lu Yaxun said worriedly, "Actually, my original plan was to let you start from the bottom and accumulate experience. Xu Zhisen insisted that you take charge of the project on your own now, which is a bit like forcing a seedling to grow too fast."

Upon hearing this, Lu Tao lowered his head, seemingly a little unhappy.

The main reason he disliked Lu Yaxun in the past was that Lu Yaxun liked to preach.

Lu Yaxun knew his son was too young to appreciate his good intentions, so he shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Alright! It's rare for our son to come home, let's eat first!" Mother Lu stepped forward to mediate.

"Let's eat!" Lu Yaxun stood up from the sofa and went straight to the dining table.

After the family of three sat down, Lu Tao asked, "Old Lu, do you know who reported you?"

Lu Yaxun picked up his chopsticks and said, "It was an anonymous report; I don't know who it was."

Lu Tao's eyes flickered, as if he was trying to figure out who was behind Lu Yaxun's scheme.

"Don't take the whistleblowing to heart," Lu Yaxun said considerately. "Although I helped Xu Zhisen, it was all within the bounds of reason and compliance. The suspension was just to avoid suspicion."

Lu Tao said seriously, "Old Lu, with your talent, even if you didn't work in the planning bureau, there would be plenty of companies outside that would want to poach you with high salaries."

Lu Yaxun frowned and asked, "Did Xu Zhisen send you here as a mediator?"

Lu Tao said awkwardly, "Xu Zhisen said that as long as you agree, the position of chief designer of the company will be reserved for you, with an annual salary starting from one million."

Lu Yaxun sneered, "Xu Zhisen has certainly made a good plan."

Seeing that Lu Yaxun's expression was not right, Lu's mother quickly said to Lu Tao, "Lu Tao, don't say anything. Your father has worked in the system his whole life and there's no way he can leave."

Lu Tao said anxiously, "The Planning Bureau only pays so little, and you're subject to so many rules and regulations. You can be suspended from your post just because of a whistleblower letter. What's there to miss about such a job?"

Lu Yaxun shook his head and said, "You don't understand. Some things can't be measured in money." (End of Chapter)