That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1487 When the water is clear, there will be no fish
"Dad, you're back! Oh, Dad, you've been drinking again. You smell awful, it's suffocating me!"

When Li Ye returned home, his daughter Xiao Dou rushed over to greet him affectionately, but as soon as she hugged his leg, she covered her nose in disgust and backed away.

Li Ye was immediately embarrassed.

"I'm going to take a shower, hehe!"

In his previous life, Li Ye watched a video of a street opinion poll.

The investigator stopped a stranger on the street and asked her, "When your husband is drunk late at night, do you give him a hard time?"

Eighty percent of the women said they would not give their husbands a nice look, and twenty percent of them would even "lock him out or not let him into bed to make him sober up."

Only 20% made the other choice, and of those, 10% said they "fully understand the difficulties men face" and would take good care of him and love him.
As for the other 10%, everyone does their own thing, and I'll still smile even if you die out there.

Li Ye didn't know what answers he would get for similar questions in the 1990s, but his young wife Wen Leyu was undoubtedly one of the 10% who "cared for and looked after him".

Li Ye drank a little over a bottle today. Although he wasn't drunk, he reeked of alcohol, which even scared away his most clingy daughter.
But Wen Leyu didn't mind at all. She quickly got him pajamas and even went to the bathroom to scrub his back.

When the steam in the bathroom blurred the mirror, Wen Leyu asked carefully, "What's wrong today? You haven't drunk this much in a long time."

Li Ye sighed and recounted what had happened that day to Wen Leyu, then said helplessly, "Xiaoyu, do you think I can be blamed for this?"

"Whether it's your fault or not, it's your fault."

The young wife chuckled softly and said, "Although Professor Zhang took a liking to you, it wasn't you who actively stole Peng Rui's opportunity, but he doesn't know that!"
You asked him to help investigate fraudulent invoices. Although it's within his job scope and business, if the investigation is successful, you'll have a much better chance of gaining recognition than he will.
"A mediocre person is never envied. There's only one path to success, and when there's only one opportunity, the most outstanding person becomes the target of everyone's jealousy. Who can blame them when my husband is the most capable?"

Li Ye's investigation of the invoices was just the beginning. He would definitely uncover the dirty deeds of Jin Hong and her gang. Once successful, it would attract more attention from above. Peng Rui, on the other hand, only investigated a "small case" and naturally did not benefit as much as Li Ye.

Li Ye thought about it and agreed, but still said, "That's not entirely true! At least Senior Sister Yu didn't seem to consider me a rival."

Wen Leyu squinted and smiled, "That's because Senior Sister Yu knows she doesn't have a talent in this area, so she shifted her focus to other aspects of her work, and her mindset is naturally different."

"Does Senior Sister Yu lack talent?"

Li Ye thought about Yu Xiufen's indecisiveness in real estate speculation, but her proficiency in administration, and thus believed Wen Leyu's words.

However, Wen Leyu continued, "You mean Senior Sister Yu is going to get involved in your invoice matter?"

Li Ye nodded and said, "Yes, I wanted to figure out some things, so I told her why I went to Peng Rui's house, and my senior sister just took over the conversation."

Wen Leyu pouted and said, "Your senior sister is so kind to you, are you really going to bother her? Why do you ask an outsider for this kind of thing? Honestly, what's your wife for?"

"Yes, yes, I was wrong. I'll ask my wife first next time."

In fact, relationships between people tend to fade after a long period of indifference. Li Ye thought that since Peng Rui had helped him this time, he should help him again next time. Only by giving and receiving could they maintain a good relationship. But now it seems that he was wrong.

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Over the next few days, Li Ye patiently waited for Yu Xiufen's situation. During this time, Jin Hong repeatedly asked Li Ye to sign a document to "repay the money," but Li Ye refused on the grounds that "the facts are unclear."

Anyway, everyone knows what's going on with this 30% premium situation. The more you push Jin Hong, the uglier your greed will become.

Jin Hong must understand this principle, but once a person's desires are fully ignited, they are difficult to extinguish.

On the second Monday, Jin Hong finally couldn't hold back and unleashed her ultimate move.

First, a large batch of building materials arrived late at night and were piled up haphazardly on the construction site. Then, Shang Bin convened a meeting of the group's key personnel, and Jin Hong threw out a "lawyer's letter" from the supplier at the meeting.

"Our Jingnan Group is a large, reputable state-owned enterprise, and now we're being sued in court!"

"A contract stamped with the group's official seal can't be fulfilled; they reneged on the payment for the building materials we bought; all those meetings, plans, and agreements we held for the office building project—are they all worthless now?"

Jin Hong used the most vehement words to issue the strongest accusation, with the accusation aimed directly at Li Ye.

Li Ye leisurely picked up the "lawyer's letter," only to find it was merely a notification; after all, lawyer's letters weren't common in mainland China these days. The other party sternly informed Jingnan Group that if they didn't fulfill the contractual obligations, they would take Jingnan Group to court, and Jingnan Group would bear all the consequences.

Li Ye couldn't help but laugh when he saw that the notice was stamped with the sales company's official seal.

Are all salespeople this aggressive these days?

Seeing Li Ye laugh, Shang Bin asked casually, "Deputy General Manager Li, what's your opinion on this matter?"

Li Ye replied immediately: "I have no opinion, because when this contract was signed, I was studying at D University. Since I didn't know the inside story, of course I have no right to speak."

Jin Hong said coldly, "Li Ye, since you don't know the inside story, why are you obstructing this contract? You promised the group leaders that you would fully support the office building construction project, so where is your support now?"

Li Ye glanced at Cong Jin Hong and said coldly, "Team Leader Cong, the group has already paid over a million yuan in entry fees, but the project has not started. Shouldn't I have objections?"

"Since construction hasn't even started, why are you rushing to purchase a large quantity of building materials? Shouldn't I have objections? Besides, look at these invoices. For the same shipment, there are invoices from trading companies and invoices from the manufacturer. Haven't you considered the possibility of tax evasion?"

Jin Hong was stunned for a moment, then said with her neck stiff, "Li Ye, do you even understand? This kind of situation is very common. Besides, even if it's tax evasion, what does it have to do with us?"

Minister Xun, who was in charge of infrastructure, chimed in, "Yes, Deputy General Manager Li, it's not uncommon for invoices to be combined. As long as the total amount on the invoices matches, there's no need to worry about who issued them."

Li Ye knew that the invoice situation in the 1990s was not very standardized. Often, if you bought cement, people would find a way to issue you an invoice for timber. As long as it could be used to offset taxes, they would usually turn a blind eye.

But Li Ye didn't expect that a large organization like Jingnan Group could tolerate such a chaotic situation.

Seeing that Li Ye remained silent, Shang Bin immediately seized the opportunity and said, "Everyone, let's say something! Ever since the construction of this office building began, it has been full of twists and turns. We can't let things continue like this in a daze."

"I support the team leader's opinion; we must speed up the project's progress."

"I think it's better to be cautious."

I reserve my opinion!

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Everyone expressed their opinions, and because many people had reservations, it seemed that Jin Hong had the upper hand.

Jin Hong immediately pressed her advantage, saying, "Comrade Li Ye's concerns are not without merit, but if there are any problems with the invoices, I will take full responsibility."

Okay, that's exactly what I was waiting for you to say.

Li Ye watched with a smile as Jin Hong, like a clever hunter, finally locked onto the cunning fox.

Jin Hong had no idea what Li Ye was thinking; she was just happy that she had finally won a game against him.

That afternoon, the accountant, Lao Yang, finally allocated a sum of money to Cong Jinqi's trading company.

Cong Jinqi called Cong Jinhong: "Sister, the money has arrived. I've already paid off part of the debt, and I'll use the rest for future purchases. We expect to make a profit this year."

Jin Hong interrupted, saying, "You don't need to say these things over the phone. You know what's going on."

"Okay, okay."

Jin Hong was even happier.

You're still young and naive. You don't understand the saying, "If the water is too clear, there will be no fish." You've blocked my path to wealth today; how will others make money in the future? Fool!

However, Cong Jinhong was only happy for two days before she received a call from her younger brother, Cong Jinqi.

"What did you say? You want us to pay the remaining 30% of the payment? Wasn't the payment already made to them?"

Perform the contract? What the hell? If we perform the contract, how will we make any money? Is this some kind of rule-breaking?

(End of this chapter)