Return to 88: Starting from Marrying My Sister-in-law

Lu Yang has basically figured out Jiang Wanli's personality.

They have the technology.

However, they lack flexibility.

He has some management talent, but he's prone to overthinking.

Anyone can take a desperate gamble.

However, if one ignores market conditions and gambles everything based on one's own assumptions, one will eventually perish under the tide of the times.

"I said."

"Does my word, spoken by a reborn person, not carry any weight?"

Lu Yang muttered to himself.

He had a falling out with Jiang Wanli in the meeting room and then turned around and left.

Next stop: my hometown, Zhaoxian County.

Because of time constraints, I spent an extra week in Xingcheng with Sister Du.

Therefore, Lu Yang could only take a cursory look at the rest of the trip.

I spent three days visiting the Xiaotiancai Electronics Factory Zhaoxian Branch, the Meister Garment Production Factory in Shanghuai Village, Zhaoxian County, and the Chashan Coal Mine Branch of Zhaoxian Mining Company.

I visited my aunt, who was becoming increasingly delirious.

Dumani was fed.

Although this trip back to my hometown was very short, only three days in Zhaoxian County, the spiritual and material needs of Du Manni, Mingyue, and Du were different.

This young lady is a complete career-driven workaholic.

As for her feelings for Lu Yang, they could only come later. To put it bluntly, the reason she followed Lu Yang so devotedly without any formal commitment was entirely because of his ability to build a career.

To put it bluntly, Lu Yang was merely a stepping stone for her to achieve success in her career.

After all, without Lu Yang, this young lady might still be serving tea to customers in a teahouse in Shanghai, and might never be able to escape the role of a waitress in her entire life.

Ultimately, Lu Yang was her benefactor.

Therefore, her feelings for Lu Yang were mostly gratitude, followed by a sense of admiration, and love... what is love? Can you eat it? Or can it make you rich overnight?
As an ambitious woman eager to make a name for herself, even if Lu Yang frequently returned to his hometown of Zhaoxian to comfort Du Manni's loneliness with his body and use sweet words to win her heart, none of these things could compare to a small compliment or an affirmation of her ability to manage the branch company. Well, it would be best to add something else, such as doubling the year-end bonus, equity incentives for management, and so on—these are the more tangible material rewards.

In Du Manni's own words, she was terrified of poverty all her life and never wanted to be poor again.

"When you come, I serve you with all my heart; when you leave, I'll see you off happily. You don't need to feel indebted to me; we're just mutually benefiting, boss—"

The day before deciding to leave Zhaoxian, Du Manni lay in Lu Yang's arms, feeling somewhat exhausted, and said in a coquettish voice.

"so what?"

Lu Yang joked.

This little girl is clearly exhausted, but she's still stubbornly holding on. Is she really not planning to get out of bed tomorrow and wants to stay in bed all day?

Du Manni's face flushed an unnatural red. She gritted her teeth and pinched Lu Yang's waist hard with her small hand. "You're so annoying, boss. You know perfectly well that I don't have any strength left."

A strong woman in public, a little slut in private, right?

Lu Yang likes it.

I enjoyed listening to it; it gave me the illusion that I had just eaten 10 lamb kidneys to replenish my energy.

So he turned around and scolded the person: "I called you cute, I called you cute, listen, from now on, if you have a fever, you can only have a fever in front of me, understand?"

Du Manni giggled: "Boss, you're so domineering! I hate it, you're crushing me!"

"Oh dear, you dare to talk back."

"No, boss, I was wrong, I was wrong. From now on, I belong only to you, boss. I am your private property. If I have a fever, it will only be for you."

"Ha, that's more like it, but how are you going to prove it?"

"Waaah, let me think... let me think... how about you, Master, stamp my seal?"

Du Manni stuck her butt out in front of Lu Yang. Lu Yang thought about it for a moment, then gave up on stamping the document. He gently slapped her and said, "Behave yourself. Be careful not to get a fever again. You won't be able to get out of bed tomorrow. I'm not going to wait for you for an extra day just for that."

"what--"

Du Manni rolled over in surprise and said, "Boss, you...you're going to take me with you?"

She has already managed Zhao County quite well. No matter how well the Little Genius factory here is managed, it is still just a rural branch of Little Genius Electronic Technology Company. It can't possibly overthrow Tiangang and replace the main factory in the city, can it?
Therefore, if she wants to advance, she can only accept being transferred to the headquarters of Little Genius in the city. With the achievements she made in the branch factory, she doesn't have to take over as president of the headquarters in one step, but at least she has to get a top-five ranking in senior management.

So when she thought of this, she stared intently at Lu Yang.

She was terrified that the man in front of her might say that he was transferring her to the head office in the city, but would only give her an ordinary high-level position.

That wouldn't be a promotion, but a demotion in disguise. If she couldn't get into the top five at the Little Genius Company headquarters in the city and gain some management power, she would rather stay in this small branch factory in the countryside.

At least here, she makes all the decisions on any major matters.

Lu Yang gently pinched the bridge of her nose and said with amusement, "What, are you worried that I'll transfer you back to headquarters and keep you as a caged bird?"

Du Manni avoided his gaze and dared not utter a sound.

A smart woman should not challenge a man's bottom line, nor should she take advantage of a man just because she has done "that kind of thing" with him.

This method might work for dealing with mediocre people.

To deal with a powerful man, such as a ruthless thug like the boss, it's best to pretend to be a weak woman; this might even have unexpected results.

Seeing her like this, Lu Yang stopped joking and pulled her into his arms, saying, "Alright, alright, I know what you want. I'll naturally give you a platform where you can fully utilize your talents. I have more than one woman by my side, and I can't spare too much time to spend with you." "Here's what we'll do: recommend someone from the Little Genius branch in Zhao County to take your place. They'll come with me to the city tomorrow. The Little Genius headquarters is still short of a female president, so you'll be it. From now on, you'll be in charge of everything. Except for finance, which I'll transfer from headquarters, and the R&D department—you can't interfere there either. Champion Brother will be fully responsible for that; I have extra requirements for him. Apart from these two departments, you'll have the final say in all other departments at Little Genius. Are you satisfied?"

"what--"

Dumani screamed and lunged at him.

"What, what?"

"Love me, sir, love me...this humble servant..."

It's said that Shanghai women love to act coquettishly, and once they start, men basically can't resist. Lu Yang didn't believe it before, but now he does.

Sigh, never mind, looks like I'll have to get up a little later tomorrow.

Half-heartedly agreeing.

Lu Yang let her have her way, and so the battle drums were reignited once again.

The next day at noon, after getting up and having lunch, Lu Yang took Du Manni to the city center.

Promoting Du Manni and appointing her as the young genius female CEO was something Lu Yang had planned long ago.

From the moment they had a relationship, and after learning that this woman had such ambitions and aspirations, he began to intentionally cultivate her.

To put it bluntly, the Little Genius branch factory in Zhaoxian County was actually set up for this girl.

Now that the initial results are visible, it's not surprising to go with the flow and transfer her to the head office to serve as the young and talented female CEO.

Of course, if Du Manni wasn't cut out for this and had made a mess of the Little Genius branch factory in Zhao County, Lu Yang certainly wouldn't have been in such a hurry to promote her.

They might even dismiss her from her post.

In business, nepotism is acceptable, but there should be at least one basic requirement: the person must be truly talented, not an idiot.

Instead of promoting an idiot to manage the company and telling him to listen to his brother, it would be better to give him a large sum of money and let him squander it. That way, the losses might be smaller, and at least he won't cause a huge mess, like completely destroying the company.

The situation at Xiaotiancai was similar to that of Xiaoshentong. The position of president was vacant, and there were three vice presidents: Lu Youyi, the third brother of Lu Yang; Champion, the head of the product development department; and a recent college graduate from Yangcheng University, who was personally recruited by Lu Yang and currently serves as the vice president of Xiaotiancai and the head of the production department of the city factory.

If nothing unexpected happens and there's no Du Manni incident, then the candidate for the Little Genius CEO should, in theory, be chosen from among these three.

After all, as the company grows and its output value increases, the position of president cannot remain vacant indefinitely. If something major happens, there will be an additional procedure and an order from the group headquarters.

It needs its own real brain.

After much deliberation, Lu Yang ultimately decided not to choose one of the three to serve as the president of Little Genius.

Lu Youyi, the third cousin, is undoubtedly loyal; in fact, he used to do the work of the acting president.

But he lacks some talent.

It's good that he can always have me, the reborn one, to guide him on the big picture. But if one day I, the reborn one, am no longer able to guide him on the big picture, then I will definitely have to lead the little genius down a downward path.

The future achievements are so predictable that their end can be seen at a glance.

Moreover, in addition to the reasons mentioned above, Lu Youyi, the third cousin, is currently the head of the Meister Garment Factory in the city.

One clothing company is already enough to keep him busy. Even if he puts all his energy into it, he might not be able to manage it well. What's more, asking him to also be the president of a little genius?

This isn't taking care of him, it's harming him; it's trying to exhaust him to death.

Lu Yang has given his cousins ​​many opportunities and spared no effort in training them. However, human potential has its limits. Once it reaches a certain limit, no matter how much you train them or give them more opportunities, they can only do what they are capable of within their current scope.

Not a single point more is acceptable.

The product development department has always been headed by Champion Brother. When Lu Yang recruited him, he promised to give him a certain amount of company shares in the future so that he could achieve financial freedom.

But the premise is that Xiaotiancai (小天才) will be able to go public someday.

It goes without saying that Champion Brother is obsessed with electronic products; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to easily gather a few people to join him, rummage through the garbage for some random parts, and assemble them into a radio that could make sounds, a second-hand television that could display images, and a VCR.

Now Lu Yang is providing him with a platform. Whatever parts he lacks, he finds them for him; whatever research equipment he needs, he finds it for him. He even found a whole bunch of apprentices with much higher education than him to mentor him. Under these circumstances, this kid wants to stay in the lab 24/7, burying himself in his work. How could he have time to manage the company?
Even if Lu Yang did have this idea, he wouldn't accept being appointed as the president of Little Genius.

He might even spit all over Lu Yang's face.

As for the next one, the last one is the company's vice president.

Their abilities are so-so.

He has worked diligently over the past few years, making no major mistakes but constantly making minor ones. However, in the end, he is just a recent college graduate. It was Lu Yang who promoted him step by step to where he is today. But in Lu Yang's opinion, there is still something missing when it comes to making him the CEO of Little Genius.

First and foremost is loyalty. Although Lu Yang had promoted him, they hadn't known each other for very long. Since the founding of Little Genius, he had basically lived in Pengcheng or traveled all over the country.

The time it takes to actually meet, build rapport, and cultivate loyalty is probably countable on one hand.

In this situation, where it's not absolutely necessary to have the other party, why continue to force things to grow faster?
Therefore, when choosing a CEO, you should choose one who is loyal to you.

Du Manni is quite capable. She has served as the financial officer and marketing manager of Xiaotiancai. She used to lead her team all over the country to do on-the-ground promotion. Later, she personally built the Zhaoxian branch from scratch, bit by bit, into an indispensable branch with a production volume that is now less than half that of the main factory in the city.

After several years of experience, Lu Yang believes that Lu Yang is indisputably more suitable for the position of president than the three current vice presidents of Xiaotiancai.

For both emotional and rational reasons, I should lend her a hand, promote her, give her this platform, and let her give full play to her talents.

From the eve of the Lunar New Year until the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, Lu Yang stayed in his hometown of Zhao County.

On December 28th, I went to the city, inspected the Meister Garment Factory, the Little Genius headquarters and factory, and settled Du Manni in...

Two days have passed in the blink of an eye.

By December 30th, it was the eve of the Lunar New Year, also known as New Year's Eve. The group got up early in the morning and set off for the airport.

This time, it wasn't just Lu Yang and Xiao Jiu; his mother, Uncle Meng, and younger sister were also coming along. They had rarely returned this year, and having just bought a courtyard house in Beijing, Lu Yang planned to bring the whole family along for a joyful Spring Festival. (End of Chapter)