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Chapter 1512 The Zhuang Family Miscalculated
The earthquake at the cotton mill directly brought the entire factory, which employed tens of thousands of people, to a standstill. The factory, which was already in a state of near collapse, was completely shut down. Every worker in the cotton mill was worried about their future.

However, at this time, Suning called Pengfei to Shanghai and asked his nephew at the dinner table, "Pengfei, do you want to take over the Suzhou Cotton Mill?"

"Ah? Uncle, that's a big factory with tens of thousands of employees. It must cost a lot of money, right?" Pengfei couldn't help but asked in surprise.

However, Suning didn't care much about these questions and asked, "You don't need to worry about the money and procedures. I just want to ask if you have the confidence to run the cotton mill well?"

"Uncle, as long as you say I can do it, I have to do it even if I can't."

"Haha, brat, you're really forcing me to do something I shouldn't do. I'll arrange for the financial department and a series of management personnel to assist you. You just need to manage this cotton mill for me."

"Yes! Uncle, I won't let you down."

Then Suning arranged everything with just one phone call. Suzhou was naturally very happy to have someone take over the mess of the cotton mill, so all the contracting procedures were completed as quickly as possible.

After Pengfei took over the Suzhou Cotton Mill, the entire mill was shocked. After all, no one could have imagined that Pengfei, who lived under someone else's roof, could be so successful.

Pengfei then carried out a series of reforms on the entire cotton mill. The most important one was to directly arrange for the workers to buy out their years of service and be laid off to fend for themselves. This immediately made the entire cotton mill panic-stricken.

Frightened, Zhang A-mei hurried over to Huang Ling with a shameless face, "Huang Ling, we have been colleagues for many years, you can't let us be laid off!"

"Zhang A'mei, I don't understand what you are saying. What does the cotton mill's arrangement of your layoffs have to do with me?" Huang Ling looked at Zhang A'mei with a headache and asked back. Anyway, every trouble could be linked to her in the end.

As expected, Zhang A-mei was quite unreasonable and relied on Huang Ling. She never dreamed that Pengfei's luck was so strong. "Pengfei is your nephew, he will definitely listen to you."

"Well, it's not like you don't know Pengfei. Why don't you just go find Pengfei directly?"

"Huang Ling, it's meaningless for you to talk like that. Everyone knows that you've been taking care of Pengfei these past few years. Pengfei will definitely listen to what your aunt says."

"I'm sorry! Sister Zhang, I really can't help you. I might even be laid off. I can't even take care of myself, so how can I care about your affairs?"

"..."

In fact, what Huang Ling said was not wrong. The work in the cotton mill was not too complicated, so it was natural for young people to be the main ones. It was impossible for them to work themselves to death like before.

Every day, there are countless people like Zhang A'mei who come to ask for help from their connections, as if Huang Ling is the Queen Mother of the Cotton Mill. They all come to ask Huang Ling to help them plead with Pengfei.

But how could Huang Ling have such ability? Not to mention that she didn't have such ability, even if she did, she wouldn't open her mouth carelessly, because opening her mouth would bring trouble to Pengfei.

Pengfei, who had been very busy recently, looked at Huang Ling embarrassedly and said, "Aunt, I heard that our house has been very lively these past two days."

"This is all your fault! Why did you suddenly think of laying off the workers?" In fact, Huang Ling was also worried that she would be laid off by the cotton mill.

Pengfei, equally confused, shook his head with a wry smile, "It was all arranged by my uncle! Although I'm officially the director of the cotton mill, the people in charge of management and decision-making are all sent by my uncle."

Huang Ling, who had roughly guessed something a long time ago, couldn't help but feel relieved. After all, Pengfei wasn't the one who really made the decision at the cotton mill. "So that's how it is! Fortunately, I didn't agree to their request, otherwise it would definitely cause you trouble."

"Aunt, why don't you go hide at Grandma Tunan's for a few days and come back after the cotton mill matter is settled?"

"That's fine! I can't stand being pestered by them every day, so it's nice to go out and hide for a few days."

……

Ever since the last wedding incident, Shanshan was rushed to the hospital by her neighbors. As soon as she recovered, she disappeared from the cotton mill completely. No one could tell where she went, as if she had evaporated from the face of the earth.

As for whether Wu Shanshan will regret her foolish behavior, no one can tell for sure. Only she herself knows best.

Feeling embarrassed, Wu Jianguo and Zhang A'mei didn't want to go look for Shanshan, as if this person didn't exist in their lives at all. Even Shanshan's younger brother Wu Xiaojun stopped mentioning Wu Shanshan. In the end, Wu Shanshan made herself a joke.

One day, the female secretary suddenly knocked on Su Ning's office door and said, "Professor Zhuang, there is a girl outside who calls herself Wu Shanshan and wants to see you."

"Who?" Suning looked up in surprise as he looked at the financial statements.

"Wu Shanshan." The female secretary repeated the visitor's name again.

"I know this person! Just bring her in."

"Yes! Professor."

Suning was naturally a little surprised that Wu Shanshan came to him on her own initiative. After all, he didn't have much contact with her. After thinking about it, he thought that she might have guessed that he was the one who was behind the cotton mill incident.

Soon the female secretary brought Wu Shanshan into Suning's office. There were still scars on her face, as if telling others that she had been bruised.

Su Ning leaned back in his chair and looked at Wu Shanshan and asked, "Shanshan, why did you come to Shanghai to see me instead of going home after being discharged from the hospital?"

"Teacher Zhuang, why are you targeting me?" However, Wu Shanshan looked at Su Ning with extreme grievance and asked back.

However, Suning was also confused about Wu Shanshan's behavior and motives. "Same question! Wu Shanshan, why are you targeting me?"

"I...I didn't."

"Then what kind of mentality did you have when you told Zhuang Ganmei about me?"

"I...I thought he was your brother. I didn't expect your reaction to be so strong."

"Your explanation is far-fetched and naturally I can't believe it. However, your true thoughts are unimportant to me. Anyway, I can make you unable to bear it with just a flick of my finger."

Wu Shanshan, realizing the huge disparity in power between her and Su Ning, was disheartened. She knew her reputation at the cotton mill was completely ruined. "I have nothing left now. It was you, Teacher Zhuang, who destroyed everything for me."

"So you are really stupid. You can regard a poor family like the Liu family as your own. Why do you, a top student of Tongji University, commit yourself to Liu Jian?" Unfortunately, Suning did not buy Wu Shanshan's attempt to shift the blame. Instead, he thought that it was all Wu Shanshan's fault.

"I……"

"Wu Shanshan, my advice to you now is to leave Suzhou and go to a place where no one knows you, start over, remember the lesson you learned this time, and never try to scheme against others."

Wu Shanshan, however, looked at Su Ning with a wry smile and asked, "Teacher Zhuang, do you think it's possible for me to start over?"

"Then why do you think you have no chance of starting over? If you have committed an unforgivable sin, you should be in prison and repenting by now, right?"

"..."

……

After grandpa and grandma knew that Zhuang Tunan and the others had returned, they called to ask when they would be coming over, and also wanted Pengfei, who had already made a name for himself, to come as well.

Zhuang Tunan knew that his sister Zhuang Xiaoting was reluctant to go, so he didn't force her to go. He just went to help his brother with his lessons. However, Zhuang Xiaoting still went with him. After Zhuang Tunan and Pengfei arrived, their grandfather started talking about the tutoring at the dinner table. Zhuang Xiaoting felt sorry for her brother and told them that Zhuang Tunan was sick and hadn't recovered yet.

Zhuang Tunan, however, signaled his sister to stop talking and interrupted her, saying that he was almost well. It was obvious that Suning's reminder to him was of no use at all.

At the dinner table, grandparents and uncle began to brainwash Zhuang Tunan, saying that he was the eldest and also the most capable of the Zhuang children, and that he should not only set a good example for his younger siblings, but also take good care of them.

Pengfei, who was standing by, felt extremely disgusted after hearing such words. He had long been aware of his grandparents' tactics, but his uncle suddenly quit, and now it was Zhuang Tunan's turn.

Then grandpa brought the topic back to Pengfei. It was obvious that Pengfei was the big fat piece of meat in their eyes. "Pengfei, I heard that you are doing big business out there now?"

"No! Grandpa, these are just some small things. I earn hard-earned money by buying high and selling low." Pengfei, who had already predicted his grandparents' plans, handled it with ease.

Seeing that Pengfei didn't seem to be following his lead, Grandpa simply looked at him and asked, "But how come we heard that you contracted a cotton mill? And you also own a transportation company?"

"That's all rumors! The contractor for the cotton mill is a big boss in Shanghai. They heard I had some connections to the mill, so they asked me to be a middleman and act as a bridge between them. Of course, they'll also give me some commission."

Grandpa still refused to give up and looked at Pengfei in front of him and asked, "But why did I hear that you are the new director of the cotton mill?"

Pengfei, who had anticipated this, chose a tricky angle to answer, "Grandpa, that's not called the factory director, that's called the legal representative. If anything goes wrong, they let me take the blame."

The grandfather, no match for Pengfei, turned his gaze to his eldest grandson. "Tunan, is it really like what Pengfei said?"

"Pretty much! The people in charge of the cotton mill are the boss behind the scenes and the people he sent. Now the cotton mill has been buying out and laying off employees, so Pengfei was arranged to take the blame. Every day, many workers go to Pengfei to cause trouble."

"That's not bad! Pengfei, you have to take better care of your uncle's family in the future."

Pengfei, completely losing his patience, looked directly at his grandfather and asked, "Grandpa, why should I take care of my uncle? Has he ever asked about my affairs before?"

A junior actually yelled at him and made sarcastic remarks, which naturally made Zhuang's father feel a little embarrassed. "You... Pengfei, how dare you talk to me like that? Is this how your parents raised you?"

"That's right! I'm uneducated, but it's all because of you, my grandfather. It's because you, as an old man, can't treat everyone equally that has led to the current situation of our entire banker. If you and grandma hadn't plotted and forced my uncle away, you wouldn't need to go to such lengths to scheme and scheme."

"you……"

Zhuang Tunan, who was standing by, quickly stopped Pengfei from killing everyone. "Pengfei, stop talking. If you're full, go home with Xiaoting!"

"Hmph." As expected, Pengfei gave face to Zhuang Tunan and stood up and left.

However, Zhuang's father, whose face had been torn off by Pengfei, still refused to give in. "You ungrateful wolf! Xiang Pengfei, you are an ungrateful wolf. Don't think we don't know about you. If it weren't for your uncle, would you be in the position you are today? You are an ungrateful wolf who bites people when he is full."

Pengfei didn't try to avoid the question. "That's right! That's between me and my uncle. What does it have to do with you guys?"

"you……"

Peng Fei, who was too lazy to argue with them, sneered at Zhuang Ganmei and said, "Uncle, let me ask you one thing: do we still want to have pleasant interactions in the future?"

"..." Zhuang Ganmei, who had been standing there silently, immediately felt her heart tighten. Naturally, she heard the threat hidden in Pengfei's words. "Dad, stop making trouble! Pengfei is not to blame for this."

"..." At this moment, Zhuang's father was almost choked by Zhuang Ganmei's words, but he did not have the courage to argue with his youngest son.

Soon, the banker's dinner ended in a bad mood. Pengfei said that no matter what they did, their grandparents would not like them because they would not be as devoted as Zhuang Chaoying in contributing both money and effort.

After Huang Ling heard about what happened in the Zhuang family, she was also very angry. She felt that the Zhuang family really had not changed their bad habits and their minds were full of scheming against others.

……

Zhuang Xiaoting was angry because Lin Dongzhe failed the exam and had to retake it, so she ignored Lin Dongzhe.

Despite this, she was still looking forward to Lin Dongzhe calling her, thinking that Lin Dongzhe would take the initiative to admit his mistake and apologize to her.

Zhuang Xiaoting returned to school with her brother. Because Lin Dongzhe had to take a make-up exam, Zhuang Xiaoting still wanted to go back and meet Lin Dongzhe.

Until now, they have not let their parents know that they are in a relationship, always feeling that their parents on both sides may not accept it.

On the way, Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting talked about Lin Dongzhe's make-up exam. Zhuang Xiaoting was also ambitious. As long as Lin Dongzhe failed the make-up exam, she would break up with him. If he passed the make-up exam, she would let Lin Dongzhe attend evening self-study with her.

After Lin Dongzhe returned to school, he found that the lights in Zhuang Xiaoting's dormitory building were on. Knowing that she had returned, he went to wait at the door of the girls' dormitory.

As a result, Zhuang Xiaoting told him that they would break up if he failed the make-up exam. Lin Dongzhe was naturally very angry and ran back to the dormitory angrily.

He packed a few books and came out of the dormitory, and ran into Zhuang Xiaoting who was waiting for him.

After the two of them talked it out, nothing else happened. Lin Dongzhe expressed his longing for Zhuang Xiaoting.

Then Lin Dongzhe asked about the recent situation of the cotton mill, "Xiaoting, I heard that a lot of things have happened in the cotton mill?"

"Well, Wu Shanshan was actually going to marry Liu Jian, the idiot second-generation heir of the cotton mill. On the wedding day, the cotton mill suddenly collapsed. All the management, including Liu Jian's father, Deputy Director Liu, were arrested. It was said that the factory leaders with the most serious problems might be shot directly."

"What? How can this thunder be so big?"

"It turns out the cotton mill's problems are really serious! Then the cotton mill was contracted to Xiang Pengfei, and now Xiang Pengfei is the new director of our cotton mill."

"Pengfei? Hasn't he always been running a transportation company? Why did he suddenly accept this mess of a cotton mill?"

"Isn't it obvious? The person behind Pengfei is my dad."

"Xiaoting, was it your father who built the cotton mill? But what was your father's motive?"

"I heard that Wu Shanshan secretly told my uncle about my dad's information. You know, my dad hates my uncle and grandpa and grandma the most. In addition, Wu Shanshan relied on the Liu family's influence in the cotton mill to force your parents to agree to rent the house to them as a wedding house, which may have angered my father."

"That's amazing! Your dad is my idol now. It feels so good to finally let go of all grudges."

"Hmph! Don't bully me in the future, or I'll let my dad deal with you."

"Hey, don't worry! I've been afraid of your dad since I was little, and now I'm even more afraid of him."

"..."

……

(End of this chapter)