The male supporting character was actually myself.

As a result, the Su Group appeared united on the surface, but was secretly divided into two parts.

The sections belonging to the two individuals each refer to their boss as "General Manager Su." When the two are on stage together, Su Minghe automatically becomes "Big General Manager Su" to distinguish them.

However, within the entire Su Group, only Su Ziqing is qualified to be called President Su.

Foolish Su Li...

Su Minghe was so angry he gritted his teeth!

“I’m afraid of being smeared, after all, Su Li definitely knows more about playing the innocent victim than I do.” Su Ziqing pressed her advantage, “So when we were having dinner together, I made things very clear to my father.”

I never expected I'd almost take the blame for you!

They keep saying things like "I'll suppress you" and "I'll play you."

"Su Li, you really should take a good look in the mirror. Stop being so self-important. You don't have the nerve to be someone I'd target."

As she spoke, she tossed Su Ming a tablet computer, saying, "To completely clear my name of the image I always projected about him as a villain, I've put all of Tiangong's orders here."

You can take a good look and see if I've been involved in any internal power struggles.

The recent surge in building material prices is a bit abnormal, and with so many orders, I definitely need to clear out my inventory first.

Something unusual is bound to happen. Perhaps after the market becomes saturated, building material prices will plummet. That's why Tiangong's factories are currently rushing to deliver goods.

I'm a little curious, Su Li, your building materials company may not be very big, but surely you have at least no inventory?

Why are you in such a hurry to cause trouble after only the first batch of goods has been delivered?

"Could it be that you swallowed up all the original stock of building materials?"

Su Ming glanced through the list and confirmed that Su Ziqing's order was definitely fine.

Tiangong's total profit exceeded its total sales volume for the entire previous year due to the bizarre surge in building material prices!

The fact that they earned so much in just a few days is undoubtedly due in no small part to Su Ziqing's decisive action.

This is the difference in ability...

Seize the opportunity and soar to new heights!

"What about your company's orders?" Su Minghe asked coldly, tapping the table.

Su Li awkwardly found the business form on her phone and reluctantly handed it over, only to have it snatched away by Su Ming, who was clearly annoyed.

"Oh, you're not stupid after all." Su Ziqing, wearing high heels, leaned over for a look and mocked, "Taking advantage of the soaring building material prices, you sold off all your inventory for a good price."

Just when things are at their most urgent and desperate, they come running to tell Dad on you, forcing me to pay for the building materials for you.

What a brilliant scheme to get something for nothing!

Su Li, I really underestimated you.

Since that's the case, let's draw a clear line in front of Dad. From now on, please don't even think about using connections for any business deals. I can't afford to entertain you.

Please follow the proper procedures to obtain what you require.

Sign a contract, pay a deposit, pay the delivery fee, and pick up the goods; otherwise, don't even bother talking.

I dare not do things based on saving face.

Otherwise, even if I do you a favor, you might still fall into the trap I've set for you!

I'm so busy fighting in the business world, and I also have to be on guard against you, you shameless bastard, all the time.

Oh, by the way, if Wanli is going to receive 9 billion in compensation this time, my suggestion is to put you in a dead-end job at the company. You'll get a base salary plus commission every month; don't expect any bonuses or inheritance.

You lost nine billion in less than a month after taking office.

If I let you continue doing this, won't all the money that Dad has worked hard for most of his life be lost?

Don't forget I still have half of the inheritance rights. Rounding up, you've made me lose 4.5 billion.

We'll settle this score later!

Chapter Twenty-Six: Su Li Gets Robbed...

"Qingqing, there's still a little over an hour left. Can you talk to Chu Jiangchen about it?"

Su Minghe carefully chose his words, "Let Su Li bring in all the remaining building materials first to make it look like a formality. Don't worry about which one is auspicious for entry. I guarantee all the building materials will be in place by tomorrow morning!"

Su Ziqing, who had just retrieved her tablet and was about to leave, was stunned. She chuckled and said, "Dad, you can't be this biased, can you?"

Do you remember when you opened a small company, and my distant cousin accidentally knocked the red flower used for the ribbon-cutting ceremony askew? You dismissed him from his job and made him never work again, citing bad luck as the reason!

You know how to value auspiciousness, but the Chu family doesn't?

City leaders and so many CEOs were present, and the most important part was canceled. Don't they have any pride?

Having stood on the shoulders of the Su Group all these years, have you gotten used to going too far in bullying others?

"You said your son ruined everything, so you're trying to get your daughter to play the 'favor card'? How could you say that!"

She slammed the office door shut in a fit of rage, leaving behind an embarrassed Su Minghe and a pale, devastated Su Li, before storming off.

After being scolded, Su Minghe realized that his words had indeed been too biased towards his son.

But time is running out. If we don't find a way to suppress it, we'll have to pay out 9 billion in compensation, which would be a painful blow even for someone who has spent most of his life in the business world!

"I'll swallow my pride and say a few good words to the Chu family, hoping that Chu Jiangchen can consider Qingqing's sake and not take it so seriously." After a moment of silence, Su Minghe still wanted to take a compromise approach.

We'll just haul all the remaining building materials over there to make it look nice.

We'll spend some money tonight to have the workers work overtime, hoping they can all be in place by tomorrow morning.

"Ring ring ring..." Before the call could be made on the other end, Su Li's phone rang first.

He glanced at it; it was a call from the deputy manager.

"What did you say?" Su Li answered the phone and, after hearing just one sentence, involuntarily raised her voice, "Who stole it? How many are left? How could someone steal from so many people in the company? Call the police immediately!"

The deputy manager on the other end of the phone was sweating profusely, his clothes torn to shreds, and he explained in a tearful voice, "They came with the contract!"

I've checked, and it's indeed the building materials you signed and stamped that you sold.

They said they'd sue us for breach of contract if we didn't let them take it away!

All five truckloads were emptied, and they're still short one ton of cement. We couldn't stop them, and since we were in the wrong, we got beaten up for nothing!

"Mr. Su, what exactly did you sign this contract about? You dared to sell even when you didn't have enough inventory?"

The company was in complete chaos, with people stumbling around and making a lot of noise, so the deputy manager couldn't help but raise his voice a few notches.

Even though Su Li wasn't on speakerphone, her deep, resonant voice went straight through the phone's microphone, reaching Su Minghe's ears without missing a single word.

His hand, which was about to dial the phone, suddenly stopped.

The person on the other end was still rambling on and on, but Su Li couldn't hear anything anymore. He pressed the hang-up button and looked blankly at his father sitting opposite him.

"You pig-brain!" Su Minghe picked up the folder on the table and threw it at him. "Is your brain filled with shit? You have such a big order and you don't care, but instead you sell all the inventory to make a pittance!"

Now that things had come to this, Su Li knew she had to be honest and couldn't hide it any longer, so she stammered, "When I took over the company, there wasn't much money in the accounts."

I figured since there was a lot of inventory at Tiangong No. 2 Factory anyway, I might as well take advantage of the rising prices of building materials to clear out the inventory. At least I could make some cash to renovate the old company...

They also...gave employees a raise and improved their benefits...

I figured Tiangong would cover everything, so as long as there was an order, a deposit would be collected. If we ran out of building materials, we could just go to their warehouse anytime. I honestly had no idea it was Su Ziqing's business!

I thought...you were the one who had the final say..."

Su Ming took a few deep breaths to suppress his anger. He had already suffered enough today, and he was numb to it, so he wasn't so angry anymore.

He quickly reviewed the current situation.

In less than an hour and a half, building materials must arrive at the Yujincheng project site.

Su Li's greed and various attempts to win people over have left him with no goods at all, and it seems he is also in debt.

All the factories in Tiangong are rushing to fulfill orders. As soon as a batch of goods is produced, someone will watch it and take it away. Even if they try to squeeze it out, it won't be available for a while, so there's no way to rely on them.

The only option is to borrow from connections. Even if it costs a lot, at least we can get a few truckloads to get by!

The Chu family just wanted to bring good luck by borrowing a few truckloads of steel bars to make it auspicious. They would talk to the rest of them and give them some face to ease the tension.

Thinking of this, Su Ming immediately picked up the phone and started dialing.

"Old Zhou, could you spare a few truckloads of steel bars from me?"

"You need it urgently? I'm so sorry, Mr. Su, you were a step too late. The building materials industry suddenly became incredibly profitable. I don't have the same decisiveness as your Qingqing, so I acted too late and missed the best time."

However, my inventory is almost cleared out, and all the factories are rushing to meet their deadlines..."

"Rebar? We don't have any! They were sold out the day before yesterday!"

"I really don't have any. I don't know what's going on with the market this year. A lot of building materials are flowing out and making money very quickly! Mr. Su, I suggest that instead of spending your time looking for goods, you see if your Tiangong can squeeze out an order for you to share."

"President Su, are you kidding me? Even with so many factories at Tiangong, we can't squeeze out more than a few truckloads of steel bars. My little shop has even less chance. My orders are already booked until next month..."

……

As he made each call, Su Ming's expression grew increasingly grim.

"Send someone to the market to buy it!" After checking the time, he finally gave up.

All the factories are rushing to meet their orders, and they can't even find a few truckloads of steel bars.

Su Minghe immediately called his secretary in and instructed him to take Su Li to the market to purchase steel bars as quickly as possible. They should gather as much as they could. Su Li's prepared vehicle followed closely behind, fully loaded, and headed straight for Yujincheng.

They split into two groups. After carefully choosing his words, Su Minghe dialed Chu's father's number.

"Mr. Su, what do you mean by this?" The father, whose face was darkened, answered the phone.

This is the first major project my son has led!

From planning to design, everything proceeded perfectly and smoothly thanks to my hands-on approach.

Unexpectedly, the Su Group was unable to deliver the goods on the first day of construction, and they even had the audacity to say that they would deliver a few truckloads of steel bars as a formality, and the rest would be delivered that night?

It's obvious they're just using their money to act tough and arrogant!

Of course, Chu's father disagreed.

The two sides had a polite but not very friendly exchange on the phone. In the end, with only half an hour left before the auspicious time for the building materials to arrive, Su Minghe promised various concessions, and Chu's father reluctantly agreed.

After hanging up the phone, Su Minghe sighed and leaned back in his chair, looking exhausted.