"Zhou General, who are these new shareholders?" President Liu asked.
"Both of these individuals are. Li Wen is also planning to sell his shares."
LiWen was Zhou General's college classmate, and their close relationship went without saying. If even he was selling, President Liu inwardly sneered.
Well, well, Zhou Qiang had become quite clever, getting some inside information and not breathing a word to the shareholders.
"Why is there a child here?" President Liu voiced his confusion.
"Though Miss Li is young, her family dotes on her immensely and is willing to invest in purchasing shares for her."
Which family in Jin City spoiled their child this much? Li? Li... President Liu wracked his brain but couldn't place the surname.
"This is Secretary Wang, specially appointed by Miss Li's family to handle various matters."
"And this is Mr. Wei and his bodyguard," Zhou General introduced.
Wei?
President Liu immediately interjected, "Is it that Wei family?"
Wei Wenjuan glanced at him sideways, "Which one?"
"The Wei family of New Domain Medical Group..."
"That Wei family?" Wei Wenjuan's lips curled, his expression arrogant. Due to his gaunt features and the sickly pallor that hadn't yet left his body, he appeared ominously terrifying.
President Liu shut his mouth.
Alright, now he could be certain that this person had absolutely no connection to that Wei family. Not only no connection, but there might even be some grudge? Or perhaps this person was simply inherently arrogant, looking down even on such a formidable family as the Weis.
Bringing someone so haughty into the company would be nothing short of a disaster.
President Liu was once again convinced that Zhou General had lost his mind.
At this moment, Secretary Wang glanced at his watch.
President Liu knew this was a sign of impatience.
But he didn't expect Secretary Wang to speak up: "Alright, have you finished your internal discussions? If there are any issues, speak up quickly. Our young miss still needs to go to school soon."
"May I ask what grade Miss Li is in?" President Liu inquired.
Li Xiaoya was about to answer herself, as this hadn't been mentioned to Secretary Wang beforehand.
But Secretary Wang smoothly responded, "Third grade."
President Liu's lips twitched.
Th-third grade.
Well, at least she wasn't here with a milk bottle.
"May I ask why you two chose this company?" President Liu pulled out a chair and sat down.
Li Xiaoya tilted her head, "Why? Is a reason needed? We bought it because we had the money to buy it. Does that count as a reason?"
President Liu: "..."
Wei Wenjuan's reaction was even more direct. With a gloomy face, he said, "If you're so eager to buy, you can buy it yourself. There are plenty of companies, we can pick any one. You sort things out among yourselves first. Don't waste my time with these nonsensical questions. I still have other appointments to get to."
For a moment, President Liu actually felt like he couldn't breathe.
It was all because of how terrifying this cripple's expression looked.
"We're leaving, Zhou General," Wei Wenjuan said, then signaled his bodyguard to push him out.
The door opened.
Li Xiaoya hopped down from her chair and said, "I guess I'll go too."
Zhou General's expression changed, and he hurriedly said, "President Liu didn't mean anything by it. This is just the normal process for transferring shares. After all, I have to be responsible to the other shareholders..."
President Liu's face twitched, and he quickly caught up, saying, "Let me see them off and apologize."
Zhou General rushed to stop him, "No, let me go instead!"
President Liu quickly closed the door.
Afraid of him having private contact with them, huh? President Liu sneered inwardly once more.
As President Liu chased after them into the elevator, Zhou General's urgency disappeared, and he sat back down leisurely.
"We played our parts quite well in this act," Zhou General murmured to himself in a voice only he could hear.
Meanwhile, President Liu hadn't chased far when he heard Wei Wenjuan coldly laugh to his bodyguard, "If I hadn't heard that their company apparently knows people from the Qin and Sheng families, who would care about buying shares in their company?"
President Liu's steps faltered as realization dawned.
So that's why Liu Meng had been so eager to spread the word that she not only knew Young Master Qin but also Young Master Sheng.
It was to trick others into taking over!
And to keep him in check as well!
Who would have thought, Zhou Qiang, that you'd learned to play dirty tricks? Trying to trap me, President Liu, here so you can gradually withdraw with that college classmate of yours, is that it?
President Liu changed course and went after Li Xiaoya's group instead.
That Mr. Wei had too bad a temper and was too arrogant; he'd probably be hard to fool.
The little girl was different.
"Miss Li, Miss Li!" President Liu hurried to catch up but was blocked by Secretary Wang.
"Does President Liu have any other business?" Secretary Wang asked coldly.
Just then, a new Mercedes-Benz pulled up.
The car stopped, and the window rolled down.
A middle-aged man with slicked-back hair poked his head out and shouted, "Xiaoya! I'm here to pick you up!"
President Liu immediately looked over.
Was this her father?
That style... it was truly tacky.
President Liu felt his eyes hurt a little and averted his gaze, but quickly looked back. He was appraising the car.
A new S-Class Mercedes, the favorite of nouveau riche.
It seemed their family was genuinely wealthy, but equally genuinely not very bright. Their success probably fell into the category of "pigs that could fly in a storm."
No family background to speak of, and likely not much ability either.
They were worlds apart from Jin City's true elite families.
Even someone like Zhou General was at least a graduate of a prestigious university. As for this man with the slicked-back hair, it was questionable whether he'd even finished high school.
"Alright, young miss, let's go," Secretary Wang spoke up like an NPC right on cue.
President Liu snapped back to reality, remembering his real purpose. He quickly bent down to address Li Xiaoya, "Are you still buying Zhou General's shares?"
Secretary Wang frowned, "It doesn't seem like your company is very sincere..."
"Actually, Miss Li could consider buying my shares," President Liu said in a low voice. He had to dump them quickly, before Zhou General, otherwise what if there were no more such easy marks later?
Secretary Wang looked puzzled, "What kind of game are you playing internally? How can things change so suddenly?"
With that, Secretary Wang opened the Mercedes door, about to usher Li Xiaoya into the car.
President Liu grew anxious, "Miss Li, at least leave a business card!"
Now it was Li Xiaoya's turn to question him, "Why should I buy yours instead of his? Actually, my uncle said buying your entire company wouldn't be a problem. But my brother said I'm too young, I can't manage it, so it's better to just spend some money to buy a few shares to play with."
Hearing this, President Liu thought to himself, they really are loaded.
And this family really doesn't use their brains.
Is this the kind of thing you let a child play with?
President Liu said, "Wait a moment."
Then he turned away and made a phone call.
Shortly after, President Liu's secretary arrived carrying a Barbie doll set.
President Liu offered the doll to Li Xiaoya, saying, "Why? Because there will be many more gifts like this in the future, Miss Li. We can establish a long-term friendship."
Li Xiaoya nodded to Secretary Wang, "This person is a bit better than that Zhou General. At least he gives me presents. Leave him a number."
A few minutes later, President Liu walked away, quite satisfied with the number he'd obtained.
He knew that such small favors alone certainly wouldn't be enough to keep a child happy. But when it comes to children, there's always a way to please them.
It was just that they were pressed for time and couldn't prepare properly.
She'd accepted even a random Barbie doll set, which showed what? They were indeed nouveau riche, unfamiliar with high-class things, newly wealthy and eager to flaunt their money.
Li Xiaoya truly couldn't tell the difference between good and bad items.
But that didn't matter.
The car dropped her off at school, and she carried the Barbie doll in, asking, "Does anyone want to buy a doll?"
The other children turned to look curiously, "What brand is it?"
"Ugh, it's so ugly. This thing probably cost at most a thousand yuan or so."
"Nobody would buy that."
Zhou Xiaoshu, afraid the others would look down on Li Xiaoya, immediately said angrily in a loud voice, "Did someone give this to you? That person is so mean! How could they give you such a cheap doll!"
It definitely couldn't have been bought by Li Xiaoya herself! Otherwise, they'd all laugh at her poor taste.
Li Xiaoya blinked gently and asked them, "Oh, so it's that cheap? Then do you know what dolls are very expensive?"