An's Group has been abuzz with news recently.
From An Yanyuan's initial crime to his acquittal and then An YanKun being sentenced, it's been a whole month of sensation.
It also kept An's Group trending for an entire month.
The dip in An's Group's stock price due to the previous negative press has been entirely recovered, and the price even exceeded the original level and continues to climb.
An Nuan sat in her office during her free time and took out her phone to check the news.
Sometimes it wasn't just to relax herself or kill time.
More often, it was to stay informed of the latest developments and keenly perceive movements in the business world.
She opened the news and saw the social news hotspot of An YanKun's sentencing.
Bribery, tax evasion, malfeasance - the court sentenced him to 15 years in prison.
The An YanKun of 15 years later could only come out to die.
It also meant...
An YanKun's time was over.
And with An YanKun's end, victory over An Hao and An Xiao was within easy reach.
She put down her phone, sipped her coffee nonchalantly, and said flatly, "Come in."
Luo Si pushed the door open and entered.
"Chairman An, the company's annual celebration dinner is this Saturday night. The chairman's secretary specifically notified me to ask you to attend without fail." Luo Si reported.
An Nuan looked at the calendar on her desk. "Tomorrow night?"
"Yes, 6 PM tomorrow night. The chairman specifically urged Chairman An not to be late."
"Will non-company members be invited?"
"An's Group's annual celebration is open to the public." Luo Si explained. "The company's internal dinners are usually at the end of the year."
An Nuan nodded slightly. "Okay, remember to remind me tomorrow."
"Yes."
"Right, how's the construction of the Hua Tan International project going?" An Nuan asked.
"The new contracted construction company has started work on site. So far everything is going smoothly, and it can be completed by early next year." Luo Si reported.
"Ask the planning department when sales can start."
"Okay, I'll get back to you after asking them." Luo Si took note.
"Also, I've been at An's Group for almost three months now." An Nuan said. "I promised 80% of the sales target this year to the executives. Go calculate where we are on that now."
"I already did a preliminary assessment earlier. The returns from Guangming Building plus the normal returns from other projects already fulfilled 90% of the annual target. If Hua Tan International's project launches, I estimate preliminary that it would increase by 200% over last year's figures, since both projects were operating at a loss last year. Also, since Chairman An joined the company, although the stock price fluctuated, the obvious trend is upward. Just looking at the stock growth, An's Group's profit this year has already tripled last year's."
What An Nuan appreciated most about Luo Si was that she would always prepare what An Nuan wanted ahead of time.
She didn't waste anyone's time.
"Okay, go take care of your things."
"Yes." Luo Si left.
An Nuan also put down her coffee cup and turned her attention to work.
The phone suddenly rang. An Nuan glanced at the caller ID, then answered, "Dad."
"Your grandma came to my office. Come up here." An Yanyuan's voice was clearly somewhat urgent.
An Nuan's eyes tightened.
Her uncle was sentenced.
Her grandma showing up now definitely meant trouble.
She hurried out of her office and told Luo Si, who was outside, "Come with me."
Luo Si was confused but hurried to follow An Nuan to the chairman's office.
They could hear Wen QingCui yelling from far away, "You bunch of bastards, get the hell out right now! I'm disciplining my son. Anyone who interferes, I'll beat them to death!"
An Nuan's expression immediately darkened.
She swiftly entered the office and said to Wen QingCui, "Old lady, don't forget you publicly renounced your mother-son relationship. What is it now? Your memory failing you in your old age?!"
An Nuan would no longer call her "Grandma". Wen QingCui didn't deserve An Nuan's respect.
Right now Wen QingCui's face was flushed red.
Aside from Wen QingCui, the room also contained Liu Feng, An Hao, and An Xiao.
Some security guards were also present.
Wen QingCui had probably barged right in, so security was alerted.
"He's my son, even if he dies he can't shake that bond!" Wen QingCui yelled loudly.
"Old lady, isn't it funny for you to say that now? You were the one who renounced the mother-son bond. And now you're saying even death can't break it? Just what are you trying to do every day, old lady?!"
"I don't want to waste time talking to you all! An Yanyuan, transfer 10 million into my account right now!" Wen QingCui got straight to the point.
She completely acted like it was her given right!
So...
Wen QingCui was here for money.
That was easy enough to guess.
After thoroughly settling things with Wen QingCui last time, they took back the family home, servants, and living expenses for Wen QingCui. At the time, Wen QingCui probably blew her top and decisively went with An Hao's family back to An YanKun's personal villa.
An YanKun must have had some money that could support them for a while.
Probably none of those fools expected that the crimes An YanKun committed were tax evasion and malfeasance for personal gain. Aside from the prison sentence, all assets would be confiscated by law to repay debts. In other words, all of An YanKun’s assets were now worthless bubbles, and An YanKun's family was penniless.
Everything was confiscated as soon as he was sentenced today.
Naturally Wen QingCui couldn’t accept this and directly came to demand money.
And she started by demanding 10 million.
There probably wasn't anyone in the world shameless enough to do that!
"Just because you demand it, we have to give it?" An Nuan asked.
She didn't get emotional, just watched the scene with contempt and sarcasm.
"If you don't give it to me, I'll sue you for not providing for me!" Wen QingCui threatened.
An Nuan laughed even more sarcastically. "Old lady, if you want provision, that's easy! We can put you in a nursing home, which is a lawful and proper form of provision in North Wen Country."
"What did you say?!" Wen QingCui couldn't believe her own ears.
An Nuan actually suggested sending her to a nursing home.
It must be known that in North Wen Country's deep-rooted backward thinking, nursing homes were where the elderly were abused. Only useless seniors with unfilial descendants would be sent there.
Naturally Wen QingCui found it unacceptable.
"I said, old lady wants provision. We'll provide it. Based on North Wen Country's basic cost of living, 3,000 per month is enough. But of course, old lady has always lived in luxury and can't look after herself. We can hire a caregiver for you. 6,000 for that, I'll round it up to 10,000 per month for you. What do you think?"
"Are you mocking me?! You're giving me 10,000 per month?!" Wen QingCui was so angry she wanted to hit An Nuan.
Giving her a measly 10,000 to insult her.
And mocking her for not being able to look after herself!