klisemfg Chapter 374 Family Change: Undercurrents of Crisis to be Resolved
Chapter 374 Family Change: Undercurrents of Crisis to be Resolved
Chapter 374 Family Change: Undercurrents of Crisis to be Resolved
Aunt Mo's false concern set off alarm bells in Wen Nuan's heart.
She took the milk calmly and said perfunctorily, "Thank you, Aunt San."
Aunt Mo didn't leave immediately. Instead, she hesitated to speak. Her flickering eyes made Wen Nuan more certain of her guess.
The sound of hurried footsteps suddenly came from the corridor, interrupting Aunt Mo's unspoken words.
The person who came was Mo Han. He had a serious expression and held several documents in his hands.
"Aunt San is here too," Mo Han said coldly, his eyes falling on the milk in Wen Nuan's hand, "It's so late, Wen Nuan needs to rest." He walked straight to Wen Nuan, took the milk from her hand, and put it on the table beside him.
Aunt Mo's face changed slightly, and she forced a smile and said, "I just came to see Wen Nuan. Since you are here, I'll leave first." After that, she turned and left, her back looking a little hurried.
After closing the door, Mo Han handed the document in his hand to Wen Nuan, "Look, we found some things." The document recorded in detail the recent financial movements of Aunt Mo San and her private contacts with some conservative employees in the family business.
It turned out that Aunt Mo not only secretly embezzled public funds, but also secretly won over those employees who were dissatisfied with the new regulations and spread rumors behind their backs, saying that the new regulations would cause everyone to lose many benefits, such as reduced year-end bonuses, fewer promotion opportunities, etc.
These rumors spread quickly among employees, causing some to panic and question the new guidelines and warm leadership.
The crisis of trust in warmth is intensifying.
Uncle Mo and some conservative family members also began to make moves, trying to take this opportunity to overturn the new rules and restore the old family system.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Aunt Mo began to openly question Wen Nuan's ability, and even proposed at a family meeting to re-elect the managers of the family business.
Wen Nuan decided not to tolerate it anymore.
At a family meeting, she laid out the evidence of Aunt Mo's secret destruction of the new rules in front of everyone.
"Aunt San, why are you doing this?" The warm voice was calm but powerful, looking straight into Aunt San Mo's eyes.
Aunt Mo's face turned pale, but she pretended to be calm, "I don't know what you are talking about, these are all slanders!"
"Slander?" Wen Nuan sneered. "Then let me ask you, how do you explain the flow of these funds? And what about your private contact with those employees?"
Aunt Mo was speechless and stammered, unable to utter a word.
"You keep saying you're doing this for the family, but you're doing these little tricks behind the scenes. Where do you put the family's interests?" Wen Nuan pressed on step by step, her momentum intensifying.
At this moment, the elder of the Zhao family, who had been silent all this time, slowly spoke: "Aunt San, do you have anything else to say?" He looked at Aunt Mo with a hint of disappointment in his eyes.
Aunt Mo's face was pale, her lips trembling, and she finally uttered only a few words: "I don't have..."
"Enough!" Wen Nuan interrupted her sharply. "Facts speak louder than words. What else do you have to argue?" She turned to look at the Zhao family elders. "Elder, I think we need to deal seriously with Third Aunt's behavior to maintain the unity and stability of the family."
The Zhao family elder pondered for a moment and nodded, "I will seriously consider this matter."
Wen Nuan took a deep breath and glanced at everyone present. "I hope everyone can understand that change is for the better development of the family, not for personal gain. Anyone who attempts to hinder the family's progress will be severely punished!"
The atmosphere in the conference room was solemn and depressing, with different emotions written on everyone's face.
Mo Han walked to Wen Nuan, held her hand, and gave her silent support.
Wen Nuan looked at Mo Han, her eyes firm and powerful.
"Next, we still have a lot of things to do..." She paused, her eyes fixed on Aunt Mo, and her tone was meaningful, "For example, finding out those who were bribed by her..."
Wen Nuan did not take immediate action, but instead launched a secret investigation.
She retrieved the company's internal communication records, carefully analyzed the exchanges between employees, and combined with Aunt Mo's capital flow, gradually figured out the list of employees who had been recruited.
There were more people on the list than Wen Nuan had expected, including some core members of some departments.
Wen Nuan knew very well that simple and rough punishment would only intensify the conflict, and she needed a more subtle method.
She decided to defeat them one by one.
She started with an employee who had a good relationship with her, and used casual conversation to get to know the situation indirectly.
The employee was hesitant at first, but under warm and patient guidance, he finally told the truth.
It turned out that Aunt Mo took advantage of the employees' concerns about the new guidelines, exaggerated the negative impact of the new guidelines, and promised to give them extra rewards if they could help obstruct the implementation of the new guidelines.
After learning the truth, Wen Nuan did not blame the employee. Instead, she patiently explained to him the long-term benefits of the new guidelines and its importance to the development of the family business.
Her sincere attitude and clear logic impressed the employee, who finally expressed his willingness to cooperate with Wen's work and took the initiative to provide information about other employees who were being wooed.
With the first breakthrough, the rest will be much easier.
Wen Nuan used the same method to communicate with the employees on the list one by one, using both reason and emotion to persuade them.
Unexpectedly, after learning the truth, most employees expressed their willingness to support the new guidelines and were disappointed with Aunt Mo's behavior.
They were just deceived before and did not really want to oppose the change.
Aunt Mo's conspiracy was cleverly resolved by Wen Nuan.
When the news reached Mo Han's ears, he found warmth, held her hand tightly, and took her for a walk in the family garden.
The evening breeze was blowing and the air was filled with the fragrance of flowers. Mo Han looked at Wen Nuan with tenderness in his eyes: "No matter what difficulties you encounter, I will be by your side." Wen Nuan leaned in Mo Han's arms, feeling his warmth, and her heart was filled with a sense of security.
"I think we should prepare to celebrate." Wen Nuan looked at the stars in the night sky, a confident smile on her lips.
Mo Han gently stroked her hair. "Celebrate? How do you want to celebrate?"
Wen Nuan smiled mysteriously, "You'll know tomorrow..." The next day, Wen Nuan announced a big news: the family business will undertake an important overseas project.
This project is of great significance to the family business. If successful, it will greatly enhance the international influence of the family business.
According to the previous operating model, this project would take at least half a year to complete, but Wen Nuan decided to operate according to the new guidelines.
Some conservative employees privately discussed that the new guidelines were too idealistic and might encounter many problems in actual operation, even leading to project delays.
However, Wen Nuan ignored these doubts. She led the team to strictly follow the procedures of the new guidelines to carry out each step of the work and promptly resolve problems that arose in the process.
Surprisingly, thanks to the joint efforts of all employees, the project was not only completed a month ahead of schedule, but the quality also far exceeded expectations.
Overseas partners spoke highly of the efficiency and professionalism of the family business and expressed their hope for more cooperation opportunities in the future.
The success of this project made all family members take a new look at the new guidelines, and even Uncle Mo, who had been skeptical before, expressed his appreciation.
At a family meeting, Uncle Mo volunteered, "The new guidelines have indeed brought new vitality to the family business, but we can't completely abandon tradition." He paused and continued, "I believe that some of the essence of traditional family culture, such as the emphasis on family unity and talent development, is still worth learning from."
Wen Nuan nodded, agreeing with Uncle Mo's point of view: "Traditional culture does contain many valuable experiences, but the times are changing, and we must also keep pace with the times. How to combine traditional culture with modern management concepts is an issue worthy of our in-depth discussion."
"That's right," Uncle Mo gave Wen Nuan an approving look. "For example, the cohesion among family members..." He flipped through the materials he brought with him. "I've been researching this issue recently, and I think..."
Wen Nuan listened attentively, her brows slightly furrowed.
The plan proposed by Uncle Mo seemed to be somewhat different from what she had in mind...
"Uncle, I need to think carefully about what you said...
Before Wen Nuan could finish her words, Mo Han suddenly pushed the door open and walked in with a serious expression, "Wen Nuan, something happened..."
Mo Han's sudden intrusion broke the silence in the meeting room. He whispered a few words into Wen Nuan's ear, and Wen Nuan's face instantly became solemn.
"Everyone, I'm sorry, I need to leave for a while." She hurriedly stood up and followed Mo Han out of the meeting room.
It turned out that a fire suddenly broke out in a building of the family business located in the city center. Although the fire has been brought under control, the specific cause is unknown and the losses need further assessment.
Wen Nuan and Mo Han immediately rushed to the scene to direct the aftermath work.
The sudden fire made Wen Nuan feel a little uneasy. She always felt that things were not as simple as they seemed.
After preliminary investigation, it was found that the cause of the fire was aging circuits.
This building is the old office building of a family business. The problem of aging equipment has always existed, but no similar accidents have occurred before.
Why did the fire happen at this critical juncture?
Is this a coincidence?
Wen Nuan told Mo Han about her doubts, and Mo Han also felt that something was wrong.
"I'll have someone conduct a thorough investigation to see if there are any signs of human involvement." He said soothingly, "Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."
Back home, I was so warm that I couldn't sleep all night.
She kept thinking about the plan proposed by Uncle Mo and the sudden fire.
Her intuition told her that there might be some connection between the two things.
Uncle Mo's plan seems reasonable, but it contains hidden secrets.
He proposed strengthening the cohesion among family members, in fact, he wanted to use this opportunity to consolidate the power of the conservatives and thus limit Wen's reforms.
And could it be that the fire was deliberately set by conservatives in order to prevent reform?
The next morning, Wen Nuan came to the company with dark circles under her eyes.
She decided to put Uncle Mo's plan aside and concentrate on investigating the fire.
She retrieved the building's surveillance video and carefully examined the circumstances before and after the fire.
Suddenly, a figure caught her attention.
A man in a cleaner's uniform was seen lurking around the building's electrical room shortly before the fire broke out.
Wen Nuan immediately made people zoom in on the picture and carefully identify the person's identity.
"It's him..." Wen Nuan's face turned pale in an instant, "How could it be him..."
She stood up suddenly and said to the assistant beside her: "Arrange it immediately, I want to see Uncle Mo!"
The assistant was startled by the warm tone and hurried to make arrangements.
A turbulent wave stirred within Wen Nuan's heart. She seemed to have sensed that a bigger storm was coming...
"Uncle, I hope you can explain why he appeared there..." Wen Nuan placed a photo in front of Uncle Mo. The person in the photo was the cleaner.
Uncle Mo's expression changed, but he quickly regained his composure. "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Uncle, I hope you can tell the truth." Wen Nuan's voice was cold and firm, "Some things can't be covered up just because you want to..."