Tian Jing chided her husband, saying he was getting old and long-winded.
Li Zhengguo immediately stopped arguing. His wife was displeased with him, so what else was there to argue about?
Lu Xinggang burst into laughter.
Li Zhengguo wasn't annoyed; he was a henpecked husband, so what?
Tian Jing kicked the thick-skinned man with her foot.
...
Outside the West Third Ring Road, a thirty-six-story office building stood out from the surrounding architecture like a crane among chickens.
Taking the elevator directly to the thirty-first floor, floors thirty and below were rental floors.
As the elevator doors opened, they were greeted by a receptionist whose painted fingernails didn't even lift an eyelid.
Li Weili shook her head.
After inspecting the offices on each floor, Li Weili sighed, "Uncle Ouyang, you've turned the company into a marketplace. The company's rules and regulations were set long ago, but you hesitate to punish people out of consideration for them."
"This has caused you to lose your authority and your words to lose their weight. Orders cannot be conveyed, and the company cannot function."
"If it drags on for a few more years under your management, it will definitely collapse."
Ouyang Lei scratched his head, "The company is too large, and it requires highly specialized and high-end talent. I truly can't handle it."
"I don't even know if they're feigning compliance. As you saw, when I arrived, they acted as if they hadn't seen me."
Li Weili nodded, "Let's go home. We can discuss it further there."
Li Weiyu, who was accompanying them, finally understood why his parents disliked him. He wasn't just inferior to his two cousins and elder brother; he was even inferior to his cousin. His cousin was only half a year older than him, yet she spoke like an adult, bossing around this large company that he found somewhat intimidating.
Getting into the car, Li Weili glanced at her younger cousin, "I heard that in a month, when you turn eighteen, your uncle and aunt will start keeping accounts for you?"
Li Weiyu covered his face, "Cousin, can you give me some face?"
"Face? Heh heh." Li Weili chuckled, "Did you see those high-end talents in the company just now? They rely on their actual abilities and don't give the general manager any face."
"In their eyes, the general manager is probably just an uneducated nouveau riche."
Li Weiyu lowered his hand, "Alright, Cousin. What do you want me to do?"
Li Weili patted his shoulder, "My younger brother truly understands me. I'll give you one month to familiarize yourself with the school environment."
"And to befriend some ambitious and capable classmates or senior students. Preferably those who are short on cash and lack opportunities to showcase their talents."
"Bring them into Jingyuan Real Estate Company as interns. Including you and me, we will all conceal our identities and start as interns."
"I want to quietly replace the company's personnel over three years."
"Lin Zhicheng, you will also participate. Your education is limited, but you can work at the ground level."
"What I need is for you to constantly feed me information, including what the managers and team leaders of each department are secretly doing."
Lin Zhicheng, in the passenger seat, turned around excitedly, "I can participate too? You want us to go undercover?"
"Yes!" Li Weili nodded, "You two are the only people I can rely on right now. I need people I can completely trust."
"We will slowly cast our net and take over the entire company as soon as possible, replacing it with the new generation's strength."
Lin Zhicheng nodded vigorously, "Sister Lili, don't worry, I will do my best."
Li Weiyu smiled and nodded, "Sister Lili, your idea is brilliant and very exciting. Don't worry, you've set my goal, and you've also ignited my motivation."
"If I enjoy this, I'll continue to recruit talent for you during my master's and doctoral studies."
Li Weili smacked the back of his head, "You will pursue a master's and doctorate in architecture, or else, in four years, you'll obediently come to work for me."
"I have to support two elder brothers and one younger brother; it's very tiring. You must help me, or I'll help Aunt fulfill her wish of having grandchildren."
Li Weiyu rubbed the back of his head and looked at his glaring cousin, only able to nod his head, having sold his future.
Li Weili patted his shoulder with a smile, "That's a good boy. By cooperating with me, you won't be fighting alone."
Li Weiyu was speechless.
If he had known, he would have listened to his elder brother and learned the Ouyang family's cultivation techniques. His elder brother was now flying freely, but unfortunately, he, having just escaped his mother's clutches, had fallen into the net his cousin had long since laid out.
No wonder his cousin had strongly advised him to apply to universities in the capital when filling out his college applications. She had also analyzed that marketing majors were popular and that he would find a good job after graduation. If he didn't like it, he could change his major after entering the university.
Yes, he had changed his major; he had changed it to architecture. He had never heard of someone being encouraged to take an unrelated major for postgraduate entrance exams.
"Are you thinking ill of me?" The eerie voice of his cousin made Li Weiyu shiver.
"No, I'm thinking about how I can get my advisor to agree to let me pursue a double master's degree."
Li Weili gave him another smack on the back of the head, "Are you stupid? Why not pursue a double master's and doctorate? You won't finish even by thirty."
"You won't have to ask Uncle for money, not only will you save face, but you can also use your double doctorate degree to provoke Aunt."
Li Weiyu could only comfort himself this way. Otherwise, would he dare to resist his cousin?
The driver, Ouyang Lei, chuckled. Soon, he would be able to retire.
Li Weixin patted his younger cousin comfortingly, "Ordinary people have ordinary worries."
"Go!" Li Weiyu finally found someone smaller to bully, "You, the extraordinary one, don't spend money! And you still let Sister Lili earn it for you."
Li Weixin wasn't annoyed. Who told them that their family was all about the strong bullying the weak?
"Brother Yu, you're jealous that I have a capable sister. Don't worry, I won't tell Sister Damai and Sister Xiaomai."
Li Weiyu wanted to bite his cousin to death. At such a young age, he had learned to threaten people.
...
Seeing her nephew's unhappy expression, Tian Jing asked with concern if he was tired.
Li Weiyu leaned on his aunt's shoulder, "Aunt, Cousin and Cousin are bullying me... Bang!"
Before he could finish, he spun and fell to the ground. He then looked up and continued to complain, "Aunt, Uncle is also bullying me."
Tian Jing glanced at her husband, "Quick, help Xiao Yu up."
Li Zhengguo glared fiercely at the rascal lying on the ground before heaving him up. "Beat him soundly. He was bullied by Lili and Ranran and still dared to provoke me."
"Alright!" Ouyang Meihua pulled her son into the room.
Soon, screams could be heard from the room.
Li Weixin sighed, "Brother Xiao Yu is truly pitiful."
Li Weili replied, "The pitiful often have something hateful about them. He brought it upon himself."
"He knows very well that his uncle doesn't allow other men to get close to his aunt. He's already grown into a man, yet he still dared to provoke his uncle. It's like pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth."
Lin Zhicheng took a few steps back. He never knew the Li family siblings interacted this way.
Le Xiaodi patted his nephew's shoulder, "Keep going. This is an opportunity. In the future, you will be a company veteran. Otherwise, with your education level, you can only continue to work with me at the construction site."
Lin Zhicheng nodded vigorously. He had wanted to see the world, and after coming out, he had indeed suffered from his low education level. But he wasn't cut out for studying. And he didn't want to return to Kucun, even though it was very wealthy. Perhaps when he was old, he would have the thought of returning to his roots. For now, he just wanted to make a name for himself in the capital. He would definitely seize the opportunity Sister Lili had given him.