No matter how hard you try, you can't take over all the family affairs overnight.
However, when you take on this responsibility, you have no way out.
In the study, several elders of the family were sitting solemnly, all their eyes fixed on Qiao Si's pale face.
"Sisi, let Archer come back... How can you, a girl, manage such a large family business as the Qiao family?"
"Yes, Sisi, no matter what, call Archer and ask him to come back... No matter what, he can't leave the family business alone!"
"Well, Archer's character is like this. He is obsessed with medicine. When Zu Guang was still alive, he had persuaded him so many times, but he still concentrated on studying medicine..."
"But there is no one in charge in the family now, and Sisi is a female, how can she know how to manage the family business..."
"You can't say that. Sisi has been smart since she was a child. It's not difficult to manage her..."
"Yes, even if Archer comes back, his heart may not be focused on the family's business, and this place is not good for the family's future development..."
Several elders of the Qiao family who had followed Qiao Zuguang for many years began to discuss the choice of the future leader of the Qiao family...
Qiao Si waited for all the elders to finish speaking before she spoke, "Uncle Jiang, Uncle Jiang, Uncle Li... Thank you very much for your contribution to our family over the years, and thank you for your willingness to stay after my father died.
Helping the Qiao family... It is true that I, a female generation, do not have the brains or skills to do business. I should not have taken over the important responsibility of the Qiao family. However, you know my brother's situation very well. He is devoted to medicine.
, he was never willing to take over the family business. I thought he might be able to figure it out after his father died, but in the past two years, he has never returned to the Qiao family, and he has always been indifferent to the Qiao family's business... Last time if
It’s not that my uncle is trying to take possession of all the Qiao family’s property, and my brother won’t come back despite my hard pleading...it can be said that we can no longer rely on him.”
Only by saying this could she dispel the imaginations of several elders in the family.
There is no way Qiao Che can come back to help the Qiao family!
Several elders shook their heads after hearing Qiao Si's remarks...
Qiao Si calmly said to several elders, "I know that since my father's death, all of our family's properties have been on a path of deterioration. In the past two years, if it hadn't been for your hard support, the Qiao family would not have been able to support it today...
…But I hope you can believe me. Although I don’t have a superb business acumen, I studied economics in college. I have perseverance and confidence. With your help, I will be able to take care of our Qiao family.
All industries.”
"Okay, Sisi...Uncle Jiang votes for you, Uncle Jiang believes in you."
"Thank you, Uncle Jiang."
"Since Archer is unwilling to take over, we can only rely on Sisi for the current plan... Sisi, Uncle Li will also vote for you."
…
Qiao Si left several elders to eat at home, and at the same time discussed the current structure of the Qiao family's industry with several elders.
The Qiao family's industry is dominated by the winery business, and many wineries are currently suffering losses. According to the views of several veterans, what is urgently needed now is to find a joint venture partner for the winery so that the winery can continue to be maintained.
Talking about the operation of the winery, if there are no joint ventures into Qiaojia Winery, the winery will face bankruptcy... Then Qiaojia's century-old industry will gradually decrease sharply, and will eventually be swallowed up by other peers.
It was obvious that Qiao Che had already seen the serious problem facing the Qiao family.
Qiao Si originally thought that she could wait a little longer to find a partner, but when several elders placed the business reports of all the Qiao family's wineries in front of her, she was dumbfounded by the deficits on the reports.
All the wineries of the Qiao family, except Chateau Saili, are currently in the red, and are depleting the assets of the Qiao family at a daily loss of 3%...
If we can no longer find a partner, the losses will gradually increase, and the Qiao family will face the risk of bankruptcy...
Therefore, it is urgent to find a joint venture partner.
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It was gloomy outside, and it felt like the sky was about to fall.
It's going to rain heavily soon...
Joss thought irritably as she rested her head on the back of the chair.
Looking at the already yellowing ceiling and realizing how old the place was, she realized that time had passed by quietly without even realizing it.
I still remember that when I was little, I loved my father holding her up the most...
Another time when her father was in the study, she clamored for him to hold her, so he held her up so that her hand could touch the white ceiling...
At that time, she was holding a pencil in her hand, and she naughtily used the pencil to draw a flower on the ceiling, so that flower still remains on the ceiling...
However, the yellowed ceiling has gradually covered up the color of the pencil, making everything seem like it was a lifetime ago.
Qiao Si looked at all this quietly, and suddenly, the phone on the desk rang.
Hearing this urgent phone call, Qiao Si was actually a little scared, because of all the news she heard recently, none of it seemed to be good news.
Finally, she answered the phone.
"Miss, it's Uncle Jiang calling." Mom received the call in the hall and transferred it to the study.
"Well, come in."
Uncle Jiang's voice was a little tired, "Miss, I'm sorry..."
Qiao Si felt that she suddenly fell into a dark whirlpool, and was shrouded in darkness for a moment...
Her body was shaking slightly, and she was a little unsteady on the phone in her hand.
"Miss, the bank has seen all the profits of our winery and has not approved our loan... Today, there are Jinli Winery and Kailuo Winery in the west, Heron Winery in the south, and Corolla Winery in the north.
These four wineries are in urgent need of funds. Otherwise, within one working day, these wineries will stop production due to lack of new capital investment. Then our winery will still be able to sell the remaining red wine.
It’s not enough to repay the loan I took from the bank..."
Qiao Si felt that her palms were all sweaty...
This was the first time in her life that she was so scared.
The huge Qiao family is now in her hands alone, and her decision affects all the people who work for the Qiao family...
The microphone was already unsteady, and Qiao Si could only suppress her fear and said in the calmest tone, "Do you only have one working day?"
Uncle Jiang nodded over there, "There is no more time." Uncle Jiang's voice was full of exhaustion and sadness, "Sisi, I have followed Zuguang for more than twenty years, and even when it is difficult, Zuguang will not
I thought about giving up the winery, but I really don’t want to see the winery go bankrupt like this..."
Even though she was holding the microphone unsteadily, even though she had no idea in her heart, even though she didn't want to face this at all, Qiao Si took a deep breath and calmly said to the elder on the other end, "Uncle Jiang, don't worry.
Within this week, I will definitely find a partner, and I will not let the Qiao family's property fail in my hands."
…
Rachel ran in from outside, "Mommy..."
Mom ran in after Rachel and whispered, "Rachel, you can't disturb your mommy, your mommy is doing something..."
Qiao Si's thoughts were interrupted by these two voices.
Lifting her head resting on the back of the chair, she was about to hug her daughter, but her daughter had already rushed to her legs and hugged her legs, "Mommy..."
No matter how many worries she had, when facing her daughter, she could only choose to forget them temporarily.
"Um?"
Qiao Si sat up from the chair and held her daughter on her lap.
"Mommy, would you like to play hide and seek with me?"
Rachel, who was very lucky to have her mother by her side, had eyes full of expectation.
She knew that her rejection would make her daughter very disappointed, but at this moment, she really didn't have time to spend time with her daughter. "How about you play with Grandma Pa?" Qiao Si said gently.
Sure enough, the child's head drooped, and his little mouth curled up as he spat out, "I don't want... I want to play with mommy."
"Be good, Mommy has to do something..."
Rachel refused and lowered her head, looking aggrieved.
Mom said, "Rachel, look, what is this?"
Mom brought a Barbie doll to try to distract Rachel.
"Shall we change Barbie's clothes?" the mother continued to coax the child.
However, even Rachel's favorite Barbie doll cannot distract Rachel's heart at this moment...
Rachel just had Joss accompanying her.
After all, she couldn't bear to see her child's pitiful appearance. Qiao Si chose to forget all her worries and said, "Okay, Mommy will play hide and seek with you..."
Rachel suddenly laughed and nodded vigorously.
Qiao Si kissed Rachel's fair face and said in a childish tone, "Go and hide, Mommy is coming to find her..."
Rachel slid off Josh's lap excitedly...
…
Children are always easily satisfied. After she played with her for a while, the child became sleepy and snuggled in her arms, falling asleep sweetly...
"Miss, let me take Rachel upstairs to sleep!"
"No, I'll hold her to sleep...I haven't been with her much these days, so let me hold her for a little longer." She lowered her head and kissed her child's sleeping red face. It was rare for Qiao Si to hide the traces of these days written on her face.
The sadness on the face reveals a trace of satisfaction.
The pa’s mother asked, “Miss, are things at the winery still troublesome?”
Qiao Si nodded, "Uncle Jiang called me. He said that if a joint venturer is not found this week, several wineries may face suspension of production."
The mother was shocked, "What should we do?"
Qiao Si raised her eyes and let out a long sigh, "There must be a way to reach the mountain. Isn't there still more than a week? I will think of a way."
"Can I ask some of my old friends for help?"
Qiao Si shook her head, "Daddy is not sociable. In the past, my uncle was always responsible for socializing and socializing in the family... Now that daddy has passed away, my uncle took away all his cronies and him in order to seize the property.
We have many connections, and now there is no one among daddy’s family friends who can help us..."
"What should we do..." Mom was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
Qiao Si said firmly, "No matter what, I will not let Qiao's winery go bankrupt."
…
The heavy rain during the day finally turned into a light drizzle at night...
Qiao Si was wearing pajamas and leaning on her head, holding a glass of red wine in her hand.
With a long sigh, she took a sip of the red wine.
The alcohol in the red wine gradually anesthetized the nerves in her brain, temporarily halving her worries, but her thoughts were still clear.
what to do?
There is only one week left...
What she said to her mother during the day actually couldn't even comfort her. She said that just because she didn't want to worry about anyone else.
Who else could she turn to for help?
Father's former friends, except for Xiao Ke, had accepted Robinson's bribe as early as the inheritance case and all sided with Robinson. The only one who still had contact with the Qiao family was Xiao Ke. With his assets, he simply could not provide that much.
There is a lot of money to inject into Qiao's winery, not to mention the risks involved in investing in the winery...
Her relatives, uncle and aunt, have completely broken up with her in the fight for the inheritance. At this moment, they should be eager to see the Qiao family collapse in her hands.
She has no friends or relatives, who can she rely on for help?"
Knock, knock——
A knock on the door interrupted Joss's thoughts.
Qiao Si put down her wine glass and said, "Come in."
Mom came in from outside and said, "Miss, I see you haven't eaten anything these days, so I made you some soup."
"Thanks."
Mom put the soup on the front table and glanced at the glass of red wine, "Miss, have you drank?"
"Well, drink some wine so that you can sleep better."
Mom sighed softly, "Miss, Special Assistant Tang called just now."
"when?"
"Just now, he didn't get through when he called your cell phone, so he called you at home."
Qiao Si picked up her phone and took a look, and sure enough there was a missed call from Tang Kai.
"Maybe I was taking a shower just now..."
Mom said, "Assistant Tang asked me about your current situation with Rachel..."
"Oh." Tang Kai would call her almost once a month to show her concern.
"I..." Pa's mother suddenly hesitated, "I..."
"Um?"
The pa’s mother mustered up the courage to raise her eyes and looked at Qiao Si, “Miss, when Special Assistant Tang called, I didn’t want to say anything, but seeing you worrying about the winery every day during this period, you can’t eat or sleep.
I couldn't sleep well, and sometimes I hid in the study alone and didn't want to come out. I was really afraid that something would happen to you, so...so I told Assistant Tang about the situation of the Qiao family."
Qiao Si fell silent and looked at her mother.
"Miss, I know you don't want to go to Mr. Qiao, but the situation is already so serious... Mr. Qiao came here last time to help you take over the affairs of the Qiao family, but you didn't accept it. I think Mr. Qiao was just angry. He
I won’t stand by and watch you.”
Qiao Si didn't speak the whole time, her head resting on her head, very calm.
Seeing that Qiao Si remained silent, her mother couldn't help but said, "Miss, am I getting into trouble again?"
Qiao Si leaned on her head and shook her head. Her eyes were slightly dull and her tone was soft and calm. "I don't want him to teach me how to manage the Qiao family's business because I know that if he is by my side, I will learn how to do it."
He will always be dependent... At this moment, I don't want to ask him for help, not because of dignity or anger, but because I know that he will not help me again."
ps: Yesterday I had fewer words due to something else. I will make up the number of words tomorrow. Another question, is there any hope that Mr. Li will take over?
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