Protect Our Chief

Chapter 988 - 52: Wang Shouzhe! I Refuse to Stand on the Same Side as You_2

Less than two steps behind her followed a Celestial Human Realm Puppet radiating a powerful aura, clearly existing for the sole purpose of protecting her safety.This woman was no outsider; she was none other than Gongsun Hui, the birth mother of the current Patriarch of the Wang Family.

Gongsun Hui was born from the Direct Lineage of the Shanyang Gongsun Family. After marrying into the Wang Family as a second wife back then, she did not enjoy any particularly good days. Fortunately, her Legitimate Son Wang Shouzhe proved his worth; not only did he turn the tide at a critical moment and reverse the Wang Family’s decline, he also led a group of allied in‑law families to make money and grow together.

After several decades, the former Shanyang Gongsun Family had already transformed into the "Changning" Gongsun Family. Its Noble Family grade had risen to Seventh Grade and was now steadfastly marching toward Sixth Grade, with even Fifth-Grade Purple Mansion within reach.

Because of this, the Gongsun Family had long since made up its mind to cling tightly to the thigh of the Wang Family. Its current Clan Leader Gongsun Yan was even more full of admiration for his cousin Wang Shouzhe, taking his lead in everything.

As for [Shouda Trading Company], being a joint venture between the Wang Family’s Marriage Alliance and the Qiaan Family, it was the firmest bond of interest among the various Noble Families outside of bloodline marriages.

Shouda Trading Company, which started out doing high-end transportation, generated a truly frightening amount of cash flow every year.

Aside from the annual dividends, Shouda Trading Company also retained a large amount of cash for expansion. In addition to its own core business, it would invest in or even merge with certain high-quality industries.

Moreover, Shouda Trading Company purchased commercial properties and land in the various Guards, and built gigantic turnover warehouses as well as accommodation-oriented inns.

This made Shouda Trading Company resemble a little monster that kept eating and growing; within just a few decades it had already developed into a colossal entity.

Of course, during this process, various minor mishaps had also occurred.

After all, as long as there are people, there will be selfish motives; and when the forest grows large, there are all kinds of birds. As Shouda Trading Company expanded, flaws in its internal management were gradually magnified, and all sorts of small problems arose one after another.

Therefore, Wang Shouzhe personally stepped in, summoned Qiaan Xuehan, and together they carried out a sweeping reform of Shouda Trading Company’s internal structure.

The main direction of the reform was to draw on modern management schemes, establishing one department after another and, through repeated trials, gradually building standardized processes along with strict related systems.

Among these was one particularly critical department, called the [Finance Department].

The authority in charge of the Finance Department was titled [Chief Financial Officer], who controlled all fund flows of Shouda Trading Company. In addition, the Finance Department also held the authority to audit and evaluate the financial status of each external investment or merger project.

It could be said that the status of the Chief Financial Officer of Shouda Trading Company was anything but ordinary.

If, during the review of certain projects, serious or obscure financial loopholes were discovered, the Chief Financial Officer had the right to directly send the project back or halt it. When necessary, they could even convene a shareholders’ meeting.

Such a crucial position naturally ought to be filled by personnel from the Wang Family, which currently held the largest shareholding.

And previously, Gongsun Hui had already been one of Shouda Trading Company’s bookkeepers. Proficient in finance, she was inherently very sensitive to economics and numbers. Thus, quite naturally, she was pushed by Wang Shouzhe into the position of Chief Financial Officer.

At first, Gongsun Hui merely wanted to guard the gate for the Wang Family, to keep a close eye on Shouda Trading Company’s accounts, and she diligently applied herself to the work. Who knew that the longer she worked, the more smoothly things went; whenever she encountered matters she could not decide on, she would often return home to discuss them with Wang Shouzhe.

Though Wang Shouzhe had not majored in accounting in his previous life, he had lived in an era of information explosion. Through constant exposure, his related knowledge might not have been deep, but it was broad. Each time he proposed some ideas and suggestions, they would be treated as golden rules by Gongsun Hui and gradually explored and applied in her work.

In this way, Gongsun Hui became ever more adept in the field of finance and gradually groped out a complete, unique financial methodology and financial system.

Putting idle talk aside for the moment.

Back on the Immortal Welcoming Platform, the Yian Family and the Chijin Guard group warmly welcomed Gongsun Hui and her party with great enthusiasm, and stated that they had already prepared the highest‑standard banquet to entertain them.

As for the Yian Family, Wang Shouzhe naturally would not casually extend gratuitous aid, but instead proposed a "package" solution. The main approach was to take "Shouda Trading Company" as the economic主体, inject capital into the Yian Family’s various industries, and incorporate those industries into Wang Shouzhe’s grand plan for the Longzhou industry chain.

Once successful, the Yian Family would not only be able to shake off their predicament, they might even rise to another level.

If by chance it failed, since they had already boarded the Wang Family’s ship, how could the Wang Family stand by and watch the Yian Family decline and be besieged?

Furthermore, Gongsun Hui was not only the Chief Financial Officer of Shouda Trading Company, but also Wang Shouzhe’s birth mother. Looking across the whole of Longzuo County, she absolutely counted as a major figure. How would the Yian Family dare to slight her?

"Yu Fei Ancestor, Patriarch Feihong, Lord City Guard Duan." Gongsun Hui’s beautiful eyes swept over, her calm and forceful gaze brushing past everyone as she said mildly, "This time, we have not come for a private visit. Although Shouzhe has proposed a strategic plan for Shouda Trading Company to invest in and restructure the Yian Family’s various industries, and to establish subsidiaries, as the Chief Financial Officer of Shouda Trading Company, I must answer to every shareholder."

"We have already informed your family by letter of the relevant matters beforehand. I trust your family’s bookkeepers should have prepared the account books for previous years. Why don’t we start work early, so that we can complete the reconciliation of the accounts and the asset audit as soon as possible, and let the subsidiaries enter the stage of standardized operation."