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"Ah... Oh... Yes, yes, yes..."

"Look at me, I almost damaged our company's image."

Wang Jun understood Lin Feng's implication in a second; he needed to use his status to turn up the heat on Wang Lingling.

Usually, at the company, he was too embarrassed to be stern, but today was different.

Lin Feng was a client; since she was being impolite to a client, it was perfectly reasonable for him, as her superior, to criticize her a few times.

"Lingling, even though you are my sister, how can you treat Lin Feng like this?"

"Brother, what do you mean? You're scolding me for an outsider?"

Wang Lingling's face turned livid. Her relationship with Wang Jun was average; it wasn't as hostile as the relationship between their mothers.

She and Wang Jun had a competitive relationship, or at least that's what she believed.

"Lingling, there are laws of the land, rules of the family, and the company also has its own rules."

"It's true that our Wansheng Group is a family business, but we cannot treat you differently just because you are from the Wang family. If other employees find out, how can our company continue to operate?"

"Wang Jun, you..."

"Lingling, what Jun says is correct. The company's rules and regulations cannot be treated differently because you are a member of the Wang family. This would be very detrimental to the company's development."

Elder Wang, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up.

"Dad, Lingling just returned from abroad and doesn't understand some of the rules. But for Jun to do this in public and not give her any face at all, I..."

"Ru, what is the foundation of our company?"

"You haven't forgotten, have you? When I founded the company, I established a rule: members of the Wang family are the same as ordinary employees. If they violate the rules and regulations, they should be punished accordingly."

Elder Wang picked up a piece of food, put it in his mouth, his expression unchanged.

But Wang Ru knew that if she tried to argue any further, the old man would likely kick them both out.

Lin Feng felt a sense of admiration; a group this size, built from scratch.

Even if Elder Wang had some connections, it wouldn't have been that easy.

Looking at it now, Wansheng Group indeed had its unique strengths. It wasn't a coincidence that it had grown to such a size.

Elder Wang was rigid and even a bit cold-blooded, but he was fair in his dealings and did not show favoritism toward his children or grandchildren.

"Aunt, Lingling, you see, Grandfather has spoken—rules cannot be broken."

"Lin Feng is my classmate, yes, but he is also a client. Since he feels offended, that means our service had a problem."

"How about this: your salary for next month will be deducted by 10,000, and this year's bonuses, including holiday benefits, will be cancelled, and half of your year-end bonus will be deducted. Any objections?"

"None."

Wang Lingling was quite sensible; in this family, Elder Wang was the sky.

His words were imperial edicts. Although she was unconvinced in her heart, she certainly dared not throw a tantrum.

And to be honest, with a monthly salary of tens of thousands at the company, her annual income was only seven or eight hundred thousand, which wouldn't affect her quality of life at all.

Apart from losing a bit of face in front of Lin Feng, there was no real loss.

As long as she waited for Lin Feng's stock to crash and the Rongcheng Beer she bought to skyrocket, she would definitely be able to make her grandfather look at her with new eyes.

Wang Jun suddenly looked at Elder Wang, looking ashamed, and said, "Grandfather, I am also at fault. I failed to supervise my subordinate properly, offending the guest. Lingling and I should accept the same punishment."

A glimmer of brilliance suddenly flashed in Elder Wang's cloudy eyes, and he looked at Wang Jun with admiration.

"Not bad. Jun has vision, looks at problems comprehensively, understands self-reflection, is clear about rewards and punishments, and is reasonable and well-grounded; he is enough to convince the masses."

"Jianyun, your cultivation of Jun over these years has been very good. I see that his future achievements will definitely surpass yours."

Wang Jianyun was overjoyed. Elder Wang rarely praised people unless he was truly satisfied.

"Dad, I will definitely teach Jun well. I hope he can shoulder the heavy responsibilities soon."

Elder Wang nodded, glanced at Lin Feng, and smiled, "Lin, you are also not bad, very special. Let's not talk about business today. Come, have a few drinks with this old man."

Wang Ru's face was livid. She hated that she was a woman and couldn't even get a word in.

Wang Lingling was okay, but she felt that Lin Feng had taken the opportunity to make her look bad, and she was choked with anger.

After three rounds of drinks, Elder Wang seemed to be in a good mood today.

"I liked the birthday gift you gave me last time, Lin. I heard you bought it for 500 yuan?"

"Luck, just luck."

Elder Wang nodded and did not pursue the matter further.

"I heard from Jun that you used 100,000 to earn 3,000,000 at Kaisheng, and you only bought three stocks?"

"Luck, it was all luck."

"No, pure luck does not exist in this world."

Elder Wang took a sip of tea and asked with a smile, "I heard you have an account with Lingling and have heavily invested in one stock?"

"That's correct."

"Hehe, since you dare to invest heavily, you naturally have your reasons."

"However, Lingling has selected a stock this time and invested 50,000,000 in it."

"This sum of money, although it doesn't mean much to Wansheng Group, is not a small amount."

"If it's convenient, Lin, could you use your perspective to analyze the future trend of this stock?"

Lin Feng was stunned and smiled, "With my meager skills, I'm afraid I can't compare to your company's analysts, right?"

"Jianyun, Lingling has heavily invested in a stock, saying she has insider information. It's called Rongcheng Beer."

Lin Feng was overjoyed inside. After all that, this woman Wang Lingling had found a latrine to jump into.

It was Rongcheng Beer again, and with insider information? Could it be that that fool Wang Sheng gave it to her too?

"Ahem, Miss Wang is a professional. She studied finance abroad, and her understanding of the global economic landscape and trends is professional."

Hearing Lin Feng's flattery, Wang Lingling's expression softened quite a bit, thinking that this kid knew how to talk.

But then, Lin Feng changed the subject and sighed, "However, in the stock trading business, you cannot listen to so-called grapevine news."

"Look at how many retail investors have been ruined by grapevine news."

"Let's put it this way: if grapevine news were really useful, would it still leak out? You'd buy it yourself and become the richest person in the world in minutes."

"So I think Miss Wang should reconsider to avoid unnecessary losses."

"Put it this way: 50,000,000 would be better spent on me than thrown into the water."

Wang Lingling held her chopsticks, picked up a piece of fish, and stared blankly at Lin Feng.

She had thought this guy was complimenting her earlier, but it turned out he was dissing her.

"Smack..."

She slammed her chopsticks onto the table with force, and said in an unfriendly tone, "What do you mean?"

"I mean Miss Wang, investment requires caution."

"Fortunately, I make the decisions for my own account, otherwise I'd really be a bit worried."

"Lin Feng, what do you mean?"

"What do I mean... You are too unprofessional."

"You... Fine, then tell me, will the future trend of Rongcheng Beer be up or down? I'd like to see what insights you have."

"Miss Wang, I can't just talk nonsense about this."

"Hmph, I think you can't give a proper explanation."

"That's not it, it's just that if you need me to speak, you have to pay a consultation fee."