The Fierce Farm Girl Has A Secret Space

Chapter 1376: Chapter 1376: Controlled by the Xia Family (6)

”Uncle, what about those two managers?” Yang Ruxin asked after Dong Wenming had finished speaking.

”They...” Dong Wenming frowned, ”they didn’t know.”

”Didn’t know?” Yang Ruxin scoffed. ”Uncle, they are managers. If they were strict in their management, would such a thing have happened? And Xiaonuo was carried back by Dong Wenqian. I don’t believe they were unaware, yet they chose to ignore it. I don’t understand why you still keep such people...”

”I...”

”Uncle, don’t you feel that many of the Dong Family’s affairs are now controlled by the Xia Family?” Yang Ruxin took a deep breath.

”Ah?” Dong Wenming frowned. ”How did the Xia Family get involved again?”

”The two managers at the institute, one is the distant cousin of Xia Wenzheng’s wife from the Ma Family, and the other is a distant cousin of Xia Wenzheng...” Yang Ruxin said as she handed over a sheet of paper. ”Also, for the other Dong Family shop managers I checked, roughly half of them were promoted by Xia Wenzheng. Uncle, have you ever considered what this means?”

Dong Wenming, much like Dong Wenxiu, had a soft heart inherited from the late mother of the Xiang Family. However, Dong Wenming was more astute, so there had been no issues managing the Dong Family’s business over the years.

He had had his suspicions, but Xia Wenzheng’s operations were flawless, and he had always followed the principle of not suspecting those he used and using those he did not suspect. Xia Wenzheng had been by his side for over a decade and had always performed well, so he trusted him completely and never delved deeper. However, now, looking at the list Yang Ruxin laid out before him, his face suddenly darkened, ”Xinxin, this...”

”Uncle, all I can do is remind you. It’s not just the managers in these shops, even the Accounting Room and procurement were arranged by Xia Wenzheng...” Yang Ruxin sighed. ”In such a short time, this is all I could find. What about those I couldn’t? Fortunately, I stumbled upon the former accountant of the Jinyun Pavilion, who had resigned due to ’ill health’ when, in reality, he refused to falsify accounts and was threatened into leaving...”

”What?” Dong Wenming’s face grew grim.

”I have no reason to lie to you, Uncle.” Yang Ruxin smiled. ”If you want to meet the old accountant, I can arrange a time...”

Yang Ruxin herself escorted her angry uncle to the gate of Jinxiu Courtyard. As for what her uncle chose to do next, it was beyond her control. As his niece, she had done all she could.

Nonetheless, she would gradually remove the Xia Family’s influence from her shop, but there was no rush now.

That evening, Gu Ming and Gu Cheng returned.

”How did it go?” Yang Ruxin summoned them immediately.

”The Chu Family insists fully that the Duo Family madam is the eldest daughter, claiming our subordinate was fabricating stories, and they drove him out...” Gu Ming recounted with a wry smile.

”What about the Duo Family?”

”The head of the Duo Family was very agitated,” Gu Cheng reported. ”And... he followed us back to Hangzhou...”

Yang Ruxin’s eyebrows slightly raised. ”Where is he?” If you calculated the time, the round trip should have taken them only five days, but it had taken eight days because they brought someone back.

”He’s staying at the Hangzhou Inn. He said he’s been waiting for Miss Chu for over twenty years... But our subordinate thinks he also seems very ill...”

Yang Ruxin nodded, ”Then bring him to the lakeside house tomorrow.”