As soon as they came out of the Logistics Department, Sun Yalin directly asked to see the financial documents of the steel plant.

  Mei Xi Steel Plant has such a strong modern industrial enterprise management style, its level is said to be first-rate in the country, and it has had a great impact on her.

  Sun Yalin found it hard to imagine a company with such poor financial conditions.

  Sun Yalin wouldn't be so serious as to go check the original receipts immediately, she just looked at the summary report and quickly calculated with a pen on paper while reading.

  Looking at financial documents, even if it's a monthly report, can't be finished in a short time. Shen Hua asked Qian Wenhui to accompany him, and he took Xu Xiting to discuss environmental equipment matters. It wasn't until the end of work that he walked back to the finance department to meet with Sun Yalin.

  "Mei Creek Steel Factory, nothing is hidden from you now," Shen Huai said as "cousin" Sun Serene almost finished flipping through a large stack of materials. He thought to himself that she hadn't fainted yet and was indeed quite capable, no wonder she had been fiercely competing with the other cousins. "You must have retrieved our factory's account information from other banks, but it shouldn't include the past two months..."

  "From these materials, can I conclude that the business situation only suddenly improved after you officially took over as the director of Meixi Steel Factory?" Sun Yalin raised her foot and looked at Shen Hua who was sitting on the office desk.

  Sun Yalin's eyes had a strong distrustful emotion, as if she didn't believe that dogs could change their habit of eating feces.

  Shen Huai waved his hand and said, "If you have plenty of time, you can stay in Meixi Town for a few more days and bring your assistant over. Representing Yeshin Bank, audit the steel plant's accounts. In exchange, I need you to give us a fair evaluation of our factory's improved operations after obtaining a loan from Yeshin Bank..."

  "If these materials are genuine, the improvement in operation is also a recent two and a half months' thing, while the loan application was ten months ago. These two things can't be linked together, right?" Sun Yalin said.

  "This is what we discussed," Shen Huan smacked his lips, "I think this condition won't be too difficult for you."

  "You..." Sun Ya Lin gritted her teeth and hummed, turning her face away in annoyance. Even looking at Shen Huai again made her feel irritated.

  "Alright, Meixi Town also has a hotel, the conditions are not bad, I'll send a car to pick up Sophia as well," Shen Huai said, "This way you can also audit the accounts conveniently. Currently, the steel mill's account is mainly with the Credit Union, and I can also notify the Credit Union to cooperate with you..."

  Sun Yalin hesitated for a moment, but it was indeed the situation of Meixi Steel Plant that piqued her curiosity. Half a day's time was not enough for her to thoroughly check if there were any fabrications in the details, so she decided to stay in Donghua for a few more days.

  Sun Yalin nodded in agreement, but also reminded Shen Huai: "Sophia only knows that you're a scoundrel, so it's best if you don't go back on your word."

  "Your Mandarin is fluent, but you've forgotten your roots as a Chinese person. There's an old Chinese saying: 'I won't harm you if you don't harm me.' And we're cousins, we should be taking care of each other, not offending one another." Shen Huai said with a smile on his face.

  Sun Yalin was so angry that she had nothing to say and could only let Shen Huan arrange her accommodation.

  Sun Yalin made a phone call, and Shen Huan arranged for Shao Zheng to drive to Nanyuan to pick up the guests. Then he hid and called Chen Dan: "There are two guests who will be staying at your place, they are my cousin and her assistant that I told you about yesterday. Two rooms, give them a price of $200 per day directly, all tourist areas have this price tag, don't be soft...”

  "You didn't even warmly welcome them, how can you still do this?" Chen Dan asked doubtfully over the phone.

  "Is it popular to slaughter the familiar this year?" Shen Huan smiled and said, "However, I wasn't joking with you just now. If I didn't take advantage of my cousin's head, I would feel very uncomfortable. They came to Donghua for official business inspections and wouldn't accept local hospitality. Strictly speaking, relatives are not allowed either, so there is no need to save them..."

  From Meixi Town to Nanyuan, it's actually not far away, just a four-kilometer road. But Shen Huai remembered Xiong Wenbin's affairs and brought Sun Yalin and her companions to Meixi Town, the main purpose was to restrict the city government's contact with them...

  Even if Yin Xin Bank wants to set up a branch in Donghua, or Changqing Group may make larger investments in Donghua in the future, Shen Hua is unwilling for these achievements to be credited to Gao Tianhe.

  Sun Yalin did not expect Shen Huai to have another layer of calculation, but was attracted by the transformation of Meixi Steel Plant and did not refuse, so she let Shen Huai lead her to stay at Zhuxi Hotel.

  Shen Huai was worried that Chen Dan would be too embarrassed to take action, so she followed her and handled the check-in procedures together. Chen Dan waited for them in the lobby of the guest room department.

  Sun Yalin had no objection to the price of the house, but her eyes swept across Chen Dan's face a few times before turning back to say something in French to Shen Hua: "I didn't expect that after returning home, your taste would become so picky. Yesterday's two and today's one, both are quite good..."

  Shen Huai chuckled and pretended he hadn't heard her words, enthusiastically helping her carry her luggage and escorting her into the elevator.

  "We were all betting on when you would blow the $30,000. I didn't expect that your account at Industrial Bank hasn't been used for over half a year. Are you relying on this kind of trick to swindle one or two foreign tourists every month to support your mistress in China?"

  Sun Yalin still resented the exorbitant housing prices, she wasn't a tourist who just arrived in the country, how could she not know the actual prices of goods in a small town?

  She stood in the elevator, her high heels making her slightly taller than Shen Hua, and strode over with an air of intimidation, not caring that her towering chest was about to bump into Shen Hua's shoulder.

  Shen Hua didn't expect Sun Ya Lin to have been monitoring his account at Ye Xin Bank all along. He leaned against the corner of the elevator, looking at Sun Ya Lin's chest, and remained silent for a while before turning his head to look elsewhere, not speaking, not wanting Chen Dan in the same elevator to realize that Sun Ya Lin was discussing her.

  Not to mention Sun Ya Lin himself is a member of the management team of Industrial Bank, as an external investor of Industrial Bank, it's easy for the Sun family to check his account information.

  If it were the previous Shen Hua, he might have been furious, but at this time, he didn't have a very deep feeling.

  Someone else's life, he just had to bear the emotional impact was very light, and could even calmly consider the problem from another perspective: Sun's family monitored his account, which means they didn't completely ignore him.

  Shen Huai didn't dare ask directly either, whether his "grandfather" and "grandmother" still cared about him.

  After entering the room, Sun Yalin pulled open the curtains, and to the south was Meixi Middle School.

  Mei Xi Middle School is still using the old buildings that were left over from before liberation, as well as the horse stables left over from the Japanese occupation period. The buildings are mostly low and short, hidden in the lush shade of the trees, and in the distance are the densely packed black roofs...

  Sun Yalin didn't think the view would be so broad, almost blocking out everything. She turned her head to her female companion, the pretty French girl Sophia, and said: "The scenery over here isn't bad..."

  Shen Hua helped to pull the luggage into the room, and listened to Sun Yalin's words, also looked out of the window. Under the dusk, the black roof tiles with scales seemed to be coated with golden light, and the steel factory in the distance became a dot on the landscape: if you don't think about the poor and difficult lives of the residents under these roofs, the scenery is not bad.

  Shen Huai let Chen Dan send Sofia back to her room, he still had something to say to Sun Ya Lin.

  "I didn't mean to threaten you," Shen Huai said, leaning against the window and tilting her head as she looked at her tense-faced cousin Sun Yalin. "You're afraid I'll threaten you, but in the end, what you're really afraid of is ending up like me - having your inheritance rights revoked by the Sun family and losing everything. Have you ever thought that even if the Sun family takes away your inheritance rights, it doesn't matter? That you can still live a good life without relying on the family?"

  "What do you mean by that?" Sun Ya Lin asked Shen Huai.

  "I think you and my cousin can work together," Shen Hua said, "The matter of Industry Bank setting up a branch in Donghua, you've come to inspect twice, but I think it's unlikely that you'll be the one to take charge of this branch." Shen Hua said, "I have some connections with the city, and should be able to help you out. If you can independently run a branch well, then afterwards, in the Sun family, there probably won't be any more precarious feelings..."

  "Do you want to buy me?" Sun Yalin's eyebrows rose up.

  "You're mistaken," Shen Hua said, "I'll spread out the steel mill's accounts for you to examine. After you've examined them, you'll probably realize that this might be a win-win deal..."

  Sun Ya Lin stared at Shen Huan with a stranger's gaze, but couldn't see any flaws on his completely expressionless face...

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  Sun Yalin and her assistant Sofia moved out of Nanyuan Hotel, and the municipal government considered them to have left Donghua City.

  The loan of Meixi Steel Plant was arranged by the Donghua Municipal Government, and Vice Secretary-General Gao Zhichang called to ask about it. Sun Yalin was also evasive and didn't intend for the city to grasp their whereabouts, so they temporarily stayed in Meixi Town.

  Shen Huai never had the time and energy to review the steel mill's accounts, nor did he have the resources to hire a third party for financial auditing. Sun Ya Lin and her assistant were willing to do it for free, and Shen Huai was happy to instruct Qian Wen Hui to cooperate with them.

  On the town government side, He Yuelian's actions were also quite swift, and on the fourth day, she delivered the materials of the supply and marketing association to Shen Huai's hands.

  Nor did she know who helped her, but according to Shen Huai's previous request, the materials were all prepared in a few days.

  Shen Huai didn't investigate these matters further. He knew that He Yuelian had a few trusted men under her command in Meixi Town, where rumors and gossip spread like wildfire. If Chen Dan hadn't pulled Shen Huai out, he might still be one of He Yuelian's loyal subordinates now.

  Although the transfer of supply and marketing cooperatives is within the scope of asset management, Shen Hua still wants Guo Quan to bring this matter to the party-government meeting for discussion. Guo Quan was recommended by Shen Hua in mid-December and became a member of the town party committee, with the qualifications to attend the party-government meeting and participate in discussions and voting.

  Shen Huai just wants to convey a message through these few things to the people who used to gather around Du Jian: as long as they have the ability and are willing to draw a clear line with Du Jian, he can let bygones be bygones. After all, the relationships in town cannot always be tense, there are so many things that need to be done with dedication.

  This time at the party meeting, Du Jian's face was even more unpleasant.

  The supply and marketing association was previously contracted out to internal employees on a counter-by-counter basis, with a total of 23 contractors.

  Before the situation became clear, He Yuelian was able to obtain the consent of seventeen people within three days, which shows that He Yuelian still has a very deep foundation in Meixi Town.

  The remaining six people have not yet agreed to transfer the contract, possibly because they are waiting and seeing, or possibly because the contracted counter is profitable and they do not want to let go.

  It is to persuade the six people to give up the contracting right and compensate them with a certain amount by He Yuelian; or transfer the contracted counter out, rent a nearby temporary store for continued operation, or directly partner with He Yuelian to contract and operate the supply and marketing association, which requires coordination from the town.

  He Yuelian's bidding plan was simple but hit the nail on the head.

  It is necessary to cut off some inefficient and fiercely competitive storefronts, and invest funds in the former supply and marketing cooperatives that sold seeds and pesticides, transforming them into rural commercial centers mainly operating clothing, shoes, hats and daily necessities.

  Shen Huai was also unclear whether He Yuelian's imitation of the city commercial style to operate the township supply and marketing association would be successful. However, He Yuelian promised to take over all the nearly one million credit union loans that the supply and marketing association had been dragging on so far, and was willing to shorten the concession fee reduction period to mid-next year, after which she would pay an annual basic concession fee of 150,000 yuan. At the same time, He Yuelian also had a certain amount of capital strength, so Shen Huai naturally agreed to let her try.