Lin's meeting room.
"Look at the accounts. Last year, the combined income of the three stores was 10% lower than that of the previous year. The investment was obviously more. It stands to reason that there should be more balance. This is unreasonable."
Lin Shuwen is the second child in the Lin family, and usually has a lot of say in the family.
The Lin family's son died young, leaving only a daughter and a young son. It stands to reason that, as the second child, Lin Shuwen can take over all the business of the Lin family.
However, no one expected that when the head of the family was dying, he handed over all the business of the Lin family to Lin Wanru, who was a woman.
Lin Wanru is the daughter of the Lin family. Before she married, she was also in the Lin family. Moreover, she has shown a talent for doing business since she was a child, and she has long been involved in the family business. Regarding this arrangement, everyone is embarrassed to say anything.
Of course, not many people care about how many tricks a girl can have.
All these things can be slowly taken back from her hands, and when she gets married, nothing can be taken away.
However, they realized later that they still underestimated this niece.
In the past two years, the business of the Lin family has grown bigger and bigger in her hands, and others have become more and more unable to get in their hands. In the past two years, she can be said to have monopolized the economic power of the Lin family.
At this time, a young man said out loud, "Second Uncle is suspecting Eldest Sister?"
"I didn't say anything." Lin Shuwen picked up a booklet, patted it on the table, and said, "No matter what, the ledger is here, and if it's missing, it's missing. Give us all an explanation."
A middle-aged man thought for a while, stood up and said: "Last year, the jewelry business was generally in a downturn, and the reduction in profits is inevitable. We can't blame Wan Ru for all the problems."
"Second brother is not blaming Wanru, she is in charge of the family's business, we don't have a clue, so we should ask."
"Yeah, we can't just keep our eyes open for our own business. This is also for the sake of the Lin family."
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In the meeting hall, everyone was clearly divided into three camps.
One is headed by Lin Shuwen, and they are clinging to the matter of profits, obviously they have nothing to say.
The other party was speaking for Lin Wanru, but there were not many of them.
The neutral ones still accounted for the majority, and the Lin family would never have their turn to take power anyway. No matter who the business was handed over to, they would get money every year. As long as they had a lot of money, there was no need to stand in line.
"Stop talking, Wanru is here, let's see what she has to say." Someone stood up suddenly and said.
All eyes were on the door.
Lin Wanru walked in from the outside, first nodded slightly to everyone, then looked at Lin Shuwen, and asked, "Second Uncle asked me to come here this time, is there something important?"
"There is one thing that is really important." Lin Shuwen nodded, and said: "Looking through the accounts yesterday, I found that our Lin family's investment last year was 20% more than the previous year. Why did the profit decrease? This is really unreasonable. The Lin family's business Wan Ruo has been taking care of this matter, Wan Ruo is afraid that we have to give an explanation to all of us, right?"
Lin Wanru looked at him and asked, "In business, there are profits and losses, and it's normal for profits to fluctuate slightly, isn't it?"
Lin Shuwen smiled and said: "As Wanru said, there are profits and losses in business, but last year was obviously a good year for business, and it is impossible for the profit not to increase but to decrease..."
"Of course, Second Uncle doesn't mean anything else. It's just that the Lin family is our Lin family. It needs all of us to protect it. It's about everyone's interests, so we can't be careless."
Lin Shuwen had a smile on his face, as if I was thinking of everyone.
"What does Second Uncle mean?" Lin Wanru looked at him and asked.
Lin Shuwen said with a smile: "With so many people in the Lin family, we feel sorry for letting you, a girl, take care of the inside and out. Such a heavy burden falls on you, and it is inevitable that there will be such omissions, so I I thought, why not set aside the other two shops and hand them over to other people to manage, so that you will be much more relaxed and able to concentrate more... "
The implication of his words is that Lin Wanru is a woman, and she can't manage such a big Lin family well, which is why there is a profit loss this time. It is better to delegate power early, so as to ensure everyone's interests.
"I think the second uncle is right."
"Yeah, it's time for Wanru to take a good rest."
"I agree."
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After Lin Shuwen finished speaking, many people responded immediately.
Many people in the Lin family have long complained about handing over the family business to a woman, so they will naturally take the opportunity to push her forward.
Even some people who have always been neutral felt a little shaken in their hearts.
Lin Wanru sighed, and said, "We are all a family, so why should the second uncle push each other so hard?"
Lin Shuwen's face changed when he heard the words, and he said, "Wanru, what do you mean by this, Second Uncle is also doing this for the Lin family, for your sake, do you think Second Uncle is trying to harm you?"
"So, Second Uncle really doesn't plan to let us go this time?" Lin Wanru glanced at him again and said.
"You are so kind to treat yourself like a donkey!" Lin Shuwen said angrily, "I am doing this for the Lin family, why don't you understand?"
"Since that's the case..." Lin Wanru looked at him and said, "After today, Second Uncle won't have to deal with the supply of that shop in the north of the city. I will arrange someone else to take over."
After speaking, he turned to look at the other two, and said, "Third Uncle, Fourth Uncle, you don't need to go to the shop today, I will arrange a new shopkeeper as soon as possible."
After Lin Wanru finished speaking, the hall suddenly became quiet.
Many people raised their heads and looked at her in disbelief. How could she say such words at this time
Lin Shuwen was stunned for a moment, instead of being angry, he smiled and said, "Wanru, you really think that the Lin family is your Lin family, so overbearing, no one will agree..."
He looked back at everyone in the arena, and said: "You have all seen it. Look at how domineering she has become in the past two years. When will it be the turn of the Lin family to be a woman?"
"Second uncle, don't get excited."
Lin Wanru shook her head, looked at him, and said, "When I came here just now, I asked someone to report to the official. My second uncle colluded with the Bai family who supplied the goods, and took 17,600 yuan from the shop in a year. Fifty-two taels of silver is already more than 10% of the Lin family's annual profit. If you are greedy for so much money, you may spend decades in prison...
But second uncle, don't worry, I will take care of the things behind you. My aunt has entered the Lin family, she is from my Lin family. You can go there with peace of mind. The family will take good care of her. If my aunt wants to remarry, we will also take care of her. Find a good home, Xiao Fei has grown up, he can take care of himself, and his family will not treat him badly, you don't have to worry about these... "
Lin Wanru said these words calmly, but they created a storm in everyone's hearts.
"You, you..." After Lin Shuwen was stunned for a moment, his complexion changed drastically, he opened his mouth, and just about to speak, Lin Wanru waved his hand and said, "You are welcome, Second Uncle, we are all a family, this is what I should do."
After finishing speaking, she added, "The people in the yamen should be here soon, Second Uncle, why don't you go back and prepare?"