Chapter 6 (1/2)
“And then IKong industry, such as real estate, hotel, restaurant, racetrack, shopping center, and other large businesses you can think ofI also heard he’s a British aristocrat”
Yu Heng’s athering in Hong Kong and decided to stay a few months on holidayShe had just returned to Taiwan and called him to have afternoon tea
“Oh, really ah?”Yu Heng sipped some coffee
“Oh?Is listening to an old wo coffee and haven’t even said but a feords tosipped her black tea
“Noa lot of fun lately, and I wanted to hear what happened”
“Well, it really was funI meet a lot of new friends and made some hile contacts like the British businessmanHe left his business card and said if we ever want to enter the Hong Kong market, he will help us out”
Yang Mei Ling gave the card to Yu Heng“When you’re free, give hiIf you say you’re my son, he’ll know”
“Okay Mo, I’ll deal with it”Yu Heng accepted the card
“Son”Yang Mei Ling glanced at her son, “Every time I discuss business, you will…Well, you don’t like it do you?NeverKong, I met with the International Public Interest Group’s CEOHe’s expressed his desire for supportIf you’re interested, we can consider sponsoring thearner publicity for the hotel, the orphanage, you don’t know…”
Yang Mei Ling feels troubled about Yu Heng going to the orphanageIt feels so
“Moe because I want to make a difference in the children’s lives, and not just to donatewith business ”
“It’s because of this, I don’t like you going thereBeing exposed to those things, it will onlypaused
In fact, it’s what she wanted to discuss with Yu Heng todayShe knows he doesn’t want to hear it, but for his sake she has to say it
Zhang said you’ve been having problems with the B & B acquisition, and…I also heard that you’ve had an altercation with the Vice President of our bankIs that right?”Yang Mei Ling asked with great careShe heard about it, but couldn’t believe it
“Ah”Yu Heng leaned back in the chair, resting his two elbows on the ar tired
Zhang is Yang Mei Ling’s private secretaryDuring her stay in Hong Kong, Zhang was her eyes and ears in TaiwanYu Heng was prepared for this, but he didn’t expect it so soon
“Is what Zhang said true?Did you offend the Vice President?”His silence,tense up
“Well, he was caught sexually harassing an employee – if you call that an offense, then yes, I really offended hi
“sexual harass said he just touched a feht?How can you offend him over a trivial matter?!”
“Trivialbroisted incredulously, “Mom, you’re also womanHow can you say that?You should put yourself in the e he is?If I let him off today, he’ll think it’s okay to coainWho’ll protect our staff’s safety?”
“But that kind of proble, not necessarily on the spot for him to lose faceOur relationshi+p with him is now rockyWhat should we do if he decides to withdraw his support?”
“You don’t have to worry about thatHe’s not the only one that works for the bankTheir General Manager is at least sensibleOffending the Vice President, at s will be a little difficult for us, but the actual ieI’ve wanted to ood for us”
“Really?”Her son is really capable, but past experiences in life, have left her with many insecurities
“Really, believereassured her
“AlrightSo how is the B & B acquisition going?”Done with one, on with another
“Acquisition?”Yu Heng’s eyes flashedIn the face of this probleoing smoothly, why?”
“I heard there was a key spot you skipped over and didn’t attainSo now the entire design plan is in disarrayThat’s not a problem?”
“Oh, youahIt wasn’t my intention not to attainThe location was just too ren was too messyIf ere to attain it, the reconstruction will cost a lot ofwaved his hand, evading the problem
“Oh really?It’s not because the B & B is the “Lan Kwai Fong”?”Yang Mei Ling was no pushover, she wasn’t easily fooled by her son
Yu Heng’s silence, in that ave him away
Since he was exposed, he had no good excuses
“Oh” Yang Mei Ling sighedFro, Mom knows you’re very sentimental, but this is businessThe acquisition is part of our large developmentBecause of the B & B, our whole plan has been delayed which will cause serious financial loss to the company…”
“Lan Kwai Fong is a great B & BIt shouldn’t be linked together with our cold co’s statement
“Cold company?Is that how you see our hotel?”
“Aoing above and beyondWe also handle people like the Vice President with a blind eyeBut to our eainst people like the Vice PresidentIs that not cold enough?”Yu Heng shrugged
“We aren’t on the same level as the B & BIn order to run a successful five star hotel chain, this is e have to do!”
“Yes, I understand and in the last few years I’ve been doing business according to your wishesBut I won’t budge on the B & B”
“Yu Heng, you’re too sentiratitude”
“What are you talking about?What does this have to do with gratitude?Mom, I ask you, do you knohy Fu Hua is a success today?”
“It goes without saying doesn’t it?Of course, it’s because of your hard work”
“No, this is because the Lan Kwai Fong saved us, or we both would have died along with DadWithout it, we could’ve never survived”Yu Heng emphasized every word in the sentence
Mother and son were reluctant to think of the past, now theto mind
“I…”Yang Mei Ling was rendered speechless
Yu Heng’s Dad was frorandfather’s first wife, and his uncle was froitiave everything to his DadThis lead to resentment and jealously from his uncle
One night, Yu Heng and his Mom were at homeThey suddenly received news of his Dad’s heart attackThey rushed to the hospital but couldn’t understand why they weren’t allowed to see his Dad
Just as they entered the hospital, they were informed his Dad had passed awayThey hadn’t even processed the news yet when they were inforerAll of his Dad’s businesses would be transferred to his uncle
When the autopsy report was released, it said that his Dad’s heart attack was severeWhy didn’t his Dad have his medication when he always carried it with hi, but because there were no clear evidence, and due to the impact on the company, the matter was suppressed
But if the ruerous positionHe had a legitimate claim to the inheritance, which made him a threat to his UncleWhich et
His Dad’s then personal assistant advised them to leave Taipei to lay low and wait until his Uncle stabilized the company and then safely come back
Suddenly having nowhere to go, they headed to Yilan in the countryFar enough away from the city
“Mo at that time?”
“You…”Yang Mei Ling was frightenedShe didn’t think her then ten year old son had noticed that
She had lost her husband overnight, and caught in a hopeless abyssAlthough she followed the advice and took her son to the country, but her heart was in an upheaval, and she contemplated suicide
“I reht, you would take out the sleeping pills and look at it a long tiAt that time, the innkeeper would chat with us every day, take ht”
One night, the innkeeper talked about his struggles as a youthThe one sentence that struck me the most hen he said, “If I want the opportunity for a co to sleep that night, I saw you crying and tossed out the bottle of sleeping pills”
Yu Heng paused before saying, “Mom, if at that time, that Uncle didn’t say that sentence to you, then ht?”
His Mom’s weird behavior at that time echoed in his mindYears later he finally understood what happened
“Well…”Yang Mei Ling sighed heavily
Yang Mei Ling remained silent, but also didn’t deny the situation
No hed heavily on her heart
“Lan Kwai Fong gave us so invaluable that Fu Hua never couldIt’s the reason why I don’t want to acquire Lan Kwai FongIf it’s possible, y for another year”
“Ah, so because of this thing, you’re willing to hurt the business?Although your Uncle was sent to a less i towards usIf you’re not careful, if so, he’ll force you to step aside”
They were later able to regain Fu Hua because of Yu Heng’s efforts with the help of his Dad’s loyal contacts
But as long as his Uncle is still in the company, their status is still shaky
“Mom, I know you’re insecure, afraid one day we’ll lose everything again, so I’ve been working very hard ahAs you can see, there hasn’t been a General Manager like me that’s so dedicatedI’ve only been ho to lighten the atmosphere
“This…”Once again, Yang Mei Ling is speechless
Looking into her son’s eyes, she kneas trying to reassure her, but so
“No matter what decisions I make, the company takes priorityI won’t make rash decisions, so believe in ood?”Yang Mei Ling reluctantly agreed
“Oh, alright”Since her son took over as General Manager, she’s looked after his, and so it’s tio
“The i is for you to enjoy lifeLet me take care of youDon’t worry aboutyou love, live the life you want”He’s works hard to , then what’s the point of hi so hard?