Chapter: 6400

As she spoke, his wife added, "And don't forget that Zhang Ermao is Hong Wu's strategist, but he and Xiao Changkun colluded to set up a fake scheme. Can Hong Wu be happy about this?"

"Besides, according to what Zhang Ermao's friends are saying, the money from the scam all went into Xiao Changkun's pocket, which proves what? Proves that Zhang Ermao played the role of Xiao Changkun's horse and did his bidding!"

"He dared to use Hong Wu's strategist like a horse and even caused such a big scandal! Can Hong Wu keep a straight face about this? At this time, if Hong Wu gets angry, he'll definitely break off with Xiao Changkun for good!"

Pei will long exclaimed upon hearing this, "Wife, according to your logic, doesn't Hong Wu not care about Xiao Changkun's fate at all now?"

"Of course!" his wife replied. "If he cared, he would have shown his attitude by now, and they wouldn't even let me call him, because he doesn't want to get involved in this matter and is unwilling to say so directly."

"Ah, yes!" his wife said without hesitation. "Since Hong Wu has already expressed his attitude, you don't need to help him at all with this matter, and you should know that if you do help him, everyone will think you're protecting him, which will definitely leave a bad taste in your mouth. You should be able to handle this matter impartially and gain a good reputation for yourself."

She reminded him again, "Old Pei, some things can't be too optimistic. You need to consider one thing: what if you don't get promoted this time?"

Pei will exclaimed, "If I don't get promoted, I'll just continue working at the Calligraphy Association as usual."

His wife nodded and asked, "If you decide to stay at the association in the future, wouldn't your actions in this instance directly affect your prestige and status there? In my opinion, there's no need for you to be influenced by Xiao Changkun's situation and compromise your own image."

Pei looked thoughtful, embarrassedly saying, "But I've already promised him..."

His wife countered, "What did you promise him? You can't just agree to help others whenever they ask. My younger sister originally wanted to buy a house but needed money, so I agreed to lend it to her. But then she wanted to borrow twice as much, and I couldn't afford that. She sold her old house and bought a new one, paying the difference of only two hundred thousand yuan. You can say she asked me for one hundred thousand yuan, which is reasonable. But if she asks for two hundred thousand yuan outright, it's not like I helped her buy the new house, right? Even siblings wouldn't talk to each other that way. If she has the courage to make such a request, I have the courage to refuse."

Pei asked her, "So your suggestion is that I shouldn't waste my energy trying to protect Xiao Changkun?"

His wife thought for a moment and said, "You're not going to let him send an email asking to resign, are you? As long as he sends that email, you can just agree with it and let him leave. Why make things difficult for yourself?"

Pei looked troubled, saying, "This...this is too sneaky. I let Xiao Changkun send an email asking to resign because I want to step down from the position of vice association head first, then go around to the other vice heads and get everyone on board. Xiao Changkun gives up his spot, and we all move forward happily. But if I just drop Xiao Changkun without a reason, isn't that like intentionally trying to harm him? He'll know I'm playing him, and he might even hate me for it."

"I'd give her two million yuan if I'm afraid she'll hate me, but what's the result? The result is that she won't even exchange one penny for a new house, and then every year, we'll renovate, change cars, get married, have grandkids, and spend money on things one after another. It's unlikely we can pay back these two million within three to eight years!"

"I'm not going to do anything with this two million, just put it in the flexible account according to the contract, with a minimum guarantee of 3.5% interest per year. Not counting compound interest, that's seventy thousand yuan after ten years. Who will reimburse me? I can't afford to take on this loss!"

She said again, "Now that you're helping Xiao Changkun, it has no significance at all. Hong Five Uncle doesn't care about him anyway, and he won't even remember to thank you for your kindness. What benefits do you have by protecting him? There are none!"

"And besides, since you've protected him, you'll inevitably get a bad reputation for being biased and corrupt, covering up for your subordinates. In the future, this will be used against you in the calligraphy association. If one day those vice heads under you want to take you down, write a report, and you're done for."

Pei's face turned pale with sweat as he exclaimed, "If that's the case, I'll definitely not protect him anymore!"

He sighed and said, "At this point, it's each person for themselves. Don't bother about others' troubles. It's not my problem if Xiao Changkun is foolish enough to get himself into trouble."

According to our previous plan, Pei will be summoning the vice heads tomorrow and showing them the email. Then he'll explain things clearly. Xiao Changkun is on his own, while they're a few people who will follow up on this matter, and that's it - everyone will be happy.

However, he no longer intends to protect Xiao Changkun.

So, Xiao Changkun's resignation email just happens to be the perfect opportunity for me to cut ties with him.

I originally could have responded directly in the email, approving Xiao Changkun's resignation. That way, Xiao Changkun could wrap things up and leave the association.

But I'm afraid Xiao Changkun might come running to me in the middle of the night to cause trouble, considering he has a flight early tomorrow morning back to Dubai. So I've decided to approve his resignation tomorrow instead, so that by the time he knows about it, he'll already be in Dubai and will have some time to digest it. JrNovels.com