CHAPTER 219: CHAPTER 59 WU XIAOLI: BROTHER SUN, YOU’RE GOING TO BE A FATHER._3

I’ve run the company into this sorry state, and you won’t even say a harsh word? You’re still giving me such heartfelt encouragement?

He felt his loyalty had maxed out.

"Director Sun, how are you going to handle me?" Yu Xiaoqiang asked tentatively.

"Sigh, we’ll just deduct one month of your salary and your year-end bonus. Otherwise, I won’t be able to command their respect," Sun Dasheng sighed. He then patted Yu Xiaoqiang’s shoulder. "For now, set aside your other work. Prioritize handling the company’s non-performing assets and try to divest them as soon as possible. Once that’s done, the head office will provide a new round of funding."

Such a serious screw-up, and all I get is a month’s salary and my year-end bonus docked?

Yu Xiaoqiang still found it somewhat unbelievable. But seeing the encouraging look in Director Sun’s eyes, he finally understood. This was a truly visionary entrepreneur.

He silently vowed to himself that his life now belonged to Director Sun.

"Director Sun, just watch what I do from now on."

Seeing Yu Xiaoqiang, who had arrived disheartened but left overjoyed, made Sun Dasheng very happy as well. He didn’t want this promising, aggressive talent to falter and never recover, costing him a valuable person who could generate experience points for him.

After dealing with the matter, he looked at the 8,800 experience points on his system panel. It’s time for some big moves.

He withdrew all the experience points into the investment company’s account. Instantly, the cash in the account reached 642.8 million.

After calling a special meeting for the investment department, Keno Capital began its ambitious investments for the year ’24. This company was different from other investment firms; it neither engaged in angel investing nor financial investing—where you inject money for a stake without any say in operations. It only did full acquisitions.

And their acquisition targets baffled other investment companies. They were all sunset industries. Promising, popular sectors, like the currently booming AI, seemed to be completely off their radar.

Other investment firms described them as "antiques from the last century." But Keno Capital seemed completely indifferent to these evaluations, remaining tirelessly passionate about sunset industries.

「Two weeks later.」

In Keno Capital’s conference room, another special investment meeting was underway. The head of the investment department, Wang Hai, was giving a report while Sun Dasheng listened from the audience.

"This investment initiative has been a complete success under the leadership of Director Sun."

A round of applause filled the room.

He then continued, "Here is the list of investments and acquisitions."

"Youmei Clothing Co., Ltd.: 28 directly-operated brand stores and 186 franchise stores, for a total of 214 stores, mainly distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai. Acquisition price: 204 million."

"Qingning Cosmetics Co., Ltd.: 8 directly-operated brand stores and 168 franchise stores, for a total of 176 stores, mainly distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai. Acquisition price: 163 million."

"Shanghai City Qingly Automobile Service Co., Ltd.: Five directly-operated 4S car dealerships located in several districts of Shanghai City. Acquisition price: 250 million."

The total investment came to 617 million.

"Director Sun, do you have any further instructions?" Wang Hai asked, looking toward Sun Dasheng in the front row.

Sun Dasheng stood up and said, "The companies have just been acquired. To stabilize morale, don’t replace the management for now. Go talk to them and see how many are willing to stay."

"Of course, their salaries and benefits will remain unchanged," he added, before adjourning the meeting.

After finishing up with work, he finally took a moment to check his phone. It was mostly filled with messages from women reminding him to eat on time and take care of his health. He had been so busy with work lately that he was practically living in a hotel near the office. As a result, the women were getting a bit restless.

Which one should I visit tonight?

As he was pondering this, a new message popped up on WeChat. Seeing the name, he was taken aback. Has it really been that long since I last visited her?

He skimmed through their conversation history. It consisted of just a few simple greetings each day, nothing noteworthy.

"Brother Sun, are you free today? Could you come over? I have something important to tell you."

Since he was done with work, Sun Dasheng simply called her. The call was answered instantly.

"Hello! Brother Sun?" a faintly surprised and happy voice came through the phone.

"Yeah, Xiaoli, it’s me. Sorry, I’ve been busy lately..."

He hadn’t finished explaining before she interrupted, "Brother Sun, you don’t have to say anything. I understand."

"But are you free tonight? If not, another day is fine, but please make sure you come. I have something important to tell you."

She’s as understanding as ever, which just makes me want to dote on her more. I’ve really been neglecting her lately.

He felt a pang of guilt. "I just wrapped up everything at work today. Are you home? I’ll head over right now."

"Okay, Brother Sun. Drive safe, and don’t go too fast," she advised caringly.

After hanging up, he drove over himself.

「Wu Xiaoli’s Home」

DING-DONG!

The doorbell rang, and the door opened almost instantly. A figure immediately threw herself into his arms, "Brother Sun!"

Sun Dasheng held her gently, stroking her head affectionately. "Why did you open the door so fast? Were you waiting right by the door for me?"

She nodded shyly.

"Silly girl, don’t your feet get tired from standing for so long? Let’s go inside."

Inside Wu Xiaoli’s bedroom, Sun Dasheng sat down on the edge of the bed. He noticed a photo of the two of them on the bedside table; in the picture, her face was alight with a blissful smile. He picked it up and studied it, realizing he couldn’t quite recall where they had taken it. He felt a pang of guilt over this.

"Brother Sun, brace yourself," Wu Xiaoli said, emerging from the bedroom’s ensuite bathroom with something in her hand.

Sun Dasheng’s eyes widened. He recognized the object and knew exactly what she was trying to tell him.

His eyes began to well up. He walked over, took her hand, and asked, "Really?"

Wu Xiaoli nodded, her face aglow with a nurturing smile.

"Yes, it’s true. Brother Sun, you’re going to be a father."

The sudden good news struck him like a bolt of lightning. His head spun, his face flushed red, and tears streamed from his eyes.

"I, Sun Dasheng, am going to have a child! I’m going to be a father!"