480: Chapter 480 Gold Hits the Heel

"Chairman Niu, my apologies! Young people are not steady. They lack a sense of propriety in their actions, please excuse them! Please, have a seat!" Jiao Zizhuo made a gesturing motion.

Niu Xingwang did not sit.

"Sigh! Look at these youngsters, always coming up with these superficial things."

Jiao Zizhuo laughed as he swept all the documents on the interrogation table into a pile and tossed them into the corner.

Then he pulled the table in front of Niu Xingwang, brought over another stool, and sat down to Niu Xingwang's left.

After this adjustment, the implication of an interrogation was removed.

"Chairman Niu, please, please, have a seat. The conditions are a bit simple, please bear with us," Jiao Zizhuo apologized again.

"Councilor Jiao, what are you saying? I think this is quite good!" Niu Xingwang laughed heartily and sat down.

"Hahahaha, Chairman Niu, don't rush off after we finish our business. I've prepared some simple wine, let's have a couple of drinks together," Jiao Zizhuo said, further trying to build rapport once he saw Niu Xingwang had sat down.

"Then I respectfully accept!" Niu Xingwang readily agreed.

"Good, good, good! Shall we… begin?" Jiao Zizhuo asked tentatively.

"Begin, begin!" Niu Xingwang nodded.

"Chairman Niu, recently there have been frequent incidents within the Chamber of Commerce, and many different voices have emerged in the council," Jiao Zizhuo said.

"Councilor Jiao, since the Huatong Chamber of Commerce was established, it has accomplished so many practical things, you've seen that, haven't you?" Niu Xingwang looked a little wronged.

"That's true!" Jiao Zizhuo nodded very affirmatively.

"Tell me, how can an enterprise that does practical things for the common people face so much opposition?" Niu Xingwang retorted.

"Chairman Niu, don't get so emotional. If there's a problem, we just solve it, right? Don't you agree?" Jiao Zizhuo comforted him.

"Councilor Jiao, let me tell you this, I definitely trust the employees of the Chamber of Commerce, they would absolutely not do anything illegal or disorderly, do you believe me?" Niu Xingwang retorted.

"Uh… well, I, of course, believe you!" Jiao Zizhuo was cornered and could only agree along with the conversation.

"See, I told you, Councilor Jiao is definitely a reasonable person! Any clear-sighted person can see that someone must be stirring up trouble in the middle, don't you think?" Niu Xingwang continued to ask.

"Uh… this, this, this, Chairman Niu, you're overthinking it! Who would be so bored as to do such a thing?" Jiao Zizhuo tried to smooth things over.

"Alas! It seems Councilor Jiao still doesn't believe me! But it doesn't matter, through this incident, I've also seen things clearly. When people are hungry, they don't think about anything but having something to eat. But once they're full, all sorts of ideas emerge. In this world, the hardest thing to manage is the human heart." Niu Xingwang looked a little melancholic.

"Chairman Niu, there's no need to be so pessimistic, everything will be fine." Jiao Zizhuo continued to smooth things over.

"So I've decided, I'm not doing it anymore! I'm retiring!" Niu Xingwang sighed deeply.

"Ah? What? No… Chairman Niu, what kind of angry words are you saying?" Jiao Zizhuo was completely stunned by this statement.

"No, no, no, Councilor Jiao, I'm really not saying angry words. I genuinely don't want to do it anymore, I'm tired!" Chairman Niu steadied his emotions and waved his hand.

"That won't do! The Chamber of Commerce's business now involves all aspects of the common people's lives, you can't just quit!" Jiao Zizhuo said, eyes wide.

"Councilor Jiao misunderstood! I'm not closing the Chamber of Commerce, but rather planning to find someone to take over and I'll retreat to the second line," Niu Xingwang explained.

"Find someone to take over!?" Jiao Zizhuo was completely thunderstruck, shouting loudly.

After shouting, he realized his voice was too loud and quickly covered his mouth.

"Chairman Niu, you're not just saying this in anger, are you?" Jiao Zizhuo asked, lowering his voice.

"Look at you, how can it be angry words? Didn't I say? This is a decision made after careful consideration!" Niu Xingwang said unequivocally.

"Has the candidate been decided?" Jiao Zizhuo didn't bother with pretenses and quickly asked.

"Not yet. These past few days, I've been overwhelmed by the Chamber of Commerce's affairs, I haven't had time to think about this," Niu Xingwang replied.

"Chairman Niu, this matter is no joke, I'll confirm again, are you sure you're not kidding?" Jiao Zizhuo still couldn't quite believe it.

"No! You've asked a hundred times already!" Niu Xingwang replied impatiently.

"Then what kind of person do you plan to find?" Jiao Zizhuo asked.

This matter was too important.

He was very excited, feeling as if a huge piece of gold had fallen on his heel.

He was determined to firmly grasp this opportunity.

"I haven't thought it through yet. But I might be more inclined to hand it over to the state. To be honest, this whole mess, no matter how capable an ordinary person is, they probably can't handle it. It's just that I haven't figured out which department to hand it over to, or how to do it," Niu Xingwang shook his head.

"Chairman Niu, what do you think about our Supervisory Department managing it?" Jiao Zizhuo asked.