"代理持股协议"上的墨水还没干,沈若欣就投身于锦绣阁的实际事务中.盘点库存,检查旧账,安抚焦急的同事,与供应商进行初步联系...有无数的事情要处理,每一件都棘手,每一件都关乎生死.她知道留给她的时间是有限的.三年的时间似乎很长,但要让这个烂摊子重新出现,每一天都必须与时间赛跑.
然而,她很快发现,最大的阻力并不是来自濒临破产的丝缎店本身,而是来自那个名义上的"老板"——她的好哥哥沈仲康.
这天,沈若欣在后院的仓库里,亲自带领两个老助手清点了一批潮湿发霉的锦缎.这些都是刘家两年前高价买下的商品.这些图案早已过时,现在只能作为废物处理.每件作品都代表着对白银的浪费.她皱着眉头计算着损失,这时沈仲康双手背在背后,缓缓走了进来.
"嘿,姐姐,你真勤奋.你自己还干这种粗活吗?他的语气中带着一丝嘲讽.他的目光扫过发霉的布料,假装惊讶地说道:"哦,天哪,这批货物是高价买来的.怎么会变成这样呢?姐姐,你得小心点.不要把好东西当垃圾扔掉.都是我们沈家的钱!
正当一个老家伙准备解释这些布料已经不能用的时候,沈若欣瞪了他一眼,阻止了他.她直起身来,拂去手上的灰尘,平静地回答道:"老大哥说得对.正是因为它属于沈家,我们才需要更加细致的计算.这些面料确实严重潮湿,不再有价值.与其占用仓库空间,不如早点清理出来,以便腾出空间来存放将来可以赚钱的新商品.
"新货?"沈仲康似乎听到了什么笑话."姐姐,现在账户里还有钱买新品吗?"为什么我听说外界欠我们的钱都追不回来,我们欠别人的钱都快堵门了呢?不要入不敷出,抢劫彼得来付给保罗!
"大哥,你放心.这些账户有自己的限制.沈若欣的语气没有改变."清算组每天都要检查,三叔也在密切关注."当前当务之急是盘活库存,回收资金.至于购买商品,当然要等到时机成熟.
"时机成熟了吗?"沈仲康走近了一步,压低了一点声音."姐姐,我听说你最近跟城南的那些染作坊走得很近?"您还打算从他们那里赊购商品吗?你知道那些染色作坊的老板是谁吗?一个个,他们粗俗,满身是金钱的恶臭!你,一个从未结过婚的女孩,总是和这些人一起出去玩.它会让你成为什么样的谣言?如果爸爸知道了,他肯定会气得从病床上跳起来!
他的话看似关切,但实际上却是对沈若欣的警告,暗示她作为一个女人,不适合在公众场合露面,尤其是不宜与那些"低俗"商人打交道,企图限制她的行动.
沈若欣心里冷笑一声,脸上却浮现出一丝恰到好处的困难和无奈:"大哥给我上了一课.妹妹也知道,女性出现在公众视线中并与商家互动是不合适的.只...现在,大哥也对锦绣阁的情况了如指掌.那些长期存在的债务中,哪一个不需要我磨碎我的嘴唇?在那些信誉不佳的供应商中,哪一家不需要我亲自监督发货和检查呢?我不去.我指望像刘这样的会计老头,会去和别人打桌子,争取利益吗?或...大哥是否愿意亲自出手,为妹妹解除后顾之忧?
她轻轻而巧妙地将球踢回去.
沈仲康的表情愣了一下.让他对付那些难缠的商人?他哪里有这样的能力和耐心呢?他只是想给沈若欣添麻烦,纵她,最好是让她退后一步,把权力还给他.
"哼!我是老板,所以我当然有更重要的事情要担心.沈仲康坚持道:"但你不能,打着为家人的幌子,失去礼仪感,毁了我们沈家的规矩和尊严!
在随后的日子里,类似的"考验"和"困难"接踵而至.沈若欣约见了重要的供应商,沈仲康却坚持要去,下达指示,不见就假装知道.有好几次,他差点毁了谈判.沈若欣打算调整店铺布局,把一批积压的廉价布料扔掉,但沈仲康又出来反对,说是"低价卖祖产".即使沈若欣提拔一个能干的年轻助理担任经理,他还是会不公正地干涉,说:"我没有足够的经验来赢得人们的尊重.
他就像一个无所不在的影子,利用自己"主人"的身份不断插手和阻挡,让沈若欣的整顿计划极难执行.他可能没有能力把锦亭经营好,但说到摧毁它,他却相当熟练.
沈若欣明白,沈仲康的背后,不乏刘夫人的怂恿.虽然刘被限制在家里,但她的影响力仍然存在.母子俩打算用这种用温水煮青蛙的方法,不断消耗她的意志,制造麻烦,让族里的长辈看到这个女人"确实不怎么",最终他们只好放弃了.
如果她正面面对他们,只会落入对方的圈套,让身为妹妹的她,对哥哥不尊重,甚至被怀疑篡权.她必须找到更巧妙的方法,彻底堵住沈仲康干涉的借口,同时又能合法地巩固自己的管理权.
她的目光再次落在"女性不允许在公共场合露面"的无形枷锁上.这一次,她要把这个枷锁变成自己的武器.
那天,沈若欣又一次"碰巧"出现在了她的三叔面前,露出了一丝疲惫和困难.
"三叔,"她低声说道,带着一丝难以察觉的委屈,"这些天,我侄孙女真的..."我感到有点不知所措.
"哦?"但你遇到了什么困难呢?"山叔关切地问道.他也看过锦绣阁的初步结算结果,知道沈若心接手了这样一个烫手山芋.
It's not about business operations. Those difficulties, my great-niece can still handle. Shen Ruoxin sighed, "Just..." My elder brother was also very kind-hearted. He was always worried that I, a woman, couldn't handle it. He had to follow me in everything and give me guidance everywhere. Take yesterday for example. I went to the west of the city to collect an old debt. The owner of that shop had already agreed to pay off part of it first, but the big brother insisted on going along and even put on AIRS as a young master, saying a few unpleasant words. As a result, he turned against me on the spot and refused to pay off a single cent...
She did not directly accuse Shen Zhongkang of causing trouble. Instead, she objectively stated the facts, attributing the outcome to "chaos caused by the elder brother's concern" and "inconvenient status".
A few days ago, during the contract renewal negotiation with Hengtong Fabric Store, the shopkeeper saw that his elder brother was also present and thought that I, his younger sister, couldn't make the decision. So he deliberately raised the price and made things difficult for him everywhere. The terms I managed to negotiate with great difficulty are at least ten percent higher than I originally expected... Alas!
She paused just right, leaving room for her third uncle to imagine.
"Nonsense!" Uncle SAN indeed frowned. "Is Zhong Kang showing concern?" I think it's causing trouble! He himself is not capable. Instead, he just tells others what to do!
Shen Ruoxin hurriedly said, "Third Uncle, calm down. My eldest brother is also afraid that I'm young and a woman, so I'm likely to be bullied." Just... The more he did this, the more outsiders felt that there was no one in my Shen family and that a young master needed to keep an eye on my sister all the time to do business. If this goes on for a long time, not only will business be hard to do, but the face of our Shen family...
She didn't say any more, but the meaning was already very obvious.
Uncle SAN fell silent. Of course, he understood that in the business world, the most taboo thing is to have different opinions within and hold each other back. Not to mention, it's really unacceptable to have a grown man follow his unmarried sister around doing business all day long and it's likely to draw criticism.
Then, in your opinion, what should be done? Uncle SAN asked.
Shen Ruoxin was waiting for this very sentence. She leaned slightly and spoke sincerely, "Third Uncle, when we signed the 'proxy holding agreement' back then, it was a sign of trust and test from the elders of the clan towards our great-niece." Now it is both a "proxy holding" and a "test tube". The great-niece earnestly requests that a clause be clearly stipulated in the agreement: During this three-year test tube period, unless it involves major events such as selling ancestral property or changing the name of the owner, all daily business decisions of the Jinxiu Pavilion, including personnel, purchasing, sales, accounting transactions, and external contacts, shall be fully handled and independently carried out by the great-niece.
She paused and added, "In this way, on the one hand, efficiency can be improved and business opportunities can be seized." Secondly, it's also to prevent my elder brother from constantly worrying and following me in the public eye, causing gossip. He just needs to stay at home and check the accounts and distribute dividends at the end of the year. In this way, it not only fulfills the brother-sister bond but also takes into account the dignity of the family. I wonder what the Third Uncle and all the elders of the clan think?
She wrapped her demands under the guise of "improving efficiency", "avoiding gossip" and "maintaining dignity", and targeted the two practical problems of "inconvenience for women" and "being held back by her elder brother", rather than directly challenging Shen Zhongkang's position as the "employer". What she desires is not a formal status but a genuine and undisturbed "right to operate the test tubes".
Uncle SAN was lost in thought for a long time. Shen Ruoxin's proposal was reasonable and indeed pointed out the current drawbacks. Letting Shen Zhongkang completely let go and allowing Shen Ruoxin to act independently does carry risks, but the benefits might also be greater. The most crucial point is that this can prevent the conflicts between siblings from becoming public and maintain the "harmony" within the family.
This matter... I'll discuss it with the other elders of the clan again. Uncle SAN said slowly, "What you said makes sense." When in a position, one should perform one's duties. Since you are entrusted with the position, you should be given the power to let go. I will also go and scold Zhong Kang.
Shen Ruoxin felt slightly at ease in her heart. She knew that with the words of her third uncle, things were basically about 70% to 80% done. She ingeniously took advantage of society's prejudice and restrictions against women, and in turn, gained herself a greater space for autonomy.
Sure enough, two days later, the liquidation team convened a small-scale meeting again. The Third uncle conveyed the "supplementary resolution" : reaffirming Shen Ruoxin's full responsibility for the daily operation of Jinxiu Pavilion during the proxy holding period, and asking Shen Zhongkang not to disturb unless necessary, and to wait calmly for the year-end dividend.
Although Shen Zhongkang was extremely reluctant, under the pressure from his third uncle and several elders of the clan, he could only admit it with a clenched nose.