Chapter 49 Trust

be going as planned.Why did his usually disdainful older sister Zeng Na now have such an odd expression on her face, sizing up Su Cun like she was seeing him for the first timeCousin Zhaoding is exce...Volume 3 Chapter 49: Go to That Distant Place - Trust

Su Can flipped through the Chengdu Urban Commercial News on the plane. The front page had a headline reading "Su Licheng's Cup of Wine to Dismiss His Generals" and featured news about Da Rong Construction.

It was unusual for his son to be looking at newspaper reports about him, which made Su Can feel rather novel. Although this wasn't particularly rare; he often saw his name in the internal newspapers of Da Rong Construction, and since Su Licheng took charge of the company, media attention had been a frequent occurrence. Even the internal publication of the airline group that he was on contained an issue dedicated to a photo shoot with Su Licheng and the president of Chuannan Airlines, Lan Xinming.

The news reported recent personnel adjustments at Da Rong Construction.

"Currently, Vice President Ming Hui and another vice president will retire by year-end. Vice President Zhao Xinhua is stepping down to prepare for future changes. Tong Jianjun will assume the position of General Manager of the Construction Industry Holding Group. In addition, it has been reported that there have been high-level personnel adjustments at several subsidiaries and second-tier companies recently, forming the largest personnel reshuffle in Da Rong Construction's history this year. By gradually adjusting its industrial structure, Da Rong Construction aims to end the previous 'feudal lord' situation, accelerate the centralization process of the group, integrate its enterprises, and form three major groups on this basis: the Construction Industry Financial Holding Group, the Construction Industry Industrial Holding Group, and the Construction Industry Investment Holding Group. Each of these entities will be headed by one of the original nine top managers of the group, but the actual core power will be held by General Manager Su Licheng and Chairman Sun Jiayong, with other people being secondary layers分工，顯然更具備“中央集權”的性質…”

Next to Su Can was Tang Wu. They were on a new Chuannan Airlines flight in which Da Rong Construction had invested. Before boarding the plane, Chen Ke had called him and said that Su Licheng's name was back in the newspapers.

The Chengdu Urban Commercial News devoted one full page to introducing the internal personnel changes at Da Rong Construction this week. This news left Su Can momentarily stunned before he felt a deep sense of admiration for his father, Su Licheng. His dad must be getting along very well with Wang Bo.

Da Rong Construction was the number one state-owned enterprise in Chengdu and among China's top 500 companies, leading in western regions. It had an aura around it both internally and externally. More importantly, over the years, internal interpersonal relationships had become extremely intricate, with many vested interests, high levels of internal consumption, numerous factions, and a fragmented landscape. Of course, this was a common ailment for state-owned enterprises, especially for one as large as Da Rong Construction.

Many people in later generations criticized the drawbacks of state-owned enterprises, not because their leaders were incompetent or corrupt. In reality, these individuals are not without ambition or drive; they are not mere good-for-nothings who only know how to ride fancy cars and entertain mistresses.

Some of them still possess great aspirations and acumen. If placed in a different position and left to fend for themselves, they might well become heroes in their own right. Yet, to remain in such positions, controlling this giant enterprise like an aircraft carrier while suppressing internal conflicts, and still achieving their personal ambitions is truly rare. In China, there are only a few who possess the audacity to do so.

Su Licheng dared to tackle the most sensitive issue of personnel within state-owned enterprises, which indirectly demonstrates his boldness. One must consider how deep the backgrounds of those involved might be. Adjusting and optimizing internal personnel structures may seem simple, but in reality, it involves touching upon untouchable areas. How many high-ranking officials within various companies have fallen due to their refusal to comply with such changes This could form a graveyard of heroes.

Su Chuan was aware that his father would inevitably make some personnel adjustments at the enterprise. When Su Licheng initially assumed the role of general manager, he had not yet solidified his position and thus couldn't act rashly. Immediately after defeating the Mu Kai faction, if he had immediately made changes, it might have given the remaining factions an opportunity to counterattack, leading to chaos.

Using this extended period as a groundwork also served to give those originally under the Mu Kai faction time and space. Past acts of compliance in name only could be overlooked, but persistent resistance would result in final dismissal.

Su Licheng fell silent on this matter, and some people understood this signal and chose to rein in their ambitions, knowing that their era had passed, choosing instead to proceed with humility and discretion. Others took a different path.

It is rumored that once when three companies under the Construction Group were implementing a major project in a prefecture-level city, which was deemed a public welfare project by both the mayor and vice-mayor of this city, Su Licheng requested regular progress reports from the general manager of these three companies. However, he neither appeared nor could be reached on the phone. It was later discovered that he had been shopping with his wife in Hong Kong. He only returned to the city just in time for the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Although this incident did not lead to further consequences at the time, during the recent personnel adjustments, the general manager of these three companies resigned and moved to a tertiary industry company as its party committee director.

Of course, his father Su Licheng's ability to make such moves indicates that Su Licheng’s strategic alliance with Wang Bo and the Wang family faction has become increasingly tight. With this support, Su Licheng could boldly implement his principle of concentrating power on significant matters while delegating minor ones.

The plane took off, and Tang Wu took the newspaper from Su Cen's hand to read it. She then looked up and said, "Won't there be any problems"

The media naturally mentioned Su Licheng’s name and used phrases like “drinking wine to relieve military power” to describe speculations about internal personnel issues at Dayong Construction Engineering. To put it plainly, the complex relationships involving many stakeholders within Dayong Construction Engineering were no secret to people in Rongcheng. Although they repeatedly emphasized that this was a normal personnel adjustment, once discussed, it wouldn’t help but make countless people wonder how Su Licheng dared to act so "firmly" without fearing the backlash that would follow and potentially lead to his dismissal

The tone of the media reports was rather bleak. Tang Wu could read between the lines and seemed worried about potential trouble for the Su Cen family in the future. She knew well about the intense rivalries behind such giant enterprises.

"What problems Isn't it explained here My dad's company bears a mission to be built into a first-rate, internationally competitive megacorporation that will compete with foreign construction companies in the future. Even provincial leaders have started talking like this. So what could possibly happen Everything is progressing towards this goal." Su Cen was comfortably resting his head on the chair and smiled as he said, "Anyway, Dayong Construction Engineering has indeed invested in New South Airlines. We didn’t buy discount tickets because there was an error with the flight information." After finishing, Su Cen thought about it for a moment and realized that this explanation wasn't very convincing. However, Tang Wu just gave a light laugh and said, "I know!" She looked as if she had no doubts.

Su Cen said, “Doesn’t it seem like you wouldn’t doubt even if someone mentioned Facebook or fashion magazines from the Yangtze River Delta But you never doubted me. Moreover, if Dayong Construction Engineering truly became a major shareholder of New South Airlines as I said, why didn't we receive complimentary tickets and fly in first class together Why did we buy discounted tickets back then”

Tang Wu looked at him with an enigmatic gaze that made her seem even more captivating. She quietly replied, "Is this important to you Because you wouldn’t do anything privileged. As for the doubts, can I interpret them as a lack of trust If so, I trust you. Is it just that simple Do you have any other questions"

Her straightforward answer made Tang Wu’s face turn slightly red. She was someone who had put away trust like an old relic from the past. With grandparents who had status and a personality as solid as Mount Tai, their lives were worlds apart from her own despite being close in distance. This led to an inexplicable sense of oppression when she was young towards these two elders, while as she grew older, they remained distant figures akin to far-off mountains, with their authority always looming over her like it did during her childhood. Any affection they occasionally showed quickly melted away under her indifferent exterior.

And as Tang Wu grew up, everyone considered her family upbringing healthy and enviable, but she knew all too well that many times she had to take care of herself in loneliness and isolation. She was indifferent towards everything because the things she once yearned for never came true—like hoping her father would stay at home an extra day after returning from traveling between cities, or wishing her mother could pay more attention to her life rather than coming back late with work-related stress or relocating to a big city where visits had become long waits.

She learned to observe coldly the ups and downs of others' lives, whether they were her cousin's relatives or business and political acquaintances with their rises and falls; even when she herself achieved excellent results that earned admiration and recognition from school authorities in her quiet life.

The material abundance she had enjoyed since childhood was not as rich as one might imagine. However, accompanied by the steady progress of her family and her own efforts, everything would eventually become incredibly abundant. Her simple life might have many enviable ups and downs, just like how she had always been a focus in everyone's eyes since childhood; it was only natural that she would also experience a splendid life. But there was once a period when she believed what she truly wanted would never come to her.

Where she would live, where the end of her journey might be, or where she might die—these things had been unimportant to her before. She was indifferent enough that she could even talk about them calmly without any fear or joy.

But one day, as if a calm ocean suddenly developed ripples, for the first time she began to seriously look at this ordinary boy who was almost mediocre, and discovered someone whose presence could affect her heartbeat. For the first time he kissed her on that winter school assembly, for the first time she couldn't help but watch his running figure in the sunset of a small city, for the first time they ate fragrant rice around a table together, for the first time they hugged each other tightly to keep their body heat.

Everything should have been ordinary like life itself, yet it could be so profound and breathtakingly moving.

The world seemed suddenly vibrant and full of vitality in Tang Wu’s eyes as if painted by Van Gogh. They walked from Sha Ha to Shanghai hand in hand; she had never felt such hope for the future before. She looked forward to this, and more importantly, wanted to witness Su Xiaocan's extraordinary rise from ordinary life. Therefore, she trusted him, with reasons that were simple yet profound.

Tang Xiaowu would not casually say things like this. Su Cen was somewhat touched and leaned close to her ear, as shamelessly as usual: "There are no more problems; there's just a tiny request." Can you come closer" Tang Wu glanced at Su Cen with flirtatious eyes, making it seem that all his lecherous thoughts were exposed.

Then she elegantly turned her body to the side and kissed him lightly on the lips before returning to her original position. She tidied up the seat behind her waist and began reading a magazine in front of her.'without practice, no right to speak.' If it were before my own experience in Yugoslavia, I would have dismissed this article with contempt, but now, I can't ignore the criticism. I don’t know the upp...