Time Travel: The Queen's Coronation

I'd heard that Xiao Yuan's eldest brother, Xiao Feng, would be in New York this month to discuss a project. I'd already made arrangements and was waiting there. When Xiao Feng came out, I pretended to run into him by chance.

"Wei Qing!" Xiao Feng called me, and sure enough, the fish took the bait!

"Oh! Mr. Xiao! What a coincidence!" I shook hands with Xiao Feng enthusiastically.

"Ever since our quick chat last time, I've been wanting to find a chance to talk to you. I didn't expect you to study abroad! I also didn't expect to see you here today. What are you doing here?"

"I'm here for a walk! I'm tired of staying in Boston. Now that my husband has time to take care of the kids, I can go out for a walk by myself!" I said embarrassedly.

"It's a pity you married so young! Otherwise, with your abilities, you would have no problem making it big in the business world! It's a pity you put your career on hold for your studies!"

"You can't say that. Education is to pave the way for your career!"

"Now that we've met, it would be unreasonable not to have a drink!"

"That's not good. You guys still have things to do! It will take up so much time!" I pretended to refuse.

"It's okay, we're done. We're flying back at 3pm. It's still early!"

"Okay then! I know there's a great cafe nearby that we used to go to often. Do you want to go there?"

"Great! Your recommendation must be correct!"

We went to the cafe and found a larger table to sit down. I looked at the other three people and asked, "Who are these three?"

"Oh, this is my third brother Xiao Ke, my fourth brother Xiao Min, and this is my secretary Ren Tianyu."

"Oh! I heard Xiao Yuan say that his brothers are all very talented, and he's always wanted to recruit them to help. Unfortunately, Xiao Yuan himself is such a jerk and didn't set a good example for his brothers, so his brothers don't trust him as the second brother, and they can't recruit them!"

"Really? A Yuan wants to poach A Ke and A Min?" Xiao Feng was a little surprised, but I was very happy that he had fallen into my trap!

"Didn't Xiao Yuan tell you? He told me that Xiao Ke is very capable in finance and manages Fangchuan's accounts in an orderly manner. Unlike us Yuanyuan, we still need to hire external accountants to help from time to time. Xiao Min is an expert in marketing. If we run into Xiao Min, we Yuanyuan will suffer a great loss! One is in charge of money and the other is in charge of making money. Together, they are invincible! If we can recruit him, it will be a great help to our Yuanyuan!"

"Really?" Xiao Feng took a sip of coffee to hide his doubts.

"Boss Xiao, your two younger brothers have been helping you for so many years. Can you let them help their second brother? If the eldest brother helped, it would be unreasonable for the second brother not to help! Xiao Yuan said that if you go there, he will definitely give you enough space to show your talents and will not interfere with your decisions!"

"Really?" Xiao Min was very excited, but he immediately regained his composure after being glanced at by Xiao Feng.

"Xiao Ke, I heard from Xiao Yuan that you want to build a financial system. Why don't you come to us, Yuanyuan! We made our fortune in systems. You have professional financial knowledge, and we have professional developers. We can definitely develop a perfect financial system!"

A flicker of joy flashed in Xiao Ke's eyes, but he stole a glance at Xiao Feng and didn't dare speak. I pretended to come to my senses, "Oh, sorry, Mr. Xiao, my occupational disease has struck again! Our relationship is still in its developmental stages, so I'm always looking for talent. I'm really sorry to be poaching your people right in front of you!"

"No way! You are in charge of human resources in Yuanyuan, and I wanted to recruit you to Fangchuan to help us recruit new people! Look at these two brats. One of them is a financial expert who talks well, but now he can't even do the accounts! I had to clean up his mess last month! And the other one is a marketing expert, but the marketing plan he came up with is worse than an elementary school student's homework!" As soon as these words came out, Xiao Ke and Xiao Min's faces became very ugly.

"Boss Xiao, you are too modest! Xiao Yuan has been telling me that these two are excellent. Boss Xiao may not let them go, but he can't belittle his favorite generals! Don't belittle them!"

"Strike hard? I'm telling the truth! If they both didn't have the surname Xiao, I would have fired them long ago!" Xiao Feng said angrily.

"It seems that I said something wrong today and made Mr. Xiao angry. I'm really sorry!" I stood up and apologized in a panic.

"You're not wrong! They're the ones who aren't up to the task! Xiao Yuan himself is a loser, and he's so blind that he even poached these two mediocre brothers! Wei Qing, how did Xiao Yuan lead you astray? Coming to me is the best thing for you! How about I give you double what Xiao Yuan can give you?"

"I'm asking for trouble now. I wanted to poach someone but I didn't expect you to poach me instead. Hahahaha!"

"We at Fangchuan need talented people! Would you consider it?"

"Well, I'll think about it!" I pretended to be interested and thought about it.

"Think about it. Following Xiao Yuan is not the same as following me! Look, Xiao Yuan needs you to take care of his emotional affairs. I don't need to ask to know that he will definitely push all other company matters to you! Come to our Fangchuan, I will assign you a good assistant, and I can also train you! I'm not bragging, although you have the ability, you are still too young and immature! It's best for you to need someone as experienced as me to lead the way!"

Xiao Feng became increasingly animated, constantly disparaging his two younger brothers while simultaneously praising himself. Seeing Xiao Ke and Xiao Min's faces grow increasingly grim, I simply made an excuse to leave. After I left, Xiao Ke and Xiao Min contacted me again, asking me to meet up, which I agreed to.

"Are you interested in my proposal?"

"Uh, does my second brother really want to poach us?" Xiao Min asked anxiously.

"So do you want to go?"

The two of them fell silent.

"To be honest, we really want to give it a try. We have been suppressed by our eldest brother for long enough over the years. All the plans we proposed were rejected by him. He has done too many things on his own will! He also refuses to listen to our advice!" Xiao Ke complained bitterly.

"Then your father doesn't care? Is he still in charge of the company now?"

"My eldest brother is now the crown prince with real power, and my father is willing to give him experience and let him do things on his own. If he messes up, he will clean up the mess. But my eldest brother not only messes up on his own, but also always blames us. The failure of this project was clearly due to him not listening to our advice and blindly insisting on acquiring the company. In the end, they acquired a shell company that is completely useless. This incident has also angered my father and the shareholders. My father said that if this matter is not properly resolved, he will take back our shares! We worked hard for many years to get these shares. Why should our efforts be ruined because of my eldest brother's mistakes?"

"Your father should know everything about your affairs in the company. How could he not know that this matter is your eldest brother's problem?"

"Of course he knows, but he's a feudal old stubborn man who upholds the idea of primogeniture. So no matter how hard we work or how good we are, we can only be Big Brother's foil and helper, and we'll never be able to take the top spot! Unless we set up our own family like my second brother did, but Big Brother and Dad won't let us leave!"

"Why is this? The company wants to suppress you, but is unwilling to let you leave."

"If we leave, no one will be able to help my eldest brother. We both have good abilities and can help him. Since our brothers can help, my father will definitely not give this opportunity to outsiders. No matter what, my father must first consider my eldest brother's situation, because my eldest brother is his heir."

"Then your father is too partial!"

"Who said it wasn't? Ah Min also mentioned leaving before, but he was scolded by my dad and his financial resources were frozen. In the end, he had no choice but to give in."

"Third brother, we should leave, otherwise the eldest brother will scold us again." Xiao Min reminded Xiao Ke that the time was up, and they left in a hurry. After they left, I called Xiao Yuan.

"Xiao Yuan, your two younger brothers are so stupid! I just expressed my concern, and they blurted it all out. It seems that your father and your eldest brother often suppress them. Look how lacking in self-confidence they have. They pour out their hearts and souls when others show a little concern."

"My dad practices repressive parenting. No matter how well I do, it's worthless in his eyes! The only praise I get from him is because I've truly surpassed him on the list. Plus, he's too proud to criticize me in public, or he'd be accused of being jealous. But when he gets home, he still belittles me as much as he wants, without any hesitation!"

"And your eldest brother, I can see that he is very afraid that you younger brothers will surpass him and take his place!"

"That's natural. My dad has always told us that Fang Chuan belongs to your eldest brother! My dad has been escorting him all the way up, so it can be said that he has never suffered any hardship, so he gradually developed an arrogant character. The credit is his and the mistakes are others'. He has failed in many investment projects, especially recently. My dad has no objection and has helped him clean up the mess, but the shareholders are not easy to deal with. Especially after seeing my achievements, more and more people are on my side, and my eldest brother's sense of crisis is getting worse. He is more eager to prove that his ability is no worse than mine, but the failure of his investment in quick success has made things even worse. Oh, I understand, that's why he wants to alienate the two of us, force you to leave Yuanyuan, and bring me down! This way, he can prove that I am still worse than him, and then the shareholders will give up the idea of letting me go back!"

"Did you just react?"

"Damn it! I've already established my own business and become self-reliant, but he still does this. Wei Qing, you must kill him! Force him into a desperate situation! You have to teach him a lesson!"

"You should go out for a meal with your two younger brothers from time to time to cultivate brotherly love."

"OK, I understand!"

"And don't refuse those shareholders' dinner invitations. You should also attend your future father-in-law's dinner party. The more high-profile the better!"

"no problem!"

Xiao Yuan and I were ready and just waiting for the fish to fall into the trap.