Around two in the afternoon, Qin Chuan returned to Yongnan County.
He called Li Ya, informing her of his return.
Li Ya was very excited and asked Qin Chuan to come to the garment factory, saying she would be in the office.
When Qin Chuan drove to the Butterfly Garment Factory, he was surprised to see several idle men hanging around outside the factory, looking ill-intentioned.
Meanwhile, some of his own men were squatting at the factory entrance, clearly preventing the others from entering.
"Boss!"
Seeing Qin Chuan's Tiger Head Ben appear, the men who had been squatting on the ground immediately stood up, their expressions full of respect.
"You've all worked hard!"
"Is everything okay?"
Qin Chuan asked.
"Don't worry, boss. With us here, those scoundrels won't get into our factory!"
One of the men sneered, glancing at the group standing not far away.
"They think they're so great just because they're from Pingyang City, acting like complete idiots. On our turf, even dragons have to coil and tigers have to lie down!"
Qin Chuan nodded slightly, it seemed things were not too bad, and no major conflicts had occurred.
"Where's Brother Dao? Why don't I see him?"
"Brother Dao went to Longxing Hotel. That group is staying there."
Qin Chuan took a pack of cigarettes from his car and handed it over.
"Thank you, boss! Boss is so generous!"
The men were all very happy. Their boss was as generous as ever. They almost wished their boss had more troubles so they could earn more.
Qin Chuan drove to the garment factory's office building, parked his car, and strode into the building.
On the way, he met many familiar faces from the garment factory. These people were all very happy to see him, calling out "Boss Qin!"
Qin Chuan smiled and nodded, greeting everyone.
Upon reaching the second floor and pushing open the door to the factory director's office, a warm, delicate figure rushed into his arms, clearly having been waiting for a long time.
Qin Chuan quickly caught her and closed the door.
"Xiao Chuan,呜呜... you're finally back!"
Li Ya hugged Qin Chuan's neck tightly, sobbing softly, as if to vent all the grievances she had suffered over the past two days.
"Sister, don't cry. Even if the sky falls, I'll be here to shield you!"
Qin Chuan was startled and quickly comforted her gently.
In his perception, Li Ya had always been a strong woman, optimistic and positive, full of sunshine in her life, rarely shedding tears, let alone crying so uncontrollably.
What had happened for her to lose her composure like this?
"呜呜, Xiao Chuan, I might be overthrown and can't be the factory director anymore!"
Li Ya delivered news that struck Qin Chuan like lightning.
"What happened? What do you mean overthrown? How can you not be the factory director?"
"Is it because of your stepmother? What did she do to you?"
Qin Chuan grabbed Li Ya's shoulders and asked quickly.
Li Ya, while crying, nodded slowly. "I underestimated that bitch. I never expected her to be so insidious and cunning. She's been subtly laying the groundwork for this for a long time."
Through Li Ya's narration, Qin Chuan finally understood the whole story.
It turned out that after failing to gain management control of the Butterfly Garment Factory from Li Ya, Huang Lianqin had left directly.
Li Ya had always thought Huang Lianqin wouldn't plot any more mischief and had let down her guard completely.
Little did she know that woman had never given up. Over the years, through unknown means, she had quietly acquired all the shares held by the other shareholders of the garment factory.
Now, in addition to her 30% dividend-only shares, Huang Lianqin held an additional 30% of the voting shares, putting her on par with Li Ya. If you count the 30% dividend-only shares, she held a total of 60%, a formidable position.
The shareholding structure of Butterfly Garment Factory was as follows: 40% were dividend-only shares with no management rights, and 60% were voting shares with management rights.
Besides Li Ya's 30% shareholding, the remaining 30% was held by three individuals: Li Ya's paternal uncle, third uncle, and aunt. These shares were originally allocated by Li Ya's father when he founded the factory as a token of gratitude for their help.
Each of them held 10% of the shares. However, these three were essentially absentee owners. Since Li Ya's father passed away, they had never been involved in the garment factory's business, making their shares almost equivalent to dividend-only shares.
Furthermore, these three individuals did not reside in Yongnan County but lived in Pingyang City, pursuing their own developments and businesses.
For some unknown reason, their shares had all fallen into Huang Lianqin's hands. Now, Huang Lianqin had returned to the Butterfly Garment Factory like an imperial envoy wielding supreme authority.
"Have you called your uncle, third uncle, and aunt?"
Qin Chuan asked.
"I called them, long ago!"
Li Ya replied, "I asked them what was going on, but my uncle, third uncle, and aunt refused to tell me the truth.
Instead, they advised me not to confront Huang Lianqin. They said I couldn't possibly win against her, and that the Huang Lianqin of today was not the same as before. They suggested I should just yield to her wishes!"
As Li Ya spoke, she began to cry softly again, saddened.
"Yesterday, that bitch barged into my office, acting incredibly arrogant. She told me to get out of the Butterfly Garment Factory and even had people smash many things in my office."
Qin Chuan looked around and noticed that quite a few items were indeed missing from Li Ya's office.
The potted plants that used to be on the windowsill were gone, many books were missing from behind the desk, and several decorative items on the desk had also vanished. A corner of the sofa was torn, and there were blurry footprints on the clean walls.
The more Qin Chuan looked, the darker his expression became. Suddenly, he lowered his head, his eyes burning.
"Sister, did those people lay a hand on you?"
Li Ya shook her head. "No, they didn't. But that group of thugs has caused widespread panic in the factory. They've also threatened to stop everyone from working, and the workers are too afraid to come to work!
If your men hadn't shown up today, those thugs would likely still be blocking the factory entrance!"
"Oh? Are those people really so lawless?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan felt a surge of ferocity rise from his chest. It had been a long time since he felt so angry.
He really wanted to meet that stepmother and those people from Pingyang City.
He wanted to see if they truly had supernatural powers or were chosen ones with exceptional abilities, to be so reckless and disregard the law.
This wasn't just bullying Li Ya; it was showing contempt for the people of Yongnan County!
Otherwise, how would a group of outsiders dare to be so presumptuous and arrogant!