Chapter 109: Meiniang's Confidence

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After all, as bank staff, their attitude was far too lackadaisical.

This was because banks at the time also had government-affiliated staffing quotas, and once you got in, it was basically an iron rice bowl.

So when it came to people coming in for deposit services, the folks behind the counter treated themselves like lords and masters.

Shen Guodong was extremely displeased with their high-and-mighty attitude and directly resolved to teach the bank staff a lesson.

Li Chunsheng, meanwhile, had latched onto Shen Guodong's coattails without hesitation.

After all, in this day and age, anyone who could casually pull out sixty thousand yuan in cash — one could only imagine just how formidable his financial strength was.

Getting rid of one small employee to keep a big client like this happy was completely normal.

Li Chunsheng couldn't help but feel the irony of it all.

The teller who had been behind the counter came running out in a panic and dropped to his knees directly in front of Shen Guodong.

"Comrade — sir, boss, that thing just now was my fault. Please, I beg you, let me off."

"I went through so much trouble pulling strings to get my cousin to sneak me into this bank. If I get fired now, I'm really done for."

Shen Guodong looked down from his elevated position at the clerk who was kneeling before him, frantically tugging at the hem of his pants.

Shen Guodong let out a cold snort. "What's this? Having regrets now? Where was all that attitude of yours a moment ago?"

"Wasn't you acting all high and mighty just now? How many people's deposits do you process in a day? Look at the people waiting in line — did you ever care about their feelings?"

"Now that you know what it's like to have no meal on the table, how long do you think these people out here have been waiting in line?"

"That's right, that's right. I came and lined up at noon today, and now it's already three or four in the afternoon and I still haven't gotten my turn."

"Count yourself lucky, you've got it easy. A couple of days ago I came to withdraw some life-saving money and waited a full two days. I even spent the night here and didn't get my money until the next day."

"I really don't want to come to this bank anymore. I'm going to the Construction Bank across the street from now on."

The crowd was clearly full of complaints and grievances.

Shen Guodong gave another cold snort and said, "Look here, Director Li, is this the kind of bank you run?"

"If this is the level of service you provide, then I really can't feel comfortable depositing my tens of thousands in your bank."

"Later on, I'll bring over the passbooks we have at home and transfer everything to the Construction Bank next door. Their service attitude seems to be much better than yours."

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When Li Chunsheng heard that Shen Guodong was thinking of switching banks, he was immediately terrified.

He spoke up angrily, "Hurry up and drag this no-good woman out of here!"

The security guard was dumbfounded as well. He hadn't expected that someone depositing money could turn out to be such a rich young master — a ten-thousand-yuan household, no less.

Startled out of his wits, he immediately grabbed the woman who was thrashing and wailing on the floor and tossed her out.

Li Chunsheng then plastered a flattering smile on his face and said, "Sir, I do admit this was mishandled by our staff, but surely there's no need to withdraw all your money and move it to the bank next door."

"Starting today, I promise I'll improve the bank's efficiency. During working hours, my staff will be fully focused on the job — no more of this slacking off and cutting corners."

Clearly, Li Chunsheng couldn't bear the responsibility. If he let a large number of customers slip away, his position as branch manager would be on shaky ground.

Shen Guodong could tell that this branch manager was emotionally intelligent and had a strong instinct for self-preservation.

At that, he gave another cold snort and said, "Be more careful from now on. These people are all earning their money through hard labor. When they take the trouble to come here and deposit their savings, you'd better serve them properly."

Li Chunsheng nodded hurriedly at his side.

"The gentleman is absolutely right. The gentleman is absolutely right."

"Then, sir, I'll personally handle your deposit right now."

As Li Chunsheng spoke, he also waved for his subordinates to get operations moving again without delay.

When the rest of the bank staff saw their colleague being thrown out on the spot and fired on the spot, they were all terrified. In all their years working at the bank, ten-thousand-yuan households had been few and far between.

Shen Guodong snorted coldly and tossed the sixty thousand yuan onto the counter. "Deposit this money into the passbook for me."

These sixty thousand yuan would serve as his startup capital for what came next.

The bank manager moved quickly and deftly. Before long, the passbook was all set, and he handed it over to Shen Guodong with both hands.

Shen Guodong took the passbook, gave it a brief glance, then casually handed it to Zhou Meiniang beside him.

Zhou Meiniang felt deeply moved inside, seeing how casually Shen Guodong entrusted the passbook into her hands.

Since truly living together with this man, Zhou Meiniang had gradually come to realize just how manly he really was.

She could also genuinely feel the respect Shen Guodong showed her.

Li Chunsheng was a sharp and shrewd man himself. Seeing Shen Guodong casually toss the passbook to Zhou Meiniang beside him,

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he realized this fellow was a genuine hidden plutocrat.

After depositing the money, Shen Guodong noticed that the staff members were now working with brisk efficiency, greeting the ordinary people's deposits with warm smiles.

Satisfied, he nodded and walked over to Li Chunsheng, patting him on the shoulder.

"Now this is more like it, Director Li. A bank needs to have its rules. This is, after all, a place where the common people deposit their money."

"These ordinary folks pay taxes that go toward your salaries. It's not so you can sit around acting like royalty."

Li Chunsheng nodded frantically.

"The gentleman is right. I'll definitely make serious improvements going forward."

Shen Guodong shook his head, said nothing more, turned around, took Zhou Meiniang by the hand, and walked out of the bank.

As they walked down the street, Zhou Meiniang remarked with a hint of disdain, "This bank really is a bully when it sees the weak and a coward when it sees the strong."

Shen Guodong shook his head as well.

"That's just the way the world is these days. We can't change everything — all we can do is change what we see right in front of us."

Zhou Meiniang nodded, clutching the passbook with sixty thousand yuan in her hand, her heart racing with excitement.

Although this sixty thousand wasn't hers, Zhou Meiniang couldn't shake the feeling that someday, she would hold a passbook worth a hundred times, a thousand times, even ten thousand times more than this one.

The two of them returned to the small inn, and Brother Bald showed up at their door without delay.

"I'm telling you, Brother Shen, everything should be just about ready by now, right?"

"Tomorrow's the real bidding. I've got to admit, I'm a little nervous."

Shen Guodong, seeing the anxious look on Bald's face, walked over and patted him on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, Bald. Since you had the confidence to stake your entire fortune on me, I won't let you down."

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