"Grandpa, you've said so much, but none of it addresses the main point. You still haven't told me why you opened so many gas stations?"
Faced with his grandson's inquiry, the elder Mr. Xu didn't know how to respond for a moment.
He vaguely remembered that the initial plan was driven by the circumstances of that time.
Back then, the Xu Group was facing internal and external troubles, with several orders in hand being suppressed by rival companies, yet the elder Mr. Xu didn't have enough funds.
If they couldn't gather enough money in a short period, their company would suffer annual losses.
It was well known that the Xu Group was in a situation of both internal and external crisis at that time.
One problem was severe corruption within the company, causing a large portion of its funds to mysteriously disappear.
Meanwhile, their arch-enemy was suppressing them at every turn.
