Chen Zhaodi was extremely unwilling for her relatives from her maternal family to come and spend her money.

But what's done is done; the boast has already been made.

Early in the morning, Granny Chen brought three or five relatives from her maternal family who couldn't find jobs over.

Chen Zhaodi stood there stunned. Why were there three or five? Even two shop signs would be a waste for such a small shop.

"Sister-in-law, these are all your relatives, please entertain them. I'm going to rest in the back."

Zhou Hongyu's smile was as warm as a spring breeze, but Chen Zhaodi felt a chill.

I'm not afraid of Zhou Hongyu scolding people, I'm afraid of Zhou Hongyu being gentle and kind!

She turned and left without giving Chen Zhaodi time to react. Chen Zhaodi could only watch her decisive departure with regret.

"Mom!" Chen Zhaodi pulled Chen Pozi aside.

"What's going on? Why did you bring so many people?"

"Hey! We were all unemployed, so as soon as we heard you had a job, we rushed over to check it out. We Chen family members may not have many other skills, but we're great at working. Besides!"

Granny Chen coughed a few times in a mysterious manner: "Among all our relatives, you are the most promising. You opened a shop without saying a word, and everyone is counting on your shop to flourish all over the capital and help out at your shop!"

Chen Zhaodi: "..."

You're my own mother, you really dare to dream of opening several stores in Beijing. I wouldn't even dare to dream of that.

Chen Zhaodi turned her head several times to look behind her. Was Zhou Hongyu really not going to save her this time?

Old Mrs. Chen said smugly, "What's wrong? You're dawdling now. You made all that promise at home, and I've brought the person with me. You can't let me lose face in front of our relatives!"

Seeing that no one was coming to her rescue, Chen Zhaodi gritted her teeth and took matters into her own hands, cleaning up the mess herself.

"mom!"

"Mom what? If you don't get this done for me today, don't call me Mom!"

Granny Chen shouted unhappily and shook off Chen Zhaodi's arm.

"Mom, let me explain in detail!"

Chen Zhaodi grabbed Chen Pozi's arm with excessive enthusiasm and wouldn't let go.

"Zhou Hongyu said that if I need to hire someone from my family, I will cover all the expenses!"

Old Mrs. Chen didn't react for a moment, then burst out laughing: "Look, Zhou Hongyu agreed! Wait a minute... you have to pay for our relatives!"

That won't do!

Chen Zhaodi's money is practically hers, how could she let these relatives spend it!

Old Mrs. Chen said something fair: "You're doing business together, so you can't be the one to pay for this!"

Granny Chen treated Zhou Hongyu like a relative working at the shop, trying to take advantage of her.

If the salary was paid by Chen Zhaodi, then it's practically equivalent to them supporting these relatives for free!

Chen Zhaodi didn't tell anyone about buying the shop, so as not to let her family think she was rich and keep chasing her to borrow money.

Chen Zhaodi shook her head: "Mom, don't you know how stupid everyone in our family is? If I don't follow Zhou Hongyu around and try to get some benefits, how am I supposed to live? I can only listen to what she says! Just like you, Mom, if Granny Zhou asks you to do something, would you dare not go?"

She dared not say anything about Granny Zhou!

In the past, when new brides entered the family and competed for titles, Granny Chen was terrified of Granny Zhou's beatings.

But Granny Chen was a little embarrassed, and she hesitated: "Should we send these relatives back home..."

That would be incredibly embarrassing. Before coming here, Granny Chen had given her word among the relatives that anyone who served her well would receive a reward.

Are we just going to slink back like this?

Chen Zhaodi thought of a good idea and swallowed: "Our shop still needs some simple renovations, why don't we ask them to come and help? They're all relatives anyway."

Granny Chen: Although it's a bit immoral, it's not entirely unacceptable. After all, the Chen family's motto is "a bastard who won't take advantage of a good deal!"

So the mother and daughter made the decision so readily.

When Chen's relatives heard about the arrangement, they thought it was a test before they were hired, since three or five people had come all at once, and given the size of the store, it was impossible to hire them all.

The Chen family relatives worked with all their might, each doing the work of three.

During this time, Zhou Hongyu went to Zhou Tangsao's noodle stall to fill her stomach. As she passed by, she saw Chen's relatives eating two cornbread buns.

Her understanding of how the Chen family mother and daughter had taken advantage of her had reached a new level.

In the afternoon, Zhou Hongyu went home to cook dinner when she saw that it was almost time.

The Chen family relatives worked until dark, when the shops on the street lit up. They were so exhausted that their vision blurred, and they were trembling as they leaned against the wall.

Someone came over and asked the Chen family mother and daughter, "Sister-in-law, Zhaodi, how did we do? Who should come to do the work tomorrow?"

These words caused everyone present to stop and look over.

Chen Zhaodi stammered, feeling a little embarrassed to say that these people were all relatives.

P.S. Zhou Hongyu: You've already done it, and you're still too embarrassed to say anything!

Old Mrs. Chen didn't have so many concerns; she was an old woman who was about to be buried.

Granny Chen leniently said, "You don't need to come tomorrow, none of you are qualified!"

The Chen family relative was stunned for a moment, then became furious: "I've worked for you all day, and you say I'm not up to standard? This is bullying an honest person!"

"We're all relatives, we can't act like this!"

...

The Chen family relatives walked up to them and started arguing incessantly.

Chen Pozi's voice was too small and was drowned out by the sea of ​​people.

Chen Zhaodi had no choice but to ask them to settle their wages for the day.

Old Mrs. Chen didn't want her relatives to get the slightest advantage, so she preemptively said, "If you want wages, that's fine too, but we'll give you half the current rate. There are people looking for work everywhere these days. If I hadn't brought you here, you wouldn't have been able to find this job!"

The Chen family relatives were furious and from then on, they could not believe a word that Chen Zhaodi's family said.

What a scam! They even cheat their own relatives!

After settling the bill, Chen Zhaodi glanced at her workload for the day with satisfaction and smiled happily, a rare occurrence for her: "Come back and support our business again once we open!"

Chen's relatives: Bah! Heartless boss! Go bankrupt soon!

Watching Chen's relatives mutter curses as they left the shop, Granny Chen smacked her lips, as if she had suddenly understood.

She said, "I think you'll need to work here for another two or three days. How about I find a few more people to come and do the work for you tomorrow? You can subcontract this job to me cheaply, and I guarantee I'll get it done for you."

"Zhaodi, just don't forget to give Mom a dollar or two for the errand!"

Chen Zhaodi thought for a moment and happily agreed.

Back in Shuangdong Hutong, Zhou Hongyu heard the mother and daughter's amazing story from her and couldn't help but twitch her lips.

ox!

They've gone and harmed their own people!

*

That day, Qi Fenglian stood at the counter counting the previous account books, her brows furrowed.

The first two store managers seemed to lack common sense; they couldn't even keep proper accounts, and there were many unclear and ambiguous accounts.

Qi Fenglian irritably threw aside the account book, drank some brown sugar water to calm herself down, and glanced up unintentionally, seeing Zhou Hongyu and Chen Zhaodi walk into a nearby shop.

? ? ?

She immediately sensed something unusual.

Qi Fenglian got up and ran outside, where she saw Zhou Hongyu and Chen Zhaodi directing workers in a shop that was not yet fully renovated.

The two of them are the shop owners!