The voice startled Ye Yun.

She looked in the direction of the sound and saw several female workers cautiously watching her. When they saw her gaze, they even lowered their heads nervously, but she still caught the unease in their expressions.

"Fine, let's pay the wages first."

Ye Yun didn't pursue the question further. She picked up the ledger and called out the first person's name.

The person whose name was called immediately stepped forward.

"Wait a minute." Chen Zhenxing stopped the man with a troubled expression, turned to Ye Yun, and whispered, "Boss Ye, how about we hold off on paying wages for now..."

He used to dream of selecting workers, but now it seems that very few are willing to stay.

If they don't get paid, they can at least be asked to stay. But if they do get paid, won't these people just leave without looking back? What will happen to their factory when they're short-staffed?

Ye Yun smiled.

Those who want to stay will stay, and those who don't want to stay can't be forced to stay.

"Don't leave after you've received your wages. If you want to stay, you can stay and wait for me to talk to you. It's not too late to leave then." Ye Yun didn't say much and started distributing the wages.

The female workers also started receiving wages.

Reassuringly, the female worker did not leave immediately after receiving the envelope. Instead, she glanced at Ye Yun, tucked the envelope into her pocket, and walked to wait under the shade of a tree.

The second one is the same.

The third one is also like that.

Of course, some left, but only a few. Most stayed to see what Ye Yun planned to do.

After all, they don't have many good jobs outside.

Seeing this, Chen Zhenxing felt there was still hope, and silently began to assist Ye Yun.

Paying wages isn't slow.

After about two incense sticks' worth of wages, the wages of about a hundred people had been settled, and Ye Yun breathed a long sigh of relief.

She looked up at the crowd waiting in front of her, noticing the expressions on their faces as if they had been waiting for a long time, and cleared her throat: "To answer your question, you just asked me if I would stay in the factory indefinitely, right?"

"right!"

This time, several female workers bravely raised their voices and looked at her.

Ye Yun nodded and said solemnly, "I just invested in a garment factory, so much money has gone into it, so naturally I won't leave."

Upon hearing this, the female workers exchanged glances.

"Then we'll stay!"

After they finished speaking, they all stood beside Li Erniu, making their stance clear.

In no time, the number of people around Li Erniu increased from a few to eight or nine, which made Chen Zhenxing's eyes light up.

Ye Yun asked the female workers to give their names and then glanced at the ledger.

Based on the female workers' names, she found several names in the ledger and was relieved to see that their attendance records and settlement amounts were correct.

Aside from the troublemakers, there were a few others who lied about their wages, but they weren't as bold as the male workers. They only lied about a few yuan, and Chen Zhenxing quickly rebuked them.

The female workers who had just stayed had the same attendance and wages as Chen Zhenxing.

This shows they are honest people and worth keeping.

"Is there anyone else who wants to stay?" Ye Yun looked at everyone and raised her voice again.

This time, no one stepped forward.

Seeing this, Ye Yun turned her head and counted the number of female workers behind Li Erniu.

"Factory manager, what are the benefits if I stay? Will I get a raise?" a female worker in her thirties asked from the crowd.

Ye Yun turned her head and glanced at her.

"That's right! If you raise our wages, we'll definitely stay. The factory is short-staffed right now, isn't it? I heard the clothes are selling really well in the mall. Raising our wages by ten or eight yuan shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"Who would stay in this lousy place if wages weren't increased!"

Upon hearing about the issue of a wage increase, they said they instantly became incredibly excited, like they'd been injected with adrenaline.

They chattered and talked incessantly.

Instead of watching the spectacle with curiosity to see what Ye Yun was up to, they now wore expectant expressions. After all, a garment factory job was a good one, and if you did well, it was a secure job.

"Stay if you get a raise!"

"Raise wages!"

"Raise wages!"

The crowd waved their hands in unison, aggressively pressuring Ye Yun to raise their wages.

Ye Yun frowned slightly and patted the wooden table in front of her. "Gentlemen, the wages at the garment factory must have been quite high before, right?"

"That's different. Now it's you who need us to go back!"

"That's right! I heard the factory is very busy, and they work until very late every night. How can they not get a raise if they're so tired?"

"Besides, you're unstable. You might go bankrupt again at any time, and then we'll be the ones who get ripped off!"

Good grief, one sentence shut Ye Yun down.

Ye Yun nodded and said seriously, "That makes sense. Wages will definitely increase. The factory wasn't doing well before, but now it's busy and everyone is tired. You're right, how about we give everyone who stays a five-yuan raise?"

"Then we'll stay!"

The eldest sister, who spoke first, had a happy expression on her face and couldn't wait to run to Li Erniu's side.

Li Erniu didn't seem to like the older woman very much. When she ran over, he quickly took two steps to the side.

The eldest sister, however, was completely oblivious to being disliked. She insisted on pulling Li Erniu aside and smilingly trying to get close to him, saying, "Erniu, we'll be colleagues again from now on. When you become an official, please take good care of me!"

It was probably Li Erniu's behavior just now that gave her the illusion that Li Erniu would be given an important position.

Li Erniu glared at her, disdainfully shoved her aside, and pulled the other female workers around him back, saying in a rough voice, "Who agreed to let you stay?"

The woman, feeling humiliated, glared at Li Erniu without hesitation, saying, "That's what the factory manager said."

"I didn't say that."

Seeing their eldest sister run over, the others were about to follow, but one sentence made them freeze in their tracks, their astonished gazes all turning to Ye Yun.

Ye Yun shrugged innocently, "I didn't say that, I didn't agree, I don't want people anymore."

What does that mean?

Led by the eldest sister, dozens of people were stunned.

Ye Yun smiled with satisfaction, pointed to the dozen or so female workers around Li Erniu, and said in a nonchalant tone, "Sorry, the garment factory doesn't have much work right now, these people are enough."

Everyone was stunned.

Every face was filled with astonishment, their mouths agape as they stared at Ye Yun in surprise.

A few clever ones reacted quickly, their eyes showing regret. They slapped their thighs, shook their heads dejectedly, and turned to leave.

But the others don't want to leave.

The extra five yuan in wages would allow them to eat meat several more times a month.

They didn't want to leave, so they tried to use their jobs as an excuse: "We signed contracts when we joined the garment factory. We are full-time employees. You can't just abandon us like that."

“You’ve already left, and besides, we can also lay you off through layoffs.”

The group of people were dumbfounded again.

They regretted it; if only they had known earlier, they would have stayed when Ye Yun said it the first time.