"Gentlemen, I'm not such an unreasonable person. I'm happy that you're willing to give me the goods, but I can't let you suffer a loss, can I?"

"How about this: you give me the true value of these goods, I'll settle the bill with you, and we can continue our business dealings in the future, okay?"

Ye Yun looked at everyone and said.

She understood that in business, one must give and take to gain a foothold.

Most importantly, she cannot give anyone leverage against her.

Just because these people are willing to give her the goods doesn't mean she's willing to accept them.

What's free is often the most expensive.

If she accepts this batch of goods, rumors of her abusing her power will probably spread throughout Jinqiao County tomorrow. Who would dare to do business with her then?

Zhao Desheng and the others still wanted to decline.

But Ye Yun didn't give them a chance to refuse.

The team leader snatched the ledger from the deputy factory manager's hands. Ye Yun lightly touched the numbers on it with her fingertips and asked, "Boss Zhao, you just said that Factory Manager Xu told you to ask me for money at ten times the price?"

Zhao Desheng nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, he also told me to be tougher on you."

At this point, he would try to shift the blame onto Xu Jiashen whenever possible, since Xu Jiashen had wronged him first.

"This ledger shows that your combined debt is 170,000?"

"Remove the tenfold, and it's only 17,000..."

Zhao Desheng gave an awkward smile, looking at Ye Yun with embarrassment and a somewhat embarrassed expression.

When Lantian Garment Factory was doing well, it could make more than this amount in a day.

In recent months, Baiyun Garment Factory has risen to prominence, while Lantian Garment Factory has been severely impacted, with virtually no shipments and no orders. The workers are also idle every day, so naturally they won't buy from them. After a month, they have only managed to save up this little bit of money.

Ye Yun, "..."

Is Lantian Garment Factory really that bad?

Considering that her daily retail sales at Baiyun Garment Factory exceed this amount, it's no wonder that Xu Jiashen would resort to desperate measures and attack her.

Seventeen thousand is easy to agree on.

She has all the money she needs right now, more than enough.

"good."

Ye Yun closed the ledger and handed it to the team leader beside her, then smiled at Zhao Desheng and the others.

"Then I'll trouble you all to give me another copy of the actual accounts, and I will personally settle the accounts with you one by one."

"Okay, okay..."

Zhao Desheng dared not say anything else, and even considerately said, "If it's inconvenient for you, there's no rush..."

He believed that Ye Yun, being a woman, couldn't possibly come up with that much money all at once.

Ye Yun chuckled softly.

After running a pastry shop for so long and partnering with Chen Zhenxing for so long, do you think she was just joking around?

Seventeen thousand is a small amount.

From this moment on, she will earn more money. Money equals status. Only with enough money can she maintain a certain status and ensure that she will no longer be bullied.

After speaking with Zhao Desheng and the others, Ye Yun waved to the squad leader to see them off.

Luo Baocheng didn't intend to leave with Zhao Desheng and the others. Holding his briefcase, he stood behind her.

She knew this was Luo Baocheng's way of making overtures.

She had already turned her gaze toward the production workshop.

A group of workers stood at the entrance of the production workshop with varying expressions: surprise, doubt, trepidation, and a wide range of complex gazes, all staring at her in a daze.

All of these people were filled with regret.

They thought Ye Yun was an easy target, but they didn't expect her to be so capable.

Those guys were all big bosses in Jinqiao County, but in front of Ye Yun, they could only bow and apologize!

"Director Ye..."

The production workshop director stared in disbelief at Ye Yun, the middle-aged woman who had just entered the workshop and then continued chatting with the male workers after giving Ye Yun a disdainful look.

Ye Yun stared at her, a cool smile spreading across her eyes.

This smile terrified Li Hongqing. She quickly slapped her thigh and apologized hastily, "I'm so sorry, Director Ye! We didn't know you were coming to the factory. We've been so disrespectful! Look at the mess this has made. Please come into the workshop. We've all been looking forward to your arrival!"

One minute they say they didn't know she was coming.

A moment later he said he had been looking forward to her coming.

The lies just slipped out of his mouth without him even bothering to write a draft.

Ye Yun smiled faintly, neither angry nor annoyed, "You know perfectly well whether you've been waiting for me all along, so I don't need to say anything more, do I?"

"W-what do you mean..."

Li Hongqing looked uneasy and opened her mouth.

Behind her, dozens of male and female workers craned their necks to look at Ye Yun, their faces filled with both doubt and trepidation.

"You've all been fired."

Ye Yun parted her thin lips slightly, but her voice carried with unparalleled clarity throughout the surrounding area.

A deathly silence fell in an instant.

Dozens of faces showed expressions of shock, which then visibly turned pale, their eyes widening as they stared at the composed Ye Yun with great embarrassment.

They were fired?

How did they get fired?

"How can you fire us like this! We've worked at the factory for so long, we've put in a lot of hard work even if we haven't made any great contributions, how can you just fire us like this!"

"Exactly! Even Third Master wouldn't fire us, so why should you!"

"Because I'm the new factory manager now."

Amidst countless excited shouts and clamor, Ye Yun's voice, though not loud, was calm and collected, yet it dominated the entire scene.

This left everyone stunned.

Ye Yun shrugged, her cold gaze sweeping over each of their faces: "I have nothing to say to you. The factory isn't doing well and doesn't need so many workers, so you can take your wages and go home."

funny.

She can't easily fire people from state-owned garment factories, but can she let these people ride roughshod over her in private garment factories?

The most glorious era of the working class is long gone. With the entry of capital and the rise of business owners, the biggest taboo is being soft-hearted.

If she can keep her employees around even when they treat her like dirt, what kind of boss is she?

Go home, have a baby, and be a pushover!

The deputy factory director, who was standing to the side, wanted to struggle and speak up for the workers when he saw this, but before he could say anything, Ye Yun stopped him with a look.

The team leader was also very perceptive and waved for two people to step forward and cover the deputy factory director's mouth.

“Covering my mouth won’t help! You can’t pay wages! Third Master took all the money from the factory long ago, not a single penny left! You can dream about paying them wages!” Even with his mouth covered, the deputy factory director shouted with all his might.

Ye Yun was speechless, "..."

She doesn't even care about a debt of 17,000 yuan, so how could she possibly be stumped by such a small amount of money as workers' wages?

"Go quietly and head to the finance department now. I'll have someone bring the money over right away to pay your salaries. Let's part ways amicably!"

"If you don't want to leave, then stay here and see if I give you a single penny!"

Resounding and powerful!

Now that things had come to this, everyone looked at each other, wanting to take the money and leave, but also not wanting to give up such a respectable job...

"Director Ye! Please let me stay!"

Suddenly, someone rushed towards her—