A male worker in his thirties pushed through the crowd and ran towards Ye Yun in a panic, only to be stopped by the team leader. He still struggled to reach out his hand to her, pleadingly shouting:

"I have an elderly mother and young children at home. I really can't lose this job. Please, please let me stay—"

As he shouted, the crowd behind him seemed to boil over as if water were being boiled.

"I also have children in school, and I need this job. Please, Director Ye, don't fire me! I promise to work hard for you from now on!"

"Me too! Me too!"

"And me! I'm getting married soon, and they only agreed to marry me because I have a decent job! Director Ye! It's better to tear down ten temples than to have one marriage!"

Each one of them spoke of their own pitiful situation.

Another one kept trying to rush towards Ye Yun.

Fortunately, Ye Yun had a small team protecting her and they managed to stop them, but they couldn't stop the constant pleas from the other women.

Even Luo Baocheng, standing beside her, was moved, a look of pity appearing in his eyes. He whispered to her, "Boss Ye, why don't you keep them? Xu Jiashen is despicable, but these workers are innocent..."

"Boss Luo, do you know what it means to be unfaithful once and never to be trusted again?"

Ye Yun chuckled softly, looking at him indifferently.

Luo Baocheng was stunned, "This..."

What is the relationship between these two?

"Although the nature of the matters is different, the principle is the same."

Ye Yun noticed his confusion, a faint smile playing on her lips. Her cold gaze swept over the workers stopped by the team, and she said calmly:

"When I first met them, they looked down on me and disdainfully ignored me."

“You only see them begging me now, but you didn’t see how they just looked down on me. If they dare to treat me like this once, they might do it many more times. I absolutely cannot use them.”

“They are inherently proud. Even if they submit to me now, who can guarantee that they will always be at my beck and call in the future?”

"To be a capable leader, you must be tough and able to manage your subordinates, otherwise you will be manipulated by them. You are a boss yourself, don't you even understand this simple principle?"

The last rhetorical question made Luo Baocheng so embarrassed that he blushed instantly.

He scratched the back of his head and stammered, "I... I didn't mean to say that, I just felt sorry for them..."

"There are so many pitiful people in this world, many of whom can't even afford to eat. If I'm going to help someone, I'll help those people. Maybe I'll even get a thank you. Why should I go through all that trouble to help a group of people who don't even respect me?"

Luo Baocheng: "..."

At this moment, his kindness seemed utterly laughable and insignificant in front of Ye Yun.

He finally understood why the woman in front of him named Ye Yun was so outstanding and had achieved such great results.

It turns out she possesses such ruthlessness and iron-fisted methods, surpassing even some men.

The workers were all filled with remorse.

To their utter surprise, they were fired without mercy simply for giving Ye Yun, the new factory director, a show of force.

When it was time to collect their wages, there was a chorus of sighs and lamentations.

Looking across the entire Jinqiao County, the scene of receiving wages was filled with sighs and groans; perhaps only Lantian Garment Factory could do so.

...

After paying wages, the huge Lantian Garment Factory was left with only empty factory buildings.

Fortunately, Wu Zhansheng's team was there to protect her.

Otherwise, it would be too desolate to leave only her and Luo Baocheng behind her in the huge garment factory.

"Mr. Ye, the debts owed by these textile factory owners are not small amounts. How do you plan to settle them?"

"I have some spare cash here. You can take it if you need it."

Luo Baocheng said solicitously.

He now wants to get along well with Ye Yun, because both her background and her character impress him greatly.

If he follows Ye Yun, he'll definitely be able to eat meat.

Ye Yun looked Luo Baocheng up and down, then smiled and said, "It's getting dark, Mr. Luo, aren't you going home for dinner?"

"ah?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Baocheng looked up at the sky. Wasn't it still noon?

Seeing that he actually looked up at the sky, Ye Yun's lips twitched involuntarily, and she rubbed her temples helplessly. "What I mean is, Mr. Luo, you don't need to stay with me all the time."

"No, no, no." Luo Baocheng sensed the hint in her words that she wanted to send him away, and fearing she might misunderstand, he quickly explained, "Boss Ye, I didn't mean anything by it. I just thought that since we're going to be working together in the future, I wanted to get along well with you."

That's exactly what I meant.

"ah?"

"There's no need," Ye Yun said calmly. "Even if you don't stay to help me today, I will continue to cooperate with you."

After all, of all the bosses who came today, he was the only one they found agreeable.

Luo Baocheng hadn't expected Ye Yun to be so direct. He smiled awkwardly and changed the subject, saying, "It's almost noon. I know a good restaurant. Do you eat spicy food, Ms. Ye? It's my treat."

Ye Yun resolutely refused: "I won't eat."

Luo Baocheng's attempt failed. He opened his mouth, but finally smiled helplessly, "Alright, Boss Ye's guard is really high. It seems that if I want to be friends with you, I'll need to spend some time getting to know you."

Ye Yun smiled but remained silent.

She simply didn't want to have too much contact with these people before she had a clear understanding of their background.

Knowing that staying any longer would only annoy others, Luo Baocheng bid farewell to Ye Yun and tactfully left.

"Miss Ye, where are we going now?"

Squad leader Xing Yujie stood respectfully beside her, with a buzz cut, tall and thin, but with an unyielding and unapproachable air about him.

Where to?

A surge of anger had been stuck in her throat for a long time. Ye Yun took a deep breath, raised her eyes, and stared at the huge and empty garment factory in front of her with a sinister look.

"Captain Xing, do you guys even know how to fight?"

Turning her head, she gritted her teeth and smiled at Xing Yujie and the dozen or so burly men he had brought.

Xing Yujie curled his lips, "Miss Ye, are you insulting us?"

Ye Yun laughed, "Then do you guys smash things?"

Xing Yujie's brows furrowed in hesitation, but he nodded nonetheless: "It's not impossible. Are you going to smash up the garment factory?"

"Ha, are you kidding me?"

She was still counting on the garment factory to make money for her.

"Come with me somewhere."

She turned and walked outside.

Seeing that although she was smiling, her eyes were filled with murderous intent, Xing Yujie's expression lit up, and he immediately waved excitedly, saying, "Brothers, we've got a job! Let's go!"

...

A moment later, Ye Yun led Xing Yujie and his group into Zhongxing Tower with great momentum.

The gatekeeper of Zhongxinglou was no match for him and was kicked into the building, landing right on the table where Xu Jiashen was drinking tea.

Xu Jiashen was about to lose his temper.

A large group of people rushed in through the door, led by Ye Yun, who was standing next to Xing Yujie with a wooden stick in her hand, and was walking towards him with a smile.

He recognized Xing Yujie and immediately put on a smiling face, saying, "Captain Xing, what's going on..."

Bang!

Before he could finish speaking, Ye Yun swung a stick down from the sky and smashed it straight at him.

"You dare to scam me?"

"Captain Xing, smash it!"