After renting out the house, Chu Fang returned next door to continue playing games with Rong Shunji, Wen Xiangbing, and Shao Liang.

The atmosphere among them gradually shifted from initial boastful remarks to silence.

The failure of a single page on the screen mirrors the feelings of several people, their hearts bleeding.

Before they started arguing, the four of them ended their live stream. Chu Fang took a deep breath to calm himself down.

Just then, the door opened, and the Zhong sisters returned home.

"Brother-in-law, I'm back!" The youngest sister of the Zhong family said at the door, but she had already bumped into his arms, as if she had been hit by a dump truck.

"Ugh..." Chu Fang felt a sharp pain in his chest.

This sister-in-law never underestimated her own power, and the biggest victim was Chu Fang.

"Be careful." The eldest sister of the Zhong family patted her younger sister's head, pulled her out of her arms, and asked Chu Fang, "Is the house rented out?"

Chu Fang rubbed his chest and said, "Mmm."

Who are the tenants?

"Two recent female college graduates."

"Mr. Chu, are you very excited?"

Chu Fang snorted lightly: "I've already chosen names for the children I have with them."

Upon hearing this, Zhong Tingyue was not angry: "What name?"

"Chu Tingyue".

"... ...,abnormal!"

Zhong Rou, standing to the side, protested, "There are children at home."

"Are you a child?" Chu Fang was speechless.

... ...

Early in the morning, Chu Fang woke up and made breakfast. After Zhong Rou finished eating, she wiped her mouth, put her hands in her pockets, and headed to school. It seemed that her sister-in-law never brought her homework home; she left it all at school and went to school empty-handed every day.

While Zhong Tingyue was cleaning up the kitchen waste, Chu Fang waved his hand and said, "You can go now, the studio is busy lately."

Zhong Tingyue nodded and left immediately, while Chu Fang leisurely collected the kitchen waste and put it into a plastic bag.

As Zhou Zhou stepped out of her house carrying a plastic bag, she ran into her two tenants next door. She greeted them warmly, saying, "Good morning, landlord."

"Hello, are you two going to work?" Chu Fang asked.

“Yes,” Zhou Zhou replied, then asked, “Landlord, do you also have to go to work?”

"Some things."

Last night, Kang Bo called him and said he had something important to discuss with him, and that he needed to make the decision himself, so he had to go to Founder Investment Company today.

They exchanged a few pleasantries in the elevator before parting ways.

"Phew... This landlord is really nice." Zhou Zhou said, linking arms with her sister as they walked out of the residential complex.

"Perhaps we can only know a person's face but not their heart, so we must be cautious." Her sister, Chen Wan'er, remained vigilant.

Just then, Zhou Zhou grabbed her sister's arm, became excited, and pointed to the underground parking lot of the community, saying, "Wan'er, look, a Rolls-Royce! I never thought that a Rolls-Royce owner would live in our community."

Chen Wan'er: "This Rolls-Royce owner is quite... weird."

Instead of living in a large apartment or villa, they choose to live in a neighborhood like this.

... ...

Chu Fang hummed a little tune as he drove.

Not long after, they arrived at Founder Investment Co., Ltd.

"Hello, Mr. Chu." The receptionist bowed in greeting.

"Okay," Chu Fang replied.

Upon entering the company, numerous employees and subordinates greeted him. As he responded, he sensed an unusual atmosphere pervading the company.

The way these employees and subordinates looked at him was very strange; fear, pleading, apprehension, helplessness... a complex mix of emotions swirled within them.

The company was shrouded in a depressing and tense atmosphere.

This isn't the atmosphere at his company...

He sensed the unusual atmosphere in the company and that it was related to Kang Bo calling him in, but he didn't ask the employees about it.

Upon seeing Chu Fang enter the office, many employees immediately began to whisper among themselves:

"President Chu is here. It seems that matter is true."

"Ugh, just thinking about it gives me a headache."

"what to do... ..."

“... ..."

Upon seeing Kang Bo, the company employees stopped their discussion and focused all their attention on their work.

Chu Fang had just entered the office when Kang Bo followed. The latter closed the door, sat down in his chair, and placed the file in front of Chu Fang. Too lazy to flip through the file, he nodded and said, "What did you call me here for? Just say it."

"Hmm..." Kang Bo's expression turned serious. He thought for a few seconds to organize his thoughts, then spoke softly, "President Chu, Fangzheng Investment Company has been established for over a year. Under your management, the company has gradually gotten on the right track, all thanks to your wisdom..."

Chu Fang's lips twitched: "Alright, alright, enough of this nonsense, let's get down to business."

Those words made his ears turn red.

So hypocritical...

Aside from investing in Founder Group, Chu Fang did nothing else. The company's success today is entirely due to the hard work and dedication of Kang Bo and the company's employees.

Kang Bo coughed a few times and said, "Today, our company has grown and expanded, and our efficiency has greatly improved. As a result, a problem has arisen."

He took a deep breath and said in a heavy tone, "Our company doesn't need that many employees."

Chu Fang: "..."

Upon hearing this, his expression immediately became serious, even solemn.

If a company doesn't need so many employees, then that means the company will have to... lay off staff.

At that moment, he understood why the company atmosphere was so heavy and oppressive, and why those employees had been so obsequious earlier.

Chu Fang sat up straight and flipped through the documents on the desktop. The documents clearly listed the company's current employees: 154 employees. However, according to calculations, if the company were to maintain its current development, it would only need a little over ninety employees.

In other words, even if more than fifty employees are laid off, the company can still operate smoothly.

Kang Bo remained silent, knowing the importance of the matter; the atmosphere in the office was so heavy it seemed as if water would drip from it.

Chu Fang examined the document carefully once more, then slowly exhaled: "Is the data in this document genuine?"

“Yes,” Kang Bo replied.

He waved his hand: "You can go now, I'll think about it."

Kang Bo then left. Upon seeing Kang Bo's figure, the company employees immediately shrank back and tried their best to appear as if they were working diligently.

After Kang Bo left, Chu Fang went to the living room, threw himself onto the sofa, covered his head, and turned over and over, saying, "Ugh, I'm so annoyed."

Now he deeply understands the feelings of President Ming of Yateng Yige back then.

Pain, unbearable pain.

The word "layoff" sounds simple, but behind it are dozens of employees and their families. The well-being of an employee's family depends entirely on their decision.

This may seem like a symbol of power, but the choices involved are incredibly painful.

Laying off employees would mean dozens of people losing their jobs and their families being ruined; not laying off employees would mean supporting them for nothing, resulting in a sharp drop in company revenue. Of course, he didn't care about the company's revenue, but he was also unwilling to pay the company's employees' salaries for nothing.

He was still familiar with the story of how a small favor could be appreciated, while an excessive one could breed resentment.

Of course, Chu Fang could use the surplus labor force to expand the company's territory and increase its size, but he didn't want to. He wasn't that eager for money; he just wanted the company to maintain its current size.

When they have children in the future, when the children introduce themselves to other classmates, they won't say that Chu Fang works for Zhong Tingyue, but that he is the boss of a company, to save face for him.

He had a terrible headache and sent a message to Zhong Tingyue.

[Solo player in dating games: Ms. Zhong, I have a headache.]

[Solo Queue Player in Love: Crying.JpG]

[Wang Shu: ?]

He immediately informed the other party of what had happened at the company, the choices the company faced, and his own predicament.

[Wang Shu: I don't know what to do either.]

[Solo Dating Player: Useless!]

[Wang Shu: I'm just a piece of trash.JpG]

[Wang Shu: Whatever your choice, please remember that it involves dozens of families. Think carefully.]