The people in their workshop were already used to this; during this period, there were always people voluntarily applying for layoffs.

Someone who knew Huaihua came over and joked with her: "Jia Yi, are you going to break your secure job and go into business to make big money?"

Huaihua glared at him irritably: "Let whoever wants this secure job take it. I don't want it anymore. I'm going to get married!"

The man exclaimed "Whoa!" in an exaggerated manner, then asked him with a gossipy look, "Judging from your tone, you're going to marry a big boss?"

"I wouldn't call him a boss, but my fiancé earns 1,000 yuan a month!"

What? A monthly salary of 1,000 yuan? That's unbelievable! You know, even a locust tree only earns about 40 yuan a month.

The man thought to himself, if he were a woman, and had the chance to marry such a rich husband, wow~ anyone who wouldn't do it would be a fool!

After leaving the factory, Huaihua went to "Where to Move" company to find Yu Qian.

Chen Yan always makes an appearance on Mondays, so she successfully cornered the two of them against the wall.

When Yu Qian stammered out the whole story and told her that he and Huaihua were getting married, Chen Yan was as shocked as if she had just heard a bombshell. The shock on her face was genuine.

"You, her, you two..."

Seeing Chen Yan's incoherent speech, Yu Qian explained in a low voice, "Boss, my mom and my cousin have already agreed to this."

Um, Yu Li and Yu Wanlin both agreed? What could Chen Yan say then? Of course, she wished them well.

Chen Yan patted Yu Qian on the shoulder: "I'll give you a surprise when we get married!"

Yu Qian then beamed and led Huaihua away.

On the way upstairs, Huaihua said to Qian, "I want to drink that Coke from last time."

Yu Qian now wished he could pluck the moon from the sky and give it to her, let alone a few bottles of cola.

He took her to the office where they had been last time. Just as Huaihua was drinking her ice-cold cola, Yu Qian hugged her from behind, his hot breath blowing into her collar.

Yu Qian, panting like an old ox, said, "I've missed you so much!"

Fortunately, the kid still had some sense. Knowing that he was in the company, he stopped after making a few moves and didn't dare to do anything more exciting.

Huaihua, her face flushed red, slapped him twice, pulled the form out of her pocket, and said pitifully, "I voluntarily resigned, and now I'm unemployed. I'll have to rely on you to support me from now on..."

Yu Qianmei laughed: "Okay, okay, you should have been laid off long ago. When I think of you, my wife, working in that dilapidated factory every day, guarding those broken machines, your hands covered in machine oil, my heart aches as if it's about to break."

Huaihua's expression was strange: "Really? You're not just saying that to flatter me, are you?"

Yu Qian almost swore an oath: "How could that be! What I said is all true."

Huaihua sighed: "But what about your cousin, and Chen Yan..."

Huaihua paused, then couldn't help but say, "Wait a minute, you call her Sister Yan, but I call her Aunt Chen Yan. Doesn't that mess up the generations?"

Yu Qian laughed heartily: "Now that you're married to me, of course you'll have to call me that from now on. Your seniority will rise instantly!"

Huaihua thought about it and realized it was true. She couldn't help but laugh and playfully hit him, saying, "You're so annoying!"

"..."

The two cuddled for a while, and after drinking a bottle of cola, Huaihua wisely stopped drinking.

Even if Yu Qian insisted on giving it to her, she wouldn't take it.

Huaihua discussed with him: "What I said just now was just said in anger. Your cousin, okay, okay, our cousin, and Sister Yan, aren't they so glamorous? You certainly don't want me to be just a stupid woman who can only do laundry and cook in the future."

At this point, Huaihua became very insecure: "Although I graduated from high school, I didn't really learn much. Now I'm laid off, and I don't know what I can do."

Yu Qian readily agreed: "A high school graduate is already quite educated, so what's the big deal? My cousin's place, or this place, you can choose whichever you like."

Huaihua tentatively said, "This isn't a good idea, is it? You can't make the decision."

Yu Qian shook his head: "I'll go ask my sister; she'll definitely give me that much face!"

See? Xiao Dang earns 700 a month at Qili Pavilion. If Huaihua went there, she couldn't possibly earn less than her.

However, Huaihua is smarter; why would she go under Yu Li's nose and try to sow discord between her and Yu Li?

So her first choice was actually this place, "Where to Move" company.

Her goal is to acquire the drawing skills that Chen Yan and He Yushui have mastered!

Compared to Xiao Dang, she undoubtedly understands better what she really wants.

"..."

Yu Qian found Chen Yan and told her about Huaihua's layoff.

Chen Yan did not agree immediately, but said, "I need to hear my younger brother's opinion on this matter."

When Yu Qian heard that the fat man actually had to agree to this, he lost his temper and could only try to appease Huaihua with words.

Chen Yan closed the office door, glanced at the time, and dialed Qilige's number: "Hello, this is Chen Yan. I'm looking for your boss."

Yu Li answered the phone and replied curtly, "I am the boss!"

Chen Yan chuckled, "Oh, it's your sister-in-law! You're the boss's wife! Go call your fat man, I have something to tell him."

Yu Li complained, "What on earth are you two up to lately? You're always so secretive!"

Chen Yan felt a little guilty: "Oh dear, it's not what you think. It's about Xiao Huaihua. She was laid off and wanted to work under us."

Speaking of which, the average age of both the kitchen team at Qilige and the old staff at "Ban Naer" company is quite high.

They all really need a boost of fresh blood.

Chen Yan hadn't waited a moment when the fat man answered the phone: "Second Sister, Yu Qian brought Huaihua to look for you?"

Chen Yan scolded him on the phone: "Of course! Such a big scoop, why didn't you tell me sooner? You caught me completely off guard!"

The fat man chuckled: "I'll be more careful next time, I definitely will. So what's their purpose now?"

"What could be the purpose? Huaihua was laid off, and Yu Qian wanted her to bring me here to work."

"So, are you willing?"

Chen Yan thought for a moment and said, "Huaihua is young, smart, and most importantly, ambitious. It should be hard for a boss to refuse her. But I'm worried that her ambition might grow too fast in the future..."

As expected of someone in charge, Chen Yan's progress has been remarkable.

What exactly is the art of management? All those terms, all those books, all that back and forth—it all boils down to the ability to manage people.

A boss doesn't need to be an expert in everything; as long as they can "know people and use them well," that's enough.

Of these, "knowing people" is the most difficult.

You can know a person's face but not their heart!

The locust flower is still young and inexperienced, and doesn't know how to hide its ambition.

Not only Yu Li could see her ambition, but now even Chen Yan could see it.

As for Fatty, he already knew it back on the eve of the Lunar New Year in 1965 when he heard Huaihua question Xiao Dang, "Why should I only get one piece of paper and you get a handful?"