Chapter 182: It’s better to go back to work or try to make peace. I really regret it. ...

As soon as Yao Zhizhi arrived, Zhou Juan got up.

Pregnant women are indeed prone to sleepiness. There was a lot of leftover food from lunch, and she was too lazy to cook it, so she just heated it up. Therefore, she didn't prepare dinner and slept until dark.

As soon as she came out, she saw her mother-in-law holding her belly and running out.

There is a public toilet nearby. When there are guests at home, my mother-in-law doesn't like to squat on the toilet because it is uncivilized.

Zhou Juan didn't think much about it and quickly asked Yao Zhizhi and Qi Changxiao to sit down.

The two had come in the morning and brought meat floss pancakes and some other snacks, so they came in empty-handed this time.

Yao Zhizhi glanced at Zhou Juan with a calm expression. She walked directly to the west room door and knocked. "Can I come in, Teacher Xu?"

"Come in." Xu Wei responded politely. Great, the savior is here.

I quickly rubbed myself against the pillow and raised my body slightly to avoid pulling my ribs, but it was not polite to talk to people while lying flat on my back.

Yao Zhizhi came in and took a chair to sit down. "Zhou Juan, you don't have to be busy anymore. Come in and let's talk."

Zhou Juan had been planning to make tea, but upon hearing this, she came in and sat down. "Editor-in-Chief Yao, was it my mother who asked you to come?"

Yao Zhizhi just smiled and said nothing. It was a good idea for Zhou Juan to think this way, as it was better than directly saying that Xu Wei asked her to come. This way, she could also use Zhou Ying's influence to make Zhou Juan restrain herself.

Zhou Juan had indeed misunderstood, and immediately felt emboldened. She muttered, "It must be Xu Wei complaining again. Editor-in-Chief Yao, you can't just believe one side of the story."

Yao Zhizhi really wanted to hear Zhou Juan's explanation, so she raised her eyebrows and said, "Then tell me, what exactly is going on?"

Zhou Juan began to spit, recounting the grievances she had suffered during this period, and finally said with emotion: "It's better to go back to work. I really regret it."

This sentence surprised Yao Zhizhi. It was not easy for this spoiled young lady to realize the benefits of going to work?

It can be seen that life is a much more competent teacher than Zhou Ying. In just a few months, Zhou Juan has realized the importance of career.

Even if it's just to avoid housework, it's at least a sign of awareness.

After hearing this, Yao Zhizhi asked her a question: "Do you really want to go back to work? What will you do after you give birth?"

"Anyway, Xu Wei has asked his cousin to come over and take care of the kids, so I'll just follow your lead." Zhou Juan felt a little uncomfortable in her stomach, so she rubbed it, hoping to hold out for a little longer before going to the bathroom. With a glimmer of anticipation in her heart, she asked, "Have you hired anyone for the proofreading team?"

Yao Zhizhi didn't say anything. She was considering whether Zhou Juan was just acting on impulse or had really come to her senses.

This is important.

If it's just a spur of the moment work, you might find it troublesome after working for a few months and want to slack off again.

If you really realize it, you can consider letting Zhou Juan go to the market.

Zhou Juan has Zhou Ying as her backer, so her efficiency in running the market must be high. However, Zhou Juan is pregnant now, so it is not very convenient. You can consider waiting until she gives birth.

Therefore, Yao Zhizhi planned to observe for a period of time, allowing Zhou Juan to take care of the pregnancy.

In view of this, she did not say anything final, and replied: "I am still considering the candidate, there is no rush."

This "no rush" was like a reassurance to Zhou Juan. She breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "That's good."

Yao Zhizhi changed the subject: "Tell me about your story with Teacher Xu. You should know that your child has a father who is a university lecturer. I don't know how much higher his starting point is than other children."

This was a subtle reminder to Zhou Juan that with her education level, marrying Xu Wei was really marrying up, but it was only because Zhou Ying had the power that she gave Zhou Juan a ladder to climb up.

Zhou Juan understood what he said, and she rarely tried to quibble. She just bit her lip and looked away, still feeling angry about the passbook and other things.

Yao Zhizhi was not in a hurry. As long as she could suppress Zhou Juan's arrogance at the beginning, everything would be easy afterwards.

Zhou Juan has a lot of problems and is really annoying, but everything has its pros and cons. Zhou Juan's competitive spirit can just become Yao Zhizhi's weakness to exploit her.

Yao Zhizhi then handed Zhou Juan a statistical sheet: "This is the magazine sales figures for the past two months since you left. I've clearly marked which sales figures were achieved by my colleagues in the editorial department. See how much commission they can earn this month."

Zhou Juan took it and looked at it, she couldn't help but cover her mouth, so much!!!

In the first month after she left, Ding Can and Zhao Maimiao went to Zhejiang and Fujian and worked hard to achieve sales of 500,000 copies. Sales in the capital and other provinces also increased steadily, which was attributed to the employees who had initially expanded the market.

Nationwide sales reached a staggering 3.6 million copies.

In the second month after she left her job, Ding Can and Zhao Maimiao went to the Huguang area again and strived to achieve sales of 600,000 copies. The national sales volume exceeded 4 million copies and was heading towards 4.5 million copies.

It is conceivable that in a few months, the publishing house’s magazines will be available all over the country.

Although it may not be available in every city in every province, at least the foundation can be laid in the capital city of each province first.

Seeing other people making hundreds or even thousands of dollars in commission, Zhou Juan's eyes instantly turned red: "Why are you showing this to me? Are you deliberately trying to provoke me?"

Yao Zhizhi smiled and said, "Of course not. You were the one who initially opened up the Northeast market. Initially, sales were 50,000 copies, and last month it had grown to 300,000 copies. In the two months since you left, we sold a total of 550,000 copies, 270,000 of which were your contribution, and the other 280,000 were the result of my eldest brother's promotion in the two neighboring provinces. So, I'm here to give you a commission."

"What?" Zhou Juan was extremely surprised. She stared at Yao Zhizhi blankly, "I thought... I thought..."

Yao Zhizhi helped her out, "Because I hate you and I can't wait for you to leave, I definitely won't give you your commission after you leave. Is that right?"

Zhou Juan was silent, unable to deny that she did think so.

Now it seems that she was just being mean-spirited.

Yao Zhizhi took out the money, counted it carefully, and handed it to Zhou Juan along with the receipt issued by the accountant. "The ratio is still 10%, there are decimals. The 270,000 books are rounded up. After deducting the transportation costs to Northeast China, these are all the detailed accounts. You can calculate it yourself to see if it is correct."

Zhou Juan counted it and found it was more than nine hundred and sixty yuan.

Great! She has money now! She no longer has to ask for money from others!

It was so hard to live with your palms facing up. She suddenly hugged Yao Zhizhi and burst into tears: "Oh, you're so nice. It's my fault. I've been restless all day. I was wrong. Can you forgive me?"

Yao Zhizhi didn't push her away, but waited quietly for her to cry. When she had cried enough, she reminded her, "Come on, tell me about you and Teacher Xu."

"Okay." Zhou Juan wiped her tears and sat down obediently. "Go ahead and talk. I'm listening."

"Teacher Xu, please come first. If you have any requests for Zhou Juan, please raise them all at once today." Yao Zhizhi felt relieved that her trip was not in vain, and quickly asked Xu Wei to seize the opportunity.

Xu Wei didn't expect that Yao Zhizhi didn't embezzle Zhou Juan's commission. He had a new understanding of this woman and once again deeply admired Qi Changxiao.

They all have a nose, a mouth, two eyes and two legs, so why can they choose such a good wife?

Hey, you chose the woman yourself, so you should accept her.

He made a few demands, such as not being allowed to yell at elders, not being allowed to run out in the middle of the night even if there was a quarrel, and not being allowed to scare people with scissors...

Finally, he added, "Of course, I will set an example and do what I say."

Yao Zhizhi nodded and looked at Zhou Juan: "What do you want from Teacher Xu?"

Zhou Juan was busy counting money, counting it over and over again, with a smile on her face like a flower.

Yao Zhizhi asked her twice before she came to her senses: "I want you to give me your passbook for safekeeping and not bully me. My money is mine, and he is not allowed to think about it..."

I have said a lot of things, but they are actually all very common requirements. They seem easy, but they may not be easy to do.

Yao Zhizhi eliminated a few unreasonable ones and asked Zhou Juan to get a pen to write down all their demands. Finally, she added a few more items and drafted them into a convention for the couple to abide by.

Isn't Zhou Juan really interested in money? Then she'll be fined for each violation.

Yao Zhizhi added a fine clause after each item, which frightened Zhou Juan so much that she subconsciously held the more than 900 yuan in her arms tightly.

After finishing the agreement, Yao Zhizhi gave it to Qi Changxiao to make three copies. "One copy will be kept by my wife and me, one will be sent to your mother, and one will be given to Teacher Xu's parents. From now on, the three of us will supervise you two together. If you want to continue, you can't just focus on the mistakes of others, but also think about your own mistakes."

Zhou Juan felt a pang of pain, as she didn't want to be deducted money, so she nodded quickly.

Yao Zhizhi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, time to talk about your nagging problem. Zhou Juan, you owe Mao Ling an apology."

The smile on Zhou Juan's face froze instantly.

She looked at Yao Zhizhi, feeling uncomfortable with the accusatory look in her eyes. She could only lower her head: "I..."

"You almost caused Mao Ling and Kong Badou to fight each other with knives and guns. Don't you really realize your own problem?" Yao Zhizhi didn't play tricks on her. Since she was here, she would solve all the problems at once.

Otherwise, she wouldn't dare to hire such a chatterbox, even if he could expand the market.

Anyway, it doesn’t matter if Zhou Juan is gone in the Northeast. Her elder brother is still there, so she doesn’t have to worry about having no connections.

When she first gave Zhou Juan the money, it was clear that she didn't have to be with Zhou Juan.

Zhou Juan is a smart person. As long as she can put aside her emotions and think more, she will definitely understand the implied meaning of her words.

Zhou Juan did understand, she was just spoiled and liked to vent her anger the first time something happened.

Now that she has been whipped by life's little whip for two months, what else is there for her to not understand?

It may take some time to completely control the temper that has been developed over the past twenty years.

She glanced at the agreement in front of her and finally understood why Yao Zhizhi added "no gossip". This was referring to her.

She lowered her head and sighed silently: "I understand. I will get up early tomorrow and buy some meat to go see her child."

"That's fine, I don't need your piece of meat." Yao Zhizhi saw that it was getting late and prepared to get up. "Okay, do you two have anything else to say?"

"Xu Wei hasn't given me the passbook yet." Zhou Juan thought about it and realized that it was gone. This was the only thing left.

Xu Wei quickly shouted, "Mom, where is my salary passbook?"

When Xu's mother came back from the toilet and overheard the conversation in the main hall, she had to admit that Xiao Yao was still good at trying to stop a fight.

As long as Zhou Juan was willing to change, she didn't want to continue making a fuss, so she got up, opened the three-door cupboard, and took the passbook. As soon as she took the passbook, her stomach started to rumble again, so she had to run to the public toilet again.

Zhou Juan took it and looked at the money in it, and found that not a penny had been moved.

Sure enough, the mother-in-law was just looking for an excuse to put it away because she was afraid that she would spend money indiscriminately.

Zhou Juan felt a little upset when she thought about how she hadn't saved much money when she was working.

No, she has to get a savings account for herself so that she can get commissions. It won’t take long before she can surpass Xu Wei.

Seeing her cheer up, Yao Zhizhi suddenly became curious: "You used to get a commission every month, although not as much as now, it was still more than a hundred yuan a month. Where's your money?"