After listening to Chang Fei's persuasion, Li Fang's previous hesitation lessened somewhat, but she still hesitated and said:

“The child is still young, and my parents-in-law are not old either. Is it really appropriate for us to just leave the things like picking up and dropping off the child and taking care of the house to the older generation?”

Li Fang felt she had become a career woman, but she couldn't keep squeezing her two elderly parents out of her home like this.

They are far from retirement age, yet they are completely tied to their son and daughter-in-law's home by their families and children.

Every day they have to take care of the children, do laundry and cook. Even if they can afford a housekeeper in the future, the elderly couple will no longer have a career they love or friends they can talk to.

Those were days that Li Fang dared not even think about.

Chang Fei thought for a moment, then hardened his heart.

“My parents came to Nanshan City with us. My aunt and my other aunt had already arranged for our family to have jobs and a comfortable life.”

“In that case, you should go to work. My parents and I can’t stay at home either, or we’ll become disconnected from society in a few years and our minds will go dull.”

They reasoned that given Lu Fan's character, there was no way he would abandon them completely; he would definitely find work.

As for home, Chang Fei also made arrangements:

"Let's hire a housekeeper now. There are nannies and tutors to take care of the kids. We'll just spend a little more money and have to worry less!"

Li Fang was also somewhat persuaded by Chang Fei's words. After discussing it, the two of them decided that they really had to take the position of marketing department manager.

Otherwise, the money spent on housekeeping, tutoring, and so on for this large family would be a considerable sum.

Initially, they can still rely on the money from selling the house, but later it will depend on their wages.

Thinking about their wages, the couple looked at each other and laughed.

The salary Lu Fan had previously paid them was already no less than the market rate.

Once the job change takes effect, won't the salary also increase accordingly?

Thinking about it this way, both husband and wife were secretly delighted.

Once Li Fang figured it out, things became much easier.

As soon as she called Jiang Manyue, Jiang Manyue immediately became happy.

They also agreed that once their work situation improved, the whole family would go out for a nice meal to celebrate.

Not long after the deal was settled, the printing factory added a marketing department to its existing operations.

Li Fang became the manager of this department, mainly responsible for market research and business promotion.

The sales department was also expanded, and Chang Fei was assigned to work there. From then on, the couple worked in the same factory, so they no longer had to be separated for long periods of time, which caused their relationship to change.

Normally, a new broom sweeps clean when taking office, but neither Li Fang nor Chang Fei showed any intention of making any major changes.

The printing factory is much better off than the soy sauce factory that was on the verge of bankruptcy. Who would want to cause trouble every day if they have a job?

As for those with connections, those who can bring in revenue are naturally good, but those without real ability are known to themselves that they can't be retained.

The market will weed out these people.

Li Fang's fire burned somewhere else.

I had just taken office when the marketing department made a big move: all employees, including managers from top to bottom, had to go out and conduct market research themselves.

It is necessary to know who the printing factory's current customers are, and where the lost customers have gone.

Of course, the ultimate goal is to submit a report outlining ways to win back customers.

As a result, the busiest people in the entire printing plant were not the workers in the workshop who were rolling up their sleeves and making printing noises.

Instead, it was the office clerks who were used to working in offices.

In early summer, the weather was already very hot, and these people couldn't go into the factory all day. They spent their time outside contacting clients and cultivating relationships.

Where is the old days of playing computer games, enjoying air conditioning, and sitting comfortably in an office? Some people can't stand it after just two or three days.

They were all people with connections who had been placed in the printing factory, just so they would have less work and be closer to home.

Now, not only is the money less, but the work is more, and there are even more problems. Isn't it tempting to run away?

Lu Fan didn't care about any of that. He handed over the whole mess to his third uncle, Li Fang, and Jiang Manyue, and then completely washed his hands of it.

Nepotism is one issue, and unquestioning trust in those you employ is another.

Lu Fan felt that since the matter had been handed over, he should trust them. The saying "one cannot be a good father-in-law if one is neither deaf nor dumb" sometimes applies to managing a business as well.

However, Lu Sanjiu and Jiang Manyue clearly had their own things to do.

Jiang Manyue is in charge of finances in Nanshan City. She also transferred many employees from the Jiang Group in Jinghai City to help out, just to get through this busiest period first.

Li Fang is handling new rules and policies, and Jiang Manyue is in charge of finances, so it's not an easy task either.

In addition, there's a soy sauce factory nearby. Although it's close by, I still have to run back and forth between the two places for various things, and I can't relax for a moment.

As for Uncle Lu the Third, his abilities are even greater.

He used to have his own construction company in Harbour City, although it wasn't very large.

But he was also the wealthiest brother in Lu Fan's mother's family.