Feeling frustrated, Chen Fangmei called Chen Luoxia to complain about the money she had lost.

After a long silence, Chen Luoxia said helplessly, "Then what can we do? Just lower the price of the milk tea. Wait, even if it's bad, it shouldn't be a loss. What have the waiters you hired been doing?"

Upon learning that a milk tea shop needed five employees and an accountant, Chen Luoxia scolded, "You're not a big company, why do you need an accountant? I told you to hire Liu Yan, not to let her act like a boss, but to help you deal with Qiao's house and see if you can get any trade secrets. You really have money to burn."

"How was I supposed to know that the profit margin of a bubble tea shop is so thin? If I had known, I wouldn't have gone into this business. I would have preferred to open a restaurant, where I could have made more money. Now I've already invested several thousand yuan, and I'm afraid I'll lose everything." Chen Fangmei was on the verge of tears.

Chen Luoxia calmed her down, saying, "Don't panic. We also opened a natural milk tea shop in Beijing. It's not as unprofitable as you say, but Qiaowu is still better. Dingding analyzed it and found that in addition to the wide variety of fruits and low prices, Qiaowu Fruit Tea Shop, which Cai Ming opened, also uses a certain kind of jam when making its drinks."

"Jam?" Chen Fangmei frowned. "Could they have put something addictive in it?"

Chen Luoxia whispered, "No, we spent a lot of money to get a small packet of jam. After analysis, it turned out to be just the raw material of a certain fruit. It's not only beneficial to the human body, but it also has a very unique taste. Dingding said that if we could also get the raw materials for this jam, we could bring down Qiaowu."

"But where can we get this jam?" Chen Fangmei was also at a loss. Her gaze fell on Liu Yan, who was staring blankly at her, and she had an idea.

"Okay, I'll think of something," she said, her mind preoccupied.

Chen Luoxia comforted her, saying, "As long as you can find out the source of that jam, I will compensate you for your loss of 100,000 yuan."

Upon hearing about the compensation of 100,000 yuan, Chen Fangmei perked up as if she had been injected with chicken blood and readily agreed.

“Lu Mingyuan, Liu Yan, you know the store isn’t doing well, so we’re planning to lay off staff. You’re not a good fit, so I’ll give you a severance package. Let’s call it a day.” Chen Fangmei called over Lu Mingyuan and his wife, looking troubled.

Mr. and Mrs. Lu stared at her in disbelief: "Madam, we've only worked here for seven days, and you're already trying to get rid of us?"

“Ahem, business is tough these days, we don’t need that many people,” Chen Fangmei said matter-of-factly. “You’re Lu Siqiao’s parents, why don’t you go and stay with her…”

Lu Mingyuan and his wife were stunned. Was she trying to persuade them to abandon their evil ways and embrace the light?

"Find a way to work at Qiao's place and find the ingredients for their secret sauce packets, and I'll give you five thousand yuan," Chen Fangmei promised. "When you've done a great job, come back and I'll promote you to store manager." She told Lu Mingyuan.

At first, Lu Mingyuan and his wife looked dejected, but upon hearing this, hope rekindled in their eyes.

“Qiaowa doesn’t really like us,” Liu Yan said quietly.

Chen Fangmei said coldly, "That's because you haven't suffered enough." She then gave a meaningful smile.

Lu Mingyuan and his wife looked at each other, then suddenly realized what was going on.

Soon, two people came out of the Natural Milk Tea shop. Lu Mingyuan cursed and said, "Seriously, what does your poor business have to do with us? You even fired someone. That's too much!"

"You fired us, how are we supposed to live? We have elderly parents to support and young children to raise!" Liu Yan turned around and said with a wronged expression.

Chen Fangmei remained unmoved and said coldly, "We're not running a charity. If we don't make money, we fire people. What's the point of making any sense?"

After saying that, she turned and went back into the store. Looking at the trembling waiter, she scolded, "What are you all standing there for? Get to work!"

The commotion was quite loud and alerted the people in the Qiao family.

Lu Siqiao stood at the door, watching all of this with a blank expression.

"Qiaowa, you have to help your dad! Your dad and Aunt Yan have lost their jobs. What will your brother eat in the future?" Lu Mingyuan walked up to her and pretended to be poor.

Liu Yan also pleaded pitifully, "Qiao Wa, do you see if the shop is short-staffed? Please have pity on us and let us do odd jobs."

“We have enough staff in the store. I can’t fire someone else for you guys, can I?” Lu Siqiao refused without even thinking.

Lu Mingyuan said with dissatisfaction, "But I'm your father. Can't the Natural Store just fire people whenever they want?" After saying that, he glanced at Zhang Wei and the others as if asserting his sovereignty.

Zhang Wei and the others watched Lu Siqiao nervously.

Lu Siqiao said calmly, "Our Qiaowu management system is different from Tianran's. Our employees are all partners; they have shares. If you ask me to take their money, the compensation I receive could buy this store."

ah!

Lu Mingyuan was stunned.

Not only him, but even Fang Jun, who was watching the commotion from the other side, was completely dumbfounded.

What? Zhang Wei and these poor bastards actually hold shares in Qiaowu?

It's a shame he had previously mocked them, saying that the waiters at the natural product store earned 100 yuan a month.

I was slapped in the face, thoroughly slapped in the face.

"Are you stupid? Why would you give the shares to outsiders?" Lu Mingyuan was furious when he heard that Qiaowa had given the shares to others. He said fiercely, "You should terminate the contract with them immediately. Even if you're going to give shares, you should give them to your own people."

To his surprise, Lu Siqiao ignored him and walked straight back into the store.

She walked to the phone, dialed, said a few words into the phone, and then handed it to him, saying, "If you have any complaints, talk to the major shareholder, Mr. Cai. This is his decision."

It's Cai Ming again!

Lu Mingyuan's face froze; he dared not answer the phone.

Liu Yan, seemingly unafraid of death, picked up the phone and said respectfully, "Mr. Cai, hello, I'm Qiao Wa's stepmother—"

To everyone's surprise, Cai Ming's roar came from the phone.

"What are you doing bothering Qiaowa again? The company management system I set is none of your business. You dare to interfere in my affairs? You've got a long way to go!"

"Get out of here, or I'll send someone to take you all back to your hometown!"

Cai Ming ignored her words, cursed a few times, and hung up.

Mr. and Mrs. Lu Mingyuan: ...

Lu Siqiao crossed her arms and said, "Second Uncle and Second Aunt, I have a suggestion for you. It's not easy to make money outside. Why don't you go back home and farm?"

"You brat, what did you say to Boss Cai? If you had said a few nice words to him, he wouldn't have treated me like this!" Lu Mingyuan said resentfully.

Lu Siqiao said calmly, "How could Boss Cai possibly hire you? You should ask Huang Ling for help; she'll definitely be able to arrange a good job for you."

She turned around and saw Fang Jun and the others staring intently at her.

"Actually, if Natural Tea Shop just focuses on making milk tea and puts its mind at ease, it can still survive. They used such a lame excuse to fire you, do you think I would hire you?"

A sarcastic smile tugged at the corner of her mouth.