Ren Donglai clenched his fist, recalling something a factory owner had once said.

They wanted to hire skilled workers from factories at half the price of those outside, and they acted as if they were determined to succeed.

Knock, knock,

Before he could think any further, he looked up when he heard a knock on the door.

"Li Chengbing?" Ren Donglai looked at him and the two people following behind him with suspicion.

Lu Yunshen was already very tall, and when he walked in, he bent down, almost blocking the office door.

"Director Ren, this is the comrade-in-arms I mentioned to you, Lu Yunshen."

"This is his wife, Lin Ziyan," Li Chengbing introduced the two directly without any formalities.

"Hello, I am Ren Donglai, the factory manager here. Please have a seat." Ren Donglai immediately stood up, and the worry in his eyes disappeared.

He had mentioned the issue of where the factory's skilled workers would go to work to Li Chengbing.

Unexpectedly, Li Chengbing said last night that he had made some progress and asked him to wait at the factory today.

"Director Ren, hello." Lu Yunshen stepped forward and shook hands with Ren Donglai.

Lin Ziyan nodded to him, a glint of shrewdness flashing in her eyes.

Ren Donglai is not suited for management, but he excels at market development and has exceptional business acumen.

If she could be recruited as the marketing manager at Hairun Electrical Appliances City, she and Sister Fang would have a lot less to worry about.

Ren Donglai's back stiffened, and he felt as if he was being watched by something.

He coughed lightly. "I heard that you two are looking to hire our skilled workers. I wonder how much you're willing to pay?"

Ren Donglai appeared calm and composed, showing no embarrassment at all about talking about money.

He used to work in sales, but after graduating from university, he was assigned to this factory as its manager.

Ren Dong looked at Lu Yunshen, waiting for his reply.

"Factory manager, I forgot to tell you, that electrical appliance factory is owned by Comrade Lin, Yun Shen's wife." Li Chengbing scratched his head, his ears turning red.

Ren Dong looked at Lin Ziyan, a look of doubt in his eyes.

Lin Ziyan took a simple contract from the file folder, handed it to Factory Director Ren, and said with a faint smile,

"Director Ren, please take a look at the salary and benefits I'm offering first, and then we can discuss other things."

A smile spread across Lu Yunshen's eyes as he calmly sat to the side, saying nothing more.

He was only responsible for making the introductions; everything else was left to Lin Ziyan.

Li Chengbing anxiously tried to signal to Lu Yunshen with his eyes, but Lu Yunshen saw it and ignored it.

Ren Donglai was puzzled, but he still took the agreement and read it.

A monthly salary of 200 yuan, with room and board included?

There are other extra rewards, holidays off, etc.

After Ren Dong finished reading, his mind began to stir slightly.

This salary is already considered that of a senior skilled worker in Guangzhou.

"Director Ren, I'm paying you the salary of a mid-level technician. There will be adjustments later, but it won't be lower than this amount."

“I just went to the factory and they deserve this salary,” Lin Ziyan added.

Ren Donglai's eyes were slightly red, and he nodded.

Before he could say anything, several people entered through the door, one of whom had a protruding belly and slicked-back hair.

"Director Ren, what do you think?"

“Your skilled workers are getting on in years. If they apply to other factories, they might not be able to get such high wages.” The man with slicked-back hair and a beer belly walked into the room.

After he finished speaking sarcastically, he glanced at the three people in the office without taking it seriously and sat down on his own.

The people who came with him stood on either side of him, one on each side, and another standing at the door.

Li Chengbing clenched his fists and stared at him, gritting his teeth to hold back from punching him.

"Boss Cheng, can't you see I have a customer here?" Ren Donglai narrowed his eyes.

"Please leave my office."

He directly ordered him to leave, but he was still wary of the three bodyguards behind him.

Boss Cheng smiled and looked at Lin Ziyan. Her skin was as white as a glutinous rice ball, and her eyes were misty, making his heart flutter.

"Director Ren, I didn't expect your newly recruited secretary-general to be so good."

A fierce glint appeared in Lu Yunshen's eyes, blocking his view.

"Chengli Nong, get out of here!" Ren Donglai's temper flared up instantly.

Cheng Nong glanced at him only once before brazenly scrutinizing Lin Ziyan again.

He glanced at Lu Yun Shen, and although he was startled by his imposing manner, he didn't think much of it when he thought of the three bodyguards he had brought.

“Girl, you’ll be unemployed sooner or later if you follow Factory Director Ren. You might as well be my secretary.” Cheng Linong wasn’t in a hurry even though his view was blocked.

He leered at Lu Yun Shen's back, straightened his shirt collar, and struck what he considered his most alluring pose.

Lin Ziyan almost rolled her eyes; it was so greasy...

Lu Yunshen gave Li Chengbing a wink, and the man immediately went to the door and pulled the bodyguard inside as well.

Bang!

The door was slammed shut.

Boss Cheng's heart skipped a beat, but he quickly regained his composure.

"To be your secretary?" Lin Ziyan glanced at the man coldly.

Cheng Nong swallowed hard, and seeing another bodyguard enter the office, he felt reassured.

"That's right, be my secretary, and I'll definitely treat you to the best of everything..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Yun Shen grabbed him by the collar and forced him to bang his head against the wall.

Upon the first impact, Cheng Nong's ears started ringing and his vision went white.

Upon seeing this, the three bodyguards immediately rushed over at the same time.

Ren Donglai picked up the kettle on the table and threw it. For the next few minutes, he stood there, stunned, his cheeks twitching.

Li Chengbing didn't even have time to intervene; he just stood at the door watching the show.

Less than five minutes later, Cheng Linong and his bodyguards crawled out of the office, not forgetting to throw down some harsh words.

"I will definitely come again..."

Lin Ziyan suddenly felt that the sentence sounded familiar, like a line from an animated film she had seen before, where characters would make threats whenever they couldn't win a fight.

Lu Yunshen's eyes remained cold as he pulled Lin Ziyan away.

Ren Donglai was left completely bewildered, while Li Chengbing smiled meaningfully.

…

On the other side...

Yangcheng Department Store.

Song Yi was talking to the department store manager in the office.

Fangjie and Lu Qiuying went to browse the jewelry counters in the department store.

The two arrived at a jewelry counter, glanced at the price tags, and silently estimated the profit margin in their minds.

There was just a sign hanging up, but the goods were the same as those they got from the wholesale market.

"The price has increased more than tenfold..." Lu Qiuying whispered to Sister Fang.

Fangjie nodded slightly, her heart itching with anticipation, wishing she could fly back to Haixian County right now to renovate her shop.

The two asked the sales clerk to bring out two pairs of pearl earrings, but before they could even look at them, another sales clerk took them away.

Fang Jie's eyes instantly darkened as she looked at the sales clerk and said in an icy tone,

"Let's put down the ones we've already picked out."

The sales clerk's pupils contracted slightly, intimidated by her imposing manner, but thinking of the commission that was about to be received, she immediately straightened her back.

"My guest has gone to get the money, he'll be back in a bit."

Lu Qiuying was so angry she laughed. Just as she was about to speak, Fang Jie stopped her.

"Has the guest paid the deposit?" Sister Fang asked with a smile, but the smile didn't reach her eyes.