Born as a space beast, Shi Chu possessed a strong sense of self-preservation and was inherently selfish. She revelled in luxury, indulging in fine food and clothing. She rejected phrases like “suff...
Chapter 955: The female protagonist of the sad drama (10)
Because the flour mill was not doing well, it often took holidays. Qiao Shichu found a day and took his son to Yu Changfan's furniture factory. The furniture factory was located in the southern suburbs. Because of its cheap rent and large area, it was suitable for his business.
There are more than 30 employees in the furniture factory, about 10 of whom are women. Five older middle-aged women do the same dirty work as the men, while the five younger female employees do clerical work.
Qiao Shichu had just arrived at the door of the furniture factory's office with Yu Chengxuan in his arms when a young girl in her early twenties came out holding a water cup. When she saw Qiao Shichu, she couldn't help but frown and said with an unpleasant expression, "Who are you? How can you run around here? And you're carrying a child with you. If something happens, can you afford it?"
Qiao Shichu's mood immediately turned bad after hearing such impolite words as soon as he opened his mouth. You know, the furniture factory did not completely forbid outsiders to come in. Except for the necessary processes that needed to be kept confidential, other places allowed guests to visit. After all, who has to see the goods first before deciding whether to place an order?
So when the young girl saw a stranger coming in, her first reaction was not to ask about the visitor's identity, but to bluntly scold the visitor for coming. If Qiao Shichu was a customer who came to see the goods at this time, and was treated like this, what would happen next?
"Is this how you treat customers who come to your store?" Qiao Shichu asked coldly, "With such a bad temper, even if a customer originally wanted to place an order, they would leave without looking back after seeing you, right?"
"You? What kind of customer are you? I certainly wouldn't treat a customer like I treat you." The young girl sneered, and squinted at Qiao Shichu's body. "Which customer would bring a child to look at the goods? Are you kidding? I think you're here to find a job, right? What a pity, our factory doesn't hire women with children!"
When Qiao Shichu saw her arrogant and conceited look, he was so angry that he laughed. He didn't want to bother with such a tactless person, so he walked around her and walked quickly into the office with the child in his arms.
"Hey! What's wrong with you, woman? Do you think you can enter the office? Get out of here..." When the woman saw that Qiao Shichu actually walked around her and went in, she was immediately furious and tried to stop her in a panic.
"Wife, you're here!" Yu Changfan, who was sitting behind his desk, saw Qiao Shichu and Yu Chengxuan. His eyes suddenly lit up and he stood up and walked towards them.
When the young woman who followed in heard what Yu Changfan said, her face turned pale and she stammered, "Wife, wife?"
Yu Changfan looked at her in confusion and said, "This is my wife, why are you yelling? Didn't I tell you to leave just now? Why are you still here?"
After saying that, he looked at Qiao Shichu again, only to find that her face looked a little ugly, as if she was angry.
"Wife, what's wrong with you? Who made you unhappy?" he asked cautiously.
Qiao Shichu glared at him. At this time, Yu Chengxuan suddenly pointed at the woman following behind him and said in a baby voice, "That auntie scolded my mother. How mean!"
Yu Changfan suddenly opened his eyes wide, looked at Qiao Shichu, then looked at the young woman, and asked, "What's going on?"
"Mr. Yu, there was some misunderstanding between my wife and me just now. I thought she was one of those people who came from outside to look for a job. I didn't expect my wife to be so low-key. It's me who is too sensitive. I'm sorry, madam, I shouldn't have stopped you just now, because there were often unknown people coming to our factory to make trouble before, and I took my anger out on you. My tone of voice was not very good. I hope you won't be angry. I apologize to you..." Unexpectedly, this woman was so eloquent that she explained her previous behavior as a misunderstanding in one go. She was also very flexible and apologized to Qiao Shichu as soon as she said she would. Her speed of changing her expression was first-rate.
Qiao Shichu ignored her and said to Yu Changfan:
"I think her attitude towards visitors is very bad. When she saw me, she scolded me and told me to get out. She also said that people like me are not allowed to come in here. If I were a customer who came to look at the goods, her attitude would be to drive me away. Even if I am not a customer but just a job seeker, she should not treat me in this way, because it will leave a bad impression on job seekers. If the bad reputation spreads, it will easily damage the image and reputation of our furniture factory. And no one knows whether the job seekers will become our customers one day."
"No! No, that's not what I meant..." The young girl panicked when she heard what Qiao Shichu said, and hurriedly explained, "Mr. Yu, please listen to my explanation. This is not how I treat customers. I..."
"Okay, Xiao Wang, you don't have to say anything. I listened to your explanation about your previous absenteeism and early leaving, and I didn't make a fuss about it. But this time, I can't tolerate the mistake you made, so you are fired and don't have to come tomorrow." Yu Changfan said coldly. He was usually a good-tempered person, and he would give people a second chance unless the problem was too serious, but this time Xiao Wang's behavior really angered him.
"No, Mr. Yu, I can't lose this job. I won't do it again. Please give me another chance!" Xiao Wang was so anxious that he wanted to grab Yu Changfan's arm to beg for mercy.
Yu Changfan dodged to the side, avoiding her hand, and said, "I've given you several chances."
At this time, other people in the office also pricked up their ears and looked over here secretly.
"Madam! I was wrong! I shouldn't have treated you like that just now! Please forgive me. I have a sick mother at home and a younger brother who is still studying. I can't lose this job..." Seeing that he could not plead with Yu Changfan, Xiao Wang started to plead with Qiao Shichu, thinking that since she was a woman, she would be more soft-hearted.
But unfortunately, Qiao Shichu is a heartless woman and is cold and ruthless. She asked: "Since you need this job so much, why don't you cherish it?"
Xiao Wang was suddenly choked and speechless. Yes, if the job was really important to her, how could she dare to treat it so lightly?
In the end, Xiao Wang was unable to stay in the furniture factory.
As soon as Qiao Shichu arrived, she asked Yu Changfan to fire an employee, so no one would think that she was an easy person to talk to. Some people who thought too much thought that her action was to give all employees a warning, to establish her authority as the boss's wife, and to show her status.
If Qiao Shichu knew about this, he would definitely think they were overthinking it.
"Wife, can I take you to visit around?" Yu Changfan took little Yu Chengxuan from Qiao Shichu's arms and said to Qiao Shichu in a flattering manner.
"Okay." Qiao Shichu nodded. She had come here a few times when the furniture factory was first built, but she stopped coming here after it got on track, so she didn't know much about what it was like here.
(End of this chapter)