Chen Zhaodi only came to her senses after Wang Qiang took the person away.
"Boss, my cousin passed the job interview?"
Feeling conflicted, her cousin had always been cunning and manipulative among her peers since childhood. While her cousin was laid off, her life was getting better and better. If Chen Yunyun successfully got the job, her sense of superiority over Chen Yunyun might vanish instantly.
Zhou Hongyu gave a fake smile: "Just you wait and see!"
Recommending such a talented person for an interview will result in Chen Zhaodi and Chen Lijuan having their pay docked this month!
Chen Zhaodi scratched her head, looking puzzled. What did that mean?
Satisfied, or not?
After a while, Wang Qiang and Chen Yunyun suddenly got into an argument, and Chen Yunyun threw a tantrum and wanted to leave.
Chen Zhaodi quickly glanced at Zhou Hongyu, then immediately went out and pulled Chen Yunyun into the lounge to prevent her tantrum from disrupting the shop's business.
"Chen Yunyun, you don't want to do this job anymore..."
Chen Yunyun interrupted, turning to Zhou Hongyu: "Boss, I can't do this job! I quit!"
After saying that, she ignored Chen Zhaodi calling her name from behind and left the store directly.
Chen Zhaodi was bewildered by this sudden change. Pointing in the direction Chen Yunyun had left, she asked, "Doesn't she need work?"
Zhou Hongyu shrugged, seemingly indicating that she didn't need anything!
When Chen Yunyun failed to achieve her goal and was about to leave, Zhou Hongyu gave her a push.
Chen Yunyun used this as an excuse to throw a tantrum and leave, thinking that this way others wouldn't know her little scheme!
Zhou Hongyu smiled and shook her head, thinking it was better that she left on her own, saving her the trouble of trying to persuade her to leave.
Wang Qiang and Wu Xiufang walked in.
Wu Xiufang spoke first, reporting the information Zhou Hongyu had asked her to inquire about.
"Chen Yunyun was transferred to the purchasing department a few years ago. Before the Lunar New Year, a conflict broke out between the department store and the garment factory. Chen Yunyun was exposed for taking kickbacks and was fired!"
Wang Qiang also actively participated, taking over the conversation and sharing the information he had gleaned from Chen Yunyun's half-truths.
"Chen Yunyun said that the garment factory was failing, and the business of the department store and the garment factory was in a mess. After the incident, she was pushed out as a scapegoat because she had no backing!"
Wang Qiang and Chen Yunyun were trying to get information out of each other. Zhou Hongyu had said beforehand that if Chen Yunyun wanted to find out about the store's supply channels, she could exchange information of equal value.
They run a monopoly business, so there's nothing to worry about.
Zhou Hongyu nodded in satisfaction.
Chen Zhaodi was dumbfounded: "...So you knew from the beginning that Chen Yunyun had ulterior motives!"
Then why don't you refuse!
Zhou Hongyu smiled slightly and informed Chen Zhaodi, "Go back and tell Chen Lijuan that you won't be getting your bonus this month!"
Chen Zhaodi: Ah—
What's going on?!
When Chen Zhaodi met Chen Lijuan, she told Chen Lijuan about the deduction of her bonus.
Chen Lijuan couldn't help but grit her teeth: "Zhao Digu, the boss is really shrewd; she actually knew I had a share in this!"
Chen Zhaodi seized on the blind spot: "Oh, you! I was fine before! But because of you, I had my bonus deducted! Now you owe me two favors!"
"No way! My own bonus got docked too! I owe you two favors, I'll be at a huge loss!"
The two then started arguing.
*
Zhou Hongyu verified her conjecture by calculating the final deadline for the garment factory.
In the eyes of Chen Yunyun and others, the garment factory, as a large factory that still makes a considerable profit every quarter, should be able to survive for a few more years.
Zhou Hongyu thought differently; in her view, the garment factory might be gone in the next year or two.
At the earliest, the first half of the year will pass; at the latest, next year.
Therefore, she needed a large sum of available funds to cope with the sudden bankruptcy and auction of the garment factory.
Zhou Hongyu noted that once the other branches opened, as long as they could survive, she would have achieved more than half of her goal.
On the day the three branches opened simultaneously, the Zhou, Chang, and Chen families, as well as any relatives or friends, all came to join in the fun, making the day exceptionally lively.
This is also the first time many people have witnessed such a grand occasion.
The first branch opened in a rush before the Lunar New Year, and many people were too busy preparing for the holiday to make it open.
Chen's relatives kept asking Chen Zhaodi and Chen Lijuan questions, inquiring whether the big bosses who owned these stores needed anyone else and asking for introductions, hoping that one of them might be lucky enough to be chosen and immediately become a branch manager.
Midway through, Chen Lijuan cleverly made an excuse to leave, leaving Chen Zhaodi surrounded and bewildered.
Zhou Hongyu shook her head upon seeing this scene.
Chen Lijuan appeared beside her and praised, "Zhou Bing has done a good job. I think the personnel he has assigned to the three newly opened branches are all very good!"
Zhou Hongyu nodded in satisfaction, but said, "That's true, but we'll have to use it for a while before we can draw a conclusion!"
Aside from personally managing the first branch, Zhou Hongyu oversaw the subsequent three branches, with Zhou Bing in charge and Chen Zhaodi assisting.
She's the boss, so of course she's just sitting behind the scenes counting her money.
However, she explained in advance that if the branch's return on investment reached expectations at the end of the year, Zhou Bing and the three branch managers would each receive a large sum of money.
A large radish was hanging in front of the mule.
As for Chen Zhaodi, she did not receive this treatment because she was a minor shareholder and the amount of money she ultimately received was not on the same level.
Chen Lijuan casually remarked, "Zhou Bing is in charge of three branches; he'll get a lot of money at the end of the year!"
Zhou Hongyu smiled slightly: "Lijuan, you want a share of the money too?"
Chen Lijuan laughed awkwardly, "I think I'd better not. I'm a homebody, and I like to leave work early to go home and spend time with my family!"
Chen Lijuan would start eating as soon as she got home from get off work. Her in-laws were worried that their son couldn't keep such a capable daughter-in-law, so they always put Chen Lijuan first.
Chen Lijuan had an insatiable appetite, so her in-laws grew vegetables and raised chickens at home just to fill her stomach.
Zhou Hongyu was certainly aware of this matter, but Chen Zhaodi often brought it up as a joke.
Speaking of this, Zhou Hongyu has another wish.
If she could successfully acquire a portion of the garment factory's assets and wait for the demolition compensation to become a wealthy woman, and if she still had money left over, she wanted to build a farm on the outskirts of Beijing!
It would be perfect to entrust this matter to Chen Lijuan, whose husband's family are major growers in the village.
Noticing Zhou Hongyu's sudden gaze, Chen Lijuan felt a sense of foreboding and straightened her back, putting herself in full defensive posture.
She's not like Zhao Di Gu; don't even think about scheming against her!
On the other side, Chen Zhaodi broke through the encirclement, but before she could catch her breath, she was surrounded again.
"Chen Zhaodi, I heard you've married into a wealthy family and made it big!"
"It's you?!"
Chen Zhaodi was shocked. Seeing these people again, her former colleagues from the same workshop, and interacting with them felt like something that had happened in a past life.
Someone squeezed through the crowd from the side, grabbed Chen Zhaodi's arm, and complained loudly, "Chen Zhaodi, we've been working together for decades, you can't forget about us after you've eaten and drunk your fill!"
The others nodded in agreement.
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