Chapter 106 Bullying the weak and fearing the strong
Yu Yin felt that she wasn't a celebrity who had to give up her privacy. Others benefited from public discussion, but she had nothing. Her privacy had been violated, and she still had to pay her employees. She was deeply unhappy, even more unhappy than when Xiaowen was blackmailing her.
Yu Yin attaches great importance to her privacy, so she did not disrupt Zhao Shunian's habits. She also followed his habits and no servants were allowed to stay in the main building unless necessary.
Also, she didn't let Yu Meimei stay close to her, unlike Qin He, who would follow Zhao Shunian and be on standby at all times even when he was at work.
Others say Yu Yin keeps a low profile and doesn't mention the Zhao and Liang families in public. This is more because she doesn't want to draw undue attention, or have her words and actions amplified and discussed. She also never posts anything online that flaunts her wealth or exposes her personal information. She's just an ordinary, everyday internet user.
Xiaowen failed to extort money and signed the supplementary confidentiality agreement handed to her by Yu Meimei. When she saw the unfair terms, crying was useless.
But she still signed the agreement to avoid getting into trouble. Although signing the agreement still left many of her problems unsolved, at least she wouldn't be in trouble with a rich man who could crush her like an ant.
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Yu Yin stood in front of the decorative mirror in the living room, sometimes looking down at the tutorial on "How to Roll Your Eyes Effectively" on her phone, and sometimes practicing in front of the mirror. She felt that her facial muscles were out of balance.
Zhao Shunian came back and passed by the living room door. Seeing Yu Yin's action, he stopped at the door and asked, "Do you have a cramp on your face?"
Hearing this, Yu Yin turned around and glared at Zhao Shunian. "No, I'm just learning how to roll my eyes. How can you say I have a facial cramp? You're discouraging my enthusiasm for learning."
Zhao Shunian walked over to her, looked at her in the mirror, and said, "Be careful not to act like a complete idiot and lose your composure in front of others. I don't think you need to learn how to roll your eyes. The glare you gave me just now was enough to scare people."
"Really? But I don't think you were shocked, and you didn't take my glare seriously."
"I don't think you're really angry, so you don't feel anything, but you can fool people who don't know you. Why did you suddenly want to learn to roll your eyes?"
"Let me ask you a question first and then answer your question."
"Okay, ask."
"Did you quit Xiaowen?"
"Well, she doesn't follow the rules."
"Xiao Wen stopped my car this morning, wanting me to forgive her and continue to hire her for work. I took the opportunity to test her to see when she started to have other thoughts about you, and then there was an unexpected result..."
Yu Yin avoided the main point and talked about what happened in the morning. She had already dealt with Xiaowen and there was no need to make trouble, so she didn't tell him about the secret Xiaowen discovered and the attempt to blackmail her.
Zhao Shunian didn't notice anything unusual because Yu Yin behaved very naturally. She was indeed more concerned about what the servants at home were saying about her. She felt that her privacy was violated, and her complaints were sincere.
Yu Yin then added, "I want to fire all the servants at home. I don't want to live here anymore. I want to move to a smaller house and just hire someone to clean the house regularly."
Yu Yin didn't say that she would take on all the housework, as she couldn't finish it.
Let others earn the money that should be earned, and she can relax too.
The focus of the topic shifted here. Zhao Shunian did not ask about Xiaowen. He could find Yu Meimei to learn more about the situation.
Now he needed to appease Yu Yin. He felt that Yu Yin had become frightened and defensive because of this incident. "If you don't want to live here, we can move to another place, but hiring someone to work regularly won't necessarily improve the current situation."
Zhao Shunian basically doesn't care about the servants at home, and he won't take care of these trivial matters. He leaves it to Ye Ma, but Ye Ma disappoints him.
Yu Yin didn't care much about these things because Ye Ma was the nanny who had taken care of Zhao Shunian for many years and she respected Ye Ma's opinions.
Ye Ma wasn't disloyal to Zhao Shunian and Yu Yin; she had always been attentive to them. She simply lived a comfortable life, losing her former sense of crisis and meticulousness. Her carelessness allowed others to exploit her, and she didn't truly keep her servants under control.
The servants, in a relaxed environment, lost their discipline and became bolder, forgetting to watch their mouths. Especially during the time when Zhao Shunian and Yu Yin were away, they completely let themselves go.
Various reasons led to today's situation.
This kind of situation basically does not occur among the servants in the old house. There are too many employers above them, and the ladies have nothing to do. They have a lot of free time and pay close attention to the affairs of the household. The servants are under high pressure and have no time to discuss those messy topics.
After arriving at Lakeside Villa, Pingjie and Yema relaxed for a reason. It was much easier than at the old house. With only their husband and wife to look after, one of them was often away from home, and the other had a job, they didn't spend much time at home.
Because Zhao Shunian acted aloof, serious, and difficult to approach, the servants were afraid of him. They didn't even dare to mention him in private conversations, nor did they say anything bad about him.
Yu Yin, who was easy to get along with and kind to others, suffered the consequences. In essence, they are bullies who only care about the strong and the weak.
Zhao Shunian felt that the incident triggered by Xiaowen was a good opportunity to discover the problem in time before it caused serious consequences.
He wanted to take this opportunity to create a high-pressure environment, set up rules, and make the servants in the villa nervous and keep their mouths and ears shut.
Yu Yin lowered her eyes and poked the watch on Zhao Shunian's wrist. It was the watch she bought him on vacation. "I don't want to keep so many servants at home. I want to keep as few outsiders as possible. I don't need people who are smart and can read people's expressions. Those who can get things done and are honest and quiet are best."
Yu Yin felt that hiring the new gardener was a good decision!
Zhao Shunian didn't object. He said, "You decide which people to fire. Ye Ma is ready to retire, and I want Sister Hong to take her place. What do you think of Sister Hong?"
Sister Hong is a servant in the old house, mainly responsible for the affairs of the East Building. She is younger than Ye Ma and is only in her early forties.
Yu Yin knew Sister Hong, and her business skills were definitely top-notch. But even though Ye Ma was very good, she still couldn't control the servants. "You can let Sister Hong come and try. If she still can't do it, I'll move to another place, and you can live here alone. I won't care about you anymore."
Zhao Shunian grasped the finger that had been poking his watch and asked, "Why are you taking your anger out on me?"
"I'm angry right now, so you can be my punching bag and let me vent my anger."
"If you are a bully at home, you will be a bully to me."
"How dare I be mean to you? I'm mean to you in my heart."
Zhao Shunian picked up Yu Yin and held him sideways. "I'm really curious about how you're dealing with me in your heart."
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