"Boss, Chen Si's home is too far from here, in Chenjia Village, so please don't bother." Manager Zhao said.
"Okay, then let's go see Agui's mother." Tang Li said.
"Agui... Agui's mother's illness is a bit like leprosy. Boss, you'd better not take the risk."
Tang Li asked several people, but Manager Zhao found excuses to refuse them one by one.
"So that's how it is. That's really pitiful." Tang Li said.
Tang Li didn't mention going to see these people again. Manager Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the few drops of sweat from his forehead.
Finally got through with it.
"Manager Zhao, go ahead and do your work. I'll just stay in the workshop and watch. Ah Qing will be there to keep me company."
"Okay, then, sir, please look around."
Lu Qing took Tangli for a walk.
Although the workshop was a bit messy, Tang Li could see that it was a human problem and there was no problem with the hardware.
The process of making rouge is not complicated, but it is still difficult to make high-quality rouge. Tangli has compared it before. The rouge of Baoqing Pavilion is the most delicate, while the rouge of the other two is a bit rough. This is the advantage of Baoqing Pavilion, and this is also the value of Baoqing Pavilion's formula.
Lu Qing was in a bad mood.
Lu Qing was not a fool. She vaguely sensed something from Manager Zhao's answers.
However, she still didn't quite believe it. After all, these were people who had followed her father for many years.
Maybe it really is such a coincidence?
Just then, a tall and thin woman suddenly came over.
"Miss."
"Aunt Zhu." She looked at Tang Li, "Tangtang, Aunt Zhu is an old employee of this workshop. My father said that Aunt Zhu was here when the workshop was first built."
Aunt Zhu nodded. "Yes, when I first came to the workshop, I was still a virgin. I got married and had a child in the workshop. Now I am a grandmother. This workshop is my second home. Miss, boss, I have something to tell you."
Tangli seemed to have noticed something: "Let's talk in the room."
The three men entered a room and closed the door.
"Miss, I know Baoqing Pavilion can't hold on any longer. Even in this state, you still think about us... You are a good person, how could they do this to you?!" Aunt Zhu's eyes were red, "Miss, I must tell you, otherwise my conscience will always be tormented! In fact, Chen Si, Agui, and Lao Chen are not busy, they went to work at the docks! They are lying to you, taking two wages!"
Lu Qing's face looked very ugly. Although she had guessed that there was something wrong, she still found it hard to accept when she knew the truth.
She thought that the old man in Baoqing Pavilion was trying hard to give them a chance to live, but in fact he was cheating her out of money.
Tang Li held Lu Qing's hand and looked at Aunt Zhu: "Aunt Zhu, please go out. Just pretend you never said that. Don't let anyone else know."
Aunt Zhu was over forty years old and had seen a lot, so she naturally understood what Tang Li meant and knew that the new owner was protecting her.
Those people did threaten others not to tell the lady...
She felt warm in her heart that her new boss was so considerate of her, so she nodded and left.
As soon as she went out, she ran into Manager Zhao.
"Aunt Zhu, what are you doing?" Manager Zhao looked at her warily.
"The boss asked me how to use the mill, so I demonstrated it to him," Aunt Zhu replied.
Butler Zhao didn't ask any more questions.
Tang Li and Lu Qing looked around, said nothing, and left.
Manager Zhao followed them out and found Lu Yuan in a casino.
"Lu Qing and the new boss took a look around and then left. At first, when the new boss asked why those people were not there, I thought he was going to make trouble, but it turned out to be all talk and no action. He is a coward." Manager Zhao spoke in a contemptuous tone and did not take the new boss seriously.
This test revealed the strength of the new owner.
No wonder Master Zhou was so calm, not caring at all that the meat he was about to eat was snatched away by someone else. It seemed that he had already seen through the woman's weight.
Lu Yuan was in a good mood: "Women are so shallow-minded that they think they can do business as long as they have some money."
"You're right, sir. You've been in charge of the workshop all these years, and everyone obeys you, not caring about the old or new owner."
Lu Yuan was flattered and felt a little proud: "Yes, it's a pity that old man Lu Shun doesn't know the value of things. You should keep it as it is. There are more than 30 people, and the monthly salary adds up to more than 100 taels. Let's suck all the money out of this new owner and make her lose everything. If someone wants to be a sucker, of course we have to satisfy her, hahahaha."
Manager Zhao stuffed a few silver ingots into Lu Yuan's hands and said, "These are all gifts from the people in the workshop. You keep one share of the work in the workshop, and everyone gets two shares. It's all thanks to you."
Lu Yuan took the silver, turned around and put the money back into the gambling table.
…
Tang Li and Lu Qing left the workshop.
Lu Qing had been holding his breath, but now he couldn't hold it back any longer and his eyes turned red.
"Ah Qing, don't be sad. There are good and bad people. Not everyone is sentimental. Just have a clear conscience."
"Tangtang, I was wrong. I didn't know people's hearts. Baoqing Pavilion is yours now, and this workshop is also yours. It's up to you to decide whether the people in the workshop stay or leave. I will never interfere." Lu Qing said decisively.
Tangli wanted to reorganize the workshop, but the biggest obstacle wasn't the slacking workers, but Lu Qing. She had promised Lu Qing not to move the workshop, and she wanted to keep her promise. Now that she could change Lu Qing's mind, this trip was worth it.
Lu Qing's character is not weak, he just lacks tempering. When he encountered a huge change, he couldn't stand it and was deceived.
If her father had died a few years later, Lu Qing might have grown up and been able to manage Baoqing Pavilion well.
Unfortunately, there is no if...
"Tangtang, I'm sorry for leaving you with such a mess." Lu Qing still felt guilty.
Tang Li patted his shoulder and smiled: "It's okay, relax a little, and see what I do next."
Tangli is the patriarch of the Koi clan and manages the entire Koi clan. It is more than enough for him to deal with a few ordinary troublemakers.
…
The next day.
Tang Li and Lu Qing went to the workshop together.
Once inside the workshop, Tang Li noticed that there were even fewer people there today than yesterday. Apparently, in everyone's eyes, the new owner was easier to fool than the old one.
"Everyone, gather here." Tang Li shouted with great momentum.
Four or five people gathered quickly, but the rest were slow and took half a day to arrive.
Tangli saw all of this.
"Boss, is the business picking up? Why are you calling so urgently?" Manager Zhao walked over slowly, obviously not taking the new boss seriously.
Tang Li said directly, "Manager Zhao, everyone, I encountered an interesting thing yesterday. When Lu Qing and I were passing by the dock, we saw Chen Si with a broken leg, A Gui whose mother was sick, and Old Chen, actually carrying bags at the dock. They couldn't come to see me with a broken leg, but they were still able to carry bags. Isn't it interesting?"
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