“The base leadership would rather you resign than hand you over to someone else,” Xu Lin said.
"Yes, so they readily agreed to my resignation," Zhou Pin said.
"What are your plans for the future?" Xu Lin asked.
"I have no choice but to follow you, Boss Xu," Zhou Pin said, hugging Xu Lin.
“Okay, come to work with me,” Xu Lin said.
Now that Zhou Pin said the base was stable, the bookstore and tea room resumed normal operations. Xu Lin, as before, went to work on time every day, and after her rounds, went upstairs to work.
Xu Lin finished most of the housework, so Zhou Pin, who was unemployed, had to accompany her to work, making things easier for her. With Zhou Pin joining the company, the store was no longer short-staffed, and the job postings that had been hanging outside were naturally brought back in.
Zhou Pin didn't come to work for nothing. He gave Xu Lin his opinions on things that were unreasonable and needed to be changed, and Xu Lin humbly accepted them. This affected the interests of some people.
People in the store were gossiping, saying that Zhou Pin was a gigolo who was supported by Xu Lin, while others said that Zhou Pin was incompetent and had been fired by the base.
Faced with the public's discussion, Xu Lin's approach was to directly dismiss the people who spread the rumors. She had been planning to gradually reduce staff anyway, and this was a ready-made reason, wasn't it? Besides, the base didn't have a "Labor Law" to protect their rights.
Seeing Xu Lin's decisive action, everyone tensed up, fearing they would be the next to be fired. For a moment, the store staff didn't dare to make a sound when they walked.
After being dismissed, the dismissed employees intensified their rumors, causing the bookstore and teahouse's reputation to plummet and severely impacting their business. Xu Lin took the opportunity to gradually move away the books she had personally taken out.
Li Jingjing understood Xu Lin's intentions, so she didn't react to Xu Lin's actions and continued doing what she was doing. Nie Zhiyuan was more anxious and tried to persuade Xu Lin several times not to be stubborn, but Xu Lin remained unmoved.
After the bookstore opened, Wang Jing never came back. Perhaps she was too far along in her pregnancy to move around easily, or perhaps her sugar daddy was worried about something going wrong with his first child.
That day, Xu Lin went to a meeting at the Ministry of Culture. In fact, the Ministry of Culture saw that Xu Lin's bookstore was starting to decline and wanted to terminate her contract.
Nie Zhiyuan finally found an opportunity to leave Zhou Pin alone and followed him into the office.
"How are you any different from a vixen who brings disaster to the country and its people?" Nie Zhiyuan asked bluntly.
"Thank you for such a high opinion of me." Zhou Pin raised an eyebrow.
"Xu Lin's career is developing so well, why did you come and interfere? Don't think I don't know, you were doing just fine at the base, it's just that you didn't want to continue." Nie Zhiyuan was very angry.
He set many of the store's rules, and Zhou Pin started changing them without saying a word when he arrived. He also fired two of Nie Zhiyuan's good friends, which made Nie Zhiyuan feel that Zhou Pin was taking revenge on him and that Xu Lin liked him more, which threatened his position.
“Don’t think I’m targeting you. One of your classmates had an affair with a married female customer during work hours, and the other took kickbacks by abusing his position. They should be grateful that the laws at the base are not yet perfect, otherwise they wouldn’t just be fired, but would be facing legal sanctions,” Zhou Pin said.
Nie Zhiyuan looked incredulous after hearing Zhou Pin's words. Despite his mature appearance, he was still a young man under 20, and his ability to judge people was somewhat limited.
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