Zhuang Wan was stunned for a moment, not understanding.
Su Tao smiled and said, "As an employee welfare house, this is free for your family of three to live in. I've actually been wanting to give you a raise. After all, your workload is really too heavy, and you don't even have a day off. You work almost thirty days a month. I'd like to take this opportunity to switch directly to welfare housing. Your salary will remain the same. Is that okay?"
In fact, Su Tao also took another reason into consideration. Zhuang Wan was a single mother with two children. Her monthly salary was not enough to pay the rent, so she could only rely on her savings, which were all pensions from Zhuang Wan's husband and younger brother.
Su Tao wanted her to save the money for rent and keep some for her own use.
Zhuang Wan was actually very smart. She immediately understood Su Tao's intention. Her eyes instantly turned red, and she burst into tears the next second:
"Taozi, thank you. Honestly, if it weren't for you, I might have found a man for protection. I also understand that in this situation, I'm not looking for a husband, I'm looking for a lover, a financial sponsor, a backer. They won't marry me. In the end times, how many men who still look for lovers are kind?"
"You made a killing, otherwise I can't imagine my current situation. Chenxi and Chenyang would have suffered with me. You've been good enough to us. I don't deserve this house. I'm sorry, I can't take it for nothing."
Su Tao gently embraced her and comforted her:
"It's not really given to you for free. You still have to work hard for Taoyang. Besides, with your little savings, if not for yourself, you should think about Chenxi and Chenyang. They are still young and there are still places where they need to spend money."
Zhuang Wan still shook her head: "It was not easy for me to raise them. Whatever money is needed in the future, they should earn it themselves."
Su Tao tried to persuade her for a long time but to no avail. It was rare to see Zhuang Wan so determined and unwilling to accept rejection. After thinking about it, she decided to give up and raise her salary to 30,000. In fact, it was still not as cost-effective as the employee benefits and housing fees.
Zhuang Wan felt that the offer was too high, but she was afraid that if she refused again she would really let Su Tao down.
Seeing that she agreed, Su Tao smiled and said, "I'll give you half a day off to move. Go ahead."
Zhuang Wan was still very excited at the thought of the new house. She thanked him again, then took her bag, called Chenxi and Chenyang, and ran excitedly to Building No. 4.
When they saw the exquisite and thoughtful decoration and three separate bedrooms, the family of three was ecstatic.
Chenxi is now a grown-up girl and is very eager for an independent space. When she saw her room, she shouted and rushed in. There was not only a soft big bed, but also a separate bookshelf and desk and chair. She even had a big wardrobe all to herself.
She ran out and asked Zhuang Wan in surprise, "Mom, we will live here from now on, right?"
Zhuang Wan nodded gently at her.
Chenxi flew around every room happily like a little bird. "That's great, Mom. I really like this home. I want to live here forever, in Taoyang, and I want my children to live here too."
Zhuang Wan said earnestly, "Then you must learn from Dr. Zhong and become a good doctor in Taoyang in the future. You must be good to Sister Taozi. Without her, we wouldn't be able to live in such a nice house. Do you understand?"
Chenxi smiled happily and nodded vigorously.
Su Tao had just sent Zhuang Wan away when Qi Yunlan came to find her.
Qi Yunlan had actually been waiting for her for the entire morning, and as soon as she came in, she showed her the list of candidates.
Su Tao looked carefully and found several familiar names, all of whom were Taoyang's tenants.
Qi Yunlan said, "Meng Xiaobo should have told you last night that he is indeed quite suitable and would be very intimidating as our guard."
"This Wu Yanfeng is also our tenant. She's the widow of a military martyr, the only one left in her family. She came to me on her own initiative, saying she was looking for a job. I thought she was a steady person, and she had previously worked as a criminal investigation recorder at the police station. She was more than qualified to be our surveillance officer, so I agreed."
"There are two others you might not be familiar with. One is He Han, and the other is Liang Yongyuan. They're both tenants. The private factories and businesses they worked for were on the verge of bankruptcy, and they came here when they heard we were hiring. They're both good people."
"The others were recruited from outside."
Su Tao agreed to the recruitment with a wave of her hand: "Let them start their work quickly."
She was also worried that something might happen at the old station, so the sooner she started monitoring, the safer it would be.
Su Tao's worries were right. At this time, at the old station, Tan Yong was so angry that he was fuming when he heard the news from Panliu Mountain.
Qu Jingyun said with disgust:
"A 10% discount for anyone who comes to our regular store? And free water? They dare to use such a pretext. They are really targeting us and using any means to deceive customers. They have no bottom line."
"I don't know if that woman surnamed Su is really stupid, or if she's just too young and fearless. She dared to challenge us without even asking how long our station has been around. If we find a few people with special abilities to sneak in, we can easily tear her shabby place apart."
Tan Yong called a younger brother with a gloomy face:
"Find a few people to disguise themselves as a caravan and sneak in to ask around. I want to see if their high welfare benefits, great environment, discounts, and free bottles of water for everyone are actually true."
Qu Jingyun disagreed, "Brother Yong, this is too much trouble. Why not just send a few strong psychics in to take it all down and grab whatever goodies they can."
Tan Yong didn't explain much.
He remembered the warning Gu Mingchi gave him, and after calming down, he felt that he should not be too rash. No matter how small an ant is, it is still an enemy. He should find out first.
But he got angry when he thought of Gu Mingchi.
There was actually a rift between us because of a woman!
Damn it, whose side is he on?
Tan Yong became alert and took the initiative to call Gu Mingchi:
"Brother Gu, we've been cold to each other for a week. I can't hold back, so I want to ask you one thing: can we still continue this cooperation?"
Gu Mingchi said, "Yes, but I don't want to conflict with Panliushan. It's unnecessary and there's no benefit. I hope you understand."
The three words "Pan Liu Shan" were like sparks, instantly lighting up Tan Yong's explosive pack:
"I'm fucking convinced! Panliu Mountain has announced that any customer who comes to my old station will get a 10% discount and a free bottle of water. It's such a blatant declaration of war. If I don't do it, I'm not a man!"
"Gu Mingchi, let me be frank with you. I'm going to have some psychics sneak in soon to wipe out Panliu Mountain and capture that little bitch alive. You know the psychics I have, so this is just a piece of cake for them."
"If you're a brother, just pretend this doesn't exist. Don't tell that little girl surnamed Su about it. If you don't want to continue cooperating with me, you can do whatever you want. I have no objection to helping her guard the mountain!"
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