Chapter 96 Bai Guanqun beat someone up again.
The staffing of the marketing department is linked to sales. If sales are not good, the general manager does not have the authority to hire more people. A normal marketing department has two people, and some stores even have only one person.
When Mr. Li heard that he could hire one more person, he immediately said, "Thank you, Mr. Song."
"I'm a little curious, in the past, were Zhou Jian's side not allowed to hire more people in these special circumstances?"
Mr. Li shook his head: "No, so we generally don't hire people who might have children. The current market manager has been working in the store for a long time. In the past, if we encountered a pregnant employee, some stores would give her a sum of money to persuade her to leave or try to fire her. But after the Xu Group acquired the store, I don't dare to fire her."
Song Yilin was so angry that her head was throbbing. This was indeed Zhou Jian's style; he was full of malice towards pregnant employees. But it seemed that this was the way things were in this industry; this industry liked to take advantage of everyone to the extreme.
Given the current tough job market, this industry still struggles to find workers, which shows it's not an easy industry to navigate. It's not that she hates the industry, but rather that this industry really loves working overtime and having no rest time.
After leaving the third store, Xiao Zhang was very puzzled.
“President Song, this store clearly has many problems, but they have all covered them up. You clearly know this, so why don’t you expose them?”
Why expose it?
Xiao Zhang's big eyes were filled with confusion.
"Xiao Zhang, what is the purpose of our visit this time?"
"Inspect each branch, find loopholes, discover problems, and solve them."
"You're right, but this is my first inspection. I'm observing them, and they're observing me. Don't always understand that power comes from the support of those below you. I'm a bit special; I'm Xu Qingmin's girlfriend, and a large part of my power comes from him. But if I'm not Xu Qingmin's girlfriend one day, whether I can keep my current position is my true ability. Besides, too much clarity leaves no room for fish. If President Li has the ability to cover things up, let him cover them up. It's just a harmless matter. Just based on his selfless promotion of his subordinates, he won't cross the line. He just likes vanity projects. If he likes them, let him do them. Everyone's management style is different."
Xiao Zhang nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.
However, I understand a little bit today why Zhou Jian dislikes pregnant women so much.
She now feels a bit disgusted. It's not that she thinks pregnant women interfere with work, but rather that she's disgusted by the lack of professional ethics among some pregnant women, making it increasingly difficult for women to succeed in their careers.
Xiao Zhang was scribbling something, and he seemed very focused.
"Xiao Zhang, what are you writing down?"
"I feel that some of what you said makes a lot of sense, so I wrote it down."
She knew about Xiao Zhang's abilities, but he was still a child at heart, which was sometimes quite endearing.
"Let's go, no need to write it down."
"Shall we go to the next store?"
"I'm not going. They'll make preparations in advance, so there's not much point in going. I'll wait a few days before going. I need to go back to the group and get things sorted out first."
She gradually laid off the useless people from the list Xu Qingmin had given her before, but she slowly sidelined the capable ones who had some influence in the industry. She hadn't directly eliminated them yet, as a direct elimination would cause a major upheaval in the industry. After all, they were the industry's elite. If they wanted to surrender, she would accept them; if they stood up to her, she would have to let them go.
However, going to a competitor's company is not a good thing either.
So she's still supporting herself. Having one more friend in this world doesn't necessarily mean having one more path, but having one more enemy means having one more risk.
Sometimes, a large corporation can collapse with the slightest misstep.
Therefore, business people like to hang the phrase "harmony is precious" at home, not to warn others, but to warn themselves to value harmony, avoid impulsiveness, and not get angry.
I rushed to catch the last flight back.
She took a nap on the plane, and when she woke up, she found that Xiao Zhang hadn't slept.
Why aren't you asleep?
"It's my first time flying first class, and I'm a little excited."
Song Yilin chuckled: "Me too, but I've been too tired lately and haven't been able to properly enjoy the first-class service."
Xiao Zhang immediately called over a flight attendant to serve her food and drinks.
Then Song Yilin noticed that Xiao Zhang was holding a self-portrait.
"You can draw?"
Song Yilin took it and glanced at it.
"You drew me?" she asked in surprise.
Then I saw that Xiao Zhang's face turned red.
"Why are you shy? It's a good drawing."
She then returned the painting to Xiao Zhang. Xiao Zhang didn't offer to give it to her, so she felt awkward taking it. Besides, since it was just a painting done on a random piece of paper, she couldn't frame it anyway. It would just disappear quickly if she left it anywhere. It was better to let the artist take it back and see how much she valued it before deciding whether to keep it.
It was already noon when she landed in Jianghai City. Xu Qingmin picked her up from the airport, and since Xiao Zhang's home was closer, he took her home first.
After Xiao Zhang got out of the car, Xu Qingmin hugged and kissed her for a while before reluctantly letting go.
"I already miss you so much after only a few days apart."
"Don't you travel for work all the time? Why don't you seem to miss me that much?"
“This time it feels different. You went on a business trip and I stayed home alone taking care of the child. Guanqun is already such a big child, and I still find him so troublesome. How did you manage before?”
"Raising a child is a process of constantly getting angry and being healed. Sometimes you're so tired you break down, but sometimes a smile from her or a simple 'Mom, I love you' can soothe all your wounds."
Xu Qingmin was silent for a while, and when they reached the traffic light, he said, "Yilin, let's not have any more children. Just Guanqun will be enough. You've experienced the joy of a child growing up, and you know what it's like. You won't have to suffer again."
Song Yilin's lips curved into a smile, and she said jokingly, "Have you thought this through? I have no regrets, but you might?"
Xu Qingmin grabbed her hand and kissed it: "I'm okay."
How is Guanqun doing these past few days?
"Although she's a girl, she's very mischievous. Just these past few days, she got into another fight."
Song Yilin was having another headache. Just when you thought Bai Guanqun had grown up, she did something that was very inappropriate for a girl her age.
She thought her child would be more sensible once he entered junior high school, but she didn't expect him to still get into fights.
"Who is she fighting this time?"
"She beat up Mu Yunzi."
"What! Why?"
她好好的，揍牧云紫干嘛？她都不当一回事的人，她把牧云紫当她情敌了？
"She saw Mu Yunzi cursing Xu Yijing, and in a fit of rage, she bit Mu Yunzi."
Song Yilin leaned her head back in her seat: "If it's something she's capable of doing, why did Mu Yunzi scold Xu Yijing?"
"I heard that Xu Yijing asked about his mother, which may have touched on Mu Yunzi's painful memories, so she scolded Xu Yijing with some emotion."
Although Xu Yijing was also a child of the Xu family, she did not want to get involved in the matter of the two Mu Yun sisters.
She hit him, and Xu Qingmin apologized, so she pretended not to know anything.
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