Chapter 474: Defense
When they arrived at the store, Fang Lan'e was in the lobby. Lin Xiaoxia invited her to talk in an empty private room upstairs.
Fang Lan'e knew Lin Xiaoxia's concerns and spoke first to explain the whole story: "Xiaoxia, my mother sent Xiaodong here. Xiaodong got into a fight with someone two months ago and was detained for half a month. After he got out, he sincerely repented. My mother said that he has been working diligently at home recently. However, because of his criminal record, the villagers have excluded him. So my mother sent him here, hoping that I can take care of him. After all, he just turned eighteen, and he can't let his whole life be ruined by the gossip of the villagers."
At this point, she sighed and continued, "My mother has already knelt down in front of me. I can't really ignore it. In fact, I don't want to keep him either."
Lin Xiaoxia understood everything after hearing this. Fang Lan'e's mother knelt down in front of her, which really touched Fang Lan'e's weakness. After all, the only warmth Fang Lan'e had at home was given by her mother.
Of course, she actually understood another point better, that is, Fang Lan'e's mother was very good to Fang Lan'e, but she was even better to her brother. It was just that she couldn't tell Fang Lan'e this because it would hurt her too much.
So Lin Xiaoxia said to Fang Lan'e, "Xiao'e, let me help Fang Xiaodong find a job. I'll introduce him to work or apprentice somewhere else. I can't leave him with you."
Fang Lan'e trusted her mother, but she trusted Lin Xiaoxia even more, so she nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you. I'm also worried that he might cause trouble here and affect the business."
"By the way, he doesn't know about your house, right? Don't tell me he's coming for your house."
"He didn't know. When he came here, he didn't tell me about the house and money or anything like that. He just said he wanted to work hard. He seems to have really changed a lot."
"We don't know whether it will change or not, but Xiao'e, you have to know that the more you get involved with them, the more trouble you may have in the future. Your father and your grandmother are greedy people, and they will not stop."
After hearing this, Fang Lan'e also faced the reality. She nodded and said, "You are right, but my mother has already knelt down and begged me. I can't be completely rude. So I will introduce Xiaodong to a job. Whether he can do it or not depends on himself."
Lin Xiaoxia said, "Then arrange for him to work as a waiter in a bathing center. Whether he stays there or not is up to him. It has nothing to do with you. If your mother says anything, just blame me and say that I hate nepotism and won't allow you to bring your own brother to the store."
"Well, I understand, Xiaoxia, you are still the best to me."
"Just know it, Xiao'e. Your mother's family is a den of wolves. You can't have any sympathy for them."
"I've got that in mind. Don't worry, I promise I won't be influenced by them."
"Okay, then I'll go to the bath center later, say hello to Jingxin, and arrange for Fang Xiaodong to go over." Lin Xiaoxia also wanted to say hello to Lu Jingxin and keep an eye on Fang Xiaodong. If it didn't work out, she would just fire him directly.
"Well, then you worry about it. I won't be polite to you." Fang Lan'e said to Lin Xiao with a smile.
"Aunt Hua went back? Why didn't she stay here for two days?" Lin Xiaoxia didn't see Fang Lan'e's mother, so she asked.
"My mother said that the family can't do without her, so she went back in a hurry. When the house is idle in winter, I will let her come and stay for a few days." Fang Lan'e said.
"That's fine too. By the way, where's Fang Xiaodong?"
"He said he was just wandering around. He hadn't been to the city much, so he was curious and would be back soon."
"Then Fang Xiaodong will stay with you today. Don't let anything slip. Make sure you mention my house."
"Well, I won't let them know about the house, and my bankbook and house photos are all with you. I don't have anything at home that I'm afraid of him looking through." After saying that, Fang Lan'e said, "By the way, I have something to tell you. There's a new barbecue restaurant in Tiexi. The prices are much lower than ours. Do you want to go and have a look?"
"Then I'll go and take a look. But you don't have to worry. We are the first in the city. The taste and quality of the meat are very good. The price itself is not very high, so there won't be much impact. And in business, there must be competition. As long as there is no vicious competition, then there will be no problem. Remember, the quality of ours must be guaranteed." Lin Xiaoxia was still not worried about this.
Fang Lan'e nodded: "I understand. I'm in charge of the meat and vegetables in our restaurant. Our reputation is definitely good."
"That's fine. Then you go ahead and do your work. I'll go to Tiexi to take a look." Lin Xiaoxia said.
Fang Lan'e said, "There aren't many people here now. I'll take you out and check on Xiaodong to see why he hasn't come back yet."
Lin Xiaoxia carried her bag and went downstairs with Fang Lan'e.
As soon as I went out, I saw Fang Xiaodong wandering back. He and Fang Lan'e didn't look alike, and their personalities were different. If no one told me, no one would tell that they were siblings.
When Fang Xiaodong saw Lin Xiaoxia, he came over and said enthusiastically, "Sister Xiaoxia, long time no see. You've become a big boss now. That's amazing. Everyone in the village admires you the most when they mention you."
Lin Xiaoxia didn't have much contact with Fang Xiaodong, and Fang Xiaodong was just a teenager before, so she didn't know him very well.
However, Lin Xiaoxia still had the same attitude towards Fang Xiaodong, which was to help him find a job, but she couldn't interfere with anything else.
She said to Fang Xiaodong, "I'll arrange a job for you at the bath center. It's not mine, and there's no nepotism involved. You'll be on your own when you get there. If you do well, you can stay. If not, you can leave. I won't show favoritism."
Fang Xiaodong listened to Lin Xiaoxia's words and said with a look of resistance: "Sister Xiaoxia, I came here to seek refuge with my sister. My sister is so capable now, I am willing to learn from her, can you let me work with her?"
Lin Xiaoxia refused bluntly: "I told you, I hate favoritism, corruption and nepotism the most. Everyone we hire in our store relies on their own abilities. Your sister is the same. She has built her career on her own."
"But, but my mother told me to follow my sister. I won't go anywhere else." Fang Xiaodong didn't want to leave at all.
"Do you want your sister to go home with you? We have store rules here. If everyone brings relatives, how can this store continue to operate? Once a precedent is set, there will be a second one. So it's impossible. If you don't want to listen to the arrangements, please leave." Lin Xiaoxia's attitude was firm.
Fang Lan'e said to Fang Xiaodong, "This is indeed the rule of our store. I can't do anything about it. Go to the bath center first. Do a good job. We can talk about other things later."
Fang Xiaodong thought about it and nodded reluctantly: "Okay, then I'll follow your arrangements." The tone of his voice was definitely not one of sincere acceptance.
However, Lin Xiaoxia didn't care about this, because she could only introduce a job to Fang Xiaodong because Aunt Hua had been nice to her in the past. It was impossible for her to get more than that. Whether he could stay in the job for a long time depended on his own luck.
She said to Fang Lan'e, "I'm going to get busy now. Just send Fang Xiaodong to the bath center tomorrow."
Fang Lan'e nodded: "I understand. Then go ahead and get busy."
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