"Kiki, aren't you busy every day?"
Li Dewen asked Kiki in surprise. He knew that many "big guys" wanted to find Kiki to do tattoos, but he heard that it was difficult to make an appointment.
"well enough!"
Kiki scratched his head, then spoke to Li Dewen in a daze.
"That's not right, Kiki. I heard that people who want you to tattoo them have been lining up for a long time! They say you don't have time!"
Xiami also asked Kiki in confusion.
"I do get a lot of requests, but I don't tattoo people every day! I only have two days a week to tattoo people, two days to teach students, and one day to monitor other tattoo artists in the shop and communicate with clients!"
Kiki drank a little wine and talked about his daily life. Because drinking makes his hands shake, Kiki basically doesn't drink anymore. He only has a few drinks when he gets together with people like Li Dewen and Du Chen.
"No, there are still two days left in the week."
Li Dewen counted the days on his fingers, and then asked Kiki.
"Of course the remaining two days are for rest! Boss, what the hell, don't you have two days off a week?"
Kiki asked Li Dewen and Xiami in surprise.
Du Chen almost laughed out loud when he saw Kiki being so Versailles. First of all, Kiki definitely didn't hear what Li Dewen and Xiami had just said, otherwise why would she ask such a heart-wrenching question.
Second, how come Kiki still hasn’t grown any brains after all these years!
"Brother Chen, don't you have weekends off too?"
Looking at Li Dewen and Xiami who were stunned and silent, Jiji turned to ask Du Chen.
"How could that be? I also have two days off a week! Two days off a week, including statutory holidays! And now I have two holidays a year, just like students, one summer vacation and one winter vacation..."
Du Chen held back his laughter and answered Kiki's question in a mischievous manner, mainly for Li Dewen and Xiami to hear.
Sure enough, upon hearing Du Chen's boasting, Li Dewen and Xiami stared at him with resentment. Du Chen was still the same as when he was little, so hateful! So annoying, so mean...
"Brother Chen, that's too much..."
Xiami couldn't help but say to Du Chen.
"It's okay, it's okay, you'll get used to it slowly!"
Du Chen still had a smile on his face, but his words were still as annoying as ever.
"Chenchen, seriously, aren't you planning on going back to work? Xiami and I really want to take it easy. Of course, it would be even better if we could just retire!"
Li Dewen asked Du Chen what he thought with a bitter face.
"Hey, Brother Li, how old are you and Xiami? Why are you always thinking about retirement?"
Du Chen tried hard to persuade Li Dewen and Xiami. It was so hard to find two such hardworking workers, so Du Chen was of course reluctant to let them go. Moreover, Li Dewen and Xiami also had shares in the entire company, so they were also working for him.
“…”
Li Dewen and Xiami remained silent. They both glanced at Du Chen, their meaning clear: "Du Chen, how can you stand and talk without any back pain? How can you say such cold words from such a warm mouth?"
"Well, you should learn from Xiaofei. Look at Xiaofei, he's busy with the coal washing plant and the mines all day long! He doesn't even need me to worry about him!"
Du Chen mentioned Xiao Fei again. Xiao Fei hadn't returned from the prairie yet and was still working in the coal mine. He might not even come home for the New Year. It wasn't that Du Chen didn't want him to go back, but facing his parents' pressure to get married, Xiao Fei simply hid away on the prairie...
"Hehe, Xiaofei called me a few days ago!"
Li Dewen snorted twice and looked up at Du Chen who was sitting opposite him.
Du Chen also looked at Li Dewen, waiting for Li Dewen's next words.
"Brother Li, come on, why don't you say anything? What did Xiaofei say?"
Du Chen waited for a long time, and seeing that Li Dewen didn't say anything, he looked up and asked Li Dewen.
"Oh, Xiaofei didn't say anything, he just said that he's been very tired these past few years, and he can't go home for the New Year because he has to keep an eye on the things going on at the mine!"
Li Dewen spoke to Du Chen in Xiaofei's tone, and surprisingly, he imitated it very vividly.
"Why, are you tired? Do you want to retire too?"
Du Chen smiled strangely and asked Li Dewen.
"Yeah, that's what Xiao Fei meant!"
Li Dewen nodded in acknowledgment, then looked at Du Chen expectantly, wanting Du Chen to think of a solution for them.
"Hehe, that has nothing to do with me! I have the smallest stake in Xiao Fei's business, so no matter what happens, there's no need for me to step in, right? I remember that Brother Li, Xiami, and Kiki all seem to have more stakes than me!"
Du Chen smiled mischievously. He had considered a lot at that time and didn't take the biggest share in the coal washing plant. Even when Xiaofei later opened a small coal mine, he also invested less money and only took a small share. So Xiaofei didn't want to tell him that he wanted to retire.
Li Dewen and Xiami exchanged a glance before realizing what was happening. They looked at each other helplessly, and could only skip over what happened with Xiao Fei...
"Brother Chen..."
Xiami spoke.
"Um?"
Du Chen looked at Xiami with a smile again, ready to listen to how Xiami would persuade him.
"Brother Chen, it's okay if you don't return to the company to manage it!"
As soon as Xiami started talking, Li Dewen became anxious. They hadn't said that before. Why did Xiami betray them? Was he too old and useless as the boss? Or was Xiami trying to take advantage of the situation?
"What's next?"
Du Chen asked Xiami again. He actually had some other ideas now. Since Li Dewen and Xiami's focus had shifted to family and life, he couldn't really let them be tied down by work after so many years of friendship.
More importantly, if Li Dewen and Xiami are willing to delegate power, it will also be beneficial to him. After all, he is in Yuncheng, and Li Dewen and Xiami have been working in the company for many years. If any real problems arise, he will be unable to do anything about them. Although he has many backup plans in the company, there is still a certain risk.
"Brother Chen, the boss and I understand that you don't want to return to the company to manage it! But can you think of a way to make things easier for us?"
Xiami asked Du Chen as a second choice.
“Is that so?”
Du Chen was very happy to hear that Xiami's words were similar to his expectations.
"That's right, Du Chen, we also want to enjoy our retirement life!"
Li Dewen also interrupted and said that he understood what Xiami meant.
"Brother Li, what? Do you want to retire completely? Or just live a more relaxed life than before?"
Du Chen asked Li Dewen and Xiami.
Li Dewen and Xiami looked at each other again.
"Fully retired!"
Li Dewen said to Du Chen expectantly.
"That's impossible!"
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