"What? Are you feeling sad?"
Chen Fan smiled and joked.
"Fuck. Bro, would I feel bad?"
Ma Xiaoshuai looked at Su Ruochu and patted his chest.
"Whatever you want. I'm willing to risk it all. I'm going to spend all my savings on this."
Song Linlin and Su Ruochu looked at each other and smiled helplessly.
"The two of them are almost fifty years old, but they still act like children."
The two beauties ignored the nonsense of the two men and gathered together to discuss ordering food.
The food was served, and Chen Fan and Ma Xiaoshuai chatted casually while drinking.
Over the past eight years, the topics of our gatherings have gradually changed.
When they were in school, they would get together to talk about love, beautiful women, the international situation and their vision for the future.
After graduation and joining the workforce, everyone's topics of conversation turned to marriage, buying a house, and various work pressures...
Now that we have established our own family and career, the topics of conversation have changed to mortgages, car loans and children.
Watching Chen Fan and Ma Xiaoshuai chatting about their experiences in raising children, especially listening to the two grown men discussing how to change diapers, bathe, and coax children to sleep... Song Linlin was speechless.
"Looking at your man's attitude, who would have thought he was such a big boss?"
Su Ruochu looked at Chen Fan tenderly, her face full of happiness.
"Hey, do you feel happy now?" Song Linlin secretly poked Su Ruchu and joked with a smile.
Su Ruochu nodded, "Yeah."
"Have you ever regretted marrying Chen Fan?"
Su Ruochu shook her head: "I have never regretted it."
"And you?"
“As for me…”
Song Linlin glanced at Ma Xiaoshuai opposite her with a smile.
"Neither have I."
Su Ruochu asked: "Are you busy with work every day now?"
Song Linlin seemed to be in deep thought: "How should I put it?"
"The customer flow of the milk tea shop is basically fixed. The business has been a little better in the past two years. I hired two employees, but that's basically it. I won't starve to death, but I won't make a fortune either."
Su Ruochu asked curiously, "Have you ever considered opening a branch?"
"When Chen Fan was chatting with me before, I remember him saying that milk tea shops will become more and more popular among young people in the future. You can consider opening a branch."
Song Linlin smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, I considered opening a branch before. But after I had a child, most of my energy went to the child. I didn't have the energy to open a branch anymore."
"In fact, it's just like that. Life is nothing more than making choices. Some people choose to devote all their energy to their careers, while others choose to return to their families. You can't have all the benefits."
Su Ruochu said with emotion: "Actually, I envy you two."
"Envy me?" Song Linlin smiled bitterly, "What do you envy me for?"
"I envy your love."
"Forget it. We can talk without any worries. I envy you."
Song Linlin laughed and said, "You think I don't want to get rich? We don't have the ability or the conditions to do so."
"Especially after having children, this idea becomes even stronger. As a parent, who doesn't want to give their children a better future?"
"You see, you'll need money to send your child to school. Girls need to be raised in luxury, and all conditions must be the best, right? You'll need money to go to college, get a job, get married, have kids... all of these will require money..."
"Now that I think about it, I'm actually somewhat thankful that I have a daughter. If I had a son, I would have to earn money to buy him a house."
Su Ruochu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You're exaggerating. You two are your own bosses. Isn't it easy to buy a house for your children?"
Song Linlin shook her head.
"House prices are rising one by one now, who knows how much they will rise in the future."
"Besides, who would complain about money? Right?"
The two women had big appetites, so they finished their meal early and had nothing to do, so Song Linlin dragged Su Ruochu to the mall next door to go shopping.
Chen Fan and Ma Xiaoshuai were left here to continue chatting.
As soon as the two left, Chen Fan took out a cigarette and lit it.
Seeing this, Ma Xiaoshuai smiled and said, "You seem to be more addicted to smoking now than before."
Chen Fan nodded: "I used to smoke only when I was thinking about something, but now that I'm stressed, I want to light one from time to time."
Ma Xiaoshuai advised: "You still have to smoke. Not to mention that you have a child, you have to pay attention to your health."
Chen Fan smiled: "Why do you say the same thing as my mother?"
Ma Xiaoshuai smiled and changed the subject, "You just said you felt pressured. Your business is so big now, and the company is so prosperous. Do you still feel pressured?"
"What you're saying is that every time you open your eyes, you're watching tens of thousands of people eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. Do you think it's stressful?"
"Recently, the entire group conducted an inspection and found a group of corrupt officials who violated company regulations. I did not stop them, and even personally sent several old employees who I had a good relationship with to the police station..."
Ma Xiaoshuai looked at Chen Fan and suddenly stretched out his hand.
"Give me one."
Chen Fan was stunned, "Aren't you going to quit?"
Ma Xiaoshuai took a cigarette and lit it up. "I haven't quit yet. I stopped smoking after I had a child. Of course, it also has something to do with my son's strict discipline."
"Song Linlin did that for your own good."
"I'll smoke one with you."
Ma Xiaoshuai smiled and continued, "The group is so big and has so many employees. Where there are people, there will naturally be rivers and lakes. In fact, you should have thought of this a long time ago."
Chen Fan nodded: "I thought about it, but... some of them were the company veterans who went through hardships with me back then, and I just feel a little emotional."
“Back then, the conditions were so difficult, but we all managed to get through it. But now that the conditions are better, everyone has lost themselves.”
Chen Fan didn't say anything in front of Ma Xiaoshuai.
"I am actually a sentimental person. Over the years, I have not taken extra care of these old employees, but I believe that I have done my best to promote them and provide them with benefits."
"These people have been calling me to beg for mercy, wanting me to give them another chance, deciding to turn over a new leaf, and some even crying as they recall the past..."
"I am in pain, but this time... I have decided to impose a heavy penalty."
"Rules are rules."
Chen Fan looked up at Ma Xiaoshuai and said, "As the group grows, various problems will emerge. When these problems come together, they will affect the development and progress of the group."
"Ruofan Group is great, but it's not the state I'm most satisfied with at the moment. I still hope it can continue to move up."
"So I set up an inspection department, which is independent of all departments and is usually only responsible to me."
"The responsibility of the Supervision Department is to monitor everyone in the group. Once any violation of laws or regulations is found, it will not be forgiven."
Ma Xiaoshuai smiled and joked: "Isn't this just like the Jinyiwei of the Dongchang in the Ming Dynasty?"
"That's about right."
Chen Fan nodded.
"This department is very important. All the staff are personally selected by me and must not have any connection with anyone else in the group."
"The person who manages this department must also be someone I absolutely trust."
Having said that, Chen Fan looked up at Ma Xiaoshuai.
"Brother, I'm going to let you be the candidate."
Ma Xiaoshuai was stunned: "Me?"
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