The employees of the military-civilian joint venture were able to take time off and have fun, and even with paid leave, they were all very happy.
After everyone returned home that evening, some people praised Liu Ying's selfless dedication in front of their families.
Liu Ying's family used to be poor, but many people in the residential area didn't sympathize with them much.
Although they have many children, they are not unable to make a living. It's just that Liu Ying is too stingy and reluctant to spend money on food and clothing.
Some people heard that Liu Ying's own family was struggling financially, and that she often helped her parents' family. A few words of praise from her parents' family made her feel proud, so she would rather save food for her own children than send things and money to her parents' family.
Zhao Qinglan only learned about these circumstances while chatting with the families of the soldiers.
Now that Liu Ying's family's living conditions have improved, the people in the residential area have a better impression of her.
But little did those people know that the improved food at Liu Ying's home wasn't because she was willing to eat more, but because she stole from the store.
If it weren't for the fact that it's not easy to store too much of those ingredients, she probably would have sent quite a bit back to her parents' home.
Zhao Qinglan was in a good mood after catching the big rat in the store.
However, she didn't move back to the courtyard immediately; instead, she went back to her family's apartment building.
Nothing unusual happened in the family quarters that day, so Zhao Qinglan was able to rest peacefully.
Li Huai knew some things about her shop, and when he learned that it was indeed the military family member named Liu Ying who had been stealing, Li Huai was not in a good mood.
To be honest, if it weren't for him, my wife wouldn't have become a military spouse, and it would be impossible for him to always give priority to military dependents when hiring employees.
To be honest, he felt a little uneasy.
Perhaps because she already knew him well, Zhao Qinglan could guess a thing or two from his expression.
"Alright, what does this have to do with you? You can't take the blame for other people's mistakes. Every profession has good people and bad people. If everyone were like you, there would be no fish in the clear water."
Li Huai's mood did not improve much from his wife's comfort; on the contrary, he felt even more guilty.
"Qinglan, from now on, you can hire any kind of employees you want. There's no need to do that again."
Before he could finish speaking, his wife pressed his mouth down.
"If you keep doing that, I'll get angry." She deliberately put on a stern face.
Li Huai suddenly panicked. "No, I..."
"Alright, I've already said this has nothing to do with you. I personally interviewed and recruited Liu Ying. If you think like that, then I must have been blind. It's her own bad character that has nothing to do with anyone else."
Li Huai then stopped taking the blame upon himself, but still said, "Leave everything in the military to me. If she dares to cause trouble or say anything out of line, I'll handle it."
"No, you really shouldn't get involved in this. If you do, things will become really complicated."
Li Huai wasn't stupid; he quickly understood what his wife meant. He was just worried and confused, and he was eager to help his wife.
"If there's anything I need to do, you can't tell me." He still felt uneasy if he didn't do anything.
I'm clearly the man of the house, but my wife is slowly becoming the pillar of the family. Why do I feel like my role in the family is getting smaller and smaller?
Li Huai felt an increasing sense of crisis the more he thought about it.
"Understood, Mr. Li. I won't let you sit idle if I need your help."
Li Huai finally smiled. "Qinglan, let's give it a try..."
The employees, who arrived at the store in high spirits, discovered that someone was missing.
Because Liu Ying volunteered to help everyone watch the shop, the people in the shop were still remembering her kindness, and now that she's not here, even more people are concerned.
Just as the shop assistants were wondering what to do with Wu Mei, Zhao Qinglan arrived.
"Is everyone wondering why Liu Ying didn't come?"
"Yes, Mr. Zhao, is Liu Ying feeling unwell?"
"Yes, we left her alone in the shop yesterday. She must be tired."
"Mr. Zhao, if Liu Ying can't come, we'll do her work for her today. Don't let her down."
Everyone started talking at once.
"Liu Ying won't be coming anymore."
After Zhao Qinglan said this, the entire room was silent for a few seconds before erupting in cheers.
"Why?"
"Why did you suddenly stop coming?"
"I hope nothing bad has happened to Liu Ying's family."
"Everyone, please be quiet and let me finish speaking." Zhao Qinglan gestured for her to stop.
"Yesterday, Liu Ying stayed behind alone. Everyone probably thought she was being kind and dedicated, but in reality, she stayed behind to steal from the place."
"What!" Everyone was shocked.
Zhao Qinglan continued, "Actually, Liu Ying has been stealing things from the store for quite some time now. Your store manager and I have known about it for a long time and have been investigating it in secret."
Those working in the kitchen suddenly realized what was going on.
"After our unremitting efforts, we finally suspected Liu Ying. It was true that she wanted everyone to go out and have fun. Unexpectedly, some people still didn't want to miss this opportunity and jumped out on their own. In fact, the store could have been left unattended. Even if someone was needed to stay, Manager Wu and I would have stayed so that everyone could have a good time."
Zhao Qinglan couldn't very well say that she invited them out to play just to set a trap for Liu Ying, could she?
There are techniques to speaking.
The same meaning, expressed in different ways, can achieve completely different effects.
According to Zhao Qinglan's description, it wasn't that she deliberately tried to lure Liu Ying, but rather that Liu Ying had ulterior motives.
“Mr. Wu and I saw with our own eyes that Liu Ying took a bag from the store when she left, and she admitted it herself after we found out.”
"To be honest, I'm very angry and disappointed about what happened. I believe everyone knows that our store's current wages and benefits are already quite good. I thought that if I treated my employees well, they would all work hard for the store. But what did Liu Ying do?"
"She embezzled from her post, ruined the image of a military family member, and tarnished the reputation of military families!"
"Considering that there are five children in their family, I didn't make her compensate for the things she had stolen in the past, nor did I send her to the police station. I just made the decision to expel her."
"I hope everyone can learn from this experience, and I won't be so lenient if something like this happens again in the store." She sternly surveyed the crowd.
She doesn't mind being approachable to her employees sometimes, but when it's time to be authoritative, she still needs to show the authority of a superior.
After Zhao Qinglan announced the matter and asked everyone to continue working, the store employees were still in shock from the Liu Ying incident.
Perhaps because Zhao Qinglan had always been kind to everyone, no one doubted what she said; it was precisely because they believed her that they were so shocked.
The people there were mostly very simple and honest; no one could have imagined that Liu Ying would do something like this.
Anyone who knows Liu Ying's family situation and thinks about the changes in their family before and after will find Liu Ying despicable. Everyone thought that she was willing to spend money on food and clothing now that she had a job, but they never expected that she was stealing from the store.
As for Liu Ying, after calming down overnight, she has now taken action.
How could she be willing to lose her job like that?
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