Chapter 909: Zhang Fen's Wishful Thinking (Page 1/2)
As time went by, Lin Man's shop business became more and more prosperous, and Fang Jia gradually grew up and became Lin Man's right-hand man in business.
Fang Jia's ability allowed Lin Man to take time out at noon to go home and have lunch with the children.
After dinner every day, Lin Man would take her daughter Huo Yixin back to her room to help her deal with the dried nits on her head.
Whenever she has free time, Lin Man will pick up a comb and carefully comb out the nits. If she can't comb them out, she will patiently pull out the dried nits one by one with her hands.
As time passed, Huo Yixin's hair finally became clean and flawless, and Lin Man also felt relieved and relieved.
After the children left, Lin Man saw that it was just past one o'clock, so she entered the foggy space and went to the fruit tree to cut the spiritual honey first.
She would cut two boxes of spiritual honey, pick two thousand kilograms of apples with her mind, and then go to the Spirit Beast Mountain.
She was so busy during this period that she even forgot to deliver fruits to the Black Qilin in Lingshou Mountain.
After reaching the Spirit Beast Mountain, Lin Man called out to Mo Qilin halfway up the mountain, and Mo Qilin soon came to her.
At first, Mo Qilin was a little angry with Lin Man, and it even pointed its butt at Lin Man.
When Lin Man took out the spiritual fruit and spiritual honey, it immediately changed its attitude. It walked up to Lin Man and said in its noble voice, "Foolish human, why did you take so long to show your respect to this divine beast?"
Lin Man smiled and responded: "Sorry, I was busy at home, so I came late."
The Black Qilin seemed quite satisfied with Lin Man's explanation, but it continued to ask, "Has your husband's leg been cured?"
Lin Man nodded, "Yes, his leg has fully recovered."
The day before yesterday they went to the hospital for a follow-up check-up, and the doctor said Huo Qingci was fine and no longer needed to wear a splint.
The Black Qilin seemed to relax a little after hearing this, and then it asked, "So, why did you come up the mountain today? Is there something you need my help with?"
Lin Man shook her head. "No, I just wanted to come see you. Because I'm really too busy now, I may only be able to see you once every six months.
But don't worry, I've prepared a lot of spiritual fruits this time, enough for you to eat for a while."
After hearing this, although the tone of Mo Qilin was still arrogant, its attitude softened significantly: "Even if you don't give me spiritual fruits, I won't starve.
There are countless precious spiritual medicines, spiritual fruits, and spiritual beasts on this Spiritual Beast Mountain. When this divine beast is hungry, it will naturally go looking for food."
"I'll bring it to you when I'm free."
Mo Qilin is the God of Wealth. If anything happens to her family in the future, she can still ask it for help.
Although there are many magical medicines in the medicine field, some of them may not be usable by mortals. Before using the medicine, it is best to ask the Qilin beast. After all, it has seen mortals in the continent of cultivation, so it naturally knows which medicines mortals can use and which ones cannot.
After coming down from Lingshou Mountain, Lin Man returned to the Space Villa, took out a box of bird's nests, and soaked them all.
She planned to steam bird's nest soup at home in the afternoon, then put it in a glass jar and take some out to eat whenever she wanted.
Lin Man did not return to the store in the afternoon, so Song Jingjing ran to her clothing store again. As soon as she entered the door, she keenly caught a new face.
Fang Jia seemed a little unfamiliar with Song Jingjing's arrival. She mistakenly thought that this customer was here to buy clothes, so she greeted her with a smile.
Fang Jia's greeting was full of enthusiasm and professionalism: "Hello, how can I help you?"
Song Jingjing shook her head slightly, indicating that she just wanted to browse around. Then, she casually asked about the shop owner.
Fang Jia hesitated about how to answer this sudden question. At this moment, Zhang Fen appeared between the two of them like a gust of wind.
Zhang Fen's face was filled with enthusiasm, and she greeted Song Jingjing warmly: "Auntie Song, you're here!"
Then, she proudly introduced them to Fang Jia, "This is our boss's sister-in-law, Aunt Song."
Fang Jia thought to herself that the proprietress Lin Man was only a few years older than her, and she always affectionately called Lin Man "Sister Man". So for Lin Man's younger sister-in-law, she naturally could not call her "Aunt Song" like Zhang Fen did.
So, Fang Jia smiled and politely called her, "Sister Song."
Song Jingjing looked at Fang Jia carefully, and her heart couldn't help but ripple.
The woman in front of him had a pretty face and a tall figure. Although she was not as tall as Lin Man, she was estimated to be about 1.68 meters tall.
She wondered where this sister-in-law had found such a beautiful salesperson.
Fang Jia didn't know what Song Jingjing was thinking, but she still kept her professional smile on her face.
"Sister Song, please sit for a while. I'm going to greet other guests." Fang Jia said softly, preparing to turn around and leave.
However, Song Jingjing suddenly grabbed her hand and said, "Um, what's your name?"
Fang Jia was slightly stunned, then replied: "My name is Fang Jia."
"Oh, Fang Jia, right? I also opened a clothing store. Are you interested in working with me? The salary will definitely not be lower than my sister-in-law's." Song Jingjing made the invitation directly.
Zhang Fen on the side began to get anxious, "Aunt Song..." She tried to interrupt the conversation, but Song Jingjing's eyes were already fixed on Fang Jia, waiting for her response.
Song Jingjing looked at Zhang Fen, hesitant, but Fang Jia refused directly, "Sorry, Sister Song, I'm already working at Sister Man's store. I'll stay here and work hard."
After saying that, she walked away, leaving Song Jingjing with a look of surprise.
Fang Jia thought the boss's sister-in-law was mentally unstable. Who would start by poaching people from their own family's shop? She shook her head and continued to work.
Seeing that Fang Jia was ungrateful, Song Jingjing pouted and felt a little unhappy.
So she went to try and win over another waitress, Wang Yan, who was also Fang Jia's good friend. But Wang Yan was no fool and naturally refused to agree.
Zhang Fen looked at Song Jingjing with grievance from the side. She seemed disappointed with the failed poaching attempt.
Song Jingjing asked her, "Xiaofen, have you told your mother about that?" This was the task she had assigned to Zhang Fen before.
"I told my mother, and she asked me to work hard with you, while she would stay in the courtyard to continue taking care of the old man." Zhang Fen answered cautiously.
"Xiao Fen, I've already rented a shop and am renovating it now. You can quit your job and help me keep an eye on it. I'll go to Yangcheng to purchase goods the day after tomorrow." Song Jingjing's tone revealed a hint of urgency.
"Really? Aunt Song, where is the clothing store?" Zhang Fen's eyes lit up. She had always dreamed of being involved in the clothing business.
"Over on West Street, the location isn't as good as my sister-in-law's, but it also has a large flow of people." Song Jingjing replied with a smile.
Her eyes sparkled with anticipation and confidence. She believed that as long as she worked hard, she would be no worse than her sister-in-law.
"Aunt Song, my mom and I have already moved out, so should I quit my job with Aunt Lin tomorrow?"
"Originally, I was planning to talk to my sister-in-law myself, but since you're going to do it yourself, there's no need for me to be there. Tomorrow, when you quit your job, come find me on West Street. I'm renovating the shop over there."
"Okay, Aunt Song."
After seeing Song Jingjing off, Zhang Fen's lips curled up slightly, and she couldn't suppress her happiness. As long as she worked hard with Aunt Song, it would definitely be more comfortable than working in Aunt Lin's shop.
Wang Yan and Fang Jia looked at Zhang Fen and smiled foolishly at the door. They looked at each other and shook their heads slightly.
Lin Man was busy in the space and didn't come out until five o'clock, preparing to go back to the store to collect today's sales.
She first went to the flower shop to check today's bill with Li Xiaoli, then collected the sales, and then returned to the clothing store.
There were not many customers in the store at this time. Lin Man found Wang Yan, the person in charge today, to check the bill, and then began to count the clothing store's turnover today.
Zhang Fen suddenly walked to the counter and said, "Auntie Lin, my grandma is sick, and I plan to quit my job to take care of her."
Lin Man suddenly raised her head and looked at her with a half-smile. "Oh, your grandma is sick. Is she waiting for you to go back and take care of her? Do you want your mom to quit her job and go take care of your grandma together?"
There was a hint of sarcasm in Lin Man's tone, but Zhang Fen didn't hear it. She just shook her head firmly, "No need. My mother will stay. I can go back by myself."
Lin Man knew that she was lying, but she deliberately did not expose her. Since Zhang Fen wanted to leave, she had to let her go!
"Okay, I'll settle your salary now. You've been in the city for 22 days, so I'll give you 22 yuan, right?"
There was a hint of teasing in Lin Man's words, but she did not show any obvious dissatisfaction.
Zhang Fen nodded, "That's right."
She took the money Lin Man handed over, two pairs of ten-yuan notes and two one-yuan bills, and then wrote a salary slip and asked Zhang Fen to sign it.
After Zhang Fen signed her name, Lin Man said bluntly, "Xiao Fen, quit your job and go back to take good care of your grandma. If you can't take care of her alone, you can ask your mom to come back and take care of her. As for the house, I will hire another nanny."
Zhang Fen held the 22 yuan tightly in her hand, but she was thinking in her heart, Aunt Lin must have wanted to fire her and her mother a long time ago!
She felt a little uneasy, but still said goodbye politely, turned around to pack up her personal belongings, said hello to Lin Man and left.
Wang Yan opened her mouth, hesitated for a long time, and suddenly said, "Aunt Lin, the reason why Zhang Fen quit her job is because she wants to change jobs."
Lin Man raised her eyes and smiled, "Really? She even lied about her grandmother being sick just to quit her job. She's really filial! Xiaoyan, you must not learn from her."
Lin Man did not mean to blame Zhang Fen, but just hoped that others could understand the importance of integrity.
Wang Yan hurriedly explained, "Auntie Lin, don't worry, I will never change jobs." She was afraid that Lin Man would misunderstand that she had the same idea.
Fang Jia finished serving the last customer and placed the money on the table.
"Sister Man, this is the money I just made from selling my coat."
Fang Jia's voice interrupted Lin Man's thoughts. "Oh, okay." She took the money and started sorting it out again.
Fang Jia didn't leave. Instead, she glanced at Wang Yan and said, "Sister Man, your sister-in-law came over today. She wanted to recruit Xiaoyan and me to work in her shop, but Xiaoyan and I refused."
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Wang Yan agreed, "Yes, Aunt Lin, Sister Jiajia and I didn't agree."
Lin Man put down the account book and looked at the two of them seriously. "Did my sister-in-law Song Jingjing come to the store today?"
Wang Yan and Fang Jia nodded at the same time, "Yes, she's here."
"You two, work hard. I will never treat you unfairly in the future. As for Xiaofen, she needs to go and look after the store for my brother and sister-in-law, so let her go!"
In fact, if you are not happy with your job, you can just resign. I will approve it immediately and your salary will not be reduced by a penny. There is really no need to lie about your family's health.
Of course, if you quit and don't do well outside and want to come back, I definitely won't hire you again. I'm reminding you first."
Fang Jia and Wang Yan shook their heads repeatedly and said in unison: "We will work hard and will not quit easily."
"Well, I believe you."
Wang Yan thought Zhang Fen was stupid. She thought Aunt Lin would believe her if she just told a lie.
The reason why Aunt Lin didn't expose her was that she wanted her to leave quickly. If she wanted to keep Zhang Fen, she would have exposed her lies long ago.
The next morning, sunlight streamed through the window onto the dining table, illuminating the breakfast Xu Xiaomin had carefully prepared. She placed the steaming hot food on the table one by one, and the aroma filled the air.
Lin Man walked into the restaurant, her eyes fixed on the dining table, taking a deep look at the sumptuous breakfast. Then, she slowly walked towards the table, pulled out a stool, and sat down gracefully.
At the same time, the children also walked into the restaurant one after another and found their seats. Huo Li and Huo Qingci also came over soon after.
When Lin Man saw her grandfather, she immediately stood up, smiled, served him a bowl of red bean porridge, and placed it in front of him.
Huo Li looked at Xu Xiaomin and said kindly, "Xiao Xu, please sit down and eat with us."
Xu Xiaomin smiled and nodded, then walked to the table, gently pulled out a stool, and sat down.
Lin Man picked up a fried dough stick and handed it to Xu Xiaomin. She smiled gently and said to her, "Sister Xu, I heard that your mother-in-law is sick. Are you going to quit your job and go back to take care of her?"
Xu Xiaomin's heart tightened. She hadn't expected Lin Man to suddenly interrupt, and to make the matter so serious. She was about to open her mouth to refute, but Huo Qingci beat her to the punch.
"Grandpa, since something happened at Sister Xu's home, let her go back. I will find someone else to take care of you." Huo Qingci's tone was calm, but it surprised Xu Xiaomin.
Huo Li turned to look at Xu Xiaomin, a look of concern on his face. "Xiao Xu, your mother-in-law is sick, so you really should go back and take good care of her."
Xu Xiaomin quickly waved her hands and explained, "My mother-in-law's illness shouldn't be serious. I'm just going back to take a look and will be back soon."
However, Lin Man interrupted her again, "Xiao Fen said her grandmother was seriously ill, so she resigned to go back and take care of her. I settled her salary yesterday."
When Huo Li heard the news, he couldn't help but exclaimed, "Xiao Fen quit her job?"
Lin Man nodded seriously, "Yes, Xiaofen is such a filial child. When she heard her grandma was sick, she immediately quit her job and went back to take care of her grandma.
I paid her the salary yesterday. Sister Xu, Xiaofen must have gone back to her hometown today! Do you want to go back and see her…”
Xu Xiaomin's face turned a little ugly. She suspected that Lin Man knew the reason why her daughter quit her job, but she didn't expose it and deliberately said so in order to embarrass her.
However, she couldn't refute it now because Xiaofen had indeed resigned.
Xu Xiaomin nodded awkwardly. In fact, she had originally planned to explain her daughter's resignation to Lin Man today, but who would have thought that she would take the initiative to bring up this matter.
She also said that her daughter resigned because her mother-in-law was ill. If she said now that her mother-in-law was fine, would Mr. Huo think that both mother and daughter were lying?
If the old man found out that his daughter had quit her job and was just helping out at his other granddaughter-in-law's shop, that would be troublesome! Would this affect her work? Oh, it really makes people worry!
Lin Man couldn't help but feel funny when she saw Xu Xiaomin staring at her grandfather like a wooden man.
So, with a friendly smile on her face, she gently reminded her, "Sister Xu, why aren't you eating? The fried dough sticks are almost getting soft!"
Xu Xiaomin finally came back to her senses, a look of embarrassment appeared on her face, and she quickly picked up the fried dough stick and took a bite.
Seeing this, Lin Man took the opportunity to say to her grandfather, "Grandpa, I think Sister Xu may have an emergency at home, and she may not be able to take care of you in the future.
But don't worry, we will find someone to take care of you and your child as soon as possible."
After hearing what Lin Man said, Huo Li first looked at Xu Xiaomin, then nodded in agreement.
He said slowly, "Since Xiao Xu has something going on at home, let her go back and take care of her mother-in-law. Giving her an extra half month's salary is a token of my appreciation for her hard work during this period."
Lin Man quickly responded, "Okay, Grandpa."
When Xu Xiaomin heard this, she felt even more annoyed.
She bit into the dough stick fiercely and cursed inwardly: "Xiao Fen, that damned girl, why did she lie and say her mother-in-law was seriously ill if she wanted to quit? Now, even I'm going to lose my job!"
As soon as Lin Man and her man leave, she will explain the matter to the old man and see if she can stay.
Oh, it’s really worrying!
After breakfast, Huo Yian quickly went back to his room to get his schoolbag, then he got on his bicycle and set off back to school with his younger brother and sister.
At the same time, Lin Man and Huo Qingci also went out on tricycles.
Xu Xiaomin was not idle for a moment. She quickly cleaned up the dishes, returned to the kitchen and started washing.
After finishing all this, she returned to the front yard and made a pot of hot tea for the old man.
Old man Huo Li was sitting in a rocking chair in the front yard, leisurely flipping through the newspaper.
When he saw Xu Xiaomin standing in front of him, looking a little worried, he put down the newspaper and took the initiative to ask:
"Xiao Xu, do you have something you want to tell me? Do you want to take a leave to go back home?"
Xu Xiaomin hesitated for a moment, then said softly: "Well, old man, my Fenfen is ignorant. Actually, my mother-in-law is not sick..." There was a hint of apology in her words.
Old Master Huo Li frowned and his tone became serious: "Your mother-in-law is not sick? Then why did Xiaofen lie?"
Xu Xiaomin explained, "That's because your granddaughter-in-law Song Jingjing also opened a clothing store, and she wants to recruit Xiaofen to help her."
Old Master Huo Li put down the newspaper and asked seriously, "Did Xiao Song poach your daughter to work at their store? So Xiao Fen deliberately lied to Xiao Man, saying that your mother-in-law was seriously ill and needed care, so she resigned?"
Seeing the old man's stern tone, Xu Xiaomin carefully flattered him, "Grandpa, Xiaofen is young and naive. She didn't know how to refuse Xiaosong, so she lied."
The old man's tone became more serious: "Xiao Fen lied, I said everything was fine, why did Xiao Man suddenly bring up her resignation today?
You guys are so stupid. If you don't want to do it, just say so. Do you think you can hide it from Xiaoman by lying? She's not stupid.
Xiaoman thought your daughter was not suitable to be a salesperson, so she asked her to go to a hot pot restaurant.
Xiaofen didn't want to, and I even spoke up for you and your daughter, but you actually stabbed Xiaoman in the back. In that case, you should resign too! I'll give you an extra month's salary."
Hearing this, Xu Xiaomin pleaded eagerly, "Grandpa, please give us another chance. Fenfen will go to work at Xiao Song's store, and I will stay here to continue taking care of you."
But Mr. Huo Li shook his head: "No need. If I keep you, my eldest grandson and his wife will definitely have objections."
"Grandpa, Xiao Song is also your granddaughter-in-law. If anyone should be blamed, it should be Xiao Song..." Xu Xiaomin wanted to say something else.
But Mr. Huo Li interrupted her: "Okay, stop talking. Pack up and leave. I'll give you an extra month's salary. As for Xiao Song being disobedient, I'll go find her myself."
Xu Xiaomin's eyes were red as she asked, "Mr. Huo, is there no room for redemption?"
"No, Xiao Song has poached your daughter, so she must have poached you to help take care of her child too! Since you've already discussed it, then you should go and help her take care of the child."
Xu Xiaomin didn't expect that the old man, who was always easy to talk to, would be so firm this time.
Forget it, since that’s the case, she’ll just go and take care of Song Jingjing’s child.
After Huo Li settled Xu Xiaomin's salary, he asked her to take out the house key.
Xu Xiaomin received her salary, handed in her keys, chatted with Huo Li for a few more words, and then left.
Then she went directly to the shop where Song Jingjing was renovating. When Zhang Fen saw her mother coming over, she asked curiously, "Mom, why are you here?"
Xu Xiaomin twisted Zhang Fen's arm hard. "You stupid kid, if you wanted to quit, just quit. Why lie and say your grandma was seriously ill?"
Zhang Fen pouted and said unhappily, "Should I say I don't want to help Aunt Lin and want to help Aunt Song instead?"
Xu Xiaomin looked around the shop, "Where's your Aunt Song?"
"She went to look for a house and asked me to stay here and watch."
Seeing that Song Jingjing was not there, Xu Xiaomin scolded her, "You stupid girl, not only did you change jobs yourself, but you also caused me to lose my salary and get fired."
"Mom, what's going on?"
"Your Aunt Lin knew you were changing jobs, so she deliberately told the old man that your grandma was seriously ill and that you had to go back to take care of her. She asked me to quit my job and go back to take care of her.
I couldn't argue at the time, so I waited until they went to work and then I explained to the old man, but he just told me to quit."
"Mom, since you can't stay in the Huo family, it's the same for you to follow Aunt Song.
Aunt Song's father is a big boss, and he knows people of status and position.
As long as I can please Aunt Song, she will definitely help me find a powerful partner."
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