"Xiaoyu, you two come here, I have something to say to you." Li Jia entered the room and beckoned Zhou Xiaoyu and Chen Yi to the rest area. "School is about to start, and Chen Yi, your internship is almost over. So Xiaoyu will be the only one left in the store. Given the current business volume, she might have some trouble managing on her own. Do you two have any suggestions?"
“It’s okay, I can handle it.” Zhou Xiaoyu answered almost without thinking. Chen Yi thought for a moment and said to Li Jia, “Brother Li, your shop is very busy. Even when I start school, I will come here to help when I don’t have classes. So, I think it’s better not to hire any more people for the time being. After all, too many people in a dry cleaning shop is not necessarily a good thing.”
"Oh? Why do you say that?" Li Jia asked with a hint of curiosity after hearing Chen Yi's words. "Because..." Chen Yi hadn't finished speaking when the shop door was suddenly pushed open. Chen Mingguang stood pale-faced in the doorway, staring at Li Jia and Chen Yi without uttering a word for a long time.
"Mr. Chen, is something the matter?" Li Jia could more or less guess why Chen Mingguang had come here. First, the inspection team's results had clearly surprised him; he had never intended for Li Jia's dry cleaning shop to continue operating. So he gave his good friend a large sum of money, only to find that his friend hadn't even visited the shop once, but instead had taken the money and gone off to enjoy it elsewhere. Second, his company had suffered an unprecedented blow. Apart from its core technology, key employees were constantly leaving, and in less than a month, the once extremely vibrant Green Forest Enterprise had become lifeless, teetering on the brink of collapse and bankruptcy.
These two reasons left Chen Mingguang in a state of utter distress. Suddenly, he remembered what Li Jia had said to him when he threatened her that day: "Take care of yourself!" He instinctively felt that these things must be related to Li Jia, so he came to the dry cleaner, ready to confront her.
"Li Jia! Haven't you gone a bit too far?" Chen Mingguang quickly walked up to Li Jia, pointed a trembling finger at her, and said in a somewhat hysterical voice.
"Hehe, Mr. Chen, what did I do to make you so unhappy?" Li Jia naturally knew it was Hong Guang's doing, but she still smiled when facing Chen Mingguang. Uh…! Surely the damage to my company has nothing to do with you? You probably wouldn't believe that yourself, would you? And... bribing the inspection team to escape unscathed, that's probably something you're quite proud of, isn't it?" Although Chen Mingguang had no evidence, his tone implied that Li Jia was involved, even assuming the inspection team believed she had bribed them to get through, because he had given that scoundrel friend a large sum of cash for expenses in China.
“Mr. Chen, you should be responsible for your words. I’m just a small dry cleaning shop owner. How could I have such great power? As for bribing the inspection team, you can continue to complain to the Italian headquarters and ask them to send two more beautiful women to inspect!” Li Jia said unhurriedly, while Chen Yi, standing beside her, looked at Chen Mingguang with a somewhat complicated expression.
"Li Jia! You...! Tell me! What do you want for me to let go? I can ignore Xiao Yi's matter, as long as you... you spare my company, I'll grant you any request I can make!" Although Chen Mingguang had already softened his tone, the contempt in his voice was still evident. In his eyes, Li Jia was at most just a small dry cleaning shop owner. At this moment, he was already overwhelmed by the company's affairs and didn't even consider why a small dry cleaning shop owner would have the power to ruin his company.
"Chen Mingguang! You seem convinced that I did it. If that's the case, then there's nothing I can do. But I can tell you, if you want the company to be revived, go find someone. Maybe he can help you through this difficult time." Chen Yi's gaze fell on Li Jia's eyes, and she sighed slightly in her heart. She turned to Chen Mingguang and said each word clearly. After speaking, she reached for a notepad, picked up a pen from the table, scribbled down a phone number, and handed the notepad to Chen Mingguang.
Chen Mingguang's expression shifted as he looked at the card Li Jia handed him, but he ultimately took the note and turned to leave. "Mr. Chen, you'd better thank yourself for having such a good daughter. Don't always think about making money. Making money is important for a man, but family is equally important. Think about it." Li Jia's voice sounded behind him. Hearing her words, Chen Mingguang stiffened. He turned to look at Chen Yi, who was sitting on the sofa staring blankly at him. A wave of bitterness washed over him, and he finally managed to force out a "Thank you!" before turning and leaving the dry cleaner.
"Thank you, Brother Li." After Chen Mingguang left, Chen Yi looked at Li Jia's calm face and said with slightly red eyes.
"Hehe, no need to thank me. Okay, let's get back to work. I'm going to buy groceries. What do you two want to eat for lunch?" Li Jia didn't continue on this topic but instead smiled and asked Zhou Xiaoyu and Chen Yi what they wanted to eat for lunch.
"I want to eat wood ear mushrooms." Zhou Xiaoyu said, getting up and walking to the counter. Chen Yi looked at Li Jia's smiling face and said casually, "Then I'll have tomatoes." After saying that, she looked at Li Jia, then smiled, turned around and continued working with Zhou Xiaoyu.
Watching the two busy figures, Li Jia couldn't help but smile with satisfaction, then turned and left the dry cleaners, heading towards the grocery store...
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