Looking at the group of people kneeling in front of her, Cheng Xuewei felt heartbroken.
"Boss, please give us another chance! We promise to work harder from now on and never do such things again!"
The old women kneeling on the ground couldn't help but beg for mercy. They had been in the Cheng family for decades and considered this place their own home. Now they were being driven away, which they simply couldn't accept.
"Yes, Master, we old folks are all getting on in years. If we leave the Cheng family, we'll have nowhere to go. Please, Master, have mercy and give us another chance."
"We've worked for the Cheng family for so many years, and even if we haven't achieved anything great, we've certainly put in a lot of hard work. Please forgive us this time, boss!"
The old women thought that with their relationship with Cheng Xuewei, they could definitely keep her by saying a few nice words. After all, they had watched Cheng Xuewei grow up and had feelings for her. Cheng Xuewei was always soft-hearted and would definitely agree.
However, this time they were overthinking it. Cheng Xuewei has never been a soft-hearted person. She can tolerate some things once or twice, but she will never tolerate them a third time.
Although this is the first time this has been discovered, according to other people's descriptions, they are all seasoned veterans who, relying on their seniority, do not do their jobs properly, but instead act arrogantly in the shop all day long. They are also dishonest, thinking that the shop belongs to them and that they can take whatever they want and then find other ways to make up for it later.
This is a repeat offender, and it has long exceeded the expected two opportunities.
Moreover, Cheng Xuewei understood that everyone has selfish desires, and as long as they don't go too far, they can be tolerated. But these people really disappointed her.
"If you really knew you were wrong, why didn't you do it sooner?"
Cheng Xuewei sneered. These people thought she was soft-hearted and easy to manipulate, which is why they have become increasingly outrageous over the years, to the point that they don't even know their own names anymore.
After that, Cheng Xuewei stopped talking, waved her hand, and ordered her men to drag them away for execution.
Same thing, beat them half to death and then sell them.
At their age, apart from servants, no one was willing to buy them, especially since they had been beaten and seriously injured. Their fate was either to die before they could survive, or to be tortured to death in the slave market. In any case, they would not have a good ending.
After dealing with all these matters, it was almost dawn. Cheng Xuewei rubbed her temples wearily, feeling quite distressed.
"Miss, please rest for a while."
Her personal maid reminded her, but she shook her head: "Go prepare water, I need to bathe and change my clothes, and go to Xishui Garden to apologize."
It was obvious that He Jiuniang was angry. She had only known He Jiuniang for a short time, and being able to get on He Jiuniang's good side in business was a huge opportunity that she had to seize. Her initial investment had already been recouped, and now she received a very considerable monthly dividend.
If a decision isn't made this time, it will be difficult to explain to He Jiuniang. If the cooperation is canceled, her losses will be immeasurable.
Most importantly, she didn't want to lose such a friend because of the mistakes of a few servants.
Therefore, He Jiuniang must be given an explanation.
Knowing that her mind was made up, the maidservant did not try to persuade her further and went to do as she was told.
Cheng Xuewei sat in the bathtub with her eyes closed, resting. She thought back to how she had initially planned to send someone to He Jiuniang, and she found it funny. She had always thought that someone she could trust was someone who would cause trouble if she sent them to He Jiuniang. Now she was really glad that He Jiuniang had refused, otherwise she would have been devastated.
After reflecting deeply for a while, she realized she couldn't continue to lie around like this. Based on this lesson, she had to come up with a set of rules to strictly enforce in the future and manage the shop well.
Only in this way can the business last, and only then will she and He Jiuniang not fall apart so easily.
It sounds like their relationship is a bit superficial, but in reality, their relationship isn't that deep. If she hadn't suggested going into business with He Jiuniang, they would just be a normal doctor-patient relationship now.
She wanted He Jiuniang to see her sincerity and maintain the relationship so that she could do more business, bringing benefits not only to herself but also to her family.
She's divorced now and doesn't have any children with her. She might have to adopt one from her family in the future. Although she has money, she still needs the support of her maternal family. She needs to plan these things in advance.
After thinking about all this, she quickly tidied herself up, asked the maid to prepare paper and pen, and wrote down her views on the management of the shop, which she would then show to He Jiuniang later.
The night before, she sent someone to the clinic to say that she needed to take a few days off, so He Jiuniang slept in. When she got up, the sun was high in the sky. Although it was sunny, the temperature was still not high, so she was dressed quite warmly.
While I was washing up, the maid came to report that Cheng Xuewei had been there for almost half an hour and was in the front hall.
He Jiuniang heard this and responded, "I know, I'll eat something and then I'll go."
In the past, she would definitely have invited Cheng Xuewei to have breakfast together, but this morning, she didn't want to.
She needed to make it clear to Cheng Xuewei that she was very angry.
By the time she finished eating and went over, Cheng Xuewei had already drunk several cups of tea. Upon seeing He Jiuniang, Cheng Xuewei immediately stood up to greet her.
"Jiuniang! I was worried you wouldn't want to see me!"
"Sigh, this is all my fault. I didn't manage the servants properly. Luckily, Lotus is alright, otherwise I wouldn't know how to face you!"
"Don't worry, I've handed over those who committed crimes to Lord Lu. As for the others, I also cleaned up the house last night. Now, all that's left are honest and hardworking people. Furthermore, I've written down some plans for the future, and we'll conduct a thorough investigation every month. We'll never let such people have the opportunity to stay in the shop again."
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He Jiuniang didn't say a word; she did all the talking, expressing her apologies and the changes she had made.
What she said surprised He Jiu Niang. She hadn't expected that she hadn't slept all night and had been dealing with these matters. It seemed that she was really taking it to heart.
Thinking of this, her anger subsided considerably.
“Sister Cheng, even if Lianhua were my niece, I wouldn’t stand idly by if this happened in the shop. If word got out, what would people think of us? Why would they still want to buy things from our shop? A good reputation is everything in business. If our reputation is ruined, we can’t continue doing business.”
Upon hearing her speak, Cheng Xuewei quickly smiled and said, "Yes, I knew that, so I started cleaning house last night. This was indeed my oversight; I didn't realize that someone in the family of several decades would do such a thing. I will definitely learn from this and never let anything like this happen again!"
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