Jin Yuanyuan's Top-Tier Life

Chapter 80 Of course, we should take this money!

Hearing Uncle Qin's words, Zhao Zhuoran tensed up. He knew that Jin Yuanyuan wanted to fire these older employees, but she hadn't done so because she hadn't figured out how to tell them about the decision, so she kept putting it off.

Why are you saying this now? Has she made up her mind?

"Uncle, is Yuanyuan in the office?" Zhao Zhuoran asked cautiously.

"She didn't come today, she's probably plotting with her mother at the small restaurant." Uncle Qin snorted and turned to go back to his duty room to drink tea.

Zhao Zhuoran pouted and drove his small truck to Jin Yaya's restaurant. From afar, he saw two people standing under the osmanthus tree at the restaurant. Jin Yuanyuan was excitedly talking to Zhu Hongying, who kept shaking her head in disagreement.

Is another fight about to break out?

For a moment, Zhao Zhuoran even considered turning around and driving away.

However, Cao Xiaoyu had already walked over and waved, signaling him to park the car to the side.

"When you go back later, please pick up some socks for Boss He. He just called and said he wanted to buy 500 pairs of disposable socks. You're here now, otherwise I would have given them to him."

"Brother, you can't treat me like this, can you? I'm the big boss of a restaurant, after all." Zhao Zhuoran looked at the several large bags full of socks, and his back ached.

"What should we do then? Are you willing to let your brother do the work?" Cao Xiaoyu actually pretended to be delicate, which disgusted Zhao Zhuoran so much that he shuddered and got goosebumps all over his body.

"If Yuanyuan hits me later, you can take a few hits for me, okay?" Zhao Zhuoran finally started to act coquettishly.

"Deal." Cao Xiaoyu wasn't afraid of Jin Yuanyuan getting angry at all, because Jin Yuanyuan often got angry with him.

The two women were talking quietly as they walked to the osmanthus tree, where they overheard Jin Yuanyuan and Zhu Hongying discussing the gambling agreement. Zhu Hongying surprisingly claimed that the 30 million yuan gambling agreement could be voided because they were mother and daughter, and such an agreement wouldn't be valid.

Jin Yuanyuan disagreed, saying that once the agreement was signed, it had to be implemented. Furthermore, she complained to her mother about why those long-term employees had been laid off. "I have indeed been considering this matter, but I have also investigated and found that they all have their own difficulties in life and need this job. Therefore, I hope to be able to arrange a better life for them..."

"How much can you help? Many of them are over sixty years old. If it weren't for these veterans who started the business with me, I wouldn't have kept them around for so long. Now that I'm retiring, aren't these people going to step down?"

"However, their health is still quite good, and if possible, they can stay for another year."

"You mean you're not going to be Jin Yaya anymore after a year?"

"That's not what I meant!"

The mother and daughter suddenly started arguing again, their voices becoming extremely loud, causing Cao Xiaoyu and Zhao Zhuoran to quickly retreat seven or eight steps, afraid of being accidentally hurt.

"What brings you two here?" Zhu Hongying turned around and saw them.

"I need to talk to Yuanyuan about something." Zhao Zhuoran was pushed forward by Cao Xiaoyu, so he had no choice but to speak hesitantly.

"What's wrong?" Jin Yuanyuan was furious when she saw Zhao Zhuoran, because she had heard Cao Xiaoyu, the big mouth, tell her the whole story of Zhang Dali's arrest for economic fraud. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became.

"Well... actually... I was thinking..." Zhao Zhuoran became increasingly unsure of himself.

It was Zhu Hongying who pulled Jin Yuanyuan along, allowing Zhao Zhuoran and Cao Xiaoyu to enter Jin Yaya's small restaurant. The restaurant was empty at the moment, during the break before dinner. Zhao Zhuoran automatically found a seat, placed his large bag on the table, cleared his throat twice, and then explained the matter of the bounty.

This time, Zhu Hongying listened very carefully, nodding repeatedly in agreement that Zhao Zhuoran and Cao Xiaoyu had done the right thing. Jin Yuanyuan even nodded in agreement, earnestly thanking the two again before generously accepting the 500,000 yuan.

Cao Xiaoyu stammered, "Yuanyuan, is this... just going to be accepted like this?"

"What if they don't accept it? We can't afford to spend 500,000 on food, right? Zhao Zhuoran is right. Investing this money in buying new machines and building up the new brand as soon as possible is more important than anything else." Jin Yuanyuan even grabbed Zhao Zhuoran's hand and patted it gently.

Zhao Zhuoran blushed almost imperceptibly, then laughed again.

Jin Yuanyuan thought for a moment and took out another 100,000 yuan from the 500,000 yuan, handing it to Cao Xiaoyu. "I want to renovate Jin Yaya and also open a senior-friendly restaurant. I've thought about it; many retired employees of the sock factory can come here. Because they've all been provided with social security, their pensions are guaranteed. So, working here, they can earn an extra salary. And this needs to be made clear to everyone, at least to give everyone confidence that they can work at Jin Yaya for life."

"Okay." Cao Xiaoyu agreed with this statement. "It's a lifetime commitment in Jinjia Village."

"Being able to stay at Jin Yaya's place for the rest of your life must be an incredibly happy thing," Zhao Zhuoran nodded. "Can I also stay here for the rest of my life?"

"Forget about you, hurry up and take the socks to Boss He." Cao Xiaoyu glanced at the time; they couldn't wait any longer. "Hurry up."

"They really are making the best use of everyone's talents," Zhao Zhuoran muttered, reluctantly standing up.

Jin Yuanyuan also stood up, put the remaining 400,000 yuan into her bag, and picked it up. "Let's go, I'll go with you to deliver the goods and deposit the money while we're at it. I haven't seen so much cash in years. Also, I'll treat you to dinner; it's always good to show your gratitude, just saying it isn't sincere enough."

"Yuanyuan, I'm involved in this too. I need to eat too." Cao Xiaoyu was determined to get involved.

"Go away, you go have dinner with my mom. Zhao Zhuoran and I will have Sichuan hot pot, the really spicy kind." Cao Xiaoyu can't eat spicy food, Jin Yuanyuan was definitely doing it on purpose.

Finally able to be alone with Jin Yuanyuan, Zhao Zhuoran was quite happy. A warm spring breeze blew in through the car window; everything was beautiful. Jin Yuanyuan looked at the familiar road leading from Jinjia Village to Hangzhou and suddenly said, "Actually, I've known for a long time that Zhang Dali wasn't divorced and had children."

"How did you know?" Zhao Zhuoran was a little surprised.

"One day after the Spring Festival, when he came to see me, he hugged me, but he smelled of milk, like a child. I thought to myself, he hadn't spoken to me for so long during the Spring Festival, there must have been something more important. Only a child could make a man put everything aside. Zhang Dali has been a liar since he was a child, and he is extremely smart, but he met me, Jin Yuanyuan, who is experienced and can keenly capture all the highlights in life."

"But you still signed it?" Zhao Zhuoran finally asked.

"So, this is my weakness." Jin Yuanyuan gave a bitter smile. "I always try to trust people I've liked, thinking they wouldn't lie to me about something like this, but they actually did. So, it's better not to trust anyone."

"No way, you can still trust me. You can trust me for the rest of your life, and I will never lie to you," Zhao Zhuoran said hurriedly, almost swearing an oath.

(End of this chapter)