Jin Yuanyuan's Top-Tier Life

Chapter 89 Every family has its own troubles

Jin Yuanyuan didn't attend the second event of Coucou's blind date program. She was simply too busy; she went with Cao Xiaoyu to meet a client instead.

Cao Xiaoyu took the sample socks from the new machine to see a long-time customer, Sister Hong. Sister Hong touched the socks and asked directly, "These are of good quality, does that mean the price will go up?"

"No, no, the quality has improved, but the price hasn't changed." Cao Xiaoyu smiled apologetically. He was still a little afraid of Sister Hong. She was Jin Yaya's major client and one of Zhu Hongying's earliest clients. She had many hosiery brands under her control, but she still had a soft spot for Jin Yaya, and she always placed the largest order with her. But she had such a strong aura, like a queen.

Cao Xiaoyu really didn't want to see her, so this time, in order to promote the new product, he insisted on dragging Jin Yuanyuan over, saying he had to have her come and chat to ease the atmosphere. After all, Jin Yuanyuan's social skills were still quite good.

"Okay, that's good." Sister Hong touched her socks again and asked Jin Yuanyuan, "I heard you were scammed out of money before?"

"No, no, no, absolutely not!" Jin Yuanyuan grimaced in fright and immediately denied it five times in a row, "It's all a rumor."

"Really?" Aunt Hong glanced at her, her queen-like aura radiating. "Someone at the Hangzhou police station told me..."

"I was scammed, but I didn't lose any money." Jin Yuanyuan reacted very quickly.

"Is it someone you know? I heard..." Sister Hong is actually a gossip.

"He was my high school classmate, we used to be really close. Who would have thought he'd team up with outsiders to scam people? He's absolutely despicable," Jin Yuanyuan quickly added. "That's why I didn't dare tell anyone else about this. You're the only one who's considerate enough to ask, so I told you. Sigh, I have to have some self-respect, don't I?"

Her attitude was excellent, and she flattered the other person to the point of exhaustion, greatly satisfying their emotional needs. Sister Hong nodded in satisfaction, with a look of affection like she was looking at a junior: "You're still young. Don't think all those classmates are good people. Just these past few days, haven't they been saying something like, 'Thank you for sparing my life'... It's ridiculous. Actually, when we were in school, there weren't so many problems. Everyone got along very well."

"Yes, yes, nowadays, there are all sorts of people... People back in your time were so simple and honest... You see, I love chatting with you. Every time Cao Xiaoyu says he wants to come see you, I'm always very eager to come along." Jin Yuanyuan was quite eloquent, and Cao Xiaoyu nodded secretly.

"Okay, come visit me more often from now on. I'll be retiring soon, so I'll arrange to go on a trip with your mother. I heard she traveled all over Europe with her friends during the Spring Festival. Did she have any good experiences?" Every word Sister Hong said was purposeful. Sure enough, there's a reason why she can do such a big business.

"The economy in Europe is sluggish, and there are far fewer overseas orders now. My mom went to Chinatown and talked to some merchants, saying that we still need to talk to them again." Jin Yuanyuan said this, but it was as if she hadn't said anything at all.

"She's reached retirement age, right? What will happen to her long-time employees? Leaving them with you will only cause trouble. Those who can retire or whose contracts have expired are fine, but some will need compensation, which could amount to a lot of money, right?" Aunt Hong was very enthusiastic about chatting, asking one question after another, all of which were very difficult to answer.

Jin Yuanyuan glanced at Cao Xiaoyu, who frowned almost imperceptibly. She then said, "This matter is actually quite complicated, but most of them are of retirement age. We still have a small restaurant, so let the retired people do some work there first, so they're not idle. People can't be idle; idleness breeds trouble, makes them prone to overthinking, and also disrupts family harmony."

"You guys have a small restaurant, but I have nothing here," Aunt Hong finally sighed. "It's not really a problem with the long-term employees; business is bad, so I'm planning to lay off some people."

"Spring has arrived recently, and all industries are bustling with activity. Your business should be doing even better, right?" Cao Xiaoyu finally chimed in.

"That's true, but I'm also handing the business over to my son, and I need to pave the way for him. My daughter is no good; she's too soft-hearted and loves chasing after celebrities. It's driving me crazy."

"It's alright, it's alright. He's still young, he has plenty of time to grow up," Cao Xiaoyu added.

"She can wait another two years, but my son is driving me crazy!" Sister Hong seemed to be having a good time chatting and took the initiative to talk about her family's affairs.

It turned out that she had also begun to delegate some authority to her son. As soon as he took over, he thought of getting rid of all the long-term employees and those who didn't listen to him. Then, he came up with a scheme to lay off employees.

Those employees all had contracts, and letting them go would inevitably result in a large financial loss. So, he approached Sister Hong's personal driver, Lao Liu, and asked him to write a resignation letter.

Although reluctant, Lao Liu still wrote the resignation letter as requested. The first letter was immediately rejected, and his salary was increased to 6000 yuan. A day later, he submitted his second resignation letter, which was also rejected, and his salary was increased to 7000 yuan. A week later, he submitted his third resignation letter, and Hongjie's son immediately increased his salary to 10000 yuan.

When word got back to the company, several of the long-term employees actually submitted their resignation letters, and Sister Hong's son immediately signed them...

"Tell me, what kind of things has he done?! He thinks he's so clever, but he's really ruined my company's reputation. If he really takes over the company in the future, how will the employees survive? Where will I put my face?" Sister Hong was furious and slammed her hand on the table, shouting.

It seems this happened in the last couple of days, otherwise she wouldn't be so angry.

Jin Yuanyuan and Cao Xiaoyu exchanged a glance. Jin Yuanyuan coughed lightly before saying, "This matter could be a big deal or a small deal. If you really fire them, the impact will be terrible. If it were me, I would fire the driver."

"Why?" Sister Hong was taken aback.

"Your personal driver must have overheard a lot of company secrets, right?" Jin Yuanyuan began to analyze. "He knew you wanted to hand over power to your son, so he started doing things according to his son's wishes... But he did it in a very unethical way, and it went on for two weeks without him even telling you. The key point is that you haven't retired; you've only temporarily let your son handle some things. You're still working. This makes the employees feel that your son's decisions are your decisions. This isn't just hurting the employees' feelings; it undermines the company's stability and damages its reputation... So, the first thing to deal with is that driver, and the second is to take back all the signing authority, bring back the old employees, and give them a raise... I also want to tell you something heartwarming: you founded this company from scratch, and you must keep control in your hands."

"Hmm, that makes sense. I'll think about it. Your mother is smart too; it's a good deal that you've agreed to a bet." Sister Hong was very satisfied with Jin Yuanyuan's answer, her queenly aura softening slightly. She even pushed some fruit and other things in front of Jin Yuanyuan. "However, Yuanyuan is smart. She's different after going abroad; unlike my daughter..."

Just then, a young woman in her early twenties pushed open the door and walked in. Compared to Sister Hong's queen-like aura, she seemed overly cautious and even a bit socially awkward.

She placed a takeout bag from Wanghu Pavilion on Sister Hong's desk and said softly, "Mom, my brother and I went out to eat just now, and we packed some of your favorite foods for you. He didn't dare come in, so he asked me to bring them to you..."

(End of this chapter)