Chapter 479 - 378: You’re Selling Immortal Pills? Making This Much Money?

Chapter 479: Chapter 378: You’re Selling Immortal Pills? Making This Much Money?

Song Jie, the manager of the fifth store: "Our store just hired two people, filling our roster. They’re recent graduates and have already rented apartments here..."

Before the other stores could complain,

Yang Yixue replied irritably, "You hired them, so just fire them. What do I even have you for?

"If they don’t want to quit, just work them like cattle. Work them so hard they run away, isn’t that enough? Do I have to teach you how to do something so simple?"

’Work them like animals until they run away???’

All the store managers were shocked.

A cold, clammy sweat of fear broke out on their backs.

’If Yang Yixue can treat new hires like this today, she could turn around and do the same to us managers tomorrow!’

’No doubt about it!’

But one manager still summoned his courage and said, "President Yang, I have an idea. Why don’t we keep the employees we’ve hired? After some training, they can serve as replacements. For example, if a store is suddenly short-staffed, we won’t have to worry because we’ll have people on standby."

Yang Yixue retorted, "How about you take responsibility for their salaries, then?"

The manager who had spoken fell instantly silent.

’What could he say?’

’There was nothing to be done.’

Next, the managers of each store began to negotiate with the newly hired employees.

If you leave now, we’ll give you a day’s pay.

Don’t want to leave?

Fine, say no more.

Just wait until you’re doing the work of three people.

We’ll work you until you cough up blood.

Many didn’t want to leave.

They had finally found a job and already rented apartments.

’Maybe this is just a test,’ they comforted themselves.

The managers began to target them relentlessly.

You wash the dishes, you mop the floor, you serve the buns. The moment the store is quiet, you’re sent out to clean the windows.

In short, you won’t get a single moment of peace!

This situation was happening in every store.

The newcomers were all stunned.

The veteran employees saw it all.

Whispers of discontent filled the corners of every store.

"Have you seen the new hire?"

"It’s awful. The manager is so cruel, treating her like an animal. And they said she’s not allowed a single day off a month, or she gets fined. Tsk, tsk."

"The manager said the order came from President Yang. My fucking heart went cold. Just think, if she can be ruthless enough to crush a newcomer like this, she can be just as ruthless with us!"

"HISS! It gives me the fucking chills."

"It’s outrageous. That woman is a psycho. Damn it, she doesn’t use her brain when she does things."

Everyone was complaining in secret.

But back in the store, they didn’t dare say a word.

...

"Take care, President Qiao!"

Jun Xinghe smiled as he saw the client out.

This was a buyer for his medicinal herbs.

They were all state-certified pharmaceutical companies.

President Qiao was a pot-bellied man in his thirties with a fleshy face.

His voice was deep as he asked, "President Jun, I... I heard you started a company with your son-in-law. What industry are you in?"

Many in their circle only knew that Jun Xinghe and Boss Jiang had partnered to open a company.

They weren’t clear on the specifics.

Jun Xinghe smiled. "President Qiao, I’m afraid I can’t tell you."

"Oh ho, playing your cards close to your chest, are we? What’s the big secret? Come on, tell me. I promise I won’t tell a soul!"

President Qiao patted his chest, his face a picture of sincerity.

Jun Xinghe scoffed internally. ’With that mouth of yours, the news would be all over Jing City by tomorrow.’

He shook his head and said, "It’s a secret. I’m not telling."

"Fine."

President Qiao said helplessly, "You and Boss Jiang are inseparable, like he’s your own son. Who knows what secrets you two are cooking up."

It would be a lie to say he wasn’t jealous.

He also had a daughter, just three years younger than Boss Jiang. She was just a bit on the heavy side... around two hundred-some pounds.

’If only Boss Jiang liked heavier women.’

He couldn’t help but daydream.

"Heh."

Jun Xinghe noticed the envy in the other man’s eyes.

’He felt incredibly smug.’

In the past, whenever he had tried to schedule a meeting, the man had always refused him flat out.

Now, here he was, practically begging to send business his way.

Jun Xinghe’s vengeful streak emerged.

"He’s not just *like* a son. To be honest, President Qiao, Xiao Jiang treats me no differently than his own father. The last time I had dinner with him and his dad—our family—I got drunk, and Xiao Jiang took care of me all night."

He had a smug look on his face,

completely open about it,

not even bothering to hide it this time.

’He’s clearly a habitual offender!’

President Qiao was...

speechless.

Envious.

?

Ptooey! Ptooey ptooey!

’Why does this feel so familiar?’

’Other people show off their romantic partners, but you show off your son-in-law?’

’Can’t you have a little shame?’

BUZZ!

Jun Xinghe’s phone vibrated.

He hesitated for a moment before taking it out. ’What if it’s from my son-in-law?’

He opened it and saw it was a revenue chart sent by Ren Qingqing.

Jun Xinghe tapped it open.

Of the three Tongtong Restaurant locations, excluding the original store...

...the two new stores’ evening revenue had already more than doubled their lunch revenue!

His expression was one of surprise.

’What’s going on?’

’How is the revenue rising so fast??!’

Other companies analyzed their figures on a monthly basis.

Good grief.

But with his son-in-law, they were calculating by the day. It was too exaggerated!

Jun Xinghe couldn’t help but be secretly amazed.

He admitted he had underestimated his son-in-law’s abilities before.

Now it seemed...

...his son-in-law was a bona fide genius!

"President Jun?"

President Qiao called out again.

Jun Xinghe finally snapped out of it. "Ah? What is it?"

President Qiao feigned concern and asked, "Did something happen? You don’t look so good."

’He was gloating inside.’

’Serves you right for showing off.’

’Go on, keep pretending.’

’Just because you have a good son-in-law, you forget your own name, huh?’

Jun Xinghe’s mind raced, and he quickly figured out how to put on a show... how to show off in front of others.

He just gave a faint smile and said nonchalantly, "It’s nothing major. Just one of my subordinates reporting on our revenue."

President Qiao quickly asked, "Is it about that business you’re cooperating on with President Jiang?"

"Mhm."

Jun Xinghe nodded, pretending he didn’t want to talk about it.

President Qiao rubbed his large belly, an unbearable itch of curiosity in his heart.

As if a caterpillar were crawling inside him.

He said with a smile, "President Jun, come on, tell me. What’s the situation? With our relationship, it’s not a problem if I know a little, right?"

Jun Xinghe looked wistfully at the distant neon lights and let out a deep sigh. "Ai, I don’t want to talk about it. It’s too average, nothing worth mentioning."

The words had barely left his mouth.

When President Qiao impatiently said, "Just tell me. It’s fine, I definitely won’t laugh at you. Maybe I can even point out some flaws for you."

’There’s that familiar feeling again.’

Jun Xinghe was secretly thrilled.

’He’d caught another opportunity.’

President Qiao continued, "It’s normal for business to be slow at the start. Don’t we all learn from failure? Go on, tell me. It’s fine."

"Sigh. Alright, then."

President Qiao’s eyes lit up, and he resisted the urge to open his recording app, not wanting to scare him off.

"Go ahead. I definitely won’t tell anyone else. This stays between us!"

Jun Xinghe was silent for a moment. Just as President Qiao was about to burst with impatience...

...he began to speak. "It’s certainly a bit of a failure. We opened two small stores at noon today. Invested over a million, prepared for two days to open. Ai, who knew business would be so-so? I guess the profit only broke eighty thousand in one hour tonight."

"I was very disappointed when I saw my subordinate’s report."

???

President Qiao was dumbfounded!

’Small stores with an investment of over a million made eighty thousand in profit in the first hour of opening?’

’Are you fucking selling Immortal Pills or something?!’