SAG -Chapter 118 Relatives Wanting to Stuff People into the Company

Hearing these words, how could Liu Lu not understand? Most likely, Liu Hui had let something slip while showing off to others.

In truth, the reason Liu Hui could receive such a high salary was entirely because Ning Qing was giving Liu Lu face. Not only had she given Liu Hui an opportunity to train herself, but she had also given her a high salary.

Facing these elders from the same village, Liu Lu could only say, “I only invested in the company. I only hold ten percent of the shares. I’m not the one in charge of the company’s actual management.”

Liu Lu was trying to express refusal, but very clearly, the others either did not understand or were pretending not to understand.

“Aiya, then that makes it even more necessary for us family members to help you. What if you get tricked by others later?”

“That’s right, that’s right. You have to be careful when doing business outside. Don’t get cheated.”

…

Hearing these words, Liu Lu immediately showed a helpless expression. Now, she suddenly experienced the consequences that came with sudden wealth.

Although Liu Lu was kindhearted, she was not some saint. So she still said, “The company is still in its initial stage. Right now, there are already enough employees. If the company expands in the future, I’ll definitely consider it.”

Right now, she only wanted to send these people away. Liu Lu had no desire to recruit these relatives and friends into the company.

Leaving aside the fact that she did not manage the company at all, even if she did, she would not do this. Although Liu Lu did not know how to run a business, she did know that if a bunch of so-called “trusted people” were stuffed into a company all at once, that company would not go far.

However, these people were so thick-skinned that Liu Lu felt embarrassed for them. They kept talking for nearly an hour. It was not until Zhang Ran saw what was happening that he came over to help her out.

They could act shamelessly in front of Liu Lu, a younger member of the family, but they did not dare do the same in front of Zhang Ran, Liu Lu’s father-in-law.

Especially when Zhang Ran put on a stern face, these people could not help feeling afraid. Very quickly, one by one, they found excuses to leave.

Seeing this scene, Liu Kai looked at Zhang Ran with a different gaze. He did not have any other feeling; he just felt that Zhang Ran looked truly imposing like this.

“Dad, I’m sorry. I’ve made you witness a joke,” Liu Lu said apologetically.

Zhang Ran smiled and said, “It’s nothing. These are all normal things. No matter what, they’re still your relatives and friends. Just leave this kind of villain role to me.”

“Thank you, Dad.”

“Also, if you really want to give back to your hometown, you can find another method. Don’t casually stuff people into a normally developing company. That won’t be good for you, it won’t be good for the company, and it will also cause your relationships with them to change,” Zhang Ran took the opportunity to teach Liu Lu some business knowledge.

“Mm, I understand.”

“Grandpa! Grandpa!”

Just as Zhang Ran and Liu Lu were speaking, a little mud monkey ran straight over and threw himself onto Zhang Ran.

Looking at Zhang Xiaotao, who was covered in mud, Zhang Ran not only did not get angry, but happily kissed the little fellow’s cheek.

“Taotao, are you having fun?”

“Yes! Oh right, Grandpa, I’m thirsty. I want water. Sister Susu wants water too,” the little fellow said, not forgetting his younger sister who was still playing over there.

Zhang Ran looked at Susu, who was laughing and playing with three little girls, and a warm smile appeared on his face.

“All right, all right. Grandpa will go get water for you right now,” Zhang Ran said cheerfully. Then he happily hurried off to fetch the little water bottles for his grandson and granddaughter.

Zhang Siyan had actually been standing not far away the entire time, watching the two little ones. When she saw Zhang Ran acting like this, she still could not help laughing.

Liu Lu also looked helplessly at her son. Only these two little fellows could make Zhang Ran act this way.

Although Zhang Ran treated her and Zhang Sicheng very well, for some reason, when Liu Lu and the others faced Zhang Ran, they still felt a bit nervous.

It was just that as they spent more time together, this nervousness had weakened slightly, but it had not disappeared.

…

In the city, Gu Panpan had just gotten off work when her mother called her over.

“Mom, what are you doing? I worked all day and I’m tired. I want to go home and rest.” Gu Panpan arrived at a café and found her mother.

Pei Mingmei looked at her daughter and said, “Didn’t I tell you to put on makeup and dress up properly? Why did you come here like this?”

Gu Panpan said helplessly, “Mom, what are you trying to do now?”

“What else could I be doing? Arranging a blind date for you. This time, he’s a returnee from overseas. He’s handsome, has a house and a car, and also has a stable job,” Pei Mingmei quickly got to the main point.

Gu Panpan’s expression immediately turned unpleasant. “Mom, Liu Kai already came to our house last time. Why are you still arranging blind dates for me? If Liu Kai finds out, how are we supposed to continue being together?”

Gu Panpan was somewhat angry. She already had a boyfriend, and her boyfriend had even come to their house a few days ago to discuss marriage. Why was her mother arranging another blind date for her now?

Pei Mingmei curled her lips and said, “Stop thinking about that boyfriend of yours. Your mother’s judgment is very accurate. That boy doesn’t have much money. If you marry him, sooner or later you’ll suffer. You might as well cut things off now.”

As soon as she heard her mother say this, Gu Panpan became displeased.

“Mom, didn’t you all talk things over nicely last time? Why did you change your mind so suddenly?”

Then Gu Panpan thought of how Liu Kai had looked somewhat deliberately relaxed after coming to their house. She asked suspiciously, “What did you say while Dad and I went out to buy groceries?”

At the time, she had not felt anything was wrong. She had thought her mother simply wanted to cook Liu Kai a good meal, so she had gone happily to buy vegetables.

But now that she thought about it, that did not seem to be the case.

“You don’t need to worry about that. Isn’t everything your mother does for your own good? I just want you to live a good life in the future. I don’t want you to marry into hardship and spend every day worrying about firewood, rice, oil, and salt,” Pei Mingmei said.

“I don’t want the good life you think I should have. I just want to marry Liu Kai and live our own life,” Gu Panpan said angrily.

Then, ignoring Pei Mingmei’s expression, she picked up her bag and left directly.

Seeing her daughter give her no face like this, Pei Mingmei’s expression immediately darkened. However, because they were outside, she was too embarrassed to shout and drag Gu Panpan back.

In truth, a large part of why Pei Mingmei was in such a hurry was because of her chat with Liu Kai last night. That fellow had actually tried to bargain with her. This immediately made her understand that Liu Kai’s family definitely did not have much money.

Pei Mingmei knew Liu Kai was from the countryside, but she did not discriminate against rural people. Nowadays, many rural people were rich. In terms of savings alone, many rural people even had more money than city people.

But Pei Mingmei did not want her daughter to marry a poor man. So when she saw Liu Kai’s messages trying to bargain, she immediately made a decision.

It just so happened that one of her old classmates had introduced a decent man a few days ago, so she immediately decided to bring her daughter over to take a look.

But she had not expected her daughter to give her so little face.