Why is This Troublemaker So Damn Rich?

[Xiaohe Wanwan: Not bad. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. This is a good start.]

’So understated?’ Her reaction was nothing like the intense responses from the people around him when they found out about his sales figures. After all, when Zhu Jing heard the news this morning, she had run over to his desk and sat silently for a full minute just to calm down before congratulating him.

’Even Zhang Chun and President Tian thought it was a remarkable achievement. This online friend is a terrible hype man. My excitement just deflated quite a bit.’

[Xiaohe Wanwan: Acting as an agent for other brands ultimately offers limited room for growth. You can use this to get some practice, but at the same time, you should prepare to build your own brand, integrating everything from R&D and design to production and sales. That’s how your business will have more room to grow in the future.]

Huh? Yang Hui nodded to himself. ’Xiaohe Wanwan’s suggestion is actually very insightful. With the support of Xinyue Group, even if it’s just support from Brother Chun’s region, that would already be incredible. Zhang Chun is in charge of hundreds of Xinyue Squares. If my own brand could get into all of them, that would be a massive operation right there.’

’This proposal from Xiaohe Wanwan is really worth serious consideration.’

Just then, Xia Jie walked up to the supervisor from Huasheng Commerce and greeted her, "Li Feng."

Li Feng had just stopped Xiaotang, the NLB clerk. Hearing her name, she turned to see Xia Jie and greeted her back. The two had met during previous store inspections. They weren’t particularly close, but they exchanged messages from time to time.

"Let’s go grab some fruit tea over there and chat for a while."

After all, they were her former superiors. Upon hearing the suggestion, Xiaotang replied, "Sure! It’ll be my treat."

Li Feng laughed good-naturedly. "How could we let you pay? Our salaries as supervisors are high, so I should be the one to treat you. It’s not easy for you to make money. You have to pay rent, and you can’t even bring yourself to buy brand-name skincare."

Back then, Xiaotang’s income at Huasheng Commerce had been too low to cover her expenses. Furthermore, for young women like her who came from the countryside, they sometimes had to send money back home to support their families. With the salary Huasheng offered, she had to budget every cent each month, leaving her with no savings whatsoever. She really couldn’t see a future for herself there.

"It’s fine, really. I can afford a few glasses of juice. Just consider it my way of repaying you for teaching me so much when you were my superior."

Xia Jie cut in from the side, "Stop arguing, you two. I’ve already ordered."

She waved her phone, showing that she had already placed an order through an app. They could just pick it up in a little while. She had ordered partly because she felt awkward about prying for information and then having them pay for her drink, and also because she had gotten one for Yang Hui—which she certainly couldn’t let someone else buy.

Seeing that she had already ordered, Li Feng and Xiaotang stopped insisting. The group went into the shop and found a table. It was a weekday, so the shop wasn’t crowded, making it a good, quiet place to talk.

Xia Jie brought a glass of juice over to Yang Hui and told him she was going back inside to chat with the NLB clerk.

"Hey, I told you I’d fill you in. Don’t you trust me?" he said, taking the juice. He glanced at the flavor—it was the same one Shen Meng used to buy for him. ’Why do all these women know what flavors I like?’

Xia Jie quickly explained, "No, no, that’s not it! I just also wanted to find out about their daily management, service standards, and things like that."

He waved his hand. "It’s fine. Go have your chat."

It was true; if Xia Jie wanted to learn about that side of things from the clerk, Yang Hui wouldn’t have all the details. So, he didn’t try to dissuade her, simply gesturing for her to go ahead.

She kept looking back over her shoulder, a little worried he was angry. When she finally returned to the shop, Li Feng and Xiaotang were already chatting away.

[Li Feng: Xiaotang, it’s been over a month since you left Huasheng Commerce. The moment you left, so many people started asking me where the prettiest salesperson on my team went.]

Xiaotang laughed, amused by the flowery praise.

[Li Feng: I didn’t realize you were unemployed for that month in between jobs. If I had known, I would have done everything I could to get you to come back. You’re one of my team’s top performers.]

[Xiaotang: No, not at all. The team had plenty of top performers. I was nothing special; my sales were always just average.]

[Li Feng: Sigh. I know. The truth is, you just weren’t passionate about the work at Huasheng Commerce. You weren’t giving it your all. Otherwise, with your abilities, you absolutely could have been the top salesperson in the company.]

Xia Jie noticed that Xiaotang didn’t deny it. Apparently, she also felt she hadn’t been trying her hardest; otherwise, her performance would have been much better. But that was normal. How many people on a frontline team ever gave it their all? Most everyone slacked off a little.

[Li Feng: I saw how you were working out there today. I’m happy for you, but I’m also disappointed that the company failed to hold on to such a great employee.]

[Xiaotang: Please, stop with the praise. I don’t have much ability on my own; it’s the platform that makes it all possible.]

[Li Feng: See? Your whole perspective has widened. Xiaotang, is there any chance you’d come back? If you do, I guarantee I’ll get you promoted to store manager within a year. You know our store managers make around 5,000, right? And if you keep working as hard as you are now, I’ll recommend you to corporate for a supervisor position. Your income would be well over 7,000, and the company provides a full benefits package.]

Xia Jie watched the changes in Xiaotang’s expression. When Li Feng mentioned the promotion path that awaited her if she came back, Xiaotang’s eyes went vacant for a split second, as if she were deeply moved. Li Feng saw it too and assumed her persuasion was working.

She hadn’t followed Wang Hua’s instructions to offer a 500-yuan raise to her base salary. In her judgment, Xiaotang wasn’t the kind of person whose decision would be swayed by 500 yuan. What she wanted was a path for advancement. The pitch she’d just delivered was a line of reasoning she had spent a long time crafting right here, and it now seemed to be having an effect.

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