Why is This Troublemaker So Damn Rich?

And this was just the beginning; there was still a lot of room for improvement. What excited her most was that she could lead NLB to prove herself, to crush Futong Commerce’s NLB fair and square, and show Li Yang, Zhang Li, and the others just who the fool was.

"Hurry up and eat before it gets cold."

Yang Hui’s words broke her out of her thoughts. "Oh... okay, okay!"

He had already called the waiter over to get her a new set of silverware. She speared a piece of steak and put it in her mouth, but she couldn’t hold back her question any longer. "Manager Yang, how are you able to influence Yanghe Commerce?"

She wasn’t stupid. Her usual dorky and cute demeanor was just a front; she was actually sharp and reserved. If she still couldn’t figure out that Yang Hui had arranged this job for her, she really would need to go to the hospital for a brain scan.

"Because I’m the Yang in Yanghe Commerce."

Xia Jie’s mouth fell open again. "Ah, Yanghe Commerce is your family’s? Don’t tell me the boss is Uncle Yang?"

Lines of frustration appeared on Yang Hui’s forehead. ’Uncle Yang? What the hell? Am I that old?’

"You should call me Brother Yang."

Xia Jie was confused. It had never crossed her mind that the boss of Yanghe Commerce was Yang Hui himself. It made no logical sense. Who opens their own retail company, doesn’t manage it, and instead goes to work for someone else? Isn’t that crazy?

"The boss is your older brother?" Xia Jie felt that was the only possible explanation.

"I am the boss. So, are you going to call me Uncle or Brother?" He dropped the act and laid his cards on the table. If he kept teasing her, she’d probably come up with an even more fantastical scenario.

"Ah—" CLATTER. Her silverware fell again.

"Xia Jie, what did the poor waiter ever do to you? You’ve made him come over and bring you silverware so many times during one meal."

As he spoke, he waved the waiter over. Xia Jie snapped back to reality and, blushing, apologized profusely to the waiter. "I’m so sorry, I didn’t do it on purpose."

Her politeness made the waiter feel a little embarrassed himself. He quickly said, "It’s fine, it’s fine. If you drop it again, just call me. It’s no problem."

Xia Jie speechlessly took the silverware. ’Drop it again?’

"Manager Yang—no, President Yang, how did you do it?" Xia Jie asked in a small voice.

"Call me whatever you want, just not ’Uncle.’ And is it really that hard to do? If you want to start a company, you just go to the business administration and register it."

He knew what she was really asking was why he was working at Futong Commerce. This involved the system’s settings and was hard to explain, so he could only tell her that he wanted to get out and learn, to draw on the strengths of others to develop himself.

At that moment, Xia Jie’s worries completely vanished. No, it was more like the feeling of finding a path to a new village after the trail seemed to end. Her mood lifted, and she was suddenly full of hope for the future. It was the company she had dreamed of, and it was Manager Yang’s company. She was filled with anticipation.

"All this week, through the weekend, we’ve had the boost from the mall’s consumer subsidy coupons, so the sales figures will be astonishing. But once the people who are going to spend have spent, and the coupons are gone starting next Monday, that’s when it’s time to test our fundamentals. We’ll see then what the gap is between our operational level and Futong Commerce’s."

After dinner, Yang Hui took Xia Jie for a walk around the first floor, but they didn’t go into any stores. The shops were crowded with customers, so they didn’t want to get in the way.

"Manager Yang, don’t worry. We will definitely far surpass Futong Commerce."

He gave a faint smile. "That’s to let you vent. I never even saw Futong Commerce as a real competitor. Their management style is too outdated. Competing with them is like bullying them."

Hearing him say it was to let her vent made her heart flutter. She even felt a little guilty toward him, guilty that she had stopped him at the last moment that day. After all, he was so good to her. ’If I could do it over,’ she thought, ’I’d just give it to him if he wanted.’

But Yang Hui’s confidence wasn’t unfounded. In the three dimensions of people, product, and place, Yanghe Commerce completely crushed Futong Commerce.

In terms of people, it was no contest. The high salaries and great benefits attracted high-quality personnel. On top of that, the company prioritized high-quality customer service in its employee evaluations, requiring them to serve customers as wholeheartedly as they would their own family. From what she could see, the sales staff were strictly adhering to this and were continuously improving.

In terms of product, Xia Jie had already discovered when she browsed the store last time that Yanghe Commerce’s shops had a richer variety of SKUs and better displays. Futong Commerce, on the other hand, clearly had fewer SKUs and many repetitive displays.

It wasn’t because Futong Commerce couldn’t procure the goods, but because their ordering philosophies were different. Futong Commerce focused on depth in their orders so that if a certain store was missing sizes, they could quickly consolidate their stock. Yanghe Commerce, however, believed that having more SKUs provided customers with more choices. As for the issue of incomplete size runs and the associated inventory risk, that was not their top priority.

In terms of place, it was another complete rout. The store in Xinyue Square was in the best commercial plaza in all of Qingjiang Province. In terms of both foot traffic and customer quality, it was far beyond what Wanlong Square could compare to. And this was without Xia Jie even knowing the business terms between Yanghe Commerce and Xinyue Square, which gave them a cost advantage that Futong Commerce couldn’t possibly match.

He still had to take Xia Jie back to her office. Today was her last day at Futong Commerce. She needed to pack up her personal belongings. Starting tomorrow, she would be a member of Yanghe Commerce.

Inside the Mercedes E-Class, he glanced around. There were no other cars in the corner where they were parked. He turned his head to Xia Jie and said, "This calls for a celebration, don’t you think?"

Seeing the mischievous grin on his face, Xia Jie, who was already getting used to him taking advantage of her, knew exactly what he meant. But this time, she wasn’t shy. Instead, she proactively leaned her head toward him. Indeed, habits become second nature. He had trained another one.

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