CHAPTER 420: CHAPTER 413: KILLING THE CHICKEN TO WARN THE MONKEY

Zhong Juying only felt too ashamed to meet anyone; her own mother-in-law was causing such a scene in the factory, all because she was relying on the fact that she was Sisi’s friend. Thinking about this made her resent Zhong Cuixu even more for not giving her any face.

"Mei Ying, don’t take her words to heart, I’ll find a way to deal with my mother-in-law."

Zhong Juying was determined that this time, even if it meant having a big fight with her husband, she would bring her mother-in-law to heel and absolutely could not allow her to spoil the atmosphere of the entire factory with her bad attitude.

"Juying, don’t bother with your mother-in-law; she’s just a shameless person. If you try to intervene, you’ll only end up upsetting yourself," Zhong Meiying advised.

Sisi couldn’t help saying, "Are you guys forgetting about me, the little boss?"

Zhong Meiying couldn’t help but laugh, "That’s right, I was so irritated that I forgot about you, the real second boss."

Zhong Juying, worried about Sisi’s consideration for her dignity, seriously said, "Sisi, don’t worry about Duofu’s or my face, just do what needs to be done."

"Don’t worry, I definitely won’t hold back; my friend is you, Juying, not your mother-in-law. Moreover, in the factory, things should be handled impartially; personal feelings and face can’t interfere with that."

As Sisi spoke, she noticed the thoughtful expression on Zhong Meiying’s face and felt slightly reassured. Her words were also intentionally directed at Zhong Meiying.

In handling Zhong Cuixu’s case, Zhong Meiying made a mistake from the beginning. She didn’t discipline an employee who refused to follow orders, instead indulging and nurturing the deceitful, which led to Zhong Cuixu becoming more and more arrogant and insubordinate.

Of course, this wasn’t really Zhong Meiying’s fault; after all, she was only a girl in her twenties and hadn’t undergone formal management training. To have achieved what she has today is already commendable.

It seems that later on, there will be an opportunity for Zhong Meiying to receive further education at a school. The He Family Winery will certainly not always be of just this size, and as a management talent who is a key focus for training, Zhong Meiying will surely end up managing more and more people in the future.

Zhong Juying was left in the office while she and Zhong Meiying went to the workshop. The issue with Zhong Cuixu today was a good opportunity; factories in the village like this one have a significant problem, which is that they always have to consider personal feelings and face.

Because people in the village are all related in one way or another, perhaps a cleaner might be a relative senior to the workshop supervisor. So, if the cleaner makes a mistake, should the supervisor criticize or not? Should they handle it strictly or let it go lightly?

This balance has always been hard to strike, and Zhong Meiying made such a mistake, which is why she has gotten herself stuck in a mire, her authority in the workshop weakening. Over time, other employees in the workshop will follow suit, no longer taking orders from Zhong Meiying.

Now, it seems that they have no choice but to make an example out of someone; if Zhong Cuixu isn’t taken down, she’s likely to lead the factory’s good atmosphere astray.

It’s just that Zhong Cuixu is Zhong Bo Qiang’s daughter, and that’s a bit difficult to handle!

But never mind whether it’s the right time, she should just be dealt with first, and explanations can come after. Zhong Bo Qiang is not an unreasonable man, after all.

As they arrived at the entrance to the packaging workshop, they overheard a loud female voice: "Hmph, Zhong Meiying thinks she can manage me? She should see where she stands first. I certainly won’t listen to her!"

"Cuiyu, be careful. Zhong Meiying is the young boss’s good friend. Watch out for her snitching to him." Someone was dying for a little chaos.

"Scared of what? She’s the young boss’s good friend? My son and daughter-in-law are also good friends with the young boss!" Zhong Cuixu’s voice grew louder.

No one paid any attention to her this time, though, because they had all noticed Sisi and Zhong Meiying standing at the door.

Zhong Cuixu felt that no one was responding and turned her attention to Sisi and the others, inwardly despising Zhong Meiying for only knowing how to tattle. But she wasn’t really afraid; her son sold so much wine every month, he was the winery’s major contributor!

"When did Ah Nan arrive? Why not come over to our house and play?" Zhong Cuixu said enthusiastically.

Zhong Cuixu’s feelings were actually quite complicated at the moment. Initially, she fancied Sisi as a daughter-in-law for her youngest son, but just as she was hinting to her father about it, she was scolded by Zhong Boqiang, who told her never to live in a fool’s paradise again.

Since her father would not help, Zhong Cuixu had her youngest son visit Yuequan Village every holiday, hoping that her son would develop feelings for Sisi over time. Yet, ironically, her son did fall in love over time—but with Zhong Juying, the daughter of a wealthy farmer.

Even though Zhong Juying’s family was well-off, they had been branded as wealthy farmers, which made Zhong Cuixu look down upon them. But her son insisted that he would only marry Zhong Juying in his lifetime, and with her husband and in-laws agreeing, she could no longer oppose, and ended up bringing Zhong Juying into the family.

If her son had ended up with Tian Sisi back then, wouldn’t the winery be his now? She wouldn’t have to work at all. She’d just stroll around with her hands behind her back like Tian Manmu, how prestigious that would be!

With these thoughts, Zhong Cuixu felt even more disdainful toward Zhong Juying, believing that it must have been Juying, the vixen, who seduced her son. Otherwise, with her own son’s good looks, wouldn’t Sisi, the little boss, have been an easy catch? How could they have let the son of the Tian family benefit instead?

Sisi sneered, "Auntie, even if I remain an old maid, I would never marry the runny-nosed brat from your family."

"Lady, I do not know you, and I am certainly not close to you, please call me by my name, He Sisi." Sisi spoke indifferently.

Zhong Cuixu felt as though the people around were laughing at her, and instantly became agitated, pointing at Zhong Meiying and shouting, "Did Zhong Meiying spread rumours about me to you? I knew she loved stirring up trouble. Ah Nan, you mustn’t listen to her."

"I’ve already asked you to address me by my name, only my family can use my nickname. Moreover, this is a factory, not your home. Please lower your voice and don’t make it sound like a fish market."

After finishing her words, Sisi didn’t bother with her anymore and turned to find Lou Jinfeng, asking her to summarize what had just happened.

Lou Jinfeng, also a smart one, instantly knew that Zhong Cuixu was in for trouble today, and recounted the incident, which was just a trifling matter, really.

Lou Jinfeng had arranged for Zhong Cuixu to stick large labels; Zhong Cuixu disagreed, wanting to stick the easy, effortless small labels instead, and so the two of them argued, until Zhong Meiying came over.

Zhong Cuixu, not convinced, protested on the side, claiming that Lou Jinfeng was settling personal scores, having her stick large labels for half a month already, of course, she wouldn’t accept that.

Sisi looked at Lou Jinfeng with a half-smile, realizing that Lou Jinfeng was no pushover. Generally, sticking large or small labels was supposed to rotate: today you take large labels, tomorrow small labels, as was the rule established long ago.

Now that Lou Jinfeng had arranged for Zhong Cuixu to stick large labels for half a month in a row, no wonder Zhong Cuixu was making a fuss!