"Yes..." Chen didn't expect Xia Mingyue to suddenly mention this matter, and was a little surprised, "What's wrong with these?"

"I see that you have a tough face, which should be a face that brings bad luck to others. I guess your parents-in-law are in poor health, and your husband is having trouble with his work because of you," said Xia Mingyue.

Chen was immediately furious when she heard this. "How can you say that? What's your proof?"

"I don't have any evidence, I just said it casually." Xia Mingyue curled the corners of her lips.

"Just a casual remark? Have you ever thought about how much trouble this casual remark will cause me?" Chen's eyes were filled with tears. "How can I stay at home in the future?"

Women care most about their reputation, both before marriage and even more so after marriage.

The reputation of being lazy, greedy, arrogant, unfilial, and having a hard life is something you should avoid. Otherwise, not only will your spine be broken by outsiders, but you will also be despised by your parents-in-law and husband at home, and your life will be difficult.

Seeing that Chen was extremely anxious, the corners of his mouth turned up even more.

As expected, there is no such thing as empathy in this world. Unless the knife stabs yourself, you will never know the pain.

"Since you know that my casual remark bothered you a lot, why do you think there is nothing wrong with your casual remark to Honglian?"

Xia Mingyue sneered, "I can return what you just said to me now. A fly won't nest in an egg that has no cracks. Now that I say this, do you also think about your own mistakes?"

Chen was stunned and could not think of any words to refute. She could only look at Xia Mingyue with her neck stiff. After a long while, she muttered, "She and I are not the same person."

Xia Mingyue raised her eyebrows.

Tsk, is there still a chain of contempt here?
We are all human beings, who can be more noble than anyone else?
"What a coincidence, I feel the same way. You and I are not the same person, so I don't want to waste my breath on you anymore."

Xia Mingyue looked at the four people again and said, "Let's pay the money now and leave. Everyone should be more respectful."

Seeing that Xia Mingyue was determined to drive them away, the four Chens did not argue or plead for themselves, but just begged hurriedly.

"Madam Xia, my family is in a difficult financial situation. If I lose my livelihood, my family will probably have a harder time."

"Madam Xia, my mother has been ill for many years. If I can't work, my mother will have no money to pay for medical treatment. Madam Xia, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda."

"Madam Xia..."

Just as the four people kept pleading for him, Jiang Zhuguo came back from outside after buying utensils for the central kitchen.

Without waiting for Jiang Zhuguo to ask, Xia Mingyue explained the reason clearly, and said, "You will still need to manage the central kitchen in person in the future. This management is not just about managing things, but also managing people. You also need to pay more attention."

Only when the overall atmosphere is normal can things be done better.

Therefore, many times, managing people is more important than managing things.

"Yes." Jiang Zhuguo felt guilty for his mistakes and quickly responded, "Don't worry, Sister Xia, this won't happen again."

Xia Mingyue nodded and said, "You can take care of this." After that, she asked someone to prepare the pepper powder, and then she and Honglian went to set up a stall to sell mutton soup as usual.

Seeing Xia Mingyue leave, the four Chens also saw that Jiang Zhuguo was young and probably easier to talk to, so they pleaded for mercy even more vigorously, hoping that they could appeal to Jiang Zhuguo's sympathy.

Jiang Zhuguo understood that although one must be kind in management, one must also be decisive when encountering problems and not drag one's feet.

Such people who wantonly trample on the dignity and reputation of others, even if they admit their mistakes for a while, it is difficult to change their nature. They will still "casually" say something else in the future, and will make the entire central kitchen a mess.

Such a person must not be kept.

As for the fact that they are begging and talking about their own difficulties now, have they ever thought about the difficulties others have faced when they spread rumors about them behind their backs?
Jiang Zhuguo was very determined. Facing the four people crying and sobbing, he was not moved. Instead, he said coldly, "I have made it very clear just now. Pay the wages and leave. Let's part ways in peace. There is no need to say anything else."

"Otherwise, according to the rules of the central kitchen, such behavior can be treated as provoking disturbances, and you will inevitably be fined. You should consider carefully which is more serious."

Seeing that being driven away was a foregone conclusion, the four people naturally preferred to get their wages in full, so after thinking for a moment and exchanging glances, they went to the accounting office to settle the bill.

Working in the central kitchen paid a generous monthly salary, so even though they only worked for more than ten days, they received three small strings of copper coins, which they put heavily in their arms as they left the central kitchen.

It is a happy thing to get the money, but after getting the money, I feel very unhappy when I think that I will never get such a high salary again in the future and I may not be able to find a job if I go out to look for it.

"I used to think that Madam Xia was a kind person, but now it seems that she is no different from those businessmen out there, all of them are black-hearted and rotten-hearted."

"Of course not. Even with this attitude, they still say they want to help the elderly, the weak and the poor. It's obvious that they are just pretending to flatter themselves. Once something happens, their true colors will be exposed."

"Now I see through her!"

"We have had a hard time, but Madam Xia refused to listen. You said that since we are all women, we should help each other. Why does she have to make things difficult for us?"

As soon as these words came out, the other three people nodded in unison.

Yes, we are all women, why make things difficult for women?
After driving away the four troublemakers, Jiang Zhuguo redeployed the staff in the central kitchen and summoned the heads of various parts of the central kitchen together, emphasizing that they must manage the people working under them well.

Several responsible persons understood the seriousness of the matter and responded promptly.

After dealing with these things, when Honglian came to the central kitchen to place an order in the afternoon, Jiang Zhuguo knew that the mutton soup stall had closed, so she followed Honglian back to the residence, intending to report her follow-up work to Xia Mingyue.

Honglian was silent all the way until she was almost at her residence, then she spoke hesitantly, "Madam Jiang, I'm sorry..."

If it weren't for her, Xia Mingyue probably wouldn't have scolded Jiang Zhuguo in public today.

This made Honglian very uneasy, as if she was the culprit that caused the discord among others.

"Madam Honglian, you are too polite." Jiang Zhuguo smiled and said, "It is indeed my fault for not managing this matter well. No wonder Sister Xia is a little angry about it. I don't have enough experience in managing a central kitchen, and I am not as far-sighted as Sister Xia in many things. I really need Sister Xia's advice."

"This is my fault, and has nothing to do with Madam Honglian. If we want to talk about it in detail, I need to apologize to Madam Honglian for the harm I caused her due to my poor management." (End of this chapter)