Zhao Feng said in amazement, "Really? Brother Hao, did you arrange this specially for me? I feel like my skills are still far behind!"
Xu Hao had just told him about the Liu Corporation being renamed Xu Liu Group.
Zhao Feng's mother also said, "Xiao Hao, don't let your old classmate connections influence you to give Feng such a high position. He's only been learning to carve for a few days."
Xu Hao smiled, "Auntie, you worry too much. Zhao Feng thinks his carving is bad because he has been comparing himself to the wrong people. Gu Junyi, the senior master in the Huaya Jade Carving Circle, is a top-level master. Zhao has always compared himself to Gu Junyi, which is not fair. But compared to most people, he is already a top-notch Carving Master."
Zhao Feng still doubted himself and said, "Brother Hao, can I really do it?"
Xu Hao patted his shoulder and smiled, "Brother, trust me, if I say you can do it, you can do it! Even if you couldn't! When I was down and out, you helped me more than once. I said then that I would never forget your kindness. Now that I'm no longer struggling, I'll naturally help you!"
Teary-eyed, Zhao Feng shook his head vigorously and laughed, "Hahaha! Alright! I'll thicken my skin and take the position of chief Carving Master!"
"That's more like it!" Xu Hao laughed heartily.
Zhao Feng said, "Since that's the case, I'll go right now to the Jade Store and resign!"
"Great! I'll go with you!" Xu Hao thought, since there wasn't much else to do, he would accompany Zhao to the store.
But when they reached the Jade Store and Zhao Feng proposed his resignation, the lady boss wouldn't have it.
Zhao Feng's craftsmanship was very good; even though he hadn't been there long, he had already brought significant customer traffic and financial benefits to the store. The owner had no intention of letting Zhao go.
She said coldly, "What do you think this place is, Zhao Feng? You think you can just come and go as you please? You didn't mention when you signed the employment contract that you would just work a few days and then wrap up and leave!"
Zhao Feng didn't get angry and said, "Sister Hong, I really was planning to stay on at that time, but I have a new job now and that's why I came to resign."
Sister Hong scoffed, "Resign? What, you want your salary? Well, I just refuse to accept your resignation. What are you going to do about it?"
After thinking it over, Zhao Feng said, "Forget it, Brother Hao, let's go. It looks like I won't be getting my pay back."
Sister Hong glanced disdainfully at Xu Hao, saw his cheap clothes, and lost interest. She scoffed, "Thinking of leaving? No way! You quitting without notice breaks the employment contract, and you need to pay a penalty—a year's worth of salary!"
She rummaged for a while and whipped out a thick stack of papers, slamming them onto the table, "See? It's clearly stated in the employment contract that if an employee quits without notice, they must pay a penalty of twelve months of salary! I paid you five thousand a month, so you owe me…"
The lady boss suddenly paused, pulled out a calculator, typed a few times, and said, "Sixty thousand yuan!"
Zhao Feng hastily looked over the contract. It was his first job, and he hadn't examined the contract closely when he signed it. He hadn't realized there was such a clause.
The lady boss, arms akimbo and icy cold, said, "Either pay up, or stay here and work for me for another year, then you can scram!"
Zhao Feng was momentarily troubled. Sixty thousand yuan was not a small sum for his family.
But Xu Hao then smiled and said, "All you want is money, right? Simple. Just make me an offer, and I'll buy this shop!"
Since a corporation inevitably establishes many branches, and branches often set up additional stores in various places, Xu Hao thought it wasn't a bad time to purchase one.
But to the lady boss, his words sounded extremely arrogant. ThefullseriesishostedonMyVirtualLibraryEmpire,knownas*.
She laughed coldly, "Are you an idiot? This shop is worth at least a million at the very least!"
Xu Hao casually threw a bank card at her face and said indifferently, "Here's two million, take it and scram! The password is written on it!"
Zhao Feng knew Xu Hao was very rich, incredibly rich, but he didn't realize Xu Hao was so wealthy as to treat money like it was nothing!
Throwing out a bank card with two million on it as if it were just a card, casual, nonchalant.
The lady boss immediately grabbed the bank card, pressed it against the POS terminal, and randomly punched in a number, saying, "Hmph! Pretending to be someone important? I have a POS machine here, let's see the real you revealed now! You think you can outwit me? I was fighting and cursing before you were even born..."
Sister Hong was cursing under her breath, but when the POS made a "transaction successful" sound, she immediately froze!
Trembling, she said, "What… what number did I just type in?"
Struggling to hold back his laughter, Zhao Feng said, "A one followed by six zeros."