Lin Yuan threw down not tofu, but silver!
Lan Hua opened her mouth, but said nothing, because she knew, with Lin Yuan’s character, she was capable of such actions.
All the other working women either looked at the tofu on the ground with distress or at Lin Yuan with fear; in any case, they had decided in their hearts that in the future, they would definitely not touch these tofu. Not just tofu, but everything in the kitchen must be handled properly, without any mistakes.
Lin Yuan saw the expressions of everyone in the room, feeling secretly satisfied. Good, today’s display of killing the chicken to warn the monkeys turned out to be quite successful.
"Lan Hua, go and notify Shopkeeper Zhou, settle her wages up until today,"
After instructing Lan Hua, Lin Yuan turned to Loudspeaker, "You stole my tofu, and I have already shown you leniency by not asking for compensation. By the way, considering our past acquaintance, I’ll remind you in advance. Don’t forget the secrecy agreement you signed on your first day at the tofu shop. Within a year of leaving, you should not disclose a single bit of information about the tofu shop. Otherwise, I will report to the authorities, have you remembered?"
Loudspeaker bit her lip and turned to leave. Just as she reached the door, she suddenly remembered something and turned back to ask, "Boss, did you target me because I led your good sister astray?"
It was common knowledge that Lan Hua and Lin Yuan were close. Since Lin Yuan had seen her stealing the tofu, she must have heard the slanderous things about Lan Hua too. Plus, Lin Yuan had been picking on her from the start, yet said nothing about Lan Hua’s mistakes—she couldn’t believe that Lan Hua was entirely blameless. At the very least, by covering up for her wrongdoing, Lan Hua was at fault.
Lin Yuan laughed coldly, "Led astray? Yes, you indeed led her astray. She used to be very competent, but in front of you, she was so suppressed she couldn’t even speak. That is indeed a regression."
"You know that’s not what I mean."
Lin Yuan said amused, "If it’s not that, then what is it? Or do you think I treated you unfairly? Wasn’t it you who dumped the dirty water? And wasn’t it you who stole the tofu? Lan Hua warned you not to make the same mistake again, did you listen? Loudspeaker, you must be brave enough to admit your mistakes. Where is that boldness you had at the start? Right, you must think Lan Hua also made a mistake, indeed, she did. Her mistake was that she should have never let you in the tofu shop from the beginning, and she should not have indulged you when you first made a mistake. However, her fault will naturally be dealt with by me as the boss. You, on the other hand, have no right to punish her."
Loudspeaker clenched her lips tightly, thinking this young girl was not so simple. Today, she cited every single mistake she had made, with pinpoint accuracy, yet remained silent about the disrespectful comments she made while arguing with Lan Hua. If Lin Yuan had dismissed her for her improper remarks, she might still have been able to drag Lan Hua down with her. But this girl did not, and her reasons were well-founded, leaving her speechless.
Truly a formidable character!
Ultimately, Loudspeaker left, though with reluctance and resentment. She blamed Lan Hua, blamed all the women working in the kitchen. But the one she hated the most was still Lin Yuan, knowing she had targeted her deliberately for revenge on behalf of her good sister.
She would remember this grudge and someday, she would get her revenge!
After Loudspeaker left, Lin Yuan gave the women in the kitchen a good lecture, and of course, Lan Hua was no exception. This incident was a great lesson for Lan Hua, who would no longer be curious about bad things in the future.