"Y-you, who are you?! What right do you have to fire me?!" The tough caregiver was stunned and cowed, a flicker of panic showing on her face.
Huo Wenye walked over to the equally stunned Xie Chen. "I'm the new owner here. Of course I have the right to fire you."
"D-don't joke around!" The caregiver struggled to keep herself from falling apart. "This nursing home had a huge investment. How could the owner possibly change just like that?!"
At that moment, the director appeared from who knew where. "Auntie Wang, he really is the new owner. We just haven't had the chance to introduce him to everyone yet!"
The caregiver called Auntie Wang froze for only a second before putting on a fawning smile. "Oh my! Hello, Boss!"
She immediately bowed. "My fault—I failed to recognize someone important!"
"Come, come, come! I'll show you around!"
Hearing that, Xie Chen looked at Huo Wenye. "Weren't you going to fire her?"
"Don't!" Auntie Wang changed her tune in an instant, tears and snot streaming down her face. "Please don't fire me!"
"I have an eighty-year-old mother above me and a three-year-old grandchild below me. My son and daughter-in-law are both unemployed, and the whole family depends on me alone..."
The director also pleaded for her. "Mr. Huo, Auntie Wang is one of our longtime employees. She knows all the seniors here well, and they listen to her too. If we really let her go, we won't be able to find someone who can keep them in line anytime soon!"
"Oh, a longtime employee." Xie Chen nodded meaningfully.
Huo Wenye's gaze never left his face.
The observant director immediately caught on to something and hurriedly pleaded with Xie Chen. "Young man, how about I have Auntie Wang apologize to you? You're a