I've Been Working for Zhou Wanwan for Nothing All This Time!

Xie Cheng'en looked at the menus and couldn't help but smile:

"I've worked so hard, to the bone, for so long, and all I get is 2000 taels of silver by the end of the month? Hahaha..."

I'm a complete joke! So what do we do now?

The head steward said, "I think the first thing we should do is lay off people."

Xie Cheng'en did want to lay off people, but they had all signed long-term contracts, each for 30 years. How could he possibly lay them off?

If the company is laid off, an additional penalty will be required.

He didn't give that contract a proper consideration when those people presented it to him.

If we wanted to lay off employees now, we simply couldn't afford it.

If you fire a chef, you'd have to pay him ten times his current annual salary. How much would that cost?

Everyone was paid 10 times their annual salary. When he signed the contract, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it, but now he feels it's a huge rip-off.

Xie Cheng'en looked at the seafood on the list and said, "We don't want any of these things; they're too expensive. We can't afford them."

The manager shook his head and said, "Our seafood delivery service has a great reputation now. If you want to change it, I'm afraid they simply won't agree."

People come here specifically for the seafood delivery. Now in Beijing, if you want to treat someone to a meal, the first thing you do is order seafood delivery from them.

Xie Cheng'en, Xie Chengen roared, "If this won't work and that won't work, how can we even do business?"

The head steward said softly, "Isn't there some profit to be made? It's better than losing so much money like before."

Xie Cheng'en gritted his teeth and said:

"So, should I thank you for earning me 2000 taels a month?"

What's the use of 2000 taels a month? Is it even enough for me to eat out once a month?

He could easily spend more than that in any brothel he went to for a night of pleasure.

He frowned and said, "I'm starting to feel something's wrong. Don't you think something's wrong too?"

The head steward said:

"The more I think about it, the more something seems off. When these people came, Zhou Wanwan was so happy!"

How could such a thing happen? Could it be that these people are actually Zhou Wanwan's subordinates?

Xie Cheng'en thought for a while and said, "If that's the case, then I've been working for Zhou Wanwan for free all along!"

Enraged, he stormed into the kitchen and summoned the manager, demanding, "Are you Zhou Wanwan's subordinate? Do you know about Zhou Wanwan's plan?"

The person in charge was dumbfounded. "What do you mean? I don't understand."

Xie Cheng'en loudly questioned, "I've only earned 2,000 taels of silver this month, how did this happen?"

The steward said earnestly:

"Don't rush, boss. Take a look at this list first. Aren't the seafood on it cheaper than the seafood outside?"

If you look at my other menus, aren't the vegetables and fruits cheaper than elsewhere?

And these wines, you've tried them too, so tell me what you think of the taste!

Xie Cheng'en had no idea about the prices of these seafood, fruits, and vegetables.

He looked at the steward beside him and said:

"Calculate the price according to the market price, just calculate the price for this one."

Let's see if their price is cheaper, or if the market price is cheaper.

The manager fiddled with the abacus, then looked at the price and his expression changed drastically.

"I've calculated it. According to market prices, the items on this list cost 18 taels of silver."

Xie Cheng'en said, "Did you hear that? The market price is only 18 taels of silver."

The manager coughed and said, "But according to their method, it would only cost eight taels of silver. How is that possible?"

The manager on Zhou Wanwan's side sighed and said:

"So you guys know about prices! You've seen it too, haven't you?"

We didn't make much money, and we worked diligently for you. How can you question us?

Xie Cheng'en was furious. He questioned, "Did Zhou Wanwan never make any money doing food delivery before? How exactly did she do it?"

The manager sighed and said, "How much money do you think she can make? She's actually losing money, she just hasn't said anything about it."

Xie Cheng'en was silent for a moment before saying, "Bullshit, I don't believe she'd keep going even after losing money. Who's that stupid?"

The manager continued:

"She doesn't make money from this takeout business, but she makes money from other things!"

She used money from other sources to subsidize her food delivery business, and that way she could still make a profit.

Xie Cheng'en slammed his fist on the table in anger and said, "Is Zhou Wanwan out of her mind?"

The manager rolled his eyes. What problem could his master possibly have? His master was incredibly clever!

Now she doesn't need to manage anything. Her seafood is free, her vegetables are homegrown, her fruit is homegrown, and her wine is homemade.

Where would she need to spend money?

Now we don't even need to worry about her; she's won without lifting a finger, okay?

Of course, he couldn't say these words aloud.

He sighed and said, "So I dare not say anything."

Xie Cheng'en frowned and asked, "Besides delivering food, what else does Zhou Wanwan do? Tell me in detail."

The person in charge thought for a moment and said:

"She did so many things: restaurants, pawnshops, pharmacies, money exchanges, security escort agencies, gambling dens, brothels, theaters, rice shops, cloth shops..."

Countless, simply impossible to count.

Xie Cheng'en Chengen slumped into a stool and exclaimed, "She's so good at making money!"

The manager nodded and said, "That's right! You don't really think she makes money from food delivery, do you? Food delivery is her smallest business."

Xie Cheng'en was silent for a moment before saying, "I didn't expect Zhou Wanwan to be so powerful. Very well, I'm about to go all out."

Xie Cheng'en quickly found out a lot about the shops Zhou Wanwan owned.

He discussed it with Princess Jianing, and the two of them started a business together.

Wherever Zhou Wanwan's shop is located, their shop will be located there as well.

Those trees entered the palace and told Zhou Wanwan about what was happening outside.

Uncle Scholar Tree snorted coldly and said:

"Xie Cheng'en and Princess Jianing are in cahoots, Wanwan, what do we do now?"

What if they steal our business?

Zhou Wanwan smiled faintly and said, "They want to steal my business? Dream on! We rely on our real skills, what makes them think they can?"

Princess Jianing rented a snack shop as her first business. She was extremely envious of Zhou Wanwan's snack shop, which was always packed with customers.

Xie Cheng'en said:

"I don't know what Zhou Wanwan was thinking, but she actually came up with the idea of opening a snack shop."

I've already given the orders. There are tons of snack manufacturers now, and one supplier is incredibly powerful.

Princess Jianing nodded and asked, "Where did this supply warehouse come from? Do you know?"

Xie Cheng'en shook his head and said:

Why am I asking so many questions?

"As long as the goods they supply are good, even better than Zhou Wanwan's, then we've won, haven't we?"

Princess Jianing's eyes lit up and she said, "Your idea is good, but I wonder if this snack shop can compare to Zhou Wanwan's?"

Xie Cheng'en pointed and said, "That supplier is here. Let's try some of his snacks later."