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Xu Damao acted quickly, immediately calling and arranging a meeting with Liu Guangtian and a few others.

"I'm telling you guys, you're all so useless. How come you haven't managed to snag a car yet?"

“Brother Da Mao, you can treat us like you, all the money the company earns is ours,” Liu Guang said as he got out of the car.

Yan Jiefang then said, "You have no idea how miserable the lives of the four of us have been."

In the restaurant, the two managers, Yan Jiecheng and Bang Geng, only knew how to siphon benefits into their own pockets.

Jin Qihao's people are constantly trying to shut us up with rules and regulations.

The four of us are like rats in a bellows, caught in the middle, suffering from both sides.

"It's only when we're out having fun with you that our lives become a little more comfortable," Liu Guangfu said, leaning back in his chair, looking quite content.

Yan Jiekuang, meanwhile, kept looking around at everything in the vicinity: "How did you find such a remote place?"

Xu Damao said with a boastful tone, "As long as you have a car, you can find anywhere."

Don't let the remote location fool you, the restaurants here make a lot of money.

Once everyone was there, I had the food served. It's all-natural here.

The chickens are domestic chickens raised by villagers nearby.

The stewed chicken was also cooked over firewood.

That tasted even better than the dishes prepared by chefs in fancy restaurants.

A moment later, a middle-aged woman came over carrying a dish: "Mr. Xu, would you like to try today's dish?"

Liu Guangtian was taken aback: "Why does the boss's wife call you President Xu?"

Xu Damao said nonchalantly, "This is where I own the property."

"Is this your restaurant?" Yan Jiefang and the others exclaimed enviously.

After shouting, a look of envy appeared in his eyes.

Xu Damao said calmly, "What are you shouting about? I have some spare cash; can't I use it for investment?"

I'm not trying to criticize you guys.

No matter how hard you work for others, you won't earn much money.

If you want to make big money, you have to do it yourself.

"We want to, but there's nothing we can do." The four of them were distressed.

They had considered it after Xu Damao mentioned it last time.

They simply don't have any real power; at most, they can only collect kickbacks when making purchases.

Even so, Yan still takes a cut.

They're all from the Yan family, they know each other too well.

Their shoddy workmanship and use of inferior materials could not be hidden from Yan Jiecheng.

If Yan Jiecheng, the manager, doesn't agree, then their stuff can forget about getting into the restaurant.

Xu Damao said with a smile, "You need to learn how to use others to your advantage."

Do you know how I made my fortune?

“I know, it’s because of Brother Zhu that you made a living and that’s how you got rich,” Liu Guangfu said.

Xu Damao nodded: "That's right. I'm just using someone else's resources to achieve my goals."

Back then, all I had was the little money I earned selling rebar with Grandpa Liu.

I can't do anything.

It was He Yuzhu who gave me a job, allowed me to gather people, and gradually built up this large business.

Several people listened attentively to Xu Damao's story of how he made his fortune, their eyes filled with envy, wishing they could take his place.

"We want to too. But Brother Zhu ignores us."

This was a shared idea among several people.

They all felt that if He Yuzhu had given them the opportunity, they would have done better than Xu Damao.

Xu Damao had no idea what the others were thinking. If he had, he would have definitely tricked them badly.

"Stubborn. Do you all insist on following He Yuzhu? Now there's Jin Qihao."

You can look for him.

The group exchanged glances and smiled wryly: "Jin Qihao only listens to Uncle Yi, and Uncle Yi only trusts Sister Qin, not us."

"Why didn't you just involve Qin Huairu? You found a money-making opportunity and dragged Qin Huairu into it. Could Yi Zhonghai object then?"
"As long as you get started, you'll have a chance to make money," Xu Damao said, explaining his purpose.

Liu Guangtian sighed: "The problem is, we don't have any opportunities to make money."

Why don't you find us some opportunities to make money?

We're not ungrateful. Once we make money, we'll definitely remember you.

Xu Damao shook his head: "Don't even think about it. All my current opportunities to make money come from He Yuzhu."

If I take you guys with me and He Yuzhu finds out, I'll be in big trouble.

You should look for other opportunities.

After that, Xu Damao stopped mentioning it. No matter how much they begged, Xu Damao refused to take them with him.

When the group returned home, they were spotted by Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai was very dissatisfied with the smell of alcohol on the men.

"What have you four been up to again?"

"We've gone out to find suppliers," the group said, using a pre-arranged excuse to brush off Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai, however, was unwilling to accept this reason.

Today, fried chicken shops and restaurants are on the right track.

With Yan Jiecheng and Bang Geng keeping an eye on things at the restaurant, there shouldn't be any major problems.

Tang Yanling, along with Xiao Dang and Huaihua, were keeping an eye on things at the fried chicken shop, so there shouldn't be any problems.

In this way, Liu Guangtian and his three companions became practically useless.

Since he didn't need the four of them for business, Yi Zhonghai thought of having them take care of the nursing home.

“Haven’t the supplies been secured? Since you have nothing else to do, you can stay in the courtyard and take care of the elderly residents.”

"Us?" The four people looked at Yi Zhonghai in surprise.

"You're not happy about this?" Yi Zhonghai asked, sensing their dissatisfaction.

Of course, the four of them were not happy.

At their age, they are at the stage where they have elderly parents to care for and young children to raise.

Even if the elderly don't need their parents to support them, their wives and children still have to be supported.

Staying in the courtyard house to take care of the elderly residents is a dead-end job.

How could a few people possibly be willing?

"Uncle, aren't you making things difficult for us? We don't know how to take care of people."

When it comes to taking care of people, it has to be women.

"Should we bring Yanling, Xiaodang, and Huaihua back?"

"No way." Qin Huairu was the first to stand up and object.

Qin Huairu benefited greatly from her daughter-in-law and daughter becoming store managers.

She had long considered the fried chicken shop her own; how could she possibly be willing to give it up?

Although Yi Zhonghai thought the four people's suggestions were good, he had to consider Qin Huairu's feelings and couldn't say it.

"Just do what I tell you to do, and stop nagging."

Yan Jiefang said, "Uncle, you can let us come back. I just want to ask how much salary you can give us."

It's clear that Yi Zhonghai wouldn't offer high salaries to four people.

Since the hotel was built, Jin Qihao's money has stopped coming from Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai now wields far less power.

He's just barely managing to stay in the current situation by relying on his relationship with Jin Qihao.

"Aren't your salaries low right now?"

Yan Jiekuang said with dissatisfaction, "Uncle, our wages aren't high these days."

You originally agreed with us that our salary would be 5,000.

As a result, after the restaurant opened, they said they needed to regulate its operations and directly cut our wages by half.

Isn't this like discarding a donkey after it has served its purpose?

"Yes. The few of us put in just as much effort as others to open the restaurant and fried chicken shop."

Why should our wages be reduced?

“We won’t make any unreasonable demands. As long as you can restore our salaries, we’ll come back to take charge of the nursing home.”

Yi Zhonghai naturally couldn't agree to this request.

The salaries of Liu Guangtian and several others were recorded at the restaurant, and the restaurant paid their salaries.

Yi Zhonghai has no control over the restaurant now. At most, he can manage the fried chicken shop through Qin Huairu.

However, Qin Huai would never agree to let the fried chicken shop pay the wages of several people. (End of Chapter)