I'm such a lovesick person.

Chapter 169 Conscience
"Shiqi, would it be convenient for Huang Xingzhi to come over?"

Zhao Yuanqing immediately sought Huo Shiqi's opinion.

Huo Shiqi had only met Huang Xingzhi once, and she had a bad impression of him and had no intention of having any contact with him.

But since Wei Lin nodded, she didn't know what to say, so she smiled and said, "Okay."

The group of four continued chatting while sipping red wine and eating a simple meal.

Wei Lin was calm and composed, and did not communicate much with Shen Yanfei on the way. It seemed as if the two of them were not familiar with each other at all.

"Huang Xingzhi..."

Wei Lin secretly suspected that Huang Xingzhi's sudden request to look for him might be related to Shen Yanfei.

It just so happened that Shen Yanfei was at the scene. We would know whether the two of them had any private contact by testing them later.

——This is also the reason why he agreed to let Huang Xingzhi come.

The person who has contributed the most to his love value recently is Shen Yanfei. The system can confirm that Shen Yanfei's love for him is growing day by day, but it is difficult to say for women.

Shen Yanfei has always known that there is another woman named Zhuang Qing beside him.

In this case, Shen Yanfei may not be wholeheartedly devoted to him. She may play the same way as Dai Yixuan, and keep Huang Xingzhi as an option.

How to treat Shen Yanfei next depends on whether this woman is doing her duty and whether she can deal with the flies around her.

A guy like Wei Lin, who is so domineering and self-centered, only allows himself to do what he wants and will never allow his woman to have any other cunning thoughts.

Opposite him, Shen Yanfei felt very uncomfortable.

Wei Lin's intriguing eyes occasionally fell on her face, making her feel more and more uneasy.

She had long cut off ties with Huang Xingzhi, blocked his phone number, and deleted his WeChat account.

But she did not tell Wei Lin about this, for fear that Wei Lin would think that she was still in contact with Huang Xingzhi. When she thought that Huang Xingzhi would come soon, she naturally felt flustered and uneasy.

A quarter of an hour later.

Huang Xingzhi not only came, but also brought his bad friend Qian Zixu with him.

"Yuan Qing, Wei Lin, Shi Qi, eh... Shen Yanfei!"

Huang Xingzhi was greeting a few people with a smile, and suddenly noticed Shen Yanfei who was sitting upright. He felt puzzled, but his eyes lit up at the same time.

Shen Yanfei today is more attractive than before, making him feel itchy.

He had sharp eyes and could tell at a glance that Shen Yanfei's outfit was very expensive, and he could guess Shen Yanfei's income.

"Oh, no wonder you're so cold towards me now and are determined to cut off ties with me. I'm afraid you've hooked up with another rich man."

Huang Xingzhi sneered secretly.

In his eyes, Shen Yanfei is just a vain woman.

Originally, he was just planning to spend a little money for fun, but when he saw that Shen Yanfei's style had changed, he thought that someone else must have gotten there first.

Shen Yanfei lowered her head, not looking at him or saying hello, fearing that Wei Lin would be unhappy.

Huang Xingzhi snorted secretly, sat down next to Huo Shiqi, and said with a smile: "Sorry, Shiqi, we came here uninvited. It is true that I have something to discuss with Wei Lin."

Huo Shiqi remained noncommittal: "Then let's talk."

Wei Lin shook his goblet, looked at Huang Xingzhi across the long table, and said indifferently, "Brother Huang, what do you want from me?"

"Xinlin Hat Industry is your company, right?"

Huang Xingzhi asked.

Wei Lin smiled and nodded.

"Is it true that your lower-level employees and management have received salary increases?"

Huang Xingzhi asked again.

Wei Lin said, "Yes, that's what I meant."

Before Huang Xingzhi could speak, he paused for a moment and continued, "Starting this month, all our employees will receive a 15% salary increase. Once our profits stabilize, we'll continue to increase them in a year, still at the same 15% rate."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone except Shen Yanfei, who didn't know much about company management, changed color.

A 15% salary increase in one year and another 15% increase in the second year, what does this mean?
As long as Xinlin’s employees and senior management receive two years of salary increases, they will have the highest salaries in all similar industries in Linjiang City!

Huang Xingzhi had originally doubted the authenticity of the news, but now he found out that Xinlin’s salary increase was not only true, but might even continue, and he suddenly became a little panicked.

If Xinlin continues to rise like this, won’t Linjiang City’s hat, clothing, and plush toy industries be affected?

Everyone's labor costs will rise significantly because of Wei Lin's mess!

Huang Xingzhi took a deep breath, his expression becoming somewhat grim. He said, "Wei Lin, I don't recall your Xinlin being very large. Raising your salary will disrupt the balance of the labor market."

"If you raise the price here, our employees at the aerospace toys factory will also feel unbalanced."

"Our Yuhang staff, both at the grassroots and senior levels, is more than ten times that of your Xinlin. Do you know how high our labor costs will be if we follow suit?"

Huang Xingzhi's anger is justified.

Before coming here, he did some calculations. If all employees of the aerospace company received a salary increase, the company would have to pay an additional nearly 15 million in labor costs each year.

A year later, if Xinlin continues to raise salaries, the cost they pay will be even higher.

Qian Zixu also said, "Wei Lin, a small increase is fine, but isn't this too much?"

Zhao Yuanqing and Huo Shiqi didn't speak.

Huo Shiqi's family is in the real estate business, and their salary is higher than Wei Lin and his colleagues. Whether Xinlin's salary increases or not has no impact on Tiantong Real Estate.

The same thing happened to Zhao Yuanqing, but they were both secretly shocked.

I was shocked that Wei Lin, as the boss, had such courage that he dared to challenge all manufacturers in the same industry and continue to raise wages.

"Salary increase, increase every year, Wei Lin..."

Shen Yanfei's eyes were blurred.

Before she became a purchasing agent, she was just an ordinary white-collar worker in the office, different from everyone else here.

When she was a white-collar worker, her biggest hope was a salary increase.

Money is everything.

Before she made any money from purchasing on behalf of others, she had to pay rent, utilities, buy skin care products and clothes every month, and save money for her future career.

Only a higher salary can make her look forward to the future and make her feel less embarrassed.

Several of them were also entrepreneurs. Wei Lin was going to raise the salary of his factory employees, which made her, a former clerk, feel strongly about him.

In contrast, Huang Xingzhi's tone was full of doubt and anger.

She suddenly became more disdainful, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Huang Xingzhi was filled with deep disgust.

"Brother Huang."

Wei Lin smiled and said, "My Xinlin used to make very little money each year, far less than what you guys make from aerospace toys. During economic downturns, I might not be able to make ends meet, and I'd still end up losing money."

"At that time, I didn't have the ability to offer higher salaries to my employees, so our Xinlin salaries weren't very high."

"This year, Xinlin has done well and is very profitable, so I want to share my joy with my employees so they can live a better life. Is there anything wrong with that?"

"From what I know, your aerospace business has a good annual profit, and your entire family has already made a fortune."

"Yuhang is the leader in plush toys in Linjiang City. You Huang family members live in villas and drive luxury cars, but your employees' salaries are not high and their lives are not good."

"Why can't I just give up some of my profits, give them a raise, and let them live a better life?"

"If the aerospace industry is in trouble and faces financial difficulties, I won't say much."

"But you guys at Yuhang make money every year, and the money is increasing, but the salaries of your employees seem to have remained pretty much the same for years, right?"

"You guys at Yuhang are like this, and so is Qifeng. You guys are so rich, how come you haven't given your employees a raise for so many years?"

"You all have no shame, but I, Wei Lin, have my dignity! How dare you jump out and tell me off?"

Wei Lin suddenly stood up.

Huang Xingzhi was shocked.

"You won't die if your salary increases, you'll just earn a little less. If labor costs increase by 10 or 20 million, will your Yuhang be ruined? Your father just bought a villa in Jinling City, and from what I hear, it costs 70 million!"

Wei Lin glared at him and sneered, "Brother Huang, your food and daily necessities, plus your monthly allowance, your annual expenses alone are worth millions! How dare you yell at me?"

From the moment he decided to raise his salary, he knew what he would face.

If it were a company with poor business performance and weak profitability, such as Lei Clothing, Birch, and Zhijie, he might not be so harsh when questioned.

But large factories like Qifeng and Yuhang have always held a monopoly position in Linjiang City for a period of time.

These two companies have never made a loss, their profits have been increasing every year, and the employees' salaries have remained unchanged for several years.

Zhuang Dasheng wanted to acquire Xinlin, Huamu, Zhijie and Tianzhong, and even had the idea of cutting salaries. Yuhang had done something similar.

Wei Lin didn't want to give these businessmen who exploited workers to the extreme any face, and he just wanted to disrupt the market and clean up the atmosphere!

"Wei Lin, you, you!"

Huang Xingzhi was speechless, his face flushed red as he shouted, "This isn't how you run a business! You're simply acting on impulse! We're businessmen, pure businessmen!"

Wei Lin said coldly, "I'm certainly not pure enough, because I still have a conscience, and you really don't."

At this moment, Shen Yanfei looked at Huang Xingzhi with disgust, and said lightly: "Huang Xingzhi, I have blocked your phone number and deleted your WeChat. Please don't bother me anymore!"

"I, Shen Yanfei, already have a man I deeply love! I admire him from the bottom of my heart. He is different from you, Huang Xingzhi."

"You're not even a man!"

Shen Yanfei couldn't help but stabbed a few times.

"You bitch, you just hooked up with a rich man, didn't you?"

Huang Xingzhi was a little afraid of Wei Lin, but he was arrogant and mocked her as a small purchasing agent. "This set of Chanel clothes, can you, Shen Yanfei, afford it? Haha, I guess it's a bald old man? The kind of man who can be your father, right?"

As soon as these words came out, Shen Yanfei was about to cry.

She felt extremely aggrieved and wanted to argue that it was Wei Lin who bought it for her, not some bald old man who could be her father.

but……

She had no status or position with Wei Lin, and Wei Lin did not allow her to reveal their relationship, so she really couldn't say it.

"Snapped!"

A loud slap suddenly sounded.

"Wei Lin, how dare you hit me?!"

Huang Xingzhi covered his face with an expression of disbelief.

……

(End of this chapter)