The Leisurely Life of a Young Man in the World of Cultivation

After giving instructions to his subordinates, Lu Changfeng couldn't help but sigh.

"It seems the shopping mall is really in for trouble!"

Previously, Duan Yu was alone, so he could only keep a low profile. Now that he has made a public attack, it means that he has made ample preparations.

I just don't know if Su Ziyuan's side can hold on.

After getting off work, he arrived at Wang Mang's factory, where Wang Mang was already waiting because he had been notified in advance.

Upon seeing Lu Changfeng, Wang Mang immediately handed him a cup of tea.

"Brother Lu, you're here!"

"What happened today? What's going on at your mall?"

When Lu Changfeng sent the message, he only said that there was a problem with the shopping mall, without going into details. Since the factory's main source of funding is the shopping mall, his question was simply out of concern.

Upon hearing this, Lu Changfeng quickly explained what had happened, but omitted some details, only mentioning the rumor that the store manager and the assistant store manager were about to fight.

After hearing this, Wang Mang gasped in shock.

"Wow, your assistant manager is really something else, he held back for so long before making his move!"

"I really didn't expect that!"

"But their infighting shouldn't affect us, right?"

Internal strife is quite common; sometimes, mutual mockery can slowly turn into personal feuds, let alone when there are conflicts of interest. So Wang Mang wasn't too surprised.

Lu Changfeng smiled and shook his head at this.

"Don't worry about that. You signed a contract with Manager Su, so there's a high chance there won't be any problems!"

"However, the situation with the assistant store manager is less certain. While he's unlikely to physically harm you, he might interfere with your production, so it's best to be extra cautious during this period!"

"Otherwise, if we can't supply the goods, that's your problem."

"I suggest you prepare one to two months' worth of goods, just in case something goes wrong, you can use these to cover your tracks!"

Lu Changfeng was right about this. After all, Duan Yu would only have the right to share in the profits after he succeeded, but he didn't have it now. Who knows if he would sabotage the supply and cause problems here, and then the headquarters would take the opportunity to cause trouble and seize power in one fell swoop.

Even if he fails, it won't have much of an impact. He doesn't have much power anyway, and his salary is fixed. Whether he has psionic furniture or not makes little difference to him.

Wang Mang was taken aback by what he said, then nodded seriously.

"Okay, then I'll go to the inner sect and issue a garrison mission in the meantime. Having a Foundation Establishment cultivator should solve the problem!"

"I'll also prepare an extra month or two's worth of goods simultaneously!"

The two then began dividing the profits. After checking the ledger and finding no problems, he decisively flipped to the last profit-sharing section.

Upon seeing this number, Lu Changfeng's face lit up with joy.

He never expected that his dividend this year would be a full 12 low-grade spirit stones.

This bonus is higher than my salary from work.

I'm currently a Level 1 Deacon with a monthly salary of 5000 spirit stones, which is 60,000 a year—more than double my previous salary. If I invest in a few more factories in the future, I can finally live a truly carefree life.

After all 12 in-game currency points were credited to his account, Lu Changfeng nodded in satisfaction.

Since he was able to deposit all the money, it proved that Wang Mang had indeed listened to him.

The two chatted for a while before going their separate ways. However, to his surprise, the next day, as soon as he arrived at the mall, Li Mingyue brought him bad news.

"Brother Lu, something bad has happened! Director Li was called into the deputy store manager's office right after the morning meeting, and he didn't look too good when he came out!"

"After they got back, they held a meeting with the people in charge of daily operations. They said someone in the mall was abusing their power, so Cha Jia, Cha Yi, and Cha Bing were all arrested and are under investigation! And it was the security team who did it!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Changfeng couldn't help but gasp.

He hadn't expected Duan Yu to act so quickly.

These three individuals only joined the operations department last year as outstanding employees, and it's unexpected that they've been arrested just a year later.

As for the reason of abusing power for personal gain, that's really impressive; basically, you can get implicated no matter what you do.

For example, is skipping the morning meeting an abuse of power? Is wandering around under the guise of conducting an investigation an abuse of power? Even drinking some milk at the fresh milk counter before, is that an abuse of power?

If these things are caught red-handed, it wouldn't be wrong to accuse them of abusing their power for personal gain.

However, the real key point is that the guards made the move. Everyone knows that the guards are the territory of the third manager, Su Qingmei, and Su Qingmei was brought by the manager from her own family.

As a result, some of the guards now listen to Duan Yu, but Su Ziyuan doesn't seem to have realized this yet, and that's the real problem.

Fortunately, Su Ziyuan quickly took action. The next day, she not only announced that there were no problems with Chajia, Chayi, and Chabing, but also ordered the third manager to arrest the five newcomers on the grounds that they had falsified their business skills.

But Duan Yu clearly wasn't going to give up so easily.

So for the next few days, the two sides went back and forth, with one person locking up the other and the other locking up the other while also throwing dirty water on the other.

The operations department was bustling with activity for a time.

It's hard to say what others think about this, but Li Bing must be feeling very upset.

He originally had eight men under his command, but these eight men were constantly being locked up and released. He would give an order to one of them in the morning, and that same afternoon he would be locked up.

The inability to relay orders gave him the illusion of being a commander without any real power.

Fortunately, because of this incident, the employees on the first floor are now behaving extremely well, fearing they might be implicated.

However, Lu Changfeng also played a role in this. When the recruitment expanded, everyone who joined the mall had been investigated by him before they could join, so none of them were troublemakers.

So despite the current uproar, the shopping mall is still operating normally.

However, Duan Yu seemed dissatisfied with this matter, so he turned his attention to the stewards on the first floor.

So over the next few days, these butlers started spreading the word in private, including but not limited to raising wages, improving employee benefits, and ensuring that each person had a certain amount of merchandise loss per month.

The prerequisite is that they do not object to the upcoming wage increase program.

The ordinary employees were overjoyed. They didn't want to take sides randomly, and Duan Yu's offer perfectly matched their expectations while also providing benefits. Who could refuse that?

So, half a month later, Duan Yu led a group of stewards to Su Ziyuan and publicly demanded a raise.

This time, Duan Yu has really messed with the tiger's tail. Is he asking for a raise? This is clearly a coup!

Whether it was due to a failure to reach an agreement or some other reason, the two ended up fighting outside the city.

Unfortunately, although Su Ziyuan was also at the Foundation Establishment stage, she was only at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment. She was still somewhat inferior to Duan Yu, who was at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, and was ultimately defeated. Fortunately, she had the second and third shopkeepers, both of whom were at the peak of Foundation Establishment, so her life was not in danger.

However, as a result, Su Ziyuan relinquished some of her authority, including Li Bing's daily operations team.