Chapter 228 Guessed
Yang Long was about to refuse when the old lady nominated Liu Xuhui to manage a garment factory.
But Yang Long stopped himself. After all, this newly established Hanfu garment factory was going to rise by copying.
If something went wrong, Liu Xuhui would be the scapegoat. Also, he could always find an excuse to fire Liu Xuhui after some time.
Thinking of this, Yang Long smiled. He said to Old Mrs. Liu, "Grandma is right. I believe my elder brother-in-law is capable of managing this new Hanfu garment department. I'll go discuss it with my father now and quickly establish this Hanfu garment factory so we can participate in this year's fashion design competition."
Liu Xuhui, who was next to him, was absentmindedly eating snacks.
When he heard the conversation between the old lady and Yang Long, he jumped up excitedly, slapped the table, and said, "Great, great, I'm going to be the factory manager, that's wonderful! Thank you, brother-in-law, thank you, Grandma. I will work hard."
Yang Long glanced at Liu Xuhui with some disdain in his eyes but didn't show it. He waved his hand and left.
The Liu family gathered around, laughing and cheering.
Especially Cai Yun and Liu Daqiang, who were beaming as if their son had finally been reborn and was about to soar to great heights.
Cai Yun clapped her hands and said, "See, this is the power of a son-in-law! If we hadn't replaced that good-for-nothing Chen Yang back then, my son would still be an unemployed youth unable to find a job!"
"Now that Yang Long is our son-in-law, our family is bound to prosper!"
Liu Xin also nodded proudly, "Of course, Mom. See, wasn't my decision the right one?"
Cai Yun and Liu Xin both laughed proudly, while continuously mocking Chen Yang, believing that kicking that useless person out of their home was indeed the most correct decision.
Liu Xuhui was even more smug. He was about to become the factory manager and had to show off.
Inside the Blue Sky Building.
Liu Ran sat at her desk, looking at the design drafts. She frowned. Only nine sketches remained on her desk, and one of the rather average designs was missing.
Liu Ran rummaged through them. Frowning, she thought about who had entered her office. The only ones were Chen Yang, Su Ya, and Liu Xiaomei.
Liu Ran picked up her phone and called Chen Yang, asking, "Chen Yang, did you move the design drafts on my desk?"
Chen Yang replied strangely, "What design drafts? I can't even understand them. Why would I move them?"
Liu Ran thought about it and agreed. Then she called Liu Xiaomei and Su Ya.
Liu Xiaomei said she had never been there.
Su Ya had seen them. Su Ya asked Liu Ran, "Liu Ran, did you throw that design draft into the trash can?"
Liu Ran muttered upon hearing Su Ya's words, "That shouldn't be! Although that design draft was rather average, it was still decent. I shouldn't have thrown it away, right?"
"Oh dear! This is a bit troublesome. Never mind, I'll design another one. We already have nine fashion design drafts. As long as we have one more, we can gather ten and send them to the competition email."
Liu Ran put down her phone, sat at her desk, and thought. Feeling a bit annoyed, she went downstairs and started discussing with the new designers to see if anyone had any inspiration.
Chen Yang sat in the security department's office. After finishing Liu Ran's call, he didn't think anything was unusual at first. But then Chen Yang felt something was wrong.
Although every designer's workspace was messy, including Liu Ran's, they all guarded their work carefully.
The inexplicable disappearance of Liu Ran's design drafts this time was clearly problematic.
Chen Yang thought for a moment and said to Zhuque, "Retrieve the previous surveillance footage and let's watch it."
Zhuque opened the surveillance, and Chen Yang scrolled through it.
Soon, he discovered that Liu Xin had been to Liu Ran's office. Seeing this, Chen Yang's brows furrowed.
He gave a cold laugh, then got up to find Liu Ran.
Liu Ran was in the design department, having a brief exchange with the more than twenty newly recruited designers.
Chen Yang thought for a moment, called Liu Ran out, and asked, "Liu Ran, are you missing some design drafts?"
Liu Ran replied, "One. I might have thrown it into the trash can!"
Chen Yang shook his head and said, "Not necessarily. It's very likely that Liu Xin secretly took it. Is that design draft important?"
Liu Ran was startled when she heard this, "The design draft isn't very important, but in the design industry, if such a thing as stealing design drafts happens, it's very serious. All designer peers will reject you, and you'll never be allowed to enter the design industry again."
Chen Yang looked at Liu Ran speechlessly and said, "You're talking about the designer industry, about industry rules, but they can't hold someone legally responsible. Liu Xin isn't a designer, do you think she'll abide by them?"
"How about this, from now on, all security matters will be handed over to me. Not only your office but also these newly hired designers will all be under my responsibility. Also, I will strictly monitor the personnel entering and exiting the building on a daily basis."
Liu Ran smiled when she heard this and said to Chen Yang, "Do we have to be so vigilant?"
Chen Yang nodded and said, "We must be vigilant until the competition ends. In short, just listen to me."
Chen Yang returned to the security team and immediately implemented a series of reforms. He moved the design department from the thirteenth floor to the twentieth floor. Access to the design department required passing through two checkpoints, and there was a dedicated changing room.
In addition to these, Chen Yang also conducted secret background checks on the newly recruited designers.
At this time, a subordinate whispered to Chen Yang, "Tian Zun, look, those two women from the Liu family are here again. They insist on helping out at the building, and we can't stop them no matter what."
Chen Yang glanced at the monitor and vaguely recognized the two women as Liu Qing and Liu Yuanyuan.
These two were considered fringe members of the Liu family. Their eagerness to help at the Blue Sky Building and seek jobs with Liu Ran clearly indicated ulterior motives.
Chen Yang smiled, then instructed Zhuque, "Zhuque, from now on, let those two women in."
Zhuque was stunned and looked at Chen Yang, saying, "Tian Zun, these two clearly have ill intentions. Won't letting them in leak secrets? You said this fashion competition is very crucial."
Chen Yang said to Zhuque, "Let them in, but don't let them come into contact with the design department or the craftsmanship department."
"In short, after letting them in, assign them the dirtiest and hardest jobs, such as cleaning toilets or wiping windows. Just arrange their work properly."
"Since they want to help Ms. Liu, let's fulfill their wishes."
"From now on, no matter how many people from the Liu family or those related to the Liu family come, we'll take them all in. After all, there are so many toilets and so much garbage to clean in this building!"
The security guards heard this and burst into laughter.