Chapter 61 Living Off His Wife
The next day.
Chen Yang woke up.
He walked into the courtyard and found Liu Ran had already finished her morning routine.
She was wearing light makeup for the first time.
Although it was just a simple touch-up of her eyebrows and face powder, her charming face was almost too beautiful to behold directly.
Today, she had specially changed into a black professional dress, revealing slender and shapely calves. The low-heeled shoes, ordinary in style, looked lively and pretty on her feet.
"Liu Ran, why are you up so early? I was planning to go out and buy breakfast for you before calling you."
Liu Ran smiled and blinked at Chen Yang. Her eyes were red and bloodshot.
Seeing Liu Ran's state, Chen Yang, concerned, stepped forward and gently held her small hand.
"You've already become a director, why are you still staying up late? Look at your eyes, you look like you haven't slept all night!" Chen Yang asked with concern.
Liu Ran chuckled and said, "It's okay. I've just started my new role, so I need to learn more, grasp the various information reports of Tianliu Shopping Mall, and understand the background and personalities of everyone under me."
"After all, I'm an 'airborne' director, and it won't be easy to manage my subordinates."
"The position of director at Tianliu Shopping Mall has been vacant for three months. Before, whether it was their financial manager, business manager, or logistics manager, those three individuals were all trying to compete for the director's position."
"I suddenly parachuted in, and coupled with the fact that Grandma and the others won't fully support me, there will inevitably be many difficulties when I take office. If I prepare more now, I can reduce the刁难 I face later."
Chen Yang couldn't help but smile when he heard this.
He didn't expect his wife to have considered everything so thoroughly.
She was indeed kind-hearted, but by no means foolishly so. She was very intelligent, and although she hadn't studied management, she was good at learning and improving her professional skills.
Chen Yang nodded and said, "It seems you've already anticipated many difficulties, which puts my mind at ease. Let's go, we'll have breakfast on the way and then head to the mall to work."
The two chatted and laughed as they got onto Chen Yang's delivery electric bike and headed towards Tianliu Shopping Mall.
For the next two days.
Liu Ran was busy taking over various businesses.
Although her subordinates were not entirely convinced by her, after two days of interaction, they discovered that Liu Ran was very knowledgeable about the mall's various operations, and her decisions considered all aspects.
At the same time, they also noticed the special aspect of Liu Ran as director: she had signed a guarantee letter, meaning she would hold the director position for at least three years.
Despite some reluctance from her subordinates, after two days, they gradually accepted the existence of this director.
After all, the director was the highest-level manager of the entire mall, and since Liu Ran would be director for three years, no one wanted to truly oppose her.
Liu Ran now understood how important this three-year guarantee letter was.
This guarantee letter let everyone know that she would hold the position stably for three years, so those experienced subordinates dared not overstep or play any tricks.
Two days later.
Chen Yang rode his electric bike, taking Liu Ran to the bottom of Tianliu Shopping Mall.
As they entered, two tall and burly security guards saluted and respectfully bowed to Liu Ran.
After Liu Ran and Chen Yang went inside, the two security guards immediately showed expressions of envy, jealousy, and disdain.
One security guard said, "Our new director is really too beautiful, isn't she?"
The other security guard replied, "She is very beautiful. No wonder our captain took a liking to this girl at first sight. However, her boyfriend next to her is too unsightly. I heard he's just a delivery guy! Now he's become a standard freeloader, his daily job is to drop his wife off at work, then ride his electric bike to deliver a few orders, earning a basic salary. He doesn't work hard, only around 1,200 yuan a month."
Another security guard wiped the corner of his mouth, drooling, and said, "That guy is too lucky. I never thought such a good-for-nothing could have a chance to turn his life around."
The other chuckled and said, "Turn his life around? I doubt it! You know who our current security captain is! Since he has his eye on the new director, I think within half a month, our beautiful director will become the captain's woman. By then, she'll be our captain's sister-in-law."
The two security guards chuckled and laughed.
In the office.
Chen Yang sent Liu Ran to her office. He checked the time and said, "Liu Ran, I'll go out to complete five deliveries first. That will fulfill today's basic check-in requirement. It should take about three hours. I'll come to your office to find you in three hours."
Liu Ran stopped Chen Yang and said, "Chen Yang, why don't you put the delivery work aside for now? I've thought about it, and the mall is quite short-handed in terms of security guards. If you don't mind, why don't you come work as a security guard at the mall?"
"Of course, if you feel the security guard position isn't suitable, you can also be an assistant director. However, the assistant director position requires approval from the human resources department, which might take longer, and you'll need to prepare some basic professional qualities, which could be a bit difficult."
Chen Yang couldn't help but smile gently when he heard Liu Ran's words. He immediately shook his head and said, "Alright, alright, I don't want to be your assistant. As for being a security guard, that's something I can consider. I see that the mall's security guards are indeed not professional enough and need a thorough overhaul. If there were professional thieves, these guards wouldn't be able to resist them. So, how about this, just arrange for me to join the security department."
Liu Ran was very happy to hear Chen Yang accept the suggestion. She said, "Okay, I'll tell the human resources department this afternoon. Arranging a security guard only requires the signature of their deputy minister."
Chen Yang nodded and said, "Then I'll join the security department and inspect the mall's security system for you."
Just then, a burst of mocking laughter came from outside the door, and the office door was pushed open.
Liu Xin and Yang Long walked in.
Liu Ran frowned when she saw Liu Xin enter. She asked, "Cousin, why are you here?"
Liu Xin couldn't help but laugh. She turned to look at Chen Yang and said, "If I hadn't come, would I have heard that just now? Chen Yang, you good-for-nothing, your face is getting thicker and thicker. Liu Ran pulled strings and used personal connections to find you a security guard position, and you still claim it's to inspect the mall's security system."
"Damn it, you're hilarious! With your cowardly demeanor, with your own abilities, you wouldn't even be able to apply for a security guard position at the mall. A useless piece of trash, you can only rely on using our Liu family's resources to make a living, it's truly laughable."
Yang Long next to him also laughed heartily and said, "Living off your wife isn't shameful, not shameful at all. By the way, we came today to tell you something."
Liu Ran frowned and asked, "What is it?"
Liu Xin took out a statement document and slammed it onto the desk. She said to Liu Ran, "Xiao Ran, don't say we didn't warn you. Although a guarantee letter was indeed signed for you to be director for three years, there was also a clause in that guarantee letter stating that the mall must operate smoothly."
"But now, you have already defaulted on the wages of the mall staff. If you still can't pay the wages tonight, then I'm sorry, your director position will be mine."