Fall in love with your enemy

Next time, Gao Xinci told me about the future. Even though I was overjoyed, I did not forget to prepare for the realization of these visions. First, I had to settle things at home. Regardless of whether I could be the head of the family or not, at least I had to First let the people in the old house obey me and Chengcheng.

Chengcheng's business is definitely done well. Although my second uncle doesn't teach him about housekeeping, I still talk to him about the family situation in my spare time. I think we two siblings really complement each other. I didn’t know anything about the affairs in the office, and he was so worried about the housekeeper, so I couldn’t figure out why Chengcheng was so good at managing people like Ke Yi and his gang, who were so intelligent that I didn’t even know how to talk to them when I saw them. I was helpless to deal with the illiterate people in my old house, and I felt anxious and wanted to cry every time.

In the morning, I gave Chengcheng the list of people assigned to the old house. In the afternoon, I was bombarded with endless phone calls, which made me originally want to go home at dinner time and relive the pleasure of kissing with Gao Xinci before that. After a few phone calls from him, I lost my mood. At about three o'clock, I was filled with righteous indignation and rose up! I picked up the feather duster in my small courtyard and wanted to give him a complete childhood brought by an older sister. The last person to hold me back was Gao Xinci, saying it was better to calm down. That little brat Lu Chengcheng had learned Sanda and I couldn't do it to him.

Huh - what Gao Xinci said actually makes sense. Forget it, how can I, as a sister, care about this little thing with a little brat? My name is generosity, I'm not afraid that I won't be able to defeat him...

I don’t know what day it is today. There was a traffic jam on the road. It was already half past three when Gao Xinci dropped me off at home. As soon as I entered the door, I didn’t even have time to take off my coat. The little boy pounced on me and pulled me upstairs. He kept mumbling: "Why on earth is this! Is the personnel allocation in the old house really reasonable? Why do you let an illiterate person do the file storage and let a literate person feed the horses! I I don’t understand!”

Liang Sen just walked in. He probably wanted to say something to me. Such a big man didn't snatch Chengcheng, a child. He just watched me being taken away, while Qing brought a group of brothers to play games in the living room. Brother Yun was even more puzzled, his brows furrowed, and he looked back at his friends behind him: "Hey, what do you do when your younger brother seems to be bullying your younger sister?"

I looked back as if I saw hope, stretched out my hand and begged for help: "Brother, please help me, I don't want to look at the account book, I want to have a meal first -"

Unfortunately, Brother Qingyun’s friend glanced at me and then at the game that had just started, patted Brother Qingyun on the shoulder and said firmly: “You guys, I usually choose to turn a blind eye.”

Me: 6.

So in the end, I was dragged into his room by the kid. After letting out a sigh of resignation, I started to explain his problems one by one:

"It's not like the person who keeps the files doesn't know a word. He just needs to know everyone's names and be able to identify them correctly. Many people in the old house said that he is a street kid who can talk to anyone. Just a few words, he was a sweeper before, and he can go to any area, so he can recognize everyone in the old house, even by looking at the back of the head, he can know who it is. With such an ability, if someone wants to steal the files in the future If he does, he will be punished. If he sees a corner of his clothes, he can instantly pick it out, which is more effective than surveillance. Moreover, if the steward who stores the files knows so many words and has the power to check the files, in case he is a spy, the contents of the files will be Make a note of it, and it’s our family that will be unlucky when it’s sold.”

"Second, what's wrong with horse feeding? Do you think horse feeding is a job that doesn't require technical skills? Do you understand this is a fat job! The stable manager is not only responsible for feeding the horses, he also takes care of other tasks. Stewards in charge of livestock, there are chickens, pigs, sheep, fish, and all kinds of livestock. Each type of livestock needs different feeds. They are all purchased by the stable manager. There are more than 80 kinds of feeds. , How can he be illiterate? He not only needs to be literate, he also needs to be able to calculate accounts. Otherwise, what if he is cheated by the feed factory? All this costs is our family's money."

Chengcheng thought hard for a while but still felt that something was wrong. He sat on the table unconvinced and asked again: "Then he only needs to know the name of the feed. I have seen his information before. After all, he is a technical secondary school student." As a graduate, he can obviously do some more technical work, right?"

"Is it enough to just know the name? Okay, then let me ask you, which one can't be eaten by horses: barley, rice bran, wheat bran, beet meal, corn, or yew leaves?" I crossed my legs and acted very arrogant.

I'm not exaggerating. It's really satisfying to make a top student who scored 700 points in the college entrance examination speechless! Tell him that he usually thinks I'm stupid and doesn't give me lectures. I really want to show him that my knowledge reserve is actually very broad.

"Hmm..." Chengcheng pondered for a while before tentatively holding back an answer: "Wheat bran? What is that?"

"Wheat bran is wheat bran! The correct answer is yew leaves, which are poisonous and a horse will die if they eat them. I also told you this answer. Wasn't it because of that horse that you were thrown off by the horse in the old house? Did someone mix yew leaves into your feed? Do you want to eat or beat you?" I shrugged, and then I explained seriously: "So, when it comes to raising livestock, you still need experienced people. Second Uncle Even an illiterate person who doesn't know how to read or write bricks will do a back-up job before recruiting people. Although this steward was basically a beggar when he came in and looked like he didn't understand anything, his family I used to run a breeding farm, but my family fell into ruin after being cheated by my colleagues."

"That's right." Chengcheng nodded confusedly, but soon a new question popped up: "I see that his second uncle did arrange for him to move bricks when he first came in. Knowing that he has this knowledge, why? Why don’t you let him take charge of the stable from the beginning?”

I quickly stretched out three fingers and pointed them in front of his eyes: "First, the person who manages the stable is at least a third-level steward. How can anyone become a steward as soon as they walk in? Then we can't talk about it until we have some experience? Second, if I remember correctly, he was a steward last year. For those who come to the house in winter, unless there is a special reason, the household management schedule is in mid-June every year. There are no rules. This is not only for the managers, but also to prevent some young masters from secretly promoting their cronies. Three , the person who was in charge of the stable before graduated from a college, and was actually more capable than the current one, but last week, his second uncle found out that he had a gambling debt outside, and all the creditors came to the door, so the second uncle I found a few people to throw him out, otherwise I wouldn't have replaced him, after all, his management ability is still in place."

"Oh -" Chengcheng finally agreed a little bit and went back to look for loopholes again, but in the end he was convinced by me one by one. However, at the end of the conversation, he sighed and covered his head with a bitter smile: "Tsk, no wonder the second uncle is so white." My hair grows faster than my dad’s. It’s a shame that I’m not bothered by all the mess at home. Hey, I really don’t understand sometimes. You said our family is not short of money, and the salary we are paid is not low either. , it means that you don’t want to save money and take advantage of the management, but why spend the same money and not hire some people who are educated and less noisy? I think the people hired by the second uncle are all uneducated people from the village. There are hooligans, beggars and the like. Once they gain a certain rank, they run rampant, bully the weak, and even form small groups. They have done all kinds of bad things, but my second uncle actually still keeps them!"

I was silent when I heard this, thinking that I had asked my second uncle the same question before, why should we take in such misbehaving people and give them food and clothing, and why not leave the chance of survival to other people in need? After my second uncle explained it to me, I still regarded it as nonsense for many years. I didn't understand why he said that. But today, I have no choice but to agree, so I straightened my body and let out a long sigh.

"You're right, they are all hooligans, their words and deeds are filthy and despicable. But Chengcheng, no matter how bad and shameless they are, they can only bully each other at most. What does that have to do with us?"

After I said that, Chengcheng was stunned and didn't speak for a long time.

I think I had the same reaction at the beginning, but I was more excited than him. Young people always have a sense of bravery and courage before they have experienced the world. Even the questions are the same. I once asked my second uncle's words and now Chengcheng also asked them. Me: "How come it doesn't matter? If there is a kind person among them, he just wants to find a job to support his family, why should he be bullied for nothing? If we find some good people themselves, this kind of thing will not happen It’s happening!”

"But where do so many good people come from in the world? For a place as big as the old house, there must be at least 500 management members. How many people do you have to find from Jinhai who are kind-hearted and obedient? Difficult? But what about the local gangsters? There are many people in the slums, as many as you want, and there are beggars. In order to survive, they can even kneel down and kowtow. Where can you find people more obedient and slave-like than these? ?The things to do in the old house are nothing more than making a living doing miscellaneous things, and there is no need to have a diploma. With the same money, if you give it to someone who has gone to school, he will think, eh, no more, no less. It's just right, but he is independent-minded and self-respecting. You start asking him to do work such as repairing water pipes, and he thinks it's okay. But after two days, he annoys you, and you get angry and ask him to sweep the streets in the scorching sun. Taiyang, he was also annoyed. He threw the broom on the ground and said I quit. He can go out to find other jobs. Do you still have to continue to recruit people at home? You think this is fine for one person, but five hundred people can't do it. What about this? But what if he is a beggar? He gets up and sweeps the floor, gets thousands of dollars, and provides food and shelter in the old house, so he no longer has to sleep in the open. He wishes he could kneel down and say, "Master, whatever you say is yours!" Even if you ask him to clean the toilet, thousands of dollars will still be warm in your hands. Even if you hate him and beat him up, he still has to worry about his own life, fearing that he will be cold outside the door of the Fu family. I will starve to death, crying and running to beg your forgiveness.”

Chengcheng couldn't understand what I said at all. His whole face turned into the word "囧", and he even turned red after a while. He patted the table and asked me: "But we are only looking for workers, not slaves, and I What I’m asking you is if one of them, a kind-hearted person, is bullied on our family’s territory, don’t we have some responsibility?”

"Yes, we have responsibilities, but Chengcheng, you have been studying housekeeping for so many days, and you have been to the old house before, so you have some understanding of our housekeeper. Please name me a person who you think is kind. Come on." I asked calmly.

Chengcheng choked and remained speechless for a long time, so I waited quietly. He looked embarrassed by me, and finally stammered out a name: "Sheng Xiaofei."

I couldn't help but shake my head and smile bitterly, leaned back in the chair and said quietly: "This morning, Sheng Xiaofei came to deliver the personnel list. Do you know what he said to me?"

"I don't know, what's wrong?" Chengcheng shook his head and panicked.

"He told me that he is now a fourth-level steward because of my promotion, so he is willing to unite with the stewards who have also received my favor in the past to fully support me when the old master distributes the family property. Only I am qualified to be the eldest son in the future. As for the head of the family, everyone else is not worth mentioning in front of me. Chengcheng, who else can compete with me for the family property?" I watched him tremble uncomfortably before continuing: "You can Think of this sentence as a person's simple act of profit-seeking, but you can also dig deeper. Think about it, he is just a manager, why should he influence the old man's thoughts? How can he help me? He can only choose to give you a name. My stewards caused Tiaozi to cause trouble, and then reported them to ask for credit and reward in front of the old master, in order to show that I am a master of the service, and you are a mess? But what did your stewards do wrong? "

"Why did he do this? I have never provoked him!" After Chengcheng understood this, the first thing he did was not angry, but confused as if he had been betrayed. Feeling distressed.

I sighed and patted the back of his hand but could only give a meaningless explanation: "He is betting that if I really become a master, I will be grateful for his help and my level will be raised again."

"But what if we lose?" Chengcheng said in a low voice but clearly every word. Not only was he disbelieving of the malicious intent of a stranger, but he also believed in his own ability.

But I remained calm, stood up and patted his shoulder, and walked straight to the floor-to-ceiling window that was blocked by a gauze curtain. I didn't rush to answer Chengcheng's question first, but took a detour.

"The salary of the lowest-level steward in our family is 1,500. If you can reach the first level of stewardship, it will be 3,000. There are nine levels of stewardship in the Fu family. The salary will increase by several thousand as you advance to the next level. No matter how stupid you are, as long as you are willing to If you put your head down and work hard, you can become a second- and third-level manager in a year or two, which is only 9,000 yuan. Chengcheng, you and I are not young masters and ladies who have enjoyed wealth since childhood. We all came back halfway. , don’t you have no idea about money? The old house provides food and accommodation, and even helps to send the children to the school run by the family. There is still eight to nine thousand yuan left to live on. No matter how we look at it from the Fu family They are all from upper-class families. The average person can only achieve the end of second- and third-level stewardship. If there is really no hope, then nine thousand yuan will be enough to live a lifetime. Carefully advance to another level? Just like Sheng Xiaofei, you and I can still clearly remember him. Why doesn't he dare to give it a try? If I win, I will be happy to take him to my side, even if I can only advance to the next level. After one or two levels, his salary has doubled, and after reaching the upper level, the most important thing is not money, but power."

"What power? Aren't you still in charge?" Chengcheng asked confused.

"Steward?" I turned around with a wry smile, looked helplessly at Chengcheng, who was still very innocent in front of me, and said, "You have to know that Liang Sen is only at the seventh level now, but he can no longer be called a steward, but Boss, the seventh, eighth and ninth levels of the Fu family are called the upper third level. I am paying the salary of Shen Qilin next to you, so you may not know it well. His basic salary is the same as Liang Sen, which is two per month. One hundred and fifty thousand."

"Two hundred and fifty thousand?!" Chengcheng's eyes suddenly widened, and he couldn't figure out how to calculate it with his fingers. In the end, he could only ask me in shock: "Why is it two hundred and fifty thousand? Doesn't it increase by a few thousand per level? ?”

"Yes, according to the original salary increase method, he should only have only 25,000, but I also said that he is the boss, and the boss's salary is based on the original calculation plus a zero, then it is 20,000. Is it 50,000? And this is just the basic salary. Liang Sen and Shen Qilin both came to our house later. Their salary calculation method is different from that of other people in the family. I won’t use them as an example. I will talk about Brother Qingyun. Well, he is an eighth-level boss, and his basic salary is 330,000, but in addition to that, according to the rules, as the boss next to his brother, his family gave him company shares according to half of his brother's standard, so every one of him The money he can hold in his hands every month is at least five million. Five million, baby, do you think this is over? After becoming a minister, he not only has money but also a future. He studies, lives, and even gets married. Which... Isn’t he held to the same standard as his elder brother? In terms of power, when he returned to his old house, all the stewards called him Mr. He, which was more shameful than your young master returning home. Tell me, compared to his elder brother, except for the blood relationship What’s the difference between it and several farm shops?”

Chengcheng lowered his head and thought for a while, seeming to suddenly realize the cruelty involved, and let out a long sigh.

My tone became a little more relaxed. Because I had experienced it, I could understand how difficult it was for him at the moment. I thought about it and said with a smile: "Let me give you the most understandable analogy. Did you see it when you first came up? Qing Brother Yun invited a group of friends to play games in the living room of his house. It seemed to be quite peaceful in his uncle's absence. Later, when his uncle came back, they would fight over a game console. I would fight every time. I hid aside and bet with my brother, and whoever won would blow the opponent's brain to pieces. Also, I had a bruise on my wrist before. Liang Sen thought it was from Gao Xinci, so he went up and punched him, and he was defeated on the spot. , the swelling on Gao Xinci's face has not gone away for a week. How dare you do it indiscriminately? So, the boss of the Fu family is actually no different from his own children. This is something that money cannot exchange for. Come."

"Is this so..." Chengcheng paused, feeling so sad that he didn't know why, but suddenly he caught the inappropriateness in my words and quickly raised his head to retort: ​​"I dare."

"Huh?" I didn't understand what he meant for a moment.

Chengcheng leaned on the table and said again: "I said, if it was me who found your hand injured, I would dare to beat Gao Xinci even if it was Gao Xinci opposite me. To be honest, I would have disobeyed him a long time ago! I I just feel that he is not as good to you as me! You just pounce on me based on your own wishful thinking!"

I rolled my eyes helplessly, but when I thought about it carefully, I was actually quite touched that my brother had such intentions, so I smiled and coaxed: "Okay, okay, you dare, you are the best..."

"You're so perfunctory." Chengcheng pursed his lips.

"Let's get down to business." I waved my hand: "Back to the beginning, you can't stand the ugliness of many managers in the family, and you think there may be good people among them who have been wronged. But think about it, my second uncle has been a housekeeper for many years, and these five hundred In fact, I haven't had many changes since my second uncle took over this position. Later, they even started to get married and have children at home. When their children grew up, they also started to find jobs in the Fu family. It can be said that the second uncle looked after them. Big, it depends on whether they are good or bad. Doesn’t the second uncle know better than us? No matter, it’s just because there are no good people. Even Sheng Xiaofei and others who you thought were honest and responsible at first would do some sneaky things in the past. Yingsheng, you think they are good, just because he is timid and cowardly, and dare not bully you openly, because in his eyes, you are still the superior after all, and one sentence can decide his life or death. So since they are all evil people, Then they bully each other and punish each other, so what else do we have to do?"