met free Chapter 186 This matter is strange
Chapter 186 This matter is strange
The moment this thought crossed Li Xiaomei's mind, the more she analyzed it, the more plausible it seemed. Overwhelmed by hatred, she vowed to take revenge! She would make Qin Yanlin and his wife, and all those who had beaten her, pay the price!
Li Xiaomei was fired, but the company's rules were enforced, and the company's employees approached Liu Youzhen several times.
Liu Youzhen had two arguments with Deng Xiuzhen and Qin Yanlin over this matter.
But it was just a debate; it didn't escalate into a full-blown argument.
Subsequently, Liu Youzhen and Zhang Liuying became the company's manager and deputy manager, respectively, fulfilling the duties previously performed by Li Xiaomei: entertaining customers, assigning work orders, training new employees, and implementing the reward and punishment system.
Qin Yanlin and Deng Xiuzhen come to the company less often than before. They used to come every day, but now they only come three to five days a week, and even then, it's not both of them.
Liu Youzhen and Zhang Liuying, the two tough leaders, stopped causing trouble. Although the others were indignant, they only dared to mutter and curse in secret, and dared not bring it up openly.
Fortunately, Liu Youzhen and Zhang Liuying did not strictly enforce the system, adding penalties such as warnings. Warnings did not result in a fine, but if the warning was ignored twice, a fine would be imposed on the third offense.
The relatively lenient system was gradually accepted by the public.
The company continued to operate as before, and business steadily expanded. They hired some new employees, and Yan Wenying, whose leg had almost fully recovered, also returned to work.
Thanks to Deng Xiuzhen's care, he remained at the service desk, responsible for collecting money, issuing work orders, and cleaning the lobby.
That day, Zhang Liuying received a text message from Qin Yanlin asking Liu Youzhen to go to work, saying it was a job assigned by the client.
Zhang Liuying felt something was off, since Qin Yanlin hadn't called her on his phone, let alone sent her a text message, nor had he asked about assigning work.
Once the address and details are clearly visible, this strange feeling disappears.
The client is an elderly woman living in an old alley on West Street. She's a regular customer. Every week, she asks the company to send someone to wash her clothes and bedding, clean her house, and cook her two meals.
The elderly person's house is small, so it's quick to clean. They don't need to hand-wash clothes and bedding because there's a washing machine. Cooking only requires preparing two dishes and a soup.
The elderly have retirement pensions, and their children also have money, but they are not around.
Not only is the commission high for this job, but I can also enjoy two good meals a day. Most importantly, I cook for the elderly and help them buy groceries and daily necessities, and I can earn some extra money in the process.
Zhang Liuying quickly called Liu Youzhen over, and Liu Youzhen was delighted to see her. They packed their tools and set off.
Liu Youzhen didn't come home when she got off work, but Zhang Liuying didn't mind. The old woman would sometimes chat with them after dinner. She'd even get extra money for chatting, which was pure profit.
She called Liu Youzhen, but the phone was switched off.
"Why buy a used, broken phone? It keeps running out of battery!" Zhang Liuying muttered, not really paying attention. Liu Youzhen's phone battery was also short-lived and often ran out of power.
Zhang Liuying hurried home, leaving her two children with a neighbor.
One was her child, and the other was Liu Youzhen's.
That day, I discussed the company system with Mr. and Mrs. Qin Yanlin. Mr. and Mrs. Qin Yanlin didn't respond to the conversation, but instead discussed with them that the company would let them manage the company, and in addition to their salaries, they would each receive 5% of the revenue.
Upon hearing this, the two immediately expressed their loyalty.
Since they can receive 5% of the revenue, they naturally hope the company's revenue will be good. For the company to have good revenue, the system must be perfect and well implemented.
In order to do their job properly and to uphold the rules, the two paid their neighbor to look after their two children.
It was past nine o'clock at night when Liu Youzhen still hadn't come to pick up the child, and Zhang Liuying began to feel uneasy.
She called Liu Youzhen again, but her phone was still off. She wondered if Liu Youzhen might have gone back to the company to put away her tools. She called the company several times, but no one answered.
Her unease grew stronger, and she couldn't help but dial the number Qin Yanlin had texted her, only to find it was switched off.
She wanted to call Deng Xiuzhen, but found that she didn't have her number.
Just as she was feeling unsettled, she received a text message from Liu Youzhen: "I was busy late today and my phone was dead. I didn't want to bother you, so I went home by myself. Could you please look after the child for me?"
After reading the text message, Zhang Liuying finally felt relieved.
She replied "okay" and then took the children to bed.
The next morning, Zhang Liuying rushed to the company but didn't see Liu Youzhen. Around 8 a.m., Liu Youzhen still hadn't arrived.
Zhang Liuying tried calling Liu Youzhen, but the phone was switched off again. Unable to contain herself, Zhang Liuying cursed Liu Youzhen's phone with a vulgar, almost offensive, tone: "Damn it, what a crappy phone!"
It was past nine o'clock, and Liu Youzhen still hadn't arrived; her phone was still unreachable.
But then Qin Yanlin arrived. Zhang Liuying quickly stepped forward and asked, "Boss Qin, have you seen Youzhen?"
“I didn’t see her. Didn’t she come? Call her and ask,” Qin Yanlin replied.
“I called, but the phone is always off,” Zhang Liuying said.
"Her crappy phone runs out of battery nine times out of ten," Li Xiang interjected.
"Did she say anything to you?" Qin Yanlin asked. Liu Youzhen is a very responsible person; she's rarely late or leaves early. She'll ask for leave in advance if she has something to do.
This kind of silent arrival has never happened to Liu Youzhen before.
“No, I haven’t seen her since you texted her yesterday to go to work. She didn’t even pick up her child last night,” Zhang Liuying replied.
"The kids didn't answer?" Qin Yanlin asked, then suddenly remembered something and quickly asked, "What did you just say? What did you mean by sending a text message?"
Zhang Liuying was taken aback, and while taking out her phone, she replied, "It's this text message! Look, didn't you send this text message to tell her to go to work?"
Qin Yanlin took the phone, looked at it carefully, and said, "This wasn't sent by me. This isn't my phone number."
"Huh?! You didn't send it? Then who sent it?" Zhang Liuying shouted shrilly, almost jumping up in her anxiety.
"Let's hurry over to her house!" Qin Yanlin said, leading Zhang Liuying and two employees to the old woman's residence.
Liu Youzhen's rented room was locked tightly. The tenants next door said that they didn't see the light on in Liu Youzhen's room last night, and they hadn't seen her today either, so she probably hadn't gone home.
The group then went to the old man's residence in the old alley of West Street to search for him.
"No, I didn't call anyone yesterday, and no one came," the old man replied.
The group looked at the dirty clothes in the old woman's room, the leftover food on the table, and with the old woman next door as a witness, she didn't hear anyone coming.
It can be confirmed that the old man was not lying.
The alley was quiet and somewhat shady, yet sweat beaded on the foreheads of the group.
This is really weird!
"Go call the police!" Back at the company, Qin Yanlin dialed Liu Youzhen's number again, but it was still switched off. He felt he couldn't wait any longer.
"When did it go missing?" the police officer asked routinely.
Zhang Liuying recounted the entire situation.