Chapter 1739 Sick Beauty 29

Just when everyone was getting impatient, someone suddenly came with a message.

"The young lady is here."

Everyone quickly calmed down and stood up.

Su Yan wore a pink and green gauze fairy dress, looking fresh and lively.

When people saw her outfit, they instinctively thought she was a gentle and quiet lady from a noble family.

"Meet Miss Su."

"Please take a seat, shopkeepers."

Everyone sat down. Su Yan looked at the shopkeepers whose number was obviously wrong. He didn't get angry. Instead, he smiled and asked Su Zhang beside him: "How many shopkeepers are here? Which ones are not here? Why are they not here?"

Su Zhang stepped forward, took out a piece of paper, and began to recite, "There are a total of forty-five shopkeepers in Taocheng, Licheng, Xingcheng, and the nearby counties. Twenty-five are here, and twenty are absent."

"Well, what are the reasons?"

Su Zhang continued, "The four shopkeepers in An County and Fen County all claimed to be ill and didn't come. I've sent people to check, and only one, Shopkeeper Zhong, is truly ill. The other three are in good health and are not sick."

Su Yan understood and said, "Except for Shopkeeper Zhong, we'll give the other three an extra two months' salary and let them find other employers so that they don't have to delay their recovery."

Everyone was shocked. They didn't expect that she would send people to investigate them.

If they also claim to be sick and don't come this time, won't they be out of work directly?

The maid Xiao Cui beside her was puzzled and said, "Miss, they claimed to be sick and couldn't come, so why did you give them two extra months' wages? They clearly don't give you face."

Xiao Cui was specially selected by Su Yan from the maids of the Su family. She was originally a second-class maid, but was selected by Su Yan and promoted to a personal maid, which is a first-class maid, and her monthly salary increased by two taels.

Su Yan was attracted to her, not only because she was honest, but more importantly, she was straightforward in her words and not afraid of offending others. From now on, anything Su Yan didn't say could be said by her.

Su Yan smiled faintly and said, "Giving them two more months' wages is a way to end things in a good way. After all, they have helped my Su family. Even though they are unkind, I cannot be ungrateful."

Xiao Cui couldn't help but praise her, "Miss, you are so kind and righteous. They bullied you like that, but you still gave them face. I know you are the kindest."

Getting back to the topic, Su Yan asked Su Zhang to continue reporting.

Su Zhang's indifferent voice rang out in the living room. At this moment, the shopkeepers were in a very bad mood. They had been dismissive of Su Yan before, but now they realized that this Miss Su was not as stupid as they had imagined.

"In addition to the four people mentioned above who claimed to be sick, there were six others who were unable to come because of family celebrations or funerals."

"Oh, so. For those who are celebrating, give me ten taels of money as a gift. For those who are mourning, give me ten taels of money as a token of your appreciation. But one thing is another. Have them come to see me in five days. If they can't come, they will be dealt with the same way as the other three before."

"Yes, the remaining ten shopkeepers all have their own reasons, but they simply can't come."

"If that's the case, then there's no need to come. If they can't even distinguish between the primary and the secondary, I don't think they're cut out for business."

"Yes, I'll go inform them in a moment."

After Su Zhang finished speaking, Su Yan nodded to him, and then looked at the shopkeepers.

"Okay, now that we've dealt with the chores, let's get back to business. I invited you all here today, not only to meet me, but also to reward you all for your hard work over the years. My father doesn't have time to manage the shop, so from now on, I'll be in charge of the Su family's business, and I'll have to rely on you all."

Everyone quickly stood up and said modestly, "We wouldn't dare."

The eldest lady's attitude does not mean she is here to reward people for their merits, but rather to make an example of someone.

The more they looked down on Su Yan before, the more nervous they were at this moment, worried that they would be the next person to be punished.

She was wearing pink and seemed to be innocent, but I didn't expect her to be so decisive in doing things.

Those shopkeepers would fire people without giving them any chance to explain.

"Everyone, take a seat. No need to be so reserved. This place is just like home. Come, come, have some tea."

Everyone then sat down again.

Before I could even sit down, someone carried in two boxes of account books.

Su Yan put down his teacup, looked at the shopkeepers, and asked with a smile, "I wonder which shopkeeper would like to introduce himself first, and by the way, tell us about the store he runs and how the revenue has been over the years. There are so many account books, I can't read them all at once, so why don't you tell me about the store's situation."

Everyone was shocked again and asked them to speak for themselves. Was this an attempt to test their bottom line?

The shopkeepers became excited and were thinking about how to say it. Should they tell a mixture of truth and lies, or tell the truth or a lie?

Can she finish reading so many account books in just three days?