Chapter 120: 118. Relatives Want to Stuff People into the Company (Please subscribe, please vote for monthly tickets!)

Hearing these words, how could Liu Lu not understand? It was likely that Liu Hui had let something slip while showing off to others.

In fact, the reason Liu Hui was able to have such a high salary was entirely because Ning Qing was giving Liu Lu face, providing both an opportunity to gain experience and a high salary.

Facing these elders from the village, Liu Lu could only say, "I only hold a stake, and it only accounts for ten percent of the shares; I am not the one managing the company's specific affairs."

Liu Lu wanted to express a refusal, but clearly, they did not understand, or were pretending not to understand.

"Oh my, that's all the more reason for us family members to help out. What if you get swindled by someone later on?"

"Yes, yes, yes, you have to be careful when doing business outside, don't get cheated by others."

Hearing these words, a look of helplessness immediately appeared on Liu Lu's face; she suddenly realized the consequences of becoming wealthy overnight.

However, although Liu Lu was kind-hearted, she was not a saint, so she still said, "The company is still in its startup phase, and we have enough staff for now. If the company expands in the future, I will definitely consider it."

She just wanted to send these people away now; Liu Lu did not want to recruit these relatives and friends into the company.

Not to mention that she didn't manage the company's affairs at all, even if she did, she wouldn't do such a thing. Although Liu Lu didn't know how to do business, she knew that if one were to stuff so-called 'confidants' into a company all at once, the company wouldn't last long.

However, the thick-skinned nature of these people truly made Liu Lu feel ashamed. They kept talking for nearly an hour until Zhang Ran saw it and came over to resolve the situation.

They could act like rascals toward a junior like Liu Lu, but they didn't dare to do so toward Zhang Ran, Liu Lu's father-in-law.

Especially when Zhang Ran put on a stern face, these people couldn't help but feel a bit afraid in their hearts, so one by one, they quickly found excuses to leave.

Seeing this scene, the look in Zhao Kai's eyes when he looked at Zhang Ran was different; he didn't have any other feelings, he just felt that Zhang Ran was truly imposing like this.

"Dad, I'm sorry, I let you see a joke," Liu Lu said with an apologetic look.

Zhang Ran smiled and said, "It's nothing, these are all normal things. After all, they are your relatives and friends; just leave the role of the bad guy to me."

"Thank you, Dad."

"By the way, if you really want to give back to your hometown, you can find other ways. Don't randomly stuff people into a normally developing company; that is not only bad for you and bad for the company, but it will also make your relationships turn sour," Zhang Ran took the opportunity to instill some business knowledge into Liu Lu.

"Mm, I understand."

"Grandpa, Grandpa!" Just as Zhang Ran and Liu Lu were talking, a little mud-monkey ran over directly and threw himself onto Zhang Ran.

Looking at the mud-covered Zhang Xiaotao, Zhang Ran was not angry at all; instead, he happily kissed the little guy's cheek.

"Taotao, did you have fun playing?"

"Happy! Oh, Grandpa, I'm thirsty, I want to drink water, and little sister Susu wants to drink water too," the little guy hadn't forgotten his little sister who was still playing over there.

Zhang Ran looked at Susu, who was frolicking with three little girls, and a warm smile appeared on his face.

"Alright, alright, Grandpa will go get you water right now," Zhang Ran said happily, then trotted off to get the little water bottles for his grandson and granddaughter.

Zhang Siyan had actually been standing not far away watching the two little ones, and when she saw Zhang Ran in this state, she couldn't help but smile.

Liu Lu also looked at her son with some helplessness; it was only these two little ones who could make Zhang Ran act like this.

Although Zhang Ran was very good to her and Sicheng, for some reason, Liu Lu and the others still felt a bit nervous when facing Zhang Ran.

It was just that this nervousness had weakened slightly as the time spent in contact increased, but it had not disappeared.

In the city, Gu Panpan was called over by her mother just after getting off work.

"Mom, what are you doing? I worked all day and I'm tired. I want to go home and rest," Gu Panpan arrived at a coffee shop and found her mother.

Pei Mingmei looked at her daughter and said, "Didn't I tell you to put on some makeup and dress up? Why did you come like this?"

Gu Panpan said helplessly, "Mom, what are you doing again?"

"What else could it be? Setting you up on a blind date! This time it's a returnee; he's handsome, has a house and a car, and has a stable job," Pei Mingmei hurriedly brought up the main point.

Gu Panpan's expression immediately turned unpleasant, "Mom, Liu Kai already came to our house last time, why are you still setting me up on a blind date? If Liu Kai finds out about this, how are we supposed to get along?"

Gu Panpan was a bit angry; she already had a boyfriend, and her boyfriend had even come to their house a few days ago to discuss marriage. Why was her mom setting her up on a blind date again now?

Pei Mingmei curled her lips and said, "Don't think about that boyfriend of yours. Your mother's judgment is very accurate; that kid doesn't have much money. If you marry him, you'll suffer sooner or later. It's better to break it off while you can."

Hearing her mom say this, Gu Panpan was immediately unhappy, "Mom, didn't you guys talk just fine last time? How did you change your mind in the blink of an eye?"

Then Gu Panpan thought of the way Liu Kai had acted somewhat forcedly relaxed after coming to their house before, and she asked suspiciously, "What did you say when my dad and I went to buy things?"

At the time, she didn't feel anything and thought her mom wanted to cook a delicious meal for Liu Kai, so she happily went to buy groceries.

But thinking about it now, it didn't seem to be the case.

"Don't worry about that. Your mother is doing this for your own good. I want you to live a good life in the future and don't want you to marry him and suffer, knowing nothing but daily chores," Pei Mingmei said.

"I don't want the good life you think of; I just want to marry Liu Kai and live our lives," Gu Panpan said angrily.

Then, regardless of Pei Mingmei's expression, she grabbed her bag and left.

Seeing her daughter being so disrespectful, Pei Mingmei's face immediately fell, but because they were in public, she didn't feel comfortable shouting and pulling Gu Panpan back.

In fact, a large part of the reason why Pei Mingmei was so anxious was that last night, when she chatted with that guy Liu Kai, he actually bargained with her, which made her immediately understand that Liu Kai's family definitely didn't have much money.

Pei Mingmei knew Liu Kai was from the countryside, but she didn't discriminate against people from the countryside. Nowadays, there are many wealthy people in the countryside, and in terms of savings alone, many people from the countryside have more than people in the city.

But Pei Mingmei didn't want her daughter to marry a poor person, so when she saw the message about Liu Kai bargaining, she immediately made a decision.

It just so happened that an old classmate of hers had introduced a decent person a few days ago, so she immediately decided to bring her daughter to see him.

But she didn't expect her daughter to be so disrespectful.