Chapter 285: Taking Over the Workshop

I have said before, everyone in the Courtyard are elders of the Zhuang Clan, or people who were born and raised here.

But...

This workshop loses money year after year; we can bear it now, but what if we can't bear it?

Should we let them leave and go to an unfamiliar place? Or just give them some silver and dismiss them directly?

Zhuang Yan sighed, this plot of land is good land, this workshop is also a good workshop, but they lack a good formula and a good master; the rouge and powder they produce are all too outdated.

How to meet with the Yan family?

You need the workshop, and your great-uncle also wants to entrust these people to you.

Kang Yun, I trust you to treat them well.

Zhuang Yan withdrew his gaze, looking at the young person beside him; it seemed as if there was a kind of magical power on him that made people unconsciously believe in him and willingly follow his steps forward!

Jiang Yunchu was a bit dazed at this moment; such a good workshop, she had taken a big advantage, yet when her great-uncle said it, it sounded as if the Zhuang Clan had taken the advantage instead.

Where is the problem?

Let me think.

She pondered for a moment, then gently shook her head, shaking off the great-uncle's words from her mind; she needed to think calmly and objectively, human interactions are not like this.

Moreover, whether it is the great-aunt or the elders of the Zhuang Clan, every one treats her well, and she can feel it.

She cannot repay kindness with enmity.

She walked around the Courtyard, then went to look behind the mountain, and afterwards looked at the surrounding fields.

The endless flower field, the fragrance filling the sky, made her feel as if she were in a fairy-tale world, dreamlike and illusory.

"Great-uncle, I agree to take over the workshop."

The two spurred their horses on, and when they were about to reach the Zhuang Mansion, Jiang Yunchu suddenly slowed down, then spoke.

Zhuang Yan let out a heavy sigh of relief; this workshop was finally sent away.

"Let's discuss in detail."

Zhuang Yan said nothing else; this was not just about the workshop, it also concerned several hundred people, who for the Zhuang Clan are special people, they have labored for the Zhuang Clan all their lives, and he needs to arrange their future livelihood well.

"Good."

After the two returned to the Zhuang Mansion, they went straight to the Study.

"You're back? Did you have fun playing?"

"That's right......"

"In name, Madam Zhuang let the eldest son take Yun chu out to play; in reality, it was just to look at the workshop and the flower field."

"Playing......"

Jiang Yunchu's mouth twitched; this way of playing, she would eventually be scared to death!

Although she now had a new understanding of the Zhuang Clan's grand gesture, she also did not want to go through something like this again.

"Taking advantage and still acting obedient......"

"No, she just felt that she owed the Zhuang Clan a lot."

"Happy."

Jiang Yunchu curled the corner of her lips, and under Madam Zhuang's expectant gaze, she nodded.

Madam Zhuang then smiled, extending her hand: "Come, let the grandmother look."

Jiang Yunchu could only step forward, placing her hand into hers.

"Let's discuss a bit more." Zhuang Yan sat to one side, and Zhuang Wei was also called over.

When they returned, Elder Master Zhuang had been in the Study all along; now he held a cup of tea, looking as if he knew nothing and wanted to be left alone.

"Kang Yun, how do you want to arrange the people?"

This is what Zhuang Yan cares about most.

He feared that Kang Yun would take a liking to the workshop but not want those people, and those people would have to be resettled, moved to a new place.

"Huh?"

Jiang Yunchu raised her head and looked at Zhuang Yan.

"Great-uncle! The people aren't mine? Don't say you want to take them away, that's not allowed."

"Is what she lacks silver?"

"Ah? Is that so?"

"What she lacks is people!!!!"

"I, having left my homeland and come from the distant Jingdu, have taken a fancy to this workshop; it is because I fancy the people of the Zhuang Clan, the people inside the workshop. If you take them back, then I would be buying an empty workshop—what meaning would that have?"

That little face, at this moment became stern, she looked at Zhuang Yan with a solemn expression, as if she would not give up unless he gave a definite answer.

Zhuang Yan's mouth twitched; not to mention his parents, even Zhuang Wei's gaze seemed to carry killing intent.

"Good grief, he just asked a question, asked a question."

"Have you all been poisoned by something called Kang Yun?"

"Ah?"

"But no one cared what he thought, no one paid attention; everyone's gaze was fixed on him, waiting for him to give an answer."

"When did I take the people away? I'm just afraid you don't want these people, so I can make arrangements in advance."

"I've said before, those people are elders of the Zhuang Clan; I cannot let their hearts grow cold."

Zhuang Yan was almost gritting his teeth to say it, feeling that if he didn't give an attitude, the old master's cane would almost slip from his grasp.

Jiang Yunchu immediately laughed, "I just said, great-uncle can't be this heartless; this move of pulling the rug from under the pot is just too cruel."

"But..."

She shifted her tone, sweeping a glance around everyone in the room.

"I give those people the choice: if they follow me, I demand their absolute loyalty; if they choose to leave, I will let them go, absolutely respecting their choice."

"The people she wants must be loyal."

"If they have any other thoughts, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"So…"

"It would be better to start screening from the first step, discarding the dross and retaining the essence."

"She can bring them a good life, but she doesn't know whether they can seize this opportunity."

"\"Good. \" Elder Master Zhuang nodded and settled the matter."

"\"Silver, I'll pay as promised. \""

"At that moment, Jiang Yunchu raised a second question."

"Elder Master Zhuang straightened his face: \"You child, what exactly are you trying to do? \""

"\"That workshop has been losing money year after year; you've solved a trouble for me—how could I take your silver? \""

"Jiang Yunchu, however, smiled and shook her head: \"My maternal grandfather and uncle need not try to intimidate me; I am not a three‑year‑old child. \""

"\"Although it has been losing money year after year, that workshop and land likely attract many designs, but only because the Zhuang clan adheres to benevolence and righteousness, unwilling to let the elderly relocate, has it persisted. \""

"\"The little silver lost is insignificant compared to the workshop. \""

"She raised her head, looked at the people inside the house, and said, \"We're talking business—what's owed is what's owed. \""

"\"When my products come out, they will still go through the Zhuang clan's channels and enter Zhuang clan's shops. \""

"\"By then, I won't go easy on them! \""

"\"Silver, she doesn't lack, but what she lacks are connections, favors, and people's hearts. \""

"\"Since we interact sincerely, we must emphasize fair benefit; no one can give all their life without feeling wronged. \""

"\"But when benefits are fair, they become a relationship of interest, and only such a relationship of interest can endure. \""

"\"Benefit does not hinder the heart. \""