Chapter 150 New Employees

Chapter 150 New Employees

In this day and age, this is rare, but her parents belatedly began to regret it, regretting that they had spoiled their child too much. Whatever she wanted to do or learn, as long as it wasn't something bad, they let her have her way, which is why she is now as stubborn as an ox.

The first family war broke out with this girl at its center, but she withstood the strong resistance from her family members.

In the end, the girl's parents and brothers had no choice but to back down.

What could she do if she didn't back out? She was determined, and even said the harsh words, "If you dare to arrange a marriage for me in private, I'll cut off my hair and become a nun."

Others might say this to scare their families, but this girl is different. Although she is not a nun, she never lies, and it can be said that she has possessed one of the qualities of a "nun" since childhood.

Her family couldn't persuade her otherwise, so they could only watch helplessly as she moved next door and began living the life of a new bride without a husband, but with her parents-in-law and sisters-in-law.

Her parents-in-law and sister-in-law treated her very well. Firstly, they appreciated her deep affection for her son and brother, and secondly, their two families were originally close friends, and their relationship was already very good.

However, her aunt's parents-in-law disliked the girl very much.

When the news of the girl's fiancé's death came, they had already secretly regarded her in-laws' wealth as their own son's property. Who would have thought that their in-laws would actually agree to let their widowed future daughter-in-law into the family.

If that were all, it would be fine, but they would rather adopt orphans left by distant relatives to carry on their son's lineage than leave their family property to their daughters and sons-in-law.

This is absolutely insane!

And this girl, so young, instead of thinking about getting married properly and having children of her own blood, she rushed to marry him after his death to help him take care of his parents and raise his adopted son.

The old couple simply didn't believe she was mentally sound.

The elderly couple were very unhappy that their prize had slipped away, but given their daughter-in-law's domineering nature, they could only grumble in private and would never dare to cause trouble in person.

But the problem is, what secrets can stay hidden forever?

They thought they were just talking in private, but little did they know that if they said it too many times, it would inevitably reach the ears of the girl, her parents-in-law, and her sisters-in-law.

Leaving aside how her aunt established her authority at home and dealt with her greedy and gossipy in-laws, the girl herself didn't care about other people's gossip; she was simply more determined to rely on her own abilities to make a living.

Unlike her parents and in-laws, who pitied her for being a widow at such a young age and only wanted her to stay at home and live a leisurely life where everything was done for her, she herself was very eager to go out and earn money.

Since she couldn't get involved in her own shop or her parents' shop, she had no choice but to seek work opportunities outside.

So, when Xie Wanniang was recruiting, she was recommended to Xie Wanniang because she was born into a merchant family and was very good at accounting.

Xie Wanniang still welcomes women to break through occupational restrictions and take on positions that were originally only for men.

After a thorough assessment, it was confirmed that the girl was indeed capable of doing the job of an accountant well, so Xie Wanniang immediately decided to keep her on.

Besides her, Xie Wanniang also recruited a female assistant, two embroiderers, and six female tailors in reserve.

Yes, among her aspiring seamstresses are two teenagers.

The fathers of these two women died on the battlefield, and their mothers died one after receiving the devastating news, along with their unborn child. The mother, being weak-willed, was tricked by her maternal grandparents into remarrying and earning a dowry.

Without their parents, and with no one to rely on—their grandparents, uncles, aunts, or maternal grandparents—they had to find their own way to support their younger siblings.

Not only did they have to find their own food, but they also had to mend their own clothes and bedding if they got torn. It was under these circumstances that the two children's talent for needlework was discovered.

Although most tailors these days are women, about 20-30% of them are men, so they have no psychological burden and come to Xie Wanniang to learn how to make clothes.

Xie Wanniang not only accepted the two teenagers, who were fourteen or fifteen years old, but also the three even younger children they brought with them.

The thirteen-year-old girl was a good cook and loved to study cooking. After consulting with her, Xie Wanniang arranged for her to work as an apprentice in the kitchen of the restaurant.

The two boys, aged ten and nine, had been bullied a lot, so they preferred learning martial arts to learning a trade or studying.

Xie Wanniang respected their personal wishes and paid out of her own pocket to send them to Hao Yu.

Of course, whatever they want to learn, learning to read and do accounting are both compulsory courses for children.

Xie Wanniang didn't expect them to have a high level of education, but at the very least, they shouldn't be easily deceived and cheated just because they were illiterate and couldn't calculate the amount of money.

Her dedication to her employees reminded Haitang of Xie Wanniang's adoptive father, Xie Daoheng, a renowned Confucian scholar of the time.

In this respect, Xie Wanniang truly inherited Xie Daoheng's approach and way of thinking perfectly.

What she didn't know was that Xie Wanniang actually had a natural affinity for women, children, and soldiers who defended their country, and she would unconsciously become more tolerant when facing these people.

As the tailors completed their training and officially started working, dividing tasks and rushing to produce various garments, Jiang Yuan and his team also quickly uncovered the cause and effect of the assassination attempt.

Just as Xie Wanniang had expected, these people were not murderers hired by her scumbag father's second wife, but rather alien spies who gathered together to target her because she frequently corresponded with Jiang Yuan, who was Chang Yao's trusted bodyguard. They were trying to control her and force Jiang Yuan to work for them.

Their original purpose was not to kill, but to kidnap Xie Wanniang and the others, and then secretly have Xie Wanniang deliver a message to Jiang Yuan.

They never expected that Xie Wanniang, Haitang, and Atai, who seemed like weak women and boys, would be able to quickly turn the tables on them despite being outnumbered.

The saying "trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead" perfectly describes these foreign spies with their crooked ideas.

The group of people assigned the investigation mission by Chang Yao immediately got the mouths of the survivors to talk. Then, based on their confessions and some clues found by the county government, they quickly identified other alien spies lurking around Zijing Pass, and even inside Zijing Pass.