A layman in the courtyard

Chapter 117 Showdown
"Wow, Zhihua, you are so smart, it will be very simple this way."

Cao Zhihua smiled and said:
"But you must pay attention to a few points when selecting people. Apart from my brother and Lou En, I don't want any other men to live in the house, so the chef can consider a cook who is good at cooking. Girls should be selected for other positions, and It’s best not to be older than 16 years old.”

Chen Xueru and Lou Xiao'e asked in surprise:

"Why?"

"Because we just came from other places to settle down, we have no foundation here, and it's okay that others don't know about us. We are afraid that when someone finds out our details, they will have evil thoughts about our family. We may not be prepared and we will suffer a loss. "

Cao Zhihua paused:

"You all have read books, and you should know that the closer you are to someone, the easier it is to hurt you, because they are with you every day, and it is easy for them to figure out what your weaknesses are. Once you have a wrong thought, based on your If your weaknesses are calculated against you, you can basically calculate them accurately."

Cao Zhihua asked with a smile:

"You don't want to spend money to hire someone to do things, and then have to be wary of them plotting against you every day, right?"

Lou Xiao'e and Chen Xueru were sweating profusely and said with certainty:
"Of course."

Cao Zhihua continued:
"Our family is different now than it was in Sijiu City. You have been in Hong Kong Island for a few days. You know that this is a capitalist society. The life of the rich is very different from the life of the poor. Now our family If we have money, we naturally have to be more careful about other people's thoughts on us. After all, people's hearts are unpredictable, and there is no need for us to place our family's safety on other people's consciences."

Chen Xueru and Lou Xiao'e felt that their own thinking was too simple. What Cao Zhihua said made sense, so they asked:

"So little girl?"

Cao Zhihua nodded affirmatively and said:
"Yes, and the younger, the better. The younger they are, the less sensible they are, and they haven't been exposed to the complex environment and people outside, so they learn whatever we teach them. People have feelings when they get along with each other. These little girls have not been exposed to the complex environment and people outside. They have grown up with us, and if we treat them a little better, they will defend our family to the death.”

Lou Xiao'e wondered:

"We just pay them to do things and treat them well. What if they don't work seriously? Are we raising them in vain?"

Cao Zhihua smiled and replied:

"This is why every big family in the West hires butlers. They really understand human nature."

Chen Xueru looked at Cao Zhihua in confusion and asked:

"why?"

"Because as long as you arrange the housekeeper's industry, the housekeeper will do the training and arrangement of these people's work, and she will do the dirty work. You as the mistress only need to show kindness and be a good person. Even in normal times, it may be possible Say a few more kind words and words of comfort, and you can win over their hearts."

Lou Xiao'e and Chen Xueru were enlightened and felt that they had learned something again today.So he said coquettishly to Cao Zhihua:

"Zhihua, how do you know so much? You are so smart."

Cao Zhihua said speechlessly:
"I asked you to be uneducated and skillless. If you have nothing to do, read more books and newspapers and understand the inside story. Will you know more over time? Have you been my newspaper administrator for so many years in vain? "

"Aren't you the warehouse manager?"

Cao Zhihua knocked on Lou Xiao'e's head and said:
"Stupid, it means I read too many newspapers."

Lou Xiao'e pursed her lips and said to Cao Zhihua:

"Smelly Zhihua, I know you are smart, please think about it, how should the salary of these people's positions be set more appropriately?"

Cao Zhihua thought for a while and said:
"It's not that urgent. The three little ones can take care of the family and meals these days. It would be more appropriate to hire someone after I find a good butler."

"Yeah, but we can set the rules first."

Cao Zhihua thought for a while and replied:

"First of all, we must give these people hope so that they can work more diligently in our home. Only when they work hard to climb up and gradually increase their income will they cherish it."

Chen Xueru and Lou Xiao'e were confused and didn't understand the meaning of these words at all, so they asked:

"What hope?"

Cao Zhihua said:
"The hope of getting ahead."

Lou Xiao'e was shocked, "Can you still get ahead as a housekeeper?"

Cao Zhihua looked at Lou Xiao'e like a fool and said:
"Why not? The gardener is a first-class maid, with a monthly salary of 200.

The second-level maid is responsible for the sanitation outside the villa and the water supply in the swimming pool, with a monthly salary of 300.

The maid in charge of hygiene on the first floor is a third-level maid with a monthly salary of 400.

The maid in charge of the second floor is a fourth-level maid with a monthly salary of 500.

The maid in charge of the third floor is a fifth-level maid, and her monthly salary is 600.

The highest level is the personal maid who takes care of the master and his wife, with a monthly salary of 1000.

Wouldn't this arrangement give these maids a chance to get ahead?

And being able to work hard on your own to become a personal maid, is it someone who has been cultivated in our family since childhood and is considered someone we can trust?In this way, do you have a foundation and assistants? "

Chen Xueru now admires Cao Zhihua to death, because Chen Xueru has been in the society for so many years, so of course she knows how powerful this set of rules is, and it can really control people's hearts.

In excitement, she hugged Cao Zhihua and began to chew on it. Cao Zhihua's anger was immediately aroused by Chen Xueru.

He stopped walking in the garden and walked back home with the two girls in his arms. Lou Xiao'e was held in his arms and walked away without saying anything:

"Stinky Zhihua, Stinky Zhihua, let me go. I have to write down these rules quickly. I'm afraid I'll forget them later."

Cao Zhihua coaxed,
"If you want to write it down, you have to go back to the bedroom and write it down again."

Regardless of Lou Xiao'e's wishes, she continued to walk back.

When they walked to the gate, the three children saw Cao Zhihua holding the two girls. They were almost shocked and asked:
"Brother, are you and Sister Xueru also in love?"

Cao Zhihua was no longer worried now and said:

"Yes, Sister Xueru is also your sister-in-law, and Xiao Liangliang is my son. You have a nephew. Remember not to spill the beans. Take Liangliang with you when you have nothing to do."

The three little ones were shocked by the news and were speechless for a long time. They watched Cao Zhihua carrying the two girls upstairs.

After Cao Zhihua left, Xiaoyu came back to her senses and said:
"Second brother, third brother, has the eldest brother married Sister Xueru as his concubine?"

Big Gouzi also looked confused and said:
"It should be, right? I was just wondering why Xiao Liangliang looks so much like my elder brother. Now I finally know."

Er Gouzi said:

"Brother, isn't this bad? The school said that this kind of thing is a remnant of feudalism."

Xiaoyu looked at the confused third brother, knocked him with his hand, and said:

"Are you stupid from studying? This is no longer the Four-Nine Cities. This is no longer the country. This is Hong Kong Island."

Ergouzi said unconvinced:
"What's wrong if you're not in the country? If it's not right, it's wrong. How can you still say it's right?"

When Big Gouzi heard what Er Gouzi said, he got angry:

"Third brother, if you say that, then from now on you should not eat from the eldest brother, but live in the eldest brother's house. Are you picking up the bowl to eat and then putting the bowl down to smash the pot? If the eldest brother hears you say this, I don't know how sad he will be."

Ergouzi didn't say anything after hearing what his second brother said. After all, Ergouzi just read too much and was a bit lazy. He was not really stupid, but he was not a fool who didn't know who was good to him.

Xiaoyu continued:
"Third brother, without eldest brother, we wouldn't be where we are today. I hope you remember that we are a family. No matter what eldest brother does, you must support him and not say such hurtful words."

Ergouzi nodded silently and said:

"Second brother, sister, I know I was wrong and I will never do this again."

The three brothers and sisters looked at each other and let it go.

(End of this chapter)