Chapter 410: Settling accounts after the autumn
Another weekend. Another two weeks had passed, but Link's feet were still in a cast.
The weather was nice today, and after breakfast in the morning, the sun came out, and Jessica said that she wanted to bask in the sun and wanted Link to accompany her. The two of them sat under the eaves, letting the morning sun shine on them.
Hannah doesn't have to go to Alyssa to learn to draw in the morning, she takes a few pets to play in the castle's back garden.
Link saw that the two cougars were about the same size as an adult female cougar. But the two beasts were not as lively as they used to be, and were always lying on the ground, no longer circling around Hannah like dogs as before. But Hannah would just lie on them and play with the puppy. They don't care in the slightest, either. It seems that they are already mature.
Of course, Jessica needs to bask in the sun herself, but she also hopes that Link will not turn herself into a real otaku because of a foot injury, so she has to let him bask in the sun with her.
It would see him staring at the two cougars, thinking he was going to move their minds again. She couldn't help whispering, "Are you worried about the size again?"
He smiled and shook his head and said, "No." It seems that they have approved of us. He was still smiling, but the words he said were not very pleasant. "I'm thinking that some people are still hard to raise by wild beasts. ”
She smiled and reached out to hold his place in her slightly bulging lower abdomen, and said, "Are you still thinking about those people?"
It's been two weeks since the service team employees were clamoring for a stipend. They solved it perfectly. Not only did it not bring the company's business to a standstill, but it also cleaned up some restless employees. But the aftermath isn't over yet.
After ten days of "parenting" at home, those people finally couldn't help but "strike". It's just that they are striking at this time, even illegally. Because no one in the unions came forward to organize, Jessica was credited with this, and she asked the company's public relations department to talk to the leaders of the unions with cash.
So the "strike" of those people, although it attracted some attention from the media. Some media reported that Benehans was "laying off employees in disguise".
However, there was no need for Link to come up with those reports, and the public relations department of Benehans clarified that the company's service team was currently outnumbered by the company's business, and we understood the demands of some employees. We fully understand their desire to spend more time with their families and therefore prioritize their time off. Of course, the vacation will not last long, our business is growing fast, and we will reassign them to work as soon as possible.
WHO'S GOING TO KNOW WHEN IT'S TIME TO "GROW THE BUSINESS" WHEN YOU NEED THOSE PEOPLE?
Mike Marion really cares, and he keeps refuting Benehans' claims to different media outlets: "Actually, we didn't get any promises! In fact, they are still making us unemployed." They violated the labor contract I signed with us. And they don't intend to give any compensation. ”
Benihans' response was: "In fact, we have compensated our employees for leave in accordance with the law. If they still can't accept our arrangement, we can only express our deep regret. Maybe they can find another job. We sincerely wish Mr. Mike Marion the best of luck with them!"
Link and Benehans were inevitably criticized in media reports.
The media is well aware that the public is more willing to sympathize with the weak. When they report, of course, they prefer to be biased.
But that didn't hurt for Link and Benehans. There's no need to care.
His hand carefully touched her belly and smiled and said, "No, I was thinking, thank God! Life is so good!"
At this moment William walked up to Link and said, "Mr. Hans, we have just received a shipment of cheese from England. This time there were two more than ever, each weighing seven pounds. That's twenty-eight pounds in total. ”
Link remembered that it was already April, and the cheese he had ordered in the UK could indeed be delivered in full. He nodded and said, "This number is correct, there will be this amount every month in the future." He paused and added. "You cut a pound of each and send it to Overtown. Sacramento does the same. Also, cut one pound of each, two for Bill and two for Harry.
He thought about it again and said, "Give Fren, Neil, Claire, Brother Nolan, and Martin a pound too." There weren't enough of them, so I called them first and asked them what flavors they liked. If I forget, remember to remind me. ”
He gave the gift like this, and as a result, he didn't have much left. Of course, he can't deliver it every month. Hans's family doesn't matter, it's his relatives. And the Benis family is Jessica's lover. And the occasional gift between friends can enhance friendship. But if you always send it, it will also make people feel helpless. Because returning the gift is also a hassle.
"Okay. William wrote down his command, and then added. "Along with the cheese this time, there is also a letter from Sir Bank. ”
"Bank's letter?" Link received a letter from a private person for the first time since he was twelve. "Show it to me. ”
Bank handed the letter in his hand and said, "If the gentleman has no other instructions, I will go to work first." ”
"Okay, you're busy!"
Link joked to Jessica as he opened the letter, "Can't Banker even pay the phone bill?"
Jessica said, "You'd better see what he said." I heard that some old nobles maintained a kind of etiquette, and important matters were to be communicated by letters. It is said that one is a sign of respect, and it is also an implicit contract. I think it's because what he's going to say is very important. ”
Her statement made Link think of a possibility. He opened the letter a little faster.
He shook the letter open and read it. The letter is handwritten. There is not much content in it, first a polite greeting, then a serious matter, and finally a blessing. The full letter is also no more than two hundred words.
After reading it, he smiled and said, "Our high-yield wheat may have to open a foreign market." ”
Jessica was also pleasantly surprised: "Did the UK allow us to plant wheat on a trial basis?"
Link handed her the letter, saying, "Bank said he was allowed to grow our wheat on his estate. Get me ready. ”
Jessica saw Banker and said in her heart that she should ask Link to let people go through the relevant formalities as soon as possible, and that the agreement should be signed. While she was happy, she was also a little worried: "It's already April. After some formalities, it may not be until mid-April that the wheat will be sent to the UK. Will it be too late?"
Growing food should be seasonal. Now that the season for planting spring wheat has long passed, if it does, she is worried that it will not be able to meet the expected yield.
Link thought about it and felt that it was also reasonable. Not to mention the failure of the trial, it will jeopardize his plans to promote high-yielding seeds in Europe in the future.
He said, "Then I'll explain the situation to him first." He took out his phone and dialed.
Jessica said, "He sent you a letter, and for the sake of etiquette, you should also formally reply to him in the form of a reply." ”
Link smiled and said, "Call first to explain, and then write a letter to officially reply." "It's better to reply to the letter. But sending letters comes and goes, and it takes too much time.
He spoke to Bank and explained some of the situation. Including his own injury and inability to go to the UK, he also raised concerns about the yield of wheat now planted.
After getting Bank's response, he smiled and said to Jessica, "Now we can still have people go to England to sign a deal with him." Let them plant wheat first, too. Of course, he also realized that the season was not the best time, but he felt that the harvest could still be harvested. ”
He paused and then said, "I'm going to have someone talk to him, and if the yield is not ideal, I will plant it again next year." This year, just look at how fast our wheat grows in the European climate. Of course, it would be best if there was enough production. ”
"You're going to let Martha go?"
"Just let Martha go. She has received all kinds of people in the casino and knows some aristocratic etiquette, so it is most suitable for her to go. ”
When the sun rises a little, they are no longer suitable for this kind of sunbathing. The ultraviolet rays are too high, which is not good for the skin.
Link returned to his study and first wrote a handwritten reply to Bank's letter as a formal reply to the letter. After writing the letter, he asked William to have it sent to Martha. He then called Martha and asked her to take the letter to England to find Banker after receiving the letter.
It's the weekend, and it's Link's Parent-Child Day. He didn't plan to stay in the study after he had written his reply. He had already reached the door, and Douglas called and said that he had sent him an email.
He knew that if it wasn't for something important, Douglas wouldn't call to remind him. He returned to his computer and downloaded the attachment in the email.
He opened it and found that it contained the results of Douglas' investigation into the defamation of the Fox New Town project.
There are some photos on it that prove that Fox has someone and the Mid-Pacific Ridge home is ventilated. To his surprise, however, the man was not a government employee at Fox. Rather, it was an employee of his company.
Douglas's investigation found that the man was a mid-level executive at Fox Food Processing and was from Fox. He was cousin with a clerk named Almo at Mid-Pacific Ridge Homestead.
With these investigations, Link can probably guess the context of the matter. Employees at Fox Food Processing learned that the cause of the new town was to accommodate employees from two companies near Fox. It's a ready-made market. So he and his cousin spoke.
So the Mid-Pacific Ridge homes were tempted and grabbed the Fox New Town project. And the whistleblower was paid thousands of dollars.
Later, the media reported that the new city project was shady, and there was also the credit of this clerk. He also told his cousin about the investigation of the employees conducted by the food processing company and the Xihua company.
Later, the president of the Mid-Pacific Ridge Homes took the matter to the media. Media reports also contributed to the fact that their parent company, Houghton, was behind the scenes.
Although the Fox New Town project did not have much twists and turns due to media reports, it was even promoted. But Link was discredited by those media.
No matter how much he defends, he will not be able to change the impression in some people's minds. Although those people were not important, he had always been at the expense of his reputation, and some people had slandered him. He won't be able to hold back his internal injuries when he doesn't come out of this breath, but he can't make people think that he is a bully.
He is yellow and vulnerable in the United States. But he had to let people know that if he provoked him, the consequences would be just as serious.