The group walked down a corridor that was also covered with high-grade wool carpets, passing a small garden and entering another small building. The more the pen and the www.biquge.info went inside, the more secretly frightened the grain merchants became—not that it was luxurious inside, in fact, the real office area here was much more simple than the place where the guests were received outside, and it seemed that Shorthair did not spend money everywhere.

But what surprised them was that most of the staff here were women, and they were by no means maids and maids in the ordinary concept of waiters, but really managed this huge business organization - Chen Dalei was stopped by a female clerk holding documents several times on the way, and asked him some technical questions or related information, and the man with the title of "general manager" answered patiently one by one, without the slightest arrogance towards his subordinates, let alone treating them as servants.

This surprised the grain merchants, who were to say that they occasionally hired women to help with chores, but most of them would not have been exposed to the real business matters, let alone on such a large scale—the first floor of this small building was very open, and the huge hall was neatly divided by wooden screens, because the partition was only half a person high, and those who stood could see the whole hall at a glance, so that the grain merchants could see very clearly: those cubicles were simple, It's a table, a chair, and a number of cabinets and shelves for documents. At this time, about half of the cubicles were occupied, and the vast majority of these people were women.

"This ...... Brother Da Lei, do you all rely on women to do things? ”

A grain merchant couldn't help but be surprised, and Chen Dalei nodded in surprise:

"Not exactly, half for men and half for women. You see that the vacant positions are mostly male employees. However, there are more male employees running around outside, and most of the light tasks at home are done by female employees. ”

Seeing that the grain merchants were all confused, Chen Dalei suddenly smiled:

"What about this group of people in Qionghai Town, they really take the word 'equality between men and women' very seriously, not just on their lips, but in fact they do what they do - you young brothers must already know that the big leader of Qiongzhen is an old lady, right?"

Seeing that the grain merchants all nodded, Chen Dalei pointed upstairs with a certain evil expression:

"Now the few people who can call the shots in Qiongshi Fang are all ...... Lady. ”

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With a feeling of apprehension, the grain merchants followed Chen Dalei up to the second floor, and at a glance this place knew that it was the residence of the leaders - not that it was rich and luxurious, its furnishings were quite simple and atmospheric, but it gave people a natural feeling that the person sitting here should dominate everything.

Outside the second floor is still a reception room, and there is a sign of "General Manager's Office" hanging on the lintel of the inner room, which seems to have been Chen Dalei's territory, but now it is obviously occupied by the dove - outside the door stands a row of young girls of different ages and heights, dressed like maids who serve people, but their faces consciously or unconsciously reveal a trace of arrogance, obviously these little girls themselves do not have the consciousness of being lowly, Or maybe their owners didn't instill in them that kind of consciousness at all.

Sure enough, when Chen Dalei stepped forward to talk to them, his attitude was very kind and polite, and those little girls only communicated with them in a businesslike tone. A grain merchant who was closer to the back heard a few words of dialogue, and the corners of his eyes couldn't help jumping and jumping, and he said that if this was a girl in his own family, he dared to talk to his master like this, and he had to teach her a hard lesson, so that she knew what it meant to be respectful and humble!

Having said that, the short-haired side really likes to make trouble in the title, the maid is the maid, but what is the "assistant", just like they have to call the shopkeeper "manager" and the owner "sensible"...... Make some fuss.

Of course, no matter what kind of slander they had in their stomachs, when it was their turn to deal with those girls, their posture was also respectful, even lower than that of Chen Dalei - they were businessmen after all, and these people still understood what attitude to use when asking for help.

The so-called "Hades is easy to see, but the little ghosts are difficult", this sentence can be applied everywhere - after these grain merchants were severely shocked by the pomp and circumstance outside, they saw the "sensible" people in Chen Dalei's mouth, but they felt that the other party was quite polite. At least the greetings and greetings on the face sounded sincere.

Of course, they didn't say much to each other, they were all women, and they were very young, and they were all dressed up in fashion. In particular, the "Mrs. An" who was the leader turned out to be a foreigner, and the Western-style clothes she was wearing were exposed under her neck, and the grain merchants only glanced at them in a hurry and then quickly lowered their heads, not daring to face them squarely--the big families with a little status in these years would not let young women meet strangers. Although these short-haired women don't seem to mind letting them peek at their true faces, the grain merchants still uphold the Chinese tradition of "don't look at indecent things".

So the way of conversation between the two sides after that was also very in line with the Chinese tradition - the short-haired "sensible" still sat in the room, and the grain merchants and guests sat outside, and there was a curtain of crystal glass beads between the two sides, and everything was conveyed through the assistants, which was also convenient.

Under Chen Dalei's slightly smiling gaze, those grain merchants trembled and put forward their "industry discussion" requirements again, and they chatted for a while, and after a while, a little girl came out, but asked Chen Dalei:

"General Manager Chen, Mrs. Anna wants to know, have we joined this grain guild in Qiongshifang?"

Chen Dalei hurriedly shook his head:

"Nope."

"Then when their guild deliberated on this matter and made a decision, did we send people to this meeting?"

Chen Dalei shook his head again:

"Nope."

The girl nodded, turned and went into the room, only to hear a few more muttering words inside, and then the girl came out again, this time turning to the grain merchants, and said sternly:

"Mrs. Anna said: We are not a member of this organization of yours. We were not involved in your deliberations. Therefore, your decision is not binding on us. ”

The grain merchants looked at each other and winked. The result of the rejection was not difficult to predict, but the fact that Mrs. Anna, who was said to be the number two in the city, made her decision so swiftly and decisively made them secretly nervous - this woman was so bold that she could not be bluffed at all. If it is against ordinary merchants, they can still throw off a few threats, or simply use some means in private. But in front of the Qiongshi Fang, they definitely don't have the courage - most of the merchants in Nancheng who led the group some time ago knew about it, because the clean-up operation of Jinyiwei also stained them together. As for using public means, hoping to press the other side to submit through the forces behind them...... There are two grain merchants in Beijing with the deepest backgrounds: one is surnamed Zhang, which is bought and sold by the British government. The other family is surnamed Zhou, and has some kinship with the head of the dynasty and the official of the Ministry of Justice. This time, the two families didn't come at all, and everyone knows why.

Neither light nor dark can do it, so it can only be silenced. Of course, since these people dared to come to the door like this, they must have left a back hand - after hearing the refusal response, those grain merchants still maintained a respectful and polite attitude, and repeatedly said that this time it was their own side who was too presumptuous to bother without considering everything. Next, he pushed the boat forward: Can you invite Qiong Shifang to join their guild?

For such a request, Qiong Shifang is obviously not the first time to recover it, the little assistant went in to pass the word, and almost instantly returned and gave a reply:

"Please talk to General Manager Chen in detail."

At this point, the grain merchants suddenly felt a sense of relief--Is there a sense of happiness when there is a comparison? After appreciating the toughness of the "sensible" daughter of Qiongshifang, I found out that this Manager Chen was so friendly and accommodating. And Chen Dalei really immediately showed his long-sleeved dancing skills, and after accompanying the guests to leave the small building, he said that he had already asked people to book a table in a nearby restaurant, let's talk while eating.

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After three rounds of drinking, the atmosphere at the dinner table was very warm. Chinese, sure enough, are still the most suitable for talking about things at the wine table. The embarrassment of those grain merchants who were originally a little embarrassed because of their decisive rejection was also fully alleviated. Then, naturally, we started to discuss some gossip topics.

"Brother Da Lei...... Hehe, don't mind, little brother can talk about it casually - your big shopkeeper is really aggrieved. That row of little maids...... Tut-tut, looking at you is like looking at a little girl. Even if you're not their proper master, you're too rude. If I change my younger brother, even if it costs a little more, I will buy her from those female owners, and teach her a good lesson! ”

Chen Dalei didn't drink much, his mind was still very clear, and he just smiled and shook his head when he heard the words:

"They're not maids, they're assistants."

"Heh, what's the difference? It's just a different name. ”

Although Chen Dalei was sober, he drank alcohol after all, and he had fewer scruples when he spoke:

"It's still different, the assistant is not a subordinate, but a ...... Closer to apprenticeship. They learn from them, and when they get older and learn more or less, they will be able to take charge of their own affairs. ”

"Scared, there's such a thing...... Could it be that this short-haired shop can only be run by women? Then Brother Lei, won't your position be unstable? ”

"No, no."

Chen Dalei smiled quite confidently, but he didn't explain much, just wiped his fingers on his chest unconsciously—there was a delicate crystal pendant hanging there, but his daughter had carefully selected it for him.

Smiling confidently, Chen Dalei continued to raise his glass at the other party. (To be continued.) )