Chapter 210 - 130: Flourishing Zhou Yuwen

As noon approached, the exhibition center became busier, and Zhao Jun’s company, in addition to partnering with Zhou Yuwen’s group of students, had also recruited part-time staff from third-party companies and other universities. With the increasing crowd, more and more incidents occurred.

For example, a thief appeared on the west side of the exhibition hall and clashed with the security staff there.

The problem was that the thief wouldn’t admit to stealing anything, and in the end, he wasn’t caught.

It caused a huge misunderstanding; the wrongfully accused person’s face turned red with anger, exclaiming, "What kind of crappy exhibition is this? I’m going to file a complaint with the consumer association against you!"

Later, Zhao Jun’s company had to issue an apology and compensation to resolve the issue.

Zhao Jun’s company, which Zhou Yuwen had worked with in his past life, was quite a large labor services company in Jinling. They took on labor contracts and also included planning services.

Take this exhibition, for example, it was likely first planned by the company’s upper management, who developed the proposal before assigning it to Zhao Jun for execution. The exhibition might not be huge, but over three days, it could bring in at least three hundred thousand, of which Zhao Jun’s company could make a profit of about one hundred and fifty thousand.

Of course, the lion’s share went to those in the office crafting the plans. People like Zhao Jun were more on the execution end of the company’s hierarchy.

Liu Shuo, as if enthralled by the spectacle, relayed the incidents occurring in the exhibition hall to Zhou Yuwen, who in turn asked him to pass a word to his friends below: "Even if you encounter a real thief, there’s no need to be impulsive. You’re only getting paid a hundred yuan for the day. Just report it and let Zhao Jun and his team worry about it. We’ll mind our own business."

"Ai!"

Seated near the exhibition center and enjoying tea and conversation, Liu Shuo boasted about how well Xu Huai runs things, mentioning how they established branches in every school and set up Hall Masters and the like.

Zhou Yuwen wasn’t interested, but Liu Shuo was very excited about it.

Upon asking about the courier station, Liu Shuo said the deal was settled and they could sign as soon as the money was in place.

"I’ve got the personnel all sorted out. Many people, knowing that Xu Huai’s group would be taking over the courier station, came to me wanting to join the Xu Huai group."

"..."

Zhou Yuwen said, "This courier station is my personal venture, different from your Xu Huai group. Don’t go around spreading misinformation."

Liu Shuo grinned, "Hey, Brother Zhou, you’re kidding, right? The whole Xu Huai group is yours; there’s no difference."

While they were talking, Tao Tian walked over to Zhou Yuwen in her red high heels, looking very happy.

She came over sneakily, boasting as if claiming credit, "Look, I stole two more packs of tea for you. I heard this one is even more expensive, at 2888!"

Zhou Yuwen looked at her delighted expression and said, "That’s embezzlement."@@novelbin@@

"?" Tao Tian was taken aback but then giggled and flirtatiously winked at Zhou Yuwen, "So, Director Zhou, how are you going to punish me?"

With that, she crossed her long high-heeled legs and looked quite naughty.

Women are like that, no matter their age; when they meet a man stronger than themselves, they unconsciously turn into little girls, acting coy and cutesy.

Liu Shuo chuckled, "Brother Zhou, your wife has brought you something; just accept it, will you?"

Liu Shuo was quite cunning, calling anyone related to Zhou Yuwen his sister-in-law, much as he had in high school, without much change.

Even though his manner of addressing her like that was somewhat impolite considering they weren’t in high school anymore, people don’t just joke around with anyone in society.

However, it seemed that Tao Tian wasn’t upset about it.

On the contrary, she seemed rather pleased being called sister-in-law by Liu Shuo.

Of course, she didn’t pay much attention to Liu Shuo.

Instead, she sweetly said to Zhou Yuwen, "Shall I go back to work now?"

"Go ahead."

Then Tao Tian left. She was a regular at yoga and fitness, and her figure was certainly top-notch. The required red qipao complemented her figure perfectly. Looking only 21, her graceful silhouette made one think of a ripe, mature peach—an absolute enchantress.

Lunch was originally planned for twelve-thirty, but with so many people coming to the exhibition, it was just too busy.

Zhao Jun came over with a gesture of apology, saying he had just spoken with the management and they needed to ask for a bit more effort this time, offering a meal allowance of 20 yuan per person.

Liu Shuo was somewhat disgruntled, grumbling, "Who needs your 20 yuan? We’ve been busy since early morning, and now you’re not even providing lunch."

"I’m really sorry, Director Zhou, if you could just make some arrangements," Zhao Jun said apologetically.

Zhou Yuwen agreed that adjusting was no problem, but 20 was too little; 30 would be better.

"30?"

A meal allowance of 30 yuan was high even for several years into the future, but thinking it over, he nodded and said, "Alright, I’ll transfer it to you directly later."

After their discussion, Zhou Yuwen took out two hundred yuan and gave it to Liu Shuo to buy bottled water and biscuits from a nearby kiosk, telling him to fill in for the time being and make the situation clear to everyone.

Liu Shuo was very compliant and did as told.

This turned the hundred yuan a day part-time job into one hundred and thirty a day. For most students, skipping or delaying a meal wasn’t a problem. In fact, earning an extra thirty yuan made them quite happy.

"You think thirty yuan is easy to come by? That’s what my brother fought for you," Liu Shuo told the other part-timers.

While Liu Shuo went to distribute food to others, Zhou Yuwen walked around the exhibition hall alone with his work badge. Amidst the numerous tea brands, red qipao clad part-time girls could be found everywhere.